Shui Sheng is the name of Aunt Bai's husband-in-law, named because he was born on the riverside, and has always been a diligent and honest farmer, so Bai Lao Niang chose him as her son-in-law in the first place, even if the family is poor, she does not dislike it. But how could such a good man break his leg?

For the farmer who guards the field to survive, the broken leg of the man in the family means that the family has one less strong laborer, and not only will the food harvest be reduced, but also the weak person who will be bullied is more worried. What's more, the old man in their family has passed away, and the brothers have long been separated, almost relying on Aunt Bai and the two to support a family, and when he falls, the whole family will be halfway.

The white old lady completely changed her face, and said hurriedly: "What the hell is going on, you make it clear!" ”

"Here's the thing. That day......" Aunt Bai sobbed and said what had happened intermittently.

It turned out that since Aunt Bai's parents-in-law died one after another seven years ago, and the two brothers split up, with the birth and growth of several children, the life of the family has become more and more difficult, and the family of six almost couldn't open the pot when they were the poorest.

Chenjia Village is backed by the mountains, the mountains are rich in products, from time to time some people go into the mountains to hunt, and if they are lucky, they can also earn a lot of money.

After a few times, nothing went wrong and he got some catches, which made him decide to increase the number of hunts. On the day a year ago, as usual, he went into the mountains early in the morning with a few good hunters in the village.

Aunt Bai also took care of the children's housework at home as usual, and waited for him to come back, waiting until it was dark, Aunt Bai rushed to the direction of the mountain in a panic, and met the aquatic life that was carried back by others at the foot of the mountain, it turned out that they met a big insect (tiger) on the mountain this time, and the aquatic life accidentally fell off the cliff when he escaped.

Looking at the bloody legs, Aunt Bai was black on the spot, almost fainted, and struggled to go home to settle down, and the next day she hurriedly invited the barefoot doctor in the village to go, who knew that the other party looked at it, but shook her head, asked her to send it to Taoxi Town, and asserted that "you can't save it without two taels of silver, even if you cure this leg, it will be useless." ”

But even if his leg is useless, he can't watch him die, he is dead, what should this family do?

Aunt Bai rummaged through the family's silver, but she couldn't make up a tael of silver, and the people she made friends with were not rich and couldn't borrow money. In those days, Aunt Bai washed her face with tears all day long, and she didn't have a good year, but fortunately Chen Shuisheng survived from the high fever, but she was still groggy and couldn't get out of bed.

After thinking about it, she had to be cheeky and come over to borrow money from her mother's family.

"Alas!" The white lady sighed heavily. After all, no one can blame this thing, and the aquatic people go to the mountains to hunt in order to supplement their families, and it is normal for people in the same village to flee for their lives. If you want to blame him, you can only blame him for his bad luck, it's all fate!

Aunt Bai raised her hand to wipe away her tears with her sleeve, and said with difficulty: "Auntie...... I can't help it......"

"Ah Xiang, don't worry, Ah Niang will find a way for you. Although the family is poor, they can still take it out with two taels of silver...... It's really not possible to borrow it, and you can make it up with a loan. Bai Lao Niang blinked, eased the dryness of her eyes, held her hand and comforted: "It is important to cure the disease, it is important to cure the disease." ”

"Thank you, Auntie! It's all useless for me, and I have to come back to borrow money from my mother's family......"

"What are you doing with this, isn't it right for your daughter to be in trouble and let her aunt help? Life is like this, you have to help each other to get by. ”

Seeing that the two of them were staying in the room and talking, Tao was probing his brain outside the door, and when he saw them coming out, he quickly turned his head and pretended to be looking at the other end.

Bai Lao Niang glanced at it, pulled Aunt Bai to sit down, and shouted to Tao: "Ah Chun, you go and call everyone else, I have something to say." ”

Tao's full name is Tao Xiaochun, and everyone generally calls her Ah Chun. Hearing this, she turned her head and glanced at Aunt Bai a few times before walking slowly towards the door.

Not long after, the adults of the Bai family all sat in the hall.

Bai Mingxuan stayed in the room, pricked up her ears, and silently paid attention to them.

Daddy Bai was first overjoyed to see his eldest daughter, and then frowned again when he saw her crying red eyes, and asked, "Ah Xiang, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Daddy, I'm ......"

"Alas," the white lady sighed again, and said the matter again, "...... That's the way it is. Borrow two taels of silver from Ah Xiang at home! ”

As soon as the words landed, the scene suddenly fell silent, and only the sound of children laughing and playing in the distance outside could be heard.

Bai Da and Wang sat together, both of them frowned, they didn't think about money at all, they just looked at Aunt Bai worriedly. Bai Er put his hands together and lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking. Dow looked at this and that, his eyes rolling around.

Daddy White took a deep breath of the cigarette stick, and when he spit out, the smoke was filled, and his eyes were staring at a place thinking about something.

The family was not wealthy in the first place, and the year before last, Bai Mingcheng was sent to a private school in the town, which made him even more embarrassed. Several children have not added a new dress for several years, all of them are worn out, they are so happy to buy a red head rope for the New Year that they are reluctant to wear it, most of the tobacco leaves planted by Daddy Bai are sold, and the dry tobacco that he likes to smoke the most can only be smoked in two puffs during the New Year's celebration.

Two taels of silver is really not a small amount, this loan is not known, I don't know when it will be repaid, the Bai family may be sad in the future, so Daddy Bai does not speak, and everyone dare not say to borrow.

The first to speak was Bai Er, "Big sister, these two taels of silver...... It's a little too much! You can buy a little piglet for two taels of silver, and it costs so much money to treat a disease? Aren't you being cheated by that doctor? In my opinion, this leg is not cured, anyway, it will be wasted, it is better to save some money and eat more! ”

When the white lady heard this, her face sank, and she scolded: "Erchang, how can you speak!" It's your own sister! ”

As the youngest son, Bai Er usually has some preferences from Daddy Bai, he doesn't work seriously, he is lazy and idle on weekdays, these Bai Lao Niang can't help but let him go, but she can't allow her son to say such hurtful words.

glanced at Aunt Bai, and sure enough, tears silently left from her eyes again.

Bai Er twisted his head to the side, the corners of his mouth pulled down, and his eyes were full of disapproval.

Daddy Bai knocked on the cigarette stick, "cough cough" twice and said: "Aquatic is a good thing, we can't watch him be completely wasted." Tao, you go to the house and get the money. Alas—"

"Hey," the old lady nodded, immediately entered the house, took out a clay pot from under the bed, opened it and took out a large and a small money bag, and walked out.

Tearing off the rope and pouring it on the table, there was a few "crackles", and the broken silver was poured out.

"All the money in the house is here." Bai Lao Niang put the money bag aside, "Count whether the money is enough." ”

After speaking, the white lady counted them. is as shrewd as a white lady, and the family's money is always remembered, but there are also omissions for so long.

After counting, there were four halves of silver.

The peasant family has land and land, and the usual food and clothing are okay, but the silver is really difficult to earn, originally this money was prepared for Bai Mingcheng to tie up, three taels of silver a year, not counting pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other reading utensils. Now that he has borrowed two taels of silver, even Bai Mingcheng's restraint has become a problem at home.

Old Lady Bai had a calm face, counted out two taels of silver and put them in the money bag, and handed them to Aunt Bai, "Take it, go and heal the aquatic leg first, and talk about the rest later." ”

"Daddy, Auntie, Dachang, Erchang, and younger siblings, I'...... When Shui Sheng goes to the town to heal his injuries, I will definitely return this money to you as soon as possible!" Aunt Bai's nose was sour, tears fell again, and she choked up.

Bai Mingxuan heard this doubt, went to the town for treatment, but it may not be cured? The body was one step faster than the head, and he immediately walked out.