Sir, why is your painting style so normal?

Chapter 2
There was a sudden knock on the door outside the house.

"Clap clap clap!"

"Who? Came here early in the morning..."

"Father! Mother! It's me... my son is back!"

"Who?"

"Fuck! It's the third child's voice..."

After a burst of crackling, the doors inside and outside the courtyard opened with a "snap", and people from every household rushed out.

"My mother! Is this person Chen Laosan?"

"It sounds like..."

"How did you get out of the coal den!"

"Wow!... The third son! You unfilial son... bang bang..." Mrs. Chen's wrinkled and thin hands tightly grabbed the third son, as if she was afraid that he would disappear if he didn't hold on tightly, but she couldn't bear it. He cried and beat him to vent his pain.

"Baby's father...Wow...you are back...Wow!" He cried out his grievances in his voice.

……

Zhao Miaomiao stretched her neck and tried her best to look outside the door at the man who was covered in pitch black and couldn't see his face clearly - the third son of the Chen family.

The only person in the Chen family she had never met was the legendary third uncle who owed gambling debts and was sold to dig coal to pay off the debts!
"Okay, okay, the old woman said back in the yard." Old man Chen wiped his eyes and opened his mouth.

Old man Chen is in his fifties this year, and has married two wives. The first wife gave birth to the eldest and second child and disappeared.

Mrs. Chen——Wang Guizhi was his later wife, who was three years younger than him. She lost her husband in her early years and remarried into the Chen family with a daughter.

The eldest, Chen Shoujia, is 34 years old, and his daughter-in-law, Dong Shi, is 31 years old and came from famine. They have four daughters in succession. Zhaodi is 15 years old this year, Laidi is 13 years old, Pandi is [-] years old, and Xiangdi is [-] years old.

The second child, Chen Shouye, is 32 years old. He married Mrs. Chen's niece Wang Hongmei. They have a son and a daughter. Xiuxiu is 11 years old and Shitou is [-] years old.

The third child, Chen Shouhe, is 31 years old, and his wife He Shi is three years older than him.

The fourth child, Chen Shoushan, is 29 years old, and his wife, Li Faya, is 27 years old.

The fifth child, Chen Shouxing, is 23 years old, one year older than his wife.

In the house, after Chen Shouhe cleaned and changed his clothes, he was pulled by Mrs. Chen to recognize him.

"This is Goudan, your son is six years old, and he was born prematurely on the day you were taken away."

"Huihui, your daughter is 14 years old, and she is old enough to talk about marriage. Be a father and be honest with me, do you hear me?"

Chen Shouhe: "I understand, mother."

Wang Hongmei pursed her lips, He was annoying in everything she did, the only thing she did that made her feel at ease was to seduce her third cousin, so she could marry such a good second cousin.

Mrs. Chen's old face, which had always been stern, immediately changed into a smiling face when she walked in front of her youngest son and his wife, and warmly took the little daughter-in-law's hand and patted it, "Miao Miao, this is Shouxing's third brother. The third son who strives for success."

Mrs. Chen loved this little daughter-in-law who gave her a lot of face, not to mention that she also used the dowry to teach her fifth son to read. Now when the farm is slack, the youngest son can write letters to others in the county to earn money, unlike other People can only do coolies and can't find work every three days!
Zhao Miaomiao picked up her fat son, smiled and nodded, "Ruirui, Fatty's name is Uncle San."

Rui Rui's fair little face was close to her mother. Looking at the man who was jumping up and down just now when he was beaten and scolded by his grandmother, Rui Rui's little eyes blinked at his father, and then he spoke in a coaxing tone. He looked like a fat man, "Third uncle, be good~"

Everyone in the Chen family burst out laughing, "Hahaha..."

Chen Shouhe: "..."

Mrs. Chen raised her hand and gave Chen Shouhe a heads up, "Why are you so dazed! This is the fifth son's wife and son."

Chen Shouhe muttered in dissatisfaction, "Shouldn't it be slower!"

Old lady Chen kicked him angrily with staring eyes, "How dare you talk back! You bastard! Your younger brother is marrying a daughter-in-law. If you, as an elder brother, don't help, it will be a mess. Fortunately, your fifth sibling didn't cancel the engagement, otherwise you will delay the marriage." Xing, I’ll beat you to death for being an unfilial son!”

Speaking of this, Mrs. Chen became even more angry. You must know that the people who proposed to Miao Miao back then were much better than her Chen family. It was her youngest son who was smart and had a handsome face. Don't do the work in the family's field, and pay the family two taels of silver a year, and keep the rest for herself, can you agree to this?"

Two taels of silver can be exchanged for six or seven stones of grain!I only get one tael or five taels of silver for one year of spinning in the slack season. The Chen family’s rented ten acres of harvest may not be worth two taels of silver, so Mrs. Chen’s first reaction was that the daughter-in-law here is too capable, and then she thought about it. If you keep the money, don't you keep it in her youngest son's room!

Old Mrs. Chen, who was smart but not rigid, immediately agreed, fearing that her younger son's beautiful wife, who was very capable, would run away if she did.

Later, when the third son happened, Mrs. Chen was worried about her third son, but she was also angry with him for harming Ku Shouxing. She felt that the younger son's good marriage must be over, and with such a gambling brother, who would dare to marry a good girl? Brothers are not allowed to feud.

Therefore, the youngest son proposed that their brothers would hand over one or two and a half taels of money to the family every year if they went to work in the slack in the fields, and the rest of the money would be kept in their private houses. Those who could not pay the money would stay at home to take care of the land.

The old lady Chen felt sorry for her youngest son, so she agreed naturally. She didn't think that the youngest son would be cold-hearted, not to mention that Shouxing was seventeen, and the marriage was already in a hurry. With such a real brother, he would be a fool if he didn't plan.

Later, I don't know what the younger son said to Miao Miao to restore the marriage, but the old lady Chen who had been frowning all this time was so surprised that she asked several times for confirmation!
Look at the two fat, cute and smart grandsons in front of you now, and the younger son with a fairer face than before, who looks several years younger than his peers. Both father and son are wearing new cotton cloth clothing!

The old lady Chen was secretly thankful, and even more annoyed at the third child who almost ruined the marriage, she raised her hand and pinched his ear to teach her a lesson.

When his mother pinched his ears in front of a bunch of juniors, Chen Shouhe didn't blush at all. He even shouted shamelessly and exaggeratedly, "Oh...it hurts, mother, please be gentle..."

……

Zhao Miaomiao watched her mother-in-law and her son quarreling, and was not worried at all about what trouble the third brother-in-law would cause when he came back.

Her husband-in-law is not someone who disregards Xiaojia for the sake of her brothers, otherwise she would not marry in. As for her mother-in-law and father-in-law, it is not only the third uncle who has a son.

Besides, the old son’s eldest grandson is the lifeblood of the old man and the old lady. Her husband-in-law is the old son of the parents-in-law, and the son of the third uncle’s son is not the grandson of Chen’s family.

After taking a look, Chen Shouxing turned his head back. He didn't have much affection for this third brother who was eight years older than himself and almost caused him to lose his wife.

Chen Shouxing hugged his son from his wife's arms, and now the little chubby is not light, so as not to tire his wife.

Chen Shouye looked at the fifth younger brother who was teasing his son leisurely, envious but not jealous in his heart, although he was not as good as the fifth younger brother, but at least with money in his pocket, he was much better than the frowning elder brother and sister-in-law.

After all, it was thanks to his fifth brother that he was able to save his private money openly!

"Mom, Jin Bao's stomach growling has disturbed your son, when will dinner be served?" Chen Shoushan asked impatiently.

Jin Bao touched his belly: "???"

Mrs. Chen glanced at Chen Shoushan, "What are you talking about as a father! Jinbao, grandma's eldest grandson is hungry? Oh, let's start dinner now!"

Turning around, Mrs. Chen put her hands on her hips and yelled at her daughters-in-law in a harsh tone.

"Mr. Dong, what are you guys doing in a daze? Do you want my old lady to serve you! Why don't you hurry up and bring the food up, don't eat our big grandson if you are hungry!"

(End of this chapter)