When the news reached the Gu family that the ancestral home had been struck by lightning and that Granny Zhong and a group of servants had been killed, Mrs. Gu said in a cold tone, "It's more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything."
Gu Qingrong dismissed everyone and personally stepped forward to pour tea for Madam Gu. "Mother, don't be angry. She's already been kicked out of the Gu family. What kind of trouble can she cause? Even if she's a monkey that has become a spirit, she still can't escape your Five Finger Mountain."
"That's quite true. I'd rather you think things through. Your father won't be home for another two weeks anyway, so she should just wait and see."
There were shouts coming from outside the room, and it seemed like someone was kowtowing. The muffled sounds were like drumbeats beating in the hearts of Mrs. Gu and Gu Qingrong.
"Madam, please have mercy on me and let Chuchu return to the ancestral home to serve the Second Young Miss. The Second Young Miss has been kind to me, please allow me to repay her kindness."
Mrs. Gu was filled with anger and was worried about where to vent it, when now she found a living target.
"It's not impossible for me to ask you to take care of the second young lady."
"Thank you, Madam. Thank you, Madam. In the next life, Chuchu will serve you like a slave and repay you with kindness."
"This lady doesn't seek afterlife, only this life. You just said you wanted to repay the Second Miss and the Gu family's kindness, but you still haven't done so?"
Chuchu's expectant eyes dimmed in an instant, and her expression became flustered and at a loss.
"Please, Madam, have mercy and let this servant go to the Second Young Lady."
"What kind of bewitching drug did Gu Yinwei put on you? You even gave up the dignity of a maid and willingly degraded yourself to follow her in a remote village."
Gu Qingrong didn't understand Chuchu's behavior. Chuchu was loyal and had superb embroidery skills. She originally planned to keep Chuchu by her side.
"I can send you to my second sister. It depends on whether you are willing to let go of this embroidered hand."
These words were like a thunderclap exploding in Chuchu's ears, and Chuchu's tears were like beads falling off a string.
Bian Tao, the maidservant beside Gu Qingrong, was from the same hometown as Chu Chu. She hurried forward and slapped Chu Chu in the face, "You ignorant thing, don't offend the Madam and the Young Miss, and leave immediately."
She moved very gently, seemingly slapping Chuchu, but in fact she was helping Chuchu out.
But Chuchu didn't appreciate her kindness. She looked at her right hand, then picked up a stone from the garden and smashed it on her right hand again and again.
The man was beaten until his skin was torn and bloody, but Mrs. Gu and her daughter did not stop.
Bian Tao said, "Madam, it's not a pity for this lowly maid to die. It would be disastrous if her corpse defiled your courtyard."
Madam Gu then said, "Retreat. Since you want to follow the Second Young Lady, leave quickly. No luggage or bandages are allowed."
Chuchu came out of Madam Gu's yard in a mess. Along the way, the other maids pointed at her and no one helped her.
Bian Tao chased out and scolded Chu Chu, saying that she shouldn't have offended the lady and the eldest daughter. In fact, he secretly gave her a silver ring and asked her to pawn it in exchange for medicine and travel expenses.
Chuchu took it silently, "If the young lady and I can come back alive, we will never forget Sister Bian Tao's kindness."
"If you can still live, why don't you hide away and find a secluded village to live in? If you come back, you will only die. The Gu family is no longer the Gu family it used to be. The Gu family now is a den of dragons and tigers."
After saying that, he pushed Chu Chu out the door and ordered, "Close the door, close the corner door quickly."
Chuchu fell to the ground and the gatekeeper told her to get out and not to dirty the ground in front of the Gu family's door.
Some neighbors who knew Chuchu worked together to send her to the clinic for treatment.
Because Chuchu was an outstanding embroidery worker and a kind person, the doctor of the clinic asked Chuchu to embroider a screen for her. The screen was then sent to the capital by the doctor's son. The officials in the capital liked the screen very much and gave her a lot of reward money.
The doctor and Chuchu were old acquaintances and did not hide the cause of her illness.
"The injury is too severe. I'm afraid I won't be able to use needles anymore."
"Doctor, please help me think of another solution." Chuchu begged in a tearful voice.
"Miss, I have tried my best. Not only me, but even the imperial physicians in the palace may find it difficult to cure you. Unless we find a Daluo Jinxian, there is no hope of recovery."
Chu Chu, her hopes dashed, hired an ox cart and rushed to Yugu Village.
Gu Yinwei hadn't eaten for a whole day and her stomach was growling with hunger. The villagers were busy working and had no time to pay attention to her, so she had to go to the land temple under the bridge to get something to eat.
Gu Yinwei grumbled as she ate, "Today I am turning over the dragon and swimming in the shallows, so I can eat two steamed buns from your little land god."
The clay statues of the land god remained motionless.
"Silence means tacit consent. Eat the steamed bun first and then the peach."
Gu Yinwei took a peach to the river to wash it. The peach was washed away by the water, so she jumped into the water to fish it out.
Chuchu was riding on a bullock cart passing by the bridge and was so scared that she shouted, "Miss, come back quickly."
"Oh no! My young lady has jumped into the river. Driver, please go down and save her."
The driver had just made a new set of clothes and shoes today, and he was a little embarrassed: "The water is so deep, I... I can't do this."
"Here's the money for you. You must rescue my young lady no matter what."
The driver dived into the water. Gu Yinwei had already picked up a peach, but when the driver lifted her onto his shoulders, the peach she had just picked up fell down again.
Chuchu held Gu Yinwei's hand and cried, "Miss, Miss, you can't be so depressed."
She was not depressed. She just wanted to wash a peach, not jump into the river.
The driver happily left with the money in his hands. Gu Yinwei asked, "Did you give him all your money?"
"He saved the young lady's life, and I should give him money."
Gu Yinwei's expression froze on her face, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.
Chuchu was injured and had spent all her money, so she had to find a way to make money.
Chuchu was a wounded person, so the burden of making money fell on her. Gu Yinwei took a look around and found that there was nothing in the ancestral house that could be exchanged for money. At this moment, she only had an ice talisman left on her.
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