The air is fresh in the early morning after the rain.
Early in the morning, the atmosphere in the compound was a bit weird.
Look, it's not because of ghosts. Everyone knows that it's someone playing tricks. There is no such thing as ghosts.
But...
Creak, the door opened.
Everyone turned their heads and looked at the open door. The person who opened the door was Guan Hong. Guan Hong walked out with a pig-like face. Her expression was so gloomy that water could drip out of it. She looked very ugly. She came to the sink in the yard to wash and looked up.
The people who were secretly looking at her immediately turned their eyes away and started to pretend to chat: "Have you eaten?"
"It's a nice day today."
"Did you go to the bathroom this morning?"
Chatting like this was clearly a cover-up. Guan Hong pursed her lips, quickly washed up without saying anything, and left the courtyard quickly. No one started chatting because of Guan Hong's departure, but instead, they all looked at the door again.
But unfortunately, it was already time for them to go to work, but Jung Hye Min didn't come out.
Zheng Huimin knew that everyone was laughing at them, so she would never show up with Guan Hong. She stayed in her room, pounding her quilt in resentment, cursing: "Damn Guan Hong, damn female ghost, damn courtyard."
She cursed resentfully, and when she had enough, she finally stood up, took out the private money from her underwear pocket, counted it, and found that it was three dollars and fifty cents.
This is simply not enough.
This time she came out, she had no money at all.
She didn't have a formal job, but just did odd jobs here and there. She had to give all the money she earned to her family, so she couldn't save anything. She was already very frugal, but still couldn't save anything. She saved a few dollars for many years.
Su Jinlai was away these days, and she only had one meal a day. The few dollars she had was not enough to spend. Now she only had three dollars and fifty cents left, and she could only drink water every day.
She frowned and thought for a while, then got up, packed her things, and went out. It would be nice to go home at this time, even if it was just to get some food. She didn't want to run into anyone else, so she quietly went out and ran out of the yard.
She ran quickly towards her home. There should be no one at home at this time.
Her father usually goes out for a walk to exercise, her mother should be at work, and as for the others, her sister has to go out to work, and if there is no odd job, she will go to dig vegetables. Her older brother and younger brother are out playing.
This is normal, there should be no one.
The two houses were not close to each other, and when she was about to reach home, she saw her mother standing in the alley, reaching out to take something handed to her by a man. Zheng Huimin was startled and quickly hid in the corner. Fortunately, there were many places to hide in this alley.
It's time to go to work, why hasn't her mother left yet?
That man is... seems to be Fan Debiao.
An old man in their alley, a friend of her father, always praised her for her good looks whenever he saw her. But Zheng Huimin didn't like him very much, and always felt that he looked at her and her sister with ill intentions.
She had told her family about it, but her parents said she was overthinking it.
Zheng Huimin didn't know why this man gave something to his mother. She couldn't help but think of some ambiguous situations between the two of them. She tightened her lips and felt sorry for her father.
Although he felt very uncomfortable with it, he didn't dare to rush out.
She stood in the corner, watching her mother and Fan Debiao walking side by side, their voices getting closer. Fan Debiao said, "Sister-in-law, you know me, I know who I am. We have been neighbors for many years. I really love Daya. As long as we get married, I will definitely treat her well."
He is still a stutterer.
Zheng Huimin heard these words and her face turned pale instantly.
This Daya is none other than herself.
Zheng Huimin stood there, feeling cold all over.
This person is the same age as her father? How could such a person want to be like her? But when she thought of the unscrupulous look in his eyes, she felt that it was very likely.
She was trembling and dared not move. Fan Debiao was still saying, "I am married to Daya. After we get married, I will definitely take good care of you. I, I have planned to buy a house. Buy a house. Buy a building."
When Guan Guiling heard this, her heartbeat quickened with joy. She said, "That's great. You will be able to live a good life in the future. Then your old house..."
Fan Debiao immediately said: "This old house is for your eldest son to live in. You can live in it as you like."
Guan Guiling laughed and said, "My daughter is so lucky. How could she be so lucky to meet a good man like you? For a man, age is not important. Generosity and consideration are the most important."
Fan Debiao nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, that's what I said. I am sincere to Daya. When you are old, I will take you to live in the building. I have a good relationship with my eldest brother."
Zheng Huimin stuck to the wall like a gecko, not daring to move.
She felt that the situation was ridiculous. The "big brother" that Fan Debiao mentioned was her father. How could this man want to marry her? It was ridiculous. She looked at her mother's back with resentment, wishing that her mother would die immediately, and even more so that she could find her father immediately and expose her mother's true face.
Her father is such a good man, why did he find someone like her mother?
Zheng Huimin was extremely resentful.
Guan Guiling: "I'm not the kind of mother who sells her daughter. I'm very happy if my daughter can marry well and live a good life. I don't want anything more. I also know that you are a good person. But I must ask for a high price for the bride price. We are not after your money, but the more the bride price, the more it proves that you care about her. If you don't give a penny, then I won't take her seriously after marrying her home. Because this is a daughter-in-law who was married without spending any money, she can be despised. But don't worry, you get married smoothly, I'm sure you treat her well, and I'll pretend to return the bride price in full."
This was the expression her man had taught her, and she thought it was a very respectable one.
Anyway, let's just coax this pervert first. When the money is in hand, it will be up to them to decide whether to give it to us or not, right?
She said softly: "Our dowry requires 2,000 yuan, a tricycle, a TV, a sewing machine, and a watch."
Zheng Huimin covered his mouth, unable to believe that his mother would ask for such a high price.
As a young girl in her twenties, she had also inquired about the dowry. The well-off would give three turns and one ring, or thirty-six legs. The less well-off would give sixty-six or eighty-eight for good luck.
If it's a little worse, I'll give you ten or eight dollars as a token of my appreciation.
However, this was the first time she heard of his mother asking for such a huge sum. Zheng Huimin was influenced by her mother since she was a child. She was very willing to give to men, but this willingness was for her own man, not her own family.
Her mother never spends a penny on her parents' home, and even goes to their house to beg for money. She has seen it all and has been influenced by it.
So when she heard her mother's nonsense, she didn't believe it at all. His mother actually wanted to sell her to make money! She didn't believe the bullshit that she hoped he would live a good life. Not to mention that she didn't like Fan Debiao, even if she wanted to marry Brother Su in the future, she would not let Brother Su pay a penny for the bride price.
These are bad habits, why should we follow them?
If she had the money, she should keep it for herself. She didn't want to use it to support her parents' home.
Zheng Huimin was angry, but she didn't dare to move. If her mother couldn't be persuaded, she would go to her father, who was the only sensible person in her family. Zheng Huimin knew that her mother was the worst kind of person, and she favored boys over girls and treated her badly.
She bit her lip and watched them talking and laughing.
The damn lion's big mouth did not scare Fan De Biao. A hint of mockery flashed in Fan De Biao's eyes, and then he said: "It's as it should be. This is as it should be. I bought a house, you can bring Erya and live together. The house at home will be left to the eldest brother, and my house will be for the second kid to live in."
By then, won't Erya be his? Erya is more beautiful than Daya.
Guan Guiling has her own little plans, and Fan Debiao is not a fool either. He also has his own plans, and he are more shrewd.
He asked, thinking about not having seen Daya recently.
Fan Debiao: "Sister Daya, you haven't been home recently?"
Guan Guiling: "She went to help with work at a relative's house and will be back in a few days. Don't worry, she is interested in you. Besides, from ancient times to the present, the marriage of children is always decided by their parents, right?"
Fan Debiao nodded: "That's right."
Guan Guiling: "As long as you can pay the betrothal gift, our Daya can marry him anytime..."
The two walked further and further away, and the rest of the conversation could no longer be heard. But Zheng Huimin was already shaking with anger. Damn her rotten mouth, she actually talked nonsense like this, when did she like someone like Fan Debiao?
Is she blind? Zheng Huimin saw at this time that Fan Debiao had just given his mother a set of clothes, which her mother was holding in a bag, shaking.
Zheng Huimin went home without saying anything. No matter what, she had to get some food first, and then find her father. She had to expose her mother's true face. Zheng Huimin returned to her home. At this time, people in their yard were working, and those who went out to do odd jobs had also left. Even some people who lived at home would find some work to do at home, so the yard was quiet. She went home immediately. As soon as she entered the door, she heard a creaking sound. As a girl in her twenties, she already knew what the sound was.
Zheng Huimin was stunned.
Did her brother bring a woman back? She rolled her eyes and tiptoed to open the cupboard. His house was small, with only two rooms. As she was looking, she heard the sound of the end coming from the room. Zheng Huimin found the steamed bun and happily put it in her pocket.
"Yufeng, why don't you look so energetic today?" a sweet female voice came.
Zheng Huimin was stunned. This time, she was completely stunned. The person in the room was not her eldest brother? Sure enough, the voice in the room soon confirmed her guess.
Zheng Yufeng said, "It's that damned girl of mine. I don't know which man she ran off to because she was crazy about him. I was still trying to arrange a marriage for her. If she leaves and loses her virginity, Fan Debiao will definitely not do anything about it. I was counting on her to exchange for the betrothal gift. I hinted to Guan Guiling to force the man back, but Guan Guiling, this idiot, didn't understand at all."
Jung Hye Min: “!!!!!!!!!”
She never expected to hear these words.
You know, she has always believed in her father and thinks her father is the most sensible person in the family.
But I didn't expect the truth to come out so suddenly.
The woman's voice in the room gurgled and said, "Damn it, I didn't expect you to have such a moment. Why are you so anxious to marry that damn girl off?"
"How can I get money if I don't get married? Fan Debiao makes money from his stall, and someone has to help him spend it. Besides, my little girl is just like her mother, both are cheap, and I'm afraid she'll go to someone else to pay for it. If she finds a mediocre guy, she won't fall in love with him, so she'll naturally side with her parents."
When Zheng Yufeng talked about his daughter, there was not a single bit of tenderness in his eyes.
Zheng Huimin was going crazy at this time. She had always thought that her father was the best person in the family. He never favored boys over girls and treated them equally. But she never expected that her father would be like this behind her back. This shocked her more than what her mother did! "You, Guan Guiling loves you so much, and you still despise her."
Zheng Yufeng: "She doesn't even look in the mirror. She looks like my mother. Is she worthy of me? Just follow me. In a few years, I will ask her to return her job to me. Then I will have money for retirement. Then I will find a reason to divorce her and marry you..."
"Then you have to keep your word. If you lie to me, I won't forgive you. I've been following you for so long, I don't want to be without a name or status like this."
Zheng Yufeng: "It happened in the past two years. In the past two years, I will ask her to help me extort some more money. Anyway, she has no reputation. It would be even better if she could lose her life because of this! I also saved myself the trouble of planning a divorce. This woman doesn't even look at how old she is. She doesn't even know how to give up her position. She's still clinging to me. I really want to vomit when I see her. I'm counting on her to fight in the front, otherwise I would have dumped her long ago. Daya will marry Fan Debiao, and I'll find a rich man for Erya. Erya is better looking than Daya, although she's a little dull, but men all look at faces. That can be paid a high price. If you can't find someone like Fan Debiao who is willing to spend a lot of money, you can send her to do that. If you send her far away, no one will know. Just say that you went to work, and you won't make a lot of money. When she makes enough money, let her go to get married. Anyway, no one will know when she comes back, and she can find an honest man to marry. After getting these two betrothal gifts, we can push the matter onto Guan Guiling."
The woman chuckled: "Oh, you are innocent, you are really smart."
Zheng Huimin trembled as she approached the bedroom. For some reason, she felt that the woman's voice sounded familiar.
She almost trembled as she approached, and when she looked at the door of the inner room, she almost fainted. Yes, this was someone she knew.
The woman in front of her who was having an affair with her father turned out to be her aunt's stepdaughter.
Her mother, Guan Guiling, has an older sister who lost her husband when she was young and remarried. She was kicked out because she had no children. So her father was in poor health and her mother was very scared. In her heart, she could not live without a man because life without a man would be too hard.
Her eldest sister is an example.
Her aunt Guan Guifeng married a cripple, who had five children. Her aunt began to help raise the children. The girl who was having an affair with her father was her aunt's stepdaughter, the eldest daughter of the family.
Unexpectedly, she was having an affair with his father.
Zheng Huimin felt like she was going crazy, and everything she saw made her feel extremely sick.
"vomit……"
"Who is it!" Zheng Yufeng got up immediately after hearing the noise and rushed out quickly. When he opened the door, he saw it was his eldest daughter Zheng Huimin.
As soon as he saw someone, he immediately put on a kind expression and called out, "Daya..."
She reached out to grab the damn girl, but Zheng Huimin suddenly jumped away, screamed, rushed out, and ran away quickly. She had to run away. There was only one thought in her mind, she had to escape.
If she didn't run away, her father would have kidnapped her and married her off.
Zheng Huimin had never thought so clearly at this moment. She ran out quickly and bumped into someone at the gate of the courtyard.
"Sister? Why are you back?"
A girl's voice rang out. It was Zheng Huimin's sister Zheng Huifang. When he saw her face, he was shocked: "Who beat you up?"
As soon as Zheng Huimin saw her sister, she dragged her away and ran. They didn't know how many streets they ran. They both leaned against the wall. Zheng Huimin said angrily, "Dad and Wang Ju are having an affair at home. Dad and Mom are unreliable. They had already agreed to marry us off for a high price. They wanted to sell me to Fan Debiao, and now I'm running away. They might use you to make up the number. You figure it out yourself. But don't think it's okay if they don't let you marry Fan Debiao. Without him, there are others. They won't care whether you live or die, or what kind of person you are. They will only look at who gives the highest gift. If no one gives a high gift, they will send you to another place to be a prostitute. You figure out a way to run away. Remember, don't trust our dad. He's not a good person either."
Although she often bullied her sister and coaxed her to do work at home, the two sisters did not have any major conflicts. After all, her family favored boys over girls, and they were not as good as two boys. The sister had done a lot of work for her since she was a child. Zheng Huimin was still conscientious in major matters. She pulled her and talked a lot, then took out her own three dollars and fifty cents, stuffed it into her, and said: "This is all the money I have, find a way to leave home."
After saying that, run away.
Zheng Huifang quickly grabbed Zheng Huimin and said, "What are you going to do?"
Jung Hye-min: "I have someone to back me up, they can't force me."
She looked at the three dollars and fifty cents, feeling heartbroken, but she still gritted her teeth and said, "I'm not going to starve to death. OK, I'm leaving now, and I won't see you again!"
After saying that, he ran away. Zheng Huifang: "Sister!!!"
Zheng Huimin waved her hand.
Zheng Huifang held the three dollars and fifty cents in her hand, pursed her lips, and her eyes turned red.
She deducted the four dollars of her own savings hidden in her underwear pocket, a total of seven dollars and a half, she saved a little more than her sister. She did not doubt her sister's words at all, although the relationship between the two sisters was not very good, but she knew that she would never lie to her on major matters.
Because, the two of them are from the same country.
In the past, they ate the least and worked the most in the family. Later, when they grew up, their treatment became much better. Her sister forgot, but she did not. She knew what her parents wanted to do, but she did not expect that they not only wanted to sell her for a good price, but also wanted her to make dirty money.
The eldest sister discovered the secret and was beaten like this. It turns out that Dad is not really kind.
The eldest sister was right, she had to find a way to escape.
Zheng Huifang held the seven dollars and a half in her hand, touched her face vigorously, and went home as if nothing had happened.
Zheng Huimin muttered as she walked home, feeling that she had lost both the wife and the army today, not getting any food, and even giving away money, she was so worried. She was going to be hungry today, but no, she also found a steamed bun, which Zheng Huimin took out and ate.
She persisted, and as long as she could hold on through these few days, when Brother Su came back, she would have someone to rely on.
If you can't do it these days, you can go to the Su family to eat. After all, she is his daughter-in-law. As for Guan Hong, don't even think about competing with her! Brother Su, she's married!
Zheng Huimin gritted her teeth and returned to the compound.
The first thing Zheng Huimin did when she came back was to go to Su's house. The door of the Su's house was locked. Some people went to work, and some went to school. She sat at the door and started to clean the windows of the Su's house. If she couldn't reach the inside, she would clean the outside, and she worked very hard.
Aunt Zhou stared at Zheng Huimin, suspecting that the girl had pretended to be a ghost and was possessed by evil spirits last night.
Only a moron can do this kind of work.
It's impossible to clean the glass like this! Aunt Zhou didn't dare to go forward rashly, for fear of bumping into Zheng Huimin. After all, it would not be so simple if she bumped into a ghost. She hurried to the backyard to find Zhao Guihua and whispered to her.
"Do you think Jung Hye-min really saw a ghost?"
Zhao Guihua curled her lips: "What the hell."
Aunt Zhou was still very worried and said, "But..." She said in a tangled tone, "Have you ever seen something like this? Look at her, what's the point of just wiping the outside? Besides, why does she clean other people's windows when she has nothing to do? Does it make her look bad?"
Zhao Guihua: "Maybe she just wants to show off. Wasn't what she did last night also for the purpose of showing off? She really loves Su Jinlai."
Aunt Zhou: “…”
She really couldn't understand why a girl fell in love with Su Jinlai. She always felt that this girl was a little bit brainless. She shook her head speechlessly.
Aunt Zhou also shook her head sarcastically, feeling that she couldn't understand it. She really couldn't understand it. This girl with a stupid brain should not be married.
The two stood at the junction of the front yard and the backyard, looking around and expressing their deep confusion, but Zheng Huimin didn't care about that and was very determined. She wanted to conquer Brother Su, not only to be good to him, but also to control the old and young in his family.
Only in this way can you gain entry and have a place to eat.
As for her own home, she was determined not to go back. Everything that happened today really washed away her three views.
She was cleaning the glass, but her mind was wandering. She had always thought her father was a good man. But she never expected that her father was even more terrible and vicious than her mother. She didn't dare to think that if she didn't agree to marry Fan Debiao, would she be sent to a place where no one knew her and work as a prostitute to make money for her family?
She, she is my biological daughter!
She wiped the glass vigorously, feeling that there was no one in her home she could trust.
She won't go back, she absolutely can't go back.
"What are you doing?"
Just when everyone was talking, someone spoke up. It was Yinlai who had just returned from outside.
Yin Lai looked at the lesbian in front of him in confusion. He didn't know why the lesbians his brother attracted always behaved strangely. Thinking of how this guy had acted like a ghost and scared people yesterday, his face became even worse and he asked, "What are you doing?"
Zheng Huimin was surprised: "Why are you back?"
Yin Lai: "This is my home, why can't I come back?"
He felt that this woman was just like what everyone said, not quite normal. If such a person really got together with his eldest brother, Yinlai couldn't imagine how stupid the child born from these two people would be.
After all, his eldest brother is also a god.
Yinlai frowned and looked at Zheng Huimin, saying, "How did my glass offend you?"
Zheng Huimin: "..."
What an ignorant person! I am his eldest sister-in-law.
The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother.
Although she thought so in her heart, she didn't dare to say it out loud. She could see that most people in the Su family looked down on her and Guan Hong. Now that Brother Su was not at home, she had no one to rely on and could only keep a low profile.
She said: "I, I just want to do some work for the family."
Yin Lai: "Home? This is our home, not your home."
Zheng Huimin muttered: "Sooner or later, we will be a family."
Yin Lai: “…”
His elder brother is really awesome. Where did he find these lesbians?
Guan Hong is already outrageous, and now Zheng Huimin is even more outrageous. I wonder if his elder brother can find someone even more outrageous in the future. Oh my god, I can't even think about it.
Yin Lai: "Get out of the way, don't linger in front of my door, our family has nothing to do with you."
"But, but I..."
Zheng Huimin hesitated to speak, looking at Yinlai, hoping that he would ask questions, but Yinlai was very cold and didn't buy it at all. What is this? His mother was better at this than her when they were children.
Yin Lai was not moved at all.
At this time, Zhao Guihua spoke up and asked, "Yinlai, why are you back?"
Yinlai immediately put on a smiling face and said, "I took half a day off and wanted to come back and ask around to find someone to cover for me for a few days. I need an experienced person here, so I plan to ask Aunt Lian."
Their compound has a pretty good relationship with Aunt Lian. Even though Aunt Lian is always doing all kinds of messy things, such as feudal superstition and speculation, isn't that what people care about now?
"I'm planning to find someone to take my place for ten days. I..."
Before he finished speaking, Zheng Huimin immediately spoke up: "I, second brother, I can do it."
Zheng Huimin was excited: "What do you think of me?"
Yin Lai: "I don't think you're that good. Besides, who is your second brother? You should distinguish the relationship clearly when you speak."
He said, "I don't want our family to have anything to do with you. You should handle your affairs with my eldest brother on your own and don't try to win us over here."
Zheng Huimin: "..."
Seeing Yin Lai was about to leave, she quickly said firmly: "You are looking for someone anyway, it doesn't matter who you look for, I can do the job, I am just a substitute worker everywhere, you, you can treat me as a stranger."
She was so smart that she said, "I can really do it, and I can do it very well. Believe me."
If she could get this job, she could earn enough money for ten days, which would be enough for Brother Su to come back, so she would have money to eat.
Yin Lai: “…”
Deep down, he didn't want to have anything to do with this woman, but Zheng Huimin quickly said, "Just think of it as helping me for your elder brother's sake."
Yin Lai was silent for a while, looked at Zhao Guihua and Aunt Zhou, and said after a moment's hesitation: "Okay then."
Zheng Huimin originally thought that she had to bring up Su Jin to get this person to agree, but she didn't expect that although he looked determined, he was quite easy to talk to and actually agreed. This was a great thing.
She was immediately happy: "Okay, I will definitely work hard for you and not embarrass you."
Yin Lai: “I hope so.”
He said quietly: "If you cause me any trouble in our unit, or if you say nonsense, I will try to sow discord between you and Big Brother every day."
Zheng Huimin: "..." Damn, this guy is too vicious, but fortunately she really intends to work hard, there is no other way, no money to eat. This person can't starve to death. She nodded sadly.
Yinlai quickly brought Zheng Huimin to the company. Zheng Huimin had done this before when she was doing odd jobs. She was not a novice and got the hang of it quickly. She felt that she was really lucky. She had reached the end of her rope, but there was light at the end of the tunnel.
She was indeed blessed by God.
Zheng Huimin went to take over the shift, and Yinlai explained to Zhao Guihua: "Aunt Zhao, I don't recognize her as my sister-in-law. She has nothing to do with me. I thought it would be good for her to take over the shift. She has to go to work every day, so she won't be stirring up trouble in the yard. You are not here, and I am afraid she will stay and cause trouble. If she is given a job, we will be less worried when we are away."
He had to explain it clearly, after all, this female comrade had just acted like a ghost and scared people the day before.
He immediately asked her to take his place, fearing that everyone would be unhappy.
So it still needs to be explained clearly.
He doesn't want to disrupt the peace between neighbors.
Zhao Guihua: "I know."
At her age, she could of course understand why Yin Lai suddenly agreed.
She said, "Don't think too much. Everyone knows what happened. Besides, it's your own business. You can find anyone to take your place. We would be foolish if we tried to make decisions."
"Don't say that."
Zhao Guihua smiled: "The truth."
She said, "We are leaving tomorrow. How are your preparations going?"
"It's almost done."
Zhao Guihua: "The main thing is to bring money and documents. As long as you bring money, you can get something done even if you don't bring anything. In addition, it's already April, and it's said that the south is still very warm, so we don't need to bring a lot of thick clothes, just light clothes."
"Okay, okay."
"besides..."
Compared to others, Zhao Guihua had been to Guangzhou. Of course, that was in her previous life, and it was already very prosperous when she went there. It is definitely not as prosperous now, but she still has more experience than others. Besides, his family Zhixi had been there, and she had already inquired about it in detail and even made a sketch herself.
How to say it?
She thought she was well prepared and could handle it with ease.
She said, "When we go out, you should keep your money in a hidden place. There are many thieves and scammers on the train. As you know, my eldest brother does this and has seen a lot. You must be careful."
"Yes, yes."
"I heard my Li Junjun say that, too." Aunt Wang came out at some point and echoed. Li Junjun didn't get into college after graduating from high school, and went to work at the railway station on Zhuang Zhiyuan's recommendation. Although he worked in the maintenance department, he had heard a lot of these stories.
Zhao Guihua: "That's right."
This time, the train ticket was bought by Zhao Guihua. Zhiyuan was not at home, but Zhao Guihua went there familiarly. As family members of employees, they also have their own policies, so it is more convenient for them than for others.
Zhao Guihua bought all sleeper berths, so the six of them could fit in one carriage.
"Leave it where you are and we can distribute it to you before we get on the bus tomorrow." We were afraid that we would lose it once we got it in our hands.
Zhao Guihua nodded: "Okay, we are not suffering, we are sitting in a sleeper. In fact, many people go to the south to pick up goods and sit on hard seats for several days. But we are not young anymore. We can't choose money over life. At least we have to lie down for a while. Only after a good rest can we do big things. We can't save a little money and suffer a great hardship. After all, we have to consider our age."
Several old ladies nodded one after another, and Yinlai also nodded. He was weak to begin with, and he really didn't dare to use all his strength.
Several people who were going out gathered together at Zhao Guihua's house to discuss the precautions before going out, and then went home to make preparations. Although they were going out, no one prepared much.
Zheng Huimin was very proud of being Yinlai's substitute. As soon as she got off work at the machinery factory in the evening, she immediately told Guan Hong about it in a very ostenatious tone.
Guan Hong was so angry that her eyes were bigger than a cow's. She was really embarrassed today. She went to work with a bruised face and a lot of gossip. By the time she got off work, the news that she was playing tricks had spread throughout the factory.
It's so embarrassing.
Even her second aunt who worked in the same factory as her didn't take the initiative to come to see her. The Guan family was so embarrassed because of Guan Hong. Guan Hong even carried her luggage and came to Su Jinlai, making the Guan family even more embarrassed.
Guan Hong's father has already threatened to disown his daughter, but Guan Hong is very persistent and resolute.
She felt that the whole world was blocking her true love.
But it is true that in Qiong Yao's novels, the hero and heroine have to go through a lot of hardships before they can be together. How can it reflect the preciousness of true love if they can be together easily? Only by going through countless hardships can love be proved.
So Guan Hong remained calm at work all day. You see, they all looked at her with jealousy that she had true love.
But she was able to withstand everyone's gazes at work, but now it made Guan Hong very angry. She said, "Well done, you have learned to save the country in a roundabout way. Zheng Huimin, don't think you are so great. I will get it back to Brother Su sooner or later."
Zheng Huimin sneered: "We will wait and see."
Two pigs, both think they are the best looking people in the world.
"Boom boom boom."
There was a knock on the door. The two people were arguing, but at this moment they both looked up at the door: "Who is it?"
"Auntie Zhou!"
This is the nosy Aunt Zhou!
Zheng Huimin: "What's the matter?"
A little head popped out from behind Aunt Zhou. Aunt Zhou said, "This girl is here to see you."
She met him at the door and was brought in.
When Zheng Huimin saw her, she found out that it was her younger sister.
She immediately became alert, looked at Zheng Huifang warily, and asked, "Why are you here?"
Zheng Huifang whispered: "Come out for a moment."
The two of them went out together. Zheng Huimin didn't expect Zheng Huifang to come and take the initiative: "Zheng Huifang, don't think you can betray me just because you know where I am! Oh, that's not right, how did you know I live here?"
Zheng Huifang: "Last time you came home to get the quilt, I followed you secretly."
Zheng Huifang grabbed her clothes and whispered, "Don't worry, my parents don't know yet. I haven't told them."
"What are you doing here, you little bitch? I tell you, I've given you all the money. If you come to me to ask for money or threaten me, do you believe I will find some street thugs to teach you a lesson?" Zheng Huimin and Zheng Huifang stood in the corner of the alley, not wanting to be seen.
Zheng Huifang quickly waved her hands: "No, I'm not here to threaten you, I'm here to say goodbye to you."
Zheng Huifang pursed her lips and said, "I'm leaving."
Zheng Huimin was stunned for a moment, then she remembered that she was the one who asked her to leave. She relaxed a little, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Where are you going?"
Zheng Huifang: "I haven't made up my mind yet. Anyway, I won't stay in Sijiucheng. I plan to go to the train station and try to climb on a train to see if I can get on it. If not, I'll climb on a freight train and leave Sijiucheng first, and then I'll go wherever I want."
Going out was a way for her to find a way out. Otherwise, her parents would make everything for her, and she was afraid that she would not be able to get away, so she had to leave.
She said, "Big sister, after I leave, I don't know if we will be able to see each other again, so take care of yourselves in the future."
She came here to say goodbye, but she was actually taking a risk, after all, she was still afraid that her elder sister would betray her. But thinking about San Kuai Wu, she was still very determined. Maybe, maybe they would never see each other again in the future.
"I'm leaving."
Zheng Huifang walked up to Zheng Huimin and hugged her, then let go and turned away.
"Wait a moment."
Seeing that Zheng Huifang was about to walk out of the alley, Zheng Huimin said, "Wait for me."
She grabbed Zheng Huifang and said, "Come with me."
Zheng Huifang: “Ah?”
She looked at Zheng Huimin in confusion.
Zheng Huimin dragged Zheng Huifang back to the yard. It was after get off work, and there were no people in the yard. Everyone was cooking, and the aroma of food wafted from every household. Zheng Huimin dragged Zheng Huifang into the house, locked the door, and said to Guan Hong, "Lend me some money."
Zheng Huifang: “!!!”
Why is there another one with a bruised face?
Guan Hong was stunned: "Borrow money? You wish."
Jung Hye Min: "If you lend it to me, I will return it."
Guan Hong: "I won't lend it to you."
She was very pleased with herself and said with a bit of pride: "Oh, so you are a poor fellow. No wonder you stared at my brother Su. It turns out that you stared at me because I am rich. You...oh, why are you still searching my pockets?"
Zheng Huimin didn't care about anything and went straight up to grab Guan Hong. Guan Hong said: "I'll fuck your mother!"
Jung Hye Min: "Go ahead, I don't mind."
Guan Hong: “Fuck.”
Zheng Huifang was stunned.
Zheng Huimin took out thirty-one yuan from Guan Hong's pocket and was shocked: "You are quite rich."
Guan Hong: "You fucking stole my money, give it back to me, give it back to me quickly." She had just received her salary a few days ago, and she kept all the money with her.
Jung Hye Min: "I will really return it to you, but you have to lend it to me first."
She continued to flip through the pages: "Do you have any more?"
Guan Hong's eyes turned red with anger: "You bastard, I, Guan Hong, will teach you a lesson today."
Guan Hong grabbed Zheng Huimin's hair and was about to slap her. Soon, the two rolled into a ball again. Zheng Huifang had never seen such a thing before. She was stunned for a long time and quickly stepped forward to pull the people apart: "Don't do this, don't hit me, I don't want it, I don't want money, big sister, you don't have to worry about me."
Zheng Huimin: "Bah, you farted!"
She said: "What will you do if you go out without any money? You will die!"
She pulled Guan Hong hard and finally got the upper hand, saying, "How much money do you have left? Lend me some, quickly!"
"This is fucking robbery." Guan Hong was furious.
Zheng Huimin: "You you you..."
Seeing that Guan Hong was very unruly, she knew that she would not be Guan Hong's opponent if she continued to fight, so she simply gave up and said, "If you don't lend me money, I will kiss you!"
She sneered and said, "You don't want to be so disgusting, do you?" Guan Hong widened her eyes and looked at Zheng Huimin, feeling that her brain was eaten by a female ghost last night.
Oh no, she, she, she, is she possessed by a ghost?
She looked at Zheng Huimin in horror. Zheng Huimin said, "Will you lend it to me? If you don't, I will be your relative!"
"Don't!"
Guan Hong quickly shouted: "No, don't be impulsive!"
She took a deep breath and exhaled, and felt that Zheng Huimin in front of her was extremely terrifying.
She said, "Um, um...who is your favorite person?"
First determine whether this is a female ghost.
Zheng Huimin: "Are you sick? Of course I love Brother Su the most, Guan Hong, I'm not robbing, I really don't have anyone to lend money to, please."
It was rare for her to bow her head to Guan Hong.
Guan Hong: “!!!”
She looked at Zheng Huimin, and then at the yellow-haired girl next to Zheng Huimin, who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, but prettier than Zheng Huimin.
The girl now opened her mouth in surprise.
She could hardly believe that Zheng Huimin would do this just to lend her money. She wanted to say a lot of things, but they were all stuck in her throat.
Zheng Huimin: "If you lend me a little more, I will definitely pay you back by doing odd jobs."
Guan Hong looked at the yellow-haired girl and said, "Do you know some sorcery and deliberately controlled her to ask me for money? Zheng Huimin, wake up!"
Jung Hye Min: “This is my little sister!”
Guan Hong: “Impossible!”
She screamed: "How come your little sister is so much prettier than you! You two are not even alike!"
Zheng Huimin: "..."
This is really infuriating, did you do this on purpose?
She took a deep breath and said, "Please, Guan Hong, I know it's wrong to do this, but she's leaving and I want her to take some money with her, please."
Guan Hong was stunned for a moment, and finally asked: "Where are we going? Aren't we planning to go to the countryside now?"
Zheng Huifang bit her lip and said, "I want to run away."
Guan Hong's eyes widened: "Did you commit a crime?"
Zheng Huifang quickly shook her head: "I don't have it."
Zheng Huimin: "My parents are not human beings. They want to use us for money. What else can she do if she doesn't run away? She is not like me. She has Brother Su's support. If my parents dare to come, I will ask Brother Su to get people to deal with them! Brother Su is a capable man."
Guan Hong was stunned again. She looked at Zheng Huimin's bluffing, then looked at Zheng Huifang, sighed, and said, "Get out of the way."
Zheng Huimin silently stepped aside. Guan Hong took out her own box, unlocked it, and counted out sixty-nine yuan from it. She said, "Add the thirty-one yuan from before, and the total is one hundred yuan. Take it and go."
But she immediately turned around, stared at Zheng Huimin, and said, "You have to pay me back this money."
Zheng Huimin nodded immediately: "I will definitely pay it back."
Guan Hong glanced at the two sisters again and said angrily, "I don't want this dress anymore. It doesn't look good on me. Please throw it away for me when you leave."
Guan Hong handed a quilted long coat to Zheng Huifang, her tone was not very good, but Zheng Huimin looked at the coat, her eyes flashed, and Guan Hong wore it to work today. It's April now, not too cold, but because it rained yesterday, Guan Hong wore thick clothes today.
Zheng Huifang stared at Guan Hong blankly, then looked at Zheng Huimin: "Big sister..."
Zheng Huimin bit her lip and asked slowly, "You don't have to return this, right?"
Guan Hong said even more angrily: "I don't want this broken thing anymore. I'm not giving it to you, I'm asking your sister to throw it away."
Zheng Huifang looked at them, then bowed deeply with tears in her eyes: "Thank you, I will remember your kindness."
Guan Hong waved his hand: "Who asked you to remember, you are just a poor guy."
Zheng Huimin: "You should leave quickly. Don't look for me if you have nothing to do. I still have to pay you back."
Zheng Huifang: “I…”
Zheng Huimin: "Stop talking about you and me. Don't trust anyone easily when you go out. Be alert to others. Don't trust those who look kind and gentle. No one in the world looks gentler than our dad, but he is still a venomous snake. He can put on a warm face to scheme against his own people, let alone outsiders."
Zheng Huifang took note of it carefully and said, "I know. I will be careful."
She doesn't know how to thank people for their kindness, she can only bow.
Jung Hye Min: “Go, go, go.”
Guan Hong: "Let's go, let's go."
Zheng Huifang bowed again and said, "I'm leaving."
She just wanted to say goodbye, but unexpectedly, her elder sister helped her. Zheng Huifang wiped her tears as she walked, but her steps were firm. She had to go, she didn't want to be manipulated.
In fact, it was because these young girls had no experience or knowledge, otherwise, they would go to the neighborhood committee or the Women's Federation for help. But they didn't understand at all, and just wanted to rely on their own abilities to leave quickly.
The weather was very cold in the evening, but Zheng Huifang felt a warmth in her heart.
Zheng Huifang left, Zheng Huimin and Guan Hong stood there. Suddenly, Guan Hong said viciously: "Remember to pay back the money."
Zheng Huimin nodded vigorously.
Then he snorted and said, "I'm not the kind of person who doesn't pay back his debts."
But, she sat up, holding her chest, her heart ached so much. She had never seen so much money, never!
This damn girl Zheng Huifang had just left, and she was already regretting lending money for her.
Woohoo. She is indeed a bitch.
She shouldn't have helped.
When can I pay off this debt?
Zheng Huimin was quite worried.
She just felt that she was really unlucky.
Why should we be good people?
Zheng Huimin was so distressed about the 100 yuan that she couldn't eat and just lay down. Guan Hong, who was standing beside her, looked at her and sneered, saying, "You must be regretting this."
Zheng Huimin said stubbornly: "I won't regret it."
Guan Hong sat down and couldn't help but asked curiously, "What's your home like?"
Zheng Huimin fell silent. What is his family like? His family has always been poor. It seems that from childhood to adulthood, the family has always been poor. But although they are poor, her father has always eaten well. Because her father is in poor health, he must eat fine grains.
Her father would occasionally secretly give her a little bit of food, but unfortunately her mother would see it every time and scold and beat her. After a long time, she knew that no matter what good food there was, she would definitely not be able to eat it.
She had no doubts before, but after hearing her father's harsh words today, Zheng Huimin now wondered if her father was just pretending, knowing that her mother would never give them food.
The first in his family is her father, followed by her brother, then her younger brother, and finally her and her sister.
His mother is actually the same as them, but her mother is happy about it, but she is not.
"No, I'm asking you a question."
Guan Hong kicked Zheng Huimin and asked, "What's going on in your family?"
Zheng Huimin rolled her eyes: "What else can it be? Can't you see? They value sons over daughters and sell daughters for money."
Guan Hong's eyes widened: "Huh!"
Fortunately, her parents are not such people.
She asked, "So your sister just left like that? How old was she?"
Jung Hye-min: “Sixteen.”
She thought for a moment and said, "She was a very good student in elementary school, always getting 100 marks on exams. But before she graduated, my mother said our family was poor and didn't let her go to school. She did all the housework."
Guan Hong opened her eyes wide again. Although she was not the only child in his family and his parents did not love her the most, she was really not like Zheng Huimin.
"Then your parents are not human beings!"
Zheng Huimin gritted her teeth and said, "They are not good people to begin with."
Guan Hong: "No wonder you insisted on running out."
Jung Hye Min: "I ran away because I love Brother Su, and no one can stop my love."
Guan Hong's face darkened: "Don't try to steal my man. Damn it, why am I so kind that I only lent him a hundred dollars."
Jung Hye Min: "I don't know what possessed me to be a good person and help her borrow a hundred."
The two looked at each other and sighed in unison.
Everyone is a little sad.
Guan Hong said fiercely: "You have to pay back the money anyway."
"I know."
The two of them were quiet again. They didn't quarrel today. Zhao Guihua, who lived next door, was a little uncomfortable. She said, "Why didn't they quarrel today? It seems that yesterday's interaction made them friendly again."
Zhuang Lao Ni laughed: "Stop meddling in other people's business."
Zhao Guihua was not happy to hear this and said, "How can it be called meddling in other people's business? I'm just curious."
She said sincerely: "Guan, do you think I would behave like this? But you, I'm telling you, when I'm not at home, you have to eat on time, don't fool around."
Zhuang Laonian: "I know."
He actually wanted to go with her, but was rejected by Zhao Guihua.
They already have quite a few people here, so there is no need to have one more person to help out and make the journey more tiring.
The next morning, everyone took the early bus. Zhuang Zhixi and Mingmei got up early to see them off to the station, but the others didn't come. It wasn't that they didn't want to come, but they were stopped. With so many people seeing them off together, people who didn't know would think something was wrong with them.
It's really unnecessary.
Zhuang Zhixi reminded everyone along the way, saying, "When you go out, safety comes first. I know you ladies are all female warriors, but don't do anything reckless. Just take it easy if something happens."
Zhao Guihua: "Why do you talk so much nonsense?"
Zhuang Zhixi: “…”
"You may go away."
Zhuang Zhixi: “…”
He was a good-tempered man, smiling: "Aren't I just concerned about you?"
Zhao Guihua: "Don't worry about us. Old lady, I have experienced more than you have. I see things more carefully than you do."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Okay."
The couple escorted the old man to the train station. As the tickets were checked, everyone held their tickets. Yinlai was the last one to get on the train. Zhuang Zhixi patted him on the shoulder and said, "You are the only man in this group. I'm counting on you."
Yin Lai said quickly: "Uncle Xiaozhuang, don't worry, I will be more careful along the way."
In fact, it was also his first time going out.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Okay, get in the car quickly."
Yin Lai nodded seriously.
They boarded the train, one person after another. Zhao Guihua walked in front and quickly found her own carriage. She said, "Here."
It's really nice for the six of them to go out together. There happened to be no outsiders in the same carriage. Zhao Guihua specifically talked to someone when buying the tickets, and it turned out that the six brothers did not separate.
This is the benefit of having someone.
They can do such trivial things that do not involve principles.
Zhuang Zhiyuan is the chief crew member. Although he does not take this route, everyone always takes care of each other.
Several people entered the carriage together. Zhao Guihua quickly opened the window and saw her son and daughter-in-law looking for someone in each carriage. They waved and said, "Third brother."
Zhuang Zhixi came over immediately, looked at it on tiptoe, nodded and said, "Just find your place, and have a good rest."
"Okay, go back."
Zhao Guihua: "The car will be leaving soon. I'll leave the house to you."
Zhuang Zhixi smiled gently and said seriously, "Don't worry, Mom. Be careful when you go out."
Mingmei said, "I will take good care of the children. You don't have to worry too much. Sister Lan Zizhen, you don't have to worry."
"Thank you for your help."
Mingmei smiled: "It should be."
After everyone exchanged greetings for a while, the whistle of the train rang out soon and the train began to slide slowly.
Zhuang Zhixi and his wife waved goodbye, and the car started to move slowly. Zhao Guihua also leaned out and waved her hand, then retracted it.
Among the people, Yinlai was the most surprised. He said, "This is my first time riding a train."
He looked around curiously, and when he saw the berths were high and low, he said, "I'll sleep on the top berth."
"Okay, just divide it up as you like, and take turns sleeping. It'll take us two or three days to get there."
Today's trains are not speeded up, and there are no high-speed trains.
Everyone was assigned a seat. Zhao Guihua and Aunt Wang slept on the lower bunk, Aunt Zhou and Wang Zizhen slept on the middle bunk, and He Lan and Yinlai slept on the upper bunk.
But Zhao Guihua also said: "We are all acquaintances. There is no need to be so rigid. If you are not used to sleeping in a different place, just tell us."
"OK."
Aunt Zhou took the initiative to ask to sleep on the middle berth. She also wanted to try the upper berth. You know, this was her first time to sit on a sleeper berth.
Except for Zhao Guihua, everyone else was doing it for the first time.
The same thing happened to He Lan. When her family was well off, she rarely left the courtyard. Everyone was particularly curious. Yin Lai said, "So this is what it feels like to take a train. My eldest brother went to the countryside by train."
When Su Jinlai was mentioned, everyone fell silent again.
Aunt Zhou couldn't help herself and asked, full of gossip: "Did your elder brother become a gigolo?"
Yin Lai: “!!!”
How do you all know this? (End of this chapter)
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