Quick Wear: Men Farming and Women Weaving

Originally, Mrs. He was going to ask the village barefoot doctor to come and take a look, but was stopped by He Daniu.

He Daniu stopped his mother from going to the doctor. It would cost money to hire a doctor, and he might not be able to cure the disease. It would be better to save the money for him to get married.

"Go ask a doctor to come and see me. He may not be able to cure me, and I will have to pay for it. Mom also knows the situation at home."

Mother He hesitated and took a step back from the threshold. She turned around and took a look at the face of the head of the family. She saw that the old man's face was heavy and his eyes were full of struggle. He knew in his heart that he was already coughing up blood and the situation was quite serious. If he asked the doctor and spent money to buy medicine, it would at least empty the family's coffers. There are several children in the family. The eldest is about to get married and start a family. The third and fourth are not far behind, not to mention the two girls. They must not go out naked after getting married. Otherwise, the He family will be ridiculed by the people in the village. There are a lot of expenses, and every year they have to pay taxes to the court for farming, so they can only make ends meet. After a while, corvée labor will start again, and they have to do heavy work such as building rivers and repairing city walls. Only one son can be selected from several sons to participate. Dry food must also be prepared, and you must have enough food to survive. Everything costs money.

After Old Man He figured it out, he shook his head at the old woman.

He was a little upset. After all, she was born after ten months of pregnancy. He was taken away by her mother-in-law to be raised for a few years, and when she returned to her, they were no longer close. So they ignored him all these years. He Erniu was also honest, and he didn't talk much. He didn't say anything at ordinary times, so his parents didn't care about him in many ways. They only cared about the eldest and the youngest son, and even kept the two daughters alive, and didn't care much at ordinary times.

"Mom and Dad, let's split up the family business and split up the second brother. Wow, we are splitting up the family business normally. We are not responsible for anything that happens to him." He Sanniu whispered to his parents, trying to trick them into giving up the second brother, so that when he gets married, he can use the extra money to arrange the marriage for him, reducing the burden of one person. He knew that his parents had already started to inquire about candidates for his eldest brother. His eldest brother liked the lotus flowers in the next village, and the betrothal money offered by the betrothal must be two taels of silver.

Everyone present was in a panic and began to prepare to invite the village chief to preside over the division of the family property, fearing that He Erniu would die at home if they were not careful.

"Old He, Erniu is already in this state, and you still want to prepare to divide the family and separate him out." The village chief looked at them disapprovingly.

All the elders in the clan looked at their family with disdain. After all, Erniu was from the same village and the same family. They wanted to drive him out without caring about his own life. They wanted him to die outside.

"Village head, elders, it's not that I'm unreasonable or unkind." Old Man He bowed to them and told them the reason. "I've worked so hard on the farm for so many years, but I only make so little money. Besides, my eldest son is getting married soon and will have a blind date soon. My younger brothers are also about to grow up. I can't be irresponsible to them."

They knew that they could not make much money from farming, and with the harsh policies of the imperial court and the increase in various taxes every year, they could only make ends meet. If they encountered natural disasters or man-made disasters, they would have to sell their children.

He Erniu was also carried to the front, looking palely at the elders present.

They looked very arrogant, pale, and coughed up blood from time to time. Knowing that the situation was critical, they could only help him gain benefits and live longer.

The old house at the end of the village, near the foot of the mountain, was where my grandparents lived. No one had lived there since they passed away. It was sparsely populated and near the foot of the mountain. My grandparents took care of Erniu for a while, and he returned to his parents' house after they passed away.

Three hundred kilograms of coarse grains were also allocated to him. There were only ten acres of land, and most of it was low-quality land. Two acres of land were allocated to him. The rest was for him to take away his own things. Erniu had to send some food to his parents every year for their retirement. Not much was just a token of his appreciation. The old man and the old woman said that they ignored the look of the eldest son next to them.

No matter what, Erniu is still their son and has been raised by the two elders for several years.

The village chief and the group leaders also testified to the process of the division without saying anything, and wrote in the family tree that the family had since become two families.

The village chief said he would ask someone to bring his things to the old house tomorrow, and asked his wife to help clean up. But his parents didn't say a word and just let him take the things away.

Before He Erniu left, Mrs. He avoided the people at home and sneaked into Erniu's firewood room at night when he went to the toilet. She handed the handkerchief she had prepared to Erniu. Without saying a word, she turned around and left.

The moonlight shines on the window. When she opens the handkerchief in her hand, she finds that it contains the private money of Mrs. He. There are only 20 copper coins. She has saved copper coins in the past few years and hid them from the old man. Although she doesn't care about her son, he is always in her heart. When he was young and ignorant, she would secretly go to her mother-in-law to take a look at him. After she had a falling out with her mother-in-law, she didn't contact him anymore. If the head of the family hadn't insisted on sending Erniu to his parents to accompany him, she wouldn't have ignored Erniu for so many years. Now all I can do is express my gratitude. I hope he will be fine in the future. Don't blame them for being too heartless as parents.

He Erniu looked at the copper coin in his hand with emotion, knowing that it was a gift from his mother. His father must have known that his mother came to him, but he did not stop her and just lay on the bed pretending to be asleep.

He Pozi quietly touched the bedding and looked at the old man lying there motionless. She rolled her eyes in her heart. After so many years, this bad temper is still the same.

At dawn the next day, Old Man He asked Daniu to carry six bags of coarse grains from the cellar, and he was a little unhappy to carry the lighter bags. In one trip, he moved all the things to the old house.

Old Man He also said something to him before leaving.

"If you have a chance, ask the village doctor to take a good look. This old house has everything. You know the location of some of the things."

No wonder he didn't get these things when the family was divided. When he arrived at the old house, he found that everything was quite complete, including bowls, chopsticks, and furniture. The colors were old and they had been there for many years. It was just a small courtyard, so He Daniu and the others didn't like it.

There are only three rooms, one is the main bedroom with a wing room next to it, and the other is a living room and kitchen for dining and entertaining guests. The front yard is not big, only three acres of space, where a stone mill is placed.

I didn't have a close look at the old house. I knew it existed, but I didn't know what was inside.