"Why build it? It was you who said you would build it for me, and I've already told you not to build it. I don't have a son, so who will live in it if I build it?" Li Hongqiang waved his hand, not taking it seriously at all.

"Can't Jiejie find a son-in-law in the future?" Chen Xiaoying said.

"He doesn't look smart at such a young age. What will he achieve when he grows up? And you still want to find a son-in-law?" Li Hongqiang didn't care.

Chen Xiaoying was so angry that she almost had a myocardial infarction: "Okay, okay, you are awesome, you will cry in the future."

Zhao Xueyan knew that she could not rely on her husband in the future and had to rely on her mother-in-law, so she consciously cleaned up and washed the dishes.

The atmosphere at home was not right. Li Yujie sat huddled aside in fear, not daring to speak.

Chen Xiaoying felt sorry for the child, so she tore off a piece of the biscuit that Li Hongyan had brought and gave it to her: "Did you go to see if your uncle has returned?"

Li Yujie's eyes lit up, she took the cake and ran out.

Li Pingwang snorted: "If you think someone is not good enough, then don't take the things they give you. Aren't you afraid of burning your hands?"

Li Hongyan slammed the drawer shut and glared at Li Pingwang: "When Li Hongyan spent the third brother's money, why wasn't she afraid of burning her hands? Besides, I raised her to this age, but she didn't show filial piety to me, and she even took away all the money I earned from raising sheep with great effort. If I take a piece of her pastry, will I burn my hands?"

"Just because I'm born cheap, does that mean I have to let her step on me to live my life?"

Li Pingwang was furious: "You've made so little money now that you've become so irritable. I can't even talk to you about it."

"You can't say anything! Why do you say that to me? What have I done that is excessive?" Chen Xiaoying is no longer the old woman in the village who could let this old man beat and scold her at will. She has new ideas. She believes that everyone is equal and should be self-reliant and strong.

Li Pingwang turned around angrily and said, "I can't argue with you. I won't say anything more."

Chen Xiaoying slammed the door and went out.

Li Hongwei's father-in-law lives in the first brigade of Lijia Village, from the same village. He used to hang out with a few of his brothers-in-law and then came back.

The old lady of the Liu family was good at raising children. She had five daughters and one son. The eldest, second and third daughters all went to school. When it was the fourth daughter's turn, the old man of the Liu family fell ill. The family could not afford to send so many children to school. More importantly, there was another son below, so the family had to support his schooling as well. Therefore, the fourth and fifth daughters never went to school again.

The first three daughters are all teachers.

No matter who she married into, Li Hongwei couldn't hold her head up in front of these brothers-in-law who all had some money and were very stubborn. She couldn't communicate with them because she had never seen the world.

Because sometimes what he says floats to the surface and he takes things for granted, and people say he is wrong, and he has a strong sense of self-esteem and doesn't want to hear it, so the atmosphere becomes cold.

But this year's Chinese New Year is different. My third brother-in-law, who is a chef, talked about his mother Chen Xiaoying opening a fried skewers shop in the county town.

With a topic that he was good at, it wasn't awkward this time.

Liu Lanxiang was talking with her sisters in the house. Her eldest sister was thoughtful and asked her quietly: "Your mother-in-law is going to build houses for those people. Did she say anything about building something for your family?"

The second sister said immediately, "That's right, Lanxiang, I think it's you and Hongwei who are helping out from dawn to dusk, so I think you should get half of the money you earn, right?"

Liu Lanxiang had thought the same thing. The second and third sons basically didn't ask for money, and her mother-in-law had to use all the money she earned to build a house for them. As for her...

But she quickly straightened her back and whispered, "I'm telling you, don't tell anyone."

"What?" Several sisters gathered together.

Liu Lanxiang then whispered, "My mother-in-law said that it was Xiaoyu's idea to make the fried skewers business a success. She pointed fingers at me and I thought she was talking nonsense, but it turned out to be a success. And for the help from Hongwei and me, my mother-in-law said that she would give my family half of the profits."

"Half?" The third sister's eyes also lit up.

The eldest and second sisters were steady and nodded: "That's good. We can't let people work like fools for nothing."

As a mother, she wanted to help her sons build a house and live a good life, but she couldn't let the eldest son who had contributed the hard work down.

Originally, the eldest brother lived in the village, and any work that the old couple couldn't do in the fields was done by the eldest brother Hongwei and Lanxiang. If there was any matter at home, Hongwei would take care of it.

I heard that all the money his brothers earned from working outside was given to their eldest sister.

The old man is not filial and doesn't care about his wife and children. People like this are afraid that no matter how much Hongwei gives, others will still not appreciate it and think that it is what you should do as the eldest.

The sisters all had good things in mind for their own people, and they were relieved when they heard that Liu Lanxiang and her husband had not been employed in vain.

Her elder sister was teaching in the county town, so she asked, "Oh, right? If you keep running back and forth like this, it's fine if the weather is fine, but if it's windy, rainy, or snowy, you'll suffer. And if something happens on the way up or down the hill, what should you do?"

"Have you ever thought about buying a house in the county town?"

When Liu Lanxiang heard what her elder sister said, she was stunned: "Buy a house? Why buy a house when no one lives in it."

"Ask your mother-in-law to live there." Her elder sister said, "Nowadays, there are purchase contracts and property certificates. As long as it's in your name, it has nothing to do with your mother-in-law and your brothers-in-law. And it can also let your mother-in-law know how good you are, and she will favor you when there are good things."

She finally realized that her fourth sister's mother-in-law was a person who dared to think and act.

At first, he sold sesame cakes, and business was good. Later, he sold steamed buns and fried skewers, and he was able to do everything well.

Fried skewers require almost no capital, and the profit is pure profit except for the rent. When I make money, it is not impossible to buy the storefront.

That storefront is in a particularly good location and is more valuable than an ordinary house.

"Is it possible?" Liu Lanxiang was unsure: "How much?"

“Just buy a second-hand house. It’s cheap and you can buy it for less than 20,000 yuan,” said her eldest sister.

"What do you think is suitable?" Liu Lanxiang felt that her elder sister did not bring up this matter for no reason.

Her elder sister said, "My colleague lives in the county education bureau's staff quarters. His son has gone abroad, and the old couple wants to follow him. So they want to sell the house and are asking for 21,000 yuan."

"Is this all the money?" Liu Lanxiang felt it was too much.

"You can try to get the difference first. If it's not enough, we can lend you a few. House prices are rising. When the time comes, you can sell them and make a profit."

"Also, if you don't live there and your mother-in-law doesn't live there either, you can rent it out and collect rent in the future." Her eldest sister is now the office director of the school. She has a broad vision and knows a lot.

Liu Lanxiang's heart also warmed up: "Then I'll go back and discuss it with Hongwei."

"Okay, just remember this." Her elder sister also had the best of luck for her younger sister.

A few sisters were discussing something and didn't notice that Li Yutong was sitting on a chair outside the window eating melon seeds.

Several cousins ​​nearby all dress more fashionably than her because their families are better off. She used to feel inferior, but not now.

"Sister Zhenzhen, your bag is so beautiful." She saw her aunt's daughter with a small white bag with a gold zipper on her knees, which looked very delicate, so she smiled and spoke to her.

"Take it and play with it, don't break it." Sister Zhenzhen gave it to her directly.

"It's okay, I don't play, I just haven't seen it. Sister Zhenzhen, I heard that you found a job. Where will you work in the future?" Li Yutong said.

In her previous life, whenever there was any problem at home, her mother Liu Lanxiang's sisters would help.

Her second cousin seems aloof and doesn't talk to people much, but she will handle things when problems arise. I heard that the man she is dating now has a father who works in the tax bureau. They later had a son and a daughter, and they live a very good life.

"I also went to teach, working as a trainee teacher in the No. 2 Primary School." She graduated from a normal university and was assigned to the No. 2 Primary School in the city.

Someone started talking, and then several people began chatting.