Gao Mingcheng stayed up late at night and went out to catch soft-shelled turtles in order to prepare a Farewell My Concubine meal for his wife and children. However, after bringing the soft-shelled turtles and live chickens to the county town, he was unable to eat them.

Xiao Xuxu was attracted by the turtle.

He had never seen a turtle before, but after seeing it, he felt very excited. He kept looking at the turtle in the bucket and even wanted to reach out and touch it.

Gao Mingcheng blocked Xiao Xuxu's hand and said, "Don't touch it, it will bite you!"

Xiao Xuxu definitely wouldn't listen to what he said, so Gao Mingcheng picked up a small piece of minced meat with chopsticks and fed it to the turtle.

Before the chopsticks got close to the turtle's head, the turtle, which had seemed motionless, suddenly stretched out its head quickly and took a bite of the minced meat!

Wild turtles are very ferocious and will not let go once they bite.

Not only the minced meat was bitten, but even the chopsticks were bitten as well.

Gao Mingcheng pointed at the chopsticks bitten by the turtle, looked at Xiao Xuxu, and asked, "Are you scared? Do you still dare to reach out and touch it?"

This scene really scared little Xuxu. After that, he only dared to squat beside and watch, not daring to reach out to touch it.

Seeing this, Gao Mingcheng felt relieved. Children are like this. If you just tell them not to do this or that, or that it will be dangerous, they will not listen at all and have no idea what this is.

But if you let him see the dangerous consequences in front of him, he will not dare to do it. After all, protecting oneself is human instinct.

Gao Mingcheng said to Xuanyuemei, "Don't cook the turtle for now. Let Xiaoxuxu play with it for a few days. When he has had enough fun, we can cook it and eat it. Keep the chicken as well. Tie its feet with a rope and keep it in a corner."

Xuanyuemei nodded. Although she wanted to eat turtle, the child wanted to raise it for fun, so she should just follow the child's wishes. As for chickens, they were easy to raise. Just feed them some vegetable leaves and broken rice.

Gao Yuanjian is also staying here today, so we have to cook more dinner. Gao Shufang and Zhang Jinling are responsible for cutting vegetables and cooking, while Gao Mingli is responsible for making fire.

Gao Mingcheng and Xuanyuemei were sorting clothes and looking at account books in the shop in front. As for Xiao Xuxu, he had not lost interest in the soft-shell turtle and kept staring at it with a serious expression.

While Gao Mingli was making a fire, he also came over to watch, and even reached out to grab the turtle from behind, took the turtle out of the bucket, put it on the ground, and let it crawl away.

Xiao Xuxu was startled and said in panic: "Bite! It will bite!"

Gao Mingli laughed and said, "Don't be afraid, just don't get close to it!"

Gao Mingli took a stick and kept teasing the turtle. If the turtle crawled to another place, he would use the stick to move it in another direction.

Little Xuxu's eyes lit up, thinking it was very funny, and he immediately reached out for the stick in Gao Mingli's hand: "Uncle, give me the stick."

Gao Mingli handed him a wooden stick and taught him how to play with the turtle. For a while, the uncle and nephew played with the turtle.

Gao Mingcheng saw this in the store and was speechless. He shouted, "Mingli, don't play with him like this. If he gets bitten, what will you do?"

Although Xiao Xuxu claims to be three years old, he is actually less than two years old. Even if we want to train his courage, there is no rush at this moment.

Gao Mingli was scolded by his second brother. He smiled awkwardly and quickly put the turtle back into the bucket.

Little Xuxu was playing with a stick, but then there was nothing left to play with. He was stunned at first, and then he pouted and started crying.

The child's emotions fluctuate greatly, and when something doesn't go his way, he starts crying.

When Gao Mingli saw Xiao Xuxu crying, he became even more flustered.

He was teasing the turtle just now, actually he just wanted to play, but he didn't expect that he would not only be scolded by his second brother, but also make his nephew cry.

This was terrible. He quickly picked up little Xuxu and started to coax him.

But little Xuxu, who has never lacked love in his life, is very delicate and cannot be coaxed at all. His tears keep flowing like pearls from a broken string.

"Don't cry, don't cry, it's uncle's fault. Uncle will buy you some candy, okay?" Gao Mingli held little Xuxu and prepared to go to the street to buy candy.

When he heard that they were going to buy candy, little Xuxu stopped crying instantly and looked at Gao Mingli with anticipation, waiting for Gao Mingli to take him to buy candy.

Watching the uncle and nephew leave, Gao Mingcheng felt helpless.

Not long after, Gao Mingli brought little Xuxu back. Little Xuxu's mouth was bulging. It turned out that he was holding a piece of candy and was eating it with relish.

This time, little Xuxu was eating candy, sitting on a small stool and looking at the turtle, and he was very well behaved.

When the meal was almost ready, Gao Yuanjian and Lou Xinyu came back together. Gao Yuanjian had already seen the land that Lou Xinyu had bought and was quite satisfied with it.

The scenery there is beautiful, and most importantly, many government officials live there, and Gao Mingcheng and Gao Guobing's homes are nearby.

After Gao Shufang and Lou Xinyu got married and lived there, Gao Yuanjian felt more at ease.

"Dad, it's time to eat! Xinyu, take my dad to wash his hands and get ready for dinner." Gao Shufang said casually as she put the last dish on the plate.

Lou Xinyu responded and took Gao Yuanjian to the faucet to wash his hands. Then he went to get the dishes and chopsticks and first served Gao Yuanjian a bowl of rice.

Gao Yuanjian sat there, watching his future son-in-law serve him food, and felt more and more satisfied. He then looked at the dishes on the table, which included fried pork with peppers, fried tofu, loofah and egg soup, fried eggplant with peppers, etc. These dishes were cooked with plenty of oil and salt, so the taste was naturally very good.

Because there were many people eating, Xiao Xuxu was arranged to eat in the yard. He sat on a small stool with a higher stool in front of him that served as a table. He filled a small bowl with half a bowl of rice and some non-spicy vegetables, and ate with a spoon.

It is impossible to expect children to eat everything cleanly, but once food falls on the ground, the hen tied in the corner will come over and peck it up.

Little Xuxu found it interesting and even took the initiative to scoop a spoonful of rice and pour it on the ground to feed the chickens.

"Gao Xu!" A stern voice came. Little Xuxu looked at Xuanmei timidly, and knew that his mother was angry. He quickly lowered his head and pretended to eat hard.

When I love you, I call you Xiao Xuxu, and when I scold you, I use your full name!

After dinner, everyone turned on the TV and prepared to watch TV programs, so they chatted while watching TV programs.

Gao Yuanjian brought some watermelons, cantaloupes and some vegetables. He planned to divide these things into two parts, one for Gao Mingwan and the other for Lou Xinyu.

As for Gao Mingcheng, Gao Yuanjian never thought of giving it to him, because Gao Yuanjian felt that Gao Mingcheng had grown the crops himself, so there was no need to give it to him.

But Gao Mingli was not convinced. He felt that he had a share of the family's fields and land, but the vegetables and rice grown there were not given to him, and now he was not even given a watermelon.

He lived with his second brother and ate and drank with him. Although he paid for the food, Gao Mingli knew in his heart that he was taking advantage because the food in his second brother's house was very good.

Gao Mingli, as the youngest son in the family, was relatively favored. He immediately said that it was unfair and asked his father why he did not give him any.

Gao Yuanjian was stunned. He had never thought of giving it to Gao Mingcheng, and Gao Mingli followed Gao Mingcheng in eating and drinking, so naturally he didn't think of Gao Mingli, thinking that they all had it.

But now that Gao Mingli had said it, he felt a little embarrassed.

It’s just that it’s hard to admit that I’m biased and I’m speechless for the moment.

It was Lou Xinyu who stepped in in time to smooth things over, saying, "Thank you uncle for giving me the watermelon and vegetables, but I live alone and have never cooked, so I always come to my second brother's place for free food and drinks. I won't take the watermelon and vegetables away, I'll just leave them here for everyone to eat together!"

Gao Mingli pouted, still feeling somewhat dissatisfied. During the last double harvest, he went home with his second brother and even helped in the fields for quite a while!

He was also stupid. At that time, he just felt tired and wanted to go back to the county to rest early, so he didn't go to the fields to grow vegetables and watermelons!

Since we were already talking about watermelon, everyone just cut a watermelon to eat. Since there were many people at home, the watermelon could be eaten quickly.

While eating watermelon, Gao Mingcheng remembered something and said to Gao Yuanjian, "Dad, I put the tractor in the village so that Uncle Chen can deliver goods to me and plow the fields. If you want to borrow the tractor, that's fine, but you have to pay for the fuel yourself. Either you go buy the diesel yourself, or give the diesel money to Uncle Chen, and he will make a good account for me."

When Gao Yuanjian heard this, his face instantly turned grim.

He looked at Gao Mingcheng and subconsciously wanted to curse him.

But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back because he remembered that they were in the county, at Gao Mingcheng's home.

But Gao Yuanjian's face was still not looking good, and he said in a bad tone: "Did Chen Dasong tell you something? Mingcheng, Chen Dasong is not a good person! He moved to our Gaojia Village from outside, and he is not considered a member of our Gaojia Village at all! There are so many people with the surname Gao in the village, but you don't invite him to work for you!"

"You want to go into the mountains to pick fruits and apply fertilizers, but you don't have enough people. You still ask him to go and call for help. The people who are called have to thank him! What kind of thing is this?"

"Last time when we were plowing the fields during the double harvest, I asked him to plow the fields for me, but he refused! The tractor is yours, and he takes your salary, so what's wrong with plowing the fields for me?"

Gao Yuanjian wanted to say more, but Gao Mingcheng interrupted him, "Because he gets my salary, he has to work for me! I need someone to take care of my 300-acre orchard and the chicken coop with more than 100 chickens. If he works for you, what about my job?"

"Anyway, you want to borrow my tractor? Fine, but you have to pay for the gas when my tractor isn't in use!"

"You--" Gao Yuan was so angry that he thought that the second brother really hasn't changed at all. He has been annoying since he was a child.

Gao Yuanjian recalled that when Gao Mingcheng was a child, whenever he made him angry, he would chase him with a stick and beat him, but now he couldn't do that anymore. Now Gao Mingcheng had grown up and had achieved success, while he was old and could neither run nor beat anyone.

This realization made Gao Yuanjian feel very depressed.

Gao Yuanjian wanted to use a tractor and even asked Chen Dasong to help him plow the fields. It was Chen Dasong who told Gao Mingcheng about this when he returned to the village. Because he was afraid that Gao Mingcheng would be angry, Chen Dasong looked a little nervous when he said this.

The relationship between Gao Mingcheng and Gao Yuanjian is not very good. This is something that everyone in the village knows more or less. But no matter how bad it is, they are still father and son, and outsiders dare not say much.

However, Chen Dasong had a lot of things to do and was too busy to handle it all, so he refused to help Gao Yuanjian.

Gao Yuanjian's family has a lot of fields. It will take two days to plow them all, and he will be very tired.

Gao Yuan was so angry with Gao Mingcheng, but he couldn't do anything about it, so he subconsciously went to see Gao Mingli and Gao Shufang.

However, Gao Mingli naturally turned his eyes away, as if he didn't see or hear anything.

Gao Shufang looked embarrassed, but didn't know what to say.

Gao Mingcheng explained the matter clearly and was unwilling to stay here any longer. He did not intend to argue with Gao Yuanjian, he just wanted to make things clear.

"Duomei, Xuxu, let's go home."

Gao Mingcheng stood up, picked up Xiao Xuxu, and prepared to go back to his new home to rest.

Many beauties had already noticed that the atmosphere was not right and immediately followed suit.

The three of them just left, and the rest of the people looked at each other in bewilderment.

Lou Xinyu was the most embarrassed. As a non-staff member of the Gao family, he was not in a position to express his opinions, but he felt that he could not just stand by and watch.

Hey, why didn’t he leave earlier?

After Gao Mingcheng left, Gao Yuanjian finally dared to vent the anger that had been pent up in his heart. He cursed a few times with a ferocious expression.

"Dad, second brother doesn't forbid you to use the tractor, he just asks you to pay for the gas yourself. What's there to be angry about?" Gao Mingli finally couldn't stand it anymore and asked in confusion.

Gao Mingcheng had already taught Gao Mingli how to drive, and they had agreed early on that if the car was being used to load goods for Gao Mingcheng, then Gao Mingcheng would be responsible for the gas money, but if he borrowed the car to go out and have fun, then he would pay for the gas himself.

Gao Mingli agreed, because he knew that one should not take advantage too much, and he would be very happy if he could take even a small advantage.

Gao Yuanjian glared at him and cursed, "What do you know? Your second brother is not close to the family and was deceived by others!"

Gao Mingli blinked and thought, my second brother has never been close to my family. This has been the case since he was a child and it is not surprising anymore.

Gao Shufang actually couldn't quite understand it. She felt that her second brother was right. Although the tractor belonged to him, it couldn't run without oil. So it was normal for him to pay for the oil himself.

Gao Yuanjian felt aggrieved because his children could not understand him and he could not say anything reasonable for a moment.

If he had known this earlier, it would have been great if he had come by bike tomorrow!

I have to stay here for one night!

Over there, Xuanyuemei said to Gao Mingcheng, "We've made a lot of money now, so it's okay even if we pay for gas. Why are you fussing with dad?"

Gao Mingcheng said: "I am not arguing with him about the gas money, but to avoid future troubles. If he uses my car, my gas, and my employees, how can I manage the affairs of the village in the future?"

Gao Mingcheng knew his parents' personalities. If there were no restrictions, the ownership of the tractor would be in question.

He parked the tractor in the village mainly to let Chen Dasong help him deliver the goods on time. In this way, when he was too busy to go back to the village, Chen Dasong would help him deliver fruits, vegetables, eggs, firewood from the village, as well as clothes from Gao Shouwang every now and then.

But once his father can use the tractor at will, it means that his older brother can also use it at will. When Chen Dasong wants to deliver goods to him, he has to see if the tractor is there.

Seeing Gao Mingcheng's firm attitude, Xuanyue stopped talking. She had always known that her parents-in-law didn't like her, so after marrying Gao Mingcheng, she rarely cared about her husband's family's affairs. (End of this chapter)