usatvline Chapter 51 Becoming a "Money-Losing" Big Sister 16
Chapter 51 Becoming a "Money-Losing" Big Sister 16
The Hua family was preparing to build a house, and all the grown-up kids in the group as well as kids with other surnames nearby went to help Hua Jie carry bricks, at one dollar for every hundred bricks.
Hua Jie also asked Hua Ke to help move bricks because it was her duty.
"Give me money?"
Hua Jie's face turned pale: "You want money for working for your own family? Who taught you to be so selfish?"
"I won't go unless you pay me."
Why do other people's children get paid for working, but she doesn't? She even gets a little salary for helping Tian Yan. He wants to exploit her.
"If you don't go, I won't let you live there."
"If you don't want to stay, then don't stay. Do you think I'm precious? Don't bother me unless you have something to do."
If he could beat her, he would have beaten her up long ago. He had never seen such heartless children. He would not let his mother take care of his sons in the future. She would teach them bad habits.
After Hua Jie left, Hua Ke mixed chicken feed for the chickens at home, asking them to eat more and gain weight in the next two months, as the Chinese New Year would be the month after next, so they should be prepared to sacrifice themselves for humanity.
Although she didn't go to move bricks, she needed to look after the children. Chen Xinlian went to help move bricks and cement early in the morning. She really wanted to escape from the old house, so she couldn't take care of Hua Lin.
Hua Lin woke up and found herself alone, crying heart-wrenchingly. Hua Ke's ears hurt from hearing her cry, so she walked into the room opposite for the first time and stuffed a piece of orange candy into Hua Lin's trembling mouth.
The crying stopped suddenly.
Hua Ke picked up a coat and put it on her, then carried her out of bed.
Hua Lin got the candy and followed Hua Ke closely. After more than ten minutes, she pulled Hua Ke's clothes again, "I need to pee!"
Hua Ke: “…”
Why did they throw this hot potato to her?
In mid-December, Hua Jie's house was completed, with two bedrooms, a living room and a kitchen, but the bathroom was not built because they planned to use Yang Jing's toilet to solve two of the three urgent needs. This is the case in the village now. Only relatively wealthy families will have independent bathrooms at home. In a few years, every household will have a bathroom.
Hua Ke also went there when she couldn't hold it anymore, but she felt it was very scary. Every time she went to the toilet, she was worried that the wooden board would break and she would fall into the pit.
One of the customs of Sanshi Village is that after a new house is built, a banquet will be held to invite relatives and friends to come and have a meal.
Chen Xinlian didn't want to be looked down upon by others, so she spent a lot of money to buy vegetables. Out of consideration for her, Tian Yan also went over to help her prepare the dishes.
Ten tables were invited, with twelve dishes on each table: boiled chicken, roast duck, braised pork with taro, roast meat platter, blanched prawns, steamed sea bass, stir-fried pork ribs with pineapple, stir-fried rice noodles with three shreds, stir-fried snow peas with mushrooms, stir-fried diced meat with cashews and lily, vegetable meatball soup, and lettuce with oyster sauce. There were also candies and drinks on the table.
In short, Hua Ke enjoyed the meal very much, but Chen Xinlian felt both annoyed and depressed when she saw how she ate.
If today wasn't a happy day, she would have lost her temper in front of so many relatives and eaten more than a pig.
After the grand banquet, Hua Jie took Chen Xinlian and Hua Lin to move into the new house.
Under Hua Ke's influence, even if someone jokingly asked Hua Qi why she didn't live in the new house, and whether her parents only liked her younger sister, Hua Qi would not be sad at all. She could still answer calmly, "I don't want to live there either. I want to live with my grandma."
"Haha, it turns out that whoever brings you up is the one you're closest to. I wonder if your mother will regret it."
Chen Xinlian doesn't regret it now. She lives very comfortably at home without those people bothering her. Apart from taking care of Hualin, washing clothes and cooking, she has a lot of free time. There is no farm work to do now, so she watches TV when she has free time.
Since the new house was built, Hua Zhong has not waited for Hua Jie to persuade him to live in the new house. He is the saddest person in the old house. There is an empty room, but neither of them invited him to live there. He doesn't have to live there. Hua Jie should at least ask him! He didn't even say a polite word.
Tian Yan was quite calm, which was similar to the content of her dream.
As long as she survives the death next winter, her life will be completely different.
She would never again wear her worn-out flowery cotton jacket, walk with a cane from the old house to the new one, and humbly ask Chen Xinlian for food, only to beg for a bowl of white porridge.
Now, she has her own white porridge, millet porridge, preserved egg and lean meat porridge, and eight-treasure porridge. Most importantly, she has money and confidence.
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Time is like the sand in an hourglass, slipping silently through your fingers, and before you know it, it is the first month of 1998.
After knowing that their eldest brother had built a house, Hua Qiang and Hua Xiaomei said they would come back to celebrate the New Year, but there was still no news from Hua Kang.
Hua Qiang lives in the old house, which is Hua Jie's original house, while Hua Xiaomei moves to the new house.
Hua Qiang was very kind to his two nieces. In addition to giving them each five yuan as New Year's money, he also shared his own change of one or two dimes with Hua Ke and Hua Qi.
In fact, he was a nice person before he got married. After he got married, his wife and Chen Xinlian had a very bad relationship. The two brothers lived close to each other but did not interact with each other. They would avoid each other when visiting relatives and would not go to the other family's house if he went there.
In Hua Ke's opinion, both families are mentally retarded.
Oh, I scolded myself too.
On New Year's Eve, Hua Ke took a bath at around four o'clock in the afternoon and put on the new clothes bought by Tian Yan. She took Hua Qi, who was also in a good mood, to the store in the center of the village to buy fireworks and firecrackers. When they passed by Li Dagui's store, she saw him rolling his eyes at her.
Tch, boring.
She bought a bunch of firecrackers to spend tonight, including row firecrackers, friction firecrackers, and black spiders. On the way, she saw many children using firecrackers to blow up cow dung. When they saw her dark face, the children avoided her and did not dare to light firecrackers in front of her.
Very good, this is the power of the strong Vajra girl from Sanshi Village. From time to time, she heard adults scare their children like this, "If you don't listen, the strong girl will throw you into the pond." Hua Qi used to be bullied by other children, but since Hua Ke became famous, no one dared to bully her anymore.
Because Hua Kang didn't come back and the family hasn't been officially divided, all the Hua family members will have dinner at Hua Jie's house tonight.
Hua Xiaomei heard many stories about the sisters Hua Ke and Hua Qi from Chen Xinlian. While eating, she took the attitude of an elder to teach Hua Ke a lesson, "Hua Ke, you are so old, but you don't understand anything. Your mother worked so hard to give birth to you, but you always go against her. How can you be a big sister? You don't help with the housework, you don't help with the housework, and you sleep until eight or nine in the morning. I have never seen such a lazy person."
If she wasn't afraid of wasting food, Hua Ke really wanted to throw the food and the bowl at her face.
"Are you sensible? You haven't sent money back to your parents for so many years. Your grandparents worked hard to raise you. You have been very filial to them all these years? As soon as you heard that the house was finished, you came back to celebrate the New Year. You must be living happily in your eldest brother's new house. It's not like the old house, which is shabby and rotten, right? Living in an old house makes you feel ashamed, right? This is the first time I have seen such a shameless and disgusting person. Do I know you well? What qualifications do you have to criticize me?"
"Besides, I fed the chicken you eat now, bought the fish, washed the vegetables, and bought the drinks with my sister's pocket money. You didn't contribute anything. Did you work? It feels good to eat and drink for free, right? You are not destined to be a princess, but you have princess syndrome! You are so shameless! You have no sense of boundaries at all! Take care of yourself, and find a man to marry! Try to train your daughter to be diligent and sensible as soon as possible. She will wash your clothes and cook for you at dawn, so that you will not waste your hard work to give birth to her. Such a daughter is the most sensible and filial. Give birth to a few more children and give one to my mother. I think she will be very grateful to you."