Chapter 52: A journey of fear and anxiety
The next morning, Shen Meng packed two baskets of things. Today, she would take the children back to her parents' home. It had been half a month, and Wang Guizhi and Shen Fugui had not come again. This was very abnormal. According to the previous rules, they would definitely come twice in these days.
In another day, the children would go to school. If they wanted to go then, they would have to wait until the children were on vacation.
"Mom, will the third aunt come over to make clothes today?" Lu Mingyang was holding a patched piece of clothing in his hand, hesitating and not knowing what to do.
"Your third aunt is not well yet. If she doesn't come today, the clothes for Qiuli are almost done, and two pairs of shoes for Xiaokai are also finished. There is not much work left. New clothes are enough for you to wear. Mother can also make sweaters and so on." Shen Meng covered the two frames with rags and tied them with ropes. Cai turned her head.
"Mingyang, what are you doing with these old clothes?"
"Mom, my brother and sister and I have new clothes now. Can this old clothes be given to my uncle's brother? I can't wear this one anymore, and Mingliang doesn't want to wear it either."
Mingliang's conspicuous bag, now wears his new clothes every day, and doesn't even look at his old clothes. Mingfang and Mingkai don't want to wear old clothes anymore. Although he thinks this behavior is not good and wasteful, but...but compared with new clothes, he is willing to wear new clothes in his heart.
"Okay, just pack two things that look OK, and forget about the rest. When you go back to work, you can wear old clothes. It's convenient."
Lu Mingyang's eyes lit up, and he quickly agreed, turned around and went back to the house to pack. His uncle's brother was no different from himself before. He had no new shoes and clothes, and his life was not easy. He rummaged through his things and found three uneaten fruit candies, so that he could give them to his brother when he saw him.
"Mingyang, Mingliang, go to the brigade headquarters to find Secretary Zhang and borrow a bicycle. Mom will give you the money!" The
production team had two bicycles. If a member needed to use them urgently, he could borrow them for 20 cents, but if there was any damage, he would have to pay for it. Most people would rather walk than borrow them, for fear that they would get bumped and damaged and have to pay for it.
The two children quickly took the money and ran away.
Lu Mingkai moved a small stool and sat at the door of the main hall, holding a peach cake in his hand and eating it slowly. Shen Meng looked into the room and saw Lu Mingfang braiding her hair.
"Mingfang, hurry up, wait for Mingyang and the others to come back, we have to leave early, mother has to go out at noon, you can stay at grandma's house and wait for mother to pick you up."
Lu Mingfang quickly tied a crooked ponytail and grabbed a plaid coat to put on.
"Mom, what are you going to do?"
Shen Meng blinked, facing the clear eyes of her daughter, "Mom tells you, you are not allowed to tell anyone else. The doctor yesterday had a job at home. If mom helps, she will pay mom. At noon, your dad is in the army, and sometimes he has to give some of his allowance to the families of his comrades. Our family can't always rely on him. It happens that this doctor has many acquaintances. I will ask her to help ask and introduce someone to you." "Do some work for mom."
Lu Mingfang didn't expect that her mother was doing this to make money. She thought it must be because she and her two brothers were in school and the family was under too much pressure. Her mother said last night that grandma's share was too little, so there must be some money left. She asked her mother why she didn't ask the village chief to check. Her mother said that the whole family ate from the same pot, so it was not necessary to settle the accounts. If she was too calculative, it would be bad for the reputation of the children. Her mother worked too hard.
"Mom, don't worry, I won't tell anyone, don't worry."
"Sister, mom, Xiaokai heard it!"
Shen Meng: "........"
Lu Mingfang: "......."
Oh no, I forgot about this little guy. He was so small when he sat down, and you couldn't even see him if you didn't lower your eyes!!!
"Little Kai, you didn't hear me, don't make it difficult for your mother."
Lu Mingkai stuffed the last bit of peach cake into his mouth and nodded heavily. The residue of peach cake fell on his collar and chest.
Bicycles in this era are still very large, good quality, and can hold a lot of things. Tai put two baskets on each side and let Lu Mingyang hold Lu Mingliang and sit at the back. A small stool was tied to the big bar in front, and Lu Mingfang held Lu Mingkai and squeezed in front.
After Shen Meng locked the door, she held the handlebars and leaned against a wall. She pulled her legs over the bar and sat on the seat. She took a deep breath and rode the bicycle crookedly away.
At the beginning, the car was shaking violently, and the swing was hitting too hard. Several times, the children were worried and looked for some haystacks or sand ditches on the roadside, so that they wouldn't get hurt too much if they fell.
Shen Meng borrowed the production team's car and went out with two baskets of things. This matter soon reached Liu Sanjin's ears. She curled up on the kang and hammered twice.
"You bastard, you just divided the family property and you took the food from my Lu family to support your parents. You are so evil-hearted and you are not afraid of retribution. When the eldest brother comes back, I will make him punish you, you bastard, wuwuwu..."
Xie Jinghao just came out to relieve herself. When she heard her mother-in-law crying, she hurriedly took two steps towards the toilet, fearing that she would hear something she didn't like.
Shenjiaji is not far from Lujia Village. Shen Meng's parents' home is located at the east end of the village. There is a main road at the door, so it is very convenient to travel. Their family lives in a mud thatched house, which is very prominent in a row of renovated courtyards. When Shen Meng was about to reach the door, he also took a look at the roof, which was very black.
After a bumpy ride, she finally arrived at the door of her home. She looked around and finally found a big stone at the door. She put her feet up.
"Mingyang, come down first, okay, son? Don't fall!"
Lu Mingyang: "...I can do it, mom."
After he jumped down, he stumbled for two steps because of numb legs, and then quickly helped Mingliang down. The two little guys had numb legs and were very nervous all the way, but finally arrived at grandma's house safely.
Shen Meng also breathed a sigh of relief. She had a hard time along the way and almost fell into the ditch several times.
"Mom will have to check if we have enough industrial coupons at home. We have to buy a bicycle, a small one, and bring it home. You should all learn to ride it so that it will be convenient for you to go out."
"Okay." Lu Mingyang agreed. His mother probably forgot that their previous industrial coupons were cheated away by their aunt in the county town. Her mother came home and looked happy. She didn't mention the unhappy things.
It was just the time to go to work. When she pushed the bicycle towards home, she didn't meet anyone. Looking at the broken and rotten wooden door, she sighed. Just as she raised her hand to knock, she heard some slight coughing in the yard. This
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