In the afternoon, Jiang Wanwan heard that Zhang Xiu Lan was brought back by the team leader, so she took some sugar-roasted chestnuts and went to the old house.
As soon as I entered the old house, I heard a noise in the house, right in Mother Lu's room, so I walked straight over.
All the family members in the old house were here. Wang Sanni was standing at the door holding her child, and next to her were her two children, Lu Chunsheng and Lu Chunshu. Inside, Lu's mother was sitting on the edge of the kang, Lu Hui was sitting on a chair, and Zhang Xiu Lan was sitting opposite Lu's mother crying.
Wang Sanni was the first to see Jiang Wanwan. Just as she was about to speak, Jiang Wanwan waved at her and stopped talking.
Inside the house, Zhang Xiulan turned her back to the door, crying bitterly. "I don't want to sell grain, but I have two children at home and they need money. The little work points my eldest child earns are not enough. Besides, I only sold some beans, and we can't even eat them."
"You don't have to say all that. Did you really spend money on the two children? Tell me honestly, how much did you spend on them throughout the year? You were caught by the patrol today. You know what you did before. Last year, when I said there was a shortage of food, you blamed me on others."
"I did it today. I really didn't do it in previous years. Mom, you can't put all the blame on me just because of this incident. Besides, you also said that there was less food in previous years. Maybe it was the second or third son who did it..."
"Shut up right there," Mother Lu said, really angry. "The second and third sons aren't that kind of people, so there's no need to pick on them."
"They are not that kind of people. I am the only bad person in the family. You are too biased to say that. Why is my life so miserable? Others can sell some food without any problem, but why do I become a sinner? Is there any justice in the world..."
Zhang Xiulan started crying again. Mother Lu frowned and looked at Lu Hui. Lu Hui put his hands in his pockets and immediately turned his head away, pretending not to see.
Mother Lu frowned even more tightly. "Don't cry and feel wronged. Let's not talk about what happened before. You have to give everyone an explanation for what happened today. The second son is not at home, but his wife is here. How many times have you sold grain, and how much did you get? This is the public grain, and the money must go to the second son's family."
"Oh my God! I've been arrested by the patrol. Where will I get the money? Mom, you're killing me. If it weren't for my children, would I have gone out to the black market to sell food in such a cold weather? The two children are still wearing old cotton-padded clothes. You gave the little cotton to the third child. They are staying warm this winter. I'm a mother too. I can't bear to let my own sons suffer from the cold..."
Jiang Wanwan raised her eyebrows when she heard this. She thought it had nothing to do with her, but it turned out to be true.
Mother Lu interrupted Zhang Xiulan again, "Nonsense! I only gave my share of cotton to the third child. I didn't touch anyone else's share. You're just talking nonsense. Why don't you tell me what your new cotton-padded jacket is made of?"
"I haven't made a new cotton-padded jacket in three years. Mother, you still know how to make clothes, so why am I the only one who doesn't deserve to wear new clothes? I married into your Lu family and gave birth to two sons to help carry on your family line, and you can't even let me wear clothes? I knew that you all disliked me. What's the point of me living? Just let me die."
Mother Lu could no longer endure it. When she looked up, she saw Jiang Wanwan and Wang Sanni standing at the door. She said coldly, "You don't have to be so desperate. Since you always feel that I'm partial and that everyone owes you, why not just split up the family? That way, what's yours is yours, and what's his is his. No one can take advantage of anyone else."
Zhang Xiulan stopped crying immediately after Mother Lu finished speaking. "I...I didn't mean that. It's just that I really haven't sold grain many times, and I was caught by the patrol team just this time. Do you really want to split up the family because of this?"
"I think what mother said is right," Wang Sanni said suddenly before Lu's mother could speak again, "Sister-in-law, mother is always thoughtful. If mother says that it is better to divide the family, it must be for our own good. I support mother's opinion."
Zhang Xiulan and Lu's mother looked over at the same time.
Zhang Xiu Lan didn't expect Wang Sanni to speak at this time. In the past, when there were quarrels at home, she always stayed away and would never do such a thing to add insult to injury.
Mother Lu didn't expect Wang Sanni to say such a thing, but she soon felt that it was reasonable.
He looked at Jiang Wanwan and said with a hint of weakness, "The second son's wife agrees to split the family, but what about the third son's family? Although you guys are responsible for all the food and supplies this year, if we want to split the family, we have to listen to your opinions."
Before Jiang Wanwan could speak, Zhang Xiulan said directly, "Mom is right. Dividing the family is such a big deal, we need to get everyone's opinions. Third brother's wife, you just entered the Lu family. In the village, it is not customary for a new bride to separate from the family right away. If some gossip spreads, it will not be good for you, don't you think? And mom has already said that you and the third brother went out alone before, so this is no different from dividing the family, right?"
As he spoke, he kept winking at Jiang Wanwan, then turned to Lu's mother and said, "Mom, I don't want to separate. It's so good for us to have such a big family. It's so lively with so many people. If we really separate, won't you feel lonely?"
"I'm asking the third brother."
Mother Lu looked at Jiang Wanwan again, and Wang Sanni also looked at her.
"I listen to my mother. If she thinks it's good to split up the family, then I support it," Jiang Wanwan said calmly.
She didn't care whether the family could be divided or not, but if it could be divided, that would be the best, at least she wouldn't have to deal with her sister-in-law in the future.
Besides, her second sister-in-law has a good relationship with her. Now that she has bravely taken this step, how can she not support her?
Sure enough, Wang Sanni smiled at her.
Zhang Xiulan was anxious. "I won't split the family, no matter who wants to. Third brother, you better think about it. We are not afraid of anything. We have been married for so many years and I have never instigated mother to split the family. You have only been married for less than a year and the family is already broken up. It will be hard to say this to others."
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