Transmigration: Space-Aided Rise to Power and Prosperity-Chapter 756 - 592: Want Silver

"You’re talking nonsense! How could my daughter, so young, be so unable to think straight?"

A man dressed in a dark blue cross-collared coarse cloth shirt pointed at Mr. Gu, stepping forward and shouting loudly.

Gu Chengyu’s eyes narrowed, and he tossed the tea bowl in his hand onto the table, "Outrageous! Who are you pointing at? This official sees you have no respect for ranks, daring to run wild in the Gu Family."

This man was Mrs. Li’s father, Old Li. He originally thought that since the Gu Family was now official, he had to take the initiative if he wanted Silver.

After all, his daughter’s death was suspicious, and if the Gu Family didn’t hand over Silver, he wouldn’t let it go.

The barefooted aren’t afraid of those wearing shoes; the Gu Family will definitely give Silver for the sake of their reputation.

Who would have thought Gu Chengyu was even more assertive, using his official status to press him.

"Daring to disrespect our master, according to the law, you should first be given twenty whips as a warning to others!"

Ming Mo shouted to Wuzi and others guarding outside, intending to hoist Old Li up.

Old Li was dumbfounded; he didn’t know the Gu Family would be so outrageous, and after just a few words, they were about to whip him.

Wuzi and others came in carrying sticks to hoist the still-shocked Old Li.

Mrs. Qin, Mrs. Li’s mother, hurried forward to stop them, "What are you doing? Why are you hitting my husband? This is lawless!"

Mrs. Qin cried and shouted, trying to scratch Xiao Wu’s face.

"You dare act unruly? Our master is an official of the court; even the County Magistrate must salute our master. You all dare to be disrespectful to him."

Ming Mo gave a look to Wuzi and the others, who immediately understood.

He stepped forward, ignoring Old Li’s struggles, pressing him to the ground as Dashun immediately stepped forward with a stick.

Seeing they truly intended to act, Old Li was scared and panicked.

His body, weakened by indulgence, couldn’t even bear a couple of whips, let alone twenty!

"Don’t hit, stop hitting, sir! My brother-in-law didn’t mean to be disrespectful to you! Don’t be angry, please."

Wang Zhi’s father, seeing his brother-in-law pressed to the ground, with the stick about to strike him, hurriedly stepped forward to plead.

"Yes, sir! Calm your anger, I’m so confused. Please don’t hold it against someone as thoughtless as me."

Dashun glanced at Gu Chengyu, waiting for Gu Chengyu’s order!

Gu Chengyu’s purpose was only to frighten the Li Family, but he couldn’t tolerate how Old Li disrespected his father.

"Mrs. Li has just passed away. In her memory, I’ll spare you this time. Understand, even if this official ordered you to be whipped, the County Magistrate wouldn’t dare say a word."

"Yes, yes, yes! We dare not offend you! But concerning my daughter and niece’s matter, can you consider?"

Wang Zhi, far more sensible than Old Li, their purpose was to get Silver. What kind of family is the Gu Family? As long as they are sensible, the Gu Family will give something.

They had already discussed before coming to feel out the Gu Family’s intentions; if they were to give Silver, they wouldn’t make a fuss.

If the Gu Family lost face, how would they be willing to give them Silver?

However, his well-meaning brother-in-law disagreed, saying that without fuss, the Gu Family would give Silver? They had differing opinions all the way to the Gu Family, arguing relentlessly.

Arriving at the Gu Family, the brother-in-law had his sister-in-law howl first. Not listening to him was surely a loss in the making!

"Mrs. Li indeed committed suicide; originally, our Gu Family could afford to keep an idle person. It’s just that Mrs. Li was deeply devoted to my second brother, and we are also deeply pained!" Gu Chengyu feigned sorrow.

It’s not that they wanted to cover up for Mrs. Li, but Mrs. Li’s family wasn’t anything decent either.

Now that Mrs. Li is dead, the crime of killing doesn’t fall on the Li Family.

Even if the Gu Family truly wanted to pursue it, they wouldn’t openly deal with the Li Family.

If the Li Family learned the truth, Old Li might let slip, damaging the Gu Family’s reputation.

After all, the Li Family were just commoners, what influence could they have on them? Less trouble is better; it’s enough for the second house to give some Silver to send them off.

However, the Silver should still come from the second house. After all, they’ve separated families, and he won’t clean up the second house’s mess.

Gu Chengyu did not mention giving Silver, which made Wang Zhi anxious.

"Our daughter married into the Gu Family, serving the second master for several years with some ties! Now she’s left so young, how will we survive in the future?"

Old Li, witnessing Gu Chengyu’s dominance, naturally didn’t dare to mess around further, now playing the tragic card.

As he spoke, he wiped his eyes with his sleeve.

As he started crying, others who came along also began to cry.

Gu Chengyu pondered if their family relied on a daughter sent off in marriage to provide for them? But he thought, let the second son and third son solve it themselves!

"What do the second son and third son say?"

Gu Chengyu glanced at the second son, who had been slacking off somewhere, with sleep in his eyes he didn’t bother to wipe.

However, there was a contemptuous look on the second son’s face, as if enjoying a show.

The third son remained silent, knowing why the Li Family was here, all for Silver, wasn’t it?

Mrs. Li’s body had just been placed in a coffin bought from a villager, and these people came to the Gu Family without mentioning seeing Mrs. Li one last time.

Brought to the main hall by Little Uncle, they kept lamenting the poor fate of their daughter. Then they shed a few crocodile tears, just short of directly asking for Silver.

"What marriage? Mrs. Li was just a concubine bought by my father; do you want to see the contract? How dare you ask for Silver? Didn’t you receive Silver when selling your daughter? And quite a bit!"

The second son was somewhat impatient, feeling that Mrs. Li was no different than a servant, just serving his father.

After selling their daughter, the Li Family still had the face to ask for Silver, utterly shameless.

"You can’t say it like that! If our dear daughter hadn’t died, living well, would we be so heartbroken? Even if our dear daughter was a concubine, she shouldn’t have died so inexplicably, right?"

Old Li, seeing that the Gu Family had no intention of giving Silver, was understandably anxious.

When Mrs. Li had favor with Gu Chengyi, he was generous, and Old Li often benefited from Mrs. Li.

Now that Mrs. Li is dead, this is Old Li’s last chance to leverage Silver from her, so he has to exert all his efforts to get more.

Gu Chengyu knew the second son was reluctant to part with Silver, but something that could be resolved with a couple pieces of Silver had dragged on so long.

If he weren’t afraid of the second son eventually falling out with the Li Family, making a scene, he couldn’t be bothered and would’ve walked away long ago.

"Sir! What do you think?" The third son saw Little Uncle frowning with impatience and interrupted the second son to ask Mr. Gu.

He realized that Gu Chengyu wanted no part of these affairs, and besides, Mrs. Li belonged to the second house, they couldn’t always rely on Little Uncle to stand up for them.

Both he and the second son weren’t young anymore, it was high time they took charge.

Their second house had long been separated, now a collateral branch, in the future, he and the second brother would have to support the second house.