"Sister, why are you talking to your second brother? No matter what, I am still your second brother." The dry man said with a straight face.
"Bah, I'd rather not have a second brother like you." Sister-in-law Han spat and scolded, "You know how to make money every day, and you don't care about me, my parents. Let me ask you, how is your mother's illness? Her cough is still severe. ?"
The dry man stepped forward and said, "I came here this time just to talk to you about my mother."
It was about her mother, and Sister-in-law Han listened carefully.
I heard the dry man say: "My mother's cough has gotten worse in the past two days, and she has no money to buy medicine. She can't even afford a doctor, so my second brother has to come to you to borrow some money to help my mother see a doctor and medicine."
Sister-in-law Han frowned and said, "Didn't I give you two taels of silver to hire a doctor a few days ago, but it was all spent just a short time ago? You won't use the money to gamble again, right?"
"Look at what you said. Isn't it that the second brother just wanted to make money and make some extra money to buy some delicious food for his parents? Who knew he was unlucky and lost everything." The dry man looked unhappy.
Hearing this, Mrs. Han's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. She turned around to look for something. When she saw the firewood scattered on the ground, she walked over, picked up one and greeted the dry man.
As soon as the dry man saw her, he turned around and ran away. As he ran, he said, "Sister, what are you doing? You have something to say, so why are you taking action?"
Although he was running, he kept running around the yard and had no intention of running outside.
Although he was skinny, he was nimble in his movements. Aunt Han failed to catch up several times, and finally she threw the wood in her hand at him angrily.
The firewood did not hit anyone but fell into the yard.
Han Dafu walked out of the main room door, frowned and said, "What are you doing? Dad is still in the house!"
"Yes, yes, yes, my brother-in-law is right." The dry man said with a flattering smile, "Sister, let's go back to the house and don't disturb my father-in-law when he is resting."
With that said, he walked over and held Sister Han's arm, walking towards the west wing.
Han Dafu followed them towards the west wing.
When they arrived at the door, Sister-in-law Han turned back, looked at Han Dafu and said, "Daddy can't finish the things that Tiger Flag gave us by himself. Go ask daddy if you should keep them at home and eat them yourself, or take them out to exchange for some." The sorghum is back.”
Han Dafu was stunned for a moment, and then said: There aren't many things, so I'll just leave them at home for my father and Sanfu to eat. "
Sister-in-law Han raised her eyebrows and said: "It's rice, noodles, and meat. How can we, a small family, eat such precious things often? If we get greedy, we won't be able to eat in the future, and the whole family won't be hungry." Go to the stomach, leave some if dad wants to eat, and replace the rest with whole grains."
Han Dafu said hesitantly: "How about I go ask dad and see what his plans are!"
"Go ahead. If dad agrees, you can take it to the grain store and exchange it for coarse grains." Sister-in-law Han waved her hand outward.
"Okay, I'll go ask dad." Han Dafu agreed, turned around and walked towards the main room.
The dry man stood on the steps of the west wing and whispered: "Such good food can be exchanged for silver even if you don't eat it. Thank you for exchange for coarse grain!"
"Come in!" Sister-in-law Han glared at the dry man angrily.
Entering the house, Sister-in-law Han closed the door, turned around, and said with a dark face: "The money you took away last time was Erfu's salary. I originally asked you to take it back to give my mother medicine, but you took it instead." Go gamble, how can I explain to my father-in-law and Dafu later?"
"It's just two taels of silver, what's the big deal." The dry man looked disapproving.
Sister-in-law Han said angrily: "It's okay if Erfu is still here. Now that Erfu is gone, if my father-in-law asks me for the money that Erfu got back, what will I give him?"
The dry man curled his lips and said, "What's the point? Look at how anxious you are, give me another two taels and I'll take it back to get my money back. I won't have enough money to give to your father-in-law."
"Fart." Sister-in-law Han scolded, "I still need some money. Please return the two taels of silver I took away last time, otherwise I won't have any money for you."
"Sister, if you don't give me the money back, I won't have the money to pay you back. If it's not just two taels of silver, I'll pay you back four taels tomorrow." The dry man gestured with four fingers.
Sister-in-law Han slapped her away and said, "If I give you money, you can also send it to the gambling house. As soon as possible, you can go and do whatever you want, and don't get in the way of me."
The dry man stepped forward and said with a flattering smile: "What are you betting on? I won't bet anymore. I came to you to borrow some money to give my mother some medicine. My mother has been coughing badly these days. You know, my second brother is pregnant. No, the drugstore won’t let me owe it!”
Sister-in-law Han hesitated for a moment. If she hadn't mentioned her mother, she wouldn't have given a cent to her second brother.
But she knew that her mother had always been in poor health, otherwise she would not have married her to a loser like Han Dafu for a few acres of land. After all, she was just a flower within a few miles, and the person who proposed marriage would have broken through the family walls. threshold.
"It's really for our mother." The dry man said with confidence, "It's not like you don't know about my mother's body and bones, the medicine can't cure it, and my family has no money, so I have no choice but to beg you shamelessly. If you don't give me the money, what will happen to my mother?" there……"
As he spoke, he sighed.
"Are you really betting on it?" Sister-in-law Han asked worriedly.
"I won't bet, I definitely won't bet." The dry man cursed, "Second brother swears, if I use it to bet, I will immediately ask someone to chop off both hands."
Sister-in-law Han hesitated for a moment, still feeling a little uneasy.
The dry man added: "Sister, my second brother can wait, but my mother can't wait. Without money to buy medicine, my mother's disease will only get worse."
"Wait." Sister-in-law Han said, turned around, took off her shoes, got on the kang, and came to the box in the corner of the kang.
She took off the quilt from the box, reached out and rummaged through the box for a while, and finally took out a cloth bag. Then she stepped off the kang.
The dry man came closer and stared at the cloth bag with his eyes.
Sister-in-law Han opened the cloth bag and found more than two taels of silver in it. She took out a piece of silver that weighed one or two and handed it over. She did not forget to tell her: "This tael of silver is for mother's medicine. Stop gambling." "
"Don't worry, my second brother took the silver and went to get medicine for my mother." The dry man took the silver and looked at the one or two pieces of silver left in the cloth bag.
When Sister-in-law Han saw it, she hurriedly moved the cloth bag to her arms and said, "I only have a few pieces of silver left, and I can't give it to you anymore."
The dry man picked up the money in his hand, rubbed his hands, and said: "Sister, it's not that my second brother is worried about your little money, but it's actually my mother who should hire a doctor to take a look. This one tael of silver is enough to buy a few things." It’s a substandard medicine, but the money to hire a doctor hasn’t been paid yet!”
"No." Sister-in-law Han frowned and said, "Erfu took back five taels of silver and gave more than half to you. The remaining one tael of silver can't be given to you at all."
"Sister, don't be anxious!" said the dry man. "After Erfuyi dies, my father-in-law will have three measures of rice and noodles every month, as well as three kilograms of meat and three hundred big coins. From now on, the family will not be short of food and drink. This tael will be more than enough." You won’t be able to use the money anyway, why don’t you give it to me and hire a doctor for my mother.”
Sister-in-law Han looked hesitant.
She gave the more than two taels of silver to her second brother, which meant that the little money Erfu got back was given to her parents' family. Not only her father-in-law, but also Dafu's side was not easy for her to account for.
But my mother is really not in good health and needs money for medical treatment.
While she was hesitating, the dry man grabbed the cloth bag with the silver in his hand and said at the same time: "Okay, that's it. The second brother of the silver will take it away first and give it to my mother for medical treatment. The second brother will leave first, and my mother is still waiting." Follow my second brother to get some medicine and go back."
After saying that, he left the west wing and walked quickly towards the courtyard door.
Sister-in-law Han chased him for a few steps, then stopped and watched her second brother disappear from the entrance of the courtyard.
