Chapter 595: Threat from Niu Lili
As soon as she went out, Xu Zijin met an aunt from the production team, who stared at her backpack without blinking.
It's like looking into a hole.
Do the troops have money?
Hearing this, she smiled faintly at the aunt: "Aunt, you really think too much."
"The salary of military cadres is not low, but they are in danger of sacrifice at any time. Not everyone wants to do this job."
"Not only that, the hard training every day is much more tiring than farming. It is not proportional to their salary."
"Granny Jiu is all alone. Apart from raising a few chickens to lay eggs, she has no other way to make money."
"I have many children at home, and I happened to have some extra food, so I came to exchange some eggs with her to provide more nutrition for the children."
"Luckily, I'm here. The old man said that Uncle Dalin came to borrow grain again yesterday, saying that the grain harvested this year hasn't dried yet."
"There were only a few pounds of rice in the rice jar, so I lent him three pounds. Grandma Jiu was worried that he would have no food to eat."
"Oh, this old man is so kind."
"I've told her that people always borrow money and don't pay it back. She shouldn't lend it to them anymore. This will only make their appetites bigger."
"But the old lady said that she couldn't bear to see other children crying with hunger."
When the aunt heard this, she walked away with a twitching face.
Her family has borrowed a lot of things here, and basically never returned them.
If the old woman hadn't been so penniless, she would have wanted to borrow it.
When people are poor, they cannot be so kind.
People of this era are all poor.
In Niujia Village, since most of the people are Niu family members and tenants, many people have a bad attitude.
Therefore, in the hearts of many people, there is no word "kindness".
Over the years, if it weren't for the care of her distant nephew, Captain Niu, the situation of Granny Jiu, an old and childless woman, would have been even worse.
After leaving Grandma Jiu's house, Xu Zijin went to Captain Niu's house.
Wang Cuihua was cleaning up the dishes, and when she saw her, she was immediately delighted: "Hey, Xiao Xu, I haven't seen you in a few days."
Xu Zijin smiled at her and said, "Aunt, I went to the provincial capital and just visited Aunt Jiu."
Ah, this child is really responsible.
Wang Cuihua sighed: "Xiao Xu, you are such a good person. It is a blessing for Aunt Jiu to know you in her old age."
Xu Zijin smiled softly: "The old lady is really pitiful. If it weren't for you and uncle taking care of her, she would have been bullied to death."
"Just now, an aunt saw me coming out from Jiu Po's place and was very curious. She thought I was going to sell something to Jiu Po."
Then, Xu Zijin repeated what the aunt said...
When Wang Cuihua heard this, her face darkened and she started to curse: "You shameless thing, you are still staring at an old man?"
"Just their family, I don't know how much stuff they took away from Aunt Jiu."
"People really can't get enough. It's really shameless."
"Don't worry, Xiao Xu. Your uncle knows what's going on."
That's good.
Xu Zijin knew that she was too busy and it was impossible for her to visit the old man every day, and she was an outsider.
Captain Niu is different. His care is much better than mine.
"Aunt, you two are people with consciences. Aunt Jiu has told me a lot about you."
"Good people will be rewarded, believe me."
"By the way, didn't you ask me to buy some good antipyretic medicine last time? I brought you two boxes this time."
Wang Cuihua was so happy when she heard that Xu Zijin had bought medicine for her again.
"That's great, that's great. The medicine you used last time was really effective."
"My son Gen had a high fever in the middle of the night, and the barefoot doctor from the brigade was not there, so I gave him one pill."
"Guess what? In less than an hour, not only did the fever go away, but the headache was gone too."
“It’s really a good medicine.”
Xu Zijin chuckled: "As long as it works, I don't dare to buy more because I'm afraid it will expire."
"These two boxes should last for half a year."
"Seventy-five cents a box, two boxes for one dollar and fifty cents. Take it."
"Okay, okay."
Wang Cuihua was very happy.
If Xu Zijin didn't charge, she would feel embarrassed and wouldn't dare to ask her to help take care of the child again.
Once you receive the money, you won't owe anyone a favor. The current team leader's family can afford this amount of money.
Soon Wang Cuihua took out the money, and just as Xu Zijin was about to accept it, Niu Lili suddenly rushed down from upstairs, pointing her finger at Xu Zijin and started to curse...
"Mr. Xu, you are so mean!"
Seeing Niu Lili blaming himself, Xu Zijin was stunned: What did I do to be considered a villain?
Wang Cuihua's face turned dark, and she raised her hand and slapped her daughter hard on the hand.
"You useless thing, what are you talking about?"
"If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will beat you to death!"
Niu Lili stroked her face with one hand, her eyes red, and she stared at Wang Cuihua angrily: "Mom, how could I say anything nonsense?"
"Last year, I asked her if there were any senior officers in the army who were not married and could immediately arrange for them to accompany the troops."
"She said no."
"But where did her cousin-in-law come from?"
It turned out to be Zhou Jianyong’s business.
Xu Zijin smiled awkwardly: "Lili, I really didn't lie to you."
"Deputy Battalion Commander Zhou was just promoted this year. When you asked me, he was still a company commander for only two years."
"Last October, he won a grand prize in the national infantry competition, but he was only nominated in the first half of this year."
"Then why don't you introduce me?"
Faced with Niu Lili's anger, Xu Zijin was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Wang Cuihua was so angry because of this sentence that she became like a firecracker.
She raised her hand and was about to hit someone again.
"Lili, what are you talking about? Why don't you take a piss and look at your face?"
"I'll introduce you to you. Will they like you?"
"Look at you. I told you to eat less and move more. Did you listen?"
"She eats and sleeps all day, and doesn't go to work. She has grown into a fat cow!"
"Xiao Xu, ignore her. This kid has a problem with his brain. He has no idea of his own worth!"
Xu Zijin's face twitched, and she said softly: "Xianxian, to be honest, even if you are as beautiful as a fairy, I dare not introduce him to you."
"Not only does the Zhou family have seven brothers and sisters, he is also the eldest, and the Zhou family's grandfather has been seriously ill, and a lot of money has been spent on his treatment."
"It can be said that the Zhou family is now so poor that they don't even have overnight food."
"Over the years, the Zhou family has relied on Deputy Battalion Commander Zhou's salary. It's the same now. Half of the monthly salary has to be sent back home."
"I'm just introducing it to you, can you accept it?"
ah?
Is the Zhou family so poor?
Niu Lili was dumbfounded.
As a temporary worker in the commune, I received low wages and was laughed at for having a rural household registration. No one even introduced me to a partner.
So Niu Lili wanted to marry an officer, thinking about joining the army immediately, getting a food allowance, and becoming an officer's wife right away.
But the Zhou family is so poor, she won’t do that.
In order to marry an official, she decided to ignore what happened to her mother just now.
"Are there any soldiers with good family conditions and high positions now?"
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