Chapter 38: You are not worthy
As the dragon and phoenix twins born before and after Shun Yang, Jiaojiao Yang was favored and spoiled in the Yang family. Especially in Madam Li’s eyes, she was a treasure that could attract wealth.
Because Jiaojiao Yang had good looks, Madam Li had always wanted to marry her daughter into a wealthy family so that she could enjoy happiness in the future.
Therefore, Jiaojiao Yang grew up pampered, and Madam Li instilled in her many ideas about marrying into a wealthy family in the future. Moreover, with Shun Yang passing the rudimentary imperial examination, Jiaojiao Yang felt that her status was superior, someone that these village bumpkins could not reach.
However, at this moment, upon seeing Gu Yu privately pocketing the silver from selling the wild boar and further saying that he would disown Madam Li, Jiaojiao Yang was immediately enraged.
Just based on Gu Yu, a guy who usually relied on others for a meal to barely survive, daring to be so arrogant now was like a child who needed a good lesson after three days without a beating.
“Heh heh, Jiaojiao Yang, you? You want to send me to prison?”
“My daughter can’t, but I can! Gu Yu, I’m going to the yamen to accuse you of being unfilial, of not being filial to grandpa and grandma. You little beast, wait and die!”
“Accuse me of being unfilial? You are not worthy.”
Afterward, when Gu Yu uttered the sentence ‘You are not worthy,’ everyone present gasped.
Although Gu Yu had not openly disowned Madam Li before, he had never said it openly. Now, he had completely fallen out with them!
This out-of-character behavior surprised the onlookers, and Madam Li even frowned, wondering what was wrong with this usually dull and silent brat today.
Why did he suddenly say such unfilial words? Wasn’t he trying to get himself locked up in prison?
Although Madam Li was speaking proudly now, she didn’t really want to report Gu Yu to the yamen.
It wasn’t out of pity for Gu Yu, her grandson, but because her son was still studying. If there was someone in the family who committed crimes, it would also affect Shun Yang’s future imperial examination path.
Furthermore, even if Gu Yu was locked in prison, the silver was still in Mengyao Gu’s hands, and there was nothing she could do if he didn’t give it.
Madam Li came over this time because she heard villagers spreading the word everywhere that Gu Yu had sold a wild boar and earned quite a lot of silver!
Upon hearing that it was at least twenty taels of silver, Madam Li’s heart stirred. While the men of the family were away, she brought her daughter and daughters-in-law to demand the silver.
She originally thought that with Gu Yu’s filial piety, she would definitely get the silver easily, but she didn’t expect Gu Yu to be like a changed person and refuse to hand over the silver no matter what.
If she had known, she would never have let their third son let his child marry into another family as a live-in son-in-law!
Thinking this, Madam Li had forgotten… At that time, when she thought that the family’s silver was decreasing and the expenses were increasing, and Yang Zhi Shuang suggested giving the child to the Gu family as a live-in son-in-law, she couldn’t have been happier.
After all, Gu Yu was weak and couldn’t do heavy work at home. He was just a parasite that wasted grain.
Sending him away sooner would save the family a lot of grain.
“Madam Li, my household registration has been transferred to the Gu family, and I have changed from Yang Yu to Gu Yu. I have no relationship with your old Yang family anymore. Even if you go to the yamen to sue now, the officials won’t accept it.”
“How is that possible…”
“What’s impossible about it? You came to my door without any reason today. I should be asking what you want to do. Do you also want to go to the yamen to have tea with the officials!”
Seeing that Madam Li had finally quieted down, Gu Yu sneered a few times and spoke with an expressionless face, but he was already very impatient in his heart.
Although he knew that in this feudal era, even if Gu Yu’s household registration was transferred out, he couldn’t disown the people of the old Yang family.
However, the yamen in Lian Town had to manage so many villages. Unless the Yang family bribed the officials or had connections, it wouldn’t have much impact on Gu Yu.
After all, no one knew the exact amount Gu Yu earned from selling the wild boar. No one would really alarm the government based on uncertain information.
However, the villagers were short-sighted. Seeing Gu Yu’s serious demeanor at this moment, they subconsciously believed him.
Madam Li and Jiaojiao Yang’s faces stiffened, and their hearts sank, knowing that they wouldn’t be able to get the silver from selling the wild boar!
