But it is meaningless to pursue many things now.
Her physical condition is not so bad that she can't wait. She can always wait until the day she sees her granddaughter-in-law, so she is not in a hurry.
The lives of the people have undergone tremendous changes.
Although now people still look down on people who do business and think it is shameful.
But when I really got into it, I found that I could earn more than working and it gave me more freedom.
In the 1980s, land was distributed to each household in the countryside.
In the past, when we worked together, there were bound to be some people who cheated and acted slackingly. As everyone influenced each other, work efficiency could never be improved.
But if the land is distributed to each household, the family's food and clothing for the year will all be on the land. If the family is capable and the crops are good, they can sell the grain for more money at the end of the year.
In the past, no matter how much work I did, I didn’t get a single extra work point every day.
Working for my own family is different now, and my hands and feet are much more nimble.
Jiang's father also wrote to say that he and his mother had been allocated dozens of acres of land.
It’s just that the two elders are old now, so they divide the land equally among their sons to farm, and just give them some food as a token of filial piety every year.
The furniture was officially divided and passed down to the grandchildren when they grew up.
The Jiang family's old house was given to Jiang Dachun, and the couple took care of the two elderly people.
Jiang Daxia and Jiang Daqiu bought a piece of land outside and built a house, but it was not far from the old house, so they would come back to visit every day.
Although the Jiang family got along very harmoniously, when the grandchildren grew up, the population became too large with the addition of their grandchildren's wives and great-grandchildren.
Even teeth and tongues can fight sometimes, let alone so many people eating from the same pot, there will be some conflicts with the chattering every day.
Especially when children are playing together and have conflicts or fights, parents will definitely protect their own children. Wouldn't this make it difficult for brothers to get along with each other?
It is better to live separately, with the distant ones being more fragrant and the nearby ones being more smelly. This way, you can get along harmoniously and avoid family conflicts.
Jiang's father and mother are not unreasonable people. They think that the family should not be divided as long as their parents are together.
If it weren't for the bad times in the past, they would always think about the brothers helping each other and at least raising the children. The two elders would have liked to let them move out as soon as they got married.
In fact, when it comes to the grandchildren in the family, Jiang's mother has hardly taken care of them.
There are six children in the family, three sons are the oldest and three daughters are the youngest.
After her sons got married, her daughters were still young, and she couldn't stay at home to take care of the children, so the burden of the family fell on Jiang's father alone.
Women earn fewer work points than men, let alone teenage girls.
So it’s easy to do housework at home, but working in the fields requires strength and experience.
Jiang's mother has worked in the fields for decades and knows how much hardship she has to endure, so she is reluctant to let her best friends work in the fields. It would be better for them to stay at home to do housework and take care of the children, and be lucky enough if they can go up the mountain to cut some grass for pigs in their spare time.
Fortunately, the two elders have suffered all their lives, and they are still living such a comfortable life in their old age.
The children and grandchildren are so filial that even though the daughter is not around, she often comes back to visit and brings them things they have never eaten, worn, or played with in the city.
When I have free time, I will take them to visit the county and city and have them stay at my home for a few days.
All the elderly people of the same age in the village envy them, but not everyone has this blessing.
The only one who didn't come back often was Jiang Mengxue. She knew that she couldn't always show filial piety to her parents, so she could only send back whatever she had to them. She was never short of money.
It increased from five or ten yuan per month to twenty yuan per month, which is higher than the salary of a temporary worker in the city.
After the reform and opening up, she sent even more money.
In fact, she wanted to bring Jiang's father and mother to live in the capital.
It is inevitable that the elderly will have some illnesses as they get older, and it is common for them to go to the hospital and take medicine.
The best medical conditions in the country are naturally in the capital. If you have any problems, you will have the best hospitals, the best doctors, and the best medicines. It is better than staying in the countryside where it would be difficult to seek medical treatment if something happens.
But to be honest, the elderly are used to living in the countryside, and they really can't get used to living in the city.
Especially for the elderly who have been farming for a lifetime, even if they can't do any heavy work, they will never give up their private plots.
If they are allowed to stay at home all day eating, drinking and playing without doing any work, they will soon have health problems.
Jiang's father and mother are just like this. Although they cannot do heavy or strenuous work, they absolutely cannot stop doing light work. Otherwise, either their arms or legs will ache. In short, something is wrong.
Jiang Mengxue encourages her brothers and sisters to develop themselves.
While housing prices are low, investing your money as soon as possible will help you accumulate wealth for your descendants.
The three Jiang Dachun brothers used to work in a cannery. Although they had some experience working in a factory, they didn't know what to do after they left.
They are already in their forties or fifties. Who would want them in the factory at this age?
They can't do anything other than farming in the fields, so naturally they don't have the confidence to settle down in a big city.
But what Jiang Mengxue said was also true. Once the children were admitted to university, it would be absolutely impossible for them to return to the countryside in the future.
Many factories are not doing well, and I heard that workplaces will no longer provide housing in the future. If you want to settle down in the city, you will have to buy your own house.
Even if they don't consider it, they have to consider their children.
Although they have saved some money over the years, it is definitely not enough to buy a house.
Jiang Mengxue thought about the crops they had taken care of their entire lives, and now in this situation they could only deal with the land.
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