Chapter 435: Kick in the Heart
"His father, his father."
Jia knew Gu Youtian's temper and was afraid that he would beat Gu Ruinian to death.
"Ruinian doesn't want to fail the exam either. He is suffering more than anyone else right now. We as his parents can't blame him."
Gu Youtian said angrily, "Don't you have an idea of how you did in the exam? But he came home after the exam and told us that he performed very well and won both the title of scholar and the first place in the case. If he hadn't spread the word in advance that he could pass the exam, would I have lost face like that? I, Gu Youtian, have become a joke in the whole Yanguan Town because of you, my good son. When I go out, you can see how many people will gossip about me behind my back, saying that I am bragging and that I am wishful thinking."
"You've been slapped in the face now. What's even more infuriating is how did Jingzhe pass the exam? It would have been fine without Jingzhe as a comparison, but now that we have Jingzhe as a comparison, I don't know how he is going to plot against us behind our backs."
Gu Youtian came to Gu Ruinian's door with a stick and kicked it.
Old Master Gu did not stop him. He felt that it would not be good to let Gu Ruinian become depressed after just one exam, and it was good that Gu Youtian could wake him up.
Of course, he would stand by to prevent it from actually hitting him.
Jia tried her best to stop Gu Youtian and cried, "Even if Ruinian did well in the exam, it would be useless if his writing does not meet the examiner's standards. Our Ruinian is just unlucky, it's not his fault. His father, calm down. Next year...next year, Ruinian will definitely get the first place..."
Gu Youtian kicked the door desperately despite Jia's obstruction.
The door of the old house was not strong to begin with, and it was almost broken after being kicked hard by Gu Youtian.
Jia hugged the fire poker and cried bitterly.
He pulled hard and got the fire poker in his hand.
With such a thick stick and Gu Youtian's rage, one hit from the stick would kill Gu Ruinian half of his life.
"You're used to it."
Gu Youtian was so angry that he kicked Jia in the chest.
Jia fell to the ground, vomited blood with a roar, and fainted with her eyes rolled back.
Old Mrs. Gu and Xiaoxue were so scared that they stepped forward and pinched the Ren Zhong point.
The old house made so much noise that it attracted neighbors to come and watch the fun.
Originally, everyone came to see Gu Ruinian make a fool of himself, but when Jia was kicked down by Gu Youtian, everyone ignored the fun and swarmed over to help Old Lady Gu and Gu Xiaoxue strangle Jia.
"Fengnian, damn it. Wake up."
"What can I do?"
"We need to ask a doctor."
Everyone's shouts got louder and louder, and Old Lady Gu collapsed to the ground in fear. If Jia died, those ferocious brothers and nephews of the Jia family would not let Gu Youtian off.
"Mom, mom." Gu Xiaoxue cried.
Wei was in her own room. After Gu Yao's family had finished Gu Jingzhe's banquet, they put the cakes and pastries given by Man'er in their pockets and were reluctant to eat them. They also put meat in a big white steamed bun and hid it in their arms. After returning home, they pulled Wei into the room and handed it to her.
Wei was pleased with her son's understanding. She ate a steamed bun and hid the meat to give it to her son as a snack in the evening.
She had been ignoring all the noise outside, but when she heard her mother-in-law being kicked down by her father-in-law, she could no longer stay at home.
So he walked out.
Gu Fengnian also came out.
The couple looked at Jia anxiously.
Seeing Jia vomiting blood, the couple turned pale with fright.
"Go and ask the doctor." Wei said to Gu Fengnian.
Gu Fengnian ran away.
Suddenly he remembered that he had no money, so he turned around and asked Mr. Gu for money.
All the money in the family was used for Ruinian to go to the provincial capital for the exam, and Grandpa Gu had no money left.
"Don't worry about the money for now, just invite the doctor here first." Aunt Qin, who came to join in the fun, said to Gu Fengnian.
Only then did Gu Fengnian start running again.
Everyone worked together to carry Jia into the house.
Wei asked Gu Xiaoxue to look after the child, and she stood up and walked towards the west end of the village.
She hated her brother-in-law.
So what if you fail the exam? What's the point of hiding yourself in the house like a turtle?
Mother-in-law said that all the disaster today was caused by my brother-in-law.
I hate my brother-in-law and my father-in-law at the same time. He does nothing all day and just takes his anger out on women.
As a daughter-in-law, even though she had conflicts with Jia, she couldn't just watch her mother-in-law die.
There is no money at home. When the doctor arrives, he will need to prescribe medicine. How can I do that without money?
Wei thought of Tong Huaqiong's family and had no choice but to borrow money from her.
"Is the madam here?"
Wei started shouting as soon as she arrived at Tong Huaqiong's yard.
"Hey, sister-in-law, what are you doing at my house?"
Liu Yue'e came out and found that it was Wei who was in a bad mood.
Wei married into the Gu family at the same time as her. Wei followed Gu Fengnian to Qinghewan to worship their ancestors. Old lady Gu gave Wei a bracelet but not to Liu Yue'e. She said in front of Wei that Liu Yue'e had eloped and was not worthy of taking her things.
Liu Yue'e even started to hate Wei.
In addition, Wei only came to Qinghe Bay occasionally, and disliked the people of Qinghe Bay as vulgar and never took her seriously.
Therefore, she was not very kind to Wei.
"Sister-in-law, I have something urgent to discuss with you," said Wei.
Tong Huaqiong and Gu Jingzhe were discussing the proposal for marriage to the Lu family in the house when they heard the voices outside and came out.
Liu Yue'e wanted to continue to criticize Wei, but she stopped talking when she saw her mother-in-law.
"Auntie." Wei cried out in a tearful voice.
Tong Huaqiong asked, "What's wrong?"
As for Wei, Tong Huaqiong treated her like an ordinary villager with whom she had no interest in any relationship, and had neither good nor bad feelings towards her.
Apart from Wei calling her "Auntie" when they met, they had no relationship and she didn't know why Wei came to her house to find her.
"Auntie." Wei bit her lip and said, "Can you lend me two taels of silver? I know I shouldn't ask this, and I don't have the face to ask. But I can't care about it now. My mother-in-law was kicked by my father-in-law and vomited blood. Now she fainted on the bed. Fengnian went to ask the doctor to get medicine, which requires money..."
Tong Huaqiong went into the house without saying a word and took out two taels of silver and handed it to Wei.
It's not that she is too chaste, but she just can't bear to watch someone die.
Jia didn't do anything against the will of heaven.
Wei took the silver and cried, "Auntie, I will return the silver."
Tong Huaqiong waved her hand and said, "Saving people is the most important thing, go quickly."
Gu Jingzhe said: "I will go with my sister-in-law to check the situation."
Liu Yue'e also went to the old house. Of course, she was not concerned about Jia's situation, but went to eat melons.
"Mom, there was a big commotion in the old house. Rui Nian didn't pass the imperial examination, and my second uncle felt embarrassed and wanted to beat him up. My second aunt tried to stop him, so my second uncle kicked her in the chest..."
Liu Yue'e strolled around the old house, cut the melon she had eaten and took it home for Tong Huaqiong to eat.
"How is your second aunt now?"
Tong Huaqiong could imagine Gu Youtian’s anger about his son failing the exam.
It would have been fine if he failed quietly, but failing when he was fully prepared to be on the list of successful candidates was a huge disgrace to Gu Youtian.
More importantly, she heard that Gu Youtian borrowed money from Gu Ruinian's scholar status to do business. Who would dare to lend him money now?
However, Tong Huaqiong expressed contempt for Gu Youtian's domestic violence against his wife.
Liu Yue'e said: "The doctor gave him two injections and he woke up. He saw that my third brother had fainted again and was still giving him injections."
Tong Huaqiong: “…”
Liu Yue'e said: "Second Aunt can't see Third Brother now. Seeing him will upset her."
Tong Huaqiong felt a little amused and confused, but at the same time she understood Jia very well.
For an ancient woman who regards her son as her heaven, she placed all her hopes on Gu Ruinian.
Gu Ruinian repeatedly brainwashed Jia that he could pass the imperial examination, but his hopes were dashed when the results were announced. Gu Jingzhe, who was regarded by Jia as Gu Ruinian's competitor, passed the exam. It would have been strange if she wasn't furious.