Upon hearing the name Lu Xiaoyang, the Lu family members' expressions turned sour. Lu Xiaoyang was disliked back in his hometown, and after an accident on the way to escape famine, he went missing. He was just a troublemaker, and no one cared whether he lived or died. Who knew he would actually make it to Jingzhou alive?
He is undeniably capable, but the Lu family still doesn't welcome him.
Mrs. Sun slammed her chopsticks on the table with a "bang" and cursed, "Good things don't come, bad things do!"
Just then, Lu Xiaoyang's voice came from outside again, calling out, "Third Grandpa, Third Grandma! Are you there? Waaah, Xiaoyang's life is so hard!"
Lu Xiaoyang is from the same generation as Lei Zi and is five or six years older than Lei Zi. He should have been married and started a family long ago, but he doesn't study hard and has become the bad apple in the village.
Old Man Lu was also conflicted and didn't know what to do. After all, he was his grand-nephew. It was a rare fate that they met here while fleeing famine. If he really didn't care about him, he would feel sorry for his cousin.
But this kid is no good. He gambled away his resettlement allowance and who knows what he'll do in the future. Deep down, he really doesn't want to clean up this mess.
Just as he was struggling with this, Madam Sun pushed him and said irritably, "Your grand-nephew is wailing and howling outside, and you can still sit still?"
Old Lu was a little afraid that Sun would be angry. Seeing that Sun was unhappy, he hurriedly said, "Okay, I'll go out and see. You eat first, don't go out and upset yourself!"
The daughters-in-law immediately realized that their father-in-law was really good to their mother-in-law. But because of this, the two brothers, Lu and his brother, were also very good to them. The family was quite warm and cozy.
As soon as Old Man Lu turned around, he saw his entire family staring at him. Feeling embarrassed, he put his hands behind his back, put on a stern face, and said to his two sons, "Come out with me and see!"
The eldest and second eldest sons hurriedly got up and followed them out. Only then did Madam Sun stand up and shout, "Let's go see what tricks that little brat is up to this time!"
The old man is unreliable. He doesn't manage the household and has a saintly heart. If she doesn't go out to take charge, the little brat will cry a couple of times and the old man will keep him here.
She would absolutely not allow such a thing to happen!
Everyone went out together. When Old Man Lu saw Sun Shi come out, he didn't dare to say anything. Anyway, Sun Shi had always been in charge of the family affairs, and he was also undecided.
"Third Grandpa, waaaaah, my life is so miserable! Look at my legs, they're all like this! Waaaaah..."
He Jiuniang glanced at him and thought that this person was really determined despite his disability. He had come looking for her even though he had a short leg, which meant that he was indeed a difficult person to deal with.
When others saw the mangled, bloody leg, they couldn't bear to look at it; it was truly a terrible beating.
"If you hadn't been gambling, who could have beaten you up like this? You deserved it!"
Old Lu spoke, but his heart had already softened a little; it was truly pitiful to be beaten like this.
Lu Xiaoyang seized the opportunity and burst into tears: "Third Grandfather, I had no choice! The government gave too little money, not enough for anything. I was thinking of making money from money, to earn some money first and then settle down, but who knew I would lose everything and get beaten up like this..."
Lu Xiaoyang wiped away her tears, speaking with such sincerity and earnestness.
Sun spat and sneered, "I've lived most of my life and I've never heard of anyone trying to make money by gambling! Even if you were beaten to death, let alone just having your leg broken, you deserved it!"
"Yes, yes, it's my fault, Third Grandma, but I know I was wrong now. I finally met you all. My parents and grandparents are all gone. I only have you left. Please don't abandon me, waaaah..."
Lu Xiaoyang looked at the Lu family members with great frustration. He tried his best to act pitiful so that the Lu family would take pity on him and take him in.
The foundation of the Lu family's house has only just been laid. Everyone is still living in thatched huts, which are drafty and can be seen by any passerby.
Because of this, a lot of people quickly gathered around the Lu family. Even Cui'er and the others came over. When they saw that it was Lu Xiaoyang, their faces were full of disgust.
In this way, Lu Xiaoyang discovered that many members of the Lu family were still there, and he even saw his uncle, Lu Fugui.
Lu Fugui never expected to see Lu Xiaoyang here. When he thought about how Lu Xiaoyang didn't care about his family at all when the incident happened, and even secretly ran away while everyone was fighting the bandits, he immediately became angry.
"Uncle! Uncle, it's so good to see you! I've missed you so much!"
He crawled off the ground to find Lu Fugui, but Lu Fugui immediately said, "When the clan was in trouble, you were the first to run away. Now you want to come back? There's no such thing as a free lunch! Go away, our Lu family doesn't need a coward like you!"
Lu Fugui was quite disappointed in his son, who was his own nephew. It would be a lie to say he wasn't heartbroken. But if Lu Xiaoyang hadn't disobeyed orders, alerted the bandits, and then abandoned everyone to run away, his two older sons wouldn't have died.
The Lu family was unaware of this matter, so they were somewhat surprised to see Lu Fugui so angry.
But now is not the time to talk about this. The group of people just watched, and Sun saw He Jiu Niang even pull out a handful of melon seeds from somewhere and start eating them.
Seeing He Jiuniang's heartless and carefree attitude, Sun Shi was so angry that she snatched the melon seeds from He Jiuniang's hand and started eating them herself!
Lu Xiaoyang had already crawled up to Lu Fugui and was clinging to his leg, refusing to let go: "Uncle, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong, please don't send me away, I'll die!"
"Hmph, if only you had known this would happen, you wouldn't have done it in the first place!"
Lu Fugui kicked him away and said to Old Man Lu, "Third Uncle, I will no longer care about this kid. From now on, his life or death is none of my business. I know you have a soft heart, but some people just don't deserve it!"
After saying that, he turned and left. He Jiu Niang couldn't help but clap her hands and say, "Well done, Lu Fugui!"
Only then did Cui'er speak up, scolding, "What's the use of you knowing you're wrong now? Do you think this will bring our dead relatives back to life? Bah, you heartless wretch!"
Qi Shi went straight for him and beat him up, wishing she could skin him alive and tear him apart, yelling for Lu Xiaoyang to return her husband and son to her.
The scene was chaotic. There were shouts from Lu Xiaoyang, curses from Qi Shi Cui'er and others, and even cries from frightened children. Old Man Lu was completely overwhelmed.
"Alright!" he shouted. "Everyone, go back to what you were doing and eat!"
After saying that, he took the lead and walked into the thatched shed. He originally felt sorry for Lu Xiaoyang, but seeing Lu Fugui like this, it was obvious that there was another reason behind it, so he didn't want to get involved anymore!
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