땤 is the eldest in the secretary's family.

He could not accept that the father he had idolized since childhood was a beast worse than a pig or a dog.

He cut himself with a knife.

When Mrs. Xu heard the news, she sighed: "Such a good person, how could he be so depressed?"

Xu Jianguo didn't have work today: "Mom, I'll go take a look."

Old Mrs. Xu sighed and said, "Go ahead, take a few more people with you to help with the funeral."

After such a serious incident, the Hehua family might not be in a position to arrange his funeral.

When Xu Jianguo went to the secretary's house, the eldest daughter-in-law and the secretary's wife had fainted, the children were crying, and the house was in a mess.

Xu Jianguo asked someone to clean the house and asked Hehua to get some broken mats for the bed.

After turning over the lotus for a long time, 꺳 found a tattered mat in the warehouse.

Xu Jianguo put the mat on the ground, and he and others lifted the body on it and found a cloth to cover the body.

He Hua knew that it would cost money to handle the funeral, so she ran into the house and searched for a long time, and finally found ten yuan and gave it to Xu Jianguo: "Uncle, that man didn't give the money to my mother. My mother only has this little money. You can take it first. If there is less, I will think of a way."

Although Xu Jianguo had a job, he only had a few days off and didn't have much money, so he took the offer calmly: "Okay, I'll try to keep it within ten yuan."

Lotus looked grateful: "Thank you, uncle."

Xu Jianguo waved his hands and said, "We are all from the same village, so why should I say thank you!"

…

The secretary's matter came out on the third day.

He was sent to a farm in the northeast.

The villagers applauded and said, "It's what he deserves. Evil deeds will be punished!"

"Why don't you shoot him? People like him shouldn't be alive in this world!"

"Oh, what a sin! I couldn't control that thing and it ruined my whole family!"

“…”

The secretary left the next day, and when he came back to get his luggage, he saw the body lying on the ground without a trace of emotion in his eyes.

His wife rushed to him, crying and yelling, "Get out, get out, don't show up in front of me, get out, you beast..."

The secretary did not come back alone. There were staff members beside him. He stopped the woman who continued to push people away and said, "Comrade, comrade, calm down!"

The woman cried bitterly: "How can I stay calm? He destroyed our family. How can I stay calm?"

He Hua walked over and supported the staggering woman, saying, "Mom, don't cry. Tears are the most worthless thing. The more this happens, the more we must live like human beings and make him angry to death."

In the past two days, Xu Jiajia would come over to accompany Hehua whenever she had time.

Xu Jiajia talked to her a lot and instilled a lot of modern ideas in her.

The lotus was affected to some extent.

The woman grabbed Hehua's hand and said, "My dear, I am sorry for you. If I had discovered your abnormality earlier, you wouldn't have been ruined by him like this.

It's a livestock.

Why didn't the Thunder God strike him to death? "

Lotus' eyes were red, tears welling up in them, but no tears came out: "Mom, let him go, time will prove everything."

The woman felt even more pained when she saw how strong she was, and she wanted to rush over and fight that beast to the death.

The boss was also buried on the day the secretary left.

The house seemed to have regained its former tranquility, but it was still different.

Villagers would occasionally discuss the affairs of the former secretary's family, but if the captain heard about it, they would be punished.

He never does things for nothing, he just fines people based on their work points.

These work points are food, money, and everyone's lifeblood.

After two people were punished, everyone realized the seriousness of the matter and no one dared to talk about the former secretary's family behind his back.

Without everyone's gossip, the Lotus family felt better.

After this incident was exposed, Wang Xiulan became more introverted, kept her mouth shut, and stopped talking.

Her husband didn't know how to face her, so they always slept in separate beds.

In the middle of a thunderstorm night.

Wang Xiulan was hanged.

On the day of her suicide, her family came and had an argument.

At one point, everyone thought that her family members had said something to her and that she was trying to commit suicide.

Her husband hugged her body and cried bitterly: "I was wrong, I shouldn't have ignored you, it's my fault, it's my fault..."

Everyone felt sad when they heard the crying.

Why.

Such a good family, broken up like this!

On the day of Wang Xiulan's funeral, her husband also ended his life with a bottle of pesticide, leaving behind three young children.

In just a few days, three people died in the family.

Lotus mother was heartbroken and wanted to go with him, but she had a child at home and her mission was not completed, so she could only sneak away.

…

Xu family.

Xu Jianguo sat on the bench and sighed: "Do you think Huizai is stupid? It's so good to be alive, why can't he figure it out and want to die?

Who will take care of the three children when he leaves?"

Old Mrs. Xu was also upset. That old beast made a mistake, but three young people had to pay for it!

Damn it, it's him!

Xu Jiajia was eating melon seeds nearby: "If you can't get over that barrier, and stay depressed for a long time, you will get depression if you don't die."

It was the first time that Mrs. Xu and Xu Jianguo heard the word depression. They both looked at Xu Jiajia and asked in unison, "Granddaughter, what is depression?"

"My dear, is depression scary?"

Xu Jiajia organized a sentence and said slowly: "Depression is a persistent low mood, with no energy to do anything.

To put it simply, I have reached a dead end and cannot get out, and sometimes I even doubt myself.

In serious cases, they will commit suicide. "

Old Mrs. Xu gasped: "Oh my god, there is such a disease, it's terrible!"

Xu Jiajia knew that what happened in the Hehua family also affected Xu Jianguo. She patted him on the shoulder and said, "Dad, you must get rid of bad emotions as far as possible. This way, your body will be healthy and your life will be bright and sunny."

Xu Jianguo was frightened by the depression in Xu Jiajia's body, so he dared not think wildly: "I will think positively in the future."

Xu Jiajia snapped her fingers and said, "That's the way it should be."

The three chatted for a while, and then He Hua came. She looked thin but in good spirits: "Jia Jia, do you still have your high school textbooks?"

Xu Jiajia nodded: "Yes, please sit down for a while, I'll go look for it."

Lotus looked at her gratefully: "Thank you——"

Xu Jiajia waved her hands: "It's just a small thing, thank you for what you said. If you don't understand, you can ask me."

Lotus' eyes were red, and she choked up and said, "Well..."

Seeing her like this, Mrs. Xu felt jealous, so she went back to the house and cut half an apple for He Hua.

It was so expensive, how could Lotus accept it? "No, no."

Mrs. Xu domineeringly stuffed the apple into her hand: "Eat——"

The lotus was frightened by Mrs. Xu's momentum. She bit it unconsciously. It was crisp and sweet. The bitterness in it also dissipated, leaving only sweetness.

Old Mrs. Xu took her emotional changes to heart and was in great pain: "Lotus, Grandma Xu has something to say to you: remember what you should remember, forget what you should forget, change what you can change, and accept what you cannot change.

We humans must look forward, be optimistic, and have hope in life.”

Speaking of this, Old Lady Xu recalled a long-buried event in the past: "In 1945, the Japanese invaders rushed into the village and killed many villagers, including your uncle Xu's brother and sister.

I came back from outside and fainted when I heard about this.

After one night of sleep, I knew that what had happened was done and it was useless to suffer any more.

Later I went to learn skills, how to fight, and vowed to fight the devils till the end..."

Mrs. Xu did not continue to talk about the glorious history of the time. She paused, looked at Lotus, and patted her on the shoulder: "There are some things we cannot change, but we can change ourselves.

Try to make yourself stronger, and the strong inner self will not be shaken by copper or iron walls."

Lotus heard it all, and she said hoarsely, "I will."

…

Time flies.

Today is the day to collect wages.

Xu Jianguo came to the Finance Department with his salary slip.

He was already thirty before the first month was over.

Xu Jianguo's hands were shaking as he took the money. Oh my god, this is the first time I've received so much money since I was a child.

If he loses it, the old lady will beat him to death!

Xu Jianguo ran to the restroom, carefully put the money in the back pocket of his trousers, buttoned it up, and when he was sure it was safe, he walked out.

The first thing I did when I got home was to divide up the thirty pieces of rice that were still hot.

Xu Jiajia is ten.

Mrs. Xu, five dollars.

Five bucks for himself.

Xu Jiajia was stunned: "Dad, why did you give me money?"

Xu Jianguo smiled and said, "You gave me a job, but I don't want to give you money.

It's 10 yuan a month, you get 15 yuan, grandma gets 10 yuan, and I get 5 yuan. We'll follow this standard from now on."

Xu Jiajia's mouth twitched, and she calculated very clearly: "Your money will not be mine in the future, but it's okay to give it to me in advance."

Old Mrs. Xu looked at the living expenses in her hand and was very satisfied. Ten yuan a month, one hundred yuan a day.

very good.

If she saves a little more, she will definitely be the richest old lady in the whole village.

The sugar factory and the machinery factory pay wages on the same day.

Xu Jiajia had just received ten yuan when Xu Xiaoyao came to give her more money. In addition to money, she also brought benefits.

She eats in the cafeteria.

No oil was needed, so I gave it all to Xu Jiajia.

"Jia Jia, these are cloth coupons, oil coupons, meat coupons, and coal coupons. As for food, I brought it back last time, so I can't bring so much this time."

"Coal tickets, you can exchange them with your colleagues for the tickets you need. You don't have to give them to me, keep them for yourself."

People in the countryside burn firewood instead of coal.

Xu Xiaoyao nodded: "Okay——"

Xu Jiajia looked at the money and saw it was ten yuan. She looked at Xu Xiaoyao in confusion: "We agreed to split it 50-50, why did you give me five yuan more?"

Working the full shift at the factory, Xu Xiaoyao doesn't have to stay in the sun. She has become much whiter, and when she smiles, she looks like a flower blooming in the sun: "Fifty-fifty, you're really at a disadvantage."

Xu Jiajia declined, but Xu Xiaoyao refused to accept: "No, ten yuan a month, I am very satisfied.

Jia Jia, do you know?

I have never been happier. "

Xu Xiaoyao sat in Xu's house for a while and was about to go home when Wang Daniu, who had come running, pulled her aside and said, "You silly girl, you didn't even come home when you returned to the village. The last time I heard you say that you were going to get paid today, where's the money?"

Xu Xiaoyao was prepared. She took out some money from her pocket and handed it over.

Wang Daniu looked very satisfied, but after she finished counting, her face instantly cracked: "You stupid girl, you are playing tricks on me, believe it or not, I will beat you up!"

Old Mrs. Xu appeared behind her silently: "Who do you want to beat?"

Wang Danniu was startled. She turned around and looked at Old Lady Xu aggrievedly: "Auntie, she promised to give me five yuan at first, but now she only gives me this much. If it were you, you would be angry too, right?"