The Lazy Man in the Literature of the Time (1)
Ji Changze didn't say anything, but observed the temperament of the people in the room and their attitude towards him.
The old lady who claimed to be his grandmother just now was obviously the one who held great power in the family. She was full of confidence when she spoke, and her face was full of joy, just like an empress.
As her momentum became stronger, the rest of the people naturally became weaker.
There were two middle-aged men and two middle-aged women standing in the room. The two men looked exactly the same and honest. When the old lady scolded them for not watching their nephew, they knew that she was just trying to shift the blame. They didn't dare to say anything and just agreed silently.
Another person said, "Mom, don't be angry. I was wrong this time. Changze said he wanted to go for a walk in the back hills, and I didn't think much about it. If I had stopped him, nothing would have happened."
Another one also said, "Don't blame my second brother. It's all my fault. At that time, Changze said he wanted me to work for him, and I did it without asking any questions. If I had asked, maybe he wouldn't have gone to the back hills."
The two wives looked helpless, but the old lady was standing there, so they didn't dare to say anything and could only comfort them.
One said, "Isn't Changze okay? We can just make some delicious food to nourish him."
The other said, "Mom, don't be angry. The meat is here. Changze must be hungry after sleeping for so long. Let him eat first."
The old lady didn't listen to anyone and scolded four people at once.
"You four are almost two hundred years old in total, and you can't even take care of a nephew. What else do I need you for? You four have been struggling for so long and haven't been able to give birth to a little grandson for our Ji family. Are you going to kill Changze?!"
This is serious. The four of them are anxious and hurried to explain, "Mom, it's really not like that."
The two daughters-in-law said simple words of comfort, but the words of the two men almost choked them to death.
The honest Second Uncle Ji said,
"We love Changze so much that we can't wait to hurt him. We still count on Changze to support us in our old age. In the future, all the money we earn will be given to Changze."
Uncle Ji saw that the old lady's expression eased after hearing this, and hurriedly nodded, "That's right, mom, we still count on Changze to support us in our old age."
The two daughters-in-law listened to what their husbands said, and they were hurt in their hearts.
All the property was given to the nephew, what would happen to their own daughter? They felt uncomfortable in their hearts, but they had to force a smile on their faces to avoid being seen by their mother-in-law and getting angry.
Ji Changze watched the five people finish their words, and he almost understood the situation here.
The old lady is the eldest in the family. The two sons are honest and simple, and they listen to their mother. He should be the only male in the family at present. The old lady wants the whole family to make contributions for him. The two uncles have no objection. The two aunts may be dissatisfied in their hearts, but they dare not challenge the authority of the mother-in-law.
"Okay, grandma, stop arguing. I want to sleep for a while."
As soon as Ji Changze interrupted, the old lady who was just angry immediately let go of her anger, turned her head and smiled kindly at Ji Changze, and spoke as gently as she could.
"Changze, sleep after you finish eating. Just put the bowl aside after eating. When you wake up, grandma will wash it for you."
After saying that, when she turned her head to face her two sons and daughters-in-law, her face changed again in a second.
"What are you looking at! Didn't you hear my grandson say he wanted to rest? Hurry up and get out. What are you standing here for? You are so stupid. How could I have a son and daughter-in-law like you?"
The four stupid people hurriedly shrank away under the old lady's dangerous gaze. Grandma Ji walked at the back. When she closed the door, she smiled at Ji Changze on the bed and said softly, "Tell me if you want to eat anything. I will get it for you. Don't worry. Your eldest brother-in-law's family is rich. She will definitely get it for you."
After that, she closed the door quietly.
Then her loud voice came from outside again, "You all keep your voices down. No one is allowed to talk. If you disturb my grandson's sleep, you will have to wait for the northwest wind tonight!"
He was the only one left in the room, and Ji Changze began to check his memory.
What he guessed just now was right. The original owner was indeed the only male in the family, and the four people just now were also his uncles and aunts.
Now is the era of national construction. The Ji family is just an ordinary old farmer. Grandma Ji and Grandpa Ji have three sons in total. The eldest is smart and cunning. The second and third have been fooled by the eldest brother since childhood, so they have developed an honest character.
The father of the original owner is the eldest son. This guy is lazy. He doesn't want to work in the fields, but he is afraid of what others say. So he claims that he wants to study. If he has literary skills, he can become a cadre and enjoy the whole family.
So the two elders of the Ji family and the two younger brothers gritted their teeth to support him. As a result, this guy is lazy. How can he really study seriously? He said he went out to study, but in fact, all the money was used for eating, drinking and having fun. When his family married him a wife, he hid it from his wife and gave birth to a child, which is the original owner.
When the original owner was one year old, he was about to graduate. At that time, Grandpa Ji happened to be sick and needed money. The family couldn't get the money together, so he lied that he would give up his studies and go out to earn money for his father's medical treatment.
His family gave him travel expenses, and the village also issued him a certificate. His original intention was to abandon his family and go out to have fun.
The night he left, Grandpa Ji died.
As it happened, there was a car accident on the road, and the person was sent back with the travel expenses.
So, although he died young, in the eyes of the Ji family, he was not the heartless liar who deceived the whole family for many years, but a filial son who resolutely gave up his studies for his father and had a car accident on the road for his father.
Grandma Ji always liked this eldest son and regarded him as her pride. After his death, she poured all her feelings on her grandson.
As a result, when the original owner was two years old, his mother went out to work, fell and was hit on the head by a stone, and died.
The original owner suddenly became a child without a father or a mother, so Grandma Ji felt more distressed and pitied this grandson.
Grandma Ji was a thoughtful person. She was worried that the other two sons in the family would not want to raise this nephew after they had their own sons. Therefore, she always claimed at home that the original owner's father gave up his studies and died because of this family, and his mother had to work in the fields so late because her husband died.
In a word, your nephew's parents died for this family, you have to be responsible for him.
When the second and third sons could not give birth to sons, but only daughters, Grandma Ji's attitude changed from being cautious at the beginning, "You must be good to your nephew, his parents died for our family", to being confident later, "You have no sons, and there will be no one to kowtow to the grave when you die. If you don't want to die and live in peace, be good to my grandchildren."
The two sons were honest, and they listened to their mother's words.
As for the two daughters-in-law, although they were unwilling, they were just ordinary rural women. They couldn't give birth to sons, and they felt guilty. In addition, the old lady was powerful, so they really didn't dare to go against her, so they could only acquiesce and accept that their own things would be left to the original owner in the future.
The original owner grew up in such an environment of being pampered.
Then, he grew up crooked.
At first, he was just a bit spoiled and lazy, and he had no respect for the elders in the family. He could only speak in a good tone when facing Grandma Ji, who held the power of the family. He was careless to others.
Later, he gradually treated his sisters as his own ATMs.
No matter whether they would be looked down upon in their husband's family or how difficult their lives were, he would rely on these cousins for food and money.
It would be fine if he just wanted to eat and drink, but later, he became addicted to gambling.
He went to ask his sisters for money when he owed a debt.
He would make a scene and cry if they didn't give him money.
At the beginning, this trick worked, but later, when the sisters really couldn't pay and didn't want to pay, he threatened them directly, saying that if they didn't pay, they would make their families restless.
Later, when they really couldn't pay, he was forced by the debt collectors, so he had evil thoughts.
The Ji family members all look pretty good, especially the girls of the original owner's generation. Even if they are married, have children and are old, they still have some beauty.
Overnight, the original owner's two elder sisters and two younger sisters disappeared.
At that time, human traffickers were rampant, but no matter how rampant they were, they would only abduct children and young girls. Who would abduct married women with children, and sisters from the same family?
Some people said that these four girls were sold.
The one who sold people was naturally the original owner.
He took the money from selling the sisters and continued to gamble. When he was driven out after losing everything, he was found by Grandma Ji.
Grandma Ji asked him hysterically if he had sold the four girls.
He said yes.
Grandma Ji asked him countless times where he had sold them, and questioned him why he could sell his own sisters. The original owner, who was red-eyed with loss, laughed and said that he would not only sell the four sisters, but also their children.
He was the male of the family, and the whole family was counting on him. What's wrong with them sacrificing for him? They should die for him!
Even if she knew he did it, what would happen? She was his grandmother, and she was counting on him, a man, to wear mourning clothes for her. Could she report him?
The original owner was so fearless.
Then, that night, he went back to sleep without any guilt, and was stabbed to death by Grandma Ji while he was sleeping soundly.
Thirty-six stabs in total. No one knew what kind of mood Grandma Ji was in to kill her grandson, whom she had loved for so long. After killing him, she also followed the zi-i'sa.
Only one of the four girls was found in the end. It was her husband who found her. When she came back, she was already crazy. She was raised at home for more than ten years in a daze. In the end, she was not watched and ran away secretly and fell into the river.
The remaining three girls were never found in their lifetime. In that era, they were probably dead.
As for the original owner.
Even after death, he still didn't stop, still addicted to gambling, gambling, gambling his soul into it.
Ji Changze rubbed his eyebrows.
The current time point is the time when the original owner is being urged to work, but it is the busy farming season, and there is no reason not to go to the fields.
He came up with a genius idea of "breaking his legs so he doesn't have to go to the fields."
It was a beautiful idea, but the result was a head-butt.
In the original timeline, the original owner felt that he had been seriously injured and had to recuperate properly, so he asked his eldest, second, and third cousins for things. He also wanted the meat that Grandma Ji brought just now, but it was just what he asked for before.
Ji Changze began to gesture to the sisters in his family in his heart.
Two from the second uncle's family, three from the third uncle's family.
The youngest in the third uncle's family is a pair of twin sisters. They are still young now. They were sent to other families when they were five years old. Now three years have passed and they are already eight years old.
The remaining three girls are all sisters.
In the original time, the reason why the original owner sold four sisters instead of five was because one of the twin sisters disappeared when she was a child.
When the two sisters were sent away, it was the most difficult time for the Ji family. There were so many people in the family, and the only strong laborers were the second and third uncles of the Ji family. The rest were either women or children, and the original owner's precious child would naturally not be assigned to do too much hard work.
What to do if there is not enough food at home? Then we can only reduce the number of people eating.
It happened that a family said that they wanted to adopt a daughter, so Grandma Ji went to inquire about it. The family lived in the town and had a good family background. They had a son but no daughter. They said that they liked girls who were well-behaved. If they could adopt a daughter, they would definitely treat her like their own daughter, and they were willing to pay the girl's original family.
If they could pay, it meant that they were really adopting.
And they were not short of money. The girl in the family would not lack food and clothing.
She went back and discussed it with Uncle Ji's family. The two of them were naturally reluctant to let her go, but what could they do? Would they starve every day if they stayed in their own home?
When the original owner heard that there was a reward, he also kept urging them, so the twin sisters were sent out.
Both sides agreed that the Ji family could no longer visit them, so that they would not have to work hard to raise the children. As a result, the children still recognized their biological parents when they grew up.
The Ji family understood this principle. Even if Uncle Ji and Aunt Ji missed their daughters, they still resisted the urge to go and see them. They were really sad to miss them, so they comforted themselves that they were going to enjoy themselves and work in the town.
As a result, the village team leader went to the city for a meeting and found one of the twins among the beggars.
This child can be said to have grown up under his own eyes. In addition, the child had not grown much due to malnutrition in the past three years. The team leader recognized it at a glance. He hurriedly called the police and took the child back with the help of the police.
The child who was sent away came back with a limp. The Ji family went to the town to ask for an explanation and found out that the family had just raised the twin sisters for a few months, and the mistress of the family became pregnant. When she gave birth to her own daughter, she looked at her and felt disgusted because she was not her own daughter.
If they were sent back, they broke the contract first, and they would definitely not get the reward back.
If they were not sent back, they would feel unhappy to raise someone else's children at home.
The two children lived as maids in their adoptive parents' homes for a while, and were later sold to human traffickers.
The people in the city had some money at that time, so the two girls were sold to beggars by human traffickers. They were forced to beg everywhere. They could not get any money from begging, and they could not fill their stomachs. In order to make people pity them more, their legs could not be healed, and if they were healed, they would be broken.
The reason why they were not tortured more was that the two sisters were pretty. The other party hoped to let them beg for two years first, and then sell them to the mountains to be wives when they were older.
And the day before the captain found one of the twins, the elder sister of the twins had been sold to a passing man.
Even the beggar group caught by the police in prison did not know where the other party came from. Naturally, it was impossible to find the child. The Ji family was just an ordinary family. Even if Uncle Ji and Aunt Ji wanted to find their daughter, they did not have the conditions.
The five golden flowers of the Ji family became four.
The lives of the three sisters above were not much better.
The eldest sister married to the next town. She lived well at first, but as her younger brother asked for money and things more and more frequently, her mother-in-law began to dislike her and her status in the family gradually declined.
The second sister married in the village. Her parents-in-law were partial to her, but they were not partial to her and her husband. Her husband was just like the original owner. He didn't care how his wife lived at home. He went around and had fun. Anyway, the family was partial to him as long as he could eat enough.
The third sister married the best. The man was a small cadre in the city. He was gentle and kind. He was nice to her. Her mother-in-law liked her too. The only shortcoming was that her father-in-law had been poor all his life and wanted his son to marry a girl from a good family to improve his family's financial situation. So he was very dissatisfied with this poor daughter-in-law.
At first, it was just a subtle dissatisfaction. After the original owner frequently came to his daughter-in-law to ask for money and things, it became a huge contradiction.
The youngest sister, the fifth sister, was very timid because of her childhood experience. In addition, everyone in the village knew that she was abducted when she was a child. In the end, she married a mute in the village. Just a few days after the marriage, she was abducted again.
Speaking of which, the reason why the original owner could come up with such an unethical method of abducting her four sisters was because she had witnessed the tragedy of the fifth sister and others.
It can be said that these girls have a tragic life.
From birth to marriage, they have always been taught that "you must be good to your younger brother, so that your younger brother can support you, and your younger brother must be a filial piety to your parents." No matter how hard their lives are, they will work hard to satisfy them. This younger brother.
When I was at home, I had to do the hard work for my younger brother.
After getting married, her husband's relatives will be dissatisfied because of her younger brother.
Later, he was directly abducted and trafficked.
How unlucky they must be to have such a nibbling sibling.
The two-bedroom and three-bedroom family were even more unlucky. They worked hard to support their nephew and relied on him to provide for him in old age. But in the end, this white-eyed wolf didn't care about him, but instead directly abducted and sold their daughter.
It's a mess again, but fortunately, the original owner's reputation has been ruined, his deeds have been damaged, and he's looked down upon. The whole village thinks he's worthless. He hasn't had time to do any really bad things. .
Ji Changze didn't give in. After mentally calculating what to do next, he finished the broth in one mouthful and put the bowl aside.
"grandmother!"
He shouted twice before Grandma Ji trotted over. She looked at Ji Changze as if she were looking at a poor baby who needed constant care.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, ma'am, I just want to ask, do I no longer have to go to the ground? My head hurts so much, I really don't want to go."
Grandma Ji looked at her grandson with a very distressed look, "You don't have to go. If grandma said you don't have to go, you don't have to go. Tell me why you are so stupid. You don't want to go to the ground. Grandma can help you tell the captain no. What do you want?" Go and torture yourself, the captain is a relative of ours, it’s just a matter of not going to the ground, what’s so difficult about it.”
Ji Changze nodded with a look of "Why didn't I think of that?" "Yeah, I didn't think much about it at the time. Then next time, tell the captain directly for me."
"Don't worry, Captain, he wants to call me aunt. I can't deal with him yet? Do you still want to eat meat? There are some left here, all given by your eldest sister. I will stew them for you later. Take pity on us. "Jia Zhang Ze, after suffering so much, you need to take good care of yourself."
"Wait a minute, milk, don't give it to me."
Ji Changze pulled her back with a serious look on his face, "This meat was given to me by my eldest sister. My second uncle and my parents didn't eat it, so I ate it. Will they think too much about it?"
Grandma Ji stared, "How dare they!!"
"If they hadn't watched you this time, could you have fallen down that mountain? I don't blame them. They still dare to snatch the meat to eat?!"
Ji Changze quickly explained, "No, why don't you understand? I don't want to work in the fields anymore. I have to rely on my second and third uncles for work points. Even if the captain is a relative of ours, he won't give me more work points." , They can’t eat well, who will earn money to support me and the milk?”
"Don't worry, they are very tough. They have resisted beatings since they were young. Your grandfather used to beat them when they were disobedient, but they didn't even cry."
"No matter how strong I am, I can't stand it even if I work too much. Nai, we can't take risks. If the second uncle and the third uncle die, the captain will definitely let me work. Nai, I can't bear this hardship. Just promise me, just promise me."
Ji Changze took Grandma Ji's arm and shook it. Grandma Ji couldn't help it and agreed.
"Okay, okay, I will listen to you and let them eat. If they don't do a good job for me after they finish eating, I will scold them to death."
In the yard, Aunt Ji was sighing and choosing vegetables. When she saw her husband coming over, she said, "Mom, that's too much. Nagasawa fell down the mountain on his own intention. Why should I blame you?"
Uncle Ji didn't understand why his wife was angry at all, and asked in confusion, "It turns out we didn't keep an eye on Nagaze. Isn't it normal for mom to be angry? What's wrong with you? Why do you think so?"
Aunt Ji "..."
"No, aren't you angry? Even if Nagasawa is a boy, our daughter is not picked up. Back then, the fourth and fifth girls were sent away directly. Now, although the third girl is married, we are her fathers. Mom, you should leave something for her, right?”
Uncle Ji: "The third girl married into a good family. How can she care about things like us? Didn't she bring meat to Nagaze when she went there?"
But it was time to get down to business. Aunt Ji said, "That's right! The girl is already married, and the younger brother still asks her for meat. This, this doesn't make sense."
Uncle Ji looked confused, "That girl is already married, why do you still want us to leave something for her?"
Aunt Ji "..."
"I mean, we don't have a son and we have to raise a nephew, so I won't say anything. But the girls are all married, so we don't have to raise this younger brother anymore. Look at the big girl, ah, the days are also changing. It's not that easy. Last time, Nagasawa asked for meat. What was the reason? It was given to the second brother and the second sister-in-law. Look, did the second brother and the second sister-in-law take a bite of the meat? Sister-in-law, I haven’t eaten a bite myself. When has the food Nagasawa asked for entered anyone else’s mouth, even a bite? "
As soon as she said this, Grandma Ji stood on the steps and shouted, "From the third family, hurry up and clean up the kitchen and cook the meat that the eldest girl gave you. Let's try it together tonight."
Aunt Ji San; "..."
What's going on? The sun is coming out in the west?