The three Song siblings all frowned.
Their mother only had three sets of clothes, two of which were wet, leaving only this one.
She gave the clothes to Fang Min, but what should she wear?
They had a lot of opinions about Fang Min.
Fang Jie is her older sister, shouldn't she show some courtesy instead of accepting the offer so readily?
Fang Min quickly changed herself and Lu Yefangxuan into dry clothes.
"Sis, do you have anything to eat? I'm so hungry."
Fang Jie lifted her leg to go to the kitchen.
Song Yaohui grabbed her.
"Mom, change your clothes."
Fang Jie laughed, "It's okay, it'll dry in a bit."
Song Fanxing: "Mom, we need to change it. What will we do if you get sick? There will be no one to take care of Xingxing."
Song Yaohui had already found a set of his clothes and stuffed them into Fang Jie's hands.
Song Yaohui was wearing green T-shirts and trousers that Song Darong had discarded from the army years ago. They were all quite baggy, and he had to roll them up when he wore them. Fang Jie was about the same height as Song Yaohui, but had a smaller frame, so Song Darong's clothes and trousers looked even bigger on her.
Fang Jie didn't pay much attention and quickly went to the kitchen to take out the three ears of corn that were left over from the morning. She had originally planned to use them for their dinner.
We have no choice but to give it to Fang Min and her daughter for now, and we'll make plans for dinner later.
Fang Min and Ye Fangxuan saw the plump corn, its surface shining yellow.
It's incredibly tempting.
Ye Fangxuan immediately started drooling.
Song Yaohua turned his head away in disgust.
So dirty!
His sister is more lovable; she's clean, pretty, and hygienic.
Fang Min grabbed two ears of corn, gave one to Ye Fangxuan, and the two of them wolfed it down.
"So delicious!"
They had never eaten such delicious corn before.
Fang Min ate two, and Ye Fangxuan ate one.
After finishing their meal, the two were still somewhat reluctant to leave.
Fang Min: "Sister, is there any more?"
Fang Jie shook her head awkwardly, "That's all, just these three."
Fang Jie thought for a moment and went to the kitchen to take out two peaches. Without Fang Jie saying anything, Fang Min took the peaches from her hand and gave one to Ye Fangxuan as well. The two of them quickly ate another peach.
After finishing her meal, Fang Min wiped her mouth with her sleeve and then moved to another spot to wipe Ye Fangxuan's mouth.
The three siblings frowned as they watched.
They were puzzled. Aunt's husband's family lived in the county town, and she had been married for six or seven years, so she was practically a city dweller. Why was she so unconventional?
Fang Jie also frowned slightly.
Those were her clothes.
She is a very clean person. Although she doesn't have money to buy new clothes and does hard labor every day, she washes her clothes every day and carefully mends them even if they are torn. She washes her hair every other day, and every day when she sweats a lot.
She not only kept herself clean, but also required her children to be clean. The three children developed good hygiene habits.
No matter where you are or what kind of life you lead, you must maintain your dignity.
This is also what makes her stand out from the other village women.
They felt exhausted after a day's work, so who cared about these things? They wore the same clothes for ten days or half a month without changing or washing them, and when their clothes were torn, they just left them torn, letting the holes get bigger and bigger. Their hair was so oily that it was stuck together in a clump.
Whenever they saw Fang Jie dressed neatly and cleanly, they would scoff at her.
Muttering to myself, "What a show-off!"
Fang Jie didn't think she was pretending; she felt that being clean not only made her look presentable but also made her feel comfortable.
So when she saw Fang Min wiping her mouth with her sleeve, she felt a little uncomfortable.
Fang Min didn't think there was anything wrong with her behavior at all, and asked, "Sister, why is your corn so delicious? And the peaches, I've never eaten such delicious peaches before."
Fang Jie smiled but didn't say anything.
This is a family secret and cannot be revealed to anyone, not even her own sister.
She changed the subject, asking, "Why did you come in this heavy rain? You should have chosen a better day."
Fang Min started crying, and Ye Fangxuan started crying too.
"Sister, Ye Jun is dead."
The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.
Fang Jie was surprised, "How could this be so sudden?"
"Ye Jun's health has been poor for the past year. He was often bedridden and had seen many doctors, but none of them could cure him. We didn't know what was wrong with him. He didn't make it a couple of days ago and left us, mother and son."
After saying that, Fang Min cried even louder.
"After Ye Jun died, my in-laws said that I had cursed Ye Jun to death, and that my daughter and I were sinners in the Ye family and did not deserve to stay in the Ye family. They kicked us out. My daughter and I had nowhere to go, so we had no choice but to come to you, sister. Sister, please let Fangxuan and me stay. You are the only one I can rely on."
Ye Fangxuan looked at Fang Jie with pleading eyes, "Auntie, please take us in, my mom and I really have nowhere else to go."
Song Fanxing gritted her teeth. Fang Min had made herself sound so miserable from the start that her mother had no way to refuse.
Fang Jie looked at her small house. The four of them were now crammed into one earthen bed. The child was getting bigger every day and there wasn't enough room for him to sleep, and it wasn't appropriate for them to sleep together.
If we leave my sister and her daughter behind, where will they sleep?
Perhaps he sensed that Fang Jie was about to refuse.
Ye Fangxuan looked at Fang Jie with pitiful eyes, "Auntie, please take us in. Don't worry, we can sleep on the floor."
Fang Jie ultimately decided to keep them.
Let's try to squeeze in first.
Once the rain stopped, she would see if she could find some planks to make a makeshift bed on the ground.
Although Song Fanxing disagreed, she had no better solution at the moment.
Given Fang Jie's kindness, she would never let her sister's family leave.
What's meant to happen will happen; there's no escaping it. Anyway, with her around, nothing will happen to Mom and my two older brothers.
The rain continued until evening before stopping.
Fang Jie asked Song Yaohui to go with her to the brigade leader and borrow six wooden planks to lay on the ground.
It's time to go to bed.
Fang Min said, "Sister, Fangxuan and I will sleep on the floor, and you all can sleep on the kang (heated brick bed)."
Fang Jie naturally had to decline.
"You and Fangxuan will sleep on the kang (heated brick bed), and I will sleep on the floor."
"Sister, you're the best to me."
Fang Min happily pulled Ye Fangxuan up onto the earthen bed and lay down.
The three siblings were somewhat bewildered.
What the hell is all this?
They really couldn't bring themselves to like Fang Min and Ye Fangxuan.
How insensible!
Although Fang Jie felt uncomfortable, she couldn't say anything.
She raised this younger sister from a young age.
Their parents passed away when Fang Min was 16 and 12. Fang Jie single-handedly supported the family and raised Fang Min, always giving her the best food, clothes, and things. This fostered a somewhat selfish personality in Fang Min.
After growing up, she was introduced to Song Darong and married him. Fang Min lived with Song Darong's family for two years until Song Darong got married.
Fang Min has said since she was a child that she wants to marry into the city and doesn't want to stay in the countryside to farm.
Later, she actually did marry a man from the city.
Unexpectedly, she was unlucky; her husband died young, leaving her and her child destitute.
Thinking of this, Fang Jie couldn't help but feel sorry for her sister and her daughter.
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