The quality of sleep after labor is absolutely terrible.
Last night, my father and I went to the fields to water the fields for half the night. Meiberry slept until dawn without even dreaming.
It was a coincidence that Meiberry got up at this time. Her father was taking the soy milk that had been ground in the morning to the kitchen in the yard. Meiberry followed him in and saw her mother wrapping the red bean paste in a pot and steaming it.
"Should you drink soy milk or eat tofu in the morning?"
Putting the bean buns on the steamer, Wei Meili took the soy milk that Mei Youqian had grinded, turned around and looked at the big and small people crowded in the kitchen watching her cooking, and then asked.
"If you can't finish the soy milk, you can put it in a jar and chill it as a drink~"
None of the adults in the family objected to Mayberry's choice.
So early in the morning, when Mei Dahu arrived, he happened to meet Mei Mei's family drinking soy milk and eating steamed buns in the yard.
This meal made Mei Dahu hungry, who just drank a bowl of brown rice porridge that was so thin that the rice and water separated.
"Brother, why are you here?"
"Ah, I...I came to see you for something."
As Mei Dahu spoke, his eyes drifted towards the food on the stone table of the Meiberry family.
He thought that if Mei Laoer asked him if he had eaten, he would not be able to reluctantly answer that he had not eaten, and then have a meal together.
Well, that's what he thought.
Did Mei Dahu really think that his gaze was not obvious?
Mei Youqian drank the last sip of soy milk in the bowl and urged his wife and daughter back to the house.
Along the way, she asked her mother-in-law to bring down the breakfast, and then waved Mei Dahu to sit down at the cleared stone table.
Mei Dahu: "..."
"Brother, what are you doing here so early in the morning? My breakfast hasn't been finished yet."
Mei Youqian's words immediately made Mei Dahu's face darken.
Mei Youqian opened his mouth, as if he was complaining that Mei Dahu had disturbed their family's breakfast.
Mei Youqian didn't care whether Mei Dahu ate or not, let alone asked him if he wanted to eat together.
One sentence to express it directly - you really don't know how to pick time, do you have to come when others are having breakfast?
If he hadn't asked for help from others, Mei Dahu would have fallen out with Mei Laoer immediately.
"I want to ask you to borrow some money..."
"Brother, are you asking me to borrow money? Didn't you forget that yesterday I said that our family had used up all the money to offset my corvée? Do you think I was joking?"
Mei Youqian was also surprised that Mei Dahu came to him to borrow money!
This man really dared to think and even dared to ask me to borrow money.
Did he forget about the unpleasantness between them during the previous festival?
My heart is really big~
"Really not at all?"
It was obvious that Mei Dahu didn't believe what he said at all.
"Not a penny."
"Then you still eat white bread in the morning?"
"This noodles is ground from wheat at home. My family can eat it however they like. What does this have to do with whether my family still has money? Having food stored up and having money saved are completely different things, right?"
Seeing Mei Dahu's anxious look, Mei Youqian couldn't help but mock:
"Okay, brother, don't you just want to borrow money because you don't want to participate in the corvee? But these five taels of silver are not a small amount. No one you can ask for will be able to borrow so much at one time.
If there is, I will pay the corvee for you, then why not pay it for your own family? "
After Mei Youqian finished speaking, Mei Dahu's expression froze.
"Just borrow a little. I borrowed five taels without even saying anything. I still have a little."
"I don't even have five cents." Mei Youqian spread his hands and shook his head, "I have to discuss it with my wife in the past two days, and I have to do some odd jobs and so on."
"How is it possible that you don't have any money left, and you dare to use it all to pay for the corvee? If something happens later, where will you cry!"
Probably because he saw that he couldn't borrow money, Mei Dahu couldn't help but reveal his true face.
Hearing this, Mei You smiled humbly: "Shut up, stop cursing me! What? As I said before, the family has no money and still has food to eat. If they have enough food, what else can they do?
Besides, just like you today, I don’t use the money I have to pay for the corvee.
Is it possible that I can keep it and lend it to you to help you with your labor?
The third child and I haven't let you go there even once in so many years. Why do you think you are the uncle for the rest of your life? ! "
"Mei Erniu!"
Mei Dahu got yelled at by Mei Youqian when he couldn't borrow the money. Mei Dahu became so angry that he stood up and yelled at Mei Youqian.
"You are simply unreasonable!"
"Ah, yes, yes, you can make sense, you are right! Get out of here!"
Mei Youqian looked at his angry look and immediately lost the desire to argue.
Arguing with someone who has lost his mind cannot show his level.
Mei Youqian waved his hand to tell people to get lost, and Mei Dahu was so angry that he didn't forget to glare at him before leaving.
Mei Youqian was anxious when he saw the other party turning back every step of the way, with a look of condemnation in his eyes.
What happened if Momojiji left his house?
Mei Youqian simply stood up and scolded Mei Dahu with his head stretched out.
Mei Bei looked out from the door of the main room. At that moment, her father seemed to have transformed into the village bully, chasing her uncle.
Mei Dahu was so frightened that he ran away without looking back.
"Cut~"
Looking at Mei Dahu's embarrassed back as he ran out, Mei Youqian clapped his hands and closed the door with satisfaction.
After closing the door for only three seconds, Mei Youqian opened the courtyard door again and looked outside.
He stood at the door and turned to greet Mei Bei, who was standing at the door with her head poking around, and said, "Daughter, do you want to go to your third uncle's house with me?"
"want!"
Judging from the fact that Uncle Meimei had a problem with her father, her uncle would definitely go back to his third uncle again.
Meiberry naturally wanted to follow him to watch the fun.
Just as Mei Qian expected, Mei Dahu was so frustrated at their home that he rushed to Mei Sanma's house without stopping.
Just as the father and daughter were chasing after them, Mei Dahu happened to be talking to Mei Sanma in the yard.
Mei Dahu did not hide it every time, and borrowed money openly and openly.
Mei Youna did not hesitate at all and stood under the eaves of her house staring at Mei Sanma, fearing that her father would suffer a loss.
Here, Mei Dahu opened his mouth to Mei Sanma, but when Mei Dahu glanced out of the corner of his eye, his face immediately darkened.
Seeing Mei Youqian appear here, Mei Dahu cursed in his heart. He didn't even care whether Mei Sanma answered him or not, and asked Mei Youqian: "Why are you here?"
"What's wrong? I can't go out for a walk after I've eaten, can't I?"
Mei Youqian finished speaking shamelessly, then glanced at Mei Sanma, who was hesitating because Mei Dahu asked to borrow money, and said, "Hey, third brother, is the eldest brother also asking you to borrow money?"
"Um!"
Regarding the sudden appearance of her second brother, Mei Sanma's tense nerves suddenly relaxed.
He nodded and quickly understood the meaning of his second brother's words.
"Second brother, you were also lent money by your eldest brother?"
"Isn't that right? Our eldest brother is outrageous enough. I told him that all the money at home was used to pay for the corvee, and he still comes to borrow money!"
As soon as Mei Youqian finished speaking, Mei Sanma figured out the meaning and quickly said to Mei Dahu: "Brother, our family's money is gone, and it's all paid for the corvee!"
"Stop lying to me! Did you do it on purpose?!"
Mei Sanma heard it, but Mei Dahu didn't feel it?
This Mei Lao Er is obviously here to help Mei Lao San talk!
I just sincerely don’t want to lend him money!
"What's intentional? This is what it is! Who can have so much money and still have some left over after paying the corvee?"
After Mei Youqian finished speaking, he saw Mei Dahu pointing at the meat under the eaves of Mei Sanma's house and said: "The second brother's family doesn't have the ability to make much money, but the third brother's family can still make money from hunting like this. A lot of money, right?"
"Hey! Brother, what do you mean by that? What do you mean I don't have the ability to make too much, but the third child does?"
Mei Dahu would feel uncomfortable if he didn't step on Mei Youqian when he spoke.
Similarly, Mei Youqian felt uncomfortable when he didn't speak up to criticize him.
Seeing that Mei Youqian was confronting Mei Dahu for himself, Mei Sanma also wanted to help: "I don't have the ability to make money, I only have five taels..."
"Go, go, go, did you say anything derogatory about yourself?"
Mei Sanma wanted to help Mei Youqian, but when he spoke, he was demeaning himself. After hearing this, Mei Youqian immediately told him to stop.
"The skills of the third child and I are enough to make enough money to pay off the corvee.
We can't say whether this ability is big or small, but brother, you are obviously not as capable as the two brothers. Otherwise why borrow it? "
Mei Youqian was acting strangely, and Mei Berry saw her uncle's face changing as her father spoke, as if the traffic light at a crossroad suddenly broke.
"Third brother, are you serious that you don't want to borrow it?"
Mei Dahu was furious. Thinking that he could not ignore Mei Bei's father's trouble, he stared at Mei Sanma and asked seriously.
"Brother, I have no money, not at all."
Mei Sanma shook her head honestly and said she had no money.
Seeing that Mei Sanma was also struggling, Mei Dahu tried to play the emotional card again: "Lao San, we are brothers, and we are all one family. Shouldn't brothers help each other?"
"Yes, we are brothers. Of course brothers should help each other, right, big brother?"
Mei Youqian almost repeated what Mei Dahu said.
"yes."
Mei Dahu had a dull face, and he didn't know why he had a bad premonition in his heart.
"That's just right. Didn't the third child and I recently use our money to pay for the corvee? We don't have any money. How about you help us and lend us some?"
Mei Youqian said, standing next to Mei Sanma, the two brothers looked at Mei Dahu together.
Mei Sanma followed suit, imitating Mei Youqian's hand-wiping gesture, and said in agreement: "Yes, brother, borrow some, anyway... you won't need it."
Mei Dahu:? ? ?
Before Mei Dahu could have another attack, Mei Youqian added another blow: "Brother, don't worry, lend us the money, and we will return it to you when you come back from the corvee, so you can go without any worries!"
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