Chapter 137: The Price of Family Affection (Part II)
Looking at Ding Xiaoqi's complacent appearance, Chen Binglian said with a smile: "Then there is no need to say, how can the eldest mother's method not work, you just follow the eldest mother's method, and the eldest mother promises to make Ding Qingsheng disappear from your home forever." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Ding Xiaoqi nodded and agreed, just as Ding Qingyu walked out of the house with his schoolbag on his back, Ding Xiaoqi said, "Auntie, my brother and I went to school." β
Chen Binglian smiled and motioned for them to leave, the news brought by Ding Xiaoqi can be said to have satisfied Chen Binglian's interest, Zhang Fengrong, you can actually beat the adopted child, if this matter is known to everyone in the village, wouldn't it be a joke again?
Thinking of this, Chen Binglian secretly laughed.
Zhang Fengrong was tidying up the room at home, Feng Qiuxia came in a hurry, and as soon as she saw Zhang Fengrong's face, she asked, "Second sister-in-law, did you celebrate your birthday last night?"
Zhang Fengrong was stunned for a moment and said, "How do you know?"
Feng Qiuxia said with a clear eye: "The little fat next door said it, if she hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known what happened to Qingsheng's child, she said that she had seen the scars on Qingsheng's body, and said that when you look at the scars, you will know that you are not lightly beaten." β
"Scars?" Zhang Fengrong was even more strange, she just slapped Ding Qingsheng's ass a few times, as for what scars were left?
"Second sister-in-law, although he is not your biological child, but the child is a child after all, you can't be so ruthless, Qingsheng This child is already pitiful, if you really do something wrong, isn't it okay to educate two sentences?"
In the face of Feng Qiuxia's accusation, Zhang Fengrong was a little overwhelmed, she said with an aggrieved look: "Sister, you misunderstood, I did something wrong yesterday to celebrate my birthday, and I did beat him, but I just slapped him a few times on the buttocks, how can you say it is so serious." β
Feng Qiuxia wrinkled her brows, she could also see from Zhang Fengrong's face that Zhang Fengrong didn't say a lie, but this outside spread the matter in an uproar, and it didn't seem to be groundless, Feng Qiuxia, who couldn't figure it out, sighed and said: "Second sister-in-law, I think if you and the second brother discuss it, don't go to this troubled water, you really can't give away the birthday celebration, so as not to fall into the handle." β
Zhang Fengrong said with some embarrassment: "Actually, my sister-in-law also persuaded me, but I don't know how to open my mouth to Fengjun." β
"The ladies have also said, it's rare for her to say such a thing, huh. Feng Qiuxia expressed her opinion with a disdainful face, "It's really not good, you can just come and play it first, if it's really not good, I'll help you find a family without children and give them the birthday, so it's good for the growth of the birthday." β
Zhang Fengrong thought about it carefully and said: "Let's talk about this later, take one step at a time, I don't think I can do that until I have to." β
Feng Qiuxia sighed again and said: "Qingsheng, this kid is full of cleverness, no one will be willing to give him away casually, second sister-in-law, you have to make your own decision about this matter, there are a lot of gossips outside anyway, you have to be prepared to resist." β
Zhang Fengrong rarely goes out, and the rumors about her family in the village stop at the door, except for Chen Binglian and Feng Qiuxia who occasionally bring some news, no other news can enter Zhang Fengrong's ears.
In the evening, several children returned home, Ding Qingsheng also returned home dirty before eating, as soon as he saw Ding Qingsheng, Zhang Fengrong asked sharply: "Where did you go to play today?"
Ding Qingsheng was already in awe of Zhang Fengrong from the bottom of his heart when Zhang Fengrong hit him yesterday, and he only said in a whisper: "Little fat family." β
As soon as she heard Ding Qingsheng's answer, Zhang Fengrong was very angry, she remembered what Feng Qiuxia said during the day, it seemed that Feng Qiuxia was listening to Xiaopang's mother, if she said so, it must have been Ding Qingsheng who told her, otherwise she would not have spread the news that Ding Qingsheng was beaten.
"Did you tell Chubby about the that you were beaten? Zhang Fengrong said angrily.
Ding Qingsheng was stunned for a moment, raised his head and said, "No." β
"No?" Zhang Fengrong said in a questioning tone, "Qingsheng, are you lying again?"
"No, I didn't lie, I never lied. Ding Qingsheng didn't know where the courage came from, and responded with confidence.
"Qingsheng, you are a smart child, but if you keep being so clever, the second aunt really doesn't like you, if you didn't say it, who would tell Xiaopang about your beating?"
"I don't know. Ding Qingsheng said a little angrily.
"You still learned to talk back, don't you? It seems that I beat you lightly yesterday, it's really a dog can't change eating, and I feel ashamed of your parents if I don't teach you a good lesson!"
As he spoke, Zhang Fengrong stepped forward to catch Ding Qingsheng, Ding Qingsheng was frightened, thinking of yesterday's pain in flesh and skin, he pulled his legs and ran, Ding Qingsheng was going to run out of the door, but Ding Xiaoqi was blocking the door there, he couldn't run out at all, there was no way, he could only turn around the dinner table.
"Xiaoshu Xiaohua, you two will catch him for me!"
Hearing Zhang Fengrong's order, Ding Xiaoshu and Ding Xiaohua blocked one side, blocking Ding Qingsheng's way, seeing that Zhang Fengrong was about to catch Ding Qingsheng, Ding Qingsheng, who was at the end of his rope, was in a hurry, raised the table with both hands, and flipped it over, all the food on the table was spilled on the ground, plates, bowls, and small plates were all shattered, which stunned several children, but Zhang Fengrong was more and more angry, she took advantage of Ding Qingsheng's stunned moment, grabbed Ding Qingsheng's collar, carried it to the door like a chicken, and slapped Ding Qingsheng's face a few timesγ
"If I don't clean you up again, I see that you are going to heaven, and you dare to flip the table, see if I don't kill you!"
As he spoke, Zhang Fengrong slapped Ding Qingsheng's face a few times.
Ding Qingsheng held back his tears and endured the pain, not even crying, just silently accepting Zhang Fengrong's merciless slap baptism.
Ding Xiaoqin stepped forward several times to comfort Zhang Fengrong, but Zhang Fengrong, who was helpless, couldn't listen to Ding Xiaoqin's persuasion at all, she pushed Ding Xiaoqin away several times, and pushed the thin Ding Xiaoqin a few times in a row.
Ding Xiaoqin didn't plan to give up saving Ding Qingsheng like this, she stood up from the ground, and didn't even have time to pat the dirt off her body, so she rushed forward again, but Ding Xiaoqi and Ding Xiaoshu grabbed Ding Xiaoqin, and Ding Xiaoqin couldn't break free no matter how hard she struggled.
Ding Xiaoqi said coldly: "Eldest sister, you don't care about him, look at the good things he does, we can't even eat dinner!"
Ding Xiaoshu also echoed on the side: "That's it, it's all his fault, even if he lies, if he dares to lift the table, he should let our mother beat him hard!"
Ding Xiaoqin cried and said, "Dad said, he is our younger brother, we have to protect him!"
"What a broken brother, he still dares to rob his parents with us, he just owes a beating, let our mother beat her to death. β
"How can you say that, his parents are gone, if we don't help him, how can he live!" Ding Xiaoqin's hysterical cry woke up the crazy Zhang Fengrong, her raised hand had stopped in mid-air, looking at the stubborn Ding Qingsheng, she couldn't do it anymore.
From today on, Zhang Fengrong stipulated that Ding Qingsheng was not allowed to go to the table again, and every time he ate, Ding Qingsheng could only lean against the door with a bowl, and Zhang Fengrong's fried vegetables would not be eaten by Ding Qingsheng again, only let him eat pickled vegetables and steamed buns at home.
Zhang Fengrong also made a decision that she couldn't believe herself, and arranged Ding Qingsheng's bed in the small bedroom of the hall, although it was the spring season, but when the night came, the hall was still cold, Ding Qingsheng curled up in the quilt, and could only store the heat emitted by himself in this small space, in the dark, he cried silently, and secretly prayed, hoping that the sky would light up soon, because only when the sun rose, he could feel a trace of warmth.
Another night, the cold wind was blowing, Ding Qingsheng took advantage of the time when the family was asleep, walked into the courtyard alone in the dark, he sat under the eaves of the hall, this is a moonless night, but the stars in the night sky, he looked up at the clusters of starfalls, trying to find the brightest one from the many starfalls.
"Birthday, is that you?"
It was the voice of the eldest sister, and there was a slight tremor in this voice.
Obviously, it was Ding Qingsheng's appearance that surprised Ding Xiaoqin, who got up at night.
Ding Qingsheng could hear Ding Xiaoqin's timbre, and he responded softly: "Eldest sister, it's me." β
Ding Xiaoqin was wearing a coat, she walked to Ding Qingsheng's side and sat down, and said softly: "Why don't you sleep so late?"
"Can't sleep. Ding Qingsheng spoke with a slight grievance in his tone.
"Is it too cold in the house?"
"Hmm. β
Ding Xiaoqin ripped off the coat that was draped on her body and carefully put it on Ding Qingsheng.
"Eldest sister, why do you say that the second aunt always doesn't believe what I say?" Ding Qingsheng's tears overflowed, Ding Xiaoqin held her chin and looked at the stars in the sky, and murmured: "Maybe she misunderstood you, right?"
"What is a misunderstanding?"
Ding Xiaoqin scratched her head and said, "I can't explain it clearly, maybe one day in the future, my mother will know the truth of the matter." β
"Then, eldest sister, do you say, will I lie when I talk to the second aunt in the future?" Ding Qingsheng asked with a wink.
"No, even if we are beaten, we have to tell the truth, the teacher said that only children who don't lie are good children. β
"What is a teacher?"
"A teacher is the one who teaches you knowledge, and you will know it when you go to school later. β
"Oh. β
Ding Qingsheng turned his gaze to the night sky again, and he asked, "Eldest sister, can you find the brightest star in the sky?"
Ding Xiaoqin held her chin and searched in the night sky for a long time, but she didn't find the brightest star that Ding Qingsheng asked, she shook her head and said, "I didn't see which one was the brightest star, I looked at it all the same." β
As she spoke, Ding Xiaoqin turned her head to look at Ding Qingsheng, and she could vaguely see the disappointment on Ding Qingsheng's face, Ding Xiaoqin frowned and asked, "Why are you looking for the brightest star?"
Ding Qingsheng muttered: "Because Uncle Tie Dan said that the brightest star is my father, if I miss him one day and he is not by my side, I can find the brightest star at night, and he said that star is my father." β
Although Ding Xiaoqin's words to Ding Qingsheng are ambiguous, but the young heart will eventually lose to this beautiful fairy tale, Ding Xiaoqin also began to look for Ding Qingsheng, she hopes to find the brightest star, to fulfill Ding Qingsheng's long-cherished wish.
"Look, look at it, that star isn't very bright, maybe it's your daddy. Ding Xiaoqin stood up, raised her head and pointed to a shining star and said excitedly.
Ding Qingsheng looked in the direction of Ding Xiaoqin's finger, the star was indeed very bright, Ding Qingsheng murmured in his heart, Dad, is that you, are you watching me from the sky? Why don't you come down and stay by my side? Do you know how much I miss you?
Looking up at the starry sky for a long time, Ding Xiaoqin suddenly turned her head and said hopefully: "Birthday, you have to hold on a little longer, and when my father comes back, you will sleep with us as before." β
Ding Qingsheng looked at Ding Xiaoqin pitifully and said, "When will the second master come back, doesn't he want us anymore?"
Ding Xiaoqin smiled, smiled brightly, and said sweetly: "Don't worry, my dad is coming back soon, he won't leave you alone." β
Ding Qingsheng nodded solemnly.
"Coo-goo. Ding Qingsheng's stomach protested, he didn't eat at night, and at this moment, because of the invasion of the cold wind, he was even more hungry, and the empty sound of his stomach was a little loud, even Ding Xiaoqin next to him heard it.
Ding Xiaoqin said with a smile: "Are you hungry?"
Ding Qingsheng nodded silently, and Ding Xiaoqin said, "Let's go, I'll take you to the house to get steamed buns." β
Ding Qingsheng nodded again, Ding Xiaoqin and Ding Qingsheng tiptoed into the West House, there were steamed buns and pickles in the cupboard cupboard in the West House, but for safety reasons, the two of them had to enter the house in the dark and go to the cupboard to get food by feeling.
Ding Xiaoqin and Ding Qingsheng are too short to reach the steamed buns on the upper floor, Ding Xiaoqin had to stand on the wooden bench, this method is good, Ding Xiaoqin easily took the steamed buns in his hand, maybe he was too excited, Ding Xiaoqin didn't pay attention for a while, his feet slipped, his body didn't stand firmly, and the person fell off the stool. The bowl in the cabinet happened to be touched by Ding Xiaoqin.
"Bang dang?", the sound of the bowl breaking suddenly woke up Zhang Fengrong in her sleep, she groped to turn on the light, Ding Xiaoqin hurriedly pushed Ding Qingsheng out of the door, she stuffed the steamed bun into Ding Qingsheng's hand, and said: "You go back to the house quickly, I am here, don't worry." β
The moment Zhang Fengrong turned on the light, Ding Qingsheng had already closed the door of the hall and slipped into the small bedroom.
"Who, who's out there?"
"Mom, it's me, I'm hungry and looking for something to eat, but I accidentally got the bowl on the floor and broke it. Ding Xiaoqin pretended to be aggrieved and said.
Zhang Fengrong pulled Ding Xiaoqin over and looked at it carefully, and said with concern: "You didn't fall, did you?"
Ding Xiaoqin blinked her innocent eyes and shook her head, and Zhang Fengrong relieved her heart and said, "Why don't I give you a bowl of noodles to eat." β
Ding Xiaoqin hurriedly waved her hand and said, "No need Mom, I was scared just now, I won't eat, I think I'd better go to bed first, and I'll go to school tomorrow." β
Zhang Fengrong looked at the watch hanging on the wall and said, "It's okay, it will be dawn in a few hours, you can bear with it first, and eat it when the day dawns." β
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Ding Qingsheng huddled in the quilt holding the steamed bun and nibbled on the cold steamed bun, which seemed to make Ding Qingsheng eat the taste of happiness.
After another two days, Ding Fengjun finally came back, his gloomy eyes were full of sadness, and before Zhang Fengrong could ask anything, Ding Fengjun said with tears in his eyes: "Our father is dead." β
Zhang Fengrong was stunned at that time, and tears erupted from her eyelids unconsciously.
After burying Ding Shide, Chen Binglian called everyone to his home, and Ding Fengjun understood that Chen Binglian wanted his brother to settle accounts.
Chen Binglian's face couldn't see a trace of sadness at all, what she cared about now was money, Ding Shide spent a lot of money when he was hospitalized, Ding Fenghai took it, and Ding Fengjun and Ding Fenghe took it, all these documents were in Chen Binglian's hands, Ding Fengjun didn't plan to care so much, anyway, they are all brothers, there is no need to divide it so clearly, it's just that what Chen Binglian did made Ding Fengjun very cold, he had to compete with Chen Binglian, and the result was calculated, Ding Fenghai still took out one more dollar than Ding Fengjun and Ding Fenghe.
"How can this work, we can't take this extra dollar, we are also our father's sons, we can't let us suffer. Chen Binglian said stingily.
Ding Fengjun didn't speak, but Ding Fenghe couldn't hold back the anger in his heart and said, "Isn't it okay to be a big brother and take an extra dollar?"
Chen Binglian said coldly: "When the old man was alive, he always lived in your house, he helped you watch the children, helped you do housework, he didn't help me watch the children for a day, he didn't help us do housework once, he can't let us suffer if he dies, right?"
Ding Fenghe was even more angry when he heard this, he said: "At the beginning, you didn't let our father come to your house, but now you are turning over the old accounts again, what's the matter, you only thought that our father would watch the children for me, but you didn't expect me to cook for our father, right?" β
Chen Binglian played the scoundrel and said: "No matter what happens, it's all evenly divided anyway, and a dollar is also money, so we can't suffer." β
Ding Fengjun stretched out his hand to pull the impatient and angry Ding Fenghe, he took out a dollar from his pocket, and then motioned to Ding Fenghe to take out a dollar from his pocket, Ding Fengjun threw two neatly folded pieces of one dollar on the coffee table, and said: "In your eyes, the price of family affection is worth a dollar, but in the eyes of our brothers, nothing is as important as family affection, loss, we will not let the eldest brother eat, because he is our eldest brother, so we will not embarrass him, money, our two brothers give it to you, I hope you don't complain and embarrass our eldest brother!" β
After speaking, Ding Fengjun took Ding Fenghe's hand and left directly.