The others couldn't help but laugh and glanced at the old couple while suppressing their laughter.
Song Wufu touched his face that was full of grooves, and his heart was filled with melancholy: Since he has become old and beautiful, this woman has become more and more impatient.
Thinking like this, he didn't dare to show a trace of dissatisfaction. He glanced at the broken silver on the table and said with a tone of discussion: "Everyone in the village who should come back has come back. I think the old village chief will call everyone together in the next two days."
, discuss rebuilding the ancestral hall..."
Rebuilding the ancestral hall is a major event. Not only did Zhang Xiaomei's expression become solemn, but the three brothers of the Song family did not dare to snicker at their old father's henpecked father. They all sat upright and waited for the old father to continue.
"Most of the families in the village are not living a good life, and the amount of money allocated to them for building the ancestral hall is not a small amount. I thought that our family is not short of this money, so I simply gave it away so that other families can contribute more.
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Song Wufu finished speaking in one breath and glanced at his wife's face, which showed a bit of flattery unconsciously.
Zhang Xiaomei lowered her face and said, "Is this your own idea, or is someone just beating the drum in front of you?"
Song Wufu waved his hands repeatedly: "It was my own idea, no one else was playing the role!"
Zhang Xiaomei's expression softened and she turned to look at her son and daughter-in-law: "What do you think?"
Brothers and sisters, you look at me and I look at you. Finally, Song Jin spoke first: "Our family can contribute money and effort. I listen to you two elders!"
Others echoed: "Our family is not short of manpower or money, anything can be done!"
Under Song Wufu's expectant gaze, Zhang Xiaomei made a decisive decision: "Okay, then our family will pay for it so that you all can save some effort!"
Song Wufu suddenly smiled brightly and gave his wife a thumbs up: "Great!"
Zhang Xiaomei rolled her eyes at him and hummed: "The ancestral hall has been built and has been standing there for hundreds of years. When outsiders talk about it, they will know that our family spent a lot of money to build it. This money buys a good reputation, and our family has no problem."
No loss at all!”
Song Wufu slapped his thigh fiercely: "That's exactly what I thought!"
Others suddenly realized: Let’s just say, the old couple are not people willing to suffer, so it makes sense.
Only Song Xixi seemed to have been slapped in the face and realized that she was the most naive.
At first, she really thought that the old couple had a high level of thought that she could look up to, so she was willing to spend a lot of money to rebuild the ancestral hall. She never thought that they had an agenda!
However, there is nothing wrong with this, it is better than being willingly taken advantage of.
"Brother, you are finally willing to come back!"
Behind the Yang family's house, Tongtong said to Yuanbao half missing and half complaining: "You have been away for half a year and have not come back to visit me once. Is that girl Niuniu gone and she is the only sister in your eyes?
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Yuan Bao's heart ached, and he held his sister's hand as before: "It's my brother's fault, it's my brother's fault. From now on, my brother will come back to visit you every other month, okay?"
After not seeing each other for half a year, his stature has grown a lot, he looks stocky and strong, he has become somewhat adult-like at a young age, and his love for his sister, Tongtong, remains the same as before.
"Forget it, I know the business in the shop is very busy. You have to get up early every day to work, so you don't have time to come back and visit me."
Tongtong lowered his head in despair, twisting his fingers together tightly under his sleeves: "Anyway, you have Niuniu hanging around in front of you every day, just let her be your biological sister from now on!"
"What nonsense are you talking about again!" Yuan Bao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He just thought his sister was having trouble with him: "Niuniu is a cousin, and you are my biological sister. Can't my brother not be able to tell the difference?"
Tongtong was a little happy, and rolled his eyes with a pitiful expression: "There are four people in the family, you, my aunt, and Niuniu. I am the only one staying at home. I miss you and want to cry at night, but no one knows...
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Yuan Bao felt a throbbing pain in his heart and said guiltily: "Sister, it's my brother who is sorry for you and couldn't take good care of you by your side."
Tongtong shook his head quickly: "I don't blame my brother, I don't blame my brother. I know that my brother doesn't want people to say that we brothers and sisters are free rice, so we go to the shop to work hard so that my aunt can relax!"
Seeing that his sister had become sensible, Yuan Bao was a little relieved: "It is too difficult for my aunt to raise the three of us by herself. It is my duty to work in the shop. Fortunately, the business in the shop is good, and our family can have enough food and clothing."
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After that, he pointed to the new cotton-padded jacket on his sister: "My aunt bought this dress from the cotton material and asked someone to make it. Even if you are at home, my aunt has not forgotten your contribution."
Tongtong touched the corner of his clothes and murmured: "I know, I know my aunt is good to me, she is the best person to me besides my brother..."
If there was no dead girl like Niuniu, my aunt would have treated her better, right? Maybe she had been taken to Xiushui Town long ago, and the three of them were together as a family.
Yuanbao didn't know what Tongtong was thinking. Seeing that she was grateful, he felt that she had grown up: "My aunt is always good for us. From now on, we will treat our aunt as our own mother."
Tongtong took the opportunity and said: "After that year, you can ask my aunt to take me to Xiushui Town. I can already cook. I can cook and wash clothes for you and my aunt every day. Isn't this also a way of filial piety to my aunt?"
Yuan Bao looked embarrassed: "Sister, it's not that my brother doesn't want to, but the shop is not very spacious. The three of us plus Aunt Zhou can't live in it. You can't even have a decent place to sleep."
Tongtong immediately said: "It's okay, it's okay. I can sleep in the firewood house. As long as I can be with you, I'll be satisfied!"
Yuan Bao was extremely sad when he heard that. When he saw his sister's pitiful eyes, he couldn't bear to let her down: "Okay, as long as you can endure this hardship, I will tell my aunt about this. I think she will agree."
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Tongtong was delighted: "Yeah, no matter how hard it is, it's not like running away from famine. I can bear it!"
The day before New Year's Eve, the old village chief summoned everyone to his door to discuss the two major issues of rebuilding the ancestral hall and selecting the successor village chief.
The families who made money from the tofu business all supported it, but those who had not yet escaped poverty all looked embarrassed and said that they could not afford the money to be allocated to their accounts, and suggested that the construction should be postponed for a few years, at least until they had repaid the government loans.
Let’s talk after it’s clear.
Song Wufu stood up at the right time, and in front of all the villagers, expressed his willingness to bear all the costs of rebuilding the ancestral hall.
As soon as these words came out, the villagers were shocked.
"Wufu, are you telling the truth?" The old village chief looked at Song Wufu and said in a very cautious tone: "This is not a trivial matter. Have you discussed it with your family?"
Song Wufu smiled and said: "It was only after we had discussed it that I dared to say this!"
Everyone in the village knew that he was "henpecked". After hearing these words, they all looked at Zhang Xiaomei next to him, with a kind smile on his face.
Those who couldn't afford the money secretly breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but sigh that the Song family was really rich. In just one year, they were able to spend so much money to rebuild the ancestral hall.
Several families who had the opportunity to "join" the tofu business regretted it again. They regretted that they had not gritted their teeth and borrowed a sum of money to open a shop and start the business. Now they can no longer do it.