The uncle lying on the kang shed tears and said, "Second brother, I made a fool of myself."
The fight started, and Li Mancang could no longer just stand by and watch, so he quickly stepped out to stop them.
The old man was furious. He had just arrived and it had caused such a scene. The eldest brother must have been annoyed by him a lot. "Brother, come back to the capital with me."
The uncle shook his head, tears welling up in his pillow. "Second brother, I'm not going anywhere. Our parents are here. I have to stay here and be buried next to them when I die. It's also my fault for not having a father. It's all because I don't have money."
The old man thought for a moment and sighed, "Brother, it's okay if you don't want to come with me. Can you just listen to my arrangements?"
"Second brother, don't worry about us. Let them make noise. They will be gone in two days. Just pretend you don't see them. I'm almost dying. I can't take care of them. Never mind. Just stay with big brother for a while." There was helplessness in the uncle's voice.
"Brother, how can I watch you live like this? I am living well now. I have the ability to help you. Just listen to me." The old man's eyes were sore. Fortunately, he was living a good life now, otherwise how could he help his brother.
"You have money to leave for the children, don't rely on me. Everyone has his own life. You are in good health. When you can walk, come back to see me once in a while. That will be great." As the eldest brother, the uncle had been separated from his younger brother for so many years, and he just hoped that his younger brother would be happy.
The old man said, "That's it. What will you do when you can't move? You are my eldest brother. If I don't have the ability, I won't say anything. I have two shops at home now and make a lot of money. I don't need you. I can only feel at ease after I arrange for you."
"I'm quite old. If you don't want to hear something, I'll just pretend I didn't hear it. It's no big deal." Uncle was really used to it. When he couldn't move, they took care of him however they wanted. The worst that could happen was that he would live two days less and suffer less.
The old man didn't like to hear it. If he didn't know, it would be fine. But now that he knew, he couldn't stand it. "Brother, I think Ershuang is good. How about you live with Ershuang in the future?"
"Ershuang is an honest and filial son, but he also has a heavy burden. Xiaobin is already in the third year of junior high school, and there is only this little land at home. I can't help much, so don't make things more difficult for him. Just live on your own if you can." The uncle felt that he couldn't help Ershuang at all, so if he continued to support him in his old age, wouldn't that be bullying?
"He will provide for your retirement, I won't let him suffer any loss, so just listen to me, brother. Otherwise, how can I let you stay here alone?"
The uncle was amused. "Look at your tone, it's like you are the eldest brother."
The old man said: "Mom and Dad are gone, and we are the only two brothers left. With so many children, it's hard for us to live. It's not easy for us brothers to get together. Big brother, if you have the ability, can you not help your brother? We can still see each other more often, big brother! I just hope you will!"
The uncle burst into tears and nodded, "I'll listen to you."
After a while of commotion outside, they were pulled apart by the neighbors. The two families fought like cockfighting. Ershuang and Xiaobin suffered some losses, and Dashuang was beaten with a black eye.
Both Xu Guihua and Zheng Yue'e had bruises on their faces.
"Stop fighting. If you want to fight, wait until we leave." Li Mancang's brows were twisted into big lumps.
Da Shuang and Er Shuang didn't say anything and took their wives and children back to the house.
The neighbors also went home to play crickets.
Li Mancang returned to the house and looked at the meat on the ground. He sighed and marinated it with salt. The chicken was still alive, so he decided to keep it for now.
The next morning, there was movement in the yard early. The villagers got up early and went to the fields to work in the cooler temperature.
Dashuang knocked on the old man's door and said, "Dad, second uncle, what do you want for breakfast? I'll let Yue'e make it." He didn't sleep the whole night. Everyone in the village would definitely pay attention to him tomorrow, so he got up early in the morning to show his filial piety.
"Dad, can you make pies? I'll chop some leeks and put some meat in them. They'll be very delicious." Carrie Lam was still thinking about the meat. She couldn't ask her family to pay for everything. Noodles were so expensive that she couldn't even bear to eat them herself.
"Don't worry about us, eat by yourselves." The uncle came out of the house and looked at his eldest son with a bruised face and nose.
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