After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Chapter 560: Great Changes in the Fang Family

"Third brother, open the door, I am your mother!"

Old Mrs. Fang knocked on the door and couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Third brother, your eldest brother is missing, what should we do? You can't just ignore him, you have to help look for him, you are brothers."

She cried and knocked for a long time, but there was no movement from inside.

Thinking of Fang Tong's usual cruelty, the old couple felt a little lost.

Old Mrs. Fang simply sat down on the ground and howled even louder.

"Neighbors, come and see me! My son, whom I worked so hard to give birth to, has grown up and become successful, but he doesn't recognize his biological parents. My life is so miserable."

"Third brother, if you don't open the door, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning? You are such an unfilial son! You are denying your mother for the sake of that vixen outside."

"Mr. Qian, I know you have a bad heart, but that can't stop my son from disowning his mother. Zhizhi, I am your grandmother. You little girl, don't forget your roots."

Her behavior naturally attracted the attention of the neighbors.

Some people opened the door and looked in quietly, while others lay on the wall of their house to watch.

Old Master Fang squatted in the corner with a gloomy face, looking lonely, secretly cooperating with the old lady.

"Qin Yan, although your last name is Qin, if my son hadn't supported you, would you have been able to pass the imperial examination? You can't forget your roots just because you have achieved fame!"

"If you don't open the door, I will go to the government office and sue your family for being unfilial."

When Mrs. Fang saw people gathered around, she spoke even more excitedly.

She was so good at kung fu that everyone in the Qin family was scolded by her.

"I really can't tell. The Qin family is usually very polite. Why are they like this in private?"

"Listen to the old lady's nonsense. She looks fierce and doesn't seem like a quiet person."

Someone whispered.

"Third brother, please open the door. Dad and Mom don't need food or clothes. It's all right if you can take us in for the night." Old Master Fang said in a sad voice.

"Just because Dad has lost his hand, please let him in."

The couple, one playing the good cop and the other pretending to be pitiful, spared no effort to throw dirty water on Fang Tong's family.

At this moment, a young wife climbed up the wall with a ladder, put her hands on her hips and asked, "What are you yelling about so late at night? Can't you let me sleep? Old man, old lady, are you Fang Tong's parents?"

Seeing that she was so aggressive, Mrs. Fang wanted to curse back.

Old Master Fang spoke first: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry to all the neighbors, we old couple are really desperate, and the unfilial son, the third son, doesn't recognize us, so..."

"Fuck your motherfucker!"

The young wife spat, "Fang Tong's parents died a long time ago. Some time ago, they bought a lot of incense, candles, and paper money, saying they were going back to the village to visit their graves. We saw it all."

She and Qian Fengping often did needlework together, had a good relationship, and knew a little about each other's family affairs.

Besides, the old woman’s harsh scolding reminded her of her own evil mother-in-law who died early.

I can't hold back my anger.

"Oh, that's true. I remember now. There was half a carload of paper money. Fang Tong said that his brother wasn't home, so he wanted to include his share in the offerings. He was really sentimental."

"So, are these two..." Trying to extort money? Poor relatives trying to establish connections?

Before he could finish his words, someone shouted, "It's a ghost! They are ghosts! They are dead! Help! It's haunted!"

What?

The words "It's haunted" immediately made the whole street lively.

Some were so timid that they closed their doors and windows, while others ran out with their families.

Someone carefully glanced at the old couple's feet, but there was no shadow. He became even more frightened: "It really is a ghost! A fierce ghost is coming to take our lives!"

Nonsense, the moon hasn't come out yet, the Qin family hasn't lit any lanterns, it's pitch black, where does the shadow come from?

The young wife on the wall also turned pale: "Master, why don't you go and ask the yamen runners?"

His man held his head in his hands and squatted on the ground: "I'm not going. If you want to go, you go. You looked so majestic when you scolded me just now."

The young wife got angry and pinched his armpit.

While the couple was arguing, the patrolling yamen runners arrived.

It’s so lively, they must come and see it.

So, the old couple of the Fang family were arrested

The yamen runners recognized the two men. They had already come to the yamen to cause trouble once during the day and were causing trouble again at night.

Therefore, he was not kind to them and directly put them in jail.

As for the interrogation, we’ll wait until the adults are in a better mood.

After waiting for four or five days, the old couple of the Fang family spent all their money and were finally released.

The old couple didn't dare to make trouble anymore and went to Fang's and Wang's houses again.

After confirming that he couldn't get in, Mr. Fang thought of Mr. Chen.

Mr. Chen did see them. "Old man, it's strange that Fang Jin hasn't come to study for ten days. I thought he was sick, but he wasn't."

Mr. Fang was still very respectful to Mr. Fang Jin.

He shook his head: "I don't know. The boss wrote to ask us to go to the city, but when we got there, we couldn't see anyone else. Even the Wang family was gone."

"Oh?" Mr. Chen sat upright, a worried look on his face. "Where is the letter? Did you bring it with you?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Old Man Fang nodded and looked at the old woman.

Old Mrs. Fang helped and took the letter out of his arms.

Mr. Chen took it and read it quickly, confirming that there was nothing wrong with it. He was just missing his parents and had important matters to discuss. He was completely relieved.

Fang Jin died, the Wang family left, and Lord Zhu had returned to Beijing to work, so the Bo Mansion didn't pay any attention to him.

There are no hidden dangers at all, and he can continue to stay safely in Huai'an Prefecture.

He has lived here for generations and doesn't want to leave his hometown when he gets old.

Mr. Chen sighed regretfully, "I can't see anything either. This kid has failed the exams so many times, I'm afraid he's giving up. Maybe he's afraid his father-in-law won't agree, so he left without saying goodbye?"

"impossible!"

Mr. Fang was a little excited.

He even broke his hand in order to help his boss succeed. How could he give up?

Mr. Chen looked at him sympathetically, chatted with him for a few words, and then politely sent him away.

Old Master Fang seemed to have lost his soul and was in low spirits.

Why would Fang Jin run away? He didn't even want his parents anymore? His eldest son would definitely be successful, the fortune teller said so.

The boss can bring honor to the family.

"Old man, what should we do? Where can we find someone?" Old Mrs. Fang was at a loss.

The main reason is that they have no money and even eating has become a problem.

Old Master Fang raised his head, looked at the glaring sun, and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Go back to the village first."

Fortunately, the provincial capital was not far from Mushan Village, and the old couple arrived there in just one day and one night.

Perhaps due to exhaustion, Mr. Fang fell ill.

Going to the provincial capital again will seem like a long way off.

Fang Tong's family doesn't know this for the time being.

They lived well in Zhou Lao Zhuangzi.

In the morning, the couple accompanied Mr. Zhou to go fishing and listened to Fang Nanzhi reciting aloud.

In the afternoon, while Mr. Zhou was teaching, Fang Tong went to work in the fields, and Qian Fengping couldn't sit still, so she went to the nearby mountains to dig wild vegetables.

I'll come back and make a wild vegetable pot for everyone.

Mr. Zhou thinks it tastes good and is very healthy.

Half a month passed before they returned to the capital.

Fang Nanzhi happily went to Mr. Zheng to hand in his homework and did a test paper at the same time.

Zheng Wanru took a look at the question and felt overwhelmed. Fortunately, her grandfather no longer allowed them to learn the same thing.

too difficult.

Fang Tong held a melon and sat on the doorstep, sharing it with his neighbors and listening to gossip.

Did the old couple from the Fang family really come? And were they kidnapped as ghosts?

Tsk tsk, you deserve it.

Wu Dalang was so convinced: "Fang Tong, aren't they really your parents? They sound so convincing."

Fang Tong sighed heavily and said tactfully that he was forced to marry into the family. Later, his family disliked him and thought he was a disgrace. Not only did they remove him from the family tree, but they also forced him to be adopted out.

The group was stunned. Are these their biological parents? They were more like enemies.

"Alas, my second brother and I have bad luck. They despise us. Unlike my eldest brother, who is likable, has been well fed and well fed since childhood, and can even read and write..."

When he said that, everyone understood.

Is this to support the eldest son and squeeze out the second and youngest sons?

It's the same principle as some families who treat their daughters like donkeys for the sake of their sons.

Once a child is adopted out, he or she becomes someone else's child, and then someone comes to the child's home and calls themselves the parent. This is disgusting.

People who attach great importance to incense despise such behavior.

"No wonder they came looking for you! I heard your aunt shouting that your eldest brother was missing." Wu Dalang slapped his thigh and remembered.

Really lost? Fang Tong was still a little curious.

But when he met everyone's gaze, he was innocent and puzzled: "No way? My eldest cousin is the son-in-law of a wealthy man. He relies on his father-in-law for food and shelter. He lives a very comfortable life. How could he disappear?"

Wu Dalang and others' eyes brightened even more.

Are you a gigolo?

Eating and drinking what your father-in-law gives you, who can still remember their biological father?

Fang Tong got up and left, leaving the neighbors to chatter with crickets.

He thought about it, said goodbye to his wife, and went out.

After strolling around Huai'an Prefecture, he confirmed that Fang Jin was really missing. Mr. Wang sold his property and took his daughter away.

As for whether he brought Fang Jin, no one knows.

Fang Tong felt that this matter was evil.

Fang Jin is determined to take the imperial examination and become a high-ranking official, so how can he bear to leave?

Should he go to the government office to report it? But then he thought, Fang Jin is his biological son, his parents are there, so he doesn't need to worry about it.

In order to avoid trouble, he did not return to the village for six months.

He took over Erwa's job and asked Erwa to go back to the village to take care of the farm work.

Erwa came to report to him from time to time, mixed with some gossip.

"Mr. Fang is ill and has spent a lot of money. No one knows where the Fang family's servants have gone. The family relies entirely on the old lady to take care of things. She goes to the village entrance every now and then to check on the family."

"The old lady seems to have given up waiting for Fang Jin and is now looking out at the gate of your courtyard. Tiezhu has two big dogs at your house. Whenever someone approaches, the dogs bark and scare the old lady away."

"Mrs. Fang went to the fields alone, and after planting she had to go back to take care of the old man. After two days, she couldn't stand it anymore and called her two grandsons from the county town."

Fang Tong curled his lips when he heard this.

It's always like this. When she can't get any advantage from him, she will think of ordering her most beloved son and grandson around.

"Fang Zetian and his two sons stayed at home for two days and confirmed that Fang Jin was missing. The Fang family only had the old couple left as a burden, so they changed their surnames to Zhou."

"He has the same surname as the old shopkeeper whom He is in love with. I've seen him a few times when I've been in and out of the county town. He and his family of four live together and they seem to be enjoying themselves."

Fang Tong's face was filled with an indescribable expression.

"Is my uncle happy?"

The eldest son and two grandsons are the lifeblood of Mr. Fang.

"Of course they disagree. Not only does he not want to, but the elders of the Fang clan have also come forward, saying that they are ungrateful and bringing shame to the Fang clan."

"The incident dragged on for several days. Then Shopkeeper Zhou came and gave Patriarch Fang some money to donate to the clan. The old patriarch made the decision and directly signed the document severing ties. Old Man Fang was so angry that he fainted."

What’s the use of dizziness?

But the patriarch has absolute say in clan affairs.

Even if Mr. Fang reported it to the authorities, the government would not be willing to get involved.

However, Fang Tong felt that both Old Man Fang and Patriarch Fang were courting death.

He had never heard of a clan leader selling out his clan members for money! Isn't that just digging his own grave?

"Mr. Fang's temper is getting worse and worse. He's always cursing and throwing things at people. Mrs. Fang is covered in injuries and asked me to tell you that she regrets letting you marry into her family."

Erwa looked at Fang Tong with heartache. It was so unlucky for his brother to have such parents.

Fang Tong listened and said nothing.

Do you regret it? Or maybe you’re just thinking about him because you’re having a hard time.

He went to a clothing store and bought a set of clothes and two pairs of shoes, and also bought a dozen coarse flour buns at a stall.

Let Erwa take it back.

"Tell her that marrying into her family and adopting her as my adopted son is how I've repaid her gratitude for giving me life. These are all the love and care she's given me since I was little, and I've repaid her for it."

Erwa did as he was told.

Then there was no news about the Fang family for a long time.

Until it snowed and the New Year was approaching.

He then mentioned: "Mrs. Fang remarried."

The man who remarried was named Cai. Mr. Cai had been a bachelor all his life, so of course he was not thinking about Old Mrs. Fang.

Because of poverty!

He was so poor that he seldom went out in the winter and could not afford to buy cotton trousers, not even a single torn one.

People are lazy and always sow seeds sparsely. They are not active in weeding and fertilizing, so farming is not enough to feed themselves for a whole year.

He never thought that he would still have such good luck even at his old age.

When Old Lady Fang asked shyly, "Brother Cai, after all these years, can't you let me go?", Uncle Cai nodded shamelessly.

He is old and is not looking for a wife to have children, but to find someone who understands him.

Besides, after getting married, it is always faster for two people to work together than alone.

When Old Mrs. Fang remarried, she secretly took away her dowry, that is, all the remaining money of the Fang family.

Don't blame her for being ruthless, it's just that Mr. Fang was too cruel.

Which good old lady can stand being beaten every day?

Fang Tong, who was talking nonsense at the beginning, never expected that this would happen.

From this point on, he no longer paid attention to the Fang family's affairs.

It seems that all the past events should be left behind.

They did not return to the village for the Chinese New Year this year.

Fang Yin and Qin Yan are not at home, so it’s not as lively anymore.

Fang Nanzhi leaned against the window and sighed for the third time.

"Ugh!"

A few days ago, Zheng Wanru said goodbye to her and she was going to live with her mother at her grandparents' home for a few years.

It seems that because she is old enough, her family wants to arrange a marriage for her.

Her maternal grandfather's family was a very powerful aristocratic family, and the people they could contact were far better than those of the Zheng family.

Mr. Zheng also taught her a lesson: as people grow up, they will continue to separate and make new friends.

This made Fang Nanzhi sad for several days.

Fang Tong couldn't bear to watch it any longer: "Girl, come over and make dumplings with me. Fill them with sauerkraut."

"Why do we need her? My daughter finally has a break from reading, let her have a rest." Qian Fengping glared at him. They could finish this little job by themselves.