The growth of the eldest daughter-in-law of the farm gate

Chapter 14 Borrowing Money

Li Mingren went back into the room and lit the oil lamp.Zhao Yunlan took Xiaobao to wash and go to bed, seeing that Li Mingren didn't plan to go to sleep, Zhao Yunlan politely said: "Sir, it's time to rest."

Zhao Yunlan was very disturbed, but Li Mingren would not do anything when he thought of Xiaobao by his side.

Li Mingren said: "Go to bed first, I'll study for a while." Li Mingren took out his book, sat at the end of the bed, leaning against the wooden box.

Zhao Yunlan thought to herself, even if the oil lamps were lit, the room would be too dark. It would be a waste of time to read a book like this, but she didn't say anything. After all, the two of them used to get along with each other in silence. If they cared more, it would be embarrassing. Zhao Yunlan went. Inside the bed, put Xiaobao in the middle, and only leave the space outside for Li Mingren. It is very convenient to have a baby!There is no need to make excuses for dealing with this kind of thing.

It's just that one more person needs to occupy the bed, and she can't move around at night. Zhao Yunlan closed her eyes and patted Xiaobao lightly, thinking about it, and slowly fell asleep.

Li Mingren saw that the mother and son fell asleep so quickly, he couldn't help but lower the sound of turning the pages of the book, and when he turned another page, he heard Zhao Yunlan's small snoring, which seemed to be infected, and the drowsiness followed, persisted After a while, I decided to close the book and lie down to sleep.Li Mingren didn't realize that tonight was the earliest time he'd slept in such a long time.

Li Mingren covered the quilt, wondering if it was because today's quilt was just sun-dried and it became warmer.Smelling the faint smell of sunshine from the quilt, and listening to the snoring around him, Li Mingren also quickly fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Zhao Yunlan woke up and did not see Li Mingren anymore. Zhao Yunlan did not expect to be able to sleep so well with a stranger beside her. Seeing that Xiaobao was still sleeping, Zhao Yunlan shook her head. Smiling helplessly, they are really two mothers and sons.

Zhao Yunlan has recently developed the habit of waking up early for morning exercises, so she wakes up earlier than the Li family. She did not expect Li Mingren to wake up earlier.

Zhao Yunlan put on her clothes, tucked the quilt for Xiaobao and walked out gently. Seeing Li Mingren standing there in the yard, shaking his head and endorsing the book, he also greeted Li Mingren out of politeness: "Master, good morning, You got up so early."

Li Mingren had never greeted others good morning in the morning, he was a little dazed for a while, and then said: "I am used to getting up in the morning to memorize an article all the year round, so I wake up earlier every morning."

Zhao Yunlan nodded understandingly, the former Zhao Yunlan didn't care whether Li Mingren got up early, the two just seemed to have an intersection.

Zhao Yunlan walked out of the yard and began to trot slowly. Perhaps after Zhao Yunlan's brainwashing yesterday and a good night's sleep, Li Mingren easily accepted Zhao Yunlan's behavior and continued to recite the book. Continue to get up and clean up.

When Zhao Yunlan trotted back, there was also smoke from the kitchen. The younger sister had already started cooking breakfast. Zhao Yunlan went back to the room to wash up and then checked if Xiaobao was up. As soon as she opened the door, she saw the father and son staring at each other. At first, Xiao Bao was still sleeping when Zhao Yunlan came back from the run, but Li Mingren didn't know whether he was in a good mood or something when he was reciting the book this morning. His louder voice woke up Xiao Bao.

When Xiao Bao woke up and heard something whispering outside, he started to cry if there was any familiar mother beside him. Li Mingren heard that he hurried in, and he didn't know how to coax him, so he looked at Xiao Bao, Xiaobao didn't cry when he saw someone coming, and there was the scene of Zhao Yunlan entering the door: "Master, you go to the room to greet parents first, I will come as soon as I dress Xiaobao."

Li Mingren felt frustrated all of a sudden, but he had no choice but to go out to see his parents first.Zhao Yunlan took Xiaobao down and urinated, then stuffed it back into the quilt, then scrubbed herself, then dressed Xiaobao and washed her face.

Li Mingmei shouted for dinner, Zhao Yunlan carried Xiaobao and went to the upper room.The family sat together neatly and had breakfast.After eating, Zhao Yunlan talked about going to the village head's house to borrow money for a while, and the family's nerves suddenly became tense.Zhao Yunlan continued, "Sister-in-law can study with peace of mind. If father and younger brothers go to the fields, they can go as normal. Younger sister will take care of mother at home and make arrangements after I borrow the money back."

Li Mingzhi said that he was going to the mountains to see if there were any mountain goods. The old man Li didn't say anything, and went out with a hoe on his shoulders. Like picking up another chicken.

Zhao Yunlan saw that the Li family members were all busy with their own affairs, coaxed Xiaobao and went to the village chief's house. The village chief's house was in the center of the village. It was not too far to walk there. The daughter-in-law was drying firewood in the yard and shouted, "Auntie, is the village chief uncle at home?"

Wang Guifang looked at Zhao Yunlan standing outside the yard, and hurriedly put down the firewood in her hand and let Zhao Yunlan come in and sit down: "Your uncle is tidying up in the backyard, you come in first and I'll call you." Then she walked to the backyard.

Zhao Yunlan looked at the house of the village head, a bright brick house. The furniture in the house was old but very clean, and there was no damage. The house was spacious and bright, and the yard was also clean and tidy.

The village head of the Li family is called Li Chunsheng. There are three sons and two daughters in the family. The eldest son Li Dashan works as a policeman in the county government. He already has a son and a daughter. The second son Li Dachuan takes care of the fields at home, assists his father in dealing with major and minor affairs in the village, and is also married. They have a son. The third son, Li Dalin, works as a shopkeeper in a restaurant in the town. Not long after they got married, the eldest daughter, Li Yulan, got married to Xiao's wine shop in the town.

At present, only the eldest grandson of the Li family is studying in the county. Because of the arrest of Li, the whole family lives in the house arranged by the county government. Although the housing expenses are reduced, the pressure to provide for the scholars in the future is still a bit high.

Seeing the village head approaching from a distance, followed by Li Yuqing and the village head's wife, Zhao Yunlan now sees the village head as a capable middle-aged man, but in ancient times, marriage was early and life expectancy was not long, so the village head was considered an old man. He is a few years older than old man Li, but because the food at home is not bad, he doesn't look as old as old man Li.

Li Yuqing: "Hi sister-in-law, I'll go get you a bowl of water."

Zhao Yunlan: "Hey, don't bother my sister."

Wang Guifang next to her said, "If you want, if you want, just drink a bowl of water poured by your sister. How is your mother-in-law? I heard that her spirit has improved a lot that day, and she can do needlework now."

Wang Guifang and Mrs. Wang are both from Dawang Village. They married to Lijia Village one after another. In the first few years, when Mrs. Wang was healthy, the two of them often went to the river to wash clothes together. After leaving the house again, the two of them had less contact with each other, so Wang Guifang would visit the Wang family when she was free.

Zhao Yunlan: "Thank you, aunt, for your concern. My mother has been feeling better during this time. Before, she used her energy to do needlework. You know my mother. She is a person who will never lie down if she can move. I can't persuade her."

Wang Guifang: "Just do it! If you have anything to say, just tell your uncle."

Li Yuqing: "Sister-in-law, drink some water and talk slowly. I went to the backyard to feed the chickens. Stay for lunch later."

Zhao Yunlan said: "Auntie, don't be polite to me. I'll go back after I finish speaking. I came here this time to borrow money from the village head uncle. My husband is going to take an exam soon, and he needs money inside and out. It’s still a few days before the Spring Festival, and I can’t find any money at once, so I found Uncle here as a last resort. It’s because the food collected during the Spring Festival this time may not be enough to pay back the money, and the money will be paid after the autumn harvest at the latest. Uncle, if you have a lot of money, can you Borrow a thousand dollars."

Li Chunsheng: "Hey, it's not easy to provide for a scholar. Your eldest nephew has been studying in the town for two years, and we all feel it is not easy! What's more, in your family's situation, you can still insist on letting Mingren study. It's just so many years. The boss is still... Don't talk about these things, your uncle lent you the money. When your father sold the land last time, I advised him not to sell it. I will take it here for emergency. I won’t ask any more questions, I will borrow from you, and I won’t ask you when to return it, I trust you.”

Zhao Yunlan didn't expect that borrowing money would go so smoothly. When Li Chunsheng took out a string of money, Zhao Yunlan's eyes were red. This was the first time in her two lives to borrow money, and she was moved and excited.

Wang Guifang stayed with Zhao Yunlan for dinner, but Zhao Yunlan resolutely postponed it. He was used to eating two meals on weekdays, but it was a bit novel to see that the village chief's house had three meals.

Zhao Yunlan packed the money and left, Li Chunsheng ordered Yuqing to send Zhao Yunlan off.After the two of them walked for a while, Zhao Yunlan said that there was no need to send them off, and asked Li Yuqing to go back.

Zhao Yunlan went home in a good mood.

　While everyone is asleep, quietly watch the second watch
　　
　
(End of this chapter)