Years: Return to the Leisurely Fishing Village

Chapter 118 Grandma Xu got angry and became ill

I have never seen such an irritating person. I am about to have a heart attack because of him. It is unnecessary for him to come here. I could have spent this much time sleeping at home.

Lao Tie left angrily, but he did not stop thinking in his mind. Since Tan Lao San was unwilling to agree, he might as well find someone else. He could not just hang himself on a tree!

Tan Shaoyang did not miss the secretive look in his old friend's eyes. He knew without thinking that he was definitely up to something evil again.

There are only a few people in the village who make money. Zhang Yishui doesn't have the courage to provoke them, but the same is not true for the Xu Qiang brothers. He is wondering whether he should give them a warning.

I was very conflicted, but I still made the trip in the end.

The two brothers could bear it if they worked hard to earn some money and then got cheated out of it, but Grandma Xu might not.

They all live in the same village, and Grandma Xu is very kind to them. It would be a waste if she got sick from being angry.

After Tan Shaoyang figured it out, he went out and headed towards Xu's house with a clear purpose. However, as soon as he arrived at the door, he heard loud cursing from inside.

Grandma Xu's voice was full of anger, "Xiaotie, you can do whatever you want outside, but don't bring trouble to my two grandchildren."

"You don't have to count the two dollars in their pockets. They were saved for marrying wives. I confiscated all of them. It's useless even if you talk nonsense and try to fool them."

"They are young and immature, but I have lived for most of my life. I can see clearly whether you are a human or a ghost. Anyone who listens to you is a fool."

"The money that comes into my old woman's pocket is not so easy to get out. I can see clearly what kind of person you are, and I am too lazy to comment on it."

"You are not my child. What you do is none of my business. I just want the two brothers to keep their feet on the ground."

"It is important for a person to know himself. If you don't have the ability to do a job, don't take on a job that's too expensive. They can't learn your tricks to fool people. Go find someone else!"

"For the sake of our affinity with the same village, I have patiently explained everything to you today. Next time I see you looking for them, I will beat you with a big broom."

"I am an old woman with half my body buried in the ground. If anyone wants to harm my grandson, I will fight him with all my strength. Don't blame me for disregarding the friendship of my fellow villagers.

Lao Tie was upset when he heard this. "Grandma Xu, what you said is wrong. I just wanted to find a way to make money and help the brothers. How can you say that I am harming them?"

"We are of similar age and have similar interests. If it were someone else, I wouldn't bother to bother with him!"

"The Tan family has built a new house, don't you want your grandson to build a spacious new house? Go out and work for a year, and I guarantee that I can build a spacious house for you."

Seeing that he hadn't stopped thinking, Grandma Xu pulled over a large broom and hit him with it. Her movements were quick and agile, without any hesitation.
"I let you be so stubborn that you want to drag my grandson into this. Do you really think that my Xu family is easy to bully?"

"My mud house is very comfortable. You are so capable, why don't you build one for your parents? It's no use talking nonsense here."

"Who can't boast when you have no ability? If you have the ability, build a suite first and let me see it. Otherwise, stop talking nonsense here."

After getting hit twice, Lao Tie realized that she was really hitting him. Although she was old, her hands were very strong and it hurt a lot when she hit him.

"You old woman are such a jerk! It's because of you that the two brothers are so poor. If you didn't restrain them, they would definitely be able to make a new world."

Lao Tie not only did not want to settle the matter peacefully, but instead made loud accusations, which instantly made Grandma Xu very angry. She raised her big broom and rushed towards it without any hesitation.

"Get out of here! As long as I'm alive, you are not allowed to step into the door of my Xu family."

"You think you are very capable just because you can cheat two more people. If you really have the ability, you should go out. What kind of ability do you have if you run back to the village in disgrace?"

The noise attracted the neighbors, who came over and spoke out to stop the noise.
"A Tie, it's not easy for Grandma Xu to raise the two brothers. Don't provoke her. If you provoke her, the two brothers will come after you and kill you."

"That's right! She just made some money, and Grandma Xu is very happy! She wants to arrange for her to get married. How could she not know why you came here?"

"There are many ways to make money. If others are doing better, don't make things worse."

Lao Tie looked at them collectively bombarding him, his face full of indescribable words, "I really want to help them make money, why don't you believe it?"

The villagers waved their hands. "You said you would bring a boat for the old stubborn guy! You promised so solemnly at the beginning, but where is the boat now? There is not even a shadow of it."

"Reputation is very important. People are willing to give you money only if they trust you. But what happened? You fooled people. Who would dare to trust you?"

"Once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of ropes for ten years. This saying is not without reason. If you don't understand, go home and think about it. No one is stupid."

Lao Tie was so choked that he couldn't even utter a word. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he opened his mouth to refute but couldn't. He wanted to quibble, but the words couldn't come out of his mouth.

I thought I would fix this loophole when I got back, but who knew I would end up losing money?

It is normal to make profits and losses in business. He was just unlucky, but there is room for him to turn things around.

It is these short-sighted villagers who do not trust him. In time, he will surely achieve something that will dazzle these people's eyes.

At this time, the Xu Hai brothers came back pushing a cart. Some tiles on the roof were cracked and leaking, so they bought some new ones to replace them.

Unexpectedly, when he just came back, he saw people gathered at his door.

When I got closer, I saw that it was obviously Laotie. This guy must know that they make money and wanted to cheat them out of their money.

The total amount for the two brothers is 800 yuan!

How could he not be moved?

The cart was placed aside and after listening for a moment they understood the whole story. The two brothers stood in front of Grandma Xu with stern faces and spoke to Lao Tie in a fierce tone.

"Did you bully my grandma? She's old and weak. If anything goes wrong, I'll have to hold you accountable."

"Get as far away as you can. Don't spend your days doing nothing but thinking about the money in other people's pockets."

Old friend: “…”

The current situation is obviously not favorable to him. If he continues to stay, nothing good will come of it. It is better for him to step back for the time being and contact people in private.

"You misunderstood. Grandma Xu is an elder. How could I possibly fight with her?"

"I'm just passing by and want to chat with you! Since Grandma Xu is unhappy, I'll leave first."

Xu Hai waved his hand, his face full of disapproval, "Go away quickly, no one wants to see you."

Unable to accept the Xu family's attitude and the neighbors' instigation, Lao Tie had no choice but to leave in shame.

The person left, but Xu Hai's frown did not relax at all, as he was afraid that Xu Qiang would not be able to hold on one day and be fooled by someone.

"Qiangzi, Laotie is just trying to fool people, don't be so stupid as to believe him!"

"It's not easy for us to make money. If we are tricked into leaving, it's not a consequence we can afford."

"We have finally managed to live a good life, why can't we have wild dreams?" Xu Qiang waved his hand, "Don't worry, Boss! I have become smarter following the three of you, how could I be fooled by others?"

"That guy Laotie was just tempted by the few hundred dollars we made. How could I be fooled by him?"

"After going through some things, I am now very stable. I am not as impetuous as before, and I will not be fooled easily."

The affairs of his uncle and aunt made him realize the wickedness of human nature. It was only because he was stopped by Tan Shaoyang that he intervened. Otherwise, if he had intervened, who knows what kind of bad consequences he would have suffered.

Later, he slowly observed that his aunt did know about this matter. It was a fight between two people, and he was blamed for intervening!

Now that I have learned to be smart, I will naturally not be affected by those things anymore.

Not wanting to dwell on this matter, Xu Qiang said, "Let's quickly replace the tiles. Although the weather is dry now, there's no telling when a heavy rain will come."

The two of them worked very hard, and Grandma Xu also calmed down and continued to look for a partner. Everyone was eyeing this little piece of iron, and it would not be safe no matter where he was placed, so it would be safer to marry a wife as soon as possible.

Tan Shaoyang looked at it for a moment and knew that with Grandma Xu's intervention, Lao Tie's goal would not succeed. He was too lazy to show up, so as to avoid being accused of being nosy, and he went home decisively.

In the end, the matter did not end there. A series of subsequent situations were triggered because Grandma Xu was so shocked that she got stomachache due to anger. She soon curled up on the ground and could not straighten her back.

Even though she tried her best to adjust her mood, her body still couldn't bear the ups and downs. The illness came on so fiercely and violently that she didn't have a chance to ease.

After the two brothers finished changing the tiles, they came down and saw that Grandma Xu's face had turned blue and purple, and she was covered in cold sweat. She looked as if she had lost half of her life, which scared them all.

Xu Hai didn't have time to worry about his dirty appearance, and asked anxiously, "Grandma, what's wrong with your body? Why is your face blue?"

Grandma Xu looked up at the two of them and wanted to say that everything was okay, but the pain made her unable to speak and her lips kept trembling.

Her appearance made the two brothers even more panicked.

Xu Hai hurriedly said, "Qiangzi, go find our third brother and ask him to ride his bicycle to take us to town. Grandma's condition is a bit serious. We must go to the hospital."

Xu Qiang didn't dare to delay. He rushed out of the door as fast as a bullet.

With a clear purpose, he went straight to Tan Shaoyang's house, pushed open the door, and was panting so hard when he saw someone that he couldn't even speak clearly.

After a while, he made things clear and asked Tan Shaoyang to ride his bike to take grandma to the health center.

Tan Shaoyang's heart skipped a beat. Did Grandma Xu's condition worsen prematurely?

According to the normal trajectory, it should take another year!
I thought to myself, but I still rode over quickly.

As soon as I arrived at Xu's house, I saw Xu Hai carrying Grandma Xu in a backpack.

"Third brother, can my grandma's condition be handled in town? Do we need to go to the county town?"

Tan Shaoyang thought of his illness in his previous life and suggested, "Let's go to the county town. Medical supplies in the town are scarce. Since we have to spend money, we might as well get a thorough checkup."

Xu Qiang watched the two people discussing and wanted to interrupt, but found that he could not.

"Boss, I can go there by bike."

Xu Hai shook his head and refused without even thinking, "Third brother is more familiar with the county town. Look at how painful grandma is. How can we afford to delay?"

"Third brother is familiar with the route and can shorten the time, so you just stay at home!"

"I'm reminding you, don't get involved with Lao Tie. If you get fooled by him, my grandma will be so angry that she will die."

After giving the instructions, he hurried out.

Tan Shaoyang took them on his bike to the town, then left the bike at the rented house and took a bus to the county town. Riding a bike was too slow, so taking the bus would shorten the time.

Grandma Xu's condition must be quite serious, otherwise her face wouldn't have turned blue from the pain. If she could get to the county town sooner, she would be able to relieve the pain.

Tan Shaoyang knew this place very well, so he took them there directly. After a series of operations, including examination and hanging up the drip, it took half a day.

Grandma Xu was in so much pain that she didn't have the strength to speak and felt dizzy, otherwise she would definitely not be willing to spend money on her. The money her grandson earned was used to marry a wife, and she would feel bad if it was wasted on an old woman like her.

She didn't know it at the time, and the pain was relieved only after taking medicine.

Tan Shaoyang looked at Xu Hai, who looked guilty, and said soothingly, "It's okay. It was delivered on time, so it shouldn't have any impact."

Xu Hai said in a very depressed mood, "We should have brought her to the hospital earlier. You reminded us early in the morning, but she kept refusing, so we brothers didn't take it seriously."

"If this had come earlier, it wouldn't have hurt this much."

Grandma brought them up, so you can imagine how close they are to each other.

Tan Shaoyang patted his shoulder and said, "Don't think too much. You still have to take care of Grandma Xu. I'll go buy some food for you to fill your stomachs."

"You still have to keep watch at night, so you can't be decadent."

Tan Shaoyang went to buy rice and porridge. The old man had an upset stomach and certainly couldn't eat hard food, so he could only eat some soft porridge.

Everything was arranged and night fell.

There was only one chair for accompanying patients in the clinic, so Tan Shaoyang did not delay here and left decisively.

He went to Bai Mei's house as if he knew the place well.

Since what happened last time, he didn't come here very often, only once or twice a month, and he came quietly.

Although Bai Mei is very strong, rumors are still very hurtful, so every time she comes, she tries to choose a dark night.

Bai Mei heard a knock on the door and a familiar voice. She opened the door and saw the familiar figure.

"I thought you didn't know the way here!"

"Or maybe you were so busy that you completely forgot about Sister Bai."

Tan Shaoyang quickly slipped in, locked the door, approached her, pulled her in and kissed her, then explained, "Isn't Sister Bai busy? I can't be so tactful!"

"Besides, I just found some free time to build the house."

"Look at how tanned I am. If I had free time, why would I be like this?"

Bai Mei pushed him away and said, "Go wash up first. I'll wait for you."

(End of this chapter)