"Indeed, mother, my eldest brother speaks the truth! To provide for father is our duty, but what about taking care of the third brother? Why should we be responsible for him? Third brother broke his legs due to his own folly! How does that concern us? Originally, he was already a burden in the Gu Family; now with both legs broken, if we don't separate, won't we still be the ones to feed him and furnish his needs?"
The fourth brother, Gu Tiezhu, also clamored for the division of the family.
Only the fifth brother, Gu Jianghai, spoke in defense of Gu Ya and his wife. "Eldest brother, fourth brother, when the third brother earned a lot by hunting, why didn't you stir up talk of dividing the family? Back then, you all lived off the money third brother made, didn't you? Why didn't you call yourselves freeloaders? Now that third brother's legs are broken, you label him a burden?"
