Lu Xiuwu didn't understand Lin Xiaocui's choice at all. She had parents and an older brother, but she insisted on going to her cousin's house to run errands and do housework for him.
Lin Xiaocui didn't have a very good impression of Lu Wanqing's brother. She led the group towards the river without talking to him much.
As soon as they arrived at the brigade headquarters, the two saw from afar that Wang Xiuqin seemed to be about to cause trouble for Wang Guangming, but Lin Cong held her back tightly.
"Let's go see what's going on." Lu Xiuwu quickened his pace and took two steps.
Lin Cong is his comrade-in-arms, so he will definitely help him if anything happens.
Only when you get closer do you realize that Wang Xiuqin is up to her old tricks again!
When Lin Cong returned, he learned that his family was penniless and that even the fever reducer for his mother was taken from He Shujuan's house without any payment.
That's nothing, it's just a penny, I can just send it over. But Wang Guangming has over twenty yuan here!
These days, some families are so poor they can't even save up twenty yuan a year. We can't let Wang Guangming be taken advantage of.
With that in mind, Lin Cong took out the money he had saved and sent it to Wang Guangming.
Wang Guangming saw that this kid was alright and hadn't disgraced the army, so he gladly accepted the position.
With the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month fast approaching, and all the arrangements for the brigade settled, he packed his things, preparing to go home for the New Year.
When Wang Xiuqin heard that her son had given her money, she rushed to the brigade headquarters like a madwoman, demanding that Wang Guangming hand over the money.
"Do you have any humanity left? Saving my son is your duty as the brigade leader, how can you ask for money! This money is what we need for the New Year."
Wang Guangming was both amused and exasperated; he shouldn't have meddled in other people's business.
Fortunately, Lin Cong arrived in time and dragged Wang Xiuqin away; otherwise, the two would have started arguing again.
Lin Cong dragged Wang Xiuqin home, only to find that his sister had brought her comrades over.
Seeing that she didn't need to lead the way, Lin Xiaocui said goodbye and quickly slipped away.
"Xiao Cui, are you going home for New Year's Eve dinner?" Lin Cong asked her from behind.
Lin Xiaocui didn't even turn her head. "No, I won't go back anymore."
She was completely disappointed in Wang Xiuqin and didn't want to live a life where she was constantly beaten and scolded by her anymore.
Wang Xiuqin returned home cursing and swearing, only then noticing that Lin Cong's comrades had also come home with them.
"Oh my, young man, are you Congcong's comrade-in-arms?" Wang Xiuqin's previously gloomy face suddenly broke into a beaming smile.
"Auntie, I'm sorry to bother you. I've come to see you. My sister has been causing you trouble these past few days," Lu Xiuwu said very politely.
Wang Xiuqin frowned and exclaimed in surprise, "You're Lu Wanqing's brother?"
In an instant, her face turned as black as charcoal again.
She only smiled again when Lu Xiuwu took out the gift and said he wanted to give it to her.
“I’m not trying to cause trouble, but ever since your sister married Lin Ye, there hasn’t been a moment of peace in our family. My son has had several unfortunate incidents. Take this time for example, if their wall hadn’t collapsed, how could Gou Dan have gotten hurt?” Wang Xiuqin began her accusations.
Lu Xiuwu hadn't heard Lin Ye and Lu Wanqing mention this matter, so he assumed she was right and apologized on Lu Wanqing's behalf, saying, "She's young and doesn't know any better. I'll talk to her properly later and have her apologize."
Knowing the whole story, Lin Cong glared at Wang Xiuqin and said irritably, "Mom, stop twisting the truth. If Gou Dan hadn't illegally occupied someone else's house, would this have happened? When the family was divided, you took all the advantages, but now that others are making money, you're jealous and causing trouble. I don't know who's being unreasonable."
Wang Xiuqin's face flushed red and then turned pale as her son scolded her. She stammered, "Are you still my son? Why are you always taking the side of outsiders? My life is so miserable!"
Knowing that Lin Cong was soft-hearted, she pretended to wail after saying that.
"Auntie, don't be sad. We're all relatives. Everything will be fine if we talk it out. I apologize on behalf of my sister." Lu Xiuwu didn't expect that his arrival would cause his comrade and his mother to quarrel.
Wang Xiuqin immediately stopped faking her tears, smiled, and held out her hand to Lu Xiuwu, "Here, a hundred yuan. Didn't you say you were going to compensate for your sister?"
Lu Xiuwu was stunned. How could this person take advantage of a mere opportunity? He was just being polite, couldn't he understand?
He hurriedly covered his pockets, "Auntie, I have no money."
Wang Xiuqin scoffed, "You say you'll pay if you don't have money? You and your sister are no better than anyone else!"
"Mom, can't you speak properly? This is my comrade-in-arms. Don't say hurtful things. I'll say it again, Gou Dan brought this on himself. You have no right to ask him for compensation." Lin Cong was almost crying with anger.
Lu Xiuwu also quickly made an excuse that he had something to do and said he had to take his leave.
How could we let such a tempting opportunity slip away?
Wang Xiuqin, with her sharp eyes, noticed Lu Xiuwu's action of clutching his pocket and knew where his money was, so she directly reached into his cotton-padded coat to rummage for it.
While Wang Xiuqin was rummaging through his pockets, she called Lin Gou Dan out to help. When Lin Gou Dan heard that he had money in his pocket, his eyes lit up with greed. Ignoring his own leg injury, he stepped forward and tried to hug Lu Xiuwu.
If Lu Xiuwu hadn't been agile, they would have almost succeeded.
Lu Xiuwu escaped from the Lin family by walking and running.
After walking a mile, he slowed down and patted his chest with lingering fear. "My God," he thought, "I only had a little over a hundred yuan left, and it was almost all taken from me."
He then realized that some people really don't deserve sympathy, and that he had been terribly wrong.
He returned to Lin Ye's house and became even more silent.
When Lu Wanqing saw this, she could only suppress her laughter. She knew this would be the result. Her second brother hadn't understood anything before he stepped forward, and he'd been taught a good lesson by reality!
In reality, there are no good or bad people in this world that you can judge at a glance. You just need to spend more time with them to know them naturally.
He probably no longer thinks Wang Xiuqin was really wronged, or that Gou Dan really deserves sympathy.
Lu Xiuwu lay on the bed, tossing and turning, feeling increasingly frustrated. How could he ever hold his head high in front of his brother-in-law like this?
He thought of his past as a model soldier in the army, his perfect archery skills, and the fact that Lu Wanqing had mentioned that Lin Ye sometimes went hunting in the back mountains. This gave him a new idea.
He sprang out of bed like a carp leaping out of water, found Lin Ye, and challenged him to a hunt: "Let's go hunting in the back mountains tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Lu Wanqing advised, "Second brother, there is still snow on the mountain, it's very dangerous, so don't go out. It's better to stay home and play cards."
Lu Xiuwu ignored Lu Wanqing and instead puffed out his chest, saying to Lin Ye, "Brother-in-law, are you too scared? How about we make a bet?"
Lin Ye twitched the corner of his mouth, intrigued. "What kind of bet?"
Lu Xiuwu said confidently, "Whoever catches more prey wins and can ask the other to do one thing."
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