Chapter 9 It’s good to find something for Gu Xiaoxi to do
Gu Xiaoxi knew what her eldest brother meant. Her eldest brother was married, but her third brother was not.
The family is already poor enough. If the third brother doesn’t even have a room at home, his wife can’t say anything.
"Brother, I know you mean well, but I've made up my mind." She was determined to live here.
She usually lets her parents help look after the two children, and there are many things she can do.
Gu Dongming knew his sister's temper and knew that once she made a decision, she would not change it. He could only think about how to renovate the house tomorrow.
The brother and sister were talking in the backyard when people came to the front yard. They were all Mo's friends in the village.
Hearing a knock on the door, Gu Nanming saw that the person had just opened the door.
Three women came in from the door, one of them was holding a bunch of cabbage, and the other two came empty-handed.
There was no way. This year they suffered the worst disaster in ten years. Not only were the people in their village having a hard time, but many families in the village could not even afford to eat.
Even a handful of cabbage is a good thing.
"Nanming, take this." A Guang's wife felt proud as she brought the cabbage.
"Thank you, Mrs. Guang." Gu Nanming nodded and thanked them, then welcomed them into the yard and closed the yard door to prevent Second Aunt from suddenly rushing in and hitting anyone.
The three women entered the second brother's room. Seeing so many women coming in, Gu Ximing felt embarrassed to sit in the room, so he could only go to the yard to watch the third brother chop firewood.
Three women on one street, let alone four women.
As soon as the door is closed, the gossip contestants come on stage.
Mrs. Mo had already read all the memories and was familiar with these three village women.
The three village women were all gossips in the village. The original owner was not very talkative and never refuted them, so these people liked her very much.
"Wife Ximing, you were injured so badly this time. Why didn't your uncle send you to the city to see a doctor? This is too much of a disregard for you, isn't it?" Wife Mugen looked at Wife Ximing's lifeless face and fanned the flames intentionally or unintentionally.
Mrs. Mo glanced at this Mugen wife. She remembered that this woman was the one who liked to stir up trouble the most among the three village women. Whenever there was a fight in the village, this woman would go and say a few words, and today was no exception.
Since this woman likes to stir up trouble so much, it would be a good idea to find something for Gu Xiaoxi to do.
So, she said with a look of grievance: "My sister-in-law has money to pay back to Second Aunt, but she didn't even bother to give me money to go to the city for medical treatment. I was injured so badly, wuwu... They don't even treat me as a human being!"
"Your sister-in-law is such a scumbag!" Changyuan's wife couldn't help but curse.
A Guang's wife also agreed: "That's right, you're already injured like this, it seems that my previous promise to send you to the city tomorrow was just a pretense!"
"Hey, what do you mean? Your sister-in-law brought back a lot of silver?" Mugen's wife was the best at grasping the key points.
Woohoo…
Mrs. Mo sobbed softly, "I don't know about this. My sister-in-law has always been stingy, and today she actually took out three taels of silver."
After the words were spoken, the three women understood that Gu Xiaoxi had brought back a lot of silver this time.
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In the evening, the three women finally came out of the second son's room.
The aroma of meat came from the kitchen. The three women stopped and looked towards the kitchen at the same time, becoming more convinced that Gu Xiaoxi had really brought back a lot of money, otherwise how could Gu He's family afford to eat meat?
Seeing that these sisters-in-law were all looking towards the kitchen, Gu Nanming was afraid that they would stay for dinner, so he hurriedly opened the gate of the yard and asked them to leave.
The three women were naturally craving meat, as they hadn't eaten meat at home for ten days or half a month. However, when they saw Gu Nanming open the yard door, they felt embarrassed to stay and not leave.
As soon as they left, Gu Nanming immediately closed and locked the door, fearing that they would come back again.
This is what happens when there is no money at home. All the food is eaten by the family members, and there is no extra food to entertain guests.
The door was closed, and Mugen's wife spat at it: "It's just a meal of meat, what's the big deal?
Tomorrow the creditors will come to my house, and I don't think you will have any chance of survival!"
"That's right, what a stingy thing." The stingiest long-term daughter-in-law actually said these words.
A Guang's wife looked at the two of them without saying a word, then turned around and went home.
After the three women left, Chai asked everyone to go into the kitchen to eat.
Dai Di, who was frightened and fainted, has woken up. Her sister Zhao Di is holding her little hand. Although she still looks very scared, she did not run away when she smelled the aroma of meat.
Gu He saw that everyone except the second son's wife had come. He ordered, "Sit down, sit down and eat. I have something to tell you tonight."
The eldest son’s wife knew that it was because of her sister-in-law, and she pouted in dissatisfaction.
Unlike the eldest brother's wife, the three brothers looked very happy.
Mrs. Chai pulled her precious daughter to sit beside her, her two granddaughters sat next to her daughter, and the old man sat on the other side of the granddaughters.
Gu Dani has always been afraid of this young girl, and now she doesn't dare to sit down while standing behind her mother.
"Dani, come and sit next to grandpa." Gu He patted the stool next to him.
Gu Dani glanced at her mother, and only when she saw her mother nod did she dare to walk over and sit down obediently.
Only then did Gu Xiaoxi see her eldest brother's daughter. The eight-year-old girl was short and thin, and looked obviously malnourished.
At this time, there was a plate of stir-fried cabbage with meat on the table. The cabbage was brought by A Guang's wife. Only a small piece of meat was stir-fried, and the meat slices were cut very thinly. It was obvious that there was more vegetables than meat.
There was no rice in everyone's bowl, only thin wild vegetable porridge.
"Eat first. It's easy to get stomach upset if it's cold." As Chai said this, she picked up the chopsticks and picked up some meat for Gu Xiaoxi and the two children.
He picked up some meat for the mother and daughter, then two slices for Dani, and then it was Gu He's turn. After they finished picking up the whole circle, all that was left on the plate was cabbage.
"Okay, let's eat!" Gu He asked everyone to pick up their chopsticks after seeing his wife pick up the dishes.
The three brothers picked up the chopsticks and put some cabbage into their bowls. The cabbage tasted like meat. The three brothers looked very satisfied and none of them reached out to pick up the meat.
Seeing that her husband didn't pick up any meat, Xue was so angry that her hands were shaking, but she didn't dare to say anything. She could only pick up the cabbage like them.
Gu Xiaoxi saw all of this, took a sip of the wild vegetable porridge, and couldn't help frowning.
In their generation, eating wild vegetables was a treat. However, this wild vegetable porridge without any oil was very bitter. After taking a mouthful, she felt like vomiting.
But, look at this family, they are all eating with gusto, how poor must this place be?
"Mom, have you left any food for my second sister-in-law? If you want, leave some meat for her. She is still a patient." She suddenly remembered that there was a patient at home.
"Your second sister-in-law has the most trouble. She's been married for several years and she hasn't even laid an egg.
Second brother, send her back to her parents' home tomorrow. Don't waste our food on such a useless thing." Chai gave the order and began to eat with big mouthfuls.
When Gu Xiaoxi heard this, her eyes widened in disbelief, and then she turned her gaze to her second brother.
Although Gu Ximing liked his wife, he had no children, which made him unable to hold his head up in the village. It was impossible for him to say that he had no complaints.
But, she almost died today.
He looked up at his mother, but didn't say the words that were on his lips.
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