The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 461 Good Words
After accepting Gu Honglian's satin, Jia didn't even eat lunch before taking Gu Ruinian to the town's pawnshop to pawn the satin.

She was afraid that if she arrived too late, Old Master Gu would change his mind.

This satin is even more valuable than Gu Honglian said.

Jia asked for six taels of silver right away, and the pawnshop owner agreed on the spot without haggling, which made Jia quite regretful. She wished she had asked for ten taels.

Of the six taels of silver, two taels were given to Gu Ruinian to buy books, writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, and three hundred coins were used to buy Gu Ruinian roast chicken, meat buns, pig's head meat, and meat dumplings as a treat.

Jia resisted the urge to eat, and stuffed the whole thing into Gu Ruinian's mouth.

The meat-filled rice dumplings were bought from Peach Blossom Dessert Shop.

Arriving in this era, this was the first time Gu Ruinian had ever tasted a meat-filled rice dumpling. It was just as delicious as the meat-filled rice dumplings he had eaten in his later life, which made him even more convinced that Gu Taohua was a modern time traveler who brought the peach blossom dessert baking recipe.

Besides having a feast, Gu Ruinian also wanted a new set of clothes, so Jia gritted her teeth and spent five hundred coins to buy him a new outfit.

Her son is one of only two scholars in the surrounding area to pass the imperial examination, and a top candidate for next year's examination. The family's situation is already bad enough for him, so how could she bear to refuse him a new set of clothes?

There were still three taels and two ounces of silver left, which Jia planned to keep for Ruinian's school expenses.

She didn't plan to worry about the household necessities like oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, crop seeds, pesticides, and fertilizers; she figured that if the grain ran out, Grandpa Gu would naturally step in and borrow some from the clan.

She was afraid that Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu would force her to hand over the money in her hands. If that happened, her husband wouldn't stand by her side. Where would it be safe to put the money?

It still has to be in the hands of the youngest son.

So he handed the silver to Gu Ruinian.

Anyway, his parents-in-law doted on Gu Ruinian, and even if they felt uncomfortable having money in his hands, they wouldn't force him to hand it over.

After eating the meat dumplings and meat buns, Gu Ruinian, dressed in new clothes, took the leftover roast chicken and walked towards Qinghe Bay with Jia Shi.

Several times along the way, he felt sorry for Jia and wanted to hand her the roast chicken to eat.

But it only exists in the realm of thought.

It was Jia's fault for refusing to hire a carriage, saying that the weather was neither too hot nor too cold, making it perfect to walk home.

He was exhausted after walking all the way, and planned to save the remaining half of the roast chicken to replenish his energy when he got hungry.

When Gu Ruinian and Jia arrived at their doorstep, they saw a crowd gathered there, and from the center of the crowd came Gu Honglian's sobs, sometimes loud and sometimes soft.

Although the crying and cursing were intermittent, Gu Ruinian and Jia still managed to catch accusations of the second wife and her son being unethical, such as "black-hearted second sister-in-law," "why should I be her concubine," and "Gu Ruinian is a vampire."

Interspersed throughout were the reprimands of Old Master Gu and the words of comfort from Old Madam Gu.

Gu Ruinian and Jia Shi looked at each other, and Jia Shi's face showed a hint of annoyance.

This sister-in-law is such a handful.

The satin has already been pawned, so who are you wailing about here for?

She insisted on letting the whole village know about Ruinian's scheme against her aunt.

Gu Ruinian was also unhappy. Who was his aunt trying to impress? She was making a scene so that the whole village knew he had pawned her satin. Wasn't that embarrassing him? In his opinion, his aunt was just a spoiled spinster in this era and should be married off as soon as possible.

"Ruinian, did you go to town to pawn your aunt's satin?"

"Ruinian's new clothes were bought with the satin he pawned from Honglian, weren't they?"

When Gu Ruinian and Jia set off from the village to the town, they met villagers at the village entrance. As they greeted each other, everyone naturally knew that the mother and son were going to the town.

However, everyone learned from Gu Honglian that the purpose of going to town was to pawn valuable satin.

Seeing Gu Ruinian return from town in new clothes, carrying a brush, ink, paper and inkstone in his right hand, and a roast chicken peeking out from the oil paper in his left hand, I thought to myself, this kid is really a troublemaker for his aunt.

"Fengnian's mother, is that piece of satin really that valuable? Honglian said it's at least five taels a piece. What kind of satin is it? Why don't you let everyone see it before you pawn it? Did you really pawn it for five taels of silver?"

Some villagers wondered if the satin in Gu Honglian's mouth was really that expensive.
Gu Ruinian and Jia Shi remained silent with gloomy faces as the onlookers enthusiastically inquired about and greeted them.

What does their pawning of the satin have to do with the villagers?

It's not like they're theirs. Gu Ruinian thought disdainfully that these people just love to wave the moral cudgel. If someone in their family got their hands on some valuable satin, they'd probably be accused of being theirs even faster than him.

Gu Honglian cried and complained at the door, refusing to go home no matter how much her parents tried to persuade her.

She was unaware that Jia and Gu Ruinian had already pawned the satin, and assumed that the mother and son were hiding inside the house and not coming out.

Hearing the villagers talking to Ruinian Jia Shi suddenly made him even more heartbroken.

The original idea was that if we made a scene, we could save the satin.

The possibility of the satin returning to her hands is now completely gone.

Gu Honglian pushed through the crowd and saw Gu Ruinian standing next to Jia Shi, dressed in brand-new clothes, with half a roast chicken in his hand.

Gu Honglian's eyes blazed with fury; all of this was earned in exchange for her satin.

It's all her money!
"Second sister-in-law, you shameless woman, you really did pawn my satin."

Gu Honglian let out a howl and rushed over to yell at Jia Shi.

Madam Jia looked at her sister-in-law with a cold expression.

She thought the same as Gu Ruinian: it was time for her troublemaking sister-in-law to get married.

Gu Honglian kept calling her a "bitch," which Jia Shi couldn't stand. She coldly said, "Watch your mouth! Is this how you talk to your sister-in-law?"

Gu Honglian was even angrier. What kind of good words did she have? She had been given her satin and she still expected her to say nice things?

“They said they would pawn my satin to pay for Ruinian’s schooling, but then they turned around and bought Ruinian new clothes and roast chicken. Look at that, my second sister-in-law and my nephew are cheating me like this.”

Gu Ruinian's new clothes were so bright they stung Gu Honglian's eyes.

Why should she have to pawn her satin while Gu Ruinian gets to wear new clothes?

Gu Honglian grabbed Gu Ruinian's new clothes and tore at them. Gu Ruinian stumbled as the clothes were torn. Gu Honglian persisted and snatched the roast chicken from her nephew's hand, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it until it was smashed to pieces.

Grandma Gu was heartbroken.

This half roast chicken can be used to make a side dish.

"You, who didn't even pass the county-level exam, do you deserve to wear new clothes and eat roast chicken? You're a good-for-nothing, you still won't pass the exam."

Gu Honglian put her hands on her hips and pointed at Gu Ruinian's nose, cursing.

This touched a nerve with Gu Ruinian.

Having been pampered by his family in his previous life, Yao Zu could hardly bear being publicly scolded and cursed by a woman.

Gu Ruinian was so angry that he was trembling all over and his ears were ringing. Gu Honglian's finger was poking in front of his eyes. His mouth was opening and closing. In his anger, he shoved Gu Honglian hard.

Gu Honglian was pushed so hard that she landed on her bottom on the ground.

She was stunned for a moment, not expecting her nephew to attack her.

The burning sensation on my buttocks brought me back to my senses.

Gu Honglian was both ashamed and angry. She jumped up and charged at Gu Ruinian with a howl, kicking and hitting him.

Disregarding the traditional values ​​of filial piety in this era, Gu Ruinian grabbed Gu Honglian and slammed her to the ground.

"Ruinian, what are you doing? How could you lay a hand on your aunt?"

Grandma Gu rushed over and grabbed Gu Ruinian's hand.

Gu Honglian took the opportunity to hit Gu Ruinian on the head a few times.

Jia couldn't stand it anymore and rushed over to pull out Gu Honglian's hair.

Her son is so smart, how can he study if his brain is damaged?