"Ah!" Zhang Xinhe was dumbfounded when he heard what Uncle Eighth said.
It turns out that Zhang Xinhe's mother has been planning a marriage for Zhang Xinhe since her life became more prosperous. It happened that there were victims of the Shaanxi flood who fled half a year ago. There was a family with only two siblings. Both parents died in the flood. The elder sister was fifteen years old.
, the younger brother was only ten years old, Zhang Xinhe’s mother saw that the siblings were pitiful, so she took them in, thinking that firstly, she would save someone’s life, and secondly, she could also add some popularity to the family.
Unexpectedly, after a few months of getting along, these two siblings were well-behaved, sensible, and hard-working, and they served Mrs. Zhang Xinhe attentively and comfortably. In addition, they had enough to eat every day, and this sister began to look more plump, and Mrs. Zhang Xinhe became more and more beautiful.
The more she fell in love with her, she asked her aunt in the village to try to persuade her to marry Zhang Xinhe, who had never met her before.
This sister is a well-behaved person, and she has been loving this new home very much for half a year. She is even more grateful to Mrs. Zhang Xinhe. There is no reason to disagree, so she shyly nodded and agreed.
Zhang Xinhe's mother was so happy that she hurriedly sent people to the county to inform Fuyuan Company. Fuyuan Company naturally would not neglect it. First, she went to the county to help the sister and brother register their identities, and also helped with a series of matters such as betrothal gifts. Although
The siblings no longer have any elder relatives, but Fuyuan Company still helped Zhang Xinhe's mother to go through all the proper etiquette and customs.
The siblings were even more moved. They really regarded themselves as human beings.
It's funny to say that there are still people who are interested in these betrothal gifts. Several people who claim to be the elders of the two siblings appear and want to take advantage of them. In the end, they are beaten to death by those arrogant guys from Fuyuan Company.
Uncle Eight sighed at the end: "Xinhe, your boss is a benevolent and righteous man, so you are very lucky. Think about it, since you were drafted into the army, your family's life has been like sesame blossoms."
Gao, now even your daughter-in-law is helping you organize things. Think about the poor life you and your mother lived last year, you have to be aware of it.
We, the people of Liuhe Village, have great ambitions when we are poor. We have a reputation for revenge and kindness, but we are also well-known in the surrounding villages. Don't embarrass our village."
Zhang Xinhe suppressed his ups and downs, looked at the gray sky in the distance, and said sternly: "Uncle Eighth, don't worry. I, Zhang Xinhe, can be considered a scholar. I know how great the kindness of the superior is. In this life, I will follow you."
If I appoint Chief Zhou, I will never embarrass him or our village."
Zhang Xinhe just talked with Uncle Eight, helped him pull the charcoal on the ox cart into the city and delivered the goods. Then he and Uncle Eight drove the ox cart out of the city towards Liuhe Village.
On the way, Zhang Xinhe asked about the situation of his brother and sister-in-law again. The eighth uncle took a deep breath and said: "Your sister-in-law is not easy to worry about. After your old house was renovated, she saw that your mother's life began to become more prosperous, and she became jealous.
You have lost all the military pay you send home every month, and you are still trying to persuade your unsatisfied brother to persuade your mother, saying that you want to take your mother into their home, but in fact you are just trying to swallow up your military pay.
Your mother fell into their trap and immediately asked the people in the village to kick her out. But your sister-in-law didn't give up and actually went to the village to sue your mother, saying that she had helped you a lot in the past and now she wants you.
Mom pays back the money, tell me, how can any son do this? He is simply a wolf-hearted person."
Zhang Xinhe became increasingly angry after hearing this. Although he didn't have much affection for his brother and sister-in-law, he had helped him and his mother before. Even if it was just some brown rice bran for pigs, he and his mother were not hungry.
Isn’t it dead?
But now it seems that the friendship is over and we will become strangers in the future, so we have a plan in mind.
Uncle Eighth continued: "How can the villagers speak for them now? They typed out a few sentences, and their bad reputation has been spread all over the country. Now your brother and sister-in-law are being poked in the back wherever they go. You
The business where my brother used to work as a helper also opened his business, and now the couple has to live a miserable life guarding the one and a half acres of land. Damn!"
Zhang Xinhe sighed and said: "They are both at fault, but my two poor nephews are not wrong. I can't watch them live in poverty like this all their lives."
Having said this, Zhang Xinhe took out a cloth bag from his backpack and counted ten oceans from it. It was the family visit fee paid this time. He handed the money to his eighth uncle who was standing next to him and looked at him in confusion.
He said: "My nephew will trouble my eighth uncle to go to my brother's house, give them the money, and tell them that I, Zhang Xinhe, am grateful for their help in the past few years, but from now on we will break off all ties and never have any contact with them again."
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When Zhang Xinhe said the last words, his eyes were moist, but his eyes were full of determination and firmness.
Uncle Eighth sighed softly and said: "Oh! Xinhe, you are a kind and righteous boy. This is good. Everyone will be less worried in the future. Uncle Eighth has helped you handle this matter. I forgive them for not having anything to say.
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Uncle Eighth hid the money and drove the oxcart onto another branch of the road, heading towards the neighboring village where Zhang Xinhe and his brother lived.
Today's ten oceans is not a small number for ordinary people. They can buy a few acres of land or use it as capital to do some small business. Anyway, Zhang Xinhe doesn't care how to use it. He can be regarded as doing his last brother.
Feelings.
Zhang Xinhe dealt with his troubles and felt relaxed. After packing his backpack, he quickly walked towards Liuhe Village. Not long after, he saw the Wenshui River in the distance, shrouded in mist, but still stubbornly sending out the smoke from the kitchen.
In the village, thinking of the old woman he hadn't seen for a year, and the daughter-in-law he had never met before, Zhang Xinhe felt warm in his heart, and strode forward. The more he walked, the more energetic he became, and the more he walked, the more energetic he felt in his heart.
look forward to……
While Zhang Xinhe was still walking home, Zhou Wen was already sitting in the main room of the Zhou family compound in Lishi County, leaning against the hot stove, saying hello to his father Zhou Jinghai.
Most of the brothers did not follow him back this time. They were all invited by Xu Dacheng to go to Loufan and eat at his house. Good guy, he drove a small, two, and three cars back, which greatly satisfied Xu Dacheng.
This guy returns home in fine clothes, visits relatives in splendor, and shows off his vanity.
Zhou Wen took Zhang Xiaoping and Hongxiu and drove off before dawn, and arrived at Lishi in less than four hours.
At this time, Hongxiu had already taken Xiaohu to build a snowman in the yard, while Zhang Xiaoping drove to invite people from the county, the chamber of commerce, and various related personnel from the steel plant to come to the Zhou family compound for a meeting in the afternoon.