Lucky Star Gao Zhao

Chapter 82 History of Suffering

Gao Cui sighed, now that the Gao family is in such a state, the underground mother should feel at ease. Thinking about the days before, it was a hard journey, especially the old father, who thought his children didn't know what he gave for this family.

Gao Cui thought for a while, she had to tell her niece, she is the eldest, although she looks naughty, but she is also the most sensible, I have to tell her some past things, so that in the future, I can be more kind to this family, parents and younger siblings take care of.

"Zhaoer, let me tell you something, don't ask your father, even your mother doesn't know, your grandfather is suffering, and the one who suffers the most is your grandfather."

Gao Zhao was surprised. In her impression, her grandfather had never done anything. He stayed in the front yard every day to write and calculate, or he just went out for a day. No one knew where he went. My friend, I didn’t come back for ten days and half a month. When I came back, my aunt was distressed and rushed to make delicious food for my grandfather.

"Our eldest house and the second house were separated. We didn't have much property, and the ancestral house was taken over by the second house. We didn't live in this house at that time, we lived in a small run-down house. Your grandmother fell ill after giving birth to your father, and the family's income was It’s not enough to take medicine or anything else, your grandfather doesn’t know how to farm, your father and I are both young, I still have to do housework and I have to serve your grandmother, your father still has to study, your grandfather often went out at that time, and when he went out, he would One or two months, but when you come back, you will get the money back. When you ask where it came from, your grandfather said that you made money by copying articles for your old friends, but your father paid attention, because your father often copied books for bookstores, but the money you earned rare."

This Gao Zhao knew, because her father told her and Gao Xing brothers that when they recalled bitterness and sweetness, they used to copy books in the bookstore while studying, and copied them at home, copying them in the middle of the night, and their eyes would be broken. To educate my younger brother, they are in a good situation now, and they still think this and that when they study.

Gao Zhao saw his aunt's look of nostalgia, probably because he was thinking of those difficult days, or maybe he was thinking of his long-lost grandmother.

"Once your grandfather went out again, your father told me to take care of the house, and your father followed your grandfather secretly. Who knew that your grandfather went to a county town two hundred miles away from home, holding a fortune-telling Ban, your father has been with you for three days, and saw that your grandfather lived in a ruined temple at night, and ate only one meal a day. There was only steamed buns, not even a pickle. I cried when I came back."

Gao Zhao couldn't help crying too. The grandfather who had been silent all the time, for the sake of the family's livelihood, and didn't want to lose face to his children, just walked for a hundred or two hundred miles like this. That's why she followed her father on the street and saw a As for the fortune-teller, my father stopped him, and asked me to do the fortune-telling, and gave me some money. At that time, she thought, why did my father still look for a fortune-teller outside because there was a grandfather in the family?The matter of hearing and asking was nothing, just a casual question. At that time, Gao Zhao saw that his father looked lonely, so he didn't dare to ask more.

Gao Cui took the handkerchief handed over by her niece and wiped away her tears, and continued: "Your father told me when he came back, that's how he used to earn money, and after that your father studied harder and passed the exam. Xiucai, your father said that your grandfather went so far to tell fortunes to others because he didn’t want to affect our children, so your father and I pretended not to know. I only got married after your grandmother passed away. Unfortunately, I married in a hurry. Meet good people."

Gao Zhao asked: "Then who gave my aunt's previous husband's family?"

"It was your grandmother who settled the family when she was alive. She originally wanted me to pass through the door earlier, but I refused. How can your grandmother's body be separated from others? I was married in a hot filial piety, so my in-laws' sisters-in-law looked down on me. , the dowry is rare, I don’t complain about it, your grandfather has tried his best in this family situation, just after your grandmother passed away, your grandfather went out again, and came back before I went out, and gave me a dowry of five taels of silver. I cried to death, leaving your grandfather and your father behind, how can I go out with peace of mind?"

Speaking of this, Gao Cui burst into tears and choked up, Gao Zhao also cried, Gao Cui hiccupped and patted his chest vigorously.

Gao Cui took two sips vigorously, suppressed the hiccup, breathed a sigh of relief, and continued.

"At that time, your father was not engaged yet, and your grandfather did not agree to anyone who came to ask for a kiss. Your mother was your father at the temple fair, and your grandfather went to propose marriage. Although the betrothal gift he gave later was not small, But your mother brought her back, not to mention her dowry. The small shop that was rented out was your mother’s dowry. Before getting married, your grandfather bought this house and emptied it out. Juren is now the chief bookkeeper, but all these properties are earned by your grandfather. There are four of you in these years, and your mother is also good at living. , I get along well with your mother, and it’s convenient for me to take care of your grandfather.”

Gao Zhao wiped away his tears and nodded. This is true. My aunt is a grandfather and daughter, and she often goes to the front yard. If she is a mother, without a mother-in-law, it is impossible to pay a father-in-law every day.

"From now on, your father and I will never let your grandfather go out. Your grandfather ran around all those years, couldn't eat well, couldn't live well, fell ill, and when the weather changed, his waist couldn't straighten up, and his legs couldn't stand upright. Even in summer, you have to wear trousers. Why are you rarely asked to go to the front yard? Even when the weather is fine and the sun is shining, your grandfather is always allowed to dry his legs in the yard. It is inconvenient for you little lady to go there. Dr. Xue Looking at it, it's much better, your grandfather sometimes goes out, and your father and I don't stop it, and it's okay to stay in the house all the time, we have to go out to get some air."

Although Gao Zhao didn't go to the front yard very much, he knew that his grandfather was out, and the reason was to visit old friends. Maybe he made friends when he was doing fortune-telling outside. If my grandfather went to another county, he had to be far away from home, because he was afraid of affecting his father's imperial examination.

Even now, to the outside world, my grandfather is an image of a scholar, but he just likes to read the Book of Changes, so this does not belong to the three teachings and nine streams.

After Gao Cui finished speaking, she asked: "Only your father and I know about this matter, even your grandfather doesn't know that we both know about it. Auntie told you that I want you to be more considerate of the difficulties at home in the future, so that you can be obedient in the future." Yes, if you encounter something dangerous, don't be impulsive, think more about your family."

Gao Zhao nodded solemnly, and then hurriedly assured his aunt that he would never be impulsive in the future, and would start reading books and help his aunt with work tomorrow.

"Which one can still work for you? If you want to be determined, you can learn needlework from your mother. Amber can do better than you, but you can't do it at all. Sew a sock and it's one long and one short."

Speaking of Gao Cuile, the first pair of long socks sewed by my niece was worn by my brother like that, and they were so beautiful. He said that it was so rare that my daughter sewed them.

(End of this chapter)