Reborn in a small mountain village in 1991

Chapter 24 Gratitude from Family

Xu Chunsheng frowned, feeling extremely irritated. He suppressed his temper and asked, "Who told you that? Are there really a lot of people saying that?"

Xu Sandi nodded and told Xu Chunsheng what he had heard in town: "I heard it when I came from town. Some aunties were talking on the street, saying that there is a girl named Xu in our village who really likes Qian Junwei and insists on marrying him. She also has a younger sister named Xu Yaomei. Qian Junwei himself said this at the police station."

If Xu Sandi still wasn't sure after hearing the first part, and then couldn't guess it was his own family member after hearing Xu Yaomei, then he would be unworthy of his title as the number one in the whole town.

"Okay, I understand. That's not true. Go do your homework."

Xu Chunsheng denied the matter to his third brother and told him, "If you don't want to do your homework now, go and fill the jar with twelve or thirteen catties of rice and some salted vegetables. I'll take you to town to catch the bus tomorrow."

After watching his third brother Xu take a bag to fill with rice, Xu Chunsheng left home.

Xu Chunsheng had no idea that Xu Sandi, who was standing in the warehouse at that moment, had originally followed his second brother's advice and filled thirteen jin of rice. When he saw the ground cornmeal placed aside, he turned around, scooped out three or four jin of rice from the rice bag, and put another four or five jin of cornmeal into a plastic bag.

Xu Sandi thought that he still had some rice left over from last month, and if he brought some cornmeal to mix with it, it would be enough to last him a month.

After leaving home, Xu Chunsheng was walking briskly along the muddy village road. He was going to find Qian Junwei to settle accounts.

He knew that Qian Junwei was deliberately spreading rumors that his older sister liked him, so that others would assume that his older sister was about to become a member of the Qian family.

He knew that Qian Junwei would never be in the village at this time of day, but since it had been raining since late last night, Qian Junwei should still be at home and not out.

Xu Chunsheng stood in front of the Qian family's small building and shouted loudly, "Qian Junwei, come out! I need to talk to you."

Inside the house, Qian Junwei was lying on the sofa, smugly saying to his mother:

"Mom, once I marry Xu Chunhua, you can expect to enjoy a life of luxury!"

"Her family has no real foundation, and she has two younger brothers and a younger sister who need her support. If she marries into our family, we can easily manipulate her!"

"You're dreaming, but they might not even be interested in you!"

"She's now forced to fall for me, because I've been telling everyone she likes me and wants to marry me. If this keeps up, sooner or later everyone will think that way, and then no one will want to marry her. She'll only be able to marry the one she wants, hehe!"

Qian Junwei had just finished speaking when he heard Xu Chunsheng's shout. He frowned, got up, and went outside. He saw Xu Chunsheng standing in his courtyard, his face grim. He was quite annoyed.

"Why are you looking at me like that, Xu Chunsheng? I haven't even settled the score with you from before, and you've come looking for trouble today. If it weren't for the fact that you're going to be my future brother-in-law, I really would want to kill you!"

"Come here for a moment."

Xu Chunsheng gave a cold laugh, then turned and walked out of the courtyard.

"Come on then, do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Qian Junwei swayed back and forth, hands in his pockets, following behind him, urging him on with a touch of arrogance:

"Where are you going? Tell me quickly."

"Are you going around telling everyone that my sister is going to marry you?"

"Isn't this something that was bound to happen sooner or later? It won't make any difference if I say it first."

boom!

Upon hearing Qian Junwei's words, Xu Chunsheng shoved him to the ground and pressed his elbow against his chest to prevent him from getting up.

"Damn it, Xu Chunsheng, what are you doing?!"

Qian Junwei lay on the ground, clutching his slightly dizzy head, trying to struggle to stand up, but Xu Chunsheng pressed him down so he couldn't move.

Xu Chunsheng didn't say anything, picked up a large clod of dirt from the side and threw it directly next to Qian Junwei's head.

Qian Junwei instinctively covered his head with his hands and closed his eyes tightly. After a while, when he didn't feel any movement, he quietly opened his eyes through his fingers to look at Xu Chunsheng.

Xu Chunsheng saw Qian Junwei open one eye and look at him, then nudged Qian Junwei with his elbow, then grabbed him by the neck with one hand, pointed at him with the other, and said:

"My sister won't marry you! If I hear you say again that my sister wants to marry you, next time it won't be mud!"

"Hmph! Cough cough!"

Qian Junwei let out a muffled groan, then tried to pry Xu Chunsheng's hands off his neck, coughing repeatedly.

"Ahem, let...go, I understand."

Qian Junsheng felt a chill run down his spine when he saw Xu Chunsheng's bloodshot eyes, as if he could really see murderous intent. He had no choice but to soften his tone.

Seeing that the man couldn't take it anymore, Xu Chunsheng finally released his grip and said to Qian Junwei:

"Remember what you said today. If I hear it again, I won't be as easy to talk to as I am today."

Seeing that Xu Chunsheng's expression didn't seem to be joking, Qian Junwei caught his breath and nodded repeatedly.

"I'm not going to say anymore, I'm not going to say anymore."

Xu Chunsheng saw that he seemed genuinely intimidated, but he was still worried. Before leaving, he said to him, "If I hear you gambling again, I'll have to talk to your mother about it."

Qian Junwei didn't know how Xu Chunsheng knew about his gambling.

But he knew that if his mother found out about this, his father would definitely find out too, and he might end up with a broken leg for a month or two.

Xu Chunsheng then walked home.

The reason he looked like he wanted to devour Qian Junwei alive wasn't just because Qian Junwei had spread rumors that his sister liked him. More importantly, it was because the hatred he felt for Qian Junwei's torment of his sister to death in his previous life had been building up for a long time.

Qian Junsheng glanced at his retreating figure, bared his teeth, and spat, "What's with the arrogance? Wait until You Xiaoxia asks you for a dowry, then let's see if you're still arrogant!"

After returning home, Xu Chunsheng washed his feet and lay on the bed, planning to buy clothes for his family the next day.

He only realized today, when he was helping his younger brother remove the urea bag from his body, that the clothes in the family had all turned white from washing.

Although nowadays in rural areas, every household wears clothes that are "new for three years, old for three years, and patched up for another three years," Xu Chunsheng now wants to improve his family's life.

Xu Chunsheng crossed his arms under his head, looked at the ceiling, and said to his younger brother in the small bed next to him:

"Get up early tomorrow, you'll come with me to town. Finish your homework at school this afternoon. Did you pack your rice? I'll buy you some clothes."

Xu Chunsheng's voice gradually lowered, and he even started snoring.

Hearing his older brother's voice gradually weakening, Xu Sandi pulled the blanket up over his head and chuckled quietly under the covers.

He felt that his family was getting better and better, and all of this was because his older brother had started to earn more money and cared more and more about his family.

This made him very grateful that he had started thinking about his family, caring for them, and especially loving his older brother.

Xu San Di couldn't help but peek out from under the covers, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke: "Brother, thank you, you've worked hard!"