These events truly came as a surprise to everyone.
The baby was indeed picked up by someone that night.
Unfortunately, it wasn't by Gu Ruhai and his family.
It was an old bachelor from the village.
Named Gu Xianfu.
It's a good name, but this man certainly doesn't have good fortune.
Gu Xianfu's father died of illness when he was two. His mother was still young and stayed with him for a year. One day, she said she was going to the market and never came back.
Thus, Gu Xianfu, only three, was left behind.
His father's side had no siblings, just him alone, and his parents also died early, leaving this kid an orphan.
Gu Xianfu was raised on food from a hundred families, with villagers helping a bit here and there, that's how he survived.
When he grew up, Gu Xianfu was healthy and diligent in work, but in those days, what kind of life could an orphan expect?
No matter how good, it couldn't be that great.
