"You two have lost your heads!" Old man Zheng sat up with an angry face, "Second brother's family, in the past your family couldn't make ends meet, and you relied on the eldest brother for support. All these comings and goings have made you angry! What, do you still think he owes you? The land under his name is yours?!"
Zhu had never seen him so angry before, and was a little scared for a moment, she whispered, "Dad, I don't mean that... It's just, you know, our family depends on that little bit of land for a living, if uncle rents it to someone else..."
"That's his too!" Old man Zheng interrupted, "Second brother has hands and feet, he can't live without his eldest brother, right?"
Zhu wanted to say yes, Zheng Quan was such a useless person. But she didn't dare to say that in front of old man Zheng.
"And you, old woman. I haven't been in good health these years and don't want to take charge of things. But look at you, you are partial to the second child and are almost biased against your body! How can you still act like an elder? Ah Rong, Xian girl is your grandchild, but Ah Yu and Xiu girl are not?"
Old lady Zheng was also made speechless by what he said.
Old man Zheng frowned and continued, "If anyone dares to cause trouble at the old man's house, don't come back!"
"But, Dad," Zhu said bravely, "it's not easy to feed so many people in the family by ourselves..."
It was obvious that Zheng Quan was useless. After the family was divided, he came back to cling to his parents and take advantage of them. But in her mouth, it seemed as if the old couple relied on Zheng Quan to support him alone!
"Well, it's not easy, right!" Old man Zheng snorted and sneered, "When the eldest brother comes again tomorrow, I will say that I will live in the town with him, and I won't bother you to support me!"
"Old man!" Old lady Zheng called him anxiously.
Old man Zheng glanced at her and said, "I've already said it. I will definitely follow the eldest brother to the town. If you don't want to, you can stay alone and live with these good-for-nothings!" He ignored them and fell back on the kang, closing his eyes.
Zhu was still unwilling to give up, so old lady Zheng gently pushed her out and said, "Your father is angry. Go back to your room first."
Zhu had no more thoughts and returned to her room with her head down.
Not long after, Zheng Quan also came back.
When Zhu saw him, she said angrily, "You still remember to come back?! All the land at home is gone!"
Zheng Quan hurriedly asked what happened, and Zhu repeated the previous events again, wiping her tears and said, "Your elder brother wants to force us to death, and my parents don't care about us. How can we live like this..."
Zheng Quan didn't get angry, but fell on the kang and said, "If you don't want to give it to me, then don't give it to me. Anyway, tending the land is very hard, and I don't want to do that kind of work."
Zhu's eyebrows were raised, and she was about to curse him, but she heard him say with a smile, "You don't know yet, I had a drink with Chen Er and others today, and they said that they would do business at the beginning of the year, and they would also take me a share. In the future, when there is business to do, what do we need that little land for? It's hard work and there is no profit."
"What business?" Zhu pulled him
and asked Zheng Quan smiled and said, "Of course it's easy to trade. I haven't asked him in detail today, but Chen Er promised with a pat on his chest."
Chen Er can be regarded as Zheng Quan's childhood friend. He is a thief who can't stand up to the public, but in the past two years, I don't know what he did outside, but he also made a small fortune. Now he comes back home with rich clothes during the holidays.
Zhu was still worried, "We don't have much money at home. This partnership in trading must have capital."
Zheng Quan shook his head and said, "I asked the same question, but Chen Er said that I don't need to pay, he has money. I have been friends with him for so many years, he can't cheat me."
No need to pay capital, that means no loss! Zhu was thinking that after the year when the two old people were gone, she could rent out the land under their names, and the family of four would have no problem feeding themselves. If Zheng Quan could still go out with Chen Er to do business, then the family would have nothing to worry about. She finally felt better.
Zheng Xiu didn't wait for Zhu, and although she was surprised that her second aunt was so willing to give up, she didn't take it too seriously. Anyway, she had already made up her mind, and even if Zhu came to make trouble, she would not let her get away with it.
Before dark, Xue Shao came to Zheng's house. When Zheng Xiu saw him, she thought he was asking for the dog, so she called him over and said, "Ah Shao, are you here to take Ji Lei home? We made steamed buns at home today, so you can take two back."
Xue Shao shook his head, "No. My father said that my sister might need help here, so he asked me to come and take a look."
Zheng Xiu asked her brother to borrow the dog, but she didn't say what it was. When the dog was not returned, Xue Zhi thought that something was wrong with their family. He didn't come rashly, so she asked Xue Shao to come and take a look.
Zheng Xiu couldn't help but praise Xue Zhi for being thoughtful. She didn't expect that such a careless parent would be so thoughtful.
"There's nothing wrong at home. It's my sister who forgot the time and forgot to return Ji Lei."
Xue Shao nodded and said, "I'm glad that everything is fine at home. Then I'll take Ji Lei home." After saying that, he untied Ji Lei's body and walked towards home.
Zheng Xiu hurriedly went to the stove to wrap a few steamed buns with gauze, and called Zheng Yu to send them over.
Zheng Yu responded happily, put the steamed buns in his pocket and trotted after him. He was fast and soon caught up with Xue Shao.
"Here, take it. My sister asked me to bring it to you." Zheng Yu stuffed the steamed buns into his arms. Since
he had specially chased after him, Xue Shao couldn't refuse.
"Then I'm going home. It's getting dark. You should go home early too." Zheng Yu waved goodbye.
Xue Shao hesitated to speak.
Zheng Yu noticed and asked, "A Shao, do you have something to say?"
Xue Shao nodded and asked hesitantly, "Have you really decided to move to the town?"
Zheng Yu thought for a moment and said, "I think so. My father said so. Today, my sister took the land deed to Uncle Li Zheng's house. It shouldn't change."
Xue Shao remained silent.
"What's the matter? You can't bear to leave me?" Zheng Yu hit his shoulder. "We are so close, we can still see each other from time to time! And I will have my own room, and you can live with me. There are so many delicious and fun things in the town, I will take you there."
Xue Shao nodded again, not telling him that his father probably wouldn't agree to him moving to their house. It was because his father was not there before that they had to trouble him. Now that his father is here and the two families are far away from each other, he will not be asked to cause trouble to the Zheng family.
"If you need to move anything, just come and tell my father. My father is very free recently and can help."
Zheng Yu said "hmm", said goodbye and skipped home.
After he walked away, Xue Shao still looked in the direction of the Zheng family reluctantly. He could still vaguely see the warm lights of the Zheng family where he stood. I'm afraid it will be difficult to see them in the future. Although his own home is good, he always feels that something is missing.
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