Mu family's little lucky girl

Chapter 16 Difficulty, trying to make money
As night fell, the world fell into silence, and the entire Ping An Village was shrouded in darkness.

The moon and stars quietly climbed into the night sky, illuminating the road ahead for pedestrians under the night sky.

The summer insects kept screaming, and the sound of frogs croaked one after another from the pond not far away. The summer wind blew, and the leaves and grass rustled.

Standing outside the fence gate, Lin stood on tiptoe and looked into the distance. The anxiety and uneasiness on her face were subtly hidden by the night, but her figure pacing back and forth at the door of the house was clearly illuminated by the moonlight.

"mother."

Lin raised her head abruptly, saw her husband and children had returned, hurriedly walked towards them, and said anxiously, "Why are you back so late?"

All the witnesses have been found, and it stands to reason that he will be back soon.

I went there when it was not dark, but I didn't expect to come back when the night was so dark.

Seeing that her husband and children hadn't come back, Lin became more and more uneasy. She wished she could go to Meng's house immediately to check on the situation, but she also thought about her own body. Added stress at home.

So Mrs. Lin waited for old man Mu and the others to come back in the anxiety and anxiety of going back and forth.

Mu Li took Lin's arm and walked home, without any emotion in his voice, he said: "I'm late for something, so I'll be back late."

Seeing her husband and son's complexions were not good, and they didn't have the joy and joy they should have when they came back, Lin immediately understood what it meant. At that time, it was still a big blow to Lin.

Looking at the slightly dilapidated house in front of her, Lin still couldn't help wiping away her tears.

As soon as he entered the room, old man Mu put all the copper coins on the table and sat down dejectedly. Mrs. Lin looked at her husband's behavior in puzzlement, and turned her puzzled eyes to Mu Qing.

"It's the debt paid by Uncle Hai's family, and the rest of the money will be paid back later."

There was no warmth in the voice, Mu Qing sat down with a sullen face.

Lin was confused when she heard this, she looked at her husband, then at her elder son, seeing that they were unwilling to say more, Lin became a little anxious, when her eyes fell on her younger son, within a second, she looked at him again. girl.

Mu Li told Lin everything that happened at Meng's house.

Lin's eyes rolled, and she almost lost her breath, Mu Li hurriedly stroked her chest to comfort Lin.

Lin's eyes opened quietly, and she cried, "It's a crime."

"Mother, Uncle Dahai is capable, don't worry, he will definitely pay back the money he owes us." Mu Li frowned, and comforted her while stroking her chest.

Thinking that in just one day, Mrs. Meng had ruined all their money for a year, Mrs. Lin was so uncomfortable that she couldn't breathe, and tears started to roll in her eyes again in anger.

"Your Uncle Dahai is a capable person, but he is honest. In our village, he is famously afraid of his wife. If the wife lets him go east, he dare not go west. He doesn't care about his family. It's not that the money was not saved, and it was all taken by Meng Shi to her natal brother."

Mu Li comforted Lin and said: "After this incident, Uncle Dahai will definitely not give money to Aunt Meng for safekeeping in the future. He still has a second head. In the future, the second head will need money to study and get married. How can he go back and take care of Aunt Meng?" Brother, wipe your ass."

"Besides, you haven't seen how powerful Uncle Dahai is today, and Aunt Meng dare not say a single word when she is beside him, so just rest assured that the money will return to our pockets in the end. "

Lin seems to have listened to Mu Li's words, stopped crying, and her mood has stabilized a lot, she gently patted the back of Mu Li's hand, indicating that she is fine.

Mu Li pulls up a stool and sits next to Mrs. Lin.

Lin coughed twice, gathered the copper coins on the table, and counted them over and over again. There were 78 copper coins, not one more, and one not less.

Lin's tears were about to well up again, fearing that her son and daughter would worry about her again, Lin hurriedly stopped crying, and she asked in a trembling voice, "Is there really only so many in Meng's family?"

Mu Qing said: "Uncle Dahai found 130 five Wen. Father thought his family was pitiful, so he didn't let them take all of them, and left 77 Wen for Uncle Hai's family."

Lin choked again.

The young man's handsome face showed firmness and seriousness, and there was an imperceptible gentleness between his brows and eyes. He looked at the frowning old man Mu, and then at the sad Lin family. What he said was reassuring and made the two elders very gratified. "Father, mother, don't be sad, we can still earn money when the money is gone, as long as our family is doing well, it is the greatest wealth"

What his son said made old man Mu's eyes feel hot, and he quickly covered his eyes with his big rough hands to prevent his wife and children from seeing his embarrassment.

"Brother is right." Mu Li nodded.

Lin suddenly laughed, and felt a little embarrassed when she saw that she was not as strong as her young son and daughter after living a long life.

"Okay, don't be sad." Lin smiled and patted Old Man Mu's shoulder, "We have lived for decades, but we are not as transparent as two dolls. The more we live, the more regressed we are."

Old Man Mu coughed dryly, his face was a little embarrassed, but he wanted to save face, "Who is upset? I'm trying to figure out how to make money in the future."

Lin smiled and didn't expose him.

Mu Qing said: "Father, I want to study at home instead of going to the academy. In this way, I can help the family a bit. Otherwise, relying on you and my sister alone will put a lot of pressure on me."

Most of the boys in the village who are as old as Mu Qing have already married wives and children, and have taken on the burden of the family. Few of them are still studying like him.

Most people in the village can’t read a single word, and they also know the benefits of going to school, but their parents know better than anyone whether their children are suitable for studying. Since they all know that their son is not suitable for studying, sending them to study is a waste of money , wasting food.

So most of the villagers did not send their children to study.

People like Mu Qing, whose family is so poor that they can hardly even afford to eat, but still support their children to study, are the only ones in the entire Ping'an Village.

I heard that it was Mu Li who insisted on letting Mu Qing study.

Old man Mu also thinks the same way, the family is not the same as before, one more person means more labor, but he feels sorry for that pen Shuxiu, if his son is taught at home, there will be about half a year left for Shuxiu to pay in vain ?

If the son is allowed to continue studying in the academy, there will be one less person making money.

Old man Mu was struggling, not knowing what to do.

He wanted to pull his hair again.

Lin was also caught in a dilemma.

I want my son to go home to help, but I don't want to pay Shu Xiu for nearly half a year in vain. If my son doesn't go to the academy, I don't know if I can get the rest of Shu Xiu back.

In the end, Yu Muli made a decision and said: "Brother, you can continue to study in the academy. You don't need to study at home for the time being. Our rice should be harvested in a few days. This year's harvest should be good. After paying the imperial rations, it should be good again." There is a lot left, enough for us to eat for a while, and our family grows vegetables, so there is no need to worry about eating."

"Our family has no foreign debts now, it's just a little poor, you guys don't need to make such a fuss."

"Ghost spirit." Lin smiled and nodded Mu Li's forehead, and then said: "That's the case, but if you don't have money in your hand, you won't feel at ease."

Old man Mu agrees with what the mother-in-law said very much. With money in hand, he has confidence in his heart, but without money in hand, his heart will never rest.

"There are a lot of money in the family, and the money is not spent, and your mother's medicine money can't be cut off. It's better to have more money in this hand."

All three children nodded heavily.

No matter how poor or poor you are, you can't stop your mother's medicine.

Mu Li swept around the family, and said: "Father, Mother, I have made up my mind. I will go hunting in the mountains tomorrow, and the prey I hunt will be sold on the market to others who run restaurants or restaurants. It sells for a lot of money."

She has heard that the restaurants and restaurants in Jishang are short of wild game.

"Brother studies as usual, and I will leave it to my father and me to make money to support the family."

(End of this chapter)