In the afternoon of the same day, the second aunt came back from her grandmother's house, and in the evening, she made a special trip with the second aunt and told Lin Xianliang, "Our mother will stay with the third sister-in-law for two more days, and this year's New Year will be in its own way, so you don't have to go back." ”

Lin Ying felt that this was fine, this was not a good time for the year, they all got together, and there was nothing to eat, and it was not troublesome enough.

Lin Xianliang frowned when he heard this, he lived for more than thirty years, but he never separated from his father and mother for the New Year.

But now is not the time to talk about the New Year, he asked, "Eldest sister and their family are here, are they okay?"

Those who fled the famine, can they still be good?

Second Aunt Lin shook her head with a look of regret, "The little one in the eldest sister's house, I haven't seen it, the one you saw when you went back to your hometown in Guanli with our father and mother last spring, it's gone." ”

"No, you said Xiao Chunfang is gone? I remember that the child is only three or four years old, right?" He didn't ask why he didn't, in fact, many people have children who don't stand.

"Eldest sister, I used to remember that it was very powerful, and I let my little daughter starve to death like this, I listened to this and ...... in my heart" Lin Ergu said and her eyes were a little red, "If it's because of anything else, it's nothing, but how many bites can a child eat? Why did she starve to death?"

Lin Xianliang was very surprised, "Hungry to death?"

"He died of starvation. When our mother asked, she didn't say anything, she knew that she was crying. I haven't looked at my eldest sister for many years, where did she go before when she was strong?" Second Aunt Lin hated iron for not being steel, "The eldest brother-in-law is too, squatting there with his head in his hands, how to ask is silent, as if he has been subjected to a lot of atmosphere." Or our mother felt that it was wrong, and secretly asked Dashan Ershan that they knew. ”

The second sister-in-law handed his wife a handkerchief without saying a word, and the second aunt Lin took it and wiped her tears, "I just think that the eldest sister is a wretch." Listening to Dashan, they used to live with their eldest brother-in-law, father and mother-in-law, and a few brothers, and the eldest brother-in-law found a job, and the eldest sister and a few older ones followed, throwing Chunni and Chunfang at her grandmother's house, and giving some rations every month. This year's harvest is not good, maybe there is no food, in those days Chunni was sent by her milk to pick wild vegetables, and went out every morning until the evening to return. said that she fed the little ones and didn't need Chunni to care, but as a result, the child was gone within a few days. ”

"When the eldest sister and eldest brother-in-law went back, the old lady lied to them, saying that they were not sick. Later, the neighbors couldn't look at it and secretly told them that the old lady thought Chunfang was a girl and wasted food, so she gave the rations that should be given to this child to his cousin. And Chunni's stupid child, who can't eat a few bites of wild vegetables every day, and is so hungry that he has a big head left, if the eldest sister and eldest brother-in-law go back later, this may be ......."

"The eldest brother-in-law is honest, I don't dare to say anything to my mother, honest people are too honest and hateful, let my younger brother do everything, let me let the mountains and let them let them, I can't eat when I work every day, I say that the wild vegetable soup is so rare that I can see the shadows, and I am hungry one by one...... The eldest sister saw that this was not good, so she sent a telegram to our mother, afraid that if she stayed at home any longer, two more would starve to death. ”

"In the future, Da Miao Erying and they will marry, they must find a man who can stand up, the eldest brother-in-law is so honest, but it is really hateful. When the eldest sister and they came, the old lady of her family asked her to bring a few nephews with her. ”

"How can the eldest sister bring it, they are originally a big family, so they said that there is no extra food on their mother's side, they came to add a burden to the younger siblings, and they can't bring it, so the old lady scolded them for being unfilial...... Later, the eldest sister became resolute, saying that she would not go back if she came, and she tore her face before coming out. And," the second aunt was very angry when she said it, "You don't see how many children are hungry, their stomachs are so big, and their faces are swollen like this," the second aunt said while gesturing, "It's scary to look at, and it's even more pitiful." ”

She sighed heavily, "A few days ago, she sent a telegram, and our mother asked us to gather food for her to mail over for her to eat on the way, but when they came out, the old lady didn't let her take anything, and the eldest sister went to the production team and cried that she was not allowed to take the bedding and not give them a way to live, so they all hanged themselves in the production team. The old lady didn't give a penny, and begged for food all the way on the way...... Fortunately, Dashan Ershan is a thoughtful person, and he went out to work to earn money and didn't let his father and mother hand it over to the old lady, otherwise he wouldn't even have the money to take a car, so he just walked for a while, and took a car...... Alas!"

Anyway, the people finally came safely.

Lin Ying was angry and surprised when she heard it, such an old lady treated her granddaughter as a person, she used to think that it was only in novels and TV, but now it happened in front of her, she couldn't help but shiver, fortunately, although her grandmother was patriarchal, she was not bad for several children.

This person, she doesn't feel anything if she doesn't compare, she is too happy in this comparison.

She will no longer be hypocritical in the future, she will not eat well.

Lin Xianliang couldn't listen to it anymore no matter how good his temper was, "The eldest sister suffered, but fortunately they came." ”

Yes, next year, the famine will be more serious, and I heard that many people died of starvation, Lin Ying thought to herself, her choice was really correct.

However, how to settle this family of six?

Second Aunt Lin said: "Otherwise, how can our mother let the third sister-in-law go back." Our mother heard that the eldest sister's family was coming, so she went to find the eldest brother of the third sister-in-law's family for help, the eldest brother was happy, and found a job feeding the horses for the eldest sister-in-law in the military horse farm. There is also a dilapidated house where people can live, and if you have a job, you can earn money, and if our brothers and sisters help us a little more, how can we spend this winter, and when spring comes, wild vegetables will grow in the field and no one will starve to death. ”

There are a lot of wild vegetables here, unlike some places where there are no wild vegetables, so they can only eat tree bark and grass roots......

Lin Xianliang groaned and said: "A family of six, several boys are also older, I think so, our power plant also needs temporary workers, Dashan is twenty, right? He can do the work of picking coal, let him come over, live in my place, and it will be better for people who earn money to live longer." ”

"This?" Lin Guizhi hesitated, "Why don't you wait for my third sister-in-law to come back and discuss with her? After all, your family is not rich, and the place is narrow." ”

Lin Xianliang didn't expect that he was a little hesitant when she said this, "Then I'll discuss it with your third sister-in-law! Anyway, they just arrived, and this is about to come to the New Year, even if they start working, they have to celebrate the New Year." ”

Lin Guizhi pursed his lips, the third brother didn't know anything to discuss with his daughter-in-law before, but now the third sister-in-law is sensible and smart, and she is more assertive than before, it is right to discuss, anyway, the three families can be the masters of the house, and the sister-in-law can't object, so it seems that she respects the third sister-in-law.