Si Cheng didn't want to get entangled with them here, so he turned around and headed into the village to find Village Chief Shi.
Unexpectedly, Huang Yun stepped forward and grabbed him, saying, "Since you've come all this way, you can be our judge."
Si Zhengwei stepped forward and pried her hands off, saying, "What does this have to do with A-Cheng?"
After saying that, he turned to Sicheng and said, "Go find Village Chief Shi yourself. You don't need to worry about things here."
Si Cheng didn't want to get involved in their affairs, so he nodded and turned to leave, ignoring Huang Yun's calls from behind.
It seems that a life of poverty can completely change a person's character. Huang Yun used to be so good at pretending, at least she never raised her voice in front of Si Zhengwei, but now she can actually use both hands and feet.
“The house is noisy all the time. If you don’t want to live like this anymore, I’ll build you another room, and we can live separately.” Si Zhengwei turned to Huang Yun after Si Cheng had walked away and told her that he had had this idea for a long time.
"Impossible! You think you can get rid of me? That's impossible! I'd rather die with you!" Huang Yun shouted hysterically, looking like he was about to be abandoned.
"Ah Ming, Ah Liang, you two come here right now, your father is going to kick me out."
After being called out by name by their mother, Si Ming and Si Liang dared not pretend to be deaf and dumb in the room, so they had no choice but to come out together.
Si Zhengwei looked at the woman in front of him, who seemed like a madwoman, with a headache. "Several people can't stand this constant commotion. Other families work together to survive, but what about us?"
Speaking of this, Si Zhengwei scratched his newly grown buzz cut, "Because of a mother like you, the children in the family are all of marriageable age but still haven't found partners. Even if you don't think about me, you have to think about the two children. If you continue like this, you will only ruin them."
Originally, there were people coming to propose marriage, but ever since Huang Yun was bitten by a snake, her personality has become very strange. She would cause trouble at home all the time, and because of this, no one has come to propose marriage anymore.
Si Ming and his family didn't mind, since the burden would be heavier after marriage. But Si Zhengwei didn't think so. In his opinion, his eldest son's two children were already so grown up, and his other two sons should also get married as soon as possible.
The gender ratio in society was already imbalanced, and many women did not survive these successive disasters. Therefore, if they do not find a partner soon, the longer they wait, the more difficult it will become.
Huang Yun, however, disregarded the two children, saying, "It's not that simple. The three of you, father and sons, are busy outside every day, and you're not just providing food for a few people. If you bring wives into the family, can you afford to support them?"
Si Zhengwei said, "It's always better to support your own wife than to give things to others. Besides, more people mean more help. Do you think everyone is like you, clinging to others?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Yun tried to rush up and scratch him, but due to her physical limitations, she was easily pushed to the ground by Si Zhengwei. "Don't always act on your minor ailments. When the weather clears up, you'll have to move whether you like it or not."
Si Zhengwei was really tired of enduring it now. He thought that once the weather cleared up, he would let Huang Yun move out on her own.
Sometimes he would reflect on himself, wondering why he always encountered women like these. First there was Gao Shuzhen, then Huang Yun, and both of them were troublesome.
Seeing his two sons rush up and help Huang Yun up, he decided not to continue confronting them and turned to leave the house.
Seeing his decision, Huang Yun panicked and quickly grabbed her eldest son's hand, asking nervously, "Aming, your dad wouldn't do this to me, would he?"
"Mom, can't we just live a peaceful life? This constant bickering is making our family the laughingstock of the village," A-Liang said to Huang Yun, sounding somewhat impatient.
Huang Yun looked at his youngest son in disbelief. "Even you despise me? I argue with your father all day long, isn't it all for you? How can you be so heartless?"
Si Liang, "Are you really doing this for our own good? How are you doing this for our own good? And in what way are you doing it for us?"
Si Liang added to himself, "You only care about yourself. If you really only care about me and my older brother, then you wouldn't just shirk your responsibilities and even secretly carry things out."
The constant commotion during this period was all because he was worried that his foot would become disabled, and he wanted to get reassurance from his father and his two sons.
Si Ming and Si Liang had privately assured her that they would take care of her in her old age, allowing her to focus on healing her injuries.
However, Huang Yun didn't seem to accept their good intentions and kept bothering Si Zhengwei.
The two brothers privately discussed that if they were in their father's position, they might have collapsed long ago and switched allegiance to the eldest son.
Huang Yun just sat there crying. Si Ming and the others offered a few words of comfort before making an excuse to leave.
At first, when the family argued, the neighbors would come over and try to mediate, but after it happened so many times, everyone got tired of it and stopped paying attention.
The village chief, whom Si Cheng had notified, did not linger and was about to head out of the village when he met Si Zhengwei, who was waiting there, at the village entrance.
"After this rainy season, let's rebuild the house," Si Cheng said, breaking the silence when he saw his father remain silent.
“We definitely need to rebuild the house, otherwise it will be difficult for your two younger brothers to find wives.” Si Zhengwei didn’t want to live in the leaky wooden house every day, but now was not the right time to build a house.
“I want to live separately from your Aunt Huang. It’s not that I dislike her, it’s just that after a hard day’s work, I have to come home to her stern face and constant scolding. It’s just too much to bear.”
Si Zhengwei explained here because he didn't want Si Cheng to misunderstand him.
"I'll leave it to you. If you really can't make ends meet, you can come to Pinghe Village to find me, but I'll only be responsible for supporting you." Si Cheng said the last part very slowly.
Si Zhengwei waved his hand, "It hasn't come to that yet. Besides, if one day I really can't move anymore, it won't be your responsibility alone. A-Ming and A-Liang will definitely have to share the burden as well."
Si Zhengwei was quite clear about this point. He couldn't let his eldest son bear the responsibility of supporting him alone. Even if his son had the ability, he couldn't take advantage of him.
The father and son stood there chatting for a while about their lives during this time before parting ways to return to their respective villages.
Not only is it raining constantly outside, but the roads are also muddy, so this is the first time the two villages have been in contact since the rainy season began.
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