The whole family was very unhappy and the atmosphere was heavy.

It's all about money.

…

After everyone left, Xu Jiaojiao found Xu Zhang, who was digging through the bottom of the box in the back room.

There is still some money at the bottom of the box, which was saved by Xu Zhang and Xu Youde's pension money.

Seeing Xu Jiaojiao come in, Mrs. Xu Zhang looked lonely, with thick dark circles under her eyes. She hadn't slept well these days. She was worried about whether her second son's injury could be cured, and worried about not having the money to do so.

"Jiaojiao, your second brother has a miserable life! He married such a broken wife and ended up like this..."

As he spoke, he wiped away his tears.

Mrs. Xu Zhang did not shed tears easily in front of outsiders. Only when she was in front of Xu Jiaojiao would she shed tears without warning.

Relaxed my tense mood.

In front of outsiders, Mrs. Xu Zhang is a cruel and emotionless evil mother-in-law, and everyone is afraid of her.

"Mom, that's it for now. Let's not talk about this anymore. Mom, what are you doing? What are you looking for?" Xu Jiaojiao asked.

Mrs. Xu Zhang took out a black cloth bag from the bottom of the box.

Opening layer after layer, some white pieces of broken silver were revealed, some were half a tael, one tael, and two taels...

About one or twenty taels.

Mrs. Xu Zhang had a look of pain on her face, "Your father and I saved up the coffin book, but now we can't keep it. We need to pay back the money owed to Huichun Hall first. Then, your father and I will figure out a way to pay for the follow-up treatment."

, your father is counting on your eldest brother to come back with the money, I think it is difficult, when the time comes, ask your father to show off his face and borrow it from somewhere."

Xu Jiaojiao felt sorry for Mrs. Xu Zhang. From the beginning to the end, Mrs. Xu Zhang never said that she would not treat Xu Laoer. This old woman had a sharp mouth but a tofu heart.

As soon as Xu Laoer woke up, she could scold Xu Laoer bloody, but she was not even willing to take out the coffin to treat the injuries of a person who even the doctor said had little hope of cure.

In a village like this that lacks food and clothing, to be honest, Lao Xu's family has done an authentic job.

After all, Lao Xu's family not only has one son, Xu Laoer, but there are not many others in Lao Xu's family. They have many sons and many grandchildren, so they don't have to worry about people to pass on to the next generation.

But being able to devote the whole family's efforts to treating Xu Laoer is already quite good.

Silver, still short of silver!

Xu Jiaojiao feels that money is something that cannot be missing. If there is a little money, it will be constrained in every possible way.

With money, Mrs. Xu Zhang will no longer be so anxious that she looks more than ten years older.

Xu Jiaojiao comforted her and said, "Mom, when it's loquat ointment season next year, I can earn some extra money and use it as a coffin for my mother's retirement."

Mrs. Xu Zhang looked at her with satisfaction. To be honest, when Xu Youde first said that he would bring out the coffin book to treat the second child, she was opposed to it. She was panicking!

Later, she thought that her old daughter was capable, so she felt relieved, and agreed without letting Xu Youde waste any time.

"I can only hope to live with my old daughter. Old daughter, I haven't told anyone about the five acres of land in your hands, and your father doesn't even know about it. You must not take it out. Regarding your second brother,

You have already taken ten taels of silver. You have done your best to be benevolent and righteous. Do not mention your fields, you know? If you want to sell your fields, it will not be your turn to sell them..."

He warned again.

Xu Jiaojiao agreed. She took a glance and saw a small cloth bag in the corner of the box. She asked curiously, "What's in this pink bag?"

A rare smile appeared on Mrs. Xu Zhang's face, "Mother secretly saved five taels of silver for your dowry."

Xu Jiaojiao took it out and opened it. If it wasn't five taels of silver, what was it?

They are all one or two, shaped like small ingots.

They are lined up, very beautiful.

This was something that Xu Zhang had planned for a long time.

"Mom, use this money to treat your second brother's injuries... I don't need it..."

As soon as Xu Jiaojiao opened her mouth, Mrs. Xu Zhang blocked her words, "No, it's okay if I don't have my coffin. I have several sons here! But the money I saved for my daughter's dowry cannot be touched.

, Old girl, you are my darling, and no one will go past you. Your second brother’s injury is like a bottomless pit. The five taels of silver you have is not much more, and the five taels less than you is not much. I will never do it.

I took out the money and spent all my efforts to go to the gold bank in the town to exchange it for a small ingot. When you get married in the future, it will be used as a dowry. It will be decent and beautiful. This is my mother's wish. No matter how much, you

You have to take it, it’s one thing for you to make money yourself, but another thing for me.”

Xu Jiaojiao saw that Mrs. Xu Zhang had a protective look on her face and did not allow her to say anything.

If you are dumb, forget it.

These five taels of silver really can't cover anything.

I was moved and sighed in my heart. In Xu Zhang's heart, she really was the number one.

Even beyond her own interests.

She didn't know what to give in return for such great maternal love. The original owner was really lucky to have such an old mother who loved her so much.

Xu Jiaojiao smiled and said, "My mother is good to me, so I don't have to worry about it. From now on, I will definitely honor my mother! By the way, let's not talk about money. The fourth brother said before that my mother was pregnant with something wrong. What's going on? What's going on with me?"

I do not know?"

When Xu Laosi was beaten, his cries made Xu Zhang calm down.

It should happen for a reason.

When Mrs. Xu Zhang heard this, she seemed to be deep in thought, "When I was about to give birth to your fourth brother, your mother had not passed away at that time. You asked me to go to the river to wash clothes in the winter, because it was freezing.

Yes, the road was slippery. I lost my footing and fell into the river. I was frozen by the cold water. When I fished it out, the doctor said that your fourth brother would not survive, so he was born prematurely. Your fourth brother also suffered from the cold and was not yet a month old.

I feel lethargic and sick, and even when I am many years old, I cannot carry my shoulders or lift my hands..."

Xu Jiaojiao couldn't imagine how a pregnant woman who was about to give birth would have to go to the river to wash clothes in the middle of winter.

When Xu Zhang was young, he was treated badly and wasted no matter what kind of treatment he received.

"What about you, mother? Is your body okay? I often see you complaining about back pain..."

After Mrs. Xu Zhang took out the pension coffin book, she returned the bottom of the coffin to its original position and locked it with a large brass lock.

"I'm not in the way. It's okay. Even if it's a rainy day, my back hurts so much and my legs hurt. It doesn't matter if it doesn't rain."

"That's good." Xu Jiaojiao and Xu Zhang chatted for a while.

Xu Jiaojiao then discussed, "Mom, my family is short of money now. I want to go into the mountains to look for mountain products to see if there is anything valuable. I can't sell the fields and I don't have any money. I can't look at my second brother.

If you delay like this, the recovery period of the injury will be better as soon as possible..."

Mrs. Xu Zhang objected without thinking, "No, no, you are from a girl's family. What kind of mountain products can you find in the mountains? Your second brother got into trouble in the mountains. When you talk about going into the mountains, my mind goes numb."
Chapter completed!