strictlysupreme Chapter 10 Trouble at My Aunt's Husband's House
Chapter 10 Trouble at My Aunt's Husband's House
Upon receiving the news, Lu Yuanqing told Lu Yuanhuan to stay home and take care of the younger children, and then hurriedly took Lu Yuanbo to his aunt Lu Shufen's house.
Lu Shufen married into the Qin family in Yangliu Village.
The messenger was from Yangliu Village and happened to be visiting relatives in Shihua Village when he delivered the message.
"Brother, what exactly happened to Uncle?" Lu Yuanbo wasn't there when the letter arrived, so he didn't know the specifics.
Lu Yuanqing's expression was also grim. "They said they were robbed!"
"Huh?" Lu Yuanbo exclaimed in shock, "Is my uncle alright?!"
He himself was speechless at the question he asked.
If nothing had happened, they wouldn't have bothered to notify them.
In the countryside, relatives far away are only notified when something irreparable happens.
"I don't know!" Lu Yuanqing told the truth.
The messenger only said that my uncle, Qin Fengmao, had been robbed, both his legs were broken, and he had been unconscious for several days!
Lu Yuanqing recalled for a moment, but did not say that he was already dead.
As long as you're still alive, that's a blessing.
"Let's go there quickly first!" Lu Yuanqing said.
"it is good!"
Lu Shufen did not marry into a production brigade near the production brigade, but instead married into a production brigade in the town that was heading towards the county.
It takes them more than an hour to walk to the town, and then another hour to walk towards the county seat to reach Yangliu Village.
This journey took more than two hours.
Aunt Lu is actually closer to the Lu family than Uncle Lu.
Uncle Lu's father and Grandpa Lu were cousins, while Aunt Lu was Uncle Lu's father's younger sister.
Grandma Lu gave birth to three sons and one daughter. She couldn't raise her second son, and her youngest son was stolen by human traffickers when she took him to the market in town. Only her eldest son, who was Lu Yuanqing's father, and her aunt Lu Shufen remained.
Even after Lu Xiaogu married into Yangliu Village, she didn't lose contact with the locals. They visited each other frequently during festivals. However, the Qin family wasn't wealthy, and Lu Shufen was married to the second son of the Qin family. The Qin family had an eldest son and a youngest son, and Qin Fengmao, who was in the middle, was a typical example of someone who was neither loved by his father nor his mother.
Even though her family wasn't wealthy and her in-laws were difficult to get along with, Lu Shufen always brought a lot of nice things with her whenever she went back to her parents' home.
The biggest beneficiaries were Lu Yuanqing and his siblings, so they had a very good impression of their aunt, Lu Shufen.
Knowing that Qin Fengmao was in trouble, it was only right and wrong for them to go through this ordeal.
Upon reaching the town, Lu Yuanqing quickly found a state-run restaurant, bought a few steamed buns, and didn't dare linger for long, nor did he have the mood to properly observe the town's situation. He and Lu Yuanbo ate while continuing their journey.
It wasn't that he didn't want to take a ride, but there simply weren't any cars available for him.
There are currently no buses transporting people between production brigades.
There are only dedicated buses from the town to the county, with two trips a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
As Lu Yuanqing munched on his dry steamed bun, he couldn't help but think of a topic he had once seen online—that the luckiest group of people in China were those born between 1962 and 1972.
Because those born in this decade have walked a difficult yet steady path.
They survived three years of natural disasters. Although supplies were scarce, they had enough to eat and drink with their food coupons. They also avoided the one-child policy. They had several siblings, with the older ones taking care of the younger ones. They were very close-knit and supported each other. In their living conditions, if one family was in trouble, the others would help each other.
They were lucky enough to pass the college entrance examination, so they didn't have to pay tuition to go to university, and they were guaranteed a job.
We were fortunate to benefit from reform and opening up, joining the WTO, the Olympics, and the real estate boom...
During their decades of study and work, society has always been in a state of upward development, so they all have a sense of superiority that says, "I got this through my own abilities, and today's young people can't do it."
Housing provided, no cell phone, no harassment after get off work, and no need for intense competition.
They've taken all the good things.
However, Lu Yuanqing only realized after truly living in this era that all good fortune was filtered through a lens.
They only saw the city dwellers receiving large sums of pension money and dancing in the square, but they didn't see the hard work of the vast rural population.
What's that saying again? If you traveled back to ancient times, you'd definitely live a good life based on your modern experiences.
But how can you guarantee that if you traveled back to ancient times, you would definitely be a prince or nobleman?
For example, if you have 21st-century memories and travel back to the 1960s or 70s that you learned about from books, how can you guarantee that you will live well if you are a prophet?
Even if someone like Lu Yuanqing retains his memories, the place he transmigrates to is a poor, remote place where he has no urban residency, no job, and where people could die at any time due to food shortages.
They were from the countryside, without grain or ration coupons, and had nothing to eat or drink; they weren't the luckiest people.
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After walking for more than two hours, we finally arrived at Yangliu Village.
The original owner of this body had been here once or twice when she was very young, but this was Lu Yuanbo's first time here.
Lu Yuanqing led him into the village, heading straight for the Qin family.
The Qin family had not divided their property. When they arrived at the place, the two brothers were startled by the noisy noise inside the house.
The two exchanged a glance and rushed inside, worried that Lu Shufen would be taken advantage of.
The Qin family was already quite large, and no one knew what had happened, but now even more people from the Qin family were there to watch the spectacle.
"We must separate! We absolutely must separate!"
Lu Yuanqing didn't expect that as soon as he ran into the main room of the Qin family, he would see his honest uncle from the original owner's memories sitting on the ground in a very disheveled state, with red eyes, shouting that he wanted to divide the family property.
The sheer force of the attack almost made Lu Yuanqing retreat to see if it was raining red blood.
Qin Fengmao is an honest and upright person, especially filial to his parents, to the point that he does whatever his parents tell him to do.
Filial piety is not a derogatory term; it's just that some people with malicious hearts have tainted the word.
Qin Fengmao is very filial to his parents. He may have never received much attention from his parents. Even though he knows that his parents don't love him much, he is easily tempted to give back to them because of their little bit of care.
The Qin family had five children: three sons and two daughters.
As the second son, Qin Fengmao received very little, almost no, love from his parents.
The emperor loved his eldest son, and the common people loved their youngest son. Now that the Qing Dynasty has fallen, in the countryside, the status of the eldest son still holds considerable importance.
In short, Qin Fengmao is the one caught in the middle, the one who is most easily overlooked.
But he was also very filial; you could hear the words "separate family property" from his mouth all my life.
Lu Yuanqing was very curious about what the Qin family was up to!
"Brother Yuanqing, Yuan Bo?!"
“Xiao Feng!” Lu Yuanqing nodded to Qin Yingfeng.
"Why are you all here?" Qin Yingfeng pushed her way through the crowd and squeezed her way to the doorway.
Lu Yuanqing: "Let's not talk about that now, what are you all doing..."
Qin Yingfeng's eyes were slightly red. "Brother Yuanqing, there's a dispute at home about dividing the family property. We'll talk about the details later. I'll take you to see my mother first!"
"Okay!" Lu Yuanqing nodded. "Is your aunt alright?"
"Mom is fine!" Lu Yuanqing led them inside. "It's Dad who's injured his leg and needs to rest for a few months."
In the last few months, her grandparents, uncles and aunts, and other relatives have started to dislike them. No matter how much work she and her mother do at home, they are still subjected to veiled insults.
Even the idea of dividing the family property was proposed by her grandmother.
The phrase "separate the family" that Lu Yuanqing heard from Qin Fengmao was merely a compromise made after he was heartbroken and saddened.
Qin Fengmao was helped up by Lu Shufen and Qin Yinghua and sat on a stool.
"Dad, Mom, if you want to separate the family, there's no need to do anything else. Just say the word, and as your son, how can I refuse?" Qin Fengmao said, sounding utterly disappointed.
"What do you mean we shouldn't do anything? As a grandmother, am I not qualified to introduce potential partners to my granddaughter?" Zhang Xiaodi glared at him, a guilty look flashing across her face.
"You're qualified to be a grandmother, but who did you introduce to Xiaofeng? Do you even have the nerve to say it in front of everyone?" Lu Shufen was so angry that she didn't care about disobeying anyone anymore.
No one, not even the Emperor himself, can bully her daughter, let alone her in-laws.
Lu Yuanqing glanced at the sharp-tongued old woman, then at his cousin who was in a bad mood.
Zhang Xiaodi: "What's there to be ashamed of? So what if she has a little difficulty walking? What's the big deal? It's just that you look down on her. As her grandmother, would I harm Xiaofeng? She'll have a good life after marrying him. What's wrong with that!"
Aunt Qin: "Yes, Second Sister-in-law, Mom is right. Zhang the Cripple only has a leg defect, but what else is wrong with him? The family situation is not good now. Xiao Feng will be better off marrying into the family than staying at home. We won't harm her."
Lu Shufen: "Bullshit, Zhang Xiaohua! Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. If you're so good, why don't you marry your daughter off to him!"