Mrs. Chen cried and threw herself on Gu Qing’s back. Gu Qing hurriedly got out of the way, “Mom, my sister is injured. Don’t press her. You have to let her lie down on the Kang quickly.”

Mrs. Chen stopped her feet and asked, “Where are you hurt?”

She looked over and suddenly saw a large amount of blood on Gu Fei’s back. She swayed and almost fainted. Fortunately, Li Chunhua came over to support her.

Gu Fei was quickly put on the kang, lying on her stomach with her head tilted. Mrs. Chen looked at her bloodstained middle coat, her hands were trembling. She didn’t dare to lift it.

Gu Qing took out the ointment and handed it to Li Chunhua, telling her to apply it to Gu Fei in a while, and then said to Mrs. Chen: “Mom, take out all the money at home. I redeemed my sister. It cost me 20 taels of silver. I have to give it back.”

Mrs. Chen was surprised: “20 taels, but we don’t have that many at home!”

Gu Qing gritted his teeth and said: “I’ll borrow it if there’s still a lot left.”

Gu Fei was about to say that she had money, but suddenly she held back.

It was not that she was selfish, she always had some knots in her heart about the family members who sold her. She wanted to see how far these people in this family could go for her, and then she’d decide how to treat them.

Mrs. Chen hurriedly took the key to open the cabinet, took out a small box from inside, and opened the box. Inside was some scattered silver. Gu Qing weighed it and estimated that there were about twelve taels.

Gu Qing took the money and walked out. Mrs. Chen stopped him: “Where are you going to borrow money?”

Gu Qing paused: “I’ll go to the uncle’s house and brother-in-law’s house first. If it’s not enough, I’ll go to the village chief.”

“Mom, you go to the main room to entertain the guest.”

“Chunhua, you ask Ergou to go next door to go find Father.”

Gu Qing went out after finishing speaking.

He walked to the main room and saw Shitou still standing at the door. He hurriedly invited people in: “Brother Shitou, please sit down for a moment. I don’t have enough money here. I’ll give it as soon as I have enough.”

Mrs. Chen also came out, went to the kitchen to find the most decent porcelain cup in the house, poured a cup of tea, and sent it to the main room.

As a peasant woman, Mrs. Chen didn’t know how to entertain guests. Especially when Shitou doesn’t look like an ordinary person.

The two of them sat in the main room.

Fortunately, after a while, a middle-aged man came in.

Mrs. Chen quickly stood up and said: “Husband, you’re back.”

She pointed to Shitou and said: “This is our benefactor. If he hadn’t loaned 20 taels of silver to our eldest son, Xiao Fei wouldn’t be able to come back today.”

Gu Zhang bent down and bowed deeply to Shitou: “Thank you so much for lending us the money.”

Shitou stood up hurriedly: “No need to thank me, it was my young master who lent the money.”

Gu Zhang nodded and still said: “Benefactor, please take a seat.”

“Mrs. Chen, you go and prepare a table of wine and food. It’s already noon. Let our benefactor eat before leaving.”

Shitou felt extremely uncomfortable. Their family looked very poor. They couldn’t even afford twenty taels of silver. If he stays for a meal, he would feel guilty.

He waved his hands repeatedly, “No, I’ll leave after I take the money.”

After saying those words, he felt it was too ambiguous, so he added: “Actually, my young master said that there is no need to pay back the money. I don’t think there is any need to borrow money. I will go back right now.”

Mrs. Chen felt happy when she heard this. Just as she was about to say something, she heard Gu Zhang say: “It’s a great kindness, but since the money was borrowed, it must be paid back. Please wait a moment.”

After Gu Zhang finished speaking, he pulled Mrs. Chen outside and said, “Go and give me the land deed.”

Mrs. Chen looked horrified: “You don’t want to sell the land, do you? Our eldest son has already gone to borrow money. The family only has these few acres of land. If it’s sold, what will our family eat?”