Before Chen Shu could recover his incredulous expression, Chen An had already driven the oxcart a little further away.
"Stop right there! How dare you speak like that? If you offend me, no one will take care of you in your old age!"
Even though they've separated, they're still family. How can they not let them ride in an oxcart? That's unacceptable!
Grandma has said that everything in the house belongs to the two brothers; they are the continuation of the Chen family line.
Chen Lin is a fool who can't support the family. Even his second uncle and aunt have to rely on them. I don't know where they get the confidence to talk to him like that!
"My parents have me, why would they need you to take care of them in their old age? Get out of here!" Chen Lin glared and cursed.
Chen Tong whispered something in Chen Lin's ear. Chen Lin's eyes lit up, and he nimbly jumped off the oxcart, wrapped a pile of cow dung in leaves, and threw it at Chen Shu's face.
"You... Ugh~" Chen Lin was too fast, and Chen Shu didn't have time to dodge. He was hit in the face by a pile of cow dung.
Just as he was about to start cursing, a lump of something stuck to his face went straight into his mouth, and he immediately started gagging and bending over to vomit.
Cheng Yue, Chen An, Chen Ning, Zhang Shaowen, and the others looked at each other and couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Hahaha! How disgusting!"
Chen Tong winked and laughed, "I think he's not quite right in the head, let's try to make him clear his head!"
"You little devil!"
My daughter is such a sweet little angel; she doesn't even have to lift a finger.
Chen Gen lay sprawled on the oxcart, already aching all over and feeling miserable, now further burdened by cow dung. He grumbled angrily:
"Why did you provoke them? They're the ones who got me into trouble. You treat them like family, but they don't see it that way. They just want us to suffer!"
Chen Shu vomited everything out, then vigorously wiped the cow dung off his face before daring to catch his breath.
Luckily it was cow dung, so it wasn't too dirty. If it had been golden soup, he would have been too ashamed to show his face.
Chen Lin, that idiot, used to only beg for mercy on his knees, but now he dares to throw cow dung at him?
Just as he was pondering when to take revenge, he heard Chen Gen's words and felt his brain couldn't keep up. "What?"
Chen Gen took a deep breath. "Let's go home first!"
He was in so much pain, and Chen Shu was still delaying. What's the difference between him and his heartless second uncle and aunt?
Chen Shu thought about how he was covered in cow dung and knew he really needed to go home and clean himself up, but the oxcart was parked to the side and wouldn't move.
He shouted angrily, "Hurry up and leave! What are you doing stopping here!"
The ox driver said unhurriedly, "If I had known there would be so much trouble, I wouldn't have come even if you paid me. Just now, someone threw cow dung at you and made me dirty. You can give me another ten coins, or you can get off the cart!"
Honestly, I thought I could earn more money by making this trip, but I ended up losing face along the way.
"You, you, you!" Chen Shu was so angry he couldn't speak. This was called taking advantage of someone's misfortune!
There's not a soul in sight on the road now. How are they going to get home after they get off the bus? It's easy for him, but Chen Gen is in such a state; he can't just leave him on the street.
Looking again, Cheng Yue and her family had already gone far away. Even if they hadn't gone far, no one would care about them!
The man urged impatiently, "Give it to me or not. If you don't, get off the cart. You've scared the ox. I didn't ask for more than ten coins."
Chen Shu closed his eyes, took out ten copper coins, and slapped them onto the cart. "Here you go!"
The man put away the money and then happily drove the oxcart. He had ten coins in his pocket again, and he would buy a chicken frame to try tomorrow.
Cheng Yue and the others looked behind them and laughed heartily.
Life is mundane, but occasionally a couple of silly things can brighten it up and make it more interesting.
Chen An said, "Chen Ping is back today, so we need to get the matter of severing ties with him settled as soon as possible."
Although the village headman vouched for the severance of kinship, and the villagers knew about it, it was just a verbal promise and couldn't be taken seriously. Only a written document severing kinship could put their minds at ease.
Cheng Yue nodded. Chen Ping was a man of many thoughts, and it was hard to say what he was thinking. It was best to break things off cleanly as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen complications.
Because they were thinking about severing ties with their relatives, Cheng Yue and the others went to the village head's house first after returning to the village.
Today, Chen Gen was punished, and Zhang Shaowen was in a good mood. He became noticeably more talkative and recounted all the things Chen Gen had slandered him about.
Of course, when it comes to the part about myself, a lot was omitted.
It's not that I don't want to tell my family, it's just that so much time has passed, and even if they knew, there would be nothing they could do, and it would only add to their guilt.
He didn't want to make his grandparents and parents sad.
Sure enough, the village head remained silent for a while after listening before saying, "Remember to tell your family if anything happens in the future."
After Zhang Shaowen nodded, the village head continued to say to Chen Ancheng and Yue, "Chen Gen has been completely corrupted. If he had been raised well from a young age, he wouldn't have turned out like this. This situation is truly destined."
You did nothing wrong. It's good that you've learned your lesson from this punishment, so that your ambitions don't grow too big and cause harm to countless people.
"You all go home and rest first. I'll have Shaowen keep an eye on things. As soon as Chen Ping returns, I'll inform you that the matter of severing ties is settled today!"
It would be a lie for the village head not to feel heartbroken about what Chen Gen had done. A perfectly good child had been raised to be ruined. The elders, including the Zhao family, had truly ruined the child's life.
However, since they're all rotten, they should be removed as soon as possible to avoid harming Chen An's family.
The matter of severing ties cannot be delayed even for a day.
Even the best family will be dragged down into a mess if they have a bunch of relatives like this.
After the village head made the arrangements, Cheng Yue and the others went home first, waiting for Chen Ping to return.
While things were peaceful and harmonious on Cheng Yue's side, things were chaotic and disorderly on Zhao's side.
"Damn it! You lazy bum! The shit in the latrine is poking your butt, and you don't even bother to clean it out! You'll fall in and suffocate, you wicked woman, you lazy bum!"
As soon as Zhao came out of the outhouse, she started cursing at the house. She was already in a bad mood because she had lost all her money and livestock, and now even going to the outhouse made her feel uncomfortable.
If Li Manying doesn't clean up, is she supposed to be the mother-in-law who scoops out the night soil?
When Chen An's family was still around, when did she ever have this kind of worry?
Just as Zhao was thinking this, she glanced around and saw an oxcart parked at the door. She immediately ran over and exclaimed happily, "Oh! My dear grandson! You're finally back!"
Normally, Chen Shu would have already been sweet-talking Zhao Shi, but today he was in a terrible mood and didn't even want to smile. He reluctantly called out:
"Grandma! Call my mother out so we can help carry my older brother inside."
Zhao was startled and quickly walked to the side of the oxcart. She was dumbfounded when she saw it. This chubby little thing was none other than her eldest grandson.
He immediately burst into tears, wailing, "What a tragedy! My precious grandson! How could you be beaten like this? Who hurt you!"
They were perfectly fine when they left, so how did they turn out like this when they came back?
Chen Shu snorted coldly. He was the grandson, but his elder brother was the golden grandson!
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