My parents are both dead, I rely on fishing and farming to support my younger siblings

Gu Lili put on her shoes and came out of the shack.

Gu Erniu, who was standing nearby, heard the noise and came out of the shack next to him.

Gu Erniu rubbed his eyes and said, "Sister, I heard that voice, it seems to be Brother Shuwen!"

Gu Lili suddenly realized. No wonder she felt the name sounded familiar. It turned out to be Gu Shuwen.

I just don’t know why you come to my house so late.

Moreover, we have severed our relationship long ago, so even if something happened, he shouldn't have come to my house.

I still hear the knocking and shouting outside the door. It seems like there's something urgent going on.

Could it be that Gu Jingsheng is dead?

Or is it that Mrs. Gu is dead?

Suppressing their doubts, Gu Lili and Gu Erniu went over in the dark to open the door.

Once the door was opened, it became much brighter. Gu Shuwen came with a torch.

"Is there something wrong?" Gu Lili asked coldly.

Gu Shuwen, who had been anxiously calling for the door just now, now stood there again, looking very embarrassed, and did not speak for a long time.

"Li Li, what happened?"

Aunt Zhang's voice came from behind Gu Shuwen.

Aunt Zhang happened to get up to go to the bathroom tonight when she heard some noise coming from Gu Lili's house. She was a little worried about the siblings, so she came out to check.

Before Gu Lili could answer Aunt Zhang, she saw Gu Shuwen kneeling down in front of her.

"Sister Lili, I know I shouldn't come to you for help now, but my mother...she is about to die, Sister Lili, please help me!" Gu Shuwen cried while glancing towards Aunt Zhang.

His sudden action startled the three people present.

But this matter was Gu family's business after all, so Aunt Zhang didn't say anything and just watched from the side.

Gu Erniu wanted to support Gu Shuwen, but Gu Lili pulled Gu Erniu to the side, interrupting his action of bending down.

They couldn't bear Gu Shuwen's kneeling, and judging from his words, it was probably not going to be a good thing.

Gu Lili also noticed Gu Shuwen's small gesture of looking towards Aunt Zhang, and her face immediately became even colder.

Gu Shuwen knelt down in front of me as soon as he saw Aunt Zhang coming. Wasn't he trying to morally blackmail me?

It was really ridiculous. When he asked Gu Jingsheng to spit out the money to them, Gu Lili even looked at him with higher regard.

Unexpectedly, he is not a good guy. He is only twelve or thirteen years old, but he is full of tricks!

"Gu Shuwen, what you said is nonsense! Niu Cuihua is dying, why are you looking for my help? I can't treat illnesses, and I can't make funeral supplies, why are you looking for me!"

Gu Lili's words could be said to not give Gu Shuwen any face at all.

After hearing what Gu Lili said, Gu Shuwen was so stunned that he didn't know what to say next.

Gu Lili was a little impatient. She had been sleeping soundly in the warm bed, but ended up waking herself up.

Seeing Gu Shuwen standing there in a daze, Gu Lili pulled Gu Erniu and walked towards home.

Upon seeing this, Gu Shuwen gritted his teeth and said with difficulty, "Sister Lili, my mother is sick. I want to lend you some money to take her to the town for medical treatment!"

Gu Lili was so angry at Gu Shuwen's words that she laughed. She turned around and sneered, "Gu Shuwen, have you read so much that you have become stupid or blind? First of all, why should I lend you money? Also, didn't you see where the four of us siblings live? Why do you think I have money to lend you?"

Aunt Zhang, who was standing by, saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward, so she quickly stepped out to smooth things over, "Shuwen, Lili's house collapsed and they have no money to rebuild it, so how can we lend you money? What happened to your mother? Why did she go to Donghai Town for medical treatment?"

"My mother had a high fever a few days ago, but after the fever subsided, she just lay on the bed and stared at the beam. No matter how I called her, she ignored me!" Gu Shuwen raised his voice and cried to Aunt Zhang.

Gu Shuwen had been studying in school and had no idea whether his family had money or when they would start farming.

He is just a scholar who is indifferent to worldly affairs.

That's why he asked Gu Jingsheng to return the money to Gu Lili and the others that day.

At that time, he just wanted the neighbors present to look up to him and get others to praise him.

Today, he came to Gu Lili to borrow money. In fact, he had the same idea in mind.

He wanted all his neighbors to know that Gu Shuwen was a filial son who was willing to kneel on the ground and beg others for his sick mother.

When Aunt Zhang heard this, she felt inexplicably happy. As expected, evil will be punished. Niu Cuihua must have been burned stupidly.

However, Aunt Zhang didn't show it on her face. She frowned and sighed, "Alas, your mother is so pitiful. Shuwen, you are really filial."

When Gu Shuwen heard this, a hint of pride flashed across his brows, but his joy did not last long because Aunt Zhang continued speaking.

"Shuwen, Lili's house has collapsed, so they must have no money to lend you. You should go home quickly and take your mother to see Yang Dadan! Oh, it's so late, and I'm sleepy too. Lili, you should also take your brothers and sisters to bed early. I'll go back first. Shuwen, you should go slowly too."

As Aunt Zhang spoke, she blinked at Gu Lili, fearing that Gu Lili would be as soft-hearted as her mother.

Although Aunt Zhang is illiterate, she is a warm-hearted person who knows what she likes and dislikes.

Although she didn't know what Gu Shuwen was thinking, she at least still remembered the miserable situation of Li Xihua and the children.

The four children have no father or mother, and their grandfather is nothing. Aunt Zhang has long regarded herself as the elder of the four children in her heart.

Therefore, I don’t want to see Gu Lili and the others suffer losses.

Gu Lili looked at Aunt Zhang gratefully. She was too lazy to talk nonsense with Gu Shuwen, so she said coldly, "Gu Shuwen, I don't have any money to lend you. Please go. We are going to sleep. Aunt Zhang, please go slowly when you go back."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and took Gu Erniu back to the yard, and Aunt Zhang also went back to her home.

Gu Shuwen knelt on the spot, his fists clenched tightly together.

What his mother said was indeed right, Gu Lili and her four siblings were ungrateful wolves.

He asked his grandfather to return the money to Gu Lili, so why did Gu Lili refuse to lend him money?

Gu Shuwen gritted his teeth and said in a high voice, "Sister Lili, I know you are angry, but you can't just stand by and watch me die. My mother is your aunt after all!"

Big Black in the yard has been barking non-stop since Gu Shuwen came and knocked on the door. Now that Gu Shuwen's voice has become louder, Big Black's barking has become even louder.

Aunt Zhang, who was about to leave, suddenly stopped. She was worried that Gu Lili would be soft-hearted, so she turned back.

Gu Lili was almost amused by Gu Shuwen's train of thought. This guy is so powerful because he reads a lot of books. He even resorts to moral blackmail.