Reborn from the apocalypse, Pei Shaorong had only one thought in his mind: kill that despicable couple, collect supplies, and prepare for the end of the world!
One year later...
Pei Sha...
I have said before that Liu is a disaster. He is never at peace wherever he goes. He can cause trouble even when he stays at home, and he is even more restless when he goes outside.
Aunt Qin just brought her to the snack stand to help out for a few days, and Liu's saintly mentality gave in and she started treating other people's money as if it were not money again.
After just two days of helping out at the food stall, Liu began to relax, saying, "Oh, these quarry workers have such a hard life, they are so pitiful."
At the beginning, Liu was afraid of Aunt Qin and did not dare to do anything big. Aunt Qin and the others did not notice that she was secretly selling and giving away things all day long.
But after a few days, Liu gradually became bolder and started squandering the snack stand, which was once her own property.
Not only did he provide free food and drinks to everyone, he also secretly lent the money used for the snack stand to people he didn't even know!
In the past, all the money and food Liu used to do charity work at home were earned by Aunt Qin and Uncle Qin with great difficulty. Not only did she eat and drink for free, she also happily gave away other people's money without considering that the Qin family was also a poor family...
Aunt Qin was already furious at that time because she quarreled with Mrs. Liu about these things. Mrs. Liu felt that if she had gone too far, she would consciously admit her mistakes.
But Liu was a person who only remembered the food but not the punishment. Every time he admitted his mistake, he would forget what he had just said as soon as he turned his back. He did this over and over again and never changed.
The snack stand business is a partnership between three families, not just the Qin family. Besides, it’s the Qin family’s stuff, and it was also Aunt Qin’s hard work. Why would Liu, who eats and drinks for free, dare to covet it!
This time, Aunt Qin was so angry that she lost her temper on the spot and dragged Liu to find the stone worker who borrowed money to ask for it.
Mrs. Liu was a patient in the late stage of the Madonna disease. Not only did she not think there was anything wrong with squandering other people's money, she also thought it was shameful that Aunt Qin dragged her to find someone to pay back the money.
"Sulan, I lent this money out myself. Lao Zhao's family is in financial difficulty, and he said he would return the money to me in a few days. How could you force me like this?"
In Liu's mind, she would always be the first one to help anyone in need, no matter whether she had the ability or not. As long as she could help others and others would say she was a kind-hearted Bodhisattva, she would feel it was worth it.
But Liu thought this way, but other people couldn't think this way. In this day and age, if a family in the village becomes wealthy and can't even afford to eat but still helps others, isn't that stupid?
What's more, he was helping a stranger and the amount of silver was not a small sum. It was two taels in total, the silver of three families, not just for one person.
"Liu Dujuan, are you crazy? This is my money. It belongs to me, Brother Lin, and Xiaobao. It's not earned by you. Why do you use my money to give away? If you have the ability, go and earn money yourself!"
Ever since Pei Shaorong suddenly uttered a swear word when borrowing a donkey last time, many people in Linjiang Village who heard it learned it and keep saying “Ma, Nima, Wow” on their lips all day long, which indirectly increased the speed of the development of swear words in this era.
Aunt Qin also learned two catchphrases. No matter whether they sound bad or not, everyone thinks they are easy and refreshing to curse with!
Liu was castrated after being yelled at by Aunt Qin, but she was the kind of person who never took other people's words to heart and always insisted on her own opinions. She would not listen to things that others had told her hundreds of times.
After being castrated, Liu started to nag again, "Wife, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. We are doing good deeds, how can you measure it with silver? Saving a life will be recorded in the merit book. Zhao Dashu is so pitiful, he is a very good person, and he even helped me carry the bucket..."
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Shit! Everyone present couldn't help but feel like vomiting blood when they heard Liu's words. They simply couldn't understand Liu's train of thought. This kind of saint with advanced cancer was simply an extinct animal in ancient times.
Aunt Qin had heard such words from Liu countless times, and it was really hard for her to argue with her anymore. She had to suppress the urge to kill someone and get the money back first. It was totally impossible to reason with Liu!
The man who came to Liu to borrow money this time was called Zhao Dashu, a farmer from a village near Xinghua Town. He was in his fifties and not a bad man, but he had a somewhat violent and impulsive personality. His wife had died long ago, and he had a son with dementia.
Recently, Zhao Dashu's demented son caught a cold and spent a lot of money on seeing a doctor. He offended many people in the village because of his bad temper and it was difficult for him to borrow money, so he came to the quarrying team to work and earn money.
It was really a coincidence that I met Liu. I just bought a bowl of soup at a snack stand and chatted with Liu who was free. When I was free, I helped Liu carry a bucket of water. After a few interactions, we became familiar with each other.
With Liu's saintly nature, she immediately felt sympathy when she heard that Zhao Dashu's wife died early, his son was demented, and that he was still doing such dangerous work as quarrying stones at such an old age.
Every time Zhao Dashu came to buy something, Liu would secretly give him things without the knowledge of Aunt Qin and others. Liu would also give gifts to others, but Zhao Dashu received the most gifts, and they were all meat!
The snack stand business was booming. At first, Aunt Qin, Brother Lin, and Mo Xiaobao didn't notice it. Only later did they discover that the amount of things sold every day didn't match the amount of money earned. Today, all the money earned disappeared. Even a fool would know that they had been robbed.
Without a second thought, the first person Aunt Qin suspected was Liu. As expected, this old woman's compassion began to overflow and she was giving away money. It really makes people want to eat her up. Why doesn't this old woman treat other people's money as real money?
Perhaps Liu was luckier this time. Although Zhao Dashu had a bad temper, he was not a bad person.
Seeing Aunt Qin coming over with such a threatening attitude and without any respect, carrying Liu like a chicken, Zhao Dashu felt grateful and sympathetic towards Liu. He thought, how could such a kind-hearted Liu have such a vicious and cruel descendant?
"I borrowed the money and I'll return it to you right away. Don't make things difficult for Dujuan. Dujuan is your mother-in-law after all. How can you be so disrespectful to her?" Zhao Dashu took out the silver and felt indignant for Liu.
After hearing his words, Liu was very moved. She had been doing good deeds for so many years but few people understood her. She suddenly felt like she had found a soulmate.
"Zhao Dashu, please stop talking. I'm fine. I'm glad I can help you... Sulan, Buddhism says that there is karma, reincarnation, and retribution..."
"Liu Dujuan, shut up right there. Aren't you tired of talking about karma and retribution all the time? You always use the money that my husband and I worked so hard to earn to earn the rewards of your good deeds. Is there something wrong with your brain? Right now, the one you should save the most is our family!"
Aunt Qin was almost going crazy after always hearing Liu's reasons. She even had the urge to kill someone, and that person happened to be her mother-in-law.
If Liu has time to help others, can she please save her own family first? She has been married to Qin Dazhu for so many years, and she has been cleaning up the mess for Liu.
Liu has spent a lot of money over the years, but she never thought about who she was helping and whether others remembered her kindness.
To put it nicely, she was doing good deeds. To put it bluntly, Liu was just using money to buy her good reputation as a living Bodhisattva. And it happened that the money came from someone else's!
Aunt Qin was really fed up with Liu, so she took back the money that Zhao Dashu had borrowed. She ignored Liu, who was feeling aggrieved and sad, and couldn't understand why she didn't get any good rewards for doing good things. She quickly gave the money to her other two business partners and apologized embarrassedly.
This time, Mo Xiaobao and Lin Ge'er asked her to do business with them because they had a good relationship before and made a lot of money during this period. Aunt Qin was very grateful. Now, because of this incident caused by her own saintly mother, she felt very uncomfortable.
After the incident of Zhao Dashu borrowing money, Aunt Qin became more cautious. Liu continued to stay to work, but she could only do the most basic chores that would not cause any trouble, so as to avoid any more trouble. Otherwise, it would definitely be worse if the old woman went back to be idle!
Mrs. Liu was quiet for the next two days, but less than half a month later, Aunt Qin discovered that something seemed to be wrong with her own saintly mother. She had a smiling face all day long, but she was shy and timid.
When she saw Zhao Dashu, who came to buy food every day, always sitting in the corner where Liu was working with a bowl of soup, and the two of them talking and laughing, Aunt Qin was completely dumbfounded. Could this be the legendary twilight romance...
Not only Aunt Qin noticed that something was wrong with Mrs. Liu, but Brother Lin and Mo Xiaobao also noticed it, and the two of them quietly got together.
Mo Xiaobao hesitated and pulled Lin Ge'er, his face a little strange, "Lin Ge'er, tell me... tell me if Granny Liu has been acting a little strange lately..."
"It's not a bit strange, it's good at all!" Brother Lin nodded vigorously. "Abao, let me tell you, I just saw that guy named Zhao Dashu took the initiative to hold Granny Liu's hand!"
"Hiss..." Mo Xiaobao took a deep breath and said carefully, "Brother Lin, what did you say? Hold hands?"
Nowadays, no matter what age, when these unrelated boys and girls hold hands, it is self-evident what kind of ambiguous relationship they have!
Although Mo Xiaobao and Lin Ge'er are already married, they are not actually that old. I feel embarrassed to continue speculating, but I feel a little ashamed. The ancient times were not as open as the modern times. Things like twilight romance are even more controversial than a widow remarrying...
When he returned home in the evening, Mo Xiaobao couldn't hold back and told Pei Shaorong about Liu's affairs. After listening, Pei Shaorong couldn't help laughing.
Pei Shaorong felt that Liu's twilight romance was a good idea. If Liu succeeded in this twilight romance, not only the Qin family, but the entire Linjiang Village would be at peace. Without the existence of this great saint, the whole world would be at peace!