Chapter 48 The uncle took the girl back from his study tour
The journey was calm and there were no naughty children to cause trouble. Zhu Pingan rode the old scalper and Zhu Pingjun returned home smoothly.
Before I got home, I saw a lot of people outside the Zhu family gate, huddled together, pointing and talking about the Zhu family courtyard. Many aunts and ladies even looked down upon them.
Zhu Ping'an's heart trembled, something big happened in this family. He hurriedly urged Lao Niu to run home quickly, and Zhu Pingjun followed suit and squeezed in from the crowd.
The Zhu family courtyard is really a mess, with cries, curses, and noises turning into a mess. Mother Chen and several sisters-in-law rarely stood on the same side, comforting the eldest aunt who was crying and scolding.
"Lightning struck at night, the wind blew again, and it started to rain. She stood weakly and pitifully at the door. The wind blew over and made her shiver. The rain came over and soaked her clothes. She was very helpless. Suke is very pitiful and weak, her tears are weak I knew she needed warmth at this moment, so I gave her dozens of coins to buy some clothes, but she would repay me with my own body." The uncle stood there with a look of emotion on his face. It can be said that he has a demeanor of worrying about the world first.
“Bah, is this why you took your shoes home after you broke them outside?” The eldest aunt spat, crying and scolding, wanting to go up and bite off a piece of uncle’s flesh.
Hearing his uncle’s explanation, Zhu Ping’an had only four words in his mind: What a great uncle! Too shameless. It's raining a lot. It hasn't rained in more than a month. I need some warmth. It's still very hot at night these days.
After hearing this, my grandfather angrily chased his uncle all over the yard with a stick. My grandmother stopped him, fearing that my grandfather would hit his uncle with the big stick. The uncle now has no scholarly bearing at all, and his hair is all disheveled, probably because he was scratched by his aunt before. He covers his head like a drowned rat and runs around the yard, fearing that his face will be damaged by his old father's big stick.
"Hey, gentlemen, please don't break our uncle."
In a corner of the yard, standing against the wall, was a young woman with an orchid in her arms and a finger eating melon seeds. She looked like she could only dress up a bit, with powder on her eyebrows and a dusty look between her eyebrows. She was also wearing very bright clothes, which were better than those of ordinary women. She is a bit exposed and her voice is pretentious, so you can tell at a glance that she is not a serious woman.
Well, Zhu Pingan almost understood the relationship. The uncle brought a woman back to the county only two days later. Didn't you say that you went to meet friends on a study tour? Why did you bring back an obviously immoral woman? Besides, where did you get the money? Even two coins are not enough.
"Bah! You shameless slut, who is your uncle? That is my man." The eldest aunt was so stimulated by this woman that she even lost her usual air of dignity. When she got to the side, she immediately turned into a shrew. She stepped forward and spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm on the woman, then started cursing.
That woman was not a light-hearted person either. After being spat on by her eldest aunt, she screamed and rushed towards her to start a fight. At this time, the role of the sister-in-law became apparent. The mother, Mrs. Chen, the fourth aunt, and the third aunt all abandoned their previous grievances and went to help the eldest aunt scratch the girl. They also took the time to scratch the girl. After a while, the girl was touched by the mother. The wife, the eldest aunt, and the others were pushed to the ground and scratched, especially on the face. Soon, the woman's plain clothes were messy, her hair was numb, and she was in a miserable state.
"Zhu Shouren, what did you say when you came here? You are still not a man!" The woman was scratched and shouted at the uncle who was running around like a rabbit.
It doesn't help, the uncle himself is still a mud Buddha crossing the river and he can't save himself.
Zhu Ping'an and Zhu Pingjun were shocked by this scene almost as soon as they entered the yard. They couldn't recover for a long time. Women fighting was so crazy.
The grandfather over there also took the opportunity to hit the uncle with two sticks, feeling sorry for the grandmother and screaming to heaven and earth.
"Dad, dad, listen to me." The uncle hid behind his grandmother and spoke in a embarrassed voice.
My father and third uncle were stunned and didn't know what to do. However, the fourth uncle took the opportunity to look at the woman who was pushed to the ground by the eldest aunt and the others, and took the opportunity to enjoy his eyesight.
He really didn't know what to say. Zhu Pingan came to his senses, got off the back of the cow, and quickly went to the gate and closed it to avoid being laughed at by outsiders. As for the rest, it's not up to you to be a naughty kid.
The yard was noisy for a long time before it gradually became quiet. The courtyard was simply turned into a trial meeting. Grandfather was sitting on the chair. Except for the uncle and the unruly woman, everyone else found stools and sat on both sides of the chair. The uncle and the woman stood in the middle looking embarrassed.
“You son of a bitch, why don’t you kneel down!” Grandfather was so angry that he couldn’t help but cough.
My grandmother quickly stretched out her hand to help my grandfather calm down, but his grandfather pushed him away and complained angrily, "You are used to it!"
The uncle was scolded by his grandfather and fell to his knees. After taking it off, my face that was clean before is now extremely messy.
"Dad, listen to me, this was not my son's idea." The uncle insisted on explaining.
"It's not your idea, you lead the family."
Hearing this, the grandfather angrily threw the big pipe rod in his hand at the uncle, and the uncle dodged with sharp eyes. The big pipe rod fell to the ground, causing a splash of mud. If the uncle hadn't escaped, he would definitely be beaten.
My grandfather became even more angry when he saw his uncle hiding away. His fingers were shaking with anger, "Tell me, what did you say when you asked your wife to ask your mother for money? Study tour, study tour, that's what you do Studying abroad!”
I don’t know if the uncle’s face is red with embarrassment. He was still red from the exhaustion of running just now. Anyway, with a red face, he held on and said, "Dad, I don't want to either. I went to the county to study with colleagues. However, I didn't expect that after discussing knowledge together, he would My son was very impressed by his knowledge and invited me to their house for a drink that day. It was raining lightly, and Juan'er was waiting outside the door in thin clothes. Her son couldn't bear it, so he gave her money to buy some clothes to avoid the cold. Unexpectedly, her son's friend saw that her son was alone and had no one to take care of her. So he gave Juaner to his son for free, and his son also praised her in every possible way. Take it off. But the man forced it on his son and said that his son did not regard him as a friend. If the son did not accept it, he would cut off his robe and sever ties with his son. He would not tell his son the test points that his teacher had told him. The son can’t shirk it, and the son is also helpless.”
The uncle's few words meant two things. I didn't buy this woman with money. It was a friend who admired my knowledge and insisted on giving it away for free. I was helpless.
This is too confusing. Zhu Ping'an is really speechless. Who are you? You are not even a scholar. They gave you a beautiful girl for free, but you can't shirk it in every possible way.
When the uncle said this, Zhu Pingan clearly saw the ridicule on the corner of the woman's mouth.
"Old man Xiaoxiaohuo, didn't you listen to what the boss said? It was given as a gift. Can't we just give it back to them?" Grandma spoke for the uncle on the side.
The fourth aunt gently interjected from the side, "Since it was given to me for free, what about the money that the elder brother took with him when he left?"
Mother Chen gave her fourth aunt a look of appreciation.
“Of course we have money.” The uncle didn’t have the confidence to speak.
“Where’s the money?” The fourth aunt held on tightly.
The uncle reached out and took out a handful of money from his sleeve and put it in his grandmother's hand.
Well, it’s less than ten cents in total.
The grandfather's anger had not subsided, but now it became even more angry. He couldn't help but take the stick at his feet again. Seeing this, my grandmother immediately rushed over and held down the stick. She turned to the uncle and shouted, "You bastard, why don't you get angry?" Please explain!”
“Son, my son and his colleagues in the county treated his mentor to a meal, which cost a lot.” The uncle stammered in explanation.
"His eldest brother, that's only two taels of silver, enough to feed our family for half a year. It's just one meal." Mother Chen sighed.
But instead of punishing the uncle, my grandmother gave the fourth aunt and Mrs. Chen a hard look and told them not to talk nonsense. (End of this chapter)