From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 11 Godson
After Wang Qian and Jiazhen chatted for a while, she tentatively asked, "Sister Jiazhen, did you give Sangou some money to buy tonic medicine?"

"What silver, what tonic?"

Jiazhen was confused and didn't understand what Wang Qian said.

Wang Qian already understood what was going on. "My husband said San Gou gave him one ounce of silver today to buy three sets of tonic medicine. He's never bought anything like that before, so he asked me to inquire about it."

Hearing this, Jiazhen reacted and her face changed immediately: "That kid went to the city to play with his friends today. I will ask him about it when he comes back!"

"I'll return the money to you."

Wang Qian took out a tael of silver and placed it on the table. Before leaving, she was worried and said, "San Gou is only ten years old. He's still young. It's normal for him to make mistakes. Don't hit him too hard."

"Sister Qian, I know what's going on."

After seeing Wang Qian off, Jiazhen immediately went to the bedroom to count the money. Usually there were no outsiders at home, and she was always at home, so the money was not hidden.

After a careful count, I found that ten taels of silver were missing.

She searched Xu Xiaogou's bedroom in the east wing again and soon found eight taels of silver in the pillow.

"This kid is rebelling!"

she huffed.

Since Xu Xiaogou started practicing martial arts, he has become much more sensible with the help of Du Hai.

Jiazhen thought he'd gotten over his petty thefts as he got older, but she hadn't expected his next offense to be this serious. Ten taels of silver! How could a ten-year-old dare to steal so much?

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evening.

Xu Fugui carried a large bundle of firewood out of Baihe Mountain, and after arriving at the village, he walked towards the landlord Liu's family.

He was carrying three hundred kilograms of firewood. From a distance, one could only see the huge bundle of firewood, but not the person underneath it.

A villager passing by was surprised and said, "I was wondering who it was, it turned out to be Fugui. You are amazing! How many pounds of firewood did you get?"

Xu Fugui pretended to be very tired: "About 300 kilograms. I have five children to support at home, so I have to work hard."

"Then you have to take care of your body and don't get sick from working yourself to death."

Afterwards, Xu Fugui sent the firewood to Liu's house and sold it for 140 coins.

The harvest was poor this year, so many people went up the mountain to chop firewood, causing the price of firewood to be lower than in previous years.

After selling the firewood, he returned home satisfied: "Jiazhen, I made 140 coins from selling firewood today, put it in the account!"

"what?"

He noticed that something was wrong in the atmosphere at home.

What happened?
A while later, Jiazhen walked out of the main room with red and swollen eyes, and it was obvious that she had been crying.

Xu Fugui suddenly became furious and his face flushed red: Who dares to bully his wife?

He is usually honest and taciturn, but if anyone dares to bully his wife, he will risk his life.

Xu Xiaoniu followed Jiazhen and said, "Dad, when I came back, I saw Mom crying. She didn't say anything when I asked her."

"Where's Erxia? What's going on?"

Xu Xiaoxia came out holding Xu Xiaoan. "Dad, I don't know either. It seems to be related to my third brother. Aunt Qian came today, and after she left, Mom rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, I don't know what she was looking for."

Seeing Xu Fugui coming back, Jiazhen seemed to have regained her confidence: "No, it's nothing serious, it's just that Sangou stole money from home. I only found out after Sister Qian told me..."

She recounted what had happened.

She cried not because she felt sorry for the money, but because she felt aggrieved and thought she had "failed to educate her children."

"Husband, is there something wrong with the way I educate my children?"

It is not easy to take care of five children at home. The family's financial situation is so tight. She is frugal and manages the household frugally, but she raises a child who dares to steal money from the family.

Seeing Jiazhen's aggrieved and self-blaming expression, Xu Fugui quickly comforted her: "No, no, my dear, you have done very well. Which child doesn't steal money from home? I also stole when I was a child.

Don't worry about anything today, I'll do it so he doesn't make you angry again."

When Xu Xiaoniu saw this scene, he prayed silently for his third brother in his heart.

It’s okay to make your mother angry, but it’s a big trouble if you make your father angry.

While he was speaking, Xu Xiaogou came back.

He held a rattle in his hand and his pockets were bulging with money.

Pushing open the gate, he saw several pairs of eyes staring at him with different expressions, and his heart was pounding. "What, what's wrong? Why are you all looking at me like that?"

"Jiazhen, go back to your bedroom and don't be angry."

Xu Fugui coaxed Jiazhen to go back, asked Da Niu to lock the gate, and then walked towards Xu Xiaogou step by step.

"Sangou, do you know where you went wrong?"

"What's wrong? Dad, I don't know."

Xu Xiaogou was still being stubborn. He had never been beaten by his father and always thought his father had a good temper.

"do not know?"

Xu Fugui pushed Xu Xiaogou to the ground and started beating him with a wooden stick.

The firewood and sticks were all broken, and Xu Xiaogou was beaten so hard that he cried for his parents and wailed loudly, his cries could be heard a hundred meters away.

"Oh, Dad, I was wrong, I know I was wrong... Dad, stop hitting me, I said..."

"Mom, save me..."

Xu Xiaogou's face was covered with snot and tears.

Xu Xiaoniu watched from the side, feeling sympathy for his third brother. He knew how strong his father was, and even if his third brother practiced martial arts for a few more years, he would still be beaten by his father.

This scene left a deep shock to both Xu Xiaoxia and Xu Xiaoyun.

The reason why Xu Fugui acted so cruelly was because Jiazhen cried.

To make his wife sad, he would have to beat his own son severely to vent his anger.

Finally, Jiazhen couldn't stand it anymore in the room and felt sorry for Xu Xiaogou, so she came out to stop it.

"Tell me how much money you stole."

Xu Fugui, whose anger gradually subsided, stopped after Jiazhen came out and questioned Xu Xiaogou.

"Ten taels of silver."

"Tell me exactly how much you spent and where you spent it."

"I gave one ounce of silver to my master. I want to buy some tonic. Others have it, but I don't. My progress in practicing is not as fast as others."

Xu Xiaogou tried to quibble and make excuses for himself.

Xu Fugui was so angry that he almost kicked out again: "Why don't you just speak up? Why do you have to steal? If you steal again next time, don't practice martial arts. If you do, you will be a disaster."

"No more stealing, no more stealing. I will never steal again."

Xu Xiaogou's butt was burning with pain. This beating would be something he would remember for the rest of his life.

"anything else?"

"We went to the city to play, and the round trip by carriage cost 15 wen. I bought a rattle for my fifth brother, which cost 20 wen, a hairpin for my second sister, which cost 30 wen, and candy for my fourth brother, which cost 5 wen. I treated my friends to sesame cakes, which cost 30 wen, and I had a bowl of noodles with soybean paste, which cost me 20 wen."

Xu Xiaogou explained everything clearly, including every penny he spent.

After hearing this, Xu Fugui laughed and scolded: "You are a good kid. You use the money you stole from home to buy things for your brothers and sisters, and you also pretend to be loyal to them outside. When you make money in the future, it will be considered a skill to use your own money.

Hand over the rest of the money.”

"Oh."

Xu Xiaogou breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his parents no longer pursued the matter.

After he handed in the remaining money, he returned to his room and lay down on the bed. His butt was so sore that he would probably have to sleep on his stomach for the next few days.

Xu Xiaoniu walked up to him and said, "Third brother, where's mine?"

"Your what?"

"Things you bought from the city? Why didn't you buy them for me?"

Xu Xiaoniu felt that he was feeling sorry for his third brother in vain, as he didn't get any of the things he bought.

"Brother, you're neither greedy nor playful, so I really don't know what to buy you. How about buying you a candied haws next time?"

In Xu Xiaogou's eyes, his elder brother was like an old farmer who had no hobbies and only loved to do farm work.

"That's fine, it's better than nothing."

Xu Xiaoniu thought for a long time but couldn't think of what he wanted.

(End of this chapter)