Chapter 26 The last wishes of the unfortunate father and daughter in the 60s 5
Because the food was stolen, the Shen family cancelled their breakfast and changed to two meals a day like everyone else in the team.
It is good to have two meals a day, but most people only eat one meal a day and still cannot feel full.
But Shen Mingbao's three meals a day did not change, and Shen Sansao baked two sweet potatoes for her.
Old Mrs. Shen thought that since there were no eggs, she would make a bowl of malted milk for Shen Mingbao to drink. She opened the cupboard and found it was empty.
Now he didn't even have the energy to curse. He sat on the ground, slapping his legs and crying.
The Shen brothers were listless, but Gu Laoliu was full of energy and ready to cause trouble.
"Mom, mom, what time is it? Why haven't you had breakfast yet?"
"Eat, eat, eat. All you do is eat. Your house has been robbed, and you don't even know that?"
Gu Laoliu became the one who got out of hand, and Old Lady Shen's anger, which had nowhere to vent, was directed at him.
Chang An followed Gu Laoliu and whispered, "What does the burglary have to do with us? My second uncle, who lives next to the kitchen, didn't notice it. We are separated from the kitchen by a yard. Why are you venting your anger on my father?"
As if reminding Old Lady Shen, she looked sharply at Old Second Shen who was hiding behind everyone.
"Second brother, did you hear any noise in the second room last night?"
Both locks were broken, so there must have been noise. The house is not very soundproof, not to mention it is so close to the kitchen. If one person fell asleep, it is impossible for the whole family to fall asleep too, right?
Although the Shen family built a brick house, the housing was not large enough for each person. Except for the large house with two rooms, the other three rooms were shared by several people of the family.
In fact, Shen Mingbao also had a separate room, but he was deceived by Old Lady Shen's sweet words.
That room is still empty. It was left by Old Lady Shen for her eldest grandson to live in after he gets married.
Shen Laoer's family of five recalled what happened last night and found that they didn't hear any sound.
Seeing them shaking their heads, Old Mrs. Shen didn't believe it and didn't give up her suspicion. She thought that the second son's wife often went back to her parents' home, so maybe there was a thief in the family.
"You really didn't hear it?"
"Mom, we really didn't hear it. We didn't get up last night and slept until dawn."
Shen Lao Er finally realized that his mother was suspecting their second branch.
"No, mother, what do you mean? Are you trying to say that our second room stole the food?"
Seeing that the topic turned to who stole the food, Gu Laoliu was unlikely to cause a fuss. He immediately threw a tantrum, "Mom, I don't care who stole the food. I want to eat breakfast anyway."
The attention was immediately drawn back to Gu Laoliu, and Old Lady Shen's eyes were almost spitting fire, "There's nothing to eat today, go hungry."
"Do you want to starve us to death? Look at how hungry we are. Look at that pig Shen Mingbao. There should be a limit to partiality."
“Can you compare with Mingbao? You two are just two debt collectors who only know how to eat every day,” said Old Mrs. Shen, and was about to hit Gu Laoliu.
Gu Laoliu would definitely not stand there and let her beat him. He was not willing to be a filial son to the original owner.
He pinched the hand that Old Lady Shen was waving at him and said, "Mom, you have to change your violent habit."
Well, this action of his ignited the anger of all the men in the Shen family. Old man Shen picked up his pipe and hit Gu Laoliu with it.
"If you dare to fight with your mother, I will beat you to death, you unfilial son."
Gu Laoliu grabbed Shen Laosan and put him in front of him, and Old Man Shen hit Shen Laosan.
"Ouch!" Shen Lao San jumped in pain, which showed how great the force was.
Shen Laoer originally wanted to rush out to attack Gu Laoliu together, but was stopped by his wife.
What the hell? They suspected the second wife of theirs when the food at home was stolen. They are really out of their minds.
"What are you going to do? Get beaten together?"
"Old Four has already started fighting with Mom, so I have to step forward and do something, right?"
"What a shit! I think it's better to split up now."
Shen Lao Er quickly covered his wife's mouth. Fortunately, they were quiet and outside the crowd, so everyone's attention was on the front.
"Why divide the family? My parents won't agree. Besides, it's a famine year now. If we divide the family, we'll all starve to death."
Mrs. Shen pulled his hand down and rolled her eyes at him unhappily, "I just want to ask you, has our Second House gained any advantage over the years?"
Shen Laoer thought about it and realized that apart from eating a few more meals of meat than the others in the team, he didn't gain any benefits.
"But there is nothing to share with us now if the family is divided. All the food has been stolen. If the family is not divided, we will not starve to death with Shen Mingbao around."
"You are so stupid. If you can't get the food, can't you just get the money? Didn't mother take more than 300 yuan from the four families last time? And didn't the money from the prey belong to your mother?
If we have money, we can go out and buy food. Also, our two sons are grown up and will get married in a few years. We can't still live in the same house, right?"
"But……"
"Don't say but, don't you want to build a house for your two sons and find wives for them?"
"I do, but..."
"Just think about it, don't keep thinking about unnecessary things. We can live a good life after the separation. We won't get any benefits anyway, so why should we work like slaves for the eldest wife?"
"OK then"
Shen Ersao saw it very clearly. What did the old lady say about doting on Shen Mingbao the most?
Bullshit, isn’t it just because Shen Mingbao is lucky that he can make money?
The third wife is also stupid, she is still laughing there foolishly. If she had such a lucky son, he would have kicked the Shen family out of the country long ago. Wouldn't it be nice to make a fortune in silence?
In this rural family, what kind of family status is needed? After the family is divided, don't they all make their own decisions? Who cares about the approval of an old woman?
In fact, the second son's wife is the one who makes the decisions in the second house, but on the surface, Mrs. Shen still gives her husband face, so no one else notices this.
Wanting to split up is one thing, but how do you start?
Shen Lao Er looked at the people making a fuss in front of him, his eyes flashed slightly, and then he rushed over.
He pretended to try to stop the fight, "Dad, Mom, the fourth child is still young and doesn't understand anything. You should calm down and don't bother with him."
"Hey, big brother, third brother, we are brothers, why are you acting like enemies?"
Several people pushed each other, and then somehow, Shen Lao San knocked down Shen Lao Da's eldest son Shen Jianshe.
Shen Jianshe lost his balance and fell backwards, his head hitting the wall with a bang. The impact was so hard that he passed out.
The scene was instantly quiet, and the first to react was Old Lady Shen, "Jianshe, hurry up, old man, come and see how your eldest grandson is doing?"
Chang'an ran out of the main hall when the scene became chaotic, and moved a small stool to join the spectators.
When she heard the sound of someone hitting his head, she also added a gasp.
Everyone was busy checking Shen Jianshe's head. Gu Laoliu took a look and found it was quite resistant to impact. How could it be so heavy but only had a bump?
Boss Shen saw that his eldest son just fainted, so he didn't take it seriously, "Okay, stop making a fuss, look at what happened?"
He did not mention calling a doctor for his eldest son, nor did he think of sending him to the hospital. People of this era seemed to think that as long as there was no bleeding, it was not a big deal.
"Second brother, help your eldest brother to help Jianshe go back to the room and lie down. He was hit so hard, he needs to have a good rest."
Old Mrs. Shen was even more worried than the father, Old Mr. Shen, "How about asking Doctor Liu to come over and take a look?"
"It's nothing serious. You'll be fine after some rest." Old man Shen was reluctant to spend money, and it would cost at least three cents to ask Doctor Liu to come.
Gu Laoliu originally wanted to make a fuss, but he would not give up because of this. Besides, Shen Jianshe was really fine. He might have a headache when he woke up, and he would be fine after a few days of rest.
"Mom, since there is no food at home and we can't have breakfast, please give me some money and I will take my daughter to the town to eat."
The second son of the Shen family thought that the eldest son of the Shen family and his wife would quarrel because of their son, but he didn't expect that the fourth son would be the first to quarrel.
"Get lost, I have no money." Old Mrs. Shen now looked at Laoliu as if he were something dirty. If he hadn't been making a fuss, her eldest grandson wouldn't have hit his head. What an unlucky guy.
"If you say so, then we have to have a good talk. I'm going to give you 360 yuan, as well as meat coupons, grain coupons, and cloth coupons. Aren't these all money?
You said you had no money, so where did you spend the money? Forget about buying food. If you had bought food, would my daughter and I have starved like this? "