Chapter 201 You have five brothers to support you!

"Thank you, sister-in-law, for coming over. You haven't had lunch yet, right? I'll ask my mother to cook for you." After reading the contents of the note, Su Mei was not at all touched.

But it was no use getting angry. The problems between her and Huo Jianguo could not be solved by his apology.

But no matter what, when she was in the Huo family, Li Shufen never made Su Mei feel bad, and she was always polite to Li Shufen.

Li Shufen shook her head at Su Mei? :

"No need to eat. If my mother knew I came to deliver a letter to you, she would be angry again. I have to go back as soon as possible."

"By the way." Li Shufen said as she took out a handkerchief from her waist pocket, opened it, took out a stack of money from it and stuffed it into Su Mei's hand.

"You can use this money for college. The third brother has sent us a lot of money over the years. I told him not to send so much, but he just wouldn't listen.

Except for the money spent on Qiuqiu's medical treatment, I saved the rest. I originally planned to use the money for the child's schooling after you and the third brother had a child.

Now that you are planning to go to school, it is the same if I give you this money."

"Sister-in-law, since this money was sent by Huo Jianguo to Qiuqiu, I can't accept it. Besides, going to college is free, and the government even subsidizes my salary. I don't need much money." Su Mei said, and then returned the money to Li Shufen.

Li Shufen refused to accept it: "I have hands and feet, how can I ask my brother-in-law to help raise a child? There is only one Qiuqiu, and your eldest brother and I can raise him.

Even though you earn a lot, you still have to spend money on socializing, food and drink, and everything else, so you still have to keep the money.

"The ginseng you brought back last time, I later heard that it was worth at least four or five hundred. After accepting such a valuable thing from you, it would be shameless for me to keep the money!"

The two of them hesitated for a long time, and finally Su Mei handed the money back to Li Shufen.

When it came to helping Huo Jianguo's family, Su Mei never cared about how much money she spent. What she cared about was whether the person she helped was worth helping.

If the second brother's family had the same awareness as Li Shufen, Su Mei would never have such a strong opinion.

In addition to giving money, Li Shufen also brought a large bag, which contained two pairs of new cloth shoes for Su Mei and Huo Jianguo, insoles she had knitted herself, and two pillowcases embroidered with bird patterns.

She said she had no special skills and her only skill was sewing, so she could only give Su Mei some of these worthless things.

This was Li Shufen's gift, and Su Mei accepted it. Then she opened her backpack and handed the doll and nutritional supplements she bought for Qiuqiu to Li Shufen. She said:

"These things are all packed in glass or plastic. They were caught in the rain last night, so the packaging is a little damaged, but the things inside are fine."

Qiuqiu gave Su Mei a string of candied haws last time. Su Mei remembered the little girl's kindness, so she bought some things for the child when she came back.

However, she had not anticipated the development of events last night, so she had not had time to give these things to Qiuqiu. Now that Li Shufen was here, she asked Li Shufen to take them back.

Seeing Su Mei preparing those things, Li Shufen suddenly couldn't help but smile. She took out a string of candied haws from her bag, handed it to Su Mei, and said:

"I didn't plan to take it out originally. When I left home this morning, I told Qiuqiu that I might come to see you at noon and not go back.

When Qiuqiu heard that I was coming to see you, she insisted on bringing you the candied haws that I bought for her a few days ago. I couldn't persuade her, so I put them in my bag.

Since you are so thoughtful, I should also bring Qiuqiu's thoughts to you!"

"Sister-in-law has taught a good daughter. You have raised your daughter to be so sensible. She will be more successful than boys in the future." Su Mei took the Tanghulu and thought of Qiuqiu's chubby face. Her mood suddenly improved a lot.

Isn't that right? Love is mutual. One-sided giving is like being taken advantage of.

However, you can’t eat too much sugar. “Qiuqiu seems to always have candied haws on hand. You should eat less candied haws. Children will get bad teeth if they eat too much.”

Qiuqiu is about to enter the teething period, so I will buy less in the future."

"Then I'll buy less for her in the future." The family was poor and couldn't afford other snacks. The candied haws were made by an old master and sold cheaply, so Li Shufen bought more of them.

After handing all the things to Su Mei, Li Shufen got up and went back. Bai Xiaofang came in and wanted to invite her to have dinner, but she failed.

After Li Shufen left, Bai Xiaofang said to Su Mei:

"He is also a poor man, well-known in the surrounding villages as a poor man."

When Li Shufen filed for divorce, she was beaten by her natal family. It caused quite a stir at the time. Everyone in the nearby villages knew that the Huo family had such a poor woman.

Of course, not everyone felt sorry for her. Some thought that Li Shufen deserved to be beaten. After all, if a woman dared to file for divorce, it would be considered a heresy in the village.

How can a woman file for divorce? Women should follow their husbands wherever they marry. Even if they are oppressed and exploited, they cannot straighten their backs.

No matter how vigorously the country promotes equality for all and that women can hold up half the sky, women in this period still do not have many human rights.

Because of the Li Shufen incident, the Su family opposed the original owner marrying Huo Jianguo, but the original owner did not listen to her parents at the time and was determined to be Huo Jianguo's woman.

"It's quite pitiful." Su Mei also nodded, sighing in her heart. Every time she saw Li Shufen, she would read endless desolation from her.

I could feel that her body was still alive, but her heart was already silent.

There is no way. In these poor and backward areas, there are actually many Li Shufens. They have been deprived of their freedom and have become victims of the times.

As the times progress, their stories will be buried in the dust little by little by the years, and no one will care about them.

Bai Xiaofang held up the needlework that Li Shufen had made and said:

"She has great craftsmanship. The embroidery on this pillowcase is very vivid, and her shoes are also very sturdy and beautiful, even more exquisite than mine.

This shoe... Hey, why is there a bunch of money in the shoe?"

At some point, Li Shufen secretly hid the money in her shoes again.

The money was put together and arranged neatly. Li Shufen counted it carefully and found that there was actually a hundred yuan.

In this era when rice costs 1.5 cents per pound and pork costs 7.9 cents per pound, one hundred yuan is a huge sum of money.

"My goodness, she is willing to give you so much money. Our entire family's assets are only two hundred yuan!" Bai Xiaofang said, lowering her head somewhat sadly.

"Alas, our family is too poor, with nothing at home, so your fifth brother has never been able to find a wife."

Su Mei thought that this matter was not urgent:

"There is no rush to start a family. At worst, you can start a career first and then start a family. If you have the ability, why worry about not being able to find a wife? Now the country has only liberalized the college entrance examination, and may also liberalize the economy next.

Otherwise, let my second brother take the college entrance examination and go to university, and when he has the opportunity, he can go to the city to find a job, and life will gradually get better. "

"Silly girl." Bai Xiaofang poked Su Mei's forehead, "Do you think everyone can go to college? Your fifth brother is so stupid. Your eldest and second brothers are smart, but it's a pity that they were not allowed to take the exam at that time, so they missed it!"

Missed it? Su Mei thought, isn't the college entrance examination open to everyone? "If you brothers want to take the exam now, it's not too late!"

"It's too late. You have families to support. How can you go to school? It's a great honor for our Su family to have a college student like you."

"That's true." Su Mei thought again. In fact, it's okay to fill in. Her four brothers are capable. She believes that when they are financially independent, they will also make a name for themselves in other fields.

As for Su's further studies, Su Mei still hoped that he would make a name for himself before considering his life. She said to Bai Xiaofang:

"You and Dad shouldn't push too hard on Fifth Brother's marriage. Fate is determined by heaven. Instead of rushing to find an unsuitable person, it's better to wait for the best person."

Su Mei said this simply because she didn't want Su Sheng to get married casually. She felt that he was still young and had many opportunities to make trouble.

Once you're married, it's easy to feel trapped.

But when Bai Xiaofang heard these words, it seemed like Su Mei was regretting that she had been so absurd in finding a man to entrust her life to. She held her daughter's hand and said:

"Yes, no, no.

My youngest daughter, if you want to get a divorce, I will definitely support you. Our Su family is not like those heartless people in the Li family.

You have five brothers to support you!"