Chapter 39: No Money, But Life
With a creaky sound, the old wooden door was opened from the inside.
A man with his upper body naked appeared in my sight. He had dark skin and a yellowed towel draped around his neck. The towel had several pills on it and looked old and worn.
Judging from his facial features, it must be Qi Lao San.
Perhaps because he had been working in the fields for many years, Qi Lao San was also muscular and had an impatient look on his face. But when he saw Qi Man, who was dressed up exquisitely, his face was full of wrinkles and his tone was quite enthusiastic:
"Hey, isn't this Manman? What brings you here?"
As he said this, he looked Qi Man up and down.
As a result, the man came back empty-handed, and his face, which had been smiling brightly just now, suddenly fell.
"Uncle San, I..."
Bang--
Before he could finish his words, Qi Laosan slammed the door shut with a stern face.
The incident happened suddenly and Qi Man was almost hit on the nose, but fortunately she dodged quickly.
Looking at the tightly closed wooden door, Qi Man smiled grimly.
You give her too many smiles, do you really think she is easy to bully?
Bang--
He raised his foot and kicked it lightly, and the shabby wooden door flew out.
Qi Laosan, who was about to walk into the house, suddenly heard a noise coming from behind. He turned around and saw two wooden doors flying straight towards him. The incident happened suddenly and he didn't react in time. The wooden doors had a close contact with Qi Laosan, and due to the huge force, he was crushed underneath the two wooden doors.
"dad!"
Seeing this, several children from Qi Laosan's family hurried over and quickly lifted the wooden door open.
Qi Man walked in gracefully from the door and looked around the place where Qi Lao San lived calmly.
The third son of the Qi family took advantage and lived in the old house of the Qi family. Previously, because the Qi family had a large population and there were three children in the family who all needed to get married and have children, the old man Qi, when he was young, would lay out the adobe bricks and build this small courtyard one by one whenever he had time.
The Qi family has a total of four rooms, all of which are classic adobe houses covered with a thick layer of thatch, and there is also a small chicken coop.
Ever since Qi Man's parents got into trouble, the second and third branches separated on their own initiative. However, neither family was willing to support Old Man Qi, so they simply built a wooden house with wood and provided meals to each family.
In the eyes of the second and third wives, being able to have two meals a day in such a poor life was already a good thing, and no one was willing to take care of Old Man Qi at night.
The wooden house is more like a doghouse than a house that can only house a child of seven or eight years old. It is drafty everywhere and is neither frostproof nor heatproof. It is simply not a place for human habitation.
Old Master Qi was so furious that he moved out of the old Qi house in a fit of rage. Then the second branch's family was tricked by Old Third Qi to move out as well, and Old Third Qi naturally occupied the old house.
When he thought about how his grandfather had raised them with great difficulty, only to end up with no one to take care of him in his old age, a surge of anger spread from his heart, and a hint of murderous intent stained his clear eyes.
Qi Lao San had just gotten up from the ground. Looking at Qi Man, who was standing tall and graceful and out of place in the courtyard, he cursed:
"You crazy girl, are you crazy?"
Qi Man looked innocent: "Uncle San, I am so small, how can I have such great strength? I just stood at the door and the door flew towards you uncontrollably. I couldn't do anything about it."
"Bah!"
Qi Lao San spat on the ground, his face twisted:
"Not even a three-year-old would believe what you said!"
He has lived in the old house for decades, but he has never seen a wooden door come up to him.
Qi Laosan's two daughters snuggled together, looking at Qi Man with unfocused eyes and envy.
My cousin is so beautiful. I heard from people in the village that she wears different clothes every day and doesn’t have to do anything.
Unlike them, I have endless work to do every day, from five in the morning to nine in the evening before I can take a break.
Qi Man grinned, not wanting to talk nonsense with Qi Lao San, and went straight to the point: "Uncle San, my brother has sent back fifteen yuan every month for the past three years. You and Uncle Er's family should share it equally. My brother will be back in two days, and Uncle Er and Aunt Er have already returned the money to me. Do you think you should..."
When he heard that they were here to ask for money, Qi Lao San's face turned even uglier:
"I don't have any money, but I have my life!"
My second brother is so stupid. He just gave me a few hundred dollars without hesitation.
She's just a little girl, what's there to be afraid of?
As long as you deny it, Qi Man will never get the money back.
Qi Man tilted her head with an innocent expression: "Uncle San, you said that!"
When you get beaten, don't beg for mercy, okay?
Qi Lao San said firmly: "Yes, I don't have any money, but I have my life."
The old man couldn't do anything to him. Even if that bastard Qi Dongchen stood in front of him, he remained fearless and still said the same thing.
Qi Man smiled, glanced at the bamboo stick in the hand of the second daughter of Qi Lao San's family, and walked over with a smile: "Cousin, can you lend me the bamboo stick in your hand?"
When asked suddenly, the second son of Qi Laosan's family moved faster than he thought and handed the bamboo stick in his hand to Qi Man.
Taking the bamboo stick, Qi Man thanked him politely: "Thank you!"
For some reason, when Qi Lao San looked at what was in Qi Man's hand, he suddenly had a bad feeling, but he thought that he was the elder after all, and no matter what, Qi Man would not do anything out of line.
The result is the next moment.
Snap——
The bamboo stick hit Qi Laosan's body defenselessly, and his yellow skin instantly turned red and black.
The burning pain spread throughout the body. In addition, the weather was hot and Qi Man used a lot of force, so being hit like that made her feel both painful and numb.
Qi Lao San's face was distorted with pain, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You money-loser, you even dared to hit your uncle! Today, I will teach you how to respect your elders on behalf of your deceased parents!"
As he said that, he raised his hand and slapped Qi Man.
Qi Man moved delicately and easily dodged Qi Lao San's palm. Without warning, the bamboo stick in his hand hit Qi Lao San's body again, and said innocently, "Isn't that what Uncle San said? I don't have any money, but I have a life."
Having failed, Qi Lao San was furious and tried to grab Qi Man even faster. However, he was never as fast as Qi Man and was easily avoided every time, and was even beaten to a pulp.
Qi Man was chased all over the yard by Qi Lao San, like a mouse teasing a cat.
Qi Laosan's two daughters were stunned, their eyes filled with unstoppable admiration for Qi Man.
Not only did he beat his father, but nothing happened to him.
It would be a fantasy to expect two little girls to sympathize with Qi Lao San.
Over the past decade or so, the two little girls' family affection had been completely worn away by their cold-blooded parents. Whenever they did something that didn't go their way, they would be beaten or scolded by them.
Qi Laosan's strength was almost exhausted. He was panting with his hands on his knees. His upper body was covered with redness and swelling, and he felt a burning pain all over.
But Qi Man acted as if nothing had happened from beginning to end, with neither blushing nor panting.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
