"I, I don't know either." Liu Ying's mother said. Even after going through the difficulties of the past five years, she still lives one day at a time. She has to do her best to feed the children with a full meal and dares not think about the future at all.

The only thought is to wait for her man to come back.

Zheng Juzi didn't force it. She had misunderstood many kind-hearted people in the process of getting rid of her original family. Some people have been trapped in that circle of thinking for too long and can't be awakened by just one sentence. "Auntie, if you don't know what to do next, then listen to Liu Ying."

"How can that be? She is a girl." Liu Ying's mother refused without even thinking.

"Then what do you want to do?" Zheng Juzi returned the previous question. In addition to being Liu Ying's classmate, she is now also Liu Ying's mother's boss, and has a certain authority.

Liu Ying’s mother…she doesn’t know either.

"Life is so short. You don't want Liu Ying and her brother to continue to live a life of hunger and cold, do you?" Zheng Juzi asked.

Liu Ying's mother quickly shook her head.

"Although Liu Ying is a girl, she can now support a family. I think if you don't hold her back, your family will be better and better."

Liu Ying's mother, who had always been worried about the impact of a girl setting up a street stall on her husband's search, found that she really couldn't refute it.

The house at home collapsed recently. If it weren’t for the help of Liu Ying’s classmates, they would have no place to live now.

After a long time, Liu Ying's mother insisted, "The child's father will come back. When he comes back, our family will be better."

Seeing Liu Ying working hard at the stall, Zheng Juzi did not deliberately burst her dream and asked, "Do you know when uncle will be back?"

Liu Ying’s mother… There has been no news from her for five years. Who knows how many years it will take before there is news?

"Auntie, you can try to believe that girls can also be your own support. Even if uncle doesn't come back, you can still live on your own."

She came out to hang out just to see if Liu Ying could adapt to setting up a stall on her own. As for Liu Ying's mother, she just hoped she wouldn't be a hindrance.

It was really cold sitting in this open air place in the middle of winter. Zheng Juzi stood up, stamped his feet, and walked towards Liu Ying.

The brother and sister, one selling goods and the other collecting money, worked in perfect harmony.

Liu Ying actually knew that Zheng Juzi was around, which gave her a sense of security. But at the same time, she felt that she had to do a good job because no one would take care of her for the rest of her life.

Her father did not spoil her when she was a child, and the impression of her father was very vague in her mind. She felt that her father was not important to her.

All she has to do is take good care of her mother and brother.

This winter, the three of them were able to wear fitting winter clothes and shoes and have enough food to eat thanks to the help of the Zheng sisters and their own efforts. It had nothing to do with their father.

She can do it herself.

After saying hello to Liu Ying, Zheng Juzi went back with peace of mind.

The business of lard rice was booming, so Luo Cheng and Wang Wei, who was completely out of shape, were frying lard and boiling lard residue.

All the things that needed to be moved in the small house, including the TV, have been moved there. We will wait for an auspicious time tomorrow to move the money, passbooks, and gold and silver jewelry in the house over.

The next day, before dawn, Mu Xiaoyun woke up the children, dressed them neatly, and walked towards their new home.

Second uncle lived next door, and when they arrived, everyone in third uncle's family was already inside. Zheng Guixiang set off a string of firecrackers, and even though he said he would not treat everyone to a drink, many people came to congratulate him spontaneously.

The new house was decorated by his daughter, and people who came to congratulate him brought chickens, ducks, fish, eggs and vegetables, which are common gifts in the countryside. He was pleased with everything he saw.

The last time he moved to a new house, he felt very proud. This time was even better than the last time. He felt an indescribable sense of security. He no longer had that kind of smug joy of a small man who had suddenly become rich. Instead, he felt a lot calmer.

Today is not only a good day for him to move into a new house, but also his birthday.

He had no memory of celebrating his birthday in the past 39 years. His birthday was one day earlier than Old Lady Zheng's so it was always automatically ignored. Except for the second oldest brother, no one, not even his brothers, remembered that he had a birthday.

Even after the family split up, this day was used to prepare birthday gifts for Old Mrs. Zheng, and no one had ever prepared anything properly for him.

Now, this new house is prepared for him, those gifts are prepared for him, and all the good words are said for him...

Others would just give gifts and leave if they didn't invite them, but a few brothers and Old Lady Zheng still insisted on staying for dinner.

The eldest son, Zheng Jinpeng, has four sons, namely Zheng Ying, Zheng Xiong, Zheng Hao and Zheng Jie. All four sons have started their own families. He also has four grandsons and three granddaughters. The eldest grandson is married. This year, Zheng Jinpeng took his three sons and two grandsons to work in the south and they were said to have returned only yesterday.

The younger son Zheng Jie did not go out because his wife was in poor health, so he followed Zheng Yinhu and did tiling and decoration work for several months.

Zheng Yinhu has a son and a daughter. His elder sister Zheng Yuexiang is married and has a seven-year-old son. His younger brother Zheng Xiaohu is also married and has a one-year-old daughter.

Zheng Maocai has two sons and a daughter. The eldest son, Zheng Dongsheng, is getting married this year and his wife is pregnant. The daughter, Zheng Qiuhua, is planning to get married next year. The youngest son is three years older than Zheng Juzi and has been working at home since he finished elementary school.

The remaining Zheng Shuifu had two daughters and a son. The eldest daughter, Zheng Dagu, got married when she was not very old and never came back. Basically, there were only Zheng Qiang and Zheng Mengmeng at home.

Old Mrs. Zheng has another daughter, who was born after Zheng Jinpeng. She got married at the age of 14. Now she lives in the city and usually doesn't come back.

When population growth is not controlled, the number of people in a family is really large. Even if they do nothing, it is lively just by getting together.

The age gap is also huge: Zheng Jinpeng's grandson is married, while Zheng Guixiang's son is still in elementary school.

"Hearing their names, it seems that grandfather and uncle are of some standard. Why are the others so far behind?" Zheng Juzi asked Zheng Hanqiu quietly, especially the second uncle, whose name was Zheng Yinhu and his son was named Zheng Xiaohu. Compared with this way of naming, her name Juzi seemed more profound.

Although the original owner had some memory of it, it was not strong. With so many people coming at once, it was a bit difficult to recognize them all.

Zheng Hanqiu had actually inquired about this and said, "My grandfather gave all the uncles and aunts their names, as well as the four heroes. My grandfather passed away not long after cousin Yuexiang was born, so the names of the later generations were random."

In the past, their grandfather had been educated and could read and write, and was considered a wealthy family in the local area. Unfortunately, times have changed and no one has taken over the life of his grandchildren, let alone his sons.

"Why does Zheng Mengmeng have a nice name?" Zheng Juzi asked as she watched Zheng Shuifu and his family leisurely walking towards the door.

They are born to the same parents, but one is named Zheng Dagu and the other is named Zheng Mengmeng. They are quite different.

Zheng Hanqiu said: "That's because you don't remember. She used to be called Zheng Ergu. Her name was changed by Zheng Qiang."

Zheng Juzi...So my name is Juzi because I don’t have a brother who can read?

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