She had never thought about her past life in detail, but she only knew that with the help of her parents and brothers, her eldest daughter's family was thriving.

When she died, she was already proudly showing off to others: "The house my second son bought in the provincial capital, and the house my third son bought in Beijing... They both cost several million. These kids in my family are really promising..."

In fact, there is more to it than that.

The second and third sons in her family also obtained residential land in the village and built houses.

Children were born one after another, and her eldest daughter gave birth to five grandchildren...

When I thought about the good life my eldest daughter's family led, and then looked back at my own children, I saw that their lives were more miserable and poorer than each other, and they were laughed at by others.

Why?

Because the money they earned from working outside was "borrowed" by their eldest sister.

What right did the eldest daughter have to look down on her brothers from her mother's side and say, "They are a bunch of fools."

Now, with her around, from now on, the eldest daughter will never be able to get a penny from her, nor will she be able to "borrow" a penny from her brothers.

If she hadn't taken the money from selling the sheep just now, she would definitely have turned around and gone to borrow money from her brothers who were working in other places.

She asked her granddaughter to call the eldest brother over for this matter.

"Grandma, I haven't finished my steamed bun yet." Li Yutong was reluctant to eat the leftover meal.

Chen Xiaoying took a look at it and felt extremely sad.

Pao Mo is different from the mutton soup mo in Shaanxi. The Pao Mo here is just steamed buns soaked in boiled water with a little salt added, which can be regarded as a bowl of hot meal.

"Don't eat anymore. I'll give you one dollar. Go to the grocery store and buy some instant noodles and some bread." She quickly took out ten dollars from the money she had earned from selling the sheep.

Today's instant noodles are not junk food, but a rare delicacy for children. Bread is sweet and fragrant. No matter how much saccharin and flavoring are added, it tastes delicious.

"Ten dollars? That's too much." Li Yutong widened her eyes in surprise, her face full of desire, but she didn't dare to take it.

The eldest granddaughter has never received so much money since she was a child. The biggest income she has is the New Year’s money given by the old man. The old man only gives her 20 cents, and sometimes he simply gives her nothing.

As for the eldest couple, they have worked hard all their lives, digging for food in the dirt, and it is not easy for them to earn any money. I have never given them any pocket money. If I want to buy pens and notebooks, I have to exchange my used notebooks and pens with them.

"It's not much. Use the money left over from the instant noodles to buy yourself a notebook and a pen."

Seeing her grandma was so generous, Li Yutong happily took it: "Thank you grandma."

As he said this, he ran to the yard and pushed over a 28-inch bicycle that was leaning against the wall.

Chen Xiaoying was shocked when she saw it: "Can you ride it? If not, just walk there. There's no rush."

The eldest granddaughter Li Yutong is only slightly taller than the bicycle, so the bicycle is too big for her.

"I can." As he spoke, twelve-year-old Li Yutong skillfully stepped on the left pedal with his left foot and pedaled on the ground with his right foot. When the bicycle moved forward, he stretched his right leg from under the horizontal bar and stepped on the right pedal. He hung on the side of the bicycle in such a thrilling way that he rode the bicycle away.

Chen Xiaoying then remembered that this is how the children in the village ride their bicycles nowadays.

She breathed a sigh of relief and was about to take a rest when she noticed someone was watching her.

Following her instinct, she turned her head and saw the third daughter-in-law, Zhao Xueyan, who lived in the side room. She quickly retracted her head, and then, she heard the sound of something being thrown inside.

And she cursed viciously: "Why doesn't she die? Why doesn't she die?"

who is she?

She is her mother-in-law, and she cursed her like that.

Chen Xiaoying covered her chest and felt like she was having a heart attack. It must be because he saw her giving money to Li Yutong just now, which made her feel uncomfortable and unbalanced, so she cursed.

Thinking of this, she pretended she heard nothing and shouted: "Jiejie, Jiejie, come out for a moment."

Although they lived in the same courtyard, the third son's wife disliked her and usually controlled her daughter, not allowing her to get close to her grandmother.

So, just now, the third son’s wife watched her unconscious on the kang without even looking at her. When she was selling the sheep just now, she just climbed through the window to peek and didn’t come out.

The third son’s wife is also a bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong.

The elder sister-in-law Li Hongyan was very powerful. She didn't dare to say anything, but when she saw that Li Yutong gave her ten yuan, she started cursing.

Li Yujie is four years younger than Li Yutong. She is her third granddaughter. She is eight years old this year and is in the second grade of primary school.

"Grandma, call me."

I don’t know what the third daughter-in-law usually says to Li Yujie. This third granddaughter is not close to her at all. They live in the same yard. When she saw her, she lowered her head and walked away without daring to speak.

"Grandma just gave your elder sister ten yuan, and I'll give you ten yuan too. Take it, and don't spend it carelessly. Buy notebooks and pens and study hard." She knew that only by studying hard can rural children have a bright future.

Just like her eldest daughter's two sons, the eldest didn't want to go to school, but the second and third sons seized the opportunity to go to school, took the college entrance examination, and worked in other places. The eldest daughter boasted that her two sons' salaries were tens of thousands a month.

In today's world, men and women are equal. If girls study hard, they can earn high salaries in the future.

Li Yujie looked at her in surprise, and couldn't help but look back at her mother.

Zhao Xueyan seemed quite surprised as well, but she still gave her a look. After receiving the look, Li Yujie took the money, turned around and left.

Not even a word of thanks.

Chen Xiaoying was stunned for a moment, but didn't say anything. She continued to sit alone in the yard.

She remembered a saying, "It takes a long time for the ice to freeze three feet thick."

In her previous life, when she faced her grown-up granddaughter Li Yutong, she felt very sad and cried to her: Your parents just don’t like me. Your aunt’s family has a hard time, and your cousins ​​all have to go to school. I helped them, and it wasn’t a big deal, but they just couldn’t get over it. When they saw me on the road, they didn’t want to talk to me.

I am old...

She cried very sadly and kept nagging. The eldest granddaughter said to her: "Grandma, have you heard of the saying, 'It takes time for the ice to freeze three feet thick to form.' It means that the coldness of people's hearts does not happen overnight. Grandma, think about it, how have you treated them over the years?"

The third daughter-in-law lived in the same yard with her, but she didn't want to take care of her children.

She gave birth to seven children, and she had seen enough of them, and she didn't want to look at them anymore.

She also disliked the third brother's wife, Zhao Xueyan, because she looked at people with her eyes wide open and was creepy. She didn't like her. They lived in the same yard and could have cooked in the same pot, but she just didn't want to cook for Zhao Xueyan. She forced the third brother to build a stove for her so that she could cook by herself.

She also disliked Zhao Xueyan for being lazy. She didn't even sweep the yard or chop firewood, but only knew how to burn ready-made firewood.

She now understood that even if Zhao Xueyan was wrong, she, as a mother-in-law, was sometimes too narrow-minded.

From then on, she tried her best to be fair, just like the ten dollars just now.

Some are from Li Yutong, and some are from her daughter Li Yujie.