Chapter 13: The Old Man

"I... I... The dog's eggs are still small, and they can't be mothers. After only a moment's hesitation, Zhao Qiusheng made a decision, but he didn't dare to look up at Chun Tao.

"Zhao Qiusheng, you are not a good brother, at least in my eyes, you are not." Chun Tao was very satisfied with what Zhao Qiusheng said, but from Zhao Chuntao's point of view, how ridiculous and sad these words were.

"Patriarch, since Zhao Qiusheng has also agreed, please fulfill it and let me cut off relations with him." Chun Tao walked up to the village chief and changed her name.

"Absolutely not, you dare to say such a rebellious thing. The eldest brother is like a father, the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, how dare you..."Chun Tao's words were undoubtedly challenging the authority of men, and naturally they were opposed by the village chief, who was interrupted by an old voice in the middle of his speech.

Chun Tao turned his head and saw that the man was on crutches and bent over, it was Chun Tao's third uncle. "Alright, don't talk about it."

The people present bent down to say hello when they saw the old man, because he was the eldest of the Zhao clan, but he was too old and in poor health to manage the affairs of the clan, so he made the village chief the patriarch.

The village chief hurriedly stepped forward and helped the old man to a chair and sat down. "Third uncle, it's so late, why are you here?"

The old man didn't answer the village chief, just looked at Chun Tao. "Girl, have you thought about it? This has severed ties with your own family, how are you going to live in the future? ”

"Third uncle, I don't know how to live for a long time, I'm afraid that I will go to the ground before you stay here."

When people reach their twilight years and taste all the hardships, the old people hope to see the scene of children and grandchildren, brothers, friends and brothers. The old man lived next door, and he heard Zhao Yang's insults to Chun Tao all the year round, but Chun Tao never said it, and he couldn't interfere.

Looking at the skinny Chun Tao with white lips, the old man's heart was full of unspeakable pity and guilt. "Son, as long as you live, bad things will happen all the time. However, you must remember that good fortune will always come. There was a glimmer of light in the old man's cloudy pupils, it was hope, hope for his children and grandchildren.

"Hmm!"

"Dequan." The old man called the name of the village chief, and the village chief bent down to reply to the old man's words. "Third uncle, you say."

The old man glanced at Zhao Qiusheng, and his sharp eyes made Zhao Qiusheng lower his head. "Since this girl's brother has agreed, we elders should not force the juniors, let them solve it themselves!"

As soon as the old man's voice fell, the village chief and Zhao Yang immediately objected, "This is not good! There has never been such a rule! "I don't agree, she has been eating and drinking for nothing for so many years, she just said to leave, is there a royal law, I don't agree."

When the old man heard the words of the two, he knocked the cane in his hand on the ground with a "tuk-tuk" sound. "Dequan, you are the patriarch, and you should be in charge of the affairs of the clan. But today, my old man plans to rely on the old man and sell the old man to take care of this matter for you. You keep saying that Chun Tao is the daughter of the Zhao family, and you can't be bullied by outsiders in vain, but there are beatings and scolding in this courtyard every day, have you uncles taken care of it? You didn't hear it, don't feel distressed, old man, I'm distressed. Today... cough cough cough cough ~ "The old man became more and more emotional, and finally he coughed dryly.

Lamei stepped forward and patted the old man's back to help him relieve him. "Third uncle, you are not in good health, so go back and rest first!" The village chief took the opportunity to let the old man go back and no longer interfere in this matter.

The old man naturally did not follow, and he would not leave if he did not get the result today. "I'm old, not stupid. Today, I must have a result. However, the village chief was not willing to back down.

"Chun Tao, really... Is there no other way? The scene was deadlocked, Lamei wrinkled her brows, and could only persuade Chun Tao.

Chun Tao stood there, not saying a word. March's eyes changed when she looked at Lamei.

And Chuntao didn't expect that although the village chief saw Zhao Yang beating him and knew the fact that Zhao Chuntao was almost killed, he was unwilling to let himself escape from Zhao Yang's clutches.

Everyone is waiting for a result to see how this farce ends.

After half a ring, Chun Tao opened her mouth to break the deadlock. "Let me marry the old carpenter, it's okay, as long as I'm not afraid of happy events turning into funerals."

Chun Tao's words made the old man even more angry, "You can't be the master, I'll do it." I met her father and mother underground, and my old man went to make amends in person. After saying this, there was another violent cough, and the sallow face was flushed.

"Third uncle, this..."Chun Tao's words were a threat to the village chief, and he didn't dare to attack in front of the old man, but the scale in his heart was biased towards Zhao Yang's. I think so! Your brother is right, the dog is still too young to live without a mother, Zhao Yang can't rest, just let her kneel in the ancestral hall for a day, and she should make amends to you. ”

"No! Why..."Zhao Yang just wanted to sprinkle but was stopped by the village chief. "Shut up for me."

Although Zhao Yang was angry, he also knew who could not be offended, so he spat and closed his mouth. The village chief continued: "The marriage of the old carpenter's family will be pushed for you, and then let your second sister-in-law Zhao find you a good family."

Chun Tao looked at the village chief coldly and listened quietly.

On the contrary, the old man who was panting and coughing made Chun Tao look a little guilty. "You... Ahem, ahem... You're trying to me off, aren't you? cough cough cough~"

"I said village chief, what you said is obviously biased in favor of the Qiusheng family! I didn't think about it at all. I don't know who in the crowd shouted, and the big guys also echoed.

At this time, another woman's voice sounded, "Besides, half of Chun Tao's life is gone, and it is too cheap for her to punish Qiu Sheng's family for kneeling in the ancestral hall for a day." ”

Chun Tao followed the voice and looked over, it was a very refreshing sister-in-law in the village, Zhao Li. Chun Tao took the opportunity to say: "That's right, so she will kneel for half a month if she wants to, and she will kneel as long as I lie on the bed." ”

"You, you want me to die, don't you? The people of your Zhao family are not a good thing, they are all raised by fucking sons..."Almost all of the people present are members of the Zhao family, and Zhao Yang's words directly offended them.

When the village chief heard these words, his face changed, and he secretly cursed the fool. said to Chun Tao with a calm face, "Do you want her to die like this?" ”

Chun Tao took off the wooden hairpin on her head, and her withered yellow hair fell down like a weed. Chun Tao stared at the village chief and approached him step by step. "I mean, if I can't leave this home, then there's going to be a funeral, it can be mine, it can be hers, it can be... It's anyone's. ”

"Chun Tao, the village chief also has a hard time." Chun Tao's appearance was a little terrifying, and Lamei was afraid that she would stab the village chief with a wooden hairpin, so she anxiously called Chun Tao's name.

Chun Tao heard Lamei's voice and stopped, still staring at the village chief with a cold gaze. "Do you agree?" The hand holding the wooden hairpin was trembling slightly.

The village chief was trembling with anger, he was actually threatened in public by a yellow-haired girl, turned around with his sleeves, walked a few steps forward, and opened up the distance between him and Chun Tao. "Okay, the third uncle has agreed, and I have nothing to say." After saying that, he didn't dare to look at Chun Tao again, and after saying goodbye to the old man, he quickly left the yard. Completely ignored Zhao Yang's shouts.

"Good boy, you have to live well, you know?" After speaking, the old man was also helped home by his own children.

Zhao Yang didn't keep the village chief, he was so angry that he stomped his feet, and then scolded Zhao Qiusheng to vent. "Zhao Chuntao, my mother told you that you won't have a penny if you leave this house, and you will move out for me tonight, I want to see how you come back and beg me."

The courtyard was still surrounded by villagers watching the excitement, and Zhao Li once again hugged Chun Tao. "Qiusheng's family, you don't accumulate some virtue, beware of thunderbolts."

Zhao Yang rolled his eyes at Zhao Li, and the words in his mouth were even more ugly. "You help her so much, is it possible that you want to get a little wife for your man?"

Zhao Li rolled up her sleeves to reason with Zhao Yang, but was stopped by the man next to her. "Okay, I'm this age, I don't have the heart to do that." The man said it to Zhao Li's family, but he told it to Zhao Yang's family.

"Move tonight, move tonight, Chun Tao, you go to pack up and go to the eldest mother's house." The first half of the sentence is said to Zhao Yang's family, and the second sentence is said to Chun Tao.

Chun Tao nodded to March Niang and thanked her, and went into her hut to pack her things. March and Lamei also followed up to help.

"Spring Peach..."March screamed as soon as she entered the door, and Lamei hurriedly signaled March not to make a noise.

It turned out that as soon as March entered the door, he saw Chun Tao kneeling on the ground, clutching his chest and panting. Lamei stepped forward and helped Chun Tao to the bed and sat down, "Are you okay?" ”

Chun Tao slowed down for a moment and shook her head. "It's okay, I... I just looked, didn't show timidity? ”

"So you're all pretending? I'll just say it! Why are you so powerful all of a sudden? ”

"March, you help me turn the bed up." I just used up all the strength to pretend to be calm in front of people, and now I can't stand steadily. There was no place to sit in the house, so she had to lean on Lamei's body. "March, don't call later."

"I... Better... Copperplate. "Fortunately, thanks to Chun Tao's reminder, March lowered his voice." Are you saving? ”

"Hmmm! You help me load it. ”

Lamei motioned for March to untie the sachet on her waist, "I have a sachet here, use this!" Don't let Chun Tao's sister-in-law see it. ”

Lamei asked March to take a few barely wearable clothes, pretending to be a little bit, and the three of them left the house.

As soon as the three of them came out, Zhao Yang stared at them, for fear that they would steal something.

March shook a few pieces of clothes in front of Zhao Yang's eyes and said, "Look at it! Nothing, just a few rotten clothes. ”

Zhao Yang twisted his butt and crossed the three of Chun Tao, entered the empty room, and looked around, "Hurry up!" ”

Seeing that there was no more excitement to see, everyone also went home one after another. Chun Tao followed March home, and when they parted, Lamei opened her mouth, wanted to say something, and shook her head and watched Chun Tao and them walk away. When their backs blended with the night, Lamei walked towards her home.