When the rooster crows for the third time, Li Muyang can’t sleep anymore.

He struggled to get up, lit a kerosene lamp in the dark, put his mother's hand under the quilt, tucked it under her body by the corners, and pressed it down with a pillow.

This kind of pillow made from buckwheat hulls is great.

It is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the pillow is very comfortable. My mother made more than a dozen of them while she was still moving, saying that the children could use it when they got home.

But since she became hemiplegic, she has become a burden. She was said to be taken care of in turns, but after several rounds, only the most honest Li Muyang was willing to take care of her carefully. The other children each had their own difficulties.

If you can give me some money, it’s considered good.

Li Muyang is the fifth eldest child in the family, with two older brothers and two older sisters, and two younger brothers and two younger sisters.

It just so happened that he was caught in the middle.

He is the most hopeless person.

At least that was the case before rebirth.

He was an honest man all his life, supporting his family by farming and doing temporary jobs in forest farms and nurseries. Although he married a virtuous and kind-hearted wife, Lin Xiuli, he died of lung cancer at the age of fifty-one.

Fifty is an embarrassing age.

When you are alive, people say you are old.

Even though he is dead, he seems a bit young.

Li Muyang, who only got married at the age of thirty-three, left three children after his wife passed away. The eldest girl, Li Yan, was sixteen years old at the time.

The youngest son, Li Goudan... Li Lin is only eight years old.

There is an old lady paralyzed in bed, and there are children following behind eagerly waiting for food. He is like a donkey tied to a millstone, and can only circle in circles, unable to see the way forward.
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Li Muyang's father named him Li Muyang in the hope that he would have many sheep to herd when he grew up. Later, it took Li Muyang half his life to realize that he was actually a sheep, held hostage by the whip of fate and never reached a place of freedom.

After his wife passed away, less than two years later, his mother finally let him go.

Gone too.

A few years later, the two eldest children have graduated from college and can basically take care of themselves.

He just wanted to support his youngest son until he graduates from college. His mission would be completely completed and he could go see his wife.

Unexpectedly, on his fifty-ninth birthday, he went to attend a birthday party held by his children and had an accident on the way.

My daughter is driving the car, my son-in-law is sitting in the passenger seat, my eldest son, my youngest son are beside me, and my grandson who is just over one month old is in my arms...

Destiny is a shameless sword hanging high above your head.

When you kill, it doesn't matter whether you are good or bad.

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This was the spring of 1988. There had just been a snowfall in March. People thought that the weather would continue to be cold, but they did not expect that the temperature would rise rapidly.

The peach trees on Peach Mountain were in full bloom almost overnight, with colors ranging from red to pink to white, like patches of soft clouds.

Li Muyang is reborn.

He was 31 years old at the time, and his family had already been separated. He had three adobe houses at the foot of Taoshan Mountain, and two acres of mountain farmland totaling one acre and a quarter.

The buckwheat noodles in the jar are only enough for half a month. There are some unprocessed sorghum hanging under the eaves, but they are reserved for sowing this year and I dare not use them easily.

If you eat it, you will have to carry a bag to the village to borrow it when it's time to plant the fields.

At the beginning of spring, I caught and raised three young hens, preparing to raise them and lay eggs to supplement my mother's nutrition. If there are extra eggs, you can also take them to the market to exchange for some money and buy some salt, oil, soy, vinegar, etc.
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If you have more money, you can even cut half a catty of tofu.

My mother ate soba noodles all day long, and her mouth was frothy. She was so greedy that she kept clamoring that it would be great if she could eat tofu. She shouted that the tofu was ready and would be more delicious than that big fat meat.

Li Muyang didn't dare to think about meat. The most he could do was make a bowl of egg and tofu soup with tofu for his mother. After serving it to his mother, he could wipe the pot with steamed buns and satisfy his craving.

But Li Muyang is not good at raising chickens. Only half a month has passed, and only one of the three chickens is left. It is still the smallest and weakest one. He carefully placed it in a bamboo cage to raise it, for fear that it would also die.

Go to the old road of no return for your companions.

The above are all the assets of Li Muyang after rebirth.

On the day of his rebirth, he woke up in the ground and looked at the sky, unable to regain his composure for a long time.

Why does this happen again?

It’s not easy at all. It’s been hard work but it’s been a blessing. After all the hard work, I have raised the children. Seeing that they are promising, I have lived up to my wife’s expectations.

What's going on? I'm back.

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Li Muyang is a hardworking person.

He also has a very happy-go-lucky temperament.

When his father was still alive, he pointed at his nose and said that with such an honest and arrogant temper, he would beat his head even if his nose ran down. If any girl would marry him as his wife, she would be single for half her life.

It is said that old people are wise.

Who says otherwise? Li Muyang lived a total of fifty-nine years and was a bachelor for thirty-three years. That’s half of his life.

Fortunately, after meeting his wife Lin Xiuli, she was gentle and virtuous and constantly encouraged Li Muyang to be more cheerful. She took the trouble to accompany him to slowly release the pressure, and he gradually became better.

On the day of his rebirth, it was still snowing. After he woke up, he lay down in the sweet potato field in the mountains for more than half a day, from afternoon to midnight.

When I got up, my body was numb from the cold and my feet were numb. I covered them for a full hour or two before I could barely drag my heavy steps down the mountain.

When he came down the mountain, he accepted this reality.

He is a person who believes in fate. He believes that God must be comforting him by allowing him to live another life, allowing him to live a good life with his memories and experiences.

Be good to my mother, take care of my wife, let my children have a happy and healthy childhood, and let him no longer suffer so much, and can enjoy a happy life.

In this case, why complain?

Following his memory and returning to the three adobe houses, he brushed off the snow on his body, rubbed his stiff face, forced a smile and pushed open the door.

He knew that his mother, who was hemiplegic, was still lying inside. Although her body could not move at this time, she was still conscious.

After working hard for half her life, she suffered from this immobilizing disease before she reached old age. Not only was it difficult for her children, but she herself felt guilty first.

The children each have their own lives, and they discussed it over and over again. Finally, my mother was handed over to the care of the fifth child, Li Muyang, who is still single.

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The two elder brothers are already married, and the two younger brothers... are also married or will be married soon.

They also have several children. The space at home is not big, and they are busy making a living and taking care of the children, so they cannot spare time to serve the elderly.

Two older sisters and two younger sisters, although they have intentions, they have no choice.

This is the custom in Longdong. A married girl is like water thrown out, and she and her mother's family must strictly settle accounts.

When the older generation of people here marry their daughters, they never say marriage, they always say "sell". Anyone who wants their daughter to get married will make circumstantial remarks such as "where did you sell your girl and how much did she sell it for?"

Since it is for sale, the price is surprisingly high.

A family with a family income of 40 to 50 yuan has to spend 400 to 500 yuan to marry a wife, and the natal family usually only gives a few pairs of pillows, insoles, and at most a few silk quilts and sheets.

Since it is "buying", I feel somewhat dissatisfied and proud. Women here have little say in the family, and if the couple are both farmers, they have no status.

It’s common to not have any pocket money in your hand. If you want to buy a piece of mahua for my wife, you have to save the money secretly. If you want to go back to your parents’ house to visit, you must tell the man when he is in a good mood, otherwise he will definitely be scolded.

It’s bloody bloody.

If you don't do it right, you'll get beaten.

Of course, beating is really beating, not just talking about it and pretending to beat someone.

In the early years, whose mother-in-law has not been beaten by a man? They are used to being submissive. Generations of girls have been instilled with many "life truths" of obeying men when they were in their parents' homes. After they get married, they will not think about it.

Resistance.

Many girls won’t say anything if they are bullied.

Maybe no one will listen.

No one cared about it.

No matter what...it's no use.

Of course, not all of Li Muyang’s sisters are such submissive women, such as the second sister Li Xiangxiang who works as a middle school teacher in the town.

It's just that although Li Xiangxiang is determined to take care of her mother, she has no time to take care of her because of her busy work, so she can only give some of her tight salary to Li Muyang every month and entrust him to take care of her.

The nine children of the Li family have different personalities, but there is no bad guy.

Even the second brother Li Muchi is extremely stingy, but he will not just abandon my mother. However, every time he has to collect money to buy medicine for his mother, he is always reluctant, but in the end he takes it with an unhappy face.

Out.

Li Muyang knows that it is not easy for every family, but he doesn’t really care about it.
To be continued...