Ming's wife privately handed over the passbook to her parents, who confiscated it and let her keep it for herself.

Ming Wu had no choice, so she had to take her identity certificate and call Xiao Chen to go to the county seat together; I took out 7,000 from the passbook, and left 500 and gave the rest to my parents.

"Dad, Mom, you know that I have seventeen thousand, and you have six and a half thousand; The family's house should be repaired, and then the second brother will marry a good daughter-in-law. If you don't say it, I also know that the second brother's marriage was delayed because of me, he is twenty-two years old this year, not seventeen or eighteen, and if he doesn't hurry up, he will become an older leftover man. ”

The old couple is moved, they are also anxious, the family has no money, and there is no way to marry the second daughter-in-law; After the old family got married, there was no movement, and their thoughts of holding their grandson could only fall on the second child.

"Since I was a child, your second elder brother has loved me a lot, and my eldest brother and second brother have loved me, and I can't honor you when I can't do it; Now, I can make money, which is to honor you as a daughter. The black cloth bag with the money was pushed in front of them, and they got up and left.

Xiao's mother still doesn't want to open this opening, with such a large amount of money, it is enough for them to retire until they die; However, their family is not separated.

Father Xiao shook his head and sighed lightly, "Take it, the girl is filial to us, she hasn't hurt her in vain all these years." ”

"My daughter, can I not know? She feels sorry for us; Our family is poor, we dig in the fields, and we can't save much money all year round. With a cold snort, Xiao's mother said fiercely: "It's also that the two sons are not promising, and the daughters are worried about us." ”

"Then what's the solution, the eldest and the second can't make it, so they can only rely on their sister to help." Speaking of his son, why is he not worried?

opened the black cloth bag that made money, and the pile of big black picks inside told them that the girl was really out of luck.

"Too many!" Taking out a few stacks of hand, Xiao's mother couldn't help but exclaim, "I've never seen so much money in my life." ”

"What a fuss." Father Xiao don't start.

Xiao's mother turned her head and gave him two white eyes, "Pretend, I'll put the money away, and I won't show it to you in the future, see how you pretend." ”

As he spoke, he got up and tied up the black cloth bag, opened the cabinet with open money, and locked it.

Father Xiao snorted lightly, "I've seen it." ”

Xiao's mother ignored him, with so much money, she had to plan to buy something for her daughter.

"Before she went to college, we promised her to buy watches and leather shoes, and this time she had money to prepare for her; I have to buy a few more clothes, buy a pair of leather shoes of one color, and ...... watch" I can't go on talking about it, and if you want a ticket, you can't buy it without a ticket.

At present, only the supply tickets for daily necessities such as food stamps, cloth stamps, and meat stamps have been withdrawn, and other things still require stamps.

"I'll take care of the watch." Father Xiao smoked a dry cigarette and said casually.

"You're going to find him again?"

Father Xiao nodded, "The market is open, their business is doing well, and we haven't broken contact over the years; It's okay to give money to let them find a piece of Shanghai brand plum watch, but the money has to be enough. ”

"Okay." Xiao's mother reopened the cabinet and took out three hundred yuan from it and gave it to him, "Take it, by the way, ask if there are any good-looking girl's things that can be used, and buy them back; She has suffered with us, and she should have something to prepare for her. ”

When you don't have money, forget it, and if you have money, you can't let your daughter continue to be wronged.

As for the two sons, they were probably given for the birth of a daughter.

"I'll go out tomorrow and come back at noon." The money was in his pocket, Xiao's father explained, and Xiao's mother nodded clearly, letting him go out with confidence.

The next day, the sky was slightly warm, the family did not get up, and Xiao's father got up early and left home; After going to the county seat, I turned left and right, and walked most of the county town in a row and stopped outside an alley. There are few people living in this alley, only four or five families on the left and right.

Xiao's father walked left and right to the door of the first house, raised his hand and knocked on the door, "knock ......"

"Who! Here it comes. "A rough voice came, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps; With a squeak, the door opened, and a tall and dark-skinned man stood impatiently at the door, but when he saw the people outside the door, a happy color immediately appeared, "Brother Xiao!" ”

"Brother Cen, I haven't seen you for a long time."

"It's been a long time since I've seen you, Brother Xiao, please."

The two entered the courtyard, Brother Cen closed the courtyard door, and shouted into the house, "Mother-in-law, bring warm water to Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao is tired all the way, right?" ”

"I'm not tired, Brother Cen, I came here this time to ask you for a favor." Father Xiao got straight to the point.

"Big brother has something to say, I will try my best to do it for you." While talking, he invited someone into the house, and after sitting down, Brother Cen's mother-in-law came over with hot water; filled it for Xiao's father, and then quietly went out.

Father Xiao took out three hundred yuan from his pocket and slapped it on the table.

"I want a Shanghai brand plum watch, but I don't have a ticket in my hand, so I came to you to help contact me."

"Brother Xiao's family wants to have a happy event?" Brother Cen asked curiously.

Father Xiao shook his head, "It's not a happy event, it's for my daughter; I was studying in college outside, and it was inconvenient to see the time without a watch. ”

"Congratulations, Brother Xiao." Brother Cen was overjoyed and congratulated again and again, "Hello college students!" When I came out, I gave the watch to me, and I didn't need my eldest brother's money, just as a congratulatory gift for my nephew as an uncle. ”

The money was pushed over, indicating that the money would not be collected.

Xiao's father pushed the money back again, "It's time to collect it, my daughter has been going to school for more than a year." ”

Brother Cen: ...... Congratulatory gifts can't be sent.

"Big brother, you and I are too different."

"My brother is settling accounts." Father Xiao insisted.

Brother Cen was helpless, but he only charged one hundred and fifty yuan, and returned the rest, "Shanghai brand plum watch can't cost so much money." ”

"The rest of the money depends on getting some things for my daughter's family, jewelry, and beautiful supplies." As soon as he said this, Brother Cen understood, "No problem, I will arrange good things for my eldest brother and niece." ”

After the matter was done, Brother Cen invited him to have a meal together; Father Xiao refused, and hurried back to see his daughter, who wants to stay here and watch an old vegetable gang eat?

The people left in a hurry, Brother Cen sent the people out of the house, and his mother-in-law came out of the house.

"What is he here for?"

"Ask me to help buy something, don't worry, people give money, it's not in vain." Brother Cen finished speaking angrily, went back to the room, and when he came out again, his mother-in-law stopped him, "How much did the person surnamed Xiao give you?" ”

Brother Cen shook off her hand, "Don't make trouble." ”

"You don't say that you are not allowed to go out, the surname Xiao saved you back then, we gave you something, and he came to the door several times to ask you for errands, and the one who should have been paid off has already been paid off. If he doesn't give him enough money, you are not allowed to do it for him, and you don't want to give me a post. The mother-in-law of the Cen family stood at the door and blocked the way.

Brother Cen glared at her impatiently, "The grace of saving lives, can you pay off the things?" You can't screw up your mother-in-law; When did Brother Xiao come over and didn't give money to do things, when did he take advantage of us? ”