Chapter 234: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 234: Gaining Another Uncle (2)
Niu Shi looked at her husband in astonishment, clearly not expecting him to suggest splitting the family. Mo Erni'er, who had remained silent, also raised her head to look at her father, her face showing an incredulous surprise.
The Mo Wu couple, who had remained silent all along, also looked at their second brother with a mixture of astonishment and fright.
"What? What did you say?" Hong Shi's cloudy old eyes stared at Mo Yonglu, thinking she had misheard. "What did you say? Say it again!"
Mo Yonglu closed his eyes briefly and then reopened them with determination on his face. "Mother, I want to—"
*Smack!*
Before the word 'separate' could leave his lips, a sudden slap landed on Mo Yonglu's face. It seemed not enough, as the old Mo followed up with another heavy slap, glaring at his second son with a dark expression. "Do you dare to say that again?"
The two slaps were so heavy that Mo Yonglu's ears were buzzing, making it hard for him to hear what the old Mo was saying. He just repeated mechanically, "I want to split the family."
*Smack!* Enraged, the old Mo delivered another heavy slap. "I'm still alive, and you want to split the family? Dream on!"
Blood trickled down from the corner of Mo Yonglu's mouth as he stared at his father with a determined gaze, refusing to back down. "Father, forgive your unfilial son. Either split the family or sell both of us from the second family."
Hearing this, the old Mo was so furious that he nearly fell over. He raised his foot and kicked violently, cursing as he kicked, "Want to split the family? Want to split the family? I'll teach you, you unfilial brat!"
Mo Yonglu was kicked to the ground, not dodging or resisting, hoping that after his father vented his anger, he would agree to his request, or at least not sell Mo Erni'er.
"You old lunatic, are you trying to kill your second son?!"
Seeing her son being beaten, Hong Shi forgot her anger and rushed up to grab the old Mo, trying to stop him from hitting people.
The old Mo was stronger than Hong Shi to begin with, and in his rage, she was no match for him. Unable to hold him back, Mo Yonglu took several more kicks.
Seeing her husband about to be beaten to death, Mo Niushi panicked and quickly stood up to intervene.
But she didn't dare to pull the old Mo, nor did she have the courage to throw herself onto Mo Yonglu to shield him from the blows. Seeing the eldest couple still standing dumbfounded, she couldn't help but scold, "Are you both dead? Hurry up and come help!"
The eldest couple snapped out of their daze and hurried forward to pull the old Mo away from Mo Yonglu, who was still being kicked and beaten.
Exhausted from the beating and being pulled by several people, the old Mo finally ran out of strength. He panted heavily and pointed at Mo Yonglu, cursing, "If you want to split the family, wait until I'm dead! You unfilial child, I raised you for so many years, and this is how you repay your parents? If I knew this, I should've strangled you at birth."
Mo Yonglu had been kicked and beaten for a good while now, and he was in pain all over. He struggled to sit up and knelt on the ground again, pleading, "Father, please don't sell Erni'er. No matter what, she's still your son's own daughter. I beg you, Father."
The old Mo was about to kick him again, but was stopped by Mo Yongfu. "Father, if you keep hitting him, your second son will be beaten to death!"
"Even better! It'll save me from this unfilial child!" The old Mo was furious and hadn't forgotten to save face for himself. "Your mother made the decision to sell Erni'er. She's not sending her to her death, is she? We have nothing at home. Your sister is old enough to marry, but if we can't come up with a dowry, who will want them? Selling Erni'er to a wealthy family as a maid, at worst, she won't go hungry with us. You trying to stop me now isn't for her own good; you're just causing harm to her!"
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