novelraw Chapter 403: let's make a bet
Chapter 403: let's make a bet
Chapter 403 Let’s make a bet
"But my mother said that my future sister-in-law has already said that if my family doesn't build a big tiled house, she will break off the engagement and not get along with my brother." Zhou Xiuqiao frowned again.
Her brother is not young anymore, so he will delay further.
"Are there many families building large tile-roofed houses in your village?" Shen Zhihuan asked.
"Not many, just four or five families." Zhou Xiuqiao thought for a while and shook her head.
Not to mention building large tile-roofed houses, there are still several households in their village that don’t even have extra thatched houses. The old and young are crowded into one or two thatched houses. The daughter and son are all in their teens and still squeeze into the same bed with their parents. .
When it rains, it rains heavily outside and light rain falls inside.
If it rains for several days, there won't even be a dry place to sleep in the house.
"Where is your future sister-in-law's home?"
"My future sister-in-law and my mother's family are from the same village, and the two families are separated by a few fields."
Zhou Xiuqiao really didn't like her future sister-in-law very much. She always felt that the girl had too many thoughts on her mind. She dressed up every day and was a bit frivolous in her words and actions. She didn't look like a peaceful person at all, but she couldn't stand her brother's liking. ah.
"How is her family's condition?" Shen Zhihuan changed into a comfortable sitting position.
"It's not that good. It can even be said that it is even poorer than my parents' family. Her younger brother is already twelve years old and still sharing the same bed with her parents!" Zhou Xiuqiao pouted.
I don’t know what her brother saw in that girl? !
Pretty, right?
Just ordinary people.
Do you think you can do it?
It's a grinding job.
A girl of 17 or 18 years old only earns four or five work points a day.
Teenagers earn far more work points than she earns.
A man with muddy legs who works all day long, who wears red lips and paints his eyebrows all day long...
Zhou Xiuqiao felt bad looking at it.
"Does your mother have the money to build a big house?" Shen Zhihuan was a little curious.
Zhou Xiuqiao shook her head.
Her mother has some money in her hands.
But there is still a long way to go before building a big tile-roofed house.
Let’s not talk about the blue brick and large tile houses, but let’s talk about the red brick and large tile houses. It costs at least a hundred yuan to build one.
Three rooms is 300 yuan.
Her mother has one or two hundred yuan in her hand, how can she cover it?
Build a room?
Build two rooms?
If you use all the money to build a house, what will you eat in the future? What to drink?
Eat dirt? !
Drink the northwest wind? !
"Sister-in-law, have you ever thought about a question? This time your mother wants 500 yuan to build a big tile house. Next time, your mother will want 1,000 yuan for your brother to get married. Next time, your mother will want 2,000 yuan for your brother. Raising a child...what can you do to satisfy your mother? Selling blood and children?”
"Also, sister-in-law, have you ever thought about it? If you give one point to your brother, Xiao Qiping will have to use one less cent. If you give a dime to your brother, Xiao Qiping will have to use one cent less. If you give the money to your brother, Xiao Qiping will have to use one cent less." Give it all to your brother. From now on, when Xiao Qiping goes to school and gets a wife, where will you find money to give to your own son? "
After Shen Zhihuan finished speaking, he did not force her to give an answer and gave her time to think on her own.
"But if I don't help, my brother will be a bachelor." Zhou Xiuqiao looked confused.
"Sister-in-law, you're afraid that your brother will be a bachelor, aren't you afraid that little Qiping will be a bachelor?" Shen Zhihuan's head ached.
Even if we talk about responsibility, isn't it the responsibility of parents to find a wife for their son? !
When did it become my sister’s responsibility? !
Shen Zhihuan suddenly had an indescribable feeling that a scholar had met a soldier.
"Sister-in-law, if you are not afraid of being scolded, you can try to find your mother and see if she will give you money." Shen Zhihuan's mentality has collapsed.
If it were fifty yuan, Zhang Fengxia might even consider it.
Five hundred yuan…
Oh!
Don’t even think about it!
Zhou Xiuqiao looked at Shen Zhihuan and said tentatively, "Zhihuan, can you...can..." "No!" Shen Zhihuan refused directly.
"If my family is building a house today, I will pay for it without saying anything. But you have to lend money to your natal brother to build a house. I'm sorry, I don't have any money. Don't go to Su Ziyu either. I won't let him I lent you money."
"Zhihuan..." Zhou Xiuqiao still wanted to fight for it again.
"Sister-in-law, why don't you go and borrow it from Lixiu?" Shen Zhihuan gave her some advice.
"No, five hundred yuan. Don't say she doesn't have it. Even if she does, can Liu Wenbin agree?" Zhou Xiuqiao shook her head quickly.
"Since my sister-in-law can think that Liu Wenbin will not agree to borrow it, wouldn't your brother and your mother think of this problem?" Shen Zhihuan asked back.
Zhou Xiuqiao stopped talking.
"My eldest brother leaves early and comes home late. He works hard for thirty yuan a month, three hundred and sixty yuan a year, which is one yuan a day. Sister-in-law, have you ever calculated how much the family spends in a day and how much brother's salary is left? ?”
Zhou Xiuqiao raised her head and looked at Shen Zhihuan with a confused expression.
Account…
She hadn't counted.
But she knew there would be nothing left.
An egg costs five cents for Xiao Qiping every morning, as well as milk powder, nutritional paste, snacks, pastries...
Where don't you want money? !
If my brother-in-law hadn't sent money home every month, it would have been difficult for the family to have enough food, let alone eat meat every two days.
"Sister-in-law, how about we make a bet? If you win the bet, I will pay for the money for your family to build a big house. If you lose..."
Shen Zhihuan said nothing further.
"What are you betting on? What if I lose?" Zhou Xiuqiao's eyes lit up.
"You go back to your parents' house now. Just say that your mother has kicked you back and your eldest brother doesn't want you anymore. From now on, you will live in your parents' house. If you can live in your parents' house for three months, I will give you the five hundred yuan." It's done, but the premise is that you can't tell about this bet." Shen Zhihuan wanted her to be convinced that she lost.
"Keep your word?" Zhou Xiuqiao felt that Shen Zhihuan was giving her money.
"Keep your word." Shen Zhihuan nodded with a smile.
"But aren't you afraid that I will tell my mother about our bet when we get back?" Zhou Xiuqiao asked.
"I believe you won't. Besides, you don't want to try. Can the family you value and trust most tolerate a lonely and helpless you?"
"But what if they don't believe it?" Zhou Xiuqiao was worried.
Shen Zhihuan also frowned.
The two villages are right next to each other. It doesn't take a day to know everything.
"I'm here to make them believe it." Zhang Fengxia's voice sounded at the door of the house.
Shen Zhihuan: "..."
Zhou Xiuqiao: “…”
The two secretly glanced at each other.
I thought in unison that it was a good thing I didn't say anything bad about the two elders.
"Hurry up and pack your things, leave the rest to me." Zhang Fengxia said, turned around and left.
After a while, Zhang Fengxia's angry curses could be heard in the courtyard.
"Zhou Xiuqiao, get out of here. Our Su family can't support a white-eyed wolf like you who eats inside and outside. I provide you with delicious food and drink every day, and even cause trouble."
"You don't know what it will be like for you to come to our house. You want me to use 500 yuan to build a house for your brother and have your mother's dream."
(End of chapter)