Li Shuo naturally knew the identities of the two women in the family from the memory of the possessed boy named Li Hui.
The old lame woman is called Chou Gu, but I don’t know if that is her real name. She is a servant in the family. The middle-aged woman is her mother Gu. Apart from that, there is no one else in the family.
Someone else.
The current situation of this family is very pessimistic, life is tight and they are struggling. This can be seen from the fact that the mother Gu has to go to the head of the Gu family to help with work.
Speaking of which, my mother's Gu family origin can be regarded as a large family of the Gu family in Wu County. The four major families in Wu County, Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang, are also known as the four major gentry families in Jiangwu County, and the Gu family is among them. The family origins of these large families in Wu County can be traced back to
During the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, they were all famous families.
However, this does not mean much to Li Hui's family. Although his mother's surname is Gu, she is not from the same lineage as the current head of the Gu family. The specific branch is unknown. The memory of young Li Hui
All I know is that my mother has no status in the Gu family.
The reason is very simple. The Gu family has spread its branches and leaves from its ancestor Gu Feng, the prefect of Yingchuan during the Eastern Han Dynasty, and has continued for more than ten generations. There are more than a thousand descendants of the Gu family, and the blood kinship between them has greatly varied.
Already.
What is certain is that there is a gap of eight or nine generations between the mother's Gu family and the current Gu family. Although they are both descendants of the Gu family, they are already small details on the branches of a big tree.
The current head of the Gu family, Gu Chun, is the uncle of Li Hui's mother Gu in terms of seniority, but he is only an uncle in name. In fact, the blood relationship is very weak. Apart from the same surname, there is almost no connection.
In addition to the members of the Gu family who have similar blood to the main family, today's Gu family consists of peripheral branches named Gu, but they are not members of the core family. They all live under the protection of the Gu family's resounding family reputation.
these people.
It's okay to be so estranged by blood, not to mention that the mother Gu can no longer be considered a member of the Gu family strictly speaking. Because she is a married woman, and her husband dies after she gets married and then comes back, which creates another layer of separation.
Li Hui's father, Li Zhi, was from Danyang County, and his family was a small local gentry in Danyang County. Marriages between gentry were very common, and intermarriage and consolidation of mutual relationships between major families in the south of the Yangtze River were even more common. But like Li Hui's father
In a place like this, a small gentry could not marry a close relative of the head of a big family.
When Li Zhi married the Gu family, it was actually the next best thing. After all, it was considered a marriage with the Gu family. Even if it was just a woman surnamed Gu, it would be beneficial.
Li Zhi did get an official position as a county governor soon after his marriage, and he became famous. Unfortunately, his life was short, and he fell ill and died before he was thirty. His mother, Gu, became a widow at a young age. Due to various reasons
The reason was that it was difficult for orphans and widowed mothers to establish themselves in Danyang County, so the Gu family took Li Hui, who was only a few years old, back to Wu County and took shelter under the big tree of her parents' family, thinking that at least she would have someone to rely on.
However, there are many unpleasant things in Li Hui's memory. For example, the Gu family's indifference and alienation towards his mother and son, and the glare and bullying he suffered from the Gu family's children in the past ten years. Although these are all fragmented.
memory, but the time traveler deeply realized that the inner hurt suffered by the possessed boy was unforgettable.
As for the fact that there is a servant in this family, it does seem a bit strange. But it is not surprising. After the death of Li Hui's father Li Zhi, the family fell into decline, and all the servants in the family were scattered. Only the one who originally did sweeping and heavy work
A servant girl stayed behind to help Li Hui's mother, Gu, and accompany her to deal with the funeral arrangements and accompany the orphan and widowed mother through the difficult years.
In the past few years, Chougu still went out to help people with labor work. She earned some money and food to supplement the family income by doing things like carrying firewood and water. She could be said to be a loyal servant. Chougu had only one reason. She and her family had never
She came from the north to the south, wandered on the streets, and almost starved to death. It was the Li family who took her in, so she has been grateful to the Li family all her life. Therefore, the Li family was in decline, and she could not abandon the orphans and widowers of the Li family.
But three years ago, Chou Gu sprained her leg while doing work. She refused to seek medical treatment without telling Mr. Gu, and as a result she became disabled. Worried that she was a burden, she ran out secretly, but was chased back by Mr. Gu. Mr. Gu was not
How could an ungrateful person abandon an ugly girl?
All in all, Li Hui synthesized all aspects of information and concluded that his current situation is very bad. His family is poor, he depends on others, and his future is bleak. He is seventeen years old, but he relies on his mother to work for the master's house to support himself, without any
goals and future.
This is a very real problem, that is, how to solve the current difficult situation of the family, at least to be self-reliant. Not to mention the long-term goal, I cannot let my mother work hard to support herself, so how can I feel at ease.
Although I don't have any long-term plans for the time being, it should be my duty to support my family and let them live a good life.
Li Hui was very depressed. This time traveling was simply a disaster. He traveled through troubled times, and was born in such a poor and difficult society, and this is the Eastern Jin Dynasty where family background is the only criterion. The world is dominated by wealthy families. This start can be described as an epic difficulty.
If there are ratings for various time-traveling lives, Li Hui's evaluation is that he drew a lot.
Of course, it was not all without merit. Li Hui was an optimistic person, and he forcibly found three reasons for himself that were enough to comfort him.
First of all, the skin of the young man named Li Hui he possessed was quite good. He had a handsome face and a slim figure. He was a handsome young man. He was much more handsome than his appearance in later generations.
Secondly, although this is a troubled time, I traveled through the Eastern Jin Dynasty, not the northern country of this era. Relatively speaking, the Eastern Jin Dynasty is still a relatively stable dynasty.
Judging from the history I know, there are still at least forty or fifty years before the fall of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In other words, I may not have to experience the chaotic and bloody conquests set off by the murderous demons from the northern countries, and maybe... I can live in peace and stability.
to spend this life.
Finally, there are many people living in this era who shine like stars. Their deeds have been passed down through the ages, making people admire and admire them. This makes Li Shuo feel like he is in a dream. People like Wang Xizhi, Xie An and Gu Kaizhi live in
In this era, it would be an exciting thing to see their elegance in person.
…
At lunch, the old woman cooked a meal and invited Li Hui out to eat. Li Hui opened the door and walked out neatly dressed.
"Xiao Lang looks very good. Are you feeling better?" the old woman asked.
Li Hui nodded and smiled: "Thank you Chou Aunt, I'm fine. Thank you for taking care of me."
"That's great. Madam, I know how happy she is. Hurry up and eat, the old slave will serve the young man some rice." The old woman hurriedly started to serve. The wrinkles on her face were all smiles.
It was obvious that he was happy from the bottom of his heart. This was the first time that Xiao Lang took the initiative to speak.
Seven or eight days ago, Xiao Lang suddenly fell into coma as if he had been possessed by an evil spirit. He invited the doctor to come over and said that he was afraid that there was no way he could be saved. Both he and his aunt were frightened. The aunt had such a lifeline, and it was difficult to support her.
If adults were gone, the eldest lady wouldn’t be able to survive.
Fortunately, Xiaolang woke up quickly, but became taciturn. He locked himself in the room and was in a daze, muttering something that he didn't know what to say. Now Xiaolang's condition has obviously improved, and there is something wrong with his face.
I have a smile and a look in my eyes, which is great.
Li Hui felt the old woman's emotions and was a little moved in his heart. At least he was not alone, and there were people who cared about him. He was somewhat emotionally comforted. Although he was not able to fully integrate at the moment, and this ugly girl was loyal.
, I also have some admiration for her in my heart.
The food was average and the taste was bland, but Li Hui still ate a large bowl of brown rice and drank half a bowl of soup. Health is very important. Although he is handsome, he is skinny and has no strength to tie a chicken.
But it can't be done.
Because there were some things in his mind that were still very confusing, Li Hui wanted to know the answer, so he asked Chou Gu Gu one after another.
"Chou Gu, do you know that Huan Da Sima's Northern Expedition has begun?" Li Hui asked.
According to the history that Li Hui knew, in the fourth year of Taihe, Huan Wen's third Northern Expedition began and then failed. Li Hui wanted to check whether it matched the history, so he asked.
"Huan Da Sima? Who is that?" Chou Gu was stunned.
"So... do you know Xie An?" Li Hui asked again.
"Xie An? I don't know him. I know Xie Da'an, the one-eyed blind man. He is very bad. He relies on his master's power every day to show off his power. One day, he will be killed by a fall." The ugly girl said
He said angrily.
Li Hui laughed. He was really confused. It was a waste of words to ask an ordinary old woman like Chou Gu. How could ordinary people care about national affairs? How could they know any nobles or celebrities? They couldn't care enough about daily necessities.
Well, no matter what those things are.
"Mom, did you go to pray for rain this morning?" Li Hui could only ask about some things at hand.
Sure enough, Chou Gu was aware of these things: "Yes, it hasn't rained in our Wu County for a long time. There was very little rain and snow last winter. It didn't rain during the Qingming Festival this year, so I knew something was wrong."
It doesn't rain during the Qingming Festival, so there will be very little rain this year. Alas, the rice seedlings are going to die in the sun, and everyone is dying of anxiety. The rich people in the city set up altars to pray for rain every day. They have been praying for more than a month, but not a drop of rain has fallen. So...
How can we go down?"
Li Hui nodded slightly. He was living in a society where farming was the mainstay. Farming relied on the weather, and severe droughts, floods, heat, and cold were all factors that affected production.
"My master originally went to attend in person, but wasn't the weather too hot? He didn't go, so he asked someone to attend on his behalf. The eldest lady went there every day these days, and everyone's skin was peeling from the sun.
"The young man has been ill again during this period. Hey, the eldest lady has lost a lot of weight in the past half a month, which is really distressing. But I am disabled and can't help her." Chou Gu sighed to Xu Xu
He continued nonchalantly.
Li Hui felt a little nervous and said in a deep voice, "I'll go tomorrow."
The ugly girl was stunned and said: "How can that happen? The young man has not recovered yet, and the eldest lady will not agree."
Li Hui smiled and said: "I will tell my mother when she comes home in the evening. Besides, I have already recovered."