Winner in life

The next day, Mrs. Zhang came directly to the door. She did not say any polite words such as saying that the family would eat together, but directly stated her purpose.

"Sister-in-law didn't borrow much, just two hundred yuan. Xiaoshan, we are relatives, and relatives should help each other, right? You see, we are separated, and your brother is always thinking about you. Now that we are in trouble, you You can’t just look around and don’t help, can you?”

Mrs. Zhang was so direct, but Ruihe breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Has your family encountered any difficulties?"

"Don't ask, just say whether you want to borrow it or not!"

Rui He shook his head: "Sister-in-law, let me tell you the truth. I have only saved these two hundred yuan through hard work this year. You want to borrow them all at once and you don't let me ask why. This is too disrespectful." It makes sense. We are relatives, and I will help if I can, but two hundred yuan is definitely not enough."

"Hill!"

Sister-in-law Zhang took a deep breath to suppress her anger and complained about her husband again. It was so easy to let my brother-in-law separate the family, thank you now! But the husband said something like "Don't let outsiders laugh", "It's not shameful to make trouble" and "it has a bad reputation". That's all bullshit! You have real money in your hands, no matter what other people do! It's better now. If she wants to borrow money, she has to lower her voice and say something nice. Her husband doesn't dare to say a word about it. What a nuisance! Is this something she does alone?

She lowered her head and took a sip of water. The water made with orange jam was sour and sweet, but her heart was a little sour, so her mouth also became sour: "Your life is better, the life and death of my brother and sister-in-law." You don’t like it either.”

Ruihe just listened to this and didn't take it seriously. He just asked: "Where's eldest brother? Why didn't he come?"

Sister Zhang's face turned green again. She put the cup down hard and stared at Ruihe: "You really don't want to borrow it?"

Ruihe wiped the splashed water with a rag and said while wiping: "When we separated, my eldest brother gave me twenty yuan, and I gave 80% of my salary for the four months after joining the factory to my eldest brother, except for buying After the separation, there was at least one hundred yuan left in the family, right? This was what I earned, and I don’t know how much my parents left behind. Anyway, my eldest brother was doing the cooking at the time, so I didn’t care. He thought I was easy to bully, and he came to my house to talk nonsense with me when he was about to celebrate the New Year, and put a shit basin on my head." As he said that, he raised his eyes and looked at Sister Zhang, his eyes were sharper than what Sister Zhang had ever seen before.

"How about I go outside and beat the gongs and drums to invite all the villagers over and let everyone comment. Why on earth do I care about your life and death?"

Sister-in-law Zhang gasped with anger and looked at her brother-in-law who was suddenly so articulate in disbelief: "Are you threatening me?"

"Sister-in-law, you were the one who threatened me first." Ruihe stood up, "I'm going to wash the quilt. Sister-in-law, if you have nothing to do, go back first."

Seeing Mrs. Zhang slamming the door angrily and going out, Ruihe took out the quilt and washed it without much care. She could have spoken properly, but she couldn't. Mrs. Zhang thought she could still control herself, but she was just daydreaming. Although he didn't want to get into too much trouble with his relatives, he didn't care that he was his eldest brother, he just didn't want to cause trouble for himself. The concession of the family separation was also a decision made because I was weak and wanted to separate the family smoothly without causing any complications. He doesn't regret what he did back then, but that doesn't mean he will give in today.

The rejection that day gave him the confidence to reject Sister Zhang today. No matter who he told, he was always reasonable.

"But, sister-in-law, what are they going to do with two hundred yuan?" Rui and Zuo Siyou were puzzled. After the separation, because they lived close together, he could actually hear what was going on next door, such as purchasing large pieces of furniture, spending large sums of money for illness, etc. However, there was no such movement in Zhang Dashan's family. Zhang Dashan has at least 100 yuan in savings, and now he wants 200 yuan from him. Could it be that he wants to buy a house?

"Hill?"

When Ruihe came back to his senses, he realized that Xu Caiheng had arrived and quickly welcomed him in: "Sit down and drink water."

"The orange jam this time tastes better than last time." Xu Caiheng praised, and the two started class.

After today's class was over, Xu Caiheng said he was getting married at the age of 28 and invited Ruihe to come over and have some sweets. This news is so sudden!

"Are you getting married? Who is the bride?"

"It's Qingnan. We'll be having drinks at Xiaogangjiao Chiyu Lane at noon on the 28th. You must come."

"Definitely go!"

"I won't be here tomorrow. You have finished these three papers in the past few days."

After sending Xu Caiheng away, Ruihe started to walk around the house. Originally, he bought half a catty of sesame cake and half a catty of brown sugar cake in the town, intending to give Xu Caiheng a New Year gift. Now that he suddenly heard that the other party was getting married, the gift was too thin. Xu Caiheng taught him that he was very dedicated. If he had anything he didn't understand, just ask him, and the other party would tell him carefully. He has made rapid progress in the past year and has already learned at the fifth grade level. Xu Caiheng has contributed a lot to this.

He placed two packs of snacks on the table and looked around. Indeed, there were no other gifts to congratulate the newlyweds. In the middle of the year, when Li Dashui's eldest sister Li Damei got married, he went to a banquet. When meeting relatives and friends, he always gave cloths, enamel jars or thermos bottles, sheets, etc. to the family. What he gave at that time was also a hot water bottle. This time Xu Caiheng gets married, and he plans to buy a pair of enamel jars with double happiness printed on them. In the end, he will give them a gift of five yuan, which should be enough.

After dinner, Ruihe went to Li Dashui to talk about the matter and asked him to go out together. Li Dashui patted his chest and agreed. He liked to go out for fun the most. His good friends didn't have to go to class to ask him to go out with him. He was very happy. "The name Qingnan looks so familiar. Do you recognize Xiaoshan?"

Rui He shook his head: "I only heard Mr. Xu say once that I knew they were in love."

Li Dashui knocked on Ruihe's door early the next morning: "I also brought money to see what else I can buy."

"Auntie didn't tell you?" All of Li Dashui's money is with Auntie Xiu'e.

"Hi! My mother said that men should not go out empty-handed and have no confidence in doing anything. She gave me five yuan! She told me to buy it for the Chinese New Year to visit relatives."

The two walked to the town, and while chatting on the road, Li Dashui took the initiative to talk about Xu Caiheng's blind date. "By coincidence, my mother knows her. It turns out she is Zhang Qingnan, who is also from our village and lives just over the port. I heard she is the fourth eldest child in the family, with two sisters and two brothers, and a younger brother below."

The main area of ​​Shangmei Village is relatively rounded and regular, but a small area extending out from the border with Mining Road also belongs to Shangmei Village. That land is close to the port, so it is usually called a small port corner.

Rui He suddenly realized: "It turns out to be from Xiaogangjiao. No wonder I don't have any impression of it." He has no relatives there and usually doesn't go there at all.

"Really! I don't have any impression, but my mother has seen her and said she is a good girl who works well." Li Dashui frowned, "My mother won't tell me whether she is pretty or not. I'm really afraid that my mother will find me a job in the future. She’s super neat and looks like a dominatrix’s partner, so I’ll cry to death.”

"Don't talk nonsense." Rui He couldn't help but knock him, "I think my aunt is right, you need to be able to work. You two work together to save your family. It will be great to live a prosperous life in the future. You can eat your face. Can you still drink it?”

That's what his mother said before, and she's absolutely right.

To marry a virtuous wife.

Li Dashui screamed and covered his ears: "Why do you say that? We are good brothers and you have to stand by my side..."

Rui He couldn't help laughing: "On the road, the kids on the roadside are laughing at you."

The two walked into the city chatting and laughing, and they didn't feel tired even after walking for two hours. Ruihe quickly bought two enamel jars, but when he was about to leave, he saw a sudden surge of people at a counter, and many people crowded there.

"What's wrong?"

"There are rags for sale! No tickets required!"

Ruihe and Li Dashui's eyes lit up when they heard the conversation among others, and they rushed over to rush to buy. There are too few cloth tickets! If there are many people in the family, where will it be enough? It’s really no joke that three years after the new one, three years after the old one, and three more years of sewing and mending. The winter coat Rui He is wearing now is from Zhang Dashan. It has been worn for four years this year. It is too short to be extended and it is torn. There was no way to sew anymore, so Ruihe bought new thick cotton cloth to make winter clothes.

As for the twelve feet of thin cotton I bought at the end of last year, I gave Aunt Xiu'e fifty cents in the middle of this year and asked her to help cut a pair of trousers, a vest and a pair of shorts, all of which were made wide. I couldn't bear to throw away the remaining rags, so I kept them to make two pairs of mille-feuille shoes and to continue making patches. Originally he was reluctant to use those cloths, but this year he was too busy with work. Moving bamboo and weaving would always wear out the clothes. In the summer, he worked from early in the morning until late, and the sweat soaked the clothes and ruined them, so he had to do it. New clothes.

I heard that occasionally rags are sold in department stores, and the prices are so low that no tickets are required. However, Ruihe never had the chance to catch them. This time, he was lucky enough to happen upon them. It would be a pity not to buy some.

As a result, the two young men grew so tall that they almost couldn't crowd out the other female guests! Rui He barely managed to grab three bundles of rags and spent fifty cents. The rags were tied together with rope. The bundle was about as thick as an adult man's arm, as long as a palm, and had a variety of colors. However, the customers who grabbed it were all smiling and felt that they had gotten a big deal.

Ruihe is also happy. Now he has materials to patch the sheets, and he can also make a few more pairs of mille-layer soles for next spring and summer. Summer is really a waste of shoes. Also, he can also change a towel by joining together.

Li Dashui said with a bitter look on his face: "I just grabbed a bundle." He was strong and not as tall as his parents, about 1.65 meters. The crowd was crowded and there were many lesbians, so Li Dashui didn't dare to squeeze in. .

Buying rags was an unexpected surprise, and today's shopping trip ended successfully. Rui He and Li Dashui planned to return to the village, but they didn't expect to see someone selling clothes secretly in the alley on the way back.

"Brother, do you want to buy some clothes?"

There was a little girl at the entrance of the alley. When she saw them passing by, she ran over and asked in a low voice. She even introduced them: "They are clothes from Shanghai!"

Shanghai.

Rui He wanted to take a look at clothes from big cities, and so did Li Dashui, so the two of them walked into the alley.

"Winner in Life [Quick Travel]"