Chapter 56: The young lady can also shelter them from the wind and rain
"Xiao Meng, take it back quickly, how can you bring so much money like this, if others know about it, they will definitely arrest you." Shen Yutian had never seen so much money before, he didn't feel very happy, he just felt very scared.
Xiaomei brought four children to Shenjiaji alone, passing through two villages. If she was spotted by that street urchin, he didn't dare to think how dangerous it would be.
"God is coming, put it away quickly, it hurts my eyes, you are so brave, you dare to go out with so much money!" Wang Guizhi covered her eyes and turned her head away.
Shen Shoutian looked at the money on the table with bloodshot eyes. A man who had been poor for so many years suddenly saw so much money. One can imagine how excited, excited, and at a loss he was.
Excitement is an instinct, but controlling oneself from being greedy is a skill.
Shen Meng secretly observed the reactions of the three people. A person's true heart can be best reflected under severe stimulation.
She was willing to help the Shen family, firstly because she borrowed the body of the original owner, and secondly because the parents of the Shen family were so good to her when she woke up.
But she would never allow the people of the Shen family to treat her as a piece of flesh and blood and cling to it like a locust.
This was not what she wanted to see. Fortunately, the people of the Shen family did not let her down.
"Xiao Meng, I'm really happy that you're thinking of us, but Zhenping's allowance is also earned with his hard work, and our family is not such a greedy person. Take the money back. Your second brother and I will find a way to repair the house. No matter how difficult it is, we can't let you, a married girl, pay for it."
"Brother..."
"Xiao Meng, don't say anything. Take the money back. I'll take you home tomorrow. You can sleep with mom at night and keep her warm. Mom misses you every day."
Shen Shoutian was about to stand up as he spoke. He couldn't stand it a little bit. The situation at home and the money on the table were pulling back and forth in his heart. He felt very uncomfortable.
"Brother, don't go yet. I won't take this money back. How about this: consider this one hundred and fifty yuan as a loan from you, second brother and Xiaobin. Fifty of this will be for me to honor my parents, and the rest will be for me to buy cloth shoes and socks for my two sisters-in-law and nephews and nieces. Our house is really uninhabitable. It will be blown down by a heavy rain. Do you want to watch your parents, wife and children suffer? Besides, our family won't always be like this. Can't you just pay me back when you make money in the future?"
"No..."
"Okay!"
"Second brother?" Shen Shoutian didn't expect that his second brother would agree before he could even say no. Let alone borrowing money, he wouldn't even know how to spend the money if he was given it.
"Brother, what my sister said is right. We are still young. One hundred and fifty yuan is something we cannot pay back in our lifetime. If you don't lend it to me, you and sister-in-law will continue to live in this shabby house. Xiaomei and I will live in a new house. Well, there is something she doesn't let me tell you. Xiaomei is pregnant again, and I definitely can't let her suffer again."
"What? Xiaomei is pregnant? Oh, you idiot, why didn't you tell me? She has been working these two days. It's been several months. She must be tired. No wonder you didn't let her hug Hongxing these two days!"
Wang Guizhi glared at her second son for a few times, wishing she could slap him in the face, making Shen Yutian's dark face turn purple.
Su Xiaomei and Lu Qinlan, who came to the door to talk, did not dare to go in. They did not expect that people in the main room were not just chatting about family matters, and they talked about such sensitive topics.
They said it was better not to borrow money. They were hungry and could not do anything. They could live a tight life or a rich life. Anyway, one day at a time was another day. There was no difference.
But when she looked at her own children and then at her sister-in-law's children, she felt very uncomfortable as a mother. Which mother did not want her children to eat well, drink well, dress cleanly, and be warm?
It was not her fate. No matter how hard she worked, it was useless. The family was poor!
Shen Meng smiled leisurely,
"That's perfect. Second brother, go find someone to tear down the house and rebuild it tomorrow. Build two more rooms and make it bigger. This money is enough. It's just that the black tiles will take some time. I'll go back and ask."
"Okay!" Shen Yutian chuckled a few times and watched Shen Meng stuff all the money into Wang Guizhi's hand.
"Just tell mom how much you want to spend. I'm not in a hurry to pay you back. Living a good life is better than anything else."
Wang Guizhi's eyes were filled with tears. Holding a wad of money in her hand, she felt mixed emotions. She didn't expect that the girl she had held in her palm since childhood could now shelter them from the wind and rain.
When Shen Fugui woke up and learned about this, he was furious. Shen Meng knew that he felt sorry for his daughter, but the old man's soft side was also obvious. Shen Meng shed two tears and said that he didn't treat her as
a family member. The old man immediately blushed and didn't say anything. In the evening, Shen Meng and Lu Qinlan cooked the meal, mainly Shen Meng. She didn't know until the evening that they had fried a plate of beans and meat at noon, and it was all for the children. They didn't want to put much meat, so they let her take it away when she came back.
Shen Meng was speechless. She chopped up all the remaining pork belly and made slippery chicken with sweet potato flour. She sprinkled cabbage, eggs, and coriander and boiled a pot of slippery chicken soup.
She fried another eggplant and a plate of stir-fried pork with chili peppers. When she was cooking, she used a spatula to dig out the pork fat, which frightened Lu Qinlan, who was working in the pot.
The fragrant smell wafted from the Shen family's yard, making people unable to sleep. Several people leaned against the wall to smell the smell and drink cool water.
Shen Meng lit the kerosene lamp. The whole family sat at the dinner table. For a while, no one picked up their chopsticks. This was the most sumptuous meal the Shen family had ever had. Even during the Chinese New Year, they had never eaten such a good meal, especially the basket of oil cakes, which were greasy and the greedy children swallowed hard.
"Why don't you eat? Pick up your chopsticks!"
"Xiao Meng, you can't live like this. No matter how much money you have, you can't stop spending it!" Wang Guizhi couldn't help but lecture him again.
"I'm so happy to be home today. Mom, you can eat at ease. We've all grown up, and it's time to honor you and dad. Big brother and sister-in-law, second brother and sister-in-law, little brother, you all can eat, pick up your chopsticks, wash up and go to bed early at night, otherwise our mother will be worried about the kerosene money."
"Silly girl, that's enough, eat, taste your sister's cooking."
Wang Guizhi said, and everyone started to use their chopsticks. Shen Yutian couldn't help it any longer, so he grabbed the chopsticks and picked up two chopsticks of stir-fried pork. It was spicy and fragrant, with oil bursting in the mouth, and it was delicious.
He ate it with relish, and also picked up a few chopsticks for Su Xiaomei. Each person had a big bowl of slippery chicken soup, which was added with pepper and served with oil cakes. People who ate it were sweating.
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