Chapter 244 "Qin Laoliu" makes a brilliant appearance

When Qin's father, mother, brother, and sister-in-law saw the four dollars, their eyes sparkled with surprise.

Four dollars is not a small amount of money. A laborer like them only earns this much money by working hard in the fields every month.

Their Qinjiazhuang is located in a plain and hilly area. There are no special industries and they only rely on farming and the weather for their livelihood.

The production team where the Qin family was located was located on the small hills on both sides of the road. They cultivated mountain terraces and had few paddy fields. It happened that there was a famine in recent years, and the yield of crops in the fields was extremely low.

During the year, the production team recorded work points for the members who participated in the labor. When distributing remuneration at the end of the year, dividends were distributed based on the number of work points and the population.

Every year, all members of the production team will be evaluated for work points. Young and middle-aged male members are basically given 10 work points, and old and weak male and female members are basically given 8-9 work points. Primary school students who participate in labor during the busy farming season are given 5 work points.

So at the end of the year, their family would be considered good if their annual income could be around a hundred yuan.

Of course, this number was not low in the countryside at that time. Many farmers worked hard all year round, and after deducting various expenses and food rations, they often still owed money to the production team.

Qin's mother took the money away quickly and hid it in her trouser pocket. She was worried that it would be too late and Qin Huairu would regret it.

She knew her daughter too well. Qin Huairu was the kind of person who would not do anything without benefits.

They thought that Qin Huairu would not give them a few dollars for free so easily. It must be because she had encountered some troubles and needed help from her family.

Xin Xiaofang immediately changed her attitude and said, "Oh! Big sister, you are so polite. Don't be like this again next time. Well, I'll go and heat up two more steamed buns for you." After saying that, she quickly got off the kang, stopped complaining, and went to do her work quickly.

Qin Huairu rolled her eyes at her back. She had always disliked this snobbish sister-in-law. She felt that this woman always took whoever gave her milk as her mother, and this behavior made her feel disgusted.

After dinner, Qin Huairu expressed her plight to her family.

"Dad, Mom, I really can't do it anymore. I have two children at home now, and I'm pregnant, and I can't take care of them all by myself. Can you help me?" Qin Huairu wiped her tears and said in a pleading tone.

After hearing this, Xin Xiaofang might have been jealous of Qin Huairu, so she sneered, "You knew you couldn't take care of them now, but you still gave birth to so many children. If you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?"

Qin Huaihe felt that her words were getting more and more excessive. She was my sister. It would be fine if you didn't help comfort her, but what about mocking her? So, he glared at her and said, "Say a few words, little boy! No one thinks you are dumb!"

Xin Xiaofang was not a pushover either. When Qin Huaihe scolded her, she got furious on the spot.

"Qin Huaihe, who do you think you are? How dare you, a piece of trash, yell at me?!"

"If you have the ability, give me a child. I've been with you for so many years, but my belly hasn't even moved. Tell me the truth, are you incapable of doing that?"

At this moment, she looked extremely disdainful, raised her eyebrows and asked, "If it's not possible, you should have said it earlier and don't delay me."

Qin Huaihe was so angry that she hit the nail on the head. Hearing this, he slapped her in the face and said, "You bitch, you can't have children, but you blame me, you chicken that doesn't lay eggs."

Mother Qin stood by and expressed gratitude, trying to reconcile them: "Hey, stop quarreling, you two. If you keep quarreling and fighting all day long, this family will be broken up sooner or later."

"Can you all just be quiet for a while and leave me alone."

Qin's father finally couldn't bear it anymore and slammed the table angrily: "Get out of here! What the hell!" He might be blaming his son, or maybe he was blaming his daughter-in-law.

Xin Xiaofang snorted coldly, picked up her hands and turned away. Qin Huaihe smiled apologetically at Qin Huairu and followed her out.

After the two of them left, Qin's father cursed again: "What a waste! Why did I give birth to such a bastard?" Qin's father's voice was filled with anger, as if it burst out from his chest, making people shiver.

Mother Qin advised him again, "Come on, calm down. It's not worth getting angry with them."

"Go and pour me another glass of wine..." Qin's father shouted for another glass of wine, completely ignoring Qin's mother's advice.

Mother Qin had no choice but to help him pour wine, but she kept muttering: "Drink less, it's bad for your health if you don't have any food!"

Father Qin glared and said, "Go quickly!"

Mother Qin handed over the bottle of wine, and Father Qin drank it down in a few gulps.

Qin's father panted in frustration and said, "These two beasts will be pissed to death sooner or later!" After saying that, he lay down on the kang and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Qin Huairu looked at the scene in front of her bitterly. She really didn't want to stay in this family any longer. It was poor and ignorant, and it was still so unreliable after so many years. She had been tired of this place since she was a child. This was why she chose to marry Jia Dongxu, who didn't come from a good family, and leave this family just to marry and live in the capital.

"Huai Ru! Look at the situation in our family. I really can't help you. I can't just go and take care of your children and leave this home behind!" Mother Qin complained helplessly to Qin Huai Ru.

What Qin's mother said was indeed the truth. Her brother and his wife were really a headache, and they couldn't be counted on for help. Qin's father was also an alcoholic, and he was completely dependent on Qin's mother to take care of him.

Alas, every family has its own problems, which is really worrying.

Just when the mother and daughter were worrying about how to solve the problem, her cousin Qin Jingru heard that she had returned and came to play with her.

"Sister! Sister! Are you back?"

When Qin Huairu saw Qin Jingru coming, her eyes suddenly lit up. Hey! Isn't this the right person?

Qin Jingru in front of me is only fourteen years old, but she is already tall and graceful, looking like a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old.

Qin Huairu got off the kang and took Qin Jingru's hand affectionately and said, "Jingru, you're here. We sisters haven't seen each other for more than a year. I miss you so much."

"Sister, I miss you too!" Qin Jingru rolled her eyes and continued, "Didn't you say you would take me to the capital to play when you have time? Then when will you take me there?"

Qin Huairu was delighted by this proposal. She had long been thinking about how to get Qin Jingru to help her look after the child, and now the opportunity had come to her. She was secretly happy in her heart, but her face remained expressionless.

So she pretended to be embarrassed and said: "Jingru, you can go and play, but unfortunately I don't have time to accompany you. My sister has two children at home, and one of them is pregnant. Sigh..."

Qin Jingru was surprised when she heard this: "Ah! Are you pregnant again?"

Qin Huairu nodded and said, "I'm worried that no one will help me take care of the child!"

Qin Jingru said happily: "Me! Can't I just help you?"

Qin Huairu was very happy in her heart, but she said with embarrassment on her face: "I am so happy that you can come to help me, but aren't you going to school anymore?"

"You go to help me look after the children, but you won't be able to come home for a while..."

Qin Jingru smiled and said, "Oh, I dropped out of school in the second half of the year. I had a headache about studying, so I just came home to earn work points."

Qin Huairu thought to herself that she was dozing off and hit the pillow. Isn't this the "nanny" prepared for their family?

"That's fine! I'll go to your house later and discuss it with my second uncle and the others. If they agree, I'll take you away today."

When Qin Jingru heard that she could go to the capital, she was very happy and said quickly: "That's great! Let's set off now, so we can go early and come back early." She had always longed for life in the capital and dreamed of marrying into the capital like her sister.

Qin Huairu was worried that the night would drag on, so she decided to strike while the iron was hot, so she and her sisters went to Qin Jingru's house.

Qin Huairu's second uncle's family is more difficult than hers, and he has more children than hers.

Qin Huairu proposed to take Qin Jingru to live in the city. Her uncle and aunt were very happy to hear that. After all, it was undoubtedly a better choice for the girl to enjoy life in the city than to starve at home.

What's more, Qin Huairu also made big promises to them, saying, "My sister is even prettier than I was back then. If she goes to the city and is favored by that family, she'll be a city dweller in a few years."

Her words immediately made her second uncle's family yearn for it, especially for those of them who were eager to change their destiny and had to seize any hard-won opportunity.

Qin Jingru followed Qin Huairu to the capital smoothly. Before leaving, Qin Huairu's second uncle gave her a token of his love and let her take away the only egg-laying hen.

When she was asked to take the chicken home to nourish her body, Qin Huairu wanted to refuse at first, but considering that her second uncle's family was not doing well, she couldn't accept this laying hen.

Thinking of Banggeng and Xiaoshi at home who were pale and thin due to malnutrition, she accepted the chicken against her conscience, thinking that at most she could find a good husband for Qin Jingru in the future.

"Wow! This bicycle is so beautiful, sister, did you buy it?" Qin Jingru's eyes were red with envy after seeing the bicycle Qin Huairu was riding.

Qin Huairu rode a bicycle carrying Qin Jingru, and said as they walked: "Hey! How can our family have that much money! This is a bicycle of a neighbor in the compound. This neighbor..." Then she told Qin Jingru about the past between their Jia family and the Liu family.

After listening to this, Qin Jingru's eyes were full of envy, and she whispered, "It would be great if I could marry a man like this..." She looked into the distance with longing in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)