Qi Wang was obviously not in a good mood at this time, he stood there with a cold face, looking very scary, Zhang Wenyuan was so bullied by Qi Wang that he didn't know how to talk to him, and in the end he could only calm down, not daring to talk to him anymore. Shout out.
If Qi Huang got angry and beat him up, then he really couldn't bear it and walked away, he wouldn't be stupid.
Qi Tieniu and Qi Tiezhu didn't have much feeling, this is his father after all, no matter what happens, he won't do anything to them, the two brothers quietly followed behind Qi Wang, looking at him with admiration.
Dad is great today, they never knew that Dad has such a side, he is really too manly, and Dad is so gentle to them today, and he talked to them so much, and he still protects them, if he always If so, that would be really great.
Seeing the appearance of these two foolish boys, Qi Wang felt a little funny, and while it was funny, he also felt a little sad.
The original owner undoubtedly loved the two children, but he was not good at expressing it, and later because of a misunderstanding, he let the two children follow him to pay for their lives.
These two children have always been filial. If they hadn't saved enough to be disappointed, they probably wouldn't have kicked out the original owner and not supported him.
People's feelings are mutual, even between father and son. The original owner let his two children down for too long, and they deserved what happened. It's just that the two children are pitiful. If it wasn't because the original owner was so kind To the point of stupidity, they are afraid that they will not end up like that.
Fortunately, he didn't come too late, everything was still in time.
Xu Xiaofeng knew that what she did today was a little out of character, Qi Wang was on fire right now, it was useless for her to say anything, even though her son was wronged, she didn't dare to say anything, she laughed and coaxed Qi After a few words, he hurried to the kitchen to start cooking.
After Xu Xiaofeng left, Qi Wang gave Zhang Wenyuan a cold look, his eyes were filled with a deep look of inquiry, the hairs on Zhang Wenyuan's body stood on end instantly, he knew that Qi Wang saw that he was not pleasing to the eye at this time, so he dared not Say something more, excuse that there is still homework to be done, and hurried back to the room.
In the upper room, there were only three people left: Qi Wang, Qi Tieniu and Qi Tiezhu. Qi Wang asked the two children to guard outside, while he went into the inner room.
The bedroom connected to the upper room is the bedroom of the original owner and Xu Xiaofeng. Although the room is not big, the sparrow is small and well-equipped with internal organs. The interior of the room is very warm and tidy. At first glance, the house is very clean and tidy, which makes people feel very comfortable.
Apart from other things, Xu Xiaofeng is indeed a person who knows how to live. If she hadn't had so many crooked thoughts, the original owner and her life wouldn't be too sad.
It's just that people are greedy, so they have to think twice. If they want more things, life will naturally be difficult.
After the original owner and Xu Xiaofeng got married, the passbook in the family was handed over to Xu Xiaofeng for safekeeping, food, clothing and flowers were all taken care of by Xu Xiaofeng, and he didn't intervene in it. The woman outside leads the house. Once married, the mother-in-law should be the housekeeper. He only needs to earn his own money back, and he never worries about other things.
And Xu Xiaofeng also took good care of the house and never let the original owner worry about it. In the original owner's memory, before the hanging incident, Xu Xiaofeng had always been a good wife.
In the years that followed, the original owner took Qi Tieniu and Qi Tiezhu's two sons as cattle and horses for Xu Xiaofeng and Zhang Wenyuan, and the money they gave was never calculated.
The original owner never kept much private money, and only had enough money on his body, and the rest was handed over to Xu Xiaofeng, and he never counted Xu Xiaofeng's account, he showed 100% trust in Xu Xiaofeng, but Xu Xiaofeng was ashamed of his trust.
Qi Wang didn't think half-way couples were bad, or had any prejudice against women, it was just that Xu Xiaofeng had an impure mind from the beginning, although Zhang Wenyuan was behind her plotting against the original owner and the two children because of Zhang Wenyuan's efforts, but If it wasn't for her own bad intentions, so many things wouldn't have happened.
Qi Wang felt that before this incident came out, Xu Xiaofeng had already calculated many things, such as the passbook at home and various pocket money, these accounts may not be correct.
The room where the husband and wife live is not big, and there are only two or three cabinets. Qi Wang found the camphor wood box that Xu Xiaofeng married as a dowry. After opening the box, he took out the storage box that was pressed under the box. The money box, after opening the box, contained a lot of coins and ten-cent bills, neatly stacked together according to the size of the denomination, and what was pressed underneath was the passbook of the original owner.
Qi Wang opened the passbook, looked at it briefly, and saw many problems.
There are accounts for every deposit and withdrawal in the passbook, and the original owner doesn't care about these things at all. The withdrawals and deposits are all made by Xu Xiaofeng, probably because the original owner trusts her too much. I didn't do much to cover up anything, and the money in the passbook didn't match up at all.
According to the family's spending, there shouldn't be so much running water in the passbook.
The original owner is uneducated, so he can only write his own name, and he can add and subtract within ten. He couldn't see the problem even if he looked at it, but these things couldn't be hidden from Qi Wang's eyes.
Everything was just as he had guessed, Xu Xiaofeng had no intention of living a stable life with the original owner from the very beginning, that's why she cheated like this, like a rat, she embezzled all the money from the original owner's hard work.
Of course, Qi Wang felt that with Xu Xiaofeng's personality, the money would not necessarily be spent on her natal family, but judging from the clothes Zhang Wenyuan wore and the stationery used, more than half of the money was spent on Zhang Wenyuan.
Xu Xiaofeng cared 100% for her son, and would never wrong her son.
Comparing the clothes of Qi Tieniu and Qi Tiezhu, and then looking at Zhang Wenyuan's clothes, the difference is obvious in an instant. Zhang Wenyuan looks like a city kid, and he doesn't see the simplicity of a farm kid. I can't raise this kind of character.
In the past, Xu Xiaofeng said that Qi Tieniu and Qi Tiezhu were still young and growing fast, so there was no need to wear such good clothes, while Zhang Wenyuan went to school in the town, so naturally he had to wear better clothes, the original owner also thought it was For this reason, I didn't ask too much.
The left and right clothes don't cost much, and Zhang Wenyuan's height has already been determined. If you buy some good clothes, he can wear them for a long time, so it's not a waste to wear them for him.
Although he was not his own child, the original owner would not be too harsh on Zhang Wenyuan—as a stepfather, the original owner thought he had done a good enough job, but it was a pity that his kindness did not return the same kindness.
In fact, in the final analysis, this is human nature. If the original owner gives too much trust, and there is no one else to supervise, this person will naturally go further and further.
After taking out the passbook, Qi Wang took out all the scattered money in the box and put it in his pocket.
He didn't have any psychological burden when he took these things, because they were all earned by the original owner. When Xu Xiaofeng married the original owner, because it was a second marriage, and her natal family valued boys over girls, it was difficult for her to be kicked out. The daughter who came home didn't think much of it, so Xu Xiaofeng didn't bring anything with her when she got married. In the past three years or so, most of the clothes she wore were added to her by the original owner. Because of his weakness, he couldn't do any heavy work. Basically, he just washed up at home and cleaned up the housework. Naturally, he didn't have any income.
In the past few years, she has stolen enough money, even if it is taken away, her life will not be sad.
If Xu Xiaofeng is willing to live a steady life, she may not be able to live this day, but it is a pity that she is too thoughtful and thinks too much about her son, but she doesn't care much about the original owner. The original owner and the original owner's two The sons are Xu Xiaofeng's thorn in the flesh, she lies on them to suck blood and eat flesh, but she dislikes them very much, wishing to eat them alive and squeeze out the last bit of value.
Others are vicious to such an extent, naturally Qi Wang will not think much about her.
Regarding Xu Xiaofeng's thoughts, Qi Wang didn't bother to analyze, after tidying up all the things he took out, he came out of the room.
Seeing Qi Wang coming out, Qi Tieniu hurriedly pulled Qi Tiezhu and ran in front of Qi Wang. Compared with his younger brother, Qi Tieniu was a little more serious. He stretched out his hand and tugged on Qi Wang's sleeve.
"Dad, are you okay? Everything today was a misunderstanding. Don't be angry. Mom is actually pretty good. She just wanted to make things wrong today. She didn't mean to embarrass others. Don't take it to heart and have a good time with her." live."
Speaking of this, Qi Tieniu's voice weakened again, he raised his hand to wipe his face, and said in a low voice: "Dad, I know it's because Tie Zhu and I are too naughty that you are so embarrassing. We will be obedient and obedient, and we will never let you worry about it again, don't feel bad, okay?"
Looking at this sensible child, Qi Wang's heart couldn't help softening, he raised his hand to rub his hair, and said, "Father is fine."
In fact, the life of the Qi family is not easy. The three children in the family open their mouths to eat and drink. It is impossible to feed their stomachs with the income from the land. He has a lot of strength, and he can endure hardships, and he doesn't care much about the wages. As long as it is about the right amount, he can work, so the original owner can easily find work.
What the original owner usually does is go to the train station ten miles away to unload goods. He can earn around 20 yuan a night. This money seems to be a lot, but it is completely exhausting his body.
Because they mainly went out to work, Qi Tieniu and Qi Tiezhu spent most of their time working under Xu Xiaofeng's hands.
Although Xu Xiaofeng didn't like these two children very much, under normal circumstances, she would not do anything to be criticized. The two children ate brown rice, and the fine grains they saved were used for their own children to eat eggs at home, and the occasional meat for tooth-making festivals, and most of them were saved for Zhang Wenyuan, but she and them both Personally speaking, it is another kind of rhetoric.
"Your elder brother is weak, and it's not easy to feed him. This brown rice is nutritious. Didn't you eat all of this during the war? The soldiers' physical strength is not bad."
"Your father also ate these things when he was a child, and you will be as strong as your father after eating them. If it wasn't because your eldest brother has a bad stomach, why would you let him eat these things?"
Qi Tieniu vaguely felt that something was wrong, but seeing the gentle and amiable appearance of his stepmother, he dispelled his doubts.
Apart from other things, at least the stepmother is good to his father. The large pieces of fat saved by the family are given to his father. Occasionally, he will let him eat some fine grains such as rolled noodles. The steamed buns she made for him I am also willing to use white noodles, each one is as big as two fists, and there are pickles in it, which is full and delicious.
Although sometimes Qi Tieniu also suspected that the stepmother might have all kinds of small thoughts, but seeing that the stepmother was very kind to his father, Qi Tieniu dispelled those doubts.
As long as the stepmother treats dad well, that's all. He doesn't need to care about the rest.
Qi Wang patted Qi Tieniu's head, looked at the child who was half his height, and said warmly: "Okay, you are a child, don't worry about it, this is a matter for adults, you don't have to worry about it. Never mind, I have my sense of proportion."
After hearing this, Qi Tieniu breathed a sigh of relief and didn't say anything more. Forget it, his father has to worry about these things. He scratched his head and put on a silly look.
What are dad and brother talking about? Why can't he understand anything
On the other side, Zhang Wenyuan sneaked into the kitchen, taking advantage of no one's attention, looking at Xu Xiaofeng who was busy on the stove, Zhang Wenyuan said.
"Mom, is there something wrong with Qi Wang? Do you think he has become smarter? He is not as easy to fool as before?"
Xu Xiaofeng was busy working, but she didn't know that Zhang Wenyuan sneaked in from the outside, she was startled, her hand trembled, the dough she was holding almost fell to the ground, Xu Xiaofeng hurriedly grabbed the ball of dough and put it on the chopping board , looked back at the sneaky Zhang Wenyuan, and said helplessly.
"Da Bao'er, how many times have I told you, even in private, you still have to call him dad, don't call him rashly."
After Zhang Wenyuan heard Xu Xiaofeng's words, he twitched the corners of his mouth, a look of disdain appeared on his face.
When Xu Xiaofeng married Qi Wang, Zhang Wenyuan was already thirteen years old, and he had already remembered things. Although his father was weak, he was a serious teacher, and he got a lot of salary. He didn't know Qi Wang. The illiterate old man is completely different.
In fact, if it wasn't because his father's brother and sister-in-law didn't do anything, kicked him and his mother out, and took their family's fields and money, Zhang Wenyuan didn't want Xu Xiaofeng to remarry Qi Huang at all.
Although he kept calling Qi Wang's father verbally, Zhang Wenyuan didn't treat Qi Wang as his father at all, but his mother was not a smart person, so if he told her anything, he might reveal his secrets in front of Qi Wang. Zhang Wenyuan didn't Besides, he responded perfunctorily and talked about other things.
"Okay, okay, I get it, don't say any more, what happened today made him suspicious, you have to coax him well, you can't make him doubt too much, you know that?"
"He is easy to coax. If you coax him a little more in the past two days, it will be better for Qi Tieniu and Qi Tiezhu's two hundred and five. Doesn't he value his blood the most? Just a few words will do, wait until he goes out again When you're working, isn't it up to you at home?"
Having said that, Zhang Wenyuan lowered his voice.
"Didn't you say that he has a lot of money in his book? The money you stole before won't do anything, why don't you get a little more money out and open a new book to deposit it in. You can hide this book again." Get up so that he doesn't find out, isn't this money ours?"
Qi Tieniu and Qi Tiezhu have already gone to school, and the cost of primary school is not too big, but once they go to junior high school, they have to go to the town to stay. Going to high school is going to cost a lot.
He will definitely be able to go to the county seat for high school. After he arrives in the county seat, won't he have to spend money on food and clothing? If all the money was spent on Qi Tieniu and Qi Tiezhu, what would he do
Xu Xiaofeng was also a little upset at this time. After hearing her son's words, Xu Xiaofeng frowned, and the expression on her face was a little unhappy, but facing her son, Xu Xiaofeng didn't want to get angry. She hesitated for a while, and just now whispered.
"Dabao, do you think we have gone too far? Your father is actually a very good man, and he cares about you. If you want to go to high school, tell him well, and he is willing For your sake, why make such a fuss..."
Xu Xiaofeng is not a courageous person, it would be fine if something happened today, but now that things are not done, Qi Huang's attitude has changed a lot, which made Xu Xiaofeng afraid.
She is a second-married woman, isn't she living off a man? Previously, he agreed with his son's idea to make the matter so big that he didn't suppress those two children. Even Qi Wang had objections to her. The heart wins back again.
Zhang Wenyuan gave Xu Xiaofeng a hard look, and said patiently, "Didn't you hear what he said just now? I'm not from this family, I don't share his surname, and I have no blood relationship with him. Can he control me? In the future The only thing you can count on is me, do you think those two hundred and fifty can treat you sincerely? If you don’t support me, will our life be better in the future? "
Hearing what Zhang Wenyuan said, Xu Xiaofeng also felt that it made sense, she sighed and said sullenly.
"It's done, I get it, let me think about it carefully, don't worry about it."
After Zhang Wenyuan coaxed Xu Xiaofeng well, he sneaked out of the kitchen. He returned to his own room, looked at this small and cramped room, and thought of the big room where Qi Tieniu and Qi Tiezhu lived. The hatred in Zhang Wenyuan's heart Then came out again.
He said that he was good to him, but in fact what he did did not seem to be good to him at all, so he would not believe those deceptive words that Qi Wang said. His words can be used to coax others, but it is impossible to coax him.
Didn't he just fancy those two wild boys? If it weren't for those two children, who else would he fancy!
Zhang Wenyuan felt ruthless in his heart, and a gloomy look flashed across his face.
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A lunch was finished in this dull atmosphere, and after lunch, Qi Wang took Qi Tieniu and Qi Tiezhu's two children to the town.
Xu Xiaofeng wanted to ask Qi Wang where he was going, but seeing Qi Wang's cold face, she calmed down and didn't dare to say anything more.