Gu Li looked at Su Jiaoniang, her eyes filled with hurt, staring at the tightly closed gate: "Sister Su, let's go talk in the courtyard!"
"What's there to say? Are we that close?" Su Jiaoniang said, noticing that Gu Li's eyes were filled with tears and she was about to cry.
She had a headache, even though Xiaoya wouldn't cry easily in these situations.
Gu Lin, a hunter, spends his days in the mountains with wild animals. He has shed countless drops of blood and sweat in his quest for survival, and he is a tough and resolute man.
But his sister, why is she like this? A delicate personality is a good personality, but Gu Li is not delicate at all. She is always dejected, as if everyone in the world owes her something, and she will even use her pitiful appearance to take advantage of others.
"I have things to do at home, so I won't entertain you any longer." Su Jiaoniang wasn't interested in the eggs Gu Li brought, and she wasn't interested in Gu Li herself either. Besides, she really couldn't afford to offend someone like Gu Li who would start crying after just a few words.
"Let's talk. I know some things I can do to help you!"
"We can't afford it. You're probably in a bad mood after the divorce, so you should take a break!"
After Su Jiaoniang finished speaking, she opened her front door a crack, crawled back inside, and closed the door again. She was worried that Gu Li would say something shocking.
Even when she had no prior interaction with Gu Lin, Gu Li was able to fabricate stories about him.
Now that this beauty has killed a bear on the mountain and also saved Gu Lin, who knows what kind of story Gu Li will be able to make up at this moment.
Gu Li stared wide-eyed at the door.
A hint of resentment appeared in his eyes.
She turned around and walked home, sobbing.
A villager passing by casually asked, "Is the hunter's little sister back? Where's your husband?"
"..." Gu Li's eyes stung, and she cried even more pitifully.
"Why ask? People from the next village have already said that Gu Li has been divorced."
"What do you mean by 'break up'? It's clearly a divorce."
"Is there a difference? Anyway, I'm not a girl anymore."
The muttering continued, and Gu Li pursed her lips.
She heard that a wealthy young master lived in Su Jiaoniang's courtyard. The young master was not only rich, but also handsome!
Living with a young master like that would be wonderful.
Unfortunately, I didn't even get to go inside the courtyard.
Looking down at the basket in her hand, she knew all too well what it meant for gossip to be terrifying. As long as everyone in the village believed that Su Jiaoniang was going to remarry, to her brother.
In the end, there will only be one outcome: under the pointing fingers, various words, and greetings, Su Jiaoniang will compromise.
Just like how people talk about her now, at first they would find it hard to believe and very uncomfortable... She has to withstand the pressure. She is so beautiful and has such a delicate personality. What kind of man wouldn't feel sorry for her?
Back in his own yard, he saw Gu Lin standing at the door.
"You're back?" Gu Lin looked behind Gu Li, but didn't see the obvious disappointment flashing in Su Jiaoniang's eyes.
"Brother, what are you looking at?" Gu Li asked, her eyes filled with amusement, clearly teasing him.
Gu Lin didn't say anything.
Gu Li continued, "I heard that Su Jiaoniang carried you down the mountain. Brother, you two have already been intimate. If you are still a decent man, you should repay her."
"To repay..." Gu Lin glanced at his small courtyard, which at most contained some animal furs.
However, these are not worth much.
It's not a tiger skin.
Su Jiaoniang, on the other hand, lived a good life, renting five or six acres of land.
There are still small businesses in the county town.
According to the villagers, Su Jiaoniang's business brought in at least two taels of silver a month.
A family can earn twenty taels of silver a year.
With so much money, you can have anything you want.
His arm is no longer usable. Doctor Liu said that he should get a few acres of land and either farm or find another job, as hunting and drawing a bow require extremely high physical strength.
If you continue up the mountain, you might be able to catch a few rabbits and pheasants, but if you encounter wolves or wild boars, you could easily strain your arm again if you're not careful.
This line of work is no longer viable.
Moreover, it takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone; the flesh on his arm was almost completely gnawed away, leaving only a bare skeleton.
The pain is constantly being proclaimed.
It's already incredibly difficult to save an arm.
If other requirements are too high, then I'm not human.
"Don't be ridiculous. Your brother is not good enough for her in his current state."
“What’s wrong with you? Brother, you’re good-looking. Even if you can’t hunt, you can raise animals and farm. You don’t gamble, you don’t patronize prostitutes, you don’t drink, and you’re even an older bachelor who hasn’t gotten married yet.”
After Gu Li finished speaking, she looked at Gu Lin with sparkling eyes.
At this moment, Gu Lin was somewhat persuaded.
Is he really that good?
Seeing that Gu Lin was moved, Gu Li smiled. Even if it was fake, repeating it a few more times would soon make it real.
Besides, isn't that true?
If Su Jiaoniang, a young widow, could find a single young man like her brother in her remarriage, it would be a blessing from her past life.
On the other side.
Su Jiaoniang, who was busy in the kitchen, suddenly sneezed a few times.
The Buddha statue tending the fire looked up and its gaze fell on Su Jiaoniang: "Mother, Mr. Gu is gone, and Teacher Li has nothing left to teach me. Who will I study with from now on?"
"Who do you want to study with?" Su Jiaoniang asked, raising an eyebrow.
Fu Tu narrowed his eyes: "Mother, I want to do some things of my own, just like Xiao Ya."
"At the right age, you should do the right things. You're still young and you're not going to school? Are you kidding me? Besides, Xiaoya is learning to read. She's doing business now to have another skill to make a living. There are very few things women can do, and there are age restrictions. On the contrary, it's different for men. If you want to do something, you can do it anytime. During childhood, you should learn how to be a person. Life is long, and it's extremely valuable for girls to accumulate some experience at a young age."
Moreover, the things Xiaoya learns will be useful to her in the future.
Having traveled from the future, how could she possibly allow her child to be illiterate?
She continued, "Xiao Ya is able to learn less because of societal requirements, but that doesn't mean Xiao Ya has it easy!" How can women have it easy living in a patriarchal society?
Futu wanted to say something more, but slowly closed his mouth. At this moment, he understood that no matter what he said, he would have to study all these years.
A mother has her own principles.
He's still a child; nothing I say works.
If you want your words to carry weight, you need to have the right to be in charge.
It's good to be in charge.
In an instant, the Buddha had a new goal for the future.
He wants to be in charge!
As the saying goes, before marriage one obeys one's father, after marriage one obeys one's husband, and after the husband's death one obeys one's son!
Everyone now believes his father is dead.
At this time, the mother should listen to him, instead of letting him be restrained.
He stomped his foot and stood up, staring at Su Jiaoniang with his dark, cold, and obsessive eyes: "Mother, do you even know the Three Obediences and Four Virtues!"
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