Dashan Orchard 1988

Chapter 79 Even our own people must follow the rules
She just endured it and pretended to be nonchalant so as not to make her brother and mother sad.

But behind the smile, there was a lot of sadness.

At this point, she wanted to wait until the end of the fourth lunar month. If Liu Xiaogang still had no reaction, she would go back and deal with it head on.

I'm afraid that if I delay any longer, the children will get hurt.

Seeing his sister running back to the side room with her head lowered, Li Muyun felt a little strange. Qinqin was not a lively girl, so why did she suddenly become so shy.

Is it because of marriage?
He had a rather big temper and really didn't think much about it.

I didn't notice the difference in the way the eldest brother and sister-in-law looked at Qinqin from the second brother and sister-in-law.

"Okay, lads, you go in and see your mother. We'll wait for you outside."

The eldest brother Li Mutian said.

The children in the family come to see my mother regularly, so there is no need to join in the fun, and the room where my mother lives cannot accommodate so many people.

Just stand outside and talk.

"Okay, Xiaofeng, let's go find mother first."

Li Muyun called to Li Mufeng, and Qian Xiaoyu followed him into the room.

Before Li Mufeng entered, he glanced at the side room and saw the seventh sister bringing out a bench from the room.

He was thoughtful and glanced at Fifth Brother subconsciously, only to find that Fifth Brother was looking at him.

He asked with a questioning look what was going on.

Fifth Brother just smiled and shook his head gently, indicating that he should not ask for the time being.

He didn't say much and followed Brother Six in.

Li Mufeng was attentive and meticulous, unlike Li Muyun who was careless. As soon as he arrived at Li Muyang's place, he found that the seventh sister was there, and it seemed that she had been staying there for a long time.

For a married woman to live in her brother's house for a long time, it can only mean that there must be a problem at home.

Otherwise, who would be willing to leave the children at home and live outside all the time.

He had been looking at Seventh Sister just now, and found that although she pretended to be happy, she was not in a very good mood. She did not raise her head and speak during the whole process. She and Sixth Brother had obviously fought each other when they met before. The two of them fell in love and killed each other.

Today, it's surprisingly peaceful.

In other words, Sixth Brother's rough temperament won't pay special attention to it, and others may be able to see that something is wrong with Seventh Sister.

Even the sixth sister-in-law looked at the seventh sister with a little curiosity, as if she was seeing her for the first time.

Hope it's not a big deal.

He thought lightly.

The Seventh Sister is the most unbearable person. If she was really wronged, she would definitely speak out.

He said he was looking at his mother, but actually he couldn't say anything for long after seeing her.

No one can be like Li Muyang, who has an indescribable cherishment for his mother because of the loss.

Everyone went in to have a token chat with their mother and then quickly exited the house.

This is how the relationship between the child and his mother becomes when he grows up.

If you say you are not filial to your mother, that is not the case.

All responsibilities will still be fulfilled.

But let's call it filial piety. Face to face with my mother, I don't know what to say. I just have nothing to say, and it's just embarrassing.

Half an hour later, everyone sat down outside.

Because there were not many chairs and stools at home, the women sat on chairs and the men sat on tree stumps.

There is an Eight Immortals table in the middle, and everyone sits around the Eight Immortals table.

Basically, there are only two couples sitting together, leaving two singles, Li Mufeng and Li Muyang, sitting at the bottom.

This kind of family meeting is usually held every few months.

The topic of discussion was all about the placement of the mother.

Therefore, only sons and daughters-in-law participated, and girls did not need to participate.

It’s not that I’m discriminating against girls.

Mainly because this is all about paying money.

What is usually discussed is who will pay how much.

After the daughters get married, they don't need to bear the expenses of their parents' families. Naturally, it won't be their turn to pay, so there's no point in attending such meetings.

It just adds to the embarrassment.

After sitting down, everyone first looked at each other, and finally all eyes fell on the eldest brother Li Mutian.

There is an order of elders and younger ones, and usually the eldest brother speaks first.

But today, Li Mutian looked at Li Muyang and said with a smile: "Lao Wu, I am talking about mother's affairs today. You know my mother's body best, so you should tell me."

"Well, Shepherd, tell me."

Li Mudi usually remained silent on such occasions and only smoked his cigarettes.

Before anyone could speak, he had already rolled one up, put it in his mouth and started smoking.

The dim sparks flickered on and off, and a faint smell of tobacco began to float in the air.

Since he was not involved, it was his daughter-in-law Zhao Yali who spoke.

Outside, she is basically the one who speaks or makes trouble.

Since the two elders have spoken, Li Muyun and Li Mufeng naturally have no objections.

Everyone looked at Li Muyang again.

Under everyone's gaze, Li Muyang thought for a moment and said, "We summoned the brothers here tonight for a small meeting. Everyone knows the reason, right?"

Everyone nodded in unison.

"Before we talk about it formally, let's talk about this month's alimony. It's already the end of the month..."

When Li Muyang mentioned alimony, everyone's expressions changed.

vary.

When Li Mutian heard this, he quickly took out five yuan from his pocket and gently threw it to Li Muyang from the table. "Don't tell me, brother, you forgot. I was thinking of giving it to you tonight."

When the eldest brother gave the money, the eldest sister-in-law's eyes kept staring in the direction of the money. When Li Muyang took the money in her hand, she could no longer move it away.

His face was full of reluctance.

The boss gave it, and it was the second child's turn.

Li Mu was embarrassed and said helplessly: "Lao Wu, as I told you last time, I haven't received back the money I worked for, and the children will have to pay for books soon. We don't have much money. Let's see what you can do." Can’t I give it to you together next month?”

Li Muyang thought about it and realized that his second brother had indeed told him last time, so he nodded.

In fact, everyone agreed that each person should pay 5 yuan a month in alimony, which is very small.

With Li Muyang's current income level, he could have refused to accept the money.

However, after thinking about it, he felt that collecting money was a trivial matter, but letting the brothers have a sense of filial participation in their mother was a big deal.

Li Muyang has seen many children who are very capable, so they take over all the tasks of filial piety to their parents, and feel that he has done the right thing.

It is believed that with greater ability comes greater responsibility.

In fact, this is not absolute.

The size of your filial piety has nothing to do with money or ability.

If you have a lot of money, you can naturally be more filial, but if you are penniless, saying nice things to your parents is also filial.

It may seem like 5 yuan a month, but it is also Li Muyang's true purpose to let the brothers participate in the honor and sense of responsibility of being filial to their mother.

If no one is allowed to participate, my heart will gradually become disorganized.

Right now, he actually knew what his second brother was going to do.

In my memory, my second brother seems to have bought an eight-handed motorcycle at this stage.

I'm probably saving money.

See through but not expose.

But just when he was about to skip it, he saw his second sister-in-law looking at his second brother in surprise and muttering: "Isn't the money settled?"

Although the second sister-in-law's voice was quiet, everyone could still hear her clearly because the table was only so big.

Suddenly, everyone stared at Li Muchi with curious eyes.

Li Mudi's old face turned red instantly.

He subconsciously complained to his wife, "If you say it's not knotted, it's not knotted. Where's the knot? Didn't you say we'll get knotted together next month?"

Zhao Yali was still stunned, as if she couldn't figure out what happened to her husband, but seeing her husband's embarrassed look, she didn't rush to ask.

Turning around, he opened his coat under the table and took out a small cloth bag wrapped with white thread.

She tore the white thread apart three times, and inside was a small stack of money, including two yuan, one yuan, and some cents.

From there, I counted one for two yuan, two for one yuan, one for fifty cents, and several for one cent, for a total of five yuan.

She stood up, smiled and handed the money to Li Muyang.
"Mu Yang, this is your second brother's share."

Li Muyang looked at the money in his second sister-in-law's hands and didn't know whether to take it or not. He was immediately embarrassed.

Even more embarrassing is the second brother.

Only he knows that the money for his wife is the pocket money he usually gives her to buy some face wash, moisturizer, shampoo, etc., and sometimes he also buys snacks for his children.

It was all saved up penny by penny.

Even though there was a two-dollar note, I didn’t know how long I had been saving up before I finally exchanged it for one with a slightly larger face value.

Now, at this critical stage, she actually took out the money for herself.

How could this not make him uncomfortable?

However, he couldn't say anything yet.

I have already said what I said just now, so I can't go back on it.

He could only watch as his wife handed over the money.

Here, Li Muyang stood up quickly.

Because Zhao Yali was short and the money was scattered, she needed to receive it directly from Li Muyang, so she stood up.

But Li Muyang was tall, so he could actually sit on his seat to receive the money, but with the second sister-in-law opposite him, he subconsciously stood up.

The first is subconscious rejection.

"Second sister-in-law, this matter doesn't need to be so urgent. It doesn't matter for a month. Let's wait until the second brother's money is settled and then we can pay it together."

"Yes, second sister-in-law, we are all our own people. Second brother is nervous this month, so let's do it next month. Why are you so anxious?"

No one in the Li family was dissatisfied with Zhao Yali, their second sister-in-law.

Not only Li Muyang, but also Li Muyun, Li Mufeng and the others were very close to their second sister-in-law.

"no!"

Zhao Yali seemed particularly insistent at this moment.

"We also have to follow a rule. Since we agreed to give it once a month, then it will be every month. Our family can't be special."

Then he said to Li Muyang: "Muyang, take it. If you don't take it, my sister-in-law will be unhappy."

Zhao Yali's seemingly gentle but powerful words cut off the brothers' words.

Everyone was silent.

The pressure came to Li Muyang again.

He thought for a moment and took the money.

If everyone gives it, but the second brother doesn't, it really doesn't make sense. Since the second sister-in-law has given it all now, if she insists on not accepting it, it will only make the second sister-in-law more embarrassed.

Accepting it is the fastest way to make things go away.

"Okay, I'll take it."

Seeing Li Muyang accept the money, Zhao Yali felt more relaxed, breathed a sigh of relief, and sat back down with a smile.

　After reading these two chapters, I will add another chapter at noon, and I will post it when I finish it. The story has been laid out for a long time, and it will gradually become more interesting.

　　
　
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