Chapter 78 Zhou Lihua suffers, Xiao Ying transforms into a yellow spiritual root
"What do you mean?" Chen Tong said angrily, "It was because I was too indulgent in you that you developed such a lazy and arrogant character. It made life difficult for my parents and my eldest brother's family."
"You want me to earn as much money as before, isn't it just so you can continue to be lazy? Have you ever really cared about me? Have you ever cared about my parents?"
Chen Afu and the eldest wife's family looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect Chen Tong to suddenly explode. Wasn't he the one who loved his wife the most in the past?
"Wow……"
Zhou Lihua burst into tears, as if she had suffered a great injustice, and started punching and kicking Chen Tong.
"Wuwuwu... You heartless man, you actually mean me... I gave birth to your children, how could I have let you down... Wuwuwu..."
"My life is so miserable... I don't want to live anymore... Wuuuuu... I want to go back to my parents' home..."
Chen Tong felt extremely annoyed. He grabbed her arms tightly with both hands so that she could not move, and he was filled with regret.
It was because he had spoiled her too much in the past and allowed her to act like a spoiled brat.
The result not only harmed her, but also himself and his family.
"Shut up! Go back if you keep crying."
This time he will not indulge the other party anymore. If he wants to live in this family, he must pay something.
Not only Zhou Lihua, but also his three children.
"You, you want me to go back?"
Zhou Lihua stopped crying, and she was shocked and angry.
Unexpectedly, Chen Tong not only did not give in, but instead made harsh remarks. What exactly does he want to do?
Chen Tong glared at her coldly: "From now on, if you don't work, you won't eat. It's the same for you, Xiaohe, Xiaobao and Xiaolian."
It doesn't make sense to throw all the housework to my parents and eldest brother's family. Da Niu and Er Niu started helping with housework when they were young, but my three children have only been playing by themselves until now.
The more he thought about it, the more regretful he became. What stupid things had he done in the past?
Relying on the one or two taels of silver he earned every month, he looked down upon the other people in the family.
We cannot see their contributions and their hard work, and we feel that the family depends on themselves to have food to eat.
But even without him, my parents and elder brother could still live well thanks to those dozen acres of land.
Now that he is in trouble, he can no longer make money like before, and finally realizes how ridiculous he was before.
"Dad, do I have to work too?"
Chen Xiaohe, who was originally watching the fun, suddenly exclaimed, with resistance written all over her face.
She used to be raised in wealth. Not only did she eat well and dress well, she also never had to work, so she was kept very clean and pure.
She is twelve years old this year and will be able to get married in two or three years. Her mother has already told her that she will find a way to marry her into a wealthy family.
Therefore, she has always dreamed of marrying a rich man, completely getting rid of Chenjia Village, and becoming a noble city dweller.
But now, for some reason, her father wants her to work. Doesn't he know that this will make her hands rough and her skin yellow and black?
"I won't do it. I won't work... Wow... I don't want to work..."
Chen Xiaobao suddenly rolled over on the ground, screaming and yelling.
He is ten years old this year. He has been the apple of his parents' eyes since he was a child. Moreover, because his father can make money, he has always looked down on his brothers and sisters from the first and second wives' families.
After Chen Enke passed away, he often insulted Chen Xingyue and others as fatherless children, and liked to throw stones at Chen Xinghai, calling him a useless cripple.
But his mother not only did not stop him, but also praised him for being capable and promising, which encouraged his arrogance.
The youngest daughter, Chen Xiaolian, didn't say anything. She was only seven years old, but she was the most sensible of the three children.
Sometimes she felt that her mother and brothers and sisters were too much, but because she was too young, she could not do anything.
When Chen Tong saw his children in this state, he became even more furious.
Because he worked in town, he could only go home one or two days a month. He never expected that Zhou Lihua would raise them like this.
"If Big Cow and Second Cow can do the work, why can't you?"
He grabbed Chen Xiaobao who was rolling on the ground and slapped him on the butt several times, making Chen Xiaobao really cry.
"Ow...it hurts...wuwuwu...mom, help me..."
"Chen Tong, you're crazy! Xiaobao is our only son!"
Zhou Lihua was also shocked. She tried to pull Chen Tong away, but he pushed her down and made her sit on the stool.
"How dare you say that?" Chen Tong's eyes blazed with anger. "This is the good son and daughter you raised? They're just as lazy and selfish as you, with no upbringing!"
"You...he's your son too, why are you putting all this on me?"
Zhou Lihua screamed in anger, her eyes turning red.
This man is crazy, he is really crazy!
Chen Tong's breath stagnated, and then he smiled bitterly: "Yes, they are also my children. I am also responsible for teaching them like this."
Zhou Lihua and the others immediately had a bad feeling, and sure enough, they heard Chen Tong continue to speak.
"From now on, I will stay at home and teach you well, fulfilling my responsibilities as a father."
Zhou Lihua, Chen Xiaohe and Chen Xiaobao all changed their expressions, and Chen Xiaobao didn't even dare to cry.
"Dad, you should have come back and spent more time with us."
Chen Xiaolian happily pulled his sleeve with a bright smile.
Chen Tong was stunned for a moment, then he threw Chen Xiaobao aside and touched his little daughter's head with a smile.
"Dad was wrong before. I will definitely spend more time with you in the future."
Chen Afu and the eldest family looked at each other in confusion, but they were quite happy in their hearts.
It’s a good thing that the third child can figure it out. It’s not too late to educate the three children well now.
So starting from lunch, the treatment of Zhou Lihua and others changed.
Chen Tong asked them to serve the dishes, and after the meal he asked Zhou Lihua to wash the dishes.
Zhou Lihua hadn't done housework for a long time and actually broke a bowl, which caused Chen Tong to scold her and make her cry out of grievance.
When it got cooler in the afternoon, Chen Tong asked the three children to follow Chen Erniu to collect firewood. Each person had to collect at least ten pounds. If they didn't finish collecting, they would not be allowed to eat the next day.
As for dinner, people don’t eat it during the slack season.
Except for Chen Xiaolian who was jumping excitedly, Chen Xiaohe and Chen Xiaobao both had long faces, but they dared not disobey their father's words.
As for Zhou Lihua, she went to the pool with Chen Zhang to wash clothes.
Chen Zhang didn't make things difficult for her and only asked her to wash the clothes for their third room.
Chen Tong was not idle either. He went to the mountains with Chen Jin to see if he could hunt some wild rabbits and pheasants, and dig some wild vegetables.
Chen Daniu and Chen Afu, one fetched water and the other chopped firewood, so the whole family had work to do.
Xiao Ying and others were naturally unaware of the changes in the crowd.
That afternoon, after Liu Lan, Widow Qin and others left, she put some of the spicy sesame oil and spicy sauce into the fairy palace.
I brought one hundred jars of spicy sesame oil, but only twenty fully mature jars of spicy sauce.
Ten jars of spicy sesame oil were placed on the ox cart to make it look like the ox cart was empty.
Afterwards, Chen Zhang was invited to help look after the house, and the rest of the housework and the mansion remained the same.
That night, after Xiao Ying entered the Immortal Palace, he did not work but directly took a bath in the spiritual spring water.
He also took the nearly century-old spiritual grass, hoping to see if the value of his spiritual roots could be improved, or perhaps, if he could regenerate a spiritual root.
The medicinal effect of the spiritual grass is more intense when taken directly, and it can only be taken once a year at most. If it is refined into a spiritual pill, there is no such restriction.
As the spiritual grass entered his stomach, Xiao Ying slowly felt a burning sensation in his stomach, which then spread to his limbs and bones.
She quickly circulated her Qi in the body, refining the energy bit by bit.
This process is extremely painful. As time goes by, the whole body feels like it is on fire, which is unbearable.
This is to cleanse the body of toxins, garbage and impurities, similar to cleansing the essence and marrow, but more intense than that.
Her already very clean body began to seep out stains again, which quickly dissolved into the water, making her skin look even more crystal clear.
After an unknown amount of time, she felt that the speed at which her spiritual roots absorbed spiritual energy gradually increased.
The most obvious cases were the gold and thunder spiritual roots, where the absorption was less than the loss and gradually became greater than the loss.
This means that these two spiritual roots have been opened up and the value exceeds 50!
The three original spiritual roots of earth, fire and wood absorbed spiritual energy faster, which means that their values have been improved.
The fire spiritual root had improved the most, and she felt that it was almost the same as Xingyue. This spiritual root was very likely to have transformed into a yellow spiritual root.
If this is true, it means that she has changed from a three-element pseudo spiritual root to a five-element yellow spiritual root. It's a pity that there is no spiritual stone to test it specifically.
She was very happy. She didn't expect that this spiritual grass would have such an effect in less than a hundred years.
After completely refining the medicinal effects, she felt that her strength had increased again, by about two-thirds.
She is now equivalent to five people with single spiritual roots at the third level of Qi Refining.
"call……"
She let out a long breath and raised the corners of her lips slightly. She would take the spiritual grass next time. Maybe the remaining two spiritual roots could be opened up.
Now that she owns a fairy palace and has no shortage of resources, naturally the more spiritual roots she has, the better.
The next morning, Xiao Ying left the Immortal Palace early, had breakfast, and then took his four children to the county town.
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