Chapter 411 Siblings Say Goodbye
Aunt Tao said sternly, "You still remember that I am your mother? Meiyu, over the years, your second and third brothers and I have never mistreated you. It was indeed your third brother's fault for using those fifty taels of silver, but didn't your mother raise the silver later? You insisted on going to the He residence. Have you forgotten how you got out of your room and ran away?!"
Tao Meiyu covered her face, crying and shouting, "Mother, hit me!"
Aunt Tao almost fainted from anger when she heard this.
The mother and daughter were arguing in the yard, but neither of them said who was in the wrong.
If those two hadn't schemed to provoke the He family in order to get Tao Yaofang involved, things probably wouldn't have escalated to this point.
Aunt Tao and Tao Meiyu both knew the truth, but neither of them would admit it. They blamed each other, and the next day, Tao Meiyu secretly ran away again.
This time, however, Aunt Tao didn't know where she had run off to.
Three days later, Tao Laosan was sent back by the He family.
Tao Laosan didn't suffer any superficial injuries, but he was stunned.
When Aunt Tao saw Tao Laosan eating cow dung in front of her, her face turned pale, and she looked as if she had aged more than ten years.
Tao Laosan ate with great relish, grinning from ear to ear.
"My son!"
Aunt Tao lost her balance and fell into the stinky pond next to her.
Tao's second son poked his head out of the house and shook his head. His mother usually spoiled her third son.
It was only a matter of time before the third child turned out like this.
He turned around, packed his things, and left home with his luggage on his back.
Before leaving, the second son of the Tao family went to the Zhou family's rice shop, wanting to see his eldest sister one last time.
As soon as Du Wanchun came out of the rice shop, she looked up and saw Tao's second son, who was dressed in gray clothes.
He hesitated, still holding the things in his hand, and didn't go into the shop.
Du Wanchun called out to him, "Brother Tao, what brings you to our rice shop?"
The second son of the Tao family lowered his head and slowly walked over, saying, "I...I want to see my eldest sister."
At this moment, Tao Yaofang came out from inside and smiled when she saw the second son of the Tao family: "Second brother, what brings you here?"
Tao's second son kept his eyes scanning his surroundings, afraid that someone would discover him.
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "Yaofang, why don't you and your second brother come inside and talk?"
Tao Yaofang smiled and nodded, then led the second son of the Tao family into the house.
After the two entered the house, Tao's second son immediately asked Tao Yaofang, "Sister, how is your injury?"
Tao Yaofang looked down at her leg and smiled, "It's almost healed, but it still hurts a little when it rains."
The second son of the Tao family lowered his head, his face full of heartache.
He slowly took out a small bundle from his pocket. "Sister, this is for you."
"This is for me?" Tao Yaofang asked, puzzled.
Tao's second son nodded. "Sister, you keep it for now."
Tao Yaofang slowly took the bundle in her hands, then opened it, and found that it contained silver.
Tao's second son wiped away his tears and smiled, "Sister, this is the money I've saved over the years. It's not much, only about ten taels of silver. Consider it my dowry for you."
Tao Yaofang grabbed the silver, frowned, and asked him, "You're giving me this precious silver you've saved up, but what about yourself?"
The second son of the Tao family, holding his luggage, said slowly, "I'm going to the capital."
"Going to the capital?" Tao Yaofang asked in surprise.
Tao's second son replied with a firm look in his eyes, "That's right, I plan to go to the capital. I don't want to stay in this family any longer."
Tao Yaofang put the silver aside and asked in confusion, "Why did you suddenly decide to leave? Has something happened at home?"
The second son of the Tao family told her everything that had happened in the family recently, "Sister, these are all things that my parents brought upon themselves."
Tao Yaofang sighed, "It seems that it would be better to leave here and go to the capital."
Aunt Tao ruined two of her daughters and a son, and now only her second son is left as a normal person. Tao Yaofang doesn't want him to be implicated anymore.
She immediately returned the silver to him, saying, "You'll need travel expenses to go to the capital alone, so keep this."
Tao's second son pushed the silver back to her, saying, "Sister, don't worry, I still have some silver on hand. You can take this. Although our family is poor, we still have a dowry. Ten taels of silver isn't much. You can buy a hairpin to wear in your hair later, and it will look nice."
Tao Yaofang's eyes gradually turned red, and tears involuntarily streamed down her face.
When the second son of the Tao family saw that she refused to accept it, he said, "Consider it a keepsake I'm leaving for you."
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