Chapter 52: Ungrateful bastard!
Yang Lihua couldn't bear to listen any longer. She answered vaguely with a few words, thanked him, and then walked back with her daughter in her arms.
Zhuzhu didn't understand why her mother was angry. The chubby boy put his arms around her neck and kissed her several times, trying to make her happy.
Yang Lihua was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, but her anger had subsided a little.
Tai Jizu was just gathering dry grass in the field. Seeing his wife and daughter coming back, he smiled and said, "Did you run into someone you know? You've been delayed for quite a while."
Yang Lihua shook her head and beckoned him, "Let's go find Dad. There's something going on."
The family of three quickly found the old man, and the others gathered around when they saw him.
Yang Lihua explained everything clearly, word for word, and ended angrily, "Mancangzi is such a piece of shit. He can't get any advantage, so he comes out to smear our family's reputation."
Tai Jizu's face darkened as he picked up his pickaxe and said, "I'll go back and settle the score with him!"
Tai Jizong and Tai Jiye also responded immediately.
Grandpa Tai held his pipe in his hand and glanced at the fields that were almost ready. In the end, he didn't stop his children and grandchildren...
Outside Taijia Village, every household was busy. After being cooped up for a whole winter, they finally had a place to expend their energy, and everyone was in high spirits.
Especially the naughty boys, they were like little animals out of a cage, howling and running around happily.
Occasionally, a bird would land on the ground looking for food and would be frightened and fly away.
At this moment, the bronze bell at the entrance of the village suddenly rang.
Everyone was curious and didn't know what had happened.
You know, except when the runners came to the village to collect grain, the bronze bell was rarely used.
On a spring day like this, could it be that the government is distributing seeds to everyone?
The villagers, full of questions, carried their pickaxes and rakes and hurried back to the village.
At the entrance of the village, many elderly, weak, women and children had gathered in the open space outside Mr. Tai's house.
Old Master Tai and Third Master Tai sat on the bluestone benches, both holding their pipes, with stern expressions on their faces.
When the villagers who rushed back saw this, they didn't dare to ask questions easily.
Until almost every villager had gathered together.
Third Master Tai finally spoke, "I remember when your sixth uncle's family brought everyone to the city to work, I told everyone, right? We Tai family must unite as one and live together! Others can bully us, but we can't have conflicts among ourselves, right?"
The villagers didn't know why the patriarch said that. They looked at each other and responded in a low voice.
"Third uncle is right, we all remember it."
"Yes, we dare not forget!"
Master Tai San snorted coldly, slammed the pipe in his hand, and cursed, "You guys remember shit! I think I'm getting better in temper now that I'm older, right?
"Your Sixth Uncle has been back from the army for so many years now. He's contributed so much to the clan, done so much, and put so much thought into it! Let's not talk about that for now. Even before that, he was carving ice lanterns in the city and repairing houses for wealthy families. He didn't take you with him on those good jobs!
"People would give up all the money they could earn, and would rather spend money and effort so that you can share in the benefits, live a better life, and have fewer meals to go hungry.
"But what about you! What have you done? You are so heartless and ruthless!"
The tribesmen were stunned by the scolding and looked at each other with even more confusion.
Mr. Tai San didn't need them to guess, and directly called out to Mancangzi and his wife who were hiding behind people.
"Mancangzi, Zhang Guihua, come out!"
Mancangzi looked guilty and was unwilling to step forward, but was pushed out by the villagers.
"Um... Third Uncle, why did you call me? I didn't..."
"Call me clan leader, I don't have a shameless nephew like you!" Master Tai San was furious, and he wanted to dig his head full of bumps with his pipe.
"When your parents fell ill, they sold all their land and houses, but they couldn't save them, leaving you alone. You grew up eating at many families' homes, but your sixth uncle's family had the most jobs!
"Later, when you grew up and wanted to get married, the clan members, young and old, helped you build a horse rack (a large shack) and reclaimed two acres of wasteland. Now that you have a wife and a daughter, and have grown up, you have forgotten your last name, right?
"Your Sixth Uncle and I have warned you countless times not to talk nonsense when you go out. Everyone has taken it to heart, but you went out and talked nonsense, causing your Sixth Uncle so much trouble, but your Sixth Uncle didn't even bother with you!
"You should be grateful to your sixth uncle now that you've changed your ways. But instead, you, out of jealousy because you didn't get a turn to work on the house, went to Zhangjia Village to smear your sixth uncle! You're worse than an animal!"
Everyone in the village frowned. They lived together on weekdays, and any good or bad issues were resolved in the village. After all, they were family and shared the same blood.
It's really disgusting that Mancangzi didn't speak up when he had something to say, but instead went out to discredit his own family.
Mancangzi's face turned red after being scolded, and he tried his best to defend himself.
"Uncle San, I didn't! Although I was angry that Uncle Liu didn't like me, I didn't say anything. You can't slander me like that!"
Old Master Tai looked at him coldly and said, "Since you don't admit it, then invite the people from Zhangjia Village to confront us. You said that my family was domineering and that we were isolating you and starving your family to death. Many people from Zhangjia Village were present at the time, so there must be some who are willing to tell the truth!"
Mancangzi immediately panicked, "No, no! I... I didn't say anything, I just had nothing to do..."
Needless to say, this is an admission!
He admitted that he had slandered his fellow tribesmen in Zhangjia Village, and he was still an elder, so he spared no effort to help his elders!
This is like being hungry and taking someone else's bowl, then putting the bowl down and cursing the person's mother. How heartless!
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