Chapter 131: Infighting in the Shen Family
The laughter and joy in the Wan family's yard soon leaked out through the fence.
The noise from the Shen family's yard next door also spread to the Wan family's yard at the right time.
Moreover, it was the first day of the Lunar New Year. Although it was bitterly cold outside, there were still people coming to visit and ask for free food and drinks. When they passed by the gate of the Shen family's courtyard and heard the noise coming from inside, they stopped to stay.
The people in the Wan family also heard the noise coming from next door. After looking at each other, they lowered their heads and continued to work, with no intention of going out to inquire.
The Wan family is now fed up with this neighbor. People say that a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. Although their family is only living here temporarily, they also hope to have a good neighbor to give them some advice.
Old Mrs. Wan was in the room coaxing little Fubao and talking to Mrs. Liu, and had no idea what was happening next door.
At this time, people who were curious had already rushed into the Shen family's yard to watch. After the Shen family's fence gate broke, no one went to repair it, and it was just left wide open.
At this time, Shen Laoer and Shen Laowu were wrestling in the yard. Although Shen Laoer was older, his body had been hollowed out by life over the years. In terms of strength and age, he was no match for the young Shen Laowu. He was soon pinned to the ground and beaten black and blue by Shen Laowu.
The snow in the yard was too deep, and Shen Laoer was pressed into a snow pit with no ability to resist at all.
Shen Laowu punched again and again, with a fierce look on his face and gritting his teeth.
"Lao Wu, you son of a bitch, you are so bold that you dare to hit me. I am the boss of the family now, and you all have to listen to me. You all agreed to the division of the family. Now you want to go back on your word and hit me. I will ask the village chief to kick you out of Shizi Village."
While fighting back, Shen Lao Er cursed Shen Lao Wu for being disrespectful to his brother.
Shen Laowu completely ignored Shen Laoer. The onlookers stomped their feet, put their hands in their sleeves, watched the fun and made a noise.
"Second brother, you are such a fool that you can't even teach your brother a lesson. You have been eating for nothing for so many years. Aren't you ashamed?"
"I usually think that Shen Lao Er is very powerful, but I didn't expect him to be a paper tiger who can only beat women."
"You don't know that Mr. Shen is not only good with women, but his women are also good at that."
"Which aspect? Which aspect?" A woman stretched her neck to inquire.
The older woman winked at the younger woman and said, "What about that? What does your man do in bed every night?"
The young woman suddenly realized what was going on, her face turned red, she pouted at the older woman, and turned and ran away.
The older woman laughed at the younger woman's back: "Oh, the little slut is still shy. I heard from her neighbors that her screams in bed are more fierce than those of a donkey. Why are you being so embarrassed?"
No one responded to the woman's words, and she didn't look embarrassed. She continued to watch the fight between Shen Lao Er and Shen Lao Wu with relish.
"Shen Laowu, why are you two fighting? You want to split up the family, why don't you ask the village chief? You beat your second brother to death, you have to pay with your life, you haven't even borne a child yet, but your second brother already has several children, are you willing to accept this?"
Shen Laowu looked at Shen Laoer who was dying after being beaten by him, and suddenly stopped. The woman's words woke Shen Laowu up.
"Tiedan, what are you talking about? I'm enjoying it."
Tiedan's wife curled her lips and said, "You really want to see someone die. On the first day of the first lunar month, how can we maintain the reputation of our village? My big dog is going to get married this year. Are there any girls who dare to marry into our village? In this village of murderers, won't your son also have to find a wife?"
The woman shut up in anger after hearing what Tiedan's wife said.
Shen Laowu shouted into the house, "Wife, go and ask the village chief to come, and I'll ask the elders. Let's divide the family today. We can't live like this for a day. The second son is bullying others by relying on his position as the eldest son in the family."
Gan had not shown her head just now, but when she heard the boss's shout, she quickly ran out.
Tiedan's wife shook her head in disagreement. The village chief was old and his legs had not yet fully recovered. Now the roads were blocked by heavy snow, so it would probably be difficult for him to come out.
"Old Five, don't bother the village chief. This morning I saw Jinniu patrolling every household in the village. I guess he was checking to see if anyone had frozen to death last night, or if any house had collapsed. He hasn't come back yet. How can the village chief come here with a limp? How can you divide the family on New Year's Day? Your mother doesn't care about you. You are really making trouble."
According to rural customs, the family cannot be divided in the first month of the year. If the family is divided, the family will either be broken up or someone will die. The Shen family does not care about this.
Tiedan's mother sighed, couldn't bear to watch it anymore, and slowly left.
Gan stood at the door, not knowing whether to leave or stay. Finally, Shen Laowu thought for a while and said, "Wife, you go back. I'll go find the elders. I won't bother the village chief about the division of the family. I'll go and ask my third and fourth uncles to come."
Shen Laowu walked out through the knee-deep snow.
A path had been cleared in other yards early in the morning, but no one had cleared the snow in the Shen family's yard. The men slept until mid-morning, and among the women, only Gan was able to move. However, Gan was a lazy person who would not even help if a fat man fell over. Shen Laowu also doted on her and was reluctant to let her work.
Shen Laosan and his wife hid in the house without showing their faces. They listened attentively to the noises in the yard. When they heard Shen Laowu was going to ask the clan elders for help, they hurried out of the house.
"Fifth brother, it's snowing so hard, the road is hard to walk on. I'll go with you."
Shen Laosan is very cunning. He is afraid that Shen Laowu will confuse right and wrong in front of the elders, which will then make the elders biased and favor the fifth branch, so he must accompany him to take a look.
Shen Laowu ignored his third brother. If he wanted to go, no one could stop him.
When the onlookers saw that there was nothing exciting to watch, they all dispersed. They hadn't eaten lunch anyway, and after standing outside for a long time, their bodies were almost frozen into ice.
After a whole afternoon of arguing, the Shen family finally split up. The money, belongings and houses were all divided, but no one cared about Old Mrs. Shen's problems. Several sons could not support an old mother.
The elders of the clan made the final decision: those who did not take care of him would be given silver, and those who refused to take silver and did not take care of him would be expelled from Shizi Village.
Under the forced oppression of the clan elders, the three sons of the Shen family finally reached an agreement to take turns to take care of Old Lady Shen.
Let's start with Shen Laoer's family. Each family takes turns for one month. Shen Laoer also has to take care of the injured Ma and the paralyzed and unconscious Old Lady Shen. Shen Laoer does not have such a good temper.
The two of them were directly moved into the straw hut to live.
As a result, before the next day, both of them froze to death.
The news spread quickly in the village.
The Shen family was the first one to freeze my mother to death.
The Shen family has been having bad luck recently, but it doesn't affect other families' lives.
Time flies and it is the Lantern Festival.
The Wan family had originally planned to go to the town on the eighth day of the first lunar month to check out the shops, but heavy snow blocked the roads and they could not go anywhere.
Fortunately, it hasn't snowed in the past half month, and the sun is shining every day, which has melted the snow on the road.
Moreover, Shen, who had been raised in the Wan family for half a month, was able to get out of bed and move around. During the Lantern Festival, Old Mrs. Wan asked everyone to go to the town for fun together.
The children were almost going crazy with joy early in the morning. This was the second festival that made them happy besides the Chinese New Year.
Just when she was about to go out, two carriages appeared at the door of Old Lady Wan's house at the same time.
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