allonlinenovel Chapter 313 She is finally in charge
Chapter 313 She is finally in charge
Yang Jinsen looked at his increasingly weak parents and blamed Jin Mei for being useless. He had been looking for a suitable relative for so long but still couldn't find one.
Jin Mei lowered her head and said timidly, "Our entire county has been hit by the disaster. Few families have food in stock. Even if they do, they won't spend so much money to marry a daughter-in-law. I heard that some families are willing to sell a girl for ten sweet potatoes.
Compared to theirs, the betrothal gift we ask for is simply outrageous. No one would be willing to accept Da Ni or Er Ni."
Yang Jinsen: "Then what do you say we should do? I only have one bowl of porridge and two sweet potatoes for each meal. If I continue to eat for a while, I will end up lying in bed like my parents!"
Jin Mei pulled Yang Jinsen back to the bedroom, locked the door, and whispered, "I'm afraid that Dad and Mom won't be able to hold on for much longer. You are their most beloved son. I think they will definitely be willing to share their food rations with you."
Yang Jinsen was stunned for a moment, then after coming to his senses, he said nervously, "Do you want me to take my parents' rations back and eat them myself, leaving them starving to death?!"
Jin Mei: "I didn't say that, but you are my man and the pillar of the family. I will always stand by you."
Yang Jinsen was very conflicted and couldn't make up his mind. He kept frowning and sighing.
Jin Mei didn't force him. In the next two days, she still took Da Ni and Er Ni out at dawn, and then came back at mealtime, eating her own rations and not leaving any for the family...
Since Daniu couldn't get food from his mother, he begged Yang Jinsen to give him some sweet potatoes.
Yang Jinsen couldn’t even get enough to eat himself, so how could he share sweet potatoes with Daniu?
Da Niu sat on the ground and cried, saying that his father didn't love him and wanted to starve him to death.
Yang Jinsen felt a headache from the noise. He touched his rumbling stomach and finally made up his mind. When it was time for dinner, he took his parents' bowl to get food. When he got home, he shared the food with Daniu.
After Yang Kaiyun and Mrs. Fang were bedridden, Jin Mei and her two daughters were often not at home and relied on Yang Jinsen to feed them.
It was almost time for dinner, but Yang Jinsen hadn't brought in the meal yet. Yang Kaiyun didn't have the energy to speak and could only bang on the bed to attract the attention of his family.
Yang Jinsen swallowed the last mouthful of porridge, went to his parents' room, and said impatiently: "What are you doing? There are so many things going on at home, can you please be quiet and stop causing trouble for me?"
Yang Kai asked with a faint smile: "Where's the porridge today?"
Yang Jinsen said guiltily: "Daniu said he was hungry, so I gave him your share."
Yang Kaiyun propped himself up, breathing hard and cursing, "Asshole... asshole! How dare you steal my rations? Hurry up and go to the cafeteria and get another one!"
Granny Fang leaned on the bed and cursed weakly, "You... you unfilial son... I just heard clearly... you and Daniu shared our porridge and sweet potatoes. Do you want to starve me and your father to death?"
Yang Jinsen: "Since you are sick, just lie down in bed, save your energy, and stop cursing.
The captain said that there is only so much food per person per meal, and it will be gone after you eat it, so you have to be patient and I will call you when the next meal is ready."
After Yang Jinsen finished speaking, he didn’t want to listen to his parents’ scolding anymore, so he turned around and left.
Yang Kaiyun and Mrs. Fang were so angry that they couldn't bear it, but they didn't have the strength to get out of bed and deal with their unfilial son. They could only breathe heavily.
The next meal they were looking forward to did not appear for a long time. No matter how they banged on the bed or shouted, no one responded to them.
The two of them stayed in bed for three days, and then left with resentment and unwillingness...
When they died, no one in their family knew.
Yang Jinsen felt a little guilty about robbing his parents of their food rations. Noticing that there was no movement in the room all day, he wanted to see how his parents were doing, only to find that they were gone.
Yang Jinsen was very scared at the time. Just then, Jin Mei came back and grabbed her hand, saying in panic, "My parents are gone. What should I do?"
Jin Mei: "It was fine yesterday, how come it's gone?"
Yang Jinsen: "I don't know. I just went in to check on them and shouted for a long time but no one responded. I used my hand to feel their breath and found out that they were dead."
After Jin Mei entered Yang Kaiyun's bedroom to check, she said calmly, "Jinsen, I heard from Daniu that you took your parents' food back and ate it yourself. Your parents starved to death. If this gets out, how can you live in Yanglinpo?
If Jinlin knew, he would never forgive you."
Yang Jinsen shook Jin Mei's arm and said anxiously, "You said you would always stand by me. As long as you don't tell anyone else, who would know about this?!"
Jin Mei: "But... my conscience is a little uneasy."
Yang Jinsen: "As long as you help me keep the secret, my family will listen to you from now on."
Jin Mei pondered for a moment, as if she was struggling: "Do you mean what you said?"
Yang Jinsen: "Of course! I promise you, if I break my promise, I will die a miserable death!"
Jin Mei: "Okay, I believe you. Da Ni and Er Ni also learned from Da Niu that you ate your parents' food. Let's tell the three children not to let them let it slip.
Then we told others that our parents died of illness. After all, several elderly people in the village had died of illness recently, so no one would suspect us. "
Yang Jinsen: “Okay, let’s do it!”
Jin Mei: "Da Ni and Er Ni are still young, so let's keep them at home first. They can help with housework and earn some work points. If we marry them off now, we won't get much in return for the bride price, and they will resent us. If they tell others about your parents starving to death out of anger, we'll be finished."
Yang Jinsen: "You make sense, I'll listen to you!"
Seeing Yang Jinsen being so obedient, Jin Mei smiled with satisfaction. She could finally be the master of the house...
Several elderly people who suffered from hepatitis and edema did die in Yanglinpo, and no one was surprised at the deaths of Yang Kaiyun and Fang Pozi.
The Yang family did not prepare a coffin in advance, and Yang Jinsen did not have the money to buy a ready-made one. It would take several days to make one temporarily. Now is the hottest time of August, and if the body is left at home for a few days, it will become smelly.
Yang Jinsen had no choice but to wrap his parents in two straw mats, and then shamelessly asked Yang Kaida and his son for help to dig two pits on the grave hill to help bury Yang Kaiyun and Pozi Fang.
In Yang Kaida's mind, evils are long-lasting. He didn't believe that his eldest brother died just like that. A few days ago, when he passed by his eldest brother's house, he heard someone cursing, saying that he had raised an unfilial son and that the son was going to starve him to death.
But Yang Kaida did not ask Yang Jinsen any questions about Yang Kaiyun's death, he just helped to dig the hole.
Being abused to death by his own son was the retribution for his elder brother's immoral life.
He can't control other people's family affairs, nor does he want to.
Good and evil will be rewarded in the end. This is the fairest thing God does to everyone.
I hope his elder brother can be a good person in the next life...