The return-to-the-parents banquet here has ended, and the pig-killing banquet next door has also been completed.
The hired butcher learned that the Meng family wanted to sell the extra pigs, so he used his eloquence to persuade Chen Hongxing to buy them all at a lower price.
Although I made a little less money, I saved a lot of trouble by not having to drive the pigs for dozens of miles along the mountain roads.
Once this major issue was resolved, other matters could be done slowly with fewer people. Meng Ling and her husband and Meng Chao were busy going to the city to do business, and Meng Qiang was anxious to return to school for classes. After lunch, they rushed to the county at the same time as Doctor Zhang and others.
The yard, which had been bustling for a few days, became quiet again.
The sun in the sky, which had been diligent for a few days, began to become lazy.
The sky was sunny in the morning, but it started to become gloomy in the afternoon.
The cold wind howling in the mountains made the bare branches creak and the thatch on the eaves swirled around.
The temperature also dropped sharply.
In the evening, a brazier was lit in the main hall of the Meng family.
Beside the brazier, Chen Hongxing used the few words she had learned in the literacy class to guess the names and gifts on the wedding gift list.
While watching, he complained to Feng Yijia and Meng Sheng, "Over at the old house, your uncle gave five dollars, but the old man and old lady didn't give anything. The whole family just came over to have a meal like guests.
If anything happens to them in the future, our family will follow this example."
As he spoke, he glared at Meng Chenglin beside him and said angrily, "What a loss! The eldest family had children early.
Not to mention the small occasion of seeing the girls, there were several wedding banquets alone.
Your father always treats other people's affairs as his own.
Without them saying a word, they pulled me over and started running around.
When it was our turn, we got the gift money back, but we didn't invite anyone, and not a single one showed up!"
This was not the first time that Meng Chenglin had been scolded by his wife because of his parents and brothers. He just kept silent and continued to roast his fire.
Meng Sheng rolled his eyes, tugged at his father's arm, and fanned the flames, "My grandparents bought everything for my cousins when they got married.
When it was my turn, I had nothing.
Dad, do you think you might not be your grandparents’ biological son?
Otherwise, why are they treated so differently when they are both grandsons? "
Meng Chenglin felt that the older his son got, the more heartbroken he became. He raised his head and glared at the man. His mouth moved but no sound came out, as if he didn't know where to start. After a while, he lowered his head again.
Chen Hongxing sneered and replied, "Your father is definitely your grandparents' biological son. I heard from your grandmother that when your father was born, she even helped call the midwife.
The reason you're not welcome isn't just because you're in debt, it's also because of me, your mother.
It's your grandpa's fault that he died early. I'm your grandma's only daughter. She raised me with great difficulty, but then she died of illness.
When I married your father, not only did I have no support from my family, but the only assets I had left were used to fill the medical hole.
How can a pure girl compare to those girls your grandparents like, who have rich dowries and capable families?
They look down on me, but they don't lack grandchildren, so of course they can't feel any pain towards you guys who crawled out of my belly!"
Meng Sheng ate some old melon and gave up the idea of sowing discord between his father and the old house, so he said nothing more.
Meng Chenglin remained silent as usual.
Chen Hongxing spoke for a while, then threw the matter out of her mind and continued to talk to Feng Yiji about her two uncles' families.
“Feng Youwei and Feng Youwen both gave us fifty cents, which means they treat us as ordinary villagers.
Those two black-hearted people don't treat you as their niece.
IKEA, from now on we will only be willing to give them a fifty-cent favor!"
Feng Yijia nodded and shook his head: "I know, but it's more than fifty cents, my uncle's family still owes me five thousand yuan.
Sooner or later I will get my money back!"
Even if she sold the several people in the Feng family's main branch by weight, she still couldn't raise enough money for 5,000 yuan. Chen Hongxing knew something about the future and didn't think she could get such a large sum of money back. She just wanted to make sure that her daughter-in-law wouldn't be so confused as to think about her parents' home.
After nodding, he started the conversation again: "I didn't expect that my aunt-in-law, who is far away in the provincial capital, would ask Doctor Zhang to bring back five yuan as a gift.
Now they, one old and one young, rely on others for living, and their lives must be difficult.
I confiscated the five yuan and asked Doctor Zhang to take it back!"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Meng Sheng and Feng Yijia and sighed deeply.
Meng Chenglin thought his wife sighed and paid back the money because she was kind and caring about the old and the young. Only Meng Sheng knew that she was in mixed feelings and didn't want to have anything to do with that family anymore.
After talking about the troubles of several families, Chen Hongxing took out a stack of red envelopes and said, “These red envelopes were brought back by the boss from the county.
Take a closer look, they are probably people you met outside.
I haven't opened the red envelope, so please remember the amount and the name on it and don't get them confused.
I'll go back to the county and treat them to a meal. If they have any family problems later, I'll have to find out and return the gift!"
"knew!"
Meng Sheng answered, took the red envelope, and opened it and looked at it with Feng Yijia.
Brother Xiao paid twenty yuan, Ge Xiaobing paid ten yuan, and the other people who came with him to hunt last time paid five yuan each.
Several employees of the dry goods store also received red envelopes of three to five yuan each, which was considered normal.
What was unusual was that one of them had Yang Tiejun’s name on it, and it contained two hundred yuan.
A big red envelope was bulging with content.
The family looked at each other in surprise as they took out a brand new stack of ten-yuan bills.
Nowadays, five dollars is considered a big gift, and two hundred dollars is not an ordinary gift, it is the amount used for dowry when marrying a wife.
The silent Meng Chenglin opened his mouth this time, frowning and asking, "Who sent this? So much!"
Meng Sheng thought for a moment and replied, "Zhang Tiejun should be the man that Yijia's mother will marry later!"
With these words, the room instantly became quiet, and everyone looked at Feng Yijia's face without daring to say a word.
Feng Yijia looked at the money on the table, then at the cautious expressions of the family. He calmly put the money back into the envelope and handed it to Meng Sheng, saying, "Whenever you go to the county, give the red envelope to your eldest brother and ask him to return it.
I didn’t use their money when I was young, and now that I’m older I don’t need it either!”
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