Qiu Dazhi's expression changed when he thought of what had happened to Du Changjun.
The thought of Du Changjun made him feel utterly humiliated.
Poor Du Changjun was forced to work for several days before regaining his freedom yesterday.
"If you won't save her, then so be it. Xiaoyan, could you... could you lend me some money?" Third Brother said that his mother's illness would require at least twenty taels of silver.
"Yang's life or death is none of my business. You may leave!"
"You...you're so heartless." Qiu Dazhi's pride was shattered. With Gu Qian around, he didn't dare to ask for money again and continued to huddle at the courtyard gate.
With her ears finally at peace, Qiu Yan pulled Gu Qian over and said, "Come and chop the meat."
"Chopping meat?" Before Gu Qian could react, Qiu Yan pulled him into the kitchen.
"Of course, we'll make meat broth."
At the entrance of the courtyard, Qiu Dazhi, at his wit's end, had weak knees and no strength left in his body.
Suddenly, the door creaked open from the inside.
He jumped to his feet, startled, fearing that Gu Qian would really throw him into the Star Moon Pavilion.
"I'm leaving now."
"Qiu Dazhi".
Upon hearing a call, Qiu Dazhi looked up and saw Qiu Dafu standing in front of him.
"Second...Second Brother." That one word, "Second Brother," broke the long-standing estrangement between the brothers.
He had never called him "Second Brother" before.
His mother always said that Qiu Dafu was unfilial, so he developed hostility towards Qiu Dafu.
In addition, Qiu Dafu was a man of few words and didn't like him. He subconsciously felt that Qiu Dafu was a difficult person to deal with.
Qiu Dafu was a man of few words, and he didn't talk much either. Between brothers, they were less close than strangers.
Qiu Dafu's face remained indifferent as he said in a low voice, "Qiu Dazhi, have you forgotten the lesson you learned last time?"
Qiu Dazhi took a step back and stammered, "No... I haven't forgotten."
That time, when the second brother sought justice for the fifth brother, he was arrogant and domineering.
The second brother warned them that if something similar happened again, he would take back the Qiu family's courtyard and drive them all out of the village.
Recalling what had just happened, Qiu Dazhi felt a chill run down his spine.
He tightened his arms to warm himself up.
Thinking of his mother, his knees buckled and he knelt on the ground.
"Second brother, mother is ill..."
He had barely finished speaking when Qiu Dafu said calmly, "Shut up!"
Qiu Dafu loathed Yang, loathed her to the extreme.
Upon learning that Yang had once intended to sell Xiaoyan to a brothel, he was furious. At this moment, it was already merciful of him not to cause trouble for Yang, so why would he care about her?
"Qiu Dazhi, that's your mother, it has nothing to do with me!" Qiu Dafu pulled Qiu Dazhi up from the ground. "The ground is cold."
Qiu Dazhi was in a daze and wanted to say something more, but Qiu Dafu had already re-entered the courtyard and gone to Qiu Xu's study.
"Second Brother..." Qiu Dazhi was helpless and returned home step by step, dejected and lost.
When Qian saw her in the Qiu family courtyard, the first thing she asked was, "Fourth brother, did you manage to borrow the money?"
"No." Qiu Dazhi had just been rebuffed by Qiu Yan, and as soon as he got home, he was questioned by his third sister-in-law, which made him furious.
Madam Qian pursed her lips. "Is that all the skill he has? A scholar, indeed." She continued, "Fourth brother, Mother is counting on you. Tomorrow, talk to Second Brother again. Even if he doesn't contribute any labor, he should at least offer some financial assistance."
Qiu Dayong followed him out of the house and, seeing Qiu Dazhi's expression, knew that he hadn't managed to borrow any money.
"Fourth brother, back then, Mother gave everything for you. You can't be so selfish."
"Think of another way; Mother's illness can't be delayed any longer."
"How am I selfish?" Qiu Dazhi suddenly shouted, waking up Qiu Huihui and Qiu Xiaobao who were sleeping inside the room.
"You and your third sister-in-law can't possibly not contribute a single penny, can you?"
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