Chapter 224: There is a commotion at home
"Hmph, you are so old, but you don't go to work when you have a headache or fever. Do you think you are the eldest daughter of a capitalist family? You are so stupid. In my opinion, you should get married as soon as possible. Not only can you save food for the family, but you can also get more gifts to make your brothers live a better life."
Zhu Juying ran out of the house, looking at Huang Maochun with anger.
"What are you commotion about? Xiangxiang is still having a fever. She has already asked for leave from the team. Why can't she rest? Besides, it was such a good marriage, but you insisted on ruining it. Now you want Xiangxiang to get married again. What are you thinking?"
Huang Maochun threw away the fried peanuts in his hand, put his son in his arms into the needlework basket, and quarreled with Zhu Juying.
"What's my intention? I just have good intentions. What's so good about the last in-laws? I think they are not good at all. They don't give this or that. The total amount of betrothal gifts is only a few dozen yuan. They don't have any of the three major items. You are such a shameless girl, and you are rushing to become someone's wife, but you don't want anything."
Zhu Juying's head was buzzing with anger. The betrothal gifts given by Xiangxiang's in-laws were already more than ten yuan more than what ordinary girls gave for marriage. As for the three major items, not to mention that they, the country folk, couldn't afford them, even if people in the city wanted to buy one of the big items, wouldn't they have to beg their grandfather for help?
They are all people who can make a living by earning work points. How can she and the old man have the nerve to ask for so many things? Her daughter Xiangxiang is not a fairy. She married into the family just to live a down-to-earth life.
"We don't want so much. As long as my in-laws treat my Xiangxiang well and the young couple can live a stable life, I don't care about the rest."
"You don't care, but I do. Let me tell you, my cousin's son works in a blacksmith shop in the county town, and he earns one person a month. I have already promised to introduce Xiangxiang to him, and they will give us a betrothal gift of 80 yuan and a Butterfly brand bicycle. These are all agreed upon. They will come over tomorrow."
When Huang Maochun said this, he didn't notice Zhu Juying's increasingly ugly expression. Her mind was full of the betrothal money and how to spend it after she got it.
Although her cousin has a physical defect, he has a stable job, but she is not destined to have that. If she can marry into the city and the man is so good at making money, she will wake up with a smile even in her dreams.
Thinking of Lu Xingchang, she couldn't help but frown. She shouldn't have agreed to marry him just because he was good-looking.
"Let me tell you, only her father and I can decide my Xiangxiang's marriage. As a sister-in-law, you should not interfere. Make it clear that your cousin and others don't need to come. Even if they come, I will chase them away. Don't blame me for embarrassing you later."
"You dare!"
"See if I dare!"
Huangmaochun was so angry that he picked up the scissors in the basket and was about to stab Zhu Juying. The door was opened with a "pop". Xiangxiang, who was too sick to stand, held the door frame and pointed at Huangmaochun with a shaking hand.
"Huang Maochun, if you dare to touch my mother, I will fight you to the death."
Huang Maochun paused with the hand holding the scissors. Zhu Juying was not afraid of her. She thought it would be best if she could cut her mother. Then she could live separately or let her son get a divorce. She really wanted to stay away from this daughter-in-law who frightened her.
The two of them stared at each other. Xiangxiang held the door frame and coughed. She turned her head to look at her trembling nephew and felt infinite sadness. If she hadn't given birth to a child, her second brother would have divorced her. But with this little nephew, all they could do was give in. They couldn't let the child be without a mother.
The gate of the yard was slammed, interrupting the three people in the yard who were on the verge of a fight.
Shen Meng was carrying a basket covered with a piece of blue cloth, and she reached out and knocked on the door again.
"Is Aunt Juying at home? It's Xiao Meng, Auntie?"
Huang Maochun reacted quickly. She pulled up her hair and turned around to open the gate. Looking at Shen Meng carrying the basket, her eyes brightened up, but her face was full of grievance.
"Sister-in-law is here, look, there's a commotion at home, come in quickly, come in quickly, what are you holding, or I can hold it for you!"
Shen Meng handed it to her without hesitation, but at the moment of handing it to her, she put all the good things under the dried vegetables into the space.
"Oh my, what's the matter? Why are you quarreling again? Auntie, please support Xiangxiang. She can't stand. Is she sick?"
"What's wrong with her? She just doesn't want to go to work because it's cold. She's just hiding away. Do you want to come to my room and talk?"
Huang Maochun spoke before Zhu Juying said anything. She opened the basket that Shen Meng brought without any fear of embarrassment and rummaged through it. There were only some dried vegetables. Her face darkened and she even lost interest in inviting Shen Meng to talk.
She also knew that two cars went to Shen Meng's house at noon today. Who wouldn't be jealous of the large and small bags of things? She thought she would bring something expensive, but it turned out to be just these worthless dried vegetables. It seemed that everyone has these things.
"No, I have something to do with Aunt Juying. This basket..."
"Give it to you. I'm going back to comfort the child. The child is noisy. I'm afraid I won't have time to chat with my sister-in-law."
She pushed the basket into Shen Meng's arms and turned back to the house. Zhu Juying's face turned red. After all, Shen Meng was treated as a guest when she came to her house. She was really unruly.
"Xiao Meng, come to the house and talk!"
Shen Meng smiled, and put the things in the space back into the basket when he followed Zhu Juying into the house. Lu Xiangxiang was very weak, with red cheeks and heavy breathing.
"Xiangxiang is seriously ill, have you taken medicine?"
"Cough cough cough... No, I think it will be fine if I cover it up. It's okay, sister-in-law, wait and see. If it's still not better at night, let my dad go find Brother Changhong."
Shen Meng glanced at the door and poked Zhu Juying with his elbow.
"Auntie, I have some antipyretic and anti-inflammatory drugs at home. Please ask Uncle Guai to come to my house later and give them to Xiangxiang in the evening,"
she said this in a louder voice and handed the basket in her hand to Zhu Juying. The latter took it after a moment's hesitation and picked up the dried vegetables on top. Underneath was a can of food, a box of honey, and a pound of brown sugar.
"How can I do this? This is too expensive. I can't..."
"Auntie, you take it. Xiangxiang is sick and can't go without medicine. You can use this dried vegetable to make dumplings or even steamed buns later."
Lu Xiangxiang was groggy, but she knew in her heart that her sister-in-law Meng must have sent her something good again. That's why her mother was so panicked. She thought about it. Since her family and sister-in-law Meng became good friends, she gave them real things. What she made was just to help them when they were inconvenient. It was really insignificant. Her family really got a great deal.
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