Chapter 15 Crickets Behind



Mai Xiangbei's wife, Lin Shuhua, is a city dweller and has always looked down on her husband's relatives from his hometown.

Especially this Mai Lao San.

There was a time in the past when the other party would come to the city almost every half a month, and every time he came to the city he would come to extort money, which made Lin Shuhua almost annoyed.

But her husband Mai Xiangbei is a very loyal and righteous man.

Lin Shuhua decided to marry him because of this.

Of course, another thing is that Mai Xiangbei is handsome.

To be precise, everyone in Lao Mai's family is good-looking.

But her husband is loyal and devoted not only to her, but also to his three brothers in the countryside.

When they first started dating, she often heard her husband talk about his childhood.

He talked about how good his brothers were to him, and especially mentioned this third brother Mai.

He said that his third brother saw that he was studying hard, so he often took him to the mountains to catch birds and to the river to fish, and even fought with villagers for him.

It can be said that Mai Xiangbei’s happy childhood was almost all spent with Mai Laosan.

If Mai Xiangdong is the father and Mai Xiangnan is the mother, then Mai Laosan is Mai Xiangbei's most loyal playmate and good brother!

Now that Mai Xiangbei has become successful, he naturally wants to help his brothers.

Lin Shuhua certainly understood her husband's thoughts.

Therefore, every time Mai Lao San came, no matter how much Lin Shuhua disliked him, she would try her best to force a smile to greet him.

There is a touch of sincerity in this smile today.

Because she saw Mai Lao San carrying a lot of bags in his hands.

As the saying goes, the more courtesy, the less blame.

What our ancestors said still makes a lot of sense.

The atmosphere was warm during the meal. If Mai Xiangbei hadn't had to go to work in the afternoon, he would have insisted on having a drink with Mai Laosan.

After dinner, Mai Sui said he wanted to go home.

Mai Xiangbei was surprised because every time Mai Laosan came to the city, he would stay at his house for a night.

"Third brother, why are you leaving so soon? I wanted to come back and have a drink with you in the evening."

Mai Lao San glanced at Mai Sui's face, smiled and said to Mai Xiangbei: "No, I have something else to do when I go back. I'll come to see you next time."

Since Mai Laosan had said so, Mai Xiangbei couldn't persuade him any further.

Before leaving, Mai Xiangbei habitually took out five dollars and gave them to Mai Laosan.

Mai Laosan also took it habitually and put it in his pocket very naturally.

Then, he carried the bags he brought with him on his shoulders and took them away intact...

Lin Shuhua: ???

Wasn't it a gift for me?

......

On the way back, Mai Sui asked Mai Lao San directly: "What did your uncle give you when you left?"

"Five dollars, what's the problem?" Mai Laosan replied very naturally.

When Mai Sui heard this, his face darkened.

I originally thought that Mai Xiangbei was Mai Laosan’s biological brother, so there was nothing wrong with going to his house for a meal.

Who would have thought that Mai Lao San would behave like this.

Moreover, judging from the tone of Mai Laosan, I'm afraid Mai Xiangbei would give him money every time he came.

Mai Sui said in a cold tone: “Mai Lao San, you are with me, and the way you treat people outside represents my face.

You and your uncle are brothers, so it's okay to have a meal at his house, but there are some small advantages that you can't take advantage of, I hope you understand. "

Mai Lao San felt uncomfortable listening to Mai Sui's words and couldn't help but retort:

"What are you talking about? I'm your father!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mai Sui kicked him and knocked him to the ground.

Then he stepped on his back with one foot and said fiercely, "Mai Lao San, I advise you to recognize your position!"

"Ouch, it hurts, auntie, from now on whatever you say is what I mean. I'm afraid of you, okay?"

Sure! Why not!

But you have to give someone a beating, so that he will learn his lesson.

Mai Hongcai quickly picked up the scattered things, then stood far away and watched his sister teach his father a lesson.

She was still looking at him and shaking her head: "Hey, Dad, why are you doing this? I'm mentally ill, you know that."

Half an hour later, the three arrived at the bus station and prepared to take a minibus back.

As luck would have it, I met the same driver and conductor as I had come here.

This kind of minibus that runs specifically to towns and villages requires you to get on the bus first and buy the ticket later.

When Mai Laosan was buying the ticket, the ticket seller looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, and stared at the wound on his face for a long time.

When Mai Lao San saw that Mai Sui and the others had already taken their seats, he whispered to the ticket seller:

"My daughter is mentally ill. She doesn't have a good brain and likes to beat people up. As a father, I feel so miserable."

After Mai Laosan said this, he felt as if he had avenged the beating he had just received and felt much better.

The conductor gave him a look of great sympathy.

Mai Sui sat in her seat and stuck her head out of the window to enjoy the breeze, not noticing that Mai Lao San was tickling her from behind.

The conductor may have told the driver that Mai Sui was a psychopath, so the return trip was faster than the return trip, taking only 35 minutes.

When they arrived at Hongqi Commune, the three of them went to the commune's special bicycle parking shed to retrieve their bicycles, and then returned to Lianhua Village like a gust of wind.

When Mai Laosan and his friends came back, it was around three in the afternoon and the villagers were still working in the fields.

As a result, many people saw Mai Laosan and his family of three passing by them carrying large and small bags.

Mai Xiangdong also saw it.

But he didn't take it seriously and just thought it was given by the fourth brother.

However, when they were about to have dinner in the evening, Mai Hongcai came to return the bicycle and brought his family ten kilograms of rice and a bowl of fragrant fried chicken.

Mai Xiangdong's whole family was shocked!

However, there is something even more shocking.

Mai Hongcai said calmly, "Uncle, this is what my father asked me to bring to you in exchange for the grain I borrowed before.

He also asked you to do a calculation to see how much my family still owes, so he can have a rough idea. "

Tian Guifen's surprise turned into horror, and she said cautiously:

"Hongcai, don't be like this. Auntie is scared. At worst, you can come to borrow grain next time and Auntie won't give you a hard time. Is that ok?"

Mai Xiangdong also said: "Yeah, Hongcai, did your father also break his brain? Or is life just not going well anymore?"

Everyone knows what kind of person Mai Lao San is.

Last time, Mai Sui took the initiative to give their family seven rabbits because Mai Lao San was not at home.

This time, Mai Lao San is at home.

Both parties knew in their hearts that Mai Lao San had no intention of paying back the grain he borrowed, so it was quite scary that he suddenly did this.

Mai Hongcai curled his lips and said, "Uncle, look at what you said. My family now has a way to make money, and our lives will definitely get better and better in the future.

You guys calculate the number and tell me tomorrow, I will go back to eat first."

After saying that, Mai Hongcai ran away, fearing that if he was any later, the two people at home would eat up all the delicious food.

Mai Xiangdong's eldest daughter-in-law Guo Hongmei and second daughter-in-law Song Xiaojuan were originally setting the table.

Looking at the bowl of chicken in front of them, they swallowed their saliva and asked Tian Guifen: "Mom, what should we do with this chicken?"

Tian Guifen looked at her husband Mai Xiangdong.

Mai Xiangdong took a puff of his pipe and said proudly, "This is what the third brother gave me as a gift. I raised him with all my hard work, so can't I have a bowl of chicken with him?

Not to mention a bowl of chicken, even if it’s dragon meat, as long as it’s sent by the Third Brother, I’ll eat it too!”

“Yes, yes, you are happy to know that the third brother has become better now.

How about a drink?"

Tian Guifen joked.

Mai Xiangdong nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you and have a drink."

Tian Guifen rolled her eyes: It's obviously you who wanted to drink!


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