When Hu Guangcai got up the next day, there was only wild vegetable dumpling soup.
"Mom." Hu Guangcai's eyes were filled with tears. "I really can't eat enough of this."
Feng Yun was very calm. "You only worked three work points yesterday, so you only deserve this today. If you keep nagging, you won't be able to eat."
Hu Guangcai: “…”
For seven consecutive days, Hu Guangcai did not have enough to eat every day and had to work in the fields. He became visibly darker, thinner, and more haggard.
That day, Hu Guangcai met Erzhuzi.
Erzhuzi hadn't seen him for several days and was shocked when he saw him.
"What's wrong with you? Why have you lost so much weight?"
Hu Guangcai leaned on Erzhuzi's shoulder, feeling dizzy and said, "Brother, I'm starving. Is there anything to eat?"
Erzhuzi was horrified. "Starved? Didn't your mother say she could give your fourth brother a hundred yuan to marry that Xu Zhiqing? How could she starve you like this?"
Hu Guangcai was exhausted and put all his weight on Erzhuzi, feeling like he had no desire to live.
"Don't mention it. My mom is crazy. If I don't work, I won't eat. I go to work...how can I do the work? If I can't work, my dad will beat me. My legs are almost broken. The worst thing is, even if my legs are broken, I still have to crawl to work. You have no idea, the life I've been going through these days is worse than the eighteen levels of hell."
"Ah? So cruel?"
Erzhuzi couldn't bear to see his brother suffering so much, so he carried him back to his home and also learned about Hu Guangcai's current situation.
I secretly made him a bowl of noodles at home, and Hu Guangcai ate it greedily.
After finishing the noodles, Erzhuzi washed the dishes, put his arm around his brother's shoulders, and asked, "What are you going to do next?"
What to do?
Hu Guangcai was also very confused.
The rice and flour were hidden at home, so he couldn't get up and cook them secretly.
"I don't know what to do. I can't really run away from home. If I run away, I have no money and no skills. I can't even get a letter of introduction. If I go out, I will be starving and sleeping under a bridge every day."
"Then let's go play cards?" Erzhuzi sighed. "Don't you always say that your parents raised you when you were little and you're just relying on them for support? Since your life is getting like this even after working, why not just give up and do nothing?"
Hu Guangcai slumped in his chair, looking listless. "Living off my parents? Now they want to gnaw on my bones."
Erzhuzi clicked his tongue and felt like laughing when he saw his brother like this.
Hu Guangcai poked him angrily, "You're still laughing? The three of us are sworn brothers. If I betray the alliance, won't your parents follow suit? Be careful, you won't be able to escape then."
Erzhuzi stopped laughing when he heard this. "What should we do? You have a quick mind, so come up with a solution."
Hu Guangcai has no idea what to do. If he had an idea, how could he be in such a miserable situation?
Sanzhuizi came running over, "Guangcai, why are you here? Your elder sister is looking for you."
Hu Guangcai quickly jumped up from his seat and closed the gate of Erzhuzi's house, "Don't attract anyone here."
Sanzhuzi didn't understand and asked stupidly, "Why?"
Erzhuzi then told Sandzuizi how Hu Guangcai had been treated in the past two days, and he was stunned.
"Your parents are like this now, do you still have a place at home?"
Hu Guangcai sighed, "No, my mother is doting on my eldest sister and fifth brother now. She's never satisfied with anything I do. She's in a bad mood all day long. I'm almost unable to live."
Sanzhuizi's eyes rolled, "Guangcai, otherwise, you can go to your third sister."
"Third sister?"
Hu Guangcai sat up straight and said, "That's a good idea."
The third sister, Hu Chunxing, worked as a temporary worker in a textile factory in the city, earning 18 yuan a month.
Every month his mother would go there to ask for money, but every time she came back she said she didn't get the money.
Hu Guangcai didn't believe that his mother didn't get the money. It was likely that the money went into Hu Guangjin's pocket.
"Really?" Sanduzi rubbed his hands. "Let's go. It's not too late now. We can walk to the town and catch the bus to the city."
Erzhuzi said with a sullen face, "If you all go, I'll be so bored in the village alone."
San Zhuizi didn't want Er Zhuzi to go with him, so he quickly said, "Guangcai and I are going to do something big. When we get some news, I'll come back and take you with me. Then we brothers will make a fortune together!"
Erzhuzi originally wanted to go to the city with them, but he immediately nodded when he heard what Sanzhuizi said.
"Okay, that's what you said. I'll make some extra money during this period, and then you can help me make a fortune."
Both San Zhuizi and Hu Guangcai are the kind of people who act on their words. After making a decision, they immediately started to make arrangements to leave.
However, Hu Guangcai didn't dare to go back. If he went back, he would have to work. He was afraid to appear in front of her mother.
"San Cone, you are about the same size as me, so please bring some extra clothes for me to wear when the time comes."
Sanzhui rolled his eyes at him and said, "How can I have that many clothes? Guangcai, are you no longer smart? Your elder sister is soft-hearted. If you beg her more, won't everything be alright?"
Everyone in Lishu Village knew that Hu Guangcai's elder sister, Hu Chunhua, was a soft-hearted person who doted on her younger brothers. Whenever her younger brothers made any requests, no matter how excessive they were, she would eventually compromise.
"Oh, don't mention it!" Hu Guangcai seemed to have lost all his energy and spirit, and collapsed in the chair.
"My mother is keeping a close eye on me and my eldest sister. If my eldest sister dares to be soft on me, she will punish her as well. My eldest sister doesn't even dare to speak softly to me now."
"What?" Sanzhuzi was completely shocked. "Isn't your mother targeting you specifically?"
"That's right," Hu Guangcai said, feeling hopeless. "They're targeting me every day. I can't live like this anymore."
Sanzhuzi gave him a sympathetic look and said, "Alright, I'll take all the clothes I can, but should I tell my family about this?"
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