Mrs. Lin's thin hand moved on her daughter's back, the cotton jacket was very thin, Lin Xiangjiu was very thin, and she could feel the spine through the cotton jacket, Mrs. Lin couldn't help crying: "Woo, my hard-working girl!"

Old man Lin spat out a cigarette and shouted with a sullen head: "She deserves it!" Ask her, where is the cotton you brought her?"

Mrs. Lin has some ears behind her ears, and there are no hearing aids or anything like that in this era, even if there is a Lin family, they can't afford it, and the old couple usually communicate by shouting loudly.

The old man's voice was not too loud, Mrs. Lin only vaguely heard the deserve and cotton, she immediately remembered this, stroked Lin Xiangjiu's back and asked: "That's it, girl, the cotton is more than half a catty, it's enough to make a thick cotton jacket for you!"

Lin Xiang was silent for a long time before he said the first sentence that came to the door: "Mother, that cotton...... I made a new padded jacket for Erlai.

He is a man's family, earning money outside, his face is important, he is looked down upon if he is torn, and he can't be dressed thinly, I am afraid that he will freeze his body......"

Lin Xiangjiu's husband Zhao Erlai is a typical so-called "second-rate son" nowadays.

This guy is tossing around outside all day long, and his figure cannot be seen at home all year round, let alone taking money and food from home.

On the contrary, because of "speculation" or other reasons, he was escorted back to his commune by the militia of other communes and even other counties, and his family, wives and children had to accompany him.

Zhao Erlai's father has died a long time ago, and there is only one sick and wilting old lady who barely lives with their three sisters and brothers.

Zhao Erlai is the second eldest in the family, there is an older sister Zhao Daya, who has been married a long time ago, and there is a younger brother Zhao Sanmao, who is sixteen years old this year, Lin Xiangjiu not only did not let Zhao Sanmao go to the field to earn some work, but also provided him with junior high school.

The old lady of the Zhao family has been paralyzed on the kang since the year before, in addition to eating and drinking, Lazar often has to take medicine, Zhao Sanmao has to bring food to the school in addition to tuition.

Lin Xiangjiu's two sons and daughters also opened their mouths to eat, and this big family relied on Lin Xiangjiu alone.

Zhao Erlai himself can't go home several times a year, and every time he goes home empty-handed, he has to scavenge all the money and things in the house when he leaves.

It's just that Lin Xiangjiu is still used to him, and there are some good things at home, and even the two children can't stand it, so she left them to Zhao Erlai.

Not long ago, when it was just winter, Mrs. Lin felt sorry for her daughter and grandson, and brought half a catty of cotton to Lin Xiangjiu.

Mrs. Zhao thought that her daughter would make a new padded jacket for herself, and then dismantled and washed the old padded jacket, and the old cotton inside was torn again and tore for the two grandsons to waddle in the padded jacket.

Lin Xiangjiu's voice was not loud, Mrs. Lin didn't hear it clearly, but she didn't need to hear it clearly, looking at Lin Xiangjiu's expression, and then looking at the tattered cotton jacket on her body, Mrs. Lin could guess where the cotton went.

She was still a little lucky, thinking that her daughter might feel sorry for her grandson, so she gave her grandson the new cotton to wear, so she asked again: "Mother can't hear clearly, Xiangjiu, you are louder, who did you give it to?"

Lin Xiangjiu knew that he was at a loss, and said in a low voice: "Make a padded jacket for Erlai." ”

Old man Lin couldn't see Lin Xiangjiu's cowering appearance, and shouted loudly: "Don't ask, you unsuccessful dead woman, you gave the cotton to Erlai again!"

The daughter of her own family, who was not angry, finally gave the new cotton to her son-in-law to make a new cotton jacket.

"You, you...... He gave the cotton to Erlai again...... "The cotton was bought back by Mrs. Lin after saving and saving, Mrs. Lin was so angry that she cried in her throat and couldn't speak."

Lin Xiangjiu was a little unconvinced: "Erlai should also wear a new one, he is too hard to be out alone, and he has to earn money to support his family......"

Old man Lin slapped the cigarette bag and pot on the kang table with a snap, snorted and said angrily: "Let your mother's fart!"

Lin Xiangjiu hooked his head and didn't speak, and there was only the sound of Mrs. Lin sobbing in the room.

"A man in his thirties, he is messing around outside all day long, and he can't get a penny back, let alone say it, and he also involves his wife and children to fight with him, what a thing is this!

You are still so accustomed to him, you are freezing and hungry, you have enough food and clothing for him, so that you can go out to speculate!

Old man Lin knocked the cigarette pouch pot loudly, and he couldn't wait to knock the cigarette pot on his daughter's head, so as to wake up this confused daughter.

Lin Xiangjiu looked up a little unconvinced: "Dad, don't say that, Erlai he took things home!"

"What did he take, you talk, you said!" Old man Lin leaned forward, and the cigarette pouch and pot pointed directly at his daughter's nose: "You say, what did that second-rate son give home!"

Lin Xiangjiu was a little wilted, but he still raised his head and said loudly with a little pride: "He also pulled a red head rope for me during the Chinese New Year last year......"

Her second lai was unsatisfactory outside, so poor that she couldn't even eat, and she remembered to buy her a red head rope, Lin Xiangjiu was a little sad and a little relieved to slap her short hair.

It's a pity that in order to take care of her mother-in-law, she saved some time to comb her hair and cut off her braids.

Seeing Lin Xiangjiu's virtue, how can the Lin family still not see it?

When the elder brother Lin Jialiang looked helpless, Mrs. Lin heard her daughter's words clearly this time, her body stiffened, with two bubbles of tears, she couldn't cry, Old Man Lin was so angry that his hands trembled, and the cigarette bag and pot fell on the kang unsteadily.

didn't care about picking up the cigarette bag and pot, Old Man Lin raised his hand angrily to beat his daughter, Mrs. Lin still felt sorry for her daughter, and hurriedly turned sideways to protect Lin Xiangjiu.

The old man temporarily withdrew his hand, and swept his slap on the old wife's shoulder, and he fell on the kang instead.

Lin Jialiang went over to help the old father, turned his head to Mrs. Lin and said, "Mother, don't protect Xiangjiu, let my father beat her twice, maybe I can wake her up." ”

Mrs. Lin burst into tears: "What's the use of fighting......"

How can you wake up, even if you are killed, you will not wake up.

Lin Xiangjiu is actually smart and hard-working, and he is a shrewd and capable master, but there is a premise for this, that is, the matter has nothing to do with her husband Zhao Erlai.

As long as the matter is related to Zhao Erlai, Lin Xiangjiu was immediately confused, it was not half a brain at all, but a pure brainlessness.

Not to mention that Old Man Lin beat her twice, even if he killed her, she couldn't resist it.

Mrs. Lin felt sorry for her daughter, and began to whimper and cry again.

Lin Jialiang filled a pot of cigarettes for Old Man Lin and lit it, poured a jar of hot water for his mother, signaled her not to cry, and then pulled down his face to talk to his sister.

"Erlai hasn't gone home yet, wow? Two days ago, someone told me that they saw him at the Balen Commune. ”

The Daleng Commune is very close to Huangyang Village, where Lin Xiangjiu's house is located, Lin Xiangjiu was stunned and asked: "Brother, the person you said is wrong, Erlai didn't go home?" He said that he went to the county to give our mother a few ...... to earn money."

Lin Jialiang glared at Lin Xiangjiu with hatred: "How many Zhao Erlai can there be in our county, can people still be wrong?