"My pot——" Old Mrs. Han cried out in a heart-wrenching voice.

Lin Lan hurriedly advised, "Old lady, you should be more generous and open-minded. What is yours is yours, and what is not yours cannot be forced. Isn't this what you advised me to do?"

Originally, I wanted money. That’s what the old lady said. I don’t know how high and mighty she was at that time.

“You, you——”

Sister-in-law Han hurriedly advised: "Sister-in-law, stop talking."

Han's second sister-in-law also started crying, and the situation became chaotic again.

While they were arguing, Han's second and eldest brothers came back.

At this time, Da Wang ran back carrying another pot. From a distance, the two of them looked like a pot upside down with two legs growing out from the bottom, running very fast.

Han Erge wondered, "Brother, why does the pot have legs?"

Brother Han said, "Which naughty boy is that?"

As he spoke, Da Wang had already run over with the pot on his head. He saw the two people through the broken hole in the pot, shouted and ran towards home. There was a threshold in front of him that he couldn't see, and he stumbled and almost dropped the pot.

Brother Han exclaimed: "Be careful of the threshold!"

Da Wang has calmed himself down, "Don't worry, I won't ruin anything."

He ran back to the main room, and without asking for help from anyone, he used all his strength in his arms to put the pot back in one go, with half of his body buried inside.

It's thanks to the fact that he is much stronger than people of his age, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to handle it.

After the installation was completed, he clapped his hands, with his face covered with soot from the bottom of the pot, and said to the crying old lady Han: "Grandma, I have installed the pot, don't cry. Didn't you say that only those useless people would cry all day long to find death?"

Needless to say, you know who that idiot is talking about.

Lin Lan: ...I am so petty that I will hold a grudge!

Han and his brother came in and were also stunned when they saw this. "What's going on?"

Han's second sister-in-law immediately ran over to complain, exaggerating the matter. The third brother and his wife snatched the pot away and blamed the old lady for letting him join the army in place of his brothers.

"He thinks it's easy to take care of the elderly at home, and that being a soldier is a blessing..."

Seeing that she was still trying to confuse right and wrong, and Han Qingsong was not good at speaking and was not convenient for a male chauvinist to argue with a woman, Lin Lan could not stand it anymore and directly retorted to Han's second sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law made the meals and took care of the old lady when she was sick. What did you do besides eating? Do you want to return everything you ate from us? Did our father voluntarily not work at home to take care of our parents? Isn't it to make money to support this family?"

Hearing Lin Lan's words, Han Erge was also unhappy, "I said, Third Brother's wife, what are you talking about? If you say that, is there anything wrong with my eldest brother and I serving our parents at home?"

Lin Lan said coldly: "You are right, he is wrong. He should not have joined the army. He should have stayed at home and served his parents like you, and he would not have to be blamed."

From this perspective, everyone seems to have complaints about Han Qingsong serving in the army, comparing him to others because he doesn't have to work at home, serve the elderly, or listen to their scolding.

But why don’t you tell me who he is and who is going to serve in the army for you?

Why don't you say that he makes money and supports you?

Han wanted to persuade them but couldn't get a word in. He was so anxious that he was spinning around, "What did you say? What did you say? How could brothers say such hurtful things?"

"What's going on?" The voice of the old Party branch secretary Han Yongfang came from outside. He walked in carrying a bag of food. "Qingsong told me a while ago that food was tight at home and he wanted to borrow a bag to hold on until the next autumn harvest. I rushed to deliver it to him."

Han Qingsong and Han Yongfang nodded, "Thank you, Master." He took the bag of cornmeal, and without looking at anyone else, he said to Lin Lan, "Let's go back and cook."

"What are you doing? What are you doing? You are rebelling, aren't you?" Old Mrs. Han shouted fiercely.

The eldest and second brothers Han were also stunned.

Han's second brother grabbed Han Qingsong and said, "Third brother, what are you talking about? Didn't mother say that we would distribute the food grains after the autumn harvest? Why are you distributing it now? You are really hurting mother. As a son, how can you be like this?"

Although the division of the family was inevitable and they were willing to do so, the old lady had to separate the wife, and the third son could not do it out of resentment.

There is a huge difference between the two, and the focus of the outside world's gossip is also different!

Everyone wants to save face. How can one tolerate being talked about irresponsibly?

Han also said, "Third brother, don't be like this. It's not good and makes people laugh at you. The master is still here."

Han Yongfang said: "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

He left as quickly as he came, and except for the bag of cornmeal, he didn't look like he had been there.

Han Qingsong said: "Even if there is a pot over there, we still have to cook."

Lin Lan swiftly took the cornmeal from his hand. He had borrowed it, and he couldn't just give it to everyone and then ask them to pay it back.

Da Wang grabbed it again, without saying a word to Lin Lan, and ran away with Er Wang and Mai Sui.

Lin Lan: ...

Sanwang stopped crying when he saw this, wiped his tears with his sleeve, quickly packed up the two cups of cake in the basket, put it in his clothes, and ran out after his elder brother.

Lin Lan led Xiao Wang and met Old Han at the door.

In fact, Old Han had already returned for a while, but he felt embarrassed and stayed outside a haystack without showing his face.

Because he was standing here, it was difficult for the neighbors to come over and see the excitement.

Seeing Lin Lan and others coming out carrying food, he had no choice but to show up, with a sullen and angry face, looking as if he was going to hit someone.

Han Qingsong walked over in two or three steps.

The old Korean didn't hit anyone. He held the pipe with his hands behind his back and said unhappily, "Okay, stop making a fool of yourself. You are a family and you are still talking nonsense. Let the third brother's family cook together from now on."

Cooking together is a disguised apology. From now on, everyone will eat the same food.

Parents want to save face and will never admit their mistakes to their children no matter how wrong they are.

Lin Lan looked at Old Han's face full of wrinkles and traces of time. She had no opinion about him. He was a qualified head of a farming family. He didn't talk much, was diligent and capable, and was a kind person. The only thing about him was that he couldn't restrain the old lady. Of course, this could also be said to be that he loved his wife.

Just as she was about to save face for Old Han, the old lady in the house came out, as if she had suffered a great injustice, "When I was a daughter-in-law, I ate pig food and drank pot water every day. What did I say? My old woman..."

Lin Lan didn't give him any face at all and said calmly, "Dad, you're back! I'm going to cook for the kids and I have to go to work."

After saying that, she took Xiaowang and left.

Seeing them leave, Han Qingsong said goodbye to Old Han and followed them home.

Seeing his father's ugly face, Han's eldest brother wanted to persuade Han Qingsong again, asking him to consider his parents' face. If he left, the neighbors would laugh at him.

Han Qingsong looked at the determined backs of his wife and children and said decisively, "Brother, I'm going home to cook." He followed the backs of Lin Lan and the children.

Unexpectedly, the third son was so disrespectful to his parents that he forgot about his mother after getting married. The old lady slapped her thigh and cursed: "What's the point of raising a son? They say raising a son is a way to prepare for old age, but I think this will piss off his mother to death. These ungrateful people who have married and forgotten their mothers are even worse than the pot..."

"Okay! Stop talking nonsense!" Old Han hung his head and said in a deep voice, "If you don't want your daughter-in-law to complain about you as an old woman in front of your children and grandchildren when she gets old, then just do this!" After that, he put his hands behind his back and went to the main room to smoke angrily.

The old man has never said anything harsh to him since the old woman died. She has the final say on everything in the family. Now the old man suddenly got tough, and the old woman backed off, looking very aggrieved.

Mrs. Han was very embarrassed and was busy persuading her parents not to be angry.

However, Han Erge and his wife scolded Lin Lan, "The Third Brother's family is never quiet. They have to make trouble for the Third Brother to come back, and they won't stop even after he comes back. Sooner or later, this family will fall apart because of her troubles."

"That's right. Look at her. She wanted to smash the pot and then take it back. It seems that she is resentful that our mother asked us to change the pot."

"And there's Da Wang, that ungrateful little bastard. It's all in vain that my mother is nice to him!"

Brother Han: “Okay.”

Cooking two meals is too much.

He knew his father was very proud, so he said, "After breakfast, I will go talk to the third child and tell him not to get the wrong idea. Parents treat their children the same way. The palms and backs of the hands are all flesh and blood. How can there be any difference?"

Han's second wife snorted, "Brother, you are the good guy, so we are the bad guys? It's obviously her fault, she just picked a fight herself."

Old Han shouted in the house: "Who came up with such a ridiculous idea? A family of people have to cook two meals a day? Who do you think is a beggar?"

Han's eldest and second sister-in-law were silent.

Obviously, this was the old lady's order.

Old Mrs. Han also realized that the old man was blaming her. She slapped her thigh in dissatisfaction and said, "Second brother, it's all your fault. If you hadn't come up with this crazy idea..."

"Mom..." Han's second sister-in-law felt extremely aggrieved. Why was she still blamed? Wasn't it because the old lady disliked the third sister's family and didn't want her to eat so comfortably that she just agreed with her?

Why are you still blaming her?

"It's you! I'm a mother and a grandmother, and I still treat my children harshly. It's you, the second aunt and sister-in-law, who always comes up with dirty ideas! Okay, stop arguing. There are still some steamed buns left at home. Let the second child's family eat them all."

Han's second sister-in-law cried out in grievance and rushed back to the east room to cry.

……………………

Lin Lan took Xiao Wang back home in one breath. Although she was a little tired, she was very happy.

"Mom, let's cook our own meal!" The children exclaimed happily.

"Where's my brother?" Lin Lan looked around but didn't see Da Wang.

This child really surprised her today. She originally thought that the child would help the old lady to scold her, but unexpectedly, he turned against her.

Sanwang put the cakes in his pocket on the stove and said, "My elder brother put down the food and went to cut grass with a cake. Look, mother, I brought back the rest. Hehe."

Lin Lan: This kid is a little bit thick-skinned but also very honest, which is good. But is Da Wang embarrassed or has he not reconciled with her?

She said, "Let's make some soup and some pancakes, and I'll make you some pancakes in the evening."

"Okay, okay!" The children were very happy.

Mai Sui took the initiative to get grass to make a fire, Erwang helped to wash the pot, and Xiaowang also helped to scoop water with a ladle for his mother to knead the dough.

At this time, Han Qingsong came into the yard, holding a handful of beans, two cucumbers, an eggplant and two tomatoes in his hands.

I didn't expect him to come back.

Lin Lan felt better. She had thought he would stay to comfort the old lady. She took a gourd to pick him up and said, "You picked so much. The old lady will definitely scold you."

She pinched him secretly every time.

Han Qingsong looked at her and said, "My second aunt and an aunt gave it to me."

Hey, look at his popularity, being handsome is an advantage.

She took it happily.

Han Qingsong hesitated to speak.

Lin Lan knew what he was thinking and knew he must be embarrassed.

He didn't believe her before when she said that the old lady treated the third wife harshly. But now the facts are before him, proving that he was wrong and that it was his mother who was wrong. This is tantamount to embarrassing him.

Men have such strong self-esteem that few are willing to admit their mistakes. It's good enough if they don't act unreasonably.

Her original intention was not to embarrass him, she just wanted him to know the truth. Naturally, she would not be unreasonable, and she did not want to intensify the conflict between husband and wife.

Besides, she had never thought of letting Han Qingsong openly break up with the old lady. He was not that kind of person, and the current customs did not allow him to do so.

If anyone treats his parents like this, the old branch secretary will hold a meeting and slap him in the face in public.

"Wash your hands and eat some cake."

Han Qingsong: "Let me do it."

He took the ladle to wash the vegetables, and when he was done and gave them to Lin Lan, he said, "This is my fault."

Lin Lan lowered her head while cutting vegetables. "We are all a family, so there is no right or wrong. I don't have to argue about who is right or wrong. I just hope you can take care of the children in the future."

She originally thought about taking the pot back, and he would definitely be angry and fall out with her, but she didn't expect that he not only didn't fall out, but also helped her.

From this perspective, there is still hope.

Han Qingsong nodded, "I understand."

Now that I'm back, I naturally have to take good care of my wife and children so that our family can live a good life in the future.

Over there, Mai Sui boiled the water. "Mom, it's done."

Lin Lan quickly threw the tomatoes in and made some tomato soup, but unfortunately there were no eggs and no oil at home.

Even so, the children were very happy because it was the first meal they cooked by themselves.

The pot of tomato soup was covered with golden-red tomato oil and sprinkled with some red, white and green green onions. Even without eggs, it looked very beautiful and appetizing.

"Delicious! Mom's cooking is delicious!"

"It tastes much better than Auntie's cooking!"

Lin Lan smiled with the kindness of an old mother, "Don't talk nonsense, your aunt's cooking is actually delicious."

People just don't show their real abilities.

After dinner, I hurried to work. The children went to cut grass. We had little ducks at home, so we had to get some tender wild vegetables for them to eat.

At noon, when work was almost over, Han's sister-in-law found Lin Lan and said, "Sister-in-law, come home and cook with me. Dad asked me to do that."

Lin Lan didn't respond: "Sister-in-law, how can I cook? I just made boiled tomatoes for the children this morning, and they tasted terrible."

"That's better than what I cook. I know what I cook. Let's go. Lunch will be here soon."

As the eldest sister-in-law, she was responsible for family harmony and mediating conflicts. She had no choice but to take on the tasks assigned to her by the old lady.

Lin Lan still broke away and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't worry. I made some cornmeal this morning and it's not finished yet. If I don't do it, it will go bad. I have to go back and boil it."

Han's eldest sister-in-law grabbed her and pleaded, "Sister-in-law, please don't get angry with mom. How can a younger generation get angry with parents? We are a family and we don't talk behind each other's backs. Our old lady is not that kind, but she is still our mother-in-law after all. We can't get past her. If she gets angry, it will not be good for my third brother's reputation."

This is a disguised way of persuading her to turn the page.

Lin Lan said, "Sister-in-law, there are some things that really make me angry. Anyway, I have a bad reputation as a shrew, and I will not compromise myself to please others for the sake of reputation. Let me be frank, I just want to make my own decisions after the family division, and I don't want so many people to get involved. Such a good opportunity, sister-in-law, don't you want it?"

Mrs. Han smiled bitterly.

When it comes to dividing the family property, she wants it better than anyone else.

But the eldest son and daughter-in-law, unless the older one says that he wants to live with the younger one and divide the older one away, then the eldest son and daughter-in-law must live with him to take care of the old age. Does she dare to say that?

The eldest brother Han was so angry that he immediately lost his temper. Although he looked honest on the surface, he was actually very much like the third brother.

Thinking about the care her sister-in-law gave her every day, Lin Lan did not refuse outright. She still had to give her sister-in-law face.

But when they got home, they had no choice.

Lin Lan and Han's sister-in-law entered the house. The men had not returned home yet. They saw the second sister-in-law chewing on honeysuckle. She was crying and snotting. She looked so wronged.

Lin Lan smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law, you like vegetables so much."

Han Ersao hasn't eaten anything these past few days, and Lin Lan has been watching her. Why is she eating now?

Thinking that she asked me what pesticides smell like, it wouldn't be considered adding insult to injury if I asked her what her nest smells like.

Han's second sister-in-law glared at her hatefully, rolled her eyes and said nothing, but just chewed the rice crackling sound, as if she was gnawing on someone's meat.

Lin Lan doesn't know how to cook, and she doesn't want to cook for the old lady in her entire life.

Lin Lan walked directly into the east room.

The old lady kept complaining with a plaster on her face, saying things like her life was miserable, her son was unfilial, and her daughter-in-law was a she-devil.

Lin Lan glanced at the old lady and exposed her bluntly, "Old lady, you don't have to act anymore. Let's be frank. Now, no matter what you do, I will never seek death or harm myself again. If any of you make me unhappy, I will find ways to harm you. I just want to split up the family, even if I have to eat coarse food, I can make my own decisions and eat comfortably. I don't need to stay here with insufficient food and clothing and be looked down upon and scolded by others every day."

Old Mrs. Han was shaking with anger, "You, you...you..."

I wanted to refute her, but I couldn't find a chance.

Lin Lan's chatterbox naturally couldn't be compared to an old rural lady who could only repeat the same few words like ungrateful and unfilial. She kept saying, "Since we are dividing the family, we must divide it up clearly. The house, food, household items, and even the family savings must be divided. We must take back our food rations. If you don't give them to us, then we can get more autumn rations."

"You, you don't want to take care of yourself in your old age..." the old lady shouted.

Lin Lan would not be interrupted by her, and continued with the preface: "There is also the allowance earned by the child's father. You have saved at least 800 yuan in these years. Don't tell me that my aunt and uncle spend money on school. I won't listen to that! We have the obligation to support our parents, not two pieces of waste. My own child is hungry and cold, has no schooling, and no money for medical treatment. How can I support others? You should give me at least 300 yuan of the money in your hand."

"Dream, dream! Roll, roll, roll!" Old Mrs. Han was almost going crazy.

Han Ersao held her head in her hands and became speechless. She forgot to say anything sweet or curse. All she could think of was: Oh my god, my wife must have changed her mouth when she went to Prince Yan!

Mrs. Han was standing there like a fool. She had originally wanted to try to persuade him but now her mouth was open and she couldn't close it. Her brain was not working and she didn't know what to say.

What's wrong with the third brother's mouth? He used to be so rude and kept repeating the same things over and over again, or he would scare people by saying he would die.

Today is going to heaven!

Listening to what she said, I realized that these were words that I had been thinking about for a long time but just couldn't say.

Why do people say that?

Every word touched her heart.

That's right, how can they support two pieces of waste when they are old?

My uncle and aunt said it sounded nicely like going to school, but to be honest it was very stressful. What's the point of going to school if you are not good at studying?

"If you don't agree, then we have to ask the branch secretary and the team leader to make the decision. Tell us everything that happened over the years, one by one, and we'll make the final decision when the time comes! You want us to raise sons and daughters for you? No way. I can't even raise five of my own!"

Old Mrs. Han had already started beating her chest and sobbing.

Everyone has seen this happen many times. She would do this whenever she couldn't win the argument and was extremely angry.

Lin Lan was not used to her either. "There is one more thing I need to tell the old lady in advance. Since we have already divided the family, we will not refuse to take care of the old man. However, we have to discuss the old man's care, from what age to start, how to take care of the four sons, whether to take turns to take care of him, or each family to contribute. But I think before we separate from the other sons, we will not hand in work points and food. After all, we don't know whether we are taking care of the old man or supporting others, right?"

Lin Lan glared at Old Lady Han, the culprit!

My younger aunt and uncle spent my third brother's money, what was the result?

Not only were they ungrateful, but they were also extremely greedy and felt that it was their due. When my third brother changed his job and no longer received subsidies, they immediately started to complain and squeezed him.

These are all in the same vein as the old lady!

According to the story, the aunt treated Mai Sui like a maid and taught her to be vain and twisted. The original owner did not understand and thought it was a good habit. Da Wang followed his uncle and envied him for being so powerful in school, riding a bicycle and wearing a green military uniform like a big shot. As a result, he was taken to fight and became a useless person.

Otherwise, how could the original owner, an ignorant rural woman, teach her children like that?

A child who has been spoiled will be lazy and gluttonous if he is kept in a small place in the countryside. However, once he runs to the city and sees the world and is led astray, he is most likely to fall into depravity.

She didn't have much affection for her children before and thought that all she needed to do was change the future.

But these days' interactions and the old lady's excessive behavior made her very angry. She decided that not only would she change in the future, but she would also settle the past!