Chapter 154

As usual, Xu Wen didn’t know about the storm he caused, and the next day after the exam, the family of three got on the train home with a big bag and a small bag

By the time they arrived home, Xu Wen, Sang Xiaoqing, and Second Uncle were all there

Xu Wen used to be the center of attention in the Xu family every time she went home

Now that she’s pregnant, she’s even more of a national treasure in the Xu family

All the family members gathered together, ate and chatted

If the son-in-law wasn’t counted

Big sister’s husband, Xie Dechun, was away on a business trip Only Xu Wang went back to her mother’s house with her son

Compared to last year, there was less grandmother and more second uncle, but there were still the same number of people, just a little bit sad

Zhu Meizhen asked her questions

Xu Qiusi silently went to add some charcoal to the stove, he patted Xu ask cold

Xiao Che consciously took on the obligation to watch Dongsheng

In fact, the six year old Dongsheng no longer needed him to look after him, playing madly together was true

The dishes on the table have changed a lot from last year, and are much more plentiful

Zhu Meizhen couldn’t help but sigh, “This is like a family! This is like a family! Usually it’s just me and your father with Chunsheng at home, and we feel cold at dinner”

Xu Qiushi frowned: “The children just came back, they are happy, why are you complaining about this?”

“I’m not complaining! I’m just lamenting There’s more money and fewer people”

This year, the money Xu Wen earned basically paid off the money he owed for building the house, plus Xu Wen sent some money home from time to time, the family’s living conditions improved a lot

“Which one is less?” Xu Wang pointed at Xu Man, “Ask him if he’s going to have a new baby soon! Mother, you’re wrong We’re all so happy, let’s not talk about this”

“That’s not what I meant I’m just saying that the family is usually so small and quiet” Zhu Meizhen wiped her eyes with her sleeve, “Let’s not talk about it, let’s not talk about it! It’s hard to go home, I’m happy! I’m happy!”

Sang Xiaoqing gave Xu Wen a wink

Xu Wen hesitated and spoke, “Mother, why don’t you and my father go to Pengcheng with us?”

Before Zhu Meizhen could say anything, Xu Qiushi retorted, “Why would we go so far away? Why don’t we have someone to guard the house?”

Zhu Meizhen agreed, “That’s right! Who’s going to earn work credits if we leave? Besides, who will look after the house if we leave? There are still chickens, ducks and geese in the house!”

It’s been hard for her to raise them

Uncle Two clinked glasses with Xu Qiushi, “Brother, I have to say something about you Although we’re not young anymore, we can’t hold back our children Outside is not as solid as at home, but it can earn money Xu Wen and his family are busy right now, so if you go, you can still give them a hand”

“It’s not important to help us or not, what’s important is to ask if you’re needed” Sang Xiaoqing urged, “Father, mother, if you don’t follow us, then who will serve Ask in her month?”

Zhu Meizhen froze

It’s no wonder that Zhu Meizhen didn’t think about this in advance In Wei Zhuang Commune, there is no precedent of the mother’s family bringing a child to a married girl, so she didn’t think this far ahead for a while

Sang Xiaoqing hugged Chunsheng and rubbed her face against his, “Mother, ask your in-laws if they can give her a hand Xiaozheng’s occupation is special, so it’s not up to him to be busy or idle! If you go to Pengcheng with him, Xu Wen and I will be able to see Chunsheng more often I’ll be able to help with Chunsheng when I can

Chunsheng will be over two when we have the baby, so he’ll be ready We can let him come with us, or go to the island with you There are many of us, so we can help out, and then we’ll be over”

Xu Qiushi’s lips twitched, and he didn’t say any more words of rebuttal

Zhu Meizhen was still a bit hesitant, mainly afraid that Sang Xiaoqing would be unhappy, “But if I have to help ask, I’ll be a bit unable to take care of Chunsheng”

She was fine with bringing up one child, but she was afraid that she wouldn’t be able to take care of another one If Chunsheng gets sick or injured due to negligence, it will easily cause conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law

“Mother, don’t worry! I’m clear on this point How could I be so ignorant? Usually, it’s all about asking to take care of us, so how can I, as a sister-in-law, be so petty as to not allow you to wait on her during her monthly cycle for my own pleasure?”

Xu Man was different from the other daughters-in-law, everyone knew that

Zhu Meizhen didn’t say anything, but her expression showed that she was moved

Lu Yuanzheng said to Sang Xiaoqing, “Thank you, sister-in-law!”

He was not a gentleman, the battlefield was only life and death

If being a shrunken head turtle can make all of his comrades survive and not affect the overall situation, the enemy stands in front of him cursing his mother he can nestle in a hole and not come out

So he still has the cheek to take advantage of his mother-in-law’s light, and knows that it is better to thank his sister-in-law than his mother-in-law

Sure enough, Xu Wen, Sang Xiaoqing, Xu Qiushi, Zhu Meizhen and Second Uncle all laughed

Only Xu Wen knew his little mind and secretly rolled his eyes

Xu Wang also laughed, but the corners of his mouth drooped afterward, “All of you are going to Pengcheng, so won’t I be left on my own?”

Wouldn’t it be especially difficult to go back to my mother’s house in the future?

It would just be every New Year’s Eve

In the past, when she was unhappy in the Xie family, she could still run to the Xu family, but where would she go in the future?

Thinking about this, she was a little sad

“Why don’t you and your brother-in-law also come to Pengcheng to do business?” Xu Wen suggested, “It won’t be fine, I can bring you guys along”

He was now familiar with Pengcheng and knew which business was easy to make money in

Xu Wang shook her head without even thinking, “No way”

She let out a long sigh, “I’m definitely willing But your brother-in-law’s family is definitely not willing”

None of the Xu family said a word

If Xu Wen’s house didn’t owe so much money If it didn’t happen to be the case that Second Uncle had no place to go after his messy divorce from Second Aunt last year

Xu Wen wouldn’t have proposed that they go to Pengcheng At that time, it happened that uncle and nephew were able to travel together, so everyone was relieved Otherwise, the Xu family wouldn’t have agreed to Xu Wen going out

For the vast majority of members of the Wei Zhuang Commune, the foot of this fertile land is the people of the fundamental of life, as long as the hunger does not die, who do not want to leave their homes to leave their homes

The outside world is not only unattractive to these people who have never seen the world, but also makes them very apprehensive and fearful

Xu Wen knows that this is because of ignorance

But sometimes ignorance is not fearlessness On the contrary, they will be very resistant to the outside world

They trusted their way of life of earning a living through labor and were unwilling to change

Especially since Xu Wang’s father-in-law was the captain of their production team

In the past or in the future, he would have been the village chief Just by looking at Uncle Lu Yuanzheng, he knew that both the captain and the village chief were more powerful than each other

Her father-in-law was the only one in the production team The Xie family’s standard of living is one of the best in the team, and they don’t worry about food and clothing, so how could they agree to go to Pangcheng just because all the Xu family members have gone to Pangcheng?

Not only will he not go himself, he will not let his son and daughter-in-law follow him there either

In front of the house, like Xu Wang usually do the work than the same labor points of light and fast

What’s the point of going so far away for nothing?

How can it be good to be uprooted from one’s hometown?

Although Xu Wen didn’t agree with this kind of pedantic thinking, she knew she couldn’t change it

This kind of thinking is especially common in the countryside, and deeply rooted

Xu Wang’s eyes reddened a bit, sniffled, and forced a smile, ”Look at me! I’m talking too much! It’s good that you all went! Prove that Wenzi and Qingqing are making money and living well over there It’s good to ask about having a baby and having a mother to help As for me, I’ll visit you when I miss you”

All the people at the table knew that the last sentence was nonsense

Sang Xiaoqing to Pengcheng are Xu Wen came back to pick up, Xie family or Xu family also how could agree to Xu Wang himself to go to such a faraway place

Xu Wen is a little heartbroken

She and Xu Wang feelings light, but the original owner is Xu Wang brought up, especially close

After thinking about it, Xu Wen got up and took out a hundred dollars from her bag, handing it to Xu Wang

Xu Wang was busy waving her hand, “Why are you giving me money for a good reason? It’s still so much, I can’t take it!”

“It’s not for you, it’s for you to buy some good food and drink to take home”

“That won’t take much”

Ten or eight dollars is considered a gift, but how can anyone give a hundred dollars?

“Sis, listen to me first” Xu Man pulled Xu Wang’s hand and shoved the ten large sums of money into Xu Wang’s hand, “For good reason, brother-in-law wouldn’t be willing to go to Pengcheng But what if it’s for money?”

“What do you mean?”

“Second brother’s willingness to go to Pengcheng is actually letting the debt force him out Your family doesn’t have debts, and Brother-in-law doesn’t have that kind of pressure To get their family to nod their heads in agreement you’d have to be heavily tempted Just talk about how good Pengcheng, how to make money they can not feel they will not believe You have to let them see and feel it, and they’ll naturally be moved”

Xu Man’s method is very simple and rough, is to take money to smash

To put it bluntly, he was showing off his wealth in front of the Xie family

The first step in Xu Man’s plan was to buy gifts with heavy money Just a brother-in-law, Xu Man’s siblings came back with a one hundred dollar gift, how much money did he have to earn to be so bold?

The brother-in-law’s family would surely be curious

Then, Xu asked about Xu Wang shopping from time to time, go to the county to the city, come back absolutely not empty-handed, clothes a buy four or five sets, adults and children see a share

This is still some time before the New Year! Slowly

Time is long, I do not believe that Xie Dechun does not move

Money is the people’s biggest problem

Xu Wang is still a little distressed after hearing this, “Then how much more money do you have to spend for nothing? No, no, no! No one’s money doesn’t come from the wind According to you, at least you have to spend five or six hundred, right?”

“Then do you still want the family to see each other regularly?” Xu Wen asked her

“Of course I do You can’t waste money like this even if you want to!” Xu Wen still disagreed

What’s wrong with having so much money?

“Sis, you should have heard the saying, ‘You can’t trap a wolf without giving up the child!'” Xu Man used the old saying to persuade her, “Money is earned to be spent As long as you get the job done, it’s worth it Besides, believe me, the money you spend now may seem like a lot, but in the future, you’ll be able to look back and see that it’s worth it”

Xu Wang was persuaded to loosen up a bit

“Besides, you were so good to me as a child The bride price money for the wedding helped Second Brother get married After you got married, all the pocket money you saved was used to subsidize the family You haven’t suffered much in the Xie family all these years, have you? You don’t have to tell us Now it’s my turn to back you up with my second brother, so that you can hold your head up in your in-laws’ house!”

Although Xu Man hadn’t experienced it, he knew from his memories and Zhu Meizhen’s usual occasional revealing words that Xu Wang’s status in the Xie family wasn’t very high

Don’t look at all the commoners, Xu Wang is considered to be highly married

If she hadn’t given birth to a son for the Xie family, her mother-in-law’s powerful mouth alone would have made her cry every day

In Zhu Meizhen’s words, “Women! If the mother’s family is well established, she will be able to stay out of trouble in her in-laws’ home”

The Xu family is poor, but not willing to exploit Xu Wang, has always advised Xu Wang not to care about the family

She couldn’t really watch the family struggle, and from time to time, she would buy some food and drink for the family

Her mother-in-law gave her money and tickets to buy clothes, and she basically saved up and bought clothes for Xu Man or Sang Xiaoqing

Originally, Xu Man only wanted to be nice to Xu Wang, like last year’s New Year’s Eve, in addition to buying clothes for Xu Wang, and then secretly stuffing her with some money for her to keep for herself This time, she wanted to be a little more high-profile

Xu Wen Sang Xiaoqing also followed suit and advised Xu Wang

Although the two of them were also a bit distressed by this spending method of Xu Wen’s, they were even more distressed by Xu Wang

Even Zhu Meizhen, who had always been frugal, didn’t say anything against it, and followed suit: ”Ask is in good hands now She has the ability to help you out, so don’t put it off! We are all sisters, it’s right to help each other”

And so the matter was settled

When Xu Wang went home after dinner, Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng picked out quite a few things for Xu Wang from what the two families had brought back

The backseat of the bicycle and the handlebars were so full that Yuanbao almost didn’t have a place to sit

Xu Wang left with tears in his eyes

Xu Man is a man of his word, and the ten days or so before this year were either spent or on the way to spending money

From Weizhuang Commune to the county town and then from the county town to the city, mainly to buy some practical but others can still see

These days, you need not only money but also tickets to buy things Lu Yuanzheng usually issued tickets finally have a use

In addition, money can make the devil to push the mill, the ticket can also be bought

Fearing that buying clothes alone was not enough to make a splash, Xu Wen also bought a set of pure gold jewelry for Zhu Meizhen, Sang Xiaoqing, and Xu Wang

Three people walking side by side, that is called a golden light, the rich man’s momentum is very strong

Lu Yuanzheng and Xu Wen of course had to accompany them, their only role was to carry bags

Lu Yuanzheng asked Xu Wen, “Why don’t you buy yourself a set?”

He asked the curiosity of the remaining few

So the Xu family all stared at her with burning eyes

They all knew that Xu Wen definitely wasn’t because she couldn’t spare the money

It was because when Xu Man bought the gold jewelry, none of the Xu family agreed with it, they all thought it was too expensive and refused to take it

It was only then that Xu Man confessed the fact that she was a ten thousand yuan household

The ten thousand yuan household to buy a few hundred dollars of gold jewelry really do not call it a thing

Xu Man: “”

How else can the world have creatures like straight men?

Her aesthetics were still stuck in her previous life, and she wasn’t too interested in this kind of gold-based jewelry

If she had to choose, she would rather milk platinum jewelry or jade jewelry

But platinum wasn’t popular right now, and there was only silver jewelry here

After a long time, Xu Wen picked a half-true and not very convincing reason, “I don’t like wearing jewelry, and also, I’m allergic to gold Whenever I wear gold jewelry, I get red and swollen”

Not liking to wear jewelry is true, and being allergic is false

Lu Yuanzheng lifted his eyelids and pointed down to the jade store not far away, “Then go buy a jade bracelet! Jade nourishes people”

Xu asked, “”

The Xu family members all opened their mouths to persuade as well, and Xu Man couldn’t resist

She actually didn’t understand jade and couldn’t tell if it was good or bad

But Lu Yuanzheng does

Lu Yuanzheng turned around, didn’t even ask the price and pulled Xu Man away

Xu Man pointed at one of them, “Isn’t that one pretty?”

“It doesn’t match you”

Xu Man: “”

You make it sound like I’m some kind of aristocrat!

She teased Lu Yuanzheng, “Lu Yuanzheng, are you unable to afford to buy it for me?”

Lu Yuanzheng: “” He returns to the counter again without saying a word, “Boss, wrap this jade bracelet for us”

Xu Wen was busy stopping him, “I’m just kidding”

Lu Yuanzheng was only willing to leave after she tried her best to persuade him, and also promised, “Wait for me to go back and find two pieces of good jade for you”

Xu asked originally also did not like jewelry did not much what, pulling him away

A burst of profligate spending, not only Xu Wang’s status in the Xie family straight up, Zhu Meizhen and Sang Xiaoqing in the Taoyuan production team has also become a popular figure

The Xu family’s financial situation in the production team is not the worst, but definitely not good

Most people know that Xu Wen went out to work in order to pay off his debts

It’s only been a year, and I’ve heard that the Xu family’s debt has been paid off I don’t know how much money Xu Wen earned, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are wearing gold necklaces and gold earrings

Gold jewelry, in the production team, not many people have, how rare ah!

The team members who saw all have to ask a few questions, not to mention that no one need to ask, Zhu Meizhen also have to go out to show off

This is a common problem of the people, on New Year’s Day must “compare” the filial piety of sons and daughters

Who’s daughter to send what annual gift or Mid-Autumn Festival gift, but where a little bit better have to say around

Not malicious, but mainly to give the children a good reputation for filial piety

Zhu Meizhen is now the center of attention everywhere she goes