The tenth year of Yuanqing.
Beginning of spring, the season when peach blossoms bloom.
In the farmland of Niuwei Village, the villagers are working hard, children are playing in the soil, smoke is curling up from the kitchens of every household, and the atmosphere is peaceful and tranquil.
But the Wei family couldn't feel this atmosphere at this time.
Wei Zhenzhen stood quietly in the corner by the wall, her chubby little face full of worry. She looked at Wei's father and mother anxiously surrounding the doctor, and looked at the unconscious child on the pit who was worried.
She wanted to step forward to comfort them, but she didn't know how to comfort them, so she had to stay silent and help them. When Wei's father and Wei's mother needed help, she could step forward immediately.
The child lying on the pit looks like he is only seven or eight years old, but he is actually ten years old. He is Wei Cheyu, the only son of Wei's father and mother Wei, whose nickname is Yuzi. He has been frail and sick since he was a child, and is a medicine jar.
When Wei Cheyu was born, everyone felt that he would not live long and asked Wei's father and mother to give up the child as soon as possible and give birth to a healthy baby.
However, Wei's father and mother did not listen to the advice of their relatives and friends. Instead, they did not have any more children and spent all their money on Wei Cheyu's medical treatment.
At that time, the Wei family had not yet been divided, and Mr. Wei and Mrs. Wei were still alive. Therefore, other people in the Wei family had great objections to the fact that Wei's father and mother Wei did not hand over the money to the government but used it to treat their own children.
The relationship was very tense at that time, but even though Wei's father was beaten and scolded by his parents every day and looked down upon by his brothers and sisters-in-law, he still refused to hand over the money he earned from hunting and selling his prey whenever he had free time.
In the end, Wei's father and Wei's mother's ignorance of promotion angered all the family members of the Wei family, so when Wei Cheyu was three years old, their family was separated and established a separate family.
This incident caused an uproar in the village. The villagers pointed fingers at Wei father and Wei mother, even though they understood that Wei father and Wei mother were doing it for the child Yuzi, and they had handed over the money they were supposed to hand over and did the farm work they were supposed to do. , I just didn’t hand over the money I earned from working extra hours to treat Yuko.
But today's customs still regard filial piety as the top priority. Parents are still alive, but as human sons, they are separated separately. People in the village are gossiping about this. They feel that Wei's father and Wei's mother are unfilial to their parents and are selfish and deserve to be separated separately. Rumors abounded.
These gossips slowly disappeared until their family got better and better, and the main family became more and more depressed.
Wei's father's original name was Wei Sangen. He had his eldest brother Wei Dagen and his second brother Wei Ergen who had passed the Tongsheng Examination. He also had his younger brother Wei Sigen and his only daughter Wei Laichun. Logically speaking, with such a huge population, the Wei family had no shortage of labor. The only people working in the Wei family are Wei's father and his second brother Wei Ergen.
Wei Dagen, who wanted to take the scholar examination, had never worked in the fields. Wei Sigan was the youngest son of Lailai, and Wei Laichun was the only daughter of the Wei family. They had been favored since childhood, so they had never worked in the fields.
Wei's father's family and Wei Ergen's family not only have to support the entire Wei family, but even Wei Dagen's family income and various money needed for schooling were earned by the two of them, so in the Wei family, Wei Sangen and Wei Ergen have always been exploited.
Normally, the Wei family would not easily let go of Wei Sangen's labor force. However, when the relationship between Wei Sangen and the family was at its worst, it was when Wei Dagen was admitted as a child student. The Wei family hated Wei Sangen. He was selfish and ignorant, and Wei Dagen had passed the Tongsheng test. He felt that Wei Sangen was no longer of much use and would be a poor relative in need of support in the future, so he encouraged Mrs. Wei to separate Wei Sangen's family. , Who would have thought that Wei Sangen's family would be better off after Shan was divided, but their family would be worse off because only Wei Ergen's family was left as a labor force.
Everyone in the Wei family regretted it and wanted Wei Sangen and his wife to come back, but there was no need to subsidize the vampire family. The money earned from hunting and weaving was not only enough for Wei Cheyu to take medicine, but there was also some leftover to improve his life. , making their lives better and better.
So how could the Wei Sangen family go back to a family that exploited them like blood-sucking insects?
People in the village began to say that Wei Sangen's family was out of trouble, but Wei Ergen's family was still working as cows and horses in the master's house.
This made the Wei family angry and ashamed, but there was nothing they could do. After all, the family had never been separated and then reunited. Therefore, the Wei family could not get the money from Wei Sangen's family and had to fight in the autumn wind every day.
In fact, Wei Zhenzhen was not from the Wei family. Her original surname was Ye, and she was sold by her parents during the famine. Wei's father and mother accidentally saw her and saw that she was pitiful. They also thought that Wei Cheyu's body might prevent her from marrying a wife in the future, so she treated her as a wife. It was like buying a child bride to buy Wei Zhenzhen back to the Wei family.
She was said to be a child bride, but Wei's father and mother only had one son, Wei Cheyu, and they might not have any other children in the future, so after they bought Wei Zhenzhen back, they raised her as their biological daughter. She had everything Wei Cheyu had.
Wei Zhenzhen was very grateful to her father and mother, and gradually regarded them as her biological parents. However, she was dull and taciturn and was not good at expressing herself, so she could only be anxious secretly and accompany her silently.
"Doctor, how is my son?" Wei's mother asked anxiously.
"Fortunately, it was discovered in time and there is no serious problem." The doctor's surname is Zhao. He has been practicing medicine in Weijia Village and neighboring Niuwei Village, Hutao Village and other villages for ten years. Wei's father and Wei's mother have great trust in his medical skills and heard that he has already It's nothing serious, my tense heart suddenly relaxed, but...
Doctor Zhao then said, "It's just..."
Mother Wei's relaxed heart suddenly tightened again, "Just what?"
"It's just that his body is already fragile and he can't withstand such torture again. As parents, you should pay more attention. He accidentally fell into the water in the cold weather. If something like this happens again next time, don't If you come to me again, I won’t be able to save you.”
Mother Wei's face immediately turned ugly, but not because of Doctor Zhao's words, but...
After Wei's father paid the medical fee to see Dr. Zhao off, Wei's mother said, "Dad, when the uncle's son bullied Yuko, you said he was still young and ignorant. If you pursue it, it will only make both parties look bad." , became a joke in the village, but Torako is one year older than Yuko. He is now eleven years old. In a few years, he will be able to get married and have children. How can he still be young? Are you going to let it go so lightly this time? ?”
Father Wei frowned, he hesitated to speak, and finally turned into a long sigh.
Wei's mother knew that he was tangled in his heart, and said with red eyes: "Dad, I know that you are filial to your parents, care about the love of your relatives, and don't want to embarrass your parents, but think about how they treat you, don't expect their family The person who came here apologized and at least came to visit. From the time Yuko’s accident happened to now, no one from there has been seen. Friendship is not something you can maintain just because you want to. If you don’t hold it accountable this time, let’s indulge it again. If they go down, will you wait until we white-haired people send black-haired people away before you are willing to break the relationship between relatives?"
Father Wei's voice was hoarse: "It's not that serious...don't scare yourself."
Being a mother makes you strong. Wei's mother was originally gentle and skillful, but this incident offended her and made her become fierce: "If Zhenzhen hadn't happened to pass by this time, he would have rescued someone who was pushed into the river by a tiger." Yuko inside, this thing that scared me has come true!"
Hearing this, Father Wei's heart was filled with mixed emotions.
Huzi is his eldest brother's son and the most doted grandson of his parents. If he asked his brother to teach his son a lesson, his parents would definitely feel sorry for him and stop him. Therefore, in the end, it still failed to teach him a lesson and instead made the relationship between everyone even worse.
With his parents on one side and his son on the other, he was in a dilemma no matter which side he chose. Father Wei sighed: "It's normal for children to bump into each other, and tigers are also careless. Just don't let Yuko get close to the river in the future."
Although she knew that Wei's father was such a foolish and filial person, and that it was a great improvement that he refused to hand over money to his parents for Yuzi's sake and was separated from his parents, Wei's mother still couldn't hide her disappointment, so she didn't want to think about it for the time being. Talk to your husband again.
Because she was concerned about Yuzi's condition, Wei's mother did not have time to thank Wei Zhenzhen for saving her son's life. Now that she knew her son was fine, Mother Wei's gratitude to Wei Zhenzhen was like a torrent of water. She stepped forward and hugged Wei Zhenzhen tightly, saying gratefully: "Zhenzhen, thank you so much this time! If I didn't have you this time, , Yuko..."
As she said that, Mother Wei's eyes couldn't help but turn red again, "Mom, I don't know how to thank you. Is there anything you want? Mom, go buy it for you."
Wei Zhenzhen shook her head, rubbed her round cheek against Wei Mu's shoulder, her face full of nostalgia: "What I want most is that Mom, you and Dad can be well together, so Mom, don't get angry with Dad, I will keep it safe from now on." With Brother Yuko, nothing will happen to him, don’t worry, mother.”
"Zhen Zhen..."
As expected, their daughter was a caring little cotton-padded jacket for her parents. Mother Wei once again thanked her for her decision to buy Zhen Zhen back.
Only then did Wei's mother realize that Wei Zhenzhen's hair was still wet, and was shocked, "Zhenzhen, why did you come out without drying your hair?"
"I was worried about Brother Yuko. I went back to the room and changed into dry clothes and rushed over."
Hearing this, Wei's mother was both moved and sad. She was touched by her adopted daughter's thoughtfulness, and felt sad that her biological relatives could not compare to her adopted daughter. "Yuzi is fine now. Go back to your room and dry your hair."
"No, I want to stay here with Brother Yuzi, I promised my mother."
Wei Zhenzhen is still a child, and the baby fat on her face has not gone away. Because her father and mother Wei rarely let her work, the skin on her face is white and smooth. With such a cute little face, she said such thoughtful words, mother Wei He couldn't help but kiss her little face: "Zhen Zhen, how can you be so cute! Now that my parents are here, you don't need to watch over me. From now on, we will be the only ones away. Can you stay by Yuzi's side?"
Wei Zhenzhen tilted her head and thought for a moment, then finally nodded: "Okay, then I'll dry my hair and come back to see you."
"Uh-huh."
Mother Wei couldn't laugh or cry. When she and Father Wei were the only ones left in the room, the smile on her face immediately disappeared: "For Zhen Zhen's sake, I don't care this time, but if the people over there have been I didn’t send someone over to say hello. If they come to visit me in the future, don’t think I will benefit them again.”
Father Wei quickly nodded to please: "I'll listen to you."
Wei Cheyu looked at the scene in front of him and felt it was incredible.
Now he is in a soul state, they can't see him, he can't touch them, he thinks he is dreaming, but this dream is so real, he can clearly see every expression on their faces, every movement...
So after death, do people remember the past?
