Chapter 711 His Brother Isn't That Terrible
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhaodi, who had been silent, suddenly exploded like a fuse being lit, yelling at Fu Lao Er: "Fu Lao Er, you deserve to be so poor that you can't even afford to eat your whole life!"
Why did she come out to burn paper money? Wasn't it for the prosperity of the family, and to stop eating sweet potato porridge that was all rice water every day?
But Fu Lao Er's words clearly indicated that he thought she was greedy for money.
If her family hadn't been so poor that they couldn't even afford to eat, and the meat and vegetables for their New Year's Eve dinner were only provided by the compensation she got from Yu Guixiang yesterday, would she have gone up the mountain in the middle of the night in this freezing weather to burn paper money?
For the first time, Wang Zhaodi looked down on Fu Lao Er from the bottom of her heart, and Fu Lao Da and the others next to her looked down on him even more.
What kind of man is he who only hides behind women?
The group of men, carrying their belongings, escorted Fu Lao Er and his wife down the mountain. Just as they reached the foot of the mountain, they ran into Fu Liang and Fu Shi, who were carrying buckets and preparing to run up the mountain.
"Uncle, how is it? There's no fire on the mountain, right?"
"It's alright, we've already taken care of it. It's getting late, you guys should go back now!"
Boss Fu shook his head and gestured for Fu Liang and the others to go home. It was already past midnight, and if they didn't go back soon, it would be dawn.
Fu Liang was panting heavily. He had been running non-stop the whole way. Because he was worried that the fire on the mountain was too big, he had specially called Fu Shi, Fu Dahai, Fu Xiaochuan and others to come along. Now that he heard from Boss Fu that the fire was out, he stopped to catch his breath.
Well, it's better to have made a wasted trip than to have a fire.
"Okay, let's go back first."
Fu Liang obeyed Fu Laoda's every word and immediately told Fu Dahai and Fu Xiaochuan to take the things home.
Fu Shi originally wanted to leave, but when he saw the familiar figure with his head down next to Boss Fu, he suppressed his questions and silently stayed.
When Fu Liang ran to call him earlier, he clearly said that someone had set a fire on the mountain, and that Fu Laoda and Fu Ming and the others had already gone up the mountain to put out the fire. But now that the fire is out, Fu Lao Er and Wang Zhaodi have come down with Fu Laoda and the others.
Having been their son for over twenty years, Fu Shi knew their character all too well. They were fine with watching the excitement, but going up the mountain to put out a fire was absolutely out of the question.
Therefore, there is only one possibility left: the one who set the fire on the mountain was none other than Fu Lao Er and Wang Zhao Di, who are right in front of us.
Fu Shi wasn't a fool; he could guess the truth of such a superficial matter with just a little thought.
As Fu Dahai and Fu Xiaochuan left, Fu Laoda pushed Fu Laoer home. Fu Wan tugged at Fu Jian's sleeve and whispered to him, "Brother Jian, go and call the village chief over."
Given Fu Laoda's temper, Fu Laoer would definitely get a beating today, but Fu Lao, the village chief, has the right to know about the arson on the mountain.
Fu Jian sighed. He didn't want to call his father either, but tomorrow, or rather today, it would be New Year's Eve as soon as it was light. It would be too unlucky to deal with this matter before dawn.
"Okay, I'll go call him. Awan, you should try to persuade your father not to be too ruthless."
These days, they're still cracking down on organized crime. If they beat Fu Lao Er badly, and then Wang Lao Tai goes crazy and sues the police station, things will get complicated.
Fu Wan nodded to reassure him. Seeing this, Fu Jian turned and quickly ran home.
As they approached the gate of his own courtyard, Fu Lao Er's trembling intensified.
Fu Laoda frowned and kicked him. Fu Shi tugged at his sleeve. "Uncle, why don't we let him go back and change his clothes first?"
"Hey, you didn't go back?"
It was at this moment that Boss Fu realized that Fu Shi had not left with Fu Dahai and the others.
There was nothing he could do; he was so focused on dealing with Fu Lao Er that he completely missed the fact that Fu Shi was following behind.
Fu Shi nodded, a wry smile on his face.
“Uncle, I know he must have made another big mistake, but he’s in a bad state right now, so it’s not easy for him to handle things.”
After saying that, he pointed to Fu Lao Er's lower body; his pants were soaked and emitting an indescribable stench. If the weather hadn't been so cold, the smell would probably have been even stronger.
Fu Laoda hesitated for a moment, and Fu Wan quickly stepped forward to persuade him: "Dad, Brother Shi is right. Why don't we let him go change his clothes first? We can wait for the village chief to come over."
Since his daughter had spoken, Boss Fu stopped hesitating. "Alright, I'll give you that face. Ah Ming, go back and tell your mother that everything's alright on the mountain, and that they can sleep peacefully."
Now that they were at their doorstep, he knew he had to have his son tell his wife. Fu Ming nodded and then quickly ran into his yard.
A kerosene lamp was still lit in the main room; Ye Xiaocui had just lit it because she didn't want to waste electricity.
Seeing Fu Ming run in, she rubbed her sore eyes, stood up and asked, "Ah Ming, is everything alright on the mountain?"
"It's alright, Mom, you go to sleep first!"
After saying that, he realized that his wife was also standing by his mother's side, and judging from her appearance, she must have been waiting for a while.
"Where are A-Wan and your father?"
"Oh, Dad and Awan are at the door. We have something to take care of later."
"Mom, you go back to your room and sleep first. Anning, you can sleep in the old house tonight; you won't have to run back and forth."
"Oh? Okay."
Before Qin Anning could ask any more questions, Fu Ming took a sip of water and ran out again.
Just then, Fu Lao Er was supervised by Fu Shi to go home and change into clean clothes, and Fu Lao Village Chief also came over.
The old man frowned, his eyes filled with anger as he looked at Fu Lao Er and Wang Zhao Di.
"Are you two tired of living? Running up the mountain to burn paper money for no reason. The wind is so strong tonight. What if the fire burns down and sets the house on fire? Can you afford to pay for it?"
Enraged, the old village chief raised his cane and struck Fu Lao Er hard. Fu Lao Er's cotton-padded coat was made of old cotton that was over ten years old and no longer kept him warm.
The old village chief used considerable force, causing him to grimace in pain.
"Village chief, what do you say about this?"
Can I punch him?
Fu Lao Da waved his fist, which startled Fu Lao Er so much that he quickly covered his head. Fu Wan, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh. Her father was obviously just trying to scare her.
Old Village Chief Fu glared at Old Man Fu. Even a clay figure would have some temper if someone dragged him out of bed in the middle of the night.
"Just keep hitting him, what's the point of hitting him?"
To put it bluntly, even if Boss Fu beats Boss Fu to death, aside from sending himself to jail, Boss Fu might not necessarily change his ways.
Boss Fu frowned, "We can't just let me suffer this loss!"
"What did you lose out on?"
"My mother was disgusted!"
Seeing how confident and self-assured Elder Fu was, Elder Fu, the village chief, was speechless for a moment.
"Uncle Village Chief, don't glare at me like that. If your mother had her paper money burned by that scoundrel's son, you'd understand how I feel."
"Go away, what nonsense are you talking about? My dad didn't do anything inappropriate!"
He doesn't have such a terrible younger brother!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com