Gu's mother looked at Gu's father blankly, this... just didn't borrow it?

"Didn't you borrow a penny?" she asked, unwilling to give up.

Father Gu snorted coldly, "You don't need to borrow a penny. They send you to beggars. Do you think I want it?"

Gu's mother thought so. Even if Zhihua didn't pass the exam, he would still be a scholar.

Even if the Gu family doesn't have that hundred acres of fertile land, they are still a wealthy family doing small business in Wanghai County. A penny? They would rather starve to death!

"Shuhua."

"Aunt, I'm here, what are your orders?"

"Go and bring my jewelry box to your uncle."

"Um."

Shuhua stood up, took the jewelry box to the table over there, and pushed it in front of Father Gu.

"Open it." Mother Gu ordered again.

"Um."

With a click, the hidden clasp of the jewelry box popped open, and the jewels shone onto Father Gu's face.

His eyes lit up and he looked at the contents of the jewelry box: "So many?"

Mother Gu said: "Well, we women are different from you men. When we have money, we want to buy some jewelry for ourselves to show off. I originally thought that in the future, when Zhihua is admitted to the Jinshi, I will go and compete with the bigger ones outside.

Officials and wives drink tea without missing noodles..."

"Check it out. Whether you sell it or pawn it, at least you can collect the five hundred taels of silver to rescue your son and save the green hills without fear of running out of firewood. Shuhua, do you think I'm right?

"

Shuhua was staring at the jewelry in the jewelry box and was slightly lost in thought. When she heard Mother Gu's question, she quickly came back to her senses.

"My aunt is right, I don't have anything valuable, but these silver earrings on my ears can get me three melons and two dates." As she spoke, she had already taken off the silver earrings on her ears and put them on the table, "

As long as Zhihua can come back, Xin'er and I will have something to rely on, and so will the one in my belly."

Gu's mother was so moved by Shuhua's words that she took off the bracelets and rings in her hands, "You can risk your life for Zhihua, but I, as a mother, can do it better. Dad Zhihua, don't hesitate, take these jewelry and exchange them."

Money, let’s look back and see how much is missing, and then we can think of other ideas.”

Father Gu locked the jewelry box again, put it under his arm and stood up, "That's good. I also have a few things in there that I use to support the occasion, so I'll take them all and sell them."

Father Gu took two steps and was stopped by Mother Gu again.

"What? You still have something to give me?" he asked.

Gu's mother smiled bitterly, "No more. What's left is my old bones, which are worthless."

"Then why are you calling me?" he asked again.

Gu's mother said: "I'm telling you to be careful and don't let anyone trick you. Bring Uncle Gen and his son with you. They have been in our family for several years and they are considered servants who know everything."

Father Gu waved his hand: "I have been in business for decades, what kind of monsters have I not seen? Okay, okay, don't worry about it, just rest and recover!"

After Gu's father left, Gu's mother took a few sips of the medicine and asked Shuhua, who was waiting at the bedside: "How long has your uncle been gone?"

Shuhua glanced at the hourglass on the bedside and said, "The hourglass has been bouncing back and forth four times, so it's been nearly two hours!"

"Two hours? It's time to come back!" Gu's mother said.

Shuhua glanced at the door of the house and said, "Maybe he's on the way back."

"Shuhua, my aunt's heart is beating so fast, she feels very uneasy!"

"Auntie, don't worry. My uncle is well-informed and has Uncle Gen and his son with him. Everything will be fine."
Chapter completed!