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Chapter 75
Chapter 75
Chapter 75
Morning.
The Bearded wonton stall was steaming hot.
The aroma could be smelled from afar.
The neatly dressed Jiang Changtian was passing by the stall, but he usually wouldn't stop.
He rarely ate food from outside.
First, it was a waste of money, and second, his stomach was weak, so he might not be able to tolerate anything he ate.
Moreover, he had already eaten before going out.
His appetite was quite mild, and just filling his stomach was enough.
But today, he unexpectedly saw a person at the stall who absolutely should not have been there.
It was his extremely well-mannered elder brother, Jiang Huaisheng.
He thought about it for a while and stopped his steps, waiting.
Soon, he saw the man coming with a food box, smiling.
His elder brother was actually buying this kind of street food himself, when there were cooks in the manor.
"Elder brother."
In the cold wind, Jiang Changtian trembled slightly and called out.
Jiang Huaisheng looked up and saw the man in front of him, who was taller than him.
He was taken aback for a moment.
"Elder brother, what are you doing here?"
The smile on Jiang Huaisheng's face hadn't completely faded, showing that he had encountered something he was very happy about.
"Fei'er is pregnant."
Jiang Changtian responded subconsciously, "It's not my business."
Jiang Huaisheng: ...
His smile disappeared completely, and his expression became solemn.
"What are you doing here?"
"I'm going to work, I'm not like you, elder brother, who has food and clothing in abundance. I have to work to support my family." Jiang Changtian said indifferently.
Hearing the yin-yang tone, Jiang Huaisheng couldn't help but get a bit angry.
He knew that their mother had secretly helped Jiang Changtian with some money, and there had always been an expenditure in the household, although he didn't manage the family affairs. Sometimes he would even check the accounts, otherwise, in this world, when others didn't have enough to eat, why should Changtian, who couldn't do anything, be able to raise himself and his children so plump and healthy.
He was angry at his brother's lack of struggle, his absurd behavior, and his mouth full of lies, which made their mother worry.
Jiang Huaisheng was very filial, so he hated the unfilial ones the most.
Their father had favored the younger brother since childhood, but he actually shattered the medicine that saved their father's life, and their father never closed his eyes until death - this was a thorn in his heart, a beast.
His wife Fei'er had always been lenient towards the younger brother, worrying about his clothing and food in hot and cold seasons, but he actually had such a despicable heart, worse than a beast.
"You have become a father, take good care of yourself." Jiang Huaisheng didn't want to talk to him anymore, and his good mood in the morning had completely dissipated.
Fei'er said she wanted to eat street food, and he didn't dare to trouble others, worrying that his mother would be concerned, so he came to buy it himself.
Jiang Changtian suddenly spoke, "Rong'er heard that he was frightened, is he doing better now?"
"Rong'er was frightened on behalf of Feng'er, but before that, his bodyguard Wu Liu had injured Feng'er, and now Wu Liu is also dead. Mother said that Wu Liu's death is definitely related to you. I don't want to pursue it further, let's just leave it at that." Jiang Huaisheng also loved his eldest son very much, and his love was accompanied by strict discipline.
He saw Rong'er's current condition and learned that he had personally killed several mountain bandits, but found that the target was actually Feng'er, and it was Feng'er who had done it on purpose.
His younger brother had been of a strange character since childhood, and he didn't expect that his brother's child would also be like this, with a crooked temperament from the roots.
He looked at his brother with an increasingly disgusted gaze, considering himself a gentleman.
Jiang Changtian just looked at his elder brother. His elder brother's clothes were brand new, unlike him, whose clothes were already worn out at the edges, and his sister Elder Sister Yu had tried her best to patch them up, but they were still whitened from wear.
He smiled and said, "The day after tomorrow, Lord Liu in our village wants to take my sister Elder Sister Yu as a concubine. Elder brother, would you be willing to come and drink some congratulatory wine?"
Jiang Huaisheng stared in disbelief, almost throwing the food box at his brother's head.
How could he have the audacity to say such a thing, that he would let his daughter become a concubine.
"Are you crazy?"
"I'm not crazy. Lord Liu is six years older than you this year. He said he wants to take Elder Sister Yu, otherwise he will drive us out of the village and we'll have nowhere to stand." Jiang Changtian looked at his elder brother.
At this moment, his face was almost exactly like his elder brother's, just a bit thinner.
He remembered his elder brother's appearance very clearly, because when he was young, he admired his elder brother deeply. His elder brother was physically strong, decisive and fair, and also treated him well.
It was very cold in the winter day, and standing and talking for a while made his body somewhat stiff.
Actually, he didn't feel too cold. This year, as the winter set in, his physique had become much better than before.
In the past, he always had a hard time in the winter, coughing severely, with painful joints.
This year, he rarely coughed, and his joints didn't hurt much either.
He felt it was thanks to Sister Xia, who had gone over mountains and valleys to find all kinds of nourishing things for him to eat in order to strengthen his body.
But at this moment, standing in front of his elder brother, he still felt a little cold.
He shouldn't have said those words.
But he still said them.
Perhaps deep down, he still had some yearnings for his elder brother.
Because in the past, his elder brother's gaze towards him also had a touch of tenderness.
He still remembered the exile journey, when his elder brother carried him and walked for a very long distance. That day, his elder brother's feet were all blistered and bleeding.
He remembered his elder brother only had one steamed bun, and he gave him half of it.
That time was really good, he wished he could walk that road for the rest of his life.
That road was so difficult, but to him, it was the last warmth.
Because on the road, his mother didn't push him away either, and he even leaned against his mother's leg and slept on the cart for a night.
Jiang Changtian smiled as he looked at his elder brother.
His elder brother came to buy street food himself, so his elder brother must have expectations for his next child.
He also wanted to brag a bit to his elder brother about how good his little daughter was, how smart and obedient, and how she looked just like him.
The cold wind was blowing.
He just said:
"Congratulations, elder brother, you are going to be a father again."
As a father, one must protect one's own child.
He still had to go out and hustle.
After saying that, he quickly turned and walked away, his figure slightly unsteady and hurried.
He soon disappeared into the white mist.
Jiang Huaisheng looked at the retreating figure, thin and tall.
In the winter, others would dress in bulky clothes, but he wouldn't, he was still broad like the wind was blowing through him.