Chen Tianhua secretly collected ten thousand-yuan silver notes. Without telling them much, he said that he only sold 2,000 yuan in silver and bought himself a whole outfit, including a gold-case enamel pocket watch and so on.

I didn't tell them because I was afraid that my mother, Youjuan and the others would be shocked when they heard about it. Ten thousand pieces of silver were piled up like a mountain. I'm afraid they had never seen it in their entire lives.

If I spill the beans one day, I'm afraid it will cause unnecessary trouble.

He is not afraid of his own kung fu, but the three women at home make him uneasy.

Moreover, the conspirators are in the dark, and they are in the open, making it impossible to guard against them.

Chen Tianhua never wants his fate to be in the hands of others. How passive and uncomfortable that would be.

Even though my mother was happy, she would still complain that she was spending money indiscriminately and doing everything lavishly.

Xue Wanzhen knew the gold and enamel pocket watch. Fan Chenggui was the only one in the town who had one, and it cost at least a thousand yuan in silver.

According to Chen Tianhua, people should be humble sometimes and not always look embarrassed, shabby, and poor, making others look down on them.

But my mother said that if you want to really stand up straight and be respected by others, you must first pay off all your debts. This is the right way.

"Okay, mama, we have money this time. I'm just going to pay off all the debts in a few days. If I don't have any debt, I'll be lighter. It depends on how much foreign debt our family has?"

As she spoke, her mother took out some pieces of paper from the bedside table, with crooked Arabic numerals and symbols on them.

Although my mother has no education, she can memorize numbers. Which family uses symbols? Only she knows this.

Chen Tianhua picked up a pen and paper and helped his mother tally up all the debts over the years.

The total debt accumulated over the years is one hundred and eighty-five yuan in principal and thirty yuan in interest, for a total of two hundred and fifteen yuan.

It's not too much.

Of course, this figure is simply dismissive to Chen Tianhua now. The income from aquatic products in these few months is more than enough.

But for ordinary farmers with an annual income of more than ten yuan now, that is absolutely an astronomical figure.

"I have taken a lot of things from your uncle's house over the years, which were all given to me secretly by my grandma. This time you have some money, why don't we give you some too."

Xue Wanzhen talked about her natal family, which she has been relying on all these years. Her mother, brother, sister-in-law, and nephews and nieces always feel that she has been unable to hold her head high in recent years.

"Okay, mama, how much can you give me?"

"Give me thirty yuan!" My mother held back for a long time before she came up with a number.

"Then let's give more, forty yuan!" Chen Tianhua relaxed his offer.

"Yeah, okay, he's very magnanimous, and the prime minister's heart can be used to support a boat. Hehe... This time, I won't give my mother face at all. If these debts are paid off, my mother can still close her eyes with peace of mind even if she dies now!" said the mother.

The pain caused my eyes to become wet and tears streaming down my face.

Chen Tianhua knew that his mother had been weighed down by debts for so many years and could not hold her head up. She rarely went out in recent years and always lowered her head when meeting anyone when she went out. She always felt ashamed to meet people.

As the saying goes: A tree is like a skin, and a person is like a face.

Xue Wanzhen dreams of straightening her waist and puffing up her chest to make people look up to her.

Chen Tianhua decided to let his mother untie the knot that had been in her heart for many years, let go of her worries, and truly feel proud for a while.

"Gen'er, do you really have so much money? What will you do after you pay it back? Mom also hopes that you will find a wife as soon as possible, or at least set up a marriage."

She was worried about something again. Of course it was Tugen's pursuit of a wife.

Country people worry about their sons from the time they are born until they grow old, thinking about saving up money to find a match for their son and find a wife.

Some have arranged a baby marriage early, and some have brought back a child bride from other places. After all, they have to settle the marriage for their son, and being a parent can be regarded as completing a worry.

Poor parents in the world, this is a true portrayal right now.

"Don't worry, mama, I know it well. Not only do we have to pay off the debt, but the next step is to do business and find a wife. I have enough money here. In a few days, I will be pretty busy with the things I'm doing. Go to the bank in town to exchange some of the money you have saved, and then start paying it back one by one!"

"Okay... err... cluck..." Mother Xue Wanzhen finally smiled.

Speaking of Wu Laosan and Lin Gen, their shrimp fishing and fishing operations have made progress in the past two days. Tingjuan and Youjuan are their masters in shrimp fishing.

During the evening fishing operation, Wu Laosan and the six of them were divided into two groups and took turns without interruption.

In this way, "Tugen Premium Aquatic Products" continues its daily business without any impact, except for a slight reduction in quantity.

In less than half a month, the winter lunar month is coming every year. In his free time, Chen Tianhua hired a few cement workers to make some repairs to his house, especially strengthening the doors and windows, replacing them with glass, and adding tiles to the roof. wait.

I also bought a small wooden bed, added brown mats, cotton batting, and new quilts, and there will be no problem in getting through the winter.

The two sisters Youjuan said there was no need and would be more lively with their mother on the big bed.

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It is the fifth day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, and it has been five days since the winter lunar month.

This morning.

After Chen Tianhua delivered the aquatic products on the order, he went to the bank in the town and took out 300 pieces of silver from the bank with the money he earned from selling shrimps and mussels. He put it in a woven money bag and slung it over his shoulder.

Boating through Guazi Lake and preparing to return home.

Next to the huge Guazi Lake, the sweet-scented osmanthus trees have bloomed and bear fruit for a long time. In autumn and winter, the sweet-scented osmanthus trees withered all over the place.

Rowing a boat in the lake, you can smell the faint fragrance coming from the shore in the distance, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

As the saying goes, people feel refreshed during happy events.

Today, he will finally accompany his mother to pay off his debt. It is also the first major event in his life after traveling for more than three months, which is a good start.

At this moment, he felt quite proud in his heart, and he couldn't help but hum a popular ditty from later generations.

When I got home, my mother was already sitting at the dressing table, and sisters Tingjuan and Youjuan were helping to tidy up.

Her green hair has long since turned gray, and is simply tied up. A newly bought silver hairpin is inserted diagonally into her temples, and a pair of silver earrings hang from both ears.

The ruthless years have carved wrinkles on my mother's face. It is this family that has made my mother what she is today.

My mother put on new clothes - a dark gray dark striped linen t-shirt with a sweater underneath, which made her look less bulky.

Dark thick velvet pants, some long-lost rouge on his face, and a pair of silver bracelets that Chen Tianhua bought from the city on his wrists.

On her feet is a pair of black embroidered shoes.

"Wow, grandma has changed a lot. She's become more beautiful!"

Youjuan was beside her so excited that she clapped her hands, jumped up and shouted loudly, while the eldest sister Tingjuan was also nearby, nodding her head vigorously and shouting.

Chen Tianhua stood quietly at the door, watching them silently, with a myriad of emotions in his heart:

More than three months ago, when he came into this world, his family situation was so miserable and desolate. Now there has been a huge improvement, which can be regarded as the result of his practice.
Chapter completed!