Kawamae Village.

Liu Tielang stood at the entrance of the village in the cold wind, occasionally looking up at the mountain road entrance in the distance.

Although it was still early, there was no sun and the sky was gray. He stamped his frozen feet and stuffed his hands into his sleeves to warm them.

Finally, a figure appeared at the distant intersection.

Liu Tierong stretched his neck to take a look, then heaved a sigh of relief.

Liu Aqin walked towards the village with one foot deep and one foot shallow. She walked all the way from the north of the city to the bus station, and then took a bus to the town. The town was more than 12 miles away from Chuanqian Village, and she walked along the mountain road.

The road was difficult to walk on. It took her almost two hours just to walk from the town to the village.

"Ah."

A nasal voice called out.

Liu A'qi looked up and saw Liu Tieluo standing at the entrance of the village.

"Dad," she called out woodenly.

Seeing Liu Tielang huddled up in the cold, Liu Aqi walked towards him, saying in a reproachful tone, "It's so cold, why are you standing here blowing the wind? The New Year is almost here, it's unnecessary to get cold.

How old are you? Don’t you have any idea of ​​your age? Do you think you are still a young man? ”

Liu Tielang drooped his eyelids and sighed, "I just heard that you went to the city at noon, and I waited for you here on purpose."

Liu A'qi lowered his head and said nothing.

Liu Tieluo sighed again, "You must have felt resentful over the years, right? It's reasonable to feel resentful."

"Ah, you are my biological child, and Fengmei is someone else's. When you have a conflict with her, I can only let you down.

Let's be clear about one thing. It was the Liu family who treated you unfairly. Fengmei didn't owe you anything. She even raised Taozi, so you should remember her kindness.

In fact, I can see what Taozi is thinking. She doesn't want to bear all this, so I asked her for the money, with the intention of clearing this matter up.

I have already told Guo Bing and Feng Meidou that the one hundred and twenty yuan is the half-year salary advance that Taozi gave the store after she knelt down to beg for it. If their business is good in the future, they should remember Taozi's kindness. If not, they are also asked not to mention the matter of raising Taozi again, and not to use words of favor to attack Taozi and you.

From now on, no one owes anyone anything, and we can just treat each other as normal relatives. ”

Seeing that Liu Aqi lowered his head and said nothing, Liu Tieluo continued, "You always think that I am partial to the four younger ones. You are three years older than the second oldest, and Afang is even almost nine years younger than you.

When she was one year old, you were almost ten years old. How could you expect me to treat her equally?

If you carry a load of corn, will I ask her to carry a load too?

Your mother and I only have so much energy. When Afang was five years old, you were almost fifteen, and subconsciously we already treated you as an adult.

You are the eldest sister, so you will suffer more if you are too nosy. You have been sensible since childhood, and your mother and I rely on you a lot.

No matter what happens at home, we subconsciously look for you, because we put you on the same level as us, while we subconsciously treat Guobing and the other four as useless children. ”

"Actually, come to think of it, your mother and I were wrong. The second child was two years old and didn't know much, but you were only five years old at the time.

When Afang was five years old, you were almost fifteen, but you were also five years old. When you were five years old, you were already cutting grass for pigs with the soldiers on your back. ”

Liu Tieluo patted Liu A's shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work over the years. Dad doesn't have much ability and can't take care of so many things.

There must not be any rift between you siblings. You are the closest people to each other. If you want to blame someone, blame me. ”

"I'm old now, and I just want to see you all get along well with each other, and I want you sisters to help each other with whatever happens."

Liu A-yi finally looked up, her voice trembling a little, "So, Dad, you're standing here waiting for me in this cold weather, are you afraid that I will blame Guo Bing and Feng Mei?"