On the afternoon of August 3rd, in a small courtyard at the foot of the old city wall of the county.
Meng Sheng, who had been in the county for three days, had just delivered a batch of goods and was paying wages to his three younger brothers.
Yes, three.
In addition to Shen Baojia, there was also a boy who was also fifteen or sixteen years old, and a little girl who was only ten years old.
They all have a hard life just like Shen Bao's family.
The boy's name is Chen Nian. His father gave him this name because his mother died during childbirth.
It means to commemorate and miss.
But as time went by, he got a new wife and a new son.
He no longer had any thoughts, but he perfectly demonstrated the saying that if there is a stepmother, there must be a stepfather.
Ever since her five-year-old brother was born, Chen Nian has become the superfluous one in the family.
It was common to not have enough to eat, not have warm clothes, and be beaten and scolded. I suffered a lot when I was a child.
When I grew up and knew how to look for food everywhere, life became better.
Environment shapes people. Chen Nian, who grew up like this, has a quick mind, is able to put down his pride, and is hardworking and diligent.
He often looked for work with Shen Baojia, and they were familiar with each other. After learning about Shen Baojia's treatment.
He took the initiative to help watch the yard to prevent others from causing trouble, and even ran to the village below to help receive the goods, making Meng Sheng feel embarrassed not to accept him.
The little girl's name is Wu Liuye. Her parents are both there, but they are very biased towards boys.
Think girls are just money-losing goods.
I feel like giving people more food would be a huge loss.
The ten-year-old girl had tattered clothes and looked no more than seven or eight years old.
I was often so hungry that I had to rummage through nearby trash cans and go up the mountain to look for wild fruits to fill my stomach.
After seeing her twice, Meng Sheng suddenly wanted to do some good deeds. After finding out about the family situation and the girl's character, he asked her to come here to clean today.
We agreed to give people some living expenses so that they can buy some food when they are hungry.
The three half-grown children held different amounts of money in their hands, and looked at Meng Sheng with gratitude in their eyes.
Wu Liuye said happily in a still childish voice, "Thank you, brother. You're a very good person!"
The two boys next to him nodded in agreement, but they were not good people.
Otherwise, who would hire child laborers and pay them higher wages than adults?
Meng Sheng, who was given the good guy card, was in a complicated mood. He did nothing in his previous life, and became a hated murderer without knowing it.
Now he realizes that he has become a good person after being stained by the prison and becoming a cruel person.
After instructing a few people to do their work, Meng Sheng sat down and began to check the accounts.
It didn't take long to get the results.
Since I started collecting mountain products, I have sold them twice, with a total sales of 1,328.2 yuan.
After deducting wages and principal, the net profit was 615 yuan.
This amount of money may not be considered much in later generations, but with the average salary now at 30 or 40, it can pay the full price for the three houses that were just finalized yesterday.
After collecting the money, Meng Sheng went out to pay while it was still early.
Before the sun went down, I got the deed to the backyard of a two-story courtyard house next to Baishui Middle School.
The house is made of bricks and tiles, but it is a bit small. It has three rooms, one main room and two side rooms, with a palm-sized patio, and it is a bit shabby.
The owner of the house moved into a building that everyone wants to live in nowadays and sold this place.
Seeing that Meng Sheng paid promptly, he also gave him some furniture that didn't match the building.
There was a carved bunk bed, a wooden cabinet with peeling paint, two old rattan chairs, and a large iron pot embedded in the stove.
The invisible rich man Meng Sheng did not despise him at all. He sent the original owner away with many thanks, changed the lock of his newly bought house, and left quickly.
It was already time to get off work in the afternoon, and there were more and more pedestrians on the road. Meng Sheng turned and went to the supply and marketing cooperative, bought a pound of sugar and a pound of snacks, and took them to the Hong family.
When I just arrived the day before yesterday, I heard that Hong Ying was going to take Meng Huan away from here.
It will probably be rare to see it in the future.
Meng Sheng felt a little guilty about the mother and daughter, but not much.
This time I went there mainly to gather information.
He went to the county hospital yesterday and found that Meng Chengliang was gone. He was probably imprisoned in a cell now.
Seeing that half a month has passed since the arrest, the internal results should have come out.
I don’t know what the final verdict will be?
While thinking about something, he walked all the way to the Hong family yard.
The iron door was not closed tightly, and faint voices could be heard from inside.
Meng Sheng knew that he was not welcome, so he knocked on the door and stood there waiting.
It was Meng Huan who came out to see what was going on.
The little girl looked much thinner than before, and her face no longer had the innocence and carefreeness of the past.
Seeing that Meng Sheng subconsciously wanted to close the door, he paused, stepped out of the threshold, and pulled Meng Sheng away.
Meng Sheng followed with a complicated expression.
The two of them turned into a deserted alley on the side. Meng Huan stopped and turned around, lowering his head and asking Meng Sheng sullenly: "How is Meng Le doing in the village? Are Grandpa and Grandma okay?"
It is said that the first twenty years are like how the father treats his son, and the last twenty years are like how the son treats his father.
Even though the old couple Meng Anrong are patriarchal, they still treat Meng Huan, who comes from a prominent family, very well.
Meng Sheng looked at the person's dark head, not surprised that she would ask this, and replied: "Meng Le and Grandma are fine at the moment.
My great-grandfather has been sick and lying in bed for a few days.
I didn’t see any improvement when I came to the county town the other day!”
Hearing this, Meng Huan took out a few dollars from his pocket and stuffed them into Meng Sheng's pockets. With red eyes, he said, "This is my pocket money. When you return to the village, please buy some candy for them."
Meng Sheng took it silently, feeling a little upset.
After a while, he continued to ask: "I heard you are moving away?"
Meng Huan answered quietly: "Well, my mom said to leave after finishing the work."
Meng Sheng paused, then continued, "Aren't you going to leave after waiting for your father's results?"
Hearing this, Meng Huan's tears, which he had been holding back, began to fall. He lowered his head and sobbed, "My uncle and the others said that my father would be shot!
Woohoo, I won’t have a dad anymore!”
Meng Sheng couldn't see the person's face, he just watched the dust on the ground quickly get wet by the falling tears.
He cursed inwardly, "What a sin!", not knowing whether he was cursing himself or Meng Jiefang in prison.
He didn't ask any more questions, but stuffed the candy and snacks into people's hands, then turned and left without saying a word.
After all, Meng Jiefang ended up like this, and the others must not be much better off.
After taking a leisurely stroll along the bustling street, the slight sense of guilt in my heart disappeared.
He entered the department store with the money given by Meng Huan.
He picked and chose a can of fruit and two pounds of milk candy, paid some money, went in, spent all the money he had, and then returned to the courtyard.
Pack up the things you want to take back.
This time, for fear of being scolded, I only gave my family two bottles of malted milk and a few pounds of dried meat and dried fish.
Instead, more things were given to Feng Yi's family.
In addition to these items, there are also hair ornaments, combs, facial oil, watches, rain boots and other things that he thinks people may lack.
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