Siheyuan: How the Little People Live

Here, Ye Wenwu brought his two uncles back to his house.

First, he poured a cup of hot tea for his two uncles. Although he didn't know what the relationship between his uncles and his parents was, these two uncles were his elders after all. Besides, they had just spoken for him, so he had to respect them.

But Ye Wenwu was also very curious about what happened to his biological parents as they had no contact for more than 20 years.

However, the two uncles did not sit down to drink a cup of hot tea. Instead, they walked directly to the portraits of their parents, lit a stick of incense, bowed, and when they stood up, their eyes were slightly red.

"Uncles, I want to know what kind of relationship my parents had with you. Why did they not contact you for more than 20 years, and never mentioned you in front of me."

My uncle Zhang Liguo sighed, lowered his head and said nothing.

Second uncle Zhang Lijun also had a face full of vicissitudes. Thinking back to the time he spent with his sister, he choked up for a moment.

Looking at the two of them, Ye Tianwu, who was sitting there, was a little confused for a moment, but she drank her tea patiently, being a qualified listener and not rushing them.

Perhaps having overcome the sadness in his heart, my uncle Zhang Liguo said:

"I don't know the details of this matter. Let your second uncle tell you. After all, he was at the scene at the time."

As his second uncle Zhang Liguo told the story, Ye Wenwu finally understood what had happened to his parents. If it had happened to him, he would probably be like his parents.

Ye Wenwu’s maternal grandfather’s family, the Zhang family, was an ordinary family of farmers from Zhangjiazhuang, Red Star Commune, No. 49 City.

Ye Wenwu’s grandfather is Zhang Youheng and his grandmother is Liu Xiaocui.

My grandpa Zhang Youheng was a simple man, but my grandma Liu Xiaocui was rude, unreasonable, aggressive and jealous. It was because of this kind of family that three sons and one daughter were born.

The two boys are my eldest uncle Zhang Liguo and my second uncle Zhang Lijun, and the other one is my youngest uncle Zhang Liming who did not come, and the girl is my mother Zhang Kexin.

Because grandma Liu Xiaocui had a serious patriarchal mentality, and my uncle Zhang Liming was the one most loved by grandma Liu Xiaocui, the main reason was that my uncle Zhang Liming was smart and eccentric since he was a child, and he was also sweet-mouthed, which made it even more amazing.

Unfortunately, he was overly spoiled by his grandmother Liu Xiaocui, and lived a life of luxury.

My eldest uncle and my second uncle had to drop out of school and come back to farm with my grandfather because of family expenses. My mother, Zhang Kexin, was also smart since she was a child, but because she was a girl, she was not loved by her mother at all.

Although she has a talent for studying, her family will never let her study.

However, both of her brothers loved her, a smart, sensible and filial little sister, very much, but they had no right to speak at home. In fact, her father never spoke or participated in family affairs. Except for major matters, all small matters were handled by her mother Liu Xiaocui.

My mother lived up to my expectations and was admitted to high school, but the expenses were also paid for by my two brothers who saved money. Just when I was about to go to high school, my two brothers' money was misappropriated by my mother.

The reason was that his uncle failed to get into primary school, so in order to build relationships, he embezzled his mother's tuition fees.

As a result, the mother was unable to go to high school. In order to let her youngest son go to high school, she even hid it from her family and found a 50-year-old divorced cripple man for her daughter. The reason was that the man gave a large dowry of 100 yuan.

This was not something a mother could do. My mother had always had a crush on my father Ye Fugui. When she heard that her mother was married to a 50-year-old divorced man by her mother, she could not stand it. She ran to Zhang's house that night and prepared to take her mother Zhang Kexin away.

But at that time, grandma Liu Xiaocui was already obsessed with the 100 yuan, so how could she listen to them talking about moral principles? She even forced grandpa to nod and agree.

My grandfather was an honest country man who had a serious preference for boys over girls, but he never showed it. On such a major issue, for the sake of his youngest son's future, he nodded and agreed.

Mother Zhang Kexin was completely desperate at that time. She knew from childhood that her mother favored boys over girls. Even if she showed that she was capable, smart and filial, she could not get any praise from her mother. She always said the same thing: even if she raised him, he would belong to someone else. Why give him so many delicious foods? It would be better to give them to her younger son, who could take care of her in her old age.

What about my daughter? She is like spilled water. I am lucky to be able to raise her. I have already done my best.

Unfortunately, my eldest uncle Zhang Liguo was not there at the time. Only my second uncle Zhang Lijun was there. As the eldest brother in the family, although Zhang Liguo did not have much say, he still had the ability to protect his younger sister, but unfortunately he was not there.

My second uncle Zhang Lijun was completely useless, even though he was there to oppose my younger sister's marriage to a 50-year-old divorced cripple. Unfortunately, my grandparents didn't even bother to look at their second son.

After all, the middle child is always the one that is not loved by grandma or uncle. The middle child does not get the house or the delicious food, so how can he have the right to speak?

But my second uncle Zhang Lijun was also a man of blood. Seeing that his parents insisted on marrying his younger sister to a 50-year-old divorced cripple, how could he tolerate it? He risked his life to drive his sister out of the yard with only one sentence.

Let your sister live a good life with Ye Fugui and never come back to this home.

However, my second uncle Zhang Lijun did not say what injuries he suffered at the time, but my eldest uncle Zhang Liguo said,

He said that his second uncle Zhang Lijun stopped his father, mother and younger brother in order to get his sister out of the yard. The carrying pole in the house was broken, and his second brother had to lie in bed at home for three months.

He also said that his mother had not severed her relationship with his uncle, Ao Jiao, and that there was still some contact between the three of them. He just didn't want his parents to know about his sister, and asked him not to tell anyone and not to come.

After all, things have already happened, and they have also sounded out their parents' opinions, so it would be better not to come, unless the third brother dies one day.

At this point, Ye Wenwu was a little confused. Since his two uncles were interacting with his mother, why would they cooperate with the eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai?

When Ye Wenwu asked about this topic, his eldest uncle Zhang Liguo and second uncle Zhang Lijun both smiled bitterly and shook their heads, their eyes full of helplessness.