The reborn peasant girl has space for farming

Chapter 194 It costs 100 yuan to turn on the light

Bai Meixi thought to herself that every household now uses kerosene lamps. Electricity is not widely available in rural areas in this era. It should cost a lot of money to run electricity at home.But if Cheng Haiwen keeps creating in this state without turning on the electricity, his eyes will be damaged sooner or later.

My sister-in-law is okay, at least she can finish her homework as soon as possible before dark. Even if it gets dark, she doesn't have much time to light a kerosene lamp to do her homework.Therefore, what Bai Meixi is most worried about now is Lao Wu's eyes.

After Bai Meixi thought about it, she looked at Cheng's mother and asked, "Mom, is there anyone in our village who can turn on the electric light?"

Cheng's mother frowned slightly. Although she didn't understand what Bai Meixi meant by asking, she still explained: "Yes, there is. The village chief is the only one in our village."

"What? Do you still want to turn on the lights in our house?" the second sister-in-law asked with an unhappy face.Although this third daughter-in-law is good at running the house and keeping accounts clearly, is she a little too lavish with her money?I just had braised pork, and now I have to turn on the electricity to my house. Is this going to ruin this whole house?

Bai Meixi did not deny it, nodded, and said, "Yes! If you turn on the light, Lao Wu's writing will be brighter, and your eyes will not be burned in this way. He is too young now and has not found a partner yet. If Now that my eyes are broken, finding a partner has become a problem.”

Cheng's mother looked at Bai Meixi and felt that what she said was very reasonable. After all, she also had such a concern in her heart.But then I thought about it, it would cost a lot of money to turn on the lights!I felt anxious in my heart.

"You only know how to care about the eyes of the fifth child, but you don't know how to care about our whole family. It costs a lot of money to turn on the light. When the money is spent on turning on the light, how can the whole family live?" Second Sister-in-law He said dissatisfiedly: "I'm worried that Lao Wu will hurt his eyes, so why not let him write those messy things at night?"

The second sister-in-law was extremely unhappy. She spent money on turning on the light, which lowered the family's quality of life. How could she be happy just for such an ignorant fifth?What's more, if Lao Wu's eye is broken, it's just his own fault. Who made him focus on it?

Bai Meixi saw that the second sister-in-law was very resolute in her objection, but she was not angry at all. She just said to the second sister-in-law calmly: "Second sister-in-law, the fifth child is not writing some messy things, he is writing, writing a novel. It's finished. Someone who can make a big difference in the future."

"What's so promising? Those who write and draw are the least promising." The second sister-in-law retorted unhappily.

Bai Meixi felt a little helpless. After all, this second sister-in-law had gone to school, but her thoughts were so ignorant!Bai Meixi's mind was racing, and she was thinking about how to persuade her second sister-in-law!But I heard the second sister-in-law speak again: "Speaking of which, I still have to blame you! If you hadn't persuaded Lao Wu to write that bullshit novel, he wouldn't have stayed up all night and wasted gas, and now the whole family wouldn't have to worry. He’s wasting his eyes.”

A cold smile appeared on the corner of Bai Meixi's mouth. She really didn't know how to deal with this second sister-in-law.But we are a family after all, and it is not good to get into a big fight over such a trivial matter.Bai Meixi thought to herself that the second sister-in-law was a very fussy person. No matter what happened, as long as she could get some glory, she would not object.

The reason why she is so strongly opposed now is that she feels that all the benefits of the family have been taken away by the fifth child, which is really not a good deal for her.

Bai Meixi thought about it and said, "Second sister-in-law, Hua Ye can't say that. The fifth child is a learned man. When this child becomes successful in the future, he will be grateful to our family members who have sacrificed for him. Are you still alive? By then, the second sister-in-law will also be a hero in the family. Is it possible that the fifth child will forget about you?" "Promising? Who can say what year and month it happened!" The second sister-in-law rolled her eyes and muttered in a lowered voice. Well, writing a novel is not an easy task.Oh, you will become famous if you write, you will make money, and you will be successful.Then everyone might as well read some novels. Where in the world can there be such an easy and good thing?My second sister-in-law won’t believe it!

Bai Meixi smiled and responded: "Then let's not worry about whether Lao Wu is successful or not, let's just talk about turning on the light. Second sister-in-law, I know you like to knit sweaters. Sometimes I see you sitting at the door when it gets dark. Knitting a sweater under dim light is not good for your eyes. If we have a light switch in our house, every room will have to turn on it. By then there will be a light in your room, and you will be able to watch your knitting. Is it clear? You won’t hurt your eyes, right?”

Bai Meixi's words undoubtedly made the second sister-in-law a little excited.At first, she really thought that the electric light was only for Lao Wu's room, but now that she heard that it was available in every room, she started to feel a little itchy.

The elder sister-in-law, who had been silent all this time, was now a little anxious. She looked at Bai Meixi and said: "The third child's family, it will cost a lot of money to turn on the lights in every room of ours!"

My sister-in-law is also very distressed and wastes all her money on this.Cheng's mother also said at the side: "Yes! How will our family live by then? There will be many people, old and young!"

Bai Meixi asked: "How much does it cost to turn on a light?"

The sister-in-law responded: "It costs more than 100 yuan!"

More than 100 yuan!In this day and age, what kind of concept is it?Some people's annual living expenses are only 100 yuan, but now you can buy things for just a few cents.

Bai Meixi did some calculations and said to her mother: "Mom, if it's about one hundred yuan, our family still has enough money. We might as well just turn on the lights. It will be much more convenient."

Seeing that everyone remained silent, Bai Meixi continued to comfort her: "In this way, Lao Wu's eyes won't be hurt when he writes, the second sister-in-law doesn't have to borrow the sweater at night, and mom can see clearly when sewing; and Xiaoqi, she doesn’t have to rush after school every day to finish her homework before dark; and our Dabao and Danniu, the two children are about to go to school, and they will be able to write and draw brightly. Isn’t it also good for your eyes? No matter what you do at home, wouldn’t it be more convenient? You don’t have to be in the dark all day.”

Bai Meixi talked about many benefits to her family. Of course, the most heart-warming one was her second sister-in-law.She, who had been the most persistent in her objections, suddenly spoke up and said, "Actually, if you think about it carefully, what the third family said is right. The house is bright, and the children, not to mention the adults, won't complain about anything. I think it's pretty good."

Seeing that the second sister-in-law agreed, Cheng's mother looked at Bai Meixi and asked, "How about... let's get together?"

"Pull it up!" Bai Meixi immediately made up her mind.

(End of this chapter)