Winner in life

Seeing this sentence means that the purchase ratio is not enough. Mrs. Zhang was so direct that 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 worked so hard this year to save these two hundred yuan. 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 fine 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 shame! 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 getting 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 the 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: "My eldest brother gave me twenty yuan when we separated, 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 can't go out empty-handed, otherwise they will have no confidence in anything. She gave me five yuan! Let me buy it and use it when visiting relatives during the New Year."

The two walked to the town. When chatting on the way, Li Dashui took the initiative to talk about Xu Caiheng's blind date. "Coincidentally, my mother knows her. It turns out that she is Zhang Qingnan, who is also from our village and lives near the port. I heard that she is the fourth child in the family, with two older sisters and two older brothers, and a younger brother."

The main area of ​​Shangmei Village is relatively round and regular, but a small area extending from the border with the mining road also belongs to Shangmei Village. That piece of land is close to the port, so it is usually called Xiaogangjiao.

Ruihe suddenly realized: "It turns out that she is from Xiaogangjiao, no wonder I don't have any impression." He has no relatives there and usually doesn't go there.

"Really? I don't remember her, but my mother has seen her. She said she's very good at work and a good girl." Li Dashui frowned. "My mother won't tell me whether she's pretty or not. I'm really afraid that she'll find me a partner who's very good at work but looks like a female demon. I'll cry to death."

"Don't talk nonsense." Ruihe couldn't help but knock him. "I think what your aunt said is right. It's better to be able to work. You two can work together to save money. It'll be great to live a prosperous life in the future. Can you eat or drink with your face?"

That's what his mother said before, and it's definitely right.

Marry a virtuous wife.

Li Dashui covered his ears with a cry: "Why do you say that? We are good brothers, you have to stand on my side..."

Ruihe couldn't help laughing: "On the way, the kids on the side of the road are laughing at you."

The two chatted and laughed as they walked into the city. They didn't feel tired after walking for two hours. Ruihe quickly bought two enamel pots, but when he was about to leave, he saw a counter suddenly crowded with people, and many people were crowding there.

"What's wrong?"

"We have scraps of cloth for sale! No coupons needed!"

Ruihe and Li Dashui's eyes lit up when they heard the conversation, and they rushed over to buy. There were too few cloth coupons! How could there be enough for so many people in the family? Three years new, three years old, and three years of mending. It's really no joke. The winter clothes Ruihe is wearing now are the ones Zhang Dashan gave him. He has worn them for four years. They are too short to be lengthened and too torn to be mended. Therefore, Ruihe bought new thick cotton cloth to make winter clothes.

As for the 12-foot thin cotton cloth bought at the end of last year, in the middle of this year, I gave Aunt Xiu'e 50 cents to help cut and make 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 scraps, so I kept them to make two pairs of thousand-layer sole shoes and continue to make patches. Originally, he was reluctant to use those cloths, but the work this year was too busy. The clothes were always worn out when moving bamboo and weaving. In the hot summer, the sweat soaked the clothes from morning to night. That’s why he had to make new clothes.

It is said that the department store occasionally sells scraps of cloth, the price is low and no tickets are required, but Ruihe has never had the opportunity to catch up. This time, he was lucky enough to come across it, and it would be a pity not to buy some.

As a result, the two big guys were so tall that they could hardly squeeze past other female customers! Ruihe barely grabbed three bundles of rags and spent fifty cents. The rags were tied together with ropes. One bundle was about as thick as an adult man’s arm and as long as a palm. The colors were messy and varied. However, the customers who grabbed them were all smiling, thinking that they had grabbed a great bargain.

Ruihe was also happy. Now he had materials to patch the sheets, and he could also make a few more pairs of thousand-layer soles for next spring and summer. Summer shoes are too worn out. In addition, he could also change a towel by patching.

Li Dashui said bitterly, "I just grabbed a bundle." He was strong and his height was like his parents, not very tall, about 1.65 meters. The crowd was crowded, and there were many female comrades, so Li Dashui didn't dare to squeeze in.

Buying rags was a pleasant surprise, and today's shopping trip was a complete success. Ruihe and Li Dashui planned to go back to the village, but unexpectedly saw someone secretly selling clothes in the alley on the way back.

"Brother, do you want to buy clothes?"

There was a little girl at the entrance of the alley. When she saw them passing by, she ran over and whispered, and introduced them, "These are clothes from Shanghai!"

Shanghai.

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

Every day, they ate sweet potato porridge, with very little rice, and Ruihe's stomach was empty every meal. He was really patient. The rice planting period was the busiest and hardest. He didn't dare to take more sweet potatoes when he saw that his sister-in-law didn't like him to take more sweet potatoes. Until this day, Li Dashui heard his stomach growling again and was surprised: "There are only three people in your family now, and your sister-in-law is also very capable. The three of them have enough work points. How can you be so hungry?"

Ruihe was very embarrassed: "Maybe I am growing up and I am hungry quickly."

Li Dashui frowned and asked: "Did your sister-in-law bully you?"

Ruihe's heart skipped a beat after hearing Li Dashui's words, and asked cautiously: "Why do you say that? My sister-in-law...didn't bully me."

"Don't hide it from me! I still know who she is? As your neighbor, who doesn't know she is mean? She looks very virtuous, but who doesn't know that she gave your mother porridge that year, without a grain of rice? And once she threw away your mother's bowl? Xiaoshan, don't learn to endure like your aunt, or you will starve yourself!"