"Well..." Xie Zhiguo hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, then I won't go."
놛 did not mention the matter of letting 놛 go to the third brother's house again, but sat down and asked about 놛's well-being, and asked about 놛's trip to Haicheng.
When asked about Xie Li's family, the old man told her the truth.
After learning that Zhang Jianhua opened a company and bought a western-style building, I felt jealous and uncomfortable.
How come all the eldest children are so successful?
Xie Linan is not very successful, but he has been smart since he was a child.
How could Xie Li, a silly country woman, live the life of a rich lady?
Not only the two, I heard that the two younger ones are also competing with each other. Now they study very hard, their grades are among the best, and they will have no problem getting into university.
Thinking about these, I feel that I have done something wrong over the years. I shouldn't have ignored you when you were in trouble in the past few years.
Although the conditions at home were not particularly good, at least they were better than those of the villagers. It was reasonable for Xie Linan to be given some money so that he could finish his studies.
Since I provided for Xie Linan, shouldn't I be promoting my own family now?
Uh... not necessarily.
I didn't do that at the time because of the example of the third brother.
I was worried that if I raised Xie Linan, he would turn around and become like the eldest son raising the youngest son. I raised him in vain and turned him into an ungrateful person. I would be so angry that I would not be at peace even after his death.
"Dad, you are so blessed. You raised Xiaoli and Lin An, and now we are filial to you."
"I didn't raise them for many years, especially Xiaoli. When your eldest brother passed away, Xiaoli was already very old. She dropped out of school to take care of her younger brothers."
"Then she is also your granddaughter, she should be filial to you."
Lin Xinghua hesitated, "There is no right or wrong in this matter, it all depends on your conscience. If you say it's right... she really shouldn't have done it. She is a married woman, and I didn't support her much, so it's not her turn to be filial."
Hearing this, Xie Zhiguo's face froze, and he was extremely embarrassed.
The truth is clear to me.
If I have to say it, according to the rules in our village, after the eldest brother dies, the one who should take care of the old father is the eldest, and then the third brother.
It would not make sense to ask a grandson to take care of a son while he is still alive.
Not to mention the granddaughter I just mentioned.
Xie Zhiguo knew that what he said just now was wrong, so he quickly changed the subject and talked about Xie Linli and Xie Linqi's studies.
"I heard that Lin Li and Lin Qi have very good grades, so they are sure to pass the college entrance exam."
Lin Xinghua said: "I am an old man and I don't understand these things. But I heard Xiaozhen and Lin An talk about it, and it seems to be true."
"Yeah, I heard that too. He will definitely go to college. That way, we will have two college graduates in our family."
Lin Xinghua nodded, "Right."
"The third child's grades were pretty good, but unfortunately he was admitted to a technical secondary school. Technical secondary schools are not as popular as college students, so college is still better."
After chatting for a while, seeing that Xie Lin An had no intention of keeping me for dinner, I went back.
When I got to the door, she said she would come to pick me up next month.
They neither agreed nor denied.
After 놛 left, Xie Linan said, "You're not going to 놛's house, are you?"
Lin Xinghua shook his head and said, "No."
Xie Linan smiled happily, "Okay then, just get ready, I'll take you home."
We have agreed long ago that 놚 will take 놛 back to my hometown to visit.
Although there is no one left in my house, and in that special era, even everyone in my village was gone, but when the time comes, I still look forward to going back to take a look.
In order to go home, 놛 rarely suggested that Xie Linan take 놛 to buy new clothes.
This is the first time I've asked for money.
A few days later, Xie Linan arranged his schedule and left with Lin Xinghua.
It just so happened that the two brothers-in-law were on vacation for the month, and they were mumbling, "Why don't we wait a few months before going? In a few months we will be on vacation and we can go together."
We didn't know how serious the old man's illness was. We looked at his medical report, which was just a partial report, and thought that the old man was in poor health and was just experiencing normal physical decline as he aged.
We are taking the college entrance examination. Ye Xiaozhen and Xie Linan have discussed this and decided to keep it a secret from us.
Ye Xiaozhen said, "It's not too hot or too cold now, which is good. When you have summer vacation, it will be too hot. Grandpa is old and may not be able to bear it."
After hearing what she said, the two of them stopped talking.
"Sister-in-law, let's go read."
"Just this one day off, take a good rest."
"No, it will be over in two more months."
The current college admission rate is very low. It is difficult to get into high school, and college is even more difficult. We dare not relax for a moment.
After all, our goal is to go to Haicheng.
My brothers and sisters all went to Haicheng, and my grandfather followed them to Haicheng.
Only when we went to Haicheng, our whole family was together.
…
After finishing my work, I looked at the clock and it was almost time for lunch.
Zhang Yuanyuan asked casually, "I heard that Brother Lin An took your father to your hometown?"
"yes."
"I heard that the old man came here when he was a teenager. How many years have passed? Have you found him yet?"
Ye Xiaozhen shook her head. "I'm not sure. But although Grandpa's health is not very good, his mind is still clear. It's still possible to find him now. It will be more difficult if we delay any further."
"That's right! It was not easy for everyone in those days. If we hadn't been forced to do so, we wouldn't have left our hometown so far to escape and come here."
"Yes."
"In fact, we should have looked for him earlier. Maybe we could have found a relative in the past. But now... your grandfather is considered to be a long-lived man. If we look for him now, I'm afraid that all the relatives we knew back then are gone."
"I heard about it a while ago. I heard that our village was massacred and no one was left alive."
Zhang Yuanyuan was frozen with her mouth open, and after a long while she uttered a few Chinese traditional curses.
"It turns out that my relatives have long passed away. No wonder my grandfather has not been back for so many years. He must be afraid that they would be sad to see me."
"That's one reason. Besides, I never had the chance to go. When I was young, you know what the situation was like in every household. My grandfather was a son-in-law from a wealthy family. He had a physical defect and was always bullied by the villagers. He worked harder than others, but he didn't get paid enough.
I worked every day of the year and didn't dare to take a vacation. I had to work harder than others to support a large family. How could I have time to go back to my hometown? Later, after I finally raised my father-in-law and helped him get married, my great-grandfather and great-grandmother passed away. My grandmother was in poor health and needed to be taken care of. Later, my grandmother passed away, my father-in-law also had an accident, and Lin An's mother ran away.
Lin An and his siblings suddenly became a burden to Grandpa. By the time he was relieved of the burden, he was already so old. He was worried that he would cause trouble for us, so he never mentioned that he wanted to go back to his hometown. It was only when Lin An asked that he said so.
When I think about it this way, my grandpa’s life was not easy and he worked really hard all his life.
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