Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 372 Switch Side
Zeng Dashu picked the man up and slapped him again, "What are you going to do! What on earth are you going to do!"

Zeng Laoer was about to speak when he was slapped on the face again.

Zeng Lao San was relieved when he saw his elder brother hitting only one side of his face, so he advised, "Switch to the other side, switch to the other side."

Zeng Dashu's anger came several years later, but it didn't lead to any big scene. After a few slaps, he calmed down.

He didn't want to reason with the second brother. After following Meng Changqing for a while, he had seen how the other party handled things and knew how to handle things efficiently.

He threw the man against the gate of the courtyard and asked, "What do you think?" He wanted to let the second brother speak and see what reason the second brother could come up with.

Zeng Laoer covered his face and dared not speak.

Zeng Dashu yelled, “Speak!”

Zeng Laoer looked at the person in front of him warily, his eyes dodging, trying to find a chance to run away.

But Zeng Laosan had already seen through his intentions and blocked him with both hands. "You want to run away again? You only know how to run when you get into trouble. Now that mother is not here, let's see who will protect you."

Zeng Dashu said to the third brother, "Don't say anything. Let him speak. Tell him what you have in mind today."

Zeng Lao Er said stubbornly and aggrievedly: "You are just bullying me because I have a bad foot and looking down on me, a useless person."

Zeng Laosan opened his mouth to curse, but was stopped by Zeng Dashu, "How we treat you and how we view you, you don't need to tell us, we know it in our hearts, just tell us what you want to do! How do you want us to treat you!"

Zeng Lao Er tightly closed his lips and remained silent for a long time. Zeng Lao San sneered, "I can't say..."

Zeng Dashu raised his hand to stop him, "Don't say anything. I'm just waiting for him to say something today. If he doesn't say anything, the three of us will just stay here and no one will move."

Zheng Laosan watched secretly in the room until his eyes were sore, but there was still no movement outside, so he simply dragged the table to the window and sat on it to watch.

The three people outside didn't move for a long time.

Zeng Laoer slid down and sat down against the gate, closing his eyes and seeming to have fallen asleep.

Zeng Dashu picked him up again, "Okay, okay." His tone softened, "Although you didn't say it, I understand your intention."

Zeng Laoer opened his eyes and looked at him, with some confusion in his eyes.

Zeng Dashu continued, "Since you didn't open your mouth today, then don't open your mouth in this life. I don't want to listen to anything you say in the future.

The relationship between us brothers will be completely severed from now on, and I will not consider you as my brother anymore.

Whether you have something to do or not, don't come to my door.

Firstly, I don’t recognize you, and secondly, I will beat you every time I see you.

I will also remind the villagers that you are a scoundrel and ask them to be on guard against you."

Zeng Lao Er was left with embarrassment on his face, and Zeng Lao San did not expect that his eldest brother would say such a decisive thing.

"You go." Zeng Dashu made way, but Zeng Laoer did not leave immediately. He looked at Zeng Dashu steadily, then looked at Zeng Laosan next to him. Seeing that the two of them did not say a word, he picked up the crutch that fell beside him and left angrily.

Watching him walk away, Zeng Lao San was worried: "Brother, he is very narrow-minded. If you say that to him, he won't dare to cause trouble for you, but he will probably cause trouble for sister-in-law."

"Does he know that your sister-in-law is pregnant?" Zeng Dashu asked.

Zeng Lao San shook his head and said, "I didn't tell anyone, not even my mother."

"Okay, there's no need to tell them." Zeng Laoda said, "This is Beishan County. If he makes a move, no one will tolerate him. I'll trouble you to keep an eye on him." "You don't have to tell me that." Zeng Laosan said, "I don't know why he has become such a disgusting person today. Ever since he injured his legs and feet, everyone in his family has been giving in to him. As a result, they gave in to him and got into trouble. They raised such a thing. If he had known this day would come, he might as well have died outside."

Zeng Dashu understood that the third brother hated the second brother in his heart, otherwise he would not have said such words.

There is an old saying that there will be no filial son by the bedside of a long-term patient. This is how a woman treats her parents, let alone her brother who has already started a family.

How can you expect others to give up their benefits and beg you to accept them? Everyone has his or her own thoughts, and he or she must put his or her own understanding first.

Even Zeng Dashu knew that the third brother had always been the smartest one in the family and he disliked the second brother and his wife the most. He felt that they were clearly enjoying the best life, but they had to act like they were being taken advantage of, which was disgusting.

Now they were going to force the third brother to suffer a loss by pressing his head, and he was extremely unwilling to do so.

"If you're really tired of him, why not just split up the family?" Zeng Laoda said, "Before the house is built, say hello to the head of Pingbei Village and build two families, or just stay away from them."

"Yes, that makes sense. Listen to mother. No one will be happy if we hold one hand and the other hand. Since she is reluctant to leave, let her be. If she is willing to follow me after the separation, I will take good care of her. If she insists on working like a slave for the second brother, I will let her be. I will provide her with food every month and she can use it as she pleases."

At the end of September, the foundation of the new street had just been dug, and heavy snow began to fall in Liangzhou.

The snow was so heavy that construction could not begin at all, so Zuo Datou had to suspend the construction of the new street and asked everyone to go back and wait for news. He would notify everyone when work could start.

Zuo Datou, along with a group of yamen runners, braved the heavy snow to pack up all the tools and materials before returning to the yamen.

As soon as I entered, I met Meng Changqing standing alone at the door of the court, looking up at the falling snow.

"Sir." He walked over lightly, "The new street has been cleaned up. If we want to start construction again, I'm afraid we'll have to wait until next year."

Meng Changqing nodded, "Thank you for keeping an eye on it."

"This is what subordinates should do."

After saying this, Zuo Datou also followed Meng Changqing's actions and looked up at the falling snow outside.

If you look closely, you will find that the snowflakes are moving with the wind. No wonder literati admire snow so much, and no wonder adults are so fascinated by it.

"How long have we known each other?" Meng Changqing suddenly spoke up.

Zuo Datou replied: "We have been following you for almost two years."

Meng Changqing nodded, without saying anything else, he opened the umbrella by the wall and left.

Left head was left confused. He looked around, not understanding what the adult meant.

"Hey Big Head, why are you standing here?"

"Captain." Zuo Datou asked Yang Zheng who was passing by, "Has anyone been here today? What happened to the lord?"

It happened that Yang Zheng had not gone out today. After hearing what Yang Zheng said, he asked in confusion: "No one came, what did the adults say to you?"

Zuo Datou told what happened just now, spread his hands and asked: "Don't you think the adults are weird?"

"What's so strange about this? All scholars are like this. It's not called sadness over the years." Yang Zheng pushed the man out of the court. "Let's go. The kitchen has stewed mutton today. Let's go early to avoid queuing."

"You're killing sheep so early this year?" Zuo Datou exclaimed, "The adults are becoming more and more generous to us."

Yang Zheng smiled and said, "There is good news."