Chapter 3: Father Drives People Away

At this moment, the two listened to their elders chatting with their second brother and didn't dare to make noise. They put on their clothes and folded the quilts. Xuecai washed his face quietly, looking at his second brother from time to time.

Li Xue folded the quilts on the two kangs and also got off the ground to wash her face and brush her teeth.

The noise of everyone tossing and turning also woke up Li Xuewen and Zhao Yafang.

The eldest brother and sister-in-law came to the middle room neatly, the sister-in-law went to help Liu Yin cook breakfast, and the eldest brother sat silently by Big Grandpa, touching the stool.

Li Xuewen looked at Li Xuewu's face, and seeing Li Xuewu smile at him, he also unnaturally returned a smile "hehe."

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Li Xuewu only checked his items when he was packing to retire and go home, and only then did he know that his mother had sent a letter home, his eldest brother had worked and married, his third younger brother had taken the exam, and his grandmother had passed away. So when he saw Zhao Yafang come out, he stood up and called out "sister-in-law."

Zhao Yafang responded and went to help her mother-in-law Liu Yin.

Li Xuewu looked at his sister-in-law's unnaturalness, knowing that it was the first time his sister-in-law met him, and perhaps it was because his eldest brother had told her about his past, so he didn't care, hugged his eldest brother's shoulder, and patted him twice.

"Eldest brother has started a family and established a career, and has achieved success. This congratulations from your younger brother is a bit late."

Li Xuewen was stunned. He didn't expect this "little devil" who suddenly returned home to say this sentence, and he smiled "hehe" twice again.

"I haven't heard this 'eldest brother' from you for a long time. Ever since you could beat me back then, you called me Xuewen. Today, I see that my younger brother has really grown up."

Li Xuewu looked at this brother, then at the younger brother and sister sitting honestly on the edge of the kang, and finally understood his influence in this family. How domineering was his predecessor in this family, that even his eldest brother was afraid of him.

"Thank you, eldest brother, for your concern. Your younger brother was young and ignorant. This time my head was also injured, and I don't remember many things from before. I hope my brother won't mind."

Li Xuewen looked at his younger brother who was polite and spoke in a scholarly way, and really couldn't believe his eyes.

He thought about the conversation between his younger brother and Big Grandpa just now, and finally held back from touching his younger brother's head, mainly because he was afraid his second younger brother would fight back.

He felt very depressed in his heart. He had originally planned to wait for his younger brother to grow up and educate him well, and talk about the various ways he bullied his brother in the past. Now his younger brother was injured and didn't remember anything. What else could he say?

"Really don't remember? Do you still remember Zhang Yanan?"

Li Xuewu shook his head blankly.

"What about Dong Wenwen?"

Li Xuewu still shook his head.

"Wang Yajuan? Wang Yamei? Do you remember those two sisters?"

"Xu Huizhi?"

Liu Yin looked at the brothers while cooking and was speechless. Zhao Yafang also felt her heart twitch when she looked at her brother-in-law.

Li Xuewen sighed.

"It seems you really don't remember. Then how do you remember our family members?"

Li Xuewu twitched his mouth, not knowing who these people in his eldest brother's mouth were, all hearing female names.

"I don't remember my family either. My comrades told me some, I learned some from packing up letters, and I learned some from my household registration information. I only knew after I returned home and matched them up."

Li Xuewen looked at his younger brother and fell silent. The beatings in the past were in vain and couldn't be taken back.

Big Grandpa smoked his tobacco pipe, watched the brothers bickering, and his eyes were full of smiles.

At this time, Li's father returned, took off his coat after entering the house, washed his face, and sat at the Eight Immortals table by the wall.

Ever since Li's father entered the house, the atmosphere suddenly cooled down.

Li Xuewen saw his wife's look, stood up "mi-mi" and returned to his room.

Li Xuecai and Li Xue also hid in their eldest brother's room.

Grandma just touched Li Xuewu's scar, patted his face, and sat on the kang listening silently.

"Forget it if you forget it. Forget the past. It's rare to be confused."

Grandma sighed and said.

At this time, Li Shun "hummed" and said, "A dog can't change its habit of eating excrement!"

Liu Yin wiped her eyes with her sleeves, really feeling heartache for this son.

Li Xuewu saw that everyone was silent, and the atmosphere cooled down for a while.

It seemed that his father Li Shun's attitude toward him in this family was very bad, which might have something to do with the past of his predecessor. His mother felt heartache for him.

Li Shun ignored Liu Yin and continued, "Your eldest brother is married, and there is no extra room in the family. Settle your work early and find a house to move out early."

Liu Yin asked back, "Where can he live? How can you be so heartless!"

Li Shun: "I've done enough for him. Once the work is settled, divide the family and live alone. Didn't he say when he left that he would rely on himself for the rest of his life? If he has ambition, can he still return to this nest?"

"His father, where can he find a place to live in this icy weather!"

Li Shun straightened his body and didn't look at Li Xuewu.

"A wolf travels a thousand miles to eat meat, a dog travels a thousand miles to eat excrement. Live according to your ability. Didn't the second son also live when he went into the mountains back then?"

Liu Yin saw Li Xuewu looking at them blankly.

She hurriedly said: "He's talking about your second uncle, who now works at the Jilin Forestry Bureau in the Northeast. Your aunt is at the Shenyang Railway Bureau. Your second uncle has an elder sister named Li Juan, 20 years old, who works at the railway with your aunt, and a younger brother named Li Xuecai, 18 years old this year, who also started working and is with your second uncle in forestry."

"Your second uncle helps your father collect medicinal materials every month. Usually, they are brought by train to the station, and your father goes to pick them up. After they are brought back, your grandmother and I process them. Some are sold to pharmacies, and some are sold by your father when he goes to the countryside to see patients during his holidays."

Li Xuewu only then knew that his father Li Shun also went to the countryside to practice medicine and sell medicine to support the family. It seemed that his salary was indeed not enough to support a large family.

"You've worked hard."

Li Shun let out two breaths from his nostrils when he heard this sentence.

"Stop talking nonsense. Dividing the family is a matter of time. Your eldest brother is to support the elderly and will live with us. Everything in the family is his. Once you have work, divide and move out. Once your third younger brother has work, divide and move out. Live well or poorly, it's all up to you."

Zhao Yafang, who was filling the stove, paused, and her eyes glanced at Li Xuewen. At this time, Li Xuewen was pretending to be an ostrich, not daring to look at his wife's look at all.

They had discussed it last night, and they were going to mention finding a house from the school this morning while his second younger brother returned. At this moment, Li Xuewen didn't dare to mention it at all.

Li Xuewu looked at this stubborn father who wanted to drive him away, and felt his throat dry. Maybe it was "love deeply, blame severely."

The thinking of the older generation could also be understood. He also had ambition in his heart. With the inventory in his head plus the golden finger after the injury, could he still starve to death in this era?

"You are right. If you have the ability, eat meat; if you don't have the ability, watch others eat meat. Although I don't remember much about the past, I will bear what I have done. I will arrange the work early. Once I get the news, I will move out. I will pay for food these few days."

As he said, he took out a small bag from his luggage, took out 20 yuan and 30 jin of food stamps, put them on the Eight Immortals table, and pushed them to Li Shun's hand.

Liu Yin cried and slapped Li Xuewu on the shoulder.

"Why are you still so stubborn! You are your father's son. It is his duty to raise and educate you. You don't need to thank him, and don't blame him. He didn't send you to join the army back then because he was afraid you would have an accident. Why are you still arguing with your father? Put it away quickly!"

Li Shun took the money and stamps into his pocket.

"Take it. Why not take it? You are 19 years old. I was 19 years old when I carried a medicine box and followed my father to see patients. Can I still let him eat for free?" ===== CHAPTER 4 =====