allonlinenovel Chapter 678: Bloodsucking
Chapter 678: Bloodsucking
Zhima sensed Zhang's uneasiness and patted her shoulder gently, signaling her not to be afraid.
Perhaps because this was the person her daughter specifically asked to take care of, Zhima's comfort was very effective for Zhang. She immediately felt that the air that had been a little unsmooth before was flowing again.
"Dad, Mom, my second brother is here." Li Sanlang and Li Erlang walked in one after the other. It took them less than half an hour, but Li Sanlang was very anxious, fearing that Zhang had suffered any injustice here.
Not to mention what the children would think, Li Sanlang himself couldn't accept the thought of Zhang crying.
When Li Erlang came in, he was holding a bag in his hand, which seemed to be filled with food.
"Second brother, what's in your hand?" Old Mrs. Zheng saw what Li Erlang was holding at a glance and asked impatiently.
Li Erlang put the bag in his hand on the ground and said, "I bought 20 kilograms of rice. My parents are old, and I heard that it is good for them to eat some rice."
Twenty kilograms of rice, regardless of whether it was a festival or not, was already a very generous gift for the people of Qianniu Village. Li Erlang also felt that he didn't visit Grandpa Li and Grandma Zheng often, so he gave them more this time.
Old Master Li was satisfied, thinking that his son still cared about him. Regardless of whether the family was divided or not, this thought was very precious. Besides, it was 20 kilograms of rice. Where could he not give it away?
Old Mrs. Zheng snorted with disdain, as if she wanted to find fault, but in the end she didn't say anything. She just looked at the twenty kilograms of rice with a look of dissatisfaction.
Li Erlang did not say anything, because he was very familiar with the look in Old Lady Zheng's eyes. He had seen it countless times over the years. No matter what he did, how hard he tried, or what results he achieved, in the end he would always see the look in Old Lady Zheng's eyes. After a long time, everyone got used to it.
He also knew that the things he sent would not satisfy Old Lady Zheng, but he couldn't just live his life to satisfy Old Lady Zheng.
He gives according to his conscience, neither more nor less.
"Dad, is there any work? I heard from the third brother that there is a lot to do at home." Li Erlang asked.
Mr. Li smiled and nodded, "You and the third brother go chop the firewood and fetch the water. You won't have anything to do with the rest. When the guests come, come over and talk to them and help Mei'e keep an eye on things. This is your sister's lifelong matter, so you all have to pay attention, don't you understand?"
Li Erlang and Li Sanlang quickly agreed.
In fact, they all knew in their hearts that these were just polite words. Their main task today was to work, and the rest had nothing to do with them. Although she was called the eye, she was Old Madam Zheng's most precious daughter. Only Old Madam Zheng had the power to make the decision, and no one else's opinion counted. Li Erlang and Li Sanlang were both aware of this.
"I'll be sorry to trouble you two to help with the cooking later. Third son's wife, this time it's all thanks to you for bringing so many people. Otherwise, dad would be really at a loss this time. We would definitely not be able to handle the feeding of so many people." Old Master Li said, looking at Zhang and Hua who were sitting on the side.
In fact, normally these polite words should be said by Mrs. Zheng, the mother-in-law, but no one present expected her to say anything nice, so out of helplessness, it was Mr. Li who had to say it.
But what he said was true. In the village, when the east family has something to do, the west family comes to help, and when the west family has work to do, the east family helps. The more people come to the family that needs to do business, the more it shows that this family is popular.
Originally, there would be no few people coming to the Li family. After all, Mr. Li had a good reputation outside, and he would take his sons to help when other families had problems. However, too many things happened in the past year, and even if Mr. Li tried his best to keep it secret, it was of no avail. After all, there is no wall that is impenetrable in this world, and the affairs of Li Dalang and Jin were still known to many people.
This matter is different from other things. He can harm his own brother like this. Can you still expect such a person to have a conscience?
Originally, this matter was Li Dalang's own business, and no one would think that there was anything wrong with Mr. Li. However, until Li Erlang and Li Sanlang fell out with the Li family, Li Erlang took Li Mingyu out of the family, divorced the Hua family, and took Li Mingxi away with him, one by one, everyone saw clearly Mr. Li's attitude, isn't this partiality? His eldest son can do anything, and he has to take the second and third sons seriously.
Who would want to associate with such a family? They don't keep any good ones, and they protect the unscrupulous ones as treasures. If they really interact more, who knows what kind of trouble will arise?
However, favors that are owed must be repaid. Those who could not come to help also sent things over, a few eggs, a few pounds of grain, some vegetables, some meat, more or less, all of which were tokens of their good intentions.
It's not that Grandpa Li had never thought about sacrificing his face to keep these people. He had a good idea. Today, Li Erlang, Li Sanlang, Hua and Zhang were all here. As long as these people stayed, they would know that their family was still reunited and harmonious. In this way, the situation could be turned around, and people would not avoid Li Dalang like the plague.
I have to say that Mr. Li's heart is really biased. Even now, he is still thinking about sucking the blood of his two sons to feed his beloved eldest son.
I don’t know what Li Erlang and Li Sanlang would think if they knew what their father was planning.
"It's all my duty, Dad. Let's not talk about other things. This kind of thing only happens once in a lifetime. How can I just watch and watch?" Zhang didn't want to take credit for it, so she quickly said, "My health has not been very good in the past two years. I can't do any work. I have to work hard for Sister Hua today."
Mrs. Zheng looked at Zhang who was "showing off" and felt unhappy. She thought that as a daughter-in-law, shouldn't she be the one doing these things? Now she acted as if she had done something great.
"If I were young, I wouldn't have to lift a finger to do these things. But now it's so easy to be a daughter-in-law. She can say things that are nicer than anyone else, but once you ask her to do something, she will say this and that."
Zhang and Hua both lowered their heads to drink tea, and no matter what Old Lady Zheng said, they just refused to say a word.
When Li Erlang and Li Sanlang came back, Zhang's maids had cleaned up the kitchen. Before the guests arrived, Mr. Li asked everyone to sit down and have a rest and talk.