Grandma Chen looked at Grandma Xu with deep emotion, tears streaming down her face. For so many years, in order not to affect the relationship between Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu, she dared not have any contact with their family and could only act as a clown every day.
With this recognition, it seemed as if Old Mrs. Chen's grievances had found an outlet, and she couldn't stop crying out.
Grandma Xu gave Grandma Chen a disgusted look. "Stop crying. Your wrinkled face is already ugly enough. Now you have snot and tears all over your face. It's too disgusting."
Old Mrs. Chen was both crying and laughing, calling out, "Sister-in-law!"
Grandma Xu: "Alright, alright, you're all old and still acting like a little kid. It's so embarrassing."
Grandma Chen turned to Grandpa Xu and said, "Brother, look at your sister-in-law."
Grandpa Xu felt more relaxed than ever before, but he still pretended to be serious and said, "Alright, whatever your sister-in-law says is right. Aren't you ashamed with so many people watching? Come on, let's all go home and not let people laugh at us."
Grandpa Xu then said to Xu Qiang, "Qiangzi, we're entrusting our family's affairs to you. Come over for a couple of drinks tonight."
Xu Qiang: "Okay, Uncle!"
With his hands behind his back, Grandpa Xu took small, pigeon-toed steps and led the way out of the crowd toward home. The gloom of so many days had finally dissipated, and Grandpa Xu sang "Shajiabang" in his heart.
Since recognizing Xu Mingyang, Grandma Xu has never let go of his hand, as if she is afraid that he will disappear if she lets go.
Today's drama was reaching a climax. Even after the main characters left, the villagers who were watching were reluctant to leave. Some people were talking about the Xu family's "switching the prince for a cat," others were talking about the unusual relationship between the Xu and Chen families, still others were talking about the hardships Xu Mingyang had endured in his short thirty years, and still others were talking about why Xu Lao Er let his wife cause so much trouble, which eventually broke up the family.
Given Xu Lao Er's example, the commune members came to the conclusion that people must face reality.
Take Xu Lao Er for example. Although he was not as good as Xu Lao Tou since childhood, and his children were not as good as Xu Lao Tou's, if he behaved himself and was respectful to his brothers, they would not have lived too badly, given that he was Xu Lao Tou's only brother.
Since Yang Chunqin became the brigade leader, Xu Lao Er's family has indeed been taken care of.
But now that the two families have fallen out like this, and Xu Lao Er and his wife have made a mistake, they're going to have a lot of trouble in the future.
So people should never be too reckless, because recklessness will only squander your own blessings and good fortune.
Xu Yaoyang's wife has been staying at home recently due to her pregnancy being threatened, and she usually rests in bed to emphasize the importance of this pregnancy.
Xu Yaoyang and his wife have a son and a daughter after marriage, the older one is six years old and the younger one is four and a half years old.
It's unclear whether it was because of the damage to her body during her second pregnancy, but Xu Yaoyang's wife has been unable to conceive for many years.
This sudden pregnancy made the whole family very happy, since the second wife's family was so small.
Perhaps because she had been arguing with Xu Yaoyang every day during that period, Xu Yaoyang's wife often felt a little uncomfortable in her stomach. Although she felt much better after taking the medicine prescribed by Xu Xinning, no one in the family dared to be careless.
In rural areas, once children can walk, they follow older children around the village. Xu Yaoyang's two children were no exception. However, when they went out, the family always made them carry small baskets on their backs, and it was always good if they brought back some wild vegetables or fruits.
So Xu Yaoyang's wife was unaware of all the big things that happened outside.
She waited and waited, but no one came to cook, and she started to get annoyed.
Normally, the housework is mostly done by Xu Mingyang's nominal wife.
Although the woman was brought in by the second wife through her nephew's connections, no one in the second wife's household is idle. The second wife didn't treat this woman well and usually bossed her around.
As soon as Xu Yaoyang's wife got hungry, she started throwing things, yelling, and cursing. She was now a meritorious member of the second wife's family, and the fact that she hadn't come back to cook at this hour made her very angry.
The two children were present when the incident occurred. At first, they thought it was fun, but as more people started cursing and even throwing things, the two children became frightened. Children this age can understand what others are saying, and they were afraid that if others saw them, they would be beaten. So the two little ones secretly hid.
After hiding for a long time, they probably got too tired and fell asleep. When they woke up, the onlookers had already dispersed, so they quickly ran home, hiding from people whenever they could, and running for their lives if they couldn't.
When the two children got home, they saw their mother was angry, and they hid at the door, too scared to go in.
Already short-tempered, Xu Yaoyang's wife became even angrier when she saw her two children cowering at the door.
Xu Yaoyang's wife: "Why aren't you coming in? What's the meaning of hiding at the door?"
The younger one was a little braver; when he heard his mother calling, he ran inside.
Xu Yaoyang's wife took the small basket off his back, looked at the few wild vegetables lying inside, and scolded, "Where have you all been? You've only dug up this little bit of stuff after all this time."
The little boy looked up at his mother tremblingly and said, "Mother, Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt and Uncle have all been arrested. People are cursing at them and throwing things at them."
Xu Yaoyang's wife didn't believe the child's words and thought he was just talking nonsense, so she didn't take it to heart.
In fact, she felt that since she married into the family, her life had been something she never dared to imagine before.
When she was at her parents' home, she never had enough to eat except for constantly working. After she married into the family, although she still didn't eat her fill, her work was much easier. Especially after the eldest son's wife returned, their family's life in the brigade became more and more comfortable, and they were very respectable when they went out. The women would always say a few words to her when they saw her. She knew it was all because her husband was successful and because of the eldest son's current status.
When the child realized his mother wasn't listening to him, he got anxious and called out to his sister in the yard, wanting to find someone to help him and let his mother know that what he said was true.
The little girl stared at her mother and cautiously took small steps into the room.
Xu Yaoyang's wife grew impatient and shouted, "Are you going backwards? Hurry up! Nothing ever goes right for you!"
After yelling, Xu Yaoyang's wife went to the elderly couple's room to find something to eat.
The refined grains and eggs in the second wife's room were all kept locked by the old woman. Xu Yaoyang would only take some out when he came back for dinner. At noon, they would usually eat coarse grains and wild vegetables, and at most stir-fry some potato shreds or potato slices or potato and pickled mustard green soup.
Having potato and pickled mustard green soup is already quite good; as for eggs, don't even think about it, you have to take them to the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange for daily necessities.
Xu Yaoyang's wife's pregnancy is not going well, and his second wife occasionally gives her an egg to supplement her nutrition.
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