noffsinger Chapter 247 Shameless Yang Dehua
Chapter 247 Shameless Yang Dehua
Lu Tianming listened, just smiled and didn't respond.
Yang Dehua continued:
"You don't know, we in Linshan Village have been having a hard time these past two years. God hasn't given us any food to eat, and the grain we grow in the fields is only enough to pay the taxes. I see you brought so much food, I'm afraid it will only last for a year or two!"
Father Yang could already imagine what he was going to say next, which would make things even more awkward.
Without waiting for Yang Dehua to say anything, he turned to his two sons and said:
"Yongyan, Yongxing, your second uncle must have fallen asleep. Take him to the west room to rest."
The two men quickly responded, and one of them grabbed one of his arms and pulled him out.
Yang Dehua was caught off guard and was suddenly pulled up by his two nephews.
Seeing that he was about to be dragged into the west room, he suddenly sank his buttocks and dragged his feet on the ground, refusing to walk out.
At the same time, he shouted to Father Yang:
"Brother, I'm here to borrow food today. The food bags at home are empty. Our family of four has gone hungry for two meals. You can't just watch us starve to death!"
Father Yang looked at Lu Tianming and his group across from him, forced a smile, and said to Mother Yang behind him:
"Mother, please scoop out half a pound of food for the second child and send them to the west room to rest for a while."
When Yang's mother heard that she was going to lend Yang Dehua food again, the smile on her face disappeared immediately.
It’s not that she, as the eldest sister-in-law, is picky, but the second brother and his wife are both in their thirties and they ask others for money every day.
He doesn't take good care of his own land, is lazy and eats all day long, and sucks blood from his family.
The harvest is not good this year, and the family is still having to tighten their belts to eat, yet the second son has come to borrow money no less than seven times.
The couple came over again today, which clearly shows that they have guests and they feel embarrassed to refuse.
Thinking of this, Yang's mother looked at Yang Dehua and his wife with an increasingly unfriendly look.
She forced a smile and walked to her sister-in-law, grabbed her sleeve and went to the west room.
At the door of the west room, Yang Yongyan and his brother also dragged Yang Dehua into the west room.
Unexpectedly, when the two of them were closing the door, Yang Dehua slipped out through the crack.
He ran to Lu Tianming in a few steps, grabbed Lu Tianming's sleeve, and said in a warm tone:
"Hey brother, I heard you're building a fire kang. I'm familiar with this job. I'll go over and help you later. Will you provide me with food?"
Lu Tianming quietly pulled up his sleeves, but Yang Dehua pulled them very tightly and he couldn't pull them out without exerting much force.
He simply stopped paying attention to his sleeves and said politely:
"We have enough people, so we won't bother you."
At this time, the two brothers Yang Yongyan had also come running over.
The two men pried off Yang Dehua's hands and tried to pull him back.
Yang Dehua poked his head out from between the two men and said to Lu Tianming:
"It's not a big deal, it's just a bit of hard work. I'll go help you when I get back later!"
When Father Yang heard him speak in a way that was almost like begging for food, he felt ashamed in front of Lu Tianming and his group.
He walked directly to Yang Dehua, pulled Yang Dehua and scolded him:
"Go back to the house, I don't need your help!"
Then he lowered his voice and said:
"Second brother, if you keep making trouble like this, don't even think about borrowing a grain of food from my house again!"
Yang Dehua heard his elder brother's tone and knew that he was really angry.
Then he stopped struggling and let Yang Yongyan and his two brothers take him to the west room.
It was not until the west room door was closed that Father Yang returned to the table and apologized to Lu Tianming:
"Brother Lu, my brother has always been a mess. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
The group chatted briefly again, and then Lu Tianming and his group said goodbye and left.
After sending the person away, Yang's father returned to the house with a cold face.
Inside the room, Yang Dehua smiled and said as soon as he saw him come in:
"Brother, you asked me to lend you half a pound of food, but sister-in-law hasn't given it to me yet."
When Mother Yang saw Father Yang looking at her, she was so angry that she turned her back and stopped looking at him.
Mr. Yang knew he was in the wrong, and he and his wife had argued countless times about this matter.
But his mother had only one wish before she died, which was for him to take good care of his younger brother.
The second son is a good-for-nothing, but we can’t let him starve to death!
He looked at his wife who was still angry. He didn't know what to say in front of the second son, so he just kept silent.
Yang Yongxing looked at his parents like this and knew that once his second uncle left, they would probably quarrel again.
He simply grabbed Yang Yongyan's clothes and pulled him out of the west room.
The lesson I learned from being scolded so many times is: when parents quarrel, children suffer.
Every time his mother got angry, she would order him to do work, and if he didn't do it well, she would scold him.
Hey!
After a while, Yang's father came out with Yang Dehua and his wife.
Yang Dehua was holding a small cloth bag in his hand, which contained food given by his father.
When Yang's mother saw that everyone had left, she went over angrily to pick up the things that Lu Tianming and his group had left aside.
Open a small bag and you will find food inside.
Open another one, it’s still food!
I hurriedly opened the other bags and found that they were almost all food.
Mother Yang was shocked. Her family had only sent some cabbage and dried vegetables, but the other party's gift was too expensive!
Thinking of this, she no longer cared about her anger and shouted towards the yard:
"Daddy, Yongyan, Yongxing, come and see!"
Seeing so much food, Yang Yongxing sighed subconsciously:
"Brother, what kind of rich friends have you made? I'm afraid even Mr. Huang from the next village wouldn't dare to give such a gift!"
Yang Yongyan was also stunned. His concept of grain prices was still stuck in Lanqing Prefecture.
After thinking about the amount of money it would cost to buy so much food, I couldn't help but gasp.
In the end, it was Yang's father who made the final decision:
"Mother, please go to Gouzi, Erdan, and Shuanzi's homes and bring back some dried vegetables and firewood that can be stored for a long time.
I'm afraid Brother Lu and his group only bought food. These dried vegetables are not easy to buy in the city, so send them more.
Another thing is that there isn't much firewood in the yard where they live. It's going to be cold this winter, and they can't do without firewood!"
Mother Yang nodded, and before leaving, she instructed Father Yang:
"Dad, I think Brother Lu's group has about fifty people. I'm afraid the firewood might not be enough. Go to Gousheng's house and exchange some for more firewood. I remember he stockpiled a lot of firewood before winter."
Father Yang nodded, left Taohua to look after the house, and the rest of the children followed their parents out.
......
Lu Qingqing and her group returned to the yard and set up a kang.
Several other people from the yard also came over to help.
Because there were so many people, construction started on several houses at the same time, and the progress was very fast.
Lu Qingqing watched it from beginning to end and witnessed with her own eyes how a kang was built.
According to the old village chief, the newly built kang needs to be kept in the shade for two or three days, and then it needs to be smoked for about four days.
This not only prevents dry cracks, but also allows the kang to last longer.
In this regard, she could only sigh that the wisdom of the working people is infinite!
The men were busy, and as it was almost noon, the women also started preparing lunch.
Since everyone had been eating from a big pot for a long time before, and now they were sharing a kang, they decided to eat together.
After discussing it, the women went back to prepare their own specialties.
In fact, they don’t have too many options for dishes, they just have the same few.
However, dishes made by a thousand people can have a thousand different flavors. If each family offers a dish, there will be more flavors.
Lu Qingqing had just fetched some water and was about to go back to the house to cook when she saw Yang Dehua coming in with his hands in his pockets.