If the second sister had been more generous, the eldest sister would not have only lent him ten yuan.
Xue Guibao blamed all his dissatisfaction on Xue Guiqin.
"Gifts given at weddings are voluntary. It's the person's freedom to decide how much to give. Your second sister is willing to give ten yuan as a gift, which means she hasn't forgotten her nephew."
Xue Guibao spat, "Bah! If she hadn't forgotten our poor family, she would have come back a long time ago. But she's been gone for more than ten years. When has she ever thought of coming back? I think she's afraid of us poor relatives borrowing money, so she doesn't even dare to come home!"
"She is your second sister after all. It's not nice of you to say anything about her behind her back." Xue Guixiang responded calmly.
Xue Guibao helped Xue Guixiang peel the corncobs as if he were offering a treasure, and said with a playful smile: "Big sister, let's not talk about second sister anymore. Can you lend me some more money?"
Xue Guixiang frowned: "Ten yuan is not enough, how much do you want to borrow?"
Xue Guibao held up two fingers: "Two hundred yuan..."
Xue Guixiang was surprised: "Why do you need 200 yuan? Do you need so much for food and drink at home?"
Xue Guibao scratched his head. "Sister, I'm just thinking of buying some clothes for your nephews and nieces. It's getting cold, and they're still wearing thin clothes. Are you willing to let them suffer the cold?"
Xue Guixiang was a soft-hearted person, and of course she didn't want to let her child get cold, but two hundred yuan was too much, and her family had to make a living.
Xue Guibao begged her for a long time and finally borrowed a hundred yuan from her.
Xue Guibao happily left with a hundred yuan in his pocket.
Instead of going home, he took the money to Wang Mazi's house. Wang Mazi was a well-known scoundrel in the village. He was gambling with a group of people at his house. The house was full of smoke and dirt, and the people were all snakes and rats.
Xue Guibao was tempted to gamble because he saw that they made money quickly, but he had no money. He asked Sun Junqiao for it, but was scolded by that woman. So he went to his elder sister to borrow money.
He knew that his eldest sister would not lend him money for gambling, so he made up the excuse of buying food and clothing for the children.
He came with the money in his pocket, and was about to bet it in a hurry, as if he would miss out on 100 million if he was a second late.
He was lucky on the first day and one hundred yuan quickly turned into two hundred yuan. Xue Guibao had a great time and felt that the money came too easily. When he returned home, he bought half a pound of pork head meat for the children from the supply and marketing cooperative.
The house hadn't smelled meat for a year. Sun Junqiao saw him buying meat and asked him where the money came from.
Xue Guibao didn't dare to tell her the truth and only said that the money was given by his eldest sister.
After hearing this, Sun Junqiao started scolding him for being useless, asking why he didn't let his elder sister help him get rich together. After scolding him, she took out all the money in his pocket.
When Sun Junqiao saw that he had fifty yuan, he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He ran to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought two pounds of pork head meat. The family of five had a good meal.
Xue Guibao thought to himself that it was a good thing that he didn't keep his money in one place, otherwise it would have been bad if it had all been taken away by this old woman.
After dinner, Xue Guibao went to Wang Mazi's house again. Sun Junqiao was in a good mood because she had just brought back fifty yuan. She didn't care where he went and went to bed early to dream.
Xue Guibao won big again tonight. After winning, his money became three hundred, which was more than he earned in a year.
Xue Guibao held the bills in his hands, which made a crackling sound, and thought he was dreaming. This money came too easily. If he had known this would happen, why would he have worked so hard to tend the fields? He would have just gambled!
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