During the day, the tabby cat came into the house to see the little cubs, then curled up next to them and went to sleep.

When Dahuang saw this, he went home and went to sleep.

Wang Yingxiu came back at noon, looking very angry.

"Mom, what's wrong?

Is it because of the relationship between Big Brother and Xia Meijuan?"

Wang Yingxiu was stunned and waved her hand.

"No, your eldest brother and Xia Meijuan said that our family really can't afford that much money at the moment. I went to talk to your Aunt Xia, and they were worried about the fine at the moment, so they decided to pay 3,000 yuan.

What else can we do if we can’t get it out?”

Jiang Niannian: "Then why are you angry? Are you fighting with your aunt because of Jiang Xiaolu?"

Wang Yingxiu waved her hand.

"No, your dad beat up that kid Xiaolu. You said I took good care of your elder brother, but why did you fail so badly after he did?"

Jiang Niannian didn't know this, but she could see that her father absolutely doted on his youngest son, and a loving father often had a bad son.

"I went to check on the corn one day and broke off a few cobs. Then I found that someone was quicker than me and knew that the corn was ready to eat. He broke off several cobs from our corn. What kind of person is this?

You don’t pick your own corn, but pick ours. Don’t let me know who picked it!

Oh, you can communicate with animals, but you don't know if there are any mice in the cornfield. Why don't you go find one and ask?"

Jiang Niannian was happy and thought it was really working.

"Then I'll go ask Mom, Big Brother, and Xia Meijuan this afternoon. Otherwise, I still have a thousand dollars here, so take it out first."

Wang Yingxiu waved her hand.

"Mom, let me be honest with you. We only have over 500 yuan in cash at home, and even with your money, it's still not enough. We're short of half of it. The fish pond we contracted was already in trouble. If we borrow more, we'll have good relationships with the families in the village, so they may be able to lend us more."

Jiang Niannian thought that was right. It was a pity that her elder brother and his lover could not be together forever. She had to think of a solution.

During lunch, Jiang Xiaolu came back and Jiang Niannian grabbed his collar and pushed him against the wall.

"I was the one who gave Auntie the candy, who told you to snatch her candy?

You are still young and don't learn well. If you want something, you have to earn it by yourself and buy it with your own efforts. Or if you exchange your things with her, I will never punish you.

You just go up and rob people, do you know that robbing things is against the law?

Next time I will give the candy to others. If you snatch it again, I will beat you up!"

Wang Yingxiu came out holding a fire poker.

"Let go of your brother and let me do it!"

Jiang Niannian let the man go, and Wang Yingxiu picked up the fire poker and hit Jiang Xiaolu on the buttocks about ten times, and Jiang Xiaolu cried loudly.

Jiang Weiguo came back and saw what was happening, and quickly stopped it.

"Hey, hey, hey, that's enough. The child knows he was wrong and I've already told him. He promised not to do it again next time."

Jiang Weiguo carried the crying child into the house to comfort him. Wang Yingxiu said: "Don't just coax him, talk to him about reason. He's already eight years old and he's still acting like a devil. Naughty children deserve to be beaten."

During lunch, Jiang Xiaolu's eyes were red. He stopped crying and just glared at Jiang Niannian.

Jiang Niannian rolled her eyes at him. At the dinner table, the Jiang family sat together eating fried potato chips and pickled cabbage.

Wang Yingxiu's fried potato slices come with soup, which is convenient for eating with rice. Jiang Niannian can't learn this. Every time she does this, she either burns the potatoes or stews them into mashed potatoes.

After Jiang Weiguo finished eating, he put down his chopsticks and said:

"I'm going to borrow a hunting rifle from my third grandfather this afternoon. I plan to go to the mountains and see if I can hunt something to sell."

Everyone in the Jiang family looked at him. Wang Yingxiu said nothing. He held the bowl and finished the last bite of rice in it.