The second young lady lay beside the window and looked out through the hole in the window paper. When she saw Gu Erlang kneeling, the second young lady wiped her tears. She wanted a brother like this. She was a concubine daughter. In the eyes of her elder brother, she doesn’t exist. She was almost a transparent person.

The old lady became more and more angry, “Okay, okay, your whole family is protecting that girl. I just said this, but there are so many people protecting her.”

“You didn’t redeem a daughter, but you invited an ancestor back!”

The old lady raised her cane and slapped Gu Erlang a few times. The second young lady covered her mouth and shrank her shoulders.

Gu Erlang lowered his head and remained silent.

Gu Zhang and Mrs. Chen looked anxious, but it was hard to say anything. It was only natural for the old lady to lecture her grandson.

After a few strokes, the old lady lost her energy, threw away the crutch, sat on the ground, and cried: “What evil have I done? I have raised these unfilial children and grandchildren. My life is miserable. The old man left early. I help them pissed and shitted until they were big, but now they dislike me.”

Gu Zhang’s face was ashen. If she wasn’t his mother, he would have picked up the broom and driven him out. But she was, so he couldn’t be beaten or scolded.

The old lady’s movement quickly attracted onlookers. There was no entertainment at this time. If someone had a quarrel or a fight, the melon-eaters would come over with their little horses.

Gu Fei couldn’t bear it any longer in the house, so she climbed down from the kang and walked straight to the yard.

She looked at the old lady sitting on the ground and said, “Grandma, don’t knock over a boat full of people with one stick. My parents are very filial to you.”

“If there is anything, it’s all my fault.”

“I’m unfilial, come on, come on, hit me.” Gu Fei turned her back and knelt, pointing to her back.

“Hey, what’s wrong with this girl, Xiao Fei? Her back is covered with blood, it looks scary.”

“I heard that she was beaten up in the Marquis’ Mansion!”

“That’s not all. The Hou Mansion was ransacked. I heard that Xiao Fei was also imprisoned. She was taken to Nan Market to be sold. Fortunately, Gu Qing saw her and bought her back.”

“No wonder Gu Qing borrowed money from everywhere yesterday.”

“Yes, I heard that it cost 20 taels to redeem her. At that time, she was only sold for 5 taels of silver. Now it costs 20 taels. It’s a big loss!”

“The old lady has made a money-losing business. Xiao Fei was beaten like this. No wonder she is resentful.”

The melon-eating crowd stood at the entrance of the courtyard and exchanged opinions.

The old lady couldn’t help it when she heard the words about money-losing businesses. She wanted to say that Gu Fei went to the Marquis Mansion to enjoy a blessing, but she couldn’t say it when she saw the blood on Gu Fei’s back.

She wanted to take her crutch, but she was afraid that the second branch of the family would be more angry with her.

The old lady couldn’t get off the stage, so she could only cover her face and cry.

Gu Zhang looked at his daughter kneeling on the ground, feeling heartbroken.

He stepped forward and helped the old lady up: “Mom, you are old, don’t sit on the cold ground. I will help you go back and lie down.”

The old lady doesn’t want to stop yet and beats Gu Zhang twice: “I raised a heartless son in vain!”

Gu Erlang also got up from the ground. He and his father helped the old lady out of the ground.

Mrs. Qian sneered from the side. The old lady made such a big fuss, but it was all in vain, and didn’t take advantage of anything!

She raised her voice sharply: “Mom, didn’t you say yesterday that you were going to your cousin’s house?”

“Just in time, the second brother-in-law bought a mule cart. You can ask him to lend it to you for a few days and also take you to your cousin’s house.”

The old lady stopped at the entrance of the courtyard and looked back at the mule cart. The green cloth curtain on the carriage looked brand new.