That's absolutely inhumane.
Gu Erniu quickly found his family's water bucket.
Half a bucket of water was spilled on the man on the ground.
The water in the bucket was icy cold, and the man on the ground was also splashed with it and slowly woke up.
"Ouch! Who the hell splashed me with cold water? You want me to beat you to death?!"
Seeing that the person on the ground had woken up, Niu Cuihua was so frightened that she quickly turned her face away.
Uncle Dazhu kicked the man on the ground hard and roared, "Where did this scoundrel come from, daring to steal from our Gu Village!"
Perhaps it was Uncle Dazhu's voice that completely jolted the man awake, and only then did he realize that he had been tied up.
"Let me go! I didn't do anything! Why are you tying me up?" the man said, looking around.
He said he hadn't done anything, and Gu Lili believed him.
After all, the man was blinded by pepper spray as soon as he opened the door.
However, if I didn't have pepper spray, things would probably be different.
Niu Dali finally spotted his sister in the crowd. "Sister, quickly call these people from your village to untie me!"
Niu Cuihua was completely panicked at this point, but she still refused to admit that this was her brother. "Who is your sister? You've mistaken me for someone else."
Niu Dali was instantly enraged. It was his own sister who had told him that these four bastards were rich.
They let me steal from them in the middle of the night, and now they don't recognize me anymore.
Didn't she say that her sons were all scholars who would become high-ranking officials in the future, and that everyone in Gu Village was afraid of her?
What's with you hanging your head like that?!
He was about to unleash a torrent of curses when a voice interrupted him!
"Tch, you still say he's not your brother? You didn't even look at him, how did you know he was calling you?" Tie Dan's mother bluntly exposed him.
Niu Cuihua glared fiercely at Tie Dan's mother, "If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!"
Iron Egg's mother glared back defiantly, "If you're not happy, come and hit me!"
"Niu Cuihua, how dare you disown me as your brother!" Niu Dali couldn't help but curse angrily. "Why don't you hurry up and call these bastards to help me untie the ropes!"
Uncle Dazhu couldn't help but kick Niu Dali's butt, "If you keep cursing, believe me, I'll beat you to death!"
Seeing that seven or eight burly farmers around him were staring at him with wide eyes, Niu Dali wisely shut his mouth.
Niu Dali was a notorious idler who bullied the weak and feared the strong.
The village head slammed his pipe heavily against a pillar. "You, Niu Cuihua, tell me, why is your brother here!"
Gu Lili looked coldly at Niu Cuihua, probably thinking that this woman was eyeing the money in her hands.
Then he called his younger brother to come and steal it in the middle of the night.
Seeing that things had come to this point, Niu Cuihua had no choice but to admit that this was her younger brother.
Niu Cuihua stubbornly argued, "So what if he's my brother? As a relative, I'm here to visit four little kids... What's wrong with kids!"
Gu Lili snorted coldly, "My brother and I have long severed ties with your family. We are hardly relatives. Besides, even if we were relatives, why would we come to visit in the middle of the night? I think you two are up to no good. Village head, why don't you tie them up and send them to the county magistrate!"
"Yes, yes! I think Niu Cuihua clearly had her eye on the children's money and called her younger brother to steal it!"
"Definitely! Look at her pained expression when they divided the family property that day!"
"How shameless! The four siblings shared half with them, and they still act like this!"
"......"
The neighbors all started talking about it.
The village head cleared his throat and said, "Dazhu, go and call Shuangjiang to lasso the ox. I don't think Niu Cuihua is telling the truth. Just send her to the county government!"
When Niu Cuihua heard that the village head was going to take them to the county government, she panicked completely.
But he still spouted nonsense, "Village head, my son is destined to be a high-ranking official. If you dare send my brother and me to the county government, you'll be in big trouble when my son becomes a high-ranking official!"
Tie Dan's mother sneered, "Tch, with a mother like you, your son probably won't even be able to hold his head up high. What kind of official can he be!"
"You damned woman, believe me or not I'll tear your mouth apart!" Niu Cuihua said, and charged at Tie Dan's mother.
Iron Egg's mother was not one to be trifled with either, and the two soon began fighting.
Iron Egg's mother was indeed stronger, and soon she pinned Niu Cuihua down, making her howl in pain.
When Tie Dan's father saw his wife and Niu Cuihua fighting, he immediately became angry.
They also gave Niu Dali a good beating, and the scene became somewhat chaotic for a moment.
Gu Lili was at a loss for words. Originally, it would have been fine to just take the people to the county government, but now they've started fighting. What should she do?
The people around watched the brother and sister being beaten, but no one stopped them; instead, they all watched with amusement.
The only one to blame is Niu Cuihua for not knowing how to behave properly.
"Stop! Stop hitting me!" A deep voice came from outside the courtyard.
Tie Dan's parents stopped what they were doing and looked outside, and the neighbors who had come to watch the commotion also made way for them.
Gu Lili looked up and saw a young man in a pure white scholar's robe, the white color perfectly highlighting his scholarly demeanor.
Among a group of farmers, he stood out like a crane among chickens.
With a resemblance to Niu Cuihua in his features, this is Gu Shuwen.
She was also thirteen years old, a few months younger than Gu Lili.
As soon as Niu Cuihua saw her son arrive, she pushed Tie Dan's mother aside and ran to her son, crying and complaining.
"My son! They're all bullying me!"
Because of the fortune teller's skill and the fact that Gu Shuwen was indeed a scholar, the second branch of the Gu family always sent him to a private school in Yangjiagou next door.
In Yangjiagou, there lived an old scholar who, having failed the provincial examination, opened a private school in his home to teach.
The Gu family and Yangjiagou are far apart. Gu Shuwen lives at the school. He probably has a day off today, which is why he is here.
Gu Lili crossed her arms over her chest; she wanted to see what Gu Shuwen would do!
"Mother, how could you do such a thing!" Gu Shuwen angrily shook off Niu Cuihua's hand.
He knew exactly what kind of person his mother was, and he had overheard a bit of what was going on behind the crowd.
He had always known that his mother was greedy, but he never expected that she would embezzle his uncle's pension.
Later, after taking five taels back, he unexpectedly called his uncle to steal it.
My own uncle is no better.
However, his mother did all this so that he could go to school, but that doesn't mean it was the right thing to do.
"Shuwen, don't listen to their nonsense, I didn't..." Niu Cuihua's voice grew softer and softer.
Although she was fierce, what she feared most was her son.
At this moment, Gu Shuwen made a decision.
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