Chapter 011: Traitor 11
From having many children and grandchildren, to being extremely poor and wanting to keep having children as long as they are not dead, to having one wife and multiple concubines in a wealthy family, where even the wife has to take the initiative to take a concubine for her husband, otherwise she will be considered unvirtuous, and even worse, she will be called a jealous woman. This shows the importance that the ancients attached to having a large population and male offspring.
The reason for this idea is that modern production is backward, the labor force is low, and the average life expectancy is pitifully short, so people will continue to have children even if they cannot afford to raise them.
As long as there is a male in the family, it means there is labor force, and he can help fight even when there is a fight.
In addition to the small family, there is also a large family composed of relatives. Generally, people will not sever ties with their relatives easily, otherwise it will bring bad reputation to themselves and make them easy to be bullied.
Now that human lives are involved, no one can say that Xiao Yan is an ungrateful and ungrateful person.
We are all from the same village, and everyone is watching.
When Xiao's father and mother were alive, Uncle Xiao took advantage of his younger brother's honesty and bullied him. After his younger brother passed away, he tried to drive them out of the house and leave them to fend for themselves. Later, when Xiao Yan was about to die, he still wanted to occupy the land. In addition to the matter of the Sun family, wasn't he just trying to take advantage of others again and again?
To say he was taking advantage was an understatement. Who didn't know who? For the sake of money, not to mention his nephew's life, he might even have targeted his parents, brothers, and children, let alone his nephew.
Xiao Yan has always been an upright and kind child. If he was not extremely afraid, how could he go against the deeply rooted ideas that have been passed down since ancient times and sever family ties?
You have to know that his uncle is his only relative and his father's only brother! If he didn't have evil intentions, why would he force him to do this?
His uncle is such a piece of shit!
Everyone looked at Uncle Xiao with different expressions, as if they were looking at a dirty thing, with fear and disgust, which made Uncle Xiao, who was already very proud, look very gloomy.
"What are you talking about, kid? I'm your uncle, how could I possibly harm you?"
He revealed a complex expression of grievance, sadness, and anger: "I thought you weren't feeling well, and Chen Ge'er was just a child, so I was kind enough to take you to live with me. It would be fine if you didn't feel grateful, but how could you slander me?"
Uncle Xiao shook his head: "Well, your parents passed away early, so I won't argue with you..."
Before he finished speaking, Huang sneered rudely: "Touch your black heart, and you still dare to say you are kind? Aren't you afraid that the thunder god will strike you to death!"
Huang was determined to divorce, so naturally she would not let Uncle Xiao have an easy time.
"Uncle San, please don't listen to his nonsense. He's extremely greedy! Not only does he want to seize Yan'er's land, he's also trying to gain leverage over Chen'er and the Sun family to gain benefits! Furthermore, he was thinking that if Yan'er didn't comply, he'd drug Chen'er. Feel him, and he's got rat poison on him!"
Uncle Xiao's expression suddenly changed. "Slut, stop accusing me! Everyone knows you cheated on me, yet you still hold a grudge against me? In my opinion, such a shameless person should be thrown into a pig cage!"
Huang's cousin punched the man and sent him flying, making his already bruised face even worse.
The village head didn't try to stop them. The main reason was that the man had already been beaten, so how could he stop him? Were they, with their old bodies, supposed to stop him? Didn't they see that the man being beaten had already fallen to the ground?
Besides, the matter had already been discussed, but Uncle Xiao still brought up the matter of stealing people, completely disrespecting them, the village leaders and elders, and even asking for someone's life. Who else should we beat up if not him?
It's all your own fault!
But we are all from the same village, and no matter how shameful it is, we cannot let people from other villages bully us. The village head symbolically stopped them: "Okay, let's not talk about divorce anymore."
"Second brother, go and feel around to see if there's any medicine."
The headman's son was a tall and strong man. He ignored Uncle Xiao's fearful struggles and constant cursing, and grabbed him like a chicken and touched him, and sure enough, he found a bag of rough powdery medicine.
He pinched the powder, not sniffing it too closely: "Dad, it's goji berries."
Oleander, also known as oleander, is a highly poisonous plant and is generally used to treat rats.
Uncle Xiao was also a little scared at this time. He brought this here just to scare Xiao Yan, but he didn't know that he would die before he could accomplish anything?
He insisted, "This is the medicine I used to kill rats! Third uncle, I have a grudge against Huang. She is trying to harm me. Don't take it seriously!"
When Xiao Yan saw Guna, his face turned slightly cold, and he knew that this was true.
I'm afraid Uncle Xiao is planning to drug Xiao Chen and force them to move there, and then when they get to the Sun family, he'll threaten Xiao Chen's life to make him do what he wants.
He was coldly shocked, tinged with anger. "I thought you'd leave us two brothers to fend for ourselves, but I never imagined you'd kill us so completely! Xiao Dashi, do you know that according to the law, both poisoners and drug dealers are subject to hanging?"
Before Uncle Xiao could feel wronged, Xiao Yan looked at the head of the village and the others and said, "Third uncle, fellow elders, it's not that I'm cold-hearted. Even if we report this to the authorities, he deserves it!"
He changed the subject, "Our Shancai Village has been celebrating Qingming Festival until now. I don't want our village's reputation to be tarnished because of such a vicious villain. For the sake of you, the elders, and even our fellow villagers, I will not report this to the authorities. However, I would like to ask Third Uncle and the elders for help in issuing the letter of severance."
If they could still smooth things over before, now that they have to report to the police, they must cut off ties.
It was a threat, but how could this have happened if that bastard Uncle Xiao hadn't tried to drug them? You can't expect them to live in harmony with someone who wants to kill them, right? Who can do that? Not taking a knife in the middle of the night to eliminate the trouble once and for all is already a mercy.
The village head and other elders of the tribe blamed Uncle Xiao for this.
The village head glared at Xiao Dashi, then looked at Xiao Yan: "Have you really thought it through? Once the ancestral hall is opened, the two families will no longer have any relationship."
In this era, unless there is an irreconcilable conflict or hatred, people generally do not choose to sever ties. This is a very serious matter.
Xiao Dashi was dissatisfied: "Third Uncle..."
"Shut up! If you have any objections, report it to the authorities!"
Xiao Dashi was as quiet as a chicken.
He knew that even if he managed to cover it up with other excuses, he would still be punished with a beating, and Huang was still stirring up trouble. What if he was really sentenced to death by hanging?
Xiao Dashi didn't know that failing to poison would result in exile, but even if he knew, exile was no different from death, the only difference being that one would die early while the other would die later after suffering.
It is obvious that he values his life more than money.
Xiao Yan bowed slightly to the village head and the elders, "I've made up my mind. I implore my third uncle and the elders to build a clan temple for me."
The Xiao family is an outsider and does not have their own ancestral hall in Shancai Village. During festivals, they can only hold small sacrifices at home. In addition, there are no elders in their family, so asking a wise man of high status to help manage the affairs is a sign of trust and testimony, and it is not considered an overstepping of the bounds.
"allow."
It was a farce that ended at the end of the evening hour, and Xiao Chen was still dizzy.
He was a little bit incredulous, but also a little happy.
"Brother, are we really two families with Xiao Dashi?"
Xiao Yan took off his outer robe and covered himself with the quilt. He glanced at him and said, "Why? Are you still reluctant to let go?"
Xiao Chen quickly shook his head and denied: "I didn't!"
It is easy to say that severing ties is difficult to do, not to mention that it has to be done under the joint witness of the village head and the elders. No matter who it is, they will say that it is all Xiao Dashi's fault, and their family has been completely unable to tolerate it. It is a matter that threatens their lives, so they had no choice but to do it.
In his previous life, even if he was an official, it would have been difficult for him to get rid of Xiao Dashi legitimately. However, he did not expect that he would be able to get rid of him so early and so easily in this life.
This is really...exciting!
It’s all thanks to my brother!!!
Xiao Chen felt very fortunate, enjoying the feeling of not having to use his brain, not being surrounded by stigma, and being protected by his brother.
She was feeling very happy, but then she was shocked when she heard Xiao Yan talking about his conspiracy with Aunt Zhao and Chen Zhilan.
It seems... his brother is indeed more talented than him.
Xiao Chen felt a little suspicious and unsure, as the memory was simply too distant.
But then I thought about my first painting, which had indeed sold for a good price. I only remember the shopkeeper's comment at the time: "A beginner's work, but one with extraordinary talent."
So, his brother, who is smarter than him, should be the same, right?
but……
"Brother, you are not well yet. You should rest more."
Xiao Yan's eyelashes trembled slightly: "But you are not young anymore, it's time for you to go to a private school."
"Don't even mention the Sun family. You should know that money should be spent wisely, and the Sun family is no exception."
In his previous life, Xiao Chen's master was Wang Xiucai, and the two of them exchanged interests. It would be more accurate to say that Wang Xiucai and Xiao Chen were a business rather than a master and apprentice.
However, people have always valued teachers since ancient times, and even the teacher who taught them the first lesson should be respected.
The two of them have no entanglement in this life, but the fact that they were enlightened is true. Whether he wants to continue the same path as in his previous life, or change to a new one, depends on Xiao Chen's own choice. Xiao Yan does not intend to interfere, but he must urge Xiao Chen to "make progress"!
Xiao Yan sighed and said, "Don't worry, I'm here for you."
"I feel pretty good these days. I'll go to town tomorrow to buy some hemp paper. I can paint ten pieces a day."
Xiao Chen: “!!!”
Xiao Chen was shocked: "No!"
If I paint ten pictures a day, I'm afraid I'll faint.
Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Yan, whose face was still pale, and objected decisively: "No, no, this is absolutely not allowed!"
Xiao Yan leaned weakly against the wall. "Don't stop me. I'll do it myself. Ten paintings a day, from the beginning of the morning hour to the end of the night hour, is still possible."
He said sadly: "While I am still feeling better..."
Xiao Chen just felt his scalp tingling, and his mind was full of thoughts about how nice my brother is and how he really cares about me, but he doesn't think about himself enough.
Ten paintings a day, how many days can he keep doing this? With his sickly body, I'm afraid he will pass away in just one day.
"Brother, listen to me. Painting is no simple task. If you do it too much, your hand bones will ache and you'll easily develop eye problems!"
Xiao Yan shook his head: "I made more than a dozen embroidery pictures today. They are a little small. It would take a little more time to make them bigger, but it doesn't matter. As long as I can help you learn to read, I will have fulfilled my wish."
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