Text: Shen Yufen Material narration: Zhang Xiaowen
I was born into an ordinary rural family with my parents and two older brothers. When I was a child, we were a family of four, especially the eldest brother and the second brother, who doted on my younger sister.
However, as time went by, we all grew up to be adults. The eldest brother and the second brother have also reached the age of starting a family. I remember that the eldest brother married the sister-in-law that year, at the beginning, everyone's life was quite harmonious, and I would go back to my parents' house for a reunion during the New Year's holidays, but since the second brother got married, the atmosphere at home has slowly changed.
The daughter-in-law has to build a house, and the eldest brother has a house, but the second brother does not. In order to let the second brother start a family, his parents picked up the old house of the family, built a new house, and moved to a small house on the edge of the ground. The small house is very small, and it can only live for two people, and when I go back to my parents' house, I can only live in the eldest brother or second brother's house.
After my second brother got married, when I took the children back to my parents' house, my mother told me that I should be diligent and discerning when I went to live at my eldest brother's house, so as not to annoy my sister-in-law. Otherwise, I won't have a place to live when I come back.
I knew that my mother's words were for my good, but after I heard them, I still felt very uncomfortable. I grew up in the village, but now I have become cautious when I go back to my parents' house, and my heart is a little uncomfortable. But in order not to make it difficult for my parents to be caught in the middle, I had to do it.
The sister-in-law is a capable person, and she is well organized inside and outside the house. She is warm to people, and every time I go back, she is always busy with food, saying that it is rare for me to come back and that she wants to treat me well. At first, I thought my sister-in-law was really warm and kind to me, but gradually, I began to feel uncomfortable.
When I went back, my sister-in-law would kill chickens and slaughter fish, and I was very moved, but my sister-in-law said: Yufen, that is, you are back, if it is usual, our family can not eat such a good meal. Luckily, I fed a few chickens and some fish in the backyard pond, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do with you next time you visit.
I heard something in my sister-in-law's words, and she thought I had eaten white rice. In fact, every time I live at my sister-in-law's house, I rush to cook and wash the dishes, and when I go to the market, I will also take my sister-in-law's two children to the market to buy clothes and shoes, and some food, and I don't pay less.
But in order to stop my sister-in-law from complaining, I took over the work of buying vegetables and cooking every day. The sister-in-law is a little more pleasant.
One year, when my sister-in-law was away from her relatives, I ate at my second sister-in-law's house when I returned to my parents' house. The second sister-in-law is introverted and doesn't like to talk, I have always felt that she is not easy to get along with, and when I go to her house for dinner, I also have some drums in my heart.
That day, the second sister-in-law called my parents to the house for dinner, and she made my father's favorite braised pork, my mother's favorite spicy chicken, and my son's favorite braised eggplant.
The second sister-in-law was busy with the work in her hands, and said without raising her head: It's all home-cooked food, don't break the bank, just eat if you like it. If you want to eat it, I'll ask your brother to go to the market to buy it. In the past, when you were eating at your eldest brother's house, I couldn't call you to my house directly. You remember, when you go back to your parents' house, your eldest brother and sister-in-law are not at home, you will come to our house for dinner, and you will never be hungry.
The second sister-in-law's family has two little yellow dogs, and my son likes them very much, so we stayed at the second sister-in-law's house for a few days. When I was busy doing housework like in my sister-in-law's house, my second sister-in-law complained that I was too outside, and she did this little housework, so where could I be used?
I found my second sister-in-law to speak very directly, but her words made me feel kind, and since then, I have gradually reduced the number of visits to my sister-in-law's house and chose to go to my sister-in-law's house more. Although the second sister-in-law is not good at words, her sincerity and kindness make me feel closer. And although my sister-in-law is kind to me on the surface, her overly calculating and calculating attitude makes me feel pressured.
One year, on the eve of the Spring Festival, I wore a red down jacket home, and my second sister-in-law liked it very much, she said that she was planning to buy a red down jacket when her birth year came. The second sister-in-law said it casually, but I remembered it in my heart, and took the time to go to the street to buy a similar down jacket for the second sister-in-law.
The second sister-in-law wanted to give me money, but I refused to accept it. This matter was known to the sister-in-law, and the sister-in-law stood in the courtyard of the second sister-in-law's house that day and chatted, and deliberately said to the second sister-in-law: You are still blessed, you will be likable, look at me, no one has bought me a down jacket until now.
I knew that my sister-in-law was angry, and that afternoon, I went to buy a down jacket for my sister-in-law.
As I get older, I don't feel as eager to go back to my parents' home as I used to be. It's just that because my parents are getting old, I want to spend more time with them, so I insist on going back every year.
Six years ago, my father died of illness, and my mother was old and needed someone to take care of her life, so she naturally took turns living in the eldest brother and the second brother's house. As a daughter who marries far away, I naturally hope to spend more time with my mother, but many difficulties in real life make me only have time to go back two or three times a year.
I remember coming home one time, just in time for my mother to stay at my eldest brother's house. For some reason, I suddenly noticed that my mother had lost a lot of weight, and she looked a lot haggard. I felt a little uneasy in my heart, so I found an opportunity to pretend to be unintentional and said: Mom, have you lost weight recently?
The mother sighed and didn't answer directly, but said: Your eldest brother and sister-in-law are very busy, and I can't help much, so it's all left to trouble them.
When the sister-in-law on the side heard this, she immediately took over the conversation: Mom, don't say that, shouldn't you serve you? If we are not filial, the people in the village should poke us in the back.
My sister-in-law turned to me again and told me that when she took care of my mother, she didn't eat well, slept well, and was so tired that her back hurt. I just came back, and I've been working hard to take care of my mother these days.
In contrast, I am very pleased with the second sister-in-law's care for my mother. Every time I go to my second brother's house, I can see my mother's clean and tidy appearance, and her face is much rudder.
Once, I happened to be at my second brother's house, and my mother suddenly had diarrhea and soiled her pants. After the second sister-in-law saw it, she didn't hesitate at all and immediately dealt with it. She was afraid that I wouldn't be able to stand the smell, and she specifically told me not to go into the bathroom. At that moment, I really felt that the second sister-in-law was a very kind woman.
These details made me even more grateful to my second sister-in-law. Although she is not good at words, her actions have touched me deeply. Later, when my mother lived with my second sister-in-law, I went back very rarely, and only when my mother lived with my sister-in-law, I would go back more often, because only when I went back, my mother's life could be improved.
In March of this year, my mother died. Before my mother died, we learned that she had 100,000 yuan in savings, which she and my father had saved by frugality, and she was not willing to spend my living expenses on her. My mother was worried that the three of us brothers and sisters would have conflicts because of this money, so she divided the money into three parts, the eldest brother and the second brother each had 40,000 yuan, and I had 20,000 yuan.
Over the years, I have come back less, and I haven't paid much, and after my mother's funeral, I always feel that I am sorry to take this money.
My husband saw my uneasiness and proposed to give the eldest brother and the second brother 10,000 yuan each. I understood his intentions, and he was afraid that I would have a conflict with my family because of this. But I don't want to do that.
After thinking about it, I decided to buy a pair of shoes for each of my two sisters-in-law, and it was time to change shoes just in time for the weather to warm up. I put 1,000 yuan in each of my shoes, and that day, I took the shoes to my sisters-in-law and asked them to try them on and see if they were the right size. Both of them were very happy and praised me for being so kind.
Early the next morning, my second sister-in-law called me and asked me to go to her house, saying that she had something to tell me.
I went to my sister-in-law's house first, and I asked my sister-in-law if the shoes were suitable, and if they did, they wouldn't change them. The sister-in-law nodded again and again: Yes, or Yufen will buy things, and she has a good eye.
My sister-in-law didn't mention the money, and I didn't mention it. When I arrived at my second sister-in-law's house, my second sister-in-law pulled me and said that when she tried on shoes, she found that there was 1,000 yuan in the shoebox, and she didn't know if someone else had put it wrong, or I forgot to take it out, so she called me.
I made up my mind and said with a smile: Sister-in-law, I deliberately put this money away. My mother left me 20,000 yuan, but I really don't have the face to take this money. I put 1,000 yuan in your shoes and my sister-in-law's shoes, and I thought that if you all called me, I would give you 10,000 yuan by one person, but only the second sister-in-law and you called, so I will give you all the 20,000 yuan.
The second sister-in-law hurriedly waved her hand: Silly sister, how can you give me the money that our mother specially left for you? You have not had an easy time these years, you can come back several times a year to take care of our mother, and you have done your best.
I listened to my second sister-in-law's words, and tears couldn't help but flow. I knew that my second sister-in-law was telling the truth, and I also knew that she had not complained about me. I took my second sister-in-law's hand and choked up: Second sister-in-law, you have worked hard all these years, and you all say that suffering losses is blessings, and I can't let you only suffer losses.
The second sister-in-law was a little moved when she heard my words, but she refused to accept the money. I persuaded: Second sister-in-law, you also deserve this money. Besides, Zhuang Zhuang doesn't want to buy a house and get married, this money is my heart, let's just know, don't let my sister-in-law know. ”
Under my repeated persuasion, the second sister-in-law finally accepted the money. Although my approach was biased, I do not regret it. I have seen the dedication of my second sister-in-law over the years, although she never asks for credit or says, but I know in my heart that I want my second sister-in-law to know that good people are rewarded.
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