During holidays, most migrant workers will return home to spend time with their families.
Just like students, they get holidays during festivals like Chinese New Year, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and New Year's Day, and they all go home to celebrate.
However, ever since Yue Jiuyue transmigrated to this world, everyone there is a farmer, and no one in any family goes out to work. The farthest they go is to the town, and many people never even set foot in the county town in their entire lives.
Perhaps it's because Yue Jiuyue isn't the real person, so even though her eldest son, Lin Chaodong, has hardly been home this year, Yue Jiuyue doesn't feel the typical "a mother worries when her son travels far" feeling that comes with motherhood. She even forgot about this son who not only asked her for money for medical treatment but also wanted to ask her for money to buy a house.
Yue Jiuyue never imagined he would come back, especially not even for the New Year. After all, Liu was working as a wet nurse, which wasn't a place where one could easily take leave. Moreover, the more important the wet nurse was during holidays, the less likely it would be that Liu would be allowed to go home for the festival.
As for Lin Chaodong, he told Lin Chaonan and the others that he stayed in the city to inform Liu Shi, so that Liu Shi wouldn't find her family missing one day.
Yue Jiuyue didn't believe that Liu Shi had never gone back to the rented house for so long. If Liu Shi really had never left that house, then this mother was really too heartless. After all, Dazhuang was in the prefecture city at the time, and Lin Chaodong didn't have much money. It was too difficult to raise a sick and weak child in the prefecture city!
If Liu had come out and gone back to that rented room, and knew that Dazhuang had been taken back to his hometown, and if Lin Chaodong had stayed in the city for so long, and it seemed that he had no intention of returning, then he was being too cruel to his two children.
Which child doesn't want to live with their parents? Which child doesn't want to be loved and cared for by their parents' side? Which child enjoys living under someone else's roof? Which child wants to be a left-behind child?
Lin Chaodong did fulfill his responsibilities as Liu's husband, but he pushed the responsibility of raising the children onto his family, which led Yue Jiuyue to directly drag him into the group of scumbag fathers.
After all, things at home are getting better and better. He has his own mountain. Based on the harvest of the Lin brothers, Lin Chaonan and Lin Chaobei, this year, the two of them can earn at least several dozen taels of silver. In addition, Yue Jiuyue occasionally gives them a monthly allowance or pocket money. They can also sell some herbs and share half with Yue Jiuyue. They can save up to a hundred taels of silver!
Yue Jiuyue didn't think Lin Chaodong could save a hundred taels of silver in a year in the city. He was a spendthrift who didn't have a penny left. Yue Jiuyue wasn't surprised because the expenses in the city were indeed high. Farmers grew their own grains and vegetables, and the only things they needed to buy were seasonings and other items. Moreover, Yue Jiuyue paid for all of those items. It would be strange if Lin Chaonan and Lin Chaobei were penniless.
Lin Chaodong was still taking things out, all sorts of small toys: windmills, rattles, clay carts, diabolo, puppets, clay dogs, and so on, all for Dazhuang. There were also silk flowers, colorful ropes, masks, and other things that girls liked, which made Xiaoman very happy.
Towards the end, the situation became a bit awkward.
The basket was empty, but apart from the small gifts for the two children, there was nothing else. In other words, Lin Chaodong only brought gifts for his children when he came back this time. He didn't even give anything to his own mother, Yue Jiuyue, let alone his two younger brothers, Lin Chaonan and Lin Chaobei.
Fortunately, Yue Jiuyue didn't care about this, and she didn't think that her son Lin Chaodong was bad.
However, the way others looked at Lin Chaodong was a little strange. After all, the ancients valued filial piety, and Lin Chaodong's behavior was unacceptable to the world. He was definitely an unfilial son!
"mother……"
Lin Chaodong was a little lost. His decision to come back was sudden, so he only brought small items that he usually bought for his two children. He didn't have time to buy a gift for his elders and younger brother, for fear that he wouldn't be able to get home in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
"Hmm? Is something the matter?"
Yue Jiuyue responded with a question mark face, not wanting to smooth things over for him because of her status!
"Mom, I'm so sorry. I left in such a hurry that I only took these cheap little things I usually buy. I didn't even have time to buy you a snack or anything. I really was in such a rush that I didn't have time to think about it!"
Lin Chaodong gave a dry explanation, knowing that what he said was very unreasonable, but what he said was the truth!
A few days ago, Liu suddenly returned to his place, saying that she had heard something at the master's house that might be related to his mother. The rural widow who was rewarded by the emperor last year had actually been granted the title of Ninth Rank Jade Lady by the emperor this year, so she urged him to hurry home and see.
He didn't do any work that day; he just grabbed whatever he wanted to take home, threw it into a basket, and left.
He was lucky enough to encounter a convoy heading to Caolu County and hitch a ride, spending all the copper coins he had on him, leaving him with no money to buy gifts for his family.
Of course, he didn't think of that at the time, and he wouldn't have thought of it if the atmosphere hadn't been a bit off.
"oh."
Yue Jiuyue gave a dry reply, and without even looking up, she ate the watermelon.
It's already autumn, and watermelons really don't taste very good anymore. Otherwise, my daughter wouldn't be so tempted. Watermelons in the summer are so delicious. It's a pity we can only wait until next year.
Of course, she can still eat whenever she wants; after all, she has a cheat-like ability, and it would be a waste not to use it.
Even when using something, one must use it with caution to avoid causing trouble.
"mother……"
Lin Chaodong didn't expect Yue Jiuyue to react this way; it wasn't what he had imagined!
He's hardly been home this year, and this time he's been away for over two months. Doesn't his mother miss him? Shouldn't she immediately start showing concern as soon as he gets home?
"Boss, you've lost weight again! You must have suffered a lot out there! It's good that you're back! I'll cook you something delicious tonight and help you recover these next few days!"
Wait a minute, is saying something like that a normal reaction?
Why does it feel like he's worthless after going out for a while? Is he no longer his mother's good son? No longer the pillar of the family?
Thinking of this, Lin Chaodong's expression froze.
He's no longer the pillar of the family! He's not even home anymore, so what pillar is he supposed to be?
So, he deserves to be disliked by his own mother!
However, he was still very curious: was his mother a ninth-rank Confucian scholar?
If Xiaoman'er hadn't arrived so quickly, and Dazhuang hadn't followed, he would have missed the two children too, which is why his train of thought had been interrupted.
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