Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 149 Shen Dadong gets angry

It’s not the villagers’ fault. If she hadn’t complained in front of them that the seedlings were not planted properly and muttered to them, would they not have come to help?

If you make people dislike you, they will find excuses not to come.

Qin Hehua turned her head unhappily and stared at the man bending over to pull up the seedlings: "Then what do you say we should do? Cong'er and Lin'er are not coming back, so there are two less people at home. You guys should get up early and work late."

Seeing that the seedlings were almost pulled out, he said in a cold tone: "You go plant the rice, I'll pull the seedlings out."

Tao Xing'er and Jiang Hongxi looked at each other, carried a few handfuls of seedlings and went to the field, with the children walking in front.

"Sister-in-law, you too, don't argue with your mother-in-law. You know what kind of temper she has."

At home, besides being afraid of her father-in-law, she couldn't stand anyone talking back to her.

"I am telling the truth. If she hadn't been talking nonsense in front of others, the villagers wouldn't have made excuses not to help our family."

Tao Xing'er looked at her own land.

"My father-in-law is the same. He is unwilling to spend money to hire people to plant rice. He always wants the villagers to help, but he doesn't give them any benefits. How can they feel comfortable over time?"

Jiang Hongxi nodded: "Yes, I would feel uncomfortable if it were me. Our father-in-law is very stingy and only spends money on his two grandsons."

If it weren't for his status as the village head, the villagers would have stopped helping long ago.

There are two fewer people in the family this year, so they have a lot to do.

Ji Wenhe took a walk in the wasteland and turned around to see Lan Qiuhua talking to Shen Erniu in the yard with a worried look on her face.

Thinking something had happened at home, I hurried over to ask.

"Aunt Lan, Uncle Shen, what happened to you?"

She walked to the door and said, "Oh, it's Shen Dadong's house. I just saw Shen Ping. He said he hadn't eaten a single bite of food since yesterday, and the water on the table was not touched."

"Your Uncle Shen said he wanted to go check on them. He hopes nothing happens to them. After all, they are from the same family and village. We can't just ignore them if something happens to them."

Shen Erniu followed out: "You stay here, I'll go to their house to take a look."

Ji Wenhe responded.

"I don't know what the verdict was for Shen Hubiao. Will the village head's grandson-in-law come and tell me?"

"Who knows if he will come or not." Lan Qiuhua whispered, "I think Shen Hubiao's matter is closely related to the headman's family."

The villagers were all speculating behind the scenes, but they only dared to speak about it behind their backs.

Here, Shen Erniu came to Shen Dadong's house. The bedroom door was open, so he walked to the door and took a look.

He was lying on his side, facing inward. Beside the bed were a bowl of rice and a bowl of water, which Shen Ping had brought over last night.

"Dadong, what can we do if we don't eat? The government's verdict hasn't come out yet, and it may not be a capital crime."

He moved his body without saying anything and continued lying there.

Shen Erniu stood beside the bed: "Get up and eat quickly. He might be back in two days. Your health is very important."

"Can't come back."

Shen Dadong's voice was hoarse. He opened his eyes and stared at the straw mat without focus.

"I can't come back. I'll be beheaded."

His son is dead, his only hope is gone, what is the point of living?

He exuded a deathly aura and suddenly coughed violently a few times.

Shen Erniu sat beside the bed, his eyes worried: "Dadong, he...sigh."

He didn't know how to persuade her, the person would definitely not come back.

Shen Dadong coughed a few times, and after calming down, he turned to look at him: "He came back at night, and no one saw him. Who could have told others about it?"

"This... you said no one saw it, so how do I know who said it?"

He didn't dare tell him what the villagers had guessed.

"Dadong, you need to get up and eat now, and take care of yourself."

"I have no appetite." He sat up and said, "It must be someone from the village who saw it. It must be someone from the town who reported it to the officials."

Shen Erniu sighed: "Even if it was someone from the village who reported it to the authorities, what are you going to do when you find out? Beat him up?"

Shen Dadong's eyes suddenly turned sinister: "Whoever harms my son, I will harm his son."

"you!"

He simply couldn't bear to look at the ferocious-looking person in front of him.

He said sternly: "Dadong, if your son hadn't committed a capital crime, who would go to the town to file a complaint?"

Shen Hubiao was not a good person to begin with. He caused trouble outside every day and ruined the reputation of their village.

Now that something has happened, no one feels sorry, but instead applauds.

Shen Dadong was furious: "I only have this one son, and I was counting on him to take care of me until the end of my life. Now one of them has harmed my son. No one will take care of me until the end of my life. I will let them have a taste of what it feels like to have no one to take care of me until the end of my life."

"You..." Shen Er's eyes widened in anger, "You...you are simply..."

Crazy, really crazy.

He angrily swung his sleeves and said, "I don't care about you anymore. Go with you."

Ji Wenhe and Lan Qiuhua were standing at the door talking. When they saw him coming back with a cold face, they hurriedly asked.

"What's wrong? I kicked you out."

Shen Erniu repeated what he had said to them.

"Oh my, he's thinking of taking revenge on me."

Ji Wenhe also didn't expect that a man who looked so honest and simple, yet a little cowardly, would actually want to kill someone else's child.

Lan Qiuhua asked anxiously: "Then why don't you tell him what the villagers are speculating about? Let's not get into trouble."

"No, I can't say that."

If you say it, you will offend the headman's family and you will never have a peaceful life in the village.

"Should we disclose this to the head of the village, or should we just pretend we don't know?"

She looked at the two of them.

Ji Wenhe shook his head: "I don't know."

Shen Erniu shook his head and spoke after a while: "I think you should just pretend you didn't hear it. Just treat it as angry or stupid words. Don't spread it around."

Lan Qiuhua was worried: "But he wants to harm other people's children."

"If we don't tell him, how will he know who filed the complaint?"

Besides, they were just guessing. If the head of the village hadn't sued the authorities, it would have been an injustice to others.

"Forget it, just pretend you don't know. Stop meddling in other people's business, and don't go to see him again in the future."

Shen Erniu agreed.

Ji Wenhe went home to cook lunch. Just as he started the fire, he heard some noise outside the door and tilted his head to ask, "Brother Shen?"

Shen Rongshan appeared at the kitchen door: "What's wrong?"

She told him the story again.

"Do you think Uncle Dong really dares to do this?"

"It's hard to say. Some people may look honest and kind on a normal day, but they can be scary when they become ruthless."

"We know that Shen Hubiao is selling illegal salt. Will he be the first to suspect us and think that we went to the town to file a complaint?"

This is what she is most worried about.

Shen Rongshan frowned tightly and looked at her: "Wen He, you cook at home, I'll go take a look."

Ji Wenhe nodded: "Well, then you should be careful and be on guard against him."

She thought about it, put out the fire under the stove, and followed him.