His father was the eldest, so his grandparents naturally lived with their family. After the other children got married, they moved out and bought their own residential plots.
But to be honest, compared with the old house, the yards of other houses are generally very small, and the house is just a large single-room mud house.
Unlike the old houses, which were divided into east and west rooms, wing rooms, and firewood sheds, the yard was large and square.
So when Shitou's grandparents passed away, he, who was not yet an adult, was the only one left in the family.
This is like a piece of ownerless fat meat hanging in front of others.
The brothers almost got into a fight over who would get the old house.
At that time, everyone felt that if they wanted to inherit the old house, they would have to take over the burden of stones at the same time.
In other words, whoever grabs the stone can inherit the old house.
So for the sake of the house, several brothers and aunts came to please him almost every day.
They cooked, sewed and mended clothes, and even the boys from each family were assigned a task to get close to the stone.
But the successive losses of his loved ones made the once carefree little boy much more mature.
He didn't want to pay attention to any of those people who came up to him with a purpose.
But unfortunately, he is not yet an adult, and it is impossible for a child like him to guard such a big house!
At that time, Liu Changshan also approached him privately.
Liu Changshan felt that Shitou was a very pitiful child. In just a few years, all his family members died and he was the only one left.
He went to Shitou privately just to ask which Baibai he wanted to live with.
He felt that Shitou was not yet an adult, and the best outcome would be for him to live with one of the Baibais first.
When he reaches adulthood, his relatives will help him find a wife.
Whether to live together or move out and live separately, that is all a matter for the future!
You have to survive first!
In fact, the meaning of these words is to tell him that the yard will definitely not be saved, and the most important thing now is to think more about the future.
But to Liu Changshan's surprise, the teenage Shitou actually expressed his desire to live alone.
He doesn't want to live under someone else's roof, nor does he want to live his life according to other people's wishes.
So, he told Liu Changshan at the time: "I am not a child anymore. I can cook for myself, wash my own clothes, and earn work points. I want to live on my own."
"If any of them is willing to exchange yards with me, I will move out."
After this suggestion was put forward, some people indeed hesitated.
Although their own yard is not as big as the old house, it was also built brick by brick.
They were competing for the old house, but they didn't say they would give up their own yard.
In the end, it was the poorest one, Baibai, who secretly found the stone and expressed his willingness to exchange it.
The yard he wants to move to is where Shitou lives now.
At that time, there was only an earthen house that was a little bigger than Shen Siyue’s current one.
A circle of not-too-high earthen walls surrounds the yard, and there is almost nothing else.
Moreover, the house site is on the edge of the village, which can be said to be in a very bad location.
Shitou didn't want to continue to argue with them, so he agreed immediately!
The two of them privately asked someone to write a document and put their fingerprints on it.
As for whether the other Baibais agree or make trouble in the future, just go to this Baibai. Anyway, the house is not in your hands anymore.
In this way, Shitou has lived alone since he was a teenager!
Kids of his age can go out and play after work, have someone to take care of them if they are sick, and don’t have to worry about going hungry.
In addition to going to work like the adults, Shitou also has to slowly build up his own belongings!
There are so many things to use and learn in life.
I have to learn to make and repair everything in the house, big and small, by myself.
Slowly, slowly, I drifted away from people of my age!
And so Shitou began to live alone.
Whenever I had time, I would follow others to work as a helper for free, secretly learning the work of carpentry and bricklayer!
I also learned to make adobe bricks at home and saved up materials for building a house.
He measured the dimensions himself, cut down the trees himself, and asked others if he didn't understand. Slowly, he built a small warehouse.
In this way, some of the household items no longer have to be piled up in the house.
After several years of hard work, the originally shabby home has gradually become fulfilling.
Apart from having no one to help you in life and having to endure hardships, the most difficult part of living alone is actually being bullied by people from the same village.
Why do many elderly people in rural areas not split up the family even after several sons have started their own families, but instead live together as a whole family?
Just like the Shen family, the three brothers have each started their own families, but old man Shen still forces them to live in the same yard.
One of the important reasons for this is that in rural areas, a large family is less likely to be bullied in the village.
This may also be one of the important reasons why boys are favored over girls in rural areas.
For someone like Shitou, who lives on his own before he even reaches adulthood, one can imagine how much he has to endure from others!
Others know that you are alone, so even if they bully you, you can only endure it because no one supports you behind your back!
So even more unscrupulous!
This is also one of the reasons why Shi Tou couldn’t help but want to step forward to help when he saw Shen Siyue alone!
He knew in his heart that Shen Siyue had a harder time than him?
Because she is a girl!
To bully him is just to scold him and beat him.
But Shen Siyue was a girl, and even a few casual words from the village scoundrels could cost her life.
Not to mention, if some gangster comes knocking on the door in the middle of the night!
Shitou briefly talked about his childhood.
He didn’t want Shen Siyue to misunderstand that he had any improper thoughts!
After hearing his story, Shen Siyue was quite surprised. She didn’t expect it to be more unexpected than the rumors said.
Shen Siyue pursed her lips and sighed: "It seems that we are both wanderers in this world!"
Shitou smiled and said: "My hardest time has passed, yours is just beginning!"
Shen Siyue immediately retorted: “I am older now than you were back then, and I have a good neighbor like you, which is much better than your situation back then!”
Shen Siyue thought the atmosphere was too depressing, so she quickly changed the topic to something cheerful!
Hearing her say this, Shitou smiled and said, "That's right. If you have any questions, you can ask me."
"I'm just helping my younger self, so you don't have to be embarrassed!"
Shen Siyue nodded happily: “Okay, then I won’t be polite, there will definitely be many more times when I trouble you in the future!”
The two talked for a few more words, and seeing that it was really late, Shitou said to Shen Siyue: “It’s getting late, you should go back! It’s too cold if you stay late!”
Shen Siyue nodded and walked towards the Shen family!
It was not until Shen Siyue entered the village and his back could no longer be seen that he slowly returned to his home!
When Shen Siyue arrived home, she happened to run into Li Xiang.
"Yue'er, why did you come back so late?"
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