Da Li and Xiao Li are brothers, Da Li works as a farmer at home, and Xiao Li works outside. The relationship between the brothers is not very good, mainly because their father and mother have always favored the younger son and are unfair to the eldest son.
Originally, Da Li was the eldest son and should live in the old house with his father. But less than a year after Da Li got married, his father and mother separated him. It was the old man's house where Grandpa Li lived back then, with only two earthen houses and a small yard. When the family was separated, his father and mother gave him a hundred catties of old grain, not to mention money, and he didn't even give him a few pieces of household belongings. Da Li's daughter-in-law had to go back to her parents' house to borrow some money and buy daily necessities.
Da Li is a filial person, he feels that the family is also poor, and it is not easy for his father to raise him and marry him to start a family, and there is a younger brother below who has not yet started a family, so he did not argue with his father. Not long after the separation, my father and mother took out their savings and turned over the old house. Four spacious and bright large tiled houses, kitchens and bathrooms are neatly covered, and even the yard is paved with bricks. The old mansion originally had a huge yard, and it was really magnificent when it was renovated like this.
Da Li's daughter-in-law was full of upset, but Da Li didn't allow her to go to her father and mother to theorize. Filial piety comes first, how can a father and mother still be alive, and the son will fight for property?Da Li persuaded his daughter-in-law, we have our own hands and feet, as long as we are willing to work, we will definitely be able to live a good life.
A few years passed, and Xiao Li also married his daughter-in-law and gave birth to a son. At this time, the father and mother were more partial to the younger son, because the younger daughter-in-law gave birth to grandchildren, while the eldest daughter-in-law only gave birth to two daughters. The patriarchal father and mother Li smiled when she saw her grandson, and all the delicious food was left to her grandson. And when I saw the two granddaughters, I didn't even have a smiling face, and I would never give them anything to eat.
Da Li's father and mother have long said that the old house is reserved for the younger son and the eldest grandson, so they followed the younger son and asked the eldest son to give food and money every year to support him. Da Li is honest, he sends food and money on time every year, as for whether the money and grain are enjoyed by his father and mother, or subsidized to his younger brother, Da Li is too lazy to care, he only fulfills his filial piety.
However, what the filial father didn't say, in other aspects, Da Li didn't want to suffer too much. No, because of the matter of human relations, Da Li and Xiao Li got into trouble.
It turns out that in the countryside, as long as the father and mother are still alive, no matter how many brothers there are, the relationship is only counted as one. And when Xiao Li was supposed to go to elementary school, in order to let his son go to school in the city and get a good education, he took his wife and children to the city to work, and only went home during the Chinese New Year. Afraid of delaying earning money, Xiao Li didn't go to the family's favors, and let his brother and sister-in-law do it for him.
At the beginning, Da Li had to contribute his own money and efforts, but when it was Xiao Li's turn, his father and mother contributed to Da Li's efforts. My father always said that it was the money left by the younger son, and the younger son gave them money every year when he came back. I don't know whose money Da Li is, anyway, my father and mother are always biased, as long as I don't want him to contribute money for my younger brother, it's just a matter of making some efforts, in the end, it's a family.
After a few more years, Da Li Niang died of illness, leaving only one father, who is usually taken care of by Da Li. At this time, Xiao Li did not contribute money or effort, and it was all Da Li's family leaving. Da Li's father said that it is not easy for his youngest son to earn a living in the city, and he has to buy a house and a car for his grandson, and he has no money in financial difficulties. Let Da Li cushion first, and when the younger son has money in the future, he will definitely pay it back.
However, Da Li also has to raise his daughter, support his father, and leave by himself. Gradually, Da Li was unhappy, and his younger brother's family was not too unconscious. It's not easy for them in the city, and it's even harder to farm by themselves, and they make so much money a year and all the favors are gone. Nowadays, people are very affectionate, and distant relatives go for hundreds of trips, and close relatives need at least more than 1,000.
This time, Da Li's uncle died, and his cousin sent an invitation, and the funeral was sent a few days later. Da Li received the post and called Xiao Li**: Our uncle is gone, and he will be mourned next week, so come back. Xiao Li also wanted his brother to go for him, but Da Li didn't want to say anything this time: "I went last time my aunt died, and this time it's time for you to go." Don't let me do these things in the future, I also have my own things to do, if you don't go, go and explain to your relatives yourself, don't rely on me. ”
Xiao Li saw that his brother was determined not to help him, so he didn't force it anymore, and hung up directly. But he didn't go in the end, and only transferred the gift money to his cousin. But in this way, people who don't know the inside story won't say anything about Xiao Li, but talk about Da Li behind his back: This Da Li is too disagreeable, his brother is not at home, and he doesn't go at home when his uncle dies, so it's better for such people to have less contact!
Da Li overheard other people's comments about him, and he was annoyed, and his resentment towards Xiao Li was even greater. If Xiao Li goes back and forth, Da Li won't even fight, whoever likes to notify who notifies, anyway, he doesn't have that obligation. If the relatives knew, they directly notified Xiao Li, and if they didn't know, when they saw that no one was going to their house, they cut off contact with the brothers.
When Da Li's father died, the brothers reluctantly mourned their father together and settled the accounts of these years. After that, Xiao Li returned to the city, and Da Li continued to stay in his hometown. Although the brothers did not explicitly say that they broke off their relationship, they became strangers and almost no longer interacted with each other. The villagers sighed, if Da Li's father and mother knew about it, I am afraid they would regret what they did at the beginning.