What's it like to stand at the top of the food chain overnight? Even if... this food chain is poor and pitiful. Even if... you become a scourge that everyone avoids. Even if... there are all so...
All three of them suffer from kidney deficiency and can't stand up. They don't care whether their families live or die, but he can't. He has elderly parents and young children to support, and better days are yet to come.
The two approached the Huang family while Tie Lao Er was lost in thought.
Upon seeing Huang Shi, Huang Laisheng didn't waste a moment. "Clan leader, my second brother-in-law said that the three members of the Tie family are seeking revenge and have already gone to find people."
"What? They want revenge?" Huang Shi was furious upon hearing this. "Have you no shame? We let them go last time, and now you want revenge!"
If he had known this would happen, he should have broken those three legs.
Indeed, one shouldn't be too kind.
For a time, Huang Shi was filled with unbearable regret.
The old saying is true: if you're not ruthless, your position won't be secure!
“Exactly,” Huang Laisheng said with a look of shared indignation, “If we had known they were this heartless, we should have just broken both of their legs.”
Upon hearing this, Tie Lao Er's legs trembled.
That's ruthless. Luckily, I ran fast.
"Clan Chief Huang, brother-in-law," he said weakly, "I've already told you what happened. Could you... let me go home?"
Huangjiakou is fucking terrifying, I want to go home.
“No, you can’t leave,” Huang Shi said coldly, his voice deep. “You can’t just leave before things are cleared up. There’s no such thing as a free lunch.”
After scanning Tie Lao Er from top to bottom, he continued to ask, "Who did they hire? When do they plan to seek revenge? How many people are they bringing?"
Tie Lao Er didn't know any of these answers.
Under the watchful eyes of Huang Shi and his brother-in-law, he cowered like a quail in winter.
Weak, helpless, and pitiful.
He regretted it. He should have just had someone else deliver the message. Why did he have to come himself?
These two are so fierce, I wonder if they're planning to break their own legs.
Thinking of this, he immediately stepped back, fearing that the two would really fight.
Seeing this, Huang Shi sneered, "What are you retreating for? Do you think we'll eat you?"
Upon hearing this, Tie Lao's legs went weak. In a panic, he blurted out without thinking, "Don't eat me, I don't taste good."
Huang Laisheng was about to cry from his brother-in-law's stupidity. "Second brother, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Damn it, is he mentally challenged?
After Huang Laisheng finished speaking, he covered his eyes with his hand, not wanting to look at the person at all.
What a coward! How shameful!
Huang Shi was also speechless. After looking Tie Lao Er up and down as if he were an idiot, he brought the topic back to the main point, "What else do you know? Tell me."
That's all I know.
After Tie Lao Er finished speaking, he took a few steps to hide behind Huang Laisheng and stared at Huang Shi warily.
"Okay, I understand," Huang Shi said, his mood terrible. "You guys go back first, I'm going out for a bit."
Releasing a tiger back into the mountains will always lead to trouble. Huang Shi had considered this before, but he didn't expect the trouble to come so quickly.
Without delay, he immediately told Jiang Nuan what had happened.
"The Tie brothers want revenge?" Jiang Nuan's face darkened as she asked, "Is this information reliable?"
"Reliable, the second son of the Tie family said so himself."
“The second son of the Tie family,” Jiang Nuan’s eyes turned strange, “what he said is probably somewhat possible.”
When a large family lives together, it's not so easy to hide anything.
"Brother, did he say when these people will make their move? How many are there? What methods will they use?"
“I couldn’t get any information out of him,” Huang Shi shook his head. “That kid is like a quail, stupid and clueless, he doesn’t know anything when I ask him anything.”
"I don't know," Jiang Nuan's expression changed slightly, "Did Big Brother leave the person behind?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Shi slapped his forehead in frustration. "I panicked just now and forgot about this. Wait a minute, I'll go stop him now, he'll be leaving soon."
Tie Lao Er was so scared, he must have been thinking about leaving as soon as possible to get away.
Huang Shi guessed correctly; Tie Lao Er wanted to get away as soon as possible, but Huang Laisheng wouldn't allow it.
"Brother-in-law, you're my brother, my own brother, okay? Please let me off the hook. I really don't want to stay in Huangjiakou."
He and this place are incompatible according to their birth charts.
If we stay any longer, we don't even know if there will be any bloodshed.
Just as I was thinking that, a rock hit me squarely on the head, right on my forehead.
Instantly, I saw stars and felt dizzy and lightheaded.
"Damn it..."
Tie Lao Er angrily searched for the murderer, but when he looked up, he saw his little nephew make a face at him before cleverly running away.
Seeing this, Huang Laisheng was stunned.
After realizing what had happened, he immediately tried to smooth things over, saying, "The kid doesn't know any better. We'll beat him up later. Second brother, don't hold it against him. He's bleeding. Let's go inside and get some medicine."
"Brother-in-law," Tie Lao Er said through gritted teeth, "I won't go to get the medicine; I'm going home."
This place really does clash with him.
"This won't do, he's bleeding! Come inside quickly, let's apply some medicine," he said, then shouted to the backyard, "Wife, Second Brother is injured, get some medicine quickly."
"Second Brother is injured?" Tie Shi, who was pulling scallions, was so startled that she immediately dropped the scallions and ran over. "Who the hell hit you? Does it hurt?"
“Xiao Yao,” Huang Laisheng asked coldly, “what, do you have a problem with that?”
Upon hearing this, Tie shrugged and dared not speak again.
She knew why her son had hit someone.
My family had already suffered because of the Tie family, and this time we've been humiliated in the whole village because of the Tie family's thieving relatives. The whole family has been implicated.
My son used to be so wild that he wouldn't come home all day, but lately he's been staying in the yard every day. It's not that he's become more well-behaved, but rather that nobody wants to play with him.
I've often blamed myself for this.
But how could she possibly control something like that?
"Brother-in-law, it's just a minor injury, don't worry about it, I'll apply the medicine when I get home."
“No way,” Huang Laisheng pushed the man directly into the hall, “My son hurt you, so as his father, I have to take responsibility.”
Anyway, no matter what, he was going to stop them.
The clan chief didn't think of keeping the people for a moment. He couldn't be a fool. The whole village was benefiting from the second branch of the family, and he couldn't let a few scoundrels ruin things.
When Huang Shi arrived, he saw that Tie Lao Er hadn't left and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
After giving Huang Laisheng an appreciative look, he smiled and said, "Brother Tie, how about we make a deal?"
"What are you going to discuss?" Tie Lao Er looked at him warily. "Don't laugh, I'm scared."
He always felt that this person was up to no good.
Upon hearing this, Huang Shi immediately straightened his face and said expressionlessly, "Here's the thing, I want you to keep an eye on the other three and notify me if anything happens."
"No way," Tie Lao Er refused outright. "If we get caught, I'll be in big trouble. My brothers will really take action."
"Is there absolutely no room for negotiation?"
"Yes, there's absolutely no chance!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Shi remained expressionless and slammed two taels of silver on the table. "And now?"
Upon seeing the silver, Tie Lao Er's mouth watered, but a last shred of reason told him: he couldn't agree.
If he really betrays his own people and does something bad, those three people will definitely take half his life.
I closed my eyes, gritted my teeth, and painfully refused, "It still won't work."