On the second day after moving in, Ms. Cao took her brothers and sisters to visit her second uncle's family. The second uncle had already stopped asking questions and seeing no one. He moved to a house in Wuli Village outside the city and took care of all the family affairs. They were given to their only son Gu Leshan, and as the head of the family, Gu Leshan was very busy, so the only person to receive them was Gu Leshan's wife.
After just two or three polite words, Aunt Guo, who was lying on the beauty's couch with a little girl beating her legs, served tea to see the guests off.
She seemed very unhappy. Gu Shiba Niang looked back when she went out. This short sentence, no more than three sentences, clearly expressed the eldest aunt's emotions.
In total, they meet at most two or three times a year, and they only get along for a few days. They are relatives, and their relationship is similar to that of passers-by. What's more, the situations between the two families are too different. For such a relative, Guo often feels uncomfortable Unconsciously forgot.
In the past, they were just indifferent to them, but this time when they looked at them, there was a look in their eyes, but unfortunately, that look was not the joy of meeting relatives, but disgust or even jealousy.
why? How did they offend her? Gu Shiba Niang was thoughtful.
"Mom, I remember that you can reach our courtyard by walking this way..." Gu Hai looked at a sealed door with some confusion.
"Fourth young master, after our eldest mistress gave birth to the little girl, my wife separated a separate courtyard for them, repaired this side, and opened another door..." the little maid who led the way said enthusiastically.
Mrs. Cao and Gu Hai nodded. Gu Leshan's eldest son was already married, and there were already several concubines and legitimate daughters. They were considered a large family and it was time for them to live in a separate, larger courtyard.
"..Madam said that the house at home is too small, so she has no choice but to let the young master and his family do this..." the little maid said, shaking her head.
house? Gu Shiba Niang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly realized.
"Mom, this time the patriarch gave me a house and a shop. What did he give to the second uncle's family?" She pulled Cao's sleeve and asked in a low voice.
Ms. Cao was stunned for a moment, she didn't know this, then she shook her head.
"Don't worry, sister, you'll know after a hundred days..." Gu Hai heard this and said, he looked back at the door of the inner house that was being closed, "No way is it better than us..."
"That's not necessarily the case." Gu Shiba Niang said calmly.
"Eh? Do you know?" Gu Hai asked curiously, seeing his sister so confident.
Gu Shiba Niang didn’t speak, just smiled.
"Hey, look, who's here?" A young boy shouted from the opposite side.
At this time, they had reached the boundary of the west courtyard, which was an open space used to park carriages when the family had visitors. At this moment, there were five or six teenagers standing here, gathering together and muttering about what to do. One saw them, raised his hands and shouted loudly.
Gu Hai looked over, his face changed slightly, and he lowered his head again, pretending not to see it.
"Hey, silly wood, come here, come here." Seeing Gu Hai lowering his head and not responding, the group of teenagers suddenly became a little unhappy and simply ran over with their sleeves waving.
"Young masters." Mrs. Cao hurriedly stood in front of her son and daughter and greeted these young men with a bit of a smile.
Gu Shiba Niang looked over and recognized that the young man in white robe among them was Gu Leshan's youngest son, named Gu Long. He was twelve years old this year. Because the youngest had a naughty nature and could do anything at a young age, she had suffered a lot from this boy back then. Bully.
"What are you looking at, crybaby?" Gu Long glared at her and shouted.
Gu Shiba Niang turned away expressionlessly, her eyes falling on the fair-skinned young man standing next to Gu Long.
She couldn't help but be slightly startled, a vague face suddenly appeared in the memory of that life.
This is... Gu Yu
This is a boy about the same age as Gu Long, with fine eyebrows, handsome eyes, fair hair, and a faint smile on his face.
As soon as her eyes fell, the young man noticed it immediately. He glanced sideways and Gu Shiba Niang lowered his head.
The group of teenagers ignored Cao and looked at Gu Hai, who was hidden behind Cao, with disdain and ridicule on their faces.
"I haven't seen you for a while, and I thought I had grown up, but I still just hide behind the woman..."
"It's really a waste..."
"Hey, silly wood, come out quickly and let me ride as a horse..."
They were talking lively, but here Gu Hai just lowered his head and said nothing.
"Mom, let's go." Gu Shiba Niang said lightly, reminding Ms. Cao, whose face turned red and white.
"Oh, okay." Ms. Cao came back to her senses and looked at her daughter and son in surprise. When the group of teenagers rushed over, she grabbed her son tightly with her hands, but as she expected, almost every time The staged fight scene didn't happen.
Seeing the mother and son leaving without saying a word, the group of teenagers who had already set up their formation were dumbfounded.
Like they're being ignored? A group of people, you look at me and I look at you.
"This stupid idiot is getting more and more bold now. He dares to ignore me." Gu Long came to his senses, jumped to his feet and shouted, "Follow me and beat him..."
"Sixth Young Master..." Someone grabbed him, it was the fair-skinned young man, "It's the mourning period now, and this stupid idiot is a stubborn person. If the trouble gets bigger, we will inevitably have to accompany him to be punished. It's better to wait for these few days." God, this guy won’t leave anyway, we have so many opportunities…”
Yes, yesterday someone naughtily broke a vase and was forced to kneel by his father. You know, in the past, breaking three or four would only result in a scolding.
Gu Long nodded and patted the boy's shoulder approvingly, "Xiao Yu, you are still smart. If this kid starts a fight, it's really life-threatening. If it doesn't go well, we will all suffer, so just wait a few more days." Deal with him again"
"It doesn't have to be a fight." The boy smiled slightly, his fair face as bright as the sun.
"What's going to happen?" others asked.
"I heard that Shamu will not leave this time, and will also join the clan to study..." The fair boy smiled and reminded him pointedly.
When the topic of clan studies came up, all the teenagers present looked like they had a headache.
"Ah, I still haven't written ten words..." Someone remembered something and shouted.
"Ah, I have one too, and I haven't written it yet..." Immediately many people shouted, with panic and sullenness in their voices.
"It's really annoying. It's so easy to have a vacation, why do you still have homework?" Gu Long frowned and said, obviously thinking of his unfinished homework, he suddenly felt a little sad and glared at the young man Bai Jing, "Please mention this corrupt young man properly. "Xing"
The fair-skinned young man seemed to be used to him being hot and cold, and he immediately smiled ingratiatingly upon hearing this.
"Sixth Young Master, I have already finished your homework for you..." he said.
The white-robed young man's expression softened slightly, and he nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, you are getting smarter and smarter. Don't worry, this time I will ask my father to talk to the clan school, and let you study too..."
The fair young man lowered his head, "I am stupid and stupid, I don't dare to ask for anything, just being able to follow the Sixth Young Master and recognize a few words is enough..."
"Stop being so nagging..." Gu Long waved his hand impatiently, "I'm not doing this just for myself. If you learn well, I'll save you some trouble. The exams every three days will burn me to a crisp... ugh. , by the way, Clan Science, you just said that Clan Science will take care of that stupid piece of wood..."
He thought of something and suddenly became energetic, "This time, the clan elder has specially granted the quota to Silly Wood. Otherwise, how would he, an idiot like him, be qualified to enter the clan school... Hehe, this idiot... Let him be kicked out by the teacher... Who is this? Don't even think about speaking for him again