Chapter 540 Borrowing food!
"Is Aunt Shuying at home?" Just as Chen Shuying was preparing to cook dinner, a middle-aged woman's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
When Chen Shuying heard the shouting from outside the door, she immediately showed a puzzled expression on her face. She walked quickly to the door and asked the visitor curiously: "Sister Zhou, do you have anything to do with me?"
Sister Zhou is the daughter-in-law of Zheng Lao Er of the Intermediate People's Court. Zheng Lao Er is a nester. She usually makes a living by helping people move or delivering dowries on behalf of others. Because she has been engaged in heavy physical labor for a long time, Zheng Lao Er has become a poor man. Two became hunchbacked a long time ago.
When Sister Zhou heard Chen Shuying's inquiry, she thought of the purpose of her trip, and a tangled expression appeared on her face. Thinking of the children at home who were waiting to be fed, Sister Zhou could only put down her dignity and asked Chen Shuying in a coquettish tone: "Aunt Shuying !, I, I, I would like to borrow some food from you, no, I wonder if your family has any extra food?”
When Chen Shuying heard Sister Zhou's words and saw the embarrassed expression on Sister Zhou's face, she immediately greeted Sister Zhou: "Sister Zhou! If anything happens, come into the room and tell her."
When Sister Zhou heard Chen Shuying's invitation, she glanced at Zhang Xuemei and Liang Jing who were sitting in the main room, and said to Chen Shuying with some embarrassment: "Aunt Shuying! My man accidentally twisted his head when he was helping someone carry goods not long ago. My waist is broken and I have been lying at home for two months.”
"Because we have no source of income, and the food prices outside are getting more and more expensive, our family has been without food for two days. My second son and I can still bear the hunger, but the children at home cannot bear the hunger, so we thought , ask Patriot for help and see if you can help us buy some cheap food?”
When Chen Shuying learned that Zheng Laoer was injured and bedridden, she quickly asked Sister Zhou: "Sister Zhou! Is our Zheng Laoer's injury serious? Why didn't you say hello to us when such a big thing happened? After all, our Xiaojing is a surgeon at the People’s Hospital.”
When Sister Zhou heard Chen Shuying's inquiry, she thought of her man's character and introduced to Chen Shuying helplessly: "Aunt Shuying! It's not like you don't know what kind of character our second son is. If it weren't for a few children, he would never do it. Will agree to let me come to Patriot for help”
"Patriot! Have you finished taking a shower?" Chen Shuying knew more or less who Mr. Zheng was. Facing the situation introduced by Sister Zhou and thinking of the difficulties of the Zheng family, Chen Shuying immediately shouted in the direction of the bathroom.
Wu Aiguo, who had just finished taking a bath, heard his mother's cry from outside the bathroom and immediately replied: "Mom! I've finished washing and am getting dressed."
When Chen Shuying heard Wu Aiguo's answer, she immediately walked into the kitchen and took about twenty kilograms of stick noodles from the grain tank. Then she walked out of the kitchen and said to Sister Zhou with a smile: "Sister Zhou! You take these twenty kilograms of stick noodles first. Take it, as for buying low-priced grains, I will talk to him about it later when Patriot comes out. Just wait for my good news!”
Sister Zhou saw Chen Shuying walking out of the kitchen with a grain bag. Sister Zhou immediately guessed Chen Shuying's intention and quickly refused: "Aunt Shuying! If you can ask Aiguo to help us buy cheap grain, you have already helped our family. Very busy, we absolutely can’t have this food.”
Seeing that Sister Zhou was unwilling to accept the food she sent, Chen Shuying immediately persuaded Sister Zhou: "Sister Zhou! Although our family is patriotic and can buy cheap food, it is not possible to buy the food back immediately. Your family's three As a child, it’s time to grow up. Even if you don’t think about adults, you should think about children! ”
Sister Zhou came to see Chen Shuying. She just wanted to ask Wu Aiguo to help buy some cheap food, so she did not intend to accept Chen Shuying's gift. It wasn't until Sister Zhou heard Chen Shuying mentioning the three children at home that Sister Zhou changed her attention and thanked Chen Shuying with a grateful face: "Aunt Shuying! Then this grain is borrowed by us. After we buy the grain back, I will return the borrowed food to you.”
A total of four people in the Wu family make money, and Wu Aiguo often brings back some food. The Wu family is not short of food at all.
Chen Shuying heard Sister Zhou's thanks and said to Sister Zhou nonchalantly: "Sister Zhou! We have been neighbors for many years. It is normal for neighbors to help each other. In addition, all four of our family members have indicators. This Ordering food is nothing to our family, so you can accept these noodles with peace of mind.”
"Mom! What did you call me for just now?" Wu Aiguo got dressed and walked out of the bathroom. When he saw his mother talking to Sister Zhou, he quickly asked Chen Shuying.
Chen Shuying heard Wu Aiguo's questioning voice coming from behind her, and immediately introduced Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! Some time ago, your Uncle Zheng accidentally twisted his waist when he was moving goods. He has not gone out to work for two full months. ”
"Because your Uncle Zheng was injured, and because only one of your Uncle Zheng's family has a ration of food, their family has been without food for two days. Your aunt came to see you and asked you to buy some cheap food for them."
When Wu Aiguo heard Chen Shuying's words, he immediately thought of the situation at Zheng Laoer's house, and quickly asked Sister Zhou: "Auntie Zhou! Is my Uncle Zheng's injury serious? Why don't you send Uncle Zheng to the hospital for a checkup."
When Sister Zhou heard Wu Aiguo ask about Zheng Laoer's injury, she replied with a heavy heart: "Aiguo! Your Uncle Zheng is able to move now, but he can't do heavy physical work. Because your Uncle Zheng can't go out to work, our family I can’t afford so much money to buy high-priced grains, so I can only ask for your help to buy some cheap grains.”
After hearing Sister Zhou's request, Wu Aiguo thought of the actual situation of the Zheng family and quickly asked Sister Zhou: "Auntie Zhou! There is no problem with helping to buy food. I will bring the food back to you when I come back from get off work tomorrow. But I, Uncle Zheng, can’t do heavy physical work now, how will your family live?”
Sister Zhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Wu Aiguo promised to buy the grain tomorrow. Facing Wu Aiguo's inquiry and thinking of the family's current predicament, Sister Zhou replied with a heavy face: "Patriot! Wang from the street office The director, knowing the actual situation of our family, got us some helpers to paste matchboxes. Our whole family can make seven or eight yuan a month by making them together.”
After being introduced here, Sister Zhou quickly took out five yuan from her pocket and said to Wu Aiguo: "Patriot! This is the money to buy food. You should keep it first."
Wu Aiguo heard the situation introduced by Sister Zhou and saw the five yuan handed to him by Sister Zhou. Although he did not want to accept the five yuan, thinking of Zheng Laoer's character, Wu Aiguo still accepted the money and spoke. He said to Sister Zhou: "Auntie! Then I will accept the money. I will deliver the food to your home tomorrow evening."
(End of chapter)