Vol 2 Chapter 16: Preliminary Discussion

　　 Mother Zhang looked at the bag in her son's hand and didn't say anything, took out the trotters, and put the bag in the main room. Seeing that it was too early, Zhang's mother asked Zhang Guoqing to go to the kitchen to start the fire, and she went to the backyard to pick some vegetables. In the Zhang family, that is, Zhang Guoqing would drill into the kitchen to help burn the fire. The men of the Zhang family did not go to the kitchen to help. They felt that these housework were women's work. In late autumn, there were no other vegetables in the yard. Apart from some Chinese cabbage, there were also some small green vegetables covered with straw, that is, white radishes and sweet potatoes that were not unearthed. See if there is any unexpected harvest in the chicken coop, pick some yellow vegetables.
　　 Mother Zhang was holding the greens, and when she came in, she saw him pulling a match one by one, with rough hands and feet, distressed. Don't know if you love him or it? You must know that a match is also money. Usually there is a fire buried in the stove, so you can use it by blowing hard. That is to say, Zhang Guoqing wasted her reluctant to scold her, if it was either a change of person or a doggie. She couldn't wait for a penny to be broken into two cents to use it, and she didn't want to waste it.
　　 Busy in the kitchen, Zhang Guoqing has been helping her burn the fire and talking gossip with Zhang's mother. The mother and son 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 most familiar and common one in Zhang's family is Wowotou. In order to feed the family, Wowotou is squeezed greatly.
　　 Different from the wild vegetables in the morning, I boiled polenta porridge, and made four vegetables without any oily seeds. They were boiled in water. Mother Zhang 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 are not fried in oil.
　　 The whistle sounded from the horn in the village, this is off work, and the family members in the field are also going home. Mother Zhang pours hot water, so that when they come back, they can drink a mouthful to relieve their fatigue.
　　 Father Zhang took his two sons into the kitchen and drank Wanshui first, then ran to the well to wash, patted the dirt and dust on his body, finally took a breath and returned to the hall, took out a long pipe and smoked the dry tobacco.
Sister-in-law Huang Cuilan and second sister-in-law Lin Chrysanthemum, wearing patches, shook their way into the gate with their daughters, wheat seedlings and wheat ears. From time to time, they had to say a few trivial things in the village. Women are not treated as men. First take the children to wash their hands and arrange After being a good boy, he hurriedly helped to serve food and chopsticks.
　　 The four-year-old Mai Miao wears a washed white and patched cotton-padded jacket. She cleans herself with the hot water her mother washed. After she cleans herself, she pulls her two-year-old wheat ear into the hall and waits for a meal.
Er girl Mai Sui is so thin that her head is big and small, she resembles African children. Everyone is used to it. She often sees that the children in the village are not fat. Zhang Guoqing was afraid that her neck could not support her head, so she thought to wait. Those milk powder supplement the children.
　　 waited for the food to be served, after Zhang Dad picked up the chopsticks, everyone was busy eating, and no one spoke. After eating Wowotou, there were no oil flowers. Zhang Guoqing thought that the corn residue and Wowotou would be left behind. As a result, everyone had eaten all the slack today.
　　 He tried to ignore the pain in his throat, and finally finished one. He drank his polenta porridge and just wanted to vomit it. But he didn't have the guts. As long as he dared to waste food, he would definitely be beaten by his father so that he would not even recognize his mother. Immediately after drinking the porridge, he killed him and stopped eating without eating, so that Zhang Dad kept asking him if he was enough, and he had to give him the wotou in his hand, and he was about to cry.
　　 Even the four bowls of dishes were so salty that they were all sold. Seeing everyone eating with gusto. Living in poverty and the problem of food and clothing no one cares about sense and vision, and being able to eat is already rare in the village.
The only thing I have ever eaten seriously is the sweet potato rice last night. In modern times, he and Zhou Jiao also often eat pastries and coarse grains. Although the sweet potato rice is full of sweet potatoes, and the sweet potatoes are not delicious for later generations, they don’t make their throats anyhow. . I don't know what Wowotou will be tomorrow. Zhang's Wowotou can eat for three years and sixty-five days a year. In addition to New Year's Eve Baimian Wowotou plus white flour dumplings. Don't say a year, even a meal can't stand it, it's similar to eating grass.
　　 I don’t know if Jiaojiao remembered Wowotou, Zhang Guoqing now finally understands why this girl’s face is sallow, she is probably hungry if she can’t eat, and the new wife doesn’t dare to be fussy when she comes in, but fortunately they have stock now.
　　 After finally eating lunch, watching the women at home busy cleaning the dishes, the head of Zhang's family did not speak, and the three brothers of Zhang Guofu did not leave. Seeing that Zhang had something to say, they all sat and waited. Father Zhang took out the dry cigarette, took a few sips, looked at his three sons, and then at the old wife next to him, with an expression that hesitated to talk.
　　 The three brothers Zhang Guofu looked at each other, or the boss Zhang Guofu broke the silence first, looked at his father and said: "Father, if you have any trouble, you just say, we are absolutely unambiguous."
Father Zhang nodded, looked at the three people and said melancholy, "It's not a difficult thing, just to see that you are all old, and we are also old. This house, the tree branches. Last time I said that the new year will be separated. , I wondered how to fix the house before it’s winter, otherwise there would be conflicts between the separation of families, and the brothers would lose their affection. I don’t care about other people. Your grandfather told me about the elderly when he was still alive. Not wanting children to stay together, apart from the fact that brotherhood is weakened, there is no other benefit, and there is no cleanliness for people who are too crowded.
　　 But you are divided, brothers have to support each other if anything happens, look at your uncle and uncle, no one dare to bully my family in Zhangjiacun. "
　　The second child, Zhang Guoqiang, looked at his parents and then at his brothers. He didn't really want to split up.
　　 Two children in his family are young, and he also knows the virtues of his mother-in-law. There is no one to take care of the children after the separation. It is very difficult for him to feed the whole family.
　　 Besides, the elder brother and sister-in-law are kind and never care about him. Even if his wife is delicious and lazy, she smiles, not to mention that the two children are usually taken care of by a few nephews and nieces. Now their son Xiao Shitou is staying with Xizi and they are still at the sister-in-law’s house.
Even his eye-catching little brother has loose hands. The delicious and delicious food never forgets him. Even if the brother doesn’t deal with it, he also twists the bones and connects the tendons. If something happens, the little brother is always the first to stop and split the family. He is a single family.
As for how to divide the property, will he suffer? I also know in my heart that the family’s inheritance is saved by his parents with his eldest brother and sister. No matter how partial the mother is, the little brother will never forget him.
　　 His mother is also secretly returning the money he earned from playing wild animals in the next few years. As a result, this stupid boy tried desperately to buy things to compensate. He is not convinced that his mother's approach is not really an opinion on this family.
　　 After thinking about it, it’s better not to divide the family. Brothers and daughters-in-law’s family is good, but he is exhausted and has to bear the whole family alone.
"Daddy and mother, or don't separate the family, it's good for my three brothers to be together, my sister-in-law, my daughter-in-law, Jiaojiao can also talk, and my family is not as noisy as those in the village all day. Putting it under your nose again, you can see when you think about it, and suddenly the family is separated, and I have no idea."
Father Zhang shook his head, the second child thought that he understood, and only if he understood, he would divide, "You don’t need to persuade, you know in the separation village, you let your parents eat what I have said? How do I behave? Look. Look at your uncle's house and your cousins ​​have separated long ago, and it didn't affect their feelings. If you have something to do, your uncle will come out to help."
"Don't say it, your father will not change it if he decides~EbookFREE.me~ The foundations of the second child and the fifth child have also been approved and are right next to them. They are also close, and you can hear something when you shout. I started playing slowly, and scored points sooner or later. This is the decision. Let me talk about building a house first. My father and I mean that the family will give you 150. Bluestone and tile wood are all told to others. I’ll wait for you to go back and book. You can see how the yard is going to be built. I have a good idea. Go back and talk to your wife. This time you build two yards. In the evening, your father will go to your uncle and uncle’s house to tell us how many people are. Help, build it before winter. You can move in early when spring starts."
Father Zhang also nodded and agreed with the child's mother's statement, "Your mother said what I meant. This house is for the eldest son, and I live with the eldest son like the old people in the village. I thought that 150 yuan would be enough for such a big yard. Mainly I don’t have time, otherwise, I would spend some tiles and labor money to make blue stones myself. Just follow the standard of 150 yuan and go back to discuss with my wife. If I want to build, I don’t need to subsidize myself. See your uncles in the evening. Try to build them before winter, or you won’t have time when the spring is busy."
　　 The three brothers don't have any comments. Their father has made a decision and there is no need to persuade him. Not to mention the eldest son, he is the eldest son, and he knew that he would live with his parents in the old house.
　　 Zhang Guoqing, he still wants to split up by himself. Many living habits and personal hobbies are different. It's better to split up earlier. Just like his father said that the brothers are still brothers when they are separated. Originally, I wanted to talk to his dad about the Zhou family, but now it seems that I should give the old man some time to let them rest by themselves. Separation is not a pleasant topic. Watching the children who are raised in front of them are torn apart, each has its own small family and is far away from their parents. No matter how enlightened, parents will inevitably think about it and feel sad.