Chapter 103 Patriarchal
"Xiao Wen is such a filial child." After seeing Li Wen riding his bicycle away, the aunts started talking one after another.
"Yes, even though they are rural children, these brothers are very powerful! Two of them work in the workplace, and one is a writer." The others all said in agreement.
At this time, Li Wen was walking leisurely on the street on his bicycle.
When passing by a food store, Li Wen bought a few candied haws and put them in the bag he was carrying. He planned to take them home for his little sister and the others to eat.
Because it was a dirt road along the way, Li Wen didn't ride fast. He returned to town an hour later.
Because he was on the way, he planned to visit his grandparents. Life at his uncle's house must have been tense again in the recent spring.
Now he is living a good life. Not only can he help the world, but he can at least take care of his relatives and friends.
He has a lot of braised pork and pig's blood. It's only right to pay tribute to the two old men when passing by.
Especially pig blood, eating it is very good for the elderly, so Li Wen is going to give some to him this time.
"Grandma, I'm here." Li Wen couldn't wait to shout as he reached the door.
"Brother Wenzi, you're here!" It was Wang Xiaohua who opened the door. Was she very happy to see Li Wen?
"Xiaohua, are you here? Are grandpa and grandma here?" Li Wen asked with a smile.
"Grandpa and grandma are here, weaving rattan baskets." Wang Xiaohua said.
Xiaohua said and raised the threshold. Li Wen pushed the bicycle and walked directly in.
In the yard, the old man and the old lady were peeling and weaving. There were already six or seven baskets hanging on the steps.
"Grandpa, grandma, I'm here to see you again." Li Wen held up his bicycle and walked to the second elder.
"I asked who was knocking on the door and calling for grandma. I thought it was who it was, but it turned out to be my dear grandson." The old man got up and stood up.
"Your mother came back from the county town some time ago and said that you live in the county town now. Why are you back today?" The old man lit the cigarette pot head and asked with a smile.
"Well, because of my writing problems, I rented a house in the county town. I haven't been back for a while. Come back and have a look." Li Wen explained with a smile without telling the truth.
It was an agreement between my parents not to tell anyone else about buying a house. At most, my eldest sister-in-law and her family would know.
"Grandpa, please wait. The main reason for coming back this time is to deliver some things." As he said this, Li Wen ran to the bicycle and opened the wooden box.
"Brother Wenzi, it smells so good, is it meat?" Wang Xiaohua asked, holding a paper bag containing braised pork.
"You have such a sharp nose, yes, it's meat." As he said that, Li Wen took out a small pot of pig blood from the wooden box.
"Grandma, you are relatively weak. This basin of pig blood is specially brought to you and grandpa." This pig blood is a great supplement, so you old people can take it just right.
"Hey, there's so much blood tofu!" The old lady took the pig blood and smiled brightly.
At this time, it is difficult for ordinary people to buy pig blood, and after slaughtering the pigs, it usually goes to places like hospitals and orphanages.
Therefore, if most people want to eat pig blood, they can only wait until the New Year pig is killed.
"And these braised pork, I specially got some fatter ones for you and me, which are not hard and easier to chew." As he said this, Li Wen took the braised pork bun from Xiaohua's hand, opened it, took out a few pieces of braised pork and handed them to the two of them.
The old man and Wang Xiaohua.
"Brother Wenzi, this pork is so fragrant and delicious." Wang Xiaohua quickly finished the braised pork and wiped the oil off her fingers.
"It's delicious. I'll give you another piece. I brought three or four kilograms this time." As he said this, Li Wen stuffed another piece of pig head meat into Wang Xiaohua's hand.
"Grandma, is this pork tender? This is the pork butt meat that I specially braised. It has a lot of fat and is easy for you to chew." Li Wen felt very happy when he saw the two old people happily eating the braised pork.
"Okay, this fat meat is better when braised than in water. It's soft and delicious, and it melts in one bite." The old man said with a smile after eating.
"Try the pig's blood again. I put salt in it, so you can eat it directly." Li Wen broke off a few more pieces of pig's blood and handed them to several people.
"This pig's blood is good, it's suitable for old ladies and my teeth." Grandma said with a smile.
"Grandpa, why didn't Xiaohua go to school today?" After eating, Li Wen sat down and started chatting with the old man.
"This!" The two old men looked at each other without saying anything.
"Brother Wenzi, I haven't been to school, I've been at home all the time." At this time, Wang Xiaohua on the side said.
"Ah!" Li Wen was shocked. He had never paid attention to these things before.
The Li family has reaped the benefits of studying in the feudal era. So in modern society, as long as children reach the age of six, boys and girls will be sent to study.
My little sister Li Juan is six years old this year, and she will have to go to school with her schoolbag on her back in autumn.
"Why didn't grandpa let Xiaohua go to school? My mother said that when she was a child, you even sent her to the second grade of elementary school." Li Wen asked doubtfully.
"Alas! Grandpa is old and can't take charge of things at home. He usually just does some farm work to help out." The old man said this and stopped talking.
Li Wen knew as soon as he heard that the old man was getting older and his words had less weight. Now it is his uncle and aunt who are in charge of the house.
"Your aunt doesn't want Xiaohua to study. Your grandfather and I tried to persuade her several times, but to no avail, and she was even scolded a few times." The old lady explained the reason.
"Xiaohua, why doesn't your mother let you study? If you, a girl, don't study, you will be blind from now on, and you won't be able to settle the accounts even when you sell things." Li Wen asked as he looked at Wang Xiaohua, who was crying beside him.
He knew Xiaohua, a child who was very diligent and strong. Even when visiting relatives during the Chinese New Year, no one would cry when I went to their house with the boy. If he could cry, he would definitely be sad.
"Okay, don't cry anymore. Tell Brother Zhiwenzi what's going on." Li Wen looked at the little girl crying and his tone softened.
"My mother said it was useless for me to study as a girl, and my family life was also tense, so just let my brother and two younger brothers study." Wang Xiaohua said the reason why she was not allowed to study.
"Alas! Li Wen sighed heavily. In his previous life, due to the imbalance of the ratio of men to women, it has slowly evolved into a feminist society.
The status of men is already very low. Even in general society, men’s family status is lower than that of women. This is a fact.
He also heard from his parents and grandfather that before the new century, although equality between men and women was emphasized, women's social status was still very low.
Since Li Wen was reborn more than half a year ago, the relationship in his family has been relatively harmonious. There is very little preference for boys over girls in the village. Of course there are some, but they are all behind closed doors in his own home, and he doesn't know about it.
Unexpectedly, this thing actually happened to his relatives. Looking at Wang Xiaohua, who was already eight or nine years old, Li Wen seemed to have seen her future.
Chapter completed!