Eating melons

Chapter 517 Wu Family 1

Seeing that the two little guys' attention was diverted, everyone present except Wu Lichun breathed a sigh of relief.

At the dinner table, Wu Lichun couldn't stop asking Li Zhibin why he didn't bring Jiang Qi back to meet her, saying that they were not young anymore and could get married, and she also asked him to ask the Jiang family what their requirements were.

She even inquired about Xiao Xuemu and Wei Wei. There was nothing she could do about it since Mu Qing and Xiao Bai were not at home, so Cheng Yan had to arrange everything.

Their two families have a good relationship, and Li Zhibin and Xiao Xuemu have a good relationship. Wu Lichun doesn't treat Xiao Xuemu differently from Li Zhibin, and almost raises him as her own son.

Unfortunately, Xiao Xuemu has not come back this year, so even if Cheng Yan wanted to help, she couldn't. Now that Li Zhibin is back, she has to help find out more.

After all, getting married is not just about getting a certificate. The man’s parents have to express their gratitude, and the etiquette of all parties must be correct.

Li Zhibin was helpless about this. Did he really think that Jiang Qi didn't want to get married? He wanted it more than anyone else, but Jiang Qi didn't have this idea.

Jiang Qi probably won't have this idea for at least three years. He is not Wei Wei and has no ability to change Jiang Qi's mind. He can't force Jiang Qi to get married, so he has no choice.

As for Wei Wei and Xiao Xuemu, he was even more helpless. After all, Wei Wei was even more difficult to deal with than Jiang Qi.

At least Jiang Qi listens to Wei Wei very much, but Wei Wei only listens to herself.

Li Zhibin's side was quite happy, and the atmosphere on Wu Mei's side was also good, but not as good as that on Li's side.

Wu Mei had already informed her family before she came back, so her mother Chen Fang prepared dinner at home early, and her father Wu Gang came back as soon as he got off work.

Wu Mei's younger sister Wu Yonghong and younger brother Wu Xiangyang also rushed back home as soon as school was over, waiting for their sister to come back.

The three sisters have a very good relationship, mainly because Wu Yonghong and Wu Xiangyang were both raised by Wu Mei, so when they heard that their eldest sister was coming back, they were both very excited.

When Wu Mei came back, she was very surprised to see her mother busy at home.

"Mom, why are you doing this? I'm not a stranger, there's no need to be so polite.

Don't overwork your body, or you'll end up lying down from exhaustion."

After saying that, she immediately took the bowl of soup from Chen Fang's hand and asked her to rest. Seeing Chen Fang so busy, Wu Mei was almost worried to death.

But there was nothing she could do. Her father had to go to work and she was not at home. Although her younger brothers and sisters could help, they had to go to school and could not be at home all the time.

Therefore, when she was not at home, many things at home fell on Chen Fang's shoulders.

Seeing Wu Mei so nervous, Chen Fang smiled and said, "Don't be so exaggerated. I'm feeling much better now, thanks to the ginseng you sent back."

Wu Mei's eyes lit up when she heard this. She didn't expect that the ginseng she sent back would play such a big role and make her mother's health much better.

Therefore, Wu Mei immediately thought of her own money, which was enough to buy another ginseng, not to mention that the original price of ginseng was only half of what she bought last year.

Thinking of this, Wu Mei was very excited. Does this mean that if there is enough ginseng, her mother's body will be restored to its original state?

But soon the light in Wu Mei's eyes dimmed again, because it was impossible to do so in reality.

Although she was cheated last year, she would not be able to buy ginseng at this price if she hadn't been cheated.

Because she couldn't buy the ginseng at the purchasing station. This thing is hard currency no matter where it is. Without certain connections, it is impossible to get ginseng at a low price.

Without connections, not only can you not get ginseng at a low price, you may not be able to get it even at a high price. After all, this thing is generally in short supply.

The most important thing was that when she heard these words, she remembered what Wei Wei and Jiang Qi said.

Wei Wei and Jiang Qi told her to be a little selfish, be nicer to herself, and not add to the burden of her family.

She also knew how Wei Wei and Jiang Qi treated her. If they were not close friends, Wei Wei and Jiang Qi would not bother to give her any advice. Therefore, she still listened very much to what Wei Wei and Jiang Qi said.

Not to mention that these words were specifically mentioned to her, so she had to listen even more.

If she buys ginseng again, she's back to square one.

If it weren't for the help of her friends, she would not have survived last winter and might have frozen to death or starved to death.

Last year she also experienced how severe the winter in Northeast China is. She can spend the winter at home this year, but that may not be the case next year.

She couldn't keep bothering Liu Jiaojiao and the others, not to mention that she had no chance to make money this winter.

Also, she was a little tired. She had been carrying the pressure of the family on her own since she was a child, so she was very tired.

During the one and a half years she spent in the countryside, although the work was tiring, she felt really satisfied mentally.

Thinking of the past, Wu Mei suppressed the desire to give.

She had already bought ginseng once and had done her best.

It’s not that she’s unwilling to pay, but if she buys it again, she really can’t afford it.

She is not unfilial to her parents, it's just that her ability is limited, and she has already given something beyond her means.

Therefore, Wu Mei no longer had the intention to buy ginseng again.

But she was still very happy to see her mother's health improving.

I hope there is improvement, so that all her efforts and hard work will not be in vain.

Wu Gang, who was standing next to him, remembered something when he heard this and looked at Wu Mei.

"I wonder if ginseng is easy to buy over there, or if I can still buy it?"

Hearing this, Wu Mei didn't think much about it, nor did she lie or hide anything.

"Also, the one I sent back was ten years old, and it costs one hundred yuan a pop. If it were twenty years old, it would cost one hundred and fifty to two hundred yuan or more. The price is uncertain."

Everyone in the Wu family was stunned when they heard this. Even if the family didn't eat or drink, it would take three months to buy enough money.

But it is impossible for the family to go without food and drink. The family’s income and expenses are almost equal, so buying a ginseng root will cost the family a lot of money.

Chen Fang thought of another thing, "Is the salary in your brigade so high? You make so much money! You earned over a hundred in just half a year."

Hearing this, Wu Gang's attention was also drawn to this. To be honest, Wu Gang was quite surprised. He didn't expect that his eldest daughter would go to such a good place in the countryside.

Although earning more than 100 yuan in half a year is not a lot, people in Northeast China need to hibernate during the winter. That means Wu Mei earned more than 100 yuan in four or five months, and still had so much food.

In fact, if you calculate it this way, if his votes are not counted, what Wu Mei did is worth more than his salary.

When Wu Mei heard this, her heart skipped a beat.

To be honest, after spending a long time with Wei Wei, Jiang Qi, Liu Jiaojiao and others, she has now learned to think of other people's words with the greatest malice.

She really didn't want to doubt her parents, but after hearing her father's words, her intuition was that her father might be after her money.

Therefore, Wu Mei lied reflexively and did not tell the truth.

"Not that much. My friends and I borrowed some money. This year's distribution of money, aside from the living expenses for next year, has been used to pay off debts."

Hearing this, Chen Fang asked in confusion, "In the past two years, besides living expenses, we only have a little over a hundred yuan? Didn't you say that your brigade's work points are quite high, and there's a farm where we can raise things and sell them for money? How come we only have this little money?"

Hearing this, Wu Mei panicked a little and even regretted it. She regretted that in order to reassure her family, she had said everything in a positive light and told her parents everything without leaving any secrets.

“There’s no such thing as so much money to share. Even if we can make money, there’s only so much that can be shared. It’s impossible to share it all.

After all, the brigade also has to buy seeds and fertilizers, as well as piglets, chicken, duck and goose seedlings, etc., all of which cost money.

And we didn’t share any money today. We will use the money we earned this year to double the size of the farm next year.

Furthermore, we may not be able to share any of the profits in the next few years, so we plan to use all of it to expand our business.”

After hearing this, Chen Fang and Wu Gang understood what was going on and didn't ask any more questions. Wu Mei was relieved to see that her family didn't ask any more questions.