Step by step, a gentle breeze leads to a smooth path

Ting Nan doesn't remember when it started, but she has a lot of things to do.

"Tingnan, go with your aunt to pull rice seedlings."

"Tingnan, go to the vegetable garden and pull out the weeds. Be careful, if you pull out the wrong seedlings, I'll kill you."

"Tingnan, you brat, why haven't you washed your clothes yet?" Song Wanli would yell every day as soon as he opened his eyes.

My uncle's family seems to have endless things to do, in the fields, in the soil, and in the vegetable garden.

In addition, Aunt Yi Dani is not good at housework. "Auntie, put it down, put the table down gently." She also often goes crazy and makes things worse.

Every day, I have to tidy up the room several times, sweep the floor, do laundry, and cook on a stool. These are things that only my grandmother and I do.

Even though it was difficult for her small, short fingers to manipulate these things, Ting Nan was afraid of her uncle Song Wanli. He would frown, glare, and hit her with his cane. In front of her uncle, Ting Nan dared not speak loudly, let alone cry or laugh loudly.

She wanted to do more to please Song Wanli and make things more peaceful at home. Every day she was careful, observing his mood, afraid that she might accidentally step on a landmine and get beaten again.

I was just learning to cook rice and couldn't get the water and heat right, so I got beaten a lot. Whenever I smelled something burning, my uncle would come over without saying a word and slap me. "Get out! You stupid girl, are you stupid? You can't even cook rice properly?" Then he would swing his cane a few more times.

After being beaten, Tingnan didn't dare to run away. Because Song Wanli had difficulty walking, if he chased after her, she would have a hard time for a long time. At the time, Tingnan thought it would only be a beating, just a few blows, which was all based on her experience.

Fortunately, Song Wanli's legs were injured and he couldn't kick, otherwise Ting Nandu would have suffered internal injuries from kicking.

It's normal to punish someone for burning rice by not letting them eat. Grandma didn't say anything, after all, it's a waste of food, and they should be punished to teach them a lesson.

A little child should be at an age where they can be nestled in their parents' arms.

Ting Nan was beaten for slipping while washing dishes; she was beaten for being slow in gathering the rice during a rainy day harvest; she was beaten for using too much soap while doing laundry; and when her younger brother cried, she was slapped and yelled, "Get out! You can't even take care of your brother, what use are you?"

He had a reason to make a mistake and be punished, but he endured it.

But Song Wanli was like a lunatic. She was slapped for simply greeting her uncle; she was beaten with a cane for staring blankly at the roadside flowers...

Why? Ting Nan is going crazy.

Fortunately, Song Tingnan had done a lot of work and was tough and resilient, so he didn't go deaf.

It wasn't until Nan grew up that she understood her uncle's awkward mentality.

He loathed and envied his younger brother, saying, "Song Tingnan, now that you're my daughter, you have to listen to me and ignore everyone else."

He hated all beautiful things; he was once a pampered young master with a strong sense of pride. While Song Wanxing achieved his ambitions in his youth, his own dreams were shattered from a young age, and even his enemies couldn't find him.

Wrong!

Song Wanli looked down on Yi Dani, yet he needed her to give birth to his son.

Qian Shuzhen felt sorry for her eldest son and always put his wishes first, pleading with her family: "Please be more considerate of him. He's suffering inside. We haven't taken good care of him. He's so smart; he should have been very successful..."

In this way, Song Wanli felt even more that everyone owed him something.

He cannot travel ten thousand miles, read ten thousand books, and if his life is not going well, others will die with him; he cannot flourish alone.

"Get out! Get out!" Tingnan often woke up in a fright during her sleep. She longed to go home and missed her mother, brother, and sister.

When Tingnan was 5 years old, her aunt became pregnant, and her uncle was very happy: "You brat, you've finally worked!"

Grandma was also very happy, and Tingnan breathed a sigh of relief.

She was very happy to be able to be the older sister.

In the winter month, Aunt Yi Dani gave birth to a son safely. This generation belongs to the "Ming" generation, and Song Wanli named his son Song Mingxiang. The character "Xiang" means auspicious, lucky, and blessed by good fortune.

The whole family carefully protected this little life on which they had placed their hopes. Ting Nan also prayed in her heart: "I hope my little brother will be safe and sound. When he is older, I can go home."

After giving birth, Yi Dani's condition stabilized considerably.

She looked down at the baby in her arms with a gentle smile. Mother and child nestled together. The baby suckled at her breast while gazing at her. That happiness touched Tingnan deeply. She also longed for her mother to hold her.

After Mingxiang left, he followed Tingnan, who took great care of him to ensure his health.

Yi Dani became pregnant again and gave birth to her second brother, Song Mingfu, after ten months of pregnancy. In the same year, her aunt, Zhao Xiaojuan, gave birth to her eldest cousin, Song Mingli. The Song family was overjoyed.

With more children, the elders in the family pay less and less attention to Tingnan. At seven or eight years old, she is already considered an adult, and doing housework, going to work, and taking care of the children have become her daily routine.

Tingnan would often carry a wooden basin and a washing stick to the pond to wash clothes. She would first rub the clothes on the cement slab by the pond, then beat them with the washing stick, and finally rinse them in the water. Seven-year-old Tingnan was already very skilled at this.

That day, Tingnan wasn't paying attention to her footing. During the rainy season, the makeshift plank made of cement slabs was covered in moss and very slippery. Tingnan fell into the pond. Fortunately, she only swallowed a few mouthfuls of water and was rescued by a passing villager.

The weather was still a bit cold. After being frightened and catching a chill, he developed a high fever that wouldn't break that night. Song Wanli thought he was extremely unlucky: "That brat can't do anything right, and she's going to cost me money again."

They called over a barefoot doctor, gave him some fever reducer, and then left it to fate.

Xiao Tingnan was sickly and it took her a long time to recover.

As the days went by, Song Wanli could no longer find joy in looking at his two sons. Each additional child added to his burden, and his mother's health was deteriorating. The hardships of life made it impossible for him to control his explosive temper.