Although Lin Meiyu felt sorry for her elder sister, she was not a fool. Besides, it was not easy for her family to make money. They were all from the countryside, and anyone who wanted to earn a little money had to work in the fields from dawn to dusk.
Moreover, her elder sister wanted to borrow such a large sum of money, so Lin Meiyu didn't dare to lend it to her, especially since her elder sister's family was under great pressure. In the end, Lin Meiyu lent her elder sister five dollars, but she didn't lend it the bill.
It’s not that Lin Meiyu didn’t want to lend, but there were so many people in his house, but in fact he had only made a few sets of clothes for Tian Tian and Tian Yuan. Tian Yuan was the eldest son at the time, and there were no other children in the family except him. If he didn’t make clothes for Tian Yuan, Tian Yuan would have nothing to wear.
Tian Tian was the only girl in the family, and Mrs. Tian thought that girls should be raised more carefully, wear colorful clothes, and not wear clothes that had been worn by little boys, so she always made new clothes for Tian Tian.
Tian Mu from Lao Er's family has never worn new clothes. Although Lao Er's family doesn't care about this, Lin Meiyu and the others can't just take it for granted.
Tian Mu from the second family had only a few sets of clothes, but she lent all the cloth and cotton coupons in the family to her eldest sister from her natal family. If Old Mrs. Tian and Chen Guihua knew about this, they might not know what they would think.
So Lin Meiyu refused at that time. If her family had the ability, she would not be unwilling to help her elder sister. But her family is under great pressure now, and the two children are still studying.
Tian Tian has been studying in the county town for one year. The tuition fee is much more expensive than that of elementary school. There are also many more texts, and the textbook fee is half more expensive than that of elementary school. She also lives in the school, and the accommodation and heating fees are not small. There are also miscellaneous tuition fees. Ten yuan a year is not enough to cover the cost, so how can she have any extra to lend to others?
"I don't know what the situation is like on the man's side. But I guess your aunt can't buy anything either." Lin Meiyu said with a sigh.
The time was too tight, with only a dozen days left. After Lin Meishuang had gathered the money and cloth coupons, they hurriedly rushed out the clothes.
But it takes time to make a quilt, especially since cotton is in short supply. If you suddenly want to buy six or seven kilograms of cotton, you won't be able to buy it.
Even if you have all these things prepared, it will still take some time to make a quilt. It cannot be completed in a few days.
Besides, it is the busy farming season now, so we don’t have the time to do these things.
The busy farming season is a race against nature, and getting married is something that requires everyone's help. Who can have so much time to go to your house and lend a hand? Even Lin Meishuang would probably wish she could work in the fields all day long.
If it were Lin Meiyu, she would not have agreed to this marriage so hastily. Either it should have been done in advance before the autumn harvest, or it should have been done after the autumn harvest.
Another thing is that Lin Meiyu feels that the man’s family is also unreasonable. They had clearly agreed to hold the wedding in a year or two, but now they suddenly moved the wedding forward.
Although his grandmother was ill, it was normal for her to want to see her granddaughter-in-law before she passed away, but how could they get married in less than a month?
Lin Meiyu still cares about Lin Meishuang. Although she has no feelings for her parents and does not have a good impression of the Wu family, Lin Meishuang is still her eldest sister and Wu Juan is her niece. She also hopes that they live well and that Wu Juan can marry in glory.
After Lin Meiyu finished her meal, she called Tian Tian back into the house.
Tian Tian washed her hands and followed in happily, "What's the matter, Mom?"
Lin Meiyu didn't say anything. She rummaged around in the cupboard for a long time and finally found a piece of cloth.
Lin Meiyu lifted the cloth layer by layer, revealing the red gauze scarf inside, which was brought to Lin Meiyu by Tian Yuan when he came back before.
Lin Meiyu looked at the scarf reluctantly and stroked it gently with her hand, "Tian Tian! If you have nothing to do tomorrow, please help me go to your grandma's house! Ride your father's bicycle?"
"Why are you going to my grandma's house?" Tian Tian didn't like going to her grandma's house. She didn't have a good impression every time she went there, and she didn't want to go this time.
"Go and deliver this red scarf to your aunt's house. Time is tight and they probably can't come up with anything. It would be embarrassing to have nothing at the time of the wedding. If you send this red scarf to them, it can at least help to save face, so that others won't laugh at them." Lin Meiyu said.
Tian Tian was even more unhappy after hearing this. "This red scarf was given to you by my brother. You haven't worn it yet. Why are you giving it to them? Don't we have other red cloths at home? Give some of those red cloths to me. My brother would be so sad if he knew you gave this scarf to someone else."
"Tiantian, your sister Juanjuan has no clothes for her wedding this time, and it's too late to make a quilt now. If she doesn't have anything on her, she will be very restricted by her husband's family when she gets married. Anyway, your mother won't wear this red scarf, and it will look better with you young people! Isn't it a waste to keep such an expensive thing in the cupboard?" Lin Meiyu said.
"You also know it's expensive? Expensive is no big deal. I don't know how much thought my brother put into buying this red scarf. You just gave it away as soon as you said you would. You are so generous!" Tian Tian said sarcastically.
"Okay! No matter what, your sister Juanjuan is still my niece. I will definitely let her get married in a decent way. Just listen to me!" Lin Meiyu said.
Tian Tian rolled her eyes. What did this have to do with being obedient? She folded the red scarf and took it back into the house, wondering whether she should replace it with something else.
It is now popular to give a pair of red pillowcases as gifts. Although she doesn't have any red pillowcases on hand now, she can go and exchange them for a pair from Li Jiuniang.
Tian Tian sighed as she looked at the red gauze scarf on the kang. It wasn't that she was stingy and didn't want to give something to Sister Wu Juan, but this red gauze scarf was carried back by Tian Yuan himself and it was a token of his love.
She worked so hard to bring the gifts back, but her mother never brought them with her. She transferred her phone number and gave the gifts to someone else. Tian Tian felt sad just thinking about it.
But now Tian Tian is still a little hesitant. A pair of red pillowcases is not cheap, and tickets are required. How should she explain to her mother where the money and tickets came from? Moreover, she suddenly learned about Sister Wu Juan's marriage, so she must have prepared it on the spot. Maybe Li Jiuniang will be involved by then.
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