On the way back from the city, the family took a long detour, preparing to pick up some more river gourds.
The weather is getting colder day by day. The whole family has already put on thin cotton-padded jackets and warm clothes bought in the city. When they return home, they will probably stay at home for the winter.
Little did they know, during the month they were away, the old house was in turmoil.
The main contradiction is money. Each amount of money for Zhao Jiadong's medicine and Zhao Ruxin's medicine is not a small amount, especially since Zhao Jiadong is in the county town, the expenses are indeed a bit high.
It cost a total of thirteen taels. Why so much? Because Zhao Dayong went to the clinic and quarreled with Zhao Dawen, demanding that he sell his house in the county town to pay for the medicine. The two almost got into a fight, and during the scuffle, Zhao Dawen fell and happened to fall on Zhao Jiadong's wound. The wound was severely broken, and the medicine was applied to stop the bleeding...
The noise was so outrageous that Mr. Zhao thought of his richest son and asked Zhao Dayong to call for help, but found that the gate was locked. He failed to find anyone after three attempts in one day. After the autumn harvest, Zhao Dayong simply sat at the door for a whole day, but still no one came.
He panicked. Could it be that the third brother had done something shameful and ran away? Otherwise, why would he abandon the house he had built and disappear with his family of three?
After asking Liu Shunzi, I learned that the family had gone out to play and their return date was uncertain.
grass!
They don't even have enough food to eat, and the third oldest one still has the time to go out and play with the whole family. What heartless bastards.
Zhao Dayong returned home in a depressed mood. He had been out for such a long time, he must have gone very far, maybe even to the provincial capital with his whole family. But what about him? In my life, I have only been to the county town once, and every time it was because of something. Not to mention playing, I can’t even afford to buy a bun.
He can hardly visit his children at home once a year. Compared with the third child, is he living a decent life?
"How are you? Are you back?"
Zhao Dayong shook his head.
The old man felt sad and thought Zhao Dashu did it on purpose. I deliberately went out at this time to avoid him and the boss.
I can't find anyone to scold. What should I do? My eldest grandson is about to go home to recuperate, and I can’t delay the money in the clinic. The old bastard refused to sell his family's land, and he was also reluctant to sell the eldest son's house, so where could he borrow the money? Who has so many?
After hesitating for a long time, the old man decided to sell the land! The house must not be sold. If it is sold, don't even think about buying it back. Sell two acres of land and wait for the third son to come home. Think of a way and complain to him. Maybe you can redeem it.
The old man had made up his mind, and Zhao Dayong could do nothing about it. After all, the family wealth did belong to the old man. If the family business hadn't been divided, he wouldn't have been able to do anything even if he sold everything.
He was feeling depressed and the autumn harvest was over. He didn't want to take care of the household affairs anymore. Every day he either went out for a stroll or slept in the house.
The same thing happened to Lady Zhao. She dared not refuse to do what she was supposed to do, but she didn't care about Zhao Ruxin at all. She picked out her clothes and threw them on the ground. "I'm not her mother. She lies down and asks her mother to go home and take care of her."
Old Sun tried to hold it in, thinking that a falling out would not benefit anyone. The old man said that it was normal for the old man to feel resentful and that it would be gone in a few days, so he told her to be patient.
A few days later, Wang took Zhao Jiadong home, but Zhao Dawen and his youngest son did not come back because one had to teach and the other had to study. They brought bedding, old clothes and food from home, and the two of them shared a kang and lived together.
As for Wang, she took care of the two children in the old house. Because everything in the city required money, the couple discussed that they were poor now and could save as much as possible. After a while, the school will be closed for the winter, and they will go back to eat and drink for free, and then return to the city together after the New Year. Furthermore, Ruxin cannot move.
Wang gritted her teeth and wanted to prevent her son's wound from opening again. She rented a mule cart that was not too bumpy to drive back to the village. As soon as I entered the house, I went to my daughter's room immediately. I hadn't been around to look after her these days, and I felt uneasy and worried.
My mother-in-law and my brother and sister-in-law are not easy to take care of. It would be strange if they would take good care of Ruxin. It was fine before, but now...
She has been eager to go home...
"ah!"
Before entering the house, the shop was filled with a strong smell of urine and feces.
Seeing her daughter lying on the kang, she could not help but scream. It had only been ten days, but the person on the bed had become so thin that they looked unrecognizable, their hair was like a chicken coop, their faces were blue and gray, and the quilt was so dirty that they could not see its original color. Most importantly, she noticed that the mattress under her daughter was wet.
Why is it wet? The urine smell is so strong, isn't it obvious? There was nothing in the room except a bucket for excrement and urine, which was almost full, but no one was emptying it...
Wang was devastated. How could they, how could they, treat her daughter like this? Wang's eyes were instantly filled with anger, her chest heaving violently. She rushed to the kang in a few steps, and touched Zhao Ruxin's dry yellow hair with trembling hands, "My girl, you have suffered!"
Zhao Ruxin cried, "Mom, why don't you come back earlier? Here, grandma and aunt don't treat me like a human being. Aunt never takes care of me, and she refuses to wash my clothes. Grandma either beats or scolds me!"
Thinking of the past days, Zhao Ruxin trembled all over and cried uncontrollably.
Only then did Wang notice that in addition to the blue-gray color on her daughter's face, there were several obvious slap marks. She was furious. Even if her family was in poverty now, they would not torture a child, her eldest granddaughter, like this.
This is too much! It is really too much!
Wang hugged her daughter tightly, her eyes red and tears welling up in them, her voice choked with sobs, "It's okay, it's okay, mother is here, mother is here! I'll go boil some hot water first, and help you change your mattress and clothes first, okay?"
"good."
Now that her mother was back, she felt more reassured and knew that her hard days were finally over.
Wang rushed into the small kitchen to boil water. When Mrs. Wang knew that they had returned, she stayed in the house and did not come out. Anyway, things have come to this, and my eldest brother has no hope anymore, so there is no need to support them like before. The old woman was also in the room. She felt a little guilty. If her eldest daughter-in-law made a fuss, she might be beaten by the old man.
I have warned her before to be more obedient and take good care of the family recently.
Alas, don’t you think about it, as an elder, is she worthy of taking care of a worthless person who hasn’t even grown all his hair? Why should she?
When Wang changed the mattress, she felt disappointed and disgusted because her daughter's mattress was infested with bugs. White strips were wriggling on the mattress.
"vomit……"
I really couldn't help it.
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