Zhao Dashu remained silent, Zhao Laoer also did not speak, and the old woman was even more timid. Although she looked domineering, in fact, what she feared most was the old man. When they were young, whenever she quarreled with him, he would beat her to death without mercy and with great cruelty. Over the years, she did whatever he told her to do, and she was never beaten again.
"We're going to the house."
Now whatever you say is wrong unless they do their work obediently. Is it possible? Don’t want to pick flowers from the mountains? No more money to earn?
Zhao Xiaoyu pursed her lips. She was very unhappy. Very unhappy.
"Master, are we going up the mountain today?" Su was frightened. Her father was very angry today and she was afraid.
"Go, how can you not go? Are you willing to spend so much money?"
Reluctant, reluctant, Song shook her head desperately, "Let him scold as he pleases, let's earn the silver first."
“That’s the right way to think.”
Song Shixian was very happy, and the head of the family praised her!
Zhao Xiaoyu was so upset, "Dad, it would be great if we could separate the property. Then we don't have to be so sneaky about anything in the future."
Zhao Dashu sighed, "It's not as easy as you say. We are the only two families working in the family, and your grandfather won't let us go. Also, if we divide it up, we will have nothing to eat and drink. Even if you take out the money, it will only be enough to buy a base and build an adobe house. Without land, will the whole family live on wind?"
She understood that without money, she had no confidence. Then they will earn money, so that they can have the confidence to separate. However, the old man is also a problem. He is reluctant to let the free laborers go, and this family is inseparable.
What to do?
It's so worrying!
The next day.
Before dawn, the family went out again, carrying baskets on their backs. The old man wanted to stop them, but he was still a step too late. When he got up, he saw that the door was still locked.
Third brother, you got up so early, are you going to steal?
"Dad, hurry to town and bring a few more eggs. Cook them and eat at home tonight. Buy some more dry food."
"Ai!"
The girl was generous, and although the silver was given to her for safekeeping and was always said to be her dowry, she was not stingy at all.
Song wanted to say don't buy so much and waste money, but thinking about her husband's situation, she tactfully kept her mouth shut.
There weren't many honeysuckle left on the mountain, so they finished work early this time, before it got dark.
"Let's walk around here and see if there are any more. We'll go down the mountain after it gets a little dark." There's no guarantee that we won't run into anyone if we go down the mountain now.
"good!"
After a walk around, Song only picked a handful of wild vegetables.
"Let's cook some wild vegetable soup." There would definitely be no food left for them at home. The wild vegetable soup, a coarse flour steamed bun, and a boiled egg for each person, the food was much better than what their father gave them.
"Girls, why don't you guys go out later today and wait until I finish selling things? Otherwise, where can I find you?"
"Let's pick the honeysuckle. I'll leave a mark for you later. If we don't go out early, we may not be able to get out. Grandpa asked mom to go to the fields, how could she not go? I see that there is not much firewood left at home, how could he not ask me to chop it?"
Zhao Dashu thought about it and it made sense. These days, the pigs in his family were often grunting with hunger, and no one came to chop firewood. He actually had the illusion that the old house could not survive without him.
The family got up early today and they just had dinner.
"Hey, our busy man is here!"
"Grandma, we haven't eaten yet."
"What does not having food have to do with me? You are so capable, do you still need to eat at home? There is no food at home, not even a grain of rice left."
"Third brother, you came too late, and the food is indeed gone." So, it's not that they were not given food, it's that they didn't make it in time. As expected of an old man, his words were flawless.
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