Chapter 116: You are a wimp
So shocking, this request was also very shocking in the entire dating world in the 1970s. The girl's family didn't want the newly married daughter to help them with hunger, which was very understandable. They wanted to give their daughter more security, so it was normal to ask for more betrothal gifts.
Besides, buying shoes and things for her nephews and nieces, Xiaobin was going to be an uncle, so it was not impossible to show some appreciation, but he had to pay for the travel expenses of all the relatives who came. Although she couldn't understand this, since they asked, if Xiaobin had to marry the girl, he could pay a little, as long as they lived a good life in the future, I think his parents would agree. But
what the hell is it to let her sister and brother-in-law help her family find jobs and help them join the army? ? ?
"Can't we discuss it? It's not that Xiaobin and the girl are in love and they want to get engaged when they meet again. If that's the case, it can always be discussed, right? Becoming in-laws is not making enemies."
"We can discuss it. The shoes for the children can be canceled, but other things can't be canceled, especially arranging a job for her eldest brother and arranging for her younger brother to join the army."
Lu Zhenping frowned when he said this. Thinking about the faces of the girl's family, he still feels annoyed now.
"What about Xiaobin? What did he say?"
What parent can persuade their child? Look at Lu Xingchang and Huang Maochun from Uncle Guai's family. Isn't that a lesson for them? Shen Meng wanted to just let Zhou Xiaobin go. There are many good girls in the world, but he has to get Zhou Xiaobin's consent. If he insists on marrying her, they can just get married at most. It's better for them to draw a clear line between the two, otherwise there will be endless troubles in the future.
"That girl is pretty, Xiaobin really likes her, but as soon as I asked him to do so, he disagreed at first and almost chased her out with a broom. I didn't let him. So many people came, and I asked my parents to prepare food and drinks for them. After they left, I told the matchmaker that this marriage couldn't be done. If my parents had taken the trouble to borrow money and emptied their family coffers, they could have gotten some of the money, but the rest would have fallen on us. I don't have the ability to help arrange a job for her, let alone arrange for her to join the army. The army is a place that won't allow such people to cause trouble."
"Okay, okay, don't be angry. It's okay as long as Xiaobin doesn't want to. Let's forget about it. Let's talk about it later. Just see if there are any good girls to introduce to Xiaobin. He is still young and is not in a hurry to get married. I'm thinking about finding someone for him to learn a craft. And Xiaolong is not young anymore, so he can learn with us."
Lu Zhenping paused while picking up the food. Isn't learning a craft easy?
"Xiaobin is old enough, so he needs to wait and see if he can learn a skill. Xiaolong is good, though. I think it would be a good idea to let him learn carpentry from Jiasheng. He can also do odd jobs in the mines when he is free, and he can earn a lot."
"Why didn't I think of that? Okay, okay, that's it. I'll tell my brother and sister-in-law about it later."
The brined pork was so fragrant and chewy that Lu Zhenping finished all the meat in the two plates and ate four steamed buns. He even didn't miss the plate of side dishes.
After drinking a lot of wine, Shen Meng was not easily let off at night, which directly led to her not getting up the next day. Fortunately, there was a lot of salted meat, so he warmed up a lot and could eat meat early in the morning. Mingyang and the other children ate and drank enough and went to school. Mingkai finished his meal, holding a piece of good meat in his hand. He kept it in the bowl and was reluctant to eat it.
"Is this for Dad?"
"Not for Dad." Not only did Lu Mingkai not want to give it to him, but he also hid his hand holding the meat.
Lu Zhenping originally wanted to tease him, but now seeing his little appearance, he squatted directly in front of him. This meat was probably reserved for his wife.
"That was reserved for your mother. Why don't you give it to your father? I will help you send it to your mother so that she can eat it, okay?"
Lu Mingkai shook his head and didn't dare to say anything, for fear that his father would snatch the meat away.
This is very strange. Although this kid is young, he is very cunning. If there is anything good, he will keep it for Shen Meng. It's the first time that he doesn't give anything to anyone after searching so hard!
Lu Zhenping planned to ignore him for the time being and went directly back to the main room to pour the water to the east room.
Seeing his father enter the house, Lu Mingkai hesitated for a while, and ran out with his calves. Lu Zhenping, who was already waiting at the door of the main room, followed him immediately after seeing him leave. He was a reconnaissance soldier, and this kid wanted to deceive him.
Lu Mingkai ran all the way to the door of the shabby house at the south end of the village, panting with exhaustion, but still holding the meat tightly in his hand. After a while, several half-grown boys surrounded him.
"Did you bring the things we asked you to bring? Don't disobey us, or we will surround your brother and sister. If they get beaten, don't blame us."
Lu Mingkai was so scared that he handed the meat to the boys. The little boy was only three years old and couldn't speak clearly. He was easy to fool. The leading boy was the eldest son of Laizi, Dezi. He followed suit and had a lazy aura, which was learned from his father. Almost all the children in the village had been bullied by him.
The reason why Lu Mingkai was afraid of him was because when the original owner was around, he beat and scolded Mingyang and the other children at will. Dezi knew that they were not loved, so he bullied Mingyang, Mingliang and Mingfang outside, and Lu Mingkai kept it in mind.
He was afraid that his brothers and sisters would be beaten like before, so when Dezi came to him in the morning, he would just nod obediently.
"That's all. Are you stupid? Why don't you take a little more? I heard your mother made a lot of delicious food, but you just gave me so much to get rid of. If I don't teach you a lesson, you don't know how powerful I am!"
Dezi tore the meat into several pieces, kept the largest piece for himself, and gave the rest to the two children behind him. After eating the meat, he looked at Lu Mingkai with a ferocious face.
Lu Mingkai shrank back, watching Dezi roll up his sleeves, he was even more scared, tears rolled down his cheeks, sobbing like a little beast.
Lu Zhenping suddenly appeared when Dezi was about to hit Lu Mingkai, he grabbed Dezi, and the other children saw an adult coming and ran out in a hurry.
"Ah, Daddy, wuwuwu, Daddy, he's going to hit me, wuwuwu, baby is scared!"
"Stinky boy, you know how to cry now, what were you doing before, come here, daddy hugs you."
Lu Mingkai walked over with a "wuwuwu" sound, hugged Lu Zhenping's legs, and the snot and tears on his face were all wiped on his trouser legs. Although he was his own child, Lu Zhenping couldn't help but dislike him at this moment.
"You wimp, you actually told the adults at home that I look down on you, huh, I don't want to eat your meat, it's not tasty at all."
Dezi spit hard on the ground and looked at Lu Zhenping with a face full of dissatisfaction.
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