Reborn in 1940 and survived until the new century

"Just say it, you are the elder."

"In that case, let me tell you, did your family give all the good things to you three brothers?"

"No, Auntie, what do you mean?"

"It doesn't make any sense, but I just don't understand why your sister Fangfang wants to ask Xiaoying for food?"

"this?"

"Xiaoying is not only younger than you, but also two years younger than your sister. How can she have any delicious food?

Even if there is, wasn’t it bought by us, the parents?

Xiaoying is weaker than other children of the same age. Buying food to nourish her body doesn't mean she can give it to others.

Everyone knows that our Xiaoying has been in poor health since childhood.

Your uncle Guo and I have worked so hard to raise her. It doesn't make sense for us to let her eat all the food. Is it because others are snatching food from her?

And aren’t they just a few rice dumplings?

Didn’t your family buy it?

Shouldn't it?

I did buy a little more this year, but it was only enough for my aunt's younger brothers and sisters. I didn't buy any more for anyone else.

If your sister wants to eat them, you might as well ask your dad to buy a few more.

It’s not that expensive, why ask a three or four-year-old child for it?

So much so that our Xiaoying doesn’t dare to go downstairs to play by herself?

But then again, it’s not that I’m reluctant to give the rice dumplings to your sister, but look at how many children there are in our yard. If I’m giving them to your sister, shouldn’t I give them to other children as well?

But did your aunt buy that much at home?

If I don't take this, does that mean I'm so stingy?

Take this. Do we have this much at home?

Isn’t this embarrassing?”

"this?"

"Xiao Wang, what's going on?"

"yes?

Who asked Xiaoying for food?

Look how scared our Xiaoying is?"

"Ugh!

Not yet…”

Then he told the story of Qin's daughter asking his own child for food, and then continued.

"It's not that I, as an aunt, am reluctant to feed the children. It's just that you all know that there are only three children in our family.

But to be honest, raising these two little ones requires more care, effort, and money than raising three or five children.

Even though everyone had a hard time in the past few years, after all, we two were worried that something might happen to these two children.

I wish I could have something delicious and give it to them first.

Life has finally gotten better, and they are getting older, so I thought about buying more delicious food and giving them some extra nutrition.

After all, only when the body is in good health can it be the capital for revolution?

I feel that it is better to spend more money now than to spend more money in the future.

But who would have thought, wasn’t it just a few extra dumplings?

Someone is concerned about the food rations for our children. What is going on?

Even though it was sold in the supply and marketing cooperatives last year, the supply was not as abundant as it is now. Also, I was afraid that my children had weak stomachs, so I didn't dare let them eat too much.

This year, I was thinking that my children are at least one year older, so I wanted to see if they can adapt. If they can, then I won’t have to worry about it in the future.

After all, everyone knows that eating too much rice dumplings can be difficult to digest, so I thought that if they eat them a few times in a row and there is no problem, then I won’t have to worry about them eating other foods in the future.

But who would have thought, oh! Forget it! "

"You can't say that."

“That’s right. Even if zongzi were cheap, the cheapest one would cost four cents, and you needed a food coupon to buy one.

How can I ask others for it?

Even if he is younger, he is still older than Xiaoying, right? "

"That's right, the Qin family is really just loving their grandsons and sons, but they don't think about the fact that their granddaughters are also the children of the Qin family.

This idea of ​​favoring boys over girls is unacceptable."

"That's right, is it really necessary to let your child ask others for a zongzi?

There are so many children in our courtyard, it won't be a problem no matter who it is given to, right?"

"Really? After all, someone in our family works. Even if we don't earn much, we can still afford to buy one zongzi for each of us. Why do we have to make it so special?"

"Who knows this?

But Xiao Wang, you did the right thing. It’s not easy for anyone to live in a family. It’s most important to focus on your own children first.”

"That's absolutely true."

Not long after, that night, people from Lao Qin's family were heard arguing there.

If you want to quarrel, just quarrel. It would be best if you could even fight, right?

Even though he was speaking to the Qin family's children, in fact, he was speaking to everyone in the Qin family.

But the next day, the Qin family brought their daughter, Fangfang, to their home and as soon as they entered the door they apologized.

This matter cannot be resolved with just an apology, and I have to say it to the Qin family myself.

"Brother Qin and Sister Qin, we know that you have many children, but having many children is not an excuse.

We have few children in our family, but having few children has its own difficulties.

It’s not that I’m reluctant to give up the zongzi, but my family can only take care of our own home first.

In order to raise the two children well, we asked their father to go get the matchboxes and make paste.

It is said that not everyone can paste the matchboxes if they want to. Only those from poor families can do it.

Even though we do have two workers in our house, after all, these two children also cost a lot of money. Fortunately, we didn't watch money too tightly during the most difficult times, otherwise these two children might not be as well off as they are now.

Even though your family has many children, all of them are healthier than our two children. Based on this point alone, our family really cannot compare.

What's more, having more children also has its advantages, don't you think? "

After some questioning, the Qin couple left without saying anything more. The purpose of their visit was not just to apologize.

Most of all, I want to see what kind of life my family is living.

What day?

Apart from the food, the furniture in the house was moved in together when we moved house last time, right?

As for the others, they couldn't see them either. Although the two houses had the same layout, their own house was divided into several rooms before they moved in.

As for their home, I heard that the old couple lives in the big bedroom with their three grandchildren, and we don't know the other specific arrangements.

Anyway, I have never been to their house, not only because they have a large family, but also because the relationship between the two families is not very good.

In fact, every family has quite a few children, and the living space is limited, so they can only find a solution themselves.

As for the matter of pasting matchboxes at home, that is not an excuse.

Instead, he felt that his children had grown up, especially Dongdong, who was old enough to go to school and could not sit still. So why not bring back some matchboxes to make paste so that he could study with him?