Li Dahua was quite eloquent, but her younger brother completely ignored her. "Mom, our family now consists of five people eating and two people earning work points. The other day, my older sister took away most of a bag of cornmeal."

My second brother and I can only eat half a bowl of porridge when we have to work. You and Dad lie around all day, eating and defecating a lot, so just make do with one meal each. That way, my younger brother will have less work to do.

Look at his words, every sentence makes sense, and he even spoke up for his younger brother. Who could tell that he actually wanted to kill his own parents?

None of the three Ning brothers were stupid. The second brother immediately understood his eldest brother's thoughts after hearing his words, and the youngest brother followed suit.

In just half a month, Ning Shizhu and his wife were so hungry that they didn't even have the strength to speak.

Li Dahua used to cry out when she was in pain, but now she can't even cry out.

But she could still mutter, and if you got close enough you could hear her, "Beast, beast, retribution, all retribution."

...

On the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Dahua, who had pretended to be sick but actually became ill, finally succumbed to her illness and passed away.

The three brothers sent messages to their two married daughters. Ning Yan at least went and gave a one-yuan gift, but the second sister didn't even go home, let alone give any money. The three brothers hated her so much that they threatened to break off their relationship with Ning Xiaojuan. When the news reached the town, Ning Xiaojuan just shrugged and completely ignored it.

These days, funerals can't be held in a big way, and besides, the family didn't have any money, so the three brothers hastily buried their mother.

Because of their mother's death, the three brothers felt somewhat guilty and, unusually, made things a little easier for Ning Shizhu, at least ensuring he had a few grains of rice in his two daily meals.

Perhaps Ning Shizhu had a strong will to survive, because his complexion actually improved.

...

On the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, Guang Sheng sneakily brought home a cloth bag.

He's a cautious person; he doesn't even tell his parents about many things.

After returning home, he closed the door and placed the things directly into Ning Yan's arms.

"What is it now?"

Guang Sheng immediately hugged his pregnant wife tightly, saying, "Wife, I'm scared."

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"Today, the junior leader led us to raid a house. All of these things in my bag were confiscated during the raid. This is the first time I've ever kept things for myself."

Thinking that since I'm already involved with them, I might as well get as much benefit as possible. Even if I lose this job in the future, you and your daughter won't lack money.

Ning Yan opened the tightly bound bundle, and wow, there were two pairs of jade bracelets, both of icy, bright green.

Two jade pendants, this one is even more impressive, the icy jade one is no longer available, it's glassy jade.

There were also ten gold bars and a stack of ten-yuan notes.

This is something he should be afraid of.

This year's gold price is 2.77 per gram, and it will double to more than 5 yuan next year. These gold bars weigh 1.1 kilograms, which is more than 5,000 yuan.

Needless to say, those jade bracelets and pendants alone are enough to ensure they can live a comfortable life without doing anything else.

"How did you manage to hide something so heavy on your person?"

"As soon as I heard I was going on a business trip, I put the bag containing my lunchbox in my pocket."

You haven't seen that family's secret room. Because they found the radio, the junior leader was so excited he kept shouting, "We've come at the right time! This family must be spies!"

"I went to the master bedroom while they were searching the secret room, and these were found on the dressing table in the master bedroom."

In winter, when you're dressed thickly, you can tie your bag around your waist and wrap it in your coat, and no one will notice.

I figured that the person probably knew they were being watched and needed to escape, so they put this package in the bedroom so they could easily grab it and leave.

Unfortunately, there's no escape now.

This analysis seems quite reasonable.

"As long as he's a spy, what are you afraid of?"

What he feared wasn't the small amount of stuff he brought home, but rather that he might slip a note to his boss on his way home from get off work...

That family's secret room was full of good stuff; it was stuffed in by a high-ranking leader. They always think of the high-ranking leader when there's something to gain.

...

The next day at work, Guang Sheng was called to the office by that person.

"You've been working for almost two months now, are you getting used to it?"

"It's great. My supervisor takes good care of me, and my colleagues are willing to teach me."

Shi An nodded in satisfaction. "There will be a batch of permanent positions available next year, and I plan to give you one. Also, can you drive?"

Guang Sheng shook his head: "I can drive the village tractor, but I can't drive a car."

"How about this, I'll arrange for you to learn to drive. For now, you'll stay with Han Yang, and when the time is right, you can come and drive for me. Any problems?"

Guang Shengben'er didn't even need to call before immediately replying, "No problem."

"Okay, that's good. Go back now and work hard. Your performance is being seen by the leaders."

Guang Sheng understood; the big boss was praising his previous good performance. Of course, if he hadn't performed well, he wouldn't have been promoted.

He was happy and told his wife about it when he got home.

"Learning to drive is not easy, you should be prepared."

It takes about a year to get a license, including six months of study and six months of internship.

"What others can do, I can do too."

He didn't have the opportunity to learn to drive before, but now that he does, he'll definitely study hard.

Is it bad to tattle?

He didn't harm anyone. In fact, the job was assigned to him by a higher-up. He was one of the higher-up's men, and the lower-ups weren't affected at all. He didn't think he had done anything wrong.

...

Ning family.

Ning Shizhu was quite energetic, and occasionally he could even curse his son. As he became more and more prone to cursing, his older brother got anxious, and his younger brother was unwilling to accept it, since he was the one who cleaned up his father's excrement and urine every day. As a result, Ning Shizhu's treatment deteriorated again.

Just after February, Ning Shizhu also passed away.

Actually, when Li Dahua died, some villagers came to help. Anyone with eyes could see that Li Dahua had starved to death.

However, the Ning family did not lose any work points this year. After all, the two sisters' work points were all with the Ning family and they did not take them with them. Even though they left, their grain was not reduced. The grain they were allocated was enough to feed five people, at least for the whole year.

But when Li Dahua died, she was skin and bones. Behind her back, everyone said that the three brothers were ruthless.

As a result, Ning Shizhu also died less than two months later, also from starvation. After that, everyone in the village kept their distance from the three Ning brothers.

What wouldn't someone who can abandon their parents do?

You should stay as far away from this kind of person as possible.

Of course, some people say that Ning Yan is heartless. Her family is in the same village. If she had taken better care of her parents, they wouldn't have starved to death.

But Ning Yan had anticipated this day and had started feigning weakness before the new year.

Some women can't live a single moment longer after getting pregnant.

That's how she became that kind of person.

She was nauseous and vomiting, her face was pale, and she looked like she had some serious illness. Even when she finally went out for a stroll, she would pretend to faint on flat ground.

As it happened repeatedly, more and more people saw it.

Therefore, as soon as someone spoke ill of Ning Yan, they were refuted: "You don't know, Daya has been uncomfortable ever since she got pregnant with this child."

She vomits everything she eats, and she faints after walking just a few steps. I've witnessed it twice. In that condition, she can barely support herself, so how can she take care of her family? (End of Chapter)