Xu Laosan and Xu Laosi couldn't help but squatted beside the tree together and touched the jujube tree.
Eight years ago, Xu Laoer was fourteen years old, just past the age for military service.
Xu Youcang was twelve years old, Xu Youyin was nine years old, and Tian Xin'er was only five years old. The eldest brother Xu Youtian was forced to leave home with his luggage on his back.
From then on, whenever the brothers thought about their childhood, they would think of their elder brother.
Because they had been carried and hugged by their eldest brother in turn for several years when they were young, and the fourth child was still a posthumous child, and the father died from angina pectoris and fell to the ground, so he passed away very suddenly.
From then on, the eldest brother will take care of them like a father and a brother and support the family.
Xu Youyin touched the jujube tree. To this day, he still remembered that the only time his eldest brother beat him and his third brother was because they ate fenugreek, a kind of flower in the mountains. They chewed the flowers in their mouths and spit them out like blood.
The third brother vomited until his mouth was full of blood and the eldest brother was so panicked that he hit his feet with a hoe.
Uncle Guan was not in the village that day and went out to practice medicine.
The eldest brother could only run home in panic. After getting the money, he was about to take the third brother to the town. The third brother suddenly laughed and said, "Brother, I got internal injuries while practicing martial arts."
The eldest brother was very angry. There was a lot of work at home, wasn't this just adding to the chaos? There was no limit to what he could do.
Then the sister-in-law came home again with red circles under her eyes.
The eldest brother scolded his sister-in-law and asked her what was going on. The sister-in-law told her that the fourth child wiped a lot of "blood" on the back of her pants. Now it was spread from the end of the village to the end of the village that she had lost a child. When the mother came back from outside, she didn't ask whether it was real blood or fake. Blood, just give her a slap in the face.
Then the eldest brother gave him and the third brother a beating. The second brother hid nearby and didn't run away and was kicked twice.
The second brother asked why? The eldest brother said that you didn't take good care of me, which is called sitting together.
At this time, Xu Youyin remembered what happened when he was a child, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.
Although they were still poor at that time, they had an elder brother who was worried about food, clothing, housing and transportation. It can be said that their brother lived a stress-free life for several years.
It was just because it was so good to have the eldest brother here that the three brothers couldn't let go.
Compared to him and the third brother, Xu Youyin knew that the second brother was the one who could not let go.
Because when he was forcibly recruited, the second brother was old enough to choose between the two brothers.
At that time, people in the village had already assumed that the second brother of his family would be enrolled.
If it were his family in any other family in the village, it would definitely be the second brother in the newspaper.
At the old house, grandma even let the news go, saying that Arita was the backbone and could never leave.
My mother was wiping her tears at home, but she couldn't tell who it was, and the palms and backs of her hands were full of flesh.
Then the second brother was squatting here and crying secretly like he is now. He and the third brother hid behind the hut and saw the eldest brother coming. The eldest brother told the second brother to go and scolded the second brother for crying. A man bleeds but does not shed tears. Who did you learn to drop cat urine from?
The second brother cried and said: "Brother, you have to keep the capable ones. You stay. I'm just crying because I'm a little scared."
The eldest brother said that places like battlefields should only be visited by capable people. If he goes there, there is still a possibility of coming back alive.
But the eldest brother made a mistake and never came back.
For eight years, the second brother has always lived in self-blame.
Especially when I heard my mother crying and beating her chest and scolding herself, saying that she was too old to have so many children every so many years. She was incapable of letting go after the birth, and her innocence as a parent created a burden for her eldest son. If there were no children later, the boss would not have to go to the battlefield.
The only son did not need to be taken away. Xu Youshu from the big house of the old house did not leave.
It is conceivable that the more regretful the mother is, the more uncomfortable the second brother feels after hearing this.
In addition, paper was burned during the New Year and festivals, and the eldest brother died in a place like a battlefield without even a proper grave. The second brother did not care about getting married for two years, putting it off as long as possible, as if he was not worthy of marrying and having children.
And now, Xu Youyin guessed that if he and the third brother felt that they were incompetent and that the three brothers could not make a living by themselves, then the second brother would feel it even more than they did. He would probably regret that he did not have a daughter or a family at that time. If you don't have the ability, why can't you shrink down and go to the battlefield to replace your big brother?
"Don't be like this, second brother, as long as we always remember eldest brother, eldest brother will live." Xu Youcang, the third child, suddenly patted the second brother on the shoulder and said.
He really thought so and didn't leave.
Moreover, many of the things the three of them know were taught by their eldest brother.
Xu Youyin answered: "Yes, second brother, as long as I have it in my heart, I will always be there. When Tian Xin'er gets married and has children, the three of us brothers will carry Tian Xin on his back just like the eldest brother carried us when we were young. I’m showing my baby to my eldest brother.”
Let the niece's doll ride on their necks, and also bring out the eldest brother's share, the four grandfathers.
After the two brothers finished speaking, Xu Youyin no longer showed sadness in front of the jujube tree for the first time, but smiled and said:
"That's right. I always thought before that without the fields, where would the food come from? You two would be even more useless, the warehouse and the silver."
Xu Lao San and Lao Si: "..." By what they said, they seemed like leftovers from the family.
The second child looked at the jujube tree and his eyes gradually became firm:
"But today, my mother suddenly said that my eldest brother still left twenty taels. Although it was for my niece, that was the bottom line.
The fields are back again. Whether we can have grain, warehouses, and silver in the future depends on our three brothers.
What's more, my mother has already borrowed the most difficult grains and even taken care of Uncle Li Zheng's side. Then the three of us must try to earn some rice today and some oil tomorrow. We will not be empty-handed every day and earn a big scalper next year. ! "
Xu Laoer suddenly had a dream, and his dream was upgraded.
Not only did Tian Xin have to get a set of jujube wood furniture together before she got married, but she also had to let her niece get married wearing a red hijab and riding a big ox.
That was the most beautiful scene he could imagine.
The money given to him at home is his own, the clothes are his own, the furniture is his own, and he is also given large animals as companions.
So from now on, he will no longer be sentimental in front of the jujube tree. Instead, he will often pat the jujube tree and say to his eldest brother: "Brother, how many copper coins have your brothers saved for your niece's dowry today?"
Xu Laosan and Xu Laosi almost applauded their second brother. It was exciting for people who usually talk little to talk. Moreover, this way of making money is very personal to the second brother, and it sounds like he is someone who knows how to get by.
Yes, although the three of them are not as capable as the elder brother, they can be tied together and three are as good as one.
Qian Ming must let his niece get what she wants before going out, just like when her elder brother was alive.
Because the three brothers heard that Zhao Dashan's old mother and daughter-in-law came to the house and disliked their niece, they almost bit their teeth in anger.
"Brother, let's go back to sleep. Tomorrow morning we will go up the mountain to earn some oil."
The three brothers of the Xu family could not accept spending money to buy water basins and stone pots.
Especially the stone pot costs 400 copper plates, which is less than half a tael of silver. No, they save money to make money. They must get up early in the morning to dig out big rocks tomorrow.
The three brothers fell asleep soundly after they went back and put their pillows on their pillows. However, Mrs. Xu in the hut had a very bad sleep.
Because she dreamed of her original self, saying goodbye to her.
The title of this chapter is eight years old, forget about him. It is a line spoken by Orion Hu in the Peking Opera "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom."
In this chapter, Xu Laoer said that only when there is land can there be food. Yesterday, there was a person who had nothing to do. This book friend left a particularly good message. She said that she thought the author's name had a profound meaning, and she didn't know how the story would develop. If the skin is gone, how will the hair be attached? The fields are gone, the grain is gone, the barns are gone, and the silver has nowhere to put it.
I was so moved. This is indeed the reason why I chose a tongue-twisting name. I originally regretted it.
Thank you to every reader who reads the book carefully.
I see that some readers are worried about whether Goldfinger will be too big. I dare to spoil this in advance. It will never be too big. It is a different style from my last book "My Whole Family Wears Goldfinger". This is really about starting from scratch, enjoying hardships, bit by bit. Besides, the live broadcast room is actually a golden finger. Doesn’t the knowledge include the golden house and Yan Ruyu?
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