Cheng Fujun and others watching below were so stunned that they were speechless.
Cheng Rushan poked four holes in total, then jumped down from the eaves, threw away the stick, and clapped his hands, "Okay, take our things back."
Even though some of the things were worthless, only a few cents, he took them away and threw them away without leaving any for Cheng Ruhai! He has such a bad temper!
Yan Runzhi didn't care so much about Cheng Ruhai at first, thinking that her family didn't do any work anyway, so she didn't mention some things.
Cheng Rushan also moved out the old elm dining table that was already covered with patina from the main room, as well as a black lacquered double-door wardrobe, which he also redeemed.
Cheng Ruhai earned work points to feed himself and had no money. All the money was earned by him. He risked his life to support his family, not for Cheng Ruhai to bully his mother, wife and son.
Jiang Lin watched him kick Cheng Ruhai out fiercely, his eyes were grim and terrifying. She was startled at that moment, thinking he would go berserk. But when his eyes swept over her, they were gentle and apologetic. When he looked at his son, the grimness in his body instantly disintegrated and became soft.
Her eyes were drawn to him and she kept staring at him, her heart pounding uncontrollably, losing its usual rhythm.
She watched him leap onto the roof, watched him carry the heavy wardrobe out by himself, and watched him stride over to her.
She wanted to speak, but didn't know what to say. At this moment, she suddenly had an idea that if she had come through earlier, Dabao and Xiaobao wouldn't be so pitiful.
Cheng Rushan walked to Jiang Lin's side. The coldness on his body had gone away. He was as gentle as a child. He looked down at her, then opened his arms and held her in his arms tightly. He kissed the top of her head, "I'm sorry."
Seeing this, Cheng Dabao and Cheng Xiaobao also ran over. Cheng Xiaobao hugged Jiang Lin's legs. Cheng Dabao hesitated for a moment and then moved over.
Jiang Lin was startled. She didn't expect that he would not blame her, but would do this. Hearing his hoarse voice, she knew that he was in pain, so she said softly, "Let's go home."
She looked up and wanted to smile at him, but she saw that his dark eyes were red and watery.
She tried hard to hold back her tears and said with a smile, "Everything is over. The future will be good." She then said to Dabao and Xiaobao, "Let's go and move our things!"
Cheng Rushan let her go and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Cheng Fujun and others who were ignored on the side originally thought that Cheng Rushan was a bit too cruel, but when they thought about the past, they fell silent.
Forget it, it’s someone else’s family affair.
Cheng Fujun, a team leader, did not get involved. Since no one died, it was no big deal, so he left first.
As soon as he left, the director of public security also left.
Shang Zonghui, the grandson of Mrs. Shang, ran over and said, "Brother Rushan, I'll help you move the cabinet."
Shang Zonghui's grandfather was once the Party Secretary of Shuihuai Village. When he was a village cadre, he did not train his children and grandchildren to become cadres. Later, he retired and supported Cheng Fujun. Shang Zonghui went to primary school for a few years when he was a child. Now he is 17 years old, strong and energetic, and is a militiaman in the village.
The village militia also have to go to work. After work, they follow the command of the security director and are responsible for patrolling, watching over the green grass, and maintaining village security.
When the security chief heard that Cheng Rushan was going to kill Cheng Ruhai, he hurried over with his men, and Shang Zonghui followed.
Cheng Rushan turned around, already back to normal, and smiled at Shang Zonghui, "Aren't you afraid of being squeezed out?"
Shang Zonghui: "No, my grandfather is not afraid, so why should I be afraid?"
He chuckled, showing his two little fangs, and went to help Cheng Rushan carry the cabinet.
Jiang Lin took Dabao and Xiaobao to clean up other things.
At this time, Cheng Ruhai's two sons and one daughter heard the news and ran back. They met him at the door and cried, "Dada, what are you doing? You come back and you use your relatives to show off your power?"
Cheng Rushan said coldly: "Go away, we have already drawn a clear line."
Before, he asked Qianbo about Cheng Ruhai, but he only knew about living in a shack and splitting up the family. He originally wanted to settle accounts with Cheng Ruhai and take back his things. Who knew that Dabao and Xiaobao would say something that made him furious, and he was considered reasonable for not beating Cheng Ruhai to death on the spot.
Although Liu Honghua did it, she couldn't do it without Cheng Ruhai's connivance. And the three children didn't show any brotherly love to Dabao and Xiaobao, so what kind of relatives are they?
Get out!
Cheng Tiegang, Cheng Jingang and Cheng Dawan'er hurried to see their parents, crying and shouting.
Yan Runzhi also ran over, fearing that Cheng Rushan would act impulsively and cause trouble.
Jiang Lin comforted her: "It's okay, Cheng Ruhai said he wanted to know how it feels to live in a shack, and then he would return our belongings to us."
Yan Runzhi saw Cheng Ruhai and his wife lying on the ground, sobbing, but since Baoer's mother said so, it was okay. She moved things happily like Dabao and Xiaobao. She whispered to Jiang Lin to show off: "Baoer's mother, I tell you, Dongsheng may have done it. Now that he is back, no one dares to bully us."
Jiang Lin looked at her and said, "I will never let anyone bully you again."
Seeing that her daughter-in-law was becoming more and more in harmony with her family, Yan Runzhi was so happy that she rubbed her hands and said she would prepare something delicious to reward Baoer's mother.
Cheng Rushan smashed his brother Cheng Ruhai's house to pieces and took away all the furniture and belongings. Before leaving, he poked several holes in the house to let it leak wind and rain. The news spread throughout the village before noon.
Cheng Ruhai went to the brigade to complain, but it was useless. Even if Dabao and Xiaobao's words were not necessarily credible, there was no point in talking about a fight between brothers. Cheng Fujun said that he could not intervene, whether it was your family matter or something else, you should find someone else to take care of it.
Cheng Ruhai rushed to the commune and found Cheng Fugui who had just returned from a meeting to cry and complain, and he exaggerated the details of Cheng Rushan's return.
"Uncle, you didn't see it. That guy doesn't take others seriously. He went to the brigade and said that the government would redress his wrongdoing and asked the brigade to prepare our house and property and return them to him. He said that if a tile was missing, he would have to find someone to compensate for it!"
Cheng Fugui's face was gloomy: "Did he really say that?"
"How could it be false? You haven't seen him like that, as if he had just been to the Central Committee, his tail was up in the sky. I wanted to talk to him last night, but he closed the door and didn't let me in. Today, when we met at the brigade headquarters, he beat me up. Uncle, you have to make the decision for me, look at how he beat me up."
Cheng Ruhai undressed himself for a long time, and his chest was already covered with bruises. If he wasn't in good health, he might have broken all the bones.
Cheng Fugui looked at it in horror, "Did that little beast beat you?"
"Who else could it be if not him? Uncle, he said he was coming to settle accounts with you. I said a few words to him and he held a grudge against me. He went to my house to smash and rob, saying he wanted to practice and then return everything to you. Uncle, you have to take charge of the matter for me. My house was smashed by him, the roof was blown off, and the tables, cabinets, pots, pans, and other household items were stolen. Uncle..."
Seeing that he actually adopted the tone of crying for the dead, Cheng Fugui didn't know whether he was beaten stupid or scared out of his wits.
He said gloomily: "Okay, you go back and repair the house first and keep an eye on him. I'm going to find out something and then I'll find evidence to deal with him." Cheng Fugui had to make a phone call to ask if there was really such a thing as rehabilitation. How could it be rehabilitated just like that?
Cheng Ruhai knew that if he simply complained about Cheng Rushan beating him, it would be a family matter and would be useless. If he said that Cheng Rushan wanted to take revenge on Cheng Fugui, Cheng Fugui would take it to heart. Cheng Ruhai hated Cheng Rushan and his people so much that he wished he could have a fight with Cheng Fugui.
He wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife! Let that bastard Cheng Rushan know how powerful he was.
…
Jiang Lin and Cheng Rushan took their things home, sorted them out, and put away those that were not needed for the time being.
Yan Runzhi was delighted, and whispered to Jiang Lin, "It has always been others who smashed and robbed our house, but I never thought that one day they would be able to smash and rob others. Haha. Baoer's mother, you should keep all these good things. Alas..." She began to sigh again.
Jiang Lin looked at her, "What's the matter?"
Yan Runzhi glanced at her and continued to sigh.
Jiang Lin: "What's going on?"
Yan Runzhi went out to see that Cheng Rushan was leading the two children to clean up in the yard. She returned to the house and said to Jiang Lin, "I am worried about Dongsheng... He has a very bad temper. He has been so since he was a child. He can't stand being wronged. He is like a firecracker that explodes at the slightest touch."
Jiang Lin was puzzled. "Really? I think he is very steady."
"That's just on the surface. If he really gets angry, it can be scary. Oh, I'm afraid he might do something stupid on impulse. Bao'er's mother, you see, when you and the child are there, he knows how to control his temper. If you are not around, he can't even control himself when he gets angry. If he really beats Cheng Ruhai to death, wouldn't he be shot?" She began to wipe her tears again.
Jiang Lin hurriedly comforted her, "No."
Yan Runzhi held Jiang Lin's hand and said, "Bao'er's mother, please don't abandon Dongsheng. He cares about you very much and listens to you. If he really loses control, only you can persuade him. He is like a donkey who needs to be stroked by the hair. If you stroke his hair often, he will be able to control his temper better in the future."
She glanced at Jiang Lin, afraid of scaring her, and said, "Of course, don't be afraid. He is very kind to his family and has no temper at all. He can't stand being bullied or wronged by outsiders. You should keep an eye on him."
Jiang Lin: So how many sides does Cheng Rushan have?
When she met Yan Runzhi's expectant eyes, she always had a very subtle feeling, as if she was about to take over some inheritance.
Thinking of Cheng Rushan's scary look, Jiang Lin was not afraid at all. Instead, she felt very happy to be the one protected by him, and her heart was warm.
She hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded, feeling as if she was bewitched by the little old lady.
Yan Runzhi was so happy that she suddenly became very excited and clapped her hands, "Okay, from now on Dongsheng will be under your care, I won't have to worry about him anymore. I can relax a lot."
Jiang Lin: “…”
She looked at Yan Runzhi. If she hadn't fought against the local tyrants and criticized the D, Yan Runzhi would definitely be a person full of interest and fun in life. Even though she had experienced so many hardships, she looked timid in her daily life, but once her support came back, she would immediately stretch out her branches like a plant.
Optimism, positivity, and positive attitude are the qualities that Jiang Lin admires. She feels that although she appears optimistic, she is actually always avoiding the harm caused by her father, mother, stepfather, and others, and dares not face it.
Realizing this, she smiled self-deprecatingly. After traveling through time, she always wanted to leave this place. Wasn't this also a form of escape?
She was afraid that if she gave her true heart to this family, she would be hurt in the end.
Although Yan Runzhi was selfish and afraid that her daughter-in-law would abandon the family, she used her true feelings to keep her and would not allow herself to resist.
If my mother had been like this, she would not have dropped out of school and left home. Perhaps in her mind, since she had a son in her remarried family, her ex-husband's daughter was really a problem, so she should just let her be. After all, dropping out of school was her daughter's own choice, not her own responsibility...
She was so excited that she took the initiative to hug Yan Runzhi and said, "Thank you."
Yan Runzhi hugged her back, "Bao'er mother, what do you want to eat for lunch?"
Jiang Lin: “…” So she really wants to make a list of recipes and give orders to others every day like the Empress Dowager Cixi, haha.
Jiang Lin let her go and thought for a moment, "I really want to eat cake."
Yan Runzhi: "What kind of cake? Red date cake?"
Jiang Lin talked about a kind of steamed cake she had eaten in her previous life. It was delicate, soft, sticky, but not as sticky as glutinous rice.
Yan Runzhi: “What color?”
Jiang Lin: "There are yellow ones, but not so yellow, they have the color of jujube cakes."
Yan Runzhi: "I know, it's millet cake. Grind the millet into powder and let it rise. You can add red bean paste, jujube paste, and brown sugar. Wow, it's delicious."
Jiang Lin's mouth was watering. "We have millet. I'll go grind it and we'll eat it in the evening. Grandma will prepare lunch for us."
Yan Runzhi: "Dongsheng will leave tomorrow, let him do the pushing for us today."
Yan Runzhi went out to talk to Cheng Rushan about the millstone, while Jiang Lin fiddled with the small items in her room. She packed her things into a new suitcase and saw the two diaries. She hesitated for a moment, took out the diaries and flipped through them. The original owner was not very good at studying, her handwriting was not very good, and her writing was mediocre, but she had a literary heart.
The diary is filled with tears of longing.
Jiang Lin read two pages and felt it was too cheesy to handle. She didn't know what to do with it when the light at the door dimmed and Cheng Rushan came in. She immediately closed the diary and put it at the bottom of her suitcase.
Cheng Rushan: "My son and I are going to grind the millstone. Do you want to go?"
He always wanted to do something with her and the children, so that when he was not at home, the children would remember what they did with their parents.
He wanted to make up for the six years he had missed.
Jiang Lin wanted to refuse, but his burning eyes stared at her, so she said, "Go."
Cheng Rushan smiled, and after she locked the suitcase and put the key in another small wooden box, he held her hand.
Jiang Lin's heartbeat quickened involuntarily, and before she could refuse, he had already held her hand. His palm was incredibly hot, but dry and refreshing without any sweat, and his fingers were long and slender, able to hold her in one hand.
She couldn't help but think of his tight embrace, full of strength and desire, his heartbeat was so strong that it disrupted her heartbeat.
Cheng Rushan held her little hand and rubbed his thumb on the back of her delicate hand. Feeling that she was not too resistant, he smiled, pinched off the spider web stuck on her head, and let go of her hand, "Let's go."
Yan Runzhi tidied up at home and prepared lunch, while Cheng Rushan and Jiang Lin took Dabao and Xiaobao to grind the mill.
Millet is too small to be ground with a millstone, so you have to use a grinding wheel with upper and lower grinding wheels. It also requires patience and grinding over and over again to grind the millet into powder.
The stone mill is different from the roller mill. The stone mill is usually placed in the mill. The mill in Shuihuai Village is in a corner of the brigade, not far from his home.
Cheng Rushan was carrying a shoulder pole, with a basket containing his two sons on one end and a basket filled with 20 kilograms of millet on the other end. Because the weight difference was so great, a large piece of iron was hung on the basket!
Jiang Lin walked aside holding some light tools.
Cheng Dabao was holding a broken iron shovel, while Cheng Xiaobao was holding a small wooden hammer. They walked and banged the hammers, smiling and talking about parade. When grandma told them stories, she would talk about parade, which involved banging a gong.
They don't understand the complicated emotions of adults and think that this will attract other people's attention. They want the kids who once laughed at them for not having love from their parents to see that they also have parents to take them out to play.
Jiang Lin asked them to stop knocking, but Cheng Rushan thought it was okay. They could knock if they wanted, it wouldn't bother anyone anyway.
In fact, she can understand the child's psychology. After being poor for a long time, she will always want to show off. After her parents divorced, she fantasized countless times that her father did not cheat, but rejected the mistress and treated her and her mother better than before. Then she would proudly announce to her classmates that her parents were not divorced at all.
So she didn't really care and let them beat her.
Soon many children came out to look, but they did not dare to go forward because Cheng Rushan was there.
Cheng Dabao: "Goudan, my dad is back! He's so tall, you can see him!"
Cheng Xiaobao knocked twice, "See, my father and mother, we are grinding the mill."
Cheng Dabao: "My dad brought back a lot of delicious food!"
Cheng Xiaobao: "Big chicken legs, big duck, big meat!"
Cheng Dabao: "Sugar!"
Cheng Xiaobao immediately took out a piece of rice crust from his pocket and said, "Look, it's fragrant and sweet, rice crust!"
This is what Yan Runzhi made with eggs, sugar and flour, and fried it in a dry pan, specially as a snack for her two children.
A few children watched from afar. The more they chewed the rice crust, the sweeter it became. They swallowed hard.
Cheng Dabao: "Whoever barks like a dog will be given food."
In the past, when he and his brother were playing outside, Goudan and his friends would say, "If you two learn to crawl like dogs, we'll take you to play." Dabao and Xiaobao got angry and said, "I don't want to crawl like dogs. Who wants to play with you? We'll play by ourselves."
There are actually children who imitate dogs barking, "Woof woof, woof woof woof."
Xiaobao threw a piece of rice crust over and several children rushed to grab it. Dabao and Xiaobao clapped their hands and laughed.
Jiang Lin: “…”
When they arrived at the mill gate and there were no outsiders, Jiang Lin frowned, "Cheng Dabao, Cheng Xiaobao!"
The two children saw that she didn't look well, so they glanced at Cheng Rushan for help.
Cheng Rushan: "...wife?"
Jiang Lin: "Shut up!"
Cheng Rushan: “…”
Jiang Lin: "You two, stand still!"
The two brothers immediately stood against the wall, pushing each other.
Jiang Lin: "Do you know you're wrong?"
Cheng Dabao pursed his lips: "We shouldn't waste food."
Cheng Xiaobao: "We must cherish food."
Jiang Lin: "Anything else?"
Cheng Dabao: "They bully us."
They called him and Xiaobao dogs, and he asked them to bark like dogs. What was wrong with that?
When the uncle and aunt bullied them, my father supported them and fought back. When Goudan and the others bullied them, wasn't it right for them to bully back?
Children imitate others very quickly.
Jiang Lin: "If they bully you, you can fight back, you can tell your parents to fight back, but you can't insult people in this way."
Cheng Dabao and Cheng Xiaobao looked up at her and said, "Mom, what do you mean by insulting someone?"
Jiang Lin: "Call me mom!"
Cheng Dabao and Cheng Xiaobao changed their words very quickly and smoothly: "Mom!"
Jiang Lin: "If it's not something a human being does, it's an insult to people." You want me to recite a definition from my own book? Even your mother doesn't know!
"Isn't that what a human being does?" The two kids looked at each other, then at Cheng Rushan, "Dad, what do you mean by insulting someone?"
Cheng Rushan lowered his eyebrows, with no expression on his face. He smiled when they asked, "If anyone calls you a son of a bitch, it is an insult to you. Beat him up as hard as you can. If you can't beat him, your father will help you."
Cheng Dabao and Cheng Xiaobao became proud, glanced at Jiang Lin, and then laughed.
Cheng Rushan then frowned, raised his big hand high, and gently touched the tops of the two boys' heads, "Don't talk back to mom, you have to listen to what mom says."
People in the city don’t call mother “mother”, they call her “dad and mom”. Calling her “mother” sounds rustic, so Cheng Rushan accepted it naturally.
The two kids immediately looked up at Jiang Lin, "Mom, we were wrong!"
Jiang Lin: "..." He admitted his mistake quickly, but I don't know if he will change. "We all know that being humiliated is uncomfortable, right?"
The two little ones nodded in unison.
“We should not do to others what we feel uncomfortable with.”
"What will they do to us?" The two children puffed out their cheeks, their eyes full of black.
Jiang Lin: "Fight back as hard as you can. If you can't beat her, mom will help you."
"Mom, you're so nice." Cheng Xiaobao immediately rushed over and hugged one of Jiang Lin's legs, and winked at Cheng Dabao. Cheng Dabao reluctantly hugged the other one.
Cheng Rushan said at the side: "Remember this: do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you."
The two little ones repeated it, hey, it’s great that mom and dad don’t hit us, it’s great to have mom and dad.
Seeing that they admitted their mistakes quickly, Jiang Lin knew that the two children were smart and sensible, but there were some things they had never been told, so they would subconsciously return the favor after they gained the upper hand.
Although it is good to give someone a taste of their own medicine, it seems a little inappropriate.
She herself is not a very successful person, nor can she preach great truths, but she knows that in order to gain the respect of others, she must first respect others. If you are hurt by others, you can gain sympathy. If you can be self-reliant and still know how to respect others after being hurt, you will be respected by others and have self-respect.
Only self-respect and self-esteem can enable them to be able to let go of things regardless of wealth or poverty, failure or success, and live a comfortable and easy life without fear of other people's opinions.
Jiang Lin squatted down, opened her arms and hugged them both, "Dabao and Xiaobao, Mommy also wants to apologize to you for not taking good care of you in the past. Mommy promises that I will never let anyone bully you again and I will love you well." After she finished speaking, her tears flowed.
Cheng Dabao and Cheng Xiaobao saw her tears and hurriedly wiped them with their little hands, saying, "Mom, don't cry. Dabao and Xiaobao will never insult anyone again."
Jiang Lin listened to their serious words, burst into laughter, and kissed them one by one, "You are really good children. No matter what happens, mom will always love you."
"Jiang Lin is also a good mother." Cheng Dabao was a little conflicted, but still kissed her on the cheek.
"Linlin is also a good mother." Cheng Xiaobao kissed Jiang Lin loudly on the face and rubbed it.
Jiang Lin: "..." "Okay, let's start grinding."
As soon as she stood up, she was embraced in a strong and powerful embrace. She was caught off guard and felt like she was pierced by an electric current, and her shoulders were almost numb.
Cheng Rushan looked down at her and whispered, "I want a kiss too."
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