The next day, Zheng Bajin got up early in the morning.
Qingqing also got up and said to Zheng Bajin: "I'm sorry, it's not that I don't like you, it's just that I'm not used to others touching me at the moment.
Zheng Bajin nodded and said with a smile: "No need to say sorry, I can understand that you suffered too much at that time, take your time, and I am not that impatient. Being with you, and I don’t want to possess you, but I want to protect you so that you will never be hurt again.”
Qingqing was moved to tears.
Zheng Bajin comforted her and took her out to help Hu Ying work.
Hu Ying got up earlier than them and was already preparing to go up the mountain to dig potatoes. Zheng Bajin took the basket from her and said with a smile: "From now on, let me do this kind of heavy work!"
Hu Ying was stunned and felt happy. Zheng Bajin finally started to be down-to-earth, stopped gambling, and found a daughter-in-law for her. It was really God’s will!
She carried a hoe and Qingqing, and followed Zheng Bajin up the mountain. Two people dug and one person picked up. In a short time, they dug up a basketful of potatoes.
Zheng Bajin looked at the potatoes covered with mud and said sternly: "Mom, it rained too much yesterday and the ground was still very wet. Potatoes like this will rot when placed at home, and the soil will be trampled on by iron." , I think, this is all you need to dig out."
Hu Ying has been farming for decades, so he doesn't know this truth. However, there is no food at home, so he can't really just go to Zheng Jiashan's house and eat for free every day.
She nodded, tears suddenly falling from her eyes.
Zheng Bajin couldn't help but was stunned, and comforted Hu Ying: "Mom, why are you crying again? Although life is a bit bitter now, you believe me, I will definitely let you and Qingqing live a good life."
"Mom is so happy!" Hu Ying said, "You are right to think so. People live a lifetime, and grass lasts only one spring. No matter how hard it is, you must always live a decent life."
Zheng Bajin and Qingqing looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
After this, Hu Ying never mentioned sending Qing Qing home again.
Where can I find an obedient child like Qingqing?
Zheng Bajin was carrying a basket of potatoes on his back. When he returned home, a group of people were pointing behind him. They couldn't believe that he had changed so much.
Naturally, some people are waiting to see how he will end up tomorrow. After all, he has been in the village for the past two days. It is impossible to compensate Brother Wen just for the potatoes in the soil.
His potatoes were not yet ripe, so they were peeled and eaten. At this time, there were not many left, so they were all sold. What would they eat in a year?
However, the so-called emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuch is.
Zheng Bajin didn't care about the looks of these people, he still went his own way and directly carried the potato back to the door of his house.
At this time, someone comes to the door again, waiting for him to carry potatoes.
Zheng Bajin thought for a while and realized that this person seemed to be named Wang Daiwan and was in his forties. He had not borrowed money from him, so that would be easy.
Hu Ying looked at the man blocking Zheng Bajin's path and sighed in her heart. I really don't know how much gambling debt this third master has owed over the years.
However, repaying debts is a matter of course. It can only be spent with a smile, if you have money, you can spend it, and if you don't, you can spend it with words.
"His uncle, what do you think this is?"
"Haha, his second aunt, Lao Hai has owed me money for more than a year. It's time to pay it back." Seeing Hu Ying's wry smile, Wang Daiwan also made a bitter face.
"No, if you want money, go find the rightful owner. Don't block my way. It's still quite heavy for me to carry such a small amount of potatoes." Zheng Bajin said playfully, looking at the man in front of him.
"Look, what did you say, kid? Your dad owes me money, so it's only natural for me to come to your house." Wang Daiwan's face suddenly sank. He was still rejoicing that he finally had a good time today. Hu Ying arrived a little early, and the potato on Hu Ying's back had not yet been cut off halfway. Unexpectedly, Zheng Bajin actually asked him to get out of the way.
"Uncle, this is a dialect! Don't you understand?" Zheng Bajin stopped and said politely, "My father owes you money, and you want to go to him. Why do you want to intercept me?"
"Is Zheng Laohai your father?"
"yes!"
"Should you pay him back?"
"No! I haven't paid back what I owe. Do I have the ability to pay it back for him? Besides, even if I have the ability now, I don't know how much he owes you? There has to be a basis, right?"
"You, you always say one thing, and you have to rely on it, right?"
"No, what I'm saying is, even if you have evidence, you should still go to my dad. Why are you looking for me?" Zheng Bajin said, squeezing past Wang Daiwan.
Wang Daiwan was a little dazed after hearing this, but instinctively stretched out his hands to stop Zheng Bajin.
Zheng Bajin frowned and said, "What? Uncle has taken a liking to me and wants to invite me to your house for dinner?"
Qingqing rolled her eyes when she heard this. She didn't expect Zheng Bajin to be so shameless.
The other people watching the fun were also stunned. This man was so shameless that he was scared to see a ghost!
Wang Daiwan's hands froze and he didn't know how to answer these words. Why didn't this kid follow common sense?
Seeing Zheng Bajin take off his hand and about to enter, he instinctively reached out and grabbed the basket on his back.
"Oh, uncle, why are you so polite? You must drag me to your house and wait until I put the potatoes on my back. Otherwise, uninformed people will think that it is not me you are interested in, but the potatoes on my back. , it would be bad if word gets out!" Zheng Bajin could only say, it is illegal to block other people's doors and snatch their potatoes.
Wang Daiwan was stunned, let go of his hand, and watched helplessly as Zheng Bajin carried a load of potatoes back home.
People began to whisper, saying that Zheng Bajin had really changed as a person, he had become more fluent in speech, and he was even more shameless than before!
"Okay, you're cruel! I'll go find your dad and see what he says?" Wang Daiwan said and left bitterly.
"Go slowly without sending him away. When you find him, remember to tell him that if he gambles again or borrows money from others, he'd better understand that if he can pay it back, no one will pay it back for him." Zheng Bajin was thrown from the house. He made a sentence with a very obvious meaning: whoever lends money to Zheng Laohai should no longer expect Zheng Bajin to repay it for him.
In this case, who is still so stupid? Zheng Laohai is almost the one who is digging into the ground, so he can return the favor with the ball?
Hu Ying pulled Qingqing into the small room, looked at Zheng Bajin and said, "Bajin, there seems to be something wrong with what you said. He is your father after all, and it is natural for you to say so. !”
"Mom, I'm not blaming you. Dad is like this because you are too used to it. If you had shown your strength earlier, would that be the case? I am saving him. If I pay him back the money, tomorrow There are more people coming to ask for debts, can you pay them back? It’s just a bottomless pit!”
In Zheng Bajin's previous life, he had seen many bad gamblers. They were just like this. They had no regard for the life and death of their families. They went out to live and drink, and their family members paid back the money they owed for him. As a result, the creditors were able to lend money with confidence.
In a few years, he lost all his family wealth and incurred a large amount of debt. The whole family suffered with him, and there was no possibility of turning over.
He, Zheng Bajin, would never do such a thing. Even if Zheng Laohai was his father and Zheng Baliang was his brother, he would never be their scapegoat.
Otherwise, the three of them are working hard to make money outside, and the two of them are failing, and people will say that the three of them are as stupid as pigs.
Hu Ying thought about it, and it seemed to be the reason, but she still couldn't accept Zheng Bajin's operation, and felt sad.
Qingqing looked at Zheng Bajin and said nothing. Of course she understood this and what the situation of Zheng Bajin's family was like. If it was true as Zheng Bajin said, wouldn't that be the fate of being a cow and a horse all his life?
"Okay, don't think so much. Today, we will cook and eat at home instead of going to the uncle's house. Grandma will let her stay there for a few days. In a few days, when her health recovers, I will pick her up. Come here." Zheng Bajin looked at Hu Ying and said, then went to cook on his own.
When it comes to cooking, it actually means peeling off the skins of potatoes, boiling them in a pot and eating them.
Qingqing was busy helping peel the skin.
At this time, Zheng Bajin realized that the house had been tidied up, and he couldn't help but take a look at Qingqing. It must be her masterpiece, otherwise Hu Ying would not have the energy to do this with the endless farm work.
Seeing him looking at her, Qingqing felt a little embarrassed, lowered her head and continued to do things.
Hu Ying was stunned, then came to his senses and went to light a fire and cook a pot of grass for the pigs to eat.
Pigs are a year's production cushion! Next year's rations will depend on it...
Wang Daiwan, who left angrily, found Zheng Laohai by the wall of an unknown house and brought him directly to Zheng Bajin.
Zheng Bajin was about to eat when he heard the voice of Wang Daiwan who was leaving and returning. He had no choice but to come out and saw Zheng Laohai's drunken and resentful look, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Come on, let's be clear. Your son has said that he will not help you pay off your debt. Take a closer look and see if he is your son?" Wang Daiwan naturally refused to give up and asked angrily.
Zheng Laohai raised his limp head, like a defeated rooster. His eyes were lifeless. He half-squinted and looked at Zheng Bajin and said, "He is my son. I can recognize him even when he turns to ashes."
"Humph, I'm told that if I don't help you pay off your debt, I won't recognize you as my father." Wang Daiwan snorted coldly.
At this time, the troublemakers in the village came again, standing aside and watching the excitement. Some people began to kidnap Zheng Bajin based on his morality, saying that he was so lawless that he even disowned me.
Zheng Laohai looked at Zheng Bajin and cursed: "You traitor! How dare you sever the father-son relationship with me and say such treacherous words?"
"Humph, you traitor? Do you have the nerve to say this?" Zheng Bajin glanced at Wang Daiwan coldly and said, "Every drop of water in the ditch, children learn from their parents! From the day I can remember, Have you ever taken care of my grandma? She is still your mother!"
"Did you take care of her when she was alone at home with no food or clothing? She was sent away at the age of eighty, and no one took care of her. Did you know that?"
"Do you have the nerve to talk to me about morality now? Are you worthy?" Zheng Bajin saw Zheng Laohai speechless for a moment and scolded him mercilessly.
People looked at each other, isn't this an ancestral tradition?
However, what Zheng Bajin said is true!
Wang Daiwan's face darkened and he let go of Zheng Laohai.
Zheng Laohai was so angry that he wanted to curse, but suddenly he saw Hu Ying who was standing aside, pointed at her and cursed: "It's all you, the good son you taught, how dare you speak to me like this, are you still talking about it? ? You dare to interfere with my business, you are really thundering underground, and you have no chance of winning?"
"Did you hear it? Did everyone hear it? I don't want to interfere with his affairs. I don't dare to interfere and I can't!" Zheng Bajin looked at Wang Daiwan and said word by word.
"I, beat this traitor to death!" Zheng Laohai was furious. He seemed to be half awake from the wine, and suddenly came towards Zheng Bajin.
People were watching like this, would Zheng Bajin fight with his father?
If you don't fight back, even if the beating by Zheng Laohai doesn't hurt, you still have no dignity. If he fights back, the son hitting his son will become a joke in the village and can be used as a source of conversation after dinner!
Qingqing was a little nervous and didn't dare to step forward.
However, Hu Ying stood in front of Zheng Bajin, fearing that her son would suffer a loss. She was really heartbroken. Things happened one after another at home, so she wouldn't let anyone live and wouldn't let her daughter-in-law see any good things.
