Dongmei followed Yongyong to her eldest brother's house in Xinzhuang.

I saw that after not seeing each other for a few years, the head gate of the eldest brother's house was renovated, and the yard was also expanded and widened.

Before Dongmei walked in, she heard Juanjuan's cry from inside the house in the front yard.

Dongmei remembered that the last time she ran to stop her eldest brother and sister-in-law from beating the child, it was when Yongyong and Juanjuan were in junior high school.

Now, the two children have joined the work, but the eldest brother and sister-in-law are still educating the children about corporal punishment.

Dongmei rushed into the house and saw the eldest brother holding the belt and the sister-in-law holding the broom handle, facing Juanjuan who was cowering in the corner, beating her frantically.

Dongmei rushed over, snatched the belt from the eldest brother's hand, and pulled the broom handle in the sister-in-law's hand.

She said, "What are you doing, the children are in their twenties, why are you still beating the children?"

After speaking, Dongmei looked at Juanjuan who was huddled in the corner, so pitiful. 、

Dongmei could see that if the child ran away, he would definitely be able to push away his parents and run away.

Obviously, she did not choose to run away, but chose to be punished.

Dongmei looked at Juanjuan's willingness to be punished, she thought to herself, Juanjuan must have decided that the son who sold fruits, otherwise, she would not be so persistent.

Because Dongmei did things for the eldest brother and sister-in-law, and made Yongyong an oil worker, so from that time on, whenever the eldest brother and sister-in-law saw Dongmei, they were extremely polite.

The sister-in-law looked at Dongmei who suddenly broke in, and complained to Dongmei angrily, saying: "Dongmei, you said that I am a woman, I am really a pig's brain, and I don't fight for the family at all." ”

The eldest brother gritted his teeth angrily and said, "This kid can simply make people angry to death." ”

Dongmei pretended not to know and said, "The child has grown up now and is already a nurse, what can he do to make you angry to death?"

The sister-in-law pointed to Juanjuan's head and scolded: "It's so uncompromising, we spent money for her to study in the health school, for what, in order to let her get out of the countryside and become a city person, but what about her, she just found a rural person, will she return to the countryside to live after she gets married in the future?"

The eldest brother lit a cigarette, smoked it and said: "Your sister-in-law and I have struggled for half a lifetime, and finally raised her to adulthood, let her go out of the countryside and become a nurse, but now, all our efforts have been in vain, and she is about to become a rural person again." ”

Dongmei heard that her eldest brother and sister-in-law discriminated against and looked down on rural people so much, she said unhappily: "Eldest brother, sister-in-law, who of us is not a rural person, besides, there is nothing wrong with rural people, and rural people have not offended you, even you, you are also from the countryside, why do you look down on rural people so much?"

Dongmei's words, the eldest brother and sister-in-law were speechless.

The sister-in-law explained to Dongmei: "Dongmei, you misinterpret what we mean, we don't look down on rural people, nor do we discriminate against rural people, we just want our children to live a better and happier life in the future, unlike us, either facing the loess with their backs to the sky, or coming and going in the wind and rain, walking the streets and alleys to sell fruits." ”

The eldest brother explained to Dongmei: "The reason why we let Juanjuan fall into the city is not for her good. ”

Dongmei interspersed with the side of the eldest brother and sister-in-law, helped up Juanjuan, who was shrinking in the corner, and said, "Child, don't cry, don't be afraid, my aunt will come and speak for you." ”

Juanjuan stood up from the ground aggrieved, she looked at Dongmei, wiped her tears, and said: "Auntie, although I found a son who sells fruits, he really likes me and is very good to me, I am looking for someone to marry, not money to marry, why should I marry a city person, why should I marry a person with a particularly good family condition?"

After hearing that Juanjuan was beaten, she was still so obsessed, her sister-in-law found a broom handle from the ground and said: "Juanjuan, you child, I see that you don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin, and you don't look back if you don't see the Yellow River, how many words did I and your father just say to you, you still don't understand, don't you know, your father and I have paid so much for you, what is it for?"

Juanjuan hid behind Dongmei, sobbing and said: "Of course I know, you want me to live a good life, you want me to live a rich life, you want me to live a rich man's life, you want me to be free from suffering and sin, I know all these things, but are the rich happy, are the rich happy?"

Juanjuan's sister-in-law was speechless in a few words.

The eldest brother took it up and said: "Juanjuan, I have told you everything that should be said, and I have also told you the truth that should be said, if you are so obsessed with your mobile phone number, then you can go and continue with the son who sells fruits, and when you suffer in the future, don't come back to me." ”

Juanjuan retorted to the eldest brother and said: "Although Gu Xiaobing's parents sell fruits, but the family conditions of others are not bad at all, and Gu Xiaobing himself is still very motivated, if I marry Gu Xiaobing, I will definitely not suffer, let alone suffer." ”

Brother Dongmei's face turned blue with anger, and he trembled his lips and said, "You...... You...... You're simply obsessed. ”

Juanjuan continued: "Mom and Dad, you are both fruit sellers, and my brother and I are also fruit sellers, why do you still look down on people who also sell fruits, aren't you afraid of Wang Yating, because my brother is the son of a fruit seller, and refuse to marry my brother?"

Hearing this, the sister-in-law trembled with anger, she said: "Juanjuan, you get out of me, I want to cut off the mother-son relationship with you, you just go with that Gu Xiaobing, don't come back if you die." ”

Juanjuan was also very angry, she turned around and left.

However, before Juanjuan walked out of the door, the eldest brother scolded Juanjuan and said, "Don't leave first, you promise first, when your brother gets married, you give 100,000 yuan to others before leaving." ”

Hearing that the eldest brother asked Juanjuan to give Yongyong 100,000 yuan for no reason, Dongmei looked at the eldest brother puzzled and said, "What are you doing here, why are you embarrassed to marry your daughter soon?"

The cigarette in Brother Dongmei's mouth fell to the ground, and his lips trembled and said: "In order to provide Juanjuan with education, we basically spent all the money in the family on her, and Ben didn't spend any money on Yongyong, since she is leaving, then be fair, and return her from us, the share of resources that occupy Yongyong." ”

Hearing this, Juanjuan froze, she paused, and said: "Okay, I know, I went to school, went to the hospital for internships, rented a house in the city, and spent a lot of money on you, and when the time comes, when my brother gets married, I will pay him back a lot of the 100,000 yuan." ”

After speaking, Juanjuan was about to leave.

And Yongyong, who was standing at the door, blocked Juanjuan's way, he said: "Juanjuan, you are my sister, you should spend more money, I am your brother, I will not ask for a penny from you in the future, let alone spend a penny of yours, so you must not have any psychological burden, and don't leave now, can't you wait for your parents to be angry, and then talk to them well?"

Hearing this, Juanjuan stopped, she didn't run out, but went to Yongyong's room, and then locked the door.

The eldest brother and sister-in-law saw Juanjuan leaving, and the two sat on the edge of the kang and cried.

Dongmei looked at the sad appearance of her eldest brother and sister-in-law, she stepped forward and comforted her eldest brother and said, "Eldest brother, don't worry, marriage can't be talked about, you just let Juanjuan talk about it for the time being, whether it can be done by that time is another matter." ”

Then, Dongmei comforted her sister-in-law again, saying: "Since Gu Xiaobing's family conditions are good, you don't dislike others, although everyone is looking forward to Juanjuan and can find a doctor with better conditions to marry, but she doesn't have that fate, she doesn't have that life, how can we force it?"

The eldest brother wiped his tears and said: "If we had known that Juanjuan was like this, we wouldn't have let her go to the health school, take out all the money, build the courtyards of the house, and build a small three-story western-style building." ”

Dongmei didn't understand and said: "Brother, sister-in-law, you sell fruits in Baoji City all the year round, and you will only go back to your hometown during the New Year, even if you come back, you will stay for half a month, and then you will leave as soon as the New Year is over, why do you build your home so well, who lives, who looks?"

The sister-in-law spoke for the eldest brother next to him: "We rural people, if we don't build the house at home better, how will Yongyong find a daughter-in-law in the future?"

In the countryside of Guanzhong, the woman will come to the man's house to see the house when she says she is close to her.

If the man's house is tall and big, then it proves that the man's family is a good family.

On the contrary, if the man's house is not good, then it proves that the man is not a good family.

The eldest brother said: "Dongmei, you are also from the countryside, you should also know the importance of building a house at home." ”

Dongmei nodded and said: "Of course I know, but what age is it, in today's society, if you are smarter, you won't be able to build a house in your family, save that money, go to the county, or the city to buy a suite, and live in the city, how good it would be." ”

At that time, everyone's thinking basically stayed in the idea of returning to the roots, especially the people in the rural areas of Guanzhong, even if they worked hard in the city, they did not plan to buy a house in the city, nor did they plan to settle in the city.

They will give everything they have to build a house in their hometown, and then they and their families will live in a simple house in the city.

Obviously, Dongmei's thoughts, compared to her eldest brother and sister-in-law, and even all the people around her, have been ten years ahead of her.

In today's rural areas, it is popular to build houses, and everyone is building big houses and special buildings, for fear that the houses at home will not be built big or high.

Dongmei returned to her hometown this time and also discovered this situation.

She found that not only in the countryside near Nanyang Town, the houses built by everyone are getting better and higher, even in Yinjia Village and Cuijia Village, where she is located, have begun to build houses like crazy.

However, no one would have thought that with the advancement of urbanization, a large number of surplus rural labor force will eventually move to the cities.

Ten years later, when it became popular for everyone not to build a house in the countryside, and to buy a unit or commercial house in a county or provincial town, Dongmei's brother and sister-in-law realized that Dongmei's vision was at least ten years ahead of ordinary people.

When Brother Dongmei heard Dongmei suggest that he buy a house in Baoji City, he was shocked and said: "For the same money, I can build a three-story small building in the countryside, why should I go to the city and buy a unit the size of a palm, I'm not stupid?"

My sister-in-law also said: "Dongmei, don't you know, in the past few years, the villagers around us have been busy building houses, if we don't keep up with the trend, we will definitely be eliminated." ”

Listening to her sister-in-law's words, Dongmei wanted to say that if you follow the trend, you will definitely be eliminated faster, because you are not following the trend at all, but following the trend.