The reborn peasant girl has space for farming

Chapter 182 Money Orders

Bai Meixi was sitting on the edge of the bed chatting with Cheng's mother. She didn't have to keep an eye on the work in the fields, and she had finished all the work at home. The only way to pass the time in this era was to chat.For Bai Meixi, in this married family, the person who can speak the most is probably her mother.Although the sister-in-law is kind-hearted, there are some topics that the two of them can't talk about quickly. There is always a generation gap between the one who is knowledgeable and the one who is not.

"Bai Meixi! Is Bai Meixi here?" There was a shout from the door outside.

Bai Meixi looked through the window and saw a postman wearing military green clothes, sitting on his bicycle seat, one foot on the ground, shouting towards the yard.

Through the sunlight, the yellow openings on the army green clothes seemed to shine with a dazzling light.

Bai Meixi was overjoyed, thinking that it might be a letter from Cheng Haiyi. She glanced at Cheng's mother, who pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Go quickly!"

Bai Meixi ran out in a hurry, and the postman handed over a receipt and said to Bai Meixi, "Are you Comrade Bai Meixi? It's a receipt, sent from the army."

Bai Meixi took it and looked at it, but she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when she saw that it was indeed the receipt sent by Cheng Haiyi.I originally thought it was Cheng Haiyi's reply after he wrote to Cheng Haiyi last time.In fact, she was eager to read the letter written by Cheng Haiyi, read his words of longing, and read his notes.

"Sign here," the postman said.

Bai Meixi signed and said politely to the postman: "Thank you."

The postman smiled slightly, then got on his bicycle and left.

Bai Meixi looked down at the remittance slip as she walked towards her mother's room.The total amount of the remittance was 75 yuan, with a note on it: 70 yuan was for household expenses, and [-] yuan was for Xiaomei's pocket money.

Bai Meixi's pretentious nose was sore. She especially liked Cheng Haiyi calling her Xiaomei, and even if he was sending a remittance order, he was still thinking of Bai Meixi.

Bai Meixi showed the remittance slip to Cheng's mother. If she saved five yuan, it would be like embezzlement.

Cheng's mother felt relieved and just looked at Bai Meixi with a smile. She knew that Cheng Haiyi had been gone for such a long time and there was still no letter. Bai Meixi must be deeply concerned about her.

During lunch, while everyone was there, Cheng's mother sat on the bed, holding the rice bowl in her hand, looking at the everyone and said: "The third child has sent the remittance order."

Everyone stopped eating and looked up at Cheng's mother with different thoughts.

Cheng's mother took a bite of the steamed bun and continued: "The third child remitted a total of 75 yuan this time. He clearly marked it on the remittance slip. 70 yuan was deposited into the public account for our family's expenses. Yes. The remaining five yuan is for the third daughter-in-law's pocket money. I have to make this matter clear to you."

"Does a woman's house cost five yuan a month?" The second sister-in-law was unhappy. She sat in her seat and muttered, not loudly, but enough for everyone to hear.These words made everyone else feel uncomfortable, especially Cheng Mu.On the other hand, Bai Meixi, the person involved, acted calmly. She was naturally confident. Her husband raised such a large family, so was it too much to give her a few pocket money?

Cheng's mother rolled her eyes, but she didn't show it in front of everyone. She said: "From the second son's house, how about you ask the second son to pay money to the house, and you will take care of the house, and I will leave five dollars for you when the second son is a month old." A dollar pocket change?”

Although Cheng's mother used a questioning tone, her words were full of endless ridicule.The second sister-in-law is not well-liked by others in this family, and she is very fussy about everything she does.Apart from anything else, let's talk about the 75 yuan that Cheng Haiyi sent back. He has raised a large family by himself. Isn't it wrong to leave some money for his wife?

When the second sister-in-law heard what her adult mother said, she immediately panicked. She was not stupid.It's a good life like this. At least the two of them don't have to contribute the money they earn. She has several five yuan to spend.She also doesn't care about taking care of this family, which costs a lot of time and effort, and most importantly, money.

She bit her chopsticks and said to her mother, "I can't control this family."

"Shut up if I can't control you!" The second brother scolded impatiently.Every time there was any unpleasantness, it was all caused by his wife.

Seeing that the second sister-in-law was silent, Cheng's mother asked everyone, "Does anyone else have any opinions?"

Everyone bowed their heads to eat, and no one spoke.Anyone who expresses an opinion on this kind of thing is not planning himself to be a public enemy?It can be said that the third child's family sacrificed his small family for the sake of everyone. Obviously everyone can see his sacrifice, so who would find trouble for himself?

Seeing that no one spoke, Cheng's mother continued: "In that case, Xiaomei will set aside five yuan, and the remaining 70 yuan will be put into the public account. The last time Xiaomei held a family meeting, she had already reconciled the accounts. In vain. There are still 93 yuan and 70 cents left in the account, plus the 160 yuan that the third child remitted this time, the total is [-] three yuan and [-] cents. After dinner, Xiaomei will go and check the account. Remember it clearly."

Cheng's mother actually had a deeper meaning when she said this. She was simply expressing her dissatisfaction with what her second sister-in-law had just said.Doesn’t that mean that if Bai Meixi makes a mistake, she will be punished for the rest of her life?
Bai Meixi understood that Cheng's mother was speaking to her, so she nodded and responded: "I understand, Mom! I remember the accounts clearly and clearly!"

Cheng's mother nodded with satisfaction and continued to eat.

The next day, Bai Meixi got up early and rode her bicycle to the county seat. She was going to the post office to take out all the 75 yuan that Cheng Haiyi had remitted.Along the way, she was thinking about Cheng Haiyi's letter.

Suddenly, she remembered a poem by the poet Mu Xin, which seemed to be written like this: In the past, the sun became slower, cars, horses, and mail were all slower. There was only enough time to love one person in a lifetime!

yes!How apt this expression is!Cars and horses are slow, and even mail is slow. To what extent is it slow?Even Bai Meixi didn't know. To be honest, she didn't even know whether her letter had been sent to Cheng Haiyi's army.Or maybe Cheng Haiyi's letter is already on its way?

For the first time in her life, Bai Meixi experienced what it felt like to miss someone.It doesn't matter if she has work to do on weekdays, at least it can distract her energy.But when she calmed down, her whole heart was filled with Cheng Haiyi, and her thoughts were so full that they were about to overflow from her chest.

Only now did she realize that it was not hypocrisy when people in love missed each other so much, but the truest cry deep in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)