Seeing that most people had arrived, the team leader cleared his throat and looked at Li Sannai who was sitting there and said, "Everyone is here, how should we divide the money? Bring us a rule."
Li Sannai's second son knelt a few steps forward, hugged Li Sannai's calf and wailed, "Mom, I know I was wrong. Mom, I really know I was wrong. Please don't separate me. Mom, I know I was wrong. I will work hard to earn back the five kilograms of fine grain for the family. Mom, please don't abandon me."
Seeing this, Zhang Fen immediately ran to Li Sannai's side and cried, "Mom, we really know we were wrong, Mom!"
Sun Wanfu really didn't want to be separated. His tone was earnest and anxious, and his eyes showed a sense of dependence on his mother. Zhang Fen's actions only caused everyone to spit. An Jingzhi, who was sitting nearby, saw it clearly.
Li Sannai's face was not good. She cursed angrily, "Now you know you're wrong, but what were you doing earlier? That's five kilograms of fine grain. You two are so bold, you took it away without even asking!"
All the food in the house was locked in Li Sannai's room, which could only be opened with her key. Every time she cooked, Li Sannai would take out the food for the day in advance and give it to her daughter-in-law.
But she didn't expect that her son would act without authorization. She originally gave the key to Sun Wanfu and asked him to take out the food for today, but she didn't expect that Sun Wanfu took away the five pounds of fine grains as well.
"Mom, I really wanted a boy. I was impulsive at the time and that's why I did something wrong."
What Sun Wanfu didn't say was that it was actually because his wife Zhang Fen kept urging him to get the fine grains that he did it. He knew in his heart that if he did it, there would still be room for maneuver. If he said that it was his wife who did it, his mother would definitely make him divorce her at all costs.
His mother didn't like the wife he married in the first place.
"It's really hard to guard against thieves in your own home. As your mother, I can't control you. If you don't separate yourselves, won't you two spend all the money in the future?"
Although Li Sannai still didn't give in, her tone softened.
But the look in his eyes when he looked at Zhang Fen was still unfriendly.
"Are you going to divide your family?" The captain had been sitting there, torturing me for about an hour, and couldn't help asking.
Mrs. Li San was a little hesitant. Although the eldest daughter-in-law of the Li family wanted to persuade her mother-in-law to separate the second family, looking at her mother-in-law's attitude, it seemed that she had forgiven the second family. If she persuaded her mother-in-law to separate the second family at this time, even if she succeeded, her mother-in-law would inevitably bear a grudge against her in the future.
She pushed her husband's arm and motioned him to go ahead and speak. After all, they were his mother-in-law's sons, and he would never be able to hate his eldest son in the future.
The eldest son of Li Sannai's family was poked by his wife's elbow for a long time, but he still didn't say a word. He couldn't persuade his mother to separate his younger brother.
An Jingzhi also realized that Aunt Li San had no intention of splitting up the family business at all.
Seeing this, Sun Wanfu also hurriedly continued to plead, "Mother, I don't want to be separated, I don't want to be driven away, I will definitely return the five kilograms of fine grains to the family as soon as possible! Mother!"
Li Sannai thought for a long time, and finally sighed, "I'm sorry, Captain, I'm sorry, Jingzhi, I'm sorry, everyone, this family will not be divided with me."
The captain didn't say anything. He just took a puff of his pipe, stood up, and looked at Sun Wanfu with a look of disappointment. "Everyone understands your desire for a boy, but you can't take away all the family's food. You have so many young nephews and nieces at home. Haven't you ever thought about them?"
"It's okay for adults to eat less, but this child has such a weak stomach. If anything happens to him, have you ever thought about how you're going to explain it to your brothers?"
Sun Wanfu knelt on the spot in shame, "I..."
"Alright, since you're not going to split up, then just deal with your own family affairs behind closed doors. No matter what you do, don't delay work."
After the captain left, An Jingzhi also said goodbye and left. When he squeezed out of the crowd, he found that his whole family was watching in the crowd.
"Mother? Why are you guys here too?"
Xu Yanfen grabbed An Jingzhi's arm and asked quickly, "What's going on? We came over to check after dinner."
The countryside is a very small place. If something happens in one family, the other family will know about it in a short time. After asking a few questions, Xu Yanfen and the others realized that something happened here again, so they followed them.
Seeing the old lady's gossipy look, An Jingzhi smiled and explained to the family, "It's all about the five kilograms of fine grain. Third Aunt Li wanted to divide the family property and asked the team leader to come and preside over it. The team leader thought I was a newly promoted cadre in the team and brought me in as well. Later, Third Aunt Li didn't want to divide it anymore. It's that simple."
"Tsk tsk, you, Aunt Li San, are really out of your mind. You are usually a very smart person, but you actually believed her son's nonsense." Xu Yanfen was amazed.
Second Aunt An also echoed, "That's right. What kind of devil must have possessed them to take those five pounds of fine grain? I think they had a plan all along! That Zhang Fen is not someone you can get along with. She's got all these sinister schemes up her sleeve, and she acts like no one can see through them."
There wasn't much food, but most people looked indignant, which was enough to prove how precious these few pounds of food were.
Xu Yanfen took An Jingzhi's arm and shared her experience with him. "Let me tell you, trivial matters like this happen several times a day in our team. Don't get involved if you don't have anything to worry about, or you might end up in trouble."
An Jingzhi nodded and smiled, "Okay, I'll listen to you, grandma. By the way, last time you told me about how you killed the devils, you haven't told me in detail yet. Can you tell me about it when we get back?"
Xu Yanfen nodded proudly, "I'll tell you when I get back. Back then, all the men went out to fight, and the only ones left in the village were women. I was the only one who dared to sneak in with a kitchen knife..."
Before they could go back, Xu Yanfen started telling the story of how she killed the Japanese devils on the road. Although the family had heard it many times, they still listened with great interest.
When he returned home, it was still light outside. An Jingzhi quickly wrote down his experiences with a pen in a notebook while listening carefully to Xu Yanfen's sharing of her experiences. These were all materials.
"Jingzhi, are you really planning to write an article and submit it to the newspaper?" Xu Yanfen asked with an unsatisfied look after she finished speaking.
"Yes, grandma, if you write about your life experience, it will be a role model for so many people. It will definitely be published."
Xu Yanfen had some expectations, but she said, "There are so many people who are more capable than me. What's the point of my little story?"
An Jingzhi smiled and coaxed the old lady, "If it really gets published in the Capital Daily, you'll be a celebrity in the future, grandma."
The old lady spoke modestly, but the smile in her eyes could not be concealed.
The family also heard that An Jingzhi was going to write an article and send it to the Capital Daily for publication, but they didn't take it seriously, thinking he was just trying to please the old lady.
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