The matter of compensating the money should be dealt with as soon as possible. Meng Sheng put away the things he bought and without even saying a few words to Feng Yijia, he took the money and went out with his parents.
Feng Yijiajia is not good at talking, so Chen Hongxing arranged for him to cook dinner at home.
As expected, things did not go smoothly. After the rice was cooked, a pot of braised pork and two stir-fried vegetables were served on the table, the three people came back with unhappy looks on their faces.
As they sat down to eat, Chen Hongxing grumbled, "I gave you 1,200 yuan and you still think it's not enough. You're all so greedy for money.
We should buy an animal that can pull a cart from now on, so we don’t have to borrow it from others to pull things. Not only does it cost money, but if something goes wrong, we’ll be taken advantage of.”
Meng Sheng disagreed: "If you buy an animal, you have to take care of it every day. If you want to buy a tricycle, you don't need anyone to take care of it. It's much easier!"
Meng Chenglin refused: "When the animals are used up, they can be killed and sold for meat. For example, your second uncle's ox cart has been used for several years without losing money, and he has even made a lot of money.
Tricycles are so expensive, and after a few years they'll just be sold as scrap metal. It's not worth it!"
Feng Yijia listened with a smile and did not express any opinion.
Meng Sheng was outnumbered, unable to win against his parents, so he pointed to the pile of packed luggage in the corner and changed the subject: "We'll talk about the future later.
Now, how do you get to the county town?
Are you going to borrow Chen Laosan's mule cart with these old things, or what?"
Chen Hongxing was probably irritated by the thought of losing money. She chewed the braised pork angrily and said through gritted teeth, "I won't lend it to you. Just let your father take me on his bike."
We won’t be bringing these things with us. We’ll just pack two sets of clothes and go to the county. We’ll buy whatever we need when we get there.”
This sentence made the other people's eyes widen.
I can't believe that these words would come from my daughter-in-law (mother) who has always been so stingy.
It was Feng Yijia who reacted first and nodded, saying, "Mom is right, it's convenient to buy things in the county.
Keep these at home, you can use them when you come back later."
Hearing this, Meng Sheng nodded in agreement.
Meng Chenglin knew that his family was rich, so he didn't object.
So after the family finished their meal, they quickly unpacked their packed luggage.
Meng Sheng carried around the things as if nothing had happened. It was not until he returned to his room and lay down on the bed that Feng Yijia discovered that he was still injured.
In the darkness and chaos, the man's scream of pain instantly woke up Feng Yijia, who was a little confused.
She pushed the man who was causing trouble away, fumbled for a flashlight at the bedside, turned it on, and without caring about being shy, she checked the almost naked man from head to toe.
Then he looked at the bruises on Meng Sheng's shoulders and back, and the dark red blood-stained gauze on his arm, and asked unhappily, "Did you bring the medicine back?"
Meng Sheng, who had been beaten so many times in his previous life, didn’t pay much attention to the injuries on his body. He just applied some medicine on the night he was injured, but he got busy and didn’t care about it anymore. Now he could only hug the person and comfort him: "It’s just a minor injury, it’s okay!
It will be fine in two days!"
Upon hearing this, Feng Yijia pushed the person away with a dark face, put on his clothes, got out of bed, found some medicine, and rubbed the person down.
Although he was stopped in the middle of the process and his shoulders and back were still burning with pain, Meng Sheng did not feel dissatisfied at all because he felt his wife's care and concern. Instead, he felt so happy that he was bubbling with happiness.
When I tossed and turned at night, unable to sleep due to unfulfilled desires, there was a smile in my eyes and on my lips.
The next day, the sky, which had been sunny for just two days, began to become gloomy again.
After breakfast, Chen Hongxing and Meng Chenglin couldn't wait to get ready to set off.
Meng Chenglin worriedly instructed his son: "Take good care of the house at home and be alert at night.
There is meat in the house and chickens and ducks behind the house. There are a lot of people with three hands before the New Year. Don't let anyone come in and steal them before you know anything.
Judging from the sky, it will snow soon. I have to keep an eye on the roof at night. The snow will accumulate too thickly and I will have to get up and clear it to prevent the roof from collapsing.
And at your grandparents' place, even though we're not here, you should still go and take a look from time to time.
We don’t care what they do, but we still have to fulfill our filial duties and not let others find fault with us.
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His father's rare chattering made Meng Sheng feel that he was not twenty years old this year, but two years old.
But I could only nod my head repeatedly in agreement.
Chen Hongxing was also worried, and she pulled Feng Yijia aside and muttered, "Remember to feed the chickens and ducks, and remember to pick up the eggs from their nests every morning, otherwise it would be a pity if they were crushed.
The pickled pork should be hung up and smoked with cypress branches, and a few pieces of bamboo shoot shells should be placed on the meat to ward off rats. Let the second brother do this, don't do it yourself.
Also, take care of your body and don't overindulge your second child. If anything seems wrong, go see a doctor in Rongshu Village ahead."
As he spoke of the latter part, his brows were tightly furrowed, for he was afraid that the two people would not know the seriousness of the matter and end up losing someone.
In the end, he ran to Meng Sheng and gave him a few more words of advice before giving up.
After getting married, Feng Yijia's face became thicker at a rapid rate. After such an incident, she was not too embarrassed to see anyone. She just glared at Meng Sheng with rosy cheeks, and then continued to watch her parents-in-law leave.
Meng Chenglin rode his bicycle and quickly disappeared from the sight of the two people with Chen Hongxing who was carrying luggage.
However, people in the countryside have loud voices, and I could still vaguely hear the two people greeting the villagers.
"Oh, oh, it's slack time for farming, so we're going to the county to help the eldest brother and help the youngest brother cook.
They were busy studying and selling things, and they had no time for anything else."
“Well, I don’t make much money, but it’s better than farming at home.
We also want to stay home and live comfortably by the fire during the winter, but there is no other way. There are many expenses at home, and the children need help, so we can only go over and help."
"What kind of happiness do you enjoy? Enjoying happiness means going to the city and doing nothing.
We are going to be farmhands, and our children are just debts!"
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When Chinese people talk about their children, no matter how proud they are, they will basically say something disparaging about them.
Meng Sheng was speechless. When the voice gradually faded away, he pulled Feng Yijia and turned into the house.
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