"Before your mother left, she said that Dashan's wife was pregnant again."
This was like a bolt from the blue, and Qiu Yuling was silent for a long time.
She turned over and sat up, confused. "No, they both gave birth to three sons in a row. It's not like other families are in a hurry to give birth to a crown prince. They haven't even given birth to these three yet, so why are they going to have another one?"
"What are you talking about, kid? Giving birth is not something people can control."
"Why not? I think my eldest brother and his wife have had an easy life and have never suffered any hardship. If they had suffered more in the past, they wouldn't be rushing to do this now."
Qiu Yuling originally thought that her grandmother was a wise woman, but unexpectedly, on this matter, her attitude was inclined to believe that since nature has given women the right to give birth, they also have the responsibility to reproduce offspring.
Qiu Yuling turned away and said nothing.
The word "mother" sounds great, but she has to endure so much suffering in her life. Why does no one praise her for this?
Anyway, she had made up her mind that whoever lived the life should live it. Her eldest brother had already been dragged out to collect his salary, so she didn't care if there were more children. "Have as many children as you want, huh."
The old lady was amused by her granddaughter's awkwardness. "What's wrong? Are you worried about your parents?"
Qiu Yuling uttered a muffled "hmm".
"Don't worry, your mother is very successful." She just gave one thing to each child and she knew that her eldest daughter was planning to follow suit.
She told herself that there were still so many things left at home that had not been handed over, and she and her husband were still struggling to make ends meet, earning work points and saving them for marrying off their daughter and wife. So Dashan's family was separated and asked her to take care of it.
Qiu Yuling didn't know about this. Besides feeling distressed, she was also somewhat surprised by her elder brother and his wife.
Are you full? Just add some more food.
As soon as Li Qingmei returned, she carried the sleeping babies into the house and asked the eldest brother and his wife in detail about their second pregnancy.
"Now that you have a wife, can you still make a living on the farm? The money you earn in a month is only enough to feed your family of five, right?
You should be filial to me and your father, but from the time you left until now, we've only seen you leave, not come in."
Qiu Jianshe was confused. What was he planning to do?
"Move aside, get out of my way. I need to do some accounting for the boss. We agreed on the expenses for those things, but then the expenses got messed up. Now we definitely can't go back to what we originally agreed on."
You married a wife, gave her a betrothal gift, a sewing machine, and built a house. Everything in your house was new. From the time your wife was first conceived until she followed you to the farm, she had only worked the fields a few times and earned a few work points.
I am not that annoying old woman. I married my daughter-in-law to make my children live a good life, not to show off my power. But I didn’t choose the wrong person. Your daughter-in-law is taking care of three children by herself, and she has never shirked her responsibilities...”
"Mom, why are you saying this?" Qiu Dashan panicked, not knowing what his mother meant by saying this.
"Don't interrupt, just listen to what I have to say."
"Mom, let's talk about it together when my younger sister comes." Qiu Dashu vaguely sensed something and thought of stopping her first so that her younger sister wouldn't be unhappy when she came.
"It's okay. Your second brother is not here. I know everything about my birth. I have a clear mind on important matters."
Huang Duoer moved her butt slightly. She felt that it was caused by what she said at her aunt's house this afternoon.
"Let's divide the family today. Our family's division is different from others. Let's do the same as your grandma, and give one to each person and divide it away.
But I won’t follow your grandma’s lead and live with any of you. When your father and I are the only one left, you brothers can discuss who we should beg from.”
"Mom, what are you talking about? Why are you begging for food?"
Li Qingmei waved her hand, interrupting San'er's speech, and continued, "We gave birth to you and raised you, and we won't ask you to repay us. Just give us five yuan a month for the money you share.
This is it for now, and as for the future when we are unable to move and our lifeline is in your hands, you can discuss how much to give us."
Qiu Dashan moved his mouth and said, "Mom..."
Li Qingmei raised her hand to block him again, "Let's talk about it next. What can we, as the elderly, give you? You are the eldest, you have started a family, and you can live your own lives.
Tomorrow, ask your father to invite the team leader to come over and be a witness. We will measure the residential land for you. If you want to build it, we will supervise you until it is completed.
If you don't build it, there will always be a house in this yard for all of you brothers and sisters. Whatever money we can contribute to your house building, I will convert it into money for you."
Next, Li Qingmei took the account book and calculated all the expenses accumulated over the years, including the things Qiu Yuling had to carry back from school, as well as the supplies stored in the basement in the county town and their expenses.
The house in the county town is not counted as property. "Don't accuse me of being partial. It belongs to your sister. She asked mother and said she borrowed it. After borrowing it, she returned her share. This does not count as touching the public property. Whoever owns it, owns it."
Qiu Dashan and Qiu Dashu had no objection, and they believed that their second brother had no objection either. Huang Duoer moved her lips but refrained from speaking.
After adding and subtracting, together with the money distributed by the team at the end of each year, there were still six small yellow croakers and more than 420 yuan left.
"We'll divide this one up today. As for the fish, each of you brothers and sisters will get one, based on the number of people you have. Your father and I, being the eldest, will each get one, so that we can save enough for our coffins.
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