"Jianjun, we really have no money left, this is all we have!" Liu's father felt a pang of heartache, but he was willing to let the matter be resolved.
The Liu family's sons, who were standing nearby, also felt sorry for the family. They hadn't separated their households, but all the money belonged to the public treasury.
Chen Jianjun received it, counted it, and finally found there were 86 pieces. Hmph...
"Dad, the car repair only costs 30 yuan, but Chunxia gave you more than 50 yuan!"
Liu's father...
He harbored resentment in his heart, but the two older brothers were eyeing him covetously, especially Chen Jianguo. This kid used to dare look at them, but now he didn't even dare to glance at them...
I heard he's the director of the railway bureau. Is that someone you can afford to offend?
Mr. Liu thought for a moment, then pulled his wife along, "Go get the money!"
Liu's mother bit her lip... but in the end she still went inside.
"Father..." Liu Erge and Liu Gedi immediately went to find their father.
Mr. Liu waved his hand and said, "Shut up, let's deal with the immediate problem first!"
He then whispered a reprimand, "Don't offend anyone!"
Liu Erge and Liu Gedi finally shut up, but the anger in their hearts was directed at Liu Xiaozhu, who had caused the trouble.
Chen Jianguo and his group just stood there while Chen Jiandang led a group to repair the car, hoping it could be ridden back or carried back.
After Liu's mother arrived, she handed the money in her hand to her husband.
Mr. Liu took it and saw that it was exactly ten. He was satisfied with his wife.
“Jianjun, we really don’t have much at home. We know we’re sorry, but could you please take a look at these?” Mr. Liu humbled himself.
After counting, Chen Jianjun felt that it was about that much, and as for the rest, he figured he might as well feed it to the dogs.
"Alright, we're off then. Dad, you get some rest!"
"Hey, hey... slow down!" Mr. Liu said with a fawning smile the whole time.
Chen Jianjun turned to Liu Chunxia and said, "You should stay home and keep your parents company!"
He dropped the bomb and went to find his eldest and second eldest brothers.
Sitting on the ground, stunned, Liu Chunxia looked at the man who had walked away...
I just started to feel scared...
Mr. Liu glanced at his daughter and sighed inwardly. It was all their fault that their daughter was ruined...
"Old man, we can only carry this car back. You sit behind me and carry it!" Chen Jiandang sighed. There were no spare parts, so it was better to fix it.
Fortunately, Xiao Dong rode a bicycle; his older brother was indeed farsighted.
"Alright, then Gouwa, go find your uncle!"
Gouwa nodded in delight, and just as he was about to leave, he looked at his mother again, "Dad, what about Mom?"
Chen Jianjun said irritably, "Your mother said she'll stay with your maternal grandmother for a few days and decide when she'll come back!"
Gouwa understood that his mother had done something wrong, and his father wanted her to go back. He glanced at Liu Chunxia again, and then ran straight to find his uncle.
Chen Jiandang sighed, patted the old man on the shoulder, "Let's go back, he'll be back on his own in a few days!"
Chen Jianjun nodded, "I know, Second Brother, let her see what her family's attitude is!"
The others remained silent. In truth, they hadn't expected their wife to be so bold as to give her family so much money.
On the way back, although they were tired, the two brothers took turns driving each other along the way, so it didn't bother them.
Back in Zhao Family Village, Su Xia didn't rest after returning home; she started cooking with Niu Niu. As for Wu Ya, who wanted to help...
"Wu Ya, the kettle here is a little broken. Could you go to your grandma's to boil some water, okay?" Su Xia made up a reason out of thin air.
Wu Ya didn't notice anything amiss; on the contrary, she found the work quite easy after everyone left.
Su Xia and Niu Niu both breathed a sigh of relief. "Mom, if it were Liu Ya who said it, I would have thought Wu Ya was only willing to change her clothes because it was cold in winter!"
Listening to her grandmother's complaints, Su Xia nodded frantically, "That's what I thought too! She seemed fairly clean dressed when she went out, so I didn't think much of it!"
"According to Liu Ya, the blankets weren't folded, and they weren't washed even during the New Year. At night, they didn't even wash their feet or face before going straight to bed..."
yueyue....
Su Xia quickly waved her hand, "Stop talking!"
Niu Niu immediately shut up; she was about to throw up too...
"Mom, when are Dad and the others coming back?" Da Bao and Er Bao ran in. If they had known there would be something exciting to see, they would have gone off to play.
The two brothers were so frustrated and regretful they wanted to bang their heads against the wall. Su Xia rolled her eyes and said, "Why ask so many questions? Da Bao, go get the firewood to start the fire later. Er Bao, go get the coal briquettes. The fire in the coal stove is about to go out, so don't worry about that!"
If Da Bao and Er Bao are obedient, they can be influenced. As long as they listen, they will be fine. Mom will definitely make them eat.
Su Xia glared at the brothers' backs and complained to Niu Niu, "Look at those two, playing like wild monkeys, do they even know how to do their homework!"
Niu Niu suppressed a laugh, "Mom, it's a holiday, it's fine to let them play. I'll keep an eye on their homework, they'll do it!"
Su Xia nodded, "After we return to the county town in a couple of days, you can start tutoring Da Bao. I want him to go straight to the second year of junior high."
What?
Niu Niu was shocked and looked up at Su Xia in disbelief, but her mother calmly continued cooking, completely unaware of the impact these words had on Da Bao...
"Mom, why did you suddenly skip a grade?"
"You, as the older sister, have already jumped, how can he jump and do justice to our family tradition?" Su Xia offered a reason.
Niu Niu blinked. That's it?
"Mom, but I was only in elementary school back then!" Niu Niu wanted to stand up for her younger brother.
"It's the same in elementary and middle school. You teach him first, and I'll give him practice questions later. It shouldn't be a problem!"
Su Xia was deeply concerned about ensuring that Da Bao could take the first batch of college entrance exams, so he had to skip a grade.
Thinking of Niu Niu, I also reminded her, "Don't neglect your textbooks either; Mom will buy you some later!"
Niu Niu... what's she doing here?
Su Xia continued cooking, and Chen Jianguo brought people to help. Surely they could eat eventually!
Since they had everything at home, Su Xia stewed a big pot of stew, adding two pounds of meat, which was sliced thinly and evenly.
I sliced another plate of cured pork, carefully counting the slices to make sure each person got two slices.
hey-hey....
Su Xia is quite satisfied with her current meticulousness and even enjoys it.
"Why is there so much meat? One slice per person would be more than enough!" Chen's mother said with concern as she came over.
Niu Niu, standing to the side, twitched at the corner of her mouth. Her mother had already given her two pieces, which had already shocked her enough, but she hadn't expected her grandmother to be even stingier.
"What do you know, little girl? The villagers only get about a pound of meat each all year round. Your mother has enough to feed the whole family!" Chen's mother couldn't imagine her granddaughter becoming a generous woman.
Niu Niu....
Su Xia nodded, "That's true, so we should keep the good stuff for ourselves. Giving them a little is enough!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were teaching Niu Niu how to make her look at the meat, then at the pickled vegetables she was picking up, and finally at a French platter.
When Su Xia's mother looked at the dining table again, she was stunned for a moment.
"Um, our family's pickled vegetables... are all gone?" Chen's mother seemed somewhat convinced.
Su Xia thought for a moment and shook her head. "Grandma must have done it on your behalf!"
Chen's mother... glanced at the meager amount of pickled vegetables, cucumber slices, and only two chopsticks' worth of cabbage...
There were so few kimchi leaves that you could count them on one hand...
"This girl, I told her to save on meat and other good things, but I didn't mention pickled vegetables. Every family has a big vat of that stuff, we've eaten it all!" Chen's mother complained speechlessly.
Su Xia shrugged. "You taught them, they learned, and now it's their business...?"
Finally, Chen's mother filled the container with pickled vegetables herself, thinking that if people came over and saw that there were so few pickled vegetables, the whole village would be ashamed of them.
--Not even pickled vegetables?
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