Other families have their breadwinners going out to earn money, so her family relies on Shumei.
Now even Shumei is unwilling to go out to earn money, and relies on the little harvest from the fields. Wouldn't the whole family be left starving? She would never agree with Shumei doing this.
Shumei didn't say much to Wu Ju. She walked out of the yard while talking, "Mother, don't worry. As long as I have food, I will definitely not let you and father go hungry."
"This—what's the point of your nice words? Are you going to make us starve and suffer poverty with you, with the kitchen empty every now and then? You're starving, and you want us to suffer like that..."
Wu Ju complained towards Shumei's back, and only stopped chattering reluctantly when she saw Shumei disappear.
Li Yushu did not mention anything about traveling or building a house.
When he learned that someone had died last night, he was so anxious that he couldn't even hide away. How could he be willing to stay in this poor and remote place for another hour?
He was glad that he had made the ridiculous matter between Wencai and Shumei clear, otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble would happen later.
He is still scared now!
Because Wencai and the others left in a hurry, Shumei was busy all night with the Fu family's affairs and had no time to discuss it with Boyi, so she had to postpone sending Zhang Binglin to see a doctor and Xiao Shuangning to school.
Shumei caught up with Li Yushu and Wencai, and sent them to the village entrance. She watched Wencai's car drive away before returning to the village.
She didn't rush home, but went to Boyi.
She had agreed with Boyi yesterday to go to the town to get the marriage certificate today. She had also figured out how to confess to Wu Ju and get the household registration booklet from her.
Boyi had already had breakfast and dressed up. When Shumei went there, he was preparing to go out with his household registration booklet.
He was a little surprised to see Shumei coming.
"Shumei, you're here so early?"
"I just sent Wencai and Uncle Li away, and I stopped by to see you."
Shumei's face was full of fatigue and she let out a long sigh.
Boyi, who was very observant, could tell at a glance that Shumei was not in a good mental state. "Shumei, did you not sleep well last night? Why do you look so haggard?"
He caressed Shumei's haggard face with heartache, and Shumei sighed deeply again.
"Shumei, is something wrong? Why are you sighing so loudly?"
"Oh! Last night was such a turbulent night! Brother Fu next door had a fight with his wife, and Xiaomei lost her life. Her body is now lying in the Fu family's yard. It's so sad to think about it. Such a vibrant life was gone just like that. Life is so unpredictable!"
How could Shumei not tell Boyi about such a big thing? Although it was not her own family, she gained a lot of inspiration from this incident.
This incident made her determined to stay in the village and not go out to make a living, because she felt that life was too fragile. An accident or a serious illness could take a person's life. She should cherish the people around her in the limited time.
"Why so sudden? Is it really necessary to kill someone over a quarrel? This—Fu Jun isn't the kind of person who would dare to kill people, is he?"
"Hey! He didn't kill her. It was an accident. Xiaomei put the knife to her neck herself, fell, and the knife went into her neck."
"Ah!" Boyi, who had just been full of excitement, now showed a look of regret. "It's really hard to predict good and bad fortune, Shumei. Life really has too many unknowns. We should cherish the time we have. Shumei, don't think too much. Let's get down to business first. Did you bring your household registration book?"
Shumei looked at Boyi's face and shook her head.
"Then go back and get it, I'll wait for you at home."
Shumei hesitated for a long time. It was not that she didn't want to get the marriage certificate, but she had no idea where Wu Ju kept the household registration book.
If I speak frankly, it is not certain whether Wu Ju will give it to me. If she doesn't, it will be so blatant that it will alert the enemy. It will be even more difficult to find the household registration book again.
"Tell me, if you tell my mother about us directly, will she give it to me?"
"What reason does she have not to give it?"
Shumei thought about it and felt that this was true. This was finding a pillar for her family, so she should agree with it.
But Shumei thought again, that difficult aunt was still there. Zhang Xiaoqin was full of twists and turns, and who knew if she would fan the flames in Wu Ju's ears.
"But—my aunt is here! Can you guarantee that she won't interfere?"
“This—this—”
Boyi didn't dare to say anything in agreement. He had experienced Zhang Xiaoqin before. In his eyes, Zhang Xiaoqin was just a troublemaker, and there was no guarantee that she would interfere.
Both of them looked helpless, with frowns on their faces.
Boyi was determined. No matter what, he was going to get the certificate with Shumei this time. He couldn't stand any more nightmares.
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