manynovel Chapter 479 The present world report
Chapter 479 The present world report
"Didn't mother tell you? Jiang Youzhen's family is holding a big banquet today. The whole village went to Jiang Youzhen's house to eat. The fragrance spread for miles and I could smell it. But I really can't bring myself to go. You wait! I'll bring you some food when I come back."
As he spoke he licked his lips. Life in the old house was really hard now. They couldn't even get enough to eat, so naturally those big meat dishes became a luxury.
The family hadn't had meat for a long time, and he was almost crying with greed. Every meal was just a dark noodle paste with watery soup, and he was starving.
Early this morning, my mother said she wanted to go to Jiang Youzhen's house to get some food, which would save her breakfast.
"What? Jiang Youzhen passed the imperial examination?" Jiang Haiqing thought of the sound of gongs and drums coming from the village two days ago. His mother lied to him and said that someone was getting married. It turned out that Jiang Youzhen passed the imperial examination.
He immediately gritted his teeth and pounded the headboard. If it weren’t for Jiang Youzhen, would he have become like this?
He is suffering now, but Jiang Youzhen is having a grand banquet. How can he feel good about this?
"He actually got it right!" Jiang Haiqing almost couldn't breathe, his chest heaving violently with anger.
Jiang Hailin curled his lips, "It's not surprising that he got hit. I saw from the beginning that the boy was ruthless, but smart! Brother, you haven't let it go yet? You've become a useless person now, so just let it go!"
Jiang Haiqing suddenly became even angrier, and his chest felt like it was bellows.
"Why am I not doing well, but he is doing so well?"
"What can we do? If you have the guts, just get up from the bed and go to her house to beat her up. If you don't have any other options, you can only be furious."
Jiang Hailin said provocative words to Jiang Haiqing without any scruples. The family was almost out of food, yet he still had to provide food for Jiang Haiqing. It was a waste of food to keep him alive, as he needed someone to serve him when he ate, drank, defecated and urinated!
Jiang Haiqing's face turned livid, and he pointed at Jiang Hailin and cursed, "Fourth brother, why do you have to mock me? I know you despise me because a useless person eats too much, but I didn't eat yours either. Although you are intact, you are also a waste."
What right does a useless person who depends on his parents for support have to talk about him?
"Well, at least I have hands and feet, and I don't need anyone to take care of me when I eat, drink, defecate and urinate. What about you? Your sister-in-law left, and Dalang is hiding in the town and won't come back. Your little widow also ran away, leaving behind a toddler who still needs to be raised by his parents. You are just wasting food if you are alive."
Jiang Hailin would not hold back. "If I hadn't considered our brotherhood, I would have starved you to death without anyone knowing. You offended Jiang Youzhen in the first place, which is why she was so heartless to our family. If it weren't for you, would I, your uncle, not be able to enjoy her blessing?"
The more Jiang Hailin thought about it, the angrier he got. "Now even outsiders are taking advantage. Do you know how much land and money she donated to the clan? Those should have belonged to our family, but now they are all going to outsiders."
The days when he had a lovely wife and beautiful concubines, and beautiful women serving him when he woke up and went to bed, were ruined by Jiang Haiqing.
"It's all because of you. Why are you competing with her? If she's doing well, how can we not benefit from it? You just can't stand her and ruin the rest of your life, you idiot."
The more Jiang Hailin spoke, the angrier he became. He walked up to Jiang Haiqing and hit him hard, knocking him unconscious.
After a while, Jiang Haiqing came back to his senses. He looked at his fourth brother with a ferocious face in disbelief and shouted, "How dare you hit me? I am your eldest brother, and an eldest brother is like a father! How dare you hit me, you traitor."
"What's wrong with me hitting you? You still think your elder brother is like a father? Dad is still alive! You are cursing Dad to death!"
Jiang Hailin said, and stepped forward to give him two more slaps. After the beating, he immediately felt refreshed. He had been so depressed in the past two years, and it was all Jiang Haiqing's fault.
Jiang Haiqing was furious, waving his arms and moving his upper body, which was still able to move. He grabbed the small broom on the kang and pointed it at Jiang Haiqinglin.
Jiang Haiqing seemed to be addicted to beating people, and when he saw that this loser dared to fight back, he stepped forward and held Jiang Haiqing down, and beat him up so hard that Jiang Haiqing cried for his parents.
The Jianghe old couple had no idea what was going on at home. They were currently clearing food from the table.
The people at the same table were immediately filled with contempt when they saw how they ate like wolves and tigers.
Although their eating manners were not very good, the way they ate was too dirty.
The soup leaked onto the table, and he would stuff any piece of meat he could find into his mouth. One piece was not enough, so he stuffed more and more until his mouth was full. He swallowed without chewing, and sometimes he couldn't swallow it, and he rolled his eyes because of the choking.
"Aunt Ten, are you a starving ghost reincarnated? You've cleared all the meat on the table in just a few words. What are we going to eat?"
Some people couldn't stand it anymore. There were many distinguished guests here today. Chief Jiang also said, don't be too anxious and embarrass yourself in front of outsiders.
"Then you guys eat too! Who can you blame for eating slowly?" The old lady said as the unchewed meat and steamed bun crumbs flew everywhere in her mouth. She found time to say a few words. She didn't even raise her eyes, staring at the meat on the table.
As she ate, she put food into the bowl in front of her, piling it up like a small mountain.
"Why are you eating and taking things at the same time? We haven't even started eating yet! You've already put it all in your bowl, what are we supposed to eat?"
However, the old lady didn't say a word, just waving her chopsticks. She hadn't seen meat for several months, wouldn't she be full this time? After this meal, she should be able to last for several more.
The old man at the table next to him was exactly the same as the old lady, behaving like her, making everyone at the table frown.
"Old Ten! We haven't eaten meat for a long time, but we can't eat it this way! What are you doing?" The men wanted to save face and were embarrassed to say it.
"What about my family? I have so many people! Should I bring some back? Don't worry, you won't starve with so many dishes. If they see that there are no more dishes, they will definitely ask for more."
The old man's shamelessness shocked everyone again. Ever since he had a falling out with Jiang Youzhen last time, the old man seemed to have torn off the fig leaf and became even more shameless.
"If it were me, I wouldn't have the face to come and eat! How could I have the face to come and eat after harming Mr. Jiang's family?"
Some people sneered and said that the people in the old house were really shameless. And Jiang Hailin's wife, who brought the baby from the fourth room to eat, was also very dirty. The daughter-in-law was really like the mother-in-law.
"Yes! They are still here even though they have fallen out with each other. I don't think the Jiang family's ancestral hall needs to be built with blue bricks. With these people's face on top, it is thicker than an iron wall."
"Hahaha!" Everyone laughed. No matter how cruel the people in the old house were when they spoke such harsh words, they felt so embarrassed now.
"You're crazy! You're driving away such a good son and grandson, and you're partial to those useless people. You're really stupid. This is retribution in this life!"
"Isn't it? Now I don't know if I will regret it or not!"
"I think he still doesn't repent! I'm afraid he's still blaming Mr. Jiang for his food while he's chewing his food."