Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Do you feel sorry for him because he lives a life worse than a dog? ...
Others think so too.
It sounds good, but if you think about it carefully you will know that it is just empty talk and cannot be believed at all.
Old man Jiang pursed his lips and said nothing. No one in the room wanted to listen to him either. No matter how much he talked, it was not as if they had not handed in their wages. Since they had paid the money, who else could they turn to if they encountered any problems but their family?
Without paying attention to the old man, Jiang Sisao spoke first, "Xiaoguo can't go to the countryside anyway. If he can't buy a place, let him take his father's job."
"How can that be possible?" Mrs. Jiang was unhappy. "Xiaoguo is taking over, and his salary has been reduced to 15 yuan. Suddenly, I have lost more than 20 yuan in income."
Mrs. Jiang touched her nose and didn't dare to say anything.
Previously, the child’s father gave his job to Xiao Peng, and the family often criticized him and his wife.
"Why can't he? Second sister-in-law's Jiang Xiaopeng can do it, but my Xiaoguo can't do it?" Fourth sister-in-law Jiang was so angry that tears were about to come out. "That's right, he's not your son, why would you feel sorry for him?"
"Don't I have any sons who go to the countryside?" Mrs. Jiang retorted.
Mrs. Jiang followed up with, "That's right. Didn't my eldest son and daughter also go to the countryside? You make it sound like you're the only one who got hurt. You should understand that you're the only one in the family who doesn't have children going to the countryside."
"You did it voluntarily!" Jiang Sisao screamed, "You sent your children to the countryside just because someone lied to you. They suffered a lot for having mothers like you, but I'm different. I can't bear to let Xiaoguo suffer!"
The three sisters-in-law were quarreling, but the men of the Jiang family remained silent, with their heads hung in dejection.
The whole room was filled with a depressing atmosphere.
Old man Jiang was so annoyed by the noise that he kicked over the recliner next to him. "What are you arguing about? Your mother is still lying in the hospital. Do you want to disturb the whole family?"
After the words fell, the room was silent for a few seconds.
Soon after, the three sisters-in-law started quarreling again.
"Anyway, I don't agree to take over. There isn't much money at home now. If I lose another twenty dollars a month, I'm afraid I'll starve to death."
Sister Jiang had the loudest voice. She finally said what she wanted to say, "If you want to take over, then separate the family and don't drag down the whole family."
"no!"
"You're dreaming! Why do you want to split up the family just because your family bought you a job? If you want to split up, give your job to my Xiaoguo!"
"Why should I give it to your Xiaoguo? My Nannan is also one of the children who will go to the countryside, why can't I give it to her?"
Mrs. Jiang refused to give up the job quota, thinking that she would have two jobs after the family split up.
Mrs. Jiang Er was the type who was trying to take advantage of the situation. She didn't care whether her daughter would go to the countryside or not. She just wanted to get some benefits from it.
Mrs. Jiang Si was truly concerned about her only son. She had seen how hard life her nephews and nieces had after moving to the countryside, and she didn't want her son to suffer.
The three sisters-in-law were arguing with each other.
"You still have too many children." Jiang Shuangshuang said slowly, "If you had fewer children, you wouldn't have quarreled so fiercely, and you wouldn't have been so angry that you kicked your favorite recliner."
Old man Jiang was very distressed at this moment.
His precious recliner was actually destroyed under his feet.
If I had known...if I had known I shouldn't have had so many children.
He had many children, and in the early years he was often proud of having four sons and one daughter.
But as his four sons got married and had children one after another, he felt happy but also increasingly stressed. He had no shortage of grandsons and granddaughters, but they kept coming one after another.
Up to now, including those who have gone to the countryside, the total population of our family exceeds twenty people!
What does more than 20 people mean?
The food consumed every month can be piled up, and there is always a place to spend money every month. He and his wife are not the kind of people who like to eat alone. The reason they have not saved any money in all these years is because the people at home eat too much!
"It would be better to split up the family and let each household live its own life. Whether they can live a good life depends entirely on the ability of each family."
Old man Jiang turned around and glared at her, "You're just looking forward to the separation, right?"
"Grandpa, aren't you looking forward to it?" Jiang Shuangshuang chuckled. "Look at Grandpa Liu next door. He lives a comfortable life. He gets his children's pension every month. He doesn't have to worry about food or clothes. He plays chess or fishes every day. Compared with him, you live a life worse than a dog..."
After a short pause, she seemed to have just reacted, "Did I say that a little harshly? Don't be angry, old man. Isn't this just my love for you as a granddaughter?"
Old man Jiang was so angry that he wanted to jump up and down.
Do you feel sorry for him because his life is worse than that of a dog?
However... this girl's words really touched his heart.
He really doesn't want to take care of this family anymore.
Despite all the care and supervision, his hair is falling out in clumps, he cannot sleep well at night, and worries about food before dawn. Now at his old age, he still has to go to the street office every day to beg for money, hoping to do some manual work to supplement the family income. He sits cross-legged on the couch every day and is so busy that his back and waist ache, but none of his children feel sorry for him.
I could still hear the sound of several people arguing.
Old man Jiang clenched his fists, as if he had made a decision. "Xiao Peng, go to the street office and call Director Wang."
Everyone was stunned. Why did they ask outsiders to intervene in their own affairs?
But the old man gritted his teeth and said nothing until Director Wang came over, then he told him the reason.
"Division?" Director Wang glanced at the Jiang family. She had a general understanding of the family's situation and she had presided over many divisions. However, she did not have to take any responsibility. She was just a witness.
She didn't ask about the specific situation, but just said, "Uncle Jiang, have you thought it through? I heard that my aunt is in poor health and is still staying in the hospital. Should we wait until she comes back?"
"No, no." Old man Jiang refused again and again.
The old man will be in trouble as soon as he comes back. He doesn't know why she is trying so hard to squeeze everyone together. If she continues to squeeze them, he will be driven crazy by these people. "If the family is not in such a mess, I won't be so angry that I have to be hospitalized. In order to live a few more days, it is better to separate the family as soon as possible."
"Dad, what you said is..."
"We don't want to split up. We can't split up."
"Why divide? We are all one family, why should we split up?"
Regardless of whether they are willing or not, now that the old man has said this in front of outsiders, even if they have ideas, they have to keep them to themselves. Otherwise, if it gets out, will they still be able to live as human beings?
Old man Jiang must be really angry, otherwise he wouldn't have said that.
But he also knew that family shame should not be made public, so after saying this, he said, "We'll divide it, but you guys know how rich our family is, so your mother and I have to keep those few tens of dollars for ourselves..."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone except Jiang Da's family changed color.
Divide the family property but not the money, and just drive them out like this?
"Except Jiang Qing, each son in the family has a job, but the eldest daughter-in-law paid extra for her job, so it's impossible to just give it to her." Old man Jiang also thought about it in his mind, and he said, "So the eldest family gave me and his three younger brothers five yuan each every month for two years."
As soon as the words fell, everyone was calculating the bill.
Mrs. Jiang's current monthly salary is 18.5 yuan. If she gives 5 yuan each to her parents and three younger brothers, she still has to contribute 1.5 yuan out of pocket every month.
But this deadline just hit her bottom line.
Even though she may lose money in the first two years, the job will belong to her after two years, and she can let her children take over when she gets old. In the long run, it is definitely profitable.
At the same time, Jiang Ersao and Jiang Sisao also settled a bill.
If you can earn five dollars a month, it will be more than a hundred in two years.
Together with my own salary, although it is not a lot, it should be enough to support my family. It is better to keep the money myself than to hand it over to the government.
But if we can settle our own accounts, we can also settle other people's accounts.
Everyone's eyes involuntarily looked towards the third brother's family. With the five yuan they got, the total amount of money the third brother received in a month was almost more than fifty yuan!
This person really can't be compared with others.
Mrs. Jiang opened her mouth, but hesitated when the words came to her lips.
She wanted to say that the salary of her third brother's wife was so high, could she just give it up? But thinking about Jiang Shuangshuang's hard work, what if she went crazy again?
As they were about to sign the contract, Brother Jiang and Sister-in-law Jiang had a lot of arguments, but finally decided to talk it out.
If I can really save some, it would be just over a hundred bucks less.
It's worth taking the risk.
When she was about to sign, she cleared her throat and said, "Third sister-in-law, after the division of the family, your family has the best conditions. You alone are worth the salary of two people. Otherwise..."
With a "bang" sound, Jiang Shuangshuang punched the cabinet next to him, making a hole in it. "I remember that my mom bought this cabinet with her salary, right? It's too flimsy."
Then he kicked the table next to him, and it fell apart with a "crack" sound. "Is this table also broken? You have poor eyesight, it can't even withstand a kick."
"Ancestor, ancestor! My good ancestor, could you please be a little gentler?" Old man Jiang was heartbroken. He didn't know how much money he would have to give to the carpenter after these punches and kicks.
As the only outsider, Director Wang found this family quite interesting.
When a girl started a fight, no one in the family, whether the elders or cousins of the same age, dared to step forward to stop her. Instead, they all subconsciously stepped back, with defensive looks on their faces.
Haha, you can tell at a glance that he's scared of being beaten.
"Just do as I say. If the boss still has any objections, just give up the job and you can get five dollars a month." Old man Jiang glared at the couple in anger and muttered, "Why did you mess with her?"
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Mrs. Jiang and her husband felt so wronged.
Who could have imagined that they would start fighting just because they said they didn't agree with someone?
"My sister-in-law is not happy, but I am..."
"I'm happy with it!" Mrs. Jiang interrupted her sister-in-law. How could she not be happy?
If she really gives it up, she will feel the pain.
"If you like, then you are happy." Jiang Ersao glanced at her coldly, "But you have to pay for the repair of the cabinet and the table."
"Yes, it has nothing to do with us." It was a rare opportunity for Jiang Si's wife to stand on the same battlefield with her sister-in-law.
They all knew clearly in their hearts who in this family wanted to separate the most and did not want everything to go her way.
"..."Mrs. Jiang was speechless.
Who should I go find to destroy it?
But... she didn't dare to say it. She was sure that if she opened her mouth, even her own son might be hit. Look, he was already huddled in the corner with a look of panic on his face.
"Then stop talking nonsense and sign the contract quickly." Old man Jiang looked anxious, fearing that another accident would happen.
Apart from money, there are some pots, pans, and utensils.
The old man was impartial at this time and was determined to be "fair". The things allocated to each family were not much different, so there were no mistakes.
As for housing, renting is not realistic and allocating housing to the factory is impossible. We will continue to live the same way as before, except that we will take turns using the stove.
Then there is the issue of old-age care.
Old Man Jiang really didn't want to manage things anymore, and he didn't want to be managed by others. "Jiang Qing followed us before she got married. As long as your mother and I can still walk, you just need to send some food every month."
If you really have difficulty moving, we'll talk about it then.
In half an hour, the family was completely torn apart.
Whenever Xu Yingxia signed her name, she always felt a sigh.
She didn't say a word during the whole process, but before coming, she had talked things over with her daughter-in-law, and wanted to take this opportunity to propose a separation of the family.
As for whether she should take more when the family property is divided, she had no idea at all.
Their family did pay more, but it is undeniable. Why did her salary continue to rise, while the other members of the Jiang family or most of the workers in the factory could not?
It’s all because of the old ginger.
It doesn't make sense that she, as a wife, can be taken care of because of Lao Jiang, but his biological father and mother cannot.
So let’s not talk about the past.
But these ten years were enough for her to show filial piety to Old Jiang, and in the future she would have to think about her children.
Before she came, she had thought that if the Jiang family wanted to skin her and suck her blood, she would have to resist in some way. She had already thought of countless words in her mind, and she wanted to roll up her sleeves and have a fierce verbal battle with them.
What I didn't expect was that Shuangshuang solved the problem so easily.
I couldn't help but sigh again.
It’s better to have a daughter.
Look at the sons and grandsons of the Jiang family. They don't do anything and rely entirely on women to fight and grab things. No wonder the Jiang family's life is getting worse and worse. They are all doing nothing.
"Comrade Xu, are you going back? It just so happens that we are on the same route." Director Wang called the mother and daughter in front of him, and as they walked out of the compound, he said sincerely, "Life will definitely get better and better from now on."
"Thank you for your good wishes." Xu Yingxia also felt greatly relieved.
Director Wang tilted his head slightly and looked at her. "Your Shuangshuang is a good person who can handle things."
It is a true exaggeration.
Moreover, she had no intention of telling anyone what she had seen at the Jiang family.
A fierce woman who "bullies" her relatives and an ambitious citizen who is brave and resourceful and has been awarded a certificate of honor by the Public Security Bureau. Naturally, the latter makes her, the street director, more glorious.
She said, "I heard that you want her to take over?"
Xu Yingxia sighed, "If we really can't find a suitable partner, we can only let her take over. We can't really send her to the countryside."
"Going to the countryside is not as hard as you say. It's about going to the grassroots and serving the countryside." Director Wang said a few official words, and then said: "But it's good to take over. It's more reassuring to have the children around. When your two children go to the textile factory, the security department will definitely apply for a transfer."
The name Jiang Shuangshuang is quite famous in the textile factory.
At that time, the street office presented a commendation and the Public Security Bureau issued a certificate of commendation. Although Jiang Shuangshuang was not an employee of the textile factory, she was one of the employee's family members and was praised in the radio tower for a whole week.
"No." Xu Yingxia shook her head immediately, "It's better for you to take over my shift and work in the office."
"That's their loss." Director Wang laughed twice, then looked around to make sure there was no one else around before whispering, "In fact, your Shuangshuang didn't meet the right time. If she had been a year or two earlier, the textile factory would have been happy to give her a place to work in the factory."
But now, one radish, one pit.
Whenever there was any movement, people with connections would have already found out about it, and by the time it came to ordinary people, their places would have already been taken by others.
She couldn't help but look at Jiang Shuangshuang again.
If her son wasn't so young, she really wanted to get married.
With the good things she had done and her father's heroic identity, as long as she entered the factory, she would be able to climb up quickly unless there were any major mistakes.
It's a pity that she doesn't have a son of the right age in her family, so she specifically mentioned it to her sister-in-law, but she was short-sighted and couldn't see through it, so she was too lazy to continue talking.
"There's nothing I can do. It's just a matter of time." Xu Yingxia sighed, not knowing what she was thinking. "Director Wang, my home is right here in Hulukou. Can we talk next time when we have time?"
"Okay, go back."
The two parties waved goodbye, and Xu Yingxia didn't continue until they returned to the house, "Actually, the factory had informed me before, and I was thinking of telling you after things were settled, but who would have thought..."
"No more?"
Xu Yingxia nodded. "Later I went to ask around and found out that the person working there was the deputy factory manager's nephew. Tell me, there was no way we could have won over him. But he apologized to me and said he would think of you next time he had the chance."
"Until it's put into practice, it's all empty talk, so don't think about it." Jiang Shuangshuang poured her a cup of tea.
"I know, otherwise I would have mentioned it to you a long time ago." Xu Yingxia warned, "The family division is still a secret from the old lady. She must be restless these days. You should hang around her more often to prevent her from forgetting about the Cheng family."
"No, I have something to do."
Xu Yingxia looked puzzled. "What can you do?"
Jiang Shuangshuang said what she had heard, "I heard that the water level in the ditch in the north of the city is rising. If we are lucky, we can have an extra meal tonight."
"Are you going fishing?" Jiang Xiaozhou, who was in the inner room, heard this and ran out without even putting on his shoes. "Sister, I want to go too! I can swim, and I'm really good at it!"
Jiang Shuangshuang smiled at him tenderly, "If you dare to go into the water, I will beat you to death."
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Jiang Xiaozhou shrank his neck. His second sister was so fierce!
But I still want to go and play.
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