Qian Jincai, who had never traveled far, was both yearning for and somewhat afraid of the outside world. A few days ago, he was still complaining about his mother tying him up and not letting him go far. Now that Mrs. Qian had relented, he was determined to go, even if it meant biting the bullet.
Since this decision had been made, and Old Mrs. Qian didn't want to see Qian Niandi, who was betraying her eldest grandson, anymore, she made the decision and asked Qian Jincai to pack some clothes and leave immediately.
Of course, you have to bring some money with you when you go out. Lately, the Qian family has been hit hard. First, the 1,000 yuan that Qian Longbin hid in the side room disappeared, and then they had to pay Qian Longchuan nearly 30,000 yuan in compensation.
Old Mrs. Qian was heartbroken. If she didn't have a rich daughter to support her, she would have been so worried that she would have died.
But the money still had to be spent, so she endured the pain and dug out three hundred yuan from the cabinet and slapped it on Qian Jincai's hand, saying solemnly, "My dear, this is the first time you've gone to such a far place by yourself, and I'm a little worried. Our family has been in some difficulties recently, so please keep these three hundred yuan and don't lose it!"
Even if Qian Jincai had never traveled far, he knew that it was easier to get things done when you had money.
What's more, he is not alone. He has three children to take with him. He needs travel expenses and food and drink. This little money will take him several days to spend. If he encounters a thief on the way, he won't even be able to go home.
He muttered unhappily, "Mom, I don't know how long I'll be gone. Money doesn't last long when I'm out. What if I spend it all? How am I going to get home? You can't let me beg for food all the way back, can you?"
Old Mrs. Qian sighed heavily and said, "My dear, if you don't earn money, you don't know how hard it is to earn it. Nowadays, some people in the village go out to work, but they can only earn three or four hundred yuan a month.
"You should be more frugal and stop spending like you used to. Our family has been through a lot, and things are different now. It's not right to always ask your sister for money, don't you think?"
Qian Jincai saw that his mother was not convinced, so he changed the question: "Mom, what about my first trip to such a faraway place? What if the old Zhan family doesn't accept me? Will I still have to stay in a hotel?
Give me more this time so I can explore the area first. Once I get used to it, I'll know how to manage my money!"
Mrs. Qian was persuaded by her eldest son's words. She took out another two hundred yuan from her bag and gave it to Qian Jincai, saying, "Go find a clean pair of pants and I'll sew a pocket for them so you don't lose them. Be frugal with your spending, okay? Don't spend whatever you're given like before!"
Qian Niandi was speechless when she saw Old Lady Qian, who was so aggressive and unreasonable towards her, and how kind and patient she was with her children and grandchildren.
It would be fine if he treated Xiaoshu, a grandson of only a few years old, like this, but Qian Jincai is already forty-five or forty-six, almost fifty, and he still treats him like a child. He is simply the weirdest of all weirdos.
But no matter what, at least he could escape from the Qian family as soon as possible, so there was no need to talk nonsense with them anymore.
Qian Niandi sat on the ground for a while to relax, until the kick from Qian Jincai had subsided. Then she slowly stood up and followed the Qian family into the house to pack her luggage. Actually, there wasn't much in it, just a few clothes and the books she had brought with her, so she quickly packed it up.
Afterwards, Qian Niandi packed up her little brother Qian Longfei's clothes, things to use, toys, food, etc., and waited for the Qian family to find a car to take them to the county town.
During this period, Qian Niandi was unusually quiet. She was not so stupid as to confront the Qian family head-on at this time. It would be okay to endure it for a while. As long as she could get out of Luojiagou smoothly, this grievance would not matter. She would settle accounts with these beasts of the Qian family in the future.
Old Mrs. Qian didn't know what Qian Nian Di was thinking. She just saw that Qian Nian Di learned to be obedient after being beaten. She felt a sense of satisfaction as a winner and had no intention of causing any more trouble.
There was a lot of noise outside, but Qian Meijuan and Old Man Qian stayed in the house. Old Man Qian didn't feel he had enough sleep, so he didn't want to get up. Qian Meijuan lay on the windowsill and watched Qian Niandi being beaten by her grandmother and father. She felt very happy.
For breakfast, Old Lady Qian, taking the easy way out, cooked a large pot of porridge, added several cleaned eggs, and served them with some pickled vegetables. Except for Qian Niandi, everyone else got one or two eggs.
Qian Meijuan proudly showed off the eggs to her cousin Qian Niandi: "Sister, look how fair our grandma is. All the grandchildren can eat eggs. Hey, if you were more obedient and didn't make our grandma angry, why can't you even share the eggs now?"
Qian Niandi ignored Qian Meijuan's words and refused to eat even the porridge. She felt sick at the thought that even if the eggs were clean, they would still be covered in chicken droppings.
Seeing that she didn't want to eat, Old Lady Qian teased her, "Eat it if you want, but if you get hungry, don't go and complain to your grandma!"
Qian Niandi still frowned and said nothing. She held Qian Longfei, fed him some egg whites, and made him a bottle of children's milk powder.
After the family had breakfast, Old Mrs. Qian went to find a tricycle in the village, because Qian Jincai was the only one in the family who could drive a tractor, and they couldn't get the car back after arriving in the county town, so they had to spend money to hire a car.
After boarding the tricycle, Qian Niandi finally felt relieved. Qian Jincai had barely spoken to the children along the way. He barely even took care of his own children, let alone the second son's children, whom he had barely spent a few days with.
Qian Niandi was too disdainful to talk to her mama's boy. With Sun Xiaohao and Qian Longfei chattering away, it didn't seem awkward or boring.
After arriving in the county town, Qian Jincai asked Qian Niandi, "What should we do next?"
He had been to Mafang City, but that was more than ten years ago. Now if he were asked to go to the city again, he really didn't know how to take the bus.
Qian Niandi couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart, thinking, this old man is really a complete waste.
She said to the driver with a stern face and a calm tone, "Let's go to the bus station!"
The driver drove directly to the bus station, collected the rental fee from Qian Jincai, and left. From the county seat to Mafang City, buses run every half hour, which is much cheaper than chartering a car. Furthermore, the Mafang Bus Station is right next to the train station, so after getting off the bus, you can walk directly to the station to buy tickets in a few minutes, which is very convenient.
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