Ever since Yue Xin was forced to go to the countryside for her elder brother, she left the Yue family that had once given her endless pain and oppression.
The life of Yue Xin's mother, Aunt Zhou, was like being stuck in a dark quagmire, and every step was extremely difficult.
All the household chores that should have been shared by Yue Xin in the past now all fall heavily on Aunt Zhou's slightly thin shoulders.
Every morning, before the first ray of sunlight fully penetrates the window, Aunt Zhou has to struggle to get out of the warm bed and start a busy and exhausting day of work.
Washing clothes, cooking, cleaning the room... these seemingly simple daily tasks are so heavy and tedious to her at this moment.
Especially the clothes of the whole family, piled up like a mountain, as if they would never be finished washing.
And what about her husband? This man usually does nothing at home except doing odd jobs occasionally to earn a meager income.
However, even so, he never thought of lending a hand to his wife, even if it was just to share a little bit of housework.
What makes Aunt Zhou even more exhausted is that she has several sons who are still growing up. These young men have amazing appetites and can eat a whole table full of food in one meal.
Therefore, Aunt Zhou needs to spend a lot of time and energy preparing meals for the family almost every day.
Looking at the empty rice jar and flour bag in the kitchen, and thinking about how she would have to save money for her sons to get married and start families in the future, Aunt Zhou couldn't help but feel a splitting headache.
In this hard life day after day, Aunt Zhou gradually remembered her daughter Yue Xin who had been away for a long time.
"When will this damn girl come back? It's been several years." She muttered to herself and shook her head helplessly.
So many years have passed, but in fact, she rarely really thinks of Yue Xin. Even if her daughter's image occasionally flashes through her mind, most of them are just words full of resentment and blame.
As for the fact that Yue Xin returned to the city to go to college, Yue Laoer's family had no idea about it.
On the one hand, since they have many sons and the financial burden is extremely heavy, they naturally have no time to take care of their daughter who is far away from home; on the other hand, Yue Xin did not have much contact with her family when she left her hometown, so Yue Laoer and his wife knew nothing about her current situation.
Moreover, as the family situation became increasingly difficult, Yue Laoer's family had to send their other two sons to the countryside to settle down.
After all, sending his son to the countryside can not only reduce the population pressure at home, but also obtain certain government subsidies, which can at least make a living and prevent the whole family from starving and freezing.
The most important point is that they can still keep some supplies for daily expenses. At this moment, only the eldest son and the youngest son are left with them.
Back then, these two guys followed the Little Red Guards around all day long, doing whatever they wanted and causing a lot of trouble.
However, because someone backed them up, they lived a carefree and happy life during that period.
But since the start of the redress movement, the situation of the Red Guards has been getting worse and worse. The brothers have committed many evil deeds and have a bad record, so Yue Laoer's family has been subjected to the pointing and ridicule of others all day long.
As a result, the eldest and youngest sons, even though they were nearly thirty years old, were still unable to marry and start a family. This was undoubtedly the bad result their family deserved.
But then again, their family is not completely unlucky. After all, the third child is considered to be the luckier one.
The third child knew from a young age that his family always favored the eldest and the youngest, so after Yue Xin responded to the call to go to the countryside to join the team, he also secretly signed up for himself.
Fortunately, the place he was assigned to was quite good, and coupled with his hard-working character, it didn't take long for him to quickly establish good relationships with the local villagers in the countryside and marry the daughter of the village chief.
From then on, his life was prosperous and happy, which made everyone envious!
Finally, the college entrance examination, considered a turning point in the lives of countless students, began. However, for him, studying seemed like an insurmountable mountain. No matter how hard he tried, he could not reach the top.
Despite this, he persevered and took the college entrance examination twice, but the results were not satisfactory and he was only admitted to an ordinary university in the end.
Faced with such a result, he reluctantly chose to give up the idea of continuing to take the college entrance examination. After all, in that remote village, people had very limited knowledge of colleges and universities, and had no idea what the so-called "good universities" were.
In the eyes of the villagers, being able to get into university is a great achievement. Therefore, even his wife's family expressed their support for him to go to university.
As he gazed at his wife, children, and elders around him, a strong sense of responsibility surged in his heart. He knew that these relatives were his support and motivation in life.
So he secretly made up his mind that after graduation he must return to the village and use the knowledge and skills he learned to repay the land that gave him a second life.
In his opinion, although this small village is not rich and prosperous, it is full of warmth and kindness.
Compared to where my original family is, this place is much better.
The reason why he was one of the few people in Yue Laoer's family who lived a relatively good life was not only because of the favor of fate, but also because of his own diligence and hard work.
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