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25: Some are happy, some are sad

After the Shen family finished their meal, everyone went back to their rooms. In the room, Shen Zifu and Shen Zigui talked about Shen Zian and his wife who had just moved out.

Wang asked, "How is the cleanup going, fourth brother?"

Shen Zifu looked up at Wang and wondered if his wife knew about this.

Wang was sewing the soles of her shoes. She looked up and sidelong glanced at him, snorting, "I don't know you yet! You must have gone to help your fourth brother clean up, otherwise how could you come back so late? And you walked in at the same time as your third brother. Do you really think I'm a fool?"

Shen Zifu lowered his head again and said, "Isn't it easy for my fourth brother? He has always taken good care of us at home. Of course, brothers should help each other. Don't be angry, sir."

"If I were really angry, would you still be sitting here?" Wang glared at him. Her husband was good in every way except that he was too soft-tempered. If she hadn't controlled him, she didn't know what his life would be like. Maybe he would be worse than the second son's family! But she was not as unreasonable as he thought. Seeing that he treated her like a big caterpillar, she was also annoyed!

Several children were watching and laughing. Their parents were always like this, and their dad always lost.

Shen Zifu also laughed when the children laughed. He knew that his wife knew that he had gone to help his fourth brother, so she was not angry anymore. He felt relieved and started talking to them about his work during the day. Of course, he also talked about Su Zhi and praised her for being gentle and polite, especially for the food she cooked.

Several people stared with their eyes wide open, but they were a little unconvinced, thinking that corn porridge could not be delicious, it was all food from home, and they had eaten it before. However, Shen Zifu was not the kind of person who exaggerated, so they also began to be curious.

Especially Wang, she had always been angry that Shen Zian did not marry her aunt's sister, and she also looked down on Su Zhi. Thinking of her fourth brother's wife who could only stare at people blankly on the wedding day, she really did not believe that she could be as good as her husband said. But when she thought about the woman who said in front of everyone that day that she was a bad luck and could remain calm, she became confused again.

The eldest wife was talking here, and the second wife was doing the same, but the atmosphere was a little depressing.

Mrs. Li and Shen Zigui were sitting there. Shen Zigui finished telling them what happened today. The children all looked at them obediently. The room became a little quiet. Finally, Mrs. Li told Shen Zigui to help with the work and be more attentive, and then she stopped talking.

“It would be nice if we could share it.”

Chunyue pursed her lips and said, she glanced at her father, then lowered her head, she also knew that this was impossible, when the younger aunt was not married, the fifth uncle was not married, and they still needed money, this family could not be divided. If the fourth uncle had not married the fourth aunt, he would have been regarded as a laborer and stayed in this family.

Chuncao nodded and said, "If we split up the family, whatever money we earn will be our own, and we can buy things as we please. And mother won't have to give in to that annoying third aunt all day long just because she didn't give birth to a little brother!"

Chunyun was still young and said, "Si Lang stole my candy, and Third Auntie scolded me for being a loser."

Li's eyes suddenly turned red, and Shen Zigui felt uncomfortable. He regretted not having a son, but his daughter was also the apple of his eye, and he felt uncomfortable when he was told that. But it was impossible to divide the family. There were younger brothers and sisters who were not married yet, so the chance of dividing the family was very small. Moreover, his parents were counting on Ziju to become a high-ranking official, and all the money depended on the family's income. The biggest income of this family was the fields, and if there were fields, there had to be people to farm them. If they divided the family, the fields would also be divided. What's more, they could do odd jobs, and the women could do some embroidery at home to earn money. All this money would be turned over to the public, which was also a source of income. If they divided the family, none of this money would be given to his parents, so now his parents would never let them divide the family.

Everyone in the second room felt depressed.

This night was spent with some happy and some sad, but everything began to change. At least by the next morning, it could be clearly seen that the tall figure of Shen Zian was missing from the Shen family, while there was more smoke coming from a house on the east side of the river.

When Su Zhi woke up, Shen Zian was no longer in bed. She smelled cigarettes and knew that Shen Zian had gone to make breakfast. Thinking of the warmth of last night, a smile appeared on her lips involuntarily. She thought that this was the life she had always hoped for, with someone who loved and cared for her by her side, who would give her warmth when she was cold and cook for her when she was hungry. The two of them would fall asleep together in the dark and greet the dawn together, spending one day and night after another, from youth to old age. What a wonderful thing it was, and after experiencing a lifetime, she finally waited for someone who was willing to give her this happiness. How lucky she was.

"Wife, you're awake. I've cooked porridge. Come and eat. There's only porridge at home now. Once we've cleaned up the house, I'll go buy some rice and flour and go hunting. Just bear with it for a few days."

Shen Zian came in, gave Su Zhi's coat and helped her put it on. He looked at her face with some heartache. He thought that now that the weather was cooler, her condition was under some control, but the scars still hadn't disappeared. He had to work harder to make money and take his wife to see a better doctor, so as not to let her relapse when the weather got warmer next year!

The two of them ate the porridge, and Su Zhi fed the remaining porridge to the chickens. At this time, Shen Zifu and Shen Zigui also came. The two of them repaired the house together with Shen Zian. The house was shabby, but it was just the roof that leaked. They could just add some grass and the walls just needed to be plastered over.

The three grown men worked together and soon finished the job.

The two of them hurried back before dinner. They knew that Shen Zian only got a small bag of corn husks from his family. Winter was approaching, and no matter how capable he was, he had to eat frugally to store food for the winter. Every winter was the most difficult time for farmers, and it was not easy to live without food.

"They are all brothers from the same mother, but they have different personalities."

Su Zhi watched the eldest and second sons of the Shen family leave with excuses, and said to Shen Zian that she had only met the third son, Shen Ziping, once. When she was leaving the Shen family, she saw Shen Ziping sticking his head out of the door. He was not ugly, but his eyes were restless, making him seem a little unpleasant. She only needed to see the big fuss made by Sun's family and then look at the children of Sun's family to know that Shen Ziping was not a good person either.

As for Shen Ziju, she had never met him. She just thought that since the family was able to save money to support his studies, and he had never shown up even once when so many things happened at home, she couldn't say that she hated him, but she didn't like him very much either.

As for Shen Zhu, you can tell at first glance that she is spoiled. She is good-looking and smart, but when everyone says that she is a bad luck charm, she feels embarrassed about it, which makes it hard for her to like her.

Shen Zi'an nodded, and described the personalities of the five children born to Shen Zhang one by one. Since Su Zhi became his daughter-in-law, he would of course let her tell her the personalities of every member of the Shen family, so that if she met them one day, she would not be confused.

The two were clearing the weeds and rocks in the yard when they heard someone outside calling Shen Zian's name.

"Brother Zi'an, are you home?"

This was a man's voice. Shen Zian smiled when he heard it. Seeing Su Zhi covered her face neatly, he turned around and opened the door.

***Thanks to the amulet of black tea and coffee, I'll knock one down. It will make Su Su's face better, don't worry.