The woman seemed to be in a daze, still standing there blankly.

After a long time, he suddenly saw her falling to her knees with a thud. She looked up at Gu Tianya, with tears all over her face. Gu Tianya was startled and reached out to pull her up, but the woman stubbornly resisted.

Suddenly he cried loudly and said: "Don't pull me, please don't pull me, let me kowtow to you, otherwise I won't feel safe holding this medicine!"

Her head arched to the ground, and she cried loudly, and then said: "Mr. Gu, I know that you are not angry at all. Your anger is just pretending. This is medicine worth a thousand guan. You are worried that I will not be willing to take it.

Mr. Gu, thank you!"

She kept kowtowing, no matter how hard Gu Tianya pulled her up, she couldn't pull her up. She cried so loudly and held the box of medicine tightly with both hands.

Li Shimin watched with sore eyes, and suddenly stretched out his hand to help Gu Tianya pull her up. The two grown men worked together and finally pulled the woman up by force.

But the woman didn't know where she got the strength. She suddenly broke away and knelt down again, sobbing: "Please, let me kneel. If you don't want me to kowtow to you, then let me kneel to you."

Can you do it for a while? Otherwise, I will feel uneasy. Mr. Gu, I beg you."

Gu Tianya sighed dejectedly and said with a harsh tone: "Sister-in-law, why are you doing this?"

But I saw the woman kneeling on the ground, wiping tears behind her. She suddenly seemed to have become dementia, and said as if muttering to herself: "A widow like me lives like a puddle of mud. Since my man is gone,

From now on, I thought no one would pull me down again in this life, so I no longer regarded myself as a woman, and I forced myself to live like an animal..."

She wiped away her tears again and said stupidly: "Whenever I can't hold on anymore, I tell myself not to be discouraged, because I'm just an animal, and animals are the most hardworking, but I am a woman after all.

Ah, I also long for someone to love me in my heart, but since my man is gone, who in this world will care about me?"

After she said this, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Gu Tianya. For some reason, she smiled with tears in her eyes and murmured softly: "Mr. Gu, you know, I originally thought that I might be exhausted one day and die silently.

No interest, lying on the ground like an animal, no one cares, no one pays attention to this kind of thing, I have long been indifferent to this kind of thing, because I feel that I am alive and dead. But tonight, I was

Mr. Gu's care made me suddenly realize that I am still a living person, there are still people in this world who are pitiful, and there are still people in this world who care about me. I am not an animal, I am a living person."

She held the box of medicine in both hands and gently rubbed it with her fingers. She looked up at Gu Tianya, tears welling up in her eyes again. She suddenly started crying again and begged: "Mr. Gu, please let me kowtow to you."

Thank you for making me no longer an animal."

Gu Tianya took a deep breath, finally nodded to her heavily, and said solemnly: "Okay! I agree."

The woman suddenly became happy and kowtowed to him while crying.

At this moment, a hand suddenly stretched out from beside him and slapped Gu Tianya hard on the shoulder.

But seeing Li Shimin's face full of respect and his mouth gnashing his teeth, he stared at Gu Tianya and said, "Gu Tianya, you are cruel. I, Li Er, have not been very convincing in my life, but you opened my eyes today."

Gu Tianya took a deep breath again and said apologetically: "Second brother, I'm sorry, I just said I wanted to do something happy, but it ended up making you feel uncomfortable again."

Unexpectedly, Li Shimin slowly shook his head, suddenly exhaled a long breath, pointed at the woman kneeling on the ground and said: "This is the happiest thing in the world."

The two men looked at each other, and suddenly felt an irresistible feeling in their hearts.

…

It was already late at night, and it was inconvenient for the two of them to stay for a long time, so Li Shimin said goodbye first and went directly out of the village to call Duan Zhixuan. Then he personally held the little girl Niuniu in his arms and returned again to take the child home.

Gu Tianya once again warned the woman to remember to take her medicine on time. Before leaving, he suddenly glanced around the thatched cottage again, and finally stopped at the hay in the corner, as if giving an order: "This winter is really hard.

It’s too cold and you’ll get frozen if you sleep on the ground. Especially with your disease, you can’t sleep on the ground.”

He said without waiting for the woman to speak, and said again: "I will ask someone to buy a bed board for your home, and then ask someone to help sew a set of bedding. These expenses will be recorded in the account for the time being, and remember to return them when you make money."

The woman suddenly felt worried, and said in a low voice: "My family is too weak, and my employer is unwilling to give me money. I only give one pound of grain every day, which is considered as wages for my work. Mr. Gu... Mr. Gu, it is difficult for my family to save money."

"That was before, and I won't go back to it again!"

Gu Tianya smiled gently, looked at her and said, "Starting from tomorrow, you will work in Gujia Village. As for the errands in the grain depot, don't go there again after you turn down the job."

The woman was obviously surprised.

Gu Tianya glanced at her and said warmly: "You should have heard about the situation in our Gujia Village. Women can earn at least five cents a day for working. The post station takes care of the food for free, and the hot porridge is open to eat. In the evening, we call it a day.

At the same time, you can still hold a bowl of broth. Your Niuniu is my apprentice and can enjoy the broth for free, so you can keep the broth for yourself after you finish work, which can help you recover from the stomach disease as soon as possible.

"

The woman was even more surprised, but also worried. She couldn't help but ask timidly: "I heard that Gujiacun has hired enough people, and everyone in our village who applied has been persuaded to come back."

Gu Tianya breathed out lightly, and glanced at Li Shimin who was not far outside the door, as if muttering to himself: "That's because there were few things in the past, so we only hired dozens of people. It will definitely not be the case in the future. I

More people will be hired.”

The woman followed his gaze and looked outside, and suddenly asked in a cautious voice, "Is that gentleman outside a big shot?"

Gu Tianya glanced at her and said with a smile, "Yes!"

He cupped his hands and said goodbye: "It's getting late. Go to bed early. Remember to light a fire and don't let my apprentice freeze. She will be admired by others in the future. She can't continue if she's frozen.

Go to my night school..."

The woman glanced at the sleeping child, nodded quickly and agreed: "Mr. Gu, don't worry, the slave family will make a fire tonight. I can go to Gujia Village to make money in the future, and I will no longer be reluctant to waste firewood."

Gu Tianya finally felt relieved and really said goodbye this time.

It was late at night, the cold wind was howling, and the woman had been standing at the door to say goodbye, watching Gu Tianya's figure walking far, far away.

It wasn't until she could no longer see Gu Tianya's back that hot tears flowed out of her eyes again. She hugged the box of medicine with both hands and murmured a blessing in her mouth, saying: "Mr. Gu, I wish you a long life."
Chapter completed!