After hearing this, Mr. Ding San didn't bother to be polite with Ding Youtian. He smiled and said, "Well, since you say so, then I will be arrogant and still call you the same as before. Just don't accuse me of taking advantage of my age."
"Hiss!" Ji Feng let out a long neigh, and as soon as he got off the boat, he ran towards the horse that Master Ding San had driven over. The horse was stunned for a moment, and then gave Ji Feng a warm response.
"Uncle is indeed a horse lover." Tong Bajin stroked the horse that Uncle Ding San brought over. It was the bred of Jifeng, which Ding Yang had sent back before. After being carefully cared for by Uncle Ding San, the horse became fat and strong, but one of its eyes was still a little weak.
"The seeds of Lieyan are good!" Uncle Ding San was even more delighted to see Jifeng. He stroked Jifeng and said, "Old buddy, you haven't forgotten me, an old country boy, have you? Haha."
Ji Feng hissed again and rubbed against him affectionately. How could he forget the years of being taken care of by Master Ding San?
Uncle Ding San also named Jifeng's cub Lieyan. He sent Ding Jian to ride Lieyan back to report the news. The older brothers didn't know how to ride horses. On the way there, Uncle Ding San praised the older brothers. It turned out that these brothers were good at growing crops and were willing to work hard, so their lives would naturally not be worse than others.
Ding Youtian was not in a hurry to inquire about the recent situation of Old Ding and Mrs. Meng. He had already returned, so there was no need to rush.
He didn't ask, but the older brothers spoke first. Ding Youwang said, "Dad and Mom are becoming more and more unreasonable. When you go back, don't take any gossip you hear to heart. Dad and Mom are used to talking nonsense, just letting their tempers run wild. Everyone in the village knows their personalities, and no one takes them seriously, so they just let them be."
Duan Xinyan had thought about teaching them a lesson when she came back before, but when she heard the boss mention her, she asked, "How are you being unreasonable? Tell me."
"Why do you care so much? It's none of your business." Jian Ning was not interested in their affairs. She and Ding Youtian had been together for several years and they had a mutual understanding. They could guess a lot of things from each other without having to say them out loud.
Jian Ning guessed that Ding Youtian had some thoughts in his mind when he came back this time, but she was not worried. It is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature. It would be strange if Old Ding and Mrs. Meng could change.
These old couple were just like her parents in her previous life, and they couldn't change until they died. She wasn't worried at all that Ding Youtian would recognize them.
When they returned to the village, Jian Ning took Erniu, Sanniu, and Duan Xinyan's mother and son in one carriage, and asked Ding Sanye, Ding Youwang, and Ding Youtian to take another. On the way back, the brothers explained in detail to Ding Youtian the behavior of Old Ding and Mrs. Meng.
The eldest son said: "It's not just once or twice. Every time Mother gets angry with us, she poops and pees on our beds when we're not home. She does the same with other people in the village. Whenever she argues with someone and feels she's lost the argument, she'll sneak over when no one is home and poop and piss on their bed. She enjoys it."
The second child said: "Dad and Mom are getting a little confused now that they are old."
As soon as he finished speaking, the eldest and third brothers immediately refuted him. The third brother said, "Fourth brother, don't believe your second brother. He's just soft-hearted and won't calm down after a few kind words from our parents. Mother is just bullying the good and fearing the bad. After the family split up, my second sister-in-law never paid any attention to them, and mother never dared to go to their house to pee or poop. But even so, mother often jumped up and down and pointed at my second brother's nose and scolded him. My second brother just doesn't learn his lesson!"
"Father and mother can kill a tiger, so why are you so confused? You're just pretending." The eldest brother used to be as respected as Old Ding, but now he hates him as much. Among the brothers, he and Liu were scolded the most by Old Ding and Meng. He said indignantly, "Father used to care about face, but now he doesn't care about it anymore. The clan leader and the village head have summoned the whole village to the ancestral hall several times just for Mother. The village head and the clan leader asked him to talk to Mother and discipline her, but Father slammed the table and argued with them. Do you know what Father said?"
What else can I say? They must have used him to pressure the village head and the clan leader. Ding Youtian sighed inwardly.
A son wants to be filial, but his parents are not virtuous!
"This is all my fault," said Mr. Ding San. "I went back to the border to deliver wine so you brothers could recognize your relationship. On the way back, I told you not to tell anyone about this. But they didn't, and I told them after I got drunk."
"Uncle San, I'm sorry to everyone. I've caused so much trouble to the villagers by talking too much. Alas!" Uncle Ding sighed heavily, looking regretful.
"This isn't your Third Uncle's fault," Ding Youtian said. "Even if I didn't recognize my eldest brother and the others, they would still rely on my influence to stir up trouble in the village. I know about this and will make a decision. When I return to the village, I will have an explanation with the clan leader and the village head."
Old Ding and Mrs. Meng thought Ding Youtian must have changed his mind because he recognized the eldest brother and the others. He couldn't possibly recognize all the brothers and just kick them out, right? Good god, they were shaking up again in the village, almost walking sideways.
The butcher just couldn't stand Meng's smug face and just said, "Whether the fourth son recognizes you or not is still up to you. You keep saying all day long that my son is a soldier and will sooner or later go to Beijing to become a high official. What are you showing off for?"
At that time, Meng was about to slap Mingyue with the sole of her shoe, but was persuaded by the villagers. The more she thought about it, the more unwilling she became. Later, she ran to Mingyue's house, poured feces and urine on her bed, and blocked Mingyue and scolded her.
The head of the village and the clan leader called her and Old Dingtou to the ancestral hall. After they had said a few words, Old Dingtou stiffened his neck and shouted that it was all thanks to his fourth son that Dingxian Village was what it is today, and asked how his fourth son would have come into being without him.
The implication was that it was all his credit, and he also said that when his fourth son returned, he would strip him of his position as village head and remove the clan leader.
Ding Youtian felt a headache after hearing these words. The carriage they were riding in was running in the front. When it was almost reaching the village entrance, he lifted the curtain and saw a large group of people standing under the plaque. Standing in the front were his father, Old Dingtou, and Meng. The two of them stood straighter than the head of the village and the clan leader.
"No need to stop the car. Let them all get out of the way and go straight back to the back mountain." Ding Youtian instructed Tong Bajin, who was driving the car.
"Alright!" Tong Bajin whipped the horse-drawn carriage, which had slowed down, and started running again. "Make way, get out of the way, don't block the adults' way!"
"Get out of the way!" The carriage accelerated suddenly. The head of the village and the clan leader knew what was going on and hurriedly asked everyone to get out of the way. They also signaled a few young men to drag Old Ding and Mrs. Meng away, which made Old Ding and Mrs. Meng so angry that they started cursing.
Seeing this, Erlangzi and Xu Dali, who were driving the carriage in the back, also whipped their empty whips and accelerated to chase the carriage in front towards the back mountain.
"Mom, I saw Grandpa..." Erniu lifted a corner of the carriage curtain and saw Old Ding and Meng jumping up and down. She swallowed the word "Grandpa" and changed the subject to say, "They were cursing. Were they cursing Dad and Mom?"
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