Cao Amei had too many children, which caused severe uterine prolapse and urinary incontinence. In addition, because she did physical labor, she suffered from insufficient blood and qi, which led to the prolapse of internal organs.
Although this disease won't kill you, it causes immense suffering and torment, especially the chafing in your groin area. Just thinking about it makes me feel pain.
Her personal hygiene problems were actually caused by years of being pointed at and ridiculed behind her back, which led to psychological problems. Because no one understood her suffering and pain, she had no choice but to give up. You say I'm dirty and smelly, then I'll just be smelly to the end!
But this husband never thought about getting his wife medical treatment. Now that they have money, the first thing his daughter wants to do is to get her medical treatment. Unexpectedly, she thinks it's a waste of money and refuses to get treatment.
"Mother, your body is in such a state, why don't you go see a doctor? Even if it doesn't cure the root cause, shouldn't you at least treat other aspects?"
She had a host of gynecological problems, including pain, itching, and abnormal urination. In addition to inflammation caused by uterine prolapse, it was also related to her unhygienic living conditions.
"I don't want to look at it. I feel fine, nothing's bothering me. Just take the money back."
Cuihua was also resourceful: "Since you're not going to see a doctor, what are you going to do with the money? Can't I keep it to buy grain? Our family doesn't have much grain to begin with, and it's still several months until the wheat harvest. How are we going to get through these months?"
"You can buy grain, but what do you know, a young girl like you? The money should be handed over to us adults to manage. Go, be good, and bring the money back. If you don't hide it properly, it might get stolen."
Cuihua remained unmoved: "Don't think I don't know what you're up to. I can't give you the money. One of you wants to support your own family, and the other wants to support your nephew. Not one of you has considered us three sisters, or the six younger sisters you sent away. Don't forget, this is the money you got from selling Ninth Sister!"
"No, it wasn't selling. They gave it to me themselves. I didn't ask them for money this time, right? This isn't selling. I, Cao A-mei, would never do anything against my conscience!"
Tang Cuihua sneered. Yes, you didn't sell it directly, but it's a fact that Ninth Sister was given to someone and they paid for it. That's what selling is.
What do you mean you didn't do anything against your conscience? How many things have you done before? Don't think they don't know how those five girls ended up in their hands.
They kept saying they'd found them good families, but the younger sister, like her sisters, was treated like slaves in other people's homes, and none of them had a good life.
Although this is something that most girls from poor families go through, there is a fundamental difference between their own family and other people's families.
Just like the daughters of my eldest and third uncles, they are much happier than the three of them. At least when they don't want to work, they can just whine to their parents and escape from labor.
What about them? If they don't do it, will someone else take their place? Other people have parents and brothers to help them if they don't want to do it, but they can only swallow their pride and suffer in silence.
Just because they only had daughters, the head of their family has long since retired and the four of them, including the mother, are left to do all the work. Meanwhile, this grown man is showing up at his nephew's house. How ironic!
If Tang Cuihua hadn't been heartbroken by her parents, how could she have done such a thing?
So no matter what her parents said, she remained unmoved. When they got angry and argued with her, Cuihua would threaten them.
"You'd better not make a scene. If my grandparents find out about this, you won't get a single penny of this money. I'll just return it to the Tao family. Anyway, didn't you say you wouldn't sell your daughter? If you're not going to sell your daughter, why would you spend the money meant for selling her?"
"And you, look at yourself! Do you even look like the head of the household? You don't do any work in the fields or at home, you just push it all onto my mother and us. You're not here to be our father, you're here to be our ancestor. Since you don't work in this house, why do you eat here? Why don't you go eat at your precious nephew's house? Has he ever fed you a single meal? You're always working for him."
"Do you know how the villagers are laughing at you? They're not laughing at you for not being able to have a son, but at you for neglecting your own family and not caring about the community. You're ignoring your own wife and daughter to worry about other people's sons—you've gone mad! You're a fool!"
Tang Cuihua was furious. Faced with her parents who were so disappointed in her, she simply called her two younger sisters over for dinner.
"Hurry up and eat. After we finish eating, we still have to go back to work in the fields. What kind of father is this, neglecting his own family's affairs and meddling in other people's? Dad, from now on, there will be no food for you in our house. Whoever you work for, you can eat at their house. There will be no food for you in our house."
On the verge of Tang Youtian's rage, she not only showed no fear, but also gave a cold smile.
"I'm in charge of the money now, and naturally I'll be in charge of the food in the future. I decide how much to eat. If you don't work, you get nothing. If you want to call me unfilial, go ahead and report me in the village. I'm always welcome to do so. Let everyone judge for themselves. Anyway, our family has been a disgrace for quite some time now!"
"Do you really think that sack of money is worth a lot? Last year there was a reduction in production, and this year grain prices have skyrocketed, rising to two or three times the previous price. Didn't you know that?"
"I've already inquired. With the money I have, I can only buy a couple hundred catties of grains at most. That's barely enough to last us until the wheat harvest this year. I don't even have enough extra money to buy potatoes and sweet potatoes. I'll have to ask around to see if there's anything cheaper."
"You're not in charge of the household, so you have no idea how expensive firewood, rice, oil, and salt are. Every meal we eat costs money, right? Matches, kerosene lamps, oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar all have to be bought with money, don't you? Do you have any money? Where is your money? Have you ever given it to us?"
"And yet they're always nitpicking, saying our food isn't good, that there's no oil, no salt, no seasoning. It's just boiled in water, how can it be good? Go eat at whoever's food is good, or you can work for them to pay off your debts!"
After Tang Cuihua finished speaking, she took a big bite of the dry potato. Because she felt choked, she quickly drank a mouthful of water.
This was their breakfast today: five potatoes, one for each of them. She took the smallest one, ate it in a few bites, gulped down a large bowl of warm water, wiped her mouth with her sleeve, picked up her hoe, and left without even glancing at the couple.
The two younger sisters looked at each other, then quickly ate the potatoes in their hands. After drinking their water, they filled the old water jug with water and, like their older sister, ignored their parents and went to the fields with their water and tools.
Looking at the two potatoes left in the pot, the couple realized that they had just eaten the three smallest potatoes, while the two largest potatoes had been left for them. Cao Amei felt more and more aggrieved, and she angrily turned to look at Tang Youtian.
“Did you hear what your daughter said? You always say they are unfilial, but they serve you three meals a day, let you eat the biggest potatoes, drink the thickest porridge, and even boil water for you to wash your feet at night. They massage your back when you are tired. Have you ever taken care of these pigs, chickens, and ducks? Without these three things to exchange for daily necessities, we would not be able to survive. How can you say such heartless things? Youtian, this is your home!”
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