Chapter 5 Who do you want to take care of?
"Of course, can I do worse than you?"
Sang Yongfeng frowned. How could this useless brother dare to speak to him like this today? Was he really that bold?
"Oh, big brother does things perfectly, how can he be worse than me?"
Sang Yongjing sneered. His words were clearly a compliment, but to Sang Yongfeng's ears they sounded full of sarcasm.
Yes, he was usually smooth and considerate in his daily life and work, but he failed miserably in the matter of taking the position of prime minister. He followed the wrong person and his whole family was confiscated and exiled.
But this was no reason for his younger brother to speak to him like that. He angrily waved his sleeves and said, "What on earth are you doing here?"
At this time, Sang Yu and Sang Xingjia came over with Old Lady Shi and happened to hear his words.
Sang Yu was the first to speak: "Uncle actually took care of grandma in this way. It really opened our eyes."
Earlier, his father and fourth uncle were talking. As a junior, Sang Xingchang was not in a position to interrupt and just stood aside silently.
Sang Yu came over and said a few words that were full of sarcasm, which immediately annoyed him.
"Sang Yu, how can you talk like that? Is this how your fourth uncle taught you etiquette?"
"Oh, I really..." Sang Yu felt a surge of inexplicable anger rising in her heart, and she immediately wanted to step forward and have a good argument with him.
They treated their grandmother like that, and now they are arguing with her about etiquette. If we really talk about it, they are the unfilial descendants.
"Okay! What happened?" Sang Yongfeng suddenly shouted angrily.
After all, he had been an official for many years and had accumulated great power. When he was angry, his aura was intimidating and everyone immediately shut up and dared not speak.
Sang Yongjing, however, was not intimidated at all. He continued to stare into his eyes and spoke slowly, "What's the matter? Don't you know it yourself, big brother?"
"If I hadn't come here on a whim just now, I would probably be waiting to collect my mother's body."
Until now, he is still afraid.
If Yu'er hadn't discovered the dandelion leaves that could reduce fever, if he hadn't thought of sending some to his mother, he didn't even dare to imagine what would have happened if he hadn't come or had come a little later.
Sang Yongfeng was startled when he heard this, and his brows furrowed even tighter: "What do you mean by that?"
What do you mean by waiting to collect your mother's body? It's in broad daylight. Is Sang Yongjing really crazy? He is cursing his own mother.
"Big brother is just letting mom lie there all alone and taking care of her like this?"
Sang Yongjing refused to give in. He had to seek an explanation for his mother today, even if it meant offending his elder brother.
Sang Yongfeng did not believe his one-sided words and his eyes fell on his mother.
Suddenly, I saw that her face, which was already pale to begin with, became even paler, and she looked even weaker than before.
He suddenly turned around, his eyes scanning the crowd, and soon locked onto one person.
"Sang Anzhu! Get over here!"
As soon as the angry words fell, the person who was named and was hiding behind the crowd trying to reduce his presence trembled all over.
She stood up hesitantly and walked closer, forcing a smile on her face: "Dad, you called me?"
"I asked you to take good care of your grandmother, how did you do that?" Sang Yongfeng's attitude towards his own children was far less kind than Sang Yongjing's.
Because he was an official, he had very high expectations for his children, requiring them to be proficient in everything. If they did not do something well, it was common for them to break several vines.
Sang Anzhu timidly glanced at his father and whispered in defense, "Grandma had to go to the bathroom, so I came back first. I don't know what happened next..."
As the eldest daughter of the Sang family, she used to need someone to support her even when she walked, so how could she be used to serving others?
"you……"
Sang Yongfeng was furious. He looked around, waiting to find a suitable tool to beat her up.
Sang Yongjing didn't want to get involved in the eldest wife's family affairs. He only knew that since they couldn't take good care of his mother, he would take his mother back and take care of her himself.
"Since my eldest brother already knows the whole story, I will take my mother back first. Let our fourth room take care of her."
"No!" Sang Yongfeng refused without even thinking.
It’s not that he is particularly filial, but nowadays, filial piety is more important than anything else.
As the eldest son, he let his younger brother's family take care of his mother. When others find out about this, they will scold him.
"Brother, how can I trust you to leave my mother after something like this happened?" Sang Yongjing didn't say much, but every word he said was heartbreaking.
"you!"
Sang Yongfeng was choked to death. It was really his fault.
My daughter's temper needs to be tempered. With her current personality, how can she be a good mistress if she marries into another family in the future?
"Why don't we listen to what grandma herself has to say?" Sang Yu interrupted again.
But this time it wasn't her decision. It was her grandmother, whom she was supporting, who uttered the shaky words, "I'll go with you."
The old lady knew clearly who was filial and who was not, who was sincere and who was perfunctory. However, she had previously tolerated everything for the sake of her eldest son's face.
After this trip today, if I don’t find someone reliable to take care of me, I’m afraid I’ll die of exhaustion on the road, and I’ll lose my life here.
Sang Yu said this at a perfect time. The two brothers Sang Yongfeng and Sang Yongjing were in a state where neither of them could convince the other. Upon hearing this, they all looked at their old mother.
"Mom, tell me who you want to take care of you."
Sang Yongfeng was very confident. Although An Zhu made a mistake today due to poor care, he had never deducted his mother's daily rations and always made sure she was full first.
If I follow the fourth brother's family, I will have a hard time even staying alive, let alone having enough to eat.
The old lady moved her lips twice. The sound was weak, but the two people next to her heard it clearly.
Sang Yu passed on the message for her: "Grandma said she is willing to come with us."
Sang Yongfeng, who had been confident of victory, suddenly became gloomy. He took two steps forward and stared at his mother with burning eyes.
"Mom, tell me yourself, she must have lied to me just now, right?"
The old lady closed her eyelids slightly, not wanting to look him in the eye, and said softly, "I'm going with the fourth son."
Several people helped the old lady back. When they were about to walk away, Sang Yongjing sighed and exhaled the turbid air that was weighing on his heart.
He went back and stuffed the grass leaves he had asked from Sang Yu into Sang Yongfeng's hands.
"Brother, eating this can reduce fever and fill your stomach. There are many of them in the canyon. You can pick and eat them." After saying that, he left without looking back.
He was naturally resentful of his elder brother for not being able to take good care of his mother, but years of brotherhood prevented him from being cruel.
Sang Yongfeng looked at his departing back coldly, threw the grass leaves in his hand casually, and his gaze fell on Sang Anzhu again.
"Kneel down."
After hearing these extremely calm words, Sang Anzhu trembled all over, his knees softened and he fell to the ground, his back straight but his head lowered.
Sang Yongfeng didn't say a word, but walked up and kicked her hard in the heart. Sang Anzhu was kicked to the ground but didn't dare to cry out in pain. She quickly got up and knelt down again.
This happened several times until Sang Anzhu collapsed to the ground and couldn't get up anymore. Only then did the feeling of frustration in Sang Yongfeng's heart ease a little.
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