Zhao Shuxin persuaded Zhao Lele to study secondary school is not patriarchal, he is worried that his body will not last for many years, so he hopes that his daughter will graduate from secondary school early and join the work.

Zhao Lele has a salary after work, and he has money to rely on for the rest of his life, but he still understands in his heart that most of his nephews are unreliable at critical times.

He took medicine on time for three meals a day, but his condition did not improve, his health seemed to be getting worse and worse, and he could not work hard in the fields.

"Manzhi, I'll rest first." Zhao Shuxin said with his waist on his back.

Qian Manzhi looked at his uncomfortable appearance, and his heart was entangled: "I'll go to my father, you can't drag on like this with this illness, we don't borrow money, and beg the eldest brother to return the more than 1,000 yuan that he has borrowed one after another over the years." ”

"More than a thousand dollars? Where did you get the numbers? Zhao Shuxin sat on the ridge and asked.

"I wrote down every one of Lele's homework books, how come I don't have more than a thousand yuan. Didn't the eldest brother's family borrow money from us every day or two, which is all accumulated over the past ten years, more than 1,000 yuan, a lot? Qian Manzhi mentioned this matter with a stomach of opinions.

Zhao Shuxin's eldest brother Zhao Shuli pretends to be a brother, but Sun Yan goes to the house from time to time to get things, and he can always find a suitable reason to borrow money every year. If she dared to say that she had no money, her in-laws followed her and asked her where the money from selling food went, and whether she would take it back to her parents' family to subsidize her mother's brother.

"You said that for more than ten years, the eldest brother would have paid back the money a long time ago, do you think he has the money to pay back?" Zhao Shuxin is not a real bun, but his parents live with his eldest brother and help his eldest brother, so he can only suffer some grievances in money.

Qian Manzhi also knows the character of her in-laws and Zhao Shuli, but now the situation is different, she always has to give it a try before she is willing.

"You are his own brother, does he not care if you are sick? And don't ask him to borrow money, just let him repay the money he borrowed in the last two years first. Qian Manzhi thought that Zhao Shuli said that she couldn't give birth to a son, so she was even more angry.

Zhao Shuxin shook his head: "The conditions of the eldest brother's family are not good, they have many children, the eldest has just graduated, the second is in high school, and the third is about to enter junior high school. ”

Qian Manzhi couldn't listen to Zhao Shuxin's statement, it was not easy for the eldest brother's family, and it was even more difficult for their family, because she had not given birth to a son, she had been bullied by her mother-in-law and concubine over the years.

"Anyway, your illness is serious, I'll go to my eldest brother at night." Qian Manzhi did not discuss with Zhao Shuxin, but made a unilateral decision.

Zhao Shuxin wanted to persuade again, but she turned around and went to hoe the other end, making it clear that she didn't want to talk to Zhao Shuxin anymore.

Qian Manzhi was busy in the field until the sun went down before going home to cook, and Zhao Shuxin went back later than her.

The couple was reluctant to even light a kerosene lamp, so they ate in the courtyard by moonlight, with two simple dishes and one soup, all vegetarian dishes, without a trace of meat.

A bowl of sauerkraut soup, a cold cucumber, and a bowl of boiled beans, the rice is still sweet potato rice, and sweet potatoes are more than rice. Sweet potatoes are easy to eat stomach acid and flatulence, and what is even more embarrassing is that there is a lot of gas all day long, but the conditions of every household are similar, and no one laughs at them.

"I'll go to my eldest brother's house, whether you can go or not." Qian Manzhi asked before going out.

"I don't go, you go." There was still a hint of unhappiness in Zhao Shuxin's words.

"Then you wash the dishes." Qian Manzhi confessed before leaving.

Zhao Shuli's house is not far away, the distance between the two families in a straight line is no more than fifty meters, Qian Manzhi stepped on the moonlight, and he was still holding a few eggs in his hand to give to his in-laws.

When Qian Manzhi entered the door, Zhao Lishu's family was chatting in the house, and a candle was lit on the table.

"Dad, mother, eldest brother, sister-in-law." Qian Manzhi greeted them one by one.

"It's getting dark, why are you doing here?" Mother Zhao took the egg in her hand and asked directly.

"Mother, I have something to discuss with you." Qian Manzhi found a chair and sat down and said slowly.

"What can't you say tomorrow but now?" Mother Zhao put the eggs back in the sleeping room and came back to sit down.

"Mother, Shuxin, he went to the hospital a few days ago, and the doctor said that his illness could not be cured in the county, and he had to go to the provincial hospital for an examination." Qian Manzhi said this, stopped and paid attention to the expressions of his in-laws.

In the dim light, Zhao's father, who was smoking, didn't frown, but Zhao's mother looked up at her: "What is the disease?" ”

"Schistosomiasis and hepatic ascites."

"I've never heard of this disease, can it be cured?" Zhao's mother's first reaction was that the hospital was cheating money.

"Mother, the doctor is not a private person collecting money, what's the use of him deceiving people." Qian Manzhi couldn't laugh and explain.

"He doesn't lie to people, why do you go to the provincial capital for treatment, if you can't be cured in the county, you can be cured by going to the provincial city? If you want to go to you, I don't care, don't discuss this matter with us, I don't have any money anyway. Mother Zhao didn't wait for Qian Manzhi to open her mouth and dispelled her thoughts first.

Qian Manzhi exclaimed in surprise: "Mother, Shuxin is your son, how can you say that." ”

"What do I say, your father and I are both old guys, we are old bones, you don't really plan to borrow money from us, do you?" Mother Zhao stared at Qian Manzhi with suspicious eyes.

"Mother, I don't want you to borrow money, but the eldest brother has borrowed money from us over the years, can you pay us back first. The doctor said that it was necessary to prepare a little more money to go to the provincial capital, and the family did not have enough money. Qian Manzhi's mother-in-law said too directly, but when she talked about repaying the money, she didn't have time to worry about it, but turned to Zhao Shuli and his wife.

"How much does it cost to go to the provincial capital?" Mother Zhao asked with a little curiosity.

"Manzhi, your news is too sudden, you have also seen the situation at home, if you want money to pay you back, why do you have to borrow money everywhere." Sun Yan spread her hands in embarrassment.

"Mother, the doctor said that it should be at least a few thousand, not counting the travel expenses and living expenses to the provincial capital." After Qian Manzhi answered her mother-in-law's question, she turned to Sun Yan and said, "Sister-in-law, please help me think of a way, you can't look at Shuxin's illness and ignore it." ”

"What can I think of, there are two children at home who go to school, and my father and mother are still living with us, and we have a heavy burden. You are only a daughter, don't embarrass me, if there is any way, I promised you a long time ago. Sun Yan began to cry again.

"Sister-in-law, I have to speak with my conscience, my father and mother live with you, and we don't give less money and food every year, not to mention how much work my father and mother have helped you do over the years." Qian Manzhi still resents her mother-in-law for not helping her take care of the children.

"It's useless for me to talk about my conscience, my family really can't come up with money."

"Mother!" Qian Manzhi turned his eyes for help to Zhao's mother.

Mother Zhao waved her hand: "Don't shout, I can't help it, you said that Shuxin's illness is very serious, and you want to go to the provincial capital for treatment?" I don't think he's in any health problems these days, and he can still work in the fields, aren't you coaxing? ”

"Mother, you don't believe yourself to ask your son." Qian Manzhi felt that her mother-in-law was too partial, as if the eldest brother was her own son.

"It's getting dark, and I'm going to ask tomorrow. Don't say any more, go back and rest early, and talk about it tomorrow. Mother Zhao sent the money back for her eldest son.