[This content is an adaptation of a long fictional short story, please watch it rationally, do not sit in the opposite seat]
My name is Yulan, I am the eldest in the family, and I have two younger brothers and a younger sister.
But there is one question that has always bothered me, because although my father is the youngest child in the family, he is completely favored at home, and it is said that he was almost sold when he was a child.
It turned out that there were 7 children in my grandmother's house, and there were too many children, and the family couldn't afford to support them, so my grandfather moved the idea of selling the children to pay back.
If it hadn't been stopped by his grandmother, his father might not have survived, just like that, his father has always been disgusted and grew up, and even if he got married later, he was still not welcomed.
But Dad doesn't care about this, because in his opinion, living his own small family is more important than anything else.
So since my younger siblings and I were born, my father has worked harder, and every time he retrieves crops from the field, he takes care of them very carefully, just to sell them for more money.
At that time, a family like mine had no concept of going to school at all, because the family was so poor that they couldn't even solve the most basic food and clothing, let alone go to school.
So my daily task is to help my mother take care of my younger siblings at home, and when I have time, we go to work in the fields as a family, but my parents go to the field, and I watch my younger siblings from the side.
Sometimes I want to go down to the field to help, but I will always be argued by my mother: "What can you do as a child, go to the side and play with your younger brothers and sisters, don't make trouble here." ”
At first, I was very unconvinced, why I was able to work in the field, but then I slowly understood that it was because my mother was worried that I was tired, after all, harvesting crops is really not a simple job.
Fortunately, a lot of crops can be harvested every year, and the family's food and clothing are not a problem, and they have lived a good life for a few years, but there is a winter that is particularly cold.
Some people put something in the field early to prevent the crops from freezing out, but my family has no money because the seeds used to break through the soil every winter, and there was no frost damage.
So this year, my family was the same as before, resigned to fate, and it rarely snowed in the previous winter, but this year, somehow, it snowed heavily every day.
The snow at the door of the house has been up to the calves, and there is no intention to stop, so in such weather, my father naturally can't go to work in the fields.
But every day he sat at the door, and from time to time he would say, "This year's snow is so heavy, the crops in the field may not be saved......
Perhaps it was because of his father's concern that he told his mother as soon as the snow stopped: "I have to go out to earn money, and there is not much food left at home, so I can't let the children go hungry." ”
When the mother heard it, she didn't say anything, but just told him to be careful when he went out, and if he really couldn't go home, he would always be able to live.
Dad also nodded in agreement, and before leaving, he said that if he earned money, he would send it to his family, and he must buy some meat for the child to eat at that time.
The younger brothers and sisters were very happy to hear this, because we hadn't eaten meat for a long time, so I couldn't hide the excitement in my eyes when I watched my father pack up and go out.
In this way, my father stepped on the thick snow and walked towards the entrance of the village, and my mother reluctantly looked at my father's back in the distance, and did not say a word.
The rice bowl at home is about to bottom, and every meal will be planned to be made, at most with a pickled radish, I can still eat it, but the two younger brothers are unwilling.
When the younger brother was clamoring for meat again, the mother was not at home one afternoon, and when she came back, she really brought back some meat.
It turned out that my mother went to my grandmother's house to ask for it, but as soon as she entered the door, she was kicked out by her grandfather, and she scolded in her mouth: "You are already married, you are not from this family, don't come to ask for things in the future." ”
But my mother didn't give up, and stood in the ice and snow for a long time, but my uncle came back from outside, so I went into the house and got some meat and noodles for my mother.
It was the best meal we've had since Dad left, and Dad had been gone for a week and had never sent a penny home.
The neighbors all pointed fingers at the mother behind their backs, and some even directly said that their father didn't want to live a hard life anymore, so he made up a reason to go to the city and not come back.
There are even people who persuade their mothers to remarry as soon as possible, and they can't starve with their children.
But my mother never believed it, thinking that my father was not such a person, and insisted on waiting for my father to come back, even if he couldn't come back, it would be good to send a letter home.
So the mother waited for a long time, and when she saw that the last bit of rations at home had been eaten, her heart began to waver.
At this moment, my father finally sent a letter, and there was still a few dollars in it, it turned out that after my father went out, no one was willing to take him in at first, and he didn't have a job.
During that time, he almost couldn't survive on his own, but fortunately, when he was young, his father learned some crafts from his grandfather, knew some carpentry, and was able to do coolies, so he found a job.
After receiving the letter from my father, my mother finally couldn't help crying, but fortunately she didn't give up, looking at the money sent by my father, my mother rarely made us a delicious meal.
And this day also happened to be Chinese New Year's Eve, and I also saw meat and white flour steamed buns again since the last time my uncle gave me.
Although each person didn't get much meat, my younger siblings and I were very happy when we were just about to eat when we suddenly heard a knock on the door.
When the mother opened the door, it was a woman, holding a little boy in her hand, and the mother and son were standing cramped at the door, not knowing how to speak.
It was the little boy next to him who said he was hungry, and the woman said, "Can you give my child something to eat?"
When the mother saw this, she hurriedly led them into the house, and after letting them sit down at the table, she took two bowls and gave the little boy a little bit of the meat in her bowls.
The woman hurriedly thanked her when she saw it, and her mother couldn't help but ask why she came out with the child to ask for food, and the woman was embarrassed to say that her husband ran away with someone else, leaving their mother and son behind.
My daughter has just turned one year old, and my son is only 5 years old, and I can only take my children to ask for food everywhere in order to live, and they have walked a long way, and many people think they are liars along the way, and only our family is kind enough to take her in.
Hearing this, I also began to have a large number of this woman, but no matter from the clothes or words, I couldn't tell that she was a liar at all, and I didn't know what those people thought.
After the woman ate a meal at home, she stayed for another night, and the next morning, she took the child away, and before leaving, the mother said that it was important for her to find a serious job, and it was not a way to do it all the time.
The woman nodded and agreed, and after the New Year, Dad finally came back, this time he brought a lot of things, and even brought back a lot of money.
It turned out that he met good people in the city, not only did he work there, but he also paid a high salary, so he worked very hard during the time he was away.
This time I came back to take us all over, and then I didn't have to live on this piece of land alone, and my mother was very happy when she heard it, but she didn't agree.
Because in my mother's opinion, we used to delay my father's work, and the land at home is not unable to grow crops, and I farm at home, so my father doesn't have to work so hard.
The mother kept persuading, and the father finally agreed, and this time the father did not stay for a long time when he came back, so he went out to work again, while the mother was at home and was preparing to go to the field to farm.
Seeing that I have grown up, the work of farming has also fallen on my head, after the beginning of spring, I went to the field with my mother to sow seeds and plough the land, until I really got started, I felt that the original farming was so hard.
But what people didn't expect was that we met the woman who came to send it on Chinese New Year's Eve again, this time there was only a little girl beside her, and after her mother saw her, she hurriedly stepped forward to ask if she had encountered any difficulties.
The woman looked at her mother and sighed, saying that although the man ran away, her in-laws still did not let her go, and went directly to the house to pick up her son, saying that this was their grandson and could not be ignored.
She also came to the door a few times, but her mother-in-law didn't let her go, and drove her away, asking him not to come back with the little girl.
After hearing this, the mother also felt that they were pitiful, and seeing that the woman was not very old, she thought that she would go out to find a job, and the child would be put here for herself.
When the woman heard this, she knelt down directly to her mother, saying that she really wanted to thank her mother, and wouldn't doing so just cause trouble to us.
Who knows that my mother said: "It's just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks, only when you earn money, can you let your children live a good life, right?"
When the woman heard this, she hurriedly thanked her, just like that, we had another sister in the family, and when my father came back, he knew about it, and he didn't quarrel with his mother, but said that his mother did the right thing.
As the days passed, she also listened to her mother's words and went out to work hard, and she also let go of the previous things and concentrated on living her current life, and heard that she had a new partner.
When my mother heard it, she was also very happy for her, but she didn't expect that when she brought her back, she found out that it was her uncle, which surprised her mother.
It turned out that the two of them met in a factory, and they were colleagues in charge of the same production line, and they had a good impression after coming and going.
This is really close to each other, and my uncle also knows that she has a daughter, and he doesn't care about her past at all, he just wants to live a good life with her.
Even if my grandfather is unwilling, there is such a boy in the family, so I can only follow my uncle, and my mother is really happy when she learns about it.
In this way, the woman became my aunt, and my sister became my sister, because my sister grew up in my family, so she was closer to us.
Sometimes I don't want to go home, so I stay at my house, and after my aunt and uncle got married, they also had their own children, which made my grandma and grandpa a little more comfortable.
Since my uncle got married, he has been in contact with my family more and more, and he used to be in charge of my grandmother and grandfather, but now he is completely able to make his own decisions.
So our family's life has changed for the better, but I still haven't forgotten that the little boy in the Chinese New Year's Eve that year, I don't know how he is now.
As time went by, I also reached the age when I should get married, and my mother began to urge me to get married, always intentionally mentioning blind dates to me.
But every time I said yes perfunctorily, because since the resumption of the college entrance examination, I have been thinking about taking the college entrance examination because then I can have a good job.
So I've been studying hard all these years, just to get out of this village, and my mother persuaded me before, thinking that it was better for me to get married early.
But then I saw that I couldn't persuade him, so I didn't say it again, and I could also end up with a clean and safe review, but what I didn't expect was that I could meet the boy I had seen before in the exam room.
I didn't recognize him at the time, but he remembered me, and immediately came to say hello when he saw him, and I looked at the boy in front of me, a little familiar, but not very recognizable.
It wasn't until he said that on Chinese New Year's Eve that year, I remembered who it was, but I didn't expect that after so many years, he had changed so much, and he actually came to take the college entrance examination.
It turned out that after he was asked to leave by his grandmother, he also tried to run out, but every time he was caught back, and slowly he knew that it was useless to do so, and it happened that the village had established a school, so he told his family that he wanted to go to school.
You must know that at that time, there must have been a college student in the family, and his face must have been very face-saving, so his grandmother gritted her teeth and agreed, but fortunately, he fought for himself, so that he could have today.
He said that he would go out to work after the college entrance examination, and when he was able, he would take his mother back to live, and I heard it and said: "Now your mother has become my aunt, and she and my uncle live very happily." ”
The boy was stunned when he heard this, but he quickly laughed, saying that he knew that his mother was doing well, and he told me that he hoped to see her again.
I agreed without hesitation, and after the exam, I took the boy to my uncle's house, and my aunt cried directly at the first sight, and after so many years, she finally saw her son again.
The mother and son hugged each other in the yard, and the boy said that he was relieved to see that his mother could live so well, and then his uncle came back from outside, and looked at this scene in the yard and understood what was going on.
He stepped forward and patted the boy on the shoulder and asked, "Come and see your mother when you have time, this is also your other home." ”
The boy nodded heavily, saying that he would not forget his mother when he earned money in the future.
I didn't expect that a very small move by my mother at that time could change the lives of so many people, maybe fate is so ingenious, from the first time we met, our fate has been and destined.
Later, I was admitted to university, and found my sweetheart and started a family, and the boy was very successful in going out and even opened his own shop.
The first thing he did when he made money was to take his uncle's family to live in the city, in order to make up for the loss of money to his mother before, and he also sincerely thanked his uncle.
And my family's life is not bad, after my father retired, everything in the family depends on me and my younger siblings, fortunately, we are very competitive, and everyone's life is very good.
Although it is not rich and rich, it has also achieved ordinary happiness, which is enough.
[This content is an adaptation of a long fictional short story, please watch it rationally, do not sit in the opposite seat]