190 Brothers Meet
Su Can said without thinking, “Of course, the ancestral jade pendant was left behind by our ancestors!”
“Is that so, Grandpa?” Su Yuniang looked at Old Master Su.
Old Master Su’s expression changed. Although he tried his best to remain calm, Su Yuniang was a smart person.
She immediately saw the hidden emotions in Old Master Su’s eyes.
There was indeed something fishy!
Su Yuniang smiled. “If Grandpa refuses to tell me, I won’t give you this money. I have other ways to get the household register, but it’s a little troublesome.”
Old Master Su said in a low voice, “Erlang, go pick some vegetables with your father.”
Su Erlang was a rare smart person in the Su family. His grandfather’s reaction was clearly wrong, but he did not say anything. He silently carried two baskets and pulled Su Can out.
Su Dalang went to chop firewood.
A few women at home were cooking in the kitchen.
Only Old Master Su and Su Yuniang were left in the central room.
Old Master Su said in a low voice, “Su Yuniang, what did you find?”
Su Yuniang asked, “Grandpa, what do you think I found?”
Old Master Su slammed the table. “I’m asking you a question!”
Su Yuniang said seriously, “I’m asking Grandpa too!”
This granddaughter had never been so impudent in the past. After living with the Su family for a while, she was becoming more and more like Su Daya.
Old Master Su took a deep breath and compromised in his confrontation with Su Yuniang. “That jade pendant was picked up by your great-grandfather. I was there too.”
Although she had long guessed it, Su Yuniang still felt a sense of mockery when she heard Old Master Su admit it himself.
She asked, “Then, may I ask where Grandpa picked it up?”
“The town.”
“Why did you only pick up half?”
When Old Master Su heard this, his expression changed slightly.
Su Yuniang sneered and said, “Those are pairs of pendants. Great-grandpa picked up one of them, and the other is in Daya’s father’s hand. Grandpa, can you explain to me what’s going on?”
Old Master Su clenched his fists.
Su Yuniang said calmly, “Grandpa, since I can investigate to this extent, as long as I’m willing to spend more money, it won’t be difficult to find out. However, Grandpa, are you sure you want me to continue investigating on my own? The more I investigate, the more people will be alarmed. Perhaps I won’t be able to hide some things.”
Old Master Su’s eyes darkened. “Are you threatening me?”
Su Yuniang was not intimidated by his aura. “It’s all because Grandpa taught me well.”
That night, Old Master Su threatened her like this.
Old Master Su snorted. “How would I know? Perhaps someone picked up the other piece!”
Su Yuniang stood up and left.
Old Master Su said coldly, “Su Yuniang, what are you doing?”
Su Yuniang said, “Since Grandpa is unwilling to be honest, I have nothing else to say! I won’t give you the silver! I’ll think of a way to get the household register myself! I’ll investigate the news myself!”
With that, she left without looking back.
Wasn’t this move typical of Fatty Su?
Look at how badly Fatty Su had influenced her!
Seeing that Su Yuniang had taken a step out of the threshold, Old Master Su gritted his teeth. “It’s Su Cheng’s!”
Su Yuniang continued walking without looking back.
Old Master Su gritted his teeth. “He dropped a jade pendant. Your great-grandfather picked it up and didn’t return it to him!”
Su Yuniang stopped in her tracks. “Did he drop it, or did you snatch it?”
Old Master Su said coldly, “If we wanted to snatch it, we could have snatched a pair of jade pendants.”
That was true.
Su Yuniang asked, “Does Grandpa know anything else?”
Old Master Su said, “What do you mean?”
Su Yuniang said, “Where did Daya’s father come from? Who else was with him? How did you get the jade pendant?”
Old Master Su said, “He was alone. His clothes were in tatters. He probably hadn’t eaten for a few days. He followed behind a few refugees not far away and picked up some grass roots and tree bark that they had left behind. Sometimes, when those refugees were annoyed, they would beat him up to vent their anger. That’s all I know. I thought that a child like him would either starve to death or be captured to be eaten… When I saw him again, he had already grown up and moved to our village.”
“I’m telling the truth. If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do. You have to ask how Su Cheng got his jade pendant. In the year of the disaster, there are dead people everywhere. Who knows which corpse he took it from?”
Su Yuniang threw a stack of banknotes on the table. “See you at the county office tomorrow morning.”
After Su Yuniang left, Old Master Su closed his eyes tiredly.
He did not tell Su Yuniang the entire truth.
The child’s situation back then was much worse than he had described.
The injuries on his body were large and small, and he was covered in blood as if he had just escaped death.
His face was dirty but his eyes were unbelievably beautiful.
His clothes were ragged and the material was high-grade silk, but no one thought that it was his. They only thought that he had picked up someone’s clothes and put them on.
The child ate at first like a child from a well-bred family, but if he ate slowly, the food would be snatched away…
When he first picked up that jade pendant, he and his father had the intention of returning it to him.
He had followed the child for a few days.
He had personally seen the child follow behind a group of refugees and learn to dig grassroots, peel tree bark, and drink dirty water…
He was so weak but tenacious.
The last time he saw the child, the child was half beaten to death because of half a rotten steamed bun. At this moment, the jade pendant embedded in his clothes fell out.
The refugees went to snatch it.
The child was only six years old, but he actually grabbed a rock and threw it at that person’s head!
Some people were still wolf cubs even if they wandered into a flock of sheep.
—-
In the alley, Su Cheng beat Zhang Dao up fiercely. His arms and legs were all broken. Last time, he was too gentle. This bastard did not learn his lesson and dared to bribe Wang Mazi to frame his fat daughter.
This time, Zhang Dao was beaten until he did not have much life in him.
Su Cheng left the alley in high spirits. He carried the butcher knife and swaggered back to the village.
On the other side, Su Yuan’s carriage drove onto the official road.
Su Yuan looked worse and worse. His chest seemed to be blocked by a ball of cotton. He held the wall of the car and panted heavily.
The coachman heard an unusual commotion and hurriedly asked, “Master, what’s wrong?”
Su Yuan wanted to speak, but his throat seemed to be blocked. He could not make a sound.
The coachman said, “Master?”
THUD!
Su Yuan fell.
The coachman’s expression changed. “Master?!”
Su Cheng did not take the village road today. He went to visit the Cheng family and returned on the official road.
From afar, he saw a carriage parked on the road. It looked inconspicuous but from his many years of robbery… Ahem, his experience in the martial world, this was most likely a low-key rich businessman.
Nine of the ten merchants were traitors.
He rubbed his hands. Should he… do something?
Sigh, forget it. He had promised his daughter that he would turn over a new leaf and start from scratch.
Su Cheng smacked his lips and resisted the urge to rob. He walked past the carriage.
…
Three seconds later, he jumped into the carriage. “Robbery! Hand over the silver!”
190 Brothers Meet
Su Can said without thinking, “Of course, the ancestral jade pendant was left behind by our ancestors!”
“Is that so, Grandpa?” Su Yuniang looked at Old Master Su.
Old Master Su’s expression changed. Although he tried his best to remain calm, Su Yuniang was a smart person.
She immediately saw the hidden emotions in Old Master Su’s eyes.
There was indeed something fishy!
Su Yuniang smiled. “If Grandpa refuses to tell me, I won’t give you this money. I have other ways to get the household register, but it’s a little troublesome.”
Old Master Su said in a low voice, “Erlang, go pick some vegetables with your father.”
Su Erlang was a rare smart person in the Su family. His grandfather’s reaction was clearly wrong, but he did not say anything. He silently carried two baskets and pulled Su Can out.
Su Dalang went to chop firewood.
A few women at home were cooking in the kitchen.
Only Old Master Su and Su Yuniang were left in the central room.
Old Master Su said in a low voice, “Su Yuniang, what did you find?”
Su Yuniang asked, “Grandpa, what do you think I found?”
Old Master Su slammed the table. “I’m asking you a question!”
Su Yuniang said seriously, “I’m asking Grandpa too!”
This granddaughter had never been so impudent in the past. After living with the Su family for a while, she was becoming more and more like Su Daya.
Old Master Su took a deep breath and compromised in his confrontation with Su Yuniang. “That jade pendant was picked up by your great-grandfather. I was there too.”
Although she had long guessed it, Su Yuniang still felt a sense of mockery when she heard Old Master Su admit it himself.
She asked, “Then, may I ask where Grandpa picked it up?”
“The town.”
“Why did you only pick up half?”
When Old Master Su heard this, his expression changed slightly.
Su Yuniang sneered and said, “Those are pairs of pendants. Great-grandpa picked up one of them, and the other is in Daya’s father’s hand. Grandpa, can you explain to me what’s going on?”
Old Master Su clenched his fists.
Su Yuniang said calmly, “Grandpa, since I can investigate to this extent, as long as I’m willing to spend more money, it won’t be difficult to find out. However, Grandpa, are you sure you want me to continue investigating on my own? The more I investigate, the more people will be alarmed. Perhaps I won’t be able to hide some things.”
Old Master Su’s eyes darkened. “Are you threatening me?”
Su Yuniang was not intimidated by his aura. “It’s all because Grandpa taught me well.”
That night, Old Master Su threatened her like this.
Old Master Su snorted. “How would I know? Perhaps someone picked up the other piece!”
Su Yuniang stood up and left.
Old Master Su said coldly, “Su Yuniang, what are you doing?”
Su Yuniang said, “Since Grandpa is unwilling to be honest, I have nothing else to say! I won’t give you the silver! I’ll think of a way to get the household register myself! I’ll investigate the news myself!”
With that, she left without looking back.
Wasn’t this move typical of Fatty Su?
Look at how badly Fatty Su had influenced her!
Seeing that Su Yuniang had taken a step out of the threshold, Old Master Su gritted his teeth. “It’s Su Cheng’s!”
Su Yuniang continued walking without looking back.
Old Master Su gritted his teeth. “He dropped a jade pendant. Your great-grandfather picked it up and didn’t return it to him!”
Su Yuniang stopped in her tracks. “Did he drop it, or did you snatch it?”
Old Master Su said coldly, “If we wanted to snatch it, we could have snatched a pair of jade pendants.”
That was true.
Su Yuniang asked, “Does Grandpa know anything else?”
Old Master Su said, “What do you mean?”
Su Yuniang said, “Where did Daya’s father come from? Who else was with him? How did you get the jade pendant?”
Old Master Su said, “He was alone. His clothes were in tatters. He probably hadn’t eaten for a few days. He followed behind a few refugees not far away and picked up some grass roots and tree bark that they had left behind. Sometimes, when those refugees were annoyed, they would beat him up to vent their anger. That’s all I know. I thought that a child like him would either starve to death or be captured to be eaten… When I saw him again, he had already grown up and moved to our village.”
“I’m telling the truth. If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do. You have to ask how Su Cheng got his jade pendant. In the year of the disaster, there are dead people everywhere. Who knows which corpse he took it from?”
Su Yuniang threw a stack of banknotes on the table. “See you at the county office tomorrow morning.”
After Su Yuniang left, Old Master Su closed his eyes tiredly.
He did not tell Su Yuniang the entire truth.
The child’s situation back then was much worse than he had described.
The injuries on his body were large and small, and he was covered in blood as if he had just escaped death.
His face was dirty but his eyes were unbelievably beautiful.
His clothes were ragged and the material was high-grade silk, but no one thought that it was his. They only thought that he had picked up someone’s clothes and put them on.
The child ate at first like a child from a well-bred family, but if he ate slowly, the food would be snatched away…
When he first picked up that jade pendant, he and his father had the intention of returning it to him.
He had followed the child for a few days.
He had personally seen the child follow behind a group of refugees and learn to dig grassroots, peel tree bark, and drink dirty water…
He was so weak but tenacious.
The last time he saw the child, the child was half beaten to death because of half a rotten steamed bun. At this moment, the jade pendant embedded in his clothes fell out.
The refugees went to snatch it.
The child was only six years old, but he actually grabbed a rock and threw it at that person’s head!
Some people were still wolf cubs even if they wandered into a flock of sheep.
—-
In the alley, Su Cheng beat Zhang Dao up fiercely. His arms and legs were all broken. Last time, he was too gentle. This bastard did not learn his lesson and dared to bribe Wang Mazi to frame his fat daughter.
This time, Zhang Dao was beaten until he did not have much life in him.
Su Cheng left the alley in high spirits. He carried the butcher knife and swaggered back to the village.
On the other side, Su Yuan’s carriage drove onto the official road.
Su Yuan looked worse and worse. His chest seemed to be blocked by a ball of cotton. He held the wall of the car and panted heavily.
The coachman heard an unusual commotion and hurriedly asked, “Master, what’s wrong?”
Su Yuan wanted to speak, but his throat seemed to be blocked. He could not make a sound.
The coachman said, “Master?”
THUD!
Su Yuan fell.
The coachman’s expression changed. “Master?!”
Su Cheng did not take the village road today. He went to visit the Cheng family and returned on the official road.
From afar, he saw a carriage parked on the road. It looked inconspicuous but from his many years of robbery… Ahem, his experience in the martial world, this was most likely a low-key rich businessman.
Nine of the ten merchants were traitors.
He rubbed his hands. Should he… do something?
Sigh, forget it. He had promised his daughter that he would turn over a new leaf and start from scratch.
Su Cheng smacked his lips and resisted the urge to rob. He walked past the carriage.
…
Three seconds later, he jumped into the carriage. “Robbery! Hand over the silver!”
