Xu Yingxiong was somewhat reluctant to part with the house, as he had planned to use it to help his second son get married.
But before he could even speak, his siblings started staring at him.
"The second child in this family is also getting old..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xu Damei pulled him aside. "Are you stupid? The problem lies in that house. Where are you going to send your child to get married?"
Are you trying to ruin your second son? Is raising a child easy? How can you treat him like this?
How is Xu Damei treating her nephew? Actually, she doesn't care.
The problem that's currently hindering everyone is that the house is the issue. If the house isn't resolved, will they never have a peaceful life again?
Besides, it's just a house. We gave him so much money before, he can easily find another piece of land to build it.
“But when my brothers and I divided our belongings, this house was allocated to me at a price,” Xu Yingxiong felt that his family had been taken advantage of, and taken advantage of badly.
"I'll tear down that house if you want, but you have to compensate me again."
Xu Yinghao said, "Brother, that's not right. We already agreed on this and signed the papers."
"So this isn't about demolishing your things? Anyway, we don't care. If it really comes to it, we won't move. We'll leave the house there and sell it later." In any case, if my uncle really wants to cause trouble, he won't just target me.
If none of them are in a hurry, then why should he be?
Xu Damei and the others did not hesitate for long before agreeing to compensate him with an additional twenty yuan each, which finally convinced Xu Yingxiong to demolish the house.
The villagers breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the villagers had agreed.
If there's trouble in that room, it's definitely related to Xu Youzhi.
No one wanted to wait even a moment longer. They all agreed to finish their work in the fields as soon as possible and then go to demolish the houses, without even leaving them for tomorrow.
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As night fell, the only sounds in Xunjia Village were the barking of dogs and the chirping of insects.
Xun Xingshun poured himself a glass of water and sat in the courtyard looking at the starry sky.
Tomorrow should be another sunny day, so we need to give everyone more work to do and get the land cleared as soon as possible.
"Village chief, it's getting late, aren't you going to rest?" Kuang Wu walked over and sat down opposite him. There were always a few old stools in the courtyard, and sometimes villagers would come over to talk.
“I’m going to sleep in a bit,” Xun Xing said, turning his gaze away from the night sky. “You’re really bold, coming here to look for your relatives with such vague information.”
Kuang Wu: "...There's no other way, it's to appease the elderly."
"You're really filial, how many brothers do you have?" Since this person has come up to you, you might as well ask him properly.
“I’m an only child, and there aren’t many people in my family, so my father wanted to find another family to support so that he would have someone to keep in touch with in the future,” Kuang Wu said with a faint smile. “He has always envied other people who have many brothers and sisters, but unfortunately, I don’t even have a brother.”
Xun Xingshun asked, "Is it really okay for you to leave your elderly relative at home while you come out on your own?"
If someone is truly so filial, shouldn't they be spending time with their elderly parents?
"I have a wife and kids at home to look after, and besides, I'm only going out for a few days."
"A few days. Isn't that not far from here?" That's not what they said before. According to the address they gave us before, and the place name on the letter of introduction, it's more than ten days' drive from here.
Kuang Wu, “…” This old man is indeed cunning; it seems I need to be even more careful.
"It's not that I've never been far from home, I misspoke. I've only been away for a month or two. If I don't figure things out in the next few days, I'm ready to go back."
"Yes, we have to go back early, otherwise the car won't be able to leave once it snows here."
"Anyway, there's nothing much going on right now. Why don't you tell me about your relative again? I have some connections with the village leaders and chiefs of a few other villages. Next time I go to the township, I'll inquire about it for you."
Kuang Wu looked very grateful. "Thank you so much! I heard it's in our Heping County..."
Xun Xingshun asked him a whole bunch of questions, until he turned pale, and finally he made an excuse to leave to urinate.
"Old man, why are you talking so much today?" Gu Yu was already impatient; it was the same questions over and over again.
"Instead of wasting time worrying about others, you should worry about yourself."
"Eldest brother, what's wrong with the second brother? They know we have guests today, but they didn't even come to check on us."
Gu Yu is picking a fight again. Since the family split up, she has lost control of her entire extended family. Now even her grandchildren don't visit as often as before.
"What are you doing here?" Xun Xingshun said irritably. "They've been busy in the fields all day, and now you're making them run around like crazy."
Those are your children and grandchildren, not your enemies. If you, as their grandmother, don't feel sorry for them, then surely I'm not allowed to feel sorry for them at all? It was I who told them not to come.”
Every day was filled with chores, and she wasn't required to do anything all day, yet she was always thinking of slacking off when it came to household chores.
Her current behavior reveals just how awful she was to her two daughters-in-law in the past.
Gu Yu felt extremely wronged. She had no status in the family now. It wasn't because of this old man. If he hadn't been constantly suppressing her, how would those children have dared to give her attitude?
Searching for family members and grandchildren, "..."
"I gave birth to them and raised them, so can't I ask them to do something for me?"
Don't let my time at home fool you; there are so many little things to do around here. I'm busy from morning till night. Can't I even take a break?
Xun Xingshun took a deep breath and endured it. "Don't think that just because we have guests at home today, you have the guts to cause trouble. I'll say it again: live life as it comes, or get out if you think you can't."
Since his two sons had already moved out of the family, he no longer wanted to tolerate Gu Yu.
Gu Yu, "...she would use that phrase to scare me every day, anyway, I'd rather die in this family."
Now give me that jade pendant you're wearing. I don't want it; I just want to look at it…
Xun Xingshun simply ignored her. She couldn't stand seeing others with anything good, and even if it were in her hands, she might not be able to get it back.
Seeing his attitude, Gu Yu ran back to the door, slammed it shut, and bolted it.
Xun Xingshun didn't mind. Anyway, the children had moved out, and there were plenty of rooms in the house now. If they felt cold, they could just add more firewood and sleep there.
I dug out the blankets my second son had left at home, intending to make do here for the night.
Just as he was drifting off to sleep, screams erupted from the village.
Startled, he immediately sat up, threw on his clothes, and hurriedly went out, not noticing that a dark shadow was hiding in the corner of his doorway.
The dark figure waited until Xun Xingshun opened the door and went out before stepping out and looking at his back.
"Really, how could I forget about this?" Kuang Wu suddenly remembered that the formation he had set up at the lonely house should be in effect by now.
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