The old women were startled by the voice behind them and turned around. They saw an elderly woman with a full head of white hair, neatly combed, wearing a blue jacket and black trousers, standing behind them glaring angrily. The old women froze, speechless. This was none other than Zhao Xiuxiang, the fifth aunt of Mingshan and Mingfeng. Being caught gossiping behind someone's back made them feel ashamed. Only one old woman, Yang, continued to stubbornly argue...

"What? Did I say something wrong? That's how it is. Why is it that nothing else is wrong with other families, but only theirs? Isn't it because of the baby in Mingfeng's wife's belly that's causing this trouble?"

The old women surrounding them, hearing what Granny Yang said, quickly took a few steps back. They thought this old woman was really fearless, but they also knew that they had an old grudge. Granny Yang's real name was Yang Damei. Years ago, she had taken a liking to Zhao Xiangxiu's husband, Liu Wusheng, and asked someone to propose marriage. However, Liu Wusheng didn't like her at all. Instead, like his elder brother Liu Yishi, he packed his bags and joined the army. After Liu Wusheng left, Yang Damei still married into Liu Laoshi's family in Liujiatun. However, from then on, Yang Damei always disliked Liu Wusheng's family and was always saying things that didn't mean anything.

Especially after Liu Mingshan and his two siblings were sent back, the gossip about their family intensified. Eventually, the clan chief couldn't stand it anymore and gave Liu Laoshi a severe beating, which finally put his wife in check. After all, everyone admired Liu Wusheng's mother. In those days, Liu's mother gave birth to ten children and raised five sons and two daughters. After the war broke out, she only left her dull-witted second son by her side, while the other six children were sent to the battlefield.

In those days, once someone was sent away, it was truly a matter of life and death, a separation that would last for ten years. The first to receive the news were Liu Laoda, Liu Yishi, and his wife, who were Liu Mingshan's parents. The couple had two sons and two daughters, all twins, but their eldest daughter did not survive for various reasons. After the couple sacrificed their lives, the three children were sent back to Liu Laoniang's side. At the same time, Liu Laoniang's youngest daughter, Liu Xiaoxiao, also received the news and died on the battlefield. Of the six children sent away, only three returned. Among them, Liu Wusheng and his wife also returned to Liujiatun for various reasons.

After Liu Wusheng and his wife returned to Liujiatun, Yang Damei always disliked them, especially Zhao Xiuxiang. However, the couple always ignored her, treating Yang Damei like a clown and not paying attention to her antics. It wasn't until Liu Mingshan and his two siblings were sent back to Liujiatun after their father's sacrifice that everyone realized that Liu Wusheng and his wife were not the kind of people with good tempers; it was just that you hadn't crossed their bottom line.

That day, Yang Damei was gossiping about her family again. This time, she said that Liu Mingshan and his two siblings were bad luck for their parents. Zhao Xiuxiang overheard this and immediately pinned Yang Damei to the ground and beat her so badly that she didn't even recognize her own family when they came to visit. Afterwards, Liu Wusheng also beat up Yang Damei's husband, Liu Laoshi. According to Liu Wusheng, "I don't hit women, but I can hit your man."

So every time Yang Damei went around gossiping about their family, she would get a beating from Zhao Xiuxiang, and her husband would get a beating from Liu Wusheng. This continued until Liu Mingshan and his two siblings grew up and could fight back themselves, at which point Liu Wusheng and his wife stopped. From then on, Yang Damei's children suffered terribly. Whenever their mother was being sarcastic, they would get beaten. If she said anything too offensive, Liu Laoshi would get beaten too. Eventually, the family couldn't take it anymore. Liu Laoshi, who never hit his wife, also gave Yang Damei a severe beating, even threatening to send her back to her parents' home if she continued to be sarcastic and cause them to get beaten.

Since then, Yang Damei has never dared to say anything about Liu Mingshan and the others again. Even if she wanted to say something, she would just mutter it to herself and was always afraid that others would hear her. After she said it, she would look around like a thief. This time, she was caught on the spot. But you can say it, but to talk back is just asking for a beating.

Sure enough, after Yang Damei replied, Zhao Xiuxiang's eyes changed. She grabbed Yang Damei's hand, shoved her down hard, and then sat on top of her, slapping her repeatedly across the face while cursing.

"Damn it! Damn it! Being a soldier means risking your life. If you say that, then all the men and women who died during the War of Resistance were our own people."

Yang Damei was beaten until she lay there screaming. Some villagers who heard the commotion rushed over, including Yang Damei's husband, Liu Laoshi. He saw his wife being beaten on the ground and was about to step forward when he heard a loud shout.

“Liu Laoshi, you dare to step in when those women are fighting? Don’t think that just because my brother is gone you won’t be able to get away with this.”

Everyone knew from the voice that it was Liu Sanqian, the third brother with the most explosive temper among the five Liu brothers. The seven children raised by their mother were named according to the following: "One lifetime of longing, two cities to accompany old dreams, three thousand black hairs broken, four hundred nights without end, five lifetimes for you to smile."

The eldest son was born in the first year of war, the second son in the second year of war, the third son in the third year of war, the fourth son in the fourth year of war, and the fifth son in the fifth year of war. These are the names of the five sons. The eldest daughter is named Liu Mengmeng, and the youngest daughter is named Liu Xiaoxiao. The eldest son and his wife died in battle, leaving behind two sons and one daughter. The second son married early and had two sons and three daughters. The third son was wounded in battle and became lame. After returning, he married and had one son and one daughter. The fourth son died in battle and had no children. The fifth son and his wife returned alive, but they were also wounded and had no children. The eldest daughter married her comrade-in-arms and now has three sons and two daughters. The youngest daughter died in battle and had no children.