Shi Weiqiang ran down the hillside in high spirits, and his old father had no chance to hit him.
Shi Weimin, who was listening to their fight, felt a little uneasy. It turned out that the second son sent so much money back every month, and it was all in his mother's hands.
What surprised him even more was what Shi Weiqiang said.
Shouldn’t a family live together?
He actually wants to go out and live alone?
The father and his two sons returned home empty-handed, and naturally they were scolded by Yang Dahua.
It’s as if they can save the steamed buns by not going up the mountain.
The nagging curses did not stop until Shi Zhentang returned to the courtyard.
Shi Zhentang got up in the morning and went into the mountains for morning exercises. The result was the same as that of the Shi family's father and son. He didn't see any prey, but he met a lot of people.
He too returned empty-handed.
As soon as he returned to the yard, Doudou ran over and hugged his legs, raising his little face to complain: "Uncle, Auntie wanted to take my candy and she said she would beat me if I didn't give her the candy."
Shi Xiaoli stood not far away and stamped her feet: "Little thing, keep talking nonsense."
Shi Zhentang was covered in snow. He didn't hug the little girl, but touched her head and said softly, "Listen to your second uncle. If she steals your candy again, go tell your second aunt."
Doudou nodded his head happily: "Yeah."
The ancestor said that it was not illegal for Second Aunt to beat people, she could beat them as she pleased, and my aunt was also afraid of Second Aunt.
"Second brother, why are you like this?" Shi Xiaoli ran up to him with a pout: "Second brother, come here, come and look at my teeth, it's that stupid..."
Before he could finish his words, he was given a cold look by the other party, and he quickly changed his words: "It was my second sister-in-law who beat me. You have to take me to the county town to get new teeth, otherwise how can I go out and see people?"
"Why did she hit you? Tell me." Shi Zhentang patted the snow on his shoulder.
"She beat my mom, and then I went to help, and then she beat me."
"Yuzhu never hits anyone for no reason. She must have her reasons for hitting you and your mother. If you don't believe me, tell me what happened in detail. Did you go to the hut to steal things again?"
Shi Zhentang knew everything that happened at home, and the village party secretary told him everything without leaving out a single detail.
He hadn't brought it up until now because Yuzhu had dealt with them herself, and the silly girl didn't suffer any loss, so he let them go.
Shi Xiaoli said anxiously: "Brother, you can't say that. Hitting people is wrong anyway, right?"
Shi Zhentang ignored her and instead called out to Shi Weimin who was passing by: "Brother, are you free? Let's go out and chat."
Shi Weimin was stunned: "..."
He has always looked up to this non-blood-related brother, always feeling that he is incompatible with him, and even speaks carefully.
I didn't expect that he would call me today.
After a moment of hesitation, Shi Weimin nodded: "Okay... okay!"
He had no idea what to talk about, his mind was blank.
The two brothers walked out of the yard and walked slowly along the main road of the village.
Shi Zhentang also lit a cigarette for him, and Shi Weimin took it with great trepidation.
Behind them, at the gate of the old Shi family's courtyard, Shi Xiaoli, who was quite surprised, secretly looked at their backs.
She was wondering what the second brother and the eldest brother had to talk about.
…
"Brother, I've got my marriage application approved in the army. After the New Year, I'll take Yuzhu with me to join the army."
Shi Zhentang didn't like to beat around the bush, especially when facing this dull elder brother, he would just say what he wanted to say.
He got the certificate from the commune this morning, and the army faxed it directly to him.
As for Shi Weimin, he just felt his head buzzing and didn't know what to say. However, he remembered what his wife Su Zhen said to him, that he was the eldest brother and should pay more attention to the second brother.
Although my concern may not make much difference, it is better to say it than not to say it.
So Shi Weimin cleared his throat and said nervously, "Well, I'll go find a good day with Mr. Xu, and then ask your sister-in-law to pass on a message to my relatives. We'll have two tables on the day."
Shi Zhentang was still somewhat touched. Although his elder brother was not a blood relative and didn't talk much, he was not a bad person and would not harm anyone.
He pondered for a moment and said, "We won't have a wedding banquet in the village. I'll just go back to the army and treat a few people I get along well with to a meal. But grandma is so old, I'm really worried."
"Brother, have you and your sister-in-law ever thought about going out alone? If you are willing to go out alone, I can entrust grandma to you. I will send you living expenses every month. As for the house, don't worry, I plan to expand grandma's cottage."
Upon hearing this, Shi Weimin was stunned: "..."
The two brothers were out like this for less than ten minutes.
After coming back, Shi Weimin looked distracted. He didn't even respond when Shi Xiaoli waved to him several times.
Until Doudou used his little hands to pull his beard and said, "Dad, what are you thinking about?"
The baby's childish voice brought him back to reality.
Shi Weimin felt guilty and quickly went out to the yard to chop firewood.
Hey, it looks like something is happening.
Shi Xiaoli quickly told Yang Dahua about this discovery.
Yang Dahua's face changed drastically. She immediately turned around and went to the kitchen to order Shi De: "Go to the hut and listen to the wind. What are your second son and eldest son whispering about? Are they asking about the reason for my high fever a few days ago?"
Shi De was very impatient. Doesn't this woman want to live a good life? She's sneaking around doing these things all day long.
But there was no other way, in order to listen to less nagging, he got up and went to the hut.
Unexpectedly, he ran into Shi Zhentang in the yard. Before he could even open his mouth, Shi Zhentang called him, "Dad, I have something to tell you."
"What?" Shi De couldn't even raise his head when standing in front of his son.
"I'm going to expand Grandma's cottage."
The big house and the small house were actually originally one main house, but were later divided into a big and a small house by Yang Dahua, with the small house being for the old lady to live in.
Shi Zhentang meant that there was a large open space outside the cottage, which used to be the land of the Shi family.
Later, due to limited capacity, they just piled firewood there.
Now he just needs to break through the wall facing outwards of the hut, build a house outside, and block up the door connecting the hut and the big house, so that the house can be divided into two complete families.
From then on, grandma's life became peaceful.
But now Shi De heard that he wanted to expand, so he said sadly: "Our house is indeed too small. If you and Yuzhu get married, you don't have a decent wedding house right now. If you have the ability to expand, that would definitely be great."
Shi Zhentang looked at him calmly: "After the expansion is completed, we will live alone with grandma."
"What, what did you say?"
Shi De suddenly raised his head. He couldn't believe that the son he had raised with so much effort actually wanted to separate from him.
"After the New Year, I will return to the army with Yuzhu. If my elder brother and his wife are willing, I hope they can live with grandma on their own in the future. Of course, I will be responsible for all of grandma's expenses in the future."
"Zhentang, you..."
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