Chapter 26 I'm Partial
Liu Fengjiao raised the corner of her mouth and revealed a wicked smile.
"Mom and Dad love you the most and believe everything you say. As long as you say the academy will start classes soon, they will definitely give you the money. As soon as the money is in hand, we will leave this town immediately."
Chen Zhancai nodded in praise, "Great, it's really great. I'll go tell Mom in a couple of days, and you and the children can be wronged for a few days."
Liu Fengjiao curled her lips, her eyes filled with anxiety, "It's still two days away. By then, the marriage will be cancelled and the cucumber will be cold. Why don't you go and talk now?"
"Isn't this a bit too hasty?" Chen Zhancai hesitated.
Chen Ruolan, who had been silent for a long time, had a slightly cold expression on her face. Her mother's words reminded her that
If Chen Qingqing doesn't get married, what will she do if her family becomes desperate and sets their sights on her?
She knew her parents' temperament, and they would never split up the family because of her and Old Man Chen and his wife.
These two people are a pair of parasites. They won't stop until the Chen family is completely wiped out.
Seeing Chen Zhancai dithering, Chen Ruolan couldn't help but complain, "Dad, just listen to my mom and ask my grandma for money right away. Tomorrow we can go to town and enjoy life."
Suddenly, there was a knocking sound in the fire room.
Liu Fengjiao rolled her eyes. "Listen to me, Zhancai! Second Wife throws plates and bowls around whenever she has to do some work, as if she's been wronged. If it were you, I'd say we should move out sooner rather than get angry with them!"
"They are all too petty. Their only destiny in this life is to farm. Don't worry, ma'am. I'll go talk to you right away. As long as we get the money, we'll go to town tomorrow morning."
After Chen Zhancai finished speaking, he turned and left the house. He came to the yard and said to Old Lady Chen who was enjoying the cool air,
"Mom, I want to tell you something."
"What's the matter? Tell me."
"Mom, the academy is about to start classes, and I plan to leave early tomorrow morning."
Old Mrs. Chen was stunned, lowered her head and thought for a while, "Old Third, isn't the farm holiday still half a month away? Why are you in such a hurry? Going to town will cost more money. Why don't you leave in a few days?"
Liu Fengjiao, who followed closely behind, became anxious when she heard this and thought to herself, this old guy has a really good memory. No, if he stays in this house for another half a month, she will definitely go crazy.
Thinking of this, he laughed and started to lie.
"Mom, how can I say there's no urgency? Zhancai has made sufficient preparations this year. He even contacted the teacher at the academy before he came back. The teacher specifically asked him to make up lessons for him in advance. If I don't go, wouldn't that be a disservice to the teacher's kindness?
Besides, our house is in chaos all day long, with wolves howling and ghosts screaming. In such an environment, Zhanshan can't concentrate on his studies. Going back early will help him study harder."
Old Mrs. Chen nodded repeatedly. "You're right, Third Son's wife. I only knew to feed him eggs to nourish his brain, but why didn't I think of these things? The teacher at the academy wants to prepare a special meal for Zhanshan, so you should go quickly and give him half a bag of corn as a token of your gratitude."
Chen Zhancai looked puzzled. "Mom, didn't you say we were out of food when we divided the family yesterday? How come we still have half a bag of corn?"
Old Mrs. Chen made a gesture to keep quiet. After looking around, she whispered, "This corn was secretly saved for you by your mother. Your elder and second brothers didn't know. I thought I would give it to you when you left. I didn't expect the teacher to take such special care of you. We must thank him!"
"I know that mother loves me the most. When I pass the imperial examination, I will definitely be filial to my parents."
Old Mrs. Chen was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes. "Okay, okay, my son is so thoughtful."
"Mother, don't give the corn to the teacher. Wait until next year after the imperial examination. If my son passes the exam and becomes a scholar, then you can give him a few hundred yuan as a reward."
"My son is really thoughtful. In this year, nothing can be done without money."
Chen Zhancai laughed in his heart. He was reluctant to give up the corn, but he felt it was embarrassing. How could he send food to the teacher? If he took it to the academy, his classmates would laugh at him.
As soon as the two finished speaking, they saw Old Man Chen and Chen Zhanliang coming back from outside the yard carrying firewood.
Old Mrs. Chen hurriedly called out, "Old man, come here quickly."
Old Man Chen put away the firewood, moved a bench and sat down, "Old lady, what's the matter?"
"The third child is going to school in town soon. Take the half bag of brown rice, the two pounds of white flour, the corn, and the five eggs in our wooden cabinet and give them all to the third child and his family."
Old Man Chen looked dissatisfied. "Are you going to empty the house? If you give them everything, what will we eat at home?"
Old Lady Chen raised her eyebrows and glared at him. "What to eat? What do you say to eat? Zhan Cai needs to nourish his brain by studying. Don't we have rice bran at home? Mix it with the brown rice and it will last for a few months. Besides, you and Zhan Liang have collected a lot of firewood. When we sell it in the winter, we can exchange it for food."
Old man Chen sighed silently in his heart. In the past, when the boss was around, he didn't have to do the hard work of chopping wood. He was only responsible for bundling the chopped wood and carrying a small bundle down the mountain.
Now, the second son is not doing anything. He has to chop these two small bundles of firewood, and his old back is almost bent from exhaustion.
If the eldest brother and his family really don’t come back in the future, not to mention selling firewood for money, I’m afraid we won’t even have enough firewood to burn at home.
He looked helpless and said, "Old woman, please stop being partial. Now that you've driven Zhanshan's family out, if he doesn't move back and sell firewood for money, you'll be starving in the future!"
"What are you talking about? What do you mean he won't come back? The rice bran I gave him won't last more than five days. If he doesn't come back to beg me within five days, I'll piss myself to death."
Chen Zhanliang was a little unhappy. "Mom, you are so biased. You saved this corn for the third child to nourish his brain and didn't share it with my eldest brother's family. I think you just want to starve them to death."
"You're your eldest brother's good friend, and you're even fighting for him. If he'd just been obedient and married Qing off, would I have kicked him out? I'm doing this for the good of our family," Old Lady Chen said stubbornly. "I'm partial, so what? When your third brother becomes successful, won't you all benefit from his fame?"
"That's right, second brother, you're a little too petty. You're still fussing over such a small amount. You're really short-sighted," Chen Zhancai said with a haughty look. "Just wait. When I have the ability, I'll return this to you double."
Upon hearing this, Sun, who was cooking in the fire room, threw the firewood into the stove pit, stood up and strode into the yard.
"Third brother, how can you talk to your second brother like that? What do you mean by being petty? Why are you so petty about us? All the delicious food and drinks at home these years have gone into your family's stomachs.
We have to eat coarse grains and vegetables, and you don't know how to be grateful, but you think we should have our share. Do you have any conscience at all?"
Chen Zhancai's face was stunned, and panic flashed in his eyes, "Second sister-in-law, I was just talking casually, why did you get angry?"
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