Zhang's mother looked at the bag in her son's hand and didn't say anything, took out the pig's trotters, and put the bag in the main room. It's not too early to see the hour, Zhang's mother asked Zhang Guoqing to go to the kitchen to light the fire first, and she went to the backyard to pick some vegetables by herself. In the Zhang family, that is, Zhang Guoqing will go into the kitchen to help light the fire, and the men of the Zhang family do not go into the kitchen to help, they feel that these family affairs are women's work. In late autumn, there are no other vegetables in the yard, in addition to some Chinese cabbage, there are also some small green vegetables covered with straw, that is, white radishes and sweet potatoes that have not been unearthed. To see if there is an unexpected harvest in the chicken coop, pick some yellowed greens.

Zhang's mother was holding the green vegetables, and when she came in, she saw him using matches to pull them one by one, and she was rude, and she was distressed. I don't know if I feel sorry for him or it? You must know that a match is also money, and usually there is a fire buried in the stove, so you can use it by blowing hard. That is, Zhang Guoqing wasted her and was reluctant to scold, if she was either a different person, she would be a dog blood sprinkler. She can't wait to break a penny into two cents for herself, and she can't afford to waste it.

The kitchen was busy, and Zhang Guoqing had been helping her light the fire and gossip with Zhang's mother. Mother and son had just made lunch. The staple food is still wowotou, usually a wowotou is made of coarse grain powder, water and wild vegetables, this time it is corn residue wowotou. The Zhang family is most familiar with the most common is the nest head, in order to let the family eat enough, the nest head is pinched big.

It is different from the wild vegetable nest in the morning, boiled corn porridge, and made four vegetables without any oil and flowers, so they were boiled in water. Zhang's mother is reluctant to have cooking, what can be stewed is definitely stewed, a bowl of black pickles, a bowl of pure Chinese cabbage, a bowl of long beans and a bowl of braised potatoes that have not been fried in oil.

The whistle sounded from the horn in the village, and it was time for the workers to go home. Zhang's mother poured hot water, and when they came back, they would drink saliva to relieve their fatigue.

Father Zhang took his two sons and walked into the kitchen to drink water, then ran to the well to wash, patted the dirt and dust on his body, and finally took a breath and returned to the hall, took out a long pipe and smoked dry tobacco.

Sister-in-law Huang Cuilan, who was dressed in patches, and Lin Juhua, the second sister-in-law, entered the gate with their daughters Mai Miao and Mai Sui staggeringly, and had to say a few words about the trivial matters in the village from time to time.

Four-year-old Mai Miao wore a white-washed white patched cotton jacket, and would clean herself up with the hot water that her mother had washed, and after cleaning herself, she would pull the two-year-old Mai Sui into the hall to wait for the meal.

The second girl is so thin that her head is big and small, and she is like an African child, everyone is used to it, and she often looks at the children in the village who are not fat, Zhang Guoqing is also afraid that her neck will not be able to support her head, and secretly thinks that she will wait for those milk powder to make up for the children.

When the meal was served, after Dad Zhang picked up the chopsticks, everyone was busy eating, and no one spoke. Eating Wowotou, there is no oily vegetables, Zhang Guoqing thought that the corn residue and Wowotou that pulled his throat would be left after eating, but everyone ate all of them today.

He tried to ignore the pain in his throat, and finally finished eating one, drank the corn dregs, and just wanted to spit it out. But he didn't have the guts, as long as he dared to waste food, he would definitely be beaten by his father so much that he couldn't even recognize his mother. Immediately after drinking the porridge, he didn't eat it and stopped quickly, causing Dad Zhang to keep asking him if it was enough, and he had to give him the nest head in his hand, and he was about to cry.

The four bowls of vegetables were all eaten up even by the salty ones who were beaten to death and sold salt. Watching everyone eat with relish. Living in poverty and the problem of food and clothing is no longer meaningful and visual, and being able to eat enough is already a rare family in the village.

The only serious thing I ever ate was last night's sweet potato rice, which he and Zhou Jiao often eat with coarse grains in modern times, although the sweet potato rice is full of sweet potatoes, and the sweet potatoes are not as delicious as later generations, but they don't pull their throats. I don't know what the wowotou will be tomorrow, the Zhang family's wowotou can eat for a year without repeating the same three white and sixty-five days a year. Except for Chinese New Year's Eve, white noodle wowotou plus white noodle dumplings. Don't say a year, even if you can't stand a meal, it's similar to eating grass.

I don't know if Jiaojiao thinks of Wowotou, Zhang Guoqing now finally understands why this girl has a sallow and sallow face, it is estimated that she is hungry if she can't eat, and the new daughter-in-law doesn't dare to be picky when she enters the door, but fortunately they have stock now.

finally finished lunch, watching the women in the family busy cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, the head of Zhang's father's family did not speak, and Zhang Guofu's brothers did not leave, seeing that Zhang's father had something to say, they all sat and waited. Father Zhang took out the dry tobacco and lit it, took a few puffs, looked at his three sons, and then looked at the old wife next to him, with an expression of wanting to say something.

The three brothers Zhang Guofu looked at each other, and the eldest Zhang Guofu broke the silence first, looked at his father and said: "Dad, if you have anything to say, you can say that we are not ambiguous." ”

Dad Zhang nodded, looked at the servants and said melancholy, "It's not difficult, just look at how old you are and we are old." This one, the tree has big branches. The last time I said that I would split up after the year, I had to repair the house before the winter was now, otherwise there would be conflicts when the family was separated, and the brothers' love would fade. I don't care what other people's families do, when your grandfather was still alive, he said that the old man didn't want the children to stay together, except that the brotherhood was weak, there was no other benefit, and there was no clean one for many people.

But you are separated, and the brothers have to support each other for anything, look at your uncle and uncle, no one dares to bully our family in Zhangjia Village. ”

The second Zhang Guoqiang looked at his father and mother, and then at his brother, he didn't think much about separating the family.

His two children are young, and he also knows the virtue of his mother-in-law, and after the separation of the family, there is no one to take care of the children, and it is very difficult for him to support the whole family by himself.

Besides, the eldest brother and sister-in-law are kind and never care about him, even if his mother-in-law is lazy and a sister-in-law, she will smile and smile, not to mention that the two children are usually taken care of by several nephews and nieces, and now the son Xiaoshi is still staying at the sister-in-law's house with Xizi

Even his angry little brother is also loose, and he never forgets him when he eats and drinks, but the brothers don't deal with it, and they also twist the bones and tendons, and the little brother is always the first to step forward to stop him, and he is a single family when he splits up.

As for how to divide the property, will he suffer a loss, and he also understands in his heart that the family background in this family is saved by his father and mother with his eldest brother and sister, and he has no opinion on how much he divides, not to mention that his father is fair, and no matter how partial his mother is, he will not forget him.

His mother, who was the younger brother in the next few years, secretly returned the money he earned from hunting wild animals, but this stupid boy desperately bought things to compensate. He wasn't convinced, and his mother's approach didn't really have an opinion on this family.

After thinking about it, it's better not to separate the family, the brother and daughter-in-law are good, and he is tired and tired to bear the whole family alone.

"Daddy, or don't split up, it's good for us to be brothers, sister-in-law and my daughter-in-law and Jiaojiao can also talk, and our family doesn't quarrel like those in the village all day long. It is under your nose again, and you think that we will see it, and suddenly we are separated, and I have no bottom in my heart. ”

Father Zhang shook his head, the second child thought that he understood, but he had to divide it when he understood, "No need to persuade him, the village knows about it, you let your father and mother eat what they said?" How else do I behave? Look at your uncle's family, your cousins have long been separated, and it didn't affect their relationship, and your uncle came out to help when he shouted. ”

"Don't say it, your father won't change it if he decides. The foundations of the second and fifth children were also approved, and they were right next to them. It's close, and you can hear it when you shout. Besides, your children are also playing slowly, and they will score sooner or later, and this is how it is decided. Let's talk about building a house first, I and your father mean to give you 150, bluestone and tile wood, these are all told to wait for you to go back and order, you see how the yard is going to be built, and I have a good bottom to go back and talk to my daughter-in-law. This time, build two yards, and in the evening your father will go to your uncle and uncle's house and ask a few people to help, and build it before winter. When spring begins, you might as well move in early. ”

Father Zhang also nodded, agreeing with the child's mother's statement, "What your mother said is what I mean." This house is for the eldest, and we live with the eldest son like the old people in the village. I pondered that with such a large yard, 150 yuan was enough. The main thing is that there is no time, otherwise, it will cost some tiles and labor money to hit the green stone yourself. According to the standard of 150 yuan, I went back to discuss with my daughter-in-law, and if I wanted to build it, it was not enough for my own subsidy, and I didn't need to return it if I had more. I'll look for your uncle and them at night. Strive to cover it before winter, otherwise everyone will have no time after the beginning of spring. ”

The three brothers don't have any opinions, their father has decided, and there is no need to persuade them, just stubbornly. Not to mention the eldest son, he is the eldest son, and he has long known that he will accompany his father and mother to live in the old house.

As for Zhang Guoqing, he still wants to split up by himself, many living habits and personal hobbies are different, so it's better to split up early. Just like his father said, the brothers are still brothers, and they are close, and they can be heard when they shout. Originally, he was going to talk to his father about the Zhou family, but now it seems that it is better to give the old man some time and let them rest by themselves. Splitting up is not a pleasant topic, watching the children who were raised in front of them fall apart, each with their own small home, far away from their parents. No matter how open-minded they are, parents will inevitably think too much in their hearts and will inevitably be sad.