When he caught a glimpse of the two little heads sticking out of the door, trying to suppress their laughter, his face suddenly felt hot as if it were burning.

Covering his face with his hands, he walked out of the house and came to the kitchen door. "Let's do it together. It will be faster."

No matter how much we persuaded him, the third brother refused to open the door. "It will be done soon. Go and have a rest."

Seeing that they couldn't get rid of it and it was indeed time to go to bed, the three of them yawned continuously and couldn't bear it any longer, so they went to bed on the kang.

The third brother didn't feel tired at all. Looking at the donkey cart and donkey in the yard, he was looking forward to delivering tofu tomorrow morning.

When the eldest brother got home, he didn't want to talk to anyone and went straight into the house. When Fugui saw his father like this, he dared not breathe.

After all, it was because of me and I had paid out so much money. My family was already short of money, and this made the situation worse. I stood at the door for a while and was called in by my mother.

The eldest brother was very angry when he saw Fugui. Although he knew that the old lady would not give him the money, he just couldn't swallow this humiliation.

Thinking of how cowardly Fugui had been just now, picking up things for that jinx, he became even more furious. He walked to the door, picked up the broom, and was about to hit Fugui with it.

Fugui dodged left and right, relying on his small size and agility, and ran out of the house, "Ah~ Dad, I was wrong, please don't hit me."

The old lady was about to rest when she heard the noise. She didn't even put on her shoes and went out directly, blocking Fugui and shouting at the old man: "What are you doing?"

The eldest brother still held the broom, with no intention of putting it down. "Mom, don't stop me. I must teach this little bastard a lesson today. He actually learned to steal things. It's all because of you."

The old lady didn't move aside, and the two continued to stalemate. "Are you hitting him because he stole something? You're doing this because you lost money."

"I've already told you that the money is my own. I won't give it to you. Fuguihua's money is mine. Why are you still holding that thing? Do you want to beat your mother too?"

Fugui had never been beaten or scolded since he was a child. Even by his own father, his grandmother would stop immediately with just a look from him.

Now I am hiding behind my grandma and shivering. So this is what it feels like.

I could only keep silent and keep my body as low as possible, for fear of making my father angry again.

The eldest brother put down the hand holding the broom and threw the things on the ground. "Mom, you are watching your son like this and you are unwilling to give me the money, right?"

His eyes instantly turned red, and his voice trembled slightly, "Fugui is your grandson, so I am not your son?"

The old lady's heart skipped a beat. If this hurt her son's feelings, would he kick her out and make her sleep on the street? She had to choose between money and her son.

Although my son is not very reliable, I have to keep people’s hearts stable for now and not let him resent me, otherwise this family will break up sooner or later.

If he really has to sleep on the street in the future, Fugui probably won't agree, but he has his grandson's support, so he has nothing to fear.

He turned around and glanced at Fugui, firming up his mind, then looked at the boss, fearing that he would misunderstand that he had money but was not taking it out, so he went back to the house, took out the purse, and opened it in front of everyone.

The eldest brother was very happy and rubbed his hands. If he had this money, he would be much more relaxed. After all, the neighbors were not wealthy and only a few of them could come up with money.

At once, everyone came out of the house, craning their necks to see how much money there was, and surrounded the old lady.

Especially the second son, when he returned home and heard Jinshui talk about wealth, he realized that he had no money to begin with and life was now even more difficult, and he was so angry that his teeth were itching.

The old lady had her own share of the money. It would have been fine if she had just compensated the eldest brother, but she also had to compensate Fugui. Her purse must be empty.

Now we have to give all the money to my eldest brother. Life is unbearable. My mother is so biased.

Whoever this money is given to will be the one to take care of him in his old age. I won't have to contribute a single penny in the future. Thinking of this, I stared intently to see how much the money could get.

The old lady spread out her palm and turned the purse upside down. Everyone stared at it, afraid of missing it.

He heard a few subtle muffled sounds and shook the bag, proving that it was empty and there was not a penny left.

When he took the bag away, he found two small pieces of silver in his palm, which were estimated to be no more than two taels. Everyone's eyes were filled with disappointment, especially the boss.

The second son felt that providing for his mother in her old age had nothing to do with him, and he was actually happy to see that there was only such a small amount of money.

But my mother took the initiative to give up the idea of ​​me supporting her in her old age and seeing her to the end of her life. It's just a small amount of money, it's not a loss. If it was a little more, I might feel bad.

The eldest son's eyes were full of expectation, but the moment he saw the money, it turned into disappointment. He thought his mother would get five or six taels of silver, but in the end it was almost nothing.

He felt completely deflated, his height visibly shrunk by two inches, and he became listless.

The old lady knew this would be the result. She looked at the little money in her hand and sighed, "This is all I have. I didn't leave any for myself. Take it all."

The children in the family have rarely seen the world and rarely see even a penny.

The last time I gave five taels of silver to those debt collectors, I didn’t dare to approach them. I was far away and couldn’t see them clearly.

This time, right under my nose, I finally knew what two taels of silver looked like.

I forced myself to remain silent, fearing that the old lady would hear me. She was a vengeful person and might find an excuse to beat me up one day.

I sighed countless times in my heart, so this is silver, today I finally opened my eyes.

The eldest brother didn't reach out to take it, thinking that his mother must be lying to him.

Who would believe that she only saved such a small amount of money after so many years? There must be some that she hasn't taken out. According to her stingy personality, at least four or five taels of silver should be left in the house.

He lowered his eyes and stared at the old lady with mixed feelings. He hoped that his mother was lying to him, but he also hoped that she was not lying to him. It was really heartbreaking that she was so wary of her own son.

Will you still take care of a mother like this in the future? Just give her a bite to eat and keep her from starving. If you treat yourself like this now, don't expect him to treat her well in the future.

"Mom, you are lying to me. How can there be so little money in the family? Why don't you take it all out quickly? We are in urgent need of money, and you still care about your little money."

The old lady was very disappointed to hear this. These people really don't know how expensive food and firewood are. How could she have any extra money? All the money she had was saved from her food.

If I hadn't stopped him, planned carefully when cooking every day and used less food, there wouldn't even be this much left.

People say raising children is a way to prepare for old age. But what kind of old age are they preparing for? They are preparing for yourself to live to old age.

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