After saying that, he first shook the dirt off his shoes, then picked up the hoe and left.
Xiao Dayong's family had no choice but to go back as well!
Seeing that they left halfway through their work, some nosy people shouted and asked...
"Uncle Xiao, why are you going home so early!"
Old Man Xiao answered vaguely.
"Something came up at home, the kids are here!"
A talkative woman not far away said
"What else could it be? They just heard that the second son's family bought a donkey and came to ask for it!"
"You're probably right! I heard that Xiao Er's wife bought a lot of food and supplies. How can they sleep if they don't go and rummage through some of it?"
"By the way, I heard that Xiao Yi's wife bought a lot of chicks and ducklings, saying she's going to sell them! I'm thinking of buying a few to raise!"
"Really! There's grass and bugs here, it's good to raise a few, I'll go buy a few later!"
His wives' words occasionally reached Old Man Xiao's ears. He was angry but couldn't say anything, so he pretended not to hear and walked home with his head down.
Li said to Xiao Dayong unhappily
"You heard it too. When we ask you to ask the second son's family for something, are you going or not? Logically speaking, the second son's wife has helped us a lot in the mountains. Anyone with eyes can see that this thing must have been earned by the second son's wife. How can you have the nerve to ask for it?"
Besides, your brother is lame and has no land; it's not easy for him either.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Dayong let out a long sigh.
"If you don't go, will your mother allow it? If you go, you'll just be a block of wood!"
"Now that the fourth son's wife is pregnant, she's waited on hand and foot all day long. She dumps all the farm work on us. The roof tiles are already fired, but we don't know when the house will be built!"
Xiao Dayong sighed again in frustration.
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