Wu saw it and quickly added water to the pot to prepare dumplings.
"Uncle, you guys sit down and take a rest first, the dumplings will be ready soon."
She mixed two large bowls of dough and made a lot of dumplings, using up all the shepherd's purse she picked yesterday, just to prepare to entertain the clan leader and others.
The clan leader and a dozen villagers did not refuse, and sat on the benches waiting, and some even sat on the ground at the foot of the wall.
Sister Qian helped cut the bracken and green onions, made them into side dishes, and served them to the table first.
Then the clan leader said to Song Sanshun: "We beat up the father and son of Zhao Lu, and we wanted to take some food from his family to compensate you for the medicine, but your father insisted on taking the matter and said he would pay you."
Song Sanshun was silent.
The clan leader sighed and patted Song Sanshun on the shoulder: "Don't worry, Sanshun, this time uncle will definitely help you get the money for the medicine."
"Thank you, uncle." Song Sanshun bowed deeply to the clan leader.
Soon the dumplings came out of the pot. Wu filled a large bowl with them and gave it to the clan leader first. Then she scooped the remaining dumplings into two yellow basins and invited everyone to eat.
There was no other way. There were not so many bowls at home, not even enough chopsticks. In the end, Song Laoliu brought chopsticks from his own home to share with everyone.
A large group of people were eating dumplings when Song Baqi and Mrs. Zhao walked in.
The clan leader ignored Song Baqi and ate dumplings by himself.
Only Song Sanshun stood up, but he didn't say anything.
Song Baqi glanced at the villagers who were eating voraciously, and his eyes fell on his son: "Sanshun, follow me into the house, I have something to say to you."
Song Sanshun said lightly: "Dad, if you have anything to say, just say it here, I'm listening." He wanted to hear what his biological father would say to him.
Song Baqi stared at his son coldly for a moment and said: "It is true that Jizu was wrong in what happened today, but his face was also broken, so you two brothers are even"
"How to even it?" Song Sanshun looked at his biological father, and then glanced at his stepmother who was full of resentment behind his biological father.
Song Baqi coughed and said, "You two are brothers after all, and some fights are just misunderstandings between brothers. Now that you have both learned your lesson, I hope you can put aside the past grudges and get along well in the future."
"Get along well?" Song Sanshun smiled sadly, "Dad, when have I not gotten along well with you guys?"
Song Baqi was filled with anger, and he glanced at the patriarch who had been listening, but he did not dare to step forward and slap his son in the face.
"Sanshun, how can there be no quarrels among brothers and sisters? I also fought with your deceased uncles when I was a child. Does that mean we are enemies now?"
Song Baqi decided to educate this unfilial son earnestly, "Today you go and shake hands with Jizu and make peace. We will still be a good family in the future. Don't listen to the nonsense of outsiders and let your brothers become alienated. As the old saying goes, brothers united in purpose can break metal. If you two brothers live in harmony, outsiders will not dare to bully you."
Seeing that his father kept avoiding the subject and even asked him to shake hands with Song Jizu and make peace, Song Sanshun could not help but interrupt him, "Dad, today is not a small fight between brothers. Song Jizu is going to beat me to death."
He pointed to his head and showed his father the bruises and lumps on his body, "Dad, did you see it? ? If Xiuying hadn't gone there today, I would have been dead."
Song Baqi looked ugly and shouted, "Aren't you alive? And Jizu was also injured and his eyes were almost blinded. What else do you want him to do?"
Mrs. Zhao also said angrily, "That's right! Jizu was just playing with you, and you instigated the big cat to make his face like this and almost scratched his eyes. By the way, where's the cat? Kill it quickly! This kind of beast that hurts people must not be kept at home."
The patriarch couldn't listen anymore, put down the bowl and said to Song Baqi and his wife, "Shut up!"
He slammed the table and stood up, pointing at Song Baqi and said, "Look at what you are saying? You didn't mention why Song Jizu committed the crime against Sanshun, but you covered up for Song Jizu again and again, and asked Sanshun to go to Song Jizu to shake hands and make peace. Your brain is covered with shit!" Then he pointed at Zhao and said, "You are a bad father, and you have the nerve to come here and say that Song Jizu was just joking. How about this, I will hit you with a carrying pole for more than ten times, and also say that it was just joking. Do you think it's okay?"
"Yes, yes! I'll go get the carrying pole!" Someone didn't mind the trouble and really ran to find the carrying pole.
Mrs. Zhao was so scared that she grabbed her husband tightly, "Baqi, let's go."
She wanted to come and ask for punishment, but there were more than 20 people sitting in the yard, so she didn't dare to say anything.
But when she thought of her son's face rolling up, she felt so distressed that she couldn't help but say something.
Seeing that his wife was scared, Song Baqi said, "You go back first."
Mrs. Zhao knew that it was useless for her to stay, so she left the yard quickly.
When she walked outside the yard, she finally felt relieved and looked around for the big cat.
If it weren't for the dead cat, how could her son suffer? Maybe even the little whore would be dealt with at this time.
When the time comes, bury it on the mountain, and no one will know.
If the officials came to ask, I could just say that the couple took the little beast to seek a living elsewhere, and who would say anything?
Now, if I make a wrong move, I will lose everything, and I have to make a new plan.
Humph! Let them be proud for a while, anyway, no matter how much they jump, they will not live through this year.
The old woman looked around but couldn't find the big cat, so she had to turn around and go home.
After she left, Huahua jumped down from the pigpen and walked slowly towards the yard.
In the courtyard, the clan leader slammed the table and said to Song Baqi: "What did you promise me in the Zhao family? You paid for Sanshun's medicine, and now you say that the two will be offset? Song Baqi, I didn't realize that you are a two-faced person, even cheating your own son?" Song Baqi
said with a gloomy face: "Jizu was also seriously injured. If I give money to Sanshun, what will Jizu think?"
The clan leader was amused by his twisted logic. Just as he was about to say something, Song Sanshun suddenly clasped his fists towards him: "Uncle, since my father is unwilling to pay for the medicine, I will no longer do anything over there. From now on, our two families will go their separate ways and live their own lives."
It just so happened that he was not going to let Song Jizu go. If his father really gave the money for the medicine, it would be difficult to do anything. It's good this way. No matter what he did in the future, he would not feel guilty at all. Song Baqi glanced at his son with cold eyes: "Rebellious son! Do you want to break off the relationship with your father?" "I dare not." Song Sanshun lowered his eyebrows and said
pleasingly . The clan leader did not understand what Sanshun meant and thought that he had yielded to his father. He felt a little disappointed: "What nonsense are you talking about?" Can a biological son go his own way with his father? If outsiders knew about this, they would definitely criticize Sanshun and his wife. Song Sanshun said sincerely: "I know it is not right to say this, but my father is devoted to Song Jizu and treats him as his own son. He doesn't care about me, his son. In this case, we can only live our own lives. I hope that Song Jizu and his family will not come to provoke me, otherwise I will beat them every time I see them." Although he was not as tall as Song Jizu, he was much stronger than Song Jizu. Otherwise, he would not have escaped from the three Zhao family members. Song Baqi narrowed his eyes and said angrily: "You dare!" (End of this chapter)k