Zheng Ying risked revealing this news to him, so after reading the letter, Gu Jin'an burned it immediately.
After hearing what Gu Jin'an said, Gu Jinli asked, "Big Brother, are you still planning to pursue official positions?"
Gu Jin'an smiled, "Of course, service is one thing, but an official position is a good thing, very useful for our family."
With an official position, he could better protect his family.
Gu Jinli also smiled, "Big Brother is a wise man, I feel relieved."
And their families would not participate in the labor service; with silver at home, they could simply pay to be exempted.
The next day, several of their families went to Village Chief He and gave him the silver to replace their labor services.
Mrs. Chen was quite distressed and cursed, "Ten taels of silver, that's twice as expensive as previous years, it's utterly inhuman, are they trying to drive us to death?"
"Shut your mouth!" Gu Dagui scolded, "Does our family lack these ten taels of silver now?"
