Liu Sile stood in front of Liu Yuanshan and said a few auspicious New Year's greetings. He was waiting for Liu Yuanshan to give him a red envelope.
They were completely unaware of Liu Erwa and Liu Dalang's approaching hands.
Liu Dalang was the first to approach and pull hard, breaking the string on the little boy's jade pendant.
Liu Sile was pulled so hard he stumbled, but luckily Liu Sifu, who was standing nearby, caught his brother, otherwise Liu Sile would have fallen to the ground.
"What are you doing? You're stealing my things again?" Liu Sile said angrily after regaining his footing. He jumped out and fought with Liu Dalang for the jade pendant.
The two were the same age, and their height and strength were similar, so they fought fiercely and it was hard to tell who would win.
Seeing this, Old Wang immediately protected Liu Dalang, pulling Liu Sile's hand away. "Sile! You're the older cousin, so give in to your younger brother and give this to Dalang!"
When Liu Erwa saw that Liu Dalang had received it, while he hadn't, he immediately burst into tears.
Waaah... "I want some too, I want some too."
Old Wang shamelessly spoke up again.
"Sile, do you have any left? Quickly give one to your cousin Erwa too. Don't be so stingy as the older brother."
"Mother, you really can't change your bias. This jade pendant clearly belongs to my Sile."
"Why did they snatch it without our consent and then give it to him? Is that how you give things away?" After saying this, Wu pulled Liu Sile to her side, afraid that her son would be hurt again.
"That's right, hurry up and return my brother's jade pendant!" Liu Siping and Liu Si'an said angrily.
"Sister-in-law, this isn't anything special, just a little trinket. It's the New Year, so just have Sile give it to my eldest son! Let's avoid any unpleasantness."
When Li saw that her son had gotten the better deal, she immediately defended him.
"Yes, elder brother and sister-in-law, you've come to wish each other a Happy New Year. Don't make a scene here and become a laughing stock."
Liu Sanzhu echoed this sentiment.
Liu Erlin didn't say anything. He saw Liu Dashi's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot, and shrank back in fear. He didn't want to experience the same thing again, when his older brother had pinned him to the ground and beaten him.
His son didn't manage to grab the items, which was none of his business, so he quickly moved away from his third brother in fear.
But Madam He was not very perceptive. Seeing that the third son's family was about to gain an advantage, she spoke up again.
"Big brother and sister-in-law, you can't be so biased. You have to give one to my second child too."
Liu Erlin tugged at her clothes when he heard her words, but she didn't react at all.
In his desperation, Liu Erlin wanted to kick her.
"A little trinket? This is a gift I brought back for Lele, it costs over ten taels! You call it a little trinket?"
"Now that it's torn, you should just pay me back!" Liu Sixi said.
"This child is too stingy. Just consider it a gift for your younger brother, and you can buy another one for Sile later."
When Old Wang heard that it was worth so much silver, she was even less willing to pay it back.
Liu Sisi was speechless at the shamelessness of this family. She took a few steps and went to Liu Dalang.
"Give it back to me, hurry up." Liu Sisi's voice was extremely cold, and her eyes were particularly fierce, which frightened Liu Dalang so much that he actually stretched out his hand.
Seeing this, Old Wang pulled his hand back.
"You little good-for-nothing, why are you being so fierce? The stuff is already in your cousin's hands, it's his now, what's there to return?"
Upon hearing that her daughter had been scolded, Liu Dashi couldn't contain her anger any longer. She kicked over the stool next to her and then grabbed Liu Sisi's hand.
"If I ever hear any of you insult my daughter again, don't blame me for turning my back on you."
He then gave his sons a wink, and the brothers immediately understood. They rushed to Liu Dalang's side and snatched the jade pendant back from him when he was off guard.
"Hmph, trying to bully my brother again? Dream on." Liu Si'an stuck out her tongue after snatching back the jade pendant.
Old Mrs. Wang was so angry that she wanted to hit her grandsons.
As soon as he raised his hand, Liu Yuanshan, who was sitting there, immediately came over, blocked her hand, and then reached out to pull Liu Dashi, who was walking out.
“Da Shi, don’t be angry. These kids are just being silly. I’ll teach them a lesson later. Your mother is getting senile, so please don’t hold it against her.”
"Old man, what are you saying? Why are you saying nice things to this heartless wretch?" Old Wang said.
Seeing his eldest son about to leave with his things, Liu Yuanshan became anxious.
He slapped Old Wang across the face, saying, "You stupid woman, how many times have I told you and you still can't remember? Why do you have to offend him?"
Seeing that their mother-in-law had been beaten, both Li and He were terrified.
Soon Liu Yuanshan slapped both of them across the face, and even Liu Erlin and Liu Sanzhu were not spared.
Liu Erwa and Liu Dalang were also given a good scolding by him.
After finishing his lecture, he went to Liu Dashi. "Dashi! Come and sit down. Eat before you leave. You can't visit relatives for the New Year without eating. If they misbehave, Dad will discipline them."
"We won't eat here; we can't eat here anyway. You can keep this. We're going back."
Liu Dashi took away the winter clothes he made for Old Wang, leaving only Liu Yuanshan's.
Since he favors the second and third sons, let them go buy it for her! Liu Dashi doesn't care about her anymore anyway!
After saying that, Liu Dashi led his family toward the carriage, and Liu Yuanshan, despite his old legs, still chased after them to the door.
“Da Shi, don’t rush off. I’ll keep them in check. Look, it’s almost New Year’s, and that money…”
"Dad, you always say you'll control them, but you never succeed. If there aren't any this time, I'll give them to you next time I come!"
“I originally prepared a 10-tael New Year’s red envelope for you as a token of my respect, but your authority at home is not good! Today, my daughter and son were scolded and bullied, so I’m upset and the money is gone.”
"And don't even think about causing trouble at my shop. My shop is frequented by some important people. Last time, the son of Magistrate Zhou came to cause trouble, and afterwards his whole family was executed."
"We don't know how important this person is, so you'd better behave yourselves."
Liu Dashi was afraid that his father would also act recklessly if he didn't get the money, so he threatened Liu Yuanshan with a few words.
"Father knows, Father will definitely keep them in check. Next time you must bring money!" Liu Yuanshan added.
Liu Dashi did not reply to him and turned to get into the carriage.
After Liu Dashi drove the carriage away, Liu Yuanshan returned home and became increasingly angry.
Ten taels of silver! His family couldn't earn that much silver in a year.
Enraged, she slapped Old Wang several more times, cursing as she did so, "You stupid woman, you won't listen to me, you just have to offend him."
"In previous years, did you use my money to support your younger brother's family? Otherwise, how come you always have empty hands when I work odd jobs and earn several dozen coins a day?"
Liu Yuanshan got more and more into the fight and even voiced his suspicions.
"Ouch, honey, I didn't! I wouldn't dare! Stop hitting me, you're killing me..."
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