Mr. Liu has two sons. The younger one, Xu Genbao, is afraid of his wife. He is only three years old and has to be carried on his back every day because of his poor health.
The eldest son Xu Genyou and the eldest daughter-in-law can both work, and the children can also work in the fields. The whole family relies on the eldest son to take care of the work.
It was the elder's idea to go home, as life outside was not easy either.
The reason why the village chief and others were able to settle down in Yuzhou Prefecture was because of Dayong. Daqing's two sons entered the military camp.
It would be difficult for people like me to start from scratch in a strange place. When we come back, we should at least have a few acres of land, so we can work without starving to death.
But the younger daughter-in-law wanted to live with the village chief and his companions in the city, so she got angry on the way back. Now even the house where she stayed was burned down, and she scolded people with a dark face every day.
Genbao's wife is really angry to death. Her man is so stupid that he listens to the boss in everything and has no idea at all. When he comes back this time, he must separate the family.
She wanted to visit, but the village was full of medical shacks and wounded soldiers, and it was difficult for her as a young daughter-in-law to walk, so she walked to the shack of Xu Changshou's family who had just returned: "Master Changshou, are you feeling better from the cold?
Those damn soldiers are so cruel. How could they just lie down on the hot bed and throw someone into a mud ditch..."
Xu Genbao didn't know that his wife had gone out to visit again. When he saw his elder brother Xu Genyou coming back carrying a piece of wood, he hurriedly greeted her: "Brother, you didn't even call me when you went up the mountain."
Xu Genyou didn't say a word, gritted his teeth and threw the wood in front of the shack, then leaned on his waist and gasped: "If you really want to, just go chop down trees and burn a few kilns of charcoal. The medical shack now needs firewood and charcoal."
Genbao, I'm not just talking to you, we farmers can just do our own thing honestly, and don't think about taking advantage of others all day long.
The medical shed said that after occupying the land, some money will be given to us. We will find some money ourselves and we can repair the house in the spring. "
Xu Genbao was tired of hearing these words. Although he said that an elder brother is like a father, he was upset when he kept saying: "I know, I know. When the weather is fine, I will burn charcoal. Brother, Master Chang Geng and the others are also on the mountain."
Xu Gen suddenly became more energetic: "Is their family doing well? How do you know?"
Xu Genbao said: "I heard that Xiaoman brought his own rabbits to the medical shed in exchange for food. He must be living well!"
Xu Genyou rubbed his rough hands and said with a smile: "As long as they live well, Dazhu must have suffered a lot with his body like that."
Xu Genbao tentatively said: "Brother, Master Chang Geng and the others can live in the mountains for a year and raise rabbits. Why don't we borrow some grain and meat and return it to them when there is a harvest?"
Xu Genyou looked at the old lady next to him, shook his head and said: "What year is this, no one has enough food.
What's more, Dazhu is sick, Uncle Chang Geng is old, and Xiao Man is still young, so it's not easy for them to eat.
Your nephew picked up a big basket of green fruits. When his mother cooks them, you can help grind them out when you have time.
We have these green fruit powder and boiled wild vegetables, so we can make do with it, so don’t bother anyone. "
Xu Genbao pouted: "If you eat green fruits every day, you won't be able to poop."
On the way to escape from the famine, they were hungry every day due to lack of food. Fortunately, they learned from the government that green fruits could be eaten, so they managed to pick up the fruits along the way and return safely.
Xu Genyou rested for a while and then went to move rocks to clean the yard. He heard his younger brother complaining that he couldn't poop: "If you can't poop, eat more vegetables and eat more food, or chop wood and sell it to buy food." .You see those refugees are living a good life, you are just lazy."
Next to her, Ms. Liu saw her eldest son educating her younger son again, and hurriedly pulled over Xu Genbao: "You are also a father. Be more sensible. Listen to your brother and chop wood. We will also burn firewood at home."
Xu Genbao had no choice but to mutter.
In Xu Changshou's shack not far away, the whole family was taking a break.
Qinggangzi are piled up in the corner of the house, and greengangzi are boiling in the pot. Whoever is hungry can grab a handful in the pot and eat it, saving the time of washing pots and dishes.
Genbao's daughter-in-law was sitting among the family, dancing and saying: "Master Chang Geng, they all say that the Xu family cannot be written in one stroke. Besides, you and Master Chang Geng came from the same grandfather.
It sounds like we are a family.
If a family doesn't talk to each other, whoever is in trouble has to help, right? "
Next to him, Xu Changshou's son Xu Yaozu blew a handful of cold snot and rubbed it on the soles of his feet, and nodded vigorously: "My nephew and wife are right, I am about the same age as Dazhu, and I used to take him to play when he was young. "
Xu Yaozu was born in the same family, and the elder was born in the same family. He was two years older than Xu Dazhu, but he was a real uncle.
Although Xu Yaozu said that there were three sisters above and a younger sister below, she was the only child in the family.
I have always been supported while growing up, and I have never had to work in the fields to endure hardships. When I got married, my sister and brother-in-law contributed money and effort, and it was my sister and brother-in-law who did all the farm work at home all year round.
But everyone ran away during the war, and he followed the villagers. There was no one to wait on him, and he and his wife quarreled four times in three days.
The government drove the refugees home, but he ran back without anyone to serve him.
As soon as I arrived in Xujiacun, I quickly asked if my sister and brother-in-law from the neighboring village were back, and if there was a brother-in-law who could work in the fields.
As a result, he hadn't come back yet, so the father and his son, together with their wife and children, huddled in the house and waited.
During this period, he tried to stay in the medical shack, but was even carried out and thrown into a ditch.
Now I heard that Xu Dazhu and others from the same ancestor lived in the mountains, and not only had food but also rabbits to sell, I immediately became interested.
"Dad, although you and Uncle Chang Geng have turned against each other, they are still from the same room. Now if you encounter difficulties, go and ask them to help.
When Chuntao, Chunxing and Chunyan come back, we will have someone to repair the house! "
Xu Yaozu didn't even call her sister, he always called her by her first name.
He is not in a hurry now. As long as his sister and sister come back, he can return to a life where he has enough food and clothing and someone to support him.
Xu Changshou was a little tempted, but he still couldn't put it down: "I will starve to death without asking for help. That old turtle's shell is very hard, and I will be beaten even if I go."
When Dazhu was injured from a fall, his cousin Xu Changgeng came to the door to borrow money for treatment. He didn't borrow the money, so he said that the paralytic was dragging him to death, and that the money was wasted in a hole, so it would be better for everyone to drink a few bottles of wine.
As a result, the old turtle Xu Changgeng raised his hand and slapped him. Although he was stopped by others and did not continue to slap him, his face was swollen for several days, and the two families were completely at odds.
When Xu Yaozu saw that he was loose, he knew that his father was just grudged about the beating that year, so he began to persuade him earnestly: "Dad, who doesn't have a bumper, teeth and tongue biting, just a few words in the corner of the mouth, it's not... The uncle must have forgotten how big of a deal it was.
As long as you apologize and say that you were confused and said the wrong thing at the time, your uncle will still give you face.
We can go live in the mountains and wait for the two sisters to come back and bring food. It won’t be too late for us to go back down the mountain. "
Yaozu's wife also started to help: "Yes, Dad, you think it's not good for us to live here or eat well, it's all about what you say.
We won't bother anyone much when we go up there, as long as we have a warm place to sleep and a mouthful of hot soup and rice. You can't watch Xiaobao starving and freezing with us! "
Xiaobao is five years old this year and is a single seedling.
Xu Changshou looked at Dumiao's son Xu Yaozu, then at Dumiao's grandson Xu Xiaobao, nodded and said: "Okay, I'll put down this old face and go beg him. He won't be able to chase me away when we get to the mountain."
They all only talked about Mr. Xiaoman, and no one mentioned the other family on the mountain, that is Mrs. Jiang.
If Jiang Zhi finds out, he will be glad that he is a shrew.
Sure enough, people are always bullies and afraid of evil, no matter how weird they are, they are also afraid of the best.
