Chapter 516 I am a woman
"With a man around, how much money can't you make? If the man goes to jail, not only will your family be disgraced, but the whole village will be discredited. How can your family live a good life?
Besides, your child will be a criminal's child in the future. What kind of family can he marry into?"
The two were so angry that their hearts and lungs ached, but they had no choice but to grit their teeth and accept it.
Di's mother knew that what the old village chief said was the limit of what the two families could offer. If it was more, the villagers would have some ideas.
She nodded reluctantly: "For the sake of the village chief, I won't bother with you.
But if there is a next time, no matter who comes, it will be useless. I will make sure you spend the rest of your life in jail!"
Wei Da continued, "I'd also like to trouble the old village chief and a few uncles to help write the IOU as a witness."
"Of course, of course," the old village chief not only said this, but also took out a pen, letter paper and ink from his pocket. It seemed that he came prepared.
"However," the village chief said to Di Da and Di Er before he started writing, "each of you should give Dongzi's family fifty yuan first. If you don't have money, you must bring something of equivalent value to make up for it."
Di Da and Di Er, who were already frightened, did not struggle at all and looked at their wives.
Aunt Di and Aunt Di turned around angrily and went back to the house to get the money.
Di Guoliang's father left home to join the army at the age of fourteen. He returned home and married Di's mother at the age of nineteen. At that time, he was already a company commander.
During the five years, he mailed almost all of his allowances back home. Of course, since he was able to rise to the position of company commander on his own, Dongzi was no fool and he kept the bonuses from his missions.
And these are the real big ones.
However, the five-year allowance has increased from fifteen at the beginning to forty, which is fifteen hundred!
This money helped Di Da and Di Er get married, and also built a few more mud and tile houses for the family.
After Dongzi married Wei Linjing, he had to give ten yuan to Old Man Di and Old Lady Di every month. Ten years later, this was another twelve hundred yuan.
Di's mother had already done the math in her mind. The Di family had received at least 2,700 yuan in cash, not counting various bills and physical objects.
However, the Di family likes to make their fortunes quietly, and the whole family united in not revealing a single piece of information on this point, so others don't know how much money Old Man Di and Old Lady Di have.
So when she took the 100 yuan, she said to the village chief: "Old village chief, I agree that they can write an IOU, but in order to prevent them from defaulting on the payment, you should add a five-year period. During the period, the interest rate will increase according to the bank's five-year interest rate. After the period, then..."
She thought for a moment and said, "Then let's hand it over to the comrades in the bureau to handle it. What do you think?
Our Liangzi is thirteen years old now, and there are many places to spend money. I am a woman, I can't lift anything, I rely on the little pension left by Dongzi and the help from my brother and sister-in-law.
We mother and I have to eat and wear clothes, take medicine when we are sick, Liangzi goes to school, and when he grows up he will have to get married and have children. Which one of us is not a big deal?
If life wasn't so hard, I wouldn't care about these few cents."
As she spoke, her face looked painful, which made everyone feel distressed and they nodded in response.
"Old village chief, what you are asking for on behalf of Dongzi's family is not much. Our production here is not bad. Each worker gets 20 cents. After deducting the food rations, Di Da and Di Er can each have a surplus of at least 50 or 60 yuan a year.
If they work harder, they can pay it off in three or four years.
What’s more, they didn’t save any money before?
If you delay paying it back for five years, isn't that still bullying?"
Everyone also spoke up.
Life in the countryside is much better now, at least we can have some surplus every year.
There is really no need to delay paying back the money. Having the interest there can serve as a constraint.
Mother Di's pale face was slightly flushed, and she pursed her lips and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, second brother, second sister-in-law, I'm not in a hurry. Liangzi is still young and it's not time for him to spend money.
The five-year fixed interest rate is 5%, so the monthly interest on 300 yuan is 1.25 yuan. Please give me 62 yuan every month so that I can buy some meat for your nephew."
After five years, the interest alone is seventy-five!
But the old village chief and the villagers nodded, and the old village chief was about to write about this matter.
Aunt Di couldn't help but call for a stop. She gritted her teeth and said, "Wait, let's get together and pay it back in one go."
She then carried Old Lady Di into the house with Di Er Niang and they whispered for a while. Finally, each of them took out a hundred yuan from the old woman, went back to the house and took out another fifty yuan, and slapped it hard into Di's mother's hand with anger in her heart.
"Just click it, so you don't have to deny it later!"
Mother Di really had to take it seriously again, "Not a cent off, the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law should discipline their men more in the future. I didn't send them to the police station today, but it doesn't mean that I can let others off so easily tomorrow."
She got the advantage but still acted ungratefully. Aunt Di and Aunt Di Er looked at her angrily, but she had to pretend to be taught and nodded. It was so frustrating.
The villagers and the viewers in front of the TV looked at the Di family strangely.
It is true that you cannot judge a book by its cover. Who would have thought that the Di family was so rich that they took out four hundred yuan without any hesitation.
Even among the city families, those who have 400 yuan in hand are not the majority.
The old village chief wrote in the IOU that Di Da and Di Er would take on a year's worth of farm work for Di Mu. It stated that each of them would contribute 182 jobs in the coming year.
And each work must be completed with ten points. After all the deductions, the remaining work can be counted into their personal accounts.
Of course, if the work points are not enough, they are allowed to offset them with money.
Escorted by her two sisters-in-law, Di's mother went home contentedly. As soon as she entered the house, before Zhong Kangle could figure out how to comfort her, she grinned silently and shook a thick stack of money.
"Come on, son, let me make you some hand-rolled noodles! Tomorrow is the market day, I'll buy some meat, let's go to your grandma's house to eat braised pork, and make dumplings the day after tomorrow!"
Knowing that her brother and sisters-in-law would not accept money, she would often buy some meat for her nephews and nieces as a snack to thank them for their usual help.
Anyway, the four hundred yuan was given to her by the Di family's old house, so she didn't feel bad about spending it.
Di's mother used pure flour and kneaded it repeatedly, making the noodles chewy. She then topped them with minced meat, sour beans, chopped peanuts, chili oil, green onions, and a fried egg. It was particularly attractive, and even through the screen, the audience couldn't help swallowing it, wanting to try the taste.
She told Zhong Kangle to bring a basin over.
After a day of wonderful experiences, Zhong Kangle felt much more relaxed and particularly liked the atmosphere of the Di and Wei families. He chuckled and responded, carrying the basin and heading to the Wei family.
He had never sent food to his relatives and friends, so he was particularly curious.
(End of this chapter)
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