When the young man left home, his elder brother returned, but his local pronunciation had not changed and his hair on his temples had faded.
When children see each other but don't recognize each other, they laugh and ask where the guest comes from.
Although it is my hometown, it is also the most familiar and unfamiliar place. After a long absence, the relatives in the little Zhengjia Village have long been estranged.
The next family rented this two-entry house in the town and lived in it for now, keeping the remaining money to live on until they could get in touch with the in-laws of the Lao Yang family, the largest and most prominent family in the area and the toughest local gangster. Regain the backing, be able to gain a foothold here again, and start the business!
The three brothers are already married, and it is impossible to ask for a wife from the old Yang family.
Even if they don't get married, they don't have the conditions to go high up on the women waiting to be married in Lao Yang's family.
The only sister, Zheng Xiuzhi, could be used as a bargaining chip to get married, so my father thought about it for a long time, persuaded my mother, and asked someone to inquire about her. He happened to find out that among the men in the old Yang family who were waiting to be married, Yang Yongqing was the most suitable. .
"Dad, we are really worried about Yang Yongqing. People say that he eats, drinks, whores, and gambles. There are new houses in the other houses of Lao Yang's family. Even if they don't build a new house, they still have money in their hands at any time. Getting ready to build a new house.”
Zheng Xiuzhi's eldest brother had been planning for a long time and mustered up the courage to accuse Yang Yongqing of various 'crimes' with Zheng Er.
"As for Yang Yongqing, he doesn't save money or build a new house. He lives in the worst place in the old Yang family. His ex-wife is a fool and he left her in Lijiacun without a care. Such a man , He can neither live well nor be on the same level as his sister. If my sister helps him fill a house, it is like a flower that fell into the pit!"
"Shut up!"
Zheng Er stood up suddenly and slapped his hand on the table.
"Boss, shut up!"
Zheng Er walked around the table to his eldest son, raised his hand and slapped him.
The eldest son was originally sitting on a bench side by side with his two younger brothers, but was slapped so hard by Zheng Er that he fell to the ground on his back.
"Brother!"
"Older!"
The main room suddenly became chaotic. The second child and the youngest hurriedly went to help the eldest son on the ground. The old wife Shen first rushed to the eldest son and touched the back of the eldest son's head while he was shaking.
Fortunately, there was no breakage.
Then when she saw her eldest son's swollen face, Shen's tears suddenly fell out.
She left her eldest son in the care of her other two sons, while she turned around and pounced on Zheng Er.
Holding the clothes on Zheng Er's chest with both hands, Shen's hands were wrinkled and messy. Shen raised her head and cried and scolded Zheng Er: "What are you doing? My good son said something fair. Are you going to kill him?" Beat him to death?"
"What did the boss say wrong? I am completely dissatisfied with that Yang Yongqing."
"You've been so anxious at home these days that you don't like anyone you catch. Isn't it because the matchmaker from the old Yang family hasn't come to the door yet? You're so anxious and you don't know what you're doing. Why don't you go to the old Yang's house shamelessly? Ask around, I’ve never seen someone selling a girl for glory and being so anxious as you!”
Zheng Er raised his hand and slapped Shen aside.
"mother!"
"mother!"
The sons roared and rushed over to support Shen.
Shen staggered and finally regained her balance, bloodshot eyes dripping from the corners of her mouth, and her temple hair was messed up, with a strand hanging down to cover her face.
"After beating your son and then beating me, is that all you can do? Why did I blindly marry someone like you in the first place?"
Mrs. Shen screamed at Zheng Er with a sharp voice.
Zheng Er stood there, looking at his own slap, as if he was sluggish.
Mrs. Shen was still scolding, scolding and criticizing Zheng Er's many faults. The more she cried, the sadder she became. Neighbors seemed to be poking their heads outside the yard to listen to the excitement.
The youngest son of the Zheng family trotted to the entrance of the courtyard. When he opened the door, he probably glared wildly at him. Although it frightened the neighbors who were watching the excitement at the time and backed away, such behavior undoubtedly aggravated the deterioration of neighbor relations.
But the family scandal cannot be made public, and we don’t care about it so much.
In the main room, Zheng Er slowly sat down with his hands on the table, covering his face with his hands and tears streaming down his face.
Seeing Zheng Er crying, Shen was frightened and stopped crying, looking at Zheng Er blankly.
"Master, if it doesn't work, let's forget it. How about finding another way?" Mrs. Shen wiped away the tears on her face, came closer, and asked cautiously.
Several sons also followed behind Mr. Shen, looking at Zheng Er eagerly.
Zheng Er lowered his hands and raised his eyes to look at his old wife and three sons in front of him.
His mouth moved, and suddenly he raised his hand and slapped himself.
Shen and her three sons were frightened and quickly grabbed the palm of Zheng Er's hand that was about to hit him again.
"Master, what are you doing? Why bother beating yourself?"
"Dad, dad, don't be like this."
"I feel bad, I'm useless..." Zheng Er held his head. He used to be such a confident and shrewd businessman, he could talk to anyone, and he could make friends wherever he went, but now he holds his head Choking up sobs, I didn't dare to see my wife and children.
"Dad, you can beat us, as long as you feel better." The eldest son also had red eyes and his voice was hoarse.
Zheng Er lowered his hand, holding his eldest son's red and swollen face, and murmured: "Dad is useless, dad can't let them live a good life. There are more than a dozen mouths in our family, and five or six grandchildren." My granddaughter needs to eat, clothe and study, so our family can’t just rely on our family’s financial resources to survive, that’s not going to work!”
The eldest son cried and said, "Dad, I went out to find something to do. When we started doing business with dad, we learned a lot."
The second son also said: "I can manage accounts, and I will work as an accountant for others."
The third son looked at the eldest and second brother, his eyes were rolling but he felt very guilty.
At first, the family's conditions were good. His eldest uncle was an official, his father was in business, and his two brothers followed his father in business. He was born to eat, drink and have fun, a typical 'dandy brother'.
Before getting married, I also kept a local opera singer for a long time...
"I, I still have some strength. I can go to the dock to carry big bags to supplement the family income!" The youngest son also raised his thin arm.
The whole family looked at him, and then shook their heads in unison.
"Third brother, just forget it!" The eldest son patted the third brother on the shoulder, "Your body has long been hollowed out by the beauty in the Liyuan!"
The third son blushed, "Brother, you can't say that..."
Mrs. Shen also glared at her eldest son, "Don't ever say this again. If your third brother and sister listen to it, will you not be able to survive this day?"
The eldest son quickly covered his mouth.
Mrs. Shen looked at her third son again with a reproachful look, and said earnestly: "Our family is no longer what it used to be. From now on, every penny will have to be broken into two to spend. If you go out and act ridiculous again, my mother will really die for you." look."
The third son panicked, shook his head repeatedly, and raised his hands to swear that from now on he would be diligent and frugal and live a down-to-earth life.
Zheng Er held the sworn hand of his third son and put him back. He sighed and said, "Good lives are earned, not saved."
