"oops--"
Cheng Ruhai struggled in vain with his hands for a few times, and finally fell to the ground.
"Dongsheng, what are you doing?" Cheng Ruhai was annoyed, and quickly got up, then patted the ground and forced a smile, "You are still so naughty. After six years, you are playing tricks on me when we meet."
Cheng Rushan said coldly: "Wait at your house, I will come to settle the account."
"You!" Cheng Ruhai's face flushed, and he stretched his neck and shouted, "Who did you hear spreading rumors to alienate us brothers?" He glared at Jiang Lin hatefully, and it must have been her and Yan Runzhi who did this.
Jiang Lin smiled at him wickedly, "You must have been angry last night."
Cheng Ruhai was so angry that he wanted to die. He looked like he was crying out for justice. "The secretary, the team leader, and the accountant are all here. Ask them. The division was done in a serious manner. Who bullied whom? Why did you treat them so harshly when you met without asking any questions? Are you brothers?"
Cheng Rushan: "If you weren't my brother, I would have thrown you into the ditch last night."
Cheng Ruhai shuddered, "Don't scare me, I didn't do anything."
Cheng Rushan: "You haven't done anything good."
Cheng Ruhai was thinking that if he dared to attack him, he could arrest him for assaulting a cadre, but he actually held back. It seemed that he had matured. In the past, if he heard Yan Runzhi say that someone bullied her, he would immediately fight with that person.
He smiled hypocritically, "Dongsheng, we are brothers, but you are really disappointing. How can we not be brothers connected by blood? Can we just break off the relationship?"
"Your mother ran away and it was my mother who raised you. You told me that we were brothers of the same blood, but you and your wife ended up bullying my mother and wife?" Cheng Rushan's voice became colder and colder, and the tenderness he had for his children was long gone.
Cheng Fujun and the others' faces changed, and they immediately advised: "Rushan, if you have something to say, talk it over nicely, don't be impulsive."
If Cheng Rushan really beat Cheng Ruhai, it would be tantamount to beating a village cadre, and the commune would definitely send people to arrest him.
Cheng Rushan said with a smile: "Don't worry, we will beat him up at his home, not here."
He continued talking about buying a house.
Seeing that Cheng Rushan was unwilling to reconcile, Cheng Ruhai knew there was no room for negotiation, so he simply tore his face off and shouted, "You can't buy that yard either. It belongs to the collective property of the brigade and cannot be sold. If you want to buy it, all members of the brigade must vote and agree."
Cheng Rushan looked at the three brigade cadres.
Cheng Fujun nodded helplessly. Previously, it was all handled by the brigade, but if the cadres in the brigade started an internal conflict, there would be nothing that could be done and it would basically be impossible to accomplish.
What’s more, there is a commune secretary named Cheng Fugui.
Cheng Rushan nodded: "Okay, then don't buy it for now."
He originally wanted to buy it back and let his mother and Jiang Lin live with the children. Since he can't get it back now, he will wait for the redress and then take the yard back directly.
Jiang Lin said, "Then you'd better take good care of the house. I heard that the provincial capital has relaxed its policies in recent years and has begun to rectify the chaos. Many people who were investigated have been rehabilitated, and the confiscated property has been returned in full. By then, I'm afraid that not only the house, but even the brigade headquarters will have to be returned to us."
Although there had not yet been such a large-scale rehabilitation of rural landlords and rich peasants, the rightist intellectuals in the city had already begun the work of rehabilitation and restoration.
I guess it will be similar in the countryside next year.
Cheng Ruhai: "You are so beautiful. Even if you return it, it should be given to me, the boss."
Jiang Lin sneered: "When the tiger is not at home, can the monkey be king?"
Cheng Ruhai was so angry that his face turned blue.
Cheng Ruhai pulled Cheng Fujun aside and asked, "Do you really want to be rehabilitated? Do you really want to return the property?"
Cheng Fujun said sullenly, "I don't know, there is no such policy."
"Those from big cities haven't come to us yet."
Wang Gang smiled and said, "Why don't you go to the commune and ask?"
At this time, Qianbo came to handle the return to the city and happened to run into them. When he saw Jiang Lin, his eyes lit up, but when he saw Cheng Rushan, he felt hopeless, so he turned to Dabao and Xiaobao who were playing hopscotch in the yard and said, "Have you two eaten?"
Cheng Xiaobao: "What did you eat?"
Qian Bo smiled and said, "Millet porridge with bran-flour steamed bread."
Cheng Xiaobao gave a fake smile, "Do you think Wowotou is just Wowotou?"
Qianbo: You little rascal!
Cheng Dabao waved his little fist at him, his big dark eyes full of threats: "Are your legs still there? If you dare to kidnap my mother again, I will beat you to death!
Qianbo: …Oh shit…
He wanted to pretend that he didn't see Cheng Rushan, but was stopped by Jiang Lin.
"Qianbo, you just came back from the city. I want to ask you something."
Qian Bo wanted to ignore her, but couldn't help himself. He smiled at Jiang Lin despite Cheng Rushan and the two Bao'ers' death gazes, "Lin... Jiang Lin, what do you want to ask?"
Jiang Lin glanced at Cheng Ruhai and asked, "Has the provincial capital already launched a large-scale rehabilitation work? Many of the overthrown intellectuals have returned to work, and the confiscated property has begun to be returned?"
Qian Bo thought about it. It wasn't a large area, but there were indeed cadres, university teachers, etc. who were rehabilitated. He looked at Jiang Lin with a different look than before, and it was clear that he was... He immediately said, "That's true. I believe it will be quick in the countryside."
Jiang Lin smiled at him, and when she was happy, she treated him as her own employee. She raised her hand and patted his shoulder, "You have a promising future." That's right!
Qian Bo's shoulder slumped when she patted him. His shoulder was bruised by Cheng Rushan's pinch and he was carrying a heavy bag, so the pain was so severe that he dared not turn his body to the side when sleeping at night.
And when did she become so strong!
Jiang Lin slapped him once and wanted to slap him twice more, but Cheng Rushan had already stepped forward and calmly grabbed her hand which was about to fall.
Jiang Lin: “…”
Qianbo: ... hooligan! Let go of my sister Lin.
He said bitterly, "You better prepare the Cheng family's house, otherwise you will have to pay for it if something is missing." He turned around and looked at the brigade headquarters, "Is this the house?"
Cheng Ruhai nodded vigorously: "Yes."
Jiang Lin: "It has nothing to do with you. You have already drawn a line in the sand." She wanted to pull her hand back, but Cheng Rushan held it even tighter.
Cheng Rushan: "Son, go home."
Dabao and Xiaobao immediately ran over, holding their parents’ hands on the left and right.
Qianbo's eyes were about to pop out of his head.
Cheng Ruhai was extremely anxious. He confirmed with Qianbo again and again and planned to go to the commune to find Cheng Fugui to confirm.
He thought bitterly, "You don't accept my toast, so I'll have to pay you back. I took the initiative to come to your house last night to give you a chance, but if you don't accept it, don't blame me for being rude." The courtyard where he lived was not far from Cheng Rushan's house, and he could hear their laughter. In his opinion, this was a deliberate provocation.
When he got home, Liu Honghua hadn't gone to work and was cursing at home. When she saw him coming back, she asked, "What did he say? Are the buckets and poles coming back?"
Since she didn't ask for it back last night, she forced Cheng Ruhai to ask for it this morning. Naturally, Cheng Ruhai didn't dare to go directly to Yan Runzhi to snatch it.
Cheng Ruhai said angrily: "Women are really short-sighted and only care about buckets and carrying poles."
Liu Honghua said angrily: "It's ours, why don't I care about it? He said it's his, so it's his? He took the bowl when we were not at home and a girl was at home? I said he wanted to be a hooligan..."
"Don't talk nonsense." Cheng Ruhai interrupted him quickly, "Why don't you say something else?"
Could Cheng Rushan, that brat, allow himself to be wrongly accused? He couldn't stand being wrongly accused.
When I was a child, some of the pomegranates in someone's house were stolen by the neighbors. They didn't know about it, so they blamed Cheng Rushan for something else. Cheng Rushan was so angry that he climbed over the wall and threw all the pomegranates down and smashed them to pieces.
There was also someone whose chickens ran out to have fun and didn't come home, and he also scolded Cheng Rushan for stealing to feed Yan Runzhi. When the kid heard people scolding him, he rushed to the people and broke the necks of all three chickens, and took one away to eat. Even after being beaten and fought, he not only did not change, but became even more fierce. As a result, no one in the village dared to mess with him.
If you say that you were being rude to Dawan'er, I'm afraid he doesn't care whether she is his niece or not, and he really brought harm to her.
Liu Honghua cursed, "How dare he, how dare he, is there still law? I don't care, go get the bucket back for me. You said we live in a big yard, it's spacious and comfortable, why did you build such a shabby house to live in? Just wait and see, it will leak when it rains."
Every time they quarreled, she would bring up the past and never talk about what was happening at the moment. She always failed to grasp the main point and Cheng Ruhai was helpless.
"Be careful, he'll come after you for the score, and you're still asking him for a bucket." Cheng Ruhai felt a headache.
"What is he calculating? Didn't we make the division of the property clearly? We didn't take advantage of him, but he occupied several extra rooms." Liu Honghua has been having troubles since she moved in. She feels like she is really unlucky.
"You hid all the eggs in your house and didn't give them to the two children. You gave them ice water to drink in the cold winter and stale rice to eat in the hot summer..."
"Bullshit!" Liu Honghua was so angry that she was embarrassed. "Nonsense, their mother can just watch over it herself, what does it have to do with me?"
"Anyway, if he listens to other people's nonsense, he will take it seriously regardless of whether it is true or not. If he comes to make trouble then, can you control him?" Cheng Ruhai said angrily.
"But there is still a brigade, a government, and a public security bureau. Go to the commune and talk to Uncle Fugui. Ask him to send the militia to arrest him. See if he still dares to stand up."
Liu Honghua was a little scared after hearing what the man said. Although she didn't dare to beat the two children openly and didn't hurt them, the things she did behind the adults' backs were enough to make people hold her accountable. She stole some cotton from the two children's cotton-padded clothes, cut half of their food rations, and deliberately gave them spoiled food in the summer...
Although Liu Honghua denied it, she didn't dare to think about it too much.
Later, Yan Runzhi found out that she had been harsh on her children and had said cruel words to them, so she gritted her teeth and moved out to live in a shack.
If that killer really came to her house... Liu Honghua couldn't help but shudder. How could God be so blind? Why didn't that bad guy die outside? Come back if you want, it's fine if you're a little miserable, but why do you act like you're in power?
If this bastard gets crazy, he won't recognize any relatives and will even kill people!
"His father, can you think of a way? What should we do?"
Cheng Ruhai said: "I wanted to talk to him, drink some wine, and build some friendship, but they closed the door and wouldn't let me in."
I originally wanted to talk about brotherhood and share some money at the same time. The money Cheng Rushan brought back must be at least two thousand if not three thousand. Why can't he give me one thousand?
"It must be that old woman who is doing bad things and saying bad things about you to him. Otherwise, you should not try to get close to him. I think he is a traitor. You should go directly to Secretary Fugui and ask him to support you." Liu Honghua said hatefully.
Cheng Ruhai drew a line with his family and cut off ties with them, so as not to be implicated. It was Cheng Fugui who suggested and helped him. In the 1950s, Cheng Fugui was doing very well, and later he was promoted to the county, but he was demoted back to the commune because of corruption and bribery. In the past few years, Cheng Fugui has not been promoted, and he is still upset. He always dislikes Yan Runzhi's family.
Cheng Ruhai, however, concluded that Cheng Fugui had other intentions towards Yan Runzhi. Back then, Cheng Fugui's wife always called Yan Runzhi a vixen. Cheng Ruhai disagreed with this. She could be called a landlord's wife, but she was definitely not a vixen. Although she was pretty, she was very honest. Cheng Ruhai and she lived under the same roof, which was clear to him.
If Cheng Fugui dares not to help me, I will use this matter to threaten him!
He packed up and asked Liu Honghua to talk to the deputy team leader about work. He was going to the commune, but he saw Cheng Rushan and Jiang Lin coming with their two children.
"Oh, you never come here for no reason." Liu Honghua sneered, "Are you here to return the bucket or..."
"You really think highly of yourself." Jiang Lin said with a smile: "Even if you are not well-educated, you know that this is what you say when you ask someone to do you a favor. You really make yourself proud!"
Liu Honghua blushed with embarrassment, "I know you are an educated youth, why are you showing off?"
Cheng Ruhai looked at Cheng Rushan, thinking that Cheng Rushan came to apologize to him, and said, "What, do you know you are wrong? The eldest brother is the eldest brother, and the younger brother is the younger brother. The order of seniority cannot be disrupted."
Cheng Rushan: "You think too much, I'm here to get my things."
Cheng Ruhai was stunned. Liu Honghua shouted, "What is this? We have already divided the property fairly. The brigade has witnessed it."
Cheng Rushan didn't want to compete with her in voice, and said coldly: "The furniture is mine."
"I've already allocated them a large wardrobe, a suitcase, two hand trunks, a dining table and a bunch of benches!" Liu Honghua was so angry that her eyes turned red. Damn it, how could she be so unlucky? Ten rooms were reduced to three or four, and now they wanted to steal her furniture?
Cheng Rushan: "After you get married and have children, the furniture will be given to you. It will be given to you without any instructions."
He was the one who redeemed the house and the old furniture, he paid back the money Cheng Ruhai owed for his marriage, and he bought the new furniture.
Since the family is divided, he should take it away.
"That was before we split up. We were brothers, and everything belonged to the same family. How could it be yours? Then do we have to share the money we earn for the family as well?" Cheng Ruhai's neck was swollen, and the blue veins on it were as scary as varicose veins.
Cheng Rushan remained calm and collected, "You ate what you earned, and we didn't see it. My mother and I didn't eat what you earned. It's only natural for me to take back what's mine."
"Go find the brigade, go find the brigade! You're rebelling!" Cheng Ruhai was so angry that he kept jumping up and down, but unfortunately he knew he was no match for Cheng Rushan.
He had not been a match for Cheng Rushan since he was nine years old and he remembered that lesson deeply.
Cheng Rushan smiled faintly, "I'm sorry, it's a family matter, and the team can't interfere."
He strolled around the yard, took out the pickaxe, hoe, machete and axe and threw them in the yard, then went back into the house.
Liu Honghua cried heartbreakingly, "Robber, robber! His father, why don't you go to the brigade to call for help? Where is the director of public security? Go call the militia!"
Cheng Ruhai chased after Cheng Rushan anxiously, but didn't dare to get too close. "Brother, what on earth are you going to do?"
Cheng Rushan said calmly: "You let my mother, wife and son live in a shack, huh?"
"They moved out on their own. I was just joking, but they took it seriously!" He believed that Yan Runzhi and Jiang Lin had already complained to Cheng Rushan, so he told them what happened.
Actually, it’s nothing. They were just talking about something. What he and Liu Honghua meant was, since you are not happy living together, why don’t you move out if you have the guts?
Cheng Dabao and Cheng Xiaobao were playing the little people-stepping trick they had learned from other kids. "Step on the little people, step on the little people's head, step on the little people's face, step on the little people's chest, step on the little people's legs..."
Jiang Lin: “…”
Cheng Xiaobao chuckled, pointed at Liu Honghua and shouted, "Dad, she's a villain! She stole my eggs!"
Cheng Dabao: "In winter, we drink cold water. In summer, we eat stale steamed bread."
The two children never said anything before, but today with their father's support, their memory suddenly improved and they started talking about how Liu Honghua treated them harshly.
Jiang Lin felt a pain in her chest and eyes, and she wanted to hug her two children. Although she didn't do it herself, the original owner knew that Liu Honghua did this, but she didn't interfere.
If it were her child, and she was not at home and was treated so harshly, she would be furious, and she would definitely blame the person who took care of the child for allowing them to be treated so harshly.
She didn't dare to look at Cheng Rushan and subconsciously stepped back.
Cheng Dabao grabbed her hand and looked up at her, "Mom, she cursed you behind your back!" He pointed at Liu Honghua, then at Cheng Ruhai, "He always peeked out the window!"
What children say is just the surface, and only adults can understand what is going on inside. How Liu Honghua would scold, how Cheng Ruhai would peek at his brother's wife in an obscene way.
Jiang Lin was immediately filled with anger.
Liu Honghua rushed over to pull Cheng Dabao, screaming, "You short-lived kid, you're talking nonsense, ah——"
Jiang Lin slapped Liu Honghua with all her strength, and Liu Honghua saw stars. Jiang Lin was still not satisfied, and slapped her again. Liu Honghua screamed and wanted to fight with Jiang Lin, but she tripped and fell to the ground.
Liu Honghua was dizzy from the fall. Seeing Cheng Dabao holding an axe to chop her down, she was so frightened that her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
Cheng Dabao and Cheng Xiaobao were helping their parents get their things from the house. Cheng Xiaobao was dragging a big hoe and Cheng Dabao was holding an axe, but they were too heavy and they were shaking and couldn't hold them steadily.
Cheng Dabao: "What's wrong with her?"
Jiang Lin: "She did something wrong and fainted from fear."
Cheng Xiaobao pointed at Cheng Ruhai, who was trembling under the eaves and almost fell to the ground, and clapped his hands: "It's your turn!"
He turned around and whispered to Cheng Dabao, "Lend me his feet or his head?"
Cheng Dabao said with a straight face: "He stinks, but the mud is clean."
Cheng Rushan was on the verge of exploding because of his son's words. He clenched his fists. If Jiang Lin and the two children hadn't been outside, he would have killed Cheng Ruhai with one punch.
Reason told him that it was not worth it as he had to support his family.
He glanced around the room and saw two shiny black suitcases he made, which were not the two broken suitcases that Jiang Lin was currently using. He went forward and took them out, but Cheng Ruhai cried and tried to stop him: "Dongsheng, those belong to my brother. For the sake of our father, please don't bully me like this..."
Cheng Rushan ignored him, with a cold face, twisted the small lock on it, pulled the hinge off with force and threw it away, then lifted the suitcase with both hands and dumped it on the ground, and the things inside rolled all over the ground.
Cheng Rushan looked down and saw small silver bracelets and anklets with bells hidden by his mother. They were his childhood treasures. There was also a copper pipe that his grandfather used to smoke, which his uncle kept, and a gold bracelet that his aunt wore when she hanged herself. His uncle took it down and hid it as a souvenir, and...
"Cheng Ruhai, you're quite capable." If they hadn't fallen out, Cheng Rushan wouldn't have wanted to expose his secrets.
Cheng Ruhai's face turned purple, "Cheng Rushan, I'm going to fight you!" He rushed towards Cheng Rushan, trying to knock him down.
Cheng Rushan raised his foot and kicked Cheng Ruhai in the chest. Watching the other party fly out like a broken sack, he stood in the main room with a cold face, motionless.
Cheng Xiaobao went over to take a look and saw blood and saliva at the corner of Cheng Ruhai's mouth. He asked Cheng Dabao: "Did you say he is dead?"
Cheng Dabao took a look and said, "Definitely not. Look, he's still twitching."
The two kids ignored them and ran to the main room to pick up the things that Cheng Rushan shook out.
At this time, the brigade cadres finally came over, including the brigade secretary, the security director and several militiamen. When they entered the yard and saw the mess, they felt a headache.
"Rushan, Jiang Zhiqing, what are you doing?"
Jiang Lin smiled and said, "Secretary, why would I alarm you with just a little family matter?"
Cheng Fujun looked at Jiang Lin, then at Cheng Rushan in the main room. How could the tall and handsome young man be so fierce and evil? He thought that the smiling young man had changed his temper and was easy to get along with. Who would have thought that in just a short while, he would smash and kill people in his eldest brother's house?
Cheng Rushan stood in the main room, his whole body was cold and his face was as white as ice. Cheng Fujun didn't dare to go in.
He stood at the door and said, "Rushan, why are you so angry?" If he was angry, why wasn't he angry at that time in the brigade house? At that time, he looked smiling and nothing happened. He thought that he just needed to trip Cheng Ruhai up. Why was he suddenly so angry now?
Cheng Rushan glanced at Jiang Lin outside, then lowered his eyes to look at the two children on the ground, and gathered his anger. He smiled and said lightly, "It's nothing, just a little family matter. My eldest brother said he was sorry for us and wanted to experience the feeling of living in a shack."
As Cheng Rushan said this, he walked out of the main room and picked up a wooden stick in the yard.
The director of public security was so frightened that his face changed. "Rushan, what are you doing? Don't be impulsive."
Cheng Rushan smiled and gestured, "Don't be afraid, my brother and I were just joking."
He held a stick in his hand, supported himself on the ground, and raised his body up to climb the wall like a leopard, then jumped onto the roof. He moved around on the roof as if it were flat ground, estimated the position and started to poke a hole with the stick, one step at a time.
The author has something to say: I still need to leave a message, otherwise some babies will be so happy after reading it that they will fly away... Since you are here, please leave a message, muah~
———————Small Theater: ———
Cheng Rushan: I told you a long time ago, don’t mess with me again in this life, and you will still be my brother.
Cheng Ruhai: Damn it, who would take a nine-year-old kid’s words seriously!
Cheng Dabao: I take a six-year-old child’s words seriously!
Cheng Xiaobao: I am the best at Dongsheng!
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For simple character relationships, Cheng Rushan is the standard.
Grandpa Cheng Yi was shot
My uncle Cheng Rongzhi and my aunt hanged themselves, and my cousin Cheng Ruzhou went insane.
My father is Cheng Yunzhi, my eldest aunt has divorced me, my eldest brother is Cheng Ruhai, and my eldest sister got married early.
My biological mother, Yan Runzhi, and my grandfather and uncle are both gone.
Family enemy: Cheng Fugui, his younger brother Cheng Fuwan, and several other children and nephews.
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