Chapter 6 Punishment and Reward (Happy New Year's Day)
The Wang family ancestral hall was brightly lit, and all the family and young came, and no one left. Wang Ning'an's grandmother Xu, Cui's second son Wang Ningxuan, and Wang Ningze and Wang Luoxiang who had already fallen asleep were all called up. The two little guys were sleepy and didn't know what was going on, so they could only snuggle in their brother's arms and take a nap.
"Kneel down!"
Wang Ninghong's legs became weak and he subconsciously bent his knees. Cui stopped doing it and said angrily: "Uncle, why are you scaring the child?"
Wang Lianggui screamed in anger, "Director's wife, at this time, are you still protecting him? Maybe you encouraged him to steal the horse and want to harm the fourth family?"
As soon as these words were said, Cui's face turned pale. In fact, after she beat Wang Ning'an, she remembered that Wang Ninghong had indeed asked her for four jin of money. Cui felt that her son had spent enough money and did not give it to him. Later, the horse was lost. Wang Ning'an said that it was his elder brother who took it away, and Cui also thought that it might have taken it away by his son.
But first, she didn't want to believe that her son would steal things, second, she deliberately dealt with Wang Ning'an, third, she might subconsciously feel that her son had stole the horses at home, because his son was smart... but she actually caught him right away, and Cui was embarrassed now.
"His uncle is all his family. If you borrow horses from home, what is the stolen thing? Don't say it so badly, it seems like our family is full of thieves..."
Cui was talking when he suddenly felt someone looking at him. Following his eyes, it was Wang Ning'an!
"Second uncle, I remember correctly. During the day, you arrived at our yard and made a big fuss, saying that your nephew is a thief and a prodigal son who steals things. Why did you become so enlightened in the blink of an eye? It's so strange!"
Cui's face turned red when asked, and in desperation, he could only look at the old lady pitifully.
"Look, they all bully their granddaughter-in-law!" Cui seemed to have suffered so much, "Ning Hong is a good child, he will not steal..."
Old Mrs. Wang was used to being accustomed to it, so she nodded, "Although she didn't steal anything, it would be bad if she didn't sue her..."
Wow!
The charges were suddenly reduced countless times. Will you spare Wang Ninghong without any pain?
Wang Ning'an couldn't bear it anymore and stood up suddenly, "Grandma, my elder brother stole the horse and sold it to Jin Laohu. Should I invite him to testify?"
"What?"
Although Mrs. Wang was partial, she was not completely confused. Who is Jin Laohu? She is a tough guy who specializes in lending. Last year, a family in Tuta Village could not pay back the money and was forced to drink brine on New Year's Eve.
He was involved with such a fierce man. Old Mrs. Wang could not take partiality. She walked to Wang Ninghong and said with a grudge: "Ninghong, what's going on? Tell the grandma quickly!"
Wang Lianggui clenched his fists and angrily scolded: "If you say it or not, I will beat you to death if you don't say it!"
Cui wanted to defend his son, but he couldn't find any words. He was helpless, so Wang Ninghong had to intermittently and vaguely, but Wang Ning'an also understood the reason... It turned out that Wang Ninghong heard from his good friend Li Zhen that a master in Cangzhou recently had a master who could predict the outcome of fighting dogs, which was extremely accurate. Dog fighting originated from the Northern Song Dynasty, Cangzhou was located on the border, with fierce folk customs, and dog fighting was very popular.
The Song people like to bet, called "Guanpu". Even if they sell breakfast, they will make a target for people to project. If they are lucky, they can eat a sumptuous breakfast at an extremely low price, which is similar to the way to play ferrules that still exist in later generations.
Some people combine dog fighting with cunt. Before each game, they choose to place their favorite dog fighting bets. If they win, they can get a generous reward. Many people enjoy it.
I heard from Li Zhen that it has been corrected three times in a row, which is indeed extraordinary. The fourth time happened to be in the finals, with the highest odds. Once you hit the bet, you can get ten times more.
However, if you want the fourth result, it is not free, but you need to spend five cents of money to buy it.
Wang Ninghong was moved. He and Li Zhen discussed, each paying five stakes, buying a result, and then taking five stakes to bet. After winning the money, they both divided half of the money. Wang Ninghong only had the stakes for the husband, as well as the food expenses, and only the money for the money, so he got the idea at home and secretly took the horse away, wanted to sell it for money, and went to bet and bet...
After listening, even Cui knew that things were going on. Old Mrs. Wang turned around and cried bitterly at the spiritual position of his ancestors: "The descendants are unworthy, so that the ancestors are shamed. The daughter-in-law of the Wang family, Zhang, adheres to the rules of the ancestors, punishes Wang Ninghong, the descendants of the Wang family, and asks his ancestors to witness!"
In an instant, the old lady was possessed by a fierce god, picked up a three-foot-long wooden stick and stared at Wang Ninghong fiercely.
Wang Lianggui brought a long chair, and Wang Ninghong was pressed on it, took off his clothes, revealing his spine and buttocks.
Bang!
The old lady waved her stick and beat her. Wang Ninghong was so painful that her eyes turned black and she screamed like a pig. Cui opened her mouth, trying to ask for love, but she had no courage. The Wang family's law was like a mountain, and it was not a joke. She could only turn her head and sobbed in a low voice.
Wang Ning'an stared at him with admiration, and he didn't have any sympathy. On the contrary, he felt that the fight was not cruel enough!
Predicting the victory or defeat of dog fights, the first three times are not worth money, the most critical time is to buy the result with money, and even a five-square stanza is open. Wang Ning'an thought with his toes, it was a scam. Wang Ninghong, a thorny man, actually prepared to sell his horse at home, and didn't know what he said. He had read the book for a few years in vain. It was better to give it to himself if he read it as a pig's head.
It would be fine if I was stupid, but I even pulled someone into the water, which made me beaten. If I didn’t teach him a lesson, it would be absolutely inappropriate!
Although he thought about it this way, Wang Ning'an was still a little disappointed when he actually witnessed the family law. It was so cruel!
The old lady raised the stick high, beating it while criticizing Wang Ninghong for his guilt.
"Listen! This time you broke the five rules of the world!"
The old lady said loudly: "First, if you make friends with the villain, Li Zhen instigated you to steal the horses at home. He is not a good thing. He doesn't know whether he should be beaten!"
"It's right!" Wang Ninghong said gritting his teeth.
The stick then fell down, leaving a dazzling red purple on its back.
"Second, you are not yet an adult, and you actually learn from others to go to Guanpu, and you have taken out five stagnant money at once. Do you know how many families have destroyed their families because of gambling? Should you fight for gambling?"
"Should!"
Wang Ninghong held the bench and spoke with crying voices.
The old lady raised her hands and fell down, and now she was so angry that she almost fainted.
"Third, should you beat the horses from your family privately and steal family property?"
"Also, you secretly took the horse away, causing your second brother to be beaten by your mother. Is there still a little bit of kindness among brothers? Should you be beaten?"
"Is it easy for our family to study in a private school? If you don't study hard, you will only think about some evil ways. You really want to anger me to death!"
...
Old Mrs. Wang criticized one charge and beat a few sticks. In the end, Wang Ninghong couldn't speak anymore and could only hear the sound of the board making a puff.
Cui couldn't help it, so he rushed over and protected his son.
"Grandma, you can't fight anymore. Ning Hong is also kind-hearted. He also sees the difficulty of our family's cost. The child made a small mistake, so let him go!"
"Small mistake?"
Old Mrs. Wang couldn't believe her ears, "Second wife, is this a small mistake? The ancestors of the Wang family were generals and decent families, with four generations living together, and their descendants could not steal, gamble, or frame their brothers. If this was a small mistake, there would be no big mistake. If there was no punishment, the ancestors of the Wang family would not be at peace!"
Cui did not have the courage to argue with the old lady, so he could only bow his head and agree. However, there was obviously a little disdain in his expression. As long as he could make money, he would care about whether he was clean or not. It was really pedantic.
Old Mrs. Wang saw Cui's dissatisfaction, and she felt even more regretful, and even fell into self-blame. It seemed that she was too spoiling the second family, making them fearless, not caring about anything, and not giving a hard lesson, the Wang family must be done!
"Just kneel in the ancestral hall, no food and drink, kneel down for three days before talking." The old lady glanced at Cui majesticly, "If you dare to deliver food to him, get out of the Wang family. I dare not be a wife who doesn't understand right and wrong!"
Cui was completely scared and opened her mouth, but couldn't find a word for defense. She was completely scared and complained that if her husband was at home and someone helped him speak, why would he be so passive?
...
After the old lady finished punishing Wang Ninghong and was about to leave, Wang Ning'an tried his best to wink at his uncle. Wang Lianggui finally remembered and hurriedly said, "Grandma, rewards and punishments must be clear. Ning'an was wronged about the past two days ago. As an elder, he must give him an explanation."
Old Mrs. Wang said casually: "What do you want to do?"
Wang Lianggui said seriously: "Grandma, Ning Hong has made so many mistakes, which shows that he has not taken any attention to studying for the past few years, and he has not remembered the lessons of the saints. He expects him to become a talent and to promote the Wang family, and his grandson thinks it is impossible. It is better to give Ning'an the opportunity to study, as I think he is the right material!"
"Nonsense!" Cui jumped up suddenly, "My son is Wenquxing in the sky, and the blind fortune teller said it!"
Puff!
Wang Lianggui laughed directly, "Second wife, have you ever seen Wenquxing who steals things? Have you ever seen Wenquxing who cheated his brother? Dalang's character, if he asks him to study, he might harm our family in the future!"
Cui was so robbed that he had nothing to say, and could only look at Old Lady Wang with tears in her eyes.
This time, Mrs. Wang was really too disappointed with Wang Ninghong. The most serious thing was that during the day, she even punished Wang Ning'an, which obviously wronged the child. If she didn't compensate him, when Wang Liangjing came back, there would be no peace in the family.
Old Mrs. Wang was reluctant, but had to make up her mind.
"Okay, just do what the boss said and let Ning'an study!"
Restrained from excitement, Wang Ning'an stood up and shouted: "Grandma, my grandson must study hard, become a talent as soon as possible, and revive the Wang family. There will never be any slight slackness, nor will he make friends randomly."
Chapter completed!