$175, Life of a Miser

"Nai, where is my dad?"

At dawn the next morning, two-year-old Yan Yuanbao couldn't control the ancient power in his heart and began to cry at the top of his voice. Because of his troubles, the whole family couldn't sleep.

Fortunately, in the past two years, the family has become accustomed to Yan Yuanbao's biological clock without a biological clock. With his first cry when he wakes up in the morning, he rubs his eyes and gets off the kang.

The eldest sister Yan Jin started coaxing her younger brother after getting dressed. She quickly checked her younger brother's diaper. When she felt that the diaper was a little wet, she quickly changed her younger brother's diaper.

Yan Zhen and Yan Zhu, one aged seven and one six, helped their two four-year-old sisters tidy up their clothes, tie the hems into their trousers, and then put on their little coats.

There are still a month or two left before midsummer, and some of the adults are already wearing short-sleeved shirts, but the children are definitely not good enough because they have low immunity. The Yan family's children must still wear a coat when going out.

The first thing Yan Fei and Yan Cui did when they got off the kang was to run to grandma's room to look for their father. However, they crawled around the kang and couldn't find their father.

"Your dad is out for something."

The old lady got up earlier than her granddaughters and had already started preparing dinner for the whole family. The grandson was born without a mother. After a few months of breastfeeding at the house of several nearby families with babies, he Started to eat complementary foods.

Lu Aihua estimated the time and brought breakfast to the children not long after they woke up. Yan Yuanbao eats the most delicate food. Who knows that he is still a baby, and he can't digest whole grains.

The Yan family has many children. Yan Jin and Yan Zhen lived a good life when they were young. After Yan Zhu, Yan Fei and Yan Cui became aware of their children, the family already had many children. Every month, the family would exchange some fines with some well-off families. In addition to coarse grains, I had to go to the black market to find them and exchange them for some rations, so I could barely feed a large family.

Therefore, when every child was eating sweet potato porridge, the bowl of mushy rice cereal in front of Yan Yuanbao seemed particularly rare.

Especially the rice these days is so good. After boiling it for several hours, the rice oil is produced. It is fragrant and the smell goes straight into people's noses.

Yan Jin and Yan Zhen were a little more restrained, and the three little sisters below couldn't help but swallow as they looked at their brother's bowl of rice cereal.

The old lady couldn't see that her granddaughters were greedy, but who allowed the family's conditions to be like that? Every child had to eat rice and noodles, which they couldn't afford.

There is nothing I can do about my grandson. The first few granddaughters all drank milk from their biological mothers. Even if they ate complementary food, the amount was not large. Isn’t there no chance for my grandson? It’s not like they always drink other people’s milk. The thing is, every month I have to bring some good things like fish and meat to people to stimulate lactation, or give them some money. In the first six months after the grandson was born, the family didn't even eat a bite of meat.

It’s strange that in this world, there must be a son. The old lady sighed. If only Da Jin and Er Zhen were born, her daughter-in-law would still be alive. Both of them work in the factory, and their lives would still be as smooth as ever. The son is now also There is no need to take such a big risk to become a bad guy.

"Stop being greedy for your brother. I have steamed egg custard for you. You sisters can share it."

Lu Aihua brought out a bowl of egg custard from the kitchen. There were two eggs. There was a little too much water and they looked sparse. The eggs were laid by her own hens, so the old lady was reluctant to buy them.

Because I know that I am in need of several granddaughters. All the eggs laid by a hen at home are for them to eat, and the supplementary food for the grandsons also comes from here.

There are not many old ladies who are willing to give eggs to their granddaughters these days. If they have any good things, they are only for their sons and grandsons.

Sure enough, the five sisters were happy when they saw the egg custard. Lu Aihua fed her little granddaughters rice cereal. Seeing how happy they were eating, she felt that there was still a lot to be done in this day, as long as her son was safe.

"Nai, where are the new clothes dad bought for us?"

While eating breakfast, the Jade sisters thought about beautiful little dresses again.

"Four emeralds and five emeralds, you be good. Your dad didn't buy a small skirt suitable for you to wear on this trip to Shenzhen. However, it's not easy for dad. In order to save more money on this trip to Shenzhen so that your sisters can study, he goes to Shenzhen every day. I only eat three steamed buns, and I would rather be hungry to give you a good life, so don’t blame your dad.”

The old lady didn't care whether her four-year-old granddaughter could understand her words, so she broke everything into pieces and told them to her several granddaughters, emphasizing her son's importance to their sisters. The saved granddaughters are older and have listened to some outside opinions. They shouldn't have heard the words and felt that their father had treated them badly.

"read?"

The eyes of nine-year-old Yan Jin and seven-year-old Yan Zhen suddenly lit up.

Especially Yan Jin, she should have gone to school when she was eight years old, but her mother happened to pass away during childbirth that year. With a baby and four younger sisters, the old lady couldn't take care of her alone. As the eldest sister, she had no choice but to sacrifice. He helps take care of his younger sister.

Yan Jin originally thought that she might not be able to go to school. Even in the city, there are many girls who don't go to school in families with many children. But now, according to grandma's wishes, her father wants to send her to school. How can she not be excited? .

"Well, your dad said that all of you sisters should go to school, no matter how much money you spend."

Lu Aihua nodded heavily to her eldest granddaughter. It was because she, as a grandmother, had neglected her. She didn't expect that this child who used to be silent would actually want to study so much. Look at how excited she is now.

"Dajin, don't blame your dad, it's not easy for him either." The old lady patted her eldest granddaughter's hand and said.

"Milk, I know everything. Our dad is good to us sisters."

Yan Jin said without thinking.

There is another family at the entrance of the alley just like theirs. They have always given birth to daughters, but they cannot give birth to a son. Their family is even worse. They have not yet given birth to a son. The family planning control is so strict that all women who have given birth are After being arrested and ring-fed, it is estimated that she will not be able to have children in the future.

Yan Jin remembered that the family gave birth to seven girls, four of whom were raised by someone who didn't know where. The three older girls were raised at home, but the man and their grandmother treated the three sisters and Their mothers would either beat or scold them. Not to mention studying, the eldest one had already started making money to support the family. In a few years, he would probably be sold off for a bride price.

The situation of their families is similar, but grandma and father have always been very good to their sisters and mother. Although life is tight, they have not starved and frozen their sisters. Now when they heard that their father was going to send her to school, Yan Jin I feel better about my father.

Yan Jin, who had felt a little pang in his heart when he heard the neighborhood aunts and aunts say that their fathers would not treat them well after having a son, would also let their sisters work as cattle and horses to provide for their younger brother in the future, immediately forgot about these things.

She thought that her parents were so kind to her, and when she started working and making money in the future, she would also honor them.

The Jade Sisters must be a little younger and cannot understand these things. They only know that the beautiful little skirt they have been looking forward to for a long time is gone. Ren forgot about the unpleasantness and became happy again.

******

"Is third aunt at home?"

When the sky was completely bright, there was a knock on the door of Yan's house. When she heard the sound, Lu Aihua frowned and reluctantly got up to open the door.

"at home."

She rubbed her stern face, trying her best to smile as kindly as possible, and then opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, more than a dozen people crowded in.

"His third aunt, I heard that Yan Chu went to Shencheng and brought back a lot of good things, right?"

There are no secrets among the neighbors. Yan Chu gave up his iron rice bowl job to his cousin from his second uncle's family, and then left for a month. Everyone speculated that he might have become a bankrupt. You must know Yan Chu's My aunt was married to a businessman from the south, who was said to be from Shencheng. Although the aunt has never returned in recent years, the correspondence between the two parties has not been broken.

How many people are running south now? Yan Chu has an aunt in Shencheng, who has an advantage over others in becoming a treacherous man.

No, as soon as he came back at midnight last night, he was spotted by a neighbor who got up at night. The two large nylon bags filled with so many good things aroused the curiosity of others.

The relatives of the Yan family also heard the news and hurriedly came to take advantage.

"Nothing good."

Of course Mrs. Lu couldn't admit this, but she was soft-tempered and didn't know how to deal with all these questions and her relatives who were running to the bedroom.

"Sister-in-law and second cousin-in-law, why are you all here?"

Yan Chuchu came in carrying a large piece of white cotton cloth. He originally wanted to call a few girls, but who knew that when he came in, he saw relatives surrounding the old lady.

These are also people who I hate, but who can make parents unconditionally tolerate their children and be willing to give them another chance even if they are heartbroken.

Therefore, the original wish contained expectations for six children, but he did not have any requirements for these people. It can be seen that he was completely cold-hearted. In this case, Yan Chu naturally did not need to be polite to them.