The joyful and harmonious dinner in the Tang family's courtyard broke up unhappily. Tang Qing left the table angrily. Wang Carpenter did not listen to Wang Xinjie's advice. Not only did he not shut up, he even cursed Tang Qing's father.
How could Tang Qing's father allow Carpenter Wang to scold him? His anger was still lingering, but now he was even more furious. He slapped the dining table and asked Carpenter Wang loudly:
"Why am I pretending to be so cool? Tell me clearly! If you don't tell me clearly, I won't be done with you today, and you won't even be able to step out of my Tang family courtyard!"
Carpenter Wang showed no sign of weakness, slammed the wine cup in his hand to the ground, and shouted back at Tang Qing's father:
"You think of yourself as the manager of the People's Barber Shop all day long, act so self-righteous, and act opposite to Master Jiu Jin at every turn. You are just showing off!"
"Am I not the manager of the People's Barber Shop? Am I not Tang Qing's father? Why is the father scolding his daughter? Can you take care of it?"
"Tang Qing is not only your daughter, she is more like Master Jiujin to our neighbors and the backbone of all of us. Jiujin, if you go against Master Jiujin, you will go against our neighbors, and we will
I want to denounce you!"
"If you can't criticize me, who are you?"
"I am a human being, a person from Yancheng. As a person from Yancheng, I am qualified to denounce you! I advise you not to always think of yourself as the manager of the people's barber shop, because you will not like Master Jiujin!"
"I just don't like her, what's wrong? What do you want?"
"What do I want? I want to condemn you tonight on behalf of all the neighbors in Shancheng. Kneel down!"
While scolding, Carpenter Wang jumped on the old wooden chair at the top of the hall and pulled down the portrait of Tang Shao.
"You, you, you?"
When Tang Qing's father saw Carpenter Wang pulling down his father's portrait, he became even more angry. He pointed his trembling right hand at Carpenter Wang who was standing on the old wooden chair and was speechless.
"The unjust son of the Tang family still doesn't kneel down? Do you think he will forget his ancestors and betray his lineage?"
Carpenter Wang shouted, and Tang Qing's father had to kneel down in front of the portrait of Tang Shao, but he kept saying "you, you, you".
"Don't say 'you, you, you' anymore, I tell you, today I represent all the righteous neighbors, condemning you, the unjust descendant of the Tang family. As the son of Tang Shatou, the best man in Yan City, you are ashamed
Your father. As the father of Master Jiujin in Yancheng, you are ashamed of your daughter!"
"You, you, you..."
"I told you not to say "you, you, you," but that you still say "you, you, you," means that you don't know what's wrong in your heart. Since you don't know what's wrong, then let me tell you what's wrong?"
"I'm not wrong."
"Are you not wrong? You are absolutely wrong! First of all, you regard yourself as the manager of the people's barber shop and completely forget the ancestral precepts of the Tang family about shaving your head!"
"I don't."
"You haven't? Then recite the Tang family's ancestral lesson on shaving your head in front of your father."
"I don't carry it."
"The sound of Tang's shaved head is still there. The neighbors in Yancheng are paying homage to me. Do you recite it or not?"
"I recite, I recite, the ancestral motto of the Tang family about hair-cutting: Don't be careless when it comes to important matters. Haircuts deal with people's hearts, their emotions, and the relationships between people."
"Recite it again!"
"The ancestral teachings of the Tang family about hair-cutting: Don't be careless about the big things on your head. Haircuts deal with people's hearts, their emotions, and the relationships between people."
"Tell me, where did you go wrong?"
"My mistake was that I forgot to take care of people's hearts, feelings, and relationships between people."
"Just admit your mistake and get up and speak."
"Hey, Carpenter Wang, don't push yourself too far and threaten me with my father."
Tang Qing's father stood up from the ground and scolded Carpenter Wang.
"The portrait of Tang's shaved head has not been closed yet. The unrighteous son of the Tang family will kneel down again even if he knows his mistakes and refuses to correct them!"
"You, you, you..."
"No 'you, you, you', do you kneel or not?"
"Kneel down, kneel down. Anyway, it is my father who is kneeling, not you."
Tang Qing's father once again knelt down angrily in front of the portrait of Tang's shaved head.
"I'm telling you, if it hadn't been for Master Jiu Jin, your Tang family's lifelong righteousness would have been ruined by your hands, and the reputation of Tang Shatou, the best man in the city, would have been completely ruined by you."
"Don't take this opportunity to bully me."
"Am I taking this opportunity to try to seduce you? Ask yourself, do you think Master Jiujin has a greater reputation than you, the former manager of the People's Barber Shop? Her prestige among the neighbors is higher than that of you, the father?"
"I, I, I..."
"Goose, goose, goose, goose? You should reflect and reflect carefully. Who does the People's Barber Shop rely on to be so prestigious all the way up to now? It's not a bullshit manager like you, but Master Jiujin. If Master Jiujin hadn't always been
Keeping in mind the ancestral motto of the Tang family about shaving their heads, and always putting the love of the neighbors first, the People’s Barber Shop has long been abandoned by the times and forgotten by the neighbors.”
"But I didn't do anything wrong?"
"Didn't you just admit that you were wrong? Now you say you did nothing wrong? I didn't expect that you were not only unjust, but also went back on your word. You are truly a villain!"
"Wang Carpenter, please don't give me any clues. After reciting the ancestral precepts of the Tang family about shaving my head twice, I have realized my mistake. I should not always confront Qing'er, especially always try to push her in front of the public. But I am alone.
As a person with a completely white beard and hair, you have to save some face for me?"
"Hey, yo, I'm sorry, Manager Tang, please wake up quickly. I was possessed by a spirit just now and my consciousness was confused. It was not me, Carpenter Wang, who scolded you."
Carpenter Wang pulled up the portrait of Tang Qing's shaved head, jumped off the old wooden chair and came over to help Tang Qing's father get up.
"Master Wang, I feel like I was out of body just now. My father gave me a severe lesson. Come on, let's drink. Let's keep drinking."
"Manager Tang, it turns out that it was Uncle Tang who possessed me just now? If it were me, I wouldn't dare to scold you even if you gave me a hundred courages."
"Come, come, drink, drink, I'll open a new bottle, open a new bottle, Grandpa Xiaoqiang, you can also fill it up, fill it up!"
Tang Qing's father opened another bottle of old wine. In fact, each of the three of them had drank more than two bottles tonight. What Wang Carpenter and Wang Xinjie just said was only half a bottle, which was the remaining half of the third bottle.
"Hey, it's okay after all of you are so crazy and drunk, but we have been standing here for a long time? Master Wang, please tell me clearly, why did my Qing'er have no choice but to do this?"
Tang Qing’s mother came over to question Carpenter Wang. Ever since Carpenter Wang jumped on the old wooden chair and pulled down the portrait of Tang Shao, except for Tang Qing’s father who knelt in front of the portrait of Tang Shao, everyone else stood up and bowed in silence, even the atmosphere
He didn't dare to come out, and listened intently and with bated breath to the argument between Wang Carpenter and Tang Qing's father.
"Mrs. Tang, do you have to break the casserole and get to the bottom of it? I think it's better to stop talking about some things. We are all smart people and should understand what I mean? Hehe."
After speaking, Carpenter Wang drank the wine in one sip.
"I am not a smart person, I am a stupid person. You must make it clear to me tonight."
Tang Qing's mother sat down next to Carpenter Wang.
"Sister Tang, if you really want me to make it clear, I will not only offend Manager Tang tonight."
"Since you are afraid of offending others, then just don't say anything. How can you be a good man if you just say a few words? Humph, you even said he is Wang Banxian's son and Wang Xinjie's grandfather. I think he is just a carpenter Wang."
"Mrs. Tang, tonight I finally understand why Master Jiujin became Master Jiujin."
"Why?"
"Because of you, Master Jiujin follows you. You usually keep quiet and don't make a sound, but now you are a blockbuster."
"Stop flattering me and tell Qing'er why she had no choice but to do this. You said I would make some hot dishes for you. You three can just get drunk and drink until dawn."
"Okay, okay, in order to get drunk, I won't be afraid of offending Manager Li Ya."
"Master Wang, what did you say? Offended me? You must not get involved with me. You drink slowly, I will come back."
Li Ya said as she stood up and walked towards the door.
"Slow down, Manager Li, where are you going back? The Li family's old yard on Lushan Road or the old house in Luteishan? I don't think you can go back to either of these places tonight!"
Carpenter Wang stood up and stumbled after Li Ya, grabbing her clothes to prevent her from leaving.