Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11369

"I have two sons, two wives, and five or six grandchildren. I raised them all by myself."

"My eldest son Changgen is old now. We don't keep a penny from the crops, Qing'er takes care of us on weekdays, the money earned by the herb-picking team, and Xiaoyu's filial piety during festivals. We give it all to the two families."

"My two sons give me money to smoke dry cigarettes, and I smoke when they give me some. If they don't give me money, I won't smoke. When I'm desperate, I go to your house and Da Niu's house to smoke cigarettes."

"I don't know how many years it has been since I bought myself new clothes. My clothes, shoes and socks for all four seasons were all bought by my daughter Xiaoyu. I never thought of buying anything for myself. We tried every way to save money and gave all the money to them. But in the end, when the children grew up and no longer needed anyone to take care of them, they wanted to separate and kicked us old couple out. These children... these children, I don't know what to say about them!"

Sister Hua thought of something and asked Guihua, "You can't spoil your daughter-in-law too much. If you spoil her, she will dislike you and treat you like a maid!"

"Your two daughters-in-law don't buy you clothes and shoes for all four seasons, so what about their mothers? Do they buy them?"

Guihua nodded: "She bought everything for me, including clothes and shoes for all four seasons, and she also gave me gifts on birthdays and festivals, but she never showed any appreciation to me, her mother-in-law."

"One time, my elder sister Dayun couldn't stand it anymore, so she joked with them and told them not to be too biased. Instead of buying clothes for their mother, they should at least make a pair of socks for me, their mother-in-law, to warm my heart."

"What do they say?"

"Well, what else can I say? They just say that I have a good daughter, Xiaoyu, who is promising and a young mistress. They say that my daughter is worse than their mother in the family, and that their mother in the family is pitiful and not as good as me..."

Sister Hua shook her head and banged her spatula against the iron pot. "That's not human language. It's exactly like what my two daughters-in-law say!"

Guihua turned her head and looked at Sister Hua with red eyes: "Sister Hua, what's the situation with your family? Did you split up as well?"

Sister Hua waved her hand and said, "My old man is strong and has the courage to stay at home. The two sons dare not separate from the family and follow him to do some small business."

"My husband and I have discussed that we will have to separate our family sooner or later, so I want to keep something for myself before the split."

"Well, I'd rather come out and help my cousin take care of the kids and earn some money than stay at home and be a nanny for the wives without paying for it. If the kids grow up and no longer need me, they'll kick me out. By then, I'll be like a burnt-out candle, with nothing left. I'll have to ask them for a living and live by their wishes when I'm old!"

"I won't!"

"I will make money while I am still able to run and walk, and keep it for myself. My old man will do the same. When we are too old to work, we will not panic even if we divide the family property."

"What do you mean by filial children? It means that when the old man or old woman has pension money in hand, the children will rush to serve you, because serving you will benefit you. Don't you think this is reasonable?"

Guihua felt very uncomfortable after hearing what Sister Hua said.

The same goes for Sun.

Because Guihua and Sun are both selfless elders, they have never thought about planning for themselves like Sister Hua, nor have they thought about what will happen when they get old.

In their minds, when their children need help, they should do their best.

When they are old and unable to move around easily, their children will definitely take care of them if they are able to do so. They believe that their children are not bad people.

Of course, if it was really like what happened to Guihua, in addition to being sad and disappointed, Guihua would blame her unfilial sons and daughters-in-law more than complain about her own miserable fate, lamenting that she didn't have a filial son and daughter-in-law. "Every family has its own problems, eh!" Sun fanned the fire in the stove, raised her head, and looked at Guihua with sympathy.

"Guihua, things have come to this point. The family has been divided. It's useless to say more. It's useless to scold them."

"What are your plans for the future with Changgen? You can't just hang around outside forever, right? You're already too old!" Sun asked.

Changgen and Yang Huazhong are of the same age, both in their early fifties. Guihua and Sun are about the same age, also forty-nine, and will soon be fifty.

At this age, their children have all started their own families and careers. Logically, they should be able to enjoy a peaceful life after working hard for a few more years. However, they encountered an unexpected change and had to start all over again...

Sun's concerned inquiries made Guihua fall into deep confusion.

Tears welled up in her eyes again, and she shook her head in confusion: "I don't know what to do, Changgen makes the decision, and I will follow Changgen..."

After a pause, she murmured, "If one day I grow roots and can't move anymore, and Xiaoyu can't take care of me, then I'll just find a place..."

"Shut up and stop saying such stupid things!" Sun knocked the fire poker heavily on the ground twice, frowning and scolding Guihua.

Sister Hua also quickly picked up the loofah on the stove and wiped the pot cloth with it twice, saying: "Speak without restraint, no taboos, good luck!"

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Guihua came to her senses at this moment, realizing that she had said something she shouldn't have said. She was a little flustered, and quickly raised her sleeves to wipe the tears from her face, then forced a smile at Sun and Sister Hua: "I was just talking nonsense, don't take it seriously."

Sun frowned again and reminded Guihua: "There is no life that cannot be lived. When we were young, we had such a hard life. We had nothing, but we managed to get through it. It's the same now!"

"You still have your daughter, you still have us old sisters! And you still have Changgen, so you can't say stupid things or do stupid things!"

When Sun was excited, she stood up and walked to Guihua, took Guihua's hand, and stuffed something wrapped in a handkerchief into her hand.

As soon as Guihua's hand touched the handkerchief, she knew there was silver hidden inside.

"No, no, no, Qing'er's mother, don't do this. There's no need to do this..."

Guihua pushed the handkerchief towards Sun, but Sun held Guihua's hand even harder, "Take it. If you don't take it, you're not acknowledging me as your old sister!"

Guihua was moved and could only lower her head and give up struggling.

This scene made Sister Hua next to her envious. She sighed and said, "Guihua, you are so lucky to have such an old sister to help you!"

Osmanthus nodded, "Yes."

Sun held Guihua's hand and smiled at Sister Hua, saying, "When my family split up, we couldn't even get together a set of pots and pans, and we didn't even have salt. It was Guihua and Dayun, the two elder sisters, who helped us out, that helped us get through the difficult times!"

"Now that they are in trouble, it is my duty to help them!"