I sold grilled fish in the 70s!

At this moment, Yang Changchun and Hua Ying's father walked into the kitchen together.

Yang Changchun: Oh my! My elder brother, you really kept it well hidden.

Hua Ying's father: Did you know this guy had this idea? Brother, really! Why didn't you tell us about something this big sooner?

Old Man Yang: That's because I felt the timing wasn't right! So I didn't want to tell you so soon.

Yang Changchun; The three of us sat in your yard all night last night. Don't you think that was a good opportunity to talk to us about this?

Hua Ying's father: Yes, yes, yes! If you had told us about this last night, the three of us could have made some plans together.

Old Man Yang: Go away! Don't you little girls love to go to the fields to catch snails and loaches? Today, your father will let you catch as many as you want!

Upon hearing this, Jianmei jumped for joy. Just as she was about to go outside to get her tools for catching snails and loaches, Old Man Yang stopped her.

Old Man Yang: My Fatty! I haven't finished speaking yet, why are you in such a hurry to go out? You all listen up, I told you to keep the loaches you caught and the ones you scooped up. Because I'm having guests over for dinner tonight.

Zhuzhu and Jianmei were completely stunned when they heard what Old Man Yang said.

Jianmei: Ah! Dad, didn't you already invite a lot of people to our house for dinner last night? Why are you inviting more tonight?

Old Man Yang: You fatso! You're really stupid! If we don't invite people over for dinner, who will know that our crispy loach is a delicacy?

Zhuzhu said with a smile, "If we don't invite people to our house for dinner, who will know that our homemade rice wine is the best wine in the world?"

Old Man Yang; my two brothers! I know you both have a lot of good wine in your collections! Why don't you bring out your private stashes tonight so that my fellow villagers can all have a taste?

When Hua Ying's mother heard Old Man Yang say this, she quickly waved her hand and said, "No! No! Our family doesn't have any good wine to offer to our fellow villagers."

Hua Ying's father; I remember during the plum rain season, didn't you make a few jars of bayberry wine for me to drink? It would be wonderful to bring that wine out for the villagers to taste.

Yang Changchun: If you say that, I remember I still have several jars of mulberry wine, you can bring them over then.

Grandma Kui saw that Old Man Yang and his two brothers were discussing something, so she wanted to leave.

Grandpa Yang; Grandma Kui! Please come to my house for dinner tonight with your son. Isn't your son interested in learning how to make crispy loach from Zhuzhu? I'll have Zhuzhu teach him.

Grandma Kui beamed and said, "Good! Good! Good! My son and I will definitely come tonight."

For some unknown reason, Yang Changchun gave a wicked smile.

Changchun patted Old Man Yang on the shoulder and said, "Brother, you want my mulberry wine? Sure! But you have to come with me to my house to get the wine."

Hua Ying's father, knowing what Changchun meant, chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes! Your sister-in-law just mentioned that our rice seedlings haven't been planted yet. We'd be so grateful if you could come with us to the border to get the wine."

Before visiting Old Man Yang's house in Changchun, I was summoned for a talk by the clan chief. The clan chief wanted me to find a way to lure Old Man Yang to Jiekou, because he wanted to discuss something with him.

Old Man Yang: Then forget it! I don't think bayberry wine and mulberry wine have any selling points! Almost every household has those kinds of wine.

Yang Changchun said anxiously, "Brother, my good brother, why can't you put aside your obsession and come with us?"

Hua Ying's father: Yes, yes! Does my eldest brother really miss his parents? After all, he and his uncle and aunt are blood relatives and some feelings are hard to sever.

Yang Changchun: Brother, you're not in Jiekou anymore, so there are some things you might not know. Ever since you left, Auntie has been crying all the time. It seems like every time she sees someone she knows, she mentions how you ran away from home.

Hua Ying's father: Hmm! Before, some people would try to persuade Aunt to relax. But after a while, you, brother, will naturally go back.

Yang Changchun: Sigh! My aunt is the type to listen to advice! You have no idea how many times she's gone to my pharmacy to have her eyes checked this year. Brother, when you heard that Aunt has eye problems, weren't you worried?

Old Man Yang said dismissively, "After I'm gone, doesn't she have another son? Besides, in her heart, her second son will always be more important than her eldest son."

Yang Changchun: Look at what you're saying! In every mother's heart, every child is equally important! You also know that when your aunt was pregnant with your younger brother, she was assassinated. As a result, your aunt had a difficult childbirth and almost lost your younger brother.

At this moment, Hua Ying's father also walked to the side of Old Man Yang and Yang Changchun; so it was perfectly normal for the eldest aunt to dote on the second brother.

Old Man Yang: As you all know, I've raised my younger brother single-handedly since he was born. When he was just learning to speak, I started teaching him books like the *Analects*, *Mencius*, and the *Tao Te Ching*. I hoped he would grow up to be a knowledgeable and reasonable person. But what I never expected was...

Yang Changchun; But what I never expected was that your own brother would frame his elder brother! This is a fact you can never accept, is it?

Hua Ying's father; How could the second brother, who has taken a liking to such an honest person, do something like framing his elder brother? Moreover, the second brother was raised by his elder brother.

Old Man Yang; some people are just impossible to judge by appearances! Not only that, your aunt is secretly helping my second brother frame me. You say my second brother and I are both Mother's children, so why is Mother so biased?

Hua Ying's father: Ah! So that's the truth of the matter! I knew it! How could my brother, such a loyal and righteous person, be so heartless towards his own parents?

At this moment, Yang Changchun winked at Hua Ying's father, who understood what Changchun meant. So the two of them lifted Yang's father up again, just like the night before.

Old Man Yang was furious. "What are you two doing? Haven't I already explained what happened back then to you? Why are you forcing me to go back to Jiekou?"

Just like last night, Yang Changchun and Hua Ying's father stood on either side, supporting Old Man Yang. This time, Old Man Yang was truly enraged! He raised his feet and desperately stomped on one of his two younger brothers' feet.

Yang Changchun gritted his teeth, enduring the pain; "Brother! Brother! Brother! Do you know how much it hurts to step on someone's foot like that! Ah! Ah!"

But Old Man Yang did not stop attacking his two younger brothers because of their shouts. Instead, he kicked and punched their thighs with both feet.

Old Man Yang: Hehe! It seems your pain tolerance has improved quite a bit since I last saw you two!

At this moment, Zhuzhu, who had been hiding behind the door, came out.

Zhuzhu: Uncles, how about I go with you to the border to get the wine?

Old Man Yang hurriedly said, "What nonsense are you talking about, kid? I won't let you go! What are you doing standing here? Hurry up and go catch your loaches!"

Seeing that his elder brother was about to lose his temper, he took his son's hand and walked out of Old Man Yang's door.