Chapter 20 Can I let my elder brother do corvee labor?
For ten years, a full ten years, Song Zhenping was thinking about escaping from that yard all the time.
Even if I have to dig a snow nest in the mountains to make a living, even if I end up freezing to death or starving to death, I still want to live a few days of relaxing and happy life.
But he is the older brother and cannot do whatever he wants. It doesn’t matter if he dies, his younger brothers and sisters still have to live.
For the sake of his younger brothers and sisters, he had to endure it.
Now that my second sister is going to be sold, life will become increasingly difficult for me and Xiao An.
My second sister was right. Staying at home would be worse than death. I should give it a try. Even if I die outside, it will only end sooner.
Song Zhenping looked at Song Lizheng and said, "Mr. Lizheng, I want to leave the village and live in the old forest."
“Nonsense!”
Seeing that Song Zhenping was also meddling in other people's business, Song Lizheng's face darkened.
"Is the old forest so easy to get into? Don't think you can get by in the forest just because you've cut a few sticks.
It's about to snow, and those wolves and leopards have no food and have to go into the village. They can only survive in the mountains for a few days.
Daping, you are also sensible.
Think about Xiao An's body. Without walls or a kang, can he withstand the cold? Don't say such things again. "
Song Lizheng firmly opposed Song Zhenping's plan to live in the forest.
If people from other villages knew that the children of his Xiaoshi Village were forced to live in the woods in the middle of winter, how would he, as the village head, save face?
Anyway, I am laughed at by everyone in the village. I will endure the scolding and give Song Laoer a good beating no matter how many times I walk there.
After being refuted by Song Lizheng, Song Zhenping looked dull again, lowered his head and mumbled few words, but Song Liyun was in a good mood.
Wolves, insects, tigers and leopards are no big deal to her. Sometimes people are scarier than tigers and wolves.
Song Zhenping has the courage to leave the Song family, and she has her own way to survive.
Song Liyun did not blame Song Zhenping for his indifference at this moment. He was able to survive for ten years under the tyranny of Gu Pozi and others. If he had a strong character, he would have died with Xiao An long ago.
People are not afraid of the weak, but only of the mentally retarded. As long as there is a spark in Song Zhenping's heart, as long as there is a chance, I can arouse it in him.
No one wants to be bullied, they just can't resist.
As for Song Lizheng's opposition...Song Liyun didn't take it to heart.
It would be a good thing if the village head could agree, but if he didn't, it wouldn't affect her plan.
She is not in the habit of letting others decide her fate.
Song Liyun still agreed with what the wife of the village head said. The village head Song's tolerance towards Song Lao Er and Gu Po over the years was actually aiding and abetting the evil and was a dereliction of duty.
It was not just Song Laoer's family that caused the suffering of the Song Zhenping brothers. The villagers' tolerance and indulgence were also accomplices.
But bringing up the past now would be of no use and would only ruin my plans.
After all, Song Lizheng played an important role in his and his brothers' plan to leave.
Song Liyun was just thinking about how to tell him about her plans when Song Lizheng asked, "Yun girl, I heard your second uncle arranged a marriage for you. What do you think?"
He shouldn't have asked this question, at least he shouldn't have asked the girl.
Matters of marriage are subject to the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers. The decisions are made by the elders in the family and outsiders are not allowed to interfere.
But the situation has already escalated to the point where the villagers are drowning, so even he, as the village head, has to ask about it.
Before, at the Song family, there were too many people, noisy and quarrelsome, and he had no time to ask. Now was the perfect opportunity.
If Yun girl doesn't want to, I will still take care of it, but it's hard to say to what extent.
Hearing about the "marriage", Song Zhenping, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up with an anxious look on his face: "Village head, they are not arranging a marriage for Yun'er. They want to sell Yun'er to Xue Bapi's house. Village head, that's a hellhole, Yun'er can't be allowed to go there."
Song Lizheng stood up and said through gritted teeth, "Really?"
"Mr. Village Head, my elder brother and younger brothers are in the house, so I have to agree to the marriage even if I don't want to." Song Liyun did not tell the truth that she was willing to go to the Xue family. Anyway, Mr. Song, the Village Head, had no right to interfere.
"well!"
Sure enough, Song Lizheng sat down dejectedly.
The story came back to the point where the two brothers were in that room, and Yun girl was indeed being held captive.
If they wanted to avoid being controlled by Song Lao Er, the two brothers would have to separate and live separately, which just happened to be in line with what Yun Yatou said about moving.
Song Lizheng was torn between his conscience and his desires for a moment. He picked up his pipe and put it between his teeth, his face gloomy and he said nothing.
This bastard Song Laoer is challenging the bottom line of him as the village head again and again.
The eldest son of the Song family died accidentally while performing labor service. His daughter-in-law was frightened and gave birth prematurely. The mother and child survived a near-death experience.
However, she suffered injuries during childbirth, and her mother died of illness when Xiao An was six months old.
There were only three children left in the eldest wife's family. The eldest, Song Zhenping, was nine years old, the second girl was seven years old, and the youngest was still not weaned.
Looking at the crying little baby, Song Laohan discussed with himself, the head of the village, and sent the seven-year-old girl Yun to the restaurant to earn money. He also gave five taels of compensation silver to Mrs. Gu before she was allowed to take her in.
But Song Lao Er always claimed to others that he raised the two brothers and wanted them to work like slaves for the rest of their lives to repay his kindness.
Seeing that Xiao An has grown up and Yun girl is of marriageable age, the eldest wife of the Song family is about to succeed, but this bastard Song Lao Er still won't let Yun girl go.
It's a shame that Song Laoer didn't feel guilty about marrying a good girl to Xue Baopi's family.
The Xue Baopi family was a hell of a lot of trouble. Mr. Xue had a strange habit and married three wives, all of whom died in his bed.
This is not a marriage, it's a matter of Yun's life.
But... Song Li was smoking hard, thinking about how to solve this problem.
After a long time, Song Lizheng finally spoke: "Don't be afraid, Yun girl. Even if your Lizheng gives up his life, he will not let the Xue family take you away."
As the village head, he couldn't tolerate it any longer.
Even if Yun wants to be engaged, she has to wait until Daping gets engaged first. How can a sister marry off before her brother gets married?
Tomorrow I will report Song Lao Er's name to the town government office and make sure he performs labor service.
Without Song Defu at home, Mrs. Gu couldn't get angry and find Xue Rong to cancel the engagement herself.
When Song Zhenping heard what Song Lizheng said, his purple face suddenly showed joy: "Mr. Lizheng, you must tell my second uncle that Yun'er has just returned. Let her help with the housework at home and find a husband later."
Since my second uncle is not at home, my second sister's marriage can be postponed, and the village head can also help to reject it.
Song Liyun didn't smile, but said seriously with a gloomy face: "Mr. Lizheng, my second uncle has already received the deposit from Mr. Xue. It may not be easy to cancel the engagement. I have already made other arrangements.
I just want to ask, can you arrange for my elder brother to do corvee labor?"
"What?"
"ah!"
Song Lizheng and Song Zhenping exclaimed in surprise, they could hardly believe their ears.
Serving as a corvee is a tough job, and everyone tries to avoid it if possible; no one wants to do it.
Besides, Song Zhenping was weak and had a disabled leg.
It's not noticeable at ordinary times, but he will limp when he walks in a hurry, which will definitely be a disadvantage if he has to lift heavy objects on a construction site.
They don't understand why Song Liyun is not anxious about her own marriage and wants her elder brother to die when her biological father, Boss Song, was in an accident while building a road?
(End of this chapter)
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