How to go back is indeed a problem.
Meng Qiang, who was carrying the luggage, decisively diverted attention and suggested, "Why don't we go to the station and take a bus to the village and then think of a solution?"
Meng Sheng thought about the scene at Meng Jiefang's house, looked at the mountains and forests in the distance, and made up his mind.
He shook his head and retorted, “There are only two buses a day, and the students are on holiday these two days. If we go there now, we probably won’t even be able to squeeze onto the roof of the bus.
Let’s go to the village outside the city and find a donkey cart to bring us and our belongings directly to our doorstep.”
Meng Qiang's eyes widened, his thin cheeks puffed up, and he protested, "If I don't go, the bus ride will only cost two cents.
Renting a donkey cart? Are you crazy?
It’s so far, and I can’t get back at night. I guess no one would be willing to go for two dollars.”
He doesn't even have two dollars for half a month's living expenses.
Meng Sheng ignored his younger brother's words and turned around to walk out of the city.
Seeing that his second brother acted as he pleased, Meng Qiang could only follow him in dissatisfaction, thinking of going back to complain to his parents and asking them to deal with the guy.
A poor family cannot afford to have a prodigal son, otherwise life will be even more difficult.
The two brothers left the city awkwardly. During the trip, Meng Sheng bought some meat patties as dry food for lunch, which made Meng Qiang so distressed that he jumped for joy again.
When they reached the nearest village outside the city, Meng Sheng found a spacious spot to dump his belongings on the roadside and told his younger brother, "You stay here and look after the things. I'll go find a car!"
Meng Qiang helplessly watched his second brother walk away. He felt that after not seeing him for a while, this person was different from before.
Not only does he spend money lavishly, but he is also strong-willed and refuses to listen to advice.
Meng Sheng didn't have time to care about what his younger brother was thinking and went straight into the village.
After spending two dollars and fifty cents and being guaranteed one night's food and accommodation, I quickly rented a donkey cart.
He rode a donkey cart to Meng Qiang's side, took out a few coins from his pocket and put them in his younger brother's hand, saying, "Take the cart and go back with your luggage."
Seeing the man's eyes bulging, he said, "I have to go back and see what happened to Uncle Jiefang's family?
Do you need help?
Then follow Uncle Liang's car back together!"
Meng Qiang heard this and said unhappily: "Then I will stay with you and wait."
Meng Sheng refused directly: "I have already paid the money, and I will not return you unless you go back.
Besides, I told my family yesterday that I would come to pick them up. I can’t just not go back today and make my parents worry.
You go first, I'll stay and take a look, and I'll be back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the latest!"
Meng Qiang could only reluctantly move his things onto the car, and then got on the donkey cart and left.
Before leaving, he stuffed the meat pie into Meng Sheng's arms and asked worriedly, "You spent so much today, do you have any money left?"
Meng Sheng looked at his younger brother who was concerned about him, and felt sad. He rejected the meat pie and said, "I bought it especially for you to eat at noon.
Don't worry, I helped someone in the county last night and earned some money, so I still have some on me.
Just go home and don't let your parents worry about you."
After he finished speaking, he saw that the man was about to ask more questions, so he could not help but urge him, "The village is far away, and it's not easy to travel in the dark, let's go quickly.
If you have anything to say, let’s talk about it when I get back!”
Meng Qiang looked at the sun in the sky which had become somewhat scorching, and could only swallow his words and let the driver whip the cart and set off.
Meng Sheng watched the donkey cart go away, then turned and headed towards the county.
He wasn't lying. He had to go back and see if he needed help, to help him trample the person into the mud!
Helping people can’t turn over!
In the small courtyard of Meng Jiefang's house, everyone in the yard was looking at Hong Ying, waiting for her to make a decision.
The woman carefully looked at Meng Le who was standing aside, and saw that his eyebrows and eyes were 80% similar to her husband's, and smiled self-deprecatingly.
The truth had always been right in front of her, but out of trust in her husband, she had never given it much thought.
Now when I look at the person I have slept in the same bed with for more than ten years, I feel that the man I used to be so familiar with has become very unfamiliar. I feel like a fool being played around in the palm of someone's hand. I feel that the happy marriage and family I always thought I had is a joke.
Sniffing her sore nose and blinking her misty eyes, Hong Ying looked directly at Meng Jiefang as calmly as possible and said, "I want a divorce, immediately!
You have Meng Le, Huan Huan is with me!"
Meng Jiefang had lived with his wife day and night for more than ten years, and he knew that she was a person who would rather die than live in disgrace.
Just because you were infatuated for a moment and weren't discovered, you always have a hopeful mentality of just in case.
I thought I could keep it a secret forever.
But in the end, I couldn't hide it!
He knew that this decision could not be changed, so he said nothing more, only pulled the corners of his mouth stiffly and said: "Okay!"
The two parties involved made the decision. The Hong family felt that Meng Jiefang was going too far by bringing home an illegitimate child, and no one spoke out to dissuade them. As an accomplice, Meng Chengliang had no right to dissuade them, and the divorce, which was rare in the 1980s, was finalized in just a few words.
When Meng Sheng strolled back, he saw from afar a group of people from the Hong family leaving the house in a mighty procession, with Meng Jiefang following at the end with a wooden face.
He followed the group and watched them enter the nearby Civil Affairs Bureau, and his mood suddenly became very good.
After thinking about it, he turned around and went back to Meng Jiefang's yard.
Meng Chengliang was sitting in the yard, hissing and covering his face as he breathed in. He looked with a sad face at Meng Le in the corner who was playing with ants with a stick.
Meng Sheng pushed open the half-closed courtyard door and shouted, "Uncle Liang!"
"Why are you back?
I can't go back to the village for a while!" Meng Liang looked up and saw the people, frowning and replying with a flickering look in his eyes.
Meng Sheng was in a good mood at the moment, and he acted particularly hard. He said with a worried look on his face, "I'm afraid something happened to you, so I came back to see if I could help.
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