Li Qingzhi knew that Gou Tongzhi and his wife must be very worried at the moment, but to be honest, he felt pretty good about Gou Ying's behavior.
Li Qingzhi lit a fire and planned to boil some hot water. Even though Gou Ying could eat cold rice and cold dishes, it would be better to drink some hot water after eating.
After boiling hot water, you can wash your face and soak your feet.
Gou Ying was wearing very little when he left home, and even though he was young and strong, he still felt a little cold.
After Li Qingzhi started a fire, he squeezed behind the stove to warm himself by the fire, and then continued to tell Li Qingzhi what happened later.
What he said was almost the same as what Li Qingzhi guessed.
Because Mrs. Gou asked Mr. Zhang to teach Gou Ying well, and also said that he could beat Gou Ying if he did anything wrong, Mr. Zhang was particularly strict with Gou Ying.
But Gou Ying is the type of person who responds to soft tactics and not hard ones.
After he was punished with the ruler, he refused to apologize or admit his mistake, and Mr. Zhang felt that he was "incorrigible".
Mr. Zhang complains every other day.
When Mrs. Gou heard about it, she cried to Gou Tongzhi. Gou Tongzhi was already very busy, and his son was causing trouble for him... He got so angry that he wanted to teach Gou Ying a lesson.
Fortunately, Gou Ying runs fast and can avoid it most of the time.
Today is New Year's Eve. Gou Tongzhi does not have to deal with official business and is on vacation at home. He has no choice but to start teaching Gou Ying a lesson again.
Mr. Zhang said that Gou Ying was the most disobedient student in the entire Chongwen Academy. He was obviously the worst in terms of academics, but he still refused to study hard...
When Gou Tongzhi started speaking, Gou Ying had not refuted, but after Gou Tongzhi said a few more words, Gou Ying, who had lost a lot of weight recently and felt aggrieved, became angry and the two sides started arguing.
Gou Tongzhi was angry and said that he was unlucky to have a son like Gou Ying. Gou Ying yelled, "Then you can just pretend that you don't have a son like me..."
Anyway, Gou Ying just ran away from home.
He ran all the way to the dock, and happened to meet a boatman from Chongcheng County who was returning after delivering something to the city...
Gou Ying did not bring any money when he came out, but he had some valuable jewelry on him. He took a jade bead from his hat and gave it to the other party.
Someone sent him to Chongcheng County, saying that his home was in Chongcheng County and that he was a scholar who encountered trouble while studying in the provincial capital and was unable to return home in time to celebrate the New Year.
Although Gou Ying had lived in Chongcheng County for several months, not everyone knew him, including the boatman. In addition, Gou Ying had learned some of the Chongcheng County dialect... The boatman believed Gou Ying and took him back to Chongcheng County.
It was already dark when Gou Ying arrived in Chongcheng County. He groped his way to the Jinye Embroidery Workshop, but found no one in the workshop. After asking people, he learned that Li Qingzhi and his family had moved.
He searched for a long time late at night before he found where Li Qingzhi and his friends lived.
"My father doesn't want me as his son, and I don't want him as his father either." Gou Ying said.
"So what are you going to do next?" Li Qingzhi asked.
Gou Ying didn't know what to do next. He looked confused at first, then said, "I don't want to go back."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure that if I go back, I'll be beaten every day. I don't want to live like this!" Gou Ying said, "I want to go back to my hometown, or I'll stay in Chongcheng County. Anyway, I won't go back."