Chapter 5 Discuss?

Wang Xiuren walked in silently alone.

He poured water to wash his face and feet, then replaced the coal, sealed the fire, placed the coal stove under the window outside the door, closed the door, took off his cotton coat and trousers, and lay down on the bed.

I couldn't sleep for half a day.

Remembering his father's last heartfelt words, Wang Xiuren finally decided to withdraw the money tomorrow and lend it to his eldest brother for emergency. Mom is right. The eldest brother has three children now, which is a heavy burden. Besides, he will not default on his debts. It is a good thing if his brothers can help. When Lin Qiu comes back, I'll talk to her carefully and she will definitely understand.

As he was thinking, he fell asleep unknowingly.

When I woke up the next day, it was already bright.

Lifting the quilt and enduring the cold air, Wang Xiuren squatted under the eaves at the door, holding a mouthwash cup and a toothbrush, and brushed his teeth. Then he went in with the kettle on the coal stove, washed his face casually, and wiped his hair with a handkerchief.

When my wife is not at home, I feel like a bachelor, with no breakfast.

Wang Xiuren took two eggs from under the chopping board, put them in an enamel jar, added water, covered it with a lid, and put it on the coal stove outside to cook.

Then he walked in, opened the drawer, and found that his wallet was not there.

It seems that Lin Qiu took the wallet away, and the key to the wardrobe is still in the wallet. It seems that I have to go to Yue's house to get the key first.

The eggs in the enamel pot cooked quickly.

Wang Xiuren poured out the hot water, not afraid of the burn on his hands, he peeled the shells and put the eggs into his mouth, quickly stuffing the two eggs into his stomach. Finally, he poured the remaining warm water in the thermos into the large teapot and drank it all in one gulp.

Just as he was about to go out, Wang Xiuren caught a glimpse of his hair in the dressing mirror and found it was as messy as a bird's nest. He quickly combed it and adjusted his collar carefully before locking the door and riding his bicycle out.

This time he did not take the small road, but rode along the main road to the street. After all, it was not good to go to Yue's house empty-handed, so he simply went to the street to weigh two pounds of meat and bring it over.

After riding for about ten minutes, Wang Xiuren arrived at the street. He went straight to the meat stall in front of the right side of the supply and marketing cooperative.

There are two butchers on the street, one is Lao Song from Kaoshan Village at the other end of the street, and the other is Wang Xiuwen from Wangjia Village. Just by looking at their names you can tell that Wang Xiuren and Wang Xiuwen are from the same family. To be precise, Wang Xiuwen’s father Wang Jinsheng and Wang Zongsheng are cousins ​​with the same grandfather. Of course family members have to take care of the business!

"Xiu Wen, how much is the meat per pound today?" Wang Xiu Ren stopped the car and greeted the butcher selling meat in a familiar manner.

"Two dollars and thirty cents per pound, how much do you want to weigh, brother?" Wang Xiuwen greeted his cousin warmly when he saw him coming.

"Help me cut five dollars of good meat!"

"Would you like a piece?" Wang Xiuwen pointed at a piece of three-layer cake.

“That’s right!”

Wang Xiuwen is worthy of being a veteran butcher who has been working for almost ten years. He cut the meat with a knife and put it on the scale to weigh it. The scale bar was tilted high. "Look, two pounds and three ounces, just right!"

"No need to look, I believe in your accuracy!" Wang Xiuren took out a five-yuan bill from his chest pocket and handed it over.

Wang Xiuwen took the money and threw it into the box under the stall. He poked the meat with the tip of the knife, pulled a bamboo leaf through it, tied a knot skillfully, and then handed it to Wang Xiuren.

Wang Xiuren took the meat and hung it in front of the dragon head. He got on the car and said, "Xiuwen, I'm in a hurry to go to my wife's house, so I won't talk nonsense with you anymore!"

"Okay, you go ahead and be busy! I'll come to your house and play someday when I'm free!" Wang Xiuwen agreed with a smile.

Wang Xiuren continued riding his bicycle along the main road. The cold wind blowing on his face felt like being cut by a knife. It was really painful to ride a bicycle in such weather.

Fortunately, Yue’s house was relatively close and I could get there quickly by bike.

Wang Xiuren pushed the cart into the main room and parked it against the wall. When he took out the meat, he bumped into Zhou Qing who was coming out of the kitchen.

"Mom, I'm sorry to trouble you to take care of Lin Qiu and Shanshan these two days, so buy some meat to add some dishes to the house!" Wang Xiuren spoke very beautifully.

"Xiu Ren, are you worried that your father-in-law and I will starve Qiu Qiu and Shan Shan?" Zhou Qing took the meat and joked without being polite to him. "Come in and warm yourself by the fire; they are all in the room."

When Wang Xiuren entered, the room was very lively.

A group of adults sat around the table watching the three little guys chasing each other. Each of them was dressed round and plump, like three waddling little penguins.

"Shanshan! Look who's coming?" Lin Ting asked, pointing at the door.

Wang Shan slowly turned her head and saw Wang Xiuren at the door. Her eyes lit up and she quickly ran over.

"dad!"

"Why!"

Seeing his daughter running and staggering, Wang Xiuren hurried forward and picked her up.

"dad!"

Wang Shan sat in her father's arms and shouted again, her big eyes round and bright, full of joy.

"Xiu Ren, hurry up and sit down by the fire!" Lin Ting pointed at the empty chair and turned back to order, "Ping Ping, make a cup of hot tea!"

Lin Ping quickly got up to make tea, and Wang Xiuren also sat next to Lin Qiu holding Wang Shan.

"Dad, sister-in-law, Liu Xiang" Wang Xiuren greeted them one by one.

Liu Xiang, the wife of Lin Qiu's younger brother Lin Li, joked: "Brother-in-law is so reluctant to leave sister and Shanshan! He came yesterday and came to see her again today. This is really a good relationship!"

"Look at how close Shanshan is to her father, and you know that your brother-in-law is a good father!" Zhou Mei also joked.

Wang Xiuren smiled and said nothing.

"Brother-in-law, have some tea!"

Wang Xiuren carefully took the teacup that Lin Ping brought over, fearing that Shanshan would get scalded if she moved around.

"Shanshan, come to your mother!" Lin Qiu took Wang Shan from Wang Xiuren's arms.

Wang Shan was really well behaved. She moved from one embrace to another without making any noise.

Lin Qiu looked at his well-behaved daughter, his heart softened, and he couldn't help but kiss her forehead.

"Where are my brother and Lizi?" Wang Xiuren held the tea and took a sip.

"Your elder brother slipped out early in the morning and couldn't stay at home for a moment, like a tabby cat!" Zhou Mei pinned Lin Cong on her lap and complained unhappily.

"Lin Li is the same. He is nowhere to be seen all day long and needs someone to look for him when he wants to eat!" Liu Xiang complained. "Dad, you should talk about him when you have time. I have no free time every day taking care of the kids, cooking, and washing clothes. But he, on the other hand, has no idea where he's hiding out to play all day long!"

Lin Ting nodded: "Okay, when he comes back, ask him to come to my place!"

"Um!"

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When a whole family sits together and chats, the time always passes quickly, and the whole morning went by like this.

Zhou Qing prepared lunch. After everyone finished eating, Liu Xiang washed the dishes, Zhou Mei swept the floor, Lin Ping looked after Lin Cong and Lin Min (Lin Li and Liu Xiang's daughter), Lin Ting held Wang Shan to help digest the food, and Zhou Qing went to the pigpen at the back to feed the pigs.

Wang Xiuren took the opportunity to pull Lin Qiu into the room.

"Why did you pull me in here?" Lin Qiu shook off Wang Xiuren's hand.

"I have something to discuss with you!" Wang Xiuren said in a low voice.

"What's up?"

"My brother is short of money to build a new house, and I want to lend him the money." Wang Xiuren said frankly.

"I don't agree!" Lin Qiu had already guessed that he came here today just to lend money to his brother, so he refused directly.

"Why don't you agree? He just agreed to it in an emergency, not that he won't pay it back!" Wang Xiuren explained: "He is my elder brother, if he is in trouble, I will definitely help him!"

"Just do your job. I don't have any money to lend him anyway!" Lin Qiu already knew the conspiracy in the room. He refused again without explaining anything to him.

"Why can't you make sense? What's wrong with lending him some money? We don't have any urgent need for it." Wang Xiuren looked a little unhappy after being rejected repeatedly.

"I just won't lend it to you! Who said we don't have an urgent need?"

"What emergency can we use?"

Wang Xiuren thought about it and didn't see anything wrong. He thought Lin Qiu was making up an excuse to lie to him because he didn't want to borrow money.

"Think about it yourself!" Lin Qiu didn't want to pay attention to this stubborn person.

"I can't imagine it!" Wang Xiuren was getting more and more confused. "Could it be that you didn't want to lend money to Big Brother and made up a random excuse to deal with me?"

"Is that what you think of me?" Lin Qiu was unhappy. "But I really don't want to lend money to Big Brother!"

"Why? Big brother didn't say he wouldn't return it!" Wang Xiuren was still trying to persuade Lin Qiu.

"I don't trust him!" Lin Qiu stated his attitude directly, "So I won't lend him my money!"

"Why are you so stubborn?" Wang Xiuren became a little sulky when he saw that he couldn't convince his wife for a long time.

Seeing him like this, Lin Qiu started to scold him, "You have four brothers. The eldest brother needs money to build a new house. The other two are smart and know to stay away. But you, a sucker, insisted on getting close to him. Look at the big square houses that others live in, and then look at the side room you live in now, and you still have to borrow money from others! I think even pigs are smarter than you!"

Wang Xiuren listened to Lin Qiu's scolding with his head down and said nothing.

"Do you think I don't know your parents' wishful thinking? It's nothing more than one playing the good cop and the other playing the bad cop. Your mother must have pushed you in various ways, and your father talked you into reasoning and made promises. And you took the beating from your mother and accepted the big dates from your father, and you still think they are doing this for your own good. Why don't you think about why the other three of you four brothers got the foundation and the old house? When the eldest and the third got married, the family had money to build a new house, but when you got married, there was no money and you could only get a side house. Your parents did this, and I said nothing? Today, they are plotting against you again! I can see that your parents are really cunning and slippery!"

"If you don't want to lend it, then don't lend it. Why are you talking about my parents?" Wang Xiuren raised his head unhappily when he saw Lin Qiu dragging the matter into his parents.

"Your parents did it, so no one else can say anything about it, okay?" Lin Qiu rolled his eyes.

"Lin Qiu!"

Wang Xiuren shouted loudly.

"Couple, just talk it out nicely. Why are you making such loud noises?" Lin Ting walked in holding Wang Shan.

"Qiuqiu, take Shanshan out for a walk"

Lin Qiu took Wang Shan and walked out. Zhou Qing, who had heard the news, followed behind worriedly.