Fast-forward to the era of cannon fodder

Yuanchun spitted and kicked him in anger, "Unfilial thing, when you cheated me of money, you kept saying that you would honor me. You have been working for seven or eight years, and I haven't even had a piece of candy from you. You are an unfilial son who only knows how to talk nonsense. Look, you knew that I was coming, but you got your own food in the cafeteria. What, I am not worthy of eating when I come to your house?"

"Mom, I'm hungry too."

Seeing his brother, who had always been favored, being beaten and scolded, Ma Lao Er watched with great interest, until his stomach growled, he said, "Mom, I'm hungry, let's make some food first."

Yuanchun snorted and went to the kitchen to cook.

There were many dishes in the kitchen, so Yuanchun picked out the best ones to cook. She steamed a pot of rice, fried a plate of scrambled eggs with peppers, a plate of braised eggplant, and a plate of braised mushrooms.

There were more than twenty eggs in the egg basket, which Ma Laosan brought back from his hometown a few days ago. Yuanchun took a look at the half bag of rice left, so she put all the twenty eggs into the rice and placed them at the bottom of the basket.

After the meal was ready, Ma Laosan looked at the three delicious dishes. No one cared about Ma Laosan anymore. He served himself some rice and started eating.

Ma Laosan gnashed his teeth in anger, but was afraid of being beaten, so he dared not say anything.

After eating and drinking, Yuanchun carried the backpack, asked Ma Laoer to carry the bicycle downstairs, and then returned to Qinghe Village.

After giving the things collected from Ma Laosan's house to Qian Hongmei to pack up, she took the cotton jacket and went into the front east room, closed and bolted the door, and then counted the money in the room.

There were a total of thirty-three stacks of money in the old cotton-padded jacket, with each stack containing ten ten-yuan notes, totaling more than three thousand three hundred yuan. The couple from the third brother's family really knew how to make money.

Yuanchun happily put all the money into the jade gourd space.

It is safest to keep money in space.

Outside the door, Qian Hongmei knocked on it a few times and said, "Mom, Daddy is calling you over. He said he has something to tell you."

"I know, I'll be there right away."

Yuanchun put the money away, patted her body, and went to the west front room.

Ma Xiangdong was practicing the Golden Rooster Stand in the room. When he saw my mother, he jumped a few steps and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Mom." Ma Xiangdong reached under the pillow, took out a large paper bag and handed it to her. "Mom, this money is my retirement pay and disability allowance. It's all here. A total of 1,600 yuan. Give it to you for safekeeping."

Yuanchun didn't reach out to take it.

She glanced at her eldest son's empty trouser legs, her eyes moistened as she said, "Big Boss, I know you are filial and generous, but I can't keep this money for you."

"No one is entitled to this money. This is the money to buy your leg. Keep it safe."

Yuanchun's voice was a little choked and she seemed very sad.

"Big brother, I used to favor the third and fifth children, and treated Hongmei, Daya and Erya harshly. I used the allowances you sent back to build a house and support the third and fifth children to study, and to buy a job for the third child to marry a wife. I didn't spend a penny on Hongmei and her two daughters. I... I am very ashamed."

Yuanchun burst into tears again as she spoke, "Big Brother, I realize my mistake. I feel sorry for your eldest wife. I can't let your brothers and sisters take advantage of your eldest wife anymore. So, you should keep this money and use it to support the children's schooling in the future."

"I just brought back some money from the third brother's house today. It's enough for our family to use for a long time, so you don't have to worry about running out of money at home."