After Zhou Jun calmed down for a long time, the secretary said, "Hasn't your second brother never been to school? How did he know how to read and write? Judging from his handwriting, he must have practiced a lot in private."

Zhou Jun returned home in a daze, holding the envelope.

The adobe houses were replaced with green brick and tile houses, which made them look more imposing but also more empty.

He pulled up a chair and sat down, and could hear the echo.

He remembered that his second brother always liked to poke the ground with a branch. Everyone thought he was just poking ants, but occasionally he saw his second brother drawing circles on the ground with the branch.

He was so tired when he got home every day that he had no time to think about it. Now that he thought about it...

The second brother is better at studying than the third brother.

If I had sent my second brother to school together...

No, my second brother definitely won’t go.

My second brother just doesn’t like to talk, but he is not stupid and is very sensible.

The second younger brother knew that the family was in financial difficulty, so he behaved himself every time and didn't cause any trouble for the family. He also supported another person in school, and he knew what this meant.

Therefore, the second brother, who is talented, would rather be regarded as a burden by others than compete with the third brother for a place to study.

One took risks to make life better for his family; the other buried his talent, was scolded as dumb, and would rather be a burden for life than show any talent.

As the eldest brother, he did not realize the strengths of his younger brothers, nor did he realize their consideration for each other and their sacrifices and forbearance for the family. It was this understanding that led to the tragedy!

He, the big brother, still failed miserably.

What a failure!

His back became more hunched.

The eldest uncle came to help deal with the second brother's funeral and mentioned his marriage...

Zhou Jun: "Uncle, I want to take good care of grandma."

Zhou's mother was paralyzed and needed someone to take care of her eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. In addition, his second and third brothers died one after another, so no one was willing to marry him.

My uncle wanted to spend some money to buy him a wife.

At this time, Zhou Ermei had an accident and packed up her things and returned to her parents' home.

The man she married had been beating her for a long time, and this time he beat her so hard that her ovum was ruptured. She didn't know what this meant, and after half a year she felt unwell, so she used her own money to go for a checkup and found out that she had missed treatment, which led to her infertility.

Zhou Ermei was also very strong. She turned around and kicked the opponent's sack when he was not paying attention.

Because they didn't get married, she returned to her parents' home alone.

Zhou Qiang's wife is not a good person, and Zhou Liang has reached the age to get married. Zhou's wife is unwilling to keep this girl with a bad reputation, so Zhou Ermei packed up and ran to Zhou Jun.

Zhou Ermei started by saying, "Brother, I have nowhere to go. I promise you that I can take good care of you, and you can earn money without worrying about it. If I really can't, we can take turns earning money to take care of you!"

"……good."

Just as Zhou Ermei said, they live together as partners.

Because of a failed marriage, Zhou Ermei completely lost her illusions about men and treated Zhou Jun as her own brother.

Because of the successive deaths of his relatives, he also felt that something was wrong with himself. He was always in a trance and saw the shadows of the deceased. In order not to harm the good girl, he chose to live alone for the rest of his life.

There were so many opportunities in the 1980s.

In order to pay for grandma's medical treatment and let her live a few more years, and also to have the opportunity to make money, he and Zhou Ermei took turns to take care of grandma, so he decided to sell the house and move to the city.

Uncle is here again.

In the past, we sent food, but this time we sent money.

The uncle didn't cry, but he was choking up when he spoke: "As a son, I should have taken the responsibility, but it was you, the grandchildren, who took my place...

Keep the money and bring me back some news. If you can't visit every day, you can visit once a month."

My uncle is old and will soon be supported by his children and grandchildren. He does not have much say in the family, so he hid the money from his family.

Zhou Jun nodded and accepted it.

When he arrived in the city, he wanted to rent a basement to save money, but the environment was too bad and not conducive to his grandmother's recuperation, so he rented a single room.

He takes care of grandma while catching up on her sleep during the day. After taking over the shift, Zhou Ermei takes care of grandma while catching up on her sleep at night.

They took good care of grandma. Even though her whole body and face were paralyzed, her flesh did not shrink and was in the same condition as when the accident happened. She also had no bad smell and was clean every day.

Tuesday sister works as a cashier in a supermarket during the day and distributes flyers on weekends. She takes whatever work is available.

Zhou Jun sets up a stall at night and does barbecue and fried rice.

His cooking skills were so good that even with the same recipe and method, his food tasted better than other vendors’. His business was booming every day, and over time, he had more and more regular customers.

Zhou's mother initially received conservative Chinese medicine treatment, but as times changed and Zhou Jun and Zhou Ermei saved more and more money, they decided to undergo surgery.

My uncle and aunt also came.

The eldest aunt was cursing, saying that Zhou Qiang had another child and his daughter-in-law was pregnant, and the family was in financial need...

The uncle angrily said, "That's enough! I earned this by sweeping the streets! If you don't agree, go back!"

My aunt started to wipe away her tears, saying that I was doing this for your own good, and I shouldn’t let my elder sister’s heart be hurt…

Noisy.

Zhou Jun took the money and asked his uncle to take his aunt back first.

The operation was successful and grandma can walk again.

It’s just that all the savings I’ve saved for so many years are gone.

Fortunately, my uncle gave me more than 10,000 yuan, which was enough for renting a house and buying nutritional supplements for grandma.

He and Zhou Ermei gave up their house in the city and returned to Hongqi Village to accompany Zhou's mother on her final journey.

The village had long been deserted, with almost no young people left, all of whom had gone out to work. Only the old, weak, and sick were left.

It used to be a bustling place, with smoke rising from every household at dinner time, but now there is not a single person in five households.

Mother Zhou fell into memories as she watched Zhou Ermei and Zhou Jun busying around.

She said, "Military boy, you should think about yourself. Look at how old you are."

She said, "Grandma knows everything. Xiaowen and Xiaowu are good kids, and so are you and my second sister."

"After grandma leaves, you guys take care of yourself."

Finally, Zhou Jun said, "Okay."

The person woke up, but still suffered in the end.

He is not a good brother and he lives up to Uncle Zhou's instructions.

Zhou Wen and Zhou Wu were both good brothers who cared about the family, but they lost their lives for this family.

He was hesitant and refused to listen to Zhou Wu's advice to go out and have fun. In the end, it was Zhou Wu's mother's illness that pushed him forward.

You see, making money is indeed not difficult as my third brother said, but why did he refuse it at the beginning?

If he had not refused, and had been able to look after his third brother, would a series of events not have happened in the first place?

The money earned could only cure grandma's illness, but couldn't keep her alive for a few more years.

I can't keep it either.

The reason why grandma is still holding on is that she wants to see that he has a future!

But, after his two younger brothers passed away and his mother’s health also deteriorated, he had no future!

After taking care of Zhou's mother's funeral, Zhou Jun was unable to see the truth and his health deteriorated. Finally, he lay in bed like Zhou Wen, still conscious but unable to move.

He finally understood how his second brother felt when he wrote that letter.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to get up or live, but his faith has collapsed and his family is gone, so he no longer has the desire or will to hold on.

Zhou Ermei cried beside his bed, "Cousin, what will I do if you leave? I have no family left, cousin."

"You and your uncle..."

"That's not my home. Only my grandma would give me candy and tell me that the girl is also a descendant of the Zhou family. Only you and my second and third cousins ​​would help me and support me in my ex-husband's house. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the courage to destroy that grandson!

"My mother refused to take me in after getting divorced, only you and grandma were willing to do so! With you, we have a home!" She cried so hard that she couldn't speak.

Zhou Jun finally dropped his hands and died.

He thought that he would never be a good brother in his life.

His power is too small and his ability is too poor.