PFC Chapter 208 Uncle
Chapter 208 Uncle
Both Old Mrs. Tang and Tang Jizu were killed. The villagers felt very resentful and did not want their bodies to remain for too long, so they buried them early the next morning.
After the burial, the Tang family's house became a haunted house, and several neighboring families requested to move out. There were several vacant houses in the village, and the village chief let them choose one.
Li Taohua and her daughter paid for the funeral but did not attend. For them, their willingness to pay was part of the village, not a sign of forgetting the old grudge.
After the murder, the village enjoyed a rare period of peace and quiet. Those who used to be gossipy and trouble-making have become much more docile. After all, with so many major events happening one after another, every household has been disturbed. Everyone adheres to the principle of "less is more" and tries to avoid causing trouble as much as possible. As a result, the village has been peaceful and harmonious recently.
"Aunt Taohua..." Xiao Chunni knocked on the Tang family's door.
Li Taohua and the others had just gotten off the mule cart when they heard Xiao Chunni's voice and responded to her, "Chunni, wait a moment, we are unloading the things and will send the mule cart to your house right away."
Yesterday, Carpenter Zhang mentioned that he needed to use the mule cart today, saying he was going to the next village to transport some timber. Li Taohua thought she was urging the mule cart to go, so she responded while opening the gate.
Xiao Chunni came in carrying a basket filled with wild taro dug from the mountains.
Xiao Chunni said, "I'm not here for this. Aunt Taohua, I met a tall, thin man on my way back. He was asking around for your home. He should be there soon. I don't think he's a good person, so I hurried back to tell you."
"A tall, thin guy with bad intentions?" Li Taohua thought for a moment, then turned back to Qin Huiyin and said, "It's been so many days, and he still showed up."
"Auntie said before that he hadn't been home recently. I'm afraid he just came back recently. When he came back and found that Auntie was not there, he didn't want to lose his cash cow, so of course he came to look for it."
"Mother, are you saying that the person who came is my uncle?" Tang Luwu understood. "If it's him, why don't you go directly to the county government office?"
"You'll know why later." Li Taohua said, "Come here, steamed buns, steamed stuffed buns. You have to behave well later."
The steamed buns and dumplings have grown a lot bigger, and steamed buns have also grown a bit, but obviously not as big as the steamed buns and dumplings.
Xiao Chunni reminded Li Taohua and others, and went back to the next door with the backpack.
Not long after Xiao Chunni left, a man pushed open the gate without even saying hello. As he stepped into the yard, three dogs pounced on him.
"Wang Wang..."
"Wang..."
"Ahh..." The man was startled and fell backwards. "Get out of the way, you idiot! Ahhh... don't come over here..."
A bucket of rotten water was poured over.
The man was drenched.
Gulp! He swallowed a mouthful of sour water.
"Tang Dafu, look carefully at who I am." The man yelled at Tang Dafu who was throwing rotten water.
"Who is this little thief? He broke in without even knocking." Tang Dafu said, picking up the broom next to him and hitting him. "Bite him, steamed bun, bun."
The three dogs pounced and bit his arms and thighs.
The man kept hitting and got up from the ground and ran outside, begging for mercy: "Brother-in-law, it's me, Deng Gui, oh, we're one of us..."
"Deng Gui?" Tang Dafu paused. "How is that possible?"
Seeing that Tang Dafu had stopped hitting him, Deng Gui stopped and brushed aside his messy hair, revealing his calculating face: "It really is me, look, it's me, right?"
Li Taohua came out, hands on her hips, and said, "Tang Dafu, why don't you come in and work? What are you doing slacking off?"
"Wife, I'll be right here." Tang Dafu turned around and said attentively, "Deng Gui is here. I'll have a few words with him and then come in to clean up the room."
Deng Gui looked at Tang Dafu with disdain: "Brother-in-law, you are still cleaning the room? You are really embarrassing men. Housework is a woman's job. How can a grown man do this? If I were you, I would beat such a disobedient wife three times a day."
"What on earth are you doing here?" Tang Dafu asked impatiently.
"I'm here to find my wife, your sister. My wife has come to your house, right? Is she still at your house now?" Deng Gui asked.
"Caiyun? She's already married, why is she still in my house? Could it be that you've divorced and she doesn't need to stay in your house anymore?" Tang Dafu asked knowingly.
"Is she really not at your house?"
"No. What did you do to her?"
"I've been working outside lately to earn money. What can I do to her? If she's not at your house, then she's gone to the county government office. I'll stay at your house tonight and follow you into the city tomorrow."
As he spoke, Deng Gui walked inside.
Tang Dafu stretched out his arms: "I don't have any extra rooms at home, it's inconvenient."
"Brother-in-law, I'm your brother-in-law and a distinguished guest in your family. Isn't it a bad idea for you to do this?" Deng Gui said, his eyes rolling. "Then give me some money and I'll find a place to live."
"Oh, you've come to my house to extort money." Li Taohua strode over. "You've got the wrong guy. He has no money. I manage all the money."
"Sister-in-law, we are all relatives, there is no need to be so heartless, right? Besides, my wife is penniless, how could she run around on her own? You are the ones hiding her, right?"
"Your wife has legs. If she wants to run away, she can. Don't throw dirty water on us. Also, if you treat her well, will she run away? You should reflect on yourself and ask yourself why she ran away?" Li Taohua said, "If you don't leave, I'll let our dog eat meat. Steamed buns, steamed buns, open your mouth..."
"Wait a minute...I just need a ride. Can I take a ride into town tomorrow morning to ask my daughter?"
"No." Li Taohua said calmly, "Are you going to leave? If not, I'll let the dogs go..."
"Okay, okay, you look down on us poor relatives, right? My daughter is working for the county magistrate's son now, so don't ask us for help in the future." Deng Gui wanted to say a few harsh words, but when he saw the dogs rushing towards him again, he hurriedly ran outside.
"Woof woof...Woof woof..." The three dogs chased out until Deng Gui ran far away, and then they came back swaggeringly.
Li Taohua said to Qin Huiyin, "Girl, give these little guys some more meat tonight."
"Okay." Qin Huiyin's voice came from the kitchen.
Tang Luwu said, "Mother, my uncle will definitely look for my cousin Shaoyao and aunt. Should I go and remind them tomorrow?"
"Tell them tomorrow," Li Taohua said. "A few days ago, Shaoyao brought the young master she serves to the restaurant for dinner. Although the little fat boy is quite spoiled, he is very reasonable and respectful to Shaoyao. I heard Shaoyao say that her mother helps out in the kitchen and is paid one or two taels of silver a month. She usually doesn't even leave the house because she doesn't want to be caught."