The Record of Righteousness

The sky was gradually covered with ink. Although the earth-walled hut was slightly dilapidated, it looked particularly warm against the faint candlelight inside.

Niu Dadan and his family sat cross-legged on the earthen kang and ate happily. The candlelight on the small wooden table could not hide the joy of the family.

The brave daughter-in-law relied on the dim light of the candlelight to do needlework and sewed pairs of new cloth shoes, her careful look for fear of damaging the fabric.

This is the fabric Niu boldly went to the county store to buy today. He also bought some food, which made his two little daughters very happy.

Niu DaDang looked at his two lovely daughters having fun, and his heart was full of love. With his oily hands, he tore off two large roasted chicken legs and handed them to his two daughters.

"Dad, I can't eat anymore. You can eat it."

"Me too, this roast chicken is so delicious. I will eat chicken every day from now on."

The two little girls each had two braids that went up to the sky, their little cheeks were rosy and fleshy, and they touched their round bellies, they were really cute.

"Haha, okay, okay, now that our family is rich, we can buy some acres and hire a few tenants. We are also landlords. From now on, we will let you eat as much chicken as you want every day."

The cow was very happy with its mouth full of meat.

Erya giggled happily: "Dad, don't break your promise."

"Your father and I have never broken a promise." Niu DaDang's eyes widened, like a cow.

Da Ya asked in confusion: "Brother went to chop wood, why haven't you come back yet?"

When Niu Bingdao's daughter-in-law heard this, she was already worried. In addition, her right eyelid had been twitching in the past few days, making her even more uneasy:

"Old Niu, why don't you go look for it?"

Unexpectedly, Niu DaDa snorted coldly:

"Don't worry about him. He will come back naturally when he is not hungry anymore." After saying that, he took a sip of strong wine.

"Alas." Niu Er's wife knew she couldn't defeat him, so she sighed and said nothing.

Whenever Niu Er is mentioned these days, Niu Bingdao's face will turn cold, and the relationship between father and son will decline sharply.

Because Niu Er's father tipped off the Bai family for money, Wang Qing's family was ruined, and Wang Qing was missing. He didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and he felt extremely guilty.

So I didn't say a word to my father. I only went out with my hatchet at dawn and came back to chop some firewood in the evening. I fell asleep and was as cold as ice to my family.

Niu Er was so angry that he beat Niu Er. Usually when Niu Er was beaten by Niu Er, he would beg for mercy to calm down his anger.

But this time it was different. No matter how hard he beat him, he still stubbornly stared at him with his head raised.

He just secretly scolded this bastard every day, turning his elbows outward, not knowing how to live a good life, but thinking about those dead people every day.

Thinking of this, Niu Budao's face drooped a bit. He tore off the butt of the roasted chicken on the table and threw it into his mouth, chewing it hard. He took two gulps of wine before he calmed down a bit.

The two little girls saw that their father looked unkind and did not dare to play or talk anymore. They just stared at their mother making cloth shoes with wide eyes.

Just a moment,

"Ta-da."

The wooden door was lightly knocked twice. The two little girls looked at each other, looked slightly happy, and whispered:

"Big brother is here."

Niu DaDang still drank with a cold face and remained unmoved, but Niu DaDang's wife put down her sewing and opened the door.

"Squeak~"

The dilapidated and dark wooden door made a sour sound, which made Niu DaDa very upset.

When Mei Hong opened the door, she couldn't help but be startled when she saw the person coming!

Most of them were surprised, and secondly, a little bit of shame and self-blame emerged spontaneously, along with a bit of surprise and embarrassment, and I didn’t know what to say.

The person who came was none other than Wang Qing, who had no idea whether he was alive or dead!

But I saw the person who came was in rags and rags, looking miserable in the autumn wind. His clothes were stained with blood, and his hair was full of dirt. A broken wooden hairpin was stuck on the top of his head, and the surrounding silk hair was swaying in the wind.

Except for her hair, which is different from the disheveled beggar, everything else is the same as Hanako.

Seeing that Mei Hong was still in a state of shock, Wang Qing said:

"Aunt, can you let your nephew come in for a chat?"

Mei Hong recovered from the shock, quickly stepped aside and said:

"Okay... okay, it's cold outside, come inside."

Niu DaDang thought it was Niu Er who came, but he still sat and ate and drank.

Unexpectedly, Wang Qing came over, sat down on the earthen bed, and without caring about his boldness, he picked up a piece of roast chicken and started to wolf it down.

When Niu Bing saw the person coming clearly, he had the same expression as his wife. He was stunned. Is this guy still alive? Why is he here? I just stared blankly at him eating and drinking.

The two bold girls looked at the ragged Hanako with curiosity.

Could it be... could this guy be here to seek revenge? Thinking of this, Niu DaDa suddenly became vigilant.

After regaining his composure, he asked tentatively: "Wang Qing's nephew?"

Wang Qing's mouth was already full of food. He picked up the wine jar and drank two gulps of strong wine. Without raising his head, he replied vaguely:

"It's me."

Niu DaDang was full of vigilance and asked his wife to bring a wine bowl, filled it for Wang Qing and pushed it over, laughing twice:

"My nephew is back this time. Why do you want to see my uncle?"

Wang Qing was not polite. He drank the wine that Niu Dangdang handed over in one gulp without hiding anything. He sighed and said:

"Well, to be honest with my uncle, my nephew does have something to ask for when he comes here this time."

"Oh? My nephew, just say so."

"I have committed a serious crime and will not surrender to the government. I have been having trouble sleeping and eating these past few days. I have thought about going to the government to surrender within a few days."

"It's just that I want to say goodbye to Brother Niu. As long as I can get to know you, I have to say goodbye eventually. Only after we say goodbye can I feel at ease... and go on the road!"

Wang Qing fell into silence after speaking.

Niu Dadan's thoughts were already flying all over the sky. He thought this guy was here to seek revenge, but he didn't expect him to surrender to the government. It would be better to let him surrender in a few days... I will report to the government tomorrow and get some more money.