Chapter 274: Seventy Years Are a Little Annoying (15)
When everyone is in the same situation, and one person is slightly protruding, everyone will not feel abnormal.
But when this person "protrudes" without knowing the slightest star, everyone will be under pressure.
Like Tuesday Yong, he is so filial that he will soon be selected as one of the top ten filial sons, and the people around him, whether they are friends, colleagues or neighbors, as long as they have a relationship with him, will not be happy to see his "filial piety".
Because of Tuesday's filial piety, they will be "unfilial".
Obviously, they are normal people, and Tuesday Yong is a special case, but once something happens, others (such as eccentric parents) will demand themselves according to the standards of this special case.
Thinking that they might be implicated, the workers who originally came to gossip with the intention of watching the excitement also began to gossip about private goods.
Mrs. Liang, who went to the post office to remit the money, did not know at this moment that she had become the public enemy of all middle-aged women in their thirties and forties in this area.
However, Mrs. Liang soon noticed.
Whenever she finished eating, she came to the street with her grandson to chat with others, and as soon as she said "her daughter-in-law is not filial", someone would reply unceremoniously-
"Ouch, Xu Chunni has escaped with her children, is this still called filial piety?"
"That's right, I heard that in the past ten years, your old man has been pinching the salaries of Zhou Yong and Xu Chunni. Tsk, I really haven't heard of any parents who have divided their families and can still hold their son's salary. "My own mother-in-law has not compared Xu Chunni with herself, and those who have something to say also want to learn from Mrs. Liang!
"It's not, even if you take your son's salary, you don't even let go of your daughter-in-law. If you want me to say, you are really lucky, and you have such an obedient daughter-in-law. "If it's me, don't you want to drive you back to your hometown?!
"Aunt Zhou, I heard that you are here to show your son and daughter-in-law? It's not easy, even the youngest granddaughter can go to the red class, and you can retire when you are old. "Hurry up and get home, if you leave, my mother-in-law won't be messing around.
Mrs. Liang listened to the words of her ears, and she didn't understand what it meant at the time, so she went home and pondered it carefully before she came back to her senses.
"Phew, a bunch of nosy, tongue-chewing stitchy!"
She just likes to stay in town, what's wrong?
Her son is filial, and others are so red that they can't help it!
After going out a few times in a row, Mrs. Liang was not happy to go out.
simply closed the door and took care of the little grandson.
She didn't know that the rumors outside were getting worse and worse.
It was rumored that the boss of the Zhou family was not filial, and he got the property of the old man, but he refused to support the old man.
also relied on his weak health to openly bully his younger brother, not only threw his mother to his younger brother to raise, but also sent his son over.
What made Mrs. Liang even more unexpected was that these rumors, somehow, spread back to her hometown.
Zhou Dali is indeed a little cautious, it is true that he is frail, but it may not be possible if he can't eat coarse grains all year round.
When he was a child, he tasted the sweetness because of "illness", and he was spoiled and pampered by his parents unprincipledly, so he began to run a "naturally frail" character.
I can't eat whole grains, I have a stomachache when I eat it, I can't pull out, and I am so uncomfortable that I roll around on the kang.
If you can't do physical work, you can get faint on the ridge with your front feet on the ground.
I can't be angry, and after listening to two gossips, I can get sick again.
After a long time, Zhou Dali, who was obviously born in a poor peasant, was raised by his family as a "petite young master".
Under the partiality of his parents, he easily lived in a good house and married a daughter-in-law, and he didn't even have to raise his son by himself, and he still had money every month.
The parents of the Zhou family are so eccentric, if they were to change to someone else's family, they would have caused trouble a long time ago, and even the child who was eccentric would also be pointed at.
But no one in the village gossiped about Zhou Dali, but felt that he was pitiful: alas, his health is not good, and he can't help it.
Zhou Dali has been working hard to maintain his personality and is complacent about his shrewdness.
Suddenly, one day, Zhou Dali found that the villagers suddenly looked at him wrongly.
Then he inquired carefully, and found out that it was his own mother who caused trouble in the city.
Alas, why is this old lady so confused?
You say you're biased, you're biased, why do you make a fuss that everyone knows?!
Now it's good, not only is my reputation rotten, but it also affects myself.
People in this era are most concerned about fame.
And in the countryside, they care more about what others think of themselves. If there is anything wrong, I am afraid that others will laugh at it.
Another one, Zhou Dali's eldest son is almost fifteen years old, and he is about to look at the object, in case it is rumored at this time that he is not filial, does not support his own mother, and calculates his younger brother, then what good people are willing to marry him? !
No, the old lady can't be allowed to stay in the city any longer. At least to avoid the limelight!
After a night of thinking about it, Zhou Dali made a decision, and he hurriedly ran to the town to take a telegram to Mrs. Liang.
"There is an urgent matter at home, I hope my mother will return soon!"
The postman took the telegram and read it to Mrs. Liang word by word, and enthusiastically helped explain: "This sentence means that there is an emergency at your house, and I hope you will go back quickly." β
"Huh, there's something going on at home?"
Mrs. Liang panicked, but the telegram was just a few words, and she didn't know what was going on at home.
The more I don't know, the more cranky I get.
Mrs. Liang even began to make up for it: the eldest is sick again, the family has no money, the boss is rolling on the ground in pain, and her daughter-in-law and grandchildren are in a mess......
No, no, she has to go back quickly!
Mrs. Liang staggered back to the north room, looked at the empty room, stood for a while, and then began to rummage through the cabinets - the boss may have had an accident and needs money!
After looking for a long time, there was nothing of value at home except for some quilts and torn clothes.
And the thirty yuan that Anne gave her, the day she received it, she remitted 8 yuan to the eldest and 5 yuan to the third child.
Then I bought grain, eggs, and longevity cakes that my little grandson likes to eat.
Now that he has a full hand, there are only seven dollars and three cents left.
When I go back to my hometown, I have to spend money on the way. When she got home, she only had more than six dollars in her hand.
This little money is not enough to see a doctor.
Mrs. Liang hurriedly ran to find Annie, she couldn't advance her salary, and she couldn't borrow money from her colleagues, so she asked Xu Chunni for the money in her hand.
One hundred and eighty yuan, even if Xu Chunni spent some, she should have one hundred and fifty yuan in her hand.
This money should be about the same.
"Eryong, your brother sent me a telegram, saying that something happened at home. Woo, you also know that your brother's body is not good, and he will get sick every now and then. β
"I've been in the city for more than ten years, and he never told me when he's sick, but this time he suddenly sent a telegram, and I'm afraid something big will happen to him. β
"Your brother has had a good relationship since he was a child, and now that he has an accident, you can't ignore him. β
Anne saw that the old lady was so anxious that she was crying, and hurriedly persuaded: "Mom, the telegram didn't say that my brother was sick." It could be something else. By the way, didn't the eldest brother say a few days ago that he and his sister-in-law were showing their eldest nephew other people's houses, maybe this matter was decided. β
Whether Zhou Dali had an accident or not, Anne knows better than Mrs. Zhou, because those rumors are what she found to spread back to her hometown.
And Zhou Dali, as Anne expected, couldn't stand the guidance of the villagers, and wanted to get Mrs. Liang back first.
But Zhou Dali is shrewd, even if he hopes that his mother will go home soon, he will not come to pick it up by himself, but take a telegram and ask Mrs. Liang to go back by herself - it is two or three days to go back and forth, not to mention the delay in work, and the travel expenses do not need money.
Mrs. Liang was frightened by her own brain supply, and after listening to Anne's analysis, she gradually calmed down.
Yes, if the boss is really sick, the telegram should also be sent "force sickness, mother returns quickly", if it is not vaguely said "there is an emergency".
Could it really be that the eldest grandson's family affair has been decided?
The more Mrs. Liang thought about it, the more she felt that Anne's words made sense, and when she thought that she was going to marry her granddaughter-in-law, Mrs. Liang turned her worries into joy.
However, she is not "worried", but she still has to ask Anne for money.
Just kidding, you can't spend money on your in-laws in the countryside.
The family affairs are decided, the bride price, the house is cleaned up, and the banquet is held...... You can't do anything without money?!
Mrs. Liang discussed with Anne again, "Your eldest brother is not in good health, so he can only do some light work with the women, and the work is small, and at the end of the year, it would be good not to owe the production team, and he would not be able to earn a few dollars at all." β
"The marriage of your eldest nephew is a major event for our old Zhou family, and you, as an uncle, have to express it. β
Anne smiled bitterly, "Mom, if it's really a happy event, I will definitely have to say something." However, I'm not sure now, and I really don't have any money on handβ"
"Then let Xu Chunni hand over the money, of the nearly two hundred yuan, she is not afraid of hot hands when she holds it!" Mrs. Liang said angrily.
"Mom, Chunni doesn't have much money left. Her mother's house couldn't be opened, so she couldn't help it, so she rented a house with her children,"
Anne deliberately accentuated the tone of "renting a house", and deliberately told Mrs. Liang, "Three rooms cost eight yuan a month." β
With this hint, coupled with the subsequent push, Anne believes that soon Mrs. Liang will give her a "surprise......