Chapter 582 Chen Zhancai's End
The Chen family's old house.
Old man Chen was sitting on a bench in the yard, smoking his pipe.
He was worried because his family had no money or food.
His stomach was growling with hunger, but Chen Zhancai just stayed at home all day, eating and waiting to die, doing nothing. How was he going to live in the future?
Old Mrs. Chen had already become pale and thin from hunger.
In order to have something to eat, she shamelessly begged the eldest and second eldest brothers' families, but they didn't even look at her.
She threw a tantrum and rolled on the ground, but in return she was accused and cursed by the villagers.
Later I thought about it and it was true. She had been too extreme in the past.
Now that the family is divided and the relationship is severed, who has the obligation to take care of them?
She felt aggrieved and regretful, but what else could she do?
Fortunately, the village headman Wu Baoan was a pretty good person. He promised to give the couple ten kilograms of corn every month. With this little food, they would not starve to death.
Now the old couple dare not go out of the house, for fear that the villagers will poke their backs.
They thought they could have a few days of peace, but who would have thought that the useless Chen Zhancai who drank their blood would come back shamelessly.
The old couple were so angry that they gnashed their teeth and let them beat and scold them.
Chen Zhancai was extremely shameless, he kept silent and did not work.
All I do all day is eat when I'm full and sleep when I wake up...
At this moment, Erdanzi from the village ran into the yard like a gust of wind.
"Auntie, why are you still staying at home? Why don't you go out and see what's going on?"
Old Mrs. Chen shook her head listlessly. "I'm so old that I can't even get enough to eat. How can I be in the mood to watch the fun?"
Erdanzi chuckled indifferently and continued to talk.
"Old aunt, you don't know yet, Qing girl is very important now. She is the Princess Anyang appointed by the emperor himself, and she eats the emperor's food. Qing girl just said that all the taxes in Anyang will belong to her in the future. But Qing girl is kind and loving, and she said that she would only collect 20% of the previous taxes.
Do you know what 20% means? It means that we don't have to give away half of the crops we grow. We can just pay 20% from now on. Then everyone in Anyang will praise Qing Yatou, and every family will be able to eat meat every day!"
Old Lady Chen's face turned pale and blue, and she glared at Erdanzi fiercely, "Why are you telling me this?"
Erdanzi sneered, "I'm telling you this because your family has no land, so these good things have nothing to do with you. Even if Qing girl becomes a royal relative, you can't get any credit. Who allowed you to bully others? You weren't satisfied after driving them out, so you insisted on severing the relationship. Now look, you're regretting it!"
"You bastard, whether I regret it or not has nothing to do with you. You're so bored, get out of here!" Old Mrs. Chen almost fainted.
"How come you don't know what's good for you? I come here specially to tell you so that you will regret it." Erdanzi said and ran away. He came here on purpose to bother Lao Chen's family.
Old Mrs. Chen wanted to die, but what's the use of regretting now? Time cannot be reversed and she can never go back to the past.
At this time, Chen Zhancai came out of the house, rubbing his eyes sleepily, "Mom, I'm hungry, hurry up and get me something to eat."
Old Mrs. Chen ignored him, pretending not to hear him.
Chen Zhancai rolled his eyes and asked Old Man Chen, "Dad, what did you have for breakfast? I'm hungry."
Old Man Chen glared at him angrily, "There's not even a blade of grass in the house now, what's the point of eating? Go to the manure pit and scoop a spoonful of manure water to drink!"
"You're not doing anything strange so early in the morning. You want me to eat shit, why don't you go and eat it?" Chen Zhancai muttered in dissatisfaction.
Old man Chen was already angry because of Erdanzi's words. Seeing that his son, who was no match for him, dared to argue with him, he was so angry that he picked up the carrying pole on the ground and rushed over to beat Chen Zhancai, cursing as he beat him.
"You unfilial bastard, you've read so much that you've lost everything. Look at your current state. Can't you be a little more ambitious? You stay at home all day, eating and waiting to die. Aren't you ashamed?
Get out of here! Because of you, our house is gone, our land has been sold, and my most filial son has been kicked out. And you still have the nerve to stay home? Why don’t you just go die…”
"Dad, why are you crying so early in the morning? Are you sick? It was you who let me go. Don't regret it. After I'm gone, who will take care of you in your old age and see you to the end of your life..." Chen Zhancai was about to leave while cursing. He glanced at Old Lady Chen as he walked. He waited for Old Lady Chen to keep him, but Old Lady Chen didn't even look at him. He was so angry that he turned around and left.
Old Mrs. Chen did not stop Old Man Chen from venting his anger.
She was also completely disappointed with her smooth-talking son.
Let’s go. Out of sight, out of mind. She doesn’t want to raise another ancestor.
A few days later, Chen Zhancai huddled among the beggars in Qingshui Town.
After leaving Nanshan Village, he thought he was going to find Liu Fengjiao, but he didn't expect that he couldn't even get through the gate.
In order to see Liu Fengjiao, he had to climb up the wall, but he encountered a scene that he never wanted to see in his life.
Liu Fengjiao and Wang Qichang are having an affair.
He was so angry that he immediately opened the door, called passers-by, and exposed their affair to the public.
Chen Zhancai felt relieved for a while, but Liu Fengjiao was eventually drowned in Chentang, Wang Qichang's property was confiscated and he was exiled, and his son Chen Jiye could not bear the blow and disappeared.
Now he has not eaten or drunk for several days, and is huddled in a corner with disheveled hair and a dirty face, and he has lost the courage to live.
I don’t know when it started, but this scholar turned into a beggar despised by everyone.
Suddenly, I saw a familiar figure out of the corner of my eye.
Ruhua's belly was slightly bulging and a happy smile appeared on her face.
She became whiter, more beautiful, and pregnant with someone else's child.
If he hadn't sold Ruhua for a few coins, with Ruhua's ability, he would never have ended up like this.
Chen Zhancai regretted it, tears already flowing down his face unconsciously.
Good people live like this.
He was afraid of death, but there was no place for him in this world. He thought it would be better to become a monk and stay away from the secular world...
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