Linxia

Chapter 89, Matricide

It was a dark night with a strong wind, and the wind howled at night, making the windows rattle.

Next to the Fang family is the Man family.

"What a sin!" Grandma Man sat down and pounded her thigh: "I should have listened to Master Ou at the beginning. I really regret it!"

"I told you not to gamble, but you didn't listen and insisted on protecting Gensheng. Alas, it was also my fault that I didn't insist."

Seeing this situation, Mr. Man shook his head and sighed, thinking back to when Man Gensheng was born, the whole family was so happy. They had finally got a son, so they loved him in every way. Now it seemed that it was this indulgence that ruined him. At this moment, he sat next to Grandma Man, not knowing what to say. He lit a bag of dry tobacco and smoked it one puff after another.

After a while, he continued, "My dear, no matter what Gensheng is like, he is still our son. Take out the fifty-plus taels of silver from the bottom of the box for retirement, and sell two acres of high-quality water-rich land from the six or seven acres of land outside the city..."

At the beginning, the Fang family's one acre of medium-sized land in Xiaohe Village was sold for six or seven taels of silver, and the upper-sized land was sold for about ten taels of silver. It would be more expensive in the capital, probably selling for seventeen or eighteen taels of silver.

"Father, this isn't enough? It's only eighty or ninety taels in total."

"We can't sell all the land. The money passed down from our ancestors, the pension money at the bottom of our chest, plus the money from the two acres of land, is enough to pay off most of his debts. He has hands and feet, so there is no reason why he can't pay back the rest. We can't keep pampering him."

Man Laoguan had obviously made up his mind: "We have done our best. Whether he lives or dies in the future is up to him. Doesn't he want to live on his own? After you pay us back, we can split up the family."

Grandma Man was right. She had to keep the remaining land. If she really sold all of it and gave the money to her son, and then he lost it all, wouldn't he starve to death in the future? If that happened, she would die with regret.

"Then let's put it this way. Let Gensheng move out and rent them a house..."

As he was speaking, there was a bang and Man Gensheng burst in. From his expression, it was obvious that he had heard what had just been said and he was very angry. If you didn't know better, you would think that Mr. Man and Mrs. Man owed him a debt.

"You watched me die without helping me, didn't you? How do you want me to pay you back the remaining money?" Man Gensheng said angrily, "I just want to ask you one question today: Am I still your son?"

This attitude made Mr. Man so angry that he gasped, covered his chest, waved his hands and said nothing.

"Baby's father!"

Grandma Man patted Grandma Man on the back and said to Gensheng Man, "Gensheng, don't you know how we treat you?"

They actually had two daughters, but they were too partial to Man Gensheng. After they got married, they rarely came back. It can be said that even though Man Gensheng was uneducated, unambitious, and idle, all the good things in the Man family were given to him.

"Then sell all your land and pay me back the money in full. Also give me the remaining money. I will respect you and provide for you in your old age." Man Gensheng said.

Hearing this, Grandma Man's heart skipped a beat. She knew that what Grandma Man said was right. Her son still wanted to gamble. She couldn't help but go over and hold his hand, saying earnestly: "Gensheng, listen to me..."

"I just asked you if you want to sell the land?" Man Gensheng said, pushing impatiently.

thump!
Grandma Man fell heavily to the ground.

She raised her hand with difficulty, and a look of sorrow appeared on her usually sarcastic face. She wiped her eyes and said, "Gensheng, since you have heard everything, you should understand what we mean. We can't sell all the land, otherwise, our whole family will have nothing to eat in the future..."

"I said I would take care of you in your old age, mother, don't you believe me? Just say that I won money from gambling in the past, didn't you spend it? You are half dead every day, doing nothing but eating and sleeping, and isn't it my wife Chuntao who takes care of you?" Man Gensheng said with a red face and thick neck.

Hearing this, Grandma Man was struck by lightning: "Are you dissatisfied with my longevity?"

Yes! She was usually lazy, greedy, and took advantage of others. She was sarcastic and unreasonable. She felt sorry for her neighbors and Chuntao, but she was only worthy of Man Gensheng. But now, how could her son...how could he say such a thing?
"Gensheng!" Man Laoguan didn't want to talk, but he couldn't help it now. He was so angry that he was shaking and scolded Man Gensheng. "I won't talk nonsense with you. I just want to ask one question. Are you going to sell this land today?" Man Gensheng approached step by step.

Mr. Man wanted to say something else.

Grandma Man took a deep breath, stood up, stood in front of her husband, and almost begged, "Gensheng, don't think about gambling. Mother begs you, let's live a good life, okay?"

If it were an ordinary person, he would probably be moved.

But this person, once he gets addicted to gambling, his psychology becomes different from that of a normal person. Not to mention that he feels touched at all, he only sees that others are heartless and ungrateful for not helping him, but he never thinks that it's not that he doesn't want to help, but he is just afraid that he will continue to fall into it.

"Okay, you said you would help me pay back 70% or 80%, but what's the difference between that and nothing, don't you just want me to die? Parents who don't care about their own life or death are really cruel!"

Man Gensheng thought about it and became angrier and angrier. He reached out his hand, pressed down on Grandma Man's neck and yelled, "Are you going to sell the land today? Are you going to sell the land?"

At this moment, Grandma Man opened her eyes wide, her harsh face full of disbelief. She looked at Man Gensheng in surprise, tears streaming from the corners of her eyes.

"Let go! She is your mother!" Man Laoguan tried to stop him.

Man Gensheng pushed her away and said, "If you don't sell the land, you are not my mother!"

"Uh uh..." Grandma Man was usually very strong when she was throwing a tantrum or quarreling. She raised her hands subconsciously, but restrained her instinct and put them down mid-air. She stopped struggling and just looked at Man Gensheng with tears in her eyes.

This is really disheartening. If my life can make my son wake up, it will be worth it.

Yes, she is a sarcastic mother-in-law to her daughter-in-law, and a greedy and difficult neighbor to the people in the alley, but in front of Man Gensheng, she is just a mother.

Grandma Man wanted to wake her son up with her own death, but Grandpa Man couldn't bear to watch it. He crawled over to pull, but couldn't. He could only shout: "Help, help, there's a dead person!"

"Gensheng!"

Chuntao, who seemed to have heard nothing of the loud noise just now, finally came out to pull it, but was bumped by Mangensheng and fell to the side.

……

Next door, Fang Lin hugged Tian Xuan as they listened. At first, they could only hear vaguely, but then as the whole family became excited and spoke louder, they could hear clearly.

It can be said that just by listening to the sound, one can imagine the scene next door.

"Man Gensheng attacked his mother and wanted to kill her?" Tian Xuan didn't expect Man Gensheng to do such a thing.

This is just crazy.

"Once people get addicted to gambling, they will have some mental problems. They will become weird and even crazy. Let's go!" Fang Lin pulled Tian Xuan out.

Outside, Fang's father and mother heard the noise, put on their clothes, and went out as a family.

……

(End of this chapter)