Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Chapter 16: Everything is afraid of comparison!

Five minutes later, Chen Meidi's family looked livid as they watched four people squatting in front of the door of the old kitchen and eating meat.

After listening to her son's complaints just now, Chen Meidi was angry and annoyed.

Of course she knew that Yu Qiutang would not really chase her son and beat him, but it was true that this good-for-nothing was so scared that he hid and almost peed his pants.

He didn't hit her, but he was definitely scared.

What’s even more infuriating is that when the husband heard his son’s complaint, he just glanced over there and said nothing more. He went inside to roll a cigarette and left the three of them outside.

What's even more infuriating is that I had just cooked some bone meat in the afternoon to satisfy my son and daughter's cravings, but pheasant meat was cooked over there that night. Although I was squatting at the kitchen door over there, the aroma of meat from the south in summer had already blown over here unscrupulously, and I couldn't help but smell it.

This dog day~
She cursed inwardly.

"Qiu Tang, come here."

Restraining her temper, she felt it necessary to have things clearly explained to Yu Qiutang. Since they were parting ways amicably and would still be living in the same courtyard in the future, they should not cause any trouble and let everyone live in peace.

"what?"

Yu Qiutang put the bowl on the ground, grabbed a large chicken rack and started to eat it, his mouth full of oil.

He even deliberately smacked his lips a few times, loud enough that Yu Qiushi over there could hear it.

He couldn't help swallowing and began to imagine what pheasant meat tasted like.

"Come here, I have something to tell you."

"Just say whatever you want to say. Do you have to keep it a secret?" Yu Qiutang responded indifferently, turning over the roasted jujube wood branches.

"Then I'll come over."

Chen Meidi let her daughter and son go in, but they were both very greedy for the pheasant meat over there. Not to mention the child Yu Qiushi, even Wang Chunhua, a girl in her twenties, was so greedy that she couldn't take her eyes away.

The temptation is really too great.

It’s really not easy to have a good meal these days.

Just last year, everything was still distributed. If you wanted to eat meat, you had to use meat coupons. If you wanted to have enough for the whole family, you had to save up for a long time or wait for distribution.

The restriction has been relaxed this year, but the price of meat is still high.

They couldn't even afford white flour buns, and they had to mix it with corn flour, sorghum, and buckwheat flour. How could they have money to buy meat?

In the afternoon, their mother would give them some meat bones to chew on, and they would also hand-roll long noodles with the bone soup, which was already a happy enjoyment.

If I hadn't seen them eating pheasant meat in the evening, the meat bones they ate in the afternoon would have made them happy for many days.

What a pity~
I'm afraid of comparing everything.

Looking at others gnawing on big chicken legs with their mouths full of oil, and remembering that I licked the bones till sparks came out in the afternoon but couldn't eat much meat, my sense of happiness disappeared suddenly, and instead I felt a strong sense of envy and jealousy.

It's like taking a sip of vinegar.

"Mom, I want to eat pheasant meat." Yu Qiushi saw his mother was about to go over and shouted from behind.

"You want to eat shit."

Chen Meidi scolded in a bad mood because she was almost mad to death by her useless son.

Yu Qiushi was almost angered to death by this mother who did not love him.

Chen Meidi walked straight to Yu Qiutang, who was still squatting and did not stand up to make a symbolic gesture. She had no choice but to stand up and said in a gentle tone, "Qiutang, I was reluctant to divide the family property in broad daylight, but you insisted on doing so and your father did not stop me, so I can only follow your idea..."

"Thank you then."

A small piece of bone protruded from Yu Qiutang and fell right at Chen Meidi's feet. It was a few centimeters away from hitting her trouser leg.

Chen Meidi subconsciously took another step back.

"Although we have separated, our relationship is still there. Your father is still your father, and Qiushi is still your brother, right?" "It depends on the situation~"

Chen Meidi's temple was beating violently, and she felt that the blood was almost about to burst through her head and spurt out.

She really couldn't understand why Yu Qiutang suddenly became such a reckless person.

He wasn't like this before.

Even though he was timid and looked like a loser, at least he wasn't as annoying as he is now.

This is totally deliberate.

"Qiu Tang, you are still young and don't know the importance of brotherhood. When you have your own family in the future, you will know who is the one who can help you at the critical moment..."

"You mean brotherly love, right?" Yu Qiutang put the last piece of meat in his bowl into Yu Xiaoyun's bowl, drank the soup in the bowl in one gulp, and handed the bowl to Yu Xiaowei who was about to go in. "Then tell me, why did Yu Daner come to our house and say that Xiaowei was a thief for no reason? What's going on?"

"Well..."

Chen Meidi's face changed slightly. This was something they discussed at her parents' home. Logically speaking, no one here would know about it.

Especially Yu Qiutang, how could he guess it?

He is not a god.

Unless Yu Daner says it himself, that guy is not stupid.

"Actually, you don't need to say all that. You're right. We are separating, but we are not severing our relationship. I won't deny my father, and of course I won't deny my brother."

Yu Qiutang sat back down beside the small fire and continued to roast the branches for his slingshot.

"But that's all. You don't need to say too much. I naturally know what to do and what not to do... By the way, what did you want to tell me?"

"What did you say..." Chen Meidi was so annoyed that she forgot her original intention. It was only after Yu Qiutang reminded her that she remembered again, "I mean, your brother is ignorant. You should be more tolerant. After all, he is your only brother..."

"You're mistaken. I'm more than just a brother."

Yu Qiutang interrupted her.

Chen Meidi was stunned for a moment, then she understood and forced a smile, "Anyway, your brother is still young, don't bother with him. You see, he is so scared that he dares not go out tonight. It will be troublesome if he gets sick from being scared at night."

"Okay, then tell him to stop provoking me," Yu Qiutang answered nonchalantly, "He is immature, and there are always people who can help him become sensible. If it's not me, there are others. You can't always ask everyone to tolerate him."

"That's true."

Chen Meidi nodded awkwardly.

"Also, you don't have to worry too much about me. I don't have any thoughts about the division of the family or you. I've also said that I will move out within half a year at the latest, and by then, only your family will be in this yard.

My request is simple. Live well with my father and take good care of his health. I will not shirk my filial duty. But since you have enjoyed more care from him, you should take more responsibility in return. "

This can be regarded as Yu Qiutang's formal showdown with Chen Meidi.

As he said, on the one hand he hated the mother and son, but on the other hand he didn't want to embarrass them completely.

After all, there is a father in between.

My father was a man with a rough and arbitrary personality and he liked to beat people, but he had a very good relationship with my mother at the time. Although he treated me in a mediocre manner, he raised me with great effort. After all, raising me was a favor.

If he were to ignore all these and simply treat his father as his enemy, he would not be able to do it.

Just keep your distance.

The so-called father and son are nothing but a fate, which will eventually end.

It's just to keep some dignity for each other before leaving.

(End of this chapter)