Chapter 96 Are you worthy of being an uncle?
To Sang Luo, Chen Lie and Chen Lie are two characters that only exist in their family book.
But these two characters, which she could hardly even remember normally, suddenly took shape before her eyes one day.
He bent slightly and thanked her sincerely, thanking her for taking care of Shen An and Shen Ning. After a few months of getting along with each other, Sang Luo had completely regarded these two as children who should be protected under her wings.
Sang Luo was a little confused, as if you had worked hard and diligently to build a bridge, and when you reached the middle, a man came. He was the owner of the bridge piers and bridge planks. When he saw the bridge that had been built, his eyes were full of relief and gratitude. He bowed and said thank you, "Thank you for helping me build the bridge."
He thanked her sincerely, and he looked like an upright person who wouldn't violently hurt her, but how could one describe that feeling?
The bridge she had worked so hard to build seemed to have changed hands in an instant. He could allow her to come and go here and walk however she wanted, but he could also remove the bridge planks at any time, because the bridge she had built belonged to him in name and law.
In reality, this bridge can be this home, the house she built with great effort, and her home in this space and time.
This feeling is really, the worst ever.
But she couldn't vent her anger on him. Yes, she knew very well that this emotion could only be called venting anger on him, because this was originally Shen Lie's home, and Shen An and Shen Ning were originally Shen Lie's brothers and sisters. On the contrary, she was the rootless duckweed. Relying on his identity and his household registration, she was transformed from a refugee to a good citizen, and took root in this small thatched house on the hillside in Shili Village.
Sang Luo thought, if Chen Lie had come back earlier and been in this house when she first crossed over, she would have found a way to extricate herself as soon as she arrived in this world. After all, who could accept a completely strange man? No, it would be more correct to call him a young man. Who could accept becoming a couple with a stranger they didn't know at all?
But Sang Luo knew that she could not blame anyone for this, not even God, because God had given her the opportunity to live another life. How could she complain except to be grateful?
She let out a long sigh and nodded, accepting his thanks, and then said nothing more.
Fortunately, the main house was very close to the kitchen, and Shen An and Shen Ning had already moved the stools and brought the dishes and chopsticks over.
Shen Ning had a happy face, put the stools in place, and with squinted eyes, he was about to pull his brother to sit at the table.
She was only immersed in the joy of her elder brother coming back alive, and didn't think too much about anything else. At the age of ninety, she didn't know how to think too much.
But Shen Ning didn't understand, but Shen Lie did. He could see that the young woman was depressed, troubled and uncomfortable.
He just glanced casually into the room and saw an old bed and a new bed. The quilts and mattresses on the beds were brand new and very thick. He could tell at a glance that they must be comfortable and warm.
There was a shelf full of bags on the outside. No one knew what was in the bags, but since they were stored so well, Chen Lie could guess that they were food.
Just from entering the courtyard to entering the house, and then looking at the food on the table, Chen Lie had to admit that this family was managed very well by her. He would not have had such ability more than two years ago.
Zhou Cunzheng said that she got married half a month before the two families separated, so it was only a short six months.
It must be extremely hard to run such a family business in half a year. In her eyes, he, who was rumored to be dead and suddenly came back, is more like a person who came back to pick fruits?
Shen Lie felt a little uncomfortable. He subconsciously cleared his throat and said to Shen Ning, "Brother rushed back all the way. He is too dirty, so he won't come to the table."
He turned to Shen An who had taken the bowl and chopsticks and said, "Xiao An, help me get some food. I'll stand outside and eat."
As soon as these words fell, both Chen An and Shen Ning were stunned. Sang Luo also looked up at Chen Lie. When their eyes met, he smiled at her in a friendly manner.
There is a certain resemblance between his eyebrows and eyes and Shen An.
Sang Luo: ...
Suddenly I felt like a bad guy.
She stood up and said, "Sit down and eat. The food may not be enough. You guys eat. I'll go make myself a bowl of noodles. You and your sister haven't seen each other for several years. I think you have a lot to talk about. Let's talk while we eat."
As he said this, he stood up and prepared to go to the kitchen.
When Shen Ning heard that the sister-in-law wanted to make some more food, he hurried to catch up: "Sister-in-law, I'll help you light the fire."
Sang Luo held him down with a smile: "Sit down and eat your meal, and talk to your elder brother. This is not a big deal for me."
Besides, it was really redundant for her to stay in this room. She believed that Shen Lie probably wanted to know what happened after he left home, including the division of the Shen family and her, his cheap daughter-in-law. She would not get involved in these matters and let the brother and sister talk to him themselves.
Chen Lie was standing by the door. When Sang Luo walked over, he hurried out of the house and gave her the seat by the door.
What Sang Luo paid attention to was the clothes on his body. The so-called clothes were actually just a thin autumn coat inside and animal skin outside. It was not known whether it was wolf skin or some other skin. It seemed that he relied entirely on this to keep warm. He just wrapped it around his body and tied it around his waist with a thick hemp rope to fix it. He also carried a large bag on his back.
Fortunately, although it was dusty, it was not particularly dirty and there was no strange smell.
As they passed each other, she didn't pay attention to anything else. She went straight to the kitchen, leaving the main room to Chen Lie and his two siblings.
Chen An was very perceptive and realized that his sister-in-law might not be feeling well and might not come over for a while after going to the kitchen, so he hurriedly brought the stool that Sang Luo had just sat on to her.
When he entered the kitchen, he saw his eldest sister-in-law adding firewood to the stove, which was not yet completely extinguished. The little guy put the stool away, moved closer, and said after turning the words around for a while: "Sister-in-law, my eldest brother is a very good person, don't be uncomfortable."
Sang Luo was a little surprised, and suddenly laughed. That's right, Chen An has always been careful and sensitive, so it's not surprising that he noticed anything.
She smiled and nodded: "Okay, we're just not familiar with each other yet, and I thought you two should have something to talk about. Go back and have dinner. I'll eat in the kitchen in a while, and I'll boil some water for your brother to wash up later."
In the original body's memory, the court had deployed large-scale troops in the northeast of the Dagan Dynasty in the past two years. He crossed half of the Dagan Dynasty before returning here and passed through several states in the north. Now the area is blocked everywhere. Sang Luo didn't know how he came back and whether he had passed through the epidemic area. He should just take a good shower.
Thinking that there was only one bathtub in the house and only one room that could accommodate people, she began to worry.
Chen An didn't realize that she was so worried. He only heard his sister-in-law say that she was just avoiding him because she was not familiar with him and that she would help his brother boil some water to wash up. His half-hearted heart suddenly fell, and he happily responded: "Then I'll go first."
After Sang Luo nodded, he quickly ran towards the main house.
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In the main house, Chen Lie had already sat down at the table. Chen An and Sang Luo were not talking loudly, but the mountain was quiet, and the main house and the kitchen were next to each other, so even if he didn't listen deliberately, Chen Lie heard the whole conversation between the two.
When Chen An returned to the main house, the three brothers and sisters sat together. Eating was secondary. As Sang Luo thought, Chen Lie had too many things he wanted to know.
There were constant whispers in the room, but Sang Luo didn't bother to disturb them. She made herself some batter and cooked a small bowl of noodles. Halfway through her meal, she heard some unusual movements in the main house. Sang Luo looked out the window and saw Chen Lie, who should have been eating, striding out, crossing the yard and going straight out.
Sang Luo: ???
Shen An and Shen Ning soon came out of the main house. Sang Luo put down the bowl and walked out of the kitchen, asking, "What's wrong?"
Chen An blinked: "Let's talk about how you came here, how we divided the family, and how you almost starved to death..."
My brother’s face looked very ugly at that time. He put down the bowl, said he was going to go out for a while, and left.
Sang Luo raised her eyebrows and smiled: "It's okay, you two can continue eating."
Some people are going to be in trouble, and for the sake of Shen Jin and the others, she is not in a hurry to watch the fun. But as long as she thinks that Shen Sanda is likely to be punished, Sang Luo is in a good mood!
She was not worried at all that Chen Lie would not be able to handle Chen San. No one knew what Chen Lie ate to grow up. He was eighteen years old, and the Chinese New Year would be in a month. At most, he would be nineteen years old. He was really tall, at least 1.88 meters, and not the kind of skinny guy. He might have survived a near-death experience on the battlefield. Anyway, there was a kind of sharpness in him that he tried to suppress.
It was that face that was still youthful and quite deceptive. If one only looked at his figure and aura, when Sang Luo passed by him just now, if he had not taken two steps back in time, she would have felt very oppressed.
Chen An and Shen Ning obviously knew what their eldest brother was doing, and they had the same idea as Sang Luo. For the sake of Xiao Jin's cousins, they decided not to join in the fun. Anyway, they were happy enough knowing that their third uncle would definitely be in trouble.
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This was indeed the case. When Chen Lie heard that his younger brother and sister had lived such a life before and almost starved to death, his anger, which had subsided because he saw that his two children were fine and was distracted by Sang Luo's matter, suddenly flared up. He went down the mountain and went straight to his third uncle's house.
Since winter came, Shen Sanzi has been staying in bed most of the time, except for getting up twice a day to cook meals. It's not that he has no clothes, but he is simply lazy and would rather sit than lie down.
Suddenly he heard people crying and shouting outside. He wanted to get up and take a look, but it was too cold. He wanted to ask Shen Jin and the others to go out and check and come back to tell him, but he didn't know where the kids were and were not at home at all.
He listened carefully and it didn't seem to be anything dangerous. Between curiosity and the bed, he chose the bed.
As a result, I lay down again and hadn't slept for a quarter of an hour when I suddenly heard a bang. The door was kicked open from the outside and hit the rammed earth wall, and a layer of yellow mud fell off.
When he saw clearly who had kicked the door open, he thought he had seen a ghost. He threw off the quilt and got out of bed, his lips trembling and he was unable to speak when someone grabbed him by the collar and punched him in the face.
The villagers who saw Shen Lie coming down the mountain to watch the fun heard Shen San howling like a pig being slaughtered before they even entered the yard: "Shen Lie! I am your third uncle!"
"Third uncle? You know you are an uncle? Are you worthy of being an uncle?"
Then came the muffled sound of fists hitting flesh and Shen San's howling like a pig being slaughtered, which then turned into pleading: "Stop, stop, it hurts too much, I'm going to die...Ah! Ah!"
Shen San regretted it. He should have served outside honestly and he wouldn't have been beaten up today!
A circle of people gathered in the yard. Even the Chen family next door who heard the noise didn't care that the family had just reunited, and all the young and old rushed out in a hurry.
Shen San was carried out by Shen Lie like a chicken and thrown to the ground.
Chen Lie said to the villagers gathered in the yard, "You all bear witness. When I was sixteen, my uncle changed my name and sent me to the battlefield. But when they heard that I died in the battle, they found me a wife and kicked our eldest son out with two small bags of food, causing them to almost starve to death."
"I, Chen Lie, am lucky enough to be back alive. This beating is just to vent my anger. From today on, our Shen's eldest and third branches will no longer have any relationship, and I, Chen Lie, don't have any third uncle or third aunt."
When he said this, he glanced sideways at Shen San who was curled up on the ground: “You are not worthy of being an uncle or aunt!”
Some in the crowd cheered and some talked about it, but Shen Lie didn't care. He glanced at Chen Dashan who followed him in, turned around and walked out of the Shen family courtyard.
Chen Dashan had just returned home. When he was at the entrance of the village, his father and grandfather surrounded him, especially his father, who hugged him and cried miserably. Then his grandmother, mother, and younger brothers and sisters heard the noise and rushed over. The whole family surrounded him, crying and laughing. He really didn't hear the conversation between Zhou Cunzheng and Shen Lie.
During the time they had returned home, they were still talking about what happened after they left home. They had no time to ask anything else and had no idea that Shen An and Shen Ning had been separated. After listening to Shen Lie's words, he was shocked. Then he looked at Shen San who was curled up on the ground. If he hadn't seen Shen San curled up like that, he would have been afraid that he would not be able to withstand a beating and would have kicked him to death. He was so angry that he almost went up to kick him again.
"Alie went to the battlefield for you and nearly died several times, but you refused to raise Xiaoan and Aning. Your conscience has been eaten by dogs!"
He spat and went out to catch up with Chen Lie.
Chen Lie didn't walk far either. He was not far from the courtyard. When he saw Chen Dashan coming out, he said, "I'll go upstairs and pack up a little. I'll be at your house in an hour. You should also invite Uncle Zhou and the Shi Lu families. We still need to tell everyone about what happened in the north so that everyone can be prepared and make plans early."
Chen Dashan nodded in agreement. Seeing Chen Lie was about to leave, he hurriedly grabbed him and said, "You just said that your uncle and aunt found you a wife?"
When Chen Lie thought of what Chen An said about the reason why his third uncle arranged for him to marry a wife, the corners of his cheeks tightened unconsciously. Then he thought of the courtyard halfway up the mountain that was so neat and tidy, with people from both sides of the courtyard. The anger in his heart turned into relief, and the feeling was really complicated.
He nodded, but didn't know what to say. He didn't really understand people, so he nodded vaguely: "Well, let's talk about it later. I'll go back first."
Chen Lie raised his foot to leave when he said this, but just as he raised his foot, he remembered the conversation between Xiao An and her that he had heard earlier, in which she said to boil water for him to wash.
He subconsciously raised his hand and sniffed, then asked Chen Dashan: "Is there anything bad smelling on me?"
It was definitely not a clean place to walk through the mountains, and he was afraid that he would not be able to smell the stench on his body.
However, they found a hunter's house deep in the mountains four days ago. There was a large cauldron for boiling water, and several people cleaned up their own things there. It's winter now, so it shouldn't be very dirty, right?
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