Chapter 237: Borrowing Silver
When Shen Musheng arrived at Wang's rice shop, it was already dark, Wang's rice shop was closed, and the Wang family was eating in the backyard, while Wang Baoniang was taking care of Shen Shuisheng, who was drunk and sent back by the restaurant guys.
Wang Baoniang has always regarded her husband as the sky, so she can't say anything to blame him, she just takes care of him silently, but Old Man Wang and Mrs. Wang are different, and they talk about their father in front of Shen Lotus and Shen Laibao's two children.
Shen Laibao only cared about eating, and didn't understand what her grandfather and grandfather were talking about, but Shen Lotus understood, of course, she also disliked her father, and she was also worried that her father would not be able to pass the Xiucai exam, so she would definitely be embarrassed in a group of good sisters.
After Mrs. Wang counted Shen Shuisheng, she talked about Wan's who was fighting on the street, "It's really unlucky for our Wang family to have such an in-law stall." Lotus, in the future, if your father wants to go back to Xishan Village, you will let him go back by himself, and you and Noble will stay at home. Alas, if others knew that it was your grandmother who was fighting on the street today, our Wang family rice shop would definitely be laughed at by someone, alas......"
Mrs. Wang looked preoccupied, and she was completely considering the problem from her own point of view, and as for Wan's life or death, she was not worried at all.
Shen Hehua listened to her grandmother's words, nodded vaguely in agreement, and when she thought of Wan's face swollen into a pig's head, goosebumps couldn't help but pop up.
Such a big thing happened on the street, she naturally knew about it, she had just come back from her good sister's house, and when she passed by, she also took a few looks, and saw clearly that the person who was beaten into a pig's head turned out to be her own mother, Shen Hehua was almost scared to death.
However, Shen Hehua was frightened not because she was worried, but because she felt ashamed, so she didn't step forward to help, but ran away in a panic, for fear that others would know about her relationship with Wan.
Wang Baoniang came out of the room, wiped her hands and sat down to eat, Mrs. Wang was about to start counting her, but there was a knock at the door, they were eating in the courtyard, and the sound of the front yard could still be heard.
Old Lady Wang frowned, "Who is this, come and knock on the door so late, Xiaohua, why don't you go and open the door quickly." β
The Wang family is just a girl, she has to cook on the fire, wash clothes and clean the yard, and she hasn't eaten yet, so she hurriedly ran to open the door.
Xiaohua recognized Shen Musheng as her aunt's brother, so she naturally wouldn't stop her, but led people in, "Old lady, it's my uncle's brother who came over." β
When Mrs. Wang saw Shen Musheng, her appetite was completely lost, she put down her chopsticks and didn't say anything, but Old Man Wang didn't do this, but said with a smile, "It's the boss of the Shen family, it's so late, why did you come over?" β
Wang Baoniang also felt a little strange, she only ate two mouthfuls of food, and when she saw her husband's eldest brother coming, she naturally didn't care about it, "Big brother, is there something wrong?" β
Shen Musheng knew that the Wang family didn't want to see him, and after greeting him, he just explained his intentions, "Third brother and sister, I'm here to find the third brother, why isn't the third brother here?" β
Wang Baoniang remembered that her mother-in-law Wan was fighting on the street today, and then looked at Shen Musheng's embarrassed and anxious appearance at this moment, and felt that it should be related to that matter, her eyes flashed, and she sighed, "Your third brother is not feeling well, he has already fallen asleep, and the eldest brother has something to tell me." β
Shen Musheng didn't expect it to be so unlucky, but he was also quickly relieved, he said that his mother had an accident less than fifty meters away from Wang's rice shop, and his third brother didn't care about it, it turned out that it was because of illness.
Although he felt that Wang Baoniang should not be found for this matter, but seeing that the third brother was not there, he didn't know where to get the money for a while, so he just nodded, "Third brother and sister, let's take a step to talk." β
Shen Musheng was still worried that the two elders of the Wang family would not agree, originally he was here to borrow money, and he didn't want Shen Musheng to give money.
Mrs. Wang rolled her eyes and knocked on the table with her chopsticks, "What is there to say here, is there anything to be done?" β
Mrs. Wang guessed Shen Musheng's intentions, but she didn't plan to let him borrow money in private, as if their Wang family's money was blown by the wind.
Shen Musheng's face froze, and Wang Baoniang didn't think about saying anything to him in private, "Big brother, if you have anything to say, just say it here, my father and mother are not outsiders, lotus and noble are still your nephews, it doesn't matter." β
Wang Baoniang's attitude was quite good, so Shen Musheng was also a little relaxed, and spoke, "This, that's the case, the third brother and sister, Niang and Chun Tao are a little injured, and they are still in the hospital at this time, and the silver on me is not enough for medical expenses, so I want to ask you to borrow some." β
As soon as the words fell, Mrs. Wang sneered, "What should I be doing, it turns out that I have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and poor relatives have borrowed money." β
When Shen Musheng heard this, his face turned red, and his fists clenched unconsciously.
Although he always knew that the Wang family had always looked down on the Shen family, but now he said that he was borrowing money not asking for money, and the Wang family still had such an attitude, which made Shen Musheng very angry.
Old man Wang didn't say anything, ate slowly, and gave Shen Laibao a dish, and Shen Lotus also looked disgusted, originally she had always looked down on this uncle, thinking that he was honest and easy to bully, such a person must have no prospects, a poor mud leg, she doesn't need to be polite to him, naturally she takes an attitude of no one in her eyes.
Wang Baoniang didn't say anything, her face was pale, as if she knew that he was here for this purpose, but she didn't explain what Old Lady Wang said, and she didn't ask about Wan and Shen Chuntao's injuries, "Big brother, how much silver do you want, I'll lend it to you." β
Wang Baoniang didn't plan to give Shen Musheng silver for nothing, and deliberately added the word 'borrow', but Shen Musheng didn't hear it, he didn't think about taking the silver for nothing, as for Mrs. Wang's ridicule, he could only persuade himself to not hear it.
Shen Musheng was very excited, "Third brother and sister, I still owe three taels of silver, you lend it to me, and I will pay it back to you tomorrow." β
Wang Baoniang's face hummed lightly, and then went into the house to get the silver.
Shen Mushenggan stood in place, and Old Lady Wang began to speak in a weird manner, "Three taels of silver? The boss of the Shen family, your old Shen family is now rich? It's to buy a small mule again, and it costs three taels of silver to see a doctor, I don't think I can get three pennies before, right? β
Shen Musheng: "......"
Old Man Wang saw that Shen Musheng's face was not very good, and hurriedly snorted, "Okay, don't talk so ugly, eat your food." β
Old Man Wang looked at Shen Musheng again and spoke, "Musheng, you wait a while, Bao Niang will give you the silver in a while, my family's rice is just like that, and I haven't cooked much, and the lotus and Noble can't be hungry, so I won't invite you to sit down and eat." β
Shen Musheng naturally knew that Old Man Wang was talking about the faΓ§ade, so he smiled and didn't speak.
As for Shen Hehua and Shen Laibao, they didn't look at him as an uncle the whole time, and they didn't scream, Shen Musheng felt very cold, and felt that it was better to be his own daughter.
Wang Baoniang went into the house and took the silver and handed it to Shen Musheng, who left quickly without delay, and it was already completely dark.
Mrs. Wang was still chattering, and even the little flower with the door was scolded by her, "Are you a pig brain?" Whoever knocks on the door will let it in, and put in such a poor relative, and he has not lost three taels of silver. β
Xiaohua was scolded aggrievedly, and Wang Baoniang's face was pale, "Mother, what are you doing so angry, he wants to pay it back anyway, eat, Xiaohua, scoop me soup." β
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Shen Musheng hurriedly drove the mule cart to the hospital to pay, at this time it was completely dark, there was no one on the street, and the shops on both sides were closed, fortunately, there was still a little moonlight, otherwise there would be no mule cart.
When Shen Musheng drove the mule cart to the medical hall, the medical hall was quiet, it was not as lively as in the evening, and the doctor sitting in the hall had already gone to eat, leaving only a medicine boy and Wan's mother and daughter waiting.
Because Shen Chuntao's dislocated arm was already swollen, even if she picked it up, it hurt so much that she bared her teeth, plus she hadn't eaten all day, she was really so hungry that she didn't even have the strength to cry.
Wan's injuries were more serious, originally she didn't ask for anything cheap when she was fighting with the family in Yang's mansion and was caught at a disadvantage, and she was already tossed so much that she had no strength, but at that time she was tired and was not seriously injured.
But when she fought with Wang, she was beaten by Wang, so she now has a face that is swollen like a pig's head, and a few teeth have fallen out, so she can't speak at all.
But she has to take medicine for treatment like this, plus the consultation fee of the doctor in the town medical hall is expensive, and the medicine fee is not cheap, so she needs more than three taels of silver, otherwise Shen Musheng does not need to run to borrow it.
Shen Chuntao opened her eyes when she heard the footsteps, and saw that it was her eldest brother Shen Musheng, so she began to attack again, but because she was too weak and hungry, although her speech was ugly, she was fluttering and did not have a little deterrent, "Big brother, where are you going to be merry and happy?" My mother and I are dying, so you came. Three, what about the third brother? β
Although Shen Chuntao didn't expect Shen Shuisheng to come over, seeing that he really didn't come, he still felt uncomfortable in his heart because he had no conscience.
Wan's face was swollen, her eyes narrowed into a line to look at people, she couldn't scold, it was difficult to even stand up, she wanted to cry a little when she saw that her little son didn't come, but she didn't have the strength to cry, and her whole body hurt when she moved, but it was more uncomfortable than the time she was kicked in the heart before, and she felt like she was dying.
Shen Musheng sighed, "The third brother and sister said that the third brother was sick, I asked the third brother and sister to borrow the silver, and I will go to get the medicine, mother, you wait for a while." β
Wan Shi sighed, it was a response, but her heart was uncomfortable, her stomach was even more hungry and cramping, she regretted that she came to find Young Master Yang, that Young Master Yang actually looked down on her daughter, which made her extremely uncomfortable.
If she didn't come to Yang's mansion, she wouldn't have to be embarrassed in front of the Wang family, now it is estimated that all the people in Xishan Village have to know about her Wan Pozi's troubles, think about it, she doesn't want to be a man, Wan Shi regrets even more that she shouldn't fight against the Wang family without a chance of winning, being beaten like this bear, and she can't cry if she wants to cry.