In the southern part of Beijing, in the Bazhou area, there was a Tong family village. This manor was not small, with more than 240 households. At the eastern end of the village, there was an old Tong family of four. Old Father Tong, Old Mother Tong, and two sons. The eldest son was called Tong Lin, and the second son was called Tong Sen. This family of four was self-sufficient and had a lot of pocket money throughout the year. Their lives were really good.
Let's take Tong Lin as an example. The young man was twenty-five years old this year. He was of medium height, with a big nose, big eyes, thick eyebrows, big ears, big hands, and big feet. He looked like a tiger and worked like a cow. Tong Lin was a person with good relationships. He respected the old and loved the young. He was generous to others and rarely spoke. In this village, no one, regardless of gender or age, disliked him.
However, Tong Lin had a problem. What was wrong with him? Love to play with money. Gambling was an evil path. Anyone who walked down this path would easily turn back.
In the beginning, Old Master Tong and Old Mother Tong did not know. Tong Lin used the excuse of going out to handle some business and went straight into the casino. There was a saying that nine out of ten gamblers would lose. Tong Lin was no exception. After he lost all his pocket money, he took out his clothes from home. He lost his clothes and stole money from home. In the beginning, he had stolen ten old coins, eight old coins, and at most, no more than fifty old coins. This family had not discovered it. But later on, Tong Lin lost too much and planned to make a profit. This time, he was emboldened.
Once, he stole a string of money from his house and was discovered by Old Man Tong. The old man was furious. He called Tong Lin in front of him and gave him a scolding. Endorsements in books, in the Kangxi era, losing a string of money was also a big deal. Old Father Tong's temperament was like fire. Although he was a farmer, he still had a lot of face.
Old Man Tong hoped that Tong Lin would have some achievements sooner or later, but he didn't expect this kid to actually become a gambler. She was only in her twenties, yet she dared to steal from her own house. If she was a little older, wouldn't she become a great thief?! How did our Tong family raise a thief! The more the old man thought about it, the angrier he got. Not only did he beat Tong Lin up, but he also slapped himself. Thanks to Mother Tong's persuasion, the old man's anger was suppressed.
Did Old Man Tong think that Tong Lin would dare not change after he tossed and turned? Sigh, he was the most shameless gambler.
Take Tong Lin for example. He had not even changed for half a month when his old illness acted up again.
When he walked to the street, he bumped into someone who said,"Hey, Tong Lin, go play!" Our brothers are waiting for you!" "Aiya, I don't have money, I don't have money!”The other party said,"What are you afraid of? I'll lend it to you! Let's go play. Now is the time to play, everyone is looking forward to you!”"No, no, no, I'm not going."”He had rejected once and twice, but he could not stop people from coming to him. Just like that, Tong Lin forgot about his father being angry.
Just this year alone, Tong Lin's family had a bumper harvest of food and earned money. Since he had nothing better to do, Tong Lin thought to himself,'I have to have fun.'
Behind the family's back, Tong Lin stole another string of money. He thought to himself,"If I win this time, I'll give this string of money back. My father won't find out either." Thinking of this, Tong Lin stuffed the money into his pocket and walked out excitedly. He went straight to Li Amao's house.
This Li Amao lived at the west end of the Tong family manor. There was a big tree in front of his courtyard. It was a large courtyard with three rooms. Li Amao, this kid, didn't do his job properly. He specialized in gambling and would recruit people to gamble at home when he had nothing to do. He benefited from it.
The moment Tong Lin saw Li Amao, he told him,""Brother Ah Mao, I have a favor to ask of you. Stay at the door and keep an eye on my father. If you see my father, cough loudly so that I can hide in the house. You must remember this, otherwise, if my father sees this, he will risk his life for me!”
Li Amao said,"Hey, brother, don't worry and go play!" I'll stay here to keep an eye out for you." After the two of them had settled down, Tong Lin entered the courtyard.
Here, a few gambling buddies were waiting for Tong Lin. Tong Lin came into the house and sat on the brick bed. The few of them placed the cards on the brick bed. Tong Lin leaned against the window. He felt that the weather was quite hot, so he opened the window. The breeze was quite cool. Tong Lin's luck today was really good. Those few people had all lost, but he had won them all by himself. The more Tong Lin played, the more addicted he became, and he forgot about going home. At this time, it was getting late for Tian 'er.
Old Man Tong went to visit a friend in the morning and only returned home in the afternoon. The peasants could not stay idle. Old Man Tong tidied up the warehouse and swept the courtyard. When he saw his second son, Tong Sen, packing the buckets and carrying poles, he suddenly remembered Tong Lin and asked Tong Sen,""Where's your big brother?" "I…I haven't seen him for a long time. He probably went out for a walk."”"Oh." Hearing Tong Sen's words, Old Man Tong didn't mind. Tong Lin still hadn't returned even when the sun was pressing down on the mountain. "Why haven't I seen Tong Lin for a day?”Old Father Tong felt that something was wrong when he thought about it. This is bad! Could it be that this kid had gone gambling again?
Thinking of this, the old man quickly walked into the house and opened the cabinet. He checked his money and found that he had lost a string. "Ouch!" The old man's anger flared up. Tong Lin, little bastard! You really have no face! What's the use of giving birth to a son like you! Sooner or later, you'll anger me to death. This time, I'm not done with you! At the thought of this, Old Man Tong reached out and picked up a kitchen knife. He put it on his waist, swung his braid, and walked out of the house. Mother Tong and Tong Sen saw that something was wrong and hurriedly chased after him. "Father, where are you going? Take a rest, I'll go find my brother!" Tong Sen shouted. The old lady also shouted,"Where are you going? Why did you bring a kitchen knife?" Come back quickly!" The old man disregarded everything and came to the entrance of the manor in big strides.
Old Father Tong pondered. Whose house could Tong Lin go to? Yes, he must be at Li Amao's house. When I entered the manor just now, I saw Li Amao sitting under the tree in front of his house. He looked like a thief. Was he keeping watch at the door? Thinking of this, Old Man Tong ran to Li Amao's house.
He came to Li Amao's house and hid in the alley. He stole a glance at Li Amao's door. Indeed, Li Amao was standing there. He looked around sneakily. This made Zitong's father even more suspicious. He didn't go through the front door. Instead, he turned around and went to the back of the courtyard. This courtyard wall was built with mud bricks and was as tall as a person. Don't look at Old Man Tong, who is already in his sixties. His body is quite strong. He pressed his hands against the wall and jumped into the courtyard. Old Man Tong stealthily moved forward slowly. When he reached the back window, the old man put his hand on the windowsill and looked inside. Heh, he could see clearly! Tong Lin sat there cross-legged, with his back straight. He held a small card in his hand and was laughing happily. There were a few young people sitting around. They were all from the village. When Old Man Tong saw that Tong Lin was indeed playing here, he was really angry! He thought to himself,[Five Thunder Blast, my little enemy, I don't want my old life anymore today!] At the thought of this, he held onto the windowsill with one hand and reached his other hand into the window, grabbing Tong Lin's braid. Endorsements in books, because we're talking about books from the Qing Dynasty. People at that time shaved the front of their heads and had braids at the back.
The book continues from the previous chapter. What Old Man Tong meant was that he wanted to beat Tong Lin up and then scold him. It was fine when he grabbed it, but it gave Tong Lin a fright. "Yes, yes. Who caught me?" As he spoke, Tong Lin's head flashed as he pondered in his heart," I won today! Look, the money is in my hands! Are they trying to play tricks and get some bad guys to snatch my money? Whether you believe it or not, you can't have the heart to harm others, and you can't be without the heart to guard against others. Tong Lin changed his mind and thought,"How dare you capture me!" Tong Lin was very strong, especially since he had practiced martial arts before. His hands were quite fast. He placed the cards in his hand on the brick bed and with a wave of his hand, he grabbed his father's wrist. His left hand grabbed Old Man Tong's wrist, and his right hand moved backward, stabbing right into the old man's soft spot. The move he used was called "Back-up Pocket". Then, Tong Lin exerted some force and said,""Come in, grandson!”Think about it, can an old man in his sixties withstand this? Tong Lin dragged the entire thing in through the window, and with two whooshing sounds, it fell on its back on the ground. Tong Lin's Divine Master focused his gaze.”At that time, he was dumbfounded. The old man died with a grunt. This time, everyone couldn't care less about the money. "Brother, brother, someone died! Run!" As they shouted, the three of them scattered with a buzz.
Tong Lin didn't know how he got off the brick bed, but he threw himself into his father's arms and cried loudly. "Daddy, open your eyes! I didn't know it was you! If I knew it was you, I wouldn't dare to even if I was scared to death! Daddy!" He held his father in his arms and shouted desperately. Tong Lin's cry alarmed Li Amao, who was keeping watch at the door. When Li Amao heard this, why was the house so lively? When he pushed the door open and entered the room, he said,"Ah! I... I... I said, where did this Father Tong come from? Why did you enter the house?" He knew that he had caused trouble. At this moment, Tong Sen also rushed over. Just now, Old Man Tong was running in front, and Tong Sen was chasing behind. He was just one step away from this and this happened. When Tong Lin saw that his younger brother had arrived, he said,""Brother, quickly help carry father back!”As they spoke, the two brothers carried Old Man Tong back to their own home.
With such a commotion, the people on the street also knew. Men and women, old and young, more than a hundred people followed them and surrounded the Tong family's courtyard. Tong Lin couldn't care less about this now. The two brothers carried their father into the house and placed him on the brick bed. They beat his chest and rubbed his back. The two of them were crying so hard that they were in tears. When Mother Tong saw this, she quickly asked,""Child, what's wrong with your father?”"Mother, I fell!" Tong Lin said.”"Ah! Good child, you're really something. You can throw your father!”Even if Tong Lin's entire body was covered in mouths, it would still be difficult to tell. The family went through emergency treatment. After about an hour, Old Man Tong finally understood. The old man opened his eyes and let out a long breath."…Aiyo, I fell to my death!" He happened to see Tong Lin standing by the brick bed. This time, the old man seemed to have gone mad. He held in all his strength and jumped up from the brick bed, slapping Tong Lin's face. Tong Lin did not even dare to dodge. After slapping his face, Old Man Tong grabbed Tong Lin's clothes and hit Tong Lin's face with his head. Tong Lin plopped down and knelt in front of his father. Go ahead and scold him! I won't play for the rest of my life!”"Bah! You're shameless. You're not my son. We're enemies! I'll risk my life!”Looking at this scene, how could the neighbors not care? More than ten elderly people entered the room and persuaded Old Man Tong. It was not easy to pull him away. Seeing that he could not hit Tong Lin, Old Man Tong was so angry that he banged his head against the wall. Just as everyone was persuading him, Old Man Tong rushed back to pick up the kitchen knife and chopped at Tong Lin. Tong Lin dodged to the side, and with a clang, the kitchen knife moved outside. It was a good thing that he didn't hurt the onlookers. "From now on, there's no Tong Lin in our family. The four of us have become three!" Old Man Tong said with a trembling voice. As long as Tong Lin stays in our house for a while, I'll either smash my head against the wall or slit my throat. I mean what I say! There's him without me, and there's me without him! Anger, get lost!" As he spoke, he slammed into the wall.
Everyone saw that they could not hold him back anymore. The old man might have lost his mind, so they quickly said to Tong Lin,"Tong Lin, quickly hide! The more your father looks at you, the angrier he gets. Find a place with no one to stay for a while. When your father's anger subsides, you can come back and apologize to him.”" Sigh…Sigh…" Tong Lin was so frightened that he quickly left the house and hid at the edge of the Tong Family Manor's garden.
Tong Lin leaned against the wall and squatted down. He held his cheeks with both hands and sighed incessantly.
After a while, the moon came out. When Tong Lin heard that, he realized that their house was in a mess. He wanted to go home, but he didn't dare to. What should he do? After waiting for a long time, it was almost midnight. He saw that people had left in groups of three to five. After a short while, Tong Lin saw Tong Sen come out of the house. He looked around as if he was looking for someone. "Brother, I'm here!" "Aiyo, Big Brother! Why did you make our father so angry?”"Brother, don't mention it! I'm not human! Has his anger subsided?" "What are you talking about? Don't you know our father's temper? He was a man of his word. Brother, leave our house! It's best if you go out and hide for a few days. Wait for his temper to subside a little and his anger to subside a little. Then, I'll send you a letter and you can come back. Otherwise, our father will definitely commit suicide! What do you think we should do?" "Brother, where do you think I should go? I've never left our house since I was born. Once I left the Tong family's manor, I couldn't even tell which direction was which!”"Aiyo, I say, brother, how about this! Didn't our father say that we have an aunt? This aunt lives in Jiangxi. Why don't I give you some money and you can go to Jiangxi?”"Brother, I don't even know where Jiangxi is.”"Ahem, don't you have a mouth under your nose? Just ask around!" "Sigh, now that things have come to this, I can only do this! Brother, I can't go home either. I beg you to go back and get me two sets of clothes and some travel expenses.”"Sigh! But don't go home! Leave this to me!"
When Tong Sen returned home, he did not dare to tell his father, so he secretly told his mother. When the old lady heard this, she was so angry that she cried. Right now, she hated Tong Lin. When she heard what her second son said made sense, she might as well let Tong Lin go out and hide for a while. After ten days, half a month, thirty days, twenty days, when the old man's anger subsided, she would let Tong Lin come back. With this thought in mind, the old lady took out her savings and secretly found two sets of clothes for Tong Lin. She took a pair of shoes and wrapped a small bag for Tong Sen. She said to Tong Sen,"When you see your brother, tell him to write to the family more often. When his father's anger subsides, we'll call him back.”"Sigh, sigh! Mother, don't worry, go and serve my father.”
He pressed the old lady down. Tong Sen came out with his bag. When he saw Tong Lin passing the bag to him, he repeated his mother's words to his brother. This time, Tong Lin was filled with regret! "Brother, I'm not as good as you! When I'm not at home, please show filial piety for me in front of my parents!”"Brother, how can you say that! Don't take it to heart. In the future, as long as you return home and stop gambling, our father won't be angry. Look, who doesn't praise our family? In the end, you caused such a commotion in our house alone!”"Sigh! "Brother, take care on the way! Remember, our aunt lives in Jiangxi's Nanchang Prefecture. I don't remember what alley or what number it is. Anyway, it's all up to you to find out!”"Ai, ai, alright." Tong Sen went back.
Tong Lin took a few steps and turned back to look at his house and the courtyard. His heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. He had lived for twenty-five years and had never left his home! Tong Lin thought to himself,'I'm really not f * cking human!' Why am I so shameless? I made my father so angry. If all the neighbors saw it, they might poke at my spine and say that I'm not human. I've lived in vain, sigh! At the thought of this, his legs went weak and he knelt behind his house. He didn't say anything, but he said in his heart, Father, I'm sorry! Mother, I'm not filial! This time, I decided not to gamble anymore. I will definitely be a good person and walk the right path. This time, I left my hometown and went to Jiangxi to look for my aunt. I hoped that I could find a job and earn some money so that I could bring back some good things for my father. I hope my father doesn't get sick. I hope he can forgive my mistake this time. When I return home in the future, I will definitely choose a good door to live in. Forgive my unfilial son for kowtowing three times to you! Tong Lin cried as he kowtowed three times at the back of the room. Then, he steeled his heart and left the Tong family manor.
If you want to know what happened to Tong Lin, look at the next chapter.
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