Back to 1980: Please Love Me Again

Chapter 18 Reconciliation with Parents
Along the way, Zhao Wenmu was thinking hard.

What the hell is going on?

I always feel that something important will happen to that person, but I can't remember it.

In the past few days, 400 catties of wild vegetables and about 170 catties of various game meats have been sent to the state-run restaurants every day. The daily sales volume of wild vegetables at the sugar factory has stabilized at 300 catties. The glass factory has come from behind, with a daily sales volume of about 360 catties.

The daily income exceeds 400 yuan!
After deducting the cost of buying game and the wages for everyone, the net profit can also be 230 yuan.

After a few days, Zhao Wenmu already had 1000 yuan in his hands.

He plans to rebuild the house.

The house he lives in now was built for him when he got married.

At that time, because the family was poor and he was underage, the production team did not grant a house site, so they temporarily built such a simple adobe house.

He and Zhao Jing have never received a marriage certificate. The legal age for marriage is 20 years old for men and 20 years old for women. Zhao Wenmu only turned [-] in October this year.

Witnessed by their parents and a few elderly people in the village, the two simply held a banquet, which is enough for the moment, and even in the eyes of many older generations, it is more valid than a marriage certificate.

Later, he became an adult, but he has been idle and has no money to repair the house.

So I never applied for a homestead with the production team.

He didn't ask for the eight acres of barren hills that should be allocated to him.

It just dragged on.

It's different now, he has money, so he can't let his wife and children live in a house where they can't even lift their heads.

Not only that, but he also wanted to take the opportunity to claim his eight acres of barren hills, talk to the production team, and contract out the whole hill to the south of the village.

The soil layer of that mountain is very thin, and it is impossible to grow fruit trees, let alone crops, but there are flourishing low shrubs and crooked fir and cypress trees growing on it.

These trees are allowed to be felled by private individuals. Every year, the production team organizes the villagers to cut down some dead branches and dead trees, which are used as fuel in winter.

Other than that, the whole mountain is useless.

It certainly won't cost much to contract.

I just don't know if the team dares to contract him.

However, before all these things, there is one more important thing, that is to visit the parents first, to obtain the understanding and approval of the two elders.

The division of the Zhao family was caused by Zhao Wenmu.

After he got married, not only did he fight, drink too much, and gamble, which made the two elders of the Zhao family lose face, but also made the two elder brothers very disappointed in him.

His meanness to Zhao Jing and his indifference to the little girl also made Liu Sufang and the two sisters-in-law very uncomfortable.

So after he was drunk again and threatened to leave Zhao's house, Zhao Xuehai was so angry that he broke the pipe in his hand, and immediately decided to separate.

In fact, there is nothing to divide, after all, there is nothing to divide at home.

So the old house was left to the boss Zhao Wenlin.

Half of all the money in the family was given to Zhao Wenguang and half to Zhao Wenmu.

Zhao Wenguang used the money and the money he had saved to build a new house not far from the old house.

Zhao Wenmu used the money to drink and gamble, and soon there was nothing left.

From then on, Zhao Xuehai and his wife refused to see Zhao Wenmu, and not long after, Zhao Jing jumped off the cliff with her little daughter on her back.

That day, Liu Sufang took a knife and chased Zhao Wenmu to kill him. Zhao Wenmu was so frightened that he ran out of the village. Liu Sufang couldn't catch up with him and poked herself several times in anger.

He didn't know that it was the last time he saw his mother in his previous life.

That night, the eldest sister Zhao Wenyan found Zhao Wenmu who was hiding outside the village.

"Little brother, let's go, don't come back again. From now on, you will still be my little brother, but I will not be your big sister."

Zhao Wenmu squatted on the ground and cried for half the night. Finally, he kowtowed a few times in the direction of the old house, turned and left, and returned only when he died.

Recalling these, Zhao Wenmu burst into tears.

He remembered sitting on a scooter when he was a child, and his father pushed him across the frozen river to watch a big show in a neighboring village; he also thought of the scorching summer, when the night was so hot that he couldn't sleep, and his mother fanned him all night long.

There is nothing sadder in life than a son who wants to support him but refuses to be loved.

In the previous life, how many nights did I look at the direction of my home thousands of miles away, standing on the windowsill for a whole night.

Recalling this, my heart hurts like a knife.

He opened the door and entered the house, but Zhao Jing was not on the mountain, but was sitting in the yard with the soles of his shoes on.

Zhao Wenmu stepped forward and held Zhao Jing tightly in his arms.

"sister."

There was a crying "sister", and then Zhao Jing felt a ray of damp heat coming from her neck.

She put down the needlework and shoe soles in her hand, wrapped her arms around, and patted Zhao Wenmu's back lightly.

The latter couldn't hold back anymore, and burst into tears in Zhao Jing's arms.

Weep bitterly for the grief of not seeing loved ones for decades.

Zhao Jing didn't know why he was crying, but she could feel the sadness and remorse.

After a long time, Zhao Wenmu wiped the corners of his eyes, raised his head, and said in a strong nasal voice:
"Sister, I miss my parents."

Zhao Jing was also taken aback, it turned out to be like this.

She also felt relieved.

Little brother has really changed!

She was also very happy in her heart, even when she went back to see her parents, she had to hide from Zhao Wenmu during this time, lest he get angry when he saw it.

And I don't have any money, so when I go back to see my parents, not only do I have nothing to take with me, but every time Liu Sufang asks her to bring back a bunch of things.

Not only that, every time Liu Sufang saw her, she would wipe her tears. At the beginning, Liu Sufang always said, "I harmed Ah Jing, and I might as well have died early in the morning."

Later, seeing that Zhao Jing also felt uncomfortable after hearing this, she stopped talking.

But every time she saw Zhao Jing, she couldn't help wiping her tears, and Zhao Jing felt uncomfortable after seeing it.

Now my younger brother has become better, really better, no longer sneering at me, not allowing me to do housework, even taking care of my little girl at night.

Now she sometimes doesn't wake up once a night, and she feels a little embarrassed.

But Zhao Wenmu is very strong, he just doesn't allow himself to do these things, for fear that he will be tired.

Although she thinks it's unnecessary to do this, the two of them still have to share their lives together, and she's not someone who can't carry her hands or shoulders.

But my heart is still very sweet.

Even she herself knew that her complexion had improved a lot and she was not so thin anymore.

The younger brother was ignorant before and made his parents angry.Now he regrets it, presumably his parents will not always deny him.

It's okay, I can help him.

Thinking of this, she patted Zhao Wenmu on the shoulder.

"Little brother, go and see our parents, they will forgive you."

So the young couple took the things Zhao Wenmu bought last time and went to the old couple Zhao Xuehai.

Zhao Xuehai is not at home, he is busy hunting with his old brothers right now.

Liu Sufang didn't expect Zhao Jing and Zhao Wenmu to come to the door together.

Zhao Xuehai never told her about helping Zhao Wenmu buy game.

She only knew that Zhao Wenmu's brothers were selling wild vegetables, and the youngest son seemed to have changed his temper, but she didn't know the specific situation.

These two people suddenly came to the door together, which made her a little confused for a while.

My heart was beating non-stop. Could it be that this bastard has done something wrong again?
So she conveniently picked up the bamboo rake that was scratching it.

She didn't notice that Zhao Jing was smiling when she walked in, and the two of them were carrying a lot of things in their hands.

"Mother, my brother and I came to see you."

Zhao Jing put down the things and said with a smile.

Liu Sufang still looked at Zhao Wenmu warily.

The old man is partial to the younger son, and Liu Sufang is no exception.From childhood to adulthood, Zhao Wenmu ate and wore the best clothes. Although he was naughty when he was young, he didn't cause any trouble.

Who knew it would become like this after marriage!

Unexpectedly, Zhao Wenmu knelt down in front of her with a plop.

Liu Sufang was so frightened that she almost jumped up.

"Mother, it was my fault that made you and father angry. I know I was wrong. Please forgive me!"

Liu Sufang is only 50 years old this year, but her hair is already grizzled. Although she is not thin, her face is already covered with wrinkles.

For 40 years, Mengli Niang never came to meet me once!
He almost forgot his mother's face.

Today, memory and reality are once again fused together.

Zhao Wenmu couldn't hold back anymore, and burst into tears.

"Mother, my younger brother did something wrong when he was young and energetic. He has really repented."

Zhao Jing held Liu Sufang's hand and said, she knew what Liu Sufang wanted to hear most.

"Little brother is working very hard now. He gets up early every day and goes to the city to sell vegetables. We bought a new sewing machine a few days ago!"

"Little brother treats me very well now. He rushes to do all the work and doesn't let me do anything. He even bought milk powder for my little girl. It costs 9 yuan for a small bag, which is very expensive..."

As she spoke, Zhao Jing was already in tears.

"My poor girl!"

Liu Sufang couldn't help crying while hugging Zhao Jing.

Both mother and daughter have been suppressed for too long.

After a long time, the crying gradually stopped.

Zhao Jing wiped her tears, but she was smiling.

"Mother, my brother has really changed, so please forgive him."

Liu Sufang also smiled with tears in her eyes, "Okay, okay!"

It all fell out of my own stomach. After so many years of hard work, if it didn't really hurt my heart, how could I be willing to never communicate with each other?

When Zhao Xuehai came home at noon, Liu Sufang was worried that he was stubborn and refused to forgive Zhao Wenmu.

So I pulled him aside and talked.

In fact, Zhao Xuehai has helped Zhao Wenmu buy game these few days, and he can already see that the youngest son has indeed changed, and he has really changed for Zhao Jing and the little girl.

He had already forgiven his youngest son, but there was no need to say it specifically.

Men's feelings are deep and restrained.

Now that Liu Sufang came to the steps, he took advantage of the situation.

At noon, Zhao Wenmu cooked vegetables, and the two made another pot of wine.

Zhao Wenmu listened to Zhao Xuehai's words honestly.

"Third, don't get complacent when you make money... Be careful with those cronies of yours... Don't forget your eldest sister and second sister..."

Zhao Wenmu talked about building a new house again.

"Father, I plan to rebuild the house."

"It's a good thing. Has the place been chosen?"

"It's just the piece of land next to me, and I just want the open space next to it."

Next to Zhao Wenmu's house is a piece of wasteland. Although it is relatively flat, it is full of stones and can't grow anything at all.

"You can't grow anything in that wasteland, what are you doing here?"

"Father, I'm useful there, and I can also raise a chicken or something."

The eight acres of barren hills assigned by the production team were not of much use in the first place, just chopping firewood and planting a few fruit trees.

Zhao Wenmu said it was useful, so Zhao Xuehai didn't say anything else.

"Father, I still want to contract the barren hills south of the village."

(End of this chapter)