"Gu Shuwen, we have severed ties with your family. What do you mean by saying your mother was at least my aunt? Have you forgotten that my mother starved to death because of your family's heartlessness? Why do you think I should help you?" Gu Lili said in a voice as cold as ice.
In Gu Lili's eyes, Gu Shuwen had simply become stupid from reading too much.
Perhaps because Gu Lili's house was burgled last time, several neighbors heard Big Black barking incessantly, and they were all worried about whether Gu Lili and her brother were in danger.
Several neighbors got up one after another to come over to Gu Lili's house to see what was going on.
This included the village head and Grandpa Dazhu.
Upon hearing Gu Lili's words, Gu Shuwen gritted his teeth and was about to get up and leave.
However, upon hearing footsteps behind her, she bent down the leg that had already been raised, and her face changed to a heartbroken expression.
Gu Lili couldn't help but roll her eyes when she saw Gu Shuwen's ridiculous behavior.
How come there was green tea in ancient times? And it was even male green tea.
If Gu Shuwen had fallen into the stream in front of his house, the villagers of Gu Village would probably be cooking with Biluochun tea tomorrow.
Grandpa Village Head, carrying a torch, and Uncle Dazhu walked over. When they saw Gu Shuwen kneeling on the ground, their brows furrowed involuntarily.
"Lili, what's wrong?" The village head glanced at Gu Shuwen, then turned to ask Gu Lili.
The village head also felt that since the relationship had been severed, there was no need to bother Gu Lili anymore.
Gu Lili felt a warm feeling in her heart as she looked at the neighbors who were still coming to their house in the middle of the night.
"Uncle Village Head, Niu Cuihua is sick, and Shuwen has come to borrow money from Lili!" Before Gu Lili could say anything, Aunt Zhang chimed in.
Upon hearing this, the village headman's brows furrowed even more deeply.
The village head suppressed his anger and said, "Shuwen, if you want to borrow money, just borrow money. Why are you kneeling on the ground? You've disgraced the dignity of a scholar! Don't you know that a man's knees are worth gold?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Shuwen, who was originally preparing to put on a good show of a weak scholar being forced to kneel down and borrow money at night to save his mother, was instantly embarrassed by the village head's words.
Gu Shuwen quickly said, feeling wronged, "Grandpa Village Head, I just wanted to save my mother, I didn't think that much about it."
Grandpa Village Head gave Gu Shuwen an annoyed look and said, "What's wrong? Are Lili's family rich? Didn't you see their house collapsed? They still want to borrow money? How can you be so shameless! Is this something a scholar like you can say? Besides, do I need to bring up any past grievances between you two?"
"That's right, Shuwen, your mother has repeatedly caused trouble for Lili. Last time, she even sent people to rob Lili of her money in town. How dare you come to borrow money? I really don't know how you have the nerve to do that!" Uncle Dazhu said angrily.
Upon hearing this, Gu Erniu was shocked to learn that Niu Cuihua had actually treated his sister so cruelly. He had even felt sorry for Gu Shuwen just moments before and wondered if he should ask his sister to lend him some money.
Gu Erniu wanted to slap himself twice at this moment. He deserved to die for having such thoughts.
My sister is right. Kindness has its principles. Since the Gu family is our enemy, we shouldn't be soft-hearted.
Gu Shuwen froze on the spot, unaware that his mother and Gu Lili had this past conflict.
Gu Shuwen's face flushed crimson instantly, and he stammered, "I...I didn't know Mother and Sister Lili had this kind of thing going on, I...I..."
"Alright, stop with the 'I-I-I'. Since your mother is sick, you should go back and take care of her as soon as possible so we can all go back to sleep," the village head said impatiently.
Upon hearing this, Gu Shuwen bit her lip, silently got up, and walked home without saying a word.
"Grandpa Village Head, uncles and aunts, thank you so much for troubling us in the middle of the night," Gu Lili said gratefully to the villagers.
Grandpa Village Head waved his hand, told the siblings to lock the door properly, and then they went home.
Gu Lili looked at the courtyard gate, then at the courtyard wall that was already crippled due to the collapse of the house, and smiled helplessly.
It seems that in their situation, locking the door or not makes no difference.
Fortunately, with Big Black protecting them, Gu Lili felt very safe.
Tomorrow, when no one's around, I'll definitely buy it a big strip of meat from the store as a reward.
"Let's go, Erniu, let's go back to sleep!" Gu Lili said as she walked forward.
Gu Erniu said guiltily, "Sister, I'm sorry. I actually went easy on Gu Shuwen just now. I didn't know Niu Cuihua would do such a thing. Sister, I'm sorry."
Gu Lili turned around and glanced at Gu Erniu, who had his head down.
I jumped up and gave him a sharp rap on the head.
"You silly boy, you cry at the drop of a hat. Do you even want to be a man? Being soft-hearted shows you're kind, so you don't need to apologize to me. But you still need to remember what your sister said: kindness needs to have principles and it needs to be selective. Got it?"
Gu Ergou covered his head, and the tears that had been welling up in his eyes finally fell down in a steady stream.
It's not that I feel guilty, it's just that it really hurts so much, waaaaaah....
Gu Shuwen returned home and sat on the bed in the dark, his eyes filled with hatred.
When my husband and I went to town to take the children's examination, we heard a strange story from a stranger.
It is said that a scholar from Lincheng, in order to pay for his sick father's medical treatment, had no choice but to kneel on the ground and beg.
Somehow, this matter reached the ears of the current emperor.
The emperor, moved by the scholar's filial piety, rewarded him with several hundred taels of silver.
Later, the emperor thought the scholar was quite talented and made an exception by granting him a ninth-rank official position.
When he returned home this evening, he saw his mother lying in bed. After thinking about it for half the night, he decided to follow the example of this scholar.
He had originally thought that, at worst, even if the news didn't reach the capital, it would still be good if it caused a great stir in Donghai Town.
But even after kneeling and crying, why didn't he achieve the effect he wanted?
Instead, he was ridiculed by this group of country bumpkins.
His mother was right. When he becomes a high-ranking official, he will definitely teach these people a lesson.
I have already passed the county and prefectural examinations. As long as I pass the prefectural examination at the end of the year, I will become a student of the lowest rank.
With a few more years of study, becoming a scholar (xiucai) will certainly be within reach.
When the time comes, I will make these people kneel at my feet and beg for mercy.
......
"Sister, it seems like Si Gou has a fever!"
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