"Mother, don't worry! There are plenty of elderly bachelors in these villages. Three-legged frogs are rare, so how could a two-legged bachelor be hard to find? With my eloquence, I will definitely find them one by one. If one doesn't suit me, I'll just find another. Besides, Shumei is not bad either, so it won't be a big problem. It's just that going to someone's house empty-handed seems like we don't know how to behave."
After talking about this and that, Zhang Xiaoqin finally brought the topic to money. She made gestures of counting money in her hands and winked at Wu Ju, asking her to look at the money in her hand.
Wu Ju looked down at the money in her hand and suddenly realized what was going on. She divided the money into 30 yuan and stuffed them into Zhang Xiaoqin's hand.
"Don't worry, as long as you handle this matter well, mother will not treat you unfairly."
Although Zhang Xiaoqin didn't laugh out loud, pride could be seen on her face, and she even pretended to be filial.
"Mother, if you give me your living expenses to do things, how will you live?"
Wu Ju glanced at Zhang Binglin, who was sitting there in silence, and leaned close to Zhang Xiaoqin's ear, whispering, "Don't worry, Mother is rich and has no worries about food and clothing. I just don't want to let outsiders take advantage of me. After Mother passes away, I will leave everything to you."
I've always underestimated my mother. I didn't expect she's actually a hidden rich person! I have to come back more often to spend time with her and fulfill my filial duty.
At this time, they changed their clothes and walked towards the main room. The two stopped whispering. Wu Ju still looked a little guilty, and her expression was particularly unnatural.
As soon as Shumei walked into the room, she saw Wencai had fainted beside the cabinet. She hurried over to help Wencai up. Wencai's whole body was burning hot, and his cold clothes were no longer so cold because of his high body temperature.
"Wencai, Wencai, what's wrong with you? Wake up, wake up!"
Shumei called out to Wencai loudly while touching his forehead. His forehead was burning hot, and his cheeks were flushed due to the high temperature.
Shumei's cries were so loud that Wu Ju and the others, hearing them, also ran into the house. Zhang Binglin, upon entering, went to help Shumei support Wencai. Wu Ju and Zhang Xiaoqin, however, gave him a disdainful look and returned to the main room to whisper and discuss their plans.
The two of them helped Wencai lie down on the bed. Shumei touched her own forehead and then touched Wencai's forehead to confirm again whether Wencai had a fever.
"What? He has a fever?"
"Yes! Dad, please help take off his wet clothes and change him into dry clothes."
"OK!"
Zhang Binglin acted without hesitation. Shumei hurriedly found her own cotton coat in the closet and put it on the bedside.
This cotton-padded jacket was brand new. Jizong had made it for Shumei when they got married, and Shumei had never worn it, only taking it out to wear during the holidays. It was bright red, with some unknown floral patterns on it, which made it look quite bright.
"Dad, put this on him later. I'm going to go get the car. He has such a high fever, we need to rush him to the hospital."
After Shumei finished speaking, she hurried to the yard and repaired the dilapidated cart.
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"Dad, are you ready?"
Shumei pressed the pressure cart hard, pushed it back and forth twice, and made sure it was usable before shouting into the house.
"Okay, I'll help him out."
As Zhang Binglin spoke, he helped Wencai walk out with difficulty. Shumei hurried over to help, and together they helped Wencai lie down on the stretcher in the yard.
The time was too rushed, Shumei didn't even have time to hold the child before she had to rush to town.
To ease the pain of missing her, she took some time out from her busy schedule and ran back to Wu Ju's room. She looked at the now much-grown little Shuang Ning in the cradle, leaned over, and gently kissed the child's face.
"Baby, I'm sorry that Mommy can't be by your side and watch you grow up day by day. Mommy is not a good and competent mother. Be good, Mommy will save enough money as soon as possible, and then stay by your side and watch you grow up."
After saying that, Shumei stroked the child's face again, hardened her heart, and returned to the yard without looking back.
"Shumei, I'll pull and you push."
Zhang Binglin had already tied the cart rope around his body, wanting to help Shumei take Wencai to town.
Shumei nodded vigorously, held the cart, and slowly drove out of the yard.
"Really? A grown man is so delicate. Isn't it just a cold? Why do we have to mobilize so many people to send him to the hospital? Shumei, don't forget to send the living expenses back on time."
Wu Ju walked to the door, complaining to herself. However, she was quite merciful this time and did not stop Zhang Binglin's unauthorized actions.
"Mother, I understand. Please take good care of little Shuangning." Shumei turned around and responded to Wu Ju.
Zhang Xiaoqin grabbed a handful of peanuts on the table and walked towards Wu Ju while peeling them.
“This is what a rich person is!”
"No... Xiaoqin, you should arrange the blind date first. We can talk about the meeting after the one-year mourning period for your brother. But mother, you should also warn her from time to time. She is not like you and may not consider her brother's best interests."
There is a custom in their village that during the one-year mourning period for a spouse, one cannot choose another partner. Otherwise, it would be disrespectful to the deceased and would make the deceased die with regrets.
Of course, this fickle person would also be stigmatized. This was also something Boyi took into consideration, so Boyi had always been reluctant to reveal his true feelings to Shumei, mostly because of this.
Watching Shumei and the others disappear at the gate of the courtyard, Wu Ju seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said this to Zhang Xiaoqin.
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