Old Yangtou was still a little unhappy after being urged by Yang Ruoqing.
After finally catching an opportunity to show off, can't you let him show off again?
"Sir, this is not the time to show off and make excuses. Hundreds of lives are at stake in Jiangjiapo. If you know anything, please tell me immediately. Everyone is waiting." Yang Ruoqing pressed for the second time.
Yang Huazhong also looked anxious: "Dad, we are all waiting for this. Whose ancestor is Deaf Zhou in our village?"
Lao Yang's head dropped, and he said angrily: "Deaf Zhou has been extinct for a long time, and there is no one under his feet."
"What?" Yang Huazhong was stunned and looked at the others blankly.
Several village elders also looked at each other in confusion. One of them asked: "Brother Yang, you are more than ten years older than us. Logically speaking, we should have heard of those destitute families you know. You should remind us. Where did Deaf Zhou’s family live in the past?”
The former Li Zheng Wang Hongtao also said: "Yes, I was the Li Zheng before the third child, and I did it for fifteen years at a stretch. The houses and fields of the extinct families were confiscated and returned to the village. In these years, except for Chen Butcher One family, there really has never been an extinct family in our village."
Even if all four members of Huosheng's family die, in fact Huosheng's bloodline is extinct, but in name, if Shuisheng adopts his son under Huosheng's name, the incense of Huosheng's branch will continue. Continuing on, the foundation and fields of Huosheng also belong to the stepson.
"Hey,"
Old Yangtou smiled and nodded, "Really speaking, Deaf Zhou's family has been wiped out since you were in charge!"
These words frightened Wang Hongtao.
"How is that possible? I don't even know who Deaf Zhou is..."
"The descendants of his family are members of Butcher Chen's family. Doesn't this make sense?" Old Yangtou asked again.
"Butcher Chen?" Wang Hongtao was dumbfounded.
The others also looked confused. This one's surname was Zhou, and the other's surname was Chen. Why are they related to each other?
"Butcher Chen is Deaf Zhou's grandson-in-law. Deaf Zhou's only son died less than a month after marrying his wife. The daughter-in-law gave birth to a granddaughter. Deaf Zhou couldn't bear the blow and died soon after." Old Yang gave everyone a little bit of information. Uncover the mystery.
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
"Since we are looking for a son-in-law, why did the three brothers Chen Hu and Chen Xiong have the surname of Chen Butcher instead of their mother's surname of Zhou?"
The person who asked this question was Luo Fengtang. He was similar in age to Chen Hu and was familiar with them.
"Yeah, why are all the children named Chen?" Others also asked.
Old Yangtou sneered: "Butcher Chen couldn't afford a wife at first, so he married into the Zhou family. Butcher Chen's family business of killing pigs was passed down from Deaf Zhou, and the guy who relied on this to kill pigs, Butcher Chen, was also there. A meat stall opened in the town, and the family lived a prosperous life."
"This guy wants to fly solo as soon as his wings become stronger. No, Butcher Chen betrayed him when he had some money and changed all his children's surnames."
Everyone sighed. Although Butcher Chen had been expelled from Changping Village a long time ago and was even dead, no one had a good impression of Butcher Chen as a person.
When he escaped from prison, he brought a group of desperadoes back to rob the village!
"This is Deaf Zhou's retribution. His son dies, his granddaughter recruits a son-in-law, his son-in-law turns against him, his great-grandson turns into a great-grandson, and finally the whole Chen family goes astray and disappears. This is called the upper beam being out of alignment and the lower beam being crooked. "Wang Hongtao yelled directly without any sympathy.
After hearing so much, several village elders also sighed.
At this time, Mrs. Sun, who was serving tea and water to everyone, suddenly thought of something. She looked at them blankly and said, "That's not right. Butcher Chen's wife's surname is Zhang. When she was in the village, everyone called her Her surname is Zhang, not Zhou..."
After saying this, the things that everyone had just smoothed out became a little messy again.
Yang Ruoqing also said: "I also remembered that Brother Chen Hu's mother's surname is indeed Zhang, not Zhou. Master, what's going on?"
Lao Yangtou took a slow sip of tea, enjoying this feeling.
"Deaf man is also unlucky this week. His son is dead, and he is no longer alive. It is hard enough for the wife and her granddaughter to guard the yard and fields. One day, there was a famine in Lanzhou, Henan Province, and a large number of people came here to escape. There was a The strong man married into the Zhou family, and the strong man’s surname was Zhang, so Deaf Zhou changed his daughter’s surname to Zhang.”
"A few years later, they gave birth to their own son. The strong man made some money by doing some small business in the town, but he quietly left with the woman and his son, leaving the girl alone. .”
"Speaking of which, you guys should have some impressions, right?" Old Yang asked the village elders at the table.
One of the village elders patted his thigh and said, "I remember how hard those days were. I do remember that there were people in our village who escaped from Lanzhou, Henan Province, and even got married in our village. It turned out that She’s Deaf Zhou’s daughter-in-law and a foreigner!”
Another village elder said: "I also have the impression that Butcher Chen's wife Zhang was more than ten years younger than us. My family was poor at that time, and the elders joked that if I didn't get a wife, I would pack the bed and give it to the orphan girl. As a door-to-door son-in-law, how can I be a door-to-door son-in-law compared to a little girl who is more than ten years younger?"
"Yes, Butcher Chen was about the same age as Mr. Zhang when he was poor. He became the son-in-law of the Zhou family. He got the Zhou family's house, fields and pig-killing business. Later, he turned against the others when his wings got tough. .”
"So, then, Deaf Zhou's house is now the same courtyard where Risong and the others live?"
"Yes, the foundation is there, but whether that house is in the hands of Butcher Chen or Narisong and the others, they have renovated it countless times."
Everyone said something to me, and the relationship between the characters was completely smoothed out.
After that, everyone began to accuse the original few of them of being cruel and doing evil things under the guise of isolation to deceive the people of Changping Village.
No matter how poor Jiangjiapo is, every household can still find some soft silver by searching, and poultry, livestock, rice and other items can be sold into money to fill their pockets.
In the end, he fabricated lies to deceive the world, saying that someone in Jiang Jiapo was involved in the rebellion and passed the blame to the court.
He also said that the bandits were seeking revenge and massacred the village, deliberately creating panic in public opinion.
"I'm just telling you, why do these things always happen to our village these years? It turns out this is retribution!"
"The cycle of cause and effect means retribution will be unpleasant. If the retribution does not fall on one's own generation, it will definitely fall on the descendants of the future generations. Therefore, when doing things as a person, you still have to have kind thoughts in your heart and look up to the gods."
Everyone said something to each other, and the discussion was very intense.
Old Yangtou, who had a sense of superiority and presence before, was unexpectedly silent.
The old man heard so many examples of retribution and thought about his actions over the years, and felt guilty for a while!
