The cloth looked good and was quite thick, but unfortunately no one bought it. It might be because of this mother-in-law.
Even though the weather was clear and cloudless, the cold wind still made people tremble with their arms and put their hands into their sleeves.
The skinny old lady selling cloth looks even more lonely.
Su Li felt a little soft-hearted, parked the car, squatted down and asked: "Auntie, how much do you sell this cloth for?"
Granny Liu was delighted when she heard the voice. She got up early in the morning just for the morning market. She carried two pieces of cloth and walked for more than four hours to the county town. She wanted to exchange some money for her poor daughter-in-law to buy medicine. "Girl! My...my cloth is not expensive, not expensive, only 45 cents a meter. How much do you want?"
Su Li thought about it and it was quite cheap. The important thing was that this cloth was dyed. Although it was an ugly navy blue, the price was still half cheaper than that of the supply and marketing cooperative.
Someone nearby felt a little regretful after hearing this. He thought that this blind old woman would make a random offer. After all, a blind person is weaving cloth, so who knows what the quality will be.
But this price is five cents cheaper than the defective cloth sold at the supply and marketing cooperative. Even if you don't make clothes, it's worth buying for making shoes, mattresses, etc.
An older sister hurriedly said, "Measure me three meters."
Su Li simply wanted to help, and of course she was happy to see other people buying. However, this elder sister was obviously trying to bully her, as she measured her cloth and it was almost four meters long, yet she still said it was not enough.
Mrs. Liu smiled a little embarrassedly, "Comrade, you must have seen it wrongly, it's almost four meters long!"
"It's not almost four meters. You can't see. What are you talking about? Measure it quickly. I have something else to do." After saying that, he glared at the onlookers.
Others didn't dare to say anything when they saw her face full of fat. This girl's family had a hard life. The fact that this woman could eat so much and get so fat showed that her family lived well. Maybe she had some kind of relationship, and it wasn't something they could cause trouble for.
After listening for a while, Mrs. Liu found that no one spoke for her. It was obvious that she was being bullied. There was nothing she could do. Her daughter-in-law at home was seriously ill and was waiting for money to save her life. It would be good if she could sell the house. She had been waiting for a customer with great difficulty.
"Haha! I've never seen such a shameless person. He even bullies such an old grandmother. Do you have a conscience?" Su Li stood up and looked down at her.
"It's none of your business, little bitch. I have money and she is willing to sell herself. It's none of your business." The woman glared at Su Li.
"Anyone would take care of this trivial matter. Also, look at what this is. This is the 'Regular Pension Receipt Certificate'. I am a military dependent, and you openly insult military dependents. I want to ask the police station, is this how the people respect military dependents?"
Su Li showed the proof and then put it away. After all, Xie Zhengchuan had already retired from the army. If this was seen by someone she knew, she would be exposed.
When the people around heard that it was a military dependent, they immediately stood in awe. There were still wars in some places on the border, and the soldiers were fighting on the front line, but the military dependents in the rear were not respected. That must be an outrageous thing. For a moment, everyone glared at the woman who spoke ill of her.
The woman was also frightened, she just wanted to take advantage, in the past others thought she was not easy to bully and just turned a blind eye, she didn't expect to run into a tough guy this time.
"I'm sorry, comrade, I said the wrong thing. I won't buy it, I won't buy it." After saying this, he walked away with the basket, looking a bit like he was running away.
Su Li smiled and expressed her gratitude to the people around her!
When everyone dispersed, Su Li squatted down and said to Granny Liu: "Granny, I want all your cloth. How much is the total amount? I will pay you right away."
"Miss, thank you! But no need, I'll wait and see if anyone wants to buy it." Mrs. Liu probably also felt that Su Li wanted to help her, but he was a military family member and had already helped her, so she couldn't just rely on him.
"Don't mind me, mother-in-law. I want to buy it because I need it. Please calculate how much it costs!"
Mrs. Liu thought for a moment and said, "Then eight dollars for two pieces of cloth."
The price was too cheap, and the fabric was obviously more than normal, and the price was also lower, but Su Li didn't say anything.
"Okay, mother-in-law, here is 8 yuan. I'll put the cloth away and you keep the money." Su Li put the money in Granny Liu's hand.
"Hey! Thank you, girl."
Mrs. Liu thought for a moment and asked, "Miss, please tell me how to get to the hospital?"
"My dear, it's not far from here. I'll take you there. This is my bicycle. Just hold on and follow me."
Su Li sent Granny Liu to a nearby hospital. She took the money and walked to the pharmacy window of the hospital, "Comrade, I want to buy some cough medicine."
"Do you have a prescription?" the doctor asked.
"Yes, yes, this is for you."
The man looked at it and took out a box of cough pills.
Mrs. Liu held it in her arms with care and patted it.
Su Li was worried about letting the mother-in-law go back home like this, so she offered to send her back home. Mrs. Liu declined at first, but then she remembered that her daughter-in-law was still waiting at home, so she thanked her.
I rushed home on Su Li's bicycle.
The two chatted with each other along the way, and Su Li learned that her mother-in-law's husband's surname was Liu, her husband died early, and she had only one son, and she did not remarry.
When he was young, he lived like a man, earning 10 work points for every job he did. When his son grew up, he also worked hard to improve himself, so the family lived a decent life.
As she grew older, she gradually became less able to do housework. After her son got married, most of the housework was left to her daughter-in-law, who just took care of her grandson. Her life was quite fulfilling.
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. When my grandson was just three years old, my son suddenly fell ill. Many doctors were visited but to no avail, and the family savings were all gone.
The daughter-in-law followed in her father's footsteps and lived like a man. She seemed to have aged 10 years at the age of 18. She was weak to begin with, and due to the long-term hard work, she fell ill and could not get up.
At this age, Granny Liu has to work, take care of her grandson and daughter-in-law, and weave at night. Gradually, her eyesight is no longer useful. It's not that she can't see at all, but her vision is very blurry, almost the same as being blind.
Su Li also sighed after hearing this.
It is true that a hemp rope always breaks at the thinnest part, and misfortune always finds the unfortunate people.
After about an hour and a half, they arrived at Granny Liu's house. Su Li looked around and found that it was a thatched house with mud walls at the very edge of Liujia Village.
There are three rooms in the main house, one of which has its side wall and thatched roof collapsed, and there is a kitchen next to it.
"Xiao Li! Come in and have a drink of water and take a rest!" Mrs. Liu pulled Su Li towards the main room. She had troubled others for so long, she couldn't just not give them even a sip of water.
Su Li patted Mrs. Liu's hands, fearing that the old lady would feel guilty.
"Okay, Auntie, I'll take a rest before I go."
As soon as the two entered the house, a boy ran out from the side room.
"grandmother."
"Hey! Xiaodong, come and call someone, call Aunt Su."
The little boy, about six or seven years old, was wearing patched clothes, but it was obvious that he was well-behaved. He was a little scared of strangers, but he still mustered up the courage to shout.
"Xiaodong, right? Come here, Aunt Su will give you some candy." As she said that, she took out a big rabbit milk candy from her pocket.
Xiaodong's eyes lit up. He looked at Su Li, then at his grandmother.
"No, no, you should keep this precious thing for yourself! I am really sorry to bother you today."
"It's okay, Auntie. It's just one piece of candy. Xiaodong is the same age as my son. Take it!" Su Li gestured to him. Xiaodong walked over slowly, took it carefully in his hand, said "thank you", turned around and ran into the house.
A coughing sound came from the side room. "Cough cough... cough cough, mother, are there any guests coming?"
When Granny Liu heard her daughter-in-law coughing, she quickly poured a glass of water, took out the medicine in her arms and walked into the house.
"Yumei, come and take your medicine. I bought it."
Pan Yumei took the cough medicine and said, "Mom, where did you get the money to buy the medicine? Did you sell those two pieces of cloth? Ahem... Mom made winter clothes and quilts for you. How could you sell them? Ahem."
"I have clothes, so I won't freeze to death. The three of us, mother and daughter, will be able to survive this winter together. When you recover, we will weave a cloth defense line together." Mrs. Liu wiped Pan Yumei's forehead.
"Yumei! I met a good person today! Not only did he buy all our cotton cloth in one go, but he also rode his bike to send me back."
Pan Yumei coughed, "Oh? Then I have to thank them, but it took up a lot of their time."
"Isn't it?" Mrs. Liu agreed.
"Mom eats candy. Some aunt outside gave it to her. It's big rabbit milk candy. I saw the village chief's grandson eat it. He said it was very sweet. If you eat the candy, you won't cough."
"Mom just took medicine and can't eat sweets. Let our Xiaodong eat it instead!" Xiaodong hesitated for a while, and Pan Yumei directly peeled it and stuffed it into his mouth. Xiaodong was about to take it out, and his tongue touched the candy. It was sweet and fragrant. He took a bite and it was delicious! So sweet! He didn't spit it out unconsciously.
When Pan Yumei saw her son's expression, she felt sad and distressed.
Su Li listened in the main room for a while. Yumei, could it be Big Brother Xie Zhenghe's first love Pan Yumei? It can't be such a coincidence!
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