Everyone Knows I’m a Good Man

After some persuasion (deception) by Ji Changze, he successfully pulled his eldest brother back from the "death route".

His face was full of "I am doing this for your own good." The two brothers put their hands on Ji Changguang's shoulders and pulled him towards the front door of their home:

"You, don't be angry with mom all the time. Just give in to her, do some good work with dad, and say more nice things. You are my parents' biological child. Can they really ignore you for the rest of their lives?"

Ji Changguang, a tall and thick man, was pushed forward by his younger brother but couldn't help but want to step back. He murmured for a long time before he managed to say:

"But what can I say?"

Ji Changze stopped pushing him and stood there thinking.

In fact, Ji Changguang really had nothing to say to his parents. He was not a bad person and was honest. Even if he really liked his wife, he never thought of staying away from his parents because of her.

That's right, he's not very good at talking.

Just like what happened just now, he went home as soon as he got home and had to drag his wife out. It was as if he left his parents and went back all the way for his wife. It's strange that Ji's mother wasn't angry.

If it had been Ji Changze, he would have settled the matter with just a few words in less than five minutes, but if it had been Ji Changze, a naive and honest man...

Ji Changze thought for a while, stretched out his hand and patted his brother on the shoulder: "Brother, if you do this, I will teach you a few words. When you go in, you will say this to your parents..."

The two brothers were standing at the door muttering to each other. An old man passing by carrying firewood saw them and greeted them with a smile from a distance:

"Chang Guang is back. Are you looking for your parents?"

Ji Changguang was not very good at talking, so he smiled naively and called out: "Uncle Seven."

On the contrary, Ji Changze, who was not named, suddenly became more energetic. He walked up to the old man in a few steps, stretched out his hand to help him hold the wooden frame for placing firewood, and said with a playful smile on his face:

"Yeah, isn't my brother on vacation? I just brought some things back to take a look. Uncle Qi, have you just come down from the mountain? Are you tired in the cold weather? Let me help you carry it. By the way, Uncle Qi, the bamboo shoots you gave me last time were very delicious, do you still have them at home?”

"Yes, yes, I went up the mountain and found some more this time. It's in the basket. Look through it. It's on top of the firewood. Take it back and eat it."

Ji Changguang saw the smile on his brother's face getting bigger. He followed him very enthusiastically and said very sweetly: "How can I have the nerve to eat for free? Uncle Qi, I will help you with the support from behind." "Relax, I'll take you home as a thank you for giving me the bamboo shoots."

Uncle Qi had a kind smile on his wrinkled face and looked at Ji Changze with an extremely affectionate look.

He also praised: "You kid, you just know how to love others and you are very filial."

He watched helplessly as his brother said something very good, but his hands were only effortlessly supporting Ji Changguang behind the bamboo basket: "..."

He seemed to suddenly realize why his parents always preferred Nagasawa, who was down-to-earth and capable, and Nagasawa, who only talked but did not practice.

At the same time, another question suddenly popped up in Ji Changguang's mind.

If Nagasawa is coaxing Uncle Qi like this, is he also coaxing him just now?

Just as he was thinking about it, Ji Changze stood beside Uncle Qi, and he did not forget to turn around and wave to Ji Changguang: "Brother, please go back first. Don't forget what I taught you. Do as I say and you will be able to do it."

After thinking about it, he added: "It doesn't matter even if it doesn't work. I will definitely put in a good word for you when I come back. You don't need to thank me. You are my brother. If I don't help you, who will help you?"

Ji Changguang, who was still thinking about it, was immediately moved.

What a wonderful brother.

He had made him weak when he was a child, and he had nowhere to go when he grew up. Yet he was able to be kind to him without holding any grudges, and help him have a good relationship with his parents.

He even complained about Nagasawa before, feeling that Nagasawa instigated his parents to ask him for money and things.

It really shouldn’t be!

For a moment, Ji Changguang's eyes looked at his brother, filled with guilt.

Ji Changze held the basket in one hand: "Okay, brother, don't thank me. Come in quickly. It's very cold outside. We two brothers will sleep in the same room tonight. I'll tell you about what happened before."

Seeing the gratitude in Ji Changguang's eyes growing even more, Ji Changze was not surprised either.

Anyway, as long as this big brother doesn't go out at night and fall into the ditch.

The important point now is that he, a poor man who chews his father, his mother and his elder brother, is getting married.

The original owner had asked for the money from his parents before, and spent it all on eating, drinking, and watching movies. Ji Changze himself felt that it was unjustifiable to get married under such circumstances.

And I still owe my eldest brother a bicycle.

Foolishness returns to cheating, no, it is brotherhood returning to brotherhood.

Ji Changguang has saved up for so long, and he will definitely have to pay it back.

Ji Changze quickly ran through many thoughts in his mind, then turned around and started to get close to the seventh uncle in various ways.

His name was Uncle Qi. Of course, this person's surname was also Ji, but he was not Ji Changze's direct uncle. He could only be regarded as an uncle who had served in the fifth service. Anyway, in terms of seniority, he was Ji Changze's uncle.

These days, although everyone eats from a big pot, they are all from the same village. If you go up the mountain to get some food, no one will say anything. However, the terrain here is very dangerous, so Ji Qi An older person like my uncle, who had learned some hunting skills from his elders when he was young, dared to go up the mountain and still escaped unscathed.

Because he always went up the mountain, he could occasionally pick up bird eggs, mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots, etc. The original owner, who was too lazy to work and had eyes full of delicious food, got him hooked.

Every time I saw this seventh uncle coming down from the mountain, I would approach him and try to get close to him, and then I would successfully get some food from him.

Uncle Ji Qi is said to have had a daughter-in-law and a son when he was young. When he was five or six years old, his son left first. His wife was not in good health, so she also went with him. He was poor and in chaos at that time, so he stayed there. Didn't look for it again.

Maybe because he once had a son, he was particularly fond of children, especially when the original owner was fair and fair when he was a child (he was too lazy to work and didn't get a tan), and he looked at him (the food in his hand) with friendly eyes and a small mouth. Tian, ​​one by one will support his uncle when he grows up (making wishes for food), which coaxes Uncle Ji Qi to wish he could treat this child as his own.

It can be said that Uncle Ji Qi took three-thirds of the credit for the original owner being able to raise such a fair and clean child.

However, Uncle Ji Qi regarded the original owner as his own child, but the original owner only regarded him as a scapegoat who was easy to deceive.

After eating and drinking, he could still kiss Mimi and call him uncle. When the uncle could no longer do any work or go up the mountain to get food, he would hide away from people and leave. This ended up in the memory of the original owner. It was also desolate. In fact, he didn't expect the original owner to take good care of him. He just hoped to have a filial descendant. Not only did he give money and food, but he just came to see him more often.

As a result, he was full of love and affection from his elders, but he met such a white-eyed wolf like the original owner.

It's not like no one in the village has noticed this before. After all, the original owner's behavior clearly demonstrated the four words "shameless".

When I was a child, I could say that I was ignorant when I asked for something. Now, as a young man in his twenties, he can still shamelessly follow an old man in his sixties and ask for food after working hard to find some food.

How shameless.

The old man was walking tremblingly, and yet he still cheated him out of his mouth. No beast could do such a thing.

But Ji Changze did it.

As Ji Changze followed Uncle Ji Qi along the way, he often felt the disdainful looks from the villagers passing by.

He felt that if these sight lines could be visualized, they would probably all be one sentence:

[Look, this shameless guy is here to lie to the old man again. 】

To be honest, most people can't stand being looked at with such disdain by so many people.

Fortunately, Ji Changze is thick-skinned.

Along the way, when people looked at him, he would look back very confidently, almost saying, "Why am I looking at you?"

Otherwise, people are easily influenced. If others look at him and he feels guilty, those eyes will only become more open and fair.

But now, when others look at him, he looks back with a confident expression and subconsciously looks away/lowers his head.

Ji Changze held the firewood basket carried by Uncle Ji Qi with one hand and walked over in a majestic way.

That confident posture made people who were looking at him with disdain involuntarily look away with guilt and pretend that nothing happened.

They waited until Ji Changze was far away before they reacted belatedly.

That's not right. The person who did the wrong thing was obviously Ji Changze. How guilty are they?

It's not them who deceived the old man.

This Ji Changze is getting more and more shameless.

***

When Ji Changze arrived at Uncle Qi's house, he was indeed coaxing the old man: "Uncle Qi, I took the winter bamboo shoots you gave me last time to the city for my brothers to eat. His wife especially liked them, so she asked me to see if I could bring them to him again. , He is willing to spend money to buy it, no, I couldn’t say this on the road just now, do you think you can sell these winter bamboo shoots to him? "

Uncle Ji Qi was happily holding winter bamboo shoots for him, but now when he heard that Ji Changze actually wanted to give him money, he quickly waved his hand:

"No, you can just take it. Do you need any more money?"

"Hey, you are my uncle, not his uncle. We uncles and nephews definitely don't talk about money, but for my brother, we still have to settle the accounts carefully. He will feel bad if he doesn't give me money and eats for nothing."

Ji Changze took the money out of his pocket as he spoke, calculated it, and put it in Uncle Ji Qi's hand: "Just keep it, and it's not just this time. Next time, uncle, you can do it again." He spent money to buy all these wild things from the mountains. Look at the tatters on your clothes. Take the money and buy some new thick clothes and this bedding. It won’t feel cold when you sleep at night.”

Uncle Ji Qi looked at the money in his hand with some confusion: "He spends money to buy it every time? No, Nagasawa, isn't this speculation? This is not okay. The leader said that it is the tail of capitalism and will be "Blowing."

Ji Changze actually knew that the country was already trying to change the policy at this time, but it was just trying it out first. If they were biased, they might not be able to spread the news for a while. Doing business still couldn't be open and aboveboard.

but……

Who said he was in business!

Ji Changze kept his face straight and kept talking: "Uncle, where did you think of me? Am I that kind of person? This is not about the tail of capitalism. This is my brother and his wife who are pregnant. They want to eat this and that every day. Yes, but I can’t buy it without a ticket, so I ask you.”

Uncle Ji Qi was still not convinced. He had experienced turmoil and knew what the crime of speculation was.

The old man kept pushing the money towards Ji Changze.

"No, no, this won't work. I can't take this money. Nagasawa, we live a down-to-earth life and we can't speculate."

"How can this be speculation?"

Ji Changze followed the temptation well: "Uncle, let me ask you, mountain boy, you loved me and gave it to me, right?"

Uncle Ji Qi nodded.

Ji Changze: "My brother and I have a good relationship. Giving him some mountain food is because we have a good relationship, right?"

Uncle Ji Qi nodded again.

Ji Changze continued: "Then my buddy was grateful to me, but didn't know how to thank me, so he gave me some money to spend. It's because we have a good relationship, right?"

Uncle Ji Qi had a confused look on his face, but he still nodded.

Ji Changze clapped his hands again: "Look, this is clear."

"Tell me again, what am I giving you this money for?"

Uncle Ji Qi looked down at the money and then at his nephew in front of him.

Look at the nephew, then look at the money.

"You honor me."

"Hey! That's right!"

Ji Changze smiled and patted Uncle Ji Qi's back diligently:

"No, it's clear."

"Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely respect you more in the future."