"Besides, your eldest sister married into the Wu family, and she must have been thinking about the Wu family. Your eldest sister is a good person, hardworking and honest. But I'm not afraid that you will find it offensive when I say this, your eldest brother-in-law is really not a decent person. You said that the eldest daughter had met before she got married, but your eldest sister has so many children. You have borrowed money for this one, so can you just watch the rest of the children have no money to get married and just ignore it? You have to borrow money too."
"If you don't lend the money, people will find fault with you. If you don't lend it, you will be in trouble. If you lend it, who will pay it back? Just your eldest sister and your eldest brother-in-law? It will take a long time to pay it back. When that time comes, will you still have the nerve to ask them for help? It's hard to say whether the money is a loan or a gift if you keep dragging it out."
"You can't just think about your eldest sister. You have a younger sister. How much can you, a married woman, do to help? You can't let your own children suffer because of helping other children. This is not what parents should do."
Lin Meiyu stopped talking, because what Old Lady Tian said did make sense. He had originally thought so too, and just wanted to live a good life at home.
But when she saw her elder sister, who looked so old and haggard, coming over to her and asking her younger sister for money so humbly, she felt very uncomfortable.
She couldn't lend them much money, so she wanted to help them the best she could. She also wanted to give them the red scarf as a compensatory gift, so that Wu Juan's wedding would be more decent.
Besides, she doesn't wear the red headscarf anyway, so it might as well be given to Wu Juan.
She subconsciously felt that her family lived a pretty good life. Although they couldn't have big fish and meat every meal, at least they had enough food and clothing, and their children could all go to school.
And Tian Lisong had no objection, so she just wanted to help them more.
Now, Mrs. Tian’s words were like a wake-up call, waking Lin Meiyu up all of a sudden.
She does have her own children to take care of, and the family has so much expenses every year that the money she earns is not enough to cover the expenses, and she still has spare money to lend to others.
Everything Tian Tian said today came back to her mind. Tian Tian had advised her more than once that the red scarf was a gift from Tian Yuan to her. She was obsessed with giving the red scarf away at the time. Now thinking about it, she felt that it was indeed wrong.
He also asked Tian Tian to spend her own money to get a pair of red pillowcases. Lin Meiyu felt a little ashamed when she thought about it.
"Okay! Mom, I get it! This pair of red pillowcases is indeed not cheap, so let's forget about the gift money." Lin Meiyu said.
Nowadays, a family only earns one or two cents, and one dollar is a lot of money. A pair of red pillowcases costs more than one dollar.
Seeing that Lin Meiyu had woken up, Old Mrs. Tian said nothing more and sent Lin Meiyu and Tian Tian back to the house.
However, Lin Meiyu did not return to the west room, but took Tian Tian to Tian Tian's room.
"Tiantian, tell me the truth!" Lin Meiyu pulled Tian Tian and said solemnly.
"Where did you get that pair of red pillowcases? How could you have so much money to buy a pair of red pillowcases?"
Tian Tian felt guilty, but luckily she had thought of how to tell Lin Meiyu before, so she told her the excuse she had prepared long ago, "I haven't spent my New Year's money in these years, and with the pocket money my grandma gave me when I was in school, I have saved some money. Two days before the holiday, I saw Li Jiuniang in the county town and knew that she bought a pair of red pillowcases.
"That red scarf was bought specially for you by my brother. I don't want to give it away, so I went to find Li Jiuniang to exchange the pair of red pillowcases for it."
Lin Meiyu sighed after hearing this, feeling a little upset. If it weren't for her, the child would never have thought of doing such a thing and spent all the money she had saved.
She is so old, and she still asks children to wipe their butts. It's really wrong.
"How much money do you have? Mom will give it to you! I will also give the gift to your aunt's family, so you don't have to pay for it." Lin Meiyu said.
Tian Tian was embarrassed to say that she didn't spend any money at all. She didn't know how much a pair of red pillowcases cost, so she just made up a number, "Seven dollars."
Seven dollars!
Lin Meiyu sighed, this price was really not cheap.
"You have spent all the money you saved in the past few years!" said Lin Meiyu.
After hearing the price, she realized how outrageous her previous thoughts were. This is seven yuan? How much can it buy? They don’t have enough food now, how much food can these seven yuan buy?
Some families can't even earn seven dollars in the whole year. Not only did she have to give away the seven dollars, she also had to borrow five dollars and pay the gift bill. She really became a sucker.
Tian Dessert.
Not only is her small treasury not decreasing, but it is increasing instead.
Tian Tian thought for a moment and said, "That red scarf might be more expensive, at least fifteen dollars!"
Lin Meiyu's eyes widened in disbelief. "How much did you say? How could it be so expensive?"
The red scarf at the supply and marketing cooperative was only five or six yuan a piece, how come it was fifteen yuan in her hands? !
"It's obvious that this red scarf is different from the ones sold in the supply and marketing cooperative. It's much more expensive than those in the supply and marketing cooperative. Moreover, this red scarf was specially bought by my brother from another place." Tian Tian said.
It seems that things made of synthetic fibers are more expensive now, and the red gauze scarf her brother brought back was not like the ones in the supply and marketing cooperative that would tear easily. No matter how you fold it, it would not tear at all, and the color was very pure, not as earthy as the ones in the supply and marketing cooperative. Anyway, the price would definitely be more expensive than the ones in the supply and marketing cooperative.
As for the fifteen dollars, she just made it up.
Sure enough, Lin Meiyu believed it after hearing it, and was very distressed, "It costs so much money? Fortunately, you were smart and didn't give this red scarf away."
After feeling thankful for a while, Lin Meiyu said, "Wait here, I'll get the money for you."
Not long after Lin Meiyu went back, she came back with seven dollars.
"You keep this money. The relatives are from mom's side. We can't let you pay for it."
Tian Tian didn't bother to be polite with Lin Meiyu and took the money. Seven dollars was not a small amount of money, so she just regarded it as a lesson for Lin Meiyu.
Lin Meiyu took out seven dollars, feeling so heartbroken that she couldn't sleep well that night.
The next morning, after breakfast, Tian Tian rode Tian Lisong's 28-inch bicycle to her grandmother's house.
After coming here, Tian Tian learned how to ride a bicycle. She knew how to ride a bicycle in her previous life, but she had never ridden such a high 28-inch bicycle.
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