Suichu Family's Major Event
After the Dragon Boat Festival in 1935, something big happened in Sui Chu's family. His mother, Huang Bie, died.
Huang Huanhuan wasn't Sui Chu's biological mother. She was Sui Chu's adoptive mother and his third aunt. Sui Chu's adoptive father, his third uncle, had passed away 26 years ago. His adoptive mother had no children and had been living with Sui Chu. This Sui Chu was quite filial and had always treated his adoptive mother like her own mother.
When Huang Huanhuan was still alive, Sui Chu often joked with her."This old lady, look at how filial I am. In order to serve you, my back is bent.”
"You were originally a hunchback, how could you be a camel?" I didn't see you do much."
Sui Chu said,"You don't know, but when I do things, I do it at night. Others can't see it, and you can't see it either."”
Now that Huang Biaona was dead, Sui Chu was freed in a sense.
He called his three sons over and said to them,"Your Huanhuan is dead. She is not your biological Huanhuan, and you are not her biological grandchildren. However, you have to look very sad so that others can't tell that you're fake grandsons. When others came to offer incense, you had to kneel down and return the favor. When others come to cry for you, you have to cry with them and pretend to be in pain.”
The eighteen-year-old Qimou said," The role of the kneeling and returning the favor doesn't seem to be ours. It should be you, the filial son. If we brothers snatch your role, then it's our treason."”
Sui Chu said," You don't know how to think for me. Look at my back. I've been working so hard to feed you guys. It's your turn now."”
The sixteen-year-old Qi Jing said,"We kneel there for a long time. Can we pee?" If you don't allow me to get up to go to the toilet, then I'll pee in my pants. If you allow me to go to the toilet, don't say that I'm lazy!”
Sui Chu said," You're just a lazy cow and a lazy horse. You can do whatever you want. If you want to pee in your pants, then do it. If you want to pee in the toilet, then do it."”
Qi Mou said,"Who is my master? He has sharp eyes. Second brother, don't even think about hiding your tricks from him."”
The four-year-old Qi Min pulled Sui Chu's hand and said,""Should I kneel in front of my brothers or behind them? If I kneel at the back, others won't be able to see me and won't know that I'm filial. I really wanted to sleep with her.”
Qimou said,"Little brother, you can kneel wherever you want." Huanhuan loves you so much, so you should be filial. Besides, when others are crying, you should really cry. You can't fake tears.”
In the evening, Sui Chu gathered the whole family for a meeting. Among his father's six brothers, only Jiashan was still alive. Although Jiashan was only fifty-six years old, he was the eldest brother of their family. Out of the five brothers of Sui Chu's generation, one died and the other three brothers were still in their prime. Gu Chu was thirty-three years old, Ling Chu was twenty-eight, and Guo Chu was twenty-three. Sui Chu also had two cousins. De Chu was 41 years old this year, and De Gui was 38 years old this year. The two brothers were also in their prime. Sui Chu had many heirs in his next life. Currently, only Mou Qijing and De Chu's eldest son, Qiyi, had grown up. Qiyi was fourteen years old this year.
Ten men filled the room. Some were smoking copper pipes, while others were smoking cigarettes wrapped in paper.
"I invited all my uncles, brothers, and nephews here to discuss my family's funeral.”
Jiashan was the first to say,"There's no need to discuss this. The dead will be buried on the mountain."?A person's journey to this world was a process. After they were born, they walked towards the cemetery. Some people walked for a longer period of time, while others walked for a shorter period of time. It was just that the length of time was different. Look at my generation. The six brothers are considered tyrants in Maple Ridge! Back then, when our master saw us six brothers, he was overjoyed. There should be no need to say anything. I'm the only one left. Maybe I'll die this year or next year.”
Ling Chu said," Man Dad, don't be too emotional. Tonight's matter is to discuss how to handle the funeral of San Huan. After the discussion, we still have to do our own things."”
Jiashan said," What are you talking about, little brat? I'm talking about this. I'm saying that if someone dies, they should be buried on the mountain. I'm saying that people will eventually die. Am I wrong?"”
Sui Chu said,"That's right, that's right. Man Dad is right."”
Prince De said,"We have seven brothers in this generation. One of us has died, so we are now six brothers." Our family is a big family in Maple Ridge, and I'm also the boss of my generation. In my opinion, the funeral should be more lively and ostentatious.”
Guo Chu said,"Yes, yes, yes. I agree with Brother De Chu's opinion. We need to show off."”
"I agree," Degui said."The problem is, how should we publicize it? Should he show his wealth, popularity, or both?”
Sui Chu asked Gu Chu what his opinion was. Gu Chu said,"I don't have any objections. I just don't have the money or the people. I can't help at all.”
"It's better to ask Bodhisattva than him. He's just a miser, afraid that he'll lose his money."”
The Valley Prince looked at Ling Zhu but didn't reply. He was smoking with his hands in his sleeves. He didn't want to say anything else and didn't want to listen to anyone. He just covered himself in the smoke.
Jiashan said," How about this? Twenty years ago, Xingren's mother, Madam Huang, died. Their funeral was very lively. Let's imitate them." At that time, they sang for three days and three nights and even built a dojo. We couldn't miss out on anything.”
Prince Ling said,"I have another idea. On the day of the funeral, I want to invite the villagers of the township government. Let them all bring guns and fire them." Wasn't Big Brother on good terms with the township head, Zhou Yin? Zhou Yin would definitely help out with this little favor.”
"This is a good idea," Guo Chu said. The relationship between Big Brother and Zhou Yin was not an ordinary friendship. They shared pants. If Zhou Yin did not agree, Big Brother would not be his pimp anymore.”
Jia Shan said," Suichu, if only you were this good to me. I'm old now, but I used to be very strong. If you don't believe me, you can ask your two aunts."”
Guo Chu said,"Master, I've been your child for many years, but I've never seen you being a playboy." Now that you're old, why are you a playboy? Aren't you afraid that I'll tell me?”
Jiashan said," Go home and tell them. I was raised by your mother. What's the use of your words?"”
Prince De said," Stop teasing me. Let's get down to business. Singing opera, setting up a dojo, firing guns at funerals. These are all good ideas. Do you have any other good ideas?"”
Sui Chu said," Also, I want to use this funeral to create some commotion. For many years, I've been dissatisfied with the people from the mountains. They're strong, and they have money. Especially when they have the rain. I want to suppress their arrogance this time.”
Prince De said,"Isn't this making enemies? You don't have a specific reason."”
Sui Chu said," I just want to make enemies. This hatred already exists. It doesn't matter if I make enemies or not." It has lived in my heart for many years, making me unable to feel happy all my life.”
"I don't agree with this either. It's not good. We already had a conflict when we went up and down the mountain. Wouldn't this conflict worsen after you caused a ruckus?”
Ling Chu said,"I agree with Big Brother's opinion. There is no reason. Big Brother's opinion is the reason."”
Guo Chu said,"I agree with you. If Big Brother vented his anger, we would vent our anger." If big brother is happy, we will be happy too. Why wouldn't it be good to teach them a lesson if there was a chance?”
"Good, good. I didn't expect that I would get old and have a show to watch again."”
"Can you tell me more about your plan?" We can help you."
Sui Chu said,"After thinking about it, there's only one thing that can be connected to them, and that's the road of death." The funeral road from the bottom of the mountain to Maojin Mountain is a bucket mound, and the funeral road to the top of the mountain is Douer. Now, the seedlings in the paddy fields are growing gloomily. We carry the coffins along the path of their funeral and then trample on their seedlings in their fields. "In this way, the farm owner will come forward. At that time, we'll beat him up.”
"What you did was wicked and unreasonable," said Degui.”
Sui Chu said,"This is not reasoning. This is finding fault." If we were reasonable, we wouldn't have prepared to fight. I told you, I just want to vent my anger. I don't like people who climb mountains.”
Prince De said," Whose field is that? It seems to be Zhu Ren's. Zhu Ren is also an honest man!"”
Sui Chu said,"I don't care what kind of person he is. As long as he is a person, I will beat him up.”
Chu Ling said,"It's not enough for just a few of us to know about this. We should let the young adults at the head of the mountain know." When that day comes, we have plans and preparations. We will definitely win.”
Sui Chu said," Brother Ling Chu, I'll leave this matter to you. Gather all the young men who came down from the mountain. Tell them about the matter and let them act together." If anything goes wrong, it's on me. I don't want them to be responsible.”
The matter was settled like this, and everyone had a division of labor. The South Garden Hall became busy these days.
After sending out the letters, they were distributed to the families of relatives in the north, south, east, west and north to inform them. The people who offered incense also came one after another. The firecrackers kept ringing in the front yard of the South Garden Hall, and the wailing sounds floated in the air from time to time. This crying was clearly an act, not an expression of sadness.
Sui Chu personally went to the township office and met Zhou Yin. He told Zhou Yin about his matters and requests. Zhou Yin hesitated and did not agree immediately.
Sui Chu said,"Say something. Why aren't you saying anything?"”
Zhou Yin said," What do you want me to say? I really can't go to your house right now. I'd be embarrassed to go to Maple Ridge." Look at Da Ni and Xiao Ni. They've been with me for four years. The wish I made for them has been hanging in the air. I can't fulfill their wish.”
Sui Chu said," What's there to be embarrassed about? You two did it willingly. You didn't force them. Who can you blame if there's no result?"”
Zhou Yin said," That's true. It's true, but the responsibility still lies with me.”
Sui Chu said," You're just being a cocoon and taking responsibility for yourself. How can there be such a thing in the world?"”
"To be honest, I have a lot of concerns now," Zhou Yin said. I'm afraid that this year is the end of my term as the township head. None of the promises I made before can be fulfilled. I told Mei Yu to be the deputy township head, but not only did Mei Yu not come to take up his post, even his plainclothes team was disbanded. Mei Yu has been busy for the country for a few years. How can he not hate me? If I go and rape his sister again, he will kill me. I am afraid when I think of the way he beat the Japanese soldiers.”
Sui Chu said," How can you be blamed for disbanding the plainclothes team? The plainclothes team was formed to fight the Japanese soldiers. Now, Japan has surrendered and the prisoners of war have been sent back. We can't see a single Japanese in the Upper and Lower Lotus Pond anymore. Disbanding his plainclothes team is a logical thing. How can you be blamed?”
Zhou Yin said," You can't blame me for disbanding the plainclothes team, but how can you blame me for not letting him be the deputy head?”
Sui Chu said," You can't be blamed for this. This matter needs the approval of the county government. If they don't approve it, you won't be in vain. You can push the responsibility to the second, fifth, and sixth!"”
Zhou Yin said," It's not as simple as you say. After all, I made the wish. I can't fulfill it, so the responsibility is on me. I feel that I've let him down.”
Sui Chu said," You still can't think straight. You made a wish. Who asked him to believe it? How many wishes have you made in your life? Can you fulfill them one by one? You said that you were going to get a divorce and marry Da Ni and Xiao Ni. Have you gotten a divorce?”
Zhou Yin said," That's right. None of the wishes I made on Mei Yu's family have been fulfilled. They will think that I'm a liar and will see me as a bad person, as bad as the Japanese soldiers. If Mei Yu wanted to kill me, it would be as easy as crushing an ant.”
Sui Chu said," I don't think it's that difficult. Da Ni and Xiao Ni aren't stalking you. They're just after your money." You see, Dani is also preparing to get married now. She has already decided on a partner and has never thought of hanging herself on a big tree like you.”
Zhou Yin said," That's good. I just hope that the two sisters will get married soon. When they get married, the stone in my heart will be lifted and the guilt will be reduced.”
Sui Chu said," You're spouting nonsense. Don't tell me you're tired of changing to fresh ones? Have you taken a fancy to someone younger and are making new plans?"”
Zhou Yin said," No, no, I've already told you. I'm afraid my position as the township head will end this year. If I don't become an official, where can I get money? A person like Peng Xi Xi only loves money. Without money, can he ruin his daughter for me? What difference could there be between the others and Peng Huanhuan?”
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Just tell me, will you attend my mother's funeral? Will you send a villager?”
Zhou Yin said," I'll definitely send the local soldiers. All ten of them will go. They all have the same color of the Japanese army's 38th big cover. It's not bad to show off. If you want to be flamboyant, you can do it. As for me, it's hard to say for sure now. I'll go if I can, and I won't if I can't.”
Sui Chu said," I've made you my friend in vain. All these years, I've been good to you wholeheartedly. I've helped you with all your good deeds. As you wish, when I need your help, you're a coward."”
Zhou Yin said,"Sui Chu, what are you saying? You helped me, but I didn't help you?" Who gave you the paperwork in the village? Can you do it without me?”
"I said it wrong, okay?" Sui Chu said. The two of us are in cahoots, we are in cahoots, we are like-minded, we are in the same boat, is that okay?”
Zhou Yin said," Alright, alright, alright. I've read a few books and recognized a few dog footprints. That's already impressive."”
Sui Chu went home, feeling resentful. It was really hard to say how people got along. In the past, when Zhou Yin came to Maple Ridge, he had to eat, use, and live. No matter if you want Da Ni or Xiao Ni, which one can leave me? She helped him think of a plan, help him plan, help him make a wedding dress, help him become a jade. She originally thought that she was his benefactor, but when she needed his help, he became a coward.
The Yue family's troupe had been singing in the South Garden Hall for a day and a night. Mei Yang had been watching the show here for the entire night. Looking at the female lead walking on the stage, he thought of himself being alone and could not help but feel sad.
The next day, he didn't go to watch the show. Instead, he carried a manure bucket and poured manure into the vegetable garden.
Mei Yang was twenty-four years old this year. His rickets had long been cured. Although he was only four feet five or six inches tall, he was already an adult. He had learned all the farm work, and his skills in plowing and harrowing were not bad. He was also good at planting and harvesting crops. He could not carry as much as the brothers, but he could still carry a hundred catties. He planted more than a bucket of his own land and sometimes did some short-term labor. He could barely make ends meet.
The twenty-four-year-old Mei Yang only thought about one thing every day and night. He wanted to get a wife. If he got a wife, he could solve his own needs. If he got a wife, he could carry on the family line. How cost-effective was this?
It was a good deal, but the problem was that Mei Yang lost his confidence when he looked in the mirror. There was no mirror in Mei Yang's house, so he saw his ghostly appearance by the pond. His eyes were bulging and his mouth was twisted. If a stranger saw this, they would be scared out of their wits. If she did not go to the water's edge to shine her shadow, Mei Yang would still be able to live a good life. She would eat and sleep when she needed to. She would eat well and sleep soundly. As long as he went to the shadow, he would lose the confidence to live. Moreover, he hated everyone in this world. Why did everyone else look better than him? If everyone else was as ugly as him, he wouldn't feel that he was ugly. He hated his parents even more. Why did they make him into such an ugly monster? Why weren't they careful when they did it?
Mei Yang's vegetable garden was in Kaqiu Garden. He carried the manure to the vegetable garden and began watering the vegetables. At this moment, Huimin was holding a cow and watching it graze. Mei Yang said,"Brother Huimin is looking at the cows?"”
Huimin said," I'm not looking at the cow. I'm raking the ground. I'm taking a break from work. I'm bringing the cow to eat some grass."”
Mei Yang said," Yes, my family's fennel has already been planted. Your family has a lot of land. I'm afraid you haven't finished planting it, right?”
Huimin said,"That's right. I don't know when the next rain will come again." Why didn't you go to watch the show today? The Yue family's acting team is very good. Wouldn't it be a waste if you didn't go to watch the show?”
Mei Yang said," The show is a good show, and the role is also a good one. It's just that watching it makes you feel emotional. You can't sleep for the rest of your life because of it. You'll just close your eyes and think about the sun for the entire night.”
Huimin said,"Do you miss women? At your age, it's time for you to miss women."”
Mei Yang said," Brother Huimin, you're only seven years older than me. Your eldest son is already fourteen years old, and your second son is thirteen years old. You still have two daughters. Look at how happy you are!”
Huimin said," Happiness my ass. You're not good enough. You're full, but the whole family isn't hungry. I can't even imagine it."”
Mei Yang went to carry the manure again. Together, he carried five buckets of water and poured the manure into the vegetable garden. When he got home, he threw the empty bucket of feces into the water and prepared to wash it. At this time, Huimin happened to be returning home with his cow. From afar, he saw Mei Yang washing the buckets in the water and shouted,""You're not allowed to wash the buckets there!"
Mei Yang pretended not to hear him. He thought to himself, If water can wash buckets, why can't the water from the water fountain wash buckets? Mei Yang ignored Huimin. He was about to wash the bucket. His right hand pulled the grass on the bucket and his left hand carried a bucket of dung. Huimin came to his side and said,"Didn't you hear? You're not allowed to wash the manure bucket here!"”
Mei Yang said," Why not? I've always been washing here."”
Huimin said," You're still being reasonable. If you say you can't wash it, then you can't wash it. You're being proud of yourself for always washing here. If I had seen it earlier, I would have smashed your bucket of shit."”
Mei Yang said,"Is it your rule or everyone's rule that you're not allowed to wash the manure bucket here?"”
Huimin said,"This is not my rule, nor is it everyone's rule. It's the rule of our ancestors." The water in this ditch is the well water that we eat. It is only used for irrigation and drinking. Not only can we not wash the manure bucket, but we can't wash anything else here. This is what we Maple Ridge people have done for generations.”
Mei Yang said,"I'm going to break this rule today. Let's see what you can do!"”Mei Yang continued to wash after he finished speaking. Huimin did not say anything else. He lifted the two manure buckets from the water and stepped on them.
Mei Yang was so angry that his eyes bulged. He rolled up his sleeves and pretended to fight. "What? Still not convinced and still want to fight? Are you my opponent in a fight? I can crush you to death.”
Mei Yang said," Why are you so unreasonable? We even chatted for so long just now."”
Huimin said," You still say that I'm unreasonable? You're really an idiot. Go back and tell your Yingying faculty to let them judge. Let's see if I'm in the right or you're in the right."”
Mei Yang said," Do you know whose manure bucket you hit belongs to? It belongs to Brother Li Ren's family. It belongs to your Third Uncle's family. If you break his manure bucket, he will teach you a lesson."”
Huimin was a little regretful now. He did not expect Mei Yang to be so shameless. Mei Yang returned triumphantly. After eating a few mouthfuls of rice, he ran to the South Garden Hall to watch the show.
The female lead was still singing. A large steam lamp lit up the South Garden Hall. The female lead wore a hat on her head. The beads on the hat shone against the light. One of Mei Yang's two bulging eyes could see things, and the other one was blurry. If he closed his other eye, he could only see shadows swaying in the stands.
Guo Chu saw Mei Yang and said,"Uncle Mei Yang is here to watch the show. Is it good?"”
Mei Yang was only a year older than Guo Chu, but he was a level above him."Child, aren't you just talking nonsense? What else can I do here if not watch a show? Are you bullying me by asking me if I look good? You know that there's something wrong with my eyes, but you still ask me this.”
Guo Chu smiled and said," Uncle Mei Yang, don't be angry. Why would I bully you? You see, we young uncles and nephews are like brothers. We usually wear the same pair of pants. Did you suffer outside?"”
Mei Yang said," That's right, that's right. I was so angry today that Huimin went crazy. He even smashed my dung bucket."”Mei Yang told Guo Chu what had happened today.
Guo Chu said," You just wait and see. We will avenge you. Just wait and see. On the day of the funeral, there will be a good show to watch."”
Mei Yang couldn't understand what Guo Chu meant. He couldn't figure out what the funeral had to do with him. He couldn't figure out how to get involved with Huimin and how to avenge him.
The day of Sui Chu's funeral had arrived. On the day of the funeral, Zhou Yin still came. He brought ten village men. The village men were dressed in black clothes and carried the Japanese soldiers '38 large covers on their shoulders. They walked like crabs from the ridge of the fields in Dongbang.
The villagers walked up to the embankment of the big pond. They lined up, raised their guns, and each shot into the sky. The loud gunshots scared the Maple Ridge people out of their seats. They came to the large terrace and asked each other what had happened just now. Then, they looked at the group of people on the pond embankment.
"Didn't the Japanese surrender? Why did they come back?" Li Dad asked.”
Kunrong said," They shouldn't be Japanese soldiers. Japanese soldiers wear yellow military uniforms. They wouldn't shoot into the sky for no reason. This group of people are wearing black uniforms."”
"Could they be Russian soldiers? That doesn't look like it!" I don't care who it is. I just like soldiers. They are energetic and motivated, unlike you, a master who bleats every night.”
Kun Rong said,"You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth. You only think about one thing all day long."”
Li Ren said,"These people should be Zhou Yin's villagers. They are not soldiers."”
Mister Rain said," Today is the day of the Suichu family's funeral. These people should be here to join in the fun. They're armed and firing guns. They're showing off." Did they come on their own? Definitely not. This was a kind of showing off, a kind of showing off. Look, there might be a good show today.”
Li Ren said," What's there to show? Could it be that these villagers have done something worse than the Japanese soldiers?"”
Zhu Ren said," Yes, yes, yes. Do what you have to do. Who cares?"”
The villagers carried their guns on their right shoulders, lined up, and walked around the field. Zhou Yin said," Dear villagers, we are here today to maintain order. Everyone knows that Sui Chu's mother has died. Today is the funeral. Everyone must maintain order and send the deceased to the ancestral mountain smoothly.”
Mister Rain said,"Village Head Zhou, do you have to maintain order whenever someone dies in Jinsha Village?" If they died, they could just bury them. Did they need spearmen to maintain order?”
Zhou Yin said," Mister Rain, you are also a scholar. Don't speak so aggressively!”
Mei Yu said,"Village Head Zhou, you have to take good care of your villagers. If they don't keep order here, I won't be polite. You'll be embarrassed then."”
Zhou Yin said," Mei Yu, you're here too. Alright then, you'll be supervising our village men.”
The crowd dispersed. Zhou Yin brought the villagers to the funeral home. After bowing in front of the coffin, the villagers stood on both sides of the coffin. They all had solemn expressions and looked ahead, drawing a picture of guarding the coffin.
The funeral began. People held the sashes in their hands and carried the coffin out. They leaned against the front yard of the South Garden Hall for a while, then used the sashes to carry the coffin along the outer road of the wall to the large ground. The longevity bars were placed on the large ground, and people placed the coffin on the longevity bars to tie it up. At this time, the filial sons and grandchildren were kneeling in front of the coffin. The women were crying, and the Taoist priest was chanting scriptures. After the tying work was done, the mourners stood quietly in their positions. The Taoist priest finally said,"Children and grandchildren." The mourners lifted the coffin.
Sui Chu led his three sons to the front. They jumped into Zhu Ren's field at the top of the mountain, and the mourners who carried the coffin also jumped into the field.
Zhu Ren was stunned by this sudden scene. He immediately ran to the field to stop the funeral procession. Ling Chu knocked him down with a punch, and then many people kicked him. Sui Chu also turned around and used the filial son stick to slap his head a few times. In the blink of an eye, Zhu Ren was covered in mud in the field. He was beaten black and blue, and his body was covered in injuries. Most of the people who came up to the mountain to watch the show were women and children. There were not many young adults present. Moreover, no one knew what had happened. No one knew that the person who was beaten up was Zhu Ren.
The funeral procession walked in Zhu Ren's field. They deliberately chose to step on the stalks of the crops. The green seedlings were trampled into the mud by them. When the crowd left, the field looked as ugly as a scab.
When the coffin was lifted, the villagers fired a row of guns. When the coffin was carried to Zhu Ren's field, they fired another row of guns. The coffin was carried up the ancestral mountain in such a chaotic scene.
Zhu Ren sat down on the ground. He wanted to stop Sui Chu and reason with him. He wanted an explanation for what happened today. Zhu Ren's head was covered in mud and dripping water. His face was bruised and purple, and there was not a dry gauze on his body. He looked very pitiful.
After waiting for a long time, Sui Chu finally arrived. Zhu Ren stopped him and said,""Why did you do this today? In terms of sect, I'm older than you by a generation, and in terms of age, I'm older than you by three years. I didn't offend you, so why did you step on my crops and hit my people?”
Sui Chu said," I'm sorry. I really don't know. I don't know who led the way into your Hetian. I don't know who hit you. Why did they hit you? Did you hire someone to hit you?"”
Sui Chu's words made Zhu Ren so angry that he trembled. Zhu Ren said,""You're also a well-educated person. Are you still unreasonable? I clearly saw you lead the way, clearly saw you hit me a few times with the filial son stick, it was your younger brother Ling Chu who knocked me down in the field with one punch, don't you admit it?”
"You must have seen wrongly," Sui Chu said."Why would I bring it into your field? The funeral road at the head of our mountain was clearly a ditch. I followed someone into your family's field and was also puzzled. Look at me, a scholar. Do you think I don't know propriety, righteousness, and shame? Why would I do such a reckless thing?”
Zhu Ren started to cry." Are you trying to cheat? Are you shameless? Are you shameless? You stinking hunchback! Are you studying for a cow's ass? If you don't give me an explanation, I'll kill you today!"”
Sui Chu said," Uncle Zhu Ren, don't cry. Don't say such harsh words. I'll go back and ask who hit you. Anyway, I didn't hit you. If I hit you, you won't admit it!"”
At night, the young men who had gone up the mountain gathered in the clean hall to discuss matters. The hall was filled with people. Li Ren was presiding over the meeting. He said,"Tonight, gather everyone together to discuss how to deal with Zhu Ren's encounter today.”
Mei Yu said: " What else can they do? An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. They really went too far when they went down the mountain!"”
The Plum Cat said," Yes, yes, yes. We'll beat up his f * cking hunchback. We'll beat him until his teeth are all over the ground. We'll burn down their South Garden Hall and chase them out of Maple Ridge."”
Merlot said," No matter what, we can't just swallow our anger. Zhu Ren is my brother, so I have this opinion. He isn't my brother, so I also have this opinion. This is clearly the people from the mountain bullying us."”
Xiu Bing said," My old master was beaten up today and lost more than half of my family's fields. I can't take this lying down. Although I'm a sickly person, I won't say anything if I want to risk my life.”
" The conflict between the two mountains has been going on for a long time," Li Ren said." It has been hundreds of years. This time, it has erupted again." We have a traditional principle at the top of the mountain, and that is tolerance. If it weren't for this principle, the people from our two mountains wouldn't have lived together long ago. We might have split up, or one side would have destroyed the other. Why do we insist on this principle? Because our power is always greater than their power. If we are like them, others will say that we bully the weak.”
Mister Rain said," Third Brother is right. We can't be like them. If we are like them, we will fight every day and fight until our heads bleed. Harmony was still the best policy. "However, we can't lose our principles. We should be polite before resorting to force. We'll send people to talk to them first and ask them to apologize and compensate for their losses. If they don't agree, it won't be too late for us to act.”
Hearing Brother Liren's words, everyone stopped arguing. The brothers were the core figures of the mountain and had high prestige. Their words often carried weight. Everyone pushed Brother Liren to bring Zhu Ren to the Suichu family to negotiate.
When the three of them arrived at Sui Chu's house, Li Ren asked him,""How do you explain what happened today?"
Sui Chu said," What happened today was a misunderstanding. I don't know who brought the funeral procession into the funeral road at the top of your mountain, and I don't know who beat up Uncle Zhu Ren."”
Mister Rain said,"When a man speaks, he must negotiate with the 36 teeth." You said that this matter was a misunderstanding, but I think that this was your long-term plan. You planned it all out. Otherwise, why would you invite Zhou Yin's village servant? Why would you walk the path of mourning on the mountain? You clearly know that Zhu Ren is a person who loves money as much as his life. Your people carried the coffin and stepped on his family's crops. He would definitely stop you. That would give you a reason to beat him up.”
"Mister Rain, don't say that. It's indeed a misunderstanding." It was Zhou Yin's business to bring the villagers here. It had nothing to do with me. It wasn't my intention to follow your path of mourning, and I didn't know that someone wanted to beat him up.”
Mister Rain said," When a man does something, he dares to take responsibility for his actions. You've done something dirty and you still don't admit it. What kind of person are you?”
Li Ren said," Alright, even if you don't know anything, even if you didn't do anything, today's matter is your family's matter. You have to be responsible for today's matter. We can't look for anyone else."”
Sui Chu said," Of course. I will definitely take responsibility. I won't be a scoundrel."”
Li Ren said," First of all, you have to apologize. Tomorrow morning, go to Zhu Ren's house and set off a cannon to apologize." Secondly, you have to compensate. You have to compensate for Zhu Ren's medical expenses and salary, as well as He Jia's losses.”
Sui Chu said," That's what I should do. I'll apologize tomorrow and discuss the compensation with Uncle Zhu Ren." Don't worry, I'll definitely do it.”
Mister Rain said," You have to remember what you said. We are here for a meeting. Everyone said that they want to drag your uncle and nephew to South Garden Hall and beat them up. They don't want your compensation. Some people even said that they want to burn your South Garden Hall. If you don't fulfill your promise, we can't stop them.”
After Li Ren and the others left, Sui Chu drank alone. He was glad that he had won. He had taken revenge on the people on the mountain, but they didn't dare to do anything to him. What was an apology or compensation?
Ling Chu and Guo Chu came to ask about the situation. Sui Chu told them about the negotiation just now. Ling Chu said,"Big brother, you're really going? What are you afraid of him for?”
Guo Chu said," Yeah, we're not afraid of them. We still have the whole mountain to go down. Those who know how to fight will make the first move. They have the advantage in numbers. It's an advantage for us to make the first move. It's also an advantage to be ruthless."”
Sui Chu said,"What are you talking about? If we really fight, we'll be beaten into water by them when we go down the mountain." Now that we have won and vented our anger, we can just apologize to them. What's the big deal about losing some money? I have plenty of money.”
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