Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

Chapter 332 Fighting
Xu Dashan's eyes turned red with anger. He clenched his fist, chased after Xu Dahai, and punched him.

Xu Dahai was no pushover either. After recovering, he got up from the ground, grabbed the carrying pole with the red rope tied to it, and chased after them.

Relatives rushed forward to mediate the fight, but failed the first time, and Xu Dashan was hit hard with a stick.

The two brothers immediately started fighting.

They were both going all out; neither side gave an inch.

When Wang Ximei saw Xu Dashan being beaten, she was so anxious that she wanted to grab her crutch and go over to help him.

Bystanders quickly stopped her, saying, "Dashan's mother, don't make things worse. Someone like you wouldn't even be a match for those two. Dashan's wife, what's wrong with you? Quickly take your mother-in-law back."

Xu Dashan's aunts glared at Wang Fengying with displeasure.

Only then did Wang Fengying take action.

The farce eventually ended after relatives intervened.

Both of them were injured. Xu Dashan was older and had never done physical labor since childhood. He was not as good at fighting as Xu Dahai, so he was more seriously injured.

Xu Dahai was being held back by several of his cousins, but he kept talking.

Since they couldn't fight, they resorted to words, hurling the most offensive insults at each other, including insults directed at each other's mothers and genitals.

Wang Ximei and Wang Fengying inside the house almost fainted from anger.

Seeing that no one was standing at the entrance of the main hall, Xu Dahai broke free from his cousin's hand, went over and lit three incense sticks, and then openly went over to offer incense.

As soon as he inserted it, Xu Dashan went over, pulled it out, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it wildly.

Xu Dahai kicked him in directly, and a loud bang was heard.

The relatives' faces changed, and they quickly pulled people away to rescue the person.

Xu Dahai roared angrily, "I'm going to burn this incense today no matter what! You can pull it out a few times, I'll beat you up every time! I'm not afraid of killing you!"

"Why is my life so miserable! Old man, why did you leave like this, leaving such a scourge to our family? Why didn't you take him with you? Waaah!" Wang Ximei wailed in the house.

Even the villagers couldn't stand what he said.

Xu Dahai, however, remained expressionless, coldly glancing at Xu Dashan, who was lying on the ground groaning. He lit three more incense sticks and stood confidently in front of the old man's coffin. "Old man, you've seen everything that happened today. When you were alive, you were biased, and you couldn't blame me for the estrangement. Now that you're dead, they're still trying to ruin your funeral. The grievances have their source, and the debts have their debtors. Go find whoever you need to find. If you're still as confused as before, I'm not afraid. After all, we're upright and have nothing to fear."

I've placed this incense as a token of my affection; whether you accept it or not is up to you. I won't hold the past against you, and I believe you wouldn't have the face to come looking for me again. You don't like me as your son, and I hate a father like you. I hope in the next life we ​​go our separate ways and never meet again!

This was the first time Xu Dahai had explicitly expressed his resentment towards his parents in front of everyone.

The wailing inside the house stopped abruptly.

The yard was completely silent.

Several uncles frowned, looked at each other, and hesitated to speak.

Xu Dahai placed the incense sticks in the burner and stood there watching them until they were burning normally. Only then did he turn around and stride out of the mourning hall.

Xu Dashan was then helped up by several people.

Xu Dahai had used almost all his strength in that kick, and his ribs were probably broken. Now, even the slightest movement was excruciatingly painful, and he felt like he couldn't breathe.

Xu Dashan appeared calm on the surface, but inside he was panicking. He said weakly, "I think I'm about to meet my father." Old Xu's body was right next to him. These words made the hairs on the heads of the group stand on end, and they accidentally scratched Xu Dashan.

Xu Dashan howled even louder.

A flurry of activity ensued as Xu Dashan shouted so loudly that everyone feared something serious had happened, and they rushed him to the hospital.

They immediately contacted Xu Jie, who was hiding, and asked him to accompany Xu Dashan to the hospital for a check-up.

At this point, no matter how much Xu Jie didn't want to show his face, he couldn't hide anymore.

When he arrived at the hospital, his relatives in the village looked at him with eyes full of condemnation.

"Xu Jie, I'm not trying to criticize you, but you shouldn't have disappeared in a situation like today. No one blames your grandfather for his death, so why are you hiding?"

"That's right! You're a cultured person, after all. If you had been there just now, you could have tried to stop your dad and your second uncle from fighting. Your dad would have listened to you, but he would have ignored what we said."

“Let me tell you, your dad deserved to be injured today. He brought it on himself. Your grandfather was also your second uncle’s father. That was a feud between your grandfather and your second uncle. Your grandfather died, and your second uncle was there to attend his funeral. Your dad had no say in the whole thing, but he insisted on stopping us and causing trouble.”

As everyone chattered on, Xu Jie finally understood the whole story, and his face darkened considerably.

At this moment, an old man from the village rushed to the hospital. Upon seeing Xu Jie, he immediately urged, "It's good that you're here. Hurry up and come back to the village with me. Your father can't manage things like this. Your second uncle burned incense and paper money and left. Your third uncle is still on his way and won't be back to the village until tomorrow morning. As the eldest grandson, you have to take the lead. By the way, where's your wife?"

Everyone turned to look at Xu Jie.

Xu Jie's face darkened further, and he said curtly, "I don't know," before following his grandfather away.

As a result, he was pulled back to pay Xu Dashan's examination fee.

After this back and forth, Xu Jie had completely lost his temper.

When he returned to the village, he had to comfort Wang Ximei and persuade Wang Fengying, while also running around doing chores and enduring the blatant scrutiny and gossip of others.

He had never felt so humiliated in his life.

At that moment, he seemed to experience all the malice in the world.

Why is this happening? He's never done anything heinous in his life, so why is God being so cruel to him? It's not fair, it's not fair!

Xu Jie clenched his fists tightly, his eyes bloodshot.

Wang Fengying noticed that her son was not in a good mood and was afraid that something might happen to him, so she forced herself to cheer up and help him, and tried her best to let Xu Jie rest.

When evening came, all the villagers had left, and Old Xu's house became quiet.

Wang Fengying wiped away her tears in the side room, and pulled Xu Jie aside, choking back sobs, saying, "Son, things have come to this, and we can only face reality. After your grandfather is buried, we'll go to the city hospital for the necessary checkups and treatments. If the city hospital can't treat it, we'll go to the provincial hospital, where the doctors are more skilled. You can't give up no matter what."

The more Wang Fengying spoke, the more tears she shed, until finally she could only cover her mouth to stop herself from crying out loud.

Xu Jie looked utterly dejected, glancing down at his grieving mother, then at his grandfather lying in the mourning hall, and at his grandmother sighing incessantly in the opposite room. He had no choice but to agree.

The villagers came to help early the next morning.

Around eight o'clock, Wang Dachuan and Zhang Guizhi, who had been missing for many years, finally returned.

Xu Dachuan was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, carrying a briefcase. Zhang Guizhi wore a black dress, white high heels, had her hair permed into big waves, and wore heavy, exquisite makeup.

The villagers didn't recognize the two when they appeared.