"I agree," Su Zhiruan said firmly, "From now on, there will be no money involved, and everyone in Sujia Village will be considered a witness."

Although the villagers were somewhat confused, they all knew that Su Laoer and the widow paid such a high price of fifteen yuan and completely severed their relationship with Li Meihua's widowed mother.

The village chief took out a piece of paper and asked both parties to sign it.

Su Laoer pressed his fingerprints the fastest, as if he was afraid of having any connection with their family again. After pressing his fingerprints, he returned to the widow.

Su Zhiruan, Li Meihua, and their two younger brothers and sisters also stepped forward and pressed their fingerprints.

To his younger brothers and sisters, the existence of this father was not even as important as the village chief who delivered things every now and then. Su Laoer looked down on women at home, looked down on Zhaodi and Pandi, and often scolded them for being money-losing goods. He didn't pay much attention to Su Erzhu.

As for their mother, Li Meihua, she had completely given up hope long ago.

After this matter was completely over, everyone went back to their homes.

Aunts and grandmas gathered in groups, talking non-stop about the Su family.

Su Zhiruan could hear it even when standing at the door.

"...When did Zhao Di change so much? She was fierce before, but she was still beaten at home. Is she stimulated now? She suddenly became eloquent and even made Su Laoer, that scumbag, so angry."

"I don't know, but Zhao Di looks even more likable now. The village chief even wants to propose marriage to her son. His son works in an office in the town and he is always very picky."

"We'll see later. With 15 yuan, Li Meihua's family can at least eat a little better. Look at their house. Oh, wow, it's so shabby~"

…

Su Zhiruan counted the bills in his hand.

They were all broken pieces, but there was one neatly-written note of ten yuan, which was the largest denomination banknote nowadays. The widow took it out of her underwear pocket.

What was left were scattered five-dollar bills, two-dollar bills, three fifty-cent bills, and crumpled coins of one cent and five cents.

Except for the ten-dollar bill which was neatly stacked together, the rest were wrinkled and stained with grease.

Su Zhiruan likes cleanliness. She folded all the banknotes, put them together neatly, and then wrapped them up with a handkerchief.

At this time, there were only Li Meihua, Su Zhiruan, and two children in the Su family's yard.

After Li Meihua and the others had left, she almost fell to the ground again. Fortunately, Pan Di and Er Zhu supported her. Li Meihua continued to cry, "From now on... from now on, there will really be only a few of us left... Your father is gone too, he ran off with someone else... Wuuuu..."

Su Zhiruan let her cry. It was impossible not to vent some emotions. To her, the man was the pillar of the family. Now that this pillar was gone, she had to support the whole family, so naturally she couldn't help crying.

She calmly walked around the yard twice.

Compared with other people's yards in the village, theirs is much more dilapidated and simple. They don't raise chickens or ducks, and they don't grow crops or vegetables.

The door to the yard was made of several wooden boards nailed together randomly, and it made a creaking sound when you pushed it.

Part of the yard was piled with firewood, and the other half was piled with a few pieces of coal. Gloves, carbon plates, and hammers were placed on the ground. The walls of the house were made of mud and had strange shapes. You could break off a large piece with just your hand.

"Mom, don't cry for now," Su Zhiruan patted Li Meihua's shoulder after taking a general look at the courtyard. Since she wanted to make this family rich, she had to start from the inside. "Every day from today on is a new life. Now is a new era. Women can also hold up half the sky. Let's work together to make this family better and better."

"Mother...Mother doesn't need you to do anything. I just hope that Zhaodi can find a good family, Erzhu can grow up quickly and get married, and Pandi can also marry a good family..." Li Meihua said while sobbing.

Su Zhiruan frowned.

As expected, there are reasons for being poor.

To judge whether a family is poor or not, the first thing to look at is their attitude towards education. Obviously, although it is already the 1980s, education has not been popularized for people like them in small mountain villages, and they do not know the importance of education.

"Mom, I plan to let Pan Di and Er Zhu go to school." Su Zhiruan's tone was not a negotiation, but a confirmation, "I will send them to school."

"What's the point of going to school? Even if you can read a few words, you still have to farm in the end?" Li Meihua looked confused.

Su Zhiruan didn't say much. She took out twelve yuan from the fifteen yuan in her handkerchief and handed it to Li Meihua, "Mom, take this money. If we need it later, we can take it from you."

Li Meihua didn't have a strong opinion. Her husband ran off with someone else, and she felt that the family had lost its backbone. But now seeing Su Zhiruan fainted after being pushed against the wall, and becoming more stable after waking up, she subconsciously wanted to rely on her eldest daughter, so she nodded subconsciously, "Okay - where are you going?"

She watched Su Zhiruan stand up and hold the hands of the two children, and suddenly became a little anxious.

"Take them to the street and buy some things to change this home." Su Zhiruan looked at this home where even a bowl was missing and suddenly felt a headache. "Mom, you clean up the yard at home. I will take them back to buy some things to celebrate our new life."

"Okay..." Li Meihua nodded.

The two children, who were as thin as little monkeys, would glance at Su Zhiruan from time to time, wanting to say something but not daring to.

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The three of them kept walking until they reached the path leading into the town.

"What are you two thinking about?" Su Su Zhiruan was a little curious. Of course, she felt the gazes of the two children.

“Sister… can we really go to school… Da Zhuang next door can go to school… I thought…” Erzhu lowered his head and looked at his cloth shoes with holes in them.

Pan Di was even more silent, she lowered her head, "I... I am a money-loser... They say that money-loser can't study..."

"Who said that?" Su Zhiruan frowned, and the face of a sarcastic old woman suddenly appeared in her mind - their grandmother. She immediately comforted Pan Di, "Big sister will not only let you study, but also make our family better, so that others will envy us."

The two children's eyes suddenly turned red.

They carefully wiped their tears with the hand that was not held by Su Zhiruan.

Sujia Village was not far from the town, and the three of them chatted and laughed and soon arrived there.

It was the first time for the two children to see a market, and their eyes widened immediately.

A wide variety of goods and distinctive calls.

There is also a fragrance floating in the air.

It was also the first time that Su Zhiruan saw such a simple yet bustling market.

The prices in this era are unimaginably low!

Fifty cents! Enough for a family to have breakfast together! In modern times, you can't even afford a bag of spicy noodles.

Just as they were about to enter the market, Su Zhiruan suddenly saw two people dancing and gesticulating in front of a store—

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