Farming and reading family

But they all grew up as children and forgot how much they longed for adults to reason with them.

"My brother and I will go in together." Chen Jie was very sure.

Now that the second brother is not at home, there are only two brothers, and the eldest brother cannot bear everything.

Chen Qing smiled. He used to think that the third brother was still a child even though he was already a father of two children, but suddenly he felt that he had grown up.

"When the time comes, stand behind me and don't say anything." Chen Qing reminded.

Chen Jie nodded.

When the two men saw their parents, they were having breakfast, with mixed grain porridge in their bowls and a small plate of pickles in front of them.

If I remember correctly, the worst they sent was brown rice. They picked out the best food at home and sent it to them, as well as dried vegetables and pickled meat. No matter what, the two of them would not eat like this.

"Why are you here?" Chen Fansheng lowered his eyes and ate.

"Since Mom and Dad like to eat these, we will send them to them in the future." Chen Qing suppressed the anger that was surging in his chest.

It's not just anger, but also helplessness and self-mockery.

Jiang suddenly looked up at Chen Qing: "What do you mean?"

"It's just to give them some of their favorite foods to show my filial piety." Chen Qing explained seriously.

Chen Fansheng put down his chopsticks and asked, "Did Zheng Fengan tell you?"

"Yes." Chen Qing nodded.

"Don't listen to his nonsense. Your mother and I are old. We used to eat worse than this. We just wanted to save some money for your second brother to go to school." Chen Fansheng said slowly.

"You are the eldest brother. You can't let others poke your second brother in the back and say that he relies on a woman to go to school." Chen Fansheng sighed.

"The gifts for Mom and Dad were all prepared by my second brother and his wife." Chen Qing didn't know what his father was feeling awkward about.

When Chen Fansheng heard Chen Qing say this, his face darkened: "Our Chen family is such a big family, how come everything belongs to her?"

Chen Qing didn't feel embarrassed: "If you count carefully, it's really all my second brother-in-law's. If it weren't for the cave house my second brother-in-law bought, our family would have no place to live during the flood. The food was also bought by my second brother-in-law."

"It's not just for us to eat. She, that spendthrift woman, is feeding the whole village." Jiang said angrily.

"If not all the villagers were there, what would happen if bandits went? A few hunters might be tempted by our wealth," Chen Qing analyzed, "not to mention rebuilding the village now."

All this money was paid by my second brother and his wife, but the entire Chen family benefited from it.

Even the villagers knew how good his second brother and sister-in-law were, but his parents felt that they had stolen their limelight and made them dispensable.

"If we keep that money, our family can buy a big house in the city, and your second brother can study peacefully." Jiang was angry.

"So... Mom wants my second brother and his wife to support our family forever?" Chen Qing looked at his mother.

Jiang paused for a moment and said, "What? She supports our family. She is one of our family members after she marries into our family."

Chen Qing knew what his mother would say: "I came here today just to tell Mom and Dad that what Uncle Zheng said makes sense. You are embarrassing us sons by doing this."

"If Mom and Dad plan to continue like this, I will have no choice but to squat on the roadside and set up a stall with them in tattered clothes. Anyway, my second brother's family separated out early, so this has nothing to do with my second brother." Chen Qing said seriously.

"Nonsense!" Chen Fansheng slapped the table.

Chen Qing said nothing and looked into his father's eyes calmly.

Chen Fansheng was very angry at Chen Qing's attitude. He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that the eldest son was becoming more and more like the second son's wife.

"Hurry up and apologize to your father." Jiang said hurriedly.

Chen Qing didn't say anything, just looked at his father calmly.

"You dare to threaten me now." Chen Fansheng looked at Chen Qing.

Chen Jie was terrified. His eldest brother didn't even quarrel with his parents, but why did he feel that it was more serious than a quarrel? He inexplicably thought of his second sister-in-law.

"A father is the leader of his son. If the father is unkind, the son will flee to another land." Chen Qing said slowly, "This is the book my father asked me to read."

Chen Fansheng was very angry but couldn't say anything.

"Isn't your father good enough to you?" Jiang said angrily. "How did you grow up if he wasn't good to you?"

Chen Qing ignored the fallacy that he had heard for who knows how many years. The grace of giving birth to a child is as heavy as a mountain, but it is not a bargaining chip to control one's children's life.

Chen Fansheng looked at Chen Qing and suddenly felt powerless, as if the entire Chen family was completely out of his control. At that moment, he felt that he was old.

He slowly looked away: "So I am unkind in your heart."

When Chen Qing heard his father say this, he immediately knelt down. Chen Jie behind him didn't know what was going on, so he also knelt down.

"Forget it. We are just two useless old guys after all. We are disliked for doing too much." Chen Fansheng said self-deprecatingly.

Jiang on the side anxiously signaled to Chen Qing to say a few words of surrender, but Chen Qing said nothing.

She looked at Chen Jie who was kneeling behind Chen Qing: "You are usually the talkative one, why are you silent today?"

Chen Jie was a little stunned: "What does Mom want me to say?"

"Hurry up and persuade your elder brother." Jiang wondered why she gave birth to such a fool.

"What do you want to persuade me for?" Chen Jie started to play dumb.

Jiang wanted to poke a few holes in Chen Jie's head. Where had his previous cleverness gone?

Chen Qing just knelt there without explaining.

He knew very well how weak the explanation was.

Chen Fansheng looked at his son kneeling on the ground, trying hard to recall what his son was like before, even what he was like as a child, but the result was a blur.

This steady and down-to-earth son seemed to have never left a deep impression on him until this moment.

It's even bright and a little dazzling.

"I understand." Chen Fansheng finally compromised. "Live well here with your mother from now on, take good care of your health, and don't let you worry."

Chen Qing kowtowed deeply, and Chen Jie followed suit.

Jiang sat aside with her head hung dejectedly.

"If you are busy, go back early. Your mother and I can't help much with the summer harvest, so we won't go back then." Chen Fansheng expressed his anger in this way.

"Okay." Chen Qing agreed.

The two brothers bowed again before leaving.

Chen Fansheng pretended to be calm and picked up his chopsticks to continue eating, but when he saw the mixed grain porridge in the bowl, he slammed his chopsticks on the table in annoyance.

He used to think that he was doing all this for the second brother and the Chen family, but now it is meaningless.

Chen Jie looked back uncertainly. Is this the solution?

"Can we go back now?" Chen Jie asked his elder brother uncertainly.

"What else?" Chen Qing untied the horse's reins.

Otherwise, Chen Jie felt that his mother would definitely cry and make a fuss for most of the day, making everyone exhausted.

Chen Qing looked at Chen Jie in a daze and smiled: "Now that we don't live together, Dad will calm down and think about some things."