Chapter 136 Borrowing Money(1/2)
The quality of sleep after labor is absolutely great.
Last night, my father and I went to the fields to water the fields for half the night. Meibai slept until dawn without even dreaming.
It was a coincidence that Meiberry got up at this time. Her father was taking the soy milk ground in the morning to the kitchen in the yard. Meiberry followed him in and saw her mother wrapping the bean paste buns and steaming them in the pot.
"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 keep it chilled as a drink~"
None of the adults in the family objected to Mayberry's choice.
So early in the morning, when Mei Dahu came, he happened to meet Mei Pei's family drinking soy milk and eating steamed buns in the yard.
This meal made Mei Dahu look hungry after just drinking a bowl of brown rice porridge that was so thin that the rice water separated from it so early in the morning.
"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 mouthful of soy milk in the bowl and urged his wife and daughter to go back to the house.
Along the way, she asked her mother-in-law to bring breakfast down, and then waved Mei Dahu to sit down in front of 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.
A direct sentence to express it - 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, 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 the 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 in one go.
If there is, I will pay the corvee for you, then why not pay 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."
"How is it possible that you don't have any money left, so 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 but food to eat. If they have enough to eat, what else can they do?
Besides, just like you did today, I won’t use the money 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 have not let you go there even once in so many years, do you think you will be an uncle in this life?!"
"Mei Erniu!"
When he couldn't borrow money, he was scolded by Mei Youqian. 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 out, 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 person turn around every step of the way as he left the house, with eyes full of condemnation.
What's going on if Momojiji leaves 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 hall. At that moment, her father seemed to have transformed into the village bully, chasing after 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 peeping out, and said, "Daughter, do you want to go to your third uncle's house with me?"
"want!"
Judging from the fact that Uncle Meiberry had a crushing experience from her father, her uncle would definitely go back to his third uncle again.
Meiberry naturally wanted to go along and watch the fun.
Just as Mei Qian expected, Mei Dahu was so exhausted at their home that he rushed straight to Mei Sanma's house without stopping.
Just as the father and daughter chased after him, 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 appearing 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'm done eating, can't I?"
Mei Youqian finished speaking shamelessly, and then glanced at Mei Sanma, who was hesitating because Mei Dahu asked to borrow money, and said, "Hey, third brother, is the eldest brother asking you to borrow money too?"
"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 borrowed 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?"
To be continued...