Pinellia pastoral

Chapter 56 Coping
Seeing Mrs. Li's appearance, and then staring at the copper plate on the table, she understood.

But pretending to be a little ignorant, he touched the copper coins and lined up on the note one by one, "Mother, is this money for us for the New Year?"

Saying so, bow your head and count.

Seeing Ban Xia's joyful appearance, Li Shi's nose became more sour, and she tried to hold it back.

Look at the wall again, on the smoky mud wall, there are scraps of written paper pasted all over the place, and the outside is decorated with various shapes cut out of that paper by Pinellia, which is very interesting to look at. , all of the following are because she is worrying, she is really in a daze, and she only believed last time that there will be times when they have to.

Li Shi smiled ironically.

Seeing Li's eyes flickering, Ban Xia felt sad and miserable, but she also pursed her mouth and did not speak.

Some things can't be rushed.

But it can fuel the flames.

After a while, Ban Xia put the copper plates on the table one by one, "Mother, there are 120 seven coins! I can buy some sugar and cakes for Gu Ya'er, and you and my father can also get a piece of cloth, and my brother is about to grow up." The body and the clothes look too short, Yuan Chen..."

After all, Li Shi couldn't help it, tears streaming down her eyes.

Even though she knew that there would be such a scene, Ban Xia's heart was also sore, she leaned on Li Shi, and wanted to tell her, don't worry that she still has money on hand.

However, thinking about it, it seems to be a matter of money, but it is not.

Instead, tears followed.

Seeing Banxia like this, Mrs. Li stretched out her slightly rough hands and wiped away the tears for Banxia, ​​"Look at how good-for-nothing your mother is. It's all my mother who is sorry for you, there will be no next time, this is you Grandma, she said she wanted the copper coins for us to entertain guests, not for us during the Chinese New Year."

Just knew it would be like this!
Ban Xia stared, "Mother, for 120 seven Wen, it takes fifteen or six Wen a catty to buy meat. You can't even buy these ten catties of meat. Isn't it being laughed at by others during the Chinese New Year? No, I'll ask her how much it is. Ask for some!"

Mrs. Li pursed her lips and shook her head, "No way, your grandma is lying on the bed right now, and your fourth aunt is listening to what you said before, and she actually let us get into a trap. If you really want to go, Your grandma's slander, doesn't it make your father and your grandfather feel bad."

"Then...there is no money, so how do we greet guests? Let alone the New Year's Eve dinner, when guests come to the door on the second day of the new year, one or two meals a day are always needed, at least until the seventh and eighth day of the new year. After more than a dozen meals, there is not even a catty of meat for each meal, but in the end, we are not people inside and out?!"

Su Qian's can really do it!To lower your face like that, is it for such a show?And if she pretends to be sick during the Chinese New Year, she is not afraid of her own bad luck!
Give in?This is not Pinellia's style.

"Mother, is it possible that we can only suffer from being dumb? If we take over this, we won't be able to finish it at all. If we don't do it well, we will be blamed by them in the end. What should we do?"

How to do?Mrs. Li was also thinking about this question, "I was dumbfounded when I saw this just now, but before I said a few words, your grandma called your fifth uncle, thinking of saving some money to find him, if I turn around, I will tell your grandfather, Who is it again, this money designation is not enough, hey..."

Li, who had no money at hand, frowned and thought for a long time.

"Why don't you tell Dad secretly and ask his idea?"

"Ask me what's my idea?" Su Youli was holding a large handful of fresh bamboo leaves, which were used to tie up big brooms. Throughout the year, this was the time when they would tie them up, and tied them with a bamboo pole to tie them up. Sweep the cobwebs on the roof, front and back of the house.

It can be seen that he is in a good mood.

Mrs. Li hesitated to speak.

Banxia wiped the copper coins on her hand, pouted and said quickly, "Father, what do you think, mother is crying with worry, a few days ago, grandma insisted on looking for Uncle Wu, so mother should not worry about it." What's the matter, and you asked us to help arrange those New Year's events this year to greet the guests, and Mother naturally agreed, and you know that."

Su Youli nodded, he had indeed heard of it before.

"But today my grandma called my mother in, she was crying and sick, so she took out such a small amount of money, and let us make arrangements for the New Year. You said that it can only buy a few catties of meat, and it is not our face? Mother again I'm afraid that it will upset my grandpa, and grandma and my fourth aunt said it was so pitiful before, so I don't know that it will come out like this, no matter how I save, it won't be like this. Sometimes I can sell tofu for a day. It's a lot of money, not to mention that Uncle Wu has been away for so long, and he hasn't looked for it seriously, and my mother is afraid that you will embarrass me and won't let me tell you, this..."

Li Shi's saying these words is equivalent to suing, but Ban Xia is not afraid, she is a child, she can do whatever she wants.

Su Youli put the bamboo leaves on the ground, and frowned, "His mother, don't worry, there's still me here."

Originally, Mrs. Li didn't expect Su Youli to do anything, but when he heard him say this, he became angry, "Aren't you saying that less? So what? Look at the words pasted around here, you Can the son write something? Before the fifth child handed in a few words to Yuan Guang, he just used a branch to draw on the ground, I saw... Yuan Chen sent it back in a good manner without even explaining, and now he is calculating again , I knew it was because you helped others by selling tofu last time, and you wanted to get it out of us, or else you would sell all the food. After the Chinese New Year, Pinellia and I will starve to death! "

Although it was angry words, it was also the resentment that Li Shi had accumulated for a long time.

Su Youli was dumbfounded and tongue-tied, he still couldn't react, and he didn't know how to comfort his daughter-in-law who had been suffering all this time in front of his daughter, "Well, why are they doing this...otherwise let me go find the fifth child, so I don't have to save money , it’s not that the Chinese New Year can’t be brought out.”

Li's eyes were still red, "Are you asking her to scold me and provoke you?"

This time, Su Youli had no choice.

Mrs. Li has scolded and scolded, but the problem is still stuck here, and finally wiped away her tears and sighed, "I'll go back to my mother's house to borrow some."

Ban Xia hurriedly shook her head, "Mother, if there is one time, there will be another time. It is hard to go to grandpa's house to borrow everything, and rely on grandpa's house for everything. When is the head."

Li Shi and Su Youli both trembled their lips and did not speak.

At this stalemate, Ban Xia thought for a moment, and swept the copper coins onto his skirt as if making up his mind, "Father, mother, give me all the money, and I will handle it!"

"You?!" The two adults obviously didn't believe it.

"Yes, I'll come. Anyway, there will be me and my brother. Don't worry when the time comes, I promise to use the money and everything will be done for her. If there is nothing wrong with it, just watch it."

(End of this chapter)