What child doesn't have a greedy heart? Meng didn't take it seriously. Instead, she cursed Ding Sheng in her heart, saying, "It's just two dumplings, what's the point of yelling? What's the point of yelling? It's because of her, Si Er, that the whole family can have a full meal!"
Meng thought angrily that she would fire Chang as soon as she recognized her fourth son. This family could only dream of living in her fourth son's house in the future.
She glared at Gao fiercely, using her eyes to stop her from trying to pull Ding Gui and Ding Quan over. She wanted to see who at the table would have the nerve to eat with those two children crying, and who would take the initiative to show goodwill to her family and serve dumplings to her two beloved grandchildren.
"Brother..." Ding Quan tearfully pulled Ding Gui's sleeve. Ding Gui wanted to snatch it again, but Ding Sheng was already prepared. He had succeeded previously by taking Ding Sheng by surprise. Moreover, the head of the village and the clan leader both had dark faces at this moment. Seeing that he was about to come over, Ding Yang and Ding Jian also glared at him angrily.
There are also the three brothers of the Ma family, all of whom have unfriendly expressions.
He knew that if he went over to grab it again, he would definitely get beaten, otherwise he really wanted to snatch the basin as well.
Seeing that he didn't move, Ding Quan burst into tears again, crying and shouting: "Wow, brother, I want to eat dumplings, I want to eat dumplings..."
No one present paid any attention to his two brothers, and Ding Youtian was even more calm. In the past, the two brothers had often bullied their own children, and Sanniu had even been deafened in one ear because of them. Besides, Ding Youtian was preparing to take the imperial examination next year, so he would not have anything to do with them anymore.
Once he is connected with the government, he will be executed along with his entire family sooner or later if he enters the government.
Only by completely eradicating their thoughts could he protect them and his family. Therefore, Ding Youtian ate and drank as he pleased, not even glancing at his brothers.
Blind Liu always kept his distance from Old Ding's family. Whenever Meng ran into him, he would spit on the ground, and he was obsessed with the few taels of silver he had given Ding Youtian for his studies. He would always chase him and scold him a few times before he would be satisfied.
Sometimes Ding Gui and Ding Quan would follow her and pick up stones to throw at him. These two little brothers were only worthy of eating shit, not dumplings.
Neither his master nor his apprentice had favored his brothers. As their hired servants, Mr. Ding Sanye and his son naturally wouldn't say a word without the master's permission. Furthermore, Mr. Ding Sanye had only spoken up for Ding Youtian the other day, only to be publicly humiliated by Old Ding, who hadn't given him any respect. He was also worried that if he gave them dumplings, Mrs. Meng and Old Ding would probably yell at him, looking down on whom? As if their family couldn't afford dumplings?
Mr. Ding Sanye would never do anything that would offend people on both sides!
As for Ma Fuquan, not to mention that Meng took advantage of his injury and brought people to his house to rob him, Ding Gui's act of robbing him just now had already made him very disgusted.
Giving a few dumplings is a small matter, but spoiling these two children is a big problem. They will think that if they want something, as long as they start to grab it or cry loudly, others will give it to them with both hands.
This trend cannot be allowed to continue!
The remaining ones were the village head and the clan leader. They were both people who attached great importance to their reputation. As the old saying goes, one would rather die of hunger than eat food given out of pity. Ding Gui dared to snatch the food in front of them, which showed that old Ding Gui had poor family education. They hated and despised this family, so how could they take the initiative to give food to the two brothers?
No one else said anything, and Ding Pingshun and his son didn't move at all. At this time, Dabao, who was having dinner in the room with Jian Ning and the others, came out. He was holding a bowl and chopsticks in his hands, and there was a ball of fur at his feet.
Ding Quan stopped crying immediately and took two steps towards him with a puzzled look on his face, but Dabao didn't even look at him. He squatted down, pushed a few dumplings in the bowl to the ground, and started eating immediately with his tail wagging, munching on the delicious food.
Woo woo, even dogs eat better than them. Ding Quan burst into tears. Meng was so angry that her face turned pale. Old Ding secretly gave her a cold shoulder and reminded her to hold it in.
A little lack of patience will ruin great plans!
Meng's teeth were nearly broken. She couldn't hold it in any longer. If she didn't say anything, she would explode! She rushed forward in two steps, pulled Ding Quan over, and cursed, "Are you a starving ghost reincarnated? How come you haven't had a good meal in eight hundred years? Is your family short of food? Are you going to shame yourself and rush to eat that mouthful of food on the road?"
"Ahem!" The village head coughed twice, his face flushed red. He didn't like what she said. "Erdan, what are you talking about? Come on, explain it to me. What do you mean by 'food for the journey'?"
"Isn't this just a casual insult to a child?" Old Ding saw that the situation was not good and hurried forward to smooth things over. "What adult wouldn't say this to a child when they're extremely angry? My parents used to scold me like this many times before, and even your parents, Ding Gaoshan, have scolded you like this. It's just an insult to a child, don't take it seriously. Please be magnanimous and don't argue with her. I'm here to apologize to you, don't make a fuss, okay?"
Old Ding clasped his hands together and said with an apologetic smile.
The clan leader put down his chopsticks, slammed the table, and shouted angrily, "Ding Erdan! Do you think we are all fools? Behind closed doors, you beat and scold the children in your own home. Whether they are lying dead or eating road food, you scold them until they are full of flowers and see who will pay attention to you? You have really lived in vain!"
The headman had almost finished his meal and was no longer in the mood for drinking. He stood up and looked at Old Dingtou: "Don't you need to remind me? I've already submitted the letter of severance to the government office for filing. Do you know what kind of behavior it is for you to bring your whole family here today?"
He spoke with such righteousness that Old Ding was a little confused. He subconsciously defended himself, "Even if we're no longer related, we're still neighbors. What's the big deal about visiting? Is it illegal?"
"What you did is trespassing. Just report it to the authorities and they will approve it." Ma Fuquan was in the town government office during the day, and when he had nothing better to do, he looked through the local laws and regulations. Trespassing is a crime no matter what era it is.
"What?" Old Ding couldn't help scratching his ears. He had lived in this old house for most of his life, but now entering this yard was considered trespassing. He really couldn't understand it and couldn't figure it out.
"Fourth brother!" Old Ding didn't want to waste any more time talking to the head of the village. He went straight to Ding Youtian and said with an aggrieved look, "Others don't know how hard Daddy tried, and they all blame Daddy for being cruel, but why? Daddy really had to push you because he wanted you to be independent! Daddy can swear to heaven that if your family was really broke and couldn't even eat, Daddy would not sit idly by and do nothing. Otherwise, why didn't Daddy ask the head of the village and the clan leader to be witnesses that day? It was to shut your brothers up so that I could lend a hand later!"
As he spoke, Old Ding pretended to wipe the corners of his eyes, which were unable to hold back tears, and continued, "Back then, your brothers were always complaining about you in front of Dad. Actually, it's not their fault. You couldn't stand up for yourself, and it was really a burden to them. If you put yourself in their shoes, you can understand why they have such thoughts."
The eldest brother, Ding Youwang, also stepped forward at the right time. "Fourth brother, I want to apologize to you! Dad really had no choice but to separate your family because of what we said. If you want to blame someone, blame your eldest brother. Don't blame our father. He has always loved you the most, really!"
Everyone looked at Ding Youtian. Jian Ning could no longer sit still. The shamelessness of Old Ding's family had refreshed her cognition. She stood on the corridor, folded her arms and looked at Ding Youtian to see how he would respond.
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