1. Major events in the village

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What is the most bitter thing in this world? The baby without a father and mother is the most bitter, and what is even more bitter is that the baby is not well fed and clothed, and he has to work in the field at a young age to support himself and a large family.

Chen Qing is now 15 years old, with an average appearance, he is honest and handsome according to the masters, but it is too rough if he compares it to the little brother. Not only is his body taller than that of a little brother of the same age, but even his body is not as soft as the average little brother. After years of labor, the ten fingers are rough, the knuckles are prominent, and the body is also full of hard and tight muscles.

Chen Qing had a good life when he was young, his father and mother were very favored, even if he was a little brother, Chen Lao Er also raised him according to a male baby, and he would marry a daughter-in-law to inherit the family in the future.

After Chen Lao Er had his second child, the family lived a very comfortable life. Sunrise and sunset return, work diligently in the field every day, although you can't save a few dollars, but the family is not a problem with food and clothing, and you can cut a few pieces of pork to beat the tooth sacrifice during the New Year's festival.

When Chen Qing was 7 years old and his sister was 2 years old, Chen Lao Er's farmer went out to work and encountered an accident, and his body dragged on for half a year, and finally left his wife, children and young daughter to die.

After selling part of the land to pay off the debts and mourning, Chen Qing's mother went to the field to farm to support a pair of children, and took on more embroidery work to supplement the family. Chen Qing also works with his mother on weekdays to help reduce the burden.

When Chen Qing's mother gave birth to Chen Bi, her body was damaged and she couldn't do heavy work, and she thought too much about it, so she went a few years later. Leaving a pair of young children and daughters to depend on each other.

Chen Lao Er also has an elder brother, Chen Qing's grandfather and grandmother are all in Chen Lao's family, because of the early separation, even if grandpa and grandma have the heart to help the mother and son, they have to look at the faces of the eldest son and daughter-in-law.

After Chen Qing's aunt went, grandpa and grandma originally had the intention to ask the eldest son to take in the brothers and sisters, but the eldest daughter-in-law cried and wiped her tears and said that her family was also old and young, and she couldn't afford to raise two more babies who ate white rice.

The village chief is in a dilemma, this cropper already depends on the sky for food, the land is so much, no one has a hard time, his own brothers don't take care of it, and relatives of the same clan refuse to take the two hot potatoes.

In fact, it is said that there are thousands of things and ten thousand, and Uncle Chen Qing's family still refuses to raise their nephews and nieces for nothing because they have no benefits. When Chen Lao Er just passed away, Chen Qing's family still had 2 acres of paddy fields and 5 acres of dry fields.

Uncle Niang's mind village is well known, although Chen Qing was raised by Chen Lao Er as a son, but after all, he is a brother, and he can marry, as soon as Chen Lao Er dies, his uncle is naturally Chen Qing's closest elder, and when the time comes, he can marry off the brothers and sisters for a few years and get back a lot of dowry money, and there is no shortage of Chen Qing and Ah Niang to eat in one bite, and Chen Qing Ah Niang's body is afraid that she will not be able to live for a few more years.

Chen Qing naturally knew his eldest aunt's idea, but she refused. When her husband was alive, she wanted Chen Qing to set up a household, and Chen Qing had a good idea since he was a child, refusing to be a brother to marry and relying on a man for a lifetime.

Not to mention that a man has to raise a baby like a girl and take care of housework, even if everything has to be compared with the standard of his daughter-in-law, Chen Qing can't bear it.

The most unpopular daughter-in-law in this world is the little brother, not only is her body inferior to a man, but her fertility is also weak, and if she can't give birth to a child in her husband's family, the treatment is not as good as a long-term job.

Chen Qing is the eldest son of Chen Lao'er, and he can't let his son be wronged no matter what. Most of the little brothers of good families are raised as sons, saving money to marry a daughter-in-law to live, and only those who can't live will marry their brothers and earn back a dowry money.

The life of the peasant family is not as good as that of the rich city people, and most of the little brothers are married, unless there is no son in the family, they will be the grandfather. Even if it's a little brother, he can be half a master, but if the life is better, the little brother will be taken care of, and he won't be allowed to work in the field and get rough.

Uncle Chen Qing is a powerful mother-in-law, seeing that she didn't get any benefits, she let her mother suffer and wait for the benefits to be picked up for nothing.

As a result, Chen Qing's aunt was sick for two years, Chen Qing had the right idea, and privately sold the field to his aunt to see a doctor and buy medicine. But in the face of the accusations of the villagers, they didn't dare to say anything openly, and there were not a few Chen Qing in private.

Chen Qing, a true man with memories of his previous life, how could he give in, not to mention that this person is his own mother in this life, and he can't watch A-Niang get sick or die even if he has a conscience.

Chen Qing's aunt refused to sell the land, and planned to leave a family business for her son, but Chen Qing has been a master for more than 20 years, even if he is only a few years old now, he can't shrink his backbone.

The fields were sold and replaced with decoction, and Chen Qing's mother had to drink it even if she didn't drink it, but she still went after two years. How could the brother and sister survive with only two acres of dry land left? In the end, under the auspices of the village head, they were forced to take care of the uncle's family.

Chen Qing, who was only 10 years old, looked coldly at the eldest aunt who was rolling on the ground, hugged the 5-year-old girl tightly and said, "I won't eat your food for nothing, I can work to support myself and my sister."

The eldest aunt got up from the ground with a grunt, pointed at Chen Qing's nose and scolded, "You little thing, what a big breath! Two acres of dry land are not enough for the two of you to have a year's rations."

Uncle Chen Qing glanced at his father and mother who sighed, and said in an unkind tone, "I told you not to sell the land, but you didn't listen to your idea, but now there is no way, save some food and quickly find a mother-in-law to marry when you are old."

As soon as the eldest aunt heard that her husband had agreed to adopt two money-losing goods, she spread them on the ground, and cried to the villagers why her life was so bitter, and she had never enjoyed a day of happiness when she married into their old Chen family, and she had to take in her brother's doll if she had to serve her in-laws, and finally slapped her thigh and scolded her own man, "You old thing, how much food do you need to fill the bottomless pit in 5 years? That little one has to be raised for another 5 years! Our third child is still young."

"His eldest daughter-in-law, how can I say that this is also the blood of our family, can't we watch them starve to death, can we also exchange some dowry when the baby grows up, and it should all make up for the losses over the years" Grandpa Chen Qing looked at a room of people, and said to the daughter-in-law of the long house in a heavy tone.

"Dad, you always sit and talk without backache, how much money can you have for the dowry? Besides, maybe there are any good people who come to the door to say goodbye, just on the conditions of our family, who can kiss our family? Chen Qing is a brother again, it's good if you don't accompany it, you don't want to think about it, Chen Ping is your grandson, you have to leave a way for your grandson to live, when Chen Ping can't marry a daughter-in-law, how can our Chen family continue the incense? Don't even have a descendant who burns paper money for you at that time." The eldest aunt rolled her eyes, and almost didn't name Chen Qing and said that Chen Qing would have to marry sooner or later, and there would be only one grandson, and when there was no money to marry a daughter-in-law, no one would worship.

"Miao Rencui, don't be here nonsense, they are all brothers of the same clan, even if the incense is broken, there will be no one to worship in the ancestral ancestral hall" The village chief scolded with a tiger face, and the frightened aunt immediately shut up, but she still muttered in her mouth, "This is true, but after all, it is not a direct descendant, who can take care of the cemetery, I am afraid that the house will leak and be flooded, and no one will repair the weeds and weeds"

Grandpa Chen Qing also sighed when he heard his daughter-in-law say this, stretched out his hand to kiss his grandson, and touched his grandson's head speechlessly. Grandma Chen only wiped her tears, muttering that God would not give her a way to live.

Boss Chen's two daughters, one married, the other married, and the rest Chen Ping was only 8 years old, and the family conditions were not good, and even the second daughter's dowry was not ready, but it was really difficult to take in Chen Qing's brothers and sisters.

Chen Qing pursed his lips and stubbornly said, "I can support myself, don't I still have 2 acres of dry land at home, I can do farming and weeding, as long as my sister is raised until she is 15 years old, the house, the dowry and the 2 acres of dry land will all belong to the uncle, and I will leave the house."

"What do you mean by this baby?" The village chief frowned and looked at Chen Qing, this baby Guan has a good idea, he is not panicked when he encounters trouble at a young age, and even the family's field dares to sell it.

"I don't get married, until Abi and Lu I will always stay in the uncle's house to help, and in two years when I am older, I can also find some work to supplement the family in the slack time, at most I need the uncle's family to help me for three years, and when I am 13 years old, I am also half a laborer in the family, and I can compensate the uncle with a variety of fields. Chen Qingren whispered, and said clearly and loudly.

"Hey, that's what I'm saying, you still want to stay in my house until you're 20 years old, and no one will marry an older brother at that time" The eldest aunt stopped pretending to cry and stopped patting her legs and the ground. Squinted and pouted disdainfully, wiped his hand twice on the hem of his skirt, and got up from the ground by himself.

Watching the lively villagers cover their mouths and whisper, this old family's mother-in-law is like singing, and it is also interesting to play for a while. There is nothing big about the Zhuang family all day, even if the parents are short of life adjustments, if they meet someone who has a matter, they have to join in the fun.

"Go, go, let's disperse if there's nothing to do, just leave a few seniors, and everyone else should do what they want" The village chief shouted twice with a tiger face, focusing on sending away a few long-tongued women who love to chew the root of their tongues.

"I think Chen Qing's baby is a sensible person, the eldest daughter-in-law, you have long hair and short knowledge, then Chen Qing will be an adult at 15, and he can earn a lot of loose money in five years even if he goes out to work for a long time, and he can earn a lot of money to eat that little food in your house, and your family will be a laborer of Boss Chen, and there is a brother to help you live a little better in the past few years" A cousin of Uncle Chen's family couldn't see it and opened his mouth to persuade.

"Brother Lobby is right, Ah Qing is willing to delay the marriage and help the family for a few more years, you are still careful about that bit of food, you don't have to chill the hearts of the brothers, how can the second brother say that he is also the eldest brother, their doll is to eat your family's food for nothing, don't you have to help with it, besides, Ah Qing is 10 years old this year, and he has 2 acres of land, at most, your family is spending more food to raise Ah Bi" Several cousins of the Chen family, who are closer, opened their mouths to persuade.

"Your beautiful family should get married the year after tomorrow, at most you can get better by staying up for two years, and when A-Qing grows up, you can rent two more acres of land, and the boss can save some effort."

"The boss has to make up his mind about this matter, and you don't want to be too mixed with a woman. Boss, you say, if you do what Ah Qing said, your family is unwilling, it is estimated that other families in the village are also willing to help the two brothers and sisters for a few years" The village chief frowned and thought carefully, looked at Chen Qing and nodded, this method solves his worries, he himself does not want to marry, and it is cost-effective to exchange labor for a few years, but unfortunately I am afraid that as soon as his sister gets married, Chen Qing, who has no home and no land, can only go to the town to find some odd jobs to do.

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