Republican Era Cavalry.

Summary

Zhang Ai Guo visits Niu Da Li, who has been severely beaten and framed for a crime. Niu Da Li's sister plans to sell herself for 20 silver dollars to save her brother. Zhang Ai Guo offers help, providing medicine and promising financial support. He discovers the family's dire living conditions - empty rice jar, tattered bedding, and meager food. Niu Da Li reveals he was tortured for confessions and abandoned by his master when money ran out. Zhang Ai Guo plans to take Niu Da Li to the countryside for recovery, highlighting the harsh realities of poverty and injustice in their society. The story portrays the struggle of common people and the rare kindness shown by Zhang Ai Guo amidst widespread corruption and cruelty.

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