He harbored a sliver of hope; Li Dahua's illness had come on so strangely that she might suddenly pass away any day.
With this in mind, the family returned home, but Li Dahua was really sick. Not only was she not better, she couldn't even get out of bed, so someone had to take care of her. Her second sister, Ning Xiaojuan, became the one who took care of the patient.
She not only had to work in the fields, but also go home to cook, and then serve her own mother food and drink, and take care of her bodily needs. Basically, she took over the original owner's job, the only difference being that the original owner had to take care of several children, while she had to take care of her own mother.
So, in less than half a month, Ning Xiaojuan was so exhausted that she gave up.
However, this girl is always smart; even if she weren't, she would still imitate others.
A few days later, Ning Xiaojuan found an opportunity to go to town and meet a man named Huang Yaozu.
This person was also carefully selected by her.
The Huang family only has one son, Huang Yaozu. They attended the same junior high school, but one was in the third year of junior high and the other in the first year. Huang Yaozu was three years older than her.
Huang Yaozu pursued Ning Xiaojuan when they were in school. After graduation, he tried to contact her several times, but she rejected him because she thought he was ugly.
Now that she wants to escape the Ning family, Huang Yaozu has become the best candidate.
Didn't you see that the eldest sister married an only son?
Everyone in the village says that the eldest sister has a good life. With her father-in-law, the brigade leader, around, she only needs to go up the mountain to cut grass every day. Her mother-in-law usually cooks for her. Some people even say they saw Guang Sheng washing clothes in the yard. Her sister has gained more than 20 pounds in the three months since she got married.
It's clear how much good food the Guang family fed her.
The second sister also realized that everything was fake; being well-fed, clothed, and pampered was the only good life.
Rather than finding someone you like, it's better to find someone who likes you. At least you won't have to live your life fawning over a man.
However, she wasn't as "foolish" as her sister. After finding Huang Yaozu, she asked him for a dowry of one hundred yuan and told him that as long as the dowry was given, she would go to the village to get a marriage certificate with him because her family did not agree to her marrying Huang Yaozu, and their affair had to be done secretly.
The Huang family only had one son, so they indulged him in everything. They even gave him 100 yuan to give to Ning Xiaojuan.
Ning Xiaojuan took the money, bought two bottles of good wine, and went to the Party Secretary's house.
These two bottles of wine weren't bought for nothing, considering she's still a year shy of the legal age.
These days, if you have connections, you can get a marriage certificate through back channels. The team gave them a letter, and the Huang family found someone to help them, so Ning Xiaojuan and Huang Yaozu got their marriage certificate.
On the day she received her marriage certificate, Ning Xiaojuan took advantage of the fact that everyone else was out in the fields, rolled up her bag, and went to the Huang family.
Well, she's even more ruthless than Ning Yan. She doesn't even care about saving face and hasn't told her family she's married.
Ning Shizhu couldn't find Er Yatou after returning home, and only after asking Li Dahua did he learn that she had packed her bags and run away.
These days, you need a letter of introduction to go out. Ning Shizhu went to the secretary's house to ask and found out that his second daughter had also gotten a marriage certificate with someone else.
Ning Shizhu fainted on the spot from anger!
After being carried home, the person regained consciousness but was paralyzed.
Now, the Ning family's world has completely collapsed.
The younger brother, who was eager to get married, wanted nothing more than to drag his younger sister over and beat her to death. She ran away when their mother was sick; was she even human?
Then, as the eldest child, he took on the responsibility of caring for his parents. However, as the saying goes, "a long illness tests a filial son's ability to stay by his bedside," and since he was not filial, he could not bear it for more than two days.
The older brother was also clever; he assigned the work to the younger brother.
“My brother can’t earn full work points if he takes care of our parents.”
"If this goes on for too long, we might not even be able to afford food. So, from now on, you'll be in charge of taking care of Mom and Dad. I'll go talk to my older sister and ask her to talk to her father-in-law and find you an easier job. That way, the three of us brothers might be able to manage to have enough to eat."
The younger brother is not easily fooled; he's quite cunning. However, he's several years younger than his two older brothers, so he can't fight back or resist. Therefore, he strategically compromises for the time being.
The younger brother really did run up to Ning Yan. He really knew how to talk, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to take advantage of the original owner time and time again in his previous life.
"Big sister, I know I shouldn't have come to you, but our parents are both bedridden, and my second sister has run away. If you don't take care of us, we really won't be able to survive."
I don't need money or food from my older sister, I just want the brigade leader to arrange an easier job for my younger brother. Your job cutting pig feed was pretty good; after finishing his task, he can go home and take care of our parents.
Ning Yan laughed. She really couldn't ignore it, otherwise the villagers would definitely talk behind her back.
However, it wasn't the way my younger brother wanted to help.
“Brother, I can help you with this, but have you thought about it? No matter how many work points you earn, it’s impossible to support a family of five.”
Of course the younger brother knew, but he had no money and couldn't get married. If no one married into the family, no one would help him share the burden. What could he do?
"Does your eldest sister have a good idea?"
Ning Yan hesitated for a moment, and only spoke after her younger brother repeatedly asked her: "Look at Chunsheng in our village. He has many sons, but he is not favored. So he simply married into a family with many daughters. Isn't he living a pretty good life?"
Most importantly, marrying into the family not only eliminates the need for a bride price but also allows one to receive a dowry.
The younger brother's eyes lit up immediately. That's right, as long as he marries into the family, he can escape that hellish home.
"It's a pity. You're the eldest son, and your parents will never agree to you marrying into their family. The second son, on the other hand, might be a better fit."
Younger brother: ...
"Alright, you can go back now. I'll talk to my father-in-law about this, and I'll have my younger brother go gather pig feed tomorrow."
She definitely had to help with this, since it wasn't her who would suffer. It would be better if those three dogs fought each other, otherwise how could they help the original owner avenge her past life?
As for her dear sister, let her enjoy herself for a while. Her good days will be over once I safely give birth to my child.
The eldest brother went home, and the second brother was cooking porridge in the kitchen. He had to cook it, otherwise the younger brother would go hungry.
Before Ning Yan got married, she said she would teach her younger siblings how to do housework, but no one was willing to learn. Now that no one is teaching them, they have learned on their own.
So you have to push people a bit, and when you push them hard enough, they'll unleash their "potential"!
The younger brother went to the main room, sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), and stared blankly at his mother, who was crying out in pain, and his father, who was silent.
The custom in the village is that the family does not separate while the parents are still alive, and the eldest son who is responsible for taking care of his parents is not allowed to marry into the family. Therefore, as long as his parents are alive, he has to take care of them.
But as long as these two are around, no woman will be willing to marry him.
It's alright now, his younger brothers can still help him out. But once they get tired of this kind of life and find their own way out, his life will be completely over.
And so a bold plan formed in my mind.
That evening, the younger brother took over the task of feeding the couple.
The so-called meal was nothing more than two bowls of rice porridge that was so thin it couldn't be thinner.
Ning Shizhu is not only paralyzed but also unable to speak clearly; when he is hungry, he can only howl in pain. (End of Chapter)
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