Chapter 27 City Three Good Families 2
Chen Hongying returned to her room and began to murmur to her husband, "What do you think our mother means? Who does she want to go to the city?"
Gu Weiguo was puzzled: "Whoever is asked to go can go, why worry about it? We'll just listen to our mother and see how she arranges it!"
Gu Weiguo felt that this was his mother's concern, and as a son he just had to be obedient. As long as his parents were around, the sons and daughters-in-law could not go beyond the law, so he did not need to worry about these things.
Chen Hongying was furious when she heard this, and she was filled with hatred. "Even if you're a blockhead, can you finally come to your senses? Is this a small matter? This is a big deal. How can you really listen to your mother's arrangements? If you really listen to your mother's arrangements, I think she will definitely give it to the fourth son's family!"
Gu Weiguo: "Just give it to me. We are all brothers after all. We can't let outsiders take away the wealth."
Chen Hongying: "Bah, I didn't realize that my mother is on the side of the fourth family. She always smiles at them. Anyway, it didn't work this time, so I have to work hard this time!"
Gu Weiguo wondered, "How can I fight for it? Why are you making such a fuss?"
Chen Hongying: "Go talk to Mom right now and speak from the heart. Tell her that you are the eldest child in the family and you contribute the most to everything. You are the eldest son, so you should be the representative of our family to go to the city to receive the award and gain experience."
Gu Weiguo waved his hand, lay down on the kang, pulled up the quilt and went to sleep: "Well, I can't say such things. If you want to say it, go ahead. Isn't it embarrassing?"
Chen Hongying looked at her husband lying on the kang with his head covered, and was so angry that tears were about to fall. "I worry so much, but for whom? Isn't it for you? Isn't it for the children? Can't you just move forward and strive for it? This is a huge honor, most people can't even wait for it, why are you so disappointing?"
Gu Weiguo listened to her nagging and suddenly became annoyed: "Strive for it? Why should I strive for it? In our family, I have to take all the good things in my arms? You know how our mother behaves. When has she ever been partial? When has she ever been unfair? She is the head of the family, so you just listen to her arrangements. No matter who she chooses this time, she will naturally have her reasons!"
Chen Hongying: "Then I don't have my reasons? Our children are already teenagers, why should they always listen to your mother's arrangements? Can't we arrange our own affairs?"
Gu Weiguo sat up suddenly and looked at her in surprise: "What do you mean? Are you dissatisfied with your family's peaceful life and want to split up or something? Or do you feel that you are wronged because your family has always listened to your mother?"
Shen Hongying choked and stopped talking.
She had already figured it out in her mind. Her two sons, one eleven and the other nine, would no longer need to go to school after a few more years of learning to read. They could earn half a work point a day by working at home. In this way, the three of them could earn work points to support four people, and life would not be too tight. Things would gradually get better.
But if they are mixed with other branches, they will suffer. The second branch is fine, it won't be a burden. The third branch has three girls, one of whom is four years old, and I don't know how long it will take to raise them. The fourth branch has four children, each one is more greedy than the other, and they are all burdens.
In terms of age, she is the oldest child in the family and the first to be able to go to work, so of course she will benefit the most from the division of the family.
But she didn't dare to say anything about dividing the family property, for fear that her husband would be angry, and she was also afraid that Miao Xiuju would give her the cold shoulder and scold her.
After much deliberation, she decided to find Miao Xiujiu and talk to her to test her attitude.
After Miao Xiujiu lay on the kang, she started talking about this matter with her old man Gu Dayong.
"Who do you think should get this spot?" She was also a little worried.
"Just give it to whoever you want." Gu Dayong didn't think it was a big deal.
"Actually, I want to give it to the fourth brother's family, but I'm afraid the eldest and third brothers will be unhappy." Miao Xiujiu felt that this was very difficult.
The second child can hardly read and probably knows that he is not qualified to go, but the eldest and third child have at least studied for a year and can read, so they may not be willing to go if they are not allowed to go.
But deep down, she wanted the fourth child to go.
The fourth child was smart and thoughtful since childhood. He studied until junior high school before dropping out. He was relatively the most educated. Moreover, the most important thing was -
Miao Xiujiu always felt that this opportunity was brought by Fubao. Li Mingshuan sympathized with Fubao, a homeless orphan, and was also concerned about Fubao. The materials written by Chen Youfu this time were probably approved because they adopted Fubao. If it weren't for Fubao, how could such a good opportunity come from?
Miao Xiujiu thought that she was justified in favoring Fubao in private, because Fubao was blessed and brought benefits to the family.
But this kind of thing cannot be said openly. If it is said openly, I am afraid that others will be jealous and envious when this matter gets out, and I am also afraid that Nie Lao San's wife will cause trouble. After all, the Nie family has raised Fubao for four years. What if they insist on snatching it away?
"There's nothing we can do about it. It depends on you. Actually, there is only one spot for four sons. No matter who it is given to, the other daughters-in-law will be unhappy." Although Gu Dayong is an honest man, he also understands that among a family with several sons, the sons may not care, but the daughters-in-law will care.
Normally, I have to calculate even if you eat one bite less and I eat one bite more, let alone such a big thing.
"Forget it, let's just leave it to fate!" Miao Xiujiu made a painful decision and came up with a solution.
Draw lots.
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The next day, when Miao Xiuju announced this to her four sons, no one objected. Only Niu Sanni looked at her husband helplessly and said, "Wei Min, why don't you just not arrest him? You won't be able to read or write when you go there..."
Gu Weimin thought about it and finally withdrew on his own initiative: "You guys catch them."
Seeing this, Shen Hongying immediately laughed: "Oh, you don't catch it, that's a pity."
Niu Sanni felt that her smile was really dazzling...
Liu Zhaodi was also happy to see that she had one less competitor, but unlike Shen Hongying, she only said softly, "What do you think, should Wei Dang withdraw? Isn't he very literate?"
Niu Sanni curled her lips at her hypocritical look, thinking it was really funny.
Miao Xiuju listened and nodded: "Okay, then the Wei Party should withdraw as well, and Weiguo and Weidong will draw lots."
Liu Zhaodi panicked and shouted, "This won't do!"
When she shouted, the other daughters-in-law couldn't help laughing.
Miao Xiuju glanced at her indifferently: "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't come to me with empty words for no reason. It makes me feel bad for you."
Gu Weijun glared at Liu Zhaodi angrily, saying it was so embarrassing.
Liu Zhaodi blushed and stammered for a long time without saying a word. Of course, she didn't want to give up. She just wanted to be polite on the surface, but who knew that Miao Xiujiu would say such a thing to her, which really hurt her heart.
Miao Xiuju sat cross-legged on the kang, looked around at the family, and said impartially, "This is a great opportunity, so I'm letting you draw lots. Whoever draws the right one gets it, and whoever draws the right one gets to go to the city. Others, don't be jealous or greedy."
Several sons and daughters-in-law nodded in unison.
Miao Xiuju took out an old basket and put three big mud balls in it.
"We don't have yellow paper at home, and I can't write, so I made three big clay balls for you. I've put a red string inside one of these three clay balls. Whoever gets the clay ball with the red string will have the chance to go to the city this time."
As she spoke, she looked at the clay balls and said, "I put the red thread in there myself, but now after kneading it so much, I can't tell which one has the red thread. You can pick whatever you want."
So the men looked at each other and let the other choose first.
Miao Xiuju looked at it and said: "The wife chooses for her husband."
It is best to let the daughter-in-law do this kind of thing, so that the sons don’t feel embarrassed about being polite to each other.
When Shen Hongying heard this, her eyes lit up. She looked at Liu Guizhi and said, "You go first."
She felt that Miao Xiuju was on Liu Guizhi's side, and might have informed Liu Guizhi in advance. If Liu Guizhi reached out to take any of them, that one might be the one with the red string.
Liu Guizhi looked at Liu Zhaodi, as if asking her if she wanted to take it first.
Liu Zhaodi hesitated for a moment and nodded.
If she was asked to choose first, she wouldn't have figured out how to choose.
Seeing that both of them shrank back, Liu Guizhi had no choice but to reach out and pick it up herself.
Chen Hongying stared at Liu Guizhi's hand, watching her hand about to reach for the smallest mud ball.
Shen Hongying hurriedly said, "Wait!"
When she called out, everyone looked at her. Liu Guizhi also stopped and looked at her in confusion.
Shen Hongying laughed dryly: "I thought about it, this is really a matter of luck. Maybe the last one to be caught will have the red thread ball. I am unlucky and she is your sister-in-law, so why not let me take it first."
Liu Zhaodi's eyes lit up, and she immediately understood Shen Hongying's trick. Excitement surged in her heart, and she hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, I've thought about it, I'm a little urgent to pee, I have to go to the toilet quickly, let me catch it first, the sooner I catch it, the easier it will be."
Shen Hongying glared. She didn't expect Liu Zhaodi to use such an excuse in front of men and children?
Of course Shen Hongying refused: "No, you are the second one, you will be caught second."
As he said that, he rushed forward and grabbed the smallest mud ball in his hand, holding it tightly without letting go.
When Liu Zhaodi saw it, her heart sank, but then she thought that the small dumpling might not have a ball of red thread inside. Since there was a ball of red thread inside, maybe it should be a big one?
So she went up and grabbed the biggest mud ball.
When Liu Guizhi saw it, she silently picked up the mediocre mud ball.
Miao Xiuju looked at them seriously with a stern face: "Okay, now peel off your mud balls and let's see."
Shen Hongying peeled it open quickly and her heart sank when she saw it.
No red line, no red line...
Why is there none? ?
Liu Zhaodi was delighted to see this, and suddenly felt that there was great hope for her, so she quickly peeled it as well.
There is still no one!
She didn't give up and broke the mud balls into pieces to look for it, but she couldn't find the red thread.
Liu Guizhi slowly peeled off her mud ball, and with a gentle pull she saw a red thread. She peeled it off again, and a red thread covered in mud was in her hand.
Shen Hongying stared at the red thread in Liu Guizhi's hand in disbelief. She was so upset that her eyes almost turned into fish eyes.
Liu Zhaodi looked on with gritted teeth, tears in her eyes about to fall.
"That means the fourth one is gone."
Miao Xiujiu sat firmly on the kang and announced with a serious face.
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