At this moment, Yang Laoshi also discovered the jeep and hurriedly told the two children to hide to the side of the road.
Just as Yang Laoshi turned around, he made eye contact with Yang Baiyi, then quickly turned around and stood facing the roadside.
Yang Baiyi was sure that Yang Laoshi must have recognized him, because there was no sun film in that era and the windshield was completely transparent.
"Old man, what are you doing?"
Yang Baiyi parked the car on the side of the road, opened the door and got out.
"Bai Yi, we're going to the railway tracks to pick up coal cores."
Seeing Yang Baiyi coming over, Yang Laoshi had a complicated look. Yang Baiyi was the most directly responsible person for the situation at home, but when he thought about how his family treated him in the past, he didn't know whether he should hate him.
"Where are Yang Bingkun and his wife? Do they have jobs now?"
The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren were pale and thin, their clothes were patched and crooked. Such a miserable scene was rarely seen, not only in the city but also in the countryside.
"Do you really not know? Or are you asking even though you already know the answer?" Yang Laoshi bravely asked back.
"Should I know?"
The Yang family members today are just strangers to Yang Baiyi, and he doesn't pay any special attention to them.
"Yes, there's really no need for you to pay attention to us, because we are no longer on the same level.
Bai Yi, do you have time now? If you do, you can come to my house and I will tell you what happened in the past two years.
Yang Laoshi's face was full of bitterness.
Three or four years ago, this young man had to leave his hometown with his sister in order to escape the pressure from his relatives.
Four years later, he is still this young man, who can determine the honor, disgrace, success or failure of his entire family without doing anything.
"Forget it. There are some people I don't plan to meet again in this life."
Yang Baiyi really didn't want to look at the corner of the old woman's mouth anymore. It wasn't because he was afraid of her, but mainly because it was too disgusting.
"Child, your grandma is no longer with us. Let the past be the past!"
When talking about the death of his wife, Yang Laoshi was very calm. He had complicated feelings towards his wife, probably a mixture of love and hate.
Liu Genhua gave birth to children for him and raised four children. Even if she had no credit, she worked hard.
However, because she handled things unfairly, there were many conflicts in the family, which led to the estrangement between the eldest son's family and the family.
After her eldest son and his wife had an accident, Liu Genhua's way of handling the situation pushed the entire family into the abyss step by step.
"Get in the car, I'll take you back."
Yang Baiyi did not hesitate too much. Just as Yang Laoshi said, when a person dies, it is like a light goes out, and all grudges should be let go with the wind.
"No, we just finished collecting coal cores and are too dirty. We can just walk back."
Yang Laoshi said awkwardly.
"This place is nearly ten kilometers away from your home. I don't have time to waste on the road with you."
Yang Baiyi opened the trunk, put the backpacks of the three people into the car, and let them sit in the back seat.
"Xiao Lei, Xiao Jing, thank your big brother quickly."
"Thank you, brother."
Yang Lei and Yang Jing spoke in low voices, looking nervous.
"Um."
Yang Baiyi did not keep people at a distance.
It was the adults who did the wrong thing, and now they have received the punishment they deserve. There is no need to vent your anger on the two children.
Yang Laoshi looked at Yang Baiyi's back with a smile on his face.
He is getting older, and especially this year, he feels that his health is getting worse.
What Yang Laoshi is most worried about now is his grandchildren.
When Yang Baiyi walked into the long-missed Yang family residence, his first impression was that it was messy and dilapidated.
Regardless of the character of Liu Genhua and his second daughter-in-law Cai Jinhua, at least they are not lazy.
In Yang Baiyi's impression, the old house was always kept clean by them.
"Grandson, come and sit down. I'll light the stove and it will be warm in a moment."
Yang Laoshi lit the stove and put the coal core he had just picked up in it.
"You'd better call me by my name." Yang Baiyi said with a frown.
"Okay, if you don't like to hear it, I won't scream."
Yang Laoshi didn't worry too much about the issue of address. His eldest grandson was obviously still resentful and didn't want to have too much involvement with them.
"Tell me, what's going on at home now!"
Yang Baiyi sat next to the stove, watching Yang Laoshi who was busy all the time.
"Didn't you come back once at the beginning of last year? It was freezing cold, and she was squatting outside the military compound every day to watch for you, so she caught a cold.
In fact, it was not serious at the beginning, but she did not seek treatment properly. Instead, she continued to go to the military compound every day. As a result, the disease was delayed from a minor illness to a major one.
Later, he couldn't hold on any longer and fainted at home. After he recovered, his health was not as good as before.
I persisted for a year, but at the end of last year, I couldn’t keep going and I passed away.”
Yang Laoshi took the stove from the stove hook, supported his thighs with his hands, and sat down tremblingly.
"After your second uncle Yang Bingkun lost his job, he applied for a temporary job at another factory, but no one wanted him. Even the street office wouldn't give him jobs like sweeping the streets or pasting matchboxes.
For a long time, my whole family relied on my pension and previous savings.
But the old woman still needed medicine, and the family needed to eat, so the savings were soon used up.
Bingkun went to a state-owned restaurant at night to steal food, but was discovered and accidentally injured someone during the fight.
He was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for stealing state-owned assets and intentionally injuring people.
Xiaolei's mother went straight back to her parents' home after Bingkun was sentenced, and has never returned since.
And your aunt Yang Yi, ever since Li Feng's parents fell from power and she lost her job, she has been drinking non-stop at home, and after drinking, she beats your aunt.
Li Feng already resented the Yang family, believing that the decline of the Li family was due to the Yang family. Adding to the fact that he was drunk, he did not hold back when attacking.
Your aunt was often beaten all over her body. I advised her to divorce him, but she couldn't let go of the child.
Just after the Chinese New Year this year, your aunt was accidentally beaten to death by Li Feng.
Of the whole family, now I am the only one left to take care of Xiaolei and Xiaojing."
Yang Laoshi looked at the family portrait hanging on the mottled wall.
At that time, the eldest brother and his wife were still alive, and the family was not so strained. Everyone had a smile on their face.
The old couple sat in the middle, surrounded by their children and grandchildren.
How did good life become like this?
Yang Baiyi didn't say anything either. He really didn't know what to say.
Should I persuade Yang to be more open-minded or scold them for what they deserved? Neither seems appropriate.
"Grandpa, I'm hungry."
A weak voice broke the silence in the room.
"Xiao Jing, bear with it for a while. Grandpa will make corn porridge for you right away."
Yang Laoshi stood up tremblingly and was about to go to the kitchen to cook.
"Grandpa, let me help you light the fire."
Children from poor families have to grow up early, and Yang Lei is much more sensible than before.
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