Yes, this is a traditional virtue passed down for thousands of years. No matter when or where, no matter what era, filial piety can never be greater than the heavens.
In particular, many parents poisoned by feudal ideas regard their children as their private property. "I gave birth to you and raised you, so you belong to me. You have to listen to me. I am your emperor. You can't disobey me. You have to accept what I give you. If I don't give you anything, you can't accept it. Otherwise, you will be disobedient and unfilial."
It is said that even an upright official finds it difficult to settle family disputes, and there is a reason for that. Unless it comes to the point of no return, when a family has a problem, doesn't everyone discuss and resolve it behind closed doors?
Therefore, honest kids like Liu Jiefang, who don't know how to say nice things, are the most likely to suffer losses.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease; parents tend to pay more attention to children who are sweet-talking or even mischievous.
Liu Jiefang followed behind in a daze, his mind a complete mess. He simply couldn't understand why his parents, who were both his biological children, would be so cruel to him.
Liu Weimin was angry and started causing trouble for his second aunt. Seeing Liu Jiefang's inhuman and ghostly appearance, Liu Weimin was helpless.
It's said that if the five fingers are not aligned, people's hearts are also biased, but this bias is too severe.
Is the youngest son a treasure, while the eldest son is less than worthless?
"Brother Weimin, Second Master, Third Master, Brother Aiguo, am I a child that my parents picked up from outside?"
The old men exchanged glances and then laughed in exasperation.
"What nonsense are you spouting? How old are you? Do you think we old folks are blind?"
But thinking about it, it's no wonder he had this thought. Growing up unloved by his parents, it would be strange if the child didn't have wild ideas.
"well!"
Old Master Liu sighed. Over the years, they'd been nagging about it from time to time, even joking about it. If only they weren't their biological son!
"Liberation, these years have been a bit chaotic, but our village has never been separated. You are your parents' biological child, so stop thinking nonsense."
Your father has always been indecisive since you were little. Without your mother constantly instigating him, things probably won't go that far.”
Actually, he didn't even believe what he was saying, but luckily someone else chimed in.
"No matter what, you're all grown up now. Some things should be set in stone, and you should set them in stone."
Your father is getting old. Make sure he has enough to eat and wear, and no one will say you're doing anything wrong, understand?
"Huh?"
Master Liu was taken aback for a moment, then he understood.
"You mean? Liberation? I've been thinking about it, and that makes sense."
Look, it's just you and your dad left at home. Your dad's getting old, and he's bound to be upset about this. Don't let him worry about things at home, okay?
"ah?"
After walking for a while, Liu Jiefang still didn't understand what it meant.
"My dad doesn't even worry about it?"
The group exchanged glances, shook their heads, and walked away, leaving only Liu Jianshe. He sighed, put his arm around Liu's neck, and...
"Come, come, let me tell you something..."
After finishing work that evening, the compensation was in Liu Weimin's hands. He still felt a little uncomfortable, thinking that by giving in like this, he had been manipulated by the educated youth.
Liu Aiguo, who was standing nearby, could see everything clearly and understand his feelings. But ultimately, Ye Zhizhi was simply acting in self-defense.
"That's enough, let's just let this go. We can't blame the educated youth for their reaction. If it were our own child being bullied, would we just stand by and watch?"
Liu Weimin sighed.
"I know, that's right, sigh!"
You know, in our village, for so many years, we villagers have lived here with us for almost half our lives. I've always thought that everyone here is amazing.
They are poor, and in order to have enough to eat, they may have some petty schemes and tricks, such as secretly going up the mountain to hunt pheasants or catch rabbits. As long as it's not too outrageous, I think it's because they are forced by life. I even think that I, as the village chief, haven't done enough to make their lives so difficult.
I tried every possible way to help them, even if it was just to give them a little more food. I was willing to beg anyone to do it. I felt that if it could make everyone's lives a little better, it would be worth it, even if it meant losing face.
Over the years, and in the last two years, whenever they had conflicts with the educated youth, you always said I was trying to smooth things over, and they said I was biased. I just thought, life is so hard for everyone, everyone is having such a hard time, so let's make do if we can. We're all family here. I never imagined that our own villagers would have such thoughts.
This isn't poverty, this is wickedness, this is a black heart!
Liu Aiguo remained silent for a while, seeing that he was still somewhat unwilling, and knowing that he was straightforward, he thought for a moment and then explained in detail.
"Yes, it's because their hearts are corrupted!"
Since you know all of this, understand all of this, and are clear about everything, then why are you so upset?
Why blame the educated youth when you can't even care for your own people?
Were they corrupted by the educated youth?
Did Tan Zhiqing send them to plot against her?
Was it Tan Zhiqing who ordered them to feed their own son and brother medicine and throw them into the yard?
Was Tan Zhiqing stupid or what? Why would she risk her own reputation and let Liu Shengli and his mother scheme against her?
Or is it that what you hope to see is not to discover the problem before it happens and find a way to solve it in advance, but rather to wait until the problem occurs, becomes a big deal, and the educated youth, the public security bureau, the commune, or something else all know about it, and then you frantically try to find a solution?
Or should we just wait for the higher-ups to come down and investigate, and then wait for people to point fingers and curse at us behind our backs? That way, our village's reputation will be ruined.
From now on, when the girls and boys in the village are looking for partners, as soon as people ask around and find out they're from Liujiatun, they'll all avoid them.
"We don't need to worry about any good things, honors, or awards that happen at the commune."
"No, it can't be that serious, can it?"
Liu Weimin was startled and immediately became alert.
"Brother Aiguo, are you trying to scare me?"
The two old men standing outside the door heard the whole thing, exchanged a helpless glance, and quietly took a few steps back.
"No, how come after a long time, we can't even distinguish right from wrong anymore?"
"I thought he was just easily swayed and always tried to smooth things over. That way, he wouldn't offend anyone. But what good is that? On the surface, everything seems peaceful, but inside, I don't know how rotten he is."
Brother, do you think we made the wrong choice in electing this village chief?
"Look, the village chief can't be replaced so easily. Besides, apart from this incident, he hasn't done anything particularly wrong. In recent years, no one has starved to death, and people have been eating much more meat than in previous years. If you suddenly suggest replacing the village chief, even the villagers might not agree."
"Sigh, nothing special, nothing remarkable?"
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