"Zhou Hao's stepmother wants to know what you've been doing lately."

Shen Mingzhu wanted to be perfunctory casually, but after thinking about it again, she couldn't teach her stepson to lie badly.

"Let's just say I'm reading and studying at home."

At the end of September, she signed up for the self-examination of the provincial university, majoring in Chinese language and literature, and the exam will be held in January next year.

Xu was surprised by her honesty, Pei Ziheng glanced at her, but didn't say anything.

However, Shen Baolan didn't believe that Shen Mingzhu was really reading and studying at home, in her opinion, Shen Mingzhu must be tinkering with other ways to make money.

She couldn't hear the news she wanted from Pei Ziheng, and she planned to go into battle in person.

So that night, after dinner, Shen Baolan came to the door with half a pocket of fresh dates for the first time.

"I sent it from my hometown, didn't you like to eat my dates the most, try it, it's sweet."

Regarding Shen Baolan's behavior, Shen Mingzhu only thought of one sentence.

Weasel gives New Year's greetings to chickens.

Seeing that Shen Mingzhu didn't take her things, Shen Baolan smiled, "What's the matter, are you still angry about what happened before?" We've quarreled more than we've eaten since we were kids, so do you really plan to never get along with me? ”

Shen Baolan handed over the steps, and Shen Mingzhu also went down and took the dates.

The smile on Shen Baolan's face deepened, "That's right, although we don't deal with each other, but we are from a village after all, and we can't write two Shen characters in one stroke, right?" ”

Shen Mingzhu poured a glass of water and put it in front of Shen Baolan, "I have something to say." ”

Shen Baolan looked around in the living room and saw that the door of Pei Ziheng's room was closed, so she pretended to be concerned and asked about the relationship between Shen Mingzhu and Pei Ziheng.

"Is he still like this? Locking yourself in your room every day? After all, it's not your own birth, and you can't raise it, so don't think too much about it. ”

Shen Mingzhu seemed to smile, "But I think you are very good to Zhou Hao." ”

"I'm different from you, my mother-in-law stares at me every day, I don't dare to relax for a moment, or your life is comfortable, the whole family is up to you, you can do whatever you want."

"If you choose Pei Yang first, it won't be anything to do with me."

Shen Baolan said in her heart that Pei Yang is a short-lived ghost, whoever marries is unlucky, but she dislikes Pei Yang's work is not good, she has not seen anyone outside for many years, and she said that she is not a happy life.

Talking and talking, Shen Baolan talked about Shen Xiangnan's marriage.

"Your second brother is getting married, how many gifts do you plan to have?"

Shen Mingzhu was also worried about this matter, and replied casually, "I will give as much as my eldest brother gives." ”

"How can it be the same, your eldest brother is a farmer in the countryside, and he can't earn two dollars a year, you can easily earn a lot of money, and you don't help your mother's family more? Let me tell you, the in-laws and men are unreliable, and the mother's family is our reliance. ”

"I don't rely on anyone, but on myself."

Shen Baolan pretended to persuade a few more words, but when she saw that Shen Mingzhu couldn't listen, she stopped persuading, anyway, she didn't really want to persuade.

"Mingzhu, what have you been busy with lately? Did you think of some way to make money again? ”

After going around for a long time, this is your Shen Baolan's purpose.

Shen Mingzhu was secretly funny, deliberately spitting, looking unwilling to speak.

"I'm not busy, I'm busy."

"Tell me, are you afraid that I won't be able to learn secretly? Even if I want to study, I don't have time, I go out early and return late every day, and I have to take the baby and serve my in-laws when I go home, but it's not as easy as you. ”

Shen Mingzhu pretended to be persuaded, "Actually, I'm not busy with anything, it's not about the Double Ninth Festival, I want to make some Chongyang cakes and set up a stall for some pocket money." ”

got the news she wanted to know, and Shen Baolan left satisfied.

——

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day of Shen Xiangnan's marriage.

The date was set at the twenty-eighth, but Shen Mingzhu, as her own sister, should have gone back to her parents' house as soon as possible to help, so she took Pei Ziheng and returned to her hometown on the morning of the twenty-seventh, carrying a large bag and a small bag.

When I went back, I found that I didn't even have a place to stay.

The room where she used to sleep has been expanded by her mother's family into Shen Xiangnan's wedding room.

Although she was unhappy in her heart, in order not to spoil the atmosphere of the marriage, Shen Mingzhu didn't say anything.

Putting down her things and settling Pei Ziheng, she went to her sister-in-law to ask about the gift to Shen Xiangnan, and then she added ten more yuan according to this number, stuffed it into a red envelope and gave the gift money to her second brother Shen Xiangnan.

Not long after giving the gift money, Qin Jinlian took her to the room to talk.

"You are also married to the city to enjoy happiness, your second brother gets married, just once in a lifetime, you will give thirty yuan, are you embarrassed?"

Shen Mingzhu was not happy in her heart, but she didn't expect Qin Jinlian to think that she gave little money, and the suppressed anger in her heart instantly couldn't be suppressed.

"The person who sold me doesn't count, even my room is occupied, these are not enough, right, do you want me to give this life away?"

In Qin Jinlian's heart, her daughter has listened to her since she was a child, obeyed her words, and never lost her temper like this, and was choked for a while.

And the quarrel between the mother and daughter also attracted the Shen brothers.

The eldest brother Shen Chaobei spoke up first, "Mom, little sister, what's wrong?" ”

Shen Xiangnan guessed something, and said to Qin Jinlian, "Mom, don't embarrass your little sister, it's not easy for your little sister." ”

Qin Jinlian suddenly couldn't hold back her red eyes, even if her daughter disobeyed her, even the second child didn't understand her.

"Am I for whom, am I for myself? It's not for you, this indisputable thing! ”

Shen Xiangnan was scolded so much that he didn't dare to say anything.

Seeing Qin Jinlian crying, Shen Chaobei didn't know what to do for a while.

At this moment, sister-in-law Du Juan also entered the room.

"Mom, when I got married, not to mention the bride price and the four major items, I didn't even have a decent wedding room with Chaobei. Now it's Xiang Nan's turn, and the glorious gift is given to the Yang family for a hundred, and other items are also readily available, all of them are the sons of the Shen family, and you should have a degree of eccentricity. ”

Since ancient times, there has been no widowhood but unevenness, especially two brothers in one family.

"I didn't have any money at home before, and I didn't say anything, but I finally got some money, so you can't wait to smash it all on the south, for fear that he won't be able to marry a daughter-in-law. Have you thought even a little bit about me and Chaobei? Our family of three is still crammed into one room to sleep, Xiang Nan is just getting married and will occupy two rooms, will the whole family be Xiang Nan in the future? Why don't I move out now with Chaobei, so that we can make room for Xiangnan. ”

Du Juan's eyes were red, and she complained word by word, obviously resentful of Qin Jinlian's partiality for a long time.

Qin Jinlian didn't expect her eldest daughter-in-law to complain so much about herself, she was sad and aggrieved for a while, and her tears fell like beads with broken threads.

Shen Chaobei is a filial person, seeing that the old lady was crying, he turned his head and scolded his daughter-in-law.

"Shut up."

Shen Mingzhu couldn't stand it anymore, "Big brother, sister-in-law is not wrong, they are all born by a father and mother, if a bowl of water is uneven, don't want to have a peaceful life in the future." ”

Seeing that her daughter was helping her eldest daughter-in-law speak, Qin Jinlian was sad from her heart, and immediately cried at the top of her throat, "Why is my life so bitter, are you willing to be angry with me one by one?" ”