Isn't it just about money?

Coming down the mountain road on the left, you can see a row of dilapidated old houses behind the village.

It was a simple red brick house with about four or five rooms including windows and doors. Some of the window glass had fallen off and was simply covered with newspapers, which were torn by the wind, revealing the darkness inside.

Written on the wall of the courtyard are rusty slogans: "Rooted in the countryside to carry out revolution, and determined to start a business despite hardships."

The educated youth who went to the countryside lived here before. At that time, this place was bustling with enthusiasm.

Now the yard is overgrown with weeds and has no signs of life.

At the end of last year, after tens of thousands of educated youth in Yunban went on a hunger strike and knelt down to petition to return to the city, the educated youth in Hedong Village left one after another.

"Dahuang, Dahuang!" Shen Roujiao stood outside the courtyard wall and shouted inside.

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"Dahuang, who is it?" Shen Tianyou's face was full of question marks.

"it!"

Shen Roujiao pointed at the local dog wagging its tail at her feet. Its paws were covered in black mud and its body was covered with mixed yellow fur. It had suddenly appeared from nowhere and was rubbing against her legs, whimpering.

"This is your friend?" Shen Tiancheng was even more confused.

There were many stray dogs in the village. At first, there were only three or four of them. Later, they gave birth to one another and gradually formed a pack. When the educated youth were here, they tried to kill them but failed. After they left, they killed them all. Many families in the village were given dog meat and ate it all up.

But I didn't expect that there was still a dog that escaped.

"Dahuang, eat some fruit!" Shen Roujiao took out a red sand apple from her pocket and squatted down to feed it.

The dog ate the fruit with relish in her hand, not afraid of the little sister at all, and finished it in a few big bites without leaving any residue.

After eating, Dahuang did not run away, but went straight to Shen Roujiao's palm, asking for a caress.

Shen Roujiao, who was an expert at petting dogs in her previous life, stroked the dog's head again and again. Dahuang squinted his eyes in enjoyment and a comfortable gurgling sound came from his throat.

After a while, Shen Roujiao, who had just finished petting the dog, gave Da Huang another red fruit, "Go! Take it back and eat it."

The dog understood human language. It wagged its tail and really took the fruit in its mouth and went into the courtyard wall.

Shen Tiannan looked at a room behind the courtyard wall and asked in a low voice, "Which lunatic raised this dog?"

Lunatics, commonly known as weirdos, have strange ways of thinking and behave in absurd and unusual ways, which are different from ordinary people.

The crazy guy mentioned by the third brother is the only educated youth in the village who did not leave.

The village chief couldn't do anything about him, he was the most troublesome educated youth: Zhou Huaiyue.

"Yeah." Shen Roujiao nodded lightly without denying it.

Shen Tiancheng was very nervous at the indifferent look of his younger sister. He grabbed Shen Roujiao's arm and pulled her to his side with a stern face, "Little sister, you have to stay away from him. There is something wrong with that guy." Shen Tiancheng tapped his temple with his finger, meaning that Zhou Huaiyue had a problem with his brain and was a dangerous person.

"I know." Shen Roujiao's submissive attitude successfully dispelled the concerns of her brothers.

On the way back, no one mentioned that 'crazy guy' Zhou Huaiyue again, as if they had really forgotten about that person.

…

In the eyes of some people, the four siblings of the Shen family were just ostentatious as they walked through the village to go home.

"Sister Zhao, look at those proud things of the Shen family." Aunt Xu pointed at Shen Roujiao who was passing by, her back teeth clattering.

That day at the market, that damn girl deliberately made things difficult for her, selling her tofu pudding for four cents, clearly trying to cheat her out of her money.

"I heard that the second brother's family is selling tofu pudding and skewers at the market, and their business is booming." Zhao Ye pulled Aunt Xu's sleeve and asked carefully.

This morning, she heard from several people at the entrance of the village that the children of the Shen family had been going out early and coming back late recently, selling food and making a lot of money. She asked and found out that it was Aunt Xu who saw it with her own eyes. After she cleaned up the house, she came to the Xu family to find out the truth.

"That's right. The youngest daughter of the Shen family is the shrewd one. I wonder what she learned in school in the county town, how come she can do anything when she returns to the village." Aunt Xu's brows were wrinkled into deep "川" shapes, like cuts by a knife, revealing her ferocity.

She looked at Zhao Ye with her eyes rolling around, "Isn't your second daughter also studying in the county? How come she hasn't learned how to make money?"

These words hit Zhao Ye's sore spot.

Zhao Ye looked down upon Shen Laoer's family the most. They were obviously so poor that they could barely make ends meet, but they still wanted to be like her second daughter. She borrowed money and sent Shen Roujiao to the county town to study.

In the final analysis, the Shen family's daughter was able to go to school in the county town, all thanks to her family's Shen Shanhe. In the village, only her family's money loser was willing to lend money to the Shen family, and he still owed them twenty yuan.

"What are you talking about? My second daughter goes to school seriously. How could she learn those nonsense?"

Erniu is one grade higher than Shen Roujiao. She is a senior in high school. She is an honest and shy girl with good grades. She has the hope of being assigned to teach in the village brigade primary school. In Zhao Ye's eyes, his own child is a hundred times better than Shen's child.

Aunt Xu is comparing Erniu with the youngest child of the Shen family. Isn't she deliberately trying to be malicious?

Seeing Zhao Ye's pale face, Aunt Xu poked her heart with her elbow and said, "Go and collect the money owed by the second child. What if that girl takes all the money with her to school? Then you won't have any money for your second daughter's tuition."

Every poke hits the mark.

Zhao Ye thought of the youngest child of the Shen family saying that he would pay back the money in ten days. He was afraid that this was a delaying tactic of that devilish girl. Otherwise, shouldn't she pay back the money as soon as she made the money? Why did she delay it for ten days?

"I have already prepared Erniu's tuition. Last time I asked for it, her family said they would pay it back in ten days."

"Oh my, my silly sister, do you really believe that the Shen family will return it in ten days? I'm afraid that by then, the opportunity will be gone. Don't be fooled again."

Aunt Xu was an expert at fanning the flames. Her words made Zhao Ye panic. He was afraid that he had fallen into the Shen family's trap, so he left in a hurry.

Looking at Zhao Ye's angry back, Aunt Xu raised the corners of her mouth and smiled contemptuously.

…

It was very lively in the Shen family's kitchen.

Peel the wild pears, put them in a bowl, add a little water, cover with a lid, and simmer. After more than half an hour, when it is out of the pot, open the lid and the sweet aroma will come out.

While his elder brother Shen Tianhua was taking notes, Shen Tianyou looked at the bowls of pears and silently swallowed a big mouthful of saliva, "Little sister, do you still need to add powdered sugar?"

He didn't want to wait a moment and wanted to pick it up and eat it now.

"Brother, don't be impatient. Add some more powdered sugar to double the taste." Shen Roujiao sprinkled half a teaspoon of hard sugar powder on each bowl to sweeten it. "Now it's ready! Serve a bowl for Dad."

"Okay." The eldest brother put down the notebook in his hand and brought it into the main room for Father Shen.

The brothers standing by couldn't wait to pick up their bowls.

Pick up the soft and glutinous steamed pear with chopsticks and take a bite. The flesh is thick and full, and juicy. It has the sweet and sour taste of the pear and the smooth and fragrant soup. It is ten stars for its amazingness.

"Absolutely. Little sister, I'm going to admire you again." Shen Tianyou drank a mouthful of soup, licked the corner of his mouth with the tip of his tongue, and gave Shen Roujiao a thumbs up while holding the chopsticks.

"Little sister, this will definitely make money." Shen Tiannan immediately thought of the foodie star. The girls in the factory will definitely like it.

"How about a nickel?"

"OK!"

"Okay! Shen Lao Er, just let me out."

The gate of the courtyard was kicked open, and Aunt Zhao's roar pierced through the eardrums and pierced into the heart. The Shen family's hearts skipped a beat, and they quickly put down their bowls and chopsticks and came to the yard.

Zhao Ye put his hands on his hips, his eyes were blazing with fire, his chest heaving violently, and his defense was suddenly broken when he saw the pink ribbon on Shen Roujiao's head.

The ribbon that she was reluctant to buy for Erniu was actually worn by the youngest daughter Shen first. Aunt Xu was right, this girl was very cunning, she had money to spend on herself but never paid it back.

With a hundred thousand rages rising in his chest, Zhao Ye rushed to Shen Roujiao's side in two steps, grabbed the pink ribbon on her head, and pulled it hard, pulling off the rubber band on her head as well. Unsatisfied, he threw it on the ground and stepped on it.

He kept scolding me, saying, "If you have money, buy this thing. If you don't have money, pay it back. You are a family of evil people. I let you bully others and cheat people..."

"Auntie, what are you doing?!" Father Shen stood at the door of the main hall, breathing heavily with anger, "Why are you taking your anger out on me? Why are you bullying a child?"

Shen Roujiao had her hair loose and was held in Shen Tiancheng's arms. She didn't cry but was surprisingly calm, as if she was frightened.

The fourth brother lost his temper and pushed Aunt Zhao away, picking up the ribbon that had been crushed into the soil and had a big hole in it.

Zhao Ye, who was pushed away by Shen Tianyou, sat down on the ground with a plop. He slapped his thigh and started crying, "You Shen family bullied me, didn't pay me back, and wanted to beat me to death. Is there no justice or law?"

"Aren't you talking nonsense? Last time I promised you to pay me back in ten days, and only one day has passed and you come to ask for money again. You even hit a child. I held back and pushed you, and you falsely accused me of hitting you. Who is bullying who?" Shen Tianyou's body was held tightly by his third brother, for fear that he would do something bad.

"Oh! Why is my life so miserable......"

"Don't pretend. You just want money, don't you? Get up from the ground and I'll give it to you now." Shen Roujiao looked down at Zhao Ye with a frighteningly cold look in her eyes. Before turning around, she threw another sentence, "If you don't get up, I won't give it to you."

Zhao Ye was stunned by her gaze and felt a little frightened. He muttered, "Who are you threatening?" He stood up and patted the dust off his pants.

Shen Roujiao took some money from her room and threw it into Aunt Zhao's hand. "Here, nineteen dollars and seven cents! Not a cent more or less. Count it."

"You're also in high school, yet you can still remember the bills wrong. The amount you owe is twenty yuan. Tell me what's going on, second brother." Zhao Ye rolled his eyes in disgust at his younger sister and looked at Shen's father.

"If I remember correctly, it was you, Sanmao, who ruined my pink ribbon and I took it off." Shen Roujiao's tone was firm and cold as ice, without any fear at all.

No one present, let alone Zhao Ye, even the Shen family themselves had expected that the younger sister would be so calm, composed, and yet intimidating. The powerful aura she exuded came from her bones and could not be faked.

Aunt Zhao was so annoyed by Shen Roujiao's retort that she could not respond. She just stood there counting the money in her hand one by one. Yes, it was exactly nineteen yuan and seventy cents.

"Second Brother Shen, our accounts are settled. From now on, don't even think about borrowing a penny from my family. When I, Zhao Ye, spend money to feed the dog, I can still hear a few barks from the dog. Unlike your family, the dog bites people when it's full!"

Zhao Ye's eyes swept across the faces of the Shen family members one by one. When she said the last sentence, she glared at Shen Roujiao, "It turns out that the Shen family's most biting dog is you."

After spitting, Aunt Zhao turned around and left with the money in her hand. Suddenly, a cold voice was heard from behind her.

"stop!"