Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

“Did you starve to death too?” Lilly asked.

The Holy Mother Ghost sighed, “I was lucky and I survived.” She then said, “My biggest regret was not giving my parents a formal burial. Their bodies were merely covered with mats.” She continued to say, “I managed to get a teaching job through my parents’ connection later on.” She survived on that job. At least she could afford some food.

Josh felt strange, and he asked, “Then, did you continue to help the victims?” She said that she fought for the food to survive so she could help out more victims. I’ll salute her if she really did it. But I don’t think she did.

The ghost answered, “I was having a hard time, so I can’t help out more people.”

at her and said, “But didn’t you have a job?” He said, “Aren’t you kind? Why didn’t you use half of your salary to save others?” She could have done it, but she had to suffer with others. And she could have survived with one meal per day; she could have donated two meals to others. He was not trying to force her, but he knew that she would not help when she was

their savior, but she sacrificed her parents for it. Once she was poor and alone, she was not willing to save people, realizing she herself

half. “I was pretty famous for spending all my fortune to save the people.” She managed to get a good man by

out of kindness. And she introduced her to a hawker. “I felt that this man was pretty decent.” Her neighbor thought that the man was a businessman, but he turned out to be a hawker. She was not willing to be with him. But the ghost felt that he was a great man. She heard from him

was beaten up by the gangsters… I

asked, “Wasn’t your

helping out.” My husband even