Chapter 260 Because We Are Family
Hu Ming leaned against the wall, twisting his stiff body uncomfortably. He looked at the large white bowl that was about to fill up with snowflakes and asked, "Yuan Zexu, if my father hadn't come, would you really have killed me?"
Yuan Zexu didn't answer.
The bowl was full again.
He poured out the snow and started collecting it again, repeating this process seven or eight times before hearing a noise at the door. His eyes lit up and he said with a cryptic tone, "Hu Ming, I didn't expect your father still cares about you."
There was no sound and no torches around.
It’s obvious that no one has reported it to the police.
Hu Ming couldn't believe it. They were in the cellar, and could only see through the cracks in the wooden boards. He muttered, "How is this possible?"
Yuan Zexu shouted, "Put the money in the yard, then leave. Tomorrow, you'll be able to see Hu Ming."
Unexpectedly, he was not there to give money.
Hu Jijian raised his hand and showed the kitchen knife, saying: "I don't have any money. If you kill the hostage, then I will have no choice but to avenge Hu Ming. Even if you are young and strong, and stronger than me, you can't stop a father's determination to avenge his son."
"hateful!"
In the cellar, Yuan Zexu punched the ground, scaring the rats away. He said unpleasant words and kept provoking Hu Ming with words.
Hu Ming retorted: “We simply don’t have the money!”
He knew that his parents would not be able to come up with five hundred taels to save people, but he also underestimated his father's love, and actually rushed in alone with a kitchen knife.
Yuan Zexu trembled all over when he thought that the casino people would take him away at dawn and remove his arms and legs.
"H-Have you thought about it? I will really kill your son!"
"Kill them." Hu Jijian had been looking for the two men.
Yuan Zexu didn't believe it. He kicked open the cellar door, dragged Hu Ming out, and threatened excitedly: "You look down on me, don't you? I will really kill your son!"
There were wrinkles around Hu Jijian's eyes, and snowflakes fell on his hair, making it look like his hair had turned white overnight.
"Hey, I don't know what you want five hundred taels of silver for. How can I possibly give it to you? Besides, do you know what idiotic thing Hu Ming did to disappoint me so much?"
Yuan Zexu roared: "I don't know, and I don't want to know!"
Hu Jijian said calmly, "My heart feels like it's being weighed down by a huge rock. I can't get rid of this unless I speak out. If you don't listen, I won't get even a hundred taels, let alone five hundred."
Yuan Zexu's original intention was to get the money.
He looked at the deep night, his face tense, and took a step back: "I'll only give you one stick of incense!"
The moon kept moving westward, and three people were seen sitting on the ground in the yard, listening, talking, and arguing. They had different opinions. Hu Jijian believed that a son should listen to his father.
Hu Ming believes that when his son grows up and his father grows old, he should listen to his son.
Yuan Zexu said: "You are all wrong, you should listen to yourself!"
The father and son said in unison: "That's because your parents are dead, you bastard."
Oh no, I accidentally provoked him.
Yuan Zexu stood up, extremely angry.
"Believe it or not, I will kill you!"
whoosh!
A crisp voice cut through the tension between the three people.
Hu Ming's hands and feet were tied. He gritted his teeth, jumped up, and pressed on Yuan Zexu. Hu Jijian took the opportunity to dodge the two knives in Yuan Zexu's hands.
"Let me go!" Yuan Zexu struggled.
Jiusu climbed down the wooden ladder. When the three of them were chatting enthusiastically, they placed the ladder on the wall, and she found the right moment to shoot.
Hu Baozhu clasped her hands together and said, "Boss, thank you."
Hu Ming was very surprised at his sister's arrival.
Hu Jijian said angrily, "This method was Baozhu's idea. Look how cold your sister is. She's been running around outside for you for two whole hours!"
After teaching his son a lesson, he went to thank his savior.
He knelt on the ground and bowed deeply.
"Miss Jiu, you are truly a great benefactor to our Hu family."
Jiusu placed his hand on Hu Baozhu's shoulder, flicking away the snowflakes for her, and whispered, "Thank Baozhu if you want to thank someone. She's calm and sincere. It was a dark and windy night, and the journey was long. She rode a horse all by herself to come to Chenjia Village to find me. Look, her arm is injured."
It’s dark and I can’t see clearly.
The father and son moved closer.
Hu Jijian sighed in pain, unable to swallow this anger, and slapped his son on the back of the head. "Look at your sister, then look at you. You have no ability at all, yet you are causing trouble! Get out of here. From now on, I don't have a son like you anymore."
The intertwined pains caused Hu Ming to fall to the ground.
After a while, when the soldiers had taken Hu Ming away, he finally came to his senses. He looked up at his frail sister and asked, "I sold you to someone else, why are you still so nice to me?"
The family of three looked back at the same time.
Such a harmonious scene suddenly became glaring. Why wasn't he there? Was it because he was a jerk?
Hu Baozhu said: "Because we are a family."
Mrs. Hu said earnestly, "My child, I hope you can understand that taking the right path and not taking the wrong path is more important than earning a few hundred taels of silver."
Hu Jijian said in a deep voice.
"Don't cause trouble in the future. I don't have the ability to save you."
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The next day, Yuan Zexu was imprisoned for impersonating a juren scholar, kidnapping, threatening and extorting money. The notice was posted on the wall, and everyone sighed and lamented.
There must be something hateful about a pitiful person.
"Serves you right! You bullied that little girl! If the bookstore can't survive, I'll beat you to death!"
The bookstore became a holy place for all poor families.
They maintain and promote it.
The days passed peacefully one after another. When the people in the casino heard that Yuan Zexu had offended Jiusu, they arrested him and broke his legs, making him lose the ability to seek revenge.
He became a beggar.
He looked up at the arrogant expression of the passerby and regretted his decision. Clank! Ten copper coins fell into the half-broken bowl. He looked up and saw a warm smile, and his heart trembled again and again.
He quickly lowered his head.
Fortunately, the dust on his face and messy hair made it impossible to tell who he was.
Hu Baozhu said, "I'm really sorry, I didn't bring any food. Please use this little money to buy something to eat. Don't give up hope. There are still many good people in this world."
"good…"
Yuan Zexu nodded and wanted to stand up, but he couldn't. He would never be able to stand up in this life. Why would he deceive such a gentle, kind and beautiful girl?
It would be great if I could marry her.
But……
He is not a good person.
Hu Baozhu curled her lips into a smile, looked at the snowman on the street, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Huh, it's so cold now, I'm going to buy a cotton coat for that bastard brother today to warm his stone heart."
In the afternoon, the sky cleared up.
But the dark clouds in the sky kept circling around.
It caused panic among the people.
Village chief Chen said: "It was the same last year. The weather was terrible, and then there was a heavy snowstorm. The houses were flooded. The doors could not be opened, and we could not get in or out. Many people froze to death."
Jiusu thought for a moment, then said, "If there's a heavy snowstorm tomorrow, inform everyone not to come. Also, if you're stuck in the factory, don't go out easily. You can stay in the factory."
Nowadays, every household has a charcoal stove.
Spend a little frugally and you'll get through the coldest month.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining 10 snow blowers through 'Worship the God of Wealth']
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