"She had good intentions and felt sorry for Ji Sanlang's family, so she asked Ji Sanlang's wife to do the laundry."
Although Wan Niangzi felt a little disappointed with Gu Qingcheng, her evaluation was still fair.
"But kindness must be used in the right place!"
When Wan Niangzi said this, she was teaching her daughter, "Ji Sanlang and his wife are both foolishly filial people. Even if you help them, the benefits will not fall on them."
Just like this time, Mrs. Gu invited Ji Sanniang to come to her house to wash clothes, and gave her five cents for each basin of clothes.
It is higher than the market price, which is definitely what we want to take care of.
However, Ji Sanniang had long been controlled by her mother-in-law. Whenever she received money, she would hand it over without her mother-in-law asking.
Their third branch is the one that lives the worst in the Ji family.
The three children were all emaciated and pale from hunger.
You know, the Ji family is not short of money. The sons of the first, second and fourth wives are all studying in the academy.
The youngest, fifth wife, has a son who is still young and not old enough to go to school.
Otherwise, the children in this family would also go to school.
Only Ji Silang from the third house, who was ten years old and did not look stupid, was sent to a bookstore as an apprentice by old man Ji.
Dealing with black ink every day, even a good child will become black.
My hands, which should have been soft and tender, were rough and cracked, and there were stains in the gaps between my nails that could not be washed clean.
Wan Niangzi is a mother herself, and she knows that parents are bound to be partial.
For example, among her three children, she values her eldest son more and loves her daughter more.
Naturally, her youngest son was somewhat neglected by her.
However, Wan Niangzi was only slightly negligent, but never really treated her differently.
The Ji family is not just partiality, they simply don't treat the third son's family as human beings.
The new and old residents in the back street of the academy all felt sorry for Ji Sanlang's family and helped them at first.
But the old couple in the Ji family are not good people.
When they saw others helping their third son, instead of feeling ashamed, they treated Ji Sanlang's family even more harshly.
I also understand what they mean: You feel sorry for my Sanlang, right? I can make him even more pitiful, so you might as well be more generous!
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Old Man Ji and his wife deliberately made things even more difficult for Ji Sanlang's family in order to "extort" those neighbors who were dissatisfied with their treatment.
"With such a black-hearted old man, it's hard for us neighbors to help him."
Because in this way, you are not really helping others, but "aiding and abetting the evil."
Lady Wan's face was filled with anger and helplessness as she slowly said, "If we don't help, their lives won't become even more miserable."
Zheng Wanjun listened to his mother's words and nodded seriously.
She thought so too.
Just like the beggars in later generations who were missing limbs, everyone understood what was going on.
Giving them money is actually emboldening some bad people.
No trade, no harm.
When an industry is no longer profitable, there will naturally not be so many innocent people being harmed.
"Instead of hiring Madam Ji San at a high price, it would be better to secretly take care of her three children."
"Alas, even for those children, we can't take care of them too much!"
"They used to be able to eat a few bites of food at Ji's house, but ever since Old Man Ji knew that the neighbors would give them food, the old man simply refused to let the three children eat a single bite."
When mentioning the three children, Wan Niangzi's face was full of pity.
The youngest is only three years old, and his arms and legs are as thin as bamboo poles.
It has a big head, which is scary to look at.
Ji Sanlang is foolishly filial, and Ji Sanniang has no opinion of her own. They are all adults, and they deserve the hardships they have endured!
But what about the children? What did they do wrong?
They don't even have the chance to choose.
After hearing what his mother said, Zheng Wanjun couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
In addition to hating mama's boys, she also extremely hates foolish and filial boys.
Humph, go ahead and be filial to yourself, and it’s up to you to return your life to your parents.
Why drag your wife and children into this?
To be frank, this kind of person is extremely selfish and treats his wife and children as his own property!
After Miss Wan finished telling all the stories about the Ji family, she brought the topic back to Gu Qingcheng.
"Mrs. Gu is soft-hearted. Not only did she pay a high price to invite Mrs. Ji San to work, she also gave her some food."
"What a pity! She has no idea that the snacks and steamed bread she gives to Madam Ji San will never make it into the mouths of Madam Ji San and her children."
"And those two children, as soon as it was time for dinner, were driven out of the Zhao family's door by Old Lady Ji."
The children were beaten until their bodies were covered with bruises. They were hungry and in pain and cried loudly.
Gu Qingcheng not only wanted to make sure they had enough to eat, but also gave them some extra food to take back to the Ji family.
Otherwise, there will be another beating!
When she thought of the tragedies that happened every day, Wan Niangzi couldn't help but shake her head.
Zheng Wanjun looked enlightened, "I thought so. I can hear faint crying sounds every day."
It turned out that it was the Gu family who caused this.
By doing this, she is not helping Ji Sanlang's family at all, but is making them suffer more!
Wan Niangzi and Zheng Wanjun, mother and daughter, were rational and sober, and could not help but shake their heads.
Zheng Wanjun even thought that if she were one of Ji Sanlang's three children, her feelings towards Gu must be very complicated: gratitude and resentment!
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