Chapter 79 The Su Family Comes to Demand Punishment
In the hot summer, the vegetable garden is the busiest in the morning.
Because this is the coolest time of the day, most farmers choose to go out to work at this time. When the sun gets too hot, they have to pack up and go home to escape the heat.
At this time, the Su family also likes to go to the vegetable garden, loosen the soil and pull out weeds, sit in the vegetable field for a while, and chat with people around them.
Old Man Su looked at the newly grown vegetable seedlings in the vegetable garden. They had already grown several new leaves and were growing well.
The old man sighed with relief on his face, "We planted the seedlings a little late this spring and missed the harvest. If we had done it a little earlier, we could have planted three or four crops a year. That way, even if we didn't have rice or flour, we could still survive on vegetables and not starve to death."
"This year is not bad. We will have vegetables to eat for at least half a year. Unlike previous years, we were afraid that we would eat too much if we only had one meal a day, and that we would not be able to survive the end of the year." Wang Chuan spoke in the vegetable garden in front.
These old residents of Tubei Mountain all knew that the Su family was not short of food, at least not just vegetables.
Many of them had seen Lord Duan Dao bringing rice and flour to the Su family.
When the elder brother of the Su family said that, he was more out of putting himself in their shoes and feeling sorry for them.
Having seen the fickleness of human nature, they know what is right and what is wrong.
Li Xiaoxiao straightened up on the other side, leaning on his hoe and sighing, "Uncle Su doesn't know, it was really hard back then. Those of us who stayed in Tubei Mountain would rather die than be tenant farmers and have our wives and children taken advantage of. We had no other skills, so we couldn't cultivate the land or plant crops. When we were the hungriest, we even grabbed mud and gnawed on it."
"That's right. Those powerful forces cut down and burned everything growing on the mountain, leaving us nothing even for wild vegetables or tree bark. Looking back now, I don't know how we managed to survive. Compared to that time, now that we can garden and grow our own vegetables, it's already a blessing."
"When next spring comes, we'll grow the seedlings early and be able to plant four crops. Life will get better and better."
"Yeah, it's going to get better!"
Laughter wafted from the vegetable garden.
The morning sun gently shines on these people's faces, illuminating their eyes and dispelling the gloom and darkness lingering in their eyes.
In the past, they didn’t even dare to think about living a normal life, that was just a luxury.
It was only after the Su family came that everything suddenly changed.
They were stained with light.
Today, Tubei Mountain is the only reclaimed place in the entire exile area.
Not only that, there are also masters here who will protect them, and two powerful figures, Lord Broken Knife and Old Poison.
Their hearts, which had been devastated by reality, began to revive little by little.
Hope is like a seed that has fallen to the ground. Even after a long and cold winter, it will sprout in the spring as long as there is sunshine and rain.
Old Mrs. Su and her daughters-in-law squatted in the ridge, each with a smile on their face.
Su Da and Su Er were clearing land for Du Lao on the other side. They looked up and wiped the sweat from their foreheads while chatting and laughing, smiling brightly. "When I was sentenced to exile, I was also desperate. When I reached the foot of Tubei Mountain and saw the bare mountains everywhere, I felt even more desperate. At that time, I thought this was not a place for people to stay. But hey, in the end, I stayed! What's the saying? There is always a way out -"
"The Su family! Something bad has happened to the Su family! Someone has come to your house again, and there are so many people!" A woman's anxious cry suddenly came from the front yard, interrupting the laughter in the vegetable garden.
The Su family, "..."
There is so much going on day after day, it never ends.
Putting down their work, the family had no choice but to rush to the door again to wait and see whether it was an enemy or a friend.
The gate of the Su family's courtyard opened, and the person who was coming just in time arrived and stopped about ten meters away from the Su family's house.
Leading the group was an old lady in her sixties, supported by women on both sides, and followed by a large group of people, both men and women.
They all glared at the Su family.
He Daxiang was sharp-eyed and saw Su Cheng and Xiao Lu standing in the crowd. What was there that she didn't understand? "Dad, Mom, it's their family again!"
Old Lady Su and the others also saw it and their faces darkened.
The other party came over aggressively, looking like he was going to call for an explanation. It was totally incomprehensible.
"Are you from the Su family? You are such unfilial and disrespectful people! As a branch of the Su family, it's bad enough that you don't respect the main clan, but you actually dared to be so cruel!"
The old lady was the first to speak out, glaring with droopy eyes, her gaze filled with hatred. "Do you think that just because the Su family was exiled you can act so recklessly? I tell you, the Su family is not extinct yet! Today, I have specially invited the most prestigious and influential elders of the Su family to come here and punish you according to the clan's rules! Su Xiang! You disobedient man, take your evil wife and son and kneel down before me!"
As soon as the old woman finished speaking, three old men with gray hair and a frail appearance walked out of the crowd. Their clothes were tattered and dirty, their bodies were hunched and trembling, and they did not look imposing, but their faces were full of pretense.
The other members of the Dasu family didn't say anything, but the glint in their eyes was a mixture of gloating and jealousy.
"Are they mentally ill? Did they get stuck in the door or kicked by a donkey? They come here to cause trouble and expect us to kneel down?" Su Da was furious and shouted, "Go back to where you came from! Do you think that numbers mean you are right? I'm telling you, if you make me angry, I will beat you up no matter who you are!"
Su Er was straightforward and had a hot temper. He was so angry that he laughed. "Damn it! He's been rejected twice and couldn't get any benefits from our house. Now he's so angry that he comes to throw dirty water on us and try to rob us?"
Su Cheng was hit by stones when he came to their house, but that can't be considered as them being "brutal", right?
And when little Mrs. Lu brought her child home, their family took good care of him. They couldn't bear to see the child starving like that, so they even gave him a piece of rice cake!
Is this the final result? Putting the blame on their family and bringing a large group of people to call them to account? Trying to force them to work like slaves for the Su family?!
Your grandma's daydream is so beautiful!
"How dare you! As a member of the Su family, you must follow the rules of the Su family! Since ancient times, the main branch has been superior to the branch, and the young should be respected as the elders! Upholding propriety, righteousness, integrity, filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty and trustworthiness is the moral code of heaven! After your Su family came to the exile area, you lived in a corner and lived in peace alone, watching the main branch suffer and doing nothing. You are selfish and unfilial! Now you dare to be so arrogant in public, aren't you afraid that the world will poke your spine!" One of the three old men, relying on his status and seniority, scolded, his eyes searching and landing on the old man Su, "Su Xiang, the rebellious son of the Su family! Come out and kneel down to admit your mistake!"
Old Man Su stopped the eldest and second sons, who were clenching their fists, and pulled his furious wife behind him. He took a step forward, his expression unprecedentedly calm. He stared at the old lady across from him, "You, the Su family, have come to our house with such a big fuss. What else do you want besides asking me and my entire family to kneel down and admit our mistakes? Tell me, and I'll consider it."
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