In the evening, without waiting for Old Lady He to pour out the food for cooking, Tian Xiaocui and Zhao Moli grabbed the bag of food and poured half a pot of sweet potato rice directly into the pot.
The pot was newly bought by Mrs. He, and she treasures it very much.
"Spendthrift woman, do you know how to live? You cooked so much sweet potato rice at once, but you don't have to eat it for the next meal, or you will die after eating this meal. You really don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are if you don't know how to manage the household."
The two of them didn't care what Old Lady He said.
This is a double harvest, even grown men can be skinned alive, let alone them. If they don’t eat enough, they really may not survive tomorrow.
As soon as the sweet potato rice was served, he started eating it without waiting for Grandma He to distribute the rice.
After the large bowl is filled, press it down a bit and then continue serving.
Old Mrs. He's eyes almost cut the two of them into pieces.
But the two of them didn't care. After pretending to be themselves, they pretended to be their children.
I originally thought that the dinner incident could calm my sons and daughters-in-law.
As a result, the next day the rooster crowed three times, but there was still no movement in the rooms of the sons and daughters-in-law.
"God damn it, you're not getting up to work even though the sun is scorching your butt. When the grain is distributed at the end of the year, the whole family will be left to starve."
But no matter how she cursed, no one responded.
Unexpectedly, the first person to respond to her was He Aihua.
"Mom, give me some money. I want to go to town."
"Didn't I just give it to you last time? You've spent it all again so quickly."
"You only gave me twenty last time, and I spent it all on a pair of small leather shoes."
"Here, I'll give it to you. Spend it sparingly. Your sister-in-law is holding your brother's money, and the amount he sends home every month is getting less and less."
"I know, I know. I'm leaving now. I won't be having breakfast at home. I'm going to eat at the state-owned restaurant. You don't have to make my portion."
The two of them thought that no one was awake, so they didn't lower their voices.
Little did they know that every word of their conversation fell into the ears of their brothers and sisters-in-law.
In He Erge's room, Zhao Moli poked her husband's arm.
"How much money did mother give to my sister-in-law? Last time I said I wanted to buy some brown sugar to nourish my body, mother scolded me. I didn't expect that she would be so generous in buying clothes and shoes for my sister-in-law."
"I don't know." He Aiguo was already very irritable.
He knew his mother doted on his younger sister, but he didn't expect her to dote on him so much.
It only costs a few dozen dollars to go to a town.
I work so hard in the fields, but I may not even earn a few dozen dollars a year.
Seeing her husband's expression, Zhao Moli didn't dare to ask any more questions. She turned over and continued to sleep.
In Brother He San's room, Tian Xiaocui kept complaining.
"Last time I saw my mother give my sister-in-law several big black tens. Now she's asking again. My sister-in-law's hand seams are too big, aren't they?"
He Aidang was half leaning against the head of the bed, puffing on his pipe.
"Can you hear me talking to you?" Tian Xiaocui saw that He Aidang didn't respond, so she pushed him twice.
"I heard it, I heard it. What can I do? The money is in my mother's hands."
"How about we split up?"
He Aidang looked at his wife in surprise, "Are you crazy? How are we going to support the children after the family splits up? They still stutter."
"Why can't we support them? Even if we don't earn full work points every day, we should at least earn seven or eight work points a day. We can still support two idiots."
"Let's see what happens."
This matter was also being discussed in He Si Ge's house.
"What does mother mean? She keeps giving money to my sister-in-law, and she is the only one who enjoys it, while our whole family has to live in such hardship."
"Who knows what my mother thinks? Who cares about her?"
"Can we just ignore it? If we don't, our fourth room will be wiped out. I'm telling you, the money for He Li's medical treatment yesterday hasn't been paid yet. Go ask your mother for it."
"I know, I know. You're such a nagging woman."
The scorer in the field waited for a long time but only Mrs. He and her husband showed up.
But when I thought about how they themselves didn't care about work points, I had nothing to say.
Old Mrs. He never expected that her sons would keep their word and would not go to the fields unless He Aihua went.
The He family had a large population and was allocated eight acres of land.
I just harvested a little over an acre yesterday.
She was full of resentment towards her daughters-in-law. In her opinion, her son's rebelliousness was instigated by her daughters-in-law.
When Old Mrs. He went to work, Luo Quanxiang and others appeared in He Aihua's house at the same time.
Looking at the brand new bright red quilt cover, everyone felt a surge of jealousy.
Everyone had a clear division of labor and it was easy to search for He Aihua's house.
Wow, this old lady He is really willing to spend a lot of money on He Ai.
He has seven sets of clothes each for spring, summer, autumn and winter, all made of Dacron.
Two pairs of small leather shoes and a can of clam oil.
There is more than a pound of brown sugar, two pounds of walnut cakes, a can of malted milk, and two bottles of canned fruit in the cabinet.
I also found sixty yuan under the bed.
Sixty yuan is equivalent to three months' salary for an ordinary worker.
The people in the He family became more and more jealous as they watched.
"My Ai Dang works so hard that he doesn't even eat a few more bites of coarse grain steamed bread. My sister-in-law is as lazy as a maggot. It's too much for her to eat and drink so much to replenish herself."
"Who doesn't? I have to spend every penny carefully, but my sister-in-law is so good, she spends money without blinking an eye."
"I was afraid of spending money, so I didn't even dare to have a baby when I was sick. I also paid for my child's medical treatment on credit. My sister-in-law had to go to the town clinic for the slightest headache or fever."
It was already evening when He Aihua returned home.
I didn't feel anything different when I entered the house. I just threw my newly bought floral dress to the ground and went out to eat.
Old Mrs. He worked all day and her waist was almost broken.
Unexpectedly, when I came back, my sons, wives and children were all well fed.
Emotions suddenly erupted.
"What are you doing? Are you going to heaven? Do you think food will fall from the sky if you just sit at home?"
"What's the point of working? I'll work myself to death and still not have enough to eat or wear warm clothes."
A few people threw the things they had found today onto the table with a clang.
He Aihua took a look and wondered why this thing was here, wasn't it hers?
"Who told you to rummage through my things? Do you have any manners?"
"Fortunately, we turned over a new leaf, otherwise we wouldn't have known that my sister-in-law was living such a comfortable life."
"What's it to you?" He said and wanted to take the things back.
And the children standing by had already been eyeing the peach cakes on the table.
Seeing that it was about to be taken away by their aunt, they all rushed forward to grab it.
"You're dying! You're like a starving ghost reincarnated! What are you snatching for?" He Aihua quickly stepped forward to protect her belongings.
However, Ho Tung and his friends had long been accustomed to being bullies, especially under the brainwashing of Old Lady Ho, who thought that women were money-losing goods and did not deserve to eat and dress well.
"Auntie, you're going to get married anyway, so you might as well eat less of the food at home."
"Yes, my grandma said that the little girl will get married sooner or later and become someone else's grandmother. There is no need to take the trouble to support her. Just keep her alive."
He Aihua had never suffered such an injustice before, and her eyes were red.
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