Old Ding walked from the yard to the main hall and heard a lot of cursing. He knew that Old Five had done something stupid that angered everyone, so his face turned pale and he said nothing.
"Dad, I don't want to see the authorities or go to jail. Dad, please save my son, please save my son..." When the fifth brother saw his father and eldest brother coming, he twisted his body desperately and cried as if he saw a savior.
Jane Ning thought he was tough, but she didn't expect him to be so soft and cowardly. She stepped on his shoulder in front of Old Ding and shouted, "Shut up! If you keep making noise, I'll sew your mouth shut!"
After she finished speaking, she exerted a little force with her foot. Lao Wu opened his mouth to howl in pain, but he clenched his teeth and dared not make a sound, fearing that Jane Ning would really sew his mouth shut in anger.
Old Ding's eyelids twitched when he saw this. His son was stepped on and scolded by a woman in public. This was more embarrassing than slapping him in the face.
"Erdan, tell me how to solve this problem yourself." The headman glanced at Old Ding and said with a dark face.
Erdan was Old Ding's nickname, and no one had called him that in years. When the head of the village called him that in public today, he immediately felt a little embarrassed. But he also understood that if the head of the village hadn't been extremely angry, he wouldn't have done that.
"What else can I do? Pay the price." He said, suppressing his anger.
"Compensation according to the price?" Ding Youtian looked at Old Ding with a forced smile. "Dad, you make it sound so easy. They won't give us two pots for free. We have to go back and forth to the town ourselves. How much time will be wasted and how much trouble will be wasted? Isn't this considered money?"
"Then tell me, how much should be compensated!" Old Ding stared at him viciously and said through gritted teeth.
"You're my father, so I can't ask for more from you. Just five taels of silver. I don't want a penny more, and I won't take a penny less. Otherwise..." He glanced at Lao Wu, who was staring at him in disbelief, and said with a smile, "I'll send Lao Wu to see the official."
Jian Ning didn't expect that he could be so cruel to his own father. He dared to ask for five taels of silver. This made her interested. She really wanted to know whether Old Ding and Meng could give him the five taels of silver.
"Why don't you become a robber? Five taels of silver, you're dreaming!" Lao Wu couldn't help it for a moment. Jian Ning said "hmm", and he immediately shut up and stared at Ding Youtian hatefully, as if he wanted to bite a piece of flesh off him.
Old Ding was so angry that he almost fainted. On the day when the fourth child's family was divided up, he asked for five taels of silver. It turned out that the fourth child was taking the opportunity to ask for the money back! But he kept calling him "Daddy", which made Old Ding so angry that he wanted to slap him to death!
The village head and all the villagers knew that Ding Youtian's family had been separated and had no land or money. Old Ding had kicked them out like a burden, not even considering whether they lived or died. Now Ding Youtian asked for five taels of silver for the two pots, and everyone knew that he was asking for a share of the family money.
So everyone joined in.
"If you ask me, you should ask your father for ten taels of silver. Jian has been working like a slave for more than ten years. We have all seen it. Jian has done all the dirty work. Five taels of silver is too little. Ten taels is at least!"
"That's right, Jian is so capable. Ding Laoliu grew up on her back. Ten taels of silver is a bargain for them!"
It is difficult to offend the public. After all, Old Ding has been making a living for decades, so he understands this principle.
He stamped his foot and gritted his teeth, ordering the eldest brother to go back and get five taels of silver, and ordered him to go and come back quickly, for he was worried that if he delivered it too late, the villagers would start to talk and the five taels of silver would become ten taels, which would be a huge loss for the whole family!
"What?"
When the eldest son returned home and told Mrs. Meng about this, she leaped up in anger. Old Ding hadn't let her go with him when he left, nor had he allowed anyone else in the family to go either. If she had gone, she would have ripped Ding Youtian's mouth off. He had the money to buy up beans from strangers in the village at exorbitant prices, and now, as soon as they fell, he came to suck the blood of his own parents. What kind of injustice had she borne?
Meng slapped her thigh and cursed Ding Youtian and Jian Ning with vicious words.
"Mom, please hurry up and get the silver. If you're late, five taels will become ten taels, and Dad is still waiting there." Ding Youwang was extremely anxious. He was afraid that if he was late, five taels would become ten taels, and he was also afraid that his father would scold him for not being able to do such a small thing properly.
Mrs. Meng knew Old Ding's temper. No matter how reluctant she was, no matter how heartbroken she was, even if her blood pressure soared to 200 mm, she had to open the box and take out five taels of silver and give it to him.
"Oh my God! Are those two golden pots or silver pots... Oh my God, why don't you strike that disobedient and unfilial beast to death... Please be kind and take in his whole family, and let them die a miserable death even if struck by lightning..." After the eldest brother left, Meng collapsed on the ground, slapping the ground and crying.
She cried poor all day long, saying that she had to live frugally and tighten her belt. Now she took out five taels of silver without any hesitation. Liu, Gao, and Lu, who were hiding in the yard and eavesdropping, hated her so much that no one went in to persuade her. They wished she would cry to death.
Ding Youwang went over and handed five taels of silver to Old Ding. Old Ding was so angry that his eyes almost popped out of his head. He lowered his voice and shouted, "What are you giving it to me for? You two are so stupid!"
If I give it directly to Ding Youtian, he would pretend not to see anything. But if he saw the huge amount of silver and then gave it away, his heart would feel like being slowly cut by a blunt knife, and it would hurt so much!
Leading Lao Wu out of the headman's house, Lao Dingtou became more and more angry. He suddenly raised his leg and kicked Lao Wu, sending him rolling far away.
He cursed, "You bastard, these five taels of silver will be deducted from your fifth room when the family is divided!"
Lao Wu felt so wronged.
Who was he doing this for? Wasn't it to vent his anger on behalf of his parents and the whole family?
The compensation was all his fault. Not only was he beaten up by that bitch Jane, but his father also kicked him, and his butt was so painful.
He limped back home, rubbing his butt. Mrs. Lu and her two children were staying in the inner room, not coming out, fearing that they would be an eyesore and bring disaster upon him. However, she still couldn't escape a beating.
Lao Wu was thirsty and wanted to drink some water, but the teapot on the table was empty and not a drop of water had been poured out.
"Where's the person! Where did he go?" Lao Wu slammed the table loudly. Lu ran out in a panic, took the teapot and went to the kitchen in the main courtyard to boil a pot of water, then came back and poured him a cup.
Lao Wu picked up the teacup and started drinking. He was burned and accidentally dropped the cup, breaking it. Seeing this, Lu wanted to run away, but he grabbed her, pinned her to the ground and beat her up.
Lu was so angry after being beaten that she started cursing at the top of her lungs without caring about anything else.
"You're a coward, a weakling. You get mad at me outside and just come home to make amends. If you have the guts, go find whoever you're mad at! Why are you trying to show off to me? Ding Laowu, you're a bastard!"
The result of her cursing was that she was beaten even harder. Her wolf-like howling alarmed Meng, who ran over to see her rolling on the ground after being beaten by Lao Wu. Meng felt much better at once, curled her lips, said "well done", and turned away.
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