He just got angry with Xu Erlong, which led to this trouble. Now, he has to deal with these eels to Xu Erlong?
"You don't want to? Then can you give money to these villagers now? Do you have to make everyone angry and beat you until you lose arms and legs?"
Old man Yang was heartbroken.
"No..." Yang Limin.
"If you can't help but look for Xu Erlong, I'll go. I'll give up this old face, and I'll go tell him." Old Yang made up his mind.
My son got into trouble and had no way to deal with the aftermath, so he, the father, had to step in and help clean up the mess.
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Xu Erlong and others were collecting eels in the town. Seeing that it was getting late, he took Zhang Jinfang and Xu Xiaoling back.
As she walked, Xiaoling bent down.
"The shoe is broken." Xiaoling frowned.
What she wore on her feet was a pair of plastic sandals.
I bought these shoes a few years ago. As she grew older, the shoes obviously didn't fit her feet, and some of her toes were sticking out.
The snagging on the back of the shoe's heel had been broken several times. She used a pair of pokers to burn the broken surface and then repaired it again.
After three years of stumbling, now, this has been made up and cannot be made up.
Xu Erlong felt guilty as he looked at the sandals that could no longer be repaired.
The previous family was really miserable when Xu Damin sucked blood and peeled off the skin. My sister had a pair of plastic sandals that she had worn for so many years without changing.
At the same time, he felt annoyed and blamed himself. He was so busy during this period that he didn't notice that the sandals his sister was wearing were so bad.
"Tomorrow, I will buy you a new pair." Xu Erlong said.
Xiaoling waved her hand: "Brother, no need. I can walk barefoot. It's going to be cold soon. It's not cost-effective to buy sandals."
The more obedient and sensible she is, the more guilty Xu Erlong feels.
Regardless of whether his sister wants it or not, he must buy a pair of sandals for Xiaoling tomorrow.
"Let's go." Xiaoling shook her shoes and walked barefoot on the field ridge.
In the distance, Xu Dongsheng walked by carrying a bucket of water.
These days, Xu Erlong is busy with his career and making money every day, and he has never met Xu Dongsheng.
It had been a long time since we last saw each other, and it seemed like centuries had passed between father and son.
"Dad." Xiaoling called him crisply.
But Xu Dongsheng pretended not to hear, moved the pole to another shoulder, and passed by.
Xiaoling's eyes turned red.
She didn't expect that her father wouldn't even say a word to her.
Zhang Jinfang stood far away, equally at a loss.
They were completely hated by Xu Dongsheng.
Xu Erlong had endured too much in his previous life, and he was very able to accept Xu Dongsheng's current attitude.
Sometimes he couldn't help but wonder, is it because Xu Dongsheng doesn't like Zhang Jinfang, the child bride, that the son is inferior to his mother, or is it that Xu Dongsheng simply dislikes him, so the mother is inferior to the son?
No matter what, he, Zhang Jinfang and Xu Xiaoling are all despised.
Xu Erlong remained silent and led Xiaoling back.
When he walked to the door of the storage room, he saw old man Yang wandering around the door.
It seemed that old man Yang was here to find him.
Zhang Jinfang took out the key, opened the door, and invited Old Man Yang to come in for a drink of water.
"No, I'll just tell Xu Erlong something." Old Yang said.
Xiaoling obediently held over two bamboo chairs and motioned for them to sit down.
Old man Yang looked at Xu Erlong.
This is the young man I watched growing up.
Just a while ago, in my impression, he was still a naive person, but it seems that since the separation, this young man of seventeen or eighteen years old has grown up rapidly.
"Uncle Yang, tell me, why did you come to see me?" Xu Erlong politely handed Old Man Yang a cigarette.
Old Man Yang waved his hand: "I don't smoke this thing."
Xu Erlong took back the cigarette and didn't force it anymore.
"I'm here because I want you to do me a favor." Old Man Yang told the general story with a shy face.
Xu Erlong never expected that when he returned home at night, he would be greeted by such a big melon.
Listening to what Yang Limin and others experienced in the county town, Xu Erlong secretly rejoiced.
Fortunately, I didn't take the risk and go to the black market to deal with these things, otherwise such a thing might happen to me.
He used some personal connections to avoid such a situation.
Now, Old Man Yang stood in front of him, looking at him eagerly.
To be honest, Xu Erlong really didn't want to take over. He also wanted to see how Yang Limin and his brothers would end up.
But looking at Old Man Yang's humble appearance, Xu Erlong's heart trembled.
As a father as well, has Xu Dongsheng ever thought about his two children and Xiaoling?
The father of this family, after his child got into such a big trouble, he still tried to beg for mercy and find a way at the expense of his old face.
But looking back at my father, from beginning to end, what had he thought about, mother and son? What had he planned?
The only person I have been thinking about is Xu Damin.
Xu Erlong felt aggrieved.
After thinking for a long time, he reluctantly agreed.
"Uncle Yang, since you come to ask me sincerely, of course I will give you this face." Xu Erlong replied.
However, he can't just take it over casually.
"Uncle Yang, will you transfer the eel to me? Do Yang Limin and others agree to this?" Xu Erlong asked.
He can bear the eel, but if Yang Limin and the other brothers refuse to accept this matter, something will probably happen again.
"I have the final say on this matter, and they can only agree." Old Man Yang said.
Xu Erlong pondered slightly and said seriously: "Uncle Yang, I'm the one who said the ugly things first. I always charge 10 cents for the eel here. If you want this price, you can take it. If you don't, forget it."
This is equivalent to Yang Limin and others losing five cents for every pound of eel they transfer.
"I understand." Old Yang himself felt ashamed.
I can only blame my sons for messing around, and the price war did not kill others, but killed myself.
"Also, the place where I receive the goods has been transferred to the town. If you really want to transfer these goods, you have to be responsible for delivering the goods to the town." Xu Erlong said.
"Yeah." Old Man Yang admitted.
"Also, the most important point is that the weight can only be determined by my own scale, not yours," Xu Erlong said.
Old man Yang's face turned red with shame.
This naturally refers to the fact that his sluggish son was so tyrannical back then and had to count his forty-eight pounds as fifty pounds.
"Well, it's all up to you." Old Yang said in a low voice.
"Since there is no problem, then remember to deliver the eel to the town tomorrow." Xu Erlong said.
Old man Yang thanked him profusely before leaving.
"Brother, do you really want to accept their eels?" Xiaoling quietly poked her head out from behind the door.
Xu Erlong laughed and waved for her to come over: "Do you want to collect their eels?"
"I don't want to." Xiaoling twisted her pigtails and said, "At the beginning, they were really mean to me."
"Okay, then we won't accept their eels." Xu Erlong replied decisively.