Aunt Gu lay in bed, feeling depressed and unable to eat. She vomited everything she ate. After two days, she looked completely unwell.
Gu Tiezhu panicked. Taking advantage of the opportunity that the snow on the road had melted in the sun over the past two days, he quickly sent Aunt Gu to the People's Hospital in the town.
Aunt Gu stayed in the hospital for two days, received an IV drip and took a lot of medicine before she felt a little better.
Aunt Gu's behavior frightened Zhao the bamboo craftsman. Fortunately, Gu Tiezhu was there, otherwise, Aunt Gu would definitely not want to live this time. Aunt Gu had been strong all her life, but in her old age, her son and daughter-in-law despised her as a "spendthrift". This anger has always been stuck in Aunt Gu's heart.
If Aunt Gu and her eldest daughter-in-law continue to live under the same roof in the future, such a thing might happen again.
Zhao the bamboo craftsman ran to his second son's house and cried, asking if he could let him and his wife live with him in their old age. Otherwise, Aunt Gu would be irritated by Zheng Qiulian all day long, and she didn't know how long she could live.
In rural areas, when an elderly person falls ill, medical expenses are shared among their sons. This time, when Aunt Gu was hospitalized, Gu Tiezhu footed all the bills. Zhao Hongbing certainly couldn't take advantage of his cousin and was planning to go to Zhao Hongsheng's house to return the money to Gu Tiezhu.
Hearing his father's words, Zhao Hongbing jumped up. No wonder he said his mother was fine just two days ago, how could she suddenly fall down? It turned out that his sister-in-law Zheng Qiulian was behind this. How dare she look down on his mother? Would Zheng Qiulian be someone else's daughter-in-law?
Zhao Hongbing was so angry that he ran to Zhao Hongsheng's house and beat him up without saying a word. He couldn't beat his sister-in-law, but he couldn't beat his unfilial brother?
After the beating, Zhao Hongbing proposed to take his parents to live with him in their old age, and asked Zhao Hongsheng to return all the advantages he had taken from him in previous years.
Zhao Hongsheng felt like crying, but he couldn't. If he had been rich, would he have needed his parents to fill their coffins? Aunt Gu and Zhao the bamboo craftsman's money had been spent long ago. Where would he get the money to pay them back?
Finally, the situation of the Zhao Hongsheng brothers alarmed the village chief, Zhao Youtian. It wasn't uncommon for families in the village to split up again after a split, and such matters always required the intervention of a highly respected figure like the village chief.
Zhao Hongsheng cried bitterly in front of Zhao Youtian. He didn't want Aunt Gu and the others to live with his younger brother.
Zheng Qiulian was also afraid. If Aunt Gu and her family really moved to Zhao Hongbing's home for retirement, she and Zhao Hongsheng would be firmly labeled "unfilial." Not only would their family be embarrassed in Zhaojiagou, but with this reputation of being "unfilial," Zhao Hongsheng's children would have a much harder time getting married.
Zhao Hongsheng first asked his wife Zheng Qiulian to admit her mistake to Aunt Gu. He also apologized to his brother repeatedly, saying that he would definitely restrain his wife in the future, be filial to his parents, and would never make his mother angry again.
With Zhao Youtian's mediation, Aunt Gu and her husband decided to live with their eldest son's family.
The matter should have been resolved at this point, but then Gu Tiezhu stepped forward and, in front of everyone, took out a passbook with Aunt Gu's name on it and gave it to her.
There were three thousand yuan in the passbook, which was deposited by Gu Tiezhu for Aunt Gu in the town when he took her to the hospital two days ago.
Gutiezhu said that it was the filial piety money he gave to his aunt. Over the years, his aunt had contributed a lot to their Gu family. As a nephew, Gutiezhu should be filial to her when he is able to do so.
Gutiezhu's first move was so generous that everyone present was stunned.
Zhao Hongsheng was a bit better off. After all, Gutiezhu had slipped him some money once before. Although Zhao Hongsheng didn't accept it, he had already experienced Gutiezhu's generosity once.
Zhao Hongsheng felt humiliated. Gu Tiezhu's intention was obvious: he didn't want his aunt to be despised by her daughter-in-law in her old age, so he, as her nephew, paid to support her. Even if it was just for the money, Zheng Qiulian would treat Aunt Gu better in the future. Aunt Gu had money in her hands, which made her feel much more confident in front of her daughter-in-law.
Aunt Gu didn't want it. She was an aunt and believed that a daughter who was married off was like spilled water. She already had a son, so how could she ask Gu Tiezhu to pay for her retirement?
Gu Tiezhu insisted on giving it to her, and in the end, Aunt Gu had no choice but to accept the passbook. However, Aunt Gu stated that she planned to use the money to find a wife for Gu Tiezhu. Gu Tiezhu had been a widower for so many years, and it was time for him to marry a woman and live a good life.
Gu Tiezhu shook his head repeatedly, saying he didn't want to marry again. Aunt Gu didn't care and the next day she asked Aunt Cao, a matchmaker from Zhaojiagou, to act as a matchmaker for Gu Tiezhu.
With three thousand yuan as a base, Aunt Cao was full of enthusiasm. Gutiezhu was not old and had a handsome appearance, but his family was too poor, so no one wanted to marry him. Now, Gutiezhu had money, and such a large sum of money, not to mention marrying one wife, even if it was ten, it would be enough.
The news that Gutiezhu had made a fortune spread throughout Zhaojiagou and several neighboring villages within a few days.
Three thousand yuan—in Zhaojiagou, apart from Zhao Qingshan's family, no other family had such a large fortune. A family with three hundred yuan in savings was considered wealthy in the village. Gu Tiezhu only gave this much to Aunt Gu, so he must have even more!
Now, there are so many young girls and wives coming to see Gutiezhu.
Two days later, Gutiezhu's two children disappeared, perhaps because they were upset by the news that Gutiezhu was going to marry a new wife.
The disappearance of the two children brought this blind date event in Gutiezhu to an end.
Gu Tiezhu told Aunt Gu that he really didn't want to get married. Even if he wanted to, it was not the right time. Gu Hongxing and his sister were already grown up, and if Gu Tiezhu found a stepmother for them at this time, the children would definitely feel uncomfortable.
Aunt Gu was a little embarrassed. She really meant well but ended up with something bad. Before arranging a marriage for Gu Tiezhu, she forgot to ask for the consent of Gu Hongxing and his sister.
The child was missing, and Aunt Gu was very anxious. Zhao Youtian gathered the villagers to look for Gu Hongxing and Gu Xiaofang. Finally, a villager said that he saw Gu Hongxing and his sister going to the town that day.
With a direction for investigation, Gu Tiezhu entrusted the house-building matter to Aunt Gu, and hurriedly left Zhaojiagou to look for Gu Hongxing and the others.
It has been three or two days since Gu Tiezhu left Zhaojiagou, and it is still unknown whether he has found Gu Hongxing and Gu Xiaofang.
When Zhao Youtian talked about these troubles, he sighed all over.
After hearing what Zhao Youtian said, Wen Ziqing didn't need to make a phone call. Gutiezhu was gone, and even if they found out what happened to Gutiezhu, they had nowhere to go.
Wen Ziqing turned around and went home. Before he could talk to Zhou Yuanyuan about the ancient iron pillar, Zhou Xi sent a communication talisman to Zhou Yuanyuan.
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