Two generations of military wives compete for time

Since Qian's father was driven away by his unfilial descendants, Qian Zuhua, Gao Cuihua, Goudan, and Gouhuan, a family of four, have lived a happy life without anyone's supervision. They live in a spacious and brand new brick house and eat pig heads with relish every day.

For more than two years, no one urged them to work in the fields, and the harvest decreased year by year. They were too lazy to take care of the pigs, sheep, and rabbits, and simply gave up raising them. They ate, drank, and had fun, and most importantly, the weight of the family of four increased rapidly, and they were a bunch of fat pigs.

The family began to run out of money and supplies. Gao Cuihua was lazy as usual. She didn't want to go out to collect firewood when there was no firewood left. She was also running out of food. She was too lazy to harvest the pumpkins and sweet potatoes that were rotting in the fields. She was just sitting there eating up all the food.

Goudan and Gouhuan were fat and big-eared because of their mother Gao Cuihua. They only knew how to eat and play. They went to school for two days to fish and three days to dry their nets. The teacher and the principal came to their house several times to persuade them. Gao Cuihua and Qian Zuhui blamed the teacher and the principal for meddling in their affairs.

On a sunny morning, Gao Cuihua climbed out of bed. When she got out of bed, she didn't stand firmly. Her 200-pound body lost its center of gravity and she fell headfirst to the ground. Qian Zuhua was working uphill, while Goudan and Gouhuan ran out to play. There was no one at home, and Gao Cuihua tried several times to stand up by herself, but failed every time.

Gao Cuihua lay on the ground, calling out to the heavens and the earth for help, but to no avail. She was extremely anxious, so she grabbed the bed legs and pulled upwards, but she fell down again and fainted. When she woke up, she was already lying on a bed in the commune health center.

After diagnosis, it was found that high blood pressure caused brain hemorrhage, loss of sensation in her right hand and right foot, paralysis of the right half of her body, crooked mouth and eyes, and inability to speak and eat normally. Based on her current physical condition, the doctor said it would be difficult for her to recover.

When Qian Zuhua saw Gao Cuihua wake up, he hurriedly asked, "How much money do we have now? If you need to pay for the hospital bill, tell me quickly."

Gao Cuihua touched her underwear pocket with her left hand, took out a handful of money and handed it to Qian Zuhua. Qian Zuhua counted it and it was a total of twenty-five yuan.

Qian Zuhua said anxiously: "How can this little money be enough? Where did the money go? It's all your fault. The deposit of 300 yuan for hospitalization was paid by Mr. Qian Chenglong. How can I pay him back?"

Gao Cuihua was whimpering and could not speak clearly. After staying in the hospital for three days, the doctor said her condition had stabilized and she could go home and take care of herself.

Qian Zuhui processed Gao Cuihua's discharge procedures and took her home on a neighbor's ox cart. When Goudan and Gouhuan saw their parents coming home, they shouted, "We haven't eaten in days. We are starving to death." Qian Zuhui said angrily, "You deserve to die of starvation. Can't you cook for yourself?"

Qian Zuhui helped Gao Cuihua onto the bed and went to the kitchen to cook. Apart from a few pumpkins and some dark sweet potatoes in the corner, there was nothing to eat.

Goudan and Gouhuan grumbled, "Dad, don't you know how to cook? And you still have the nerve to be mean to us."

Qian Zuhui prepared to boil water and cook pumpkin to satisfy his hunger. There was no firewood in the kitchen, so he went to the pigpen and found some firewood. He found that there was no water in the water tank, so he found a bucket, drew a bucket of water from the well, poured it into the big iron pot, and started to cook the pumpkin.

Qian Zuhua looked at the flames burning under the pot and thought of the time when Grandpa Qian, Grandma Qian, Dad Qian, Mom Qian, Brother Qian, and Sister Qian were around. Although the family was poor, through the hard work of the whole family, sweet potato flour and corn flour could be turned into delicious food to fill their stomachs. But now, he can't do anything. Gao Cuihua does nothing.

The more Qian Zuhua thought about it, the more he held his breath. The flame went out, and then it was lit again, and then it went out again. The thick smoke made him cry and cough. The overweight Goudan and Gouhuan were lying in the yard, rolling and throwing tantrums out of hunger.

After a few days of boiling pumpkin and sweet potatoes, Gao Cuihua, who didn't like to boil water, cook, or do housework before her hemiplegia, became even more reluctant to move after her hemiplegia. When she was annoyed or hungry, she would just lie on the bed and howl. She also urinated in bed, which was smelly.

Qian Zuhui was a little impatient. Gao Cuihua kept talking to Qian Zuhui for a long time before Qian Zuhui finally understood that she wanted him to go to the provincial capital to find Qian's father.

Qian Zuhui wrote a letter to Qian Yiyun, telling her that Gao Cuihua had hemiplegia and asking Qian's father and mother to return to Lijia Village to take care of Gao Cuihua and their two grandchildren. After receiving the letter, Qian Yiyun was very angry and ignored him.

Qian Zuhui wrote two more letters to Qian Yiyun, but they were all ignored. Qian Zuhui was a little anxious because he only knew the address of Qian Yiyun's university, but he didn't know the addresses of Qian Yizhen and Qian's father.

Qian Zuhui decided to take Goudan and Gouhuan to the Provincial University of Political Science and Law to find Qian Yiyun.

Qian Yiyun didn't want to tell Qian Yizhen about Gao Cuihua's hemiplegia, but she was afraid that Qian Zuhui would do something desperate.

Qian Yiyun came to Qian Yizhen's office and handed Qian Zuhui's letter to Qian Yizhen. After reading it, Qian Yizhen was furious. He calmed himself down for a while. He motioned Qian Yiyun to sit down, and the two sisters began to discuss countermeasures.

Qian Zuhui might come to us soon:

First, Qian Zuhui must not be allowed to know the address of Chen’s residence, and he must not be allowed to enter Chen’s residence.

Second, if Qian Zuhui really comes, let him stay in a hotel and give him some financial support depending on the situation, but don’t give him money directly.

Third, we cannot let Qian’s father and mother return to Lijia Village.

The ultimate goal of Qian Yizhen and Qian Yiyun is to force Qian Zuhui to learn to be self-reliant, work hard to take care of the family, and take on the responsibilities of a husband and father.

We will consider rescuing Goudan and Gouhuan when they learn to do farm work, lose weight to a normal weight, and are among the top ten in their class in academic performance.

After discussing the countermeasures, Qian Yizhen and Qian Yiyun decided not to tell Qian Zuhua's family affairs to Qian's father, Qian's mother, grandfather Lu Kaipu, and grandmother Chen Yalu. When Qian Zuhua came to the door, they would discuss with them how to deal with it.

Qian Yizhen said to his sister Qian Yiyun: "Back then, grandma and grandpa tried their best to persuade Qian Zuhui to go to school, but he just refused. He chose the path he wanted to take, who can he blame?"

Qian Yiyun said: "I think Qian Zuhui will definitely blame us for not helping him."

Qian Yizhen said: "If this is the case, Qian Zuhui will be doomed in this life."

Qian Yizhen and Qian Yiyun returned to Chen's house in a depressed mood, but when they saw the four children, they immediately smiled.