There were several ten-yuan bills stuffed into the sole of the shoe; if you count them carefully, there were five on each side, so that's ten bills in total, a hundred yuan.
He Qiang also found twenty yuan in loose change in her package, in coins of one cent, two cents, and ten cents.
When money was found on Liu Caihong, He's mother's eyes lit up.
She was looking at Liu Caihong as if I were looking at a hot commodity.
"Qiangzi, see if she has any money left on her."
He then started to strip Liu Caihong of her clothes.
At this moment, He Mei came out and saw the two people surrounding Liu Caihong, not knowing what they were doing: "Big brother, mother, what are you doing?"
The two, feeling guilty, were instantly startled.
He breathed a heavy sigh of relief when he saw that it was his own daughter (his younger sister).
"You brat, why did you suddenly come out and scare people?"
"Little sister, why are you out here?"
"What are you doing?" He Mei didn't answer their question, but continued to ask.
"Isn't your brother just short of a wife? He's taken a liking to this girl."
For some reason, the two of them tacitly kept quiet about telling He Mei that they were searching Liu Caihong for money.
He Mei looked at Liu Caihong, who was lying on the table. She hadn't looked at her closely before, but now she saw that she was indeed much fairer than the other girls in the village and had a bit of a resemblance to Liu Jianjun.
"Meizi, your brother has finally found someone he likes, you won't object, will you?"
He Qiang stopped what he was doing and looked at He Mei.
"Then don't do it in the lobby. Aren't you afraid someone will see you if they pass by?" He Mei said with a hint of disdain.
The walls of their yard are relatively low; if a tall person stands outside the wall and peeks in, they can still see some parts of the hall.
Her brother has always doted on her since she was little, but he can be quite unreliable at times.
What Liu Caihong will be like after she wakes up is not within her concern.
She felt indifferent even towards her brother Liu Jianjun, let alone her sister-in-law Liu Caihong.
"Brother, let me make this clear from the start: you can have her as my sister-in-law, but if she dares to offend me in the future, I won't let her off easy."
"Don't worry, girl, she's an outsider after all. We're the family."
Having heard what she wanted to hear, He Mei left with the words, "Not in the lobby."
Mother He watched her daughter leave, then looked at her own son: "Take her to your room."
He Qiang used all his strength to carry Liu Caihong towards his room.
Mother He followed behind, carrying the shoes.
As soon as they put the person down, the two started searching them again.
Finally, the remaining money was found in Liu Caihong's underwear pocket.
"Hmph, I didn't expect city people to hide their money in the same way as us." Mother He was somewhat surprised.
"Mom, quickly count how much money we have." He Qiang was a little excited. Seeing how many ten-yuan notes his mother had found, it was obviously a lot.
The two looked excited and counted back and forth several times.
The total comes to over nine hundred yuan.
The mother and son were stunned when they saw the money piled up on the bed.
They had never seen so much money before.
"Qiangzi, I'll keep this money for now. You can ask me for it again if you need it later."
As she spoke, she tried to take the money and leave.
He Qiang grabbed her hand: "Mother, let's split it in half, and not tell Father and Sister, okay?"
These days, who doesn't want their own savings?
And so, the two split the money equally in He Qiang's room, showing no concern whatsoever for Liu Caihong, who was dressed in rags.
After dividing the money, He's mother glanced at Liu Caihong, who was almost naked, gave He Qiang a look, and then went out and left.
Before leaving, I made sure to lock the door from the inside.
Looking at the disheveled woman in front of him, He Qiang felt a surge of desire, and he couldn't stop the lewd smile from his eyes.
They gained both money and people.
He felt incredibly lucky at that moment.
They were worried about not having enough money to get married.
Now that someone has come knocking on his door, how could he possibly miss such a great opportunity?
The oranges on the rooftop took in the scene.
It ran quickly back home to tell Jiang Jinxiu the news.
Jiang Jinxiu scoffed at this.
Liu Jianjun and Liu Caihong are both bad people.
If something happens to them, she'll just clapp and cheer.
...
When Gu Xichen arrived in the town, he wandered around until he reached Xingxiang Road East Second Lane, the easternmost part of Punan Town, where he knocked on the door of No. 188.
The person who opened the door was He Ran, whom he hadn't seen in a long time.
This is Wu Wen's address in town.
The place they had told Jiang Jinxiu before was just a hideout where they ran a middleman business.
"Brother Chen, what brings you here?" Wu Wen was somewhat surprised to see Gu Xichen.
"Let's go inside and talk," Gu Xichen said in a deep voice.
Wu Wen could tell that Gu Xichen wanted to see him, so he let him in.
As soon as Gu Xichen entered the door, he saw an old woman come out.
"A mosquito, what's that?"
"Mom, this is my comrade-in-arms, Gu Xichen. He came to visit me."
"Comrade, good, good, come in and have a seat."
As soon as Gu Xichen stepped into the courtyard, he saw several children playing there.
A little girl and two little boys.
They're not old enough to go to school yet.
Gu Xichen was a little confused. Wasn't Wu Wen not married yet? Where did this child come from? If he remembered correctly, Wu Wen only had this one child.
He originally had an older brother who didn't survive the famine.
He looked at Wu Wen with a puzzled expression.
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