Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Chapter 162 The Darkest Human Relationship

Yu Qiutang is actually not very good at saying such sweet words.

But I want to say it.

He didn't care whether it would embarrass Miali.

If such words were said in later times, it would definitely embarrass people, but he felt that it was just right for this era.

Miali must have heard it rarely.

Nowadays, men are very shy, not to mention how shy girls are.

She would blush when she said something.

"I'll heat up the soup and steamed buns for you."

Mi Yali said this and was about to run away, but Yu Qiutang grabbed her arm.

"what."

Miyali didn't struggle at first. Instead, she looked around subconsciously to make sure no one was looking at her. Then she said softly, "Let me go."

"There's no hurry to leave. I'm not hungry."

Yu Qiutang let go of her arm, and Mi Yali immediately put her hands behind her back, fearing that she would be caught again.

Seeing her evasive look, Yu Qiutang felt his mind wavering again, so he smiled and said, "Have you ever heard a saying?"

"What?"

“Beautiful and delicious.”

Miali didn't say anything and lowered her head even more.

"I'm not lying to you. Anyway, as soon as I see you, I'm not hungry anymore."

"What? You mean, you don't want to eat when you see me?"

"Haha, look at you, you can speak properly."

Miali pursed her lips and smiled, at least her face was not so cruel anymore.

"These people in your village are actually quite excessive." She suddenly said hesitantly.

"How to say?"

"When something like this happens, everyone should organize more people to go into the mountains together. It's the middle of the night, and you are the only one to go. Even if you are capable, it's very dangerous in the mountains at night...

Also, even though you've already gone there, they're still making sarcastic comments behind your back, especially when it's almost dawn. Some people even said you must not have found it and are afraid to go down the mountain. Some people even said you're a coward and should find a place to hide. Some people even said... said..."

Miali didn't want to continue talking.

"What?" Yu Qiutang asked with a smile.

"They actually said that you must be trying to get some money by pretending to be rich, but you ended up losing your life in the mountains."

"Is that so?" Yu Qiutang smiled faintly.

He knew this very well before he set out.

Their Wangjiazhuang was not a good place to begin with, and the customs of the people there were far worse than those of other nearby villages.

He grew up in this village, how could he not know?

That's why he could ask these people for money without any scruples.

Anyway, even if you don't want it, there won't be many people who will be grateful to you. On the contrary, there may be other things in the future that want to get it for free.

If you don't help, you will be criticized.

Then why not let people know his rules from the beginning?

He doesn't need to be like his father, who has to maintain a good reputation everywhere and be respected by many people.

He has his own principles.

"You don't look angry?" Miyali said all in one breath. She herself was unhappy, but seeing that Yu Qiutang was very calm, she suddenly became curious.

"Why are you angry?" Yu Qiutang smiled faintly, "These people have nothing to do with us in the first place, or in other words, at most they may have interests involved in the future, but not emotions involved.

If they want to talk, let them talk, just like we would talk about them behind their backs. It is normal for people to be misunderstood, but it is abnormal to always be understood by others.”

Mi Yali did not agree with Yu Qiutang's idea.

She felt that Yu Qiutang's words were too casual. Why should she endure it when others were obviously talking about us behind our backs?

Yu Qiutang noticed her expression and suddenly reached out and patted her head gently, "Our time is very limited, so don't waste it on people and things like this. Instead of getting angry with them, I'd rather enjoy chatting with you.

You wouldn't let me think about those people while I'm talking to you, would that be a loss?

Don't worry, I know what people are like. As long as the earth keeps turning, some things will eventually come to me, and I will see what happens to them when the time comes."

Mi Yali was so shocked by Yu Qiutang's touch on the head that her heart started beating wildly. She didn't even hear the first half of Yu Qiutang's words clearly. When she regained consciousness, she only heard the second half.

She thought for a moment and nodded.

I thought that Yu Qiutang was indeed not the kind of teenager who would act on impulse. He was as steady as an adult, as if he had lived through his seventies and eighties and had seen through everything in the world.

"Lili."

"Ok?"

The answer was very smooth, so I accepted it as Lili's.

Yu Qiutang looked at her, smiled gently and said, "I said that at least half of my life is because of you. It's not a lie."

Miali stared at him blankly.

I really don’t know what to say. Yu Qiutang’s shadow is reflected in her beautiful eyes.

"I know you won't believe it now, but fortunately... there is still time."

Turn around and keep moving forward.

Miali hesitated for a few seconds. She almost blurted out "I believe you", but she missed the best time and had to swallow the words.

Are all men in the world so passionate?

she does not know.

The distance from the small entrance to the turn is not long. Even if Yu Qiutang slowed down, he still arrived at Yu Qiujiang's blacksmith shop quickly.

Yu Qiujiang was squatting and rinsing his mouth. When he saw them coming back, he spat out the water in his mouth.

"Did you find it?"

"Well, I took them all back."

"These bastards are really capable of causing trouble for adults," Yu Qiujiang nodded, "You shouldn't have agreed to something like this. I wanted to stop you last night, but there were too many..."

"Not bad," Yu Qiutang sat on the mat, and Miyali went in automatically to heat up the meal.

"You don't understand what I mean," Yu Qiujiang said coldly, "If it were just an ordinary person, it would be fine, but didn't you see the Wang family?"

Yu Qiutang shook his head. Speaking of this, he was actually a little curious.

He was indeed not familiar with Wang Xiaolu's family. Since they did not give him money, he thought that family was dishonest. But from what Yu Qiujiang said, it seemed that there was more to it.

"You don't know?"

"What do you know?"

"really do not know?!"

Yu Qiutang was stunned and said with a smile: "Brother Jiang, why are you imitating Fengzi? Don't you always speak your mind?"

"It seems like you really don't know. No wonder, you don't interact with people that much."

Yu Qiujiang was speechless about this cousin. He felt that he lived in a remote corner and his social circle was already very narrow, but Yu Qiutang's seemed to be even narrower than his.

"Have you heard that an old man in the village starved to death two years ago?"

Yu Qiutang was stunned.

It seems like there was such a thing. I heard someone talk about it back then, but now decades have passed and I have completely forgotten it.

"Let me tell you, the one who starved to death was the old lady of the Wang family. One of the children you found today is the grandson of that old lady."

Yu Qiutang knew that he was talking about Wang Xiaolu.

But still a little confused.

"Starving to death, what do you mean?"

"What else could it be? The old lady has four sons, but they are all ungrateful and cruel. Originally, the old lady followed the eldest son, but later the eldest son died of an accidental illness, and no one wanted the old lady anymore.

What did she say? She said that when she was working, she always helped the boss. Now no one wants her to do the work, and she can't rely on others.

It doesn't matter anyway.

At the beginning, the old lady was still able to move, so she found ways to get food and barely stayed alive.

Later, his legs were broken and he couldn't move. No one came to see him, so he starved to death." Yu Qiutang was shocked.

He recalled seeing Wang Xiaolu's father following closely behind his wife, looking like a loser.

Suddenly I felt indescribable nausea.

This is different from the later generations where whichever child the parents help will be responsible for their elderly care.

At this time, parents usually live with the eldest child or the youngest son.

Unless the brothers discuss it separately.

It is only natural to live with the boss and work for him.

Although it did help the boss a lot.

But if other people are willing to support the elderly, the elderly will do the same.

Letting an old man starve to death just because of something like this is truly inhumane and out of line.

He always felt that there was something wrong with the customs of the people in Wangjiazhuang.

But I didn't expect that there are such extreme people.

Putting that into perspective, it seems particularly normal to help them find their child but not receive any feedback in return.

What can you expect from people who can starve their mother to death?

"Now you understand, right? That's why I didn't say anything at the time. People like that...are not worth helping at all."

Yu Qiutang nodded.

wry smile.

"I really don't know much about the villagers, but I still had to save the person. After all, it was a child. But I should have taken the opportunity to ask for more money and make a lot of money."

Yu Qiujiang was startled, then his expression softened. "That's fine too. It's a bargain for them."

As the two were talking, Wang Haofeng ran back angrily and sat down next to Yu Qiutang.

"Find a stool to sit on. The ground is wet." Yu Qiutang said with a smile. Wang Haofeng's face turned black with anger.

"Damn it, you are so shameless!"

Wang Haofeng started cursing directly.

"Just tell me, how can there be such shameless people in the world? We clearly agreed that we would find the child and they would pay for their hard work.

I said it in front of everyone, in front of so many people.

He immediately denied it.

He said that his family was in financial difficulty and that we were all from the same village so it was his duty to help and it wasn't a big deal.

Look, this is what a fucking person would say.

I really am!!”

In a rage, Wang Haofeng didn't know what to say.

Yu Qiujiang rolled his eyes and said, "Aren't you relatives? How dare you talk about them like that?"

"I will no longer have any ties with them from now on!"

Wang Haofeng gritted his teeth.

"Just for this little money?"

"It's not about money, it's shameful and dishonest. If you agree, don't agree, or do it.

If I had known they would be like this, I shouldn't have brought them here to find Tangtang.

Let them also have a taste of what it's like to be childless!"

Wang Haofeng's behavior made Yu Qiutang happy, and the depression in his heart dissipated a lot.

"Forget it, this time..."

"I can't let it go. I have to sort things out with them. If they don't mind losing face..."

Yu Qiutang thought about it and felt that the Wang family was indeed being shady. He would need to deal with it properly when he had the chance, so he smiled and said:
"I think Xiaolu's kid is pretty good, and we get along well. Don't let the adult matters involve the child too much."

He added: "Life is long, there will be a time to punish them."

But Wang Haofeng was still not satisfied. He sat on the ground for a while and then left angrily.

After he left, Yu Qiutang remembered that the hundred yuan given by Zhu Haofeng's mother was still on him, and he should have given part of it to Wang Haofeng.

I can only give it next time.

At this time, Mi Yali came out and shouted that the meal was hot, and saw that Wang Haofeng was not there. She said that she heard him outside just now, but he disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Yu Qiutang smiled and said that the guy was very upset and went to settle the score with someone.

Miali didn't ask any more questions.

Since Yu Qiutang was eating alone, he didn't take the food outside. He just sat in front of the chopping board and ate while Miyali cut radish cubes beside him.

The weather is cold here. After winter, there are gradually no vegetables to eat. Most of the vegetables are those that are not easily spoiled.

For example, radishes, cabbages, lettuce, Chinese cabbage, potatoes, etc., apart from these, the only things we eat are pickles.

If you store the radishes in the cellar and take them out when you need them, they will not be empty-handed, and will be almost the same as if you had just pulled them out.

In the past, some people would dig a hole in the ground and bury the radishes in it for convenience.

This works, but there is still a certain chance of rotting.

Or hollow.

Anyway, almost every house here has a cellar.

Some people put more than just radish and cabbage in it, some even add chili peppers.

Just wait until the autumn harvest time, dig out the peppers together with the roots and soil, wrap them in plastic paper, and put the whole thing in the cellar.

Water it every few days.

This way the peppers can be eaten for quite a long time.

The green peppers will gradually turn red, and the red peppers will stay fresh for a long time and taste crispy, just like they were just picked from the ground.

"By the way, where's my sister? Isn't she here?"

"Sister Chunmei didn't go back. She was still there at that time. I guess she went to deliver hot rice soup to the courtyard."

"Such."

Mi Yali smiled and said, "Sister Chunmei is so nice. It would be great if I had a sister like her."

Yu Qiutang swallowed a mouthful of steamed bun and said, "From now on, she'll be my real sister."

Miali glared at him.

"I can't talk to you properly?"

"You're unwilling?"

Miali said nothing.

"By the way, why doesn't your brother get married? He's such a good man."

Yu Qiutang's real interest is naturally not in drinking.

I started thinking about my sister and Mi Wenzhong again.

In fact, compared with Mi Wenzhong, he knows less about his sister Yu Chunmei.

This may seem weird, but it is true.

In his previous life, he had very little interaction with this half-sister.

Although the two are siblings, in this era, there are many children in the family, and not every brother or sister is close. Moreover, this sister is like herself. She was very introverted and had low self-esteem in her previous life, so she sociable even less.

On the contrary, because of his wife, he is very familiar with his brother-in-law Mi Wenzhong.

After getting married, he gradually became much more cheerful under his wife's gentle care. He was also willing to contact and understand the people around him, and good-natured people like Mi Wenzhong got along well with him.

I know that apart from his slight intellectual shortcomings, he is really much better than many people.

But his intelligence is actually not that bad.

It is just a little bit better than ordinary people, and it does not affect real life.

It would be great if I could bring my sister and Mi Wenzhong together.

He helped both himself and his wife solve a big problem at once.

(End of this chapter)