Meng Yan's Transformation

Zhan Zixun found Zhan Ziqiang and told him about the separation. Zhan Ziqiang was very angry when he heard that it was Zhan Zixun who asked for the separation.

"Zhan Zixun, if you are willing to separate and live alone, then go ahead and live on your own. I don't agree with separating and living alone." Zhan Ziqiang said to Zhan Zixun.

Zhan Zixun felt puzzled when he heard Zhan Ziqiang's words. He asked doubtfully, "I thought you would be very happy to hear that we could separate and live separately. Aren't you very unwilling to be controlled by Dad? We will be free if we separate and live separately. It will be great if we are not controlled by Dad. We can save the money we earn and don't have to spend it on our brothers and sisters. Were you not unhappy when Mom bought Yingying a scarf last time? You also told me that Mom used the money we earned to buy a scarf for her own daughter, so why didn't she buy one for each of us? We can achieve freedom of money and body if we separate and live separately. How great is that? Isn't this the life you pursued before?"

Zhan Ziqiang fiddled with his hair and said, "I used to be controlled, beaten and scolded by my father, and I felt very unbalanced. I hoped to get out of his control, but now that the family has really separated, I feel empty inside and I am reluctant to leave, just like when brother Zichuan went to live with his mother-in-law. I still remember that on the day brother Zichuan left, I chased him for a long way and felt very sad. It was as if I had lost a loved one. Later, brother Zichuan said he wanted to come home and didn't want to leave, so I was very happy. I was also very sad that my father didn't keep brother Zichuan, and I hated him for not showing the father-son relationship."

Zhan Zixun didn't expect Zhan Ziqiang to be unwilling to separate, so he tried to persuade him, "Brother Ziqiang, when did you become so worried about gains and losses, and so sentimental like Lin Daiyu? You may not know yet, but Brother Zichuan is going to be a father, and Sister-in-law is pregnant. A few days ago, Mom went to see Sister-in-law, and she came back and said that Brother Zichuan is now immersed in the joy of looking forward to becoming a father every day. If Dad had kept Brother Zichuan, he would have lost the chance to be a father long ago, and he would not have the joy and happiness he has now. Leaving parents, brothers, and sisters to separate and live alone is something everyone must experience. Besides, we are not leaving the Zhan family compound when we separate, and we still live in the house opposite our parents, but we cook for ourselves and spend our own money. Anyway, I make my own decisions and take my own responsibilities. Brother Ziqiang, if you really don't want to separate and live with me, then I'll separate and live alone."

Zhan Ziqiang saw that Zhan Zixun was determined to separate and live on his own, and felt that the separation was irreversible, so he agreed and said, "Then the two of us will separate from dad and mom. We can't fight over this and that. Whatever dad and mom give us is what we deserve." I still remember the time when my uncle came from the Ordos prairie to the Zhan family compound to separate the family. In order to get more property, my eldest uncle's daughter-in-law heard that my uncle and aunt were coming back to separate the family, so she cut down the Zhan family's woods overnight. My eldest uncle's daughter-in-law was afraid that my father and third uncle would find out, so she cut the felled trees into pieces and put them on wooden wheels and hid them under the firewood stack. Alas, such a good tree was destroyed. Once cut into pieces, they become useless firewood and can only be used for chopping wood. What a pity. You woke up at night and discovered that the trees were being cut down illegally, so you told your father and mother. At the family division meeting, your mother exposed the fact that your uncle's wife had hidden property trees. Your uncle's wife denied it, so your father and mother led everyone to the site where the trees were hidden to identify them. The night of the identification site was particularly dark, and everyone went to the haystacks where the wood was hidden with lanterns to identify them. The lanterns emitted a faint yellow light, and everyone's face was sallow. The surroundings seemed cold and empty. There was no moon in the sky, only coldness penetrating the skin, as if being pricked by sharp needles. It was generally painful. Everyone walked on the uneven dirt road, and each step was accompanied by the dull echo of the earth, as if calling out to the desolate night. Although everyone's steps were heavy and sad, they still had to keep moving forward, dragging their shadows on the ground, leaving behind a string of short-lived evidence of existence... When the third uncle and dad lifted the firewood covering the wood in front of the eldest uncle, the old uncle, the old aunt and others, the moment the secret was revealed, the eldest uncle fainted on the lantern, and sparks shot onto the firewood, causing a fire. The fire was fierce, like a violent fire dragon, but with everyone's brave struggle, the fire was gradually brought under control. , and was finally put out completely. The fire was put out, and everyone was glad to be out of danger, but they were still frightened. Family affection seemed to be put out like the fire. After the division of the family, the old uncle and aunt returned to the Ordos grassland with the money from the house. The eldest uncle and aunt soon left the Zhan family compound with their son and daughter-in-law, built a new house and moved away. The third uncle and aunt also moved away with their daughters. The once lively Zhan family compound has now become an empty courtyard. Uncle Jin, who lived in the east wing of the Zhan family compound, rarely came back... Alas, the division of the family has divided people's hearts and divided family affection..."

"Brother Ziqiang, how come you remember these trivial things so clearly? I only remember that my uncle's daughter-in-law was a snob and greedy for money. She let my uncle and aunt eat all the leftovers at home. My uncle also praised his daughter-in-law for knowing how to live and not wasting food. Why didn't she eat it herself? My uncle's daughter-in-law often secretly made delicious food for herself and ate it herself, but gave the leftovers to my uncle and aunt. In order to save electricity, she didn't let my uncle use the water pump bought by my eldest brother to irrigate the vegetable garden. She also said that people are old and need to move more to be healthy. She let my uncle carry two large buckets and carry water back and forth to irrigate the vegetable garden, making my uncle exhausted and sweating. My uncle's daughter-in-law is so sinister and vicious. I found a radio and deliberately played a drama about the daughter-in-law abusing her parents-in-law. When she heard it, she came to me to argue, saying that I deliberately irritated her and didn't allow me to turn up the volume on the radio. It was so loud, so I had to play it loudly, and even hung the radio on the beam and played it loudly. She was so angry that she kept screaming. But I closed the door so that she couldn't come in. I crossed my legs and listened to the radio. It was really comfortable and relieved at that time. Later, my uncle's wife took revenge on me and threw one of my shoes into the toilet. When I found out that my uncle's wife secretly planted trees and hid them under the haystack, I was also out of revenge, but I didn't expect to take revenge on my uncle, and I didn't expect it to cause a fire that almost killed people. I didn't want my uncle and aunt to leave the family compound... Alas, brother Ziqiang, I know the conditions of our family. I won't ask Dad and Mom for this or that. Dad and his elders split up the family, and they were disunited and had a big fight. I think they must regret it now - after arguing for a long time, God gave a fire, and it burned nothing. Our separation from Dad and Mom will not be like the old generation. "