Chapter 168

"When I heard this, I wanted to beat him, but my father scolded me, saying that the ancestral family law is orderly, how can there be a reason for a nephew to beat his uncle."

Kuai Changshun looked aggrieved:

"My father is always like this, using the ancestral family law to oppress people, obviously this matter is not right. Besides, if the ancestral family law is useful, Kuai Lao Wu is his junior, how dare he point at his nose and scold? ”

He shouted angrily:

"It's not fair at all."

"The rules that my grandfather said are used to manage honest people, Kuai Wu's bastard is not restrained, and afterwards my father coaxed him with a good voice, the stolen linen from the third uncle's house was also my father took the linen woven by several uncles and aunts in the family to resist."

Kuai Changshun didn't realize the weight of his unintentional words, he recalled the past, and only felt disgusted by Kuai Lao Wu's existence.

Zhao Fusheng thought for a while, and then asked:

"It's not easy for your grandfather."

"yes." Kuai Changshun nodded, and then showed a sarcastic expression:

"But who is to blame? Do adults think this is just an isolated case? ”

In anger, Kuai Changshun asked and answered himself, and said loudly:

"It's not! This is just one of the big and small things that have happened over the years, and there are many more things that have happened. ”

The turning point in Kuai Wu's life came from the death of his father.

Since then, his whole body has been like a puddle of mud, beating his daughter-in-law and children at home, and getting drunk outside.

"He didn't have a good shape for a day, he didn't do anything, within a radius of ten miles, who had a happy event, he was going to go when he heard the news, he was cheeky to ask someone for wine, and after drinking, he went crazy with alcohol, and the most hateful thing was to fight the reputation of my father."

Because of the existence of Uncle Kuailiu, although the other villagers said that they were disgusted with Kuaiwu, they wanted to give Kuailiang Village some face, but they were extremely disgusted with this person, and they shook their heads when they mentioned it.

"In this entire Wulidian Tun, there is no one who doesn't know him."

Kuai Changshun couldn't stop talking about Kuai Wu:

"He cried when he was drunk, and got together with a drunken maniac in Fengmen Village, scolding God, scolding our family, and cursing my family for cutting off children and grandchildren—"

“……”

Wu Shaochun's eyes showed sympathy.

"You're unlucky to meet such scoundrels." He shook his head and sighed.

"Who's to say it isn't? The most hateful thing is that my father did not allow anyone to beat him. My family of more than 20 people, every year to pick white su, go down to the river to fish, everyone is very diligent, all year round to save some money, the family should be rich, but my father also has to help his family pay taxes, every year, there is nothing left. ”

Kuai Changshun kept shaking his head:

"When is this day going to be the end?"

Zhao Fusheng originally wanted to use his mouth to find out the truth under the calm appearance of Kuailiang Village, but he didn't expect that after using Kuai Wu as a breakthrough, he really learned about the unspeakable secret of Kuai Sixth Uncle from Kuai Changshun's mouth.

The difference in thought back then caused not only the tragedy of Kuai Wu's life, but also the tragedy of Kuai Liu's uncle.

But he held the power of the clan in his hands, so that this tragedy spread to his descendants.

Xingxu villagers and children treat Uncle Kuai Liu's emotions similar to Kuai Changshun's, with superficial respect mixed with strong resentment.

Sooner or later, this resentment and dissatisfaction will turn into a giant blade that will stab Kuaramura to pieces.

Is Uncle Kuai Liu aware of this huge crisis?

Zhao Fusheng thought to himself in his heart.

She pursed her lips and asked:

"Have you ever considered splitting up?"

Actually, it's a good solution.

Throughout the tragedy of Uncle Kuai's life, it stems from his sense of responsibility.

As the leader of a clan village, he loves and cares for the villagers.

His existence is like that of an elder in a family, loving, tolerant, caring but authoritarian, taking all the responsibilities on his shoulders, but not having the ability to solve these troubles, so he has to transfer the responsibilities to the outside world, causing everyone to share the disaster.

In an era like the Han Dynasty, the harsh taxes were like a mountain, pressing on the villagers, and the original clan existed to shelter everyone, so that everyone could stay warm and tide over the difficulties together.

The original intention was good.

The partial fault tolerance rate is extremely low.

The sixth uncle was soft-hearted for a while, but something went wrong in the middle, which made the old couple carry a big mountain.

After Kuai Juming's death, if Kuai Wu could turn his grief and anger into motivation, he might not let things happen like this.

But Kuai Wu's psychological tolerance is extremely low, and his father's death has become an excuse for him to escape from reality, covering up his timidity with anger, and throwing all the responsibility on the heads of others, so as to alleviate his inner self-blame.

Under such circumstances, if Uncle Kuai Liu breaks off and drives Kuai Wu out of the group, this clan may be able to maintain cohesion and develop further.

But the reason why people are called people is because people have seven emotions and six desires.

Uncle Kuai Liu is also a human being, he will be condemned by responsibility and conscience, and his authoritative identity as an elder in the village has become his restraint at this time, so that he cannot abandon Kuai Wu and do things that go against the identity of the village elder.

"Separation?"

When Kuai Changshun heard this, he screamed.

After he finished shouting, he swept away his previous anger, was silent for a moment, and finally sighed:

"My dad, they don't agree."

"Why?" Fan Wusu, who didn't talk much, was also a little strange when he heard this, and asked:

"Because of filial piety?"

Kuai Changshun didn't seem to know how to answer, but Zhao Fusheng answered for him:

"Because of power."

"Power?"

Fan Wusu was a little surprised when he heard this.

A poor and remote country, and not a wealthy family, where does the power come from?

His heart and eyes are not as flexible as his brother Fan Bidying, and he is not as calculating as Zhang Chuanshi, so he really can't figure out the joints at this time.

On the contrary, Kuai Changshun was a little uncomfortable after hearing Zhao Fusheng say this, as if he was explaining, and said:

"My grandfather is old, and one day, the burden on his body will be handed over to my father—"

The change of power of the village elders - even if this kind of power is something that Fan Wuxu looks down on, but in Kuailiang Village, Kuai Sixth Uncle is a unique existence, he is a respected elder in the eyes of the villagers, and his status is not inferior to the big people in the city.

"The lower the status, the more concerned about the order of dignity and inferiority." Zhao Fusheng sighed.

Uncle Kuai Sixth has already shown symptoms, and as soon as he dies, the power of the village elder will be handed over to his sons, so his sons will be staunch supporters of his power, and will not allow others to destroy them, even if the person who wants to split up is their wife and son.

Kuai Changshun's eyes dodged, and he didn't dare to look directly into Zhao Fusheng's eyes:

"If my father were to manage the village in the future, he would definitely not be like this-"

Zhao Fusheng smiled and did not argue with him, but said:

"Since it is not possible to separate the family, it is better to drive Kuai Wu out."

"It's hard to say about this problem, after all, it's all relatives ......" Referring to the key solution, Kuai Changshun completely reined in his previous anger, became a little cowardly, and shook his head.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and didn't say anything more about this question.

These villagers are short-sighted, forward-looking, courageless, pathetic, and hateful, and part of their hardship comes from their natural nature cultivated by their environment.

The system of the Han Dynasty raised these foolish people who were indecisive but lawless, dared to lynch and cause trouble.

"Maybe Kuai Wu is dead, and the problem will be solved." She smiled faintly and said.

Kuai Changshun breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably.

I don't know why, when he mentioned this question, he felt that Zhao Fusheng's eyes made him feel a lot of pressure, and he instinctively wanted to escape, at this time she took the initiative to change the topic, and Kuai Changshun felt a little more relaxed in his heart.

"Yes, yes, yes." He also squeezed out a smile, echoed, and then sighed:

"But how can it be so easy? As the saying goes, a disaster leaves a thousand miles, and a good man does not live long......"

"Who is the scourge? Who are the good guys? ”

Zhao Fusheng turned his head to ask him, and he was speechless and didn't dare to agree.

This time, Zhao Fusheng did not let him escape, but asked him:

"Is Kuai Wu a bad guy? Is Zhuang Siniang a good person? ”

"Kuai Lao Wu is naturally not a good thing, Fourth Uncle, no, Zhuang Siniang, she, she shouldn't steal people - if she doesn't steal people, she, she's a good person - why did she do this...... Shame on our Kuailiang Village's face, how good my father was to her, when she gave birth, my grandmother waited for her for several days, bringing tea and water all day long, and stewed salted fish soup to replenish her body——"

Zhao Fusheng listened to his chatter, and suddenly realized a problem that had been ignored since he entered the village:

"Where's the kid?"

As soon as she asked these words, Kuai Changshun, who was speaking, was suddenly stunned, and his young face showed a trace of dazedness, and asked:

"Who?"

"Boy!" Zhao Fusheng once again shouted out the existence of the child born to Zhuang Siniang:

"You also mentioned, the child born to Zhuang Siniang."

After she finished speaking, she saw Kuai Changshun's strange expression, as if at the moment when she heard the word 'child', many different emotions were cut into pieces, and they were put together on his face, which looked a little crazy.

His eyes showed panic and fear, and the corners of his mouth drooped, a little sad, as if he remembered some sad past.

But his brows were furrowed, and it seemed that some puzzled things were bothering his thoughts......

Blame! It's so weird!

"Kid? Which child? He asked rhetorically.

When Zhao Fusheng heard this, he realized the seriousness of the problem.

She had a serious expression and turned her head to look at Fan Wuxu: "Second brother, when Zhuang Laoqi confessed the ghost case in the town division earlier, he mentioned that Zhuang Siniang gave birth to a child, what is the name of this child?" ”

After finishing speaking, she saw Fan Wusu with a blank face, and couldn't help but encourage him:

"You have a good memory, think about it again, what's it called?"

"I—Do I have a good memory?" Fan Wuxu was a little surprised.

He doesn't usually use his brain.

Anyway, everything is with his brother, he only has one ear for everything, and he doesn't go to his heart, just obey Fan Bi Death and Zhao Fusheng's orders when there is something.

Hearing Zhao Fusheng's words at this time, the pressure in his heart was sharp, and he looked at Wu Shaochun as if asking for help, and stammered and asked:

"Shaochun, what do you say? Seems to be the case, right? ”

Wu Shaochun was also very distressed:

"There's a child." He looked at Zhao Fusheng with some guilt:

"But my lord, I don't have a good memory, I can't remember."

Zhao Fusheng shook his head:

"It's not your fault."

She was sure that there should be something hidden in Kuailiang Village, causing everyone to forget the daughter of Zhuang Siniang.

This discovery made Zhao Fusheng a little excited.

"Changshun, do you remember your fifth uncle's child?" She asked Kuai Changshun.

Kuai Changshun's expression was strange, and when he heard the words, he said:

"Yes, yes, it's a daughter—" He said this, as if he was a little uncertain, and then pulled his hair in pain:

"But I don't remember her name."

"If you can't think of it, forget it."

Zhao Fusheng saw that he was not in the right state, and hurriedly said:

"When I got back to Kuaiwu's house, I asked him."

Kuailiang Village is shrouded in a ghost domain, and the people here remember that Zhuang Siniang had a daughter, but they don't remember her name.

It was as if the little girl had been erased from this ghost realm by some kind of power.

Is she dead or alive? Are you still in Kuailiang Village, or have you left the village?

If she is not in the village, the village has been under martial law after the ghost case in Kuailiang Village, and the village entrance has even sent a special person to guard it, in this case, Zhuang Siniang's daughter is not very old, and when the villagers are trapped in the village, how can she have the ability to leave this ghost village?

And if she was still in the village, how could the villagers not find out about her existence?

Zhao Fusheng always felt that the daughter of Zhuang Siniang might be a major clue in this ghost case, and it might even be a breakthrough.

She turned her head to look behind her—the place where her eyes fell was the Kuai clan ancestral hall adjacent to Uncle Kuai's house.

According to Kuai Changshun, after the ghost case broke out, the people of the Kuai clan could not enter the ancestral hall.

Is it possible that the daughter of Zhuang Siniang is in the ancestral hall?

She first went to the Kuai Wu family to have a look, and then she had to get rid of the Kuai people and enter the ancestral hall to find out.

Zhao Fusheng made up his mind, and looked back at Kuai Changshun with a smile:

"By the way, Changshun, do you say that this fourth lady of Zhuang really has an affair with a foreigner?"

Kuai Changshun was depressed, his mouth was still chanting the name of Zhuang Siniang's daughter, his expression was a little crazy, when he heard Zhao Fusheng's question, he was stunned for a while, and it took a long time before he received what she said, and nodded a little sluggishly:

"It's—it's true."

"Kuai Mancai said, did Kuai Huaide report it?"

"Ugh." Kuai Changshun sighed, and said with some complications:

"Wynd—yes, he reported it."

Zhao Fusheng asked:

"Can you tell me about it?"

Kuai Changshun looked embarrassed, and didn't know where to start.

"What do you want me to say?" His interest was a little low, and after Zhao Fusheng mentioned the daughter of Zhuang Siniang, he was a little uneasy.

"Your lord said that Kuai Huaide is two generations lower than Kuai Wu."

This matter involves a scandal in the village, if it is said that Zhuang Siniang has a private relationship with others, it may cause Kuai Changshun's rejection, she is ready to start from the subtleties, without a trace of clichés.

When it came to the kinship in the village, Kuai Changshun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He nodded:

"Huaide's grandfather and Kuai Lao Wu are cousins, but my fourth grandfather (Kuai Juming) is an old man, and the age difference between the two brothers is very large, so the age gap between their descendants is not small."

"Did Kuai Wu borrow money from his juniors, which caused Kuai Huaide's resentment?" Zhao Fusheng asked tentatively.

"How can that?" Kuai Changshun shook his head without hesitation: "The people in the village hate him, but when it comes to resentment and revenge, it won't be-"

When he said the back, he seemed to remember something, his eyes dodged, and he didn't want to mention more.

Zhao Fusheng keenly looked at his expression in his eyes, and suddenly asked him coldly:

"Changshun, how old is Kuai Huaide?"

"He's twenty-seven—"

After Kuai Changshun answered casually, Zhao Fusheng said:

"Sounds older than Zhuang Siniang."

Her seemingly unintentional words instantly struck Kuai Changshun's reverse scales, he almost jumped up, and in a panic, he almost knocked over the oil lamp in his hand: "My lord, Kuai Lao Wu's family is almost here, look at it, there is." ”