Ever since Zhou Wu could remember, his biological father had told him to take good care of his brother.

He was careless in his work, but he knew that his brother was different from other children.

He didn't think there was anything wrong, after all, everyone has their own ideas.

He is lively and active because he likes it; while his brother is quiet and doesn't like to talk to idiots because of his brother's personality.

Their father was away from home most of the year, and it was their mother who had been taking care of them.

The two brothers had a good life as children, but everything came to an abrupt end when their father died and their mother ran away with the pension.

The two brothers were taken over by their relatives...

Hard times have to be endured.

Later, my father's comrades-in-arms brought them to the military compound.

Uncle Zhou was very kind to them, and he also had a big brother who could protect him.

Well, the elder brother became the second elder brother.

Of course he doesn't need protection, he's better at fighting than his elder brother.

Uncle Zhou saw his potential and taught him for several months.

Even if Aunt Bai doesn't like them, they can still live like this.

Everything came to an abrupt end when Uncle Zhou passed away.

After my biological parents passed away, Uncle Zhou also passed away.

Aunt Bai ignored them and left more cleanly and neatly than anyone else.

Originally, the three of them were supposed to go to a daycare center, but Uncle Zhou's mother brought them back to the Red Flag Brigade.

Uncle Dai told them that there were two pension payments in total.

One was for the dead, and this sum was divided into two parts, one part was given to Aunt Bai and the other part was given to Uncle Zhou's mother; the other was for the living, but he could only receive a few yuan per month, which was much less than the pension received by other martyrs every month. It was because he received a large amount of money and could not apply for more money.

These two sums of money are from Uncle Zhou’s mother…oh no, it’s grandma’s pension.

Grandma had no obligation to raise them, and the pension was not included in the division of the family property. She kept it for her own use. But she still took them to the Red Flag Brigade.

Grandma could have lived a good life in the second half of her life with these two sums of money, but she had to bear the burden of these three people.

Brigade Commander Dai asked them to be filial to their grandmother in the future.

They knew it without Brigade Commander Dai telling them.

When they arrived in the new environment, his grandmother kept the matter of the pension a secret, divided the family home, and lived alone with their three non-blood-related grandchildren.

Uncle Zhou is Grandma's most promising son, but also the one she worries about the most. Grandma loves them as much as she loves the whole family.

Pensions alone cannot support them.

Thanks to her perseverance, grandma gets full work points every day.

The uncle couldn't stand it anymore, so he changed the number of rations he sent from monthly to weekly.

He heard his uncle and grandmother crying, "Mom, tell me what you are doing? None of them are Anzi's bloodline, why are you doing this?"

Grandma hit the uncle, "They are the descendants of my youngest son! If you dare to talk nonsense again, don't even think about coming to my house!"

Anyway, every time uncle came, grandma would beat him.

Then, it was Zhou Ermei who came to deliver food.

Zhou Ermei said she prefers being with them than with her uncle's family.

But the three of them had been with Zhou Ermei for a long time, and since they had no blood relationship with her, her reputation was almost affected, and every time she came to deliver food, she became the uncle.

The eldest brother started working in the fields at the age of thirteen and earned full work points every day. He and the second brother also wanted to be as capable, but the second brother was not cut out for it.

He...

The eldest brother said to him, "You can't work in the fields like me. We agreed to let grandma live a good life. We must have an educated person in our family!"

So, grandma and elder brother sent him to school.

The second elder brother was quiet and was considered dumb, so the school wouldn't accept him and he was the only one who could mess around.

But studying is so difficult! So difficult!

He scratched his scalp so much that it broke, but he only managed to graduate from high school!

That’s fine, but after graduation, it was already 1973, and high school students in the city couldn’t find jobs, so they all went to the countryside to become educated youth. What could he, a high school student who barely graduated from the countryside, do?!

Even if he could get into university, with his stupid brain, he wouldn't even be able to get into a junior college.

He wanted to join the army, but there was no quota. He didn't want to cause trouble to Uncle Dai, so he didn't contact him for many years. This time there was no other way. He wanted to use this relationship, but he called him and found out...

Uncle Dai also died.

Now the number of entourage vacancies is limited, and grandma doesn't have the contact information of Uncle Zhou's former comrades, so he can only take the long-term view.

My eldest brother worked full time in the fields and had long been bent over, shorter than many of the female members of the brigade. He was laughed at for having a hunchback.

My second brother was a quiet man and was often laughed at for being dumb. He could only work five work points a day. If he worked more than that, he would start to suffer from severe asthma.

Grandma was worried that the three of them wouldn't be able to find wives when they got older, and that Uncle Zhou would die, so he took a risk and entered the black market.

Because their origins were unknown, they kept a low profile, and indeed lived a more comfortable life during those years.

But the eldest brother still didn't grow taller, and the second brother still didn't speak.

As for him, he made money, but became a homeless second-rate person.

The matchmaker visited many families, but no one was interested in theirs.

During this period, Zhou Qiang from my uncle's family got married, Zhou Ermei got married, and even Zhou Liang grew up.

Reform and opening up, contracting production to households.

Zhou Wu knew that his chance had come.

The money can be justified now!

He first demolished the house and rebuilt it, and then bought clothes and delicious food.

Never seen before! Buy them all!

Money goes fast.

He wanted to make money elsewhere, but he fell into a huge trap and couldn't get out...

While he was rescuing, he thought about his last few years.

The money came so quickly that I became distracted and couldn't calm down.

Now I have calmed down, but unfortunately my life is still hanging by a thread.

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He missed his grandma, his elder and second brothers. Even Uncle Zhou, who had passed away long ago, had his features clearly visible, smiling and waving at him...

He didn't want to leave, but he couldn't hold it anymore.

There wasn't even a chance to say sorry.

What a pity.

…

After Zhou Wu left, Zhou Wen also left.

But Zhou Jun found a long letter in the room. Even though he had never been to school, he could tell that the handwriting in this letter was better than that of his third brother who had just graduated from high school.

This is... This is...

Zhou Jun's thoughts were complicated, and he finally took the letter to the secretary's house.

Big Brother, Grandma:

Sorry, I can speak.

I'm sorry, I want to speak, I don't want to be called dumb, I don't want to embarrass you, but no sound comes out when I open my mouth.

Sorry, I can only do a few work points every day.

Sorry, I'm not feeling well.

I'm sorry, my younger brother did something stupid, which implicated my eldest brother and made my grandmother angry.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...

My father, Uncle Zhou and my third brother were just asleep. When a person stops breathing, the nerves will be transmitted to other dimensions, and they will continue to be human and live, but they will forget their past. This is what I read in foreign books. There are also mythology books in China that say this. There is a certain scientific basis for this, but it has not been confirmed.

Those books have been burned long ago and will not bring any trouble to the family.

Brother, I am sleepy too. I am so sleepy and really tired.

I didn't mean to fall asleep, but when you find this letter, I will have already gone to live in another dimension. Don't worry, my father, Uncle Zhou and my third brother are in that dimension, and they will protect me.

I won't be a burden to you and grandma here anymore.

I can't do my job, and you have to take time to stay with me and worry about me being bullied. It will be fine after I leave, and you don't have to worry so much, brother.

By the way, brother, remember to marry a wife with a big butt so that she can have many children. Grandma will definitely be happy.

Although it is said that women with big butts can have children, there is no scientific basis for this.

The branch secretary was wearing reading glasses. After reading the entire letter, Zhou Jun's face was already filled with tears.