Huang Dawei felt a pang of sadness as his sons grew up, each with their own little schemes. But his fourth son, on whom he placed the greatest hope, couldn't stay working in the countryside forever.
He planned to wait a year or two until the commotion of his family being paraded through the streets and arrested had died down before spending money to buy his fourth son a job.
Where does the money for buying jobs come from? Of course, it comes from his sons. If it weren't for the fourth son, he wouldn't even be able to support his own family of three.
He and his wife are getting old and can't earn many work points, so they can only make do with their eldest and third children for now.
Huang Dawei: "Your mother and I don't have many years left to live, so we just want you to stay with us old bones for a few more years."
"Here's what we'll do. Da Niu is getting old, and it's really not good that he hasn't found a wife yet. You, the eldest son, should find a matchmaker to arrange a marriage for him. If the dowry is generous, he should be able to get married."
"Third brother, don't rush. Erniu and Sanniu are already teenagers. After they get married in a few years, it will be time for us to leave. Then you can divide the family property."
Jingdong's wife caused all this trouble just to get Huang Daniu married. She thought that if Huang Daniu stayed in this family, he would never have the chance to get married, so she decided to separate from the family and go out to make his own way.
Now that Huang Dawei has proposed to use public funds to pay for Huang Daniu's wedding, Huang Dawei is naturally taking advantage of the situation. Even if they want to divide the family property, they will wait until they have used up this money before doing so, so they haven't made any more trouble.
The third wife's family still wanted to cause trouble, but since the first wife's family didn't, they couldn't get anything out of it. The family still lived together with a facade of harmony but no real peace.
Yesterday, Yu Rujia and Guan Daya had a fight, and today Sun Qingqing and Huang Xiaohua brought ten eggs and some furniture to the door.
Sun Qingqing: "Yu Zhiqing, I'm sorry for what happened yesterday. If it weren't for you saving me, none of this would have happened."
She should have apologized yesterday for what happened yesterday, but her health had deteriorated somewhat. After being busy distributing grain yesterday, she couldn't handle it anymore, so she came to apologize today.
Yu Rujia: "This has nothing to do with you, sister-in-law. Don't take it to heart. Besides, you stood up for me back then. I know what I'm doing. You were so busy yesterday. Are you still able to handle it? Come on, let me take your pulse."
Yu Rujia didn't hold Guan Daya's actions against her. Guan Daya almost killed her, and she was so weak. Yet, when Guan Daya scolded her, Yu Rujia still ran out to protect her. Yu Rujia wasn't an unreasonable person.
Sun Qingqing placed her hand on the table: "It was a bit tiring. After putting everything away yesterday, I barely managed to eat a few bites before I couldn't stay awake any longer and had to go to sleep. Otherwise, I wouldn't have waited until today to come and apologize."
Yu Rujia took her pulse and said, "Your body is still too weak. Every medicine has some side effects. You can't rely on medicine all the time. It's more practical to nourish yourself through food. You should use the eggs you have on yourself."
"Don't take other people's problems upon yourself, think less and worry less, and with proper care, your body will gradually recover."
Sun Qingqing: "I'm already taking supplements. I eat an egg every day without fail. I was just too tired yesterday, but after a good night's sleep, I'm fine. It's nothing serious."
Yu Rujia: "Are you still working?"
Sun Qingqing: "After the rice harvest, I don't go to work much anymore. Even if I do go to work, I only do light jobs for half a day."
Yu Rujia: "Just keep that in mind. Things are good now, and Comrade Huang Dazhuang is capable and can support you. Don't ruin your health for a few work points."
Huang Dazhuang can earn ten work points a day, which is equivalent to four and a half jin of sweet potatoes. Although it's not enough to feed them well, it's not enough to keep them from going hungry.
Sun Qingqing: "Life is much better now than before. Before, I was bedridden and couldn't do anything. Xiaohua had to take care of me and couldn't go out. Now I can take care of myself, and Xiaohua can also pick some light work to do and earn a few work points a day."
“My work points are based on my physical condition. If I feel tired, I won’t continue. The brigade leader knows my situation and won’t force me. I can go home anytime.”
Huang Xiaohua is ten years old. At this age, she is already considered half a laborer in many rural families, so she is certainly capable of doing some light work.
The two chatted for a while longer. Yu Rujia then put away the furniture, returned the eggs to her, and saw them out.
Duofu came out of Gao Shujing's place with his three younger brothers. When they saw Sun Qingqing and Huang Xiaohua, the older Duofu remembered them and greeted them: "Hello, Auntie. Hello, Sister Xiaohua."
The other three little ones greeted the others along with Duofu.
Sun Qingqing smiled broadly and said, "Okay, okay, you're all good children. Do you want to come to Auntie's house to play?"
She can only have one child, Huang Xiaohua, in her life. Although she is very satisfied with Xiaohua, she sometimes thinks that if she had another child, she could help Xiaohua and make her life better in the future. Therefore, she likes children very much.
Duofu helped Duoxi, who had bumped into him, glanced at Yu Rujia, and replied, "Thank you, Auntie. I still need to take care of my younger brother. I'll visit your house again when I have the chance."
Sun Qingqing used to be in poor health, and Huang Xiaohua stayed at home to take care of her, so she didn't get to play with other children her age much.
Upon seeing the fair-skinned, well-behaved Duofu and his friends, she greeted them with delight, "Duofu, you can bring your little brother to my house, and I'll take care of him with you."
Yu Rujia: "Xiaohua, don't you have to go to work today?"
Huang Xiaohua: "There's nothing to do right now, I don't need to go to work."
Yu Rujia thought for a moment and said, "If that's the case, I really would like to ask you to keep an eye on Duofu and the others for me for a while."
Huang Xiaohua readily agreed, "Really? That's great, Duofu! Now you can bring your little brother to my house."
Duofu looked up at Yu Rujia, who patted his little head and said, "Auntie is going out to buy some things. Could you please take your little brothers to Sister Xiaohua's house for a day?"
With more than a month to go before the New Year, Yu Rujia planned to make some cured meat and sausages to eat during the holiday. Sun Qingqing and the others invited Duofu and the others to their home, and Yu Rujia took the opportunity to bring back some meat.
Sun Qingqing squatted down and took Duofu's little hand, saying, "Duofu, how about we go to Auntie's house?"
With Yu Rujia's words, Duofu naturally and obediently agreed.
Yu Rujia: "I'd like to trouble you to look after them today. I'm going to town. Is there anything you need me to bring back from town? I can help you."
Sun Qingqing: "There is enough food and drink at home, and we don't need anything for the time being. You can go with peace of mind, and I can take care of the children."
Yu Rujia comforted the children, took them to Sun Qingqing's house, and then went out to town for a walk before returning home with a large package.
Inside were about ten pairs of shoes and some daily necessities. The shoes included hers, Duofu's, and others, totaling more than ten pairs.
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