diskusbooks Chapter 103 A Barrage of Artillery Barrage
Chapter 103 A Barrage of Artillery Barrage
The villagers...
"Is there more to this story?"
"How come I didn't know about this?"
"The imperial court has this regulation..."
"Doesn't the village chief know?"
"The Gu clan leader has gone to such lengths for Gu Yaohui..."
"So, we haven't received any protection from the clan either..."
"My family is the same..."
"Luckily, I'm not from the Gu family..."
"Thank goodness I didn't marry into the Gu family back then..."
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Looking at Gu Yucheng's ashamed face, Dongfang Jin thought to herself, "Who is he ashamed of now?"
He scoffed, "Gu Chenglin has gone to join the army. Has your family, as the clan chief, ever protected his wife and children?"
While Gu Chenglin was fighting the enemy on the battlefield, did you protect his wife and children from being bullied by any family at home?
Helian Shuo...
What does this mean? Has this Gu Chenglin ever been married?
Changsun Lan...
Is this woman a second wife? Or is she unwell?
Dongfang Jin stopped and stared at Gu Yucheng: "At that time, did your Gu clan leader family ever stand up to stop it? Did you ever intervene?"
"Are these the clansmen protected by your Gu family?"
At this point, Dongfang Jin became very imposing, pointing at Gu Yongliang: "As the head of a clan, you just stand by and watch that family bully the family of a soldier who is protecting the country."
Protection? Who are you talking to?
Do you know that without Gu Chenglin and his group risking their lives to guard the border, how could you have a peaceful night's sleep?
They forced the wife of the man who was protecting your peaceful life to commit suicide by jumping into the river, and forced his two young children to be sent to his maternal relatives to fend for themselves.
Has your Gu clan patriarch ever even glanced at Gu Chenglin's child? Perhaps you've already forgotten?
Is this the protection you keep talking about?
Are there really people in this world who can protect their people?
Such a model of protecting one's people is probably unique in the world, isn't it?
As Dongfang Jin spoke, she pulled Gu Chenglin over, pointed to the injuries on his body, and said, "Look, Gu Chenglin came back covered in injuries. What did you do?"
He was forced to marry his brother's fiancée who had broken off their engagement. He agreed to the marriage, but he had to separate from his family. That family agreed to that, right?
Just because of the family division, Gu Chenglin refused to give me my dowry and left with nothing. What are you, the clan leader, doing?
Did you try to stop them? No, you felt that whatever that family said was right.
What happened next? When this family came to steal your things, did you, as the clan chief, speak up for them?
Where is the protection you speak of?
Upon hearing that he was too injured to do heavy work, and hearing that another family was carrying a shuttle, Gu Chenglin was expelled from the clan.
Clan Chief Gu, I ask you, what kind of person can be expelled from the clan?
Has Gu Chenglin ever done anything to wrong your Gu family?
Abuse of power!
Is this the demeanor of someone who should be the head of a clan? Are you blind and inhuman?
Gu Chenglin: "..." My wife is really energetic.
Lu Yunqing fell silent. This was just a minor clan chief from a village! And this was it...
Changsun Lan...
What's the point of keeping this kind of family around? It's a waste of resources!
Anxi...
Wait, no rush, let them run wild for a while...
Helian Shuo...
Well said. What use is a family like that? What a load of bull!
Jun Qirui: "..." It's a good thing I left the clan, otherwise I would have been implicated by these clansmen sooner or later.
Ma Wencai and the others...
So arrogant?
No wonder...
Seeing that Gu Yongliang still had a fierce look on his face and showed no remorse, Dongfang Jin said angrily, "Are these injuries on Gu Chenglin's body? Look, open your old eyes and take a look."
It's all fate; every scar is a brush with death.
These were all left behind by the enemy. What were you doing while he was fighting on the border?
Lying on the warm kang (heated brick bed), cuddling his wife and children, he chatted about everyday things under the big locust tree.
"What kind of background did Gu Chenglin have that led him to join the army? As the clan leader, you don't know?"
What is a farmer's son going to do on the battlefield?
That's a pawn, do you know what a pawn is? Do you know what a pawn is?
That guy was just there to make up the numbers and get killed. The fact that he came back safely is an honorable retirement. What a great honor that is. What did you do?
Is this the protection you speak of?
In my opinion, that's a joke, just to fill your patriarch's vanity.
Did you gain the prestige of a clan leader from Gu Chenglin?
Do you feel like he'll do anything you say, like a dog?
Gu Chenglin: "..." remained silent.
How did he become a dog?
"Gu Yaohui is just a student who has passed the preliminary examination; he is still a long way from becoming the top scholar."
Are you so sure that Gu Yaohui can rise to the top without any trouble?
What does your position as clan leader rely on? Or what does Gu family rely on?
Lingwu Village has fewer than a thousand people and four families. Your Gu family is just a small, insignificant family in this village.
"So he can control everything in the village..."
"Clan Chief Gu, do you know that there are thousands of students in Donglin Kingdom, but how many are the top scholars?"
One, only one, understand?
Gu Yongliang pointed at her, his hands trembling so much he could barely speak, and he kept gasping for breath.
Dongfang Jin pouted: "Gu Yaohui wants to be the top scholar? Don't you think he's still half asleep?"
Or is Gu Yaohui some kind of unparalleled genius?
"Oh! Just because the teacher praised his intelligence, does that make Gu Yaohui invincible?"
So, if I see your granddaughter and compliment her on her beauty, she'll be as beautiful as an angel?
So, if someone compliments your physique, does that mean you'll live forever?
As the patriarch of a clan, didn't you understand the meaning of those words?
When the Master praised your intelligence, it was an encouragement, just like when someone praises your grandson for being sensible.
At your age, all you do is think about unrealistic things and live off empty promises? You're nothing!
"If we really want our family to prosper, then the whole family must unite, so that all the children in the family can go to school and no one in the family will go hungry or cold."
The right path is to actively help those in need, find solutions for their difficulties, and lead them to a life of abundance.
"Look what you've done? You're just staring at Gu Yaohui like a dog."
Is he the only one in your Gu family with a brain?
Now that every family in the clan is wealthy, which one wouldn't want to send their child to school? Are you so sure that all the other families' children are stupid?
"Blessing? You're talking to me about blessing? That's bullshit!"
Dongfang Jin's rapid-fire remarks left everyone present stunned.
Yes, if they had money, who wouldn't want to send their child to school?
I don't expect him to be very successful, but if he can read and write, it will be easier to find a job.
Lin Lizheng is not only the village chief and head of Lingwu Village, but also the patriarch of the Lin clan.
Both Chief Sun and Chief Xu were lost in thought after hearing her words.
Yes, they have helped in the past, but only when someone had a major emergency; they never thought of anything else.
At this moment, Lin Li's resolve to make the sesame paste business a family enterprise became even stronger.
Lu Yunqing...
She made even the county magistrate feel ashamed.
Changsun Lan...
Is this woman definitely from a farming family?
When Helian Shuo heard her talk about Gu Chenglin going to the battlefield to kill the enemy, he put away his roguish manner.
Covered in wounds? Just got back? The only recent battle at the border is at Flying Tiger Pass.
It seems that Gu Chenglin retired from his uncle's service, but isn't military service supposed to be ten years?
His gaze towards Gu Chenglin changed. Those who were wounded on the battlefield and returned home before their military service was over had made a great contribution.
Looking at the Gu family again... it all became clear.
Chief Gu, still with a stiff face, said, "Aren't his children living with their parents? They're not homeless!"
Dongfang Jin was speechless. Could such a person, as the leader of a clan, really lead the clan far?
As soon as Gu Yongliang said this, the other three clan leaders and Lu Yunqing all looked at him, wondering why this person was so stubborn.
Dongfang Jin talked for so long, but it was like casting pearls before swine.