Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Rescue Gu Zhihua

"I made up the tax payment according to the master's instructions, and all the shops have returned. Six rooms have been sold out. The money is here. Please check the master."

Father Gu held five banknotes in his hand, each with a face value of 100 taels of silver.

Father Gu's hands were shaking.

Half of the fertile land was lost, and there was only one shop left.

The antiques are fake, the jewelry has been swapped, and [-]% of the entire net worth has been lost. Fortunately, there is still [-]% left.

"Take the carriage and bring all the family members with me, I will go to Qing'an County to rescue Zhihua!"

It was very inconvenient to drive at night. Gu's father had suffered a blow before and his health was not in good health, so the carriage drove slowly.

He rushed to the outside of the city of Qing'an County overnight, and the city gate was closed.

"Master, I just went to inquire. The officers and soldiers guarding the city said that the gates of the city cannot be opened until the third quarter of the hour."

"Huh? Then there are still more than two hours?"

"Yes, sir."

Father Gu looked at the tall city gate in front of him, feeling very worried.

The night was not cold at all, and it was still a little hot, so it didn't hurt to spend the night outside the city.

What he was afraid of was that when the city gate opened, it was already the fourth day, would Lai Touhua and the others use this to find fault?
The long and tormented two hours finally passed, and with the clumsy sound of the city gate being pushed open, there were long queues inside and outside the city waiting to enter and exit the city gate.

Father Gu was the first one to enter the city, and when he entered the city, he didn't bother to buy some steamed buns to comfort his hungry internal organs, but went straight to Zhihua's house in Qing'an County.

Because it was agreed to meet and make a deal there, even if Xiaoqing and Xiaohong's two lowly maids got away with the house deed and ran away, the place of deal was still there.

Father Gu led people to the door of the small house. The iron lock on the door was still the same as when he helped Gu Zhihua replace the house, and the key was still in Father Gu's pocket.

But Father Gu didn't dare to take the key to open the door and go in.

Why?

It is because there is a pair of seals crossed on the gate of this courtyard, with the official seal on it.

During this period of time, what did Father Gu see the most?
Official seal.

What are you most afraid of seeing?
It's still a government seal.

The seals of several shops were just torn off yesterday, and when I saw the seals on the gates of the courtyard, Father Gu's calves were spinning, but fortunately, Old Genbo was beside him to support him.

"Master, are you, are you alright?"

Father Gu looked at Old Genbo faintly, I can't even stand still, do you think I'm okay?Old things really don't have the slightest insight. After this difficulty is overcome, these servants will sell them all for new ones.

"Where's the Laitou Chinese?" Father Gu waited for a while, but he didn't see anyone coming, so he began to feel uneasy.

Several servants brought over from Wanghai County shook their heads.

Just when Gu's father was at his wit's end, a carriage creaked towards this side.

With a toothpick in his mouth and a knife scar hanging from his nose, the driver looked unfriendly.

"Is it from the Gu family?"

Father Gu was hesitating whether to go up and ask, but the other party took the initiative to speak.

"Yes, yes, who are you?"

"Yes, that's fine. Where's the money? Have you brought it?" the other party asked.

Father Gu was supported by Old Genbo to stand up.

"Not short of money, but I have to see my son first!"

Father Gu clutched his pocket tightly. After experiencing the previous deception, Father Gu is now particularly sensitive to money and goods transactions.

The scarred man driving the car didn't talk nonsense, and turned his head to give instructions to the people in the car behind him.

The heavily tied Gu Zhihua was pushed out of the car and fell to the side of the road.

"Zhihua, Zhihua!"

Gu's father shouted to go over to check on Gu Zhihua's situation, but was stopped by two burly men with iron bars who jumped out of the carriage.

"Where's the money?" The other party roared in a rough voice.

"I want to see my son first!"

"Old man, if you don't pay me, I'll tie you up together!"

"Master, the young master is alive." Old Genbo shouted.

Immediately, Gu Zhihua's weak voice came: "Father..."

Gu's father turned his head, and Gu Zhihua was lying on the ground, trying to look up.

"Give me the money, 500 taels of silver, not a penny less!" The burly man shouted again.

Father Gu really wanted to renege on the debt. He held five bank notes in his hand, but he couldn't hand them over.

"Bring it!"

The burly man snatched it over, took a look, and cursed: "Old stuff!"
He turned around, jumped into the carriage and drove away.

Looking at the carriage running away, Father Gu's heart was bleeding, my money, fifty acres of land, six shops...

"Master, the young master is calling for you."

Gu's father just came back to his senses, he staggered to Gu Zhihua, Gu Zhihua had already been helped up, his body was still tied up.

"You bastard!"

Father Gu raised his hand to give him a slap, but when he saw the bruised and swollen face in front of him, Father Gu threw the slap on his own face.

"It's the son's fault that he didn't teach his father. I deserve to die. I raised a prodigal and rebellious son!"

The corners of Gu Zhihua's lips twitched, his head drooped, and he didn't have the courage to say what he wanted to be honest about.

"Master, the young master is still young, just make a detour and come right back. Let's take the young master away as a matter of urgency!" Old Genbo carefully persuaded with his waist bent.

"Father, I'm so tired. I haven't eaten a full meal or slept well in the past few days. Let's go back to the house first..." Gu Zhihua boldly suggested.

Gu's father was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, almost jumped up from the ground: "Go back to the house? What kind of house are you going back to? Open your dog eyes to see if you still have a house!"

"I, I can't see clearly..." One eye of Gu Zhihua was swollen and he couldn't open it. The other eye was not swollen, but he was short-sighted and couldn't see clearly.

Father Gu was so angry that he didn't bother to untie the rope for him, so he dragged him to the yard by the collar of his clothes, and pressed his face against the gate of the yard.

"Look clearly, see clearly, those two sluts next to you stole the house deed and sold it, and now the government has put a seal on it, and before the new owner moves in, they can't even take away anything left by the original owner. Do you have to go?"

Gu Zhihua's ears were buzzing, he never dreamed that Xiaoqing and Xiaohong would have such courage!

"Then, what about my cousin? The yard has been sold, where does my cousin live?"

A slap fell on the back of Gu Zhihua's head, and Gu's father hated iron for being weak: "What time are you still thinking about those Yingying Yanyan, you worthless thing!"

Furious, Gu's father still asked someone to buy a hot roast goose for Gu Zhihua to eat in the car.

"Why are you still wearing a glove on your right hand when you're eating? Is it okay?" In the turbulent carriage, Gu's father frowned as he looked at Gu Zhihua who was wolfing down his stomach.

Gu Zhihua paused, glanced at his right hand, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.

"It's okay." After he finished speaking, he buried his head and continued to chew.

Father Gu shook his head, he didn't want to see this son again, he really made an enemy.

Gu's mother and Shuhua waited at home very upset, guessed all kinds of bad guesses, and Shuhua went to the gate of the courtyard to look at it several times a day, really eager to see it!

(End of this chapter)