"Mom, I have something to tell you." Shen Zhilan glanced at Shen Xiaoqing, and the meaning was very clear, that is, irrelevant people should stay away.
Li Qiuhua frowned and looked at Shen Zhilan, with a hint of blame in his eyes.
We are all family, there is nothing to be shy about.
"Mom, you chat with my second sister. I'm going back to my room to read." Shen Xiaoqing, who was always good at reading people's faces, knew what Shen Zhilan meant and she said it obediently.
"Well! Okay, go ahead!" Li Qiuhua smiled unnaturally.
After Shen Xiaoqing entered the room, Li Qiuhua glared at Shen Zhilan with a reproachful look.
Shen Zhilan glanced at Shen Xiaoqing's door, nodded at Li Qiuhua, and motioned her to come in and talk.
After entering the room and closing the door, Shen Zhilan stuffed the child into Li Qiuhua's hands and ran to close the curtains.
"What's the matter? You're talking weird." Li Qiuhua gently patted the little guy who was whining and asking for his mother to hold him, and sat on the chair by the window.
"Mom, please give me some money." Shen Zhilan took the little guy and said in a low voice.
"Didn't I just give you twenty?" Li Qiuhua was surprised.
Shen Zhilan rolled her eyes.
What can you do with twenty dollars?
It’s not enough to even perm my hair.
"Sister Niu in our workshop bought a down jacket which is very warm. I want to buy one too. Mom, please buy one for me, Mom!" Shen Zhilan shook Li Qiuhua's arm coquettishly.
"How much?" Li Qiuhua looked helpless.
"One hundred and eighty."
"How much did you say?" Li Qiuhua widened his eyes.
She suspected there was something wrong with her ears.
"One hundred and eighty." Shen Zhilan said it again patiently.
"One hundred and eighty?!" Li Qiuhua couldn't help but gasp, "What kind of suit is inlaid with gold?"
One hundred and eighty...
Why don't they go grab it?!
"What's the gold-inlaid thing? That's made of goose down. It's very warm to wear." Shen Zhilan said and pushed Li Qiuhua again.
When she went to the military hospital that day, she fell in love with the down jacket that Shen Zhihuan was wearing at first sight. The waist-hugging design made him look round and plump unlike a jacket. Even if he weighed 100 pounds, he looked 200 pounds.
Today, Sister Niu from their workshop also wore a new down jacket. Although the style was not as nice and fashionable as the one on the short-lived ghost, it was many times better looking than the fat and big jacket she was wearing.
"How much does a goose cost at the supply and marketing cooperative? One hundred and eighty yuan can buy a whole truckload of geese." Li Qiuhua was anxious.
Before, when they were in Panshi Village, Shen Jianguo gave her money, but she didn’t take it because she had money on hand.
Suddenly there were a few more people in the house, we had a lot of food and fish every day, and guests came and went...
When you come to Beijing, you have to pay to buy onions and garlic sprouts.
This kind of fruit costs several yuan per pound, that kind of fruit costs several yuan per pound, and all kinds of rice, noodles, sesame oil, and vegetable oil, money is spent like water.
Although Shen Jianguo gave her 30 yuan of household allowance every month, Dong Manting asked her to buy this kind of fish today and that kind of shrimp tomorrow. Someone from the Chen family was coming and asked for more dishes...
Most of the money from selling ginseng has been spent.
A few days ago, Shen Xiaoqing saw a sweater that cost several dozen dollars.
Although the little girl kept saying no, the way she looked at it eagerly didn't look like she didn't want it. It was obvious that she was reluctant to let her spend money.
How could she bear to let such a sensible and lovely girl suffer?
Now I only have about 300 yuan left.
"Mom, are you my real mother? When we were in the countryside, you often secretly gave good things to my eldest sister. She is your flesh and blood. While you feel sorry for my eldest sister, why can't you feel sorry for your second daughter?" Shen Zhilan said with a pout, looking aggrieved.
"But this is too much." Li Qiuhua frowned.
People in the town don't spend more than 180 yuan to marry a daughter-in-law! Not to mention their country.
One hundred and eighty yuan, eighteen pieces of great unity to wear...
Li Qiuhua felt pain just thinking about it.
If this gets scratched...
"The money you give to elder sister openly or secretly is not much, and the money you buy medicine and American ginseng for that ungrateful bastard Shen Zhihuan is not much, but it's a lot when I ask you to buy a down jacket. Mom, you can't be so partial." Tears rolled out of Shen Zhilan's eyes.
"I only give fifty cents or one dollar to your elder sister..." Li Qiuhua sighed.
"Did the fifty-plus yuan she gave to the old woman fall from the sky?" Shen Zhilan wiped her tears.
Shen Zhimei had money in her pocket, and she couldn't think of any other possibility except going home to beg for money.
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"That fifty yuan was given by your younger sister to your older sister." Li Qiuhua explained.
"My sister's money is yours. If you don't agree, will I give the money to my elder sister? In the final analysis, you are biased." Shen Zhilan became more and more sad as she spoke.
When the little guy saw his mother crying, he also started to cry.
"Don't cry, be careful not to scare the child." Li Qiuhua frowned and reached out to pat the little guy's back, but Shen Zhilan turned to the side with the child in her arms and cried even louder.
The little guy was probably frightened by Shen Zhilan's big move and started howling.
"I'll buy it. Can't I buy it for you? Stop crying, ancestor." Li Qiuhua sighed helplessly.
After getting the answer she wanted, Shen Zhilan stopped talking and went to comfort her son in her arms.
Not long after, Li Qiuhua, who had returned from his trip, handed the 18 big unity notes to Shen Zhilan, "Spend them sparingly, this is all I have."
"Oh! I get it." Shen Zhilan happily took the money, put it in his pocket, turned around and walked out.
"Mom, I'm leaving now."
"Slow down, hold the child's waist." Li Qiuhua followed behind and reminded.
"I know! Mingming, say goodbye to grandma." Shen Zhilan took the little guy's hand and waved, then trotted out of the Shen family's yard.
"This kid..." Li Qiuhua looked at Shen Zhilan's anxious figure and couldn't help but smile.
In the room near the stairs, Shen Xiaoqing gritted her teeth and stomped hard on the pink sweater on the floor.
Treat her like your own daughter, that sounds nice.
When it comes to money, the truth becomes clear immediately.
I bought her a tattered sweater worth only a few dozen dollars, and I felt so heartbroken.
She bought a down jacket for her daughter and spent 180 yuan on it.
A country bumpkin could get rid of his poverty and bad luck by wearing a down jacket worth 180 yuan? Shen Zhilan didn't know whether he could get rid of his poverty and bad luck, but she was happy in her heart.
After leaving the compound, Shen Zhilan didn't even bother to go home. She got on the bus to the department store, holding her son and Da Tuanjie in her arms.
Looking at the tall buildings rushing towards her, Shen Zhilan was so happy that she almost flew.
He wears a tattered down jacket and won't let anyone touch it, as if he can't afford it.
Tomorrow, she will let her take a good look...
After getting off the bus, she went straight to the department store, and when she came out, she had a beautifully packaged handbag in her hand.
(End of this chapter)