Chapter 185 186. Family Letter
Being in an unfamiliar place, Gu Dashi couldn't drag his sick body alone to go to the Lan family to look for someone.
After receiving the silver, the driver wanted to send the man back as soon as possible. He did not care about the man's wishes at all. With the help of the medicine boy, he quickly put him on the ox cart and set off in the cold wind.
To make matters worse, the ox cart that carried Gu Dashi all the way back to the village overturned at the entrance to the village, perhaps because the road conditions were unfamiliar or the road was slippery due to snow. Gu Dashi was crushed under the cart. Not only were his limbs weak, but even his feet were broken.
The driver was afraid that the other person would cause trouble, so he struggled to straighten the ox cart, left the person there, and hurriedly drove away.
Gu Dashi, who was abandoned in the snow, felt cold and in pain and could only keep calling out.
Fortunately, he was not destined to die. He was met by someone passing by the next village and thus he was able to survive.
Looking at the old man who came back in such a miserable state, Li Cuicui was really angry and hateful, "Where have you been these two days? We almost turned the whole village upside down."
Gu Dashi didn't know what he was being stubborn about. He knew in his heart that Gu Yuanlei was not as filial as he imagined, but he still wanted to get to the bottom of it.
Listening to Li Cuicui's questioning, Gu Dashi was always depressed.
"Auntie Gu, Uncle Gu seems to have injured his foot. You should find a doctor to check it out." Wu Ping, who brought Gu Dashi back, reminded them that he had just used a lot of effort to help him back.
"Brother Wu, you have worked so hard," the brothers of the Gu family who rushed over after hearing the news kept thanking them for making them make such a trip in such a cold day.
"This is what we should do. After all, we are all from the same village. We have sent this person back to you. We will go back first and you guys go about your business." Wu Pingchang glanced at the sky. If he didn't go back, it would really be dark.
Gu Yuanjin glanced at Li Cuicui, and Li Cuicui suddenly remembered that since this person had made the trip, she had to show some appreciation.
He quickly went to the kitchen and brought out a small bag of food. Under Gu Yuanfeng's gaze, he stuffed the bag into Gu Yuantu's arms and asked the brothers to go and send the people off quickly.
"Mom, that's our last food." Gu Yuanfeng said gritting his teeth.
Li Cuicui, "They saved your father's life, so this little bit of food is not enough. When your father is well again, I will come to thank you again."
Gu Yuanfeng held his stomach, looking anxious, "What should we eat then?"
Li Cuicui didn't want to pay attention to her. She turned to look at Gu Dashi lying on the kang and asked, "What's your condition now? Do you want to see a doctor?"
Gu Dashi continued to remain silent, and even closed his eyes and didn't want to pay any more attention to Li Cuicui.
Just when Li Cuicui wanted to walk away, she slowly said, "My leg is broken, and the doctor in the city said I might become paralyzed."
"What? You went to the capital? What were you doing there?" Li Cuicui asked a series of questions before finally realizing, "You went to look for that unfilial son."
Seeing Gu Dashi closing his eyes in agreement, Li Cuicui felt like she couldn't breathe. "You're already like this, what about the youngest brother? Why didn't he send you back?"
Gu Dashi, "He dropped me off at the clinic and disappeared."
Li Cuicui was silent for a long time before she angrily said one word, "It's your fault!"
But in the following days, the brothers of the Gu family experienced what it was like to be in dire straits.
Li Cuicui was old and had no way of moving a big man like Gu Dashi by herself, so she had to ask her sons to take turns to serve her.
But Gu Dashi refused to cooperate. He could have reminded others what he needed to do. But he was malicious and pulled them all onto the kang. In such a cold day, several of his sons couldn't stand it. Even Li Cuicui, who helped with the cleaning every day, fell directly on the bed from exhaustion.
There was no other way, as all the cleaning work had to be divided among the daughters-in-law, and now every family had complaints.
The brothers could no longer bear the noise of their wives at home and began to think of ways to be lazy, but what they got was Gu Dashi's constant scolding.
Gu Yuanhuo didn't want to suffer this kind of humiliation, so he thought of Gu Wenheng, who had a family and a business in the county town. Even if he left, wouldn't he still employ some people in this city?
What's more, my seventh brother's wife also has a pastry shop, which generates income every day. Since I can't take care of it all, it's only right that I can give some money to subsidize a few of them.
After the brothers discussed it, they all thought this was a good idea. They went to the county town, but they found out that the store was run by a young boy.
The brothers wanted Xiao Dongzi to hand over the profits from the store in recent days. This way, not only would the medical expenses be paid, but they could also feel more relaxed.
Xiao Dongzi naturally would not let them get their wish. Seeing that they were making too much trouble and affecting the business of the store, he ran directly to the yamen to call Captain Li and others, and only then did they back off.
But when they returned to the village, the brothers became more and more annoyed, so they went to Gu Shulin to write this letter.
Of course, the letter was much more tactful, only saying that an elderly person in his family was injured and sick and urgently needed money, and asked him to temporarily let his family manage the income from the county shop.
"They are trying to make trouble because we are not at home." Jin Qianqian is really annoyed now, "Fortunately Xiao Dongzi is reliable, otherwise they would really let these people interfere with the store. I guess when we return, there will be nothing for us to do.
By the way, your eldest brother is just complaining about these things. Why doesn't he ask about the current situation of Gu Le's family? Wasn't he anxious to find someone before? Why is there no response now? "
Gu Wenheng: "..." It seems that there is really not a single word.
"I was probably in a hurry and forgot to write it down," Gu Wenheng was also very upset. Although he accepted this body, he also accepted the endless troubles.
They had no choice but to take on this cause and effect. "We'll write a letter and ask Brother Li to help us send some money back home."
Gu Wenheng didn't want to let such a young child like Xiao Dongzi face that large family, so he could only entrust the matter to Captain Li.
Jin Qianqian still felt sorry for the old lady and said with a worried look on her face, "That's good, but mother will definitely have to suffer for a while."
"I guess you'll have to endure some humiliation, but even though the brothers at home have their own little thoughts, they are still filial to mom, so we can rest assured about that." Gu Wenheng said this with a complicated look on his face.
Jin Qianqian folded the letter in her hand and handed it to Gu Wenheng, "This is also from Senior Brother Deng's escort agency! It seems that there will be another team returning in a few days. If there is anything you want to bring along, I will prepare it in the next two days."
Since the beginning of winter, the number of merchant caravans heading south has gradually increased. Deng Yuanhang's escort company has also become busier, and the exchange of letters has become more convenient.
"No need to give more. I'll ask Xiao Dongzi to buy some food and ask Brother Li and the others to send it back along the way."
(End of this chapter)
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