Quan Erlang wiped his sweat and said to Yang Dalang in front: "Brother, since you have discovered the mineral vein, why don't you report to the nearest Fangcheng government?" I have to run dozens of miles more to report to the yamen of the camp and field affairs, and I am tired to death! ”

Yang Dalang didn't reply: "Brother, this matter is not trivial, it is our hard work for many days, so don't complain." How can the people in the county yamen be trusted? We reported it, and they believed it, but what could they do if they didn't believe us? Not to mention deceiving the superiors and subordinates, and taking the credit for us. ”

Quan Erlang said: "Fangcheng County can't be trusted, can the Yingtian Yamen be trusted?" It's not the same as a bunch of dog officers sitting inside! ”

Yang Erlang said: "How is it the same? The list was sent out by the camp and field affairs, and they were most anxious about this matter. ”

After many days in the mountains, it was not easy to find many ore seedlings, confirm the ore veins, and have to travel one or two hundred miles, Quan Erlang felt hard and complained all the way. Fortunately, he said that he was honest and always followed Yang Dalang. No matter how mixed he is, he also knows that it is important to receive the reward money.

To the north of Qingtai Town is Luoqu Town, which is also close to water blockage and has convenient transportation. Then go upstream to the blocked water, it is the old pi of the Han and Tang Dynasty repairs, and there is a large string of ponds distributed along the river. Due to the convenient irrigation, the population here is slightly denser than that of Qingtai Town.

There is a foreigner in the town, his family has a few hectares of land, and he has an inn in the town, and his family is very wealthy. The master had two sons and a daughter, both sons and daughters. His wife had died a few years earlier, and he had married a young woman, but she had married, and she had brought with her a son and a daughter.

The son who brought him with his real name is Qi Feng, came to this foreign family, followed the surname of the foreign member, and changed his name to Luo Feng. entered a new home, but his two brothers couldn't tolerate him and often bullied him. The eldest brother is still better, and he can get by on the surface, but the second brother is very bad and scolds him at every turn.

On this day, Luo Feng picked up a little starling in the wild, which was very clever and took it home to raise. The second brother saw that he was greedy and wanted to fight, and the two fought. In normal times, Luo Feng knew that he was under the roof, and he would let his brother go, and he didn't dare to fight seriously. This time, he liked the starling brother, but he didn't dare to give in to each other, so he started harder, broke the second brother's head, and was accused of the eldest brother.

The eldest brother called Luo Feng in front of him, looked at him, and said, "Daddy has been doing things in Fangcheng these days, and before leaving, hand over the family affairs to me." Let the brothers be harmonious, and do not make trouble, so as not to be laughed at by the neighbors. I teach you every day, why don't you listen and break the head of your second brother? ”

Although the eldest brother didn't treat him the same, he just spoke coldly, and never turned his face, Luo Feng was not afraid of him. Cocked his neck and protested: "I picked up a starling and raised it myself, the second brother has to take it away, how can I be willing to let it!" ”

The eldest brother said coldly: "My brother, for the sake of a bird, you broke the skull, you still don't know the mistake!" ”

Luo Feng said: "It was he who came to rob my bird, and he hit me first, breaking his head, it was he who was not good!" ”

The eldest brother said with a cold face: "Are you unwilling to admit your mistake?" The young and the young are orderly, what is the second brother asking you to be a bird! ”

"If I pick it up, I won't give it to him! He came to beat me, and I beat myself back! ”

The eldest brother sneered and said, "Okay, have backbone!" Come with me to the woodhouse. ”

Luo Feng was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, and there was nothing to be afraid of in the world, so he followed his eldest brother and arrived outside the door of the firewood room.

The eldest brother stood still in front of the firewood room and said to the two Zhuang guests next to him: "This guy has no brother, and he also beats people, if he is not severely punished, the family will not be peaceful in the future!" Tie him up and push him into the wood-room, and I will teach him a lesson! ”

The two bankers didn't dare to disagree, stepped forward and held down Luo Feng, tied it with a rope, and pushed into the firewood room.

Putting Luo Feng on the ground, the eldest brother took a whip and asked with a cold face: "I'll ask you again, do you know what's wrong?" ”

Luo Feng said proudly: "You brothers and sisters, join forces to bully me!" It's not my fault in the first place, but it scared me with a whip! ”

The eldest brother let Zhuang Ke go out and sneered: "Scare you? I'm in charge of the family business, how many things, how can I have the leisure to take care of you little animal! You have entered my house, eaten my family, used my family, maybe twenty years later, you will have to share our brother's family business! took advantage of a lot, and every day! If I don't kill you today, I'm gracious! ”

After speaking, he shook his wrist and whipped Luo Feng's body.

Since entering the Luo family, although he has been awkward every day, he has never been beaten like this. Especially this eldest brother, who has a cold face all day long, and although his attitude is not good, he has never really turned his face. I didn't think that he was vicious, and he would beat him to death as soon as he moved his hand.

Seeing Luo Feng gritting his teeth and holding on, the eldest brother was even more angry in his heart, and the whip in his hand picked it up, and he couldn't stop hitting Luo Feng's body. While beating, he scolded in his mouth: "Little animal, you are not from my family. If you enter my house, if you are honest and can tolerate you, if you are so lazy, you will not be a good person in the future, it is better to be killed today, so as not to divide our family property in the future! ”

Luo Feng is still young, and he has never thought about the direction of family property, but he didn't expect that the eldest brother has always regarded this as a big deal in his heart. Today, when the staff is not outside, they suddenly have a seizure, and it looks really scary. He is a hard-tempered man, and the harder he beats, the more he grits his teeth and refuses to beg for mercy.

The original Qi family is also a well-off family, Luo Feng has been literate since he was a child, and he originally planned to study well in the future and go to the Jinshi examination. It's just that the family fell into the middle of the road, and his biological father died within a few years, and he remarried to the Luo family with his mother. Luo Feng has lived a carefree life since he was a child, and when he arrived at Luo's house, he was suddenly oppressed by his brother, and he was resentful. When he was beaten today, he realized that in the eyes of his two elder brothers, he was still the enemy who took their property.

Seeing Luo Feng's eyes spitting fire, looking terrifying, he just refused to beg for mercy. The eldest brother's heart was even more angry, and the whip in his hand fell like raindrops, hitting Luo Feng without a head or face. He shouted: "I killed you today, and I dug a pit in the field and buried it, and I have a hundred!" ”

After hitting for half an hour, seeing Luo Feng gritting his teeth, with less air in and more air out, the eldest brother's brain came to his senses. Although I hated this younger brother in my heart to death, I didn't dare to really beat him to death, so as not to suffer a lawsuit.

He threw the whip in his hand aside, sat and gasped for a breath before saying, "I will spare you today!" From time on, you will work like a farmer, and if you don't live well, you won't have anything to eat! If you dare to do anything again, I will beat you with a whip! ”

After speaking, he opened the door to let Zhuang Ke in and carried Luo Feng back to his residence.

The two Zhuang guests carried Luo Feng to his room, threw it on the ground, and went back to his life.

Luo Feng lay on the ground, without a good skin on his body, and the pain was heartbreaking. I didn't feel such pain when I was beaten just now, but now all the injuries have flare-up, like many ants lying on their bodies, and none of them are itchy or painful.

After a long time, my mother got the news and touched Luo Feng's residence. When he saw his son lying on the ground, he couldn't help but feel sad, hugged his body, and cried.

Luo Feng opened his eyes and said to his mother: "Daddy is not here, my mother is in charge of this family!" Those two little beasts have bullied me so much, and maybe one day they will be really killed, and you will have to be angry for me. Otherwise, how can I stay in this house? ”

The mother said softly: "My son, how can people not bow their heads when they are under the eaves?" We are now in someone else's house, and your former temper has to be put away and live with care. I'm an outsider, how can I control them? When I came back from two days later, I told him to find something to do outside, out of sight and out of mind. You live your life carefully, you have a lot of business here, and you will have a share in the future. ”

Luo Feng didn't expect his mother to think the same way, and said loudly: "I'm a dignified seven-foot man, why do I need others to give away the family business!" If my mother can't make the decision, I'll leave the house tomorrow. I have hands and feet, can I starve to death? ”

The mother is like a woman's family, there is nothing she can do, and when she saw her son say this, her heart was even more sad, and she just hugged her son and cried. The original Qi family has fallen, he didn't bring any dowry, and remarried to the Luo family, how can he call the shots in this family.