On the other side, when Su Zhen went to the yard to clean up the small thatched house, Shi Weimin also went to help his wife.
Actually, there is nothing much in the hut, just sweep the bed and smooth it out.
Su Zhen looked outside the room and saw that there was no one there. She quietly took out the ten yuan and two cloth coupons: "This is what Zhentang gave me. He said I've worked hard during this period and told us to keep it for ourselves."
Shi Weimin thought he was seeing things, and he grabbed them excitedly: "So many?"
You have to say he is pitiful. He is a father himself, but he still has no say in this family.
Usually, Yang Dahua is the one who is in charge of the household. As a son, he is almost like his daughter-in-law. Not to mention getting a penny, he doesn't even have the right to settle the monthly work points.
The ten dollars in their hands at this moment was almost a huge sum of money for the couple.
Seeing her man like this, Su Zhen was so distressed that she burst into tears: "Although Zhentang and you are not related by blood, he treats you as his own brother. Not only does he give you money, he also buys fruit candies for his children. As an older brother, you should also know how to care for him more."
"Of course."
Although he said this, the honest and simple Shi Weimin had no idea how to communicate with his younger brother.
My younger brother is well-educated and knowledgeable, and he is an officer in the army. I want to talk to him, but I don’t know what to say.
Shi Weimin also felt a pang of sadness. He returned the money to Su Zhen and said, "Keep it well. When spring comes, we'll take the kids to the city to see the world."
"Why!"
The couple was happier than during the Chinese New Year.
The next day, the sun rarely shone on the earth, and the small mountain village was brightly illuminated by the reflected light from the snow.
The Chinese New Year is approaching, and the commune has given everyone a holiday. Although life is hard, we cannot be careless when celebrating the New Year, and we still have to have fun.
After all, the purpose of life is to have hope.
Even the most financially strapped families will spend all they have to buy whatever they need.
The men in the village have no jobs, so they all plan to go up the mountain to hunt.
If you can get some good stuff before the New Year, it will be worth it.
The Shi family's father and son also planned to go up the mountain. Shi De prepared knives in the yard, and Yang Dahua steamed some buns for them to take up the mountain in the kitchen.
Yang Dahua's high fever subsided last night.
She had a fever because she was scared, and her fever went away because she was scared.
She didn't know why, but she just didn't dare let Shi Zhentang see her lying sick on the kang. Thinking of this, she suddenly felt strong.
Shi Weiqiang still had the same attitude. When he saw Yang Dahua, he didn't even call her "Mom". He just took the steamed bun and left.
Yang Dahua was very resentful and pulled Shi De to her side, saying, "When you get to the mountain, find a chance to talk to the third brother. I don't know what's wrong with this little bastard lately. He's been ignoring me."
Shi De muttered, "I understand."
Hey, what's the tone?
Yang Dahua looked at him dissatisfiedly: "Did I offend you again or something? Who are you giving me such a bad face so early in the morning?"
Shi De ignored her and turned to walk out.
He was not angry with Yang Dahua, he was angry with himself.
His son Shi Zhentang came back, but he didn't seem to be very close to his father. He just called him indifferently when he entered the door. He got up early today and went up the mountain.
He didn't take his father into consideration at all.
In short, Shi De couldn't figure out how he had wronged Shi Zhentang?
Is it because of the childhood sweetheart Tian Yuzhu?
He doesn't want to talk to Shi Weiqiang now, but wants to have a good chat with Shi Zhentang.
On the other side, Shi Weiqiang and Shi Weimin had already left the hospital. They usually didn't have much to talk about, they just walked together to keep each other company and didn't have much topic to talk about.
But today Shi Weiqiang felt very strange. His elder brother, who usually seemed lifeless, seemed to be happy.
"Brother, what's wrong with you? Is there any good news?" Shi Weiqiang couldn't help but ask.
"No!"
Shi Weimin would never tell anyone that their eldest wife had ten dollars and two cloth coupons.
Shi Weiqiang was still unwilling to accept it: "Could it be that my second brother secretly bought something for you? I saw him buying candy for Cheng Cheng Dou Dou."
"Isn't it normal for him to buy things for the baby? He did it before."
"Then what are you happy about?"
"It's New Year's Eve, aren't you happy?"
"I...I'm not happy at all."
Shi Weiqiang muttered that he was very upset. Once he found out about his position in the Shi family, that bad feeling never left him.
…
The Shi family's father and son went up the mountain for half a day but caught nothing.
There were too many people in the mountains. Several communes had holidays at the same time, and all the men with hands and feet ran to the mountains.
Although we couldn't catch any prey, we did encounter several groups of people.
My goodness, even if there are prey, they are too scared to come out!
Disappointed, the father and his two sons found a rock on a high ground, sat there and ate steamed buns in the cold wind.
Shi De suddenly remembered what Yang Dahua had said. He wasn't afraid of the eldest brother hearing this, so he asked Shi Weiqiang directly, "Third brother, what's wrong with you these past few days? You've been acting so rudely with your mother. If you have something to say, just say it directly. Don't argue with her."
When Shi Weiqiang heard him ask this, the steamed bun in his hand tasted even worse. "Dad, this is just the beginning. She's scolded me so many times since I was a child. What's wrong with me ignoring her for a few days? Oh, and the Chinese New Year is almost here. My mom has a lot of money, right? Can you ask her to make each of us a cotton-padded jacket and some white bread? Will we be able to eat during the Chinese New Year this year?"
"Where did your mother get the money?" Shi De narrowed his eyes, the white snow was dazzling.
"Dad, just protect her. All my second brother's expenses for the family have been paid for by my mother over the years, but she has never spent any money on this family. All we eat are the work points we earn through hard work, and the things we use... Pah, how many years can you wear the same coat? Look at this short coat of mine, I've worn it for five or six years and they won't change it. Tell me, where did the twenty yuan my second brother sends my mother every month go?"
Twenty dollars?
Shi Weimin was surprised to hear this number.
He knew that the second son sent money home, but he didn't know it was so much. The number was too shocking.
This time Shi De pouted: "You use it at home, how would I know?"
He really didn't know that the Shi family lived a hard life. They could only eat meat twice a year, and they couldn't even eat white flour. As for where the money went.
What Yang Dahua meant was that if any of the relatives have something to do throughout the year, you think it doesn't cost any money.
How can we not give gifts when people are holding a wedding or a funeral?
In short, there is no way to argue with her, and only she knows how much money she has.
Seeing his father's helpless expression, Shi Weiqiang chuckled, "Dad, you're such a wimp as the head of the family."
"What are you talking about?" Shi De asked angrily.
Shi Wei forced himself to say, "You guys just love Xiaoli, so let her stay at home and don't marry. She'll take care of you in your old age. As for me, find me a house and a wife as soon as possible. Once I find one, I'll move in and live on my own."
Shi De was furious and threw a lump of snow at him: "You are going to rebel against the heavens."
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