Chapter 56 Are you still human?
Chen Zhanliang frowned and complained dissatisfiedly, "Mom, if you don't want our family to be involved in a lawsuit, go to the town and find the third brother to get the silver back and return it to Li the butcher, otherwise our family will be in big trouble."
Sun agreed, "Yes, the third brother just left a few days ago, and the fifty taels of silver should still be untouched. We'll take whatever we can get back. We're almost there, so we can borrow some from our neighbors. Let's get this matter over with first, so that we don't get the house demolished by the butcher Li and have him file a complaint with the county government."
Old Man Chen nodded repeatedly after hearing this. "Old lady, the second and third brothers are right. Now we can only go to the town to find the third brother."
Old Mrs. Chen was at a loss for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully, it made sense to take the money back first to solve the immediate problem, and then find a way to get tuition for the third child.
She sighed helplessly, "Second brother, you should go to the town quickly and tell the family about the situation. Ask the third brother to get the money back first."
Chen Zhanliang was stunned. "Mom, where do you want me to find the third brother? I don't even know where his home is. Where do you want me to find him?"
"Are you stupid? If you can't find it, why don't you ask?"
"Qingshui Town is so big and has so many people. Who knows who Chen Zhancai is?"
Sun took over the conversation, "The third brother hasn't told us where he lives for so many years. I even doubt whether he is really studying in the academy."
Old Lady Chen glanced at Sun with dissatisfaction. "What do you mean by such sour words? If Zhan Cai isn't studying in the academy, where else could he be?"
"Yes, the academy." Old Mrs. Chen's eyes lit up. "Second brother, if you go to the town, just find the Confucius Academy where the third brother is studying, and you will find him."
"Okay, I'll go right away." Chen Zhanliang didn't dare to delay and rushed to the town.
It was almost noon when we arrived in Qingshui Town, and we easily found out the location of the Confucius Academy.
He didn't have time to rest and rushed to the entrance of the academy, only to find that the door was closed and deserted.
He went forward and knocked on the door, "Is anyone there? Open the door quickly."
After a while, the door slowly opened and a young man walked out. "Who are you? What's wrong?"
Chen Zhanliang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Little brother, please help me find Chen Zhancai. Tell him that his second brother is looking for him."
"Are you mistaken? The academy hasn't started classes yet, so why is Chen Zhancai here?"
"That's not right. My third brother said a few days ago that the academy would start classes. How could he not be here?"
"You must have remembered it wrongly. It's impossible for the academy to start classes early. You should look for a place else."
As they were talking, a man who had been out shopping came back and heard their conversation. He came forward and said,
"Just now I went to the rice shop and saw Chen Zhancai with his wife and children entering Mengxiang Tower from a distance. You can go find him there!"
Chen Zhanliang was confused. "Mengxianglou, what kind of place is that?"
"You really haven't seen the world. That's a famous restaurant in our town."
"What? They're still eating out."
Chen Zhanliang was quite surprised and cursed in his heart, "You bastard, you always felt that something was wrong with them.
As long as they live in the town for a while, their whole family will be fat and prosperous. It turns out that they are enjoying a good life outside with the hard-earned money of their family!
He suppressed his anger, asked for the location of Mengxiang Tower, and went there angrily.
Since Chen Zhancai brought his wife and children back to the town, he hired a maid to help with the housework and lived a heavenly life with delicious food and wine for three meals a day.
While his wife was not paying attention, he went to Chunfeng Tower and had fun with Ruhua several times, completely forgetting his promise to study hard.
Liu Fengjiao was also busy. After returning to the town, she went to the best silk shop to order a new set of clothes and bought some fine rouge and powder.
She spends the whole day drawing her eyebrows and shadows, dressing like a rich lady.
Early this morning, her daughter was clamoring to eat the braised pork elbow in the restaurant, so she asked the nanny to book a table for a banquet at Mengxianglou.
Near noon, the family came to the private room of Mengxiang Tower.
After Chen Zhancai ordered the food and drinks, he looked at his two children and smiled with satisfaction, "Ruolan, today Daddy ordered a braised lion's head dish for you. I guarantee you'll love it."
Chen Ruolan pouted and said, "I want to eat braised pork elbow. I don't want to eat lion's head."
"Silly girl, Dad ordered it for you."
"I knew that daddy loves his daughter the most." Chen Ruolan smiled.
Chen Jiye followed up with a shout, "Daddy, I want to eat some chicken and stir-fried fish."
Chen Zhancai smiled and said, "Good son, I've ordered all of this for you. I'll let you eat as much as you want."
Liu Fengjiao glared at him in feigned anger, "Just spoil them. You've spoiled both of them."
"Madam, what are you talking about? Children are still growing, so just let them eat whatever they want. I also ordered some of your favorite cherry meat just now. Let's have a good meal together today."
"Thank you, my husband. You are so kind."
"That's right. I, your husband, am the husband who loves his wife the most in the world. When you pass the examination for a scholar, I will be able to pass the examination for a degree. Then you will be the wife of an official, and you can eat all the delicacies in the world as you like."
"Then I'll be looking forward to enjoying the good times with you!" Liu Fengjiao's beautiful nose was full of snot bubbles.
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Chen Zhanliang came to the door of Mengxiang Tower under the scorching sun.
Upon learning that the academy had no classes at all, he scolded Chen Zhancai harshly on the way to Zui Xiang Lou.
This black-hearted guy actually deceived his family and came to the town to live in seclusion.
Looking at the customers coming in and out of the restaurant, he felt a little scared.
After all, he had never even been to a snack bar in his life. His legs trembled when he saw the luxuriously decorated restaurant, for fear that the waiter would mistake him for a beggar and kick him out.
He wanted to turn around and go home, but his family was in a desperate situation. If he didn't take the money back, his family would be sued.
Today, no matter what, we must find Chen Zhancai and ask this parasite who eats people's food but doesn't take their shit face to face.
How could he be so cruel as to take the hard-earned money of his family and spend it recklessly in such a place?
Isn't this treating your family members like fools? They are having a good time outside. Is this something a human being would do?
The more Chen Zhanliang thought about it, the angrier he became. He didn't care about anything else and strode into the restaurant.
When the waiter saw the customer coming, he hurried over to wipe the table and chairs and greeted them warmly, "Sir, please take a seat. What would you like to eat?"
Chen Zhanliang ignored him and looked around. "I'm not eating. I'm looking for someone."
"Looking for someone?" The waiter looked Chen Zhancai up and down. Seeing his tattered clothes, he really thought he was a beggar. His face suddenly darkened. "This is not a place for you to beg. Get out now."
"You are the beggar, I'm looking for my brother." After Chen Zhanliang said this, he saw that there were still guests upstairs. Ignoring the waiter's obstruction, he went upstairs and looked for Chen Zhancai in each private room.
At this time, Chen Zhancai saw that the wine and food were all served, and he picked up the wine glass and said, "Madam, it's been a long time since you drank with me. Come, let's have a drink."
Liu Fengjiao smiled and picked up the wine glass, "It's rare that my husband is in such a refined mood today, so let's not go home until we are drunk."
"Okay, I won't leave until I'm drunk. Cheers, Madam."
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