This money should have been returned by Lin Haodong, but Lin Haodong's pockets were emptier than his face, and his mother's skin was thicker and more shameless than pigskin.
To successfully collect the debt, they had to rely on Liu Pianran, the mistress and educated youth.
After copying down the bill, she calculated the betrothal gifts and dowry Lin Haodong gave her when they got engaged: 38.8 yuan in cash, a plum blossom watch, two catties of brown sugar, two jars of rice wine, four feet of red cloth, and two boxes of Peony cigarettes.
The plum blossom watch and the four-foot-long cloth can be returned to Liu Zhiqing, and the gift money can be deducted from them. Once the other items are used up, only the money can be deducted.
As I was calculating, I suddenly heard light footsteps coming from the path in front of the courtyard.
She looked up and saw her sister-in-law Zhang Hong, who was six months pregnant, carrying a vegetable basket, taking a few steps and resting for a while, slowly walking up the hillside.
Upon seeing this, Ji Xia quickly put down the paper and pen in her hand and strode forward.
"Sister-in-law, where are you running off to with such a big belly? You didn't even ask your brother to come back with you."
As she spoke, she deftly took the basket from Zhang Hong's hand and then helped her back to the bench in the yard to sit down.
"Are you thirsty? Let me get you some water."
As Ji Xia spoke, she quickly went back to the kitchen to pour her some slightly warm boiled water, then grabbed a boiled egg from the kitchen and came out.
"Drink some water first, and have an egg if you're hungry."
Zhang Hong looked at her sister-in-law suspiciously. Ji Xia seemed gentle, but she had been spoiled since childhood and didn't know how to be considerate or take care of others.
What happened today was somewhat unexpected for her.
Even more surprisingly, after Lin Haodong's accident, she actually took care of him and didn't grieve and cry alone.
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