Chapter 35: My Mother's Daily Kindness
"Don't run, little bastard!"
"Brother, save me, Mom is going to beat me!"
In the evening, there was a sudden commotion in the Zhang family. Zhang Huihong chased Zhang Wu with a small wooden stick, making him scream.
After hiding for a while, he found that his two sisters no longer protected him today, and finally he could only run to Zhang Ze who was watching the show nearby.
"Mom, forget it!"
Zhang Ze stretched out his hands as if to protect Zhang Wu, but when Zhang Wu came in front of him, he suddenly clamped his head under his armpits and firmly controlled his hands.
How could a half-grown child's strength compare to that of an adult man who worked regularly and drank spiritual spring water? He had no power to resist at all.
"Mom, I caught this little loach, come quickly!"
Zhang Wu hadn't reacted when he was locked up, but when he heard his words, he immediately realized that he had been deceived: "Brother, you are cheating. Mom, I was wrong＿|￣|●"
"What did you do wrong?" Zhang Huihong finally caught up with the naughty kid, switched the stick to her left hand, then stretched out her right hand and slapped him on the butt twice.
It sounded loud, but it only hurt a little, but Zhang Wu still screamed like a pig being slaughtered: "Wow~ I shouldn't have forgotten to send the loofah soup."
Zhang Ze laughed and shook his head. What made the three women at home angry? They were upset that this boy had forgotten his mother and sister because he had a childhood sweetheart. However, boys mature slowly, so it is normal for a half-grown boy not to understand the little thoughts of the women at home.
That's why he took action to restrain the boy and let the three women in the family vent their anger, otherwise they would suffer a lot in the next few days.
To sow discord and gloat over others’ misfortunes?
What does it have to do with me, Zhang? Zhang Huihong just hit him twice, but Zhang Qing came over and ravaged Zhang Wu's face.
"Wuwuwu, Third Sister, I was wrong, stop pinching my face, my saliva is about to flow out."
"Will you dare to do it again next time?" Zhang Qian deliberately frowned, making her pretty face look fierce.
"I don't dare anymore!"
"Hmph, brother, let him go!"
Seeing that his sister had calmed down, Zhang Ze smiled and let him go.
Zhang Wu immediately stepped back several steps, covered his butt with one hand and looked at him angrily: "Brother, I will never believe it again."
Before he could finish his words, his eyes suddenly widened and he stared at a dime in someone's hand.
Zhang Ze looked at him playfully: "Hmm? What do you want to say?"
"Nothing, nothing. Brother, are you tired from walking to the county town today? Come on, come in and sit down. I'll give you a leg massage!"
The whole family laughed when they saw Zhang Wu, who turned into a lackey in an instant because of a dime.
Zhang Huihong looked at the dime in Zhang Ze's hand and raised her eyebrows, but she didn't say anything. Instead, she called Zhang Qian into the house to help with the fire.
Today there is a white-striped chicken, and she has to show off her skills.
She was reluctant to use the seasonings at ordinary times, but she didn't feel bad at all today, otherwise wouldn't the chicken be wasted? On the other side, after letting her brother pat his legs, Zhang Ze handed him a dime.
Zhang Wu has grown up, when has he ever had so much money?
The New Year's money given by his uncles at the end of the year never passed through his hands.
He was so happy to get a huge sum of money that he was already thinking about buying two kicks to blow up cow dung tomorrow to make his friends envious.
"Brother, I love you so much!"
Zhang Ze held down Zhang Wu who was about to pounce on him with disdain: "Alright, alright, get out of the way!"
"Hehe." He was not angry after getting the money. He sat on a stool with a smile and kept flattening the ten-cent bill, as if he wanted to keep it well.
Zhang Qian, who was standing next to him, felt a little envious when she saw this. She also wanted to please her brother and ask for some money like her brother did, but she was already sensible enough and couldn't be as shameless as her brother.
Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, Zhang Ze stood up and rubbed her head with amusement, blocking her mother and Zhang Wu's sight, took out a dollar and handed it to her, whispering: "Split it with Qian, don't let mom know."
Zhang Qing looked at him in shock, shook her head and whispered, "Brother, this is too much. I can't take it!"
Zhang Ze stuffed the money into her hands without hesitation: "It's okay, you and Qian are sensible and won't waste money. I make a lot of money now, one dollar is nothing to me, take it!"
Since Zhang Qing wants money, she probably wants to buy something, otherwise she wouldn't act like this.
He had nothing good to say to his two younger sisters. He owed them a lot in his previous life because of his marriage, and it was only right for him to make up for it in this new life.
Besides, he is the eldest son in the family. Since he has no father, he should support the family.
This is what he did in his previous life. Although he didn't have the ability, he tried his best to leave the best for his younger brothers and sisters.
This is also the reason why Zhang Qian and Zhang Qing, knowing full well that they might not marry well, still willingly marry for the sake of the bride price, just to give their brother enough money to marry.
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Zhang Ze actually tried to stop it, but his sisters all agreed to it, so he couldn't stop them.
In the end, I ended up disappointing their kindness and was too blind to marry a good one.
"Thank you, brother!" Zhang Qing held the money tightly with a sweet smile.
However, unlike their warmth, Zhang Huihong did not forget to pay attention to her little son while cooking.
Seeing him holding the dime like a treasure, she smiled kindly: "Awu, did your brother give you money? Bring it here and show it to mom."
Zhang Wu had never taken any money, so naturally he had never been beaten.
At this moment, he was not at all vigilant. He happily ran over and held up the dime high, showing off: "Look, Mom, the dime my brother gave me is still new!"
Zhang Huihong slowly picked up the rag and wiped her hands, then took the dime and put it in her arms.
Then he fumbled around again, took out a penny and put it in the dazed Zhang Wu's hand.
"Well, this dime is quite new. Mom will save it for you. Children can't take so much money. Use this dime to buy things."
Zhang Wu looked at the lonely one-cent coin in his palm and burst into tears.
He didn't cry when he was beaten, but he cried very sadly after his money was taken away.
In the end, he still couldn't get the money back from his mother after pestering her, so he had to go to Zhang Ze and cry, "Brother, my mother took my money!"
Zhang Ze shrugged, looking helpless: "Mom took the money and you can go find her, why are you looking for me?"
"I've already given you ten cents, so of course I can't give you more. What does a kid need so much money for?"
“Wow~~~~”
Zhang Wu cried even louder. It seemed that he had eaten some meat in the past few days to replenish his body. His cry was loud and full of energy. He was a healthy boy.
Zhang Qing felt a chill down her spine as she watched this and held the dollar in her hand even tighter.
Only now did she understand why her brother had specifically mentioned not to let their mother know.
This made my mother realize that she would not have a penny left of her one dollar, and what she would give to me would probably be: What kind of money does a girl have?
(End of this chapter)
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