"Aunt Miao, why are you back? How is Uncle Jiang's health? I don't think your family, Jiang and Hai, have come back these days. Are you accompanying Uncle Jiang in the county seat?"
"You said that Lao Jiang's body is quite strong on weekdays, so why did he get such a bad ailment? You came just in time. We have collected some money and are going to get it for you. Don't think it's too small."
When Miao Caifeng returned to the village, many acquaintances gathered around.
Five years have passed, and the situation of Miao Caifeng and his wife in the village has improved a lot. Especially when Jiang Liu moved to the county seat, everyone gradually forgot that old thing, and relatives and friends started to move around again.
In addition, over the years, Miao Caifeng's temper has also calmed down a lot. She works quickly and speaks easily. People who didn't like her gradually changed their views on her, especially when they heard the news that Jiang Chuangen had such a bad problem. Afterwards, no amount of prejudice that once existed has been put down, leaving only worry and sympathy.
"Jiang Hai and his wife didn't come back?"
Miao Caifeng was going home to pack a little change of clothes. After all, she went to see a doctor in the provincial capital this time, and she didn't know when she would come back. There are also things planted in the ground, which must be entrusted to acquaintances to take care of, it is better to give those things cheap to others than to completely rot in the ground.
"Aren't the two of them with you in the hospital?"
Listening to Miao Caifeng's words, Jiang Hai and his wife were not in the hospital, but Jiang Chuangen had such a problem at the moment, and his dearest son was not with him in the hospital, so where did he go.
"Hmph, I was scared away when I heard the medical bills. I was really blind at the time, and I thought he was a filial man."
Miao Caifeng had no intention of saving face for her younger son, and bluntly accused him of being unfilial in front of everyone.
"Jiang Hai ran away? What about Uncle Jiang's medical expenses? It costs a lot of money to treat this problem. A relative in my family had a similar disease. It cost nearly 20,000 yuan in the county hospital, and in the end there was really no money to treat it. I was sick and brought people back."
What does 20,000 yuan mean this year? Even though Qinghe Village is now the most affluent village in the vicinity, they dare not say that there are more than ten households with such a large amount of savings.
As we all know the situation of the Jiang family, if Jiang Hai is unwilling to pay for the treatment of Lao Tzu, Jiang Chuangen and Miao Caifeng alone will not be able to make the money by smashing the pot and selling iron.
"Liu Zi said he paid to take his dad to the provincial capital to see a doctor."
Speaking of this, Miao Caifeng's expression softened a lot. Fortunately, she was not stupid to the end. Before she died, she saw the true colors of these children and knew which ones were really filial. She should make up for her love and which ones were fake filial piety. He has been fed to the dog for many years.
"Your eldest son is so good, don't be confused in the future."
"Liuzi has a good heart. It will cost a lot of money to take his dad to see a doctor in the provincial capital. Auntie, listen to my advice and treat Liuzi better in the future."
After listening to Miao Caifeng's words, everyone was stunned. They thought that the two sides had completely fallen out and stopped communicating. It seemed that at an important juncture, Jiang Liu, the son, could be trusted.
Everyone, you persuaded Miao Caifeng one by one, hoping that she could see who is the traitor and who is the good through this incident, and stop hurting the hearts of filial children.
And since Jiang Liu is willing to pay for Jiang Chuan's cure, it means that he still thinks about their parents. Taking this opportunity, the two sides should also repair the mother-son/father-son relationship.
As for Jiang Hai, it has completely become a negative teaching material for the villagers to educate their children and grandchildren. Miao Caifeng did so many things that were sorry for Jiang Liu, but only did not do anything that was sorry for Jiang Hai. It can even be said that what Miao Caifeng did in those days I'm sorry about Jiang Liu, the original intention was also for the son of Jiang Hai.
Which child in the village does not do housework since he was a child, and which boy does not help the family when the farming is busy, Jiang Hai is a baby egg in a honey pot. Anyone can be unfilial to Jiang Chuangen and his wife.
After Miao Caifeng packed up the things and arranged the family fields to leave, the villagers were still talking about Jiang Hai and his wife, such people are still role models, everyone was worried that the children taught by him would be successful in the future if they followed suit. He is also unwilling to support the elderly in the family. I don't know who proposed it. He came up with a bad way to report his personal style. He plans to talk about this matter with the school leaders and let them judge the rationale. He is such a morally corrupt person. Are you eligible to be a teacher
However, before the villagers could think of their words, something happened to Jiang Hai.
It turned out that after fleeing for more than five years, the junior leader of the education department who had participated in the bribery case was arrested in the south.
Now during the crackdown period, facing a criminal who had escaped for five years before being caught, the above attaches great importance to this case, and soon those bribery people on the list were brought back to the police station by the public security. Although some people were not bitten back then When they came out, they still didn't pass the teacher's assessment, and they lived an ordinary life. They were the most willing to admit it.
As for some teachers who passed the examination because they were not identified after paying bribes, they were naturally reluctant to admit it, because once they did, their jobs would definitely not be able to be kept.
But the police didn't eat white rice, and they quickly broke through the psychological defense of those hard-mouthed people. Coupled with the bite of some people who were not admitted to teachers in the past, Jiang Hai and others finally admitted the fact of bribery that year.
They couldn't keep their jobs, and they were fined 2,000 because they had been teachers for five years, which was the smallest punishment for the money they had earned over the years.
At this time, Jiang Hai thought of his own mother who would always clean up the mess for him, but Miao Caifeng had already gone to the provincial capital, and Jiang Hai could not contact anyone at all. , I can only sell the house in the county seat and return to the village in despair.
Having completely ruined his reputation and lost his job, his situation in the village was even more difficult than that of Miao Caifeng and his wife.
One is that the parents do not care about the eldest son, and the other is that the favored son is unwilling to treat the terminally ill father.
Fortunately, the house in the county seat was sold, and after paying the fine, Jiang Hai and his wife still had thousands of dollars in their hands, so they could live on.
The thing that gave them the most headache was Jiang Hai's loss of his job. His resume was stained because of this incident, and it was a bit difficult to find a more secure job. In the end, there was no other way. Jiang Hai thought of his own and his wife's children's name. The old man and the old lady used to be responsible for farming the few acres of land, but now, it seems that they can only rely on the few acres of land to make a living.
But those fields were entrusted to trustworthy people when Miao Caifeng left, and the sweet potatoes planted in the fields could be harvested immediately.
Jiang Hai, who lost his job, lost his arrogance as a scholar. He tried to tear his face and took back his own fields from the family, but before he returned home, they had already taken care of their fields for nearly a month. But Jiang Hai didn't say anything.
Because of this incident, Jiang Hai's family was even more excluded from the village, and even their children were excluded from the circle of children in the village.
*****
At this time, Jiang Liu and others were standing outside the operating room, and Xu Xiuxiu and the two children were also sitting on chairs outside the operating room waiting patiently.
Jiang Liu looked at the time on the clock. At this time, Jiang Hai should have delivered the gift to him. This gift was five years late. He really felt guilty as a big brother.
"Will Grandpa be all right?"
On the other side, Jiang Yang raised his head and asked his mother in a low voice.
"Will be fine."
Xu Xiuxiu nodded. After so many years, her resentment towards her in-laws had long since vanished. On the contrary, she was still a little grateful to them. If it wasn't for their unrequited love, her husband would not have come to his senses, and she would not have been rich and nourished now. life, let alone such a pair of lovely children.
"Then wait for grandpa. I want to share pancakes and fruits with grandpa."
Jiang Yang grinned, so that he didn't have to eat the half of the heated pancake in the afternoon because he couldn't finish the whole pancake with two sausages.
"Um."
Xu Xiuxiu replied softly and rubbed her son's head.
"When grandpa is ready, I can still play with my doll for grandpa."
Jiang Xing smiled sweetly. Grandpa is very nice and will give her sweet candies. She still likes grandpa very much.
Listening to the childish words of her grandchildren, Miao Caifeng's remorse could no longer be added. If she hadn't been blinded by lard, what a happy family they would be now.
"Squeak-"
The door to the operating room was opened, and the doctors and nurses came out with stretchers.
"The operation was very successful, and after that, the recovery will be seen later."
The doctor's expression was relatively relaxed. After listening to his words, Miao Caifeng sat down on the ground with her legs soft, and the heart that had been pulling it finally fell back.
At the same time, Jiang Liu also received the sound of the old lady's increasing favorability. His mission to this world has been completed.
*****
a month later
Jiang Chuangen recovered well after the operation and was finally able to go home to recuperate. Miao Caifeng took the old man back to Qinghe Village, but unexpectedly did not return to the old house, but followed his eldest son Jiang Liu to his place in the countryside. A small building.
Now Jiang Liu and his wife spend more time living in the county town. The house in the countryside is only used for occasional trips to the countryside. It is almost half-abandoned.
This was proposed by Xu Xiuxiu, because Jiang Chuangen's postoperative recovery is very important, and living with Jiang Hai and the others is likely to cause the wound to recover poorly due to frequent disputes.
Jiang Liu acquiesced to his daughter-in-law's decision.
On the first day they came back, Jiang Hai and his wife looked for them. At this time, Miao Caifeng showed the pungent style of dealing with the eldest son, and drove the people out with a broom. If Jiang Liu's house was not built They are so advanced that there are no old-fashioned latrines and pits, I am afraid that Miao Caifeng will pour dung water on them.
After returning to the old house, Wang Xuemei was suffocated, but when she saw the empty main house and thought of the old couple living in her eldest brother's house, she suddenly felt that this might be a good thing.
Now obviously they don't need to be responsible for the pension, and they bought a big house in vain.
That night, the couple smashed open the door of the locked bedroom of the main house, and then slept comfortably on the kang of the main house.
Early the next morning, Wang Xuemei was awakened by a familiar voice.
I don't know when, the tiles and planks of the roof have been lifted, and the surrounding walls are also less than half. A group of people moved bricks around the house, and a few middle-aged men laughed and pointed at them on the kang. Point to.
Wang Xuemei screamed and wrapped herself tightly with the quilt.
But it's still cold now, and who doesn't wear long-sleeved trousers when she sleeps, even if she doesn't cover it, she doesn't show off.
"Who asked you to come and move things from my house, you are thieves, robbers, and criminals!"
Wang Xuemei's sharp accusation attracted Miao Caifeng.
"Joke, I have nothing to do with you when I move my things. When the family split up, the main house was owned by me and your father. We agreed who will retire the main house. Now I don't live here, and I don't want to be cheap. Beast, can't I tear it down?"
Miao Caifeng sneered, then turned her head and said gently to the person who helped: "Lao Jiang and I also have feelings for this house. Although we don't live here now, we also want to bring these bricks and tiles there, and see them every day. Happy too."
These rhetoric sounded familiar, and Wang Xuemei's cheeks flushed with anger, she tightly covered herself with the quilt, and burst into tears.
*****
In the decades that followed, Miao Caifeng and Jiang Chuangen both lived in the building of their eldest son. With the money they had saved before and the few acres of land, they lived a comfortable and comfortable life.
The only regret may be the estrangement with the eldest son. The other party did not completely forgive them. He brought his grandchildren and granddaughters over to live for two days every month, which did not prevent them from cultivating their grandfather and grandchildren affection, but Jiang Liu always treated them lightly and far away. Not as close as before.
But I can still see the little grandchildren. The husband and wife are already satisfied. From time to time, they will send some fresh vegetables and fruits to the county town, and then they will give back some supplementary clothes, so they are not salty or bland.
Jiang Hai has had a hard time these years. He can't farm the land. Later, when the economy developed and the number of self-employed people gradually increased, he and Wang Xuemei went out to work for others, earning not much money and barely making ends meet.
Jiang Juan is a little better than her brother Jiang Hai, but her mother Miao Caifeng was so kind to her back then, and she could be so unfeeling, which made her in-law's family doubt her character, and she was usually very defensive about money. Treat her a lot more harshly than before.
In the past, Jiang Juan would go back to her mother's house to complain to her mother when she had any troubles. Now, because of what she did, Miao Caifeng only took the dog seriously and ignored her.
Without the support of her mother's family, Jiang Juan's life at her husband's family would be even more difficult. Fortunately, divorce is not very popular these days.
*****
"Complete the current world task, the task reward points are 1000, the current world has received 17 people's heartfelt thanks, the reward points are 850, and the accumulated points are 1850."
After leaving the mission world, Jiang Liu appeared in a void space, and 001 also appeared in front of him at this time.
"Whether to open the next world."
"Yes."
There were faces in front of Jiang Liu, his expression gradually changed from nostalgia to calm, then he touched his heart and nodded lightly.
The next second, his consciousness disappeared again.