Chapter 264 The Tao Family
Qingnian walked out quickly and happened to see Qingfeng who was fighting with the concierge. "Brother, why are you here? What's going on? Uncle Qi, let him come in, that's my eldest brother."
The doorman, Uncle Qi, quickly opened the door and let the man in. "Master, this person is here, and he doesn't say who he is, he just wants to find you. I don't know he is your brother?" Since there is no contact with Qingnian on the other end of the Tao family's old house, Uncle Qi of the doorman, did not know Qingfeng at all.
"It's okay, Uncle Qi." Qingnian waved his hand and looked at Qingfeng. "Brother, come in with me, if you have anything to do, you will say something." After that, he turned around and went into the house.
The two of them came to the living room of the main room. Qingfeng didn't bother to sit down and said anxiously, "Second, please go back with me quickly. Our mother is no longer able to do it. She said she would meet you before leaving."
Qingnian's heart was thrilled, "Brother, aren't you lying to me? Our mother has always been strong, so why can't she say it's not possible? Over the years, I have been back every New Year Festival, but my mother doesn't want to see me. She doesn't have my son in her heart, and even when she's dead, she may not want to get me?" Qingnian was not in a hurry, but she always felt a strange feeling in her heart, so she pressed her temper and talked to Qingfeng.
Qingfeng's eyes flashed, and then he said, "Really, our mother is really not good anymore. She has been in poor health this year."
Qingnian sighed. Regardless of whether the old lady was really bad or not, he would go over and take a look. The old lady could not have any mother-son relationship with him, but she could not just watch her disappear. "Astragalus, bring my medicine box and go to the Tao family with me to see." Qingnian ordered the servant beside her.
The servants around Qingnian were all named after medicinal materials. This Astragalus was very clever. Qingnian had already taken him as an apprentice, so he took him there. Astragalus quickly found a medicine box, and another boy next to him brought a cloak for Qingnian.
"Go and tell my wife, and I will go to the other end of the old house to check it out. If you have any questions, I will send someone back to report the news. Also, let the cousin and the cousin have a safe meal here, and I will be back later." Qingnian tied the strap of the cloak, then led Huangqi, followed Qingfeng, and left together.
Jinghan and the others were sitting in the inner room, and they heard the servant Angelica come over and talk about the situation just now.
Huixin was a little worried when she heard that the old lady was not good. "How is this good? Why does the old lady suddenly become bad? Didn't they all do it before?"
"Auntie, don't worry. Why did I listen to the situation just now? My uncle doesn't seem to believe what's going on there? Is there anything wrong with it? Logically speaking, the old lady of the Tao family is much younger than my grandmother. She is probably in her fifties this year, right? At such an age, there shouldn't be any major problem." Jinghan advised Huixin.
Huixin nodded, feeling a little calmer, "I have never heard your uncle mention the old lady's faults. Logically speaking, there are only two clinics in the town. Even if I didn't look for Renjitang, your uncle would know if the old lady was really seriously ill. I think there are only two possibilities for the old lady, one is an acute illness, and the other is probably pretending." Huixin was not stupid either, and calmed down slightly, but then she figured it out.
"That's it. Let's wait for news from my uncle at home. My aunt doesn't have to think about anything." Zixuan also comforted him.
On the other hand, Qingnian followed Qingfeng to the old house of Tao. As soon as he entered the old man and his house, he saw the old lady lying on the kang. Qingfeng and Qingyu's wife were both standing in front of the kang and looking at the old lady on the kang.
Qingnian took a step forward and came to the kang. I saw that the old lady looked pale, but it was really not good to see. Qingnian reached out to take the old lady's pulse.
The old lady felt someone, so she opened her eyes and turned out to be her second son, so she wanted to open her mouth to speak.
Qingnian shook her head, "Don't talk first, I'll take your pulse first." Then she stopped making a sound, but took the pulse carefully. After a while, Qingnian let out a long breath and turned around and asked, "What's going on? Who made the old lady so angry? She was so angry?"
Qingfeng and his wife Yu looked a little timid, while Qingyu's wife Feng curled her lips, "Who else can you? It's not a mess of the elder brother's family, which makes the old lady angry."
Qingyu next to him pinched his wife, but Feng stopped doing it, "What? You still don't let me say it? It was obviously because their adopted son in the big house did not teach him, so he ran out to cause trouble. Now, it's good that if the trouble is caused, the whole family will suffer. Why don't you let me say it?" Feng muttered unwillingly.
Qingnian looked inside the house, but did not find the old man of the Tao family, "Where is my dad? Where did he go?"
"My aunt's grandson got married, and my father went to have a wedding banquet. My mother disliked the weather and the road was far away, so she didn't go." Qingfeng stammered there.
Qingnian glared at Qingfeng, "Brother, you ran to my place and said that my mother was not good enough and wanted to see me. But my mother was just angry and there was nothing big. What is the reason for you to come? If you have something to do, just say it, don't beat around here."
Qingfeng rubbed his hands, "Second, this, my elder brother has no choice but to do it. Your elder nephew caused trouble outside, and we really have no choice but to ask you to help."
The old lady lying on the kang seemed to be getting better at this time, and slowly sat up, pointed at the boss and said, "Qingfeng, you are the one who doesn't teach you, you still have the face to say this? Wait until your father comes back, will you not be able to discount your legs? Your son is causing trouble. What does Qingnian have to do? Why did you ask him to come?" The old lady said a few words and started coughing.
Qingnian reached out and patted the old lady on the back, "You are not in good health, why are you angry with them?" Qingnian didn't call her mother. It's really because of these people's attitudes over the years that he had been hurt by the attitude of these people. I don't know how to call her mother. "What's going on? Why don't you tell me?" Qingnian became angry at Qingfeng.
Qingfeng and Yu looked at each other, and then told the whole story. Qingfeng's eldest son, named Jingming, is now 16 this year. He doesn't like to study, nor does he want to learn carpenter skills with his father. He just follows a group of gangsters, fights, and steals all day long. The Tao family is a similar family in the town. Not to mention that they are rich and noble, but they don't have to be too nervous about daily flowers. So Qingfeng didn't take Jingming's life like this, and always thought that his son was still young and would be better in a few years.
Starting this fall, this kid was attracted by gambling, so he became a regular visitor in the gambling house. Nine out of ten bets lost, except for winning some money in the first few times, he never won again. Gradually, all the pocket money that Jing Ming saved over the years was thrown into the gambling house. Of course, this was not enough. Some people asked him to borrow usury and wait for the money to win before paying it back.
The gamblers are all the same, all fantasizing about winning a lot of money and making a fortune one day. But they never think that if someone opens a gambling house, can they still open a gambling house? Jing Ming is like a possessive person, borrowing a lot of money, but he doesn't win back at all.
Seeing that the Chinese New Year was coming, the person who asked for the account started asking Jingming for money. Jingming had no choice but to steal the house deeds from his family and give them to those people. However, he borrowed too much money, and the profit was too high, so the Tao family's house was useless at all. So the people detained Jingming and came to the Tao family to ask for the account.
When the old lady heard that Jing Ming had borrowed some usury loans outside, she fainted. Qingfeng and Qingyu were both numb and didn't know what to do. When those who asked for the account saw this situation, they said they would give them a three-day deadline. If they couldn't pay back the money in three days, they would come to collect the house, and none of the Tao family could escape.
Brother Qingfeng carried the old lady back into the house. After finally awakening, he was worried about how to pay the money. Those who lend money to usury are not good at it, and those who dare to kill people if they don’t do it well. Later, Yu took the initiative to ask Qingnian to find a solution.
"You should be able to spend some money now when you live Qingnian. Besides, Huixin's mother's family is a wealthy family that can be counted in this county. As long as Qingnian is willing to reach out, this matter will be easy." Yu and her husband secretly discussed.
"You will think about it. Over the years, Qingnian and us have already had a quarrel. How could you come to help us? Before I could ask him to help, I might be able to drive it out for me." Qingfeng shook his head.
"Will you say that the old lady is sick and let him come over? When Qingnian comes, when he sees the old lady like this, he might be soft-hearted and agree. Don't you know that Qingnian? His heart is the softest." Yu poked her husband, "Don't you think about our son? If your son falls into the hands of those people, you will be skinned. My poor son will be punished."
Qingfeng had no choice but to go to Qingnian to find Qingnian. Before leaving, he asked Yu to tell the old lady something. When Qingnian came, let the old lady cooperate.
But I knew that the old lady not only did not help Qingfeng, but instead scolded Qingfeng first.
"Mom, you should pity your eldest grandson, and you should pity our family. It's the New Year, if we can't afford to pay for so much money, this house will belong to someone else. During the New Year, where do you let these people settle down? Mom, don't you want to get sick when your father comes back? Dad's health is not good." Yu suddenly knelt down in front of the kang and said crying.
Chapter completed!