The meal was unpleasantly parted.

Mrs. Li instructed Yu Hui to cook supper for a few children at night, and returned to the room to pull her silent daughter and sighed silently.

"Mianmian, she ......" Mrs. Li wanted to explain, Wang Mianmian has a sharp mouth, and her heart is not bad. But seeing her daughter's look like she wanted to cry, it always felt inappropriate to say this again.

She had no choice but to pat Li Aihua's hand helplessly and whispered, "Your second brother and sister can't carry it clearly, don't take it to heart." Over the years, for the sake of the two children, your brother has been like a son-in-law, and no matter how many grievances he has suffered, I can only turn a blind eye. ”

After a pause, Mrs. Li said again: "I was originally ...... Listening to Mianmian tell her aunt that the business in the factory was good, I thought about asking Ah Pei to help you again, but who knew that Mianmian was poked in the lung tube again. She has always valued money. ”

Li Aihua felt uncomfortable, she was cold everywhere she went because of debts over the years, and she was used to it.

But her younger brother and sister's act of giving alms to beggars still made her feel cold: "Auntie, I'm uncomfortable." You guys are subsidizing me every year, I know that. I refused to ask you for help, so I had to play dumb again and again. But I'm keeping accounts, and I can't afford to pay it back now, and I still have children. This account will be paid off one day. Wang Mianmian, she is determined that we will be poor for the rest of our lives? She treats us as if she were begging for food, and bullies people like this?"

Mrs. Li stretched out her hand to wipe the tears on Li Aihua's face, patted her daughter's hand and said, "Don't say this to Xiao Pei, if he knows what Mianmian has done, I don't know how bad it should be, don't poke him in the heart again." ”

Li Aihua wiped his face and was depressed: "I know." I have always remembered Xiaopei's affection. ”

The mother and daughter were talking upstairs, and downstairs, Yushu was saying goodbye to Li Qi and Li Lin.

Because of Wang Mianmian's actions, Li Lin always felt embarrassed in the face of Yushu, but if his mother asked him to pass it, he had to make it clear to his cousin.

He blushed and handed the paper scroll to Yushu, and said to Ai Ai: "Brother, my mother said that the picture you gave will not be used in the factory for the time being, let me return it to you." ”

Yushu took the drawings, patted Li Lin's shoulder, and smiled: "Adult's business has nothing to do with you, don't take it to heart, study hard." ”

Li Lin followed Wang Mianmian and his brother Li Qi out a few steps, thought about it and turned back to Yushu and said: "Brother, my dad often says that my mom is sometimes a little confused, and my dad will teach her a lesson when she makes mistakes, don't you hate her?"

Although Yushu was in a low mood, he still laughed at Li Lin's childish words, "What do children understand." My aunt is good for us, how can we blame her. "It's just going to alienate her, Yushu said in his heart.

"Let's go back, it's too late to walk, go back and pay attention to safety." ”

After sending a few people away, Yushu returned to the room in silence, and the three brothers and sisters were relatively speechless.

Yulan hung her head and said, "Did I do something wrong?"

She gave up her plan to sell the drawings, and gave it away directly, even if the little aunt didn't want it, how could she use the topic to humiliate her mother?

Seeing that Li Aihua was about to faint at any time at night, Yulan felt like a needle prick in her heart, and it hurt densely.

Yushu shook his head and persuaded, "It has nothing to do with you. I think my aunt has probably been angry with A-Niang for a long time, and today's incident is just an introduction. ”

Yumei sneered: "Don't bully the young man to be poor, I remember the humiliation Wang Mianmian gave today." ”

Yulan shook her head and said, "Sister, you don't want this idea." For so many years, my uncle has been helping us, even if my aunt is not happy, hasn't she never stopped it?

Besides, if you don't look at the face of the monk and look at the face of the Buddha, just a few sour words from the little aunt can erase the good of the little uncle to us?

Why do we feel humiliated today? Isn't it because we're too fragile to care about what others think?

Instead of complaining that others look down on us, we should strive to strengthen our own strength. When we are so strong that we are fearless, do you still think it is worth taking when we look back at it?"

Yumei wanted to say that Yulan was wrong, but she couldn't find a rebuttal, so she had to glare at Yulan dissatisfied: "According to what you say, that's all about her humiliation of A-Niang?"

Yulan smiled: "A-Niang cares about family affection, if we and my aunt are like enemies, isn't A-Niang the one who is embarrassed?"

After a pause, the corners of Yulan's mouth hooked up a wicked smile, "You don't need us to do anything, just watch." It won't be long before she regrets it. ”

Yulan's words are not just words, the best revenge against a person who loves money is to let her watch others make a lot of money, but she can only stare dryly! Let her know that this opportunity to make money originally belonged to her, but she pushed it out with her own hands.

Yumei was finally happy, laughed, pinched Yulan's fat face, and said, "Er Ya didn't see it, the worst is you!"

Yushu looked at the two younger sisters, and the depression he received at night was dispersed with a word, and he also laughed.

After this incident, Yulan refused to stay for the New Year.

Li Aihua was not reluctant, and said hello to Mrs. Li and was going home the next day.

Mrs. Li also knew that she couldn't keep them, she was very discouraged, she always liked the New Year's lively, so she asked her daughter to bring a few nephews over for the New Year, but it was embarrassing to make it like this, so she had to be out of sight.

No matter how good the plan is, it can't keep up with the changes.

Because, Yuzhu is sick.

Maybe it was because of the wind blowing along the way, Yuzhu began to have a high fever in the middle of the night.

In the poor countryside and without a doctor, Mrs. Li fed Yuzhu antipyretics.

At night, afraid that Yuzhu's high fever would repeat, Li Aihua never dared to close his eyes. Tossed and turned until it was almost dawn, and then fell asleep in a daze.

Yumei and Yulan are in the same room as Li Aihua. It was also tossed and choked, and the two sisters also fell asleep when it was almost dawn, and they felt in a trance that they closed their eyes and the sky was already bright.

The sisters went downstairs listlessly, only to find that the little uncle was waiting downstairs in the morning.

Li Shaopei came home very late last night, and when he heard his youngest son relaying what happened in the old house, Li Shaopei's lungs were about to explode, if he wasn't afraid that he would come in the middle of the night and scare the two old men, he would have rushed over last night.

Wang Mianmian looked like I was wrong, so that no matter how much he said, he couldn't say anything.

Originally, when the two got married, the mother-in-law thought he was poor and unhappy, so she opened a lot of conditions.

If it weren't for the eldest sister's help, it would be a question of whether this parent could get married at that time.

Wang Mianmian has been married to him for a few years and has not lived a few comfortable days.

In the early days of the business, Wang Mianmian followed him in the wind and rain, even on hot days, and was still pregnant, and followed him out of the stall to sell fruits with a big belly of seven or eight months.

Later, when she gave birth to two boys, she was bleeding profusely and was almost not rescued.

Li Shaopei always felt indebted to her, so no matter how much she made trouble, he always reserved a tolerance for her.

Wang Mianmian also felt obediently, she always admitted her mistakes, and what should she do in the future, testing the bottom line of men step by step.

Every time Li Shaopei gritted his teeth and thought, this time he must teach Wang Mianmian a lesson! But seeing her obediently bowing her head and admitting her mistakes, he unconsciously softened.

He was very distressed, obviously the relationship between Mianmian and his eldest sister was very good before, why has it become more and more unseemly in recent years?

He felt that it must be that the business had been good in the past few years, and his daughter-in-law was praised by others and began to float a little, completely forgetting the poor life he had lived back then, and also forgetting that the eldest sister had taken care of the two of them in every way.

In the final analysis, it's all the money bastard who is to blame.

Li Shaopei wiped his face, squeezed out a smile at the sisters, and said gently: "I'm really sorry, my uncle has been too busy these days, and in the first month, my uncle will take you to have fun, okay?"

Yumei still looked a little angry, and she opened her mouth to prepare to sue.

Yulan quickly pulled Sister Ah and gave her a warning look.

The little aunt and the aunt are stiff, and the most uncomfortable one is the little uncle, don't add fuel to the fire.

Yumei flattened her mouth and said reluctantly: "We'll go home in the afternoon, next time I have time, my uncle will take us to play." ”

Li Shaopei's heart was slightly relieved. He felt in the pocket of his jacket, took out a few great heads, and handed them to the two sisters: "Uncle doesn't have anything good for you, so I'll buy you candy for this." ”

Yulan has a black line on her face, how much sugar can she buy, it is enough for them to eat diabetes, and the little uncle also has such a stupid side.

Two sisters, you look at me, I look at you, but I refuse to take the money.

"Uncle gave it, you can take it. Li Aihua's slightly hoarse voice came from behind him.

Yulan took the money and said "Thank you, uncle", and then pulled Yumei away with a very eye-catching look, leaving the space for the A-Niang sisters and brothers.

Li Aihua sat down against the wooden chair by the wall, and Li Shaopei moved a low stool to sit at her feet. Like the countless days when the sister and brother were children, Sister Ah was busy with housework, so he obediently sat on the side and watched, waiting for Sister Ah to finish the housework and play with him.

Li Aihua also thought of this stubble and thought about Microsoft.

Li Shaopei buried his face in Li Aihua's knees and said sullenly: "Eldest sister, I'm sorry." ”

Li Aihua touched his younger brother's head, sighed and didn't speak, both of them wisely didn't mention Wang Mianmian.

Li Shaopei didn't know how to say it, and Li Aihua didn't want to say it.

She asked Li Shaopei about his current situation without words.

Li Shaopei babbled about the imminent expansion of his factory, his ambitions for the future, and his laughter and tears as a parent.

Li Aihua smiled bitterly in her heart, her younger brother is still the same brother, but she is no longer the same person she used to be, and several years of poverty have wiped out all her enthusiasm and hope.

Seeing that other people's lives are getting better and better, she is still struggling in the mud, she can't see hope, she can't change the status quo, and she can't do anything except her eyes.

It's hard to describe what it tastes like.

After too much cynicism and ridicule, she always hoped that someone could redeem her.

But who can give salvation to whom? never.

If there weren't a few children to support her courage to live, she would have wanted to die.

She was desperate enough, she didn't expect the closest people to poke knives in her heart.

It turns out that in their eyes, they are no different from beggars?

Li Shaopei felt that the eldest sister was depressed and wanted to make her happy, so he whispered: "I have already said hello to the two uncles that A-Niang said. I was going to pay it back for you, but I know you won't. So I only negotiated with them about an extension, and they have already agreed. ”

Li Aihua thought, forget it, my brother is sincere for himself. If you don't look at the face of the monk and look at the face of the Buddha, you will be worried about your brother's goodness to yourself, and it will be difficult to worry about your brother's daughter-in-law. So he nodded.

Li Shaopei saw that Li Aihua's mood was normal, and he told a few nephews to stay for the New Year, and went to appease the emotions of the two old men, so he left in a hurry. He has to go to the city in the morning, and the time is really rushed, if it weren't for Wang Mianmian's trouble, he would have been in the city now.

In the afternoon, Li Aihua took a few children, and Mrs. Li tried her best to stay, but left.

Yuzhu's high fever did not subside, and he lay on the back of the jade book and slept all the way home.

The children are not at home, and Chen Li has no heart to cook well, so he copes with several meals.

Yulan looked at a plate of salted mustard greens and a bowl of sweet potato porridge on the table, and suddenly felt sour in her eyes.

Yumei also saw it, and said in a muffled voice: "Grandma, Daddy, you will eat later, I'll go stir-fry." ”

Grandma is old and fine, she knows something, and she doesn't ask why everyone is back, listening to Yumei's words, she grinned and said, "Okay, good, hard work for my good grandson." ”

The unhappiness in the hearts of several people gradually dissipated with the arrival of Chinese New Year's Eve.

Yushu got up early in the morning to cut red paper and write Spring Festival couplets.

Yulan looked at the silver hook and iron scratch on the red paper, her sharpness was exposed, and she said in her heart, no wonder the people in the village like to ask the eldest brother to write Spring Festival couplets, just this skill, it is not worse than what is sold outside.

Li Aihua and his wife are busy in the kitchen, preparing the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

Waiting for the ink on the red paper to dry, Yushu moved a bamboo ladder and began to paste Spring Festival couplets from the gate.

Yulan stood at the foot of the stone steps, holding a small pot of paste and directing the jade book sticker couplet above the bamboo ladder.

"A little to the left...... A little higher... The right side is lowered...... Ouch, brother, you're so stupid, it's too high...... Look at that posture and ...... I can't wait to roll up my sleeves."

Yushu was so tired that he scolded angrily: "Stinky girl, will you read it, don't make trouble!"

Yumei looked at Magnolia who kept jumping and pursed her lips, her hands kept moving, three times and two turns, and a window flower was formed under her hand.

Sticking Spring Festival couplets and pasting window flowers, they also have to deal with an endless stream of people begging for Spring Festival couplets, and the brothers and sisters are tired and sweaty.

After noon, the family smoked and began to cook Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

The cooking time is a little long, and after noon, it starts to steam, stew, stir-fry and fry, and waits until the beginning of the ancestor worship, but the time is just right.

In the evening, the first firecrackers sounded to worship the ancestors, as if the ban had been opened, and the sound of firecrackers coming and going one after another, Yulan felt that her ears were about to be numb.

I thought that Yuzhu was too young to be scared, so Yumei deliberately stayed by her side and covered the little girl's ears with her hands, but the little guy was not only not afraid, but when he heard the sound of firecrackers, he clapped his hands desperately and was happy.

It was getting dark, and someone set off fireworks, igniting the dark night, and under the incandescent lights, families sat around and gossiped together, watching the Spring Festival Gala together.

Magnolia squinted slightly, staring at the night sky in a daze.

In the old black-and-white TV, Liu Tianwang is singing affectionately:

"I used to love to chase my dreams when I was young, and I just wanted to fly forward

traveled through thousands of mountains and thousands of rivers, and could not go back all the way

Suddenly looking back, the love is far away, and the body can't help but be on the horizon

Only then did I understand love and hatred, and the most hurtful and painful thing is regret

If you hadn't broken your heart, you wouldn't have understood my grief

When I have tears in my eyes, don't ask me who I'm for

Just let me forget all this, ah give me a glass of forgetfulness water

For me to shed no tears all night, all sincerely

Let it rain and blow, and the love you have paid cannot be recovered

Give me a glass of forgetful water, so that I will not be sad for the rest of my life

Even if I'm going to get drunk, even if I'm going to be heartbroken

You won't see me crying

......”