After Li Xu returned, Du Feng asked, "Mom, if we eat dry rice every morning, there won't be enough food, right?"
Du Ming hesitated and asked, "Do you want to reduce the amount on Du Qing's side?"
"Yeah." Yang Li nodded. "That's what I thought. We can't give them the same amount every month. It's time to reduce it."
Du Hong and Du Feng had no objections, but Du Ming was still a little hesitant. "Is this okay? There are still many people in Mu Shan's family."
Yang Li said "Pooh". "I don't care whether they live or die. I'm lucky to be able to take care of my own family now. Before Xiaoxu came to explain, everyone in our family was worried. If there really is a problem with the food, how are we going to survive in the future? If we go to the Mushan family to borrow food, will they lend us a single grain?"
Why didn't Mu Shan's family give food to those who went to the countryside? If they didn't care, why should we? Did anyone in charge of the Mu family ever come out and thank us for the food we gave them? It would have been fine if we didn't point it out, but they actually had the nerve to pretend nothing happened. That's not how people behave. Did our food come so easily?
To be honest, even if this incident hadn't happened today, I wouldn't have bothered with the Mu family anymore."
As if she had vented all the resentment she had accumulated over this period of time, Yang Li became more and more angry as she spoke, and even slammed the table when she got excited.
Seeing her so excited, Du Ming and others hurried forward to persuade her.
It took a long time for Yang Li to calm down. "Let's put it this way, is that ok with you?"
"No, no." Several people shook their heads.
Only then did they realize how much resentment Yang Li held in her heart.
But even so, she still wanted to protect Du Qing's family, but she would not turn a blind eye to Du Qing's behavior of helping the Mu family as she did before.
And now that Yang Li has spoken out, everyone feels that it makes sense.
In the past, I was concerned about the relationship between relatives so I didn’t feel comfortable saying it. Now it seems that it doesn’t matter whether these relatives want it or not. It’s better to save some food for my own family.
Their decision also led to Li Xu watching a good show at Du Ming's house on the third night.
That night, Li Xu came over to sit with us as usual.
Not long after we started chatting, a couple walked in.
The couple looked both young and old. They had sunken eye circles and the man had a scruffy beard. It was hard to tell their approximate age at first glance.
As soon as they entered the house, they called out to Du Ming and Yang Li, "Uncle, Aunt."
After that, he greeted everyone in the room one by one. When it came to Li Xu, he was stunned for a moment, and then said thoughtfully, "This must be Hongmei's boyfriend. He is indeed a handsome man."
Li Xu touched his black face and stared at him blankly, thinking that this man was really fake. Even when he was not black, he had nothing to do with this word, let alone now.
After thinking about it, a smile appeared on his face, "Hello, Brother Mu, you are also handsome and elegant."
He had just heard from Du Feng and others that this man's surname was Mu, and guessed that he must be a relative of Mu Shan.
Hearing this, the man looked straight at Li Xu.
But he didn't say anything. He just laughed it off before turning around and talking to Du Ming and his wife.
He also didn't care about Li Xu's presence. After saying a few words, he got straight to the point. "Uncle, aunt, we want to borrow some food from you two."
Before Du Ming could say anything, Yang Li gave him a fake smile. "Xiao Mu, you know that every family is struggling these days, and my aunt doesn't have any extra food."
"Aunt, our two families have been relatives for so many years, can't you help me?"
"I am also powerless, otherwise, after so many years of relationship, can I help you?"
Du Ming also agreed, "Yes, our family really has no other choice."
After that, no matter what the Mu couple said, Du Ming and the others would just respond with a "no".
Finally, the man seemed to be getting impatient, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Uncle, aunt, I know you are still helping Xiaoshan's family, can you help us too?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone in the Du family changed instantly.
Everyone looked at Li Xu first, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Li Xu had no reaction.
Du Ming snorted coldly with a sullen face, "My family only has enough to support my grandchildren. We don't have much left. Maybe we won't even be able to take care of them tomorrow. You should leave."
Yang Li also shouted to chase people away.
The Mu couple's faces turned even uglier now. They didn't expect that their words would actually have the opposite effect. Seeing that they had already started to chase them away, they had no choice but to leave in anger.
After everyone left, Yang Li explained to Li Xu awkwardly, "Xiao Xu, Du Qing's family..."
Li Xu waved his hand. "Aunt Yang, there's no need to explain. It's just human nature. Besides, the food is for you. How you arrange it is up to you. But the premise is that you still have to take care of your own family first."
"My family takes good care of me. I feel like I've gained weight." Du Hong also quickly spoke up to support me.
Li Xu stared at Du Hong for a while, then nodded seriously, "It seems like she has gained weight."
Du Ming and others knew that Li Xu was trying to ease their embarrassment, so they also laughed.
Li Xu chatted for a while before leaving. Yang Li then sighed, "Thanks to Xiao Xu for giving us a way out, otherwise this would have been really troublesome."
"Yeah, I didn't expect that Mu would actually expose the matter directly."
Not only Du Ming didn't expect it, no one else did either.
Du Feng's face was gloomy. "Mom is right. We should stay away from these people from the Mu family. They never come to our house. I just told Du Qing and the others yesterday that we would reduce our aid, but I didn't expect them to come to borrow food today."
"Don't bother with them in the future. If Du Qing didn't have a grandson, he really wouldn't care about their life or death." Yang Li snorted coldly.
Everyone in the room nodded, and then Du Ming sighed again, "Nowadays, many people outside have broken up with their relatives because of borrowing grain. I didn't expect that our family would be hit by such a thing."
"It's what it is. Do you still want to continue to associate with relatives like these?" Yang Li said unhappily.
"No, no, no, I can't afford such relatives." Du Ming explained quickly.
Everyone in the room laughed again.
If the relative is reasonable, he would help without saying anything; but this kind of person will not be grateful if he can borrow food, and will even feel resentful if he cannot borrow food. Who would dare to pay attention to him?
...
The next day, when Li Xu went to work, he went to the gate to greet Uncle Xu as usual.
When I saw it, I was stunned. Uncle Xu was not here today.
However, he was familiar with the person on duty, so he stepped forward and asked, "Uncle Jiang, where is my Uncle Xu?"
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