The woman was already a little scared when she looked at Gu Xiuwen's eyes, and she only dared to speak loudly because of her seniority.
Now Gu Xiuwen's face turned completely cold. The woman's heart sank and she dared not speak anymore.
Gu Xiuwen looked around at his so-called "clan members".
They all have the surname Gu, and now they keep saying that they have come to see how Gu Hong is doing on the battlefield. They have been extremely worried about him over the years.
But when their father left home, leaving them and their mother to depend on each other, these clansmen who said they missed Gu Hong never helped them.
Now you realize you're trying to make connections?! It's too late!
"You guys think so too? You think my mom's health is okay?"
Gu Xiuwen sneered, "So all my mother's efforts in trying to save your lives have been in vain!"
Gu Xiuwen really felt sorry for Shen Ningsi.
You should know that Gu Xiuwen is a relatively kind person. He knows how to help the people of Wanning Village. Even when he went from house to house to explain to people how to make water and how to grow potatoes, Gu Xiuwen never complained of being tired.
But now, Gu Xiuwen really began to regret why he helped them.
"If it weren't for my mother, would you still have the energy to stand here, clamoring for her to come out to greet you? And would you still have the nerve to even think about getting close to my father?!"
After a few rhetorical questions, even the extremely thick-skinned woman couldn't help but shrink her neck.
"My mother is in such poor health, yet you still want her to come out to greet you. If something happens to her, do you have the ability to grow food to feed yourselves?"
"Brother Wen, we are not what you said."
The woman scratched her head. When she saw Gu Xiuwen getting angry, her momentum weakened a lot.
"Besides, we all clearly saw Shen Ningsi come out and talk to Lord Fan. How come Lord Fan can see her but we can't?"
She raised her voice slightly, "Could it be that it's because Lord Fan is a young talent?"
This means that the relationship between Shen Ningsi and Fan Xing is not innocent!
"What does it have to do with you who my mother is talking to?!" Gu Xiuwu couldn't bear to listen any longer.
It was just that his brother wouldn't let him out, so Gu Xiuwu suppressed his anger. However, when he heard that these people had begun to frame his mother for being Lord Tufan, Gu Xiuwu could no longer bear it.
If Shen Ningsi hadn't taught him to be patient during this period, Gu Xiuwu would have knocked all these people down with one punch.
"Isn't it perfectly normal for me to not want to see you? Where were you when my mother and her unborn child nearly died? And now you're thinking of getting a piece of the action?"
Gu Xiuwu spat directly on the ground, "Don't even mention that Mother is still asking us to stop you in a nice tone. Even if Mother wanted to beat you guys away with sticks, that would be perfectly normal!"
Those who relied on their seniority to bully others all held their breath and stared at Gu Xiuwu blankly.
If the boy said these words, they would be beaten to death in their family, but whose son is Gu Xiuwu? He is Gu Hong's biological child.
He is the son of the general. How dare these people say anything now?
"Brother Wu is still so impatient." An elder with gray hair said with a wry smile.
Gu Xiuwen protected his brother behind him and said, "Wu'er just couldn't help but speak out his true feelings. But I don't have any objection to what he said. I think he is right."
“…”
Even Gu Xiuwen, who is the most polite, said these words, which shows that the two brothers are indeed angry.
"Brothers, we really don't have any bad intentions. Which family has had an easy time these years? Seeing Shen Yatou, a woman, raising you children to make a living, we are also worried. We can't bear it, but the family really can't afford food."
The person who spoke was the oldest elder in the Gu family, and the only elder in the group who was gentle towards Gu Xiuwen and Gu Xiuwu.
Seeing him speak, the hostility in Gu Xiuwu's eyes subsided a little.
"You two children are both extremely intelligent, so we won't hide anything from you."
He sighed, "The Gu family has never produced anyone as promising as your father. We do want to use Gu Hong's influence to make our lives a little better, but if you don't want us to, we will definitely not continue to pester you."
After he said that, he wanted to pull all the people on his side away.
What are you staying here for?
The people in the house must have heard their noise, but no adult came out yet.
Gu Hong and Shen Ningsi have already expressed their attitudes.
"Grandpa Gu San!" Gu Xiuwen frowned, but was interrupted before he could say anything else.
"What do you mean by not getting entangled? Uncle Gu, you must be getting senile!" The woman who chattered incessantly at the beginning spoke up instantly.
She doesn't want to talk about face and morality.
In this world, as long as you live your life well, nothing else matters.
"What are you arguing about? Is it because I borrowed too much food and supplies that I can't shut you up?"
Gu Hong listened inside the door for a long time, and seeing that the two brothers had no way of driving all these people back, he finally appeared with a cold face.
It’s one thing that these two brats didn’t ask for help, but it’s another thing that no one can bully his people!
"Gu is unwell and needs to recuperate. I have already issued an order that outsiders are absolutely not allowed to approach this place easily. Do you think you are not human, or do you think I will show mercy because your surname is Gu?"
When Gu Hong saw the old man turning around, his eyes softened a little.
"Uncle San, I won't be able to bring them into the capital, but as long as they stay in Wanning Village, no one will dare to bully them."
Even with the food borrowed by Gu Hong, the people of Wanning Village would not be able to relieve their fear for the time being.
They were all afraid of hunger, and only when they saw food growing in the land and the rice jars full could they truly feel at ease.
During this period, Gu Hong has heard of many cases of home robberies.
"I won't help you with anything else, but since you and I share the same last name, as long as you can grow something, no one will be able to take it away from you."
Giving them this little bit of protection was already Gu Hongren's utmost duty. After saying this, Gu Hong turned around without even giving these people a glance.
It was the same woman from the beginning. She was shocked when she heard this. "General Gu! You are such a high-ranking official, how can you still be so petty!"
Gu Hong was able to easily transfer so much food, how much could these four or five people eat? Could it be more than what the villagers ate?
"Don't you care about your people at all? How much rice can we eat? It's just a matter of a word for you to allocate food now! You can save us with just a simple gesture, so why not?"
Gu Hong didn't turn around, but his steps had stopped.
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