After saying that, Zhao Youtian was still a little worried and warned: "When you go home to get things, stay away from people. Don't let outsiders see you."
The eldest son nodded honestly, indicating that he understood.
Although he is honest and honest, he doesn't know everything.
This year, every household is severely short of food. If there is news that there is still food at this time, it will really become a leader.
Although in his heart his siblings are all good, and there are no difficult people in their parents' families, there is nothing wrong with being careful.
The family on their left is the best example.
The sister-in-law of the family on the left got married in the city a few years ago. Her father-in-law accidentally fell down during the Chinese New Year some time ago and broke his leg. He had to rest for three months.
The sister-in-law wanted to give her a hand in the family, so she proposed to let her nephew work for her father-in-law for three months. When the father-in-law recovered from his injuries, it would not be too late to go back to work.
Because this daughter-in-law gave birth to three grandchildren in a row for him, ending the fate of three generations of single inheritance in the family, her father-in-law is very optimistic about this daughter-in-law. It is rare for a daughter-in-law to ask for it, and it is not a big deal. Who should I ask for?
Not all substitutes are substitutes, so my father-in-law agreed after thinking about it.
So the eldest son of that family worked as a laborer in the city for three months, and his sister-in-law's parents-in-law did not treat him badly and brought him back all three months' wages.
With money on hand, I bought some food through my relatives.
As a result, he was accidentally seen by someone when he was moving things home. After the news spread, people came to his house to ask questions.
His family's reputation is not strict, so it's easy for others to trick him into talking about him.
After the news that his family had food spread, the family was full of people all day long.
There is no other reason for coming. They are all here to borrow food.
After the old lady's mother-in-law's brother learned about this, he brought all the family members over to eat at the "Big House".
You can't show your displeasure, but as soon as you say this, the old lady's brothers and daughters-in-law will start crying about their poverty.
As soon as the daughter-in-law cried, the old lady’s mother-in-law’s brothers stood up and scolded the old lady for having no conscience. He was so kind to her back then. In order to give her more dowry so that she could straighten her back in her husband’s family, he went to follow her in the winter.
People carry sacks, and their waists are so strained that they can't straighten up in order to earn the money.
As soon as these words came out, the old lady could only hold it in even if she felt distressed.
In the end, he was forced to have no other choice. The old man of his family got angry and threatened to kill them all with a knife. This made the group of people timid. Finally, he gave the old lady another 20 kilograms of grain, and finally the old lady's family and the group of people were frightened.
Send away.
The old lady's parents had just left, and several daughters-in-law and their parents who learned about the situation also came over to borrow food.
If he didn't want to borrow it, he would sit in front of his house and cry loudly, scolding his family for being cruel and unwilling to save him.
If it hadn't been for the trouble caused by the old lady's family, and the intimidation of the mother-in-law, the daughters-in-law might still be able to suppress their dissatisfaction.
But the old lady's family ate and drank for free for several days without saying a word, and they also took away 20 kilograms of food when they left. After all, the daughters-in-law at home were certainly not happy.
Listening to their mother's shameless crying at the door, their faces turned red with shame, but they were also extremely distressed.
If you really can't survive, how can you put your face on the ground and let others step on it for this little food?
Not to mention that the husband's family had no food, but now that they have food, how could they still be so cruel and watch their parents and brothers starve to death?
After all this fuss, the old man finally couldn't hold on any longer, and finally his daughter-in-law and his family borrowed ten kilograms of grain before sending him away.
The old man and the old lady felt that they had suffered a loss, but the daughters-in-law also felt that the old couple did something unethical.
In addition, this kind of thing cannot withstand comparison. Ten kilograms of grain are indeed important in famine years, but compared with the grain eaten by the old lady's family, these ten kilograms of grain are nothing.
Therefore, instead of making the family live a better life, these foods have actually caused the family to become separated.
Thinking of this, Zhao Youtian glanced at his wife.
After receiving the signal, Zhao Youtian's daughter-in-law turned her attention to the several daughters-in-law and warned: "Keep your mouth shut and don't go out and talk nonsense. You guys should have an idea of how much food is left at home. Don't you think so?"
Think about yourself, but also think about the children at home.
There is only this food in total, and if it is given out to those who are hungry, it will become their own children."
As soon as these words came out, several daughters-in-law nodded quickly.
Although they have a good relationship with their natal family, their children are the meat that falls off them.
Besides, although my parents' family is in difficulty, it's not to the point where they can't survive.
The most important point is that they know that their parents-in-law are good people. If their natal family really can't survive anymore and they really ask for help, their parents-in-law will not be indifferent and refuse to save them.
But a favor can only be used once; once it's used up, it's gone.
So if it weren't for the fact that the parents' family couldn't bear it, they wouldn't have said this.
Because of the control of the old couple, the Zhao family did not have any disputes over these things.
On the sixth day after Zhao Youtian received the package, the Xie family in the far northeast also learned from the postman that their package was in the post office.
After getting the news, Xie Zhiyuan directly asked for leave from the village and rode his bicycle to the town that afternoon.
When he arrived at the post office and reported his name, the staff recognized him and suddenly realized, "It's you! Whose package is that big?"
He said, pointing with his hand: "No, the biggest package is yours."
Seeing Xie Zhiyuan struggling to carry the package out, and looking at his level of effort, he knew that the contents inside were definitely not light.
The staff member said with an envious look: "The things sent from Jingjing should be from your nephew."
Xie Zhiyuan smiled and nodded with pride on his face.
The nephew is filial and will never forget them no matter what good things he has. He will naturally be happy.
"Your nephew is so filial. This year has just begun and he has already sent you things twice. I remember that he sent a lot of things last time."
Speaking of this, the staff became even more envious.
Not only do I envy him for having a nephew in Beijing, but I also envy him for his filial piety and taking him into his heart.
Xie Zhiyuan chatted with the staff for a few more words, and listened to the other party praising his nephew to the heavens, and the corners of his mouth kept rising with joy.
When Xie Zhiyuan returned to the village from the post office in the town carrying the large package sent by Zhang Yu, he happened to meet the villagers returning home after work.
It is not a secret in the village that Xie Zhiyuan took leave in the afternoon to go to town to pick up the package sent by his nephew.
At this time, looking at the big package tied to the back of his bicycle, the eyes of the villagers were full of envy, and everyone was extremely jealous.
Although I didn’t know what was inside the package, just looking at the size of the package and the slightly flattened bicycle rear straps, I knew that there must be a lot of stuff stuffed inside.