Patriarch Zhao is knowledgeable, respects rules, and is fair in his dealings with others. He enjoys considerable prestige in Zhaojiazhuang.

He squeezed closer and saw that it was Old Lady Zhao who was causing the trouble again, and his face immediately darkened.

"Zhao Dashan's family, what are you doing?"

More than ten years ago, because of favoritism, the third son was separated from her.

It is said to be a division of the family, but in fact it is just kicking people out.

As a member of the older generation, Patriarch Zhao vaguely knew why Old Lady Zhao was so partial.

The year Zhao Guodong was born, his family's house collapsed. Zhao Dashan accidentally broke his leg while repairing the house.

Some people in the village started to talk nonsense, saying that Zhao Guodong was a disaster star, and that he had brought misfortune upon his father, mother, and entire family.

When she was about to give birth, Old Mrs. Zhao went to work in the fields and suddenly hit her head, which further confirmed the rumor.

In the few years after Zhao Guodong was born, the Zhao family seemed to always have troubles.

The old couple Zhao Dashan believed the rumor that their third son was a disaster star and they disliked this son very much.

Zhao Guodong is not a silly child who craves his parents' love.

Realizing his parents' indifference towards him, he also became very "cold-hearted".

This made some parents and elders dissatisfied.

They can dislike their son, but their son cannot be unfilial.

Zhao Dashan and his wife became increasingly disgusted with Zhao Guodong.

Zhao Guodong didn't care. He grew up on his own and when he was thirteen years old, he took the initiative to go to the city to be an apprentice.

Zhao Dashan and his wife didn't care at all. They neither gave money nor helped to find someone to help.

Relying on his own abilities, Zhao Guodong actually found a job in a clinic and secretly learned some medical skills.

At the age of sixteen, he returned to his hometown, went from street to street to see patients, crossed mountains and rivers to collect herbs, and gradually built up his family business.

He then got married and had children. Although people always talked about him, he lived a very comfortable life.

Patriarch Zhao saw all of this and was very optimistic about his younger generation, Zhao Guodong.

Especially since Zhao Guodong gave birth to a child prodigy, the Zhao clan leader saw hope.

There are no promising young men in Zhaojiazhuang.

In such a big village, there is only one scholar.

If Zhao Qingyun is really smart and can pass the imperial examination, their Zhaojiazhuang will not be bullied by the surrounding villages in the future.

Patriarch Zhao and Zhao Guodong’s grandfather are cousins, so their blood relationship is relatively close.

Zhao Guodong is promising, and his son is even more promising, so the Zhao clan leader is very happy to take care of their family.

In the past ten years, Zhao Dashan and his wife have caused trouble for Zhao Guodong's family. Minor fights are fine, but if they go too far, the head of the Zhao clan will stand up to support Zhao Guodong.

...What a pity, Zhao Guodong died just like that.

Patriarch Zhao felt more heartbroken and regretful than his biological father, Zhao Dashan.

Seeing the clan members helping to take care of Zhao Guodong's funeral, Clan Leader Zhao felt a little uncomfortable.

He had just laid down and hadn't rested much when he heard someone running over to report, "It's bad! Clan leader! It's bad! The old woman from Zhao Dashan's family is about to bully the three of them, the mother and daughter of the Gu family, to death!"

Patriarch Zhao: ...He really hated Zhao Dashan and his wife, who were blind, evil and stupid.

If they hadn't been so cold-hearted, Zhao Guodong would not have pushed himself so hard with the care of his parents and brothers.

If he hadn't pushed himself, he might not have risked going deep into the mountains to collect herbs, and he wouldn't have—

Such a promising young man died in such a tragic way.

Whenever Chief Zhao thought of the past events, he would feel so angry that his teeth would itch.

As a result, before Chief Zhao could settle accounts with Zhao Dashan's family, they came to cause trouble again.

Bullying and abusing the newly widowed daughter-in-law and legitimate grandson?

This is no longer just a matter for Zhao Dashan's family, but concerns the reputation of the entire Zhao family.

If word gets out that the people of Zhaojiazhuang are so vicious that they can't even tolerate their own grandson, which village would be willing to marry their daughter here in the future?!

New grudges and old hatreds!

Patriarch Zhao was almost filled with anger, transformed into a fighting cock, and rushed directly to the Zhao family's old house!

Old Mrs. Zhao: ...The clan leader’s eyes are so scary, woohoo, poor me, I have to do everything.

"Gu! Tell the clan leader quickly, when did I take your money?"

Gu Qingcheng blinked, then began to count with her fingers——

"On the seventh day after I got married, my husband went to the city to buy some herbs. You came over and said you had no rice at home and asked me to borrow two hundred copper coins."

"At the end of that year, my husband went to see a doctor, and you said that the family had no money for the New Year, so you borrowed 500 copper coins from me."

"Nine years ago—"

"...Last month, you said your eldest nephew was getting married and you didn't have enough for the betrothal gifts, so I gave you five taels of silver!"

In the past ten years, every year, every two or three months, Old Mrs. Zhao and the Zhao sisters-in-law would come to "borrow money."

All in all, the total amount was over a hundred taels of silver.

The key point is that Gu, who is considered the most "stupid" by everyone, actually remembers the accounts clearly, even the time, amount, etc.

Even Patriarch Zhao looked at Gu Qingcheng with some inquiry.

Gu Qingcheng seemed unaware of the strange looks from everyone.

After settling the bill, she grinned like an innocent child, "It was my husband who kept the account. Actually, let me tell you, we are all family, there is no need to worry about these things!"