The journey from Dayangshu Village to Xiang City takes only three to four days, so news travels quickly.
The Gu family in the village heard the news and felt a sense of pride, walking with their chests puffed out.
The villagers couldn't fathom how much 300,000 taels of silver was, nor could they understand why it wasn't kept for personal use instead of being donated.
In times of war, they had all donated some scrap silver or copper coins, but 300,000 taels was too much, as if donating the money accumulated over several generations.
Some busybodies rushed to the house of Zhou Ergui and told Mrs. Li.
Initially, Mrs. Li didn't understand, so the person explained carefully, "Your daughter, your own daughter, Doctor Gu of the Renxin Hall, donated 300,000 taels of silver to the court for the war effort."
Once Mrs. Li understood, she cursed at the person, "She has nothing to do with me; she can donate her silver, you don't have to specially inform me."
