Chapter 32 [32] Open your eyes and see clearly

Her own son killed her wife, yet she still has the nerve to stay in their house.

I can't drive him away, and I can't stay in my own home anymore.

"Brother, I really have no choice. Both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law are powerful figures. I'm going to stay at your house for a few days. Please take me in."

Uncle Tang: "...Isn't this inappropriate? I don't have any extra rooms for you at home."

Tang Aiguo licked his face and said, "Don't bother. Just set up a bed and I'll sleep in the yard."

This kind of bed is made of hemp rope and has a straw mat on top. Every household has this kind of bed in the yard. When the weather is hot, the whole family sleeps in the yard, looking at the stars. It is much cooler than in the house.

Uncle Tang pointed outside and said, "They let a murderer take over their own home, and they ran out on their own. How can that be justified? Let's go find the police. Even the police can't let them cause such a commotion."

The two brothers rode their bicycles and asked the police to come to their home.

When Mrs. Wu and her daughter-in-law arrived at the police station, they completely changed their expressions and cried weakly.

It was the same excuse. She had no husband or son, but only a young daughter-in-law by her side, so she wanted to come to the Tang family to atone for her sins. She was lying on the ground, grabbing the table leg, and said, "If you have the guts, carry me out with the table."

The policeman was so exhausted from talking that he had no other choice but to accept that the Tang family was unlucky.

Tang Aiguo was overwhelmed, so he took his bedding and went to his uncle Tang's house to find some peace and quiet.

The train to the border town took 19 hours, and this time, the train to Ningcheng took 22 hours.

Tang Yuanyuan didn't find a window seat this time. Just like last time, she closed her eyes and rested as soon as she got on the bus.

Someone got up to go to the bathroom during the trip, and she was forced to wake up twice. The hard sleeper itself was uncomfortable to sleep in, but fortunately she was young and brought enough candies, so she could still bear it.

It was noisy during the day too, with people stepping on each other's feet, children crying, a woman's voice deafening, the man opposite snoring like firecrackers, and the weather was hot, not to mention the smell in the train.

Li Mu, who has obsessive-compulsive disorder, felt even more uncomfortable than Tang Yuanyuan and covered his nose with a handkerchief.

Finally got off the train.

What’s gratifying is that the clothing wholesale market here is just opposite the train station. You don’t even need to take a bus, you can just walk there.

It was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and there was a train back to Yucheng at eight o'clock in the evening. Time was very tight, so Tang Yuanyuan bought two pancakes and ate them while walking.

The clothes here are amazingly cheap. A piece of clothing made in a tailor shop would cost at least 15 yuan at the cheapest price, but here you can wholesale it for only 7 or 8 yuan. Good quality clothes can be bought for 12 or 13 yuan each, while this quality would cost 50 or 60 yuan each in a department store.

Tang Yuanyuan used all the one thousand yuan she brought with her to buy clothes wholesale without hesitation.

She mainly picked out fashionable women's clothes that were not available in Yucheng, half of which were cheap and half were expensive.

Li Mu had more money than Tang Yuanyuan, and he invested it all in clothes, giving him an extra sack than Tang Yuanyuan.

The two men did not waste any time. After receiving the goods, they went straight to the train station and got on the train before it left. Both of them were exhausted.

After a long rest, I finally recovered, but my stomach was rumbling with hunger. The problem was that all the lunch boxes on the train were sold out at this time!

The two of them had already eaten all the boiled eggs on the way here, and they had also eaten all the milk candies last night. Just now, they were only thinking about getting dressed, so they ate two pancakes. Now they are so hungry that they feel like they can eat a cow, but there is no food, so they can only drink water to fill their stomachs.

Tang Yuanyuan drank three cups and vomited. His vision went dark and he leaned against the wall of the carriage to rest for a while. Then he poured himself some hot water and prepared to continue using it to fill his stomach.

Suddenly, a slender white hand stretched out in front of him, with half a steamed bun in the palm.

Tang Yuanyuan looked up. Li Mu was chewing half a steamed bun with one hand and impatiently handed it to her with the other hand: "Eat it."

Tang Yuanyuan: "Where are you from?"

Li Mu: "Just eat what you have, why are you asking so many nonsense questions?"

"If you don't want to eat, forget it."

Tang Yuanyuan grabbed half of the steamed bun and stuffed it into her mouth: "Who said you don't want to eat it? I'll eat it."

Tang Yuanyuan was so hungry that she ate a whole steamed bun in just two bites.

Still hungry.

Tang Yuanyuan soon found out where Li Mu's food came from, because this time he targeted a grandmother who had a bucket of boiled eggs.

I fainted weakly on the back of the other person's chair, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

The old lady asked worriedly, "Young man, what's wrong with you? Are you sick? Do you want to see a doctor?"

Li Mu: "I'm fine, I just didn't eat for a day and my blood sugar is low."

Not to mention, he was already tired and exhausted after going back and forth to purchase goods and catch the train for a long time. However, he had a cute face, and he looked so weak that he would fall down if the wind blew. He really looked a bit pitiful. If Tang Yuanyuan hadn't known the true appearance of this thing, she would have been deceived by him.

"My child, you are so pitiful. Come, grandma has some eggs. Please eat as much as you want."

Li Mu: "No, Grandma, you should keep it for yourself. I don't have any money. I'll go home and eat it tomorrow after I get off the train."

The old lady felt even more distressed: "No need for money, I brought a bucket, you can eat as much as you want."

"Hey boy, I still have some candy."

"Hey young man, I have some rice dumplings."

Li Mu came back with two arms full of food, including several pieces of hard candy.

The two of them sat in the aisle and shared the meal. Eggs and rice dumplings were both very filling, and sugar could quickly replenish nutrients. Tang Yuanyuan's dizziness and headache were no longer so uncomfortable.

Holding the last rice dumpling in the palm of my hand, I was in a daze.

Li Mu pulled at the knot on the rice dumpling: "Why don't you eat it?"

Tang Yuanyuan: "My mom also makes zongzi and ties the knots in the same way."

"She made this flowery velvet rope for me."

During the Dragon Boat Festival in Yucheng, people eat rice dumplings and salted duck eggs, take baths in mugwort water, and only children tie colorful velvet strings.

The only one as old as Tang Yuanyuan who still gets that kind of thing is Zhang Lancao.

Li Mu still remembered that Tang An would never buckle the rice dumplings, as he had disliked them since childhood. While peeling the rice dumplings leaves, he said to him, "Who wants to buckle that kind of thing? It's so unfashionable."

Tang Yuanyuan stretched out her hand, half leaned on her mother, and squinted her eyes, "Tighter."

"Mom, tie one on my hand too."

Year after year, Tang Yuanyuan has grown from a baby sitting on her mother's lap to a grown-up girl, and there are always two colorful velvet ropes on her wrists.

Li Mu paused for a moment while peeling the leaves, then peeled them off and stuffed them into his mouth: "Eat it quickly!"

After a day and night of train travel, both of them were exhausted. They took the bus and picked up the huge sacks to rush home.

"Are you sincere? I think you just don't want to take care of us."

"You heartless thing! Your family caused my son to go to jail, and you don't even want to take care of us orphans and widows. Are you even human? Everything you said before was a lie."

Tang An swung his arms, "You're too unreasonable. Why should I serve you meals? Your son is in jail because he harmed people. He deserves it."

"Didn't you say that the fault was my son's, and it has nothing to do with me? Now we are orphans and widows, and there is no one to take care of us. You have to take care of us."

Tang An: "You guys are simply unreasonable!"

Tang An ran out because of the tickling. Tang Yuanyuan was carrying three huge sacks. She was stuck in the sacks with only a small face exposed. Her hair was soaked with sweat and stuck to her face.

She looked both embarrassed and funny, but her eyes were as sharp as a wolf in a snowy night. Tang An was so fixed by her gaze that he forgot to move.

Tang Yuanyuan glared at him coldly: "You said, they are innocent? And pitiful?"

Tang An swallowed hard and subconsciously took a step back. "What I mean is, Wu Chuang is so evil. If he had sent his mother to the hospital in time, he wouldn't have to go to jail. Leaving his mother and wife without support is also quite pitiful."

Why is he always so philanthropic?

You can even feel pity for the murderer's mother and wife, but you can't see the hard work of your own mother?

"Since you are so compassionate, you should take good care of them, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law."

At first, Old Lady Wu was a little scared when she saw Tang Yuanyuan. She had just scratched her brother's face and made it bleed, and she was afraid that she would beat her.

Unexpectedly, her brother continued to take care of them.

It seems that their relationship between siblings is really bad.

Mrs. Wu straightened her back immediately: "Look, your sister said that she would take good care of us."

"You, go cook for me."

Tang Yuanyuan carried the big bag and strode back to Li Mu's house, leaving the arguments behind.

Tang An looked at Li Mu for help: "Li Mu."

Li Mu put down the sack and asked, "What's wrong with you? You're being bullied like this by two women? And you won't fight back?"

Tang An: "I don't hit women."

Li Mu said unhappily, "Then there's nothing I can do."

"I've been on the train for two days and I'm exhausted. I want to go back to sleep first."

Tang An touched his face which was scratched and bleeding, and wanted to find a place to hide away from the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

So he also ran to Uncle Tang's house.

Second Uncle Tang: "...Xiao An, our family really has no place to take you in."

Tang An: "It's okay, I can just squeeze in with my dad."

Second Uncle Tang: "..."

Tang An hadn't had a proper meal today, so he went into the house and rummaged through the cupboard. He took out an egg cake and started eating it to fill his stomach.

"Uncle, what are we going to eat tonight? I'm starving."

Aunt Tang had a stern face and glared at Uncle Tang, saying with her eyes, "If you don't drive this father and son away, don't even think about coming into my house."

My uncle is not homeless, so why does he go to his own brother's house?

Besides, it's summer now and she has to take a shower every day, which is so inconvenient.

Of course, Uncle Tang didn't want to take care of the father and son. He knew their natures too well. The eldest brother was lazy to death and had no foresight at all.

He came to my own house and acted like it was his own. I was busy cooking in the kitchen, but he didn't even know to go into the kitchen and light a fire.

After eating, he put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and went to watch TV and smoke his pipe.

She even threw her clothes in the basin waiting for him to wash them.

Looking at Tang An's behavior, he doesn't consider himself an outsider even more than his father does.

Uncle Tang is a typical smiling tiger. He is good at calculating everything with a smile without offending anyone.

"How can there be any delicious food? Your sister destroyed my house. All the pots and pans are new, and the TV was bought when I was starving. Forget about the money, the most important thing is my face. My good home was destroyed by my own niece. I can't complain or ask for money. I will be laughed to death."

"Because of this, your second aunt hasn't been kind to me for several days. The two children also blame me. I'm being bullied by both sides."

Any normal person would be embarrassed to hear this. Although Tang Yuanyuan has severed ties with them, it was your family that caused the trouble. Just give them some money as a token of your appreciation.

Tang Aiguo smoked his pipe in silence.

Tang An took a vicious bite of the egg cake and condemned, "My sister is too violent. She has no sense of propriety. With her temper, she's bound to suffer a great loss sooner or later."

Second Uncle Tang: "..."

On the other side, Tang Yuanyuan took off the sack, scooped a bucket of water, and drank it without even bothering to boil it. He then filled a porcelain basin with water to wash his hands and face.

When I walked into the room, the books that were originally neatly stacked were now scattered all over the floor in a mess. The quilt and pillows were separated from their covers, and even the bamboo mat was flipped over and thrown on the floor. The few clothes in the closet were not spared.

Li Mu also came out of the room: "It seems like there was a thief. My whole room has been turned upside down."

Tang Yuanyuan: "There were thieves who broke in, and my house was turned upside down."

"What do you think? Who is it? Should we go to the police?"

Li Mu: "I didn't lose any money. I took it all south. What about you?"

Tang Yuanyuan shook her head. She didn't lose anything. She had a total of nearly a thousand yuan, all of which she used to purchase goods. There was no money left in the Li family.

Neither of them lost any money, so calling the police would probably be useless. It would be better to ask the neighbors.

Aunt Huang's tailbone felt cold. "I didn't see anyone climbing the wall during the day. Could it be at night? I didn't hear any noise. Who is this black-hearted person? He must have heard that you guys are making money and is jealous of your business, so he came to steal your money. You better be careful."

"How much money was lost?"

Li Mu: "I lost five hundred. The training fee Uncle Zhao gave me was lost. It's my fault. If I hadn't gone to buy the goods, I should have paid the training fee directly to the school."

Tang Yuanyuan scratched her palm with her thumb, and seeing the hint in Li Mu's eyes, she shut up tactfully.

Aunt Huang was heartbroken and said, "Five hundred yuan."

“What a sin!”

"You better be careful. This thief stole so much at once. If he gets addicted, he will steal again. You two are the only children in this family. Oh, how can this thief be so vicious?"

The news that the Li family lost money spread so widely that many people came to watch the fun, including Zhao Dong.

Comfort Li Mu: "It's okay, it's lost, uncle will find a way for you."

He took out a big unity note from his pocket and said, "Take the flowers first, don't worry, I'll find a solution."

It was not easy for Zhao Dong to take out five hundred yuan once.

If they pay another five hundred, the already restless Zhao family will explode.

What's more, Li Mu bought so many clothes this time, so his life in the future will be much easier than Zhao Dong's.

Tang Yuanyuan: "You're not really planning on asking Uncle Zhao for more money, are you?"

"If Aunt Zhao and Zhao Shun knew about this, Uncle Zhao's family might break up."

Li Mu gave a wicked smile: "Why, are you still feeling sorry for Uncle Zhao?"

"I can't tell. Your mother is dead, and you're still in the mood to uphold justice?"

Tang Yuanyuan's face turned cold. "I'm not interested in your nonsense. I just think that Uncle Zhao is really sincere to you. Why do you have to waste other people's kindness like this?"

"No wonder Aunt Zhao and Zhao Shun don't like you."

Li Mu crushed the cup in his hand into pieces. The veins on the back of his fair hand were exposed, and his eyes were almost ferocious. "It doesn't matter if they don't like me. I also want them to hate me."

"I'm still waiting to see the Zhao family destroyed."

A complete madman.

abnormal!

People used up all their money to take care of him, but he wanted to destroy their families.

What kind of devil was she living under the same roof with?

And do business with him.

Tang Yuanyuan felt a chill in his tailbone and took a step back unconsciously: "I think you are really crazy."

Li Mu saw her unconsciously take a step back and laughed mockingly: "Are you afraid of me?"

He raised an index finger to his lips, "Don't worry."

"As long as you don't meddle in other people's business, I won't plot against you."

"On the other hand, I can't say what your fate will be."

Before Tang Yuanyuan could reply, someone stepped into the Li family's yard.

It’s Zhao Shun and Aunt Zhao.

Tang Yuanyuan didn't want to get involved in their affairs, so she turned and went into the house and closed the door.

Zhao Shun said that he was unwilling to let Tang Yuanyuan go. The truth was, he hated Li Mu too much.

"Oh, you little bastard already has a mistress. And indeed, who would be interested in something that was kicked out of the house by its own father except a little bastard like you."

Even though Tang Yuanyuan had seen all the bastards in the Tang family, she was still disgusted by Zhao Shun's dirty mouth.

What does your conflict have to do with me?

Blood rushed to his forehead.

Li Mu sat down on the chair with a dagger in his hand and flicked the non-existent dust off his clothes. "What kind of filth is this? It's running towards our house. It turns out to be a dog. No wonder a dog can't spit out ivory."

The mother and son were probably afraid that Zhao Dong would beat them again, so they cursed him viciously and rushed to the store with a ripe melon in their hand, pretending to be very serious.

Aunt Zhao sneered, "I heard your house was robbed? That's called retribution. You're a scourge that brings down your mother and father, you're such a wicked person, you deserve to be robbed. Why didn't you just rob your house? This is a good deed done by that great god, I really should pay him a proper tribute."

Li Mu: "Aunt Zhao, I'm sorry to disappoint you. I just stole 500 yuan. It's okay. Uncle Zhao has already said that he will find a way. He probably went to borrow money and will return it another day. It's equivalent to no loss."

Aunt Zhao's face turned pale. "You bastard, you are so wicked. You keep asking Old Zhao for money all day long."

Zhao Shun: "Li Mu, you are so shameless. You are eating your father's bloody money and asking my father for money every few days. You little bastard, how can you really do that?"

Li Mu used his little finger to comfortably clean his earwax, not taking the dirty words into consideration. "I don't know where Uncle Zhao went to borrow the money, and I wonder if he'll borrow it at high interest rates. If I were you, I'd go find him right away. If you're too late, your family might even be in trouble."

The mother and son were very angry. There was no practical point in arguing with each other, so they threw down the pumpkin and prepared to go find Zhao Dong.

Li Mu looked at their flustered legs with amusement, and shouted in anger: "Brother Shunzi, Auntie, why are you leaving so soon? Come in and sit for a while before you leave. Brother Shunzi, what's wrong with your legs?"

Li Mu's father died when he was ten years old.

I didn't expect that Aunt Zhao, who always smiles at everyone, would be so vicious in private. If Li Mu was only ten years old at that time, he would have to accept Zhao Dong's care, but have to listen to such a malicious voice again.

No wonder Li Mu has such hatred.

Tang Yuanyuan felt that her words were fair: "Although Aunt Zhao and Zhao Shun are both heartless, Uncle Zhao is actually not bad, he can be considered a good person."

Li Mu looked back mockingly, and gave an evil smile:

"Good man?"

"Open your eyes and see clearly what kind of person this good man is."