This is a true story that happened in the village.
The third sister-in-law is my neighbor, 90 years old this year, and his two sons were born in 73, the same age as me, and they are 50 years old, but they are not twins, and the story starts 50 years ago.
At that time, patriarchy was still more serious, and the third sister-in-law gave birth to 6 daughters in a row, and there were no boys, which has always been the heart disease of the third brother and the third sister-in-law.
Later, the third sister-in-law became pregnant again, and I heard that if you raise a boy first, you will also give birth to a boy, so the third sister-in-law asked someone to raise one, and sure enough, she also gave birth to a son at the end of the year, which made the third brother and the third sister-in-law very happy. They are relieved that they have finally completed their mission to continue the incense, and they also have two lovely sons. Since then, the third sister-in-law regards her adopted son as her own, and loves her very much, although life is hard, but the third sister-in-law feels that there is hope for the future.
From childhood to adulthood, I grew up with my third sister-in-law's two sons, and I know the situation of her family very well. The third sister-in-law treats the adopted son as the same as her own child, treats the two of them, and does not favor anyone on the surface, however, during the New Year's holidays, the clothes purchased by the third sister-in-law for the adopted son are better than those of her own in terms of quality and style, I remember that the Zhongshan suit was popular at that time, and the third sister-in-law only bought a set for the adopted son, and she did not have her own child, but although her son has opinions and is disobedient, the third sister-in-law will coax, and when it comes to the son's heart in a few words, he will take the initiative to give up, and he will not hum to this and that.
Later, Chuncheng and Xiaoqun did not succeed in their studies, and faced with the age when they reached the age of starting a family, the third sister-in-law's family had three earthen houses, if they didn't build three tiled houses, although the two sons looked good, there was no matchmaker.
So, the third brother and the third sister-in-law took out the only savings in their hands and built three houses for their adopted son, and in the winter of 1993, Chuncheng got married first. Later, he also knew his life experience, wanted to recognize his hometown, and asked the third sister-in-law what she meant, and after the third sister-in-law heard it, this was a good thing, so she readily agreed.
After recognizing his relatives, Chuncheng's hometown has four elder brothers who have been doing business in Xinjiang for many years, and they brought him back to teach and learn to do wholesale business in the market, which is more than 20 years, after making a fortune, he bought a house and a car in the local area, and with the support of his adopted son, the third sister-in-law's biological son also started his own business. They worked hard together to create a warm and comfortable living environment for the third sister-in-law. With their joint efforts, life at home is getting better and better.
Now, their family has settled in Xinjiang, and the conditions for raising a child are better than those of their own children, so the adopted son let the third sister-in-law live in her house all the time, and the daughter-in-law serves and takes care of her every day.
Now, it has been 5 years since the third brother passed away, and the third sister-in-law is nearly 100 years old, but she is not deaf, her eyes are not dazzled, her spirit is still strong, and her thinking is still agile. Some time ago, I was chatting with his son, and she also picked up my ** and answered me fluently. She said she would sit in the yard basking in the sun and listening to her children and grandchildren talk about the outside world. And the two sons are still fighting to take care of her as always, doing their filial piety for the third sister-in-law and guarding this happy family.