Under the scorching sun, there were few villagers coming and going on the village road of Mengjia Village at noon. Without anything to do, everyone stayed at home and did not go out.
Thanks to the high walls of every household, Meng Sheng entered the village with a horse-drawn carriage without attracting anyone's attention.
Arrived safely at Feng Yi's doorstep.
He quickly unloaded a pile of things and went home quickly.
Chen Hongxing was lying on a mat, fanning herself and chatting with the man beside her.
"Where did that damn brat, Lao Er, go?
He hasn't been back for several days. Why don't you go look for him in the county town tomorrow?"
“To put it simply, where can I find it in such a big county?
The second brother is already a young man in his twenties. How can he starve to death outside with his hands and feet?
If you can't make it, you'll naturally come back. It's not like you don't know the way home!" Meng Chenglin replied with his eyes closed.
Chen Hongxing was dissatisfied and wanted to hit someone with a fan when she heard Meng Sheng's shouting outside the door.
"Dad, Mom, Big Brother, Little Brother, I'm back!"
Now Chen Hongxing didn't bother to argue with the man anymore. She got up and left the house quickly, wanting to see if her son, whom she hadn't seen for a few days, had lost weight or was suffering.
At the same time, all those who were taking a nap quickly got up and left the house.
Meng Sheng unloaded his things, paid the fare, and watched the carriage rattle away. When he turned around, he saw a circle of people with their mouths wide open and eyes wide open in surprise.
Meng Chenglin was the first to react. He quickly ran to the gate, pushed Meng Sheng aside, and looked around. Seeing that there were no people on the village roads on both sides, he turned around and whispered to the few people in the yard who were stunned, "Move your things! Why are you all standing there like idiots?"
Upon hearing this, several people looked at Meng Sheng, who was dressed well and had a pile of valuable things on the ground, and worked quickly in fear.
After a flurry of activity, everything was soon placed in the main room.
The courtyard door, which was half-open during the day, was bolted by Meng Chenglin.
The whole family stared at Meng Sheng as if he were a lost boy.
Chen Hongxing covered her chest and asked with great sorrow, "Second Brother, tell me the truth, where did these things come from?"
Meng Chenglin continued, "Tell me quickly, let's see if we can return it. It's okay to be poor and suffer a little, but we can't take things we shouldn't take!"
The eldest brother, Meng Chao, also said, "Second brother, your cousin and uncle have just gone in, you can't follow their lead!"
Meng Qiang was the only one who didn't say anything, but the look in his eyes when he looked at Meng Sheng was full of doubt.
Meng Sheng: ········.
Well, he returned home in glory and became a suspect of a crime.
He sighed deeply, sat down on the stool, and then told him what he had done in the city.
However, there are some appropriate increases and decreases, such as reducing the amount of money I earn and increasing the difficulty of collecting useful information at the beginning.
Anyway, after I finished my story, everyone in the family believed it and breathed a sigh of relief.
As for the remaining half breath, it is the worry about the policy.
Chen Hongxing said: "Although speculation and profiteering are not being dealt with so strictly now, who knows what will happen in the future?
This policy changes like the weather, so you'd better stay home and farm the land. You'll always have something to eat!"
Meng Chenglin echoed: "It's enough to just get by. If my family becomes wealthy, it would be bad if we were to be classified according to class status or have to cut off our capitalist tails!"
The eldest brother, Meng Chao, nodded and said, "That's right! Mom and Dad are right!"
The third brother, Meng Qiang, has been in the county for a long time and his ideas are more up-to-date. He said, "Probably not.
There are not many people doing business in the county nowadays, but there are still quite a few.
As for the shops in front of our school, I heard that many of them are owned by relatives of county and school leaders.”
These words made those who were originally firmly opposed waver a little.
After all, no one doesn't love money.
After some thought, Meng Chenglin concluded: "The second son can go to the county to continue reselling dried goods, but he shouldn't expand his business.
Just make a little money by selling small items and don't draw other people's attention.
Don’t tell anyone in the village that the second son went to the city to do business. Just tell everyone that he went to work at a construction site to earn money.”
It’s better to be cautious in everything!”
The tone of the matter was set there. Meng Sheng had originally planned to ask his father and elder brother to go to the county town with him to help with receiving and selling goods, but now it was completely impossible.
The family members who didn’t know about the changes in the world in later generations were still a little timid.
Seeing that the matter had been discussed, Chen Hongxing hurriedly instructed Meng Sheng to change the clothes that hurt her eyes.
He muttered in disdain: "That white shirt is not something we country people wear. It gets dirty easily and is hard to wash.
Not to mention pants, you should wear straw sandals when it is very hot. They save money and keep you cool. Leather shoes are not only expensive, but you don’t have to worry about getting prickly heat on your feet.
It's really like earning a few bucks and not even knowing your own name or where your roots are!"
As he spoke, he put all the things piled in the living room into the large wardrobe in his bedroom.
The other men in the house looked at their clothes, shoes and socks with envy. Their good cigarettes and alcohol were confiscated, but they dared not say a word and just stared.
After Chen Hongxing packed up everything that could be put away, she began to worry about the baskets of fish, shrimp and pork.
In this hot weather, pork can still be boiled in oil, but if you don’t eat fish and shrimp, they will probably go bad before evening.
After thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said, "Boss, take two fish to your wife's house, and ask your partner to come over for dinner in the evening.
Third brother, take two pounds of shrimp to your uncle's house and ask your grandparents to come over for dinner. Remember to bring a basket and pick some more vegetables from the field when you come back.
"The child's father, take some fish to Auntie and the others. I heard that Grandpa has been lying in bed for the past two days and can't get up. He must have suffered great sins in his previous life for having such a few descendants."
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