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Chapter 17

An old couple waiting for the postman to appear in a remote mountain village.

I leaned against the door but didn't see the postman appear.

The younger son came back from the outside and saw his father hurriedly asked,

"Did my elder brother send the money back today? I went to the county and just dropped by to get the money back."

The old man shook his head.

"Should arrive today, but I haven't seen the postman. Is the postman sick?"

The younger son was a little impatient.

"I'm still waiting for the money to buy clothes for Cuifen and some food for the children. Otherwise, I'll go to the post office and ask."

Just ride your bike and go.

The second son of the Liu family, who was in a hurry, went to the post office and asked around.Hearing that there is no remittance slip, he was completely confused by this time.

Hastily spent fifty cents to make a phone call.

The people who can afford to make phone calls these days are wealthy people.

The other end of the phone was connected, it was the machinery factory.

"Comrade, I want to find Liu Dahu."

After a few minutes, the familiar voice of the eldest brother came from the other end of the phone.

"Brother, you are here."

Liu Erhu slightly complained that the eldest brother is always procrastinating like this.

"Two tigers, what's the matter?"

Liu Dahu was a little hesitant before answering the phone. He wanted to push it away, but when the broadcasting room shouted, everyone heard it. If he didn't answer the phone, it would appear that he is not filial as a son.

He knew why the second child called, after all, he didn't send the money back this month.

Calculating based on this time, I know that the second child must have come to ask for money.

With a wry smile, he touched his pocket. Except for the twenty cents in his pocket, he gave all the rest of the money to his wife.

The children have become much more cheerful at home these days.

The whole family was laughing and laughing, and the most important thing was his salary.

This month, their family actually ate two meals of meat, and the wife even bought some fine grains.

I can actually eat steamed buns with No. [-] noodles.

The cooking is also a little oily, probably because of the oily water. He has been working in the factory for the past two days, and he also feels that he is not as dizzy as before.

He was very energetic when he started working, and even his apprentice curiously asked if the master had recently made some extra money.

These master craftsmen in their machinery factory are skilled, and sometimes they will take on some private jobs in private to earn some extra money.

But he usually does nothing.

Especially after seeing the children for more than a week, the children's faces are actually a little fleshy.

Thinking of how hungry the children were before, Liu Dahu really felt that he was not human.

Think about the children of the younger brother and younger sister's family, all of them are beautiful, especially the son of the younger brother is called Jinbao.

Jinbao is really worth it, the name looks like flesh all over.

"Brother, it's nothing. I just want to ask if you remember the money for this month? My parents and I haven't received it yet, and my parents are thinking about the money.

I want to buy some food for my family.You also know that this year our production team is suffering from drought and the crops are in short supply. "

Liu Erhu is very smart, he knows how to make excuses, and the excuses are used on his parents.

Liu Dahu was anxious when he heard this.

Parents never mentioned about the drought at home.

I just wanted to open my mouth and say that I would like to find a way to send the money back.

As a result, the alarm sounded from the factory.

"The machine in the workshop is crushing the person, so hurry up and send him to the hospital."

Liu Dahu became anxious when he heard this.

He was not in the workshop just now, and if there is an accident with the machine in the workshop, it will be a big accident.

There was no time to speak, so he hung up the phone, and Liu Dahu rushed out with the crowd.

He handed over the machine to his apprentice just now, if one of them fails, it will be disabled or seriously injured.

When they saw Fang Zhi next door being carried out, the bloody right hand was blurred with blood, and everyone who watched was terrified.

"Oh, why didn't Lao Fang be careful? This right hand will be useless."

"Who said no?"

"Hurry to the hospital."

Liu Dahu followed the big guys to carry Lao Fang to the hospital.

And Liu Erhu, who was hung up, was stunned for a long time. He only heard mixed voices from his elder brother's phone, as if something happened.

But then there was no sound.

I was a little worried in my heart.

Hastily and quickly returned home.

"Father and mother, it seems that elder brother hasn't sent any money to the family this month."

Liu Erhu guessed that no money must have been sent, and the number of days to send money this year is certain.

"If you haven't sent it, then you haven't sent it. It's not like you don't know who your elder brother is. You've been thinking about sending it to us every month. It's probably because money is a little tight. There must be something going on this month."

The old man didn't care.

Who can live as well as their family, their family is the best family in the production team.

Of course it is because their family has a good son, the eldest son has been working in the city for so many years.

Marrying a wife and having children did not delay him at all in sending money to his family.

The money sent by the boss not only allowed the old man to build a brick house, but also made the son and daughter of the family live comfortably.

In the eyes of the whole village, there is no son who is more capable, more promising, and more filial than his eldest son.

There are not many people in the family who can send all their wages back, not only to support their parents, but also their younger brothers and sisters.

This family is a loving father and a filial son.

The old man felt that if the boss didn't send the money when something happened, he might make it up next month.

Anyway, the boss of his family is filial, it is absolutely impossible not to send it.

The second child thought about it, and indeed they still don't know who their eldest brother is.

The elder brother has persisted in this way for more than 20 years. If there is no elder brother, how can he and his sister live so comfortably?
Can the production team have such a happy life like their family?
Regardless of whether the production team has enough food or not, he and his sister can each receive a subsidy of 30 yuan a month, which is equivalent to adding an extra worker to the family.

I didn't see how diligently my brother-in-law ran to his mother-in-law's natal house, but there was some work in the field, so he hurried over to help.

It's not just because of the monthly subsidy of so much money from the mother's family.

Not to mention myself, although the old man is far away, the old man's family often comes to visit.

His son-in-law is in the father-in-law's house, so he is saying the same thing. Who made him capable? There is a capable elder brother who subsidizes his younger brother by 30 yuan every month. This is a huge sum of money in the eyes of the villagers.

Even a full-time laborer can't earn so much money in the field.

And being able to give so much money every month is something that other people would never have imagined.

Liu Erhu felt that the eldest brother must have encountered something this month, so let's wait.

After the whole family rested, Liu Erhu returned home.

His daughter-in-law is also surnamed Liu, named Liu Meiyu.

Seeing his man come in empty-handed, he couldn't help but wonder.

"Didn't you say to buy clothes and things for our son? The children are still waiting to eat meat today!"

This time of the month is when their family eats meat.

The eldest brother not only sent back the salary, but also sent back the tickets for the meat and cloth.

In Liu Meiyu's eyes, there is probably no man who is more stupid than her uncle.

But the beneficiaries of this stupidity are them, so naturally they are happy.

"Brother probably has something to send this month. We still have money at home. I'll buy some meat for the children in a while. Brother will definitely send it back next month."

Liu Meiyu was slightly dissatisfied,

"Your elder brother is really too, how can you forget to borrow money?"

Liu Erhu said angrily,

"What are you talking about? My elder brother has memorized the money for so many years, what happened if he forgot it once? Who else is okay?"

He can blame his elder brother, but why should his wife complain?
(End of this chapter)