Chapter 87: Second Aunt Quietly Asks for Food
Wei Chang excitedly grabbed his aunt, who was sweating from the pain, and said, "I used all my connections to get a little alcohol a few days ago. It didn't work, and it still festered. It was getting worse, so I called and said I wanted to see you for the last time... Jingshu, thank you so much to your family! Your uncle will remember this favor."
In the absence of medicine, with the wound so large, inflamed, festering, and the flesh rotting, what else can one do except wait to die?
The eldest aunt lowered her head in embarrassment and said, "Quickly bring some apples for everyone to eat."
Wei Chang went to the cellar and took out some dried-out apples: "They've been sitting there for a while, so just eat them."
Jingshu had become a picky eater and couldn't get used to these dry apples. She hid in the corner and peeled the Brazilian pine nuts one by one, but Second Aunt Jingzhao quickly took a few and took a bite, and Li Yun swallowed them in two mouthfuls, looking like he was starving.
"Where is my grandson Wei Zheng?" Grandma Jing looked around but couldn't find him.
"He is digging a well in the apple orchard. There is a severe water shortage now. Each family of soldiers is only given one bucket of water, which is not enough to irrigate the vegetable garden. A lot of apple trees have died. We have dug two wells. They were still producing water some time ago, but now they are all dead. The town is short of water and food." Wei sighed.
Then they talked about the robbery. The town was so small that half of the people knew each other. If you borrowed money from the first person, you had to lend it to the second person. It was also an acquaintance who knocked on the door, opened it, and without saying a word, brought people with knives and robbed them. In the end, a fight broke out.
Everyone had expected the ending that Wei Chang didn't say. Only the living party could speak here, so Aunt Jingpan was hurt.
"My family exchanged a thousand kilograms of wheat half a year ago. We removed the bran ourselves and had seven hundred kilograms of flour left. Mom will give you half of it this time. You and Jing'an will live together, so there will be more food. We won't be able to grow anything next year. If the government doesn't distribute grain, I'm afraid many people will starve to death." Wei Chang said.
Second Aunt Jing Zhao's eyes sparkled, "Brother-in-law, please lend us some too."
The topic turned to Second Aunt.
Grandma Jing looked at her embarrassed second daughter and glared at her fiercely: "What happened to you? Why are you caught in the cell?"
Second Aunt Mosquito hummed, "I was short of money some time ago, and I sold some cigarettes and alcohol at a high price, so I was arrested. They also confiscated all the cigarettes and alcohol in my store, and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of goods were gone." As she spoke, she started crying again.
"You're short of money? You're the best off of the three sisters. You run a tobacco shop and bring in over a hundred thousand a year. What's the point of you being short of money?"
Grandma Jing tapped Jing Zhao's head vigorously and scolded him, saying that a dozen years ago, people in the countryside would pull their girls' hair to give them a lecture.
"I bought a villa in Wucheng, and right after I finished decorating it, the house collapsed and became worthless. Woo woo woo..." Second Aunt's fat hands squeezed out tears, and her lips became cracked and bled again due to her excitement. She almost fell off the chair when she was scolded by her own mother, but she did not dare to resist.
"This..." Wei Chang looked at Jing Pan hesitantly.
Aunt Jingpan sighed, "Wei Zheng was single for thirty years before he finally found a girl he liked, but her family wanted two hundred kilograms of flour as a betrothal gift. We gave her the betrothal gift and kept some for ourselves, but with another person in the family, there won't be much left. The most we can give you is twenty kilograms."
Li Yun, chewing on an apple, was unhappy when he heard this: "My dad is also waiting for food to save his life in prison. Now, not only is there no food in prison, but there is also a lot of work to do every day. People without food are waiting to starve to death. Grandma..."
Jingnai glared at the silent Jingzhao. This girl has been cunning since she was young. As long as Jingzhao raised her butt, she knew what she was going to do. Wasn't it her own idea to instigate her son to do all these things?
"Okay, Jing'an and I don't want any food. Give Jingzhao 100 kilograms of the portion given to me, and you can keep the rest for yourselves. After all, we are having a new baby. Maybe next year I will have a grandson." Thinking of this, Grandma Jing smiled again. Old people all like the birth of new life.
"You, stop thinking about taking advantage of your family."
Jing Nai poked the second aunt's head hard, "Last year, I called each of you to ask you to stock up on food. The sisters all stocked up on food honestly for fear that it would not be enough. Only you, ah, bought a house. This is the last time I will help you. Next time, don't be so shameless as to ask others to help you. If you go and ask someone to help you, you will be able to find no one when something happens.
"Grandma is going."
Jingshu covered her mouth to avoid bursting out laughing. It turned out that the catchphrase "Based on my temper when I was young, I would have..." really existed.
Once the old lady spoke, the whole family had to listen, and the matter was settled.
Just then, the screams of a pig were heard outside. Jingshu screamed and forgot about the important things she was doing. The whole family followed her out again. It turned out that someone outside threw a stone and hit the pig.
Jingshu and Jing's father hurriedly unloaded the black pig weighing several hundred pounds from the roof of the car.
"What is this pig?" Wei Chang was really scared when he saw such a big black pig. He didn't even notice what was on the roof of the car when he just came in.
"Let's find a cool place to tie him up and give him some water."
Wei Chang tied the black pig in the cellar, and there were 300 kilograms of wheat bran which was just enough to feed the pig.
After arriving at the house, Jingshu told Wei Chang about how she had borrowed money before and was now using the black pig to pay off the debt. When Jingpan and Wei Chang found out that the black pig was actually sent by Jingshu's family, they were so moved that they didn't know what to say.
"This sow is pregnant. I touched at least six or seven of them," said Wei Chang.
"We have enough food. We dare not take this pregnant pig because it is too lean and heavy. It is not easy for you to feed an elderly person when food is scarce now. Just take it home and slaughter it or let it give birth to piglets.
Besides, we are all family, so I didn’t expect you to pay back the money. I just told her to treat it as the money collected by the three of us sisters,” Jing Pan said.
"Okay, all the bulls are here. They are all brought by Jingshu. This one is left to you to pay off your debt. You take good care of your injuries." Grandma Jing was very proud. Jingshu was a very likable girl. She was very considerate in everything she did. It was worth it that she loved her granddaughter so much.
"Then let's raise it and have piglets. This pig essence is very expensive, and we just happen to have wheat bran at home. Jingshu, aunt, aunt doesn't know how to thank you. Not only did you save my life, but you also gave me such a precious thing. Don't worry, if you have any problems in the future, aunt will help you without hesitation."
Jingshu, who suddenly attracted much attention, laughed and said that she didn't expect any help, but just hoped that no one would betray her. She didn't want to repeat the same mistake. Once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of the rope for ten years. She always looked at everything with a vigilant and defensive look.
Jing Zhao couldn't take her eyes off the black pig. When she heard there were more at home, she was so excited that she said:
"Jing'an, I also raised money for you guys back then. Don't you have a few left at home? Give me one, too."
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