Chapter 134 Why Brothers Are Not Harmonious
On the one hand, the old lady went to see Huo Baohong, and on the other hand, she was still thinking about what Ding said that day.
The more I think about it, the more wrong it seems.
She could have said something else to disgust her, so why would she suddenly come up with something like that?
After all, everyone in Dongyang State knew that Marquis Boyang was trapped in the canyon and mauled to death by wild beasts because he underestimated his enemy.
She suddenly said that Marquis Boyang appeared in Pingyang at that time.
How did you come up with this idea?
There must be something fishy about this matter, and she has to find out.
Ding's ears were cut off, and the mother and her two daughters were beaten with sticks. Huo Baohong used the last bit of money he had to buy some medicine, which he drank and then went to the mountains to pick some herbs to make paste.
Fortunately, the injury gradually improved and did not worsen.
But Huo Baohong couldn't work now. One of his legs was injured, and now the other leg was also hit.
Not being able to go to work means less food.
Their daily food depended on the second brother and the relief food distributed from time to time by the government.
What made him even more desperate was his still depressed eldest son and his two daughters who had everything handed to them.
He was afraid that his daughter would be left with scars, so he knelt down before the pharmacy owner and asked for the medicine.
Now that they are able to go out to work, they have never come to him as their father to express their concern.
Forget it.
It’s all evil!
Huo Baohong lay alone under the wall outside the door, feeling more and more miserable the more he thought about it.
How did I end up in this situation?
By this time he had made up his mind.
If his leg doesn't get better, he will never drag down his second brother and his wife.
Unexpectedly, the old lady came over at this time.
I also brought two huge steamed buns filled with wild vegetables.
Huo Baohong hadn't eaten for a whole day, and his eyes lit up green when he saw the steamed buns.
But his mind still instinctively thought of his children first, but he immediately drove them out of his mind with hatred.
Who cares what they do? Just leave one for the second brother and his wife, and let the others starve to death!
"Why don't you rest in the house and lie down by the wall to dry the corpse in the sun?" The old lady sighed and sat down against the wall.
I remember having a face-to-face conversation with Huo Baohong like this before.
But at that time, she was the graceful and elegant marquis' wife, and he was the wealthy businessman respected by everyone in Pingyang.
The place where it is located is the largest and most luxurious restaurant in Pingyang.
The conversation ended after just a few words and ended on a bad note.
Now that they were in this situation, both of them were wearing coarse linen clothes, with poor faces and plain faces. Sitting on the dirt ground, they seemed closer than before.
Huo Baohong didn't say anything. He ate a vegetable steamed bun in one breath, then puffed out his cheeks and couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Sister-in-law..."
"How could it be like this? How could the Huo family be like this? I don't believe that my eldest brother would rebel. I never believed it!"
He has a kind of honesty that always makes people angry, just like the second child in the family, which sometimes makes him feel stupid.
How could such a simple-minded person possibly rebel!
That must have been a plot!
"Baohong, knowing that your elder brother died in the northern border, I haven't eaten or drunk for several days. I want to wait for his body to be transported back, and then go with him." The old lady tilted her head back, not letting anyone see her tears.
She endured the pain in her throat and tried to make her voice steadier and steadier.
"But what we got was the news that our house was confiscated.
Your elder brother's body, not even a head or a broken hand, will be returned."
"My whole family is in jail, and I don't want to die! I eat food that cockroaches have crawled on and drink water that people have urinated on. I can't die, I have to live! I have to live and find out how your eldest brother died.
Of the four sons who survived, one returned home broken and battered, I only cried a few words. There's no time to cry anymore. I still have a family behind me! I have to keep my whole family alive. Only if they survive can there be hope.
Baohong, the Huo family cannot have any more deaths."
Huo Baohong was shocked.
Things are far more tragic than I imagined.
They have suffered much more hardships than my family. My eldest sister-in-law even lost her husband and three sons. She must have endured so much heart-wrenching pain to have been able to hold on until now.
But he only saw that they were living better than his own family...
"If it weren't for the fourth son's wife, we wouldn't have been able to reach Liangzhou City. If we didn't starve to death, we would have been tortured to death by the horse bandits."
Therefore, the whole family listens to the fourth son's wife and takes her as the leader.
Huo Baohong understood everything.
After understanding it, I thought about myself again.
In fact, Cuiyu is the savior of the whole family, but how does their family treat her?
It's so ungrateful to kill the donkey after it has done its job and to destroy the bridge after crossing it!
It serves you right that the father is not a father, the son is not a son, and the family is not a family!
If the family tradition is not right, there will be retribution!
The old lady tilted her head, quietly wiped away her tears, and then said slowly, "Baohong, I asked your eldest brother and you before, what happened to cause the discord between you two brothers, but you both refused to tell me. Can you tell me now?"
What happened?
It’s just that one thing.
Before that incident, they were good brothers.
Huo Baohong hesitated again.
"Sister-in-law, my brother is gone. There's no point in saying that anymore. You might even feel uncomfortable if you knew."
"Then I must understand it even more clearly." The old lady said firmly.
His eyes became sharp: "You brothers obviously have each other in your hearts, why are you like strangers, not seeing each other or visiting each other?
Don't think I don't know that in the past, when I went back home, I had to pass by the fast-flowing Gunlong River, which was very dangerous. Later, a large ship over six meters long appeared there, with six crew members who were excellent swimmers. Did you arrange it?
Also, the year your eldest brother was just conferred the title of Marquis, he was unable to return for the ancestral sacrifice due to injuries and coma. The person I sent to deliver the gifts was delayed by snow on the way.
But when you got there, all you heard was news praising the Marquis. You donated money and supplies to the clan in the name of your eldest brother, and said that the Marquis could not return because the emperor had strictly ordered him to enter the palace to accompany him.
The whole clan was filled with joy and felt proud.
Also, there's a mountain dweller who often comes into the mansion to sell mountain delicacies, mostly things that nourish the qi and strengthen the bones, and they're half the price of the usual ones. Is this also something you arranged?"
Before, the old lady was not very sure, she just thought that the mountain people were simple-minded and did not understand the value. Now think about it, if they didn’t understand once, didn’t understand twice, wouldn’t they understand after the third time?
Seeing Huo Baohong nod, the old lady was stunned. It was indeed true!
These dukes must have known it in their hearts, but they never said a word.
What’s going on with these two brothers?
"Baohong, I wanted to bring you two together before, but your elder brother got angry when he found out, and you refused to listen. Now I'm going to tell you something.
You have brotherly love for your elder brother, and your elder brother feels the same way towards you.
Back then, you were set up to make a batch of fake tea laced with sawdust, and ended up in jail. Do you know who was behind it? It was a distant nephew of Prince Hongkang! A lackey who was helping him make money!
To save you, your elder brother went so far as to turn against Prince Hongkang. That bastard held a grudge and fought with your elder brother for years, until the Emperor banished him to his fiefdom in Southern Xinjiang.
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