There must be someone trying to swindle my mother out of her money. There must be someone outside who owes her money. Everyone in the village knows that the old woman is living a good life and doesn't lack money.
"Who? How many?"
"You, second brother, do you remember when Sanzhuzi stole my silver bracelet? Your family still owes me more than half of our debts, and you've been complaining about being poor for years. Tell me, how long has it been since you gave me any money?"
So long ago, she almost forgot about it if her second son didn't mention it.
The room was completely silent.
Zhao Dayong was completely numb. Did his mother even know what she was saying?
It took him a long time to find his voice, "Mother, are the others gone?"
"That's all, nobody wants to borrow money from me."
Zhao Dawen recalled the time when his father passed away.
The Zhao family tried their best to suppress their laughter, and even Song Shi was having a hard time holding it in. She finally understood why it had been so quiet just now.
Guo was dumbfounded. Had her father-in-law plotted against her?
"Second brother, when are you planning to pay me back? It's not good to keep dragging this on."
Zhao Dayong clenched his fist; he felt as if his wife had fallen into a latrine.
"Let's wait a while. You know I'm broke. I can't even afford to get Dazhu a wife."
The old woman curled her lip, "Forget it, don't mess with that girl. What's the point of Dazhu marrying her if he can't have a son? Just to have her die without an heir?"
Her maidservant told her that one should accumulate virtue, for only those with good character can live to a ripe old age.
She thought about it and realized it made sense. Her husband had always been a terrible person, and as a result, he passed away early.
Now she is devoted to doing good and devoutly worships Buddha, hoping to accumulate merit for herself and live a longer life.
Zhao Dayong was speechless after being cornered by his own mother.
"If you don't have children, just adopt one. The most important thing is for the couple to live a good life together."
The old woman chose to remain silent, while the second son was very stubborn, just like his father before.
The old man passed away, and she felt that her second son didn't look like he would live long either. She thought, "We should learn from her, from the third son—to live carefree and not get tired."
"Second brother, you're not young anymore, think about yourself."
I've tried to persuade her, but she won't listen, and there's nothing I can do.
Zhao Xiaoyu always felt that Nai had a transparent personality; at least she didn't suppress her own feelings and only made others uncomfortable.
Like my grandfather, my second uncle was the type to push himself to the brink of death.
Zhao Dayong didn't speak, but instead began to calculate how much silver his mother could have saved over the years, and how much the three of them would get in the end.
Is this enough silver for the third son's wedding?
"Grandma, we've come to see you. How are you feeling today?"
"Xiaoyu, I'm feeling much better. The doctor came to give me acupuncture early this morning and said he'll come back this afternoon. Whenever I see him, I feel like I'm mostly better."
"Really? I think your health seems to be much better than before, and your face looks better too."
Old Mrs. Sun touched her wrinkled face and asked in surprise, "Really?"
"Of course, you should take good care of yourself."
Zhao Xiaoyu did feel that her complexion was better than before, and her heart sank a little. Could it be a last gasp of life?
The doctor told them that the milk was almost gone and could collapse at any moment. If it collapsed, it definitely wouldn't last more than a few days.
Now I'm only holding on by sheer willpower.
Dad said Grandma was afraid, afraid to go down and see Grandpa, so she was especially afraid of dying and kept holding on.
She thought so too.
But when she saw her mother finish a bowl of dumplings, nearly fifteen dumplings, during a meal, she became confused.
Is this what they call "terminally ill"?
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