"Xiaoqi, you are not unaware of the difficulties at home. My father-in-law, your uncle, is now relying on the few acres of land in his hometown to earn some pension money. You want 80 yuan, how can he get it?"
Yuanzhen's sister-in-law was cheeky and tried to shirk, the old man's money would definitely be reserved for her husband, the eldest son, so why would she want to spit out the money that came to her.
Besides, the money was also borrowed by Yan Chu's father. What qualifications does his son have to ask for it? He didn't write any IOU at the beginning, just a verbal promise. They can also say that his father supported this cousin.
"Sister-in-law, I have six children to support, isn't it difficult for me?"
The gate of the courtyard was not locked. After such a long time, there was already a circle of watching neighbors outside. They pointed and pointed at the inside. No matter how thick-skinned the Yan family's relatives were, they couldn't stand it.
"We are all relatives, how will we get along with each other if you are so fussy?" Yan Lao Liu's daughter-in-law said in embarrassment.
Her husband has already graduated from high school and has been working for six years. How petty it is to suddenly bring up the dead debts six years ago.
Besides, at the beginning, the conditions of this third uncle's family were the best among all relatives, so what happened to the promising nephew
"Before my father passed away, he told me to get along well with your relatives. I think so. After all, they were born of the same ancestor. In the past, your life was difficult, and our family should help. But whose family is having a difficult time now? I A big man, just for the sake of these so-called face, watching my daughters can't even eat meat, want to wear beautiful clothes, my own father can only buy them these white cloths that no one wants?"
Yan Chu waved the yellowish white cloth on his hands, suppressing grief and resentment on his face.
"I regard you as relatives, what do you regard me as, since this is the case, it's fine that the relatives are not good."
His words were so loud that he almost pointed at these relatives and scolded them for being shameless. Their effeminate bodies trembled, but the accusation against Yan Chu could not be refuted.
"Okay, okay, you said this, don't recognize this relative in the future."
Yan Chu's sister-in-law in the lobby couldn't stand the whispers and the gazes of the onlookers outside, so she suppressed her anger, covered her face and pushed away the neighbors who were watching, and rushed out.
Seeing her leave, the rest of the people followed Yan Chu with harsh words and left.
"Second sister-in-law, don't forget to prepare money, or I will go to the factory office to sit around some other day."
The second sister-in-law staggered when she heard Yan Chu's words, almost fell to the ground, and left in a hurry with a bitter face.
The job is hard to come by, and it is definitely impossible to pay it back, but the situation of their family is still different from the old debts before. In order to improve competitiveness among the brothers, the two families were Those who have signed the contract are written in black and white, even if they want to renege on their debts.
The second sister-in-law clutched her chest and sighed. This is two hundred yuan. Her husband just started working, and he was getting the salary of a newcomer. If the money is given out, it will be free for most of the year, but in the long run, of course, it still has to be paid. With this amount of money, the worker’s position will be an iron rice bowl, which can be passed on to his children in the future. With this job, the whole family will not have to worry about food for generations.
As for being laid off? There is no such saying now, how can those who work for the country be laid off
"Let everyone see the joke."
Yan Chu walked out of the yard and said to those neighbors lonely.
"What a joke, we all watched you grow up."
Of course the neighbors couldn't admit that they were just here to watch the fun, but to be honest, this family has been stupid since Yan Chu's father, Yan Lao San, and it's a common thing to be taken advantage of by others. Once, Yan Chu actually rose to prominence and decided to break off the relationship with his relatives over there. This was unexpected by the neighbors.
"I'm not afraid of family ugliness. Everyone knows how my dad and I have treated them these years, but what's going on in our family now, they don't say they come to help, but they always take advantage of it. Is this really treating them as relatives?"
Family ugliness should not be publicized is a famous saying pursued by Chinese people. They would rather keep the good and the bad in the pot than let outsiders see it.
Yan Chu didn't think that this sentence was absolute. Family scandals depended on what kind of family scandals they were. For example, it doesn't matter if the family scandals that he justified now spread out. Anyway, he wasn't the one who lost face.
"Your uncle and second uncle are indeed, tsk tsk..."
The neighbors shook their heads, then baptized Yan Chu with sympathetic eyes, comforted him a few more words, and dispersed.
For such a big show, they probably couldn't help but want to help spread it.
Nowadays, no one thinks that Yan Chu went to Shencheng to be a traitor. If he really made money by being a traitor, how could he be so reckless with those relatives today.
Thinking about it, life was really difficult, so I asked my relatives to collect debts. I never thought that these relatives were unreliable, and they would become violent in a moment of anger.
Unexpectedly, this farce helped Yan Chu get rid of the suspicion among the neighbors that he was a traitor for his trip.
Yan Chu closed the door, let out a long sigh of relief, and finally ended the farce.
"Ah Chu."
Lu Aihua struggled with her son's abnormal reaction throughout the whole process. She wanted to interrupt several times, but she didn't know what to say. Until now, her relatives were all angry and ran away, and she began to struggle again whether it was a good thing or not.
The older generation feels that it is difficult to support alone, and there are many relatives and friends, so they don't have to worry about being bullied by outsiders.
But the old lady also knew very well that the temperament of these relatives in their family hadn't been bullied by outsiders yet, and they might have been scratched several layers by these people.
It may be a good thing to break up with such a relative, but according to the feudal thinking of the older generation, it feels awkward and uncomfortable at the same time.
"Mom, don't think about it too much. I finally understand a little better when I go to Shencheng this time."
Yan Chu helped the old lady into the house: "As far as relatives are concerned, people like my aunt are real relatives. If she hadn't asked my cousin to take me to a small factory that many outsiders don't know about this trip to Shencheng, I would It may not be possible to pick up such good quality and cheap goods, and they haven't asked me for any favors because of our blood relationship."
"And what kind of people are the uncle and the second uncle? Haven't you understood these years? In order to save more money, I let Dajin and the others go to school, and let them live in a spacious apartment when they are older. You also feel sorry for Dajin and the others. You can’t even bear to drink a sip of egg water. Some good things are always left to them. If we save food and drink like this, we would rather treat ourselves badly. Why don’t these things feel bad at all? Our so-called relatives can take away from our house things that we are reluctant to eat and wear, and can borrow money from us without any scruples but never mention repaying the money. Don’t we have the words "taken by the head" written on the top of our heads? ?"
Yan Chu's words also brought up those bitter memories in the old lady's heart. In the early years, her husband helped a few cousins, and her daughter-in-law said a few words, and she was said to be stingy and unreasonable. She also experienced such things several times. , she gradually became silent, and stopped expressing her opinion on her husband helping those relatives.
But the old man has been helping all his life, and he hasn't said a good word in the eyes of those people.
The old lady wiped her eyes, and suddenly felt that it was a joy for her son to tear everything away today.
"Besides, Mom, I'm just stepping on a wire rope when I'm doing this business. I'm not sure when I will get in. What we can do now is to save more money. As long as the life is a little easier, I will stop and find A more secure job."
Yan Chu's words reminded the old lady that her son would be jailed if he was a poor father now. He earned such hard-earned money not for the sake of the six children in the family. Why would those people take advantage of it.
The old lady's heart ignited a raging fire, and she suddenly felt that she should also be tough, and that her son could not go out to earn money at that time, so she stayed behind to hinder her son, and was taken advantage of by those so-called relatives together with a few children.
Yan Chu noticed that the old lady's aura had changed, and he was relieved. In the current situation at home, the old lady had to help and cooperate, and he couldn't do it alone.
"Also, Mom, I've been thinking about it lately, should we move?"
A few children were playing in the house, and I don't know if they heard the movement in the yard just now. Yan Chu dragged the old lady back to her bedroom, and then discussed business matters with her.
"Moving, I've lived here for most of my life." The old lady was wiping her tears when she heard her son talk about moving, and asked in surprise.
"I'm in a bad business now. If I want to sell what I have, it must be more convenient in the provincial capital. There are more rich people there, and Mom, can those relatives in the family really be cut off? I'm afraid we will have a better life by then. If it’s a little better, those people will be able to find them all, so moving is a must, and when we go to the provincial capital, they won’t know where we are, so they won’t be able to find us.”
Yan Chu didn't make this decision just by patting her ass. The old lady's relatives only had a cousin and nephew who didn't get along very much. The original wife's natal mother died early, and she didn't leave her any brothers and sisters. The stepmother gave birth to several younger brothers for her.
At the beginning, the original body and his wife were in free love, and the wife's natal family severely demanded a sum of money as a gift, and the two sides were completely disconnected. Therefore, if you really count, they don't have any good relatives, and there is nothing to miss when they move. of.
He thought it over, those old accounts would probably come back, and he would leave with his wife and six children after getting the two hundred yuan from his second cousin's house, and then go to a new place and start a new life.
"The most important thing, Mom, you didn't hear those relatives and neighbors of our family whispering in the ears of Da Jin and his sisters?"
"Why don't you love them when you give birth to a younger brother? Why will their sisters be used as cows and horses to support the younger brother in the future? When they grow up, they will find a random man to marry them off at a high price, and the gift money they earn will be used to build a house for the younger brother Marrying a daughter-in-law, I can't listen to those words as an adult. They think it's a joke, and they make the children happy, but if Dajin and his sisters really hear it in their hearts, what will they think? I, being a father, treat them badly?"
"What I'm doing now is for their siblings, and I don't want to be blamed by my own children in the end."
Yan Chu felt that the child's growth environment is also very important, otherwise there would be no story of Meng's mother moving three times in ancient times.
The original wife died of dystocia, and under the influence of outsiders, it was easy for Yan Jin and the others to think that it was their younger brother who killed their mother. At the same time, this younger brother came to compete with them for the favor of their father and grandma, as well as the few resources in the family. .
When I was young, I had a good relationship. When I grow up and know more things, the childhood relationship may not be pure.
Yan Chu couldn't leave this hidden danger to the children from the beginning.
"Then move."
Lu Aihua has spent most of her life in this small courtyard, so she is not willing to part with this courtyard, but her son's words make more sense. Parents always think about their children unconditionally. In Lu Aihua's heart, sons and grandchildren are obviously more important.