Shen Yu came in carrying the fish. Jinniu saw the fish weighing six or seven kilograms and exclaimed, "What a big fish! Why did you buy so many?"

Shen Yu: "It's rare to come across a big fish, so I bought it."

Jinniu said, "Fish is delicious, but it takes a lot of effort to cook. Let's eat it tomorrow. Grandpa once had a fish bone stuck in his throat, so he doesn't like fish. He only likes big pieces of fatty pork. I've already cooked the meat, and I was thinking of frying some tender beans. Let's give him the meal first?"

Meng Tao nodded: "I'll do it."

Let Shen Yu put the fish aside and deal with it after dinner.

Dinner was quickly served. The pork chunks were cooked over high heat by Jinniu until the skin was soft and sticky. Meng Tao processed them into twice-cooked pork, and then stir-fried beans, scrambled eggs, fried peanuts, and vegetable leaf soup, making four dishes and one soup.

Shen Yu opened a bottle of wine, filled it for Meng Changshou, and drank two glasses with him. Meng Changshou sipped the wine and took a bite of the food, enjoying himself very much. He was very polite to Shen Yu, but when he looked at Meng Tao and Jinniu, his nose was not a nose, his eyes were not eyes, and he looked disgusted.

Meng Tao treated the old man as if he were air, and Jinniu followed suit, concentrating on eating and not talking to the old man.

In this way, as long as Shen Yu kept silent, no one would urge the old man to drink or eat.

Meng Changshou was angry at his two unfilial grandchildren, but it did not stop him from eating and drinking with relish.

After dinner, they smoked two more pots of dry tobacco. When Meng Tao and Shen Yu came back from washing the dishes in the kitchen, Meng Changshou finally told them why he came: "Sanwa, Comrade Shen, Huaer..."

Meng Tao: “…”

God's flowers!

Meng Changshou said to himself, "Your second cousin Lai Xi was trying to pry rocks to make the gate smoother for walking. He accidentally slipped and the chisel jumped up, injuring his leg tendons and blood vessels. He fainted in the ditch and no one saw him. He was later sent to the hospital. The doctor said that his leg might be broken and needed to be amputated. He had to be sent to Mengzhou Hospital to see if it could be saved...

The family doesn't have enough money to pay for the medical expenses. The money that the team lent to Jin Niu for hospitalization has not been repaid yet, and we are not allowed to borrow anymore. We can only ask relatives for help. I came to see you. You are living a good life. You should give me at least 100 or 80 yuan to fill this hole for the time being. When Jin Lin becomes successful, I will pay you back when I have money. "

Taurus: “…”

Meng Tao, Shen Yu: "..."

Seeing that they were silent, Meng Changshou became anxious: "You are a branch of the Meng family, you can't just stand by and watch them in trouble without giving them a hand. If your grandfather were alive, he would definitely help!"

Meng Tao waited for Jinniu to express his opinion. She didn't care about the hundred or eighty yuan. Although she didn't know or understand Meng Laixi, Meng Jinniu was beaten half to death by Meng Laifu. Except for a little old eighth brother, none of his three uncles and eight brothers came close to him. They all hid in the corner, waiting to see how Jinniu died.

Later, the fourth uncle went to the hospital to check on the baby, but the second and third uncles didn't even show up, and their children didn't show up either. This shows how close the family is.

She doesn't care anyway, and she doesn't want to know those people.

What does Jinniu think? How does he choose? Meng Tao just needs to follow his advice.

Shen Yu sat there leisurely, not saying a word. Whatever decision his young wife made was right.

It was difficult for Taurus's injured brain to figure out the answer. He said slowly:

"Grandpa, you have also seen my new courtyard house today. It was built with the help of relatives and friends. I owe a lot of favors to them. I will remember them in my heart and will definitely repay them in the future. I am still on crutches and have not recovered. I can't earn any work points. I rely on my sister and brother-in-law to support me. I have no money.

But my second uncle was injured, and my great grandfather came here in person. For your sake, I should also show my appreciation. I will go and borrow the money. No matter how hard it is, I will borrow ten dollars as a token of my gratitude to my sister and me."

Meng Tao looked at Jinniu with some surprise. She thought this silly guy would only give a half-price discount, but she didn't expect him to reduce the price to ten yuan in one go.

But ten yuan is a lot in this era. Some temporary workers earn eleven or twelve yuan a month.

Meng Tao said, "Grandpa, I don't even know Meng Laixi, and I don't want to recognize him. I'll give you ten dollars just for your sake."

Meng Changshou: "Hua'er! Comrade Shen... our grandson-in-law has a job and gets paid. He is the boss. Don't say anything. Let the boss speak!"

Shen Yu: "Old man, my wife keeps her word, I listen to her."

Meng Changshou: “…”

Although he was very unwilling, he took the twenty yuan with him. It was better than going to other relatives' homes and not getting a penny.

At night, Meng Changshou slept in the same room with Jinniu. Before going to bed, he hesitated and finally told Jinniu a bad news: "Wang Ergou, your usual companion, has contracted some disease and is dying."

Taurus was shocked: "Why don't you go to the hospital?"

"I went there, and the hospital told me to go home and eat whatever I wanted. This disease cannot be cured."

"When did it happen? Why didn't Ma Liuzi come and tell me?"

"Wang Ergou got sick this month. Ma Liuzi and Liu Dafu have already gone to work on infrastructure construction and repair the reservoir. I'm afraid they don't know about it."

Taurus: “…” I couldn’t sleep well that night.

His friends grew up together. They were all poor guys without a penny, but when they needed help, they would come when he called, and would do their best without any complaint... It was really sad to suddenly lose such good friends and brothers.

The next morning, after breakfast, Jinniu told Meng Tao the reason and said, "Grandpa and I are going to Liuzhuang. If we don't come back tonight, we will come back tomorrow."

Meng Tao asked: "Is your leg... okay sitting on the ox cart?"

"It's okay, I'll just be careful."

Meng Tao actually had another worry: Jinniu had gained weight and become fair-skinned because he had good food and good housing. His clothes were neat, his facial features were delicate, and even his temperament had changed. If he didn't speak with a local accent, she would have thought he was an educated youth from the city.

If he goes to Liuzhuang in this state and is seen by Geng Liuju, she will probably arrest him again and even force Geng Caiyue on him while he is unable to move.

Can the fate that has been changed with great difficulty be reversed?

Meng Tao pondered for a moment, and Shen Yu said, "I'll drive them there and bring Taurus back."

Jinniu waved his hand and said, "No, I'm going to visit a patient. It's not convenient for you to go."

Shen Yu: "I won't follow you. I'll wait in the car. I'll give you forty minutes, okay?"

Taurus: “…”

Meng Tao nodded: "Let's do it this way. Brother Jinniu, it's too dangerous for you to ride in a bullock cart. If you're not careful, you might fall off, or if you're shaken too much, your legs won't be able to bear it."

After saying that, she went back to the room and prepared a small bag for Jinniu, which contained a pound of sugar, two pounds of high-quality rice for making porridge for the patient, and two canned fruits that had been stored in the space. She opened the lids and mixed in a few drops of pine needle dew, hoping that Wang Ergou would have good luck and would slowly get better after eating them.

A friend who makes Taurus anxious and rushes to visit him despite his injuries is probably not a bad person.

(End of this chapter)