Tranquility

"What's the matter? Auntie, what's the matter?" Carpenter Tang leaned half of his body out of the utility room, a little confused.

The face of Zhang Dezhu's family was covered with sweat, his fat face was flushed, and his face was very panicked: "The dog ran to Dechun's house to steal a cow, but was caught in the middle of two cows..."

Tang Carpenter's face paled in an instant, he left the ink cartridge and ran outside, Tang Mu also followed behind in a panic, Tang Ning was dragged for several steps by the hem of his trousers before he realized it.He hurriedly picked up Tangning, and in that moment, Carpenter Tang was already far ahead.

The person in Zhang Dezhu's house wiped his sweat against the door frame, and when he saw Mrs. Tang coming out at a loss, she clapped her hands anxiously and said, "Oh, what a crime, why did you provoke that evil star of Dechun! His sister-in-law, why don't you go and see? "

Mrs. Tang was embarrassed, she didn't come this month, guessing if she was pregnant, she didn't want to go to that chaotic place at this time, in case there was no place to complain, she could only say: "Niu Niu is at home alone , I don’t worry about it.” Turning his eyes, he found that this was wrong, and added, “I’m going to boil a pot of water for the dog, maybe I need it when I come back, his aunt, can I trouble you to invite Dr. Sun to come over?”

Zhang Dezhu's family clapped their hands again, as if annoyed that they hadn't thought of it, they hurriedly said: "Look at me, it should be, I will come as soon as I go, there can be no delay." Saying this, he left in a hurry.

At this moment, Tang Ning felt very uncomfortable. He was so knocked down by his elder brother that he wanted to vomit.The palm of his hand was hot, it should have been ground with one hand just now, but he was not in the mood to worry about it, thinking of his second brother being caught in the middle of the cow, what kind of temper the cow has, adults dare not mess with them, thinking of his brother's scrawny body Being squeezed into pieces by the bull, Tangning closed her eyes, not daring to imagine, but couldn't help thinking after a while, maybe the second brother's bone was crushed, his back felt cold, and the more he thought about it, the paler his face became.

In front, a group of people crowded around the cowshed outside the fence of Dechun's house. It was the slack season, and there was a lot of excitement, so everyone came to have a look.

Tang Mu ran to the outside of the crowd and saw that Carpenter Tang had been squeezing in for a while. He felt anxious, put down Tang Ning, and squeezed into the crowd while yelling.Everyone saw that he was Brother Gouzi, and stepped aside one after another, pointing and discussing from time to time.

Tangning was a little dizzy, and before she could react, her eldest brother disappeared. Tangning also became anxious, and stepped forward to squeeze other people's legs with all her might, her ears filled with exclamations from everyone.

"I only heard that the villains in his family stole from other people's houses. I never heard that anyone could steal from his house. Who is so bold?"

"It's the second kid from Carpenter Tang's family. He's such a good boy. My chicken laid an egg the day before yesterday, and that scoundrel from Dechun's family touched it."

"Your chickens lay eggs so early. It's still winter. How did your family do it?"

"Hehe, coincidentally, it wasn't that the bad guy was so frightened that he stopped laying eggs. Alas, the bigger the bad guy is, the more he can make troubles."

"Hey, what can I do? The villain is the only grandson in his family, and he has been spoiled."

"It's really pitiful. The Dechun family is not easy to mess with. I heard that his elder brother is the county magistrate in Jiangnan."

"Oh? Didn't you say you were waiting for a vacancy before? I heard that you have been waiting for a few years."

"You don't know, I went to the town a few days ago, and I heard from my brother-in-law that the master Jinshi met a nobleman last year and gave him a job in the south of the Yangtze River. In the beginning of spring, I will go to Jiangnan to meet the master, and the whole town will know about it."

"Tsk, I used to be a Jinshi, and Dechun could play like that. Now that the Jinshi master has a job, Dechun can't stick his tail up to the sky."

"Shhh, don't let him hear it. This poor son from Carpenter Tang's family is really causing trouble at this juncture, and I don't want him to show his power."

"Hmph, Er Gouzi deserves what he deserves. If you steal something and go to someone else's house, whoever's house is stolen will not get mad."

"I see that although Er Gouzi is a bit tougher on weekdays, he doesn't know how to do such things."

"Well, he doesn't have the ability to steal cattle. Dechun's family's cattle are the same as his family's. What virtues don't you know?"

As soon as this was said, the people around burst into laughter.

Tangning listened to the gossip, and was smothered by human taste. She was about to faint. Fortunately, he held his breath and finally squeezed to the front.

He hadn't even caught his breath when he saw Carpenter Tang slap Tang Yun far away and fell not far from him. Tangning's flushed face instantly turned pale. Go to Tang Yun, touch his face, and shout loudly: "Second brother, can you hear me?"

Tang Yun's dark and thin face immediately showed a bright red handprint. He swallowed, opened his eyes, his ears were buzzing, as if something had been stuffed, his eyes were blurred, but he knew that the person lying in front of him It's the cat. Ever since he wore his mother's bracelet, the cat always smelled good. He grinned and wanted to talk, but there was blood in his throat.

Tangning saw bloodshot eyes on the corner of Tang Yun's torn mouth. She reached out and wanted to touch him. Tears could no longer be controlled, and dripped down on her brother's body and hands.

Tangning had never cried so heartbreakingly before. In his previous life, he had never felt so sad when he found out his identity. At that time, he was more angry.Now he is purely distressed, full of distress. The second brother who loves him the most has such a hard life. He has to go up the mountain to collect firewood in the cold winter, and his hands and feet are full of chilblains at the age of nine!

The second brother who is happy no matter how hard or tired he is, the second brother who gently feeds him, the second brother who tries to hide money, and the second brother who protects his silver lock, is now beaten like this, doing Tangning knew exactly how skilled the carpenter was.If he was slapped and deaf, his life would be ruined.

He knew that the second brother seemed heartless, but in fact he could see clearly better than anyone else, and he was more ambitious than anyone else. How could he endure that he could not hear? Tangning couldn't imagine that if the second brother could not hear, Will there be hope in his world? The more Tangning thought about it, the worse she became, the sadder she became, and the more she hated.

He suddenly raised his head and tried his best to look at the fat figure who was bossing his father and brother around. However, tears blocked his sight and he couldn't see clearly. He wiped it hard with his sleeve, but couldn't stop more tears.

Carpenter Tang led Tang Mu to stand in front of Zhang Dechun humbly, and almost knelt down for him.He was stupid and didn't know how to justify it. He believed that his son would not steal other people's cows. Tang Yun said he was stealing cow dung, and he believed it in his heart.

But Zhang Dechun didn't believe it, or he didn't care about the truth at all, he just needed a target to stand up and tell people around that his brother was an official, and he was no longer a Jinshi who couldn't wait for a vacancy, and no one dared to provoke him Good end.Obviously, Carpenter Tang's slap did not satisfy Zhang Dechun, he shook his fat body, and yelled at his servant to break the boy's hand.

Two black and strong servants wearing green cotton padded jackets jumped out immediately, one of them was holding a stone, and the two of them rushed towards Tangning and the others in awe-inspiring manner.

Tangning opened her teary eyes and wanted to resist, to block her second brother, and to beat the two to death, but she couldn't. He was still a child, and his waist was not as thick as his arms.Looking at the two huge black shadows, he thought, so this is despair.

Tang Mu suddenly rushed up from behind, grabbed the necks of the two of them like crazy, the servant threw him hard, his feet were almost pulled off the ground, he didn't say a word, he held his breath, his eyes were red, he wouldn't let go, he wouldn't let go After a while, the three wrestled together.

The voices of the people around suddenly became higher. Although they came to watch the excitement, they were basically simple farmers. They never thought that Zhang Dechun would be so vicious.

With a sudden shout, Zhang Dechun's father led the village chief through the path crowded by the servants and walked in.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet.

Zhang Dechun walked up to his father in a mellow way, and said flatteringly: "Old man, why are you here? I'll take care of some trivial matters."

The old man didn't look at him, snorted coldly, raised his head, and turned slightly to the village chief.

The village chief understood, stepped forward and asked, "What's going on? Hey, stop you three, what do you look like?"

Seeing that the situation was not right, the two servants had no choice but to stop.Tang Mu glared at Zhang Dechun bitterly, then turned to look at his brothers.

Zhang Dechun shook his fat again, "This little..."

The old man said impatiently: "I didn't ask you." Then he calmed down and asked softly: "Master Tang, tell me what's going on. If this kid makes things difficult for you, I'll make the decision for you."

Carpenter Tang lowered his head and said with a trembling voice: "Master, it was my second boy who was ignorant and came to steal your cow dung and was caught by the cow. To tell you the truth, the firewood in the house is almost out. Seeing that the cooking is about to stop, the snow has melted these few days, and no dry firewood can be found, so the second boy is anxious to do such stupid things. The second boy is also your favorite. Count, he really dare not steal your cattle, and besides, your cattle are all mature, so he would not be able to steal them if he wanted to."

"Hey..." The old man sighed, and patted Carpenter Tang on the shoulder, "Da Tang, I didn't mean you, this dog has to do so many jobs at such a young age, look at his thin body, you Even though I'm busy, I still have to take care of my family."

Carpenter Tang lowered his head: "Yes, yes."

"If you say Gouzi, my old man looked up to him when he was young. He is indeed a good kid. He has been sensible since he was a child, and he doesn't let his family worry about it. My villain is only one year younger than him. He fights cocks and dogs all day long. Zhengxing, compared with your son, it is incomparable. Look at this house without firewood, he is more anxious than you. It’s just that this boy has a bit of a stubborn temper. If you say there is no firewood at home, tell me, I will Can you not give it? It's a big deal. I just don't ask for help. If you have backbone, you will definitely be a good person in the future."

Carpenter Tang kept nodding: "Yes, yes, ah no, how can a dog compare to a villain."

The old man held him down: "You, you are so ruthless. It's a big deal to beat the child like this. This child was caught by a bull again. If the beating is good or bad, it will be you who feel distressed, you say Yes or no?"

Tang Mujiang was convinced: "Yes, yes."

"Okay, my family Dechun did this unkindly, how can you hurt your peace with this idea. And you, don't mind, he is that quick-tempered, isn't it, he will use cattle to plow the land in the spring , he is also getting serious."

Carpenter Tang shook his head: "I don't mind, I don't mind."

"Sure, I think it's better to show my son quickly, it won't be good if it takes too long." The old man turned to the back and ordered, "Find a doctor to show the dog, and I will be blamed, and I will go to the firewood room to get some firewood." Give it to the Tang family, it's me, the father, paying my son an apology."

Carpenter Tang waved his hands again and again: "Master, this is my family's fault, how can I make you spend money..."

The old man looked at the village chief, and the village chief hurriedly stepped forward to interrupt Carpenter Tang: "This is the old man's wish. There is a saying, it is bestowed by the elder, and you can't refuse it. If you decline, it means that you don't accept the old man's kindness." gone?"

Everyone also went forward to persuade Carpenter Tang, why is the old man so righteous, the old man is merciful, and the old man is kind, Carpenter Tang couldn't bear it, and seeing that the dog had been carried home by the eldest son, he was also worried, so he had to thank him again Thanks, turned around and rushed home.

Seeing that the old man was about to leave, the village chief hurried forward: "Okay, everyone, don't gather here, what should you do?"

The people who stayed behind said some benevolent clichés of the Zhang family, and slowly dispersed.

Mr. Zhang led a group of people to the house, listening to the endless praise from the crowd, he felt proud.

"Father, this matter is his family's fault. Why did you pay back the doctor and the firewood? If this spreads, it must not make people think that our family is easy to bully." Zhang Dechun said dissatisfied with his male duck voice.

When Mr. Zhang heard this, he became angry. He hit his son on the head several times, and scolded while beating: "Who? Who bullied you? Who dares to bully you? You idiot!"

For the [-]th time, Mr. Zhang regretted listening to the fortune teller and giving his youngest son such a name. He didn't know whether his son was born so stupid, or was called stupid by others, or was called stupid by the old man himself.

Zhang Dechun covered his forehead with carrot-like fingers, feeling very wronged: "Father, could it be that what your son said is wrong?"

The old man sighed, and said earnestly: "Our family is now considered an official family, scholars, farmers, businessmen, you know? Scholars rank first, this is a hundred miles, no, thousands of miles, who dares to bully us? You are petty all day long, don't you Didn’t you read your brother’s letter? He asked and told, that an official must have a good reputation. Only when the reputation is good can the official sit firmly. If this matter is not handled properly today, there will be rumors of bullying the weak, and people in Yurou Township If your eldest brother has just taken office and such a reputation spreads from his hometown, let the enemy know, he will definitely suffer."

Zhang Dechun was even more aggrieved: "Father, it's not like you don't know, that word doesn't recognize your youngest son."

The old man choked, giving up on his child's IQ for the [-]th time.It seems that this family still needs him to be in charge. With him at the back to stabilize, the eldest son can go further in the front.As for this youngest son, as long as he has more grandchildren, he will be worthy of his ancestors.

Thinking of his grandson, the old man thought of his eldest son and his four daughters, and his mood suddenly became gloomy. Could it be that he has suffered retribution?