Chapter 55: Repairing the house for the family
Shen Shoutian was delighted, "Really, Xiao Meng, that's fine, then you sit down and take a rest. Qinlan, you clean up our house and let Xiao Meng stay at night. The second son and I will make a bed in Dad's house at night, and you can take the children and Xiaomei to squeeze in."
"Okay, I'll go now."
Lu Qinlan stood up and walked towards her room. She smiled at Shen Meng awkwardly, as if she was afraid that Shen Meng would dislike her. After all, the conditions of her sister-in-law's in-laws' family were many times better than theirs. This time, they brought meat, eggs, and a bag of clothes. She was so grateful in her heart.
Su Xiaomei also stood up and walked around Shen Meng and the others and walked towards her room. She also had to clean up.
Shen Meng felt a little embarrassed when she saw her two sisters-in-law were busy. She suddenly felt that it was a bit abrupt for her to stay overnight. But she knew from the people in the Shen family that they really missed the original owner. They didn't come back for a month or two before, but now they suddenly came back. Isn't it exciting?
Wang Guizhi took care of Shen Fugui until he fell asleep, and then she came out of the room. In the main room, everyone in the Shen family was sitting in the room talking. Shen Yutian put his son down to sleep and came over to chat with his sister.
"Xiao Meng, why did you bring so many things this time? Does your mother-in-law have any opinion?"
"We have divided the family, right? If the old lady dares to bully Xiao Meng again, I will go and beat her up." Shen Yutian said so. He only found out about the injustice his younger sister had suffered later.
He wanted to go and make a scene, but his parents wouldn't let him. He insisted that if his sister's family broke up because of him, it would be his fault. How could he bear such a big pot? It was better for his wife to persuade him to wait and see, so he didn't go.
Shen Meng felt very warm in his heart. The people in the Shen family were very good to the original owner, but the original owner used to think about how to get benefits from her husband's family. Of course, these benefits were also for herself.
But in the end, he was no match for the sweet talk, and the allowances he got from Lu Zhenping and his troops ended up in the pockets of Liu Sanjin and several of his sisters-in-law.
"Now that the family has been divided, the private plot has been allocated to me. I will be able to raise my children by myself in the future. I don't know how comfortable it will be!"
Wang Guizhi sighed and advised: "Xiao Meng, no matter what, your mother-in-law is Zhenping's mother. You must respect her. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for Zhenping in the future. Can he still not want his own mother?"
"Hey, I know, don't worry, mother. As long as she doesn't make trouble, I won't quarrel with her. I'm not going home today because I have something to say."
Wang Guizhi looked at her two sons and said quickly: "Tell your family if you have any difficulties."
"It's not a big deal. We just need the consent of our parents."
"Oh, girl, just tell me, isn't it enough that mother has agreed? I'm really anxious to death. Just tell me, if you don't feel wronged, can you stay at your mother's house for one more day? Tell me quickly!"
Shen Meng said hurriedly, "It's not difficult. I'm thinking about repairing the house. Our adobe house is very conspicuous along this road. Look at the roof of our house, the straw is all black. It's because it's been there for too long. Once it snows this winter, the roof will surely collapse. It's better to lift the roof, dry the broken straw and use it for burning later."
Wang Guizhi didn't expect it was for this matter, and waved her hands quickly. How could she use a married girl's money for her own affairs? Wouldn't that make people poke fun at her?
"How can we ask you to repair the house? Dad and I have discussed this before. Let your elder and second brothers go talk to the secretary and ask for some bamboo shoots from the production team. The production team's own bamboo shoots are cheaper. We can just find a bricklayer to do the work."
"Mom is right, Xiaomeng, don't worry about the family. As long as you live well, Mom and Dad, I will be relieved that your second brother is here. Our family can live well. You should worry about the family."
Shen Shoutian was happy. In the past, people always said that he had a capable brother-in-law, and Qing would be waiting to enjoy a good life with his family in the future. He always refuted them. After waiting for several years, no one saw his younger sister doing anything for the family, so they started to gossip.
Look, isn't his younger sister thinking about the family today? It's just that the family has not been separated before. Even if she is thinking about her mother's family, she can't let her mother-in-law know. Otherwise, can the family live in peace?
"What are you talking about? I got married, not sold. I gave birth to children for Lu Zhenping. In the end, I wanted to help my mother's family, but it became mine. Mom, eldest brother, second brother, actually, don't think so much, Zhenping misses you too. "Last time he wrote a letter, he asked me if my parents were in good health. He also asked me to honor my parents well. If he comes back and finds out that the family is like this, it will be me."
Wang Guizhi felt happy, she didn't expect her son-in-law to care about them so much.
"Really?"
"Of course it's true. By the way, the stalks in my family's private plot have not been harvested yet. Tomorrow, big brother will give me a ride and bring the stalks back. We have to get up early. Several children have to go to school at ten o'clock tomorrow. I will show Zhenping's letter to big brother then."
Shen Shoutian looked at his mother and said, "Okay."
"Mom, eldest brother, second brother, I feel sad too when I see the current situation of our family. It's okay if the weather is good today, but if the weather is bad, it will rain heavily outside and drizzle inside. And Xiaobin still lives in the partition of the main room and is about to get married. What girl from a good family can marry into our family!"
After Shen Meng said this, Wang Guizhi and the others were silent. They didn't renovate the house in the past two years because their family was poor. They also sold their hard labor to work, but the family just kept getting poorer and poorer. They didn't know what was going on. Sometimes they themselves felt there was no hope.
"Just listen to me. We'll tear down our house and rebuild it. I'll go back and ask someone if they can get some bricks and tiles. We'll make the house spacious and sturdy, and then it'll be easier for Xiaobin to ask for a kiss."
Shen Meng said as he took out the money he got from selling the radio from his pocket, a total of two hundred and thirty-five yuan, and put it all on the table. It was such a thick stack of money that everyone in the room was shocked.
"Give this money to mother. It's definitely not enough to build a red brick and tile house, but it's enough to build a few adobe houses and put on black tiles. If you can't use it, you can ask the carpenter to make furniture and kang cabinets. I can also buy some clothes, shoes and socks for my nephews and nieces. Big brother and second brother should earn work points and send their children to school in the future."
The original owner gave herself a second life. No matter what, it was a grace of rebirth. For this, she also had the obligation to help the Shen family.
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