Two old men fishing were chatting by the sparkling reservoir.

Old Li: "Hey, yesterday I said I was going to buy clothes for my wife's birthday, and she insisted on buying me two sets of clothes. Look at what I'm wearing, more than a hundred yuan a piece. Clothes are really expensive nowadays."

"That's right." Xu Dongru echoed, and unconsciously straightened his back to make the short-sleeved top look more upright. He stomped his feet in his new cloth shoes twice. "Look at what I'm wearing. My good granddaughter bought it for me in the county town yesterday. This whole set cost more than three hundred yuan. Look at how good the material is."

"Your granddaughter is really filial." Old Li praised her, and then said, "My grandson is also filial. A while ago, he said he would buy me a smart phone for my birthday next month. You see, young people spend money lavishly. I said no, but he insisted on buying it for me. Why would an old man like me need such an expensive phone?"

Xu Dongru nodded: "That's right, as long as the mobile phone can be used to call the children."

After finishing fishing in the morning, Xu Dongru took the bucket containing fish to give to Fuqiang.

The pond in front of the vegetable garden in the courtyard had been abandoned in the past few years. It was cleaned up recently and some fish were put in it. If you want to eat fish in the future, you can catch them at your doorstep.

Xu Fuqiang looked at the bucket full of fish and asked, "Dad, is it so easy to catch fish in this reservoir recently?"

"It's not easy to fish." The old man shook his head. "Old Li, who was fishing with me, didn't catch any fish today."

Xu Fuqiang looked at the fish in the bucket: ...

This old Li is really unlucky.

Xu Fuqiang thought it was almost time for lunch, so he asked, "Dad, it's almost time for lunch, why don't you stay and have a meal before you leave, so you don't have to send me off."

Xu Dongru put his hands behind his back, nodded in agreement, and slowly walked towards the persimmon tree.

Xu Qingzhi was resting with his eyes closed when he felt someone approaching. He opened his eyes and saw who was coming. He raised the corners of his mouth and called out, "Grandpa."

Xu Dongru looked a little empty. He looked into the distance and saw no one was around. He sat down next to his granddaughter and leaned over to whisper, "Qingzhi, buy Grandpa a new phone. I want a smart phone. Grandpa will give you the money, okay?"

"Okay." Xu Qingzhi took out his phone, opened a certain website, picked out a phone with a high cost performance, and placed it in front of Grandpa, "Look, which color do you like?"

"It's all fine, you choose." Grandpa said, then raised his chin and said, "This blue color seems to be okay."

Xu Qingzhi smiled and said, "Okay, I'll buy you a blue one."

Xu Qingzhi just clicked his finger and placed the order.

"Grandpa, the phone will arrive in two days. I'll send it to you then."

Xu Dongru asked: "How much?"

Xu Qingzhi pretended to be serious: "Grandpa, I've said it before, when I make money I will buy you a lot of things, and you can keep your money for other things."

Then, she imitated the tone her grandfather used to teach her: "Spend this money when you need to, don't save it."

The old man was happy in his heart, but suddenly he felt a little sad. He sighed and said, "It would be great if your grandma was still alive."

Xu Qingzhi's eyes darkened.

Reminds me of when she was in high school.

The old lady would be happy if her granddaughter-in-law bought her a pair of new plastic slippers worth a dozen dollars, and she would tell everyone that the new granddaughter-in-law is a nice person.

Xu Qingzhi heard this and said firmly, "Grandma, when I make money, I will buy you new shoes and new clothes."

The old lady's rough hand touched her hand. The old skin on the palm of her hand scratched her hand and caused a slight pain. There was a sadness in her eyes that Xu Qingzhi could not understand.

Grandma said: "Maybe I won't be able to wait until then."

Xu Qingzhi said: "How can I not wait? I will take the college entrance examination next year, and then go to college. After graduating from college, I can work. It will be very quick, just a few years."

However, during the winter break of her freshman year, her grandmother passed away before even seeing the New Year.

Even now, Xu Qingzhi still thinks: Now that I have money, it would be great if my grandma were still alive. She would definitely be very happy if I bought something for her.

The next second of fantasy is the return of rationality to reality.

No, because grandma is no longer here.

Xu Dongru glanced at her granddaughter and said, "I dreamt about your grandma a few days ago. She was very happy to see that your vegetable business is so prosperous now. She praised our Qingzhi for being good at everything. Look at how well you grow vegetables. The vegetables you grow are better than anyone else's."

Xu Qingzhi responded in a muffled voice and nodded.

Xu Dongru added: "Last time this vegetable was stolen, I went to the temple and prayed to Lord Ma Gong, asking him to bless you to make a lot of money."

"Thank you, Grandpa." Xu Qingzhi said.

Xu Dongru lowered her voice and asked, "Do you miss your grandma?"

"Yeah." Xu Qingzhi nodded.

Xu Dongru took out a handkerchief he often used from his pocket and wiped his wet eyes. "Your grandma suffered a lot when she passed away. There were holes all over her body, but no flesh grew, just pus. You could even see the bones inside. If the family didn't know some medicine and were willing to take care of her, like Lan Mei's family above, her mother was lying on the bed with maggots and no one cared. She just died like that."

“Birth, aging, illness and death are the natural course of human life.”

"Grandpa just hopes that when he dies, he can die peacefully."

"Your grandma's flesh was rotten at the time. I felt so sorry for her just looking at her, and there was no medicine that could cure it."

Xu Qingzhi sniffed, remembering that before his sudden death in the previous life, his grandfather fell down because of the moss in the yard the year after last and never got up again.

She would not let any more accidents happen. "Grandpa, you will definitely live a long life."

The old man laughed twice and said, "I won't tell you this anymore. If your grandma were here, she would definitely blame me for making you cry."

Xu Fuqiang came back with an empty bucket and asked, "Dad, what are you talking about?"

"Nothing." The old man waved his hand, told someone to go into the house quickly, and then he got up and went into the house.

Xu Fuqiang went into the kitchen to help wash the vegetables. While Wang Yanmei was cooking, she asked, "How is it going? Has the money been transferred?"

"Yes, it has turned." Xu Fuqiang nodded.

"That's good." Wang Yanmei felt relieved. "Although my father said he doesn't want alimony, I'm afraid they might do something weird if I don't give them the alimony. Just transfer the money to their card. Even if they want to cause trouble later, I won't care."

Two thousand a month, that’s twenty-four thousand a year.

The transfer also specifically noted that it was alimony.

If you do this, no one can find fault.

Since Wang Yanmei came to her senses, she has been very clear about everything she thinks in this regard.

If her father really thought it through and felt that he had treated her unfairly, and wanted to be unbiased, he should not just pay the few hundred dollars, but should have made Wang Jinlan immediately return the money that she had saved to buy a house for her son.

Her father's ability to achieve great results with little effort can be seen in the matter of ginseng.

Fortunately, the farm was owned by Qingzhi, and all the money earned went into Qingzhi's account. If they wanted to take over the farm, they would have no chance.

Thinking of this, Wang Yanmei's heavy heart finally relaxed.

(End of this chapter)