He was beaten from childhood to adulthood. In other families, the older brothers beat the younger ones, but he, the eldest brother, was beaten by his youngest brother since he was a child.
There was a period of time when he was afraid of being beaten. He would avoid the fourth child when he saw him. His peers in the village laughed at him since he was a child. Even now, when he talks about this, some people still laugh at him.
"Chunlin looks cold-blooded and cold-hearted on the surface, and doesn't get close to anyone, but he has been very independent since he was a child. After he learned to walk, he never let me or your father hold him. Sometimes I wanted to hug him but he wouldn't let me. He always did his own things by himself.
When I was seven or eight years old, I often went to the mountains to play, and I never came back empty-handed, either picking pig grass or catching a pheasant to improve the family's food. "
At this point, He Xiuyun looked at Jiang Chunming and asked, "Chunming, you are the eldest, what did you do for your family when you were seven or eight years old?"
Jiang Chunming's tanned face was swollen and dark red. When he was seven or eight years old, he only knew how to go fishing in the river. Every day, he would go out and play with his peers, playing in the mud, climbing trees to catch birds, or stealing the ripe fruits from someone's tree. But he would only come back after eating everything he had eaten outside.
I've never done anything for the house.
He Xiuyun stared at the boss's ashamed face and continued, hoping to scold him awake.
"When Chunlin was ten years old, he followed me to work during the holidays. He did what he could and earned as many work points as he could. After school, he would stuff his schoolbag under the threshold and carry a basket to pick pig grass in exchange for work points.
He is the one who basically takes care of the two pigs at home. Have you and Chun Tong and Chun Lai ever worried about them?
You are the eldest in the family. When you are getting married, who will contribute the most? When the second and third children got married, Chunlin also contributed a lot.
He worked very hard, doing the work of two people, and used all the money he earned from work points to help you three get married. But when he finally found a wife, Wang Dan wanted to split up the family property. As an older brother, what have you done for your younger brother?
You say that I favor the fourth child. Now you are also parents. Do you think I should favor him?
Let's talk about Chunlin's wife Qinghe. Qinghe never argues with me. She won't complain even if she can't finish her meal. I remember one time Wang Dan didn't like the meal I cooked, and she turned her face away from me. "
Wang Dan's face twitched, a little unnatural, "Mom, it's okay if Qinghe doesn't work and doesn't eat well, but I work from morning to night every day, and I'm hungry if I don't eat well."
"Yeah, you're right. Later, when I cooked at home, did I try my best to cook according to your tone?" He Xiuyun asked.
Wang Dan said nothing.
He Xiuyun planned to tear off the shamelessness of this couple today. Don’t think that they are the only smart ones and everyone else is like fools.
"Qinghe is a good cook. Although she doesn't cook often, she is busy and she is not idle. You two understand some things even if mom doesn't tell you. Don't deny it. Qinghe is much more capable than you. To be precise, she is not as capable as us as a whole family."
"She used the defective cloth she bought to make clothes for me and your father. Let me ask you, have you made clothes for me and your father over the years?"
“Isn’t this because we have no money?” Wang Dan muttered softly.
She herself doesn't have good clothes to wear, how can she make clothes for He Xiuyun and Jiang Jianguo?
"Yes, we have no money and we are all poor, but your poverty is your business and has nothing to do with Qinghe. Now your father and I are living with Qinghe and Chunlin. If I hear you scolding Qinghe again in the future, don't blame me for taking action. I won't be as easy to talk to as I was today.
I have said so much today just to let you two see your own weight. You are not as capable as others, but you are jealous of others who live better than you? Is it the poorer one who is right? "
He Xiuyun said she was tired and didn't want to talk anymore. A wise person doesn't need to be talked to, and a foolish person can't listen to anything he says.
She didn't expect the eldest brother and his wife to listen to her words, as long as they understood why she favored the fourth brother and his wife.
"Qinghe, your mother has taught the eldest couple a lesson for you. Don't take their words to heart. Just treat them as nonsense." He Xiuyun walked into the kitchen and saw Shen Qinghe putting food on the table.
Jiang Yuping and Jiang Yuyang each grabbed a piece of crayfish with both hands and ate it, leaving a circle of chili oil at the corners of their mouths.
"Mom, thank you!" Shen Qinghe didn't expect He Xiuyun to stand up for her.
After all, she has four daughters-in-law, and it's not easy to balance.
He Xiuyun waved her hand, "You are right, mother is not that crazy woman."
Jiang Jianguo flattered him at the right time, "Of course, you are our sea-suppressing magic needle!"
"Well, this Zhenhai magic needle is not afraid of heat or fatigue. It stands there like steel and will never fall down." He Xiuyun said lightly.
Shen Qinghe almost couldn't hold back her laughter.
Jiang Jianguo picked up a crayfish and began to peel it. He didn't dare to say anything, for fear of angering He Xiuyun and making him sleep on the mud floor that night.
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After He Xiuyun left, Jiang Chunming was so ashamed that he couldn't raise his head for a long time.
Wang Dan didn't care. She thought Jiang Chunming was not as capable as Jiang Chunlin. This was because He Xiuyun, as a mother, had not taught him well, and she had the nerve to say it out loud.
Look how filial her two sons are. They always know to bring her anything delicious.
By the way, didn’t the two boys go to the fourth brother’s house to eat crayfish? Why haven’t they come back yet?
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Jiang Yuping running past the house.
Wang Dan walked out quickly and saw several boys running towards the fourth brother's house.
"Yuping, bring it back and eat it." Wang Dan shouted at Jiang Yuping's back.
Jiang Yuping looked back at her mother and said, "Grandma, tell me to finish eating before coming back."
Without waiting for Wang Dan to speak, Jiang Yuping ran into the fourth brother's house.
Wang Dan was so angry that he fell backwards!
This old witch knew how to manipulate her.
Thinking of something, she went into the room and asked Jiang Chunming, "Where are the crayfish I asked you to catch?"
"..." Jiang Chunming said awkwardly, "I forgot. I'll catch it tomorrow."
Wang Dan was so angry that she kicked the small stool far away and it almost hit Jiang Chunming.
When Jiang Chunlin came back, Shen Qinghe was using a large spoon to scoop crayfish into several children's bowls.
Seeing him, the boys huddled together in fear and whispered, "Uncle."
Jiang Chunlin was speechless. He didn't scold them or hit them, so why did they act like mice seeing a cat when they saw him?
He had just walked back from the county town and was sweating all over, so he simply went to the yard to wash his face.
A few boys ran away with the crayfish in the bowl.
Jiang Yuping and Jiang Yuyang did not leave. Grandma told them to finish their meal today before going back.
"Grandma, I want to save some for my mother." Jiang Yuping said to He Xiuyun.
He Xiuyun threw the shrimp shells in her hand to the ground and said with a greasy mouth, "What are you giving me? Eat them first and then go back. Otherwise, your aunt won't let you eat crayfish in the future."
If Wang Dan had not made such a fuss today, she would have turned a blind eye to her snatching food from the children.
Now when she mentions Wang Dan, she gets furious.
When the eldest brother was looking for a wife, three women had their eyes on him at the same time, but he chose the tallest one. What's the use of being tall? What else can it do except absorb more oxygen?
Her favorite is the one who is neither fat nor thin, with a round face that makes him look blessed.
Jiang Chunming just fell in love with Wang Dan, and as a mother, what else could she do except marry her off.
As she expected, Wang Dan had a hard time making a living.
Okay, it’s crooked. Jiang Chunming has to bear it himself. There’s nothing he can do as his mother.
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