"You all came to borrow money today. Your mother and I actually have about a hundred taels on hand. We were originally worried that Chunxiao would be short of money to do something, so we didn't mention it today. Now that this matter has been settled, Chunxiao doesn't have to pay for the 60 taels tomorrow. It's not right for her, a girl, to pay. We'll take the 60 taels, lend your 20 taels to your parents, and lend the remaining 40 taels to your second sister-in-law's parents and your aunt. This way, we can be considered to have done our utmost to be kind and righteous."
"What should I say? I told them before that I have no money." Dashan recalled the scene in the afternoon when everyone came to each house one by one. They only had 20 taels in their hands at that time, and they were worried about their own affairs. He couldn't remember what they said now.
"Just say you borrowed it from your sister."
Everyone nodded and agreed, "We'll send it to Dahe and the others as soon as we get back. Your second sister-in-law and her parents are not reasonable people. If they make a fuss, we won't have a peaceful night. This is the best possible outcome today."
"Let's go back first and come back tomorrow during the day to have a good rest."
"Sister-in-law, have you braised the meat today?" Chunxiao asked. Don't stop other people's business just after getting their help.
"Your second sister-in-law has braised the food. There will be some delivered tomorrow."
"Today's incident is all thanks to Mr. Huang from the restaurant. When the storm is over, I will go to his house to express my gratitude."
"So it was Boss Huang who helped." Yan Bingfa sighed, "Then I'll go with you. This is a life-saving favor."
Everyone slept well that day, except Zhang.
Early in the morning, all the family members came over. It seemed that everyone had been sent away. Zhang was holding the child with two black eyes, which looked a bit scary.
"Second sister-in-law, did you not sleep all night? Didn't Dad give you the silver yesterday?"
Zhang waved her hands quickly, and Meiman took the child from her hands and held him for her as she walked around the yard.
"I originally needed a dozen taels of silver. Yesterday, when I went home, I heard your second brother say that family matters had been settled, so I discussed with him to lend them the remaining 10 taels. Later, your eldest brother gave us some silver, so I gave it to my parents. My mother held me and cried all night yesterday, saying that my two brothers have fallen out and neither of them wants to go to the army. She didn't know which one to let go, and they were arguing all night." After saying this, she sighed heavily, "What can I do? The only way I can help is to give them 20 taels of silver."
"It's the same with my eldest brother's family. My mother said yesterday that it should be my eldest brother who goes. The child is only 15 and doesn't know anything. If he goes, he will die. Maybe we can meet again if he goes. My eldest sister-in-law is already ill at home. It's really a sin."
Chunxiao didn't see the man at home. Dashan and Dahe went to the town, so why didn't she see her father? "Where's Dad? Is he working in the fields?"
"How can I? With things like this, who would have the heart to work in the fields? When I first arrived, some villagers came to our house, all wanting to borrow money. Even though we don't have any money to lend, we have to talk to them properly so as not to be blamed." Zhou sighed, "Your Aunt Fang's family is in a terrible situation now. Your Uncle Fuping, Shitou, and Brother Mu, two of the three are going to die. Now the family is in chaos, and there's nothing I can do to help. I want to go and see, but it's useless if I can't help."
"One of Wangzu and Wangfu is going to leave, and Dongsheng and his father are going to leave too. I heard Dongsheng's mother is sick again."
Everyone was sighing. There were too many such incidents in the village, almost every family had them, and they couldn't help even if they wanted to.
"Mother, let's split the 200 taels we got yesterday among the three of us. I'll give the silver to my eldest and second sisters-in-law later."
Tian shook her head. "This morning, your elder and second brothers said that we shouldn't mention the money anymore. It should be paid by our two families. It should have been paid by our two sons. Your elder brother said that you shouldn't pay the money after you've done the job. We won't mention it anymore."
My brother is right to be cautious. If you don’t want to mention it, then don’t mention it. Just pretend that there is no money and no such thing.
"That's fine. Our two families are now empty, so we can just start afresh. But what should we do with the land? I'm afraid there won't be many farmhands left, and hiring someone will be a hassle."
This is indeed a troublesome matter. Chun Xiao frowned and said, "Let's discuss it after my brother and the others come back. Right now, everything is in chaos. Tomorrow is the deadline. No one will be willing to do it after this time."
Yan Bingfa came over after a while and just shook his head.
Xingfu went to the farm today. Although such an incident happened, they still had to plant the land. She went there to get cotton seedlings. Chunxiao really wanted to go there by herself, but it was not the right time these two days. She could only go when she had time. She also had to meet Dongsheng.
At noon, Yan Musheng brought Wangzu over and felt embarrassed to see the whole family was there.
"Brother Musheng!" Zhou invited him into the house, "Are you here to look for Chunxiao?" If he was looking for them, he would definitely go to the village.
Yan Musheng nodded and said, "I'm here to ask my niece if she can lend me 10 taels of silver. We used all the money we earned to buy land some time ago, and we can only scrape together 10 taels. I shouldn't have asked my niece this, but I really have no other choice. Every family is short of money these days."
"Uncle Musheng, please stop talking. I'll give it to you right away."
"Hey, hey, thank you Chunxiao."
Zhou brought stools for the two of them to sit on.
"The village is in chaos now. We just bought the farm, and even if we want to help, we can't." Yan Bingfa looked at the father and son, "Have you discussed it? Who will go?"
Yan Musheng sighed, "It's all my fault. If we had split up the family like you did, we wouldn't have such a worrying thing. Her mother cries every time she talks about this. Wangfu asked his eldest brother to stay at home, and if he went, the daughter-in-law would make a big fuss." He glanced at Tian and Zhang in the yard, their expressions seemed very calm, "As for you, you should go to the mountains."
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