Yang Huaming was too lazy to get up and sit up, so he just sat on the ground in the cold weather, talking about his "bitter" experience with runny nose and tears.
"When the Hu family came over to discuss matters a few years ago, they were very sincere. They gave me 30 taels of cash and said they would send me the remaining 270 taels of silver when I got back. No later than Two days.”
"But three to five days have passed, and there is still no movement. I thought that those three to five days happened to be the days for visiting relatives and friends during the New Year and the first and second days of the lunar new year, so I didn't go looking for them."
"But on the fifth and sixth day of the new year, the Hu family still didn't send any banknotes, so I couldn't sit still and hurriedly went to Jishui Town."
"When I arrived in Jishui Town, I saw that the Hu family was having a funeral. White flags were hung everywhere on the lintel. What a bad luck!"
At this point, Yang Huaming buried his head and cried, looking like he was mourning for his heir.
"What? You said the Hu family is having a funeral? Who is dead? Could it be that Mr. Hu died in prison?" Yang Ruoqing asked in surprise.
He did say hello to Magistrate Zou and asked the officers to order extra meals for Mr. Hu in the prison, but he did not order him to be killed.
Because for some people, giving them a quick blow is a gift, and letting them slowly wait for death is a hell on earth.
"Who died?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.
Yang Huaming twitched and said: "It's not Mr. Hu, it's Mrs. Hu who is dead, wuwuwu..."
"Mrs. Hu is dead. Why are you crying? Is it possible that she is the one who is dear to your heart?" Ms. Liu poked her head in from the side and said sarcastically.
"Stop talking nonsense like this and talk about serious business. Go away!" Old Yangtou scolded Mrs. Liu directly.
Mrs. Liu curled her lips and retracted her head.
Here, Old Yangtou then cross-questioned Yang Huaming: "Even if Mrs. Hu dies, the Hu family still has a daughter-in-law and the officials, why are you crying?"
Yang Huaming clapped his hands on his thighs and wailed: "Mrs. Hu is dead. The daughter-in-law of the Hu family had an affair with the housekeeper's son. The two took away the family property and ran away!"
"What?" Old Yangtou was dumbfounded, "So, so the person who promised the three hundred taels of silver was Mrs. Hu?"
Yang Huaming nodded, "Mrs. Hu sent the housekeeper to come here to talk to me about the private matter, but the son of the official family and the daughter-in-law of the Hu family colluded to make money and run away!"
"Mrs. Hu is so angry about this. Not to mention that the remaining two hundred and seventy taels of silver have not been cashed in. Even the Hu family's big house is going to be put up for sale. The Hu family is bankrupt. My money It’s all in vain, woo woo woo…”
Yang Huaming sat on the ground, hugging his head and crying. It was even more painful than being bankrupt!
…
"What's going on with the fourth child?"
Old Yang asked Yang Huazhong who came in from outside.
This morning was almost spent in noisy, especially after questioning Yang Huaming, Old Yangtou felt that he was about to collapse.
So after sending brother Yang Huazhong to send Yang Huaming back to his old house, Old Yang sat down on a chair and drank tea silently, closing his eyes to rest.
Hearing Lao Yangtou's question, Yang Huazhong squatted down by the charcoal brazier to heat his hands and said without raising his head: "Let's take him back to the house and ask the fourth aunt and Xiaojuan to get him some hot noodle soup to eat." Belly, please go back and enlighten me a few more times, and we will be back. I’m too lazy to stay there any longer, it’s annoying to look at!”
Old Yangtou sighed heavily and said: "Fourth House is really capable of causing trouble. During the Chinese New Year, they are always crying and crying, bringing bad luck to the family!"
Yang Huazhong pursed his lips and stopped talking.
"Just say what you want to say, don't hold it in, it will make you uncomfortable!" Old Yangtou said.
Yang Huazhong said: "I don't really care whether it's bad luck or not. What I want to make clear is that I really only care about the fourth room's affairs. I really don't want to care about it anymore. Dad, if you take me As your own son, stop saying anything and threaten me with smoking and drinking, I’m really tired!”
Old Yangtou never expected what Yang Huazhong was going to say. The old man looked at Yang Huazhong dumbfounded and couldn't say a word for a long time.
Yang Huazhong continued: "What happened to the fourth child this time, to say the least, is because God failed to fulfill one's wishes, but to say otherwise, it means that the water in the bamboo basket is all in vain, and the chicken is stolen but the rice is lost!"
"Everything is done by him. He is free to do whatever he wants, but don't kidnap us brothers. During the first month of the year, every family is busy visiting relatives and friends. This is for him, I haven't even had time to invite my in-laws, the Luo family, over for dinner!" he said.
After a moment of silence, Lao Yang nodded: "Okay!"
Here, Yang Ruoqing also spoke up, "By the way, sir, I got the eighty-tael silver note back from my father when my fourth uncle said he didn't need it."
"I plan to invest that money in the operation of the restaurant, and I don't plan to lend it to my fourth uncle anymore."
"If the fourth uncle can be more peaceful and work steadily after this incident to make money to support the family, I will continue to keep the job in the restaurant for him,"
"If he is resentful of me because of this incident and has a desire to retaliate, then I'm sorry, please find another job. Our restaurant specializes in eating. Ever since I was killed by someone who tampered with the tofu, After my father was imprisoned, I have been strictly guarding this area and will never allow anyone with ulterior motives to sneak in."
"Please tell me these words to my fourth uncle on your behalf. I won't say it to my face. I'll just treat it as the last trace of face left between uncle and nephew. Please me."
After Yang Ruoqing finished speaking, she bowed deeply to Old Yang to show her gratitude.
After being silent for a long time, Old Yangtou let out a long sigh.
"I'm not an old fool yet. What you have done is already considered as the most benevolent and righteous thing. It's the old Yang family that owes you the third wife, hey!" said the old man.
Yang Huazhong said: "Dad, this is not about debt or debt. Even if the families are separated, we are still brothers, and it is natural to help each other."
Changing the topic, Yang Huazhong continued: "It's just that people's patience and tolerance always have a certain limit. Over the years, the fourth child has repeatedly cheated and perfunctory with us, doing one thing in front of his face and doing another behind his back, and he didn't know how to stab him. After so many mistakes, I am really tired and really don’t want to care anymore. Now he has become a Gong himself, and he will get old if he doesn’t know better!"
Lao Yangtou said: "Lao San, you don't need to explain this to me, dad understands, dad understands everything,"
"You, Qing'er, and Tang Yazi, you are all very good. Our old Yang family's cards, and today's good days of eating and drinking, delicious food and spicy food, It’s all thanks to you, dad knows it!”
"It's the fourth child who is dissatisfied. I will go back to my old house today and tell him the truth, so that he won't have to settle for second best and worry about your eighty taels of silver to buy a courtyard house in town! "
