Later, considering the economic strength gap between Dacheng Village and Qinghe Village, Xiao Laoshuan and Cui Lifen gave up local specialties such as eggs and brown sugar.
They also heard from Xiao Jiahua that Shen Mingquan's legs and feet were not in good condition, and the symptoms looked like chronic rheumatoid arthritis, so they decided to send him some appropriate plasters.
This kind of plaster is commonly known as "Tongluocao" in Qinghe Village. Young people are not very familiar with it, but the elderly regard it as a treasure.
Every autumn when the apples are ripe, every family with elderly people will pick a few pounds of them and dry them in the yard.
When the weather gets cold, I crush the plaster and apply it on the joints to relieve pain and promote blood circulation. This will keep the elderly's tendons unobstructed throughout the winter, and they won't have any trouble climbing mountains or working in the fields.
The Xiao family had limited plasters, so Xiao Laoshuan and Cui Lifen went to borrow some from their neighbors. Everyone had tasted the frontier specialties sent by the second uncle of the Wei family, and they immediately took out their own medicines to repay the kindness.
The bottles and cans were collected and filled up a whole box.
It can be said that the gift is profound, and the friendship is also profound.
Shen Mingquan suffered from illness for many years, and her condition did not improve despite the countless folk remedies she found. Hearing Xiao Jiahua say this, she felt moved and expectant.
She immediately asked the nurse to keep it and try it out that evening.
After giving the order, Shen Mingquan made a gesture, and someone immediately came forward behind him, holding a silk purse embroidered with flowers.
Shen Mingquan stuffed the silk purse into Xiao Jiahua's hand and said, "Child, take this."
Xiao Jiahua didn't understand why, he just felt his wallet was heavy.
When she opened it, she saw that it was full of brand new "Great Unity" tickets, at least several hundred of them.
A full five thousand dollars.
㦳The reason why I guessed so accurately is that three months ago, Xiao Jiahua encountered a summer cloth scam and Shen Mingquan sent him 5,000 yuan for emergency use.
Later, Xiao Jiahua resolved the crisis and remitted the money back in full. After weighing it, it was about this amount.
Xiao Jiahua was stunned: "Second Aunt, what are you doing...?"
Shen Mingquan held her down and said, "Xiaoxiao, the 5,000 yuan I sent you last time was originally the betrothal gift from the Yi family. It's all Ke Yan's fault for hiding such a big thing as marriage from us.
"Keyan's parents... you know the situation, but his uncle and aunt are still alive. We will never let you suffer any injustice in terms of the betrothal gift. So, please accept this money."
"Second Aunt, I can't accept it." Xiao Jiahua hurriedly returned the purse.
Not to mention that the uncle and aunt have no obligation to pay a dowry for their nephew, 䲾, 㱒 and Shen Mingquan are all clean-handed people. The only thing under their names is an old house that cannot be sold.
These five thousand yuan should be their retirement money for the rest of their lives.
Xiao Jiahua must not be accepted.
She said sincerely, "Second Aunt, I know you care about me and Ke Yan, but we are still young and have the time and ability to work to support our family. We have enough food and daily necessities now, so you and Second Uncle can keep this money for now. Besides, the seal that Second Uncle gave us when I went to the border last time was already very valuable."
Shen Mingquan still insisted, "Xiaoxiao, that pair of Hetian jade seals were also handed down from the ancestors of the Qi family. They will be given to you sooner or later. How can they be included in the calculation?"
One is sincere and unwilling to accept, while the other is persistent and insists on giving.
Xiao Jiahua looked at Qi Keyan helplessly, indicating that he should deal with this century-old problem.
In this situation, Qie Keyan would of course... side with his wife.
He stood up, took the purse, and handed it back to Shen Mingquan, and helped persuade her: "Second Aunt, since Xiaoxiao doesn't want it, you can take it back. Don't worry, I will take good care of Xiaoxiao in the future."
Seeing that the young couple were both refusing, Shen Mingquan had no choice but to take the money back.
She sighed and said, "Then leave it with me first. When you hold your wedding banquet in the future, the money will come from me. Don't refuse it then."
Xiao Jiahua nodded vigorously and secretly gave Qi Keyan a thumbs up.
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In order to appease Shen Mingquan, Xiao Jiahua talked about his gift again.
"Second Aunt, in addition to what my parents gave me, I also have a little gift of my own."
She opened the gray box and shook out a square, hand-woven wool blanket from a small package.
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