Meng Sheng ran back twice before he brought back all the firewood and put it away.
The bike was fast and it took less than twenty minutes in total.
When everything is done, you can still vaguely see the dark outlines of the mountains and forests in the distance.
I pushed the cart back home through the back door and everyone at home was eating at the table.
When Chen Hongxing went to fetch the firewood for the next morning before lunch, she saw her silly son helping out with some work. She held back her anger at the time, but the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She couldn't help herself any longer and said sarcastically, "Oh, you finally decided to come back?"
Meng Chenglin, who was clueless, swallowed the rice in his mouth and ordered the third brother to serve his brother rice and get chopsticks. He also said to Meng Sheng, "Hurry up and wash up and come over to eat. We waited for you for a long time but you didn't come back, so we ate first. We saved some meat for you!"
It was the time of youth when the stomach was like a bottomless pit. Although he had eaten something in the countryside, he was hungry again after all this trouble.
Meng Sheng let his brother go about his work, smiled ingratiatingly at his parents, and then handed over the money from the sale immediately, hoping to appease his mother's anger.
Chen Hongxing kept her word and confiscated the money. She rolled her eyes at him and snorted in anger before she said to her sons in a serious tone, "Life was tight at home before. No matter who got the money, they had to hand it over to me for unified management so that we could handle all the big and small matters at home.
It won’t be needed anymore in the future. The second brother has paid a lot of money back these days.
The money is enough for the eldest child to get married and the third child’s tuition.
As parents, we have no regrets for you two. It’s just that the second child has suffered a little loss.
There's nothing we can do. This is all your father and I can do.
But there is no reason to always rely on a son to help the family.
There's no need to waste other people's resources.
Of course, how you brothers get along with each other is your business.
From now on, in addition to everyone working together to harvest the crops and eating and drinking together, whatever money you earn can be kept by each of you.
After a few years when you are married, we will separate completely. Whether you live a good life or not will depend on your ability."
After hearing these words, the family lost their appetite for the rest of the meat.
Meng Chenglin was dissatisfied. Not only did his sons refuse to pay, but his wife even brought up the matter of dividing the family without even consulting him.
He didn't take him, the head of the family, seriously at all.
The eldest brother Meng Chao was anxious when he saw his two younger brothers. His second brother could do business and make money, while his third brother was born with the talent to study. Only he could dig for food in the soil. He was afraid that he would become the least promising of the three brothers when the family business was divided in the future.
Meng Sheng was also helpless. His family no longer had to worry about money for the time being, but they didn't have any extra money. His mother was determined not to take any more money. How could he improve the family's living conditions?
It’s heartbreaking to think that you have a lot of wealth but your family is still struggling to make ends meet.
Meng Qiang was also not very happy. His second brother was not much older than him and had already made a lot of money, but he only knew how to ask his family for money. He felt that studying was useless.
But no one dared to say more.
After finishing a not-so-bustling meal in the evening, while sitting in the yard to enjoy the cool air, Meng Sheng talked to his family about going to the county town early the next morning.
"I have rented a house in the county. My younger brother will start school in a few days. The school dormitory conditions are not good. He can live with me for the next year so that he can study peacefully.
I have some free time these two days. Tomorrow I will borrow an ox cart to go to the county to check out some business and take some of my luggage with me."
Upon hearing this, Chen Hongxing muttered to her son for not telling her earlier, then lit the oil lamp and instructed everyone to pack up quickly.
Feng Yijia fell asleep listening to the chaos next door. After a busy day, he was really tired.
The next morning, kerosene lamps were lit in the two neighboring yards.
However, there was a lot of noise in the Meng family courtyard, and Meng Sheng’s idea of the two of them being alone together was dashed.
The eldest brother Meng Chao tossed and turned most of the night, and got up when he heard some noise in the yard.
With dark circles under his eyes, he said to Meng Sheng, "Second Brother, I'm going to the county with you today!"
The youngest, Meng Qiang, also came out of his room and said, "Second brother, I want to go too!"
Meng Sheng: ·······.
If I had known this last night, I wouldn't have told my family and would have quietly left early in the morning.
However, this is also an opportunity. Although I cannot be alone with my loved one, I can take the relationship between the two families to the next level and lay the foundation for becoming a family in the future.
It was still dark, and everything was completely silent; any sound would stand out.
Feng Yijia heard in his yard that the three brothers next door were going to the county town, so he put the bowl of noodles into the noodle jar twice.
What I said about the little brat eating me out of poverty is not in vain.
We ate so much beef yesterday, and today we can’t even eat enough bread.
The three members of the Meng family washed and borrowed an ox cart to load their luggage, while Feng Yijia was busy cooking. When everything was done, a ray of morning light appeared in the gray sky.
Meng Sheng drove an ox cart carrying a pile of luggage to Feng Yi's yard. He got off the cart and helped move the medicinal herbs that had been piled up at the gate.
Meng Chao and Meng Qiang, who had left the house one step behind, saw this and looked at each other in surprise.
No wonder there was a bullock cart. The second brother even asked them to push their bicycles on it. It turned out that they wanted to help the neighbors load medicinal materials.
Is he attracted to Feng Yijia? Or is he simply helping out out of kindness?
The two brothers were thinking about this question at the same time, but no one asked any more questions. They waited silently for Meng Sheng to finish loading the herbs and for Feng Yijia to get on the ox cart, and then they set off together.
On the way, Feng Yijia was not familiar with the two brothers Meng Chao and Meng Qiang, so he didn't talk much.
The two brothers were like gourds with their mouths sawed off, hindering her presence.
Only Meng Sheng would occasionally talk to both sides to avoid the atmosphere being too awkward and dull.
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