His eldest brother and sister-in-law, who had long resented him for idling at home and eating for free, raised a huge fuss demanding to split the family. They refused to let the grain they worked so hard to earn be used to support a disabled younger brother for nothing.
Father Wang and Mother Wang had no choice but to split Wang Mazi off to live on his own. They gave him two thatched rooms from the old family house along with thirty catties of grain and a set of bedding he had made himself, and threw him out on the street.
Wang Mazi's legs were disabled and he couldn't get out of bed. At first, Mother Wang would squeeze out time every day to come over, cook a meal for him, and take care of him.
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