Listening to her parents' quarrel outside, An Maixiang put down her schoolbag irritably and looked at the scenery outside through the window.
The summer in Qingshan Village is very beautiful, with green trees and wild flowers all around.
A breeze may blow by from time to time, perhaps blowing down a few leaves and bringing a unique cool breath.
But the noisy sounds made people feel very irritated.
An Maixiang stood up and walked out of the house. Looking at her parents who were arguing in the yard, she shouted loudly, "Can you please stop arguing?"
The sounds of quarreling stopped abruptly. Perhaps it was because their usually docile daughter suddenly lost her temper, which made Andelai and his wife feel a little uneasy.
"No matter whether the college entrance examination will be resumed or not, and no matter how many years later that is, Sister Hongdou has no obligation to help me find a job." An Maixiang used to dislike An Hongdou, thinking that she was rude, unreasonable and overbearing. She felt ashamed to tell others that she and An Hongdou were cousins, fearing that others would think she was that kind of person.
But that was in the past. It is undeniable that An Hongdou has changed a lot after getting married. She speaks with reason and evidence and is no longer as unreasonable as before. She thinks this is good.
As a sister, she knew that her aunt's worries were not wrong. No one would like a daughter-in-law whose family members always came to ask for money.
Just like her mother, when her two sisters-in-law were still at home, her mother felt at a disadvantage when she went back to her parents' home to get some things. Even if she didn't say it openly, she would complain about it behind her back.
An Hongdou should be living a pretty good life now. As her family members, they really shouldn't hold her back and make her lose face in front of her husband's family.
After thinking it through, An Maixiang walked over, took Miao Hong's arm, and said, "Mom, I know you are worried about my future, but it's not easy for Sister Hongdou to be unfamiliar with Jiangcheng. She already took Changyue with her, and now she has found Ergouzi and his wife. If I go again, what do you think her in-laws will think of her? Can Sister Hongdou still live a good life? Besides, if I really go, I'm afraid that my eldest and second cousins won't be able to stand it for long and will go there. Even if my brother-in-law is capable, he can't stand so many people going there together, right? Think about it, if you marry a daughter-in-law and have to manage her family, can you feel comfortable in your heart? If this is the case, I'm afraid it won't be long before we really have to go to Jiangcheng to bring Sister Hongdou back. Her good marriage will be ruined by our family."
Miao Hong also knew that if things really developed in this way, An Hongdou would really have trouble living.
But people are selfish. How can a niece ever compare to my daughter?
But even though An Maixiang pointed it out so clearly, she still looked a little embarrassed.
"I just can't help it. You know, your father has helped their family a lot over the years, and your eldest brother and second brother have stable jobs, so your father and I don't have to worry about you. You are the only one left here, and your mother is still worried about you. Ergouzi, who is not related to them at all, can help them, so why can't he help you?" Although Miao Hong was still unwilling, she finally calmed down.
"Dad has helped my aunt's family a lot, but didn't my uncle also help our family when he was alive?" An Maixiang said, "I still remember that there were a few years when we were extremely poor. Everyone went to the mountains to pick leaves and dig tree roots. I ate so much that I couldn't even poop. It was my uncle who gave us half a pheasant, and my mother mixed it with a large pot of water. We ate it for two days. When I was a child, I asked my uncle why my dad went to school but you didn't. He said that your dad was in poor health when he was a child. He was like a little chicken when he was a child. He couldn't do heavy work. There was no other way out except to read and learn to read. Unlike him, he was strong and strong since he was a child. He was born to work..."
Hearing these words, Andelai's eyes were filled with tears.
In fact, he only went to school for a few years, but relying on the few words he knew and his kindness over the years, he became the team leader of Qingshan Village.
He is different from his brother. Just as An Maixiang said, he has not been in good health since childhood, so he was brought up in pampered by his family. Old Man An is tall and strong. When he was in school, he went to work in the fields with him. A half-grown child can do the work of an adult.
Capable people always suffer losses. Until he got married and had children, his family was supported almost half by his eldest brother. It was not until he became the team leader that some improvements were made.
Andelai always believed that the reason why Old Man An passed away so early was because he was too tired when he was young.
At a very young age, he followed his parents to do farm work. In those years when the harvest was poor, he went into the mountains every day, trying to find ways to get food, and he suffered from injuries of varying degrees.
Once, a wolf tore off a piece of flesh from his thigh. He struggled for most of his life to escape from the mountain. Even now, he can still remember the bloody look on his face when his elder brother was dragged back.
After a while, things finally got better, but my eldest brother's health deteriorated and he passed away within a few years.
Andelai has always felt guilty towards his elder brother, because that brother was the one who suffered a lot and never had a good life.
The two families were able to survive thanks to his eldest brother's desperate ruthlessness.
After hearing what An Maixiang said, Miao Hong also thought of the good things that Old Man An had done to their family when he was alive, and she fell silent for a moment.
Mrs. An still found it strange that her sister-in-law, who had ignored her a few days ago because of that incident, suddenly became fine again in the past two days.
I sent her wild vegetables today and mushrooms tomorrow, saying that they were more than she could eat because they were picked from the mountains.
She was happy but also puzzled. She thought that she would be angry with her for a while, but she didn't expect that she would be fine so quickly.
But no matter what the reason is, it's a good thing.
The two sisters-in-law have lived in harmony all their lives, so it doesn't make sense that they would start to have conflicts when they get old.
Time passed quietly, and An Hongdou had also installed the phone.
An Changyue and Zhao Xiaoyue were lying next to the phone, looking excited but not daring to move.
"This is the phone. I heard that it can transmit sound thousands of miles away. Is it true?" Zhao Xiaoyue asked curiously.
"It's true, it's true. I saw him making a phone call at Grandpa Shen's house, and there was really someone talking on the phone." An Changyue nodded quickly and shared her experience with her.
An Hongdou came over and looked at the two of them with a smile on her face. "If we want to know if it's true, why don't we give it a try?"
In front of them, An Hongdou called Mr. Shen to tell him that the home phone was connected, which would make it convenient to contact him in the future.
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