"Nothing, just a little kid who was too energetic."

Mei touched her stomach and said, "He kicked me twice last night, and my ribs hurt now."

"That's normal."

With a smile on her face, she said to the old lady, "This kid is just like his father, both are troublemakers. When I was pregnant, he kicked me like this too."

Mei had something on her mind and didn't want to listen to the old woman's nonsense at all.

But she found that whenever she brought up the topic, the old woman would be very talkative.

So I chatted with him for a while.

Seeing that everything was almost ready, she said, "Don't worry, Mom. The typhoon won't hit for another three days. I'll go to town this afternoon and buy some more things to bring back later."

"No, no!"

After listening to the old lady, she waved her hand and said, "Chunsheng is now a deputy battalion commander. If you go to that kind of place and get caught, it will eventually implicate him."

"Mom, it's okay. The management here is not that strict. Besides, all the wives in the army are going there."

Mei said, "If you don't buy it now, when the typhoon comes, you won't be able to buy it even if you spend money."

The old lady thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go with them tomorrow."

"Mom, I'll go."

Mei explained, "You're a stranger, so people might not dare to sell to you. Sometimes they might even ask you for a high price."

"Okay then. Be careful next time you go there."

"knew."

After saying this, Mei stretched out her hand to her mother-in-law and said, "Mom, give me some money."

There's nothing she can do about it, the family's money is not hers to manage.

My husband is out on a mission again and won't be back in the short term.

All the money in the house is in the hands of the dead old woman.

"Give."

This time, Mrs. Xiang was quite straightforward and took out a frayed handkerchief from her pocket.

He immediately ordered 20 yuan and said, "I'm going to buy some more grains and eggs this afternoon..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Mei.

"Mom, this money is not enough."

"Isn't this enough?" An egg costs only five cents, and fine grains are only a little over one catty. How can it not be enough?

Mei explained, "The news of the coming typhoon has spread."

"The prices are definitely much higher than usual, and there are five or six people in our family, so we need to prepare at least 20 days' worth of supplies..."

As a result, after much coaxing and begging, the old lady only gave her 30 yuan.

Finally, he said, "You've been with the army for almost a year now. Chunsheng gives you 20 yuan a month for household expenses. You should have saved quite a bit."

"If you take out that money, it's enough to buy anything."

Of course, Mei couldn't admit it, "Mom, I didn't..."

"Why not?"

Old lady Xiang has been in charge of the household for so many years, how could she not know the twists and turns involved?

"The vegetables we eat at home are all grown by you yourself. This doesn't cost you anything."

"You also raise a few chickens, so the eggs don't cost money."

"Usually you eat the rations provided by the army, and a pound of fine grain costs only a little over one yuan.

"Chunsheng has to eat in the cafeteria from time to time. So, if you calculate it this way, you only need about ten yuan a month at most."

He gave the old lady a bad look and asked, "Let me ask you, where did the remaining money go?"

Mei didn't say anything, but at this moment she had an unprecedented strong desire to kill this dead old woman.

She did save some pocket money in the past few months.

But it’s only over 80 yuan.

Adding what I saved in the past few years, the total is only over a hundred yuan.

But all this money was used to bribe others.

But the old woman just glared at her a few times and didn't force her to hand over the money.

But she was unable to collect the money on time, and Mei was really upset.

So while the old lady was making lunch, she quietly slipped out the door.

There weren't many sisters-in-law in the family compound that she played with, and even fewer were willing to lend her money.

What's more, the amount she borrowed was not a small amount.

So after hearing this, the first sister-in-law immediately refused.

You said three or five dollars is okay.

But you come up and ask to borrow 300 yuan, which is almost as much as your man’s savings for half a year. Who would dare to lend it to you?

The second sister-in-law also looked embarrassed after hearing this and was about to refuse.

Mei immediately said, "I'll return the money to you when our elder Xiang comes!"

"I'll give you some interest later, okay?"

Mei had completely given up on considering the consequences of this matter.