My spirit appeared on the road to exile, and I was treated as an ancestor.

Chapter 30: The guy surnamed Li got struck by lightning!?
Aunt Wang heard her husband's confident tone, as if he had known his son's thoughts all along.

"Gu is so smart, how can you think he can't see it?"

Uncle Lin: "Your son is too precocious, while Xiao Gu is not precocious at all."

What can you expect from someone who hasn't even figured out how to be emotionally mature?
Hearing this, Aunt Wang felt even more sorry for her son, and could already imagine what he would be like after his heartbreak.

"By the way, that guy next door surnamed Li hasn't opened his shop for several days. I was planning to go and settle the score with him. He dared to hit our son. He's really taking advantage of our family because we have no one to rely on!"

She gets furious whenever this is mentioned. She and her husband went back to their hometown in the countryside for a couple of days. When they came back and found out about this, she immediately took her husband to confront the neighbor next door. But the neighbor hasn't opened their shop yet and has gone into hiding!
The two of them are almost a hundred years old combined, and they bully two children like this. It's shameless. They even gave each other a discount when buying dumplings because they live on the same street. How come they didn't choke to death?

Uncle Lin laughed and said, "Don't even think about it. I came back from the market last night and heard from Old Wu, who sells vegetables, that the man surnamed Li broke his arm a few nights ago and was struck by lightning. He's still in the town hospital and probably won't be out for at least a month."

"That guy surnamed Li got struck by lightning!?"

The sound was loud, and Gu Xingzhao and Lin Ting in the living room paused and looked over.

The husband's words almost made Aunt Wang burst out laughing. "It's karma, even God can't stand it."

Being struck by lightning in a dry season, what else could it be but retribution?
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On New Year's Eve, Gu Xingzhao was invited to Lu's house for New Year's Eve dinner. Lu was the chef and also invited the people from the station who were on duty and hadn't gone home for the New Year to join them.

The two young policemen who came to Gu Xingzhao's supermarket that day also came; one was named Du Zi, and the taller one was named He Zhang.

The two were somewhat embarrassed to see Gu Xingzhao there.

Soon, when they were having a great time, they started talking about everything and burst into laughter when they talked about what happened that day.

He Zhang: "It's strange, I suddenly fell and was struck by lightning."

Gu Xingzhao laughed, "That's probably how it is when people are down on their luck; even drinking water can get stuck between their teeth."

Du Zi glanced at Gu Xingzhao a few more times. He remembered that Gu Xingzhao had said something about being struck by lightning in the surveillance footage that day... Could it be a jinx?

In the kitchen, Director Lu coughed for a while, and the people next to him quickly went to help, "Director Lu, you've been coughing for more than half a year, you should find some time to go to the hospital to get it checked out."

Lu waved his hand repeatedly, "It's just an old problem, nothing serious."

But when he opened his hand, there was a pool of blood on his palm, which terrified Sister Li!

"Why is he coughing up blood! We need to get him to the hospital right away..."

"It's nothing, it's just like this after coughing for a long time. It's the New Year, and it's rare for Xiao Gu to come over for dinner, so don't let her know about this, so she won't worry."

"I know my body well, it's nothing serious, I'll go to the hospital to get some medicine later."

Sister Li wanted to say something more, but since Director Lu insisted, she couldn't say anything more.

The New Year's Eve dinner was plentiful, with most of the dishes being Gu Xingzhao's favorites. Lu Su kept putting food on her plate, saying, "Eat more. You can tell you haven't been eating properly at home all by yourself. You look so thin."

The bowl was full of food, and Gu Xingzhao was both amused and exasperated. "You should eat too, don't just think about me."

Du Zi and He Zhang glanced at Gu Xingzhao a few more times after hearing this, thinking: Director Lu probably has bad eyesight, he doesn't look that thin.

After having their New Year's Eve dinner that evening, the group left the Lu family home. By the time they got home, it was almost eight o'clock.

Gu Xingzhao quickly took out the dumplings from the refrigerator and boiled them in boiling water according to Aunt Wang's method.

There are nearly two hundred dumplings, which looks like a lot, but when divided among more than twenty people, each person can only eat six or seven.

At this time in ancient times, the exiled troops finally arrived at Laiyuan Town and stayed overnight in the town. They put on the cotton clothes that the government had kindly prepared for the troops exiled to the north. Although they were not very thick, they were at least more comfortable than the thin prison clothes they were wearing.

Even though they had clothes to wear, they still could only eat hard, coarse flatbread at night.

Some people wanted a good meal, since it was New Year's Eve, so they took out the little valuables they had to offer to the officials. In the end, they barely got a few bowls of hot porridge, which made others envious.

On a freezing cold day, who wouldn't want a hot meal?
Lu Qing took out the only two pairs of earrings he had left, wondering if he should take them out to exchange for some hot porridge for everyone... after all, it was the New Year.

The Song family members also noticed it, their eyes fixed on the two pairs of earrings. It was so cold, and they all wanted a hot drink, but those were the only valuable items they had on hand; if they took them out, they would be gone.

At this time of year in previous years, the whole family would be at home, wearing fox fur coats and eating New Year's Eve dinner. They had never been outside in the cold and hungry like this before.

The more they thought about the past, the more distressed they felt, and they didn't know what the future held.

Lu Qing clenched his fist. Oh well, it's the New Year after all. Let the children have a good meal.

Just then, Gu Xingzhao arrived, bringing hot dumplings. He saw that the prisoners were being guarded separately as before in the village. The guards were busy drinking and locking the doors, and had no time to deal with the prisoners.

She simply brought out disposable bowls and chopsticks and instant noodles so that the Lu family could have a good meal tonight.

She carried a large pot of dumplings to the ground, along with a box of instant noodles. Gu Xingzhao was panting heavily. The system store did have a one-click transfer function, but it cost money, which she couldn't bear to part with.

If she can do it herself, why spend money? She can save money wherever she can. What Gu Xingzhao has no shortage of is physical strength!
Gu Xingzhao was sweating profusely, his hands on his hips, looking at the Lu family members, some Liu family members, and even Princess Shunyu.

Lu Xingyao has the most sensitive nose. He took a few deep sniffs and seemed to smell the aroma of food!
His eyes lit up. Could it be that his charming and great ancestor had come?
He looked around, but saw no food.

Gu Xingzhao smiled and waited for more people to smell the fragrance, thinking: Disciples and grand-disciples, come and welcome your ancestor.

Soon, everyone else in the room could smell it too, and they all looked around. In the end, even Lu Qing could smell it.

Gu Xingzhao then revealed the food in the corner. The first person to see it was Lu Xingyao, with a large pot full of dumplings, still steaming.

He rubbed his eyes hard. It was true!

The Lu family members nearby also saw it. After all, it was such a big pot that it was hard to miss. However, none of them dared to be too blatant and surrounded the pot, afraid of being discovered by the Liu family.

Lu Qing was speechless...

Gu Xingzhao: "Tonight is New Year's Eve, so I'll give you some extra food so you can at least have a good New Year."

Her tone was calm, but to Lu Qing it was like heavenly music.

Offering help in times of need is always more touching than adding to someone's good fortune. Lu Qing's eyes were red, and not knowing which direction Gu Xingzhao was, he knelt on the ground with his cane and kowtowed heavily towards the door, tears streaming down his face.

Other members of the tribe followed suit, kneeling in unison, their hearts filled with awe and gratitude...

It was suddenly released, catching me completely off guard... I wonder if anyone is still reading it?
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