Watching his elder brother working hard to open a vegetable garden for him, but he couldn't even get a bowl of sugar water, he could only bring a bowl of boiled water for his elder brother to drink.
"Brother is very strong. I can plow up this little piece of land for you in just a few strokes. Later you just need to loosen the soil before you can sow the seeds." The older brother grinned at the younger sister.
After he had finished cultivating the land, he helped his younger sister fill the water tank, and at the same time filled up Grandma Hao's water tank as well.
His elder brother said that it was just a matter of convenience, and even if she was just an ordinary old lady, it would be her duty to lend a hand, not to mention that Mrs. Hao was her landlord.
Although there is a well in the yard, a large water tank is still placed there. It is much more convenient to draw water from the tank for washing vegetables and cooking.
Especially on rainy days, the water fresh from the well is turbid and you can’t cook with it without letting it settle for a while.
The eldest brother left after finishing his work, and no matter how much the younger sister tried to persuade him, he refused to stay for dinner.
He also said that it would be too late if he didn't go back.
Zhang Xiaomei knew that her brother didn't stay because he was afraid that their family would not have enough food.
In the evening, Wang Dazhuang said to Zhang Xiaomei, "Wife, I will bring lunch home from now on and we can eat together.
Get through this month, and next month will be fine.”
His salary was paid after deducting lunch, and at first Wang's mother asked Wang Dazhuang to go home for lunch.
But because the Queen Mother was too stingy, Wang Dazhuang not only didn't have a full meal for several days, but the dishes also didn't have any oil or water.
Wang Dazhuang did physical work, so he fainted at his workplace and almost caused a death.
During that time, everyone looked at Wang's father with strange eyes.
Everyone knows that working in a steel mill is physically demanding, and no matter what, you wouldn't let your man starve to the point of fainting.
Wang's father couldn't stand everyone's gaze anymore, so he decided to let Wang Dazhuang have lunch in the factory cafeteria.
Because Wang's father also knew that even if the family cooked delicious food, it would not be his eldest son's turn to eat it.
So over the years, no matter what Wang Dazhuang did, he could always eat his fill at noon.
The only ones who were hungry were Zhang Xiaomei, her mother and daughter.
Zhang Xiaomei didn't say anything. She didn't want to say anything now. After all, this man was the culprit.
The next day, Wang Dazhuang did return home with his bowl of rice, and he also asked the lady in the cafeteria to give him some more vegetable soup.
Don’t underestimate the humble vegetable soup, it is also a popular item and it does contain a little oil!
Zhang Xiaomei took his bowl, poured out the vegetables inside, mixed them with her own vegetables, and helped him heat up the coarse grain rice.
The younger sister still gave the meal to Dazhuang. She remembered clearly that a few years ago, Dazhuang almost became a widow because of hunger.
He and his two daughters ate steamed buns.
Dahua and Erhua hadn't eaten fried food for a long time. They ate the steamed buns and vegetables with relish.
Wang Dazhuang took out a small half of the rice in his bowl and shared it with the two sisters.
"Let them eat something too. I can eat two sweet potatoes and two steamed buns to fill the gap. I won't be hungry." Wang Dazhuang said.
So Zhang Xiaomei said nothing more.
Dahua gave half of the meal to Zhang Xiaomei: "Mom, you still have to feed your brother, eat more.
My sister and I can eat steamed bread and still be full, and you see there’s still some in my bowl.”
Since it was about her own son, Zhang Xiaomei no longer refused. She felt her eyes getting hot as she watched her two daughters eating the rice soaked in vegetable soup with relish.
For Dahua and Erhua, life is much better now.
Now I can eat two steamed buns for one meal, but before I could only eat two a day. If my grandma was in a bad mood, she might only eat one.
My younger sister planted the vegetable seeds the next day. Sweet potatoes cannot be planted directly, they have to be raised as seedlings.
It takes about a month to grow sweet potato seedlings, so you can plant a crop of Chinese cabbage in the vegetable garden first.
The Chinese cabbage can be eaten in 28 days. At that time, you can pull it out and plant sweet potatoes.
Zhang Xiaomei is busy at home making plans for their family's future life, and Dahua and Erhua are gradually integrating into the family at school.
Wang Dazhuang also likes his current life more and more. He has a wife, children, and two obedient and sensible daughters.
Everything is moving in the right direction.
Then, the second month's money was robbed again.
This time the situation was even more tragic because Wang Dazhuang resisted and his face was scratched by his own mother.
Zhang Xiaomei had already anticipated this consequence. Seeing Wang Dazhuang's face completely shattered her last beautiful fantasy.
She didn't say anything and didn't ask. This time, Wang Dazhuang didn't even leave five dollars.
"Wife, I learned my lesson this time. I didn't keep the bills with me. I left them with my co-worker first. I will take them back in a few days." Wang Dazhuang flattered cautiously.
He resisted, but failed, so you can't blame him.
Zhang Xiaomei didn't say anything. She didn't know what she should say. She had already prepared herself mentally for this situation and had a way to deal with it.
She is her mother-in-law, and she can't do anything to her, but her mother-in-law has forgotten that she is no longer the Zhang Xiaomei who was bullied by others.
The next day, Zhang Xiaomei knocked on Grandma Hao's door.
"Grandma Hao, I have to go out for a while. Could you please look after Xiaobao for me? You don't have to cook today. Can we have dinner together at my house when I come back?" Zhang Xiaomei originally wanted to take her son with her, but she was afraid of scaring Xiaobao, after all, Xiaobao was still so young.
Grandma Hao took the child and said angrily, "Come back soon. I don't have the patience to help you take care of the child for a long time."
"Okay, okay, I will come back as soon as possible. Thank you, Grandma Hao." Zhang Xiaomei quickly expressed her gratitude.
Xiaobao had just been fed, so he should be able to hold on until I come back.
Not long after Zhang Xiaomei left the house, Grandma Hao took Xiaobao to visit her old sister.
She has been urging her son to get married and have children, but unfortunately her son doesn't even have a partner.
Although Xiaobao is a small child, he is usually very well-behaved. You rarely hear him cry except when he is hungry.
Now is a good time to show it off to my old sisters.
Zhang Xiaomei wore her ragged clothes and went straight to her uncle's factory.
My younger uncle and father-in-law both work at Steel Plant No. 1, my husband works at Steel Plant No. 2, and my second uncle works at the textile factory.
(The "little uncle" here refers to my husband's younger brother, and the "second uncle" refers to my husband's second brother)
Wang Xiaozhuang is happily working. He got his salary today and plans to take his wife and son to a state-owned restaurant for a meal tomorrow.
My wife has been making a lot of trouble recently. Seeing that my eldest brother has divided the family business, I also want to separate and live on my own.
But he knew that his mother loved him the most, and she would live with him even if the family split up.
Wouldn’t that be a real benefit to my second brother’s family?
It’s so nice now that my mother is the head of the household. I can get some pocket money just by acting like a spoiled brat.
"Wang Xiaozhuang, Wang Xiaozhuang, you, you should go to the door and have a look. Your sister-in-law is here." A co-worker hurriedly called Wang Xiaozhuang inside.
"My sister-in-law? Are you sure you are looking for me? Why does my sister-in-law want to talk to me?" Wang Xiaozhuang was confused.
"You, go out and take a look yourself." The worker didn't know what to say and just told him to go out and take a look himself.
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