Chapter 269 Second Business

Juxian merchant brother, the elder brother is rich, the younger brother is poor, the house is adjacent, only separated by a wall. During the reign of Kangxi, there was a severe drought in the world, and his younger brother's family was in a difficult place to eat. The wife said, "Go to the eldest brother for help and try your luck." The younger brother said, "It's useless. If my brother was willing to help me, he would have taken action long ago. How can it be now?"

The wife said, "Why don't you give it a try?" The younger brother had no choice but to go to his brother's house to borrow food. His sister-in-law said, "Brothers should be self-sufficient. You want to borrow food. I'm sorry, I can't help you. My younger brother made a mess and went home in embarrassment.

There are three or four scoundrels in the village who covet their brother's wealth and turn around at night. Enter the wall and go to grab it. Robbery. My brother's family woke up, knocked on the bowl, and shouted for help. The neighbors are not used to the behavior of the two people, and no one is willing to help. My brother had no choice but to call his brother's name and ask him for help.

The younger brother was preparing to save people, but his wife didn't allow it. He said loudly through the wall, "Brother-in-law, brothers are separated, and they should be self-reliable. You want to ask us for help. I'm sorry, I can't help you. In the Russians, the scoundrel smashed the doors and windows, grabbed his brother's family, tortured him, whipped the iron, and tortured all kinds of torture.

The elder brother and his wife howled loudly, and the younger brother couldn't bear it. He immediately went to the rescue with his son. The younger brother and his son were proficient in martial arts and fought for three or two rounds. The scoundrels were defeated one after another and fled in a hurry. The younger brother came forward to check his brother's injury. The couple's skin was burned on their thighs and smelled. At that time, they called the maids and ordered them to take care of the injured and leave.

Although the eldest brother was injured, he did not lose money in the family. He said to his wife, "This time, thanks to my brother's righteous help, the family's industry has not been damaged at all. I'm going to give some of my property to my brother. What do you think? The wife shook her head and refused and said, "If my brother is really righteous, why do you have to wait until you and I are injured before you come to save him?" It can be seen that he has never been kind-hearted, and he is not allowed to give him a penny.

Not long after, the drought worsened, and my brother's family had no rice to cook. He went to his brother's house for help. He only borrowed a bucket of coarse rice, which was useless. The younger brother frowned and said to his wife, "For the purpose of this time, it's better to sell the house to my brother and exchange some silver for two days." The wife nodded and agreed, and now she sent her son to her brother's mansion to send the land deed.

The elder brother accepted the land deed and said to his wife, "Even if my brother is not kind, at least he is my brother. Besides, he is excellent in martial arts. With him, he can keep his home safe. Once my brother moves away, the scoundrels will make trouble again. What should we do then? It's better to return the land deed and send him some money.

The wife said, "Otherwise, my brother said that he wanted to leave, which was nothing more than trying to blackmail us. If he gave him money for nothing, wouldn't he fall into a trap? Since he wants to sell the house, let's do what he wants and just buy it. As for the scoundrels, it's easier to deal with. You just need to raise the wall, and you will be sure.

The two made a plan and immediately bought the house from their younger brother and paid more than a dozen taels of silver. My younger brother lost his house and had no choice but to move to a neighboring village. When the scoundrels heard that their brother had left, they immediately went to their brother's house to plunder, swept away the gold and silver in the house, beat the couple, and opened a warehouse to release grain to help the people.

My brother was injured in many places and died the next day. He left a son, only five years old. His family's property is scattered, and his life is difficult. He often goes to his younger brother's house for dinner. The wife was unhappy when she saw the situation, and there was a lot of resentment in her words. The younger brother solved her and said, "Even if my brother is unjust, the child is innocent. What's wrong with him?" Go to the street to buy steamed cakes and treat my nephew.

As for my sister-in-law, due to the embarrassment of my family, I had to sell the house for dozens of taels of silver and barely make a living. In the blink of an eye, my nephew has grown to the age of 15. He is weak and can't do heavy work. The younger brother asked him to go to the street with his son to sell pancakes.

This night, my younger brother saw my brother coming in his dream and said, "My brother doesn't care about the past. I'm very grateful to take care of the dog for me. Under the grass of my house, there is a cellar with some broken silver in it. You try to redeem the house and store gold in the cellar, which is enough to support the family.

The younger brother redeemed the house according to his brother's instructions, opened the cellar, and found 500 taels of gold. Since then, I have abandoned my old business and opened a restaurant in the downtown. The business is booming and the life is getting better and better.

In a few years, his sister-in-law died of illness, and his younger brother was getting older and older, so he separated from his nephew and gave him half of the family property.