Standing in front of the courtyard gate again, recalling the scene of fifteen years ago, the grief and anger in my heart are still difficult to contain.

Pomegranate took her hand and looked at her with concern.

Dow smiled back, indicating that he was fine.

Hearing the shouts of the men of the Xie family, the first thing that came out was Tao Shanlin, he saw Tao standing under the paulownia tree, his eyes flashed with the joy that the trick had succeeded, and he turned his head to the courtyard and shouted: "Old woman, our daughter Red Bean is here!" Daquan, Erquan, Sanquan, come out, your sister is home! ”

When he shouted, a series of echoes immediately came from inside.

Dow stood motionless, his eyes getting colder and colder, and his face covered with a thin layer of frost.

Tao Shanlin gave birth to three sons and three daughters, three sons all married wives, and each had children, and now two grandsons married daughters-in-law and gave birth to children, so now they are four generations in the same house.

More than twenty people came out of it, crowded in front of the not very spacious courtyard gate, all eyes focused on Tao, but their eyes were different.

Among these people, many Tao have never met, and even Tao Daquan's brothers and concubines she can't tell who is who, only Tao Shanlin and Tao Laozi, her biological father and mother in blood.

Compared with fifteen years ago, Tao Shanlin and his wife are much older, their hair is almost white, their faces are full of deep wrinkles, and their clothes are shabby, so they look older than their actual age.

Tao looked at Tao Shanlin and Tao's wife, who were poor and full of shabbyness, and there was no sympathy and pity in his heart, but a deep disgust and contempt.

She clearly remembers what happened before she was seven years old, there were six brothers and sisters in the family, her father and mother disliked her daughter because she was losing money, and her three sons ate rice and rice to their heart's content, while the three daughters could only drink gruel, because the son could inherit the family and be the pillar of the family in the future, and he would be physically strong, while the daughter would sooner or later be a member of another family, and she would not die of hunger.

When he was seven years old, his eldest brother wanted to marry his daughter-in-law, and his father and mother borrowed money in order to make up the bride price, but there was still some short. Then suddenly one day, two strangers came to the house, and her father and mother told her that these two people were taking her to the city, and as long as she went with these two people, she would be able to eat and dress well, and she would no longer have to go hungry and poor.

She believed it and obediently followed the two strangers, only to learn later that the so-called good food and clothing were all exchanged for the freedom of her life.

"The girl is here, why don't you go into the house and stand under the sun for what? Quick, go into the house with my mother. The old woman Tao walked up to Tao with a smile on her face and stretched out her hand like a chicken claw to grab Tao.

Tao Shi took a step sideways to avoid Mrs. Tao, and said expressionlessly: "This lady, please don't recognize my relatives indiscriminately, I have no father or mother since I was a child, and I have never recognized my godmother, I don't know why my aunt calls me like this?" ”

Mrs. Tao's smile froze, and then she laughed more than before, "Look at your child, after so many years, you still blame your father, and your mother didn't let your mother and son enter the door. ”

"Your mother is right, how can a family have an overnight feud, this blood and family relationship cannot be broken as long as the person is still there. Over the years, your mother and I have been thinking about you and wanted to take you back, but I was afraid that you were still holding a grudge, so I didn't dare to go, I didn't think you would come back today, and my father was so happy! Tao Shanlin also helped on the side.

Tao watched the two of them sing and harmonize, and sneered silently in his heart, this is her biological father, who sold her more than 20 years ago, and now she has to drink her blood, and then swallow it with her bones.

Tao Shanlin and his wife were still unmoved when they saw Tao, and they looked at each other, feeling that things were not as easy to do as they imagined.

Fifteen years ago, they saw that the girl who was sold at the age of seven was found again, and there was an oil bottle less than a year old around her, the girl was a loss of money in their eyes, not to mention that it was still a burden, and the life at home was already difficult, if the mother and son who could only open their mouths to eat but couldn't work were put into the house, they would not be dragged to death.

Who would have thought that after the dead girl was denied entry into the house, she set up another gate in the village, not only the yard was better than other people's houses, but also bought ten acres of land for others to plant, and she didn't know how comfortable her life was.

Only then did they know that the girl actually had a lot of silver on her, but at this time, the relationship had already stiffened to the point of no return, and it was too late to regret it.

As the days passed, the original oil bottle grew into a young man, and entered the school, becoming a scholar who was envied by everyone, and the life of the mother and son became more and more prosperous.

On the other hand, there are more and more children and grandchildren in his own family, but the acres of land have not increased, and life has reached the point of embarrassment.

Hearing the words of Yao Laosan's daughter-in-law at the door of Yao Laosan's house that day, Tao Shanlin moved his mind, he thought, as long as the mother and son are recognized, the ten acres of land will naturally return to their own home!

How much food can a woman and a weak boy eat, with these ten acres of land, the family no longer has to worry about eating and drinking!

But if you want to get these ten acres of land, you first have to recognize Tao's mother and son, just let them take the initiative to ask for it with their faces, and they can't pull down their bodies, waiting left and right, and finally waiting for the opportunity.

If the tenant's field can't be planted, Tao will definitely come to the door to ask for an explanation, as long as she is willing to come to the door, she will push the boat down the river and lower her status to say some good things, and people will recognize it.

Before this, Tao Shanlin had already discussed a plan with his three sons and daughters-in-law, and as soon as Tao came, everyone had to work hard, no matter what, they had to recognize their relatives who had been broken for more than ten years.

Therefore, several sons and daughters-in-law saw that their father and mother failed to impress Tao, so they also went out together.

The three brothers of the Tao family who came forward first, although they have no family affection with the Tao family, but at least they are still related by blood, and those concubines have never had anything to do with the Tao family, and it seems too abrupt to intercede.

"Fourth sister, in fact, my father and mother were reluctant to sell you at the beginning, but you also knew what kind of life our family was living at that time, and we couldn't eat enough. Father and mother originally wanted the third sister to go, but people didn't like it, so they had to let you go. That's not a bad thing, is it? Your life is a hundred times better than the other two girls, and you may be happier to change them! This is what Tao Daquan said.

Tao Erquan followed closely and said: "No, if you want to blame it, it's because people didn't fancy the third sister at the beginning, and the little sister was too young, when the two of them heard that they could live a good life, they couldn't wait to go!" It's like now, everyone at home lacks food and drink, and they have to suffer from anger. ”

Tao Sanquan is smaller than Dow, ranking fifth.

He also said: "Fourth sister, I didn't remember anything when you left home, and the situation at home was not clear at that time, so I won't say anything." But when you came back, I was already grown up, and my father and mother were afraid that our family would drag you down, so they didn't let you enter the house. Now that my father and mother are old, as soon as this person is old, he is only looking forward to the reunion of the family, living happily, and seeing that the grandchildren can help with the work now, and will not increase the burden on you, so I want you to come home. ”

The words of the three of them were all high-sounding and righteous, as if they were thinking about her when they sold Tao and refused to let them return home, and Tao should be grateful to Dade.

Tao still didn't move, but looked at the three brothers of the Tao family with sarcasm.

Seeing all this, Pomegranate wanted to spit in the face of Tao Shanlin's family, she had never seen such an ignorant and shameless person!

At that time, the three of the Tao family looked at each other and wanted to speak, but they had no friendship with the Tao family, so they had to continue to make stuffy gourds one by one.

They didn't dare to say anything, and the little ones couldn't speak out.

Tao Shanlin and his wife saw that their three sons still didn't work, so they immediately changed their strategy and pretended to be pitiful.

"All the mistakes are my wife's fault, I just wanted to make their brothers and sisters suffer less, but unexpectedly, it made people think that I was ruthless and didn't want to give birth to my daughter, I created something in my last life! Over the years, I have begged God to bless my child who has left my father since I was a child, and I look forward to the early reunion of our mother and daughter every day, how many years can my wife and son live? Oh my God, what am I doing wrong? Old woman Tao beat her chest and cried.

Tao Shanlin said with a sad face: "Girl, after you left home, your mother and I were also restless day and night, and we wanted to pick you up many times, but the person who took you away didn't say your whereabouts, and I couldn't find you, so I had to give up." Since you returned to the village, although your father and mother have not been in contact with you, they have always remembered you in their hearts, and we are happy to see that your mother and son are living smoothly. Your mother and I don't have a few days to live, so I want you to come back and accompany us, and when we close our eyes in the future, we can leave with peace of mind. ”

They said this sincerely, and when people who don't know see it, they will inevitably tear a handful of sympathy.

Pomegranate was about to complain about Tao Shanlin's two sons, but Tao spoke.

Her tone was very calm, as if the two people in front of her had never seen each other, "I understand the feelings of the uncle and aunt to recognize their relatives, but I am indeed not your daughter." I have come today to ask my aunt and uncle, why don't you let my tenants cross the water from your fields? In case of drought, let the next family cross the water from their own fields, this is the township rules and regulations, and the uncle and aunt deliberately make it difficult for my tenants, I don't know what the reason is? ”

Tao Shanlin and his wife were suddenly choked and speechless, and they couldn't directly admit that they wanted to force the Xie family to quit the tenant, and then let the Tao family plant the land for them!

After Tao finished speaking, he still stood quietly, his eyes were unprecedentedly condensed, as if he wanted to penetrate the camouflage on Tao Shanlin and Tao Laozi's face.