branch plum blossom

Chapter 22 The House
"Qin Shi, are you finally willing to come back?"

As soon as Qin Yulan and Baimei Baiyue stepped across the threshold, an old, thin and airy voice came to her ears, full of old-fashionedness.

Baimei followed the sound and saw an old man wearing a long gown and cloth shoes, with a white cloth wrapped around his bare head, squinting his small eyes, sitting on the square bench in the middle of the hall, shaking " Hula" sounding cattail fan.

Baimei knew this old man. Her father called him Sangong, and she called him Sanzuzu. He was the oldest in their family. He had no children and lived with a bachelor nephew.

He is not the third father of Bai Wu's direct relative, but several rooms away.Seeing his arrogance and domineering appearance, Baimei found it funny.

He is a very pedantic old man.

He never wears the usual clothes that everyone wears. He only wears long gowns and cloth shoes that Baimei and the others only see in TV dramas. Usually, he always likes to put his hands under the front of the long gown and wander around.He keeps chanting all day long, if you don't listen carefully, you will think he is chanting scriptures, but if you listen carefully, you will know that he is actually swearing.

Who is speaking loudly, who is playing mahjong again, who is wearing lipstick and blush, who is wearing short-sleeved shorts.
Every night at 7 o'clock in the evening, he would appear at Aunt Baimeitang's house unshakably, watching the news broadcast in front of the TV, commenting on it while watching, and sometimes saying some ugly things. Now, it is very unfavorable Harmonious, if anyone dares to say something that disagrees with him, he will scold him, scolding him for forgetting his ancestors and who he is.

Baimei thought it was funny, no matter what the reason was, he would end up swearing with the words forgetting his ancestors and who he was, as if, in his eyes, no matter what he did, as long as he felt it was unreasonable, he would forget his ancestors and forget who he was.

He claims that he has studied for a few days and can read and write. He likes to get involved in matters big and small in the family. Some people have some difficult things to come out, so they will ask him to come out to sit in the manor, and he is also willing to go everywhere. Demonstrate the demeanor of the elders.

This time, someone wanted the foundation of Baimei's house, but it was difficult to show up, so they moved him to use as a shield.

"Hey, yes, Deguang Sangong."

Out of respect for her elders, Qin Yulan lightly agreed.Although she knew there was nothing friendly in his tone.

On Baimei's side, as long as uncles and brothers who are not direct relatives, in order to distinguish them from direct relatives, names are usually added before the title.

This old man was called Bai Deguang, so Qin Yulan and the others always called him Deguang Sangong, and Baimei called him Deguang Sanzuzu.

As soon as he heard Qin Yulan call him by his first name, even though she politely called him Sangong, he still thought she was rude and uneducated.In addition, Qin Yulan's floral dress full of red peonies made his eyes feel extremely stinging.

"Humph."

He snorted contemptuously, stood up, cleared his throat, pointed at Qin Yulan, and was about to teach her about etiquette, righteousness and shame.

"Three gentlemen."

Bai Congyou next to him hurriedly pushed him back on the bench, raised his eyelids, and kept winking at him. He deliberately didn't add the word "Deguang" and shouted very affectionately.

"Hmph, it's only been a short time since Bai Wu's death, and it's not proper for him to remarry with his children in a flashy manner? It's really uncouth!" Bai Deguang sat down angrily, but couldn't help cursing fiercely.

What is inappropriate?What does it mean to be disobedient?When my dad was sick, did you lend us a penny?After my father died, have you ever asked us about our mothers?When our family couldn't open the pot and couldn't afford to go to school, did you support us a little bit?If my mother doesn't take us to find another way out, is she going to take us here to die of poverty?
As soon as Bai Deguang said this to Qin Yulan, Baimei became furious.

"Three Patriarchs of Deguang"

Baimei took a step forward and stared at Bai Deguang.

Give you some sunshine and you will be brilliant, and there is only a little bit of air left outside the soil. Do you really think that others take you seriously?Others think you are from the old life, let you go, I won't, what I hate the most is you, an old tofu who thinks you know everything and others have to listen to you!
Baimei calls people like Bai Deguang Lao Doufu.

Bai Deguang, Bai Deguang, both white and bright, is indeed as his name suggests, he has no sons and no daughters, just gave birth to an old man, he deserves it!
Baimei had already ridiculed Bai Deguang in her heart.

"Baimei!"

As soon as Baimei stepped forward and opened her mouth, Qin Yulan stopped her.

Qin Yulan shook her head at her, pulled her to a bench by the door, and sat down with her, not daring to raise her eyes.

Seeing the pitiful appearance of Qin Yulan's mother and daughter, her cousin Yang Cuirong couldn't bear it, so she spoke regardless of her husband Bai Congjun's obstruction.

"Mr. Deguang, in fact, I am a woman, and I can't make any big sense. It's just that I think Qin's remarriage is a last resort. Bai Wu died so early. They are orphans and widows. How do you live without a reason and no one to rely on?"

"No one to rely on? Are we not human? She calls me San Gong, Cong You, Big Brother, you man Congjun, Fourth Brother, and Yang Cuirong, Fourth Sister-in-law. If she comes to us, can we ignore her? "

Before Yang Cuirong finished speaking, Bai Deguang was so angry that he knocked on the ground with his crutches.

"Didn't she always call you Sangong? I didn't see you taking care of their life and death."

Yang Cuirong glanced at Bai Congyou who was standing next to Bai Deguang, with a complicated expression.

Bai Congyou couldn't help coughing twice.

"Mom, what a fool, you stupid woman, you will die if you say a few words? Get out of here."

Bai Congjun pulled Yang Cuirong out angrily, and was about to follow him back.

"Congjun, don't leave yet, we haven't started talking about things here yet."

Bai Congyou hurriedly stopped him.

"I still have to pick dung and drench vegetables."

Bai Congjun said awkwardly.

"You're not in a hurry now, finish talking about what's going on here before going."

Without any explanation, Bai Congyou pulled Bai Congjun over and sat down next to him.

"Ahem, this Bai Wu was also stubborn before he was alive, and he insisted on changing his name. You see, we are all descendants, and our brothers are about the same size. You see, he just wanted to get angry with my dad. Isn't it too much to remove from from in your own name?"

Bai Congyou looked at Bai Deguang while talking, and saw that Bai Deguang's lips were trembling with anger, and those few sparse white beards were about to fly up.

"What's so bad about the name Bai Congwu? It's so embarrassing to be a member of our Bai family's descendants? This bastard Bai Wu, what right does the turtle have to despise? I really forgot who my ancestors are and forgot who we are. ! You deserve to die, retribution!"

"You people, you are still in your old life, don't you blush when you tell lies? At that time, why did my dad remove the word from the name? Others don't know, but uncle Congyou doesn't know? My dad told me, At that time, it was the second husband who always called my father a wild turtle, not my grandfather’s own, and also scolded my grandma in a weird way. My father removed the word from the name in a fit of anger. Is my father my father? Grandpa's own, others don't know, don't you know about the third ancestor of Deguang? That's obviously the second father who spread rumors."

"Which family is this baby? My lord is talking, where is it your turn to play wild here?" Bai Deguang rarely saw Baimei, and he hadn't seen it for several years, and Baimei grew fast, so Bai Deguang naturally couldn't recognize it. Out of Baimei.

"San Gong, this is Bai Wu's eldest daughter, Bai Mei."

Bai Congyou took up the conversation.

"It's really the same as her old man, no big or small."

Bai Deguang was so angry that he raised his crutches and wanted to hit Baimei.

"San Gong, she is still young, don't be angry."

Bai Congjun hurriedly stopped him.

"Yes, yes, Sangong, don't be angry, let's talk about business first."

Bai Congyou is most concerned about the business, because he presided over everything today.

Bai Congyou and Bai Wu are cousins.

Bai Congyou's father Bai Xingquan and Bai Wu's father Bai Xingkui are cousins.Bai Xingquan's father, Bai Dejiu, and Bai Xingkui's father, Bai Dezong, are blood brothers. Their father, Bai Lifeng, and Bai Deguang's father, Bai Liyun, are blood brothers.

Strange to say, Bai Dezong has seven children in total, the first six are daughters, only the youngest son, Bai Xingkui, where is Bai Xingkui?There were many sons born, but all of them died young. In the end, only Bai Wu, a son and a daughter, remained.

Bai Xingkui and Bai Wu's mother Xia Zongbi passed away not long after giving birth to Bai Wu. Bai Wu was raised by his sister Bai Conggui. After Bai Conggui got married, Bai Wu took care of himself.

Bai Xingkui failed to leave anything to Bai Wu, but left a stone house. It stands to reason that this stone house alone could not arouse the interest of Bai Xingquan's family, but once, a Feng Shui expert told him , the foundation of that house is very good, and it is for rich and noble people.From then on, Bai Xingquan had the idea of ​​Bai Wu's house.

He scolded Bai Wu twice in three days, saying that he is not Bai Xingkui's biological son, Bai Xingkui is dead, and the house should be given up.This made Bai Wu remove the word from his name to show that he doesn't like the despicable Bai Xingquan family, but his surname is still Bai, he is his father Bai Xingkui's son, no one can drive him away.Later, he did not name the child according to the good characters in his seniority.As soon as he started, many people removed the words in the seniority.This also became Bai Xingquan's excuse to criticize him.

After Bai Wu's death, Qin Yulan remarried with her three children, which just gave Bai Xingquan's family an excellent excuse. They must get the foundation of Bai Wu's family.

Qin Yulan knew exactly what they were thinking.

Baimei also knew that no matter what happened to her mother Qin Yulan, anyway, she would never allow others to occupy their family's things.

"Yulan, look, now, you have gone to another house with your three children. Baiwu's house was left by our ancestors. We can't leave it here like this. We still have to go back to our Bai's house." Yes, right now, it’s just that our two families are getting closer, do you think it’s up to us to keep it? Of course, we can give you some compensation.”

"Brother Congyou, it's not that we don't want to, this is what Bai Wu left for Bai Feng, this..."

Qin Yulan has always been a little ashamed of her remarriage, so she shouldn't be too tough.

"No, Uncle Congyou, this house was left to our Baifeng family by my father. Our family is still alive. This house is still ours!"

"This child, how do you talk? Your mother has taken you to live with others. You are no longer part of our family. This house is naturally not yours."

"Who said that if my mother remarried, we are not my father's children? Is there such a reason? If you want to occupy our house, just say it, and beat around the bush. It's a waste of your life! I'll talk about it here today. Now, no one should think about our house, if anyone wants to think about our house, I will fight with him!"

As Baimei said, she ran to the kitchen, took out the kitchen knife, and chopped it on the table with a "boom".

"Don't think that we orphans and widows are easy to bully, I tell you, there is no way! What age is it now, do you still like this? Don't make me anxious, make me anxious, I can do anything! I will sue you!"

Baimei slapped the table with her palm, and immediately stunned everyone present.

At that moment, she didn't think much, she just wanted to keep what her father left them.

(End of this chapter)