roccoschili Chapter 768 He stole the money and ran away
Chapter 768 He stole the money and ran away
Whenever she gets extremely angry, she takes it out on the old man.
They always hit him in places where he can't be seen. If all else fails, they'll prick him with an embroidery needle, also in places where he can't be seen.
To avoid unnecessary trouble caused if people come to deliver alimony and find he has injuries.
In Jiang Mei's mind now, the saying "men are everything" is simply a joke.
Only now did she realize how exhilarating it was to rebel against 'Heaven,' and how incredibly satisfying it was to trample 'Heaven' under her feet.
Everyone, big and small, listens to her now.
Just as I was thinking this, I heard someone shouting outside.
"Jiang Mei, Jiang Mei, come out quickly! Your Xiao Zhi has fallen into the water."
Jiang Mei's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly ran outside.
When a villager saw Wang Zhi being carried back, Wang Zhi burst into tears as soon as he was put to the ground.
"What's going on here?"
A villager said, "Jiang Mei, your son Xiaozhi went to the river to retrieve clothes and almost drowned. Luckily, Dazhuang was fishing nearby and pulled him out."
“This child has no parents now, so you, as his grandmother, must treat him well. It would be such a pity if he drowned after raising him all this time.”
This is what kind-hearted people say. Others who dislike the family say, "I think it's good that they drowned. With a father in jail, he has no hope in this life. The sooner he dies, the sooner he can be reincarnated. Maybe he'll be reborn into a better family in the next life."
"Hmph, what do you call this? This is called retribution. Just you wait, the real hardship is yet to come."
People dare to do it in front of Jiang Mei, which means they're not afraid of her.
Jiang Mei is not the same as before. In the past, they were the families of martyrs and received money every month. Who would dare to bully them? Even the village chief had to give them some face.
Things are different now. People who came back from the south city all say that Jiang Mei is a sinner.
Her son, Wang Jianguo, is an even greater sinner. Their family has brought shame to the village; they are all sinners.
Tang's mother was nobody, so it was fine to bully her.
Of course, Jiang Mei herself knew this, so even when people said unpleasant things to her face, she didn't dare to refute them. She just led Wang Zhi back into the house.
Only after hearing the commotion outside and realizing everyone had left did she dare to loudly curse Wang Zhi.
"Look at you, what good are you? You're supposed to be a man, but you can't even keep your mother here. If your mother hadn't run away, our family wouldn't be in this state now."
"You heard it yourself just now. Listen to how awful those people were saying. Grandma didn't even dare to talk back. Do you know why?"
Wang Zhi didn't say anything, he just changed into clean clothes.
Just then, Wang Chenchen returned carrying firewood. When Jiang Mei saw that there wasn't much firewood, she scolded him again.
"All you do is eat for free. I asked you to gather firewood, and you only managed to collect a few pieces after half a day. That's not enough for a meal."
"Everyone is collecting firewood. I'd like to too, but where am I going to get so much firewood?"
"You dare talk back? Listen to me, where did you get the guts to talk back to me?" Jiang Mei raised her hand threateningly, as if she was about to hit him at any moment.
Wang Chenchen hurriedly backed away, angrily saying, "You old bastard, you're bullying me now, but when I grow up I'll beat you to a pulp."
Jiang Mei was furious. "What? You hit me? This is outrageous! I'm your grandmother, I'm your elder. If you hit me, you'll be struck by lightning!"
"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be in such a miserable state. I've never done any work or suffered like this since I was with my mother. Even if I get struck by lightning, I'll kill you first."
Jiang Mei was so angry that her lips trembled. She thought to herself, "This kid dares to say that now. What will happen if we wait a few more days?"
While she was still able to fight, she grabbed a stick and started hitting Wang Chenchen.
While hitting her, he said, "Do you still dare to hit Grandma?"
"Do you realize your mistake?"
At first, Wang Chenchen was stubborn, but later he realized that with such a disparity in strength, he was indeed no match for Jiang Mei.
After being beaten and covered in bruises, he finally begged for mercy.
Jiang Mei was furious today and didn't let the two of them eat dinner.
She believes that children should be educated from a young age. Otherwise, if she doesn't discipline them in these few years, they will definitely be unfilial and cause trouble in the future.
Jiang Mei decided to teach them a lesson.
So for the past few days, Jiang Mei has kept them both tied up in the house, giving them only a little water and dry bread to eat each day, and scolding them every meal, which she calls ideological education.
They need to be made fully aware of their mistakes.
Wang Zhi couldn't take it anymore. Taking advantage of Jiang Mei's absence, Wang Zhi whispered, "Brother, when are we leaving?"
Wang Chenchen said, "Didn't I say I'd leave after stealing the money?"
"There are still many days left."
Wang Chenchen calculated the time and said, "There are only a few days left, seven days in total."
He'd endured it for most of the past two weeks; there were only a few days left, and he had to get through it no matter what.
So, Wang Chenchen and Wang Zhi pretended to be well-behaved for a few days, and finally the day came when people came to deliver the money.
The postman in the nearby town is mainly responsible for delivering mail to several surrounding villages, and he has been helping to pay Wang Zhong's living expenses.
He was given a special task: to check on Wang Zhong's situation every month when he came to deliver the money, and to make sure he saw Wang Zhong in person.
If someone dies, it must be reported to the authorities immediately, and the alimony payments will be stopped.
The postman looked at the emaciated old man on the bed. "Has it been a year already?"
Why isn't he dead yet?
"This is one month's alimony. Please keep it safe."
"Thank you, comrade." Jiang Mei accepted it with a beaming smile.
As soon as the postman left, she secretly hid it in the old man's pillow.
The old man was filthy and smelly, and looked like a ghost; even a thief wouldn't be able to steal his pillow.
However, Wang Zhi, who was hiding outside the door, saw her hiding the money. When Wang Chenchen returned with the pig feed, Wang Zhi quickly told him.
"Then just remember that. We'll steal her away tomorrow after she leaves the house."
The next day, Jiang Mei went out to work in the fields, and the sight of the grain gave her a headache.
In the past, the old man and his son and daughter-in-law would collect the chores, and the daughter-in-law would also do most of the housework.
Now it's all hers.
My two grandsons are still young, and although they can help a little, I'm still the main person in charge of harvesting the grain.
Just thinking about it gives me a headache.
What troubled her even more was that when she got home, she found that neither of her two grandsons were there.
She didn't think much of it; she was just too tired, so she lay down on the bed and took a nap.
To my surprise, I still didn't see them when I woke up.
They've been gone for half a day, where could they have gone?
She can only go outside.
It could be anywhere on the mountainside; I have no idea where to look for it.
While she was searching all over the mountains for Wang Chenchen and Wang Zhong, they had already come down the mountain.
After running all the way, I managed to catch a ride to town, and then in town I managed to catch a ride to the train station.
When Wang Chenchen went to buy a ticket, the staff refused to sell it to him after learning that he was not accompanied by an adult.
Wang Chenchen was prepared and took out a letter.
In Lu Jiangting's voice, he was told to go to Nancheng by himself after the summer vacation, and he was also given various precautions to take on the road.
"Look, my dad asked me to go."