Chapter 37
After entering the house, Lu Dashan was too lazy to care about Lu Xiujuan because time was running out.
He walked to the closet, took out the key and opened the door. Then he took out a small wooden box. The wooden box was no bigger than two palms, but it had a big lock. It was obvious that there were valuable things inside.
Sure enough, when Lu Dashan opened the small box, Lu Xiujuan saw a handful of money in the box, with money of various denominations. Of course, what attracted her most were the several large bundles of bills inside. She quickly glanced at them and estimated that one bundle contained about ten bills, or one hundred yuan.
And there were six bundles like that!
Including the odds and ends, Lu Dashan's savings were at least over six hundred, maybe even seven hundred!
Lu Xiujuan never thought that her parents would have so much money, not sixty, but six hundred!
People in the countryside probably earn less than a hundred yuan a year, and after adding some expenses, they are left with basically no money, but her parents actually have so much money.
Moreover, they had always pretended to be poor in front of her. Even when she wanted some money as her own pocket money when she got married, so that she would not be inconvenienced when she went to her husband's house, they refused her request on the grounds that they had no money at home.
But now it seems that he didn't have no money at all. It was obvious that he didn't want to spend the money on her and just wanted to save it for his brother.
When she thought of this, Lu Xiujuan couldn't help feeling jealous.
Lu Dashan had his back to her and did not notice Lu Xiujuan's expression. Although Jiang Guihua noticed it, she was stupid and just thought Lu Xiujuan was shocked.
She immediately warned her.
"This is the money your father and I have saved for our retirement. Don't tell anyone about it, not even your man. Do you understand?"
Lu Xiujuan had a gloomy expression and did not answer immediately, but asked.
"Mom and Dad, did you save all this money yourselves?"
Jiang Guihua and Lu Dashan's hearts skipped a beat when they heard this, and they spoke without thinking.
"What nonsense are you talking about? We didn't save this money ourselves. Where did it come from? Did it fall from the sky?"
The two of them looked extremely nervous, as if they were afraid that Lu Xiujuan would notice something was wrong.
Lu Xiujuan, for once, did not agree with them, but asked a question straight to the point.
"But I remember that the brigade received less than fifty dollars a year, and my brother spent more than fifty dollars a year. Can you still save this money?"
Jiang Guihua and Lu Dashan's expressions really changed this time, and they looked at Lu Xiujuan in panic and shock.
"What do you mean by that, you little bitch?"
"It's nothing, I'm just curious. And mom and dad, I'm your biological daughter. What do you think I'd mean to you? Would I do anything that would harm you?"
Lu Xiujuan said this with a smile, and her tone didn't sound problematic. In addition, in the eyes of Lu Dashan and his wife, she had always been obedient, and could even be said to be submissive, so the two of them quickly relaxed their guard.
"Anyway, don't worry about it. We didn't steal or rob this money. We got it legitimately. Just don't talk nonsense about it."
Lu Dashan didn't hesitate any more. He turned around and reluctantly took out three hundred yuan from the box.
This time, because he took away some of the money in the box, some of the documents pressed under the box became clearer.
Lu Xiujuan immediately saw an old withdrawal slip with the name of a certain military region written on it.
Lu Xiujuan's eyes flashed, and she was finally completely sure of the source of the money. At the same time, she had completed the task assigned to her by Wang Chengwu.
Finally, she took the money from Lu Dashan and turned away.
However, Lu Dashan and Jiang Guihua were of course worried, so they followed her to the village entrance and only felt relieved after seeing with their own eyes that she gave the money to Wang Chengwu.
Then the couple continued to work in the fields, but what they didn't know was that after they left, Wang Chengwu and Lu Xiujuan turned around and walked towards Lu's house.
However, after they came back, they did not go into Lu Dashan's house, but went to Lu Chen's house next door.
When they arrived, Meng Xuan had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing Wang Chengwu and Lu Xiujuan coming, he directly called them in.
This was not the first time that Lu Xiujuan came to Lu Chen's yard, but her mentality this time was different from any previous time.
She didn't even know if this would be the last time she would enter Lu Chen's house.
After all, after today, she might never return to the Nanjiao Brigade again, and would never have the chance to come to Lu Chen's house again.
Just when Lu Xiujuan's thoughts were distracted, Wang Chengwu had already taken the initiative to tell Meng Xuan what had just happened in the Lu family. When he learned that Lu Xiujuan had indeed seen the withdrawal slip in the box, Meng Xuan nodded.
"Okay, now that we have evidence, it will be easy."
Before, what they cared about most was evidence.
The purpose of bringing Lu Xiujuan in was to use her as a witness.
But it would be even better if there was something that could serve as physical evidence before that.
After all, human witnesses are subject to change no matter what, but physical evidence is dead and written in black and white, and there is no way to evade argument.
Wang Chengwu also thought so. It would be best if there was physical evidence.
"Then Comrade Meng, should we just ask Comrade Lu Chen to come back, or...?"
Wang Chengwu really didn't want to let this matter drag on any longer. After all, the longer the night, the more trouble he would have. He was not sure if new problems would arise if he delayed any further.
Meng Xuan didn't want to waste time, so he nodded and said to Meng Yinyin, "Go and call Lu Chen back."
Meng Yinyin's expression froze, and she pointed at herself with wide eyes.
"I?"
"Who else could it be but you? Who made you the target of someone else's attack now?" Meng Xuan said in a cold tone.
Meng Yinyin: "...I'll go if I want."
What a weird thing!
Meng Yinyin pouted and was about to turn around and leave angrily when she heard Meng Xuan calling her from behind.
"You're going to do that?"
Meng Yinyin looked at him unhappily.
Otherwise, you can't ask her to change her clothes or hairstyle, right?
She expressed her dissatisfaction with her eyes, but Meng Xuan said, "Come here, I'll teach you how to say it later."
Seeing her silly look, she might just tell Lu Chen to go home when she goes there. Then wouldn't it be that the purpose of him sending her, the "target of Lu Chen", to go there would be completely useless?
So, under Meng Yinyin's puzzled gaze, Meng Xuan taught her many "useful" words of speech.
The words were so shocking that when Lu Chen, who was lying on the ground, heard Meng Yinyin crying and saying those words to him, he was completely stunned.
However, Lu Chen was not the only one who was confused. The other members around him were also dumbfounded when they heard this.
What does it mean that Meng Zhiqing's brother dislikes Lu Chen for having no money and doesn't want them to be together?
He also said that Uncle Lu Chen's family was so rich, and his father used to be in the army and had an allowance, so how could he be worse off than his uncle?
He also said to let Lu Chen find out clearly, and if it doesn't work, he should ask his uncle to borrow money. Otherwise, Meng Xuan would never let Meng Yinyin be with him!
Lu Chen's reaction was quick. He almost instantly understood the purpose of Meng Yinyin's words and then cooperated with her smoothly.
Lu Chen suddenly looked flustered and anxious, and pleaded with Meng Yinyin.
"Don't be angry, I will work hard."
Seeing that he got the point, Meng Yinyin had no choice but to continue acting.
"It's no use telling me, go back and tell my brother. If you don't get the money, we're both doomed!"
After saying that, Meng Yinyin immediately turned around and ran away. While running, she had to pretend to be so sad that she was about to die. In fact, she was so embarrassed that her scalp was numb.
The only thing she was thankful for now was that Lu Chen ended up helping her, otherwise she wouldn't know how to face everyone's gazes.
After Meng Yinyin ran for a distance, Lu Chen immediately got up from the field and looked around anxiously, as if he was looking for the captain.
A kind-hearted lady nearby saw him and said, "It's okay. Go catch up with Meng Zhiqing as soon as possible. We will talk to the captain about asking for leave for you later."
"Yeah, yeah. Anyway, it doesn't matter if you don't work that day, but it would be terrible if your wife ran away."
"Go and explain everything to Meng Zhiqing and her brother. We can't delay this matter!"
People who usually dared not talk to Lu Chen were now talking to him and giving him advice. Seeing this, Lu Chen immediately nodded to them to express his gratitude, and then immediately chased in the direction where Meng Yinyin disappeared.
After Lu Chen had gone far away, the rest of the people could not help but talk about this matter.
"I knew it. Meng Xuan is a capable man. How could he let his sister marry someone like Lu Chen? Now he's here to cause trouble. Tsk."
"Who says it's not true? Although Meng Zhiqing is a little bit coquettish, her appearance is impeccable. Her brother is a soldier. If she has such a capable brother-in-law in the future, isn't that a good fortune?"
"It's a pity that Lu Chen has no money, and I don't know if their marriage will be successful. Oh, I feel sad that I can't go and see!"
Everyone knows that there is a big melon right in front of them, but unfortunately the melon eaters can only work here and cannot eat the fresh melon firsthand, which makes everyone feel very anxious.
But even though they couldn't go to the scene to eat the melons, they were just as happy eating them on the ground. So before long, the fact that Meng Xuan was dissatisfied with Lu Chen for having no money spread like wildfire and spread throughout the entire team.
Even Lu Dashan and Jiang Guihua, who had just returned to the underground, knew about this.
Naturally, their first reaction when they heard the news was to secretly mock Lu Chen in their hearts.
He deserves to be looked down upon by Meng Xuan!
I told him a long time ago that he was not qualified to be with a girl like Meng Yinyin, and I asked him to give Meng Yinyin to Wang Chengwu, but he didn't listen. Now, he is rejected as expected. He really deserves it!
However, before the two of them could enjoy the ridicule for long, they heard that the topic seemed to involve them.
"Lu Dashan, this Lu Chen is still your nephew after all. If you don't go back and help him, you can't really watch the person he finally found run away, right?"
"Yes, yes. If you ask me, you are the uncle too. You built such a nice house next to the old house and let Lu Chen live in the old house. When Meng Zhiqing's brother saw this, wouldn't it be a contrast? The more he looked at it, the more unbalanced it became, right?"
"I see your family is quite wealthy, why not lend some money to Lu Chen? We are relatives after all, there is no way he won't pay you back."
Some people have been dissatisfied with Lu Dashan for a long time. His house is very luxurious and he has a son who looks like a rich young master. Who knows how rich his family must be!
But usually everyone can only mutter a few words behind their backs, because if they tell others, they are afraid that others will say they are jealous.
But now it's different. Isn't there a ready-made opportunity for them to talk it out?
So everyone started to act weird.
Lu Dashan was naturally unhappy when he heard this. He knew the purpose of this group of people. They were just jealous of everything in his family.
But at the same time, I also felt a little nervous.
After all, only he himself knows where he got those things.
So he could only suppress all his emotions and pretended to be impatient and said, "Okay, he's already such a grown-up, how can he not handle such a small matter? Besides, who said I won't help him? I will definitely go over to check on him when I get home from work at noon. I'm not an uncle for nothing."
"You should all take care of your own affairs."
After saying this, Lu Dashan frowned and didn't intend to speak again.
After all, the others didn't really intend to make their relationship with Lu Dashan so strained, so after saying a few words, they lowered their heads and continued to work.
Seeing this, Lu Dashan thought that the matter could be glossed over.
What he didn't expect was that after a while, he saw Jiang Guihua rushing over from where she worked, and shouted to Lu Dashan with a look as if the sky was falling.
"You are still working here, your house is almost broken into, why don't you go back quickly!"
What?
Lu Dashan didn't react to what Jiang Guihua was saying for a long time. Seeing this, Jiang Guihua could only cry and shout again.
"Lu Chen is crazy. He said he wanted to borrow money from us. He said he knew we had money because we lent it to our in-laws. He wouldn't stop if we didn't lend it to him!"
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