Chapter 60
As one of the few major households in Heshuo City, the Yun family gives several donations every year, especially on the old man’s birthday, he set up a porridge shed outside the door early in the morning.
But today, there was no porridge until the sun was on the rise. The beggars who had gathered were complaining from time to time.
Seeing that it was getting late and the guests were almost here, Yun Shang told the servant outside the door and planned to follow him back, and a voice stopped him.
"Master Three, won't you give me porridge this year?" A skinny woman walked over tremblingly, holding a broken pot that was missing one-third.
Yungang did not look back, waved his hand and was about to enter the door.
"Oh, what should I do? The child is seriously ill and is waiting for a bite of hot porridge to return..."
The woman didn't say anything, muttered alone and wanted to turn around and walk.
Hearing this sentence, Yungang's body stopped, looked back, and then he realized that the other party was trembling under the skinny bones. Then he looked around. Almost all the beggars waiting to give porridge were like this.
"Oh, life is not easy these days... Butler Li, let's set up a porridge shed."
Butler Li next to him was a little hesitant when he heard this. After a while, he stammered: "Third Master, the porridge shed was set aside before dawn, but the old man and the second master asked to demolish it again, saying that the Yun family almost had no food now..."
Yungang smiled bitterly. The Yun family was not good enough, but still lacked this little rice? After thinking for a while, he glanced at his wife beside him, and he wanted to speak but stopped.
"Give it, today is my father's birthday, and I should give it."
After receiving the support of his wife, Yungang then said to Mr. Li: "Please build a porridge pan, rice and grain come from me."
After saying that, he walked into the door. The time was almost over and the birthday party was about to begin. He clenched his fists hard. This was the first time he presided over his father's birthday, and he must do it well.
Seeing this, the wife beside her whispered: "Master, brother and fourth brother are really not here?"
"Hmph, they are all things that are heartless!"
Yungang threw a word and walked towards the backyard. Before meeting the guests, he needed to discuss with his father first.
"Oh, it's really hard for the Third Master." Butler Li sighed, looked up at the flat sign on the door, and murmured: "The only one who can really support this lintel is the third master..."
The other spectators around were also whispering:
"The third master of the Yun family is mellow in his heart. He still doesn't forget to pay for the old man himself."
"Yes, Yunjia Shiro, the other three didn't even come here."
"Hey, I heard that I had split up a few days ago and threw this mess to Mr. Yun and Mr. Yun San."
"Oh, it's also God's unfairness. How could the Yun family have ended up doing good deeds and accumulated virtues over the years?"
"I'm not implicated by the daughter of the third family, but it's really pitiful."
"I don't know what's going on. It's been two days. Logically, there should be news."
"Yes, why is the news so lagging behind this time..."
In the back hall of the Yun family courtyard, four or five courtyards with two entrances and two exits are connected in a scattered manner. In normal times, they are very lively, but now they are basically empty, with only one courtyard and occasionally someone comes in and out.
"Dad, why are you out?" Yungang and his wife turned the corner and saw an old man with long beard standing there motionlessly and running over.
The old man with long beard was wearing a brocade robe. Although his face was full of the passing of time, his eyes were still flickering. He didn't look back when he heard this, but he still stood there and sighed:
"They were fighting over these courtyards before, but now they don't want them all."
"Not only do these courtyards want, but even people are gone..."
Yungang walked over to hold his father's arm, trying to say something, but opened his mouth several times but didn't know what to say. These courtyards were vacant after several brothers moved out of their families.
Yun Shang glanced at the only son who was still by his side, and shook his head with a smile: "You are so honest, and you still refuse to say anything bad to them in front of your father."
"It's good if you don't blame your father. Over the years, they have taken care of their family business and practiced martial arts. They have eaten and drunk enough, but you..."
"Oh, you are too honest. If you don't have a big backer behind you, you won't be able to control this family..."
Yun Shang stood there, talking nonstop, and the Yungang couple stood there and listened quietly.
"I blame me for Xiaojiu. I wanted to find a big backer for you, but I jumped into the fire pit."
Speaking of this, Yun Shang's lips were trembling. Xiaojiu was his favorite granddaughter. He originally wanted her to live a good life, but who would have thought that he would live a worse life than an ordinary family?
Thinking of the other party's hardship every time he came back and the sarcasm he endured, he felt like a knife was cut. It was his most sensible and caring granddaughter, but his heart was pushed into the fire pit by his own hands.
"Dad, don't be sad. My wife knows that the three of you can arrive in Heshuo safely every year. My father handles the robbers along the way behind her back. My wife knows..."
Speaking of this, it seems that I think of the sad way my daughter was when she came every year, and I couldn't help but shed tears.
"Oh, when the disaster comes, everyone flew away, and the Duan Prince's Mansion has also collapsed. When the guests are dispersed, you can go to the imperial capital. Let's check it out if they can bring them back. I have also hidden some savings over the years..."
"You can move out too. There is a three-entry yard in the east of the city. Your family has enough life..."
At this time, a noise came from the front yard, getting closer and closer, and soon the sound became clear:
"Tong Lang, what are you doing to stop us? It's natural to pay back the debt."
"Yes, we heard that the Longmen striking ended two days ago. Even the sons of the Yun family have split up with the money. I'm afraid the house will be gone in two days..."
Tong Lang, who looked like a fat man, tried his best to stop everyone from entering the backyard. While wiping sweat, he bowed his hands repeatedly and begged:
"Everyone, today is the 90th birthday of the old man, so let's wait for two days."
"Haha, Fatty Tong, two days of ease? We have only been doing this for a few days. We didn't pay attention. The huge Yun family has been divided into several families. In two days, I'm afraid that the house will not be left!" The shopkeeper Ding, who is bearded, sneered and took the lead to continue walking towards the backyard.
Tong Lang couldn't stop everyone, and when he stomped his feet, he was like saying something, but his wife next to him grabbed his arm, then sighed and stomped his feet and chased forward.
Looking at the crowd that was getting closer and closer, Yun Shang seemed to have expected it, pointed at Tong Lang and laughed:
"Look, I, Yun Shang, have been kind enough to carry people all my life, and have never done anything bad. I have four sons and two daughters, and in the end I have only one son and one nephew who is willing to approach..."
The voice was desolate, which contained the bitterness of the world. The servants next to him also looked sad, and the crowd who rushed over with righteousness stopped, and many people looked awkward.
Among the people present, 90% of Du Cheng had received favor from Mr. Yun, but now...
Chapter completed!