Zhao Wei originally wanted to take his apprentices to play with firecrackers and light Kongming lanterns.
It seems that for now, we should just forget it. They have been scared to death. It's really... embarrassing!
Several of his disciples came to wish him a happy new year. The gifts they brought were quite generous, but they didn't mention any meat because they knew that Zhao Wei's family had no shortage of meat.
What they gave were some cigarettes, alcohol, candies, canned food, snacks, etc. bought from the supply and marketing cooperative in the town.
It wasn't in vain that I brought them here.
Although he didn't buy firecrackers, Zhao Wei still went to the town to buy things.
He is going to take Yunxiu back to her parents' home tomorrow. To be honest, her parents' home is quite infuriating. Both her elder brother-in-law and younger brother-in-law are not easy to deal with.
My mother-in-law and father-in-law are also greedy for money.
There is no need to give too well. After all, human hearts are greedy. If you give well this time and poorly next time, they will hold a grudge against you.
But the treatment cannot be too bad, otherwise, Yunxiu won’t even get the most basic respect when she goes back.
Originally, these things should have been prepared before the New Year, but I was too busy with family affairs to spare the time, so they were delayed until now.
As a result, when we arrived in the town, we found that the supply and marketing cooperative was closed and not open for business.
Come to think of it, those sales clerks also need to celebrate the New Year with their families, so how could they possibly come to work on the first day of the new year?
After strolling on the street for a while, when the group was about to leave, they saw an acquaintance.
It was that Chunxiang.
Her legs never seemed to be back to their best condition, and she still walked with a limp.
The cowherd Mantun followed her. The two walked one in front and one behind. Mantun walked a little fast and didn't care much about Chunxiang's life or death.
During these coldest days of winter, the two of them were wearing patched clothes that looked a bit thin, and it was obvious that they were not having a good time.
Zhao Wei was too lazy to deal with this woman. Just as he was about to pretend that he didn't see anything, he heard her calling him.
He had no choice but to move forward.
"So it's you guys. Why are you running to town on such a cold day..."
It was at this time that Zhao Wei saw Chunxiang holding a small basket with many medicine boxes in it. Obviously, the couple came to the hospital to treat their leg injuries.
Maybe it was because he spent a lot of money on medical treatment that made Mantun seem very unhappy.
After Chunxiang explained her illness, she said with tears in her eyes: "The doctor said that my leg... may be like this in the future. I am so stupid. If I hadn't run around, I wouldn't have fallen and hurt my leg. I wouldn't be like this now..."
As he spoke, tears streamed down his face, and it was obvious that he was filled with unspeakable regret.
Zhao Wei did not continue the topic but looked at the cowherd.
"Mantun, this daughter-in-law is the one you wanted to marry. Now that you have taken her back, you must treat her well and don't insult her lightly. After all, a harmonious family is the foundation of everything!"
These words made Mantun feel like he had found a vent for his frustration, and he started to complain in dissatisfaction.
"Heh... you're talking without any pain in your back. You don't have a crippled wife like this, so it's so easy for you to say that."
"Why do you have to complain about whether I'm good to her or not? Who are you to her?"
"Do you know how much I've spent on medicine these days so that she can stand up and walk? All the money I've saved in my life has been spent by this spendthrift woman. After paying so much, can't I even get angry?"
"Come on, get out of the way and don't get involved in our affairs!"
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Mantun grabbed Chunxiang's wrist.
"What are you still doing here? Aren't you ashamed enough?"
He dragged Chunxiang away by force, his movements were rough and brutal. Chunxiang was dragged so badly that she could only keep comforting him in her ear.
"Mantun, don't pull me, go slower...it hurts..."
However, Mantun was as strong as an ox and as stubborn as an ox, and he ignored Chunxiang's crying.
Zhao Wei did not stop them from leaving. Not to mention that nothing had happened to them and they hadn't beaten his wife in front of him. He couldn't care less about other people's business.
Alas... it's such a pity that this man looked quite honest at first, but unexpectedly, because of a small financial loss, he eventually became unrecognizable.
It’s all because of poverty!
Seeing that he couldn't buy anything, Zhao Wei thought about it and decided to give up. He prepared to use the gifts given by Erlaizi and the others to deal with his father-in-law's family.
When he returned home that day, he saw several young people from the village gathered at his doorstep.
At this moment they were studying this couplet, reciting it seriously.
"It says: Eat leftovers and re-fry them to your heart's content, and you will be stingy; mend torn socks and wear them out, and patch them together. The horizontal banner reads: Save to the extreme."
"No, no, this clearly says - eating coarse food for three meals, with watery soup; wearing old clothes for four seasons, making do with the day. The horizontal banner reads: trying to save face."
"Hahaha……"
A group of people enjoy this and are extremely happy.
"Ahem... If you can't read, then don't read it nonsense. This is not what I mean."
Zhao Wei explained to them: "This is a couplet about being thrifty and managing the household. The first line is..."
Before he began to read, one of them interrupted him impatiently.
"Okay, you seem so capable. We didn't come here to hear you talk about this."
Zhao Wei raised his eyebrows. It was New Year's Day, so the other party wouldn't be so stupid as to come and cause trouble for him, right?
He didn't want to fight with the other party at this time.
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