Before Song Tuanyuan arrived home, he heard Song Fuxin at home. The boss, Song Fugui, was so anxious that he was kneeling on the ground at Song Fujin's feet and looking at something.
Hearing the sound of the fence door, Song Fugui looked back and saw Song Tuanyuan, with a mixture of surprise and fear in his eyes.
What was pleasantly surprised was that his mother was finally back, and he had a backbone regarding Song Fuxin's matter. What was scary was that he couldn't help but think of an incident that happened when he was six years old.
Song Fugui was only one year older than Song Fujin. When he was young, Song Xiucai had to go to the academy to teach. Song Tuanyuan only quarreled with others over trivial matters such as whose chicken ate whose food. Song Fugui looked at the children.
The other children were easy to say, but Song Fujin was the only one who had to be watched carefully and not touched.
That time Song Fujin went out to play, and he was holding a frog that Song Xiucai had folded in his hand, but it was snatched away by a friend in the village. Song Fujin went to chase it, but he fell to the ground and broke the skin on his palm.
Song Tuanyuan looked at Song Fuxin's hand and screamed for a long time, saying that Song Fugui didn't take good care of his younger brother, so he hung him from the beam and beat him, and then starved him all night.
Song Fugui still remembers that one night in late autumn. He didn't have enough to eat on weekdays, but he was especially hungry when he was cold at night. He heard something moving in the kitchen in the middle of the night. He peeked through the crack of the door and saw Song Fugui.
Tuan Yuan and Song Fuxin were eating eggs secretly. Those eggs were white, soft and elastic. Song Fugui still remembers their cute appearance and alluring fragrance.
From then on, Song Fugui would rather help the family go up the mountain to chop wood, fetch water, or go to the fields than help take care of the children. Soon this job fell on the eldest daughter of the Song family.
Now Song Fujin's feet are injured like this...
When Song Fugui saw Song Tuanyuan coming in, he instinctively drew his neck in and muttered, "Mom, my second brother hurt his foot!"
Song Tuanyuan heard Song Fuxin's ouch in the yard, so he came up and took a look.
Song Fujin's little toenail fell off and bled a little. Song Fujii was still holding a handful of chewed Panax notoginseng in his hand. He probably wanted to imitate the way Song Tuanyuan was injured on the mountain that day, trying to fool Song Fujin.
On feet.
As soon as he saw Song Tuanyuan, Song Fuxin pursed his lips and his eye circles were red, "Mom, it hurts. Big brother wants to paste these who-knows-what stuff on me!"
"Panax Panax notoginseng can stop bleeding and reduce inflammation. Your elder brother did it right!" Song Tuanyuan said softly.
Song Fugui was stunned. Song Tuanyuan didn't hit him, but said he did the right thing?
Song Fugui said in a low voice: "Mom, it's my fault. I didn't take good care of my second brother. He..."
"He went up the mountain today to collect herbs and work. He's not a child. Why should you watch him?" Song Tuanyuan said in a deep voice. She then turned to look at Song Fuxin, "How did you hurt your foot?"
There were no bruises or wounds on Song Fujin's feet, and the nail on his little toe completely fell off.
And Song Fujin’s shoes are not worn out either!
Song Fuxin was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Song Tuanyuan would be so calm when he saw that he was injured!
Ever since he was a child, he had headaches and brain fever. Even if he had a little blood, Song Tuanyuan would be extremely nervous. He would scream "Bao'er, Bao'er," which made his heart tremble. But now Song Tuanyuan is asking him how he got hurt.
That look and tone made it seem as if he had injured his toenails to avoid being lazy!
Song Fujin's face suddenly turned red, and his tears immediately fell down: "Mom, what's wrong with you? Are you my mother?"
Song Fuxin became more and more excited as he talked, pointing at Song Tuanyuan and shouting: "You are definitely not my mother, you are a weasel! Where is my mother, where did you hide my mother?"
Song Tuanyuan frowned and looked at Song Fuxin calmly: "I'm not your mother, who is that? You have a black mole on your back and a scar on the palm of your hand. You can recite poems when you are three years old, and you can recite pairs at the age of five.
, is the smartest and best-read one in our family, and I also
I love you the most, but my second son, it is because of this that I will strictly discipline you from now on, because you are indifferent to your brothers and your mother. You only want others to give and your whole family to provide for you.
I care about you, but you least want to pay for this family!"
Song Fuxin's face turned redder, and he said angrily: "Why didn't I contribute to this family? I studied hard and studied so late every day. I was admitted as a scholar. In the future, I will also be admitted as a scholar. Isn't it just to honor our ancestors? Now
I don’t have to pay taxes at home. Isn’t it because I am a scholar? Isn’t it because you have a son who is a scholar? My mother is so proud in the village and leaves you alone in every quarrel.”
Song Tuanyuan nodded: "Yes, I don't have to pay taxes at home. People call me scholar old lady. These are the honors you have brought to the Song family. But everyone in this family is paying, not just you! Your eldest brother,
I have been working in the fields since I was six years old. The good harvest in this field is all because of him. Without him, our whole family would be drinking water.
Bei Feng, because all the money your father earned was given to you to study! Your sister-in-law and your little sister take care of everything in the house, and even the young and old go to work on tofu to earn money.
It's not easy, I've provided for you, but what have you done? When your brother and your mother were beaten, you were afraid of being embarrassed and implicated, so you pretended not to see it!"
Song Fujin gritted his teeth and said with red eyes: "I knew you were still holding a grudge, I knew it!"
Song Tuanyuan sighed: "Not just this thing, but also this toe. Look into my eyes and tell me how you injured it?"
Song Fujin pouted and stopped talking.
"You hurt your foot, how did you get down the mountain?" Song Tuanyuan asked again.
Song Fujin even refused to say anything.
Song Fuxin did deliberately pick off his toenails just to be lazy and to make Song Tuanyuan regret letting him go up the mountain!
After his toenail fell off, not only did he not work, but he also had to be carried down the mountain by Song Fugui.
When Song Fugui was carrying him, there were two large baskets hanging in front of him, containing medicinal materials.
Now Song Fugui's hands are full of wounds. They were caused by holding on to the nearby trees or thorns when he was going down the mountain for fear of falling.
Song Fugui's knees were also covered in mud. Fortunately, he was wearing quilted pants, otherwise his knees...
"If you accidentally injured your foot, I have nothing to say, but if you pulled out your nails just to be lazy, Song Fujin, you are so cruel to others and yourself!" Song Tuanyuan said in a deep voice.
Song Fujin was ashamed and angry. He suddenly raised his head, stood up and walked out.
"Second brother, second child!" Song Fugui hurriedly chased after him.
"No need to chase!" Song Tuanyuan shouted in a deep voice, "Let him think about it for himself, and he will come back naturally after he figures it out!"
Song Tuanyuan stepped forward and opened Song Fugui's palm, took a closer look, "Hurry and wash it, let your wife get rid of all the thorns on the hand, and apply Panax notoginseng on it!"