Chapter 206 Dalang, it’s time to take medicine (16)
Wei Qi and Huo Shichu beat up the Wei family members severely, and they no longer dared to clamor for taking them in. Only then did they stop. It was true that people would seek benefits and avoid harm. Before, Wei Qi did not retaliate against them directly, so they thought he was still the Wei Dalang who allowed them to bully and exploit him.
Now that Wei Qi beat them without any mercy, they realized the reality and dared not continue to be arrogant in front of Wei Qi.
The Wei family members supported each other and left. Wei Qi and Huo Shichu couldn't help laughing as they watched the two sides fighting fiercely.
"Are you hurt?" Wei Qi came over and asked Huo Shichu, whose pretty face was flushed, and looked her up and down.
"No, how could their three-kick skills hurt me? Instead, I beat them so hard that they cried for their parents." Huo Shichu said proudly, shaking his little fist, "I'm very good at fighting."
Wei Qi held her little fist and squeezed it, then looked at it again. He felt relieved when he found that there was no redness, swelling or broken skin. He said, "That family is cruel and vengeful. You should stay away from them in the future."
"Don't worry, I have the ability to protect myself, they can't do anything to me." Huo Shichu said without much care. If she could be calculated by these stupid people, then she wouldn't have to be a time and space wanderer, and could just go back to her companion space and lie down.
"I've helped you fight, how are you going to repay me?" Huo Shichu suddenly asked, looking at Wei Qi with anticipation in his watery almond eyes.
Wei Qi chuckled and said, "I'll make you braised pork and sour and vinegar spareribs, is that ok?"
"That's about right!" Huo Shichu was also a carnivore, so he was naturally very satisfied with Wei Qi's reward.
Wei Qi touched her little head before going back to cook, not realizing that he was becoming more and more conscious of being a househusband.
On the other side, the Wei family members who were beaten so badly that they were in pain returned to their shabby house and began to curse and accuse Wei Qi and Huo Shichu of coming.
"Dad, what should we do now? That bastard Wei Dalang refuses to help us!" Wei Erlang said with a sinister face, and he began to hiss as soon as he finished speaking.
"What can we do? Can you beat him? If you can't, just shut up!" Old Man Wei said angrily.
He was not treated exceptionally by Wei Qi and was beaten a lot. However, Wei Qi was concerned about his old arms and legs and did not want to kill him, so he beat him less severely. But even so, it was enough for him to suffer. What's more, his wounds from the burn had not healed yet, and because he had no medicine applied, they were red, swollen and festering, which made him even more painful.
"That bastard is unreliable, old man. We have to solve the family's food and shelter problems first. This shabby house is not a place to live. It will be terrible if it rains again one day..." Old Mrs. Wei said vaguely, covering her mouth with her hands.
"I know it needs to be solved, but how?! I don't know either! You useless people, come up with a solution now!" Old Wei was so headache that he lost his patience and cursed with a grim face, "What's the use of you? You are of no use at all at the critical moment! You are such a waste!"
After hearing this, Wei Erlang and the others all looked gloomy and said nothing. They were also very angry in their hearts.
You know, usually Old Man Wei would not scold them like this. After all, they are Old Man Wei's beloved sons, and the father has always been kind to the sons. And the only one who has been called a waste is Wei Dalang. But now it is their turn to be scolded. How can they not be angry and aggrieved?
"Old man, Erlang and the others didn't want to do that either. It was all Dalang Wei's fault! Wouldn't it be fine if he had been more sensible and let us live in the house? It's all because of his cruelty and heartlessness. He doesn't care about his family members..." Old Mrs. Wei cursed indignantly. Now she had forgotten who drove Dalang Wei, who was seriously injured and unable to get out of bed, out of the house. Why didn't she care about her family members at that time? Why didn't she think she was cruel and heartless?
Some people are selfish and self-centered. They use moral standards to demand others, but never to restrain themselves.
"Mom, I'm hungry." Wei Silang said softly. He had been the most favored since he was a child. He had never worked in the fields and was devoted to reading books of sages. But now all his books were burned and his house was left with nothing. He was hungry and in pain, but he had no solution and could only ask his parents for help.
"Oh, my dear son, you have been wronged today!" Old Mrs. Wei hugged Wei Silang and cried out in pain.
The grandchildren of the Wei family also complained that they were hungry and thirsty, but what was the use of complaining? They didn't even have a stove to light a fire.
"Erlang, Sanlang, take your children to live at Yue's house for a few days. We can't let the children live with us in a place like this." Old man Wei finally spoke. He usually thought his sons were filial and capable, but now that they have encountered a big problem, he found that none of them can be relied on, and he felt discouraged.
When Wei Erlang and Wei Sanlang heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up. Yes, they could still go to their father-in-law and mother-in-law's house for help!
"But Dad, what should we do?" Wei Silang was anxious. He didn't have a wife by his parents-in-law yet, but as a brother-in-law, it would not be appropriate for him to follow his brother and sister-in-law to live in his sister-in-law's parents' home.
Old Man Wei sighed and said to his two married sons, "You can borrow some money from the Yue family. We have to build the house."
When Wei Erlang and Wei Sanlang heard what he said, the joy on their faces disappeared immediately. Wei Erlang asked hesitantly: "We go to the Yue family to borrow money and build a house for the whole family to live in? Wouldn't I be at a loss then? The fourth brother doesn't have a Yue family..."
How could Old Man Wei not understand his little thoughts? He understood them too well. Old Man Wei's heart ached and he almost couldn't breathe. He didn't expect his son to start plotting now.
In order to prevent the brothers from quarreling, he could only glare at Wei Erlang and said solemnly: "When your brother becomes an official in the future, won't you take advantage of him?"
With this big cake, Wei Erlang and Wei Sanlang immediately kept silent.
Old Man Wei closed his eyes and continued, "The little wealth your mother and I had was burned up. Now if we want to build a new house, we have to sell a few acres of land to get enough money."
"What? Selling land? That's not possible!" When Old Mrs. Wei heard about selling land to build a house, she objected.
"How can we get money if we don't sell the land? Erlang and Sanlang's in-laws are not rich either. Can they lend us some money?" Old Man Wei said unhappily, "Do you want to live in a thatched hut or this shabby house?"
How could Mrs. Wei, who was used to living in a big brick and tile house, be willing to put herself in a difficult position? So she shut up, and the sale of the land was decided.
Wei Erlang and Wei Sanlang took their wives and children to stay at Yue's house, so Wei Silang and the old man Wei and his wife had to live in the dilapidated house.
After much persuasion, Old Lady Wei finally borrowed some rice from the villagers to cook and barely fill her stomach.
At night, the three of them slept on tattered mats in the main room. Looking up, they could see the starry sky through the holes in the roof and smell the sticky, damp smell of earth.
The three people who were used to a good life tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep at all, and felt extremely uncomfortable.
But they didn't know at this time that this was just the beginning of their family's downfall.
(End of this chapter)
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