Chapter 2 I Forgot the Third Child at Home
It would have been fine if the captain didn't mention it. As soon as he opened his mouth, Lin Cuicui's whole body stiffened for a moment. She had forgotten about the third brother.
Without caring about anything else, she turned around and looked at the captain anxiously, "Uncle Xu, the third brother, the third brother is still lying on the floor at home."
"Huh? What the hell is going on?"
Lin Cuicui was also very anxious. "I had just finished feeding the third child this morning when Tang Shengjun rushed in and wanted to take Yueyue out and bury her. The third child and I hurried over to stop him, but Tang Shengjun dragged the third child to the ground and knocked me unconscious.
When I woke up, I went straight out to look for Yue'er. The third child should still be lying on the ground."
The captain slapped his thigh and said, "What a sin! Quick, go check on the third brother's house."
Several villagers behind him hurried down the hill. At this moment, a woman in a half-worn red cotton-padded jacket came running up from the hillside. Before she could see the situation clearly, she screamed, "Don't bury that little devil on my land."
The villagers looked at the shouting woman in confusion, then ran down the mountain. Lin Cuicui ignored the visitor and rushed home with Tang Yue in her arms.
Li Yuanzi was bewildered. He shuddered when he saw Tang Yue's eyes open in Lin Cuicui's arms. What was going on? Wasn't she said to be dead? How could she still be alive?
What's going on here?
The team leader was old and not as fast as the villagers, so he walked behind. He came to Li Yuanzi and pointed at him, "Tang Laoer's family, you are a family after all. Is there such a family like you? Hey, what's going on?"
The team leader was so angry that he was in a dilemma. Times had changed. Although the team leader could manage the affairs of a team, he couldn't handle all the family affairs.
He turned around and looked at Li Yuanzi angrily, "You are committing murder. Do you understand what murder is? The third family can go to the county and sue you."
Li Yuanzi stood on the hilltop with his round body and rolled his eyes fiercely at the captain. "Tsk, who are you trying to scare? With their parents here, no one can do anything to them."
As Lin Cuicui walked down the hill, she saw three children running towards her. Tang Yue, bouncing in Lin Cuicui's arms, saw the three boys in the distance, and memories automatically surfaced in her mind.
These are her three brothers. The eldest, Tang Bei, and the second, Tang Nan, are twins, nine years old. The shorter one at the back is the third, Tang Dong, seven years old.
"Da, Dabei, hurry, go home and see your dad. Hurry~"
Tang Bei and his friends were collecting firewood on the West Hill when they heard from other children that their uncle was carrying a small coffin up the North Hill. It must be that their sister had died.
The three of them were furious. These bastards had actually dared to curse their sister, so they started beating them up. But then those guys made their claims sound real. The three of them panicked, leaving behind their firewood and running towards the North Mountain.
Just as I got down the hill, I saw my mother running down the mountain holding my sister. My sister was alive.
Tang Bei, Tang Nan, and Tang Dong didn't have time to rejoice when they heard their mother's shrill screams and instinctively ran home. They were so sad that they forgot that their father was lying alone at home.
Of course, they didn't know that their dad was lying on the cold ground at that moment.
When the three of them ran to the door of their house, they heard the sound of something heavy falling to the ground and a slight groan from inside the house.
Tang Bei's face turned pale as he rushed towards the thatched cottage, followed closely by the two brothers Tang Nan and Tang Dong.
The thick wooden door was pushed open from the inside, and a tall and strong man came out with a cloth bag in his hand, and ran into Tang Bei and his friends.
"Uncle, why are you here at my house?"
When Tang Shengli saw Tang Bei and the other two, he quickly hid the cloth bag behind him. This movement just revealed a thin figure lying on the ground inside the house.
Tang Bei couldn't care less, his heart sinking. He rushed over, turned the man on the ground over, and held his head in his arms, calling out anxiously, "Dad, Dad?"
Tang Bei hugged his father tightly. His father was now burning hot, his face purple, and tears were hanging in the corners of his eyes. Even though he was unconscious, his hands were still clenched into fists, obviously struggling before he passed out.
"Dad, Dad? Wake up?" Tang Bei's voice was filled with tears. His heart seemed to be tightly gripped by something, and it hurt so much that he could hardly breathe. It also seemed as if something was about to leave him.
Tang Nan and Tang Dong also came over, their faces full of worry and fear. Tang Nan gently touched his father's hand and called out to his father in a low voice.
Tang Dong stood aside, his fists clenched tightly, anger flashing in his eyes.
Just then, Lin Cuicui staggered in from outside, followed by villagers who had arrived a few minutes earlier than them.
The villagers did not enter the house, mainly because there were no adults at home. It was obvious that Tang Shengkai was in poor condition at the moment, and they would not be able to say what would happen if something happened.
Lin Cuicui's face was still stained with tears. Seeing her husband's appearance, her heart skipped a beat and she panicked. Why did he look like he was dying?
She stuffed Tang Yue into Tang Nan's arms, took Tang Shengkai from Tang Bei's arms, hugged him tightly, and tears burst out again.
"Tang Shengli, you beast, what did you do to my Shengkai!" Lin Cuicui's voice was full of anger and despair, and her eyes shot towards Tang Shengli like a sharp sword.
Tang Shengli's face changed. He didn't expect them to come back so soon. His wife was really unreliable. However, seeing Tang Shengkai's face, Tang Shengli felt panic.
He stammered, "Don't get me wrong, Third Brother. I just came to take a look. I didn't intend to do anything."
"Look? Look at what you can do to my Shengkai? He is already sick. How can his body withstand you treating him like this?" Lin Cuicui's voice almost tore through the cold wind. Her anger was like a volcanic eruption, unable to be suppressed.
Tang Dong stood up, his eyes filled with anger. He lowered his head and rushed towards Tang Shengli like a cannonball: "You didn't do anything? Why is my father lying on the ground if he didn't do anything? Give me back my father!"
Tang Shengli was caught off guard and was knocked back several steps by Tang Dong. He was furious and decided not to pretend. He puffed out his chest and said confidently, "What's wrong? I just came over to get something, but the third brother stopped me from taking it. What's wrong with me pushing him?"
"Take things? What did you take? What gives you the right to take my things!" Tang Dong's voice was as angry as a lion, his little fists were clenched tightly, as if he was about to throw them out in the next second.
Tang Shengli glanced at Tang Dong with disdain, "Get out of the way, little kid. You have no right to speak here."
"What if I asked? What did you take?"
The team leader was older and walked slower than the villagers. He could hear the noise coming from Tang Shengkai's house from a distance. As soon as he reached the door, he heard Tang Shengli's shameless remarks.
What's going on with the Tang family? Apart from the third brother, no one else is reliable.
"Oh, the captain is here. Haha, but captain, this is our Tang family's own family affair, so you don't need to worry about it, right? No matter how capable the captain is, he has no right to meddle in our own family affairs, right?
The third child is useless and will be of no use in the future. Why eat so much when he can't work? He might as well give it to us so we can earn a few more work points.
It will be mine sooner or later anyway, so what if I come here early to get some?"
"Oh, Tang Shengli, the Third Brother's family has this little bit of food saved for the New Year. If you take it all away, what will they eat?
Besides, you two have already separated, so no matter what the Third Brother does, you have no right to this thing."
"Tsk! Even if I took it today, what can you do to me? Not to mention that the third child is now useless. Take this little girl for example. She has never gone a day without taking medicine since she was born.
If it weren't for her, would my third child have gone hunting in the mountains in the middle of winter? His leg was only worth a hole? Is it just like that?
She is a nemesis! How many of these mouths of food can make it into their mouths? In the end, it all ends up being eaten by this little girl. If that’s the case, it’s better to give it to my children.”
Tang Yue frowned as she heard the man's casual voice. She looked at Tang Shengli with a bad look. What he said was similar to what she remembered. The original owner's parents and brother really treated her like an eyeball.
But she didn't have time to think about it. The most important thing now was her father. It looked like her father was in danger.
"Mom, let's carry Dad into the house first."
A soft, hoarse voice broke the tense atmosphere. Lin Cuicui quickly obeyed, and several villagers came in and carried Tang Shengkai back to the kang in the east room.
Seeing that everyone was surrounding the third brother, Tang Shengli picked up the cloth bag and started to walk out. The captain took a step forward to stop him.
Tang Shengli didn't take it seriously at all. He stretched out his hand and pushed. The captain didn't expect him to dare to attack him and almost fell down. Just as he was stabilizing himself, he looked at Tang Shengli angrily.
"you..."
The captain's chest heaved with anger, his back bent considerably. The two scoundrels from the Tang family were well-known throughout Qiligou for their recklessness, and now that they weren't working, he really had no way to deal with them.
The captain felt helpless. He really couldn't stop them. Just as he was about to move away, he heard an angry roar in his ears.
Turning around, I saw Lin Cuicui had gone to the kitchen at some point. She was holding a kitchen knife and chopped straight at Tang Shengli. "Tang Shengli, I'm going to fight you today."
Remark:
This book is purely fictional, and some parts borrow some historical background from it, so please do not read it too carefully.
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