In the evening, several brothers lay exhausted on the hay bales, basking in the sunset and chatting in low voices.
Chen Xingling came back on his bicycle and plucked the bell mischievously.
Chen Xing turned around and squinted at the large box tied to the back seat of his sister's car.
"What? You disappeared halfway through the work. What were you doing?"
Chen Xingling got out of the car carefully and patted the white plastic box behind him.
"This is the bacon and wine I prepared for my fourth brother's wedding. You can take it back to my parents later. I've already told my fourth brother that we will only prepare seafood, chicken and duck at home, and leave the rest to me."
The brothers all laughed, their eyes full of mockery.
"Little sister, you haven't participated in many village banquets, so how would you know how much cigarettes and alcohol to prepare!"
"At least a dozen bottles of liquor and a dozen packs of cigarettes!"
"It can't be all meat, right? There have to be other dishes, like sweet ones. Weddings definitely require some sweet food, which tastes sweet - that's a good omen!"
Chen Xingling explained: "There are ten bottles of liquor in there, all with a concentration of over 40%. I have already ordered cigarettes from my friend, but they will be available tomorrow."
These were all moved out of the supermarket space by her. She couldn't move too many at once, lest she be exposed and have trouble explaining.
After all, ordinary convenience stores currently only sell bulk liquor, and department stores only have a dozen bottles at most. Even the salespersons would be scared by her generosity!
As expected, the brothers were all shocked and confused, asking her where she bought the wine, and telling her not to let anyone cheat her.
Chen Xingling shook his head: "It was introduced by an acquaintance, don't worry."
"Where did you get so much money?" Chen Daxing frowned and looked at her, lowering his voice: "Your family must have paid for your fourth brother's wedding. Aqi is not here, and you have to buy wine and cigarettes at once... Little sister, you can't be so extravagant."
"That's right! It's bound to cost a lot of money!"
"It's not easy for Aqi to make money. You can't make things difficult for Aqi just to save face for your fourth brother and his mother's family. He has a big family behind him now. His mother-in-law is not so easy to talk to. You can't let Aqi be caught in the middle and feel uncomfortable!"
Chen Xingling laughed and explained: "Don't worry, I earned all the money myself. Even if my mother-in-law dares to say anything, Aqi will fight back."
The brothers looked at each other, and then started laughing one after another.
"Really? You made it from old man Liao's garden?"
"Little sister, it's a good profit, isn't it? How much did you and Dali earn from him?"
Chen Xingling curled his lips and said, "Asking others how much money they make is like asking them how many points they scored in the exam. It's not right to say more or less. As for me, I feel embarrassed to say it or not."
"Oh! You said she was fat, and she immediately gasped!"
"Hahaha!"
Chen Xingling came forward, grabbed a bag of beef jerky from the cloth bag he was carrying, quickly opened the bag and gave it to his brothers.
"Actually, Fourth Brother doesn't have much money saved. He used his previous earnings to build you houses and buy tractors, and later to buy me land. In the end, the rest was used to buy that motorcycle. Now that I can make money, I can help him with some of the expenses."
Chen Xing gnawed on the beef and smacked his lips a few times.
"It smells good! This is a good thing! Alas... When the fourth brother bought that motorcycle, we were all against it. But he said that he wanted it to be convenient for going in and out of the city, and also to carry his new wife. His wife was there at the time, so we couldn't say anything."
Chen Zhongxing spat out the hay in his mouth, took a big bite of meat.
"That thing can't carry much cargo, and it's definitely not as good as a tractor. Apart from running faster and carrying a little more stuff, it's no different from a bicycle. I don't know what Lao Si is thinking!"
"It's not that the fourth brother didn't think about it." Chen Wuxing smiled bitterly: "It's mainly because his new wife likes it! He won't buy it if he doesn't want to!"
Chen Zhongxing frowned in embarrassment: "That thing costs several thousand yuan... several thousand! Not several hundred! We are happy enough to earn a few dozen yuan a month. How many years will it take to be able to afford that thing!"
"You're dying to save face, but you're suffering." Chen Xing snorted coldly: "Now that we're getting married and it's time to spend money, you realize that you have no money left."
"The money for the wedding is just for the dinner." Chen Daxing moved his seat and ate the bacon leisurely. "It's not that much. We are responsible for the seafood, and we have dozens of chickens and ducks at home. With my younger sister's bacon, cigarettes and alcohol, we basically don't have to spend much. Sweetened glutinous rice cakes and the like don't cost much."
Chen Zhongxing rolled his eyes and pointed to a large factory site behind the tractor.
"It costs nothing to build this place? It costs nothing to build the house? There are still a lot of things that cost money later!"
Chen Wuxing chuckled and whispered, "Fourth sister-in-law said that she has much more money than we do. The money she brought is enough for them to develop a new business. Don't worry, the fourth brother can handle it himself."
"But we can't spend like that!" Chen Xing said solemnly, "After buying more than 30 acres of this place, it's spacious enough. Even buy the 10 acres outside - those are all soft tidal flats, and we have to spend money when we need them. We don't know when we can make back the money after buying so much at once."
"I don't know what he's going to do." Chen Zhongxing whispered, "He's just wasting money like this... It's hard to explain. He won't go out to sea, and his salary will stop. If the business doesn't work out, there will be no way out."
Chen Daxing glanced at his younger brother and scolded him: "What are you talking about! Can't you say something nice?"
"Brother, I... I'm just worried about the fourth child." Chen Zhongxing defended himself: "He stopped working, and all the money he had was spent on buying a motorcycle. He wants to get married and start a business, so how can he spend money without any plan, right?"
Chen Daxing blinked a few times, stopped talking, and just ate the beef in silence.
Chen Wuxing muttered quietly, "Brother is right. We are all family, so this is naturally for the good of Fourth Brother."
"That's right! It's all for his own good!"
"Stop talking." Chen Daxing stopped his brothers and said in a deep voice, "The fourth brother is not stupid. He must have his own plan for doing this. He has been out to sea for so many years, and he always comes and goes in a hurry. He doesn't rest for long before going out. Now he has a wife. It's a good thing for him to start a family and live a stable life. As brothers, we don't have much money, but we still have strength. As long as he needs us, we will work without saying anything."
"Of course! We are all brothers!"
"Of course!"
Chen Daxing continued, "He doesn't gamble, nor indulge in alcohol and sex. Even if he spends all the money he has and loses money in business, we can't say too much. Those are all his own money and his wife's own money. He also did it for his new wife and to have a family. He is not a child anymore, and the fifth brother and the youngest sister have been married and had children for many years, but he is the only one who has not found a place to live. He can finally start a family. Maybe his actions are a bit too aggressive, but we are all brothers. Even if we can't help with money, we have to show our support!"
"yes."
"……oh."
Chen Xingling, who was standing by, couldn't help but secretly praise his elder brother when he saw him showing off his power.
"Come on, come on! Big brother, drink some water!"
"There's also beef jerky, everyone continue eating."
Chen Daxing glanced at her lovingly, his tone much softer than when he scolded his younger brothers.
"Little sister, we know that you can make money now and have great abilities. But it is not easy for you to study and make money at the same time. You should not spend money lavishly in the future and spend it frugally. There is food and drink at home, so you don't have to always send things to your parents' home. In the past, your husband's family lived in Shangjing, so you didn't have to worry about them. Now that they have moved here, you have to be more careful and don't let your husband's family have any grudges."
"I know!" Chen Xingling said coquettishly, "Brother, don't worry."
Chen Daxing nodded: "You have to know the situation in your mind, don't you?"
"I know!" Chen Xingling lowered his voice, "I sold a lot of fried noodles to trading companies before, and I have enough savings to last for several years."
The brothers all laughed and gave thumbs up in approval.
Chen Xingling stood up and pointed around to explain: "In fact, I was the one who encouraged Fourth Brother and Fourth Sister-in-law to buy this place, and I was also the one who helped them choose it."
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