On the way back, Xue Shao asked his father: "Dad, you said Uncle Zheng was so angry, is he going to beat A Yu?"
Xue Zhi said: "Do you still care about others? Aren't you afraid that I will beat you?"
Xue Shao didn't care, "Go ahead and beat me, I'm not afraid. If Zheng Rong dares to bully A Yu again next time, I will deal with him again!"
Xue Zhi just listened to what they said and understood the general situation. Compared with Zheng Ren's anger, he felt that it was nothing. It is not good for adults to intervene in children's affairs, so it is better to let them solve it themselves. Besides, his son is loyal, courageous, brave and resourceful. If he was not in front of the Zheng family, he would have wanted to praise him.
Xue Shao also knew his father. He knew from his expression that he was not angry, so he dared to talk back to him. The father and son returned home, heated up the leftovers from the previous day, and had dinner. Xue Zhi did not mention this matter again, and pretended that it had not happened. The father and son went to bed early.
Back at the Zheng family, after sending the guests away, Zheng Ren was about to have a fit. He took a cane and sent Zheng Xiu away to prepare dinner on the stove.
"Dad, this is understandable." Zheng Xiu was afraid that he would not be too harsh in this situation, so he could not help but persuade him, "Second aunt and her friends have bullied me and my brother more than once or twice when you were away. Last time, they wanted to take advantage of my marriage." After Zheng Xiu told his father about it that time, he never mentioned marriage again. He looked like he didn't care, but he had a knot in his heart. He brought it up now, of course, to remind his father how hateful Second aunt and her friends were.
Zheng Ren frowned and said, "Let's put it this way. Your uncle and aunt are not good people, and your father doesn't think highly of them. But they are not good people, so is that a reason for A Yu not to learn good things? If things continue like this, what's the difference between him and A Rong who doesn't know anything?"
"There is a difference, there is a difference, how can there not be a difference?" Zheng Xiu said this, her mind was also turning rapidly. From what her father said, it was obvious that he was not angry at Zheng Yu for punishing Zheng Rong, but that he was angry at Zheng Yu for "learning bad things". She pushed Zheng Yu, who was lowering his head and pretending to be a coward
, and said, "Say something, promise Dad that there won't be a next time!" Zheng Yu was a little scared by his father's angry look, and said with red eyes, "Dad, I promise there won't be a next time. I was really too angry at that time."
"Dad, you see, your brother really knows he was wrong. His eyes are red, and the doctor said that his eyes need to be observed carefully for two days before a conclusion can be made. Zheng Rong almost caused him to go blind, and he was just angry for a while..."
"Stop talking!" Zheng Ren interrupted, "He was so angry that he went to fight with A Rong, and I would say a few words to him at most. But look at what he did, he used tricks to deceive others! I claim to be a scholar, but I didn't expect to raise such a devilish child!"
Zheng Ren's words were very serious, and Zheng Xiu became anxious, and said, "Dad is not at home all year round, and I have been with my brother to grow up. I know my brother's temper, doesn't Dad know? Is he really that kind of person? Dad's words are more painful than digging out my heart! If you want to hit him, hit me too! It's my fault for not educating him well..."
"You..." Zheng Ren was angry, and when he turned around, he met his daughter's red eyes. She seldom cried. She had such a serious illness before, and was bedridden. She had difficulty swallowing and had to drink several doses of bitter medicine every day. But in order to survive, she never complained, let alone cried.
Her eyes were red. Zheng Yu was even more anxious than him and said, "If Dad wants to hit me, hit me, don't scold my sister! My sister is very good to me and taught me the principles of life. It's my own fault!"
What else could Zheng Ren say? He could only sigh, throw away the cane and go back to the house.
"Sister, don't cry." Zheng Yu stood on tiptoe and clumsily tried to wipe her tears. "Don't cry, I will be good in the future."
Zheng Xiu wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said with a nasal voice, "You, you always say that."
Zheng Yu pursed his lips, trying to say that he was serious this time. He had been beaten and punished so many times before, but never had he seen his sister cry so hard. However, he also knew that he had made such promises too many times, and people would not believe him even if he said it out loud. He would have to wait and see what he did in the future.
Zheng Xiu touched his head and said, "You really have to be a good boy these two days, or else you will make daddy angry again, and your sister won't be able to do anything about it." Seeing that he agreed, Zheng Xiu went to the stove to prepare the meal. After dinner
was ready, Zheng Yu helped to serve the dishes and rice, and Zheng Xiu went to the east room in person to call Zheng Ren to eat.
Zheng Ren's face looked fine, but his jaw was tense and he still looked a little solemn.
At the dinner table, Zheng Ren made a decision: "Dad, after listening to what you said just now, I have indeed been incompetent as a father in the past few years. I have made up my mind. After the New Year, we will rent a house in the town and move to the town to live. In this way, we can be together every day, and I can take care of you."
Zheng Xiu just begged for mercy for her brother, not to blame her father.
Although Zheng Ren taught at the Qingzhu Academy in the town and could only come back once every three to five days, he always thought about his two children every time he came back, and he would find ways to buy food and daily necessities for them, and he never felt sorry for them. Every time he came back, he would care about their daily life in every detail. If they had a headache or a fever, he would be more anxious than anyone else. Zheng Ren would try his best to satisfy their requests. Especially compared with the current trend of favoring boys over girls, he cares about his daughter even more than his son.
However, this is also a good thing, Zheng Xiu thought, she really hated her second aunt's family, first they wanted to get involved in her marriage, and then they bullied her younger brother several times. It is definitely good to reduce contact with such relatives. Huaishu Village is not far from the town, so it is very convenient for them to come back to visit grandpa and grandma. If her father is worried, it is also good to take grandpa and grandma over. Moreover, after the new year, her younger brother will also go to school, so it is naturally more convenient to live in the town. In the past, Meng Mu moved three times, and now her father also has other intentions.
Zheng Xiu looked at Zheng Yu again, and Zheng Yu had no objection, because his best friend Erbao also moved to the town to live. He just couldn't bear to leave Xue Shao. However, since he had just made his father angry and his sister cry, he didn't dare to say anything.
They didn't say anything, and Zheng Ren made the decision: "After the 15th, I will ask a matchmaker to look for us. After the first month of the year, we will move to the town to live." After
the family finished dinner, Zheng Xiu cleaned the table and rolled up her sleeves to wash the dishes.
Zheng Yu fetched hot water from the stove and made him drink water.
When Zheng Ren was not around, the brother and sister could talk about anything.
"Ah Yu, are you happy to move to the town?"
Zheng Yu nodded, then shook his head and said, "Before, I would definitely be happy. I can go and play with Erbao, and he will also go to school at the beginning of the year, so we can go to school together. But now that I know Ah Shao, I can't bear to leave him."
Zheng Xiu touched his head, "You go to school, you have to go out early and come back late, so you naturally don't have much chance to play with Ah Shao. But you can have a day off every five days. One day off, then you can go back to the village to find A Shao. And then our family will move to a bigger house, and you will have your own room. Then you can let A Shao live in our house, right?"
Xue Shao also smiled, "Well, let A Shao live in our house then! His family is just him and his father, it must not be as lively as ours. And there are so many delicious and fun things in the town, he must not know about it, and I can take him to eat and play together."
The first month of the year is the most leisurely time. The Zheng family does not have many relatives, and none of them need to go out. Because of what happened before, Zheng Ren did not bring his two children with him when he went to visit the two elders.
Zhu wanted to take advantage of the fact that Zheng Rong was bitten by a wasp to get some money from Dafang, but Zheng Ren's face became colder day by day when he faced her, and she dared not say anything about her plans.
Later, Zheng Ren discussed with old man Zheng and old lady Zheng about their move, and also wanted to bring the two elders to live in the town. Zhu heard it, and she was so happy that she almost jumped up!
If the eldest wife went to the town, all the fields of the Zheng family would be in her hands. Before, under their noses, they were embarrassed to do too much. Although they also made some money, they still paid 70% to 80% of the rent. If they went to the town, it would be convenient. They could rent the land to others and directly collect money. Zheng Quan didn't farm to begin with. If it weren't for the low rent collected by the eldest wife from them, he probably couldn't support himself. Now it's like exempting from rent.
As a daughter-in-law, Zhu usually has to serve her parents-in-law. If the two elders can go together, her future life will be more comfortable!
Speaking of discussion, the two elders of the Zheng family naturally agreed to Zheng Ren's decision, but they haven't decided whether to move to the town yet, and they said they need to think about it.
When Zheng Ren left, Zhu was very attentive to see him out the door.
After returning home, Zheng Ren told Zheng Xiu that his grandparents had agreed to move when he returned to the academy, so that Zheng Xiu could start packing her belongings right away. Of course, she should pick out the valuables. The furniture and other things in the house were old, so they didn't need to be taken. It would be a good time to buy new ones. When
the father and daughter said this, Zheng Xiu's eyebrows moved, and she thought of something. She said to her father: "It's just that the land will be prepared for rent again after the New Year. Dad, give me the land deed. I will take it to Uncle Li Zheng's house. When we are not here, I will ask Uncle Li Zheng to find an honest tenant."
She deliberately emphasized the word "honest".
Their family's fields are now all given to the second uncle for farming at a friendly price, but even so, the second uncle's rent is not paid in full. In the future, when they are not here, I am afraid that the rent will not be collected.
Moreover, if you reason with people like the second uncle and second aunt, or even quarrel with them, they will throw away their skin and climb up for the sake of profit. Hit the snake at its weakest point, and this land is their weakest point. Without their land, the second branch of the family will be in trouble, which is already difficult. Let
them be left with nothing! Zheng Xiu thought angrily, it is really a case of gratitude and resentment. When they really can't eat, they will know how to behave!
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