When her future grandson-in-law came to visit her for the first time, Grandma Liu wanted to take out all of his family assets.
Gu Mingtai was also a good talker. He told her all the things he could do to make the old lady happy, and made Old Lady Liu laugh non-stop.
"Grandma, is my cousin here?" Just then, several children from the Liu family came running back from outside, all sweating profusely, with a lot of field mud on their feet and belly.
"Those brats are back. They must have heard from the children in the village that you brought candy."
Listening to the sound of footsteps outside, Zhang Meng stretched his neck to look outside.
Although her uncles are already quite old, because they got married late, the oldest child in their family is only twelve years old.
The youngest is only three years old.
Because of the age gap, Zhang Meng has never gotten along well with these cousins, whether in the previous life or this life.
The first person to run in was Liu Xiaofei, the eldest grandson of the Liu family. He was twelve years old but looked like he was only eight or nine years old.
"Cousin." Liu Xiaofei had some impression of this cousin. After walking in, he called out to Zhang Meng a little embarrassedly.
The other four did not have so many concerns. As soon as they came in and heard their brother calling her cousin, they immediately followed suit happily.
After shouting, the four of them stared at Zhang Meng's pocket eagerly.
Zhang Meng smiled and immediately gave a handful of candy to the five of them. The Liu family boys who got the candy were very happy and couldn't wait to open it and taste it.
"It's so sweet and fragrant, different from what we're used to."
"I tasted it too, it smells so good." Several children tasted the candy in their mouths carefully, and liked it more and more.
Old Mrs. Liu felt a little sad. If life wasn't difficult, the children in her family would only be able to taste candy once a year.
"Do you like it?" Zhang Meng looked at them with a smile.
"We like it." The four children said loudly with candies in their mouths.
"If you like it, there's more here. If you're done, I'll buy more for you from now on."
When Old Lady Liu heard this, she quickly stopped them, "Don't listen to them. This candy is expensive. It's fine to try it once a year, not every day."
The boys immediately lowered their heads, looking listless.
Zhang Meng smiled, patted their heads, gave them some candy, and coaxed them out. Then she took Old Lady Liu's hand and said, "Grandma, your granddaughter can make money now. You don't have to save it for me. I'll tell you a good news in secret. I work in a secret agency of the state and can earn 100 yuan a month."
"What, one hundred yuan? Did I hear it right? It's really one hundred yuan, not ten yuan?" Old Mrs. Liu was so scared that she almost jumped up from the stool she was sitting on.
Zhang Meng smiled and said nothing.
This time, Old Lady Liu finally believed what her granddaughter said.
At noon, several male laborers and three daughters-in-law of the Liu family also rushed back from the fields.
As soon as they came back, they couldn't help swallowing their saliva when they saw the big bowls of meat and small bowls of vegetables at home.
"Everyone is back, hurry up and wash your hands and have dinner. Xiao Meng brought her fiancé to visit us today, and these dishes were brought by them." When Old Lady Liu came out of the kitchen and entered the main room, she saw the five male workers in the family staring at the delicious food on the table without blinking.
Gu Mingtai, who had gone to the car to get some wine, also came in at this time.
"There's still wine!" When the five of them, including Old Man Liu and his sons, saw the wine in Gu Mingtai's hand, they swallowed their saliva even harder. They hadn't had a drink in a long time.
"This is Xiaomeng's fiancé, you can just call him Xiaogu. Let me tell you, Xiaogu is a soldier. Our Xiaomeng's life will get better and better in the future. If Shuixian and his wife knew about this in the underworld, they would feel at ease." Speaking of her dead daughter and son-in-law, Old Lady Liu's eyes became red again.
Although Old Man Liu was also sad, he was worried that his grandson-in-law would be unhappy, so he immediately scolded Old Lady Liu, "You old woman, why are you bringing up these things on such a good day?"
"Are you Xiaomeng's fiancé? And a soldier?" Old man Liu stared at Gu Mingtai with a pair of fiery eyes.
Now that his daughter and son-in-law are gone, he, as a grandfather, has to take good care of his granddaughter.
"Yes, grandpa, I'm now a battalion commander in the S Province Military District, and I'll be promoted in the future." Gu Mingtai answered calmly, not showing any fear at all because of Old Man Liu's stare.
Old Liu stared at him for a while before nodding in satisfaction. Throughout the rest of the meal, the four uncles of the Liu family kept toasting Gu Mingtai.
After the toast, the four uncles of the Liu family tentatively asked Gu Mingtai about the mistakes that men often make.
"Mingtai, let me ask you, if you marry Xiaomeng, will you save your monthly salary for yourself or give it to my niece?" asked Liu's uncle, looking at Gu Mingtai, who was toasted with a glass of wine by him.
Gu Mingtai's lips curled up. Ever since these four uncles kept toasting him, he knew that there was something fishy going on. It turned out that these four were trying to get the truth out of him while he was drunk.
"Don't worry about this, uncle. I have already told Xiao Meng that after I marry her, she will be in charge of the family's money." Uncle Liu showed a satisfied expression.
After hearing what Gu Mingtai said, the three daughters-in-law of the Liu family looked at Zhang Meng with envy.
After lunch, everyone sat under the big tree in the Liu family's yard, enjoying the cool breeze and chatting. As they were chatting, a faint crying sound seemed to come from next door.
At first, Zhang Meng thought she had misheard, but after listening to it several times, she realized that it was not an illusion.
"Grandma, why does it sound like someone is crying?" Zhang Meng asked Old Lady Liu who was fanning her.
Old Lady Liu glanced in the direction of the next door and sighed, "It was Liu Yawen's wife next door. I don't know what happened, but she suddenly became depressed and hanged herself with a piece of cloth while no one was home. She left behind two children and a husband."
"Heaven and earth, may your presence be with me..." At this moment, another ringing sound floated out.
"Did they even invite a Taoist priest to perform a ritual?" Listening to the sounds coming from next door, Zhang Meng could faintly hear that the family seemed to have invited someone to perform a ritual.
"Yes, Yawen's wife committed suicide. The villagers felt that she had a strong evil spirit, so they asked Yawen to find a Taoist priest to perform a ritual to dispel her resentment."
"Mom, why don't you tell Xiaomeng about the strange things happening in our village recently." Uncle Liu, who was picking teeth on a bamboo stick, turned to look at Old Lady Liu and said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Old Lady Liu immediately cast a warning look at her disappointing youngest son.
Uncle Liu shut his mouth awkwardly.
Zhang Meng took a look and took Old Lady Liu's hand to ask, "Grandma, what was that strange thing my uncle just mentioned? Can you tell me about it?"
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