Chapter 108 Tong Shiyu goes home to ask for money
Ma Siqing takes care of the three babies by herself during the day. Hu Zi will come to help after 4 pm. At night, Tong Shiyu and Ma Siqing take care of them together.
All three can sit and crawl. Fortunately, there is no need to light the stove in the house at this time, otherwise the babies will crawl around like this and something will definitely happen.
While the weather is warm, Ma Siqing and Tong Shiyu surround the stove with wood.
When winter comes, the stove will not burn the babies.
Ma Shuhua returned to Beijing and asked Cheng Yuqing how he moved his daughter's heart and made her accept it?
Cheng Yuqing said that he didn't say anything in front of Ma Siqing, but just did things and took care of the children silently, and also gave money to buy things for the babies.
Ma Shuhua heard that he would give money, and she would also do it.
So she gave the money to her eldest brother Ma Yuntian and asked him to pass it on to Ma Siqing. However, Ma Siqing refused to take a penny and returned it to Commander Ma intact.
It was like hitting a cotton ball.
Commander Ma had no way to deal with Ma Siqing. He could not hit or scold her, and he had to hold her in high esteem, fearing that she would get angry one day and not let him see his three grandchildren.
The three babies grew like bamboo shoots, changing every day. Ma Yuntian wanted to take all three of them back home to raise them.
But there was no one at home to take care of the children.
He could only visit them every other day.
When Ma Shuhua learned that Ma Siqing would not accept her money, she changed to sending things. However, this time she was careful and asked Ma Yuntian to say that he bought the things.
As a result, Ma Siqing still refused to accept them.
It was obvious at a glance that those things could not be bought in the entire Northeast, so they were definitely not bought by his uncle.
Besides, his uncle was a rough man who only knew how to lead troops to fight and didn't understand the affairs of babies.
In early August, Chen Xiaowei, Tong Shiyu, and Ma Siqing each held a baby, and rushed to Danjiang by train with lots of bags and small bags. It took them three days and two nights.
Along the way, the three children did not cry or make a fuss except for being curious about the different scenery they saw.
Chen Xiaowei returned to his own home, and Tong Shiyu took Ma Siqing back to Wuyou Village.
When the villagers heard that Tong Shiyu was holding a chubby white baby in one hand and Ma Siqing was holding another in the other, those who were working in the fields were busy running back to take a look.
For a while, Tong Shiyu's house was crowded with people.
Tong Dabao and Tong Sanbao only let their own children come to keep an eye on the situation.
After the children returned home, they said that their second uncle had given birth to three babies at once, two boys and one girl. They were so funny, they smiled and babbled when they saw people, and they were not shy.
Tong Dabao quickly called Tong Sanbao to come home to discuss things.
They didn't even know about Tong Shiyu's marriage, such a big thing?
He didn't tell them that he had a child. Does he still have them, his two brothers, in his eyes?
He needs to be taught a lesson!
After the two discussed it, they went to Tong Shiyu's house.
The villagers had already left, but Tong Shiyu was still cleaning the house.
No one had lived there for two years, but Aunt Wang came over once a month to help clean and dry things, so people could still live there.
Tong Shiyu planned to thank Aunt Wang after he finished his work.
Tong Dabao and Tong Sanbao entered Tong Shiyu's yard.
Tong Dabao spoke first: "Hey, Captain Tong, I haven't seen you for two years, and you've already married a wife. Why didn't you tell me and your brother? We can give you some money!"
Tong Sanbao: "How can you marry a wife without money? Don't let your sister-in-law down."
The neighbors heard someone talking loudly in Tong Shiyu's house and ran out to see.
It turned out that Tong Dabao and Tong Sanbao came to call for a fight.
Tong Shiyu ignored them. Ma Siqing was taking care of the child in the house. When she heard the noise, she put the baby away and came out.
She took over the work in Tong Shiyu's hands, asked him to sit down, soothed Tong Shiyu's emotions, and asked him to solve the problem to prevent future troubles.
Tong Shiyu thought about it and realized that his wife was right.
So Tong Shiyu sat down and started talking.
"I applied to the army for marriage. I didn't inform you because I was far away. Besides, it would be useless to inform you."
"You said you would keep the money I sent back for me to marry a wife. Now that I have a wife and a baby, and the neighbors are witnesses, you can give me the money for marrying a wife!"
Tong Dabao's wife Qiaozhen hurried over, fearing that Tong Dabao would have a brain seizure and give the money away.
Qiaozhen took over the conversation: "Uncle Hai, part of the money you sent back was used for our parents' medical treatment, and a lot was used to build this house."
"When our parents passed away, we borrowed a lot of money. When you left two years ago, didn't you say that you would send back half a year's salary? Where's the money?"
Tong Shiyu was not angry. Seeing that the village chief was there, he sorted out the bills.
"Sister-in-law, since you said so, let's settle the accounts."
"In my first year in the army, I only had six yuan a month. I kept two yuan a month and sent you money every six months. I added two yuan, so a total of fifty yuan was sent back."
"Dad and Mom were not seriously ill at the time. I asked about the annual medicine expenses. Thirty yuan was too much."
"I'm not with them, so all the medicine expenses are mine. So there is twenty yuan left from the first year. Twenty yuan should be given to Dad and Mom, and the money for the first year cannot be counted."
"In the second year, I became a squad leader and then a platoon leader. My salary was 55 yuan. After deducting my food expenses, I sent back 30 yuan every month. How much did my parents spend on living expenses every month? That was 1968! 1968!"
The neighbors whispered, "No wonder Tong Dabao and Tong Sanbao never had to worry about money. It turns out that they sucked their younger brother's blood like a tick, which only takes in but never gives out."
"In those three years, I sent back a total of 1,100 yuan. After deducting the money for my parents' living expenses and medical treatment, I should have at least 100 or 200 yuan left, right? Maybe I calculated too little. You earn work points at home and have rice and rations distributed. At least half of the money could be saved."
"In my fifth year of military service, I was promoted to regiment commander and sent back 50 yuan every month." Tong Shiyu continued to calculate the accounts.
The neighbors gasped: "That's a lot of money!"
"I sent you fifty yuan for a year and a half, a total of nine hundred yuan. When I became the head of the group, my parents passed away. The funeral expenses were all mine, so I should have half of the nine hundred yuan left, right?"
A neighbor said, "Shiyu, why would you need so much? With the money you sent back two years ago, they can at least save 700 yuan, and they can save 700 yuan later."
Tong Shiyu: "I asked about my house. Two hundred yuan can build a much better house than this one. Eighty yuan can buy a nice house in Danjiang City. But you told me that it cost 500 yuan to build the house!"
"Village chief, I came to you two years ago, and you said that my family's land had been divided when my parents were alive, and I didn't get a cent."
The neighbors sighed! Isn't this bullying?
It turns out that the money for the old-age pension and the money for Tong Dabao and Sanbao's house construction all came from Tong Shiyu!
This is too cruel. Not a cent of the land was left for Tong Shiyu.
"I'm going to make this clear today. Take out my one thousand yuan for marrying a wife. Otherwise, I'll report this to the Revolutionary Committee. Think about what the consequences will be."
The village chief came to Tong Dabao, Tong Sanbao and Qiaozhen and said loudly, "I didn't expect that you two families would bully Shi Yu like this! I was soft-hearted at first and said that you two brothers have worked hard to take care of your parents and send them off. You should get more land."
Several elders from the Tong family also came.
Hearing that Tong Dabao and Tong Sanbao took so much money from Tong Shiyu and didn't return a penny, they were also furious!
Village chief: "Tong Shiyu is now the head of the group. Do you know that the head of the group in the county is much higher than the director of the Revolutionary Committee? Shiyu said a word, and you two have to go to the labor camp."
Tong Dabao and Tong Sanbao panicked.
He just said that he didn't have that much money, but he could come up with 800 or 900.
Tong Shiyu refused to give in and demanded 1,000!
In the end, the two of them had to go home in disappointment to get the money.