Lin Meishuang was in a bad mood whenever this matter was mentioned. The eldest son's wife insisted on giving birth to this child. This one child emptied their entire family assets and even made them owe a lot of money.
"I paid more than 2,000 yuan." Lin Meishuang said with a gloomy face.
Because of the fines, the wife originally arranged for the fourth son left. Later, he had no choice but to find his current wife because he was old enough and would be a bachelor if he didn't get married.
Now, my wife is okay, a capable girl. When she was little, she went up the mountain to help her parents collect firewood. She accidentally slipped down the mountain and had a huge scar on her face. Because of this scar, she has never married for so many years.
Lin Meishuang also met this girl by chance. Although she had a scar on her face, she spoke fluently and worked efficiently. She thought she was a good girl, so she wanted to marry her to the fourth brother.
However, because of paying the two thousand yuan, they owed too much foreign debt. The family had kept the girl for more than 20 years and loved her very much. When they heard that they owed so much money, they didn't want to marry their daughter off anymore. Lin Meishuang was extremely anxious.
Later, I discussed with that family to let the fourth son live separately after he got married, and the money owed would have nothing to do with his family. I paid a betrothal gift of 300 yuan and married the girl to them.
Lin Meishuang was in a dilemma. She already owed so much money. If she borrowed the three hundred yuan from others, they would not lend it to her. But if she didn't marry this girl, she would not like other girls who were not as good as her, and the better girls would not marry into her family. This was really a case of missing out.
Thinking that my second sister's family was well-off, I took the opportunity to come and see Tian Tian's child and thought about borrowing some money from Lin Meiyu.
When they heard the two thousand dollars, everyone gasped.
Lin Meiyu and Lin Meixia never thought that Li Meishuang would really give her eldest daughter-in-law the two thousand yuan. Two thousand yuan is a sky-high price nowadays. Even if life is better, farmers like them actually earn no more than fifty yuan a year.
The two thousand yuan that Lin Meishuang paid might be something she could never earn in the first half of her life.
Tian Tian was also shocked. She knew that the fine for having more than one child was very high. After all, there were many such examples in the provincial capital. But she didn't expect that Lin Meishuang would actually borrow money to pay the fine.
Tian Tian felt a little uneasy, "Aunt, how much money did you borrow from them?"
She knew that her aunt's family was in a difficult situation, especially since they had married many daughters-in-law and had many grandchildren. It might be difficult for them to come up with 200 yuan, so how could they come up with 2,000 yuan?
As expected, Lin Meishuang was hesitating, and Tian Tian's heart sank when she saw it.
Now, sisters Lin Meiyu and Lin Meixia also felt something was wrong and asked, "Sister, how much money did you borrow?"
"Two, two thousand!"
All three of them gasped.
"How can you possibly borrow 2,000 yuan? Even if you borrow from everyone in the village, you still can't borrow any. And how can they give you so much money?" Tian Tian asked angrily.
Although Lin Meishuang's borrowing of money had nothing to do with their family, Lin Meishuang was her biological sister after all. If something happened to Lin Meishuang, her mother would not sit idly by.
"I got 500 yuan from Wu Juan, and borrowed the remaining 2,000 yuan from other people in the village."
"What about the remaining thirteen?" Tian Tian asked.
"I don't know. Wu Dejun borrowed it." Lin Meishuang explained truthfully.
"Could he have gone out to borrow money from a loan shark?" Tian Tian thought it was a bit exaggerated, but she also felt that such a thing was really possible.
"I don't know." Lin Meishuang shook her head. "What is usury?"
"The interest they charge is very high, basically the kind that compounds interest. If you borrow money from them, you basically can't pay it back."
There have always been people who borrow money at high interest rates, but some people don't pay attention to this aspect, so many people don't know that such people exist.
"That's not possible. Wu Dejun has always been very honest. He doesn't look like the kind of person who would borrow money from loan sharks!" Lin Meiyu denied it in unison. Wu Dejun was indeed very honest. He was the kind of person who wouldn't even fart if you poked him in the butt with a needle.
But Tian Tian felt that one should not judge a person by his appearance. Otherwise, how could one explain how he could borrow more than a thousand yuan at once? Apart from loan sharks, who else would easily lend you a thousand yuan?
"Anyway, you better be careful when you go back, if you really borrowed money from a loan shark, it will be troublesome!"
Lin Meishuang nodded, but she was still a little hesitant when she looked at Tian Tian and Lin Meiyu. Lin Meiyu sighed and said, "Tell me, sister, how much money do you plan to borrow from me this time?"
"Little sister, I know your family is well-off, and your three children can earn money. This time, my family is really in trouble, otherwise I wouldn't ask you for help so easily." Lin Meishuang laid a lot of groundwork before, "Can you lend me 400 yuan? I'll pay you back as soon as I have money!"
Tian Tian thought it was a bit ridiculous and didn't want to borrow the money. "Aunt, you make it sound easy. Four hundred yuan is not a small amount. How are you going to pay it back?"
Even though it's the 1980s now, Tian Tian's monthly salary is only more than 50 yuan. If she lends it out, it would be more than half a year's salary. It would be strange that Tian Tian would be willing to spend that.
It takes Tian Tian eight months to save 400 yuan, not to mention someone like Lin Meishuang who relies solely on farming for a living. She won't be able to save that much money even when she gets old.
"Wu Juan's egg business is doing very well now. As soon as Wu Juan has money, I will return your money to you." Lin Meishuang said.
Tian Tian almost laughed when she heard this. An egg only cost a few cents. Wu Juan had borrowed 500 yuan from Lin Meishuang before. She didn't know how long it took her to save up the money.
If she were to be forced to bear a debt of 400 yuan for no reason, Tian Tian, her cousin, would feel heartbroken. Wouldn't this mother be cheating her child? Especially since Wu Juan's family conditions were not good and she had two children to raise.
Lin Meiyu shook his head. He also felt that what Lin Meishuang said was inappropriate. What's more, the amount of money Lin Meishuang wanted to borrow was too much, and Lin Meiyu simply couldn't afford it.
If she wanted to borrow a few dozen dollars, Lin Meiyu could still think twice, but when it came to borrowing four hundred dollars, her first reaction was that she absolutely could not lend the money.
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