Zhang Xiaomei felt like crying. Only when she returned home did she feel that someone loved her.
But now I am a mother, and it is impossible for me to go back to my parents' home all day long.
"Mom, I came back this time to tell you some good news.
I got the divorce last month!" Zhang Xiaomei's son fell asleep on the bed.
She followed her mother and sister-in-law to the kitchen to pick vegetables.
"Why is your mother-in-law willing to divide the family?" Xiaomei's mother looked at Zhang Xiaomei in surprise.
Most people think that as long as parents are alive, the family should not be divided.
Especially since her mother-in-law is such a strong person, how could she bear to give up the power of the household?
"She, she almost killed my Xiaobao. She was afraid that I would sue her, so she separated our family!" Zhang Xiaomei explained for her mother.
"Oh my God, that's her grandson!" said the little sister in disbelief.
"Forget it. This can be considered as good fortune after surviving a disaster." Zhang Xiaomei comforted.
"So what did you get when the family property was divided?" Normally, if the couple was separated like this, the daughter-in-law's parents would also come to visit, as they were worried that the couple would suffer any loss.
Who knew they didn't even hear anything?
"What else can we expect from her?" Zhang Xiaomei said, holding back the tears that were about to come.
"They gave us 100 yuan and then kicked us out. From now on, we only need to pay 5 yuan a month for retirement.
We are doing well now. We have rented two rooms from someone else's family. The old couple are a kind family.
They also let us use the things in the kitchen, and our living quarters are much better than before.”
"It's okay if you suffer a little loss. You two just need to live a good life in the future. Your son-in-law gets a salary every month, so you won't starve." The matter was already a foregone conclusion, and the younger sister-in-law couldn't say anything.
At least being the head of your own household is much better than living with your mother-in-law and being bullied by her.
"That's what I thought at first." Zhang Xiaomei couldn't help but wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and continued.
"Yesterday was Dazhuang's salary payment day, and we were expecting this money to cover next month's expenses.
Who knew that my mother-in-law would block the gate of Dazhuang Factory and snatch all the money and bills.
They didn't leave us a cent! They didn't care about our lives at all." Zhang Xiaomei threw herself into her mother's arms and cried aggrievedly.
The wonderful life she had been looking forward to for so long was destroyed by her mother-in-law in just one month.
"This!" The younger sister's mother and the elder sister-in-law looked at each other, and they didn't know what to say to comfort them.
After all, she was her mother-in-law, so they couldn't blame her for anything.
After crying for a long time, Zhang Xiaomei finally recovered.
She said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, sister-in-law, I made you laugh."
"What are you talking about? We have been together for the longest time, and I watched you grow up." The elder sister-in-law said to Zhang Xiaomei with a smile.
My eldest sister-in-law came into the family early, when my younger sister was still young, and the two of them really got along well.
"Then what should you do next?" Zhang Xiaomei's mother asked worriedly.
She was worried that if it happened once, there would be a second time, and what if her mother-in-law did the same thing every month.
Not every month, but a few months every year is unbearable. After all, that is the only source of income for the family!
"It's okay. The money I have can last for another month. Dazhuang said that he will not let my mother-in-law take the money away at any time next month." Zhang Xiaomei said.
"I came here this time hoping that my mother could ask if she could help me exchange some cotton and homespun cloth.
None of the three children in our family have a decent cotton-padded jacket. I originally wanted to save up for one myself, but now I’m afraid it’s difficult.
I might not have much money. Can I exchange it for tickets? I'll show you the types of tickets later. Except for industrial tickets, I have some of the others.
This time I only brought two months' worth of bills. If anyone wants to exchange them, just contact me. I'll keep all the bills." Zhang Xiaomei said.
Fortunately, the receipts for my mother and I were issued by the street office, so I had to go and collect them myself to avoid them being stolen.
However, since they did not participate in the labor, they would not have industrial coupons, only some basic bills, which were relatively worthless.
"Okay, I'll ask for you later. The good thing about the city is that there are tickets every month. Unlike us, we have to pay double the price if we want to buy something." Zhang Xiaomei's mother comforted her.
"Well, Mom, sister-in-law, just tell me if you need any tickets in the future. Even if I don't have any, I can help you exchange some." Zhang Xiaomei said to the two with a smile.
"Okay, let your eldest brother go and buy two taels of meat at noon to celebrate our younger sister becoming a city dweller." The younger sister's mother said happily.
As parents, our greatest wish is for our children to live a good life.
All three sons were by my side, but my daughter married far away in the city. I thought it was a good match, but who knew...
Last year, their daughter came to them and told them not to send food anymore. Only then did they realize how hard she was living.
I knew before that her life might not be that easy. After all, there are three brothers in the Wang family, and as parents, they are definitely not fair to each other.
My daughter only gave birth to two daughters, while the other sisters-in-law all gave birth to sons.
So they would send some food to her every year, also wanting to tell their in-laws in the city that their daughter also had a family.
But it’s much better now. I can separate them, and it’s better to bear the pain.
Next, it depends on whether my son-in-law can support the family!
After finishing her talk, Zhang Xiaomei left the receipt and prepared to go home.
After so many years of marriage, I can only eat a little meat when I go back to my parents' home every year.
In the afternoon, her elder brother borrowed a bullock cart to send her back, saying that he wanted to get familiar with the place.
Her mother gave her a bag of rapeseed. She asked Grandma Hao, and Grandma Hao agreed that Zhang Xiaomei could open a vegetable garden on the other side of the yard.
Zhang Xiaomei was very happy because this way she could save some money on groceries.
She planned to use half of the land to grow sweet potatoes. Although there were regulations prohibiting the planting of sweet potatoes in rural private plots, there were no such regulations in the city.
Because there are so many people and so little space in the city, it's good enough to have people living there. Where is the space for farming?
Those who have large yards for farming have some background, and no one will care.
My younger sister's older brother not only borrowed an ox cart, but also brought a hoe to help my younger sister plow the land.
It’s difficult to buy farm tools nowadays, and my younger sister’s family doesn’t have any farm tools for tilling the land.
She had no choice but to accept the help from her brother from her mother's side, and secretly vowed in her heart that she would repay them when she had the ability in the future.
Now all I have to do is live my own life and not cause them any trouble.
This time when I went back to her parents' home, my younger sister's mother gave her another five kilograms of rice noodles, saying it was a gift for Xiaobao.
This year, the vegetables had not yet been planted, so I took out several cabbages and radishes from the cellar and gave them to her.
"Even if you don't want to eat it, my two granddaughters will want to eat it. It's not good for people not to eat vegetables." The little sister-in-law put the things in the car without giving any room for rejection.
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