I traveled through time without patched pants, I was the richest man in the Republic of China

When I got back to the boat, I saw Uncle Xu beating Sister Xu Gui, cursing:

"You're so stupid that you can't even keep an eye on anyone! You ran away without paying the fare, it's a wasted trip!"

Sister Xu Gui's pretty little face was tanned by the sun. She tilted her head stubbornly, with tears welling up in her upturned eyes.

Uncle Xu was so angry that he slapped her on the back several times, while Aunt Xu was secretly wiping away tears beside her.

It is morning now. Most of the boats next door have gone out to make a living. There are only a few boats nearby, and everyone is sitting on the deck watching the fun.

He pointed at Uncle Xu and the others, and laughed happily.

"Dad, why are you hitting me?"

Many fish put the lotus roots in their hands onto the boat and quickly went to their second sister's side.

When Uncle Xu saw the little girl in front of him who had grown taller and fatter, it took him a while to confirm that it was his own son, Pi Lao San.

"You came back by yourself? Something happened at your aunt's home." Uncle Xu didn't bother to teach his second daughter a lesson, and asked Xuanyu many questions over and over again.

Many fish looked confused, but still answered honestly:

"No, my uncle can get out of bed, and my aunt is very energetic every day, and her loud voice never stops from morning to night."

At this time, Aunt Xu also saw Wei Miao and Sister Lan catching up from behind.

After inviting them on board, she looked at her eldest daughter who had become much fatter and whiter, and she wiped her tears with joy again. Her already red eyes looked even more like a rabbit.

"My sister-in-law and her family have spent so much money. Something terrible happened at home, and we, as brothers and sisters-in-law, were unable to help. Now we have to trouble them to raise our child."

Wei Miao put the things down and said quickly:

"Uncle, aunt, after cousin Lan came to my house, my mother felt much happier. My cousin took care of the housework and the children, so my mother could focus on taking care of dad, and her health didn't break down."

Many fish looked straight at Wei Miao, waiting for her to praise them.

"Cousin Duoyu is also very capable. She takes A Ling and the others to find coal slag, which can last until next spring." Wei Miao cooperated.

Sister Xu Lan's cheeks blushed with shame at the praise, and Manyu looked proud, she was not here to eat for free.

After Uncle Xu and his companions had put all the things into the cabin, the people on the boat who had been watching the fun were left with only envy.

"Xu Ada, your sister from a wealthy family is giving you subsidies again."

Wei Miao said in a crisp voice: "My uncle asked my two cousins ​​to go to my house to help, and my mother thanked them specially."

The people on the boat didn't get the upper hand with the argument, so they went back to their cabins with a sour look on their faces.

Many fish made faces at the boat, and turned around to see A Miao looking at them and smiling.

"Ah Miao, next time you do it with me, this family is the most annoying."

Sister Xu Gui still stood there in the same posture, ignoring everyone.

But tears kept streaming down the corners of his eyes, his fists were clenched tightly, and his whole body was shaking.

"Really? Why did Dad hit my second sister?" Manyu went to wipe his sister's tears.

"Do not touch me!"

The 12-year-old Xu Guijie was a head taller than many of the fish. She pushed hard, causing many of the usually healthy and lively fish to fall to the ground, and the boat was also shaken several times.

Wei Miao was held by Uncle Xu so that he did not fall onto the deck during the shaking.

Uncle Xu raised his hand to hit the stubborn second daughter again, but Wei Miao pulled his sleeve.

"Uncle, I'm thirsty."

Uncle Xu immediately didn't care about anything else and picked up Wei Miao, shouting at Sister Xu Lan to bring Wei Miao a glass of water.

Many fish seemed to have long been accustomed to the second sister's bad temper. She climbed up by herself, patted her butt and muttered:

"The eldest lady is in a bad mood again."

After saying this, he pulled his mother into the cabin and happily shared the things he brought with her.

Second Sister Xu spat at the many fishes and said, "You are the eldest lady. You and my eldest sister are both eldest ladies. I am just a dead maid..."

Uncle Xu, whose anger had just subsided, raised his hand to hit Sister Gui again. She turned around and cried,

"Just beat me to death. They are all good anyway, except me who is lazy, greedy and not smart. Why didn't they throw me into Suzhou River to feed the fish when they gave birth to me?"

Uncle Xu was so angry that he was panting, and his hands were shaking as he pointed at her:

"You still have a point? When I pulled people over, didn't I tell you to collect the money first?"

As the father and daughter were arguing with each other, Wei Miao and the others finally understood the whole story.

Early in the morning, five or six people came to take the water route to the village below.

Uncle Xu was rowing at the bow of the boat, and Second Sister Xu was helping to collect the money. It turned out that there was a girl about her age on the boat. The two of them hit it off immediately and were so engrossed in their chatting that they forgot to collect the money.

It was only after the group had walked away that she remembered that she had not collected any money.

In other words, I was busy for half a morning this morning, but got nothing.

In the cabin, Aunt Xu wiped her tears and choked up:

"It's my fault too. In the past, all these things were done by me or Duoyu. I have caught a cold these past two days and have been feeling listless..."

When Sister Xu Lan heard that her mother had caught a cold, she immediately put down her work and said with concern:

"Mom, have you taken your medicine? Do you have a fever?"

Uncle Xu looked at his eldest daughter's worried face and consoled her, "She has taken medicine and her fever has gone down, but she is not in good spirits."

Wei Miao looked at her sallow face and sighed slightly. It was all due to malnutrition that her resistance was lowered.

It is easiest to get sick when the weather changes.

"Aunt, we bought lotus roots and pork ribs. How about stewing them now? We can have lotus root and pork ribs soup for lunch."

Spare ribs are much cheaper than fatty meat nowadays, and most people rarely buy them, but Wei Miao likes to eat them very much.

Xu Ayu always liked to wait in the vegetable market until the meat stall was about to close, and then he would go up to buy the fat meat left over by others.

The meat stall owner would usually sell her the ribs at a low price.

Officials have their own lives, and ordinary people have their own ways of survival.

"Sure, you can have sweet and sour spare ribs too." Aunt Xu had a smile on her face.

Wei Miao looked at the simple environment in the cabin and quickly shook his head. Sweet and sour pork ribs is a very troublesome dish, which requires frying sugar color and various seasonings, and the process is also cumbersome.

She never likes to cause trouble to others.

"Aunt, just eat the lotus root and pork ribs soup. The weather is cold, and drinking soup will warm your body."

Aunt Xu looked at the well-behaved and obedient child in front of her, and the smile on her face grew even wider.

She has always liked the sensible eldest son of her sister-in-law. The little kid back then has grown into an adult.

She fixed her eyes on her third daughter who was still rummaging through things beside her, and glanced at her second daughter who was still standing on the deck.

Thinking about the plan in my mind, I will mention it to my sister-in-law when I have the chance.

Wei Miao felt that his aunt looked at him in a very strange way and he couldn't help but shiver.

"Ah Miao, the cabin is cold and damp, go out and get some sunshine. Otherwise you'll get sick, and your mother will be worried."

Many fish pulled Wei Miao out, walked to the deck, and stuffed something into Xu Guijie's mouth.

Sister Xu Gui originally wanted to spit it out dignifiedly, but it tasted so sweet that she couldn’t help but sip twice.

Many fish saw their sister's actions and laughed.

"Tell us what happened this morning, and A Miao and I will avenge you."

Sister Xu Gui raised her almond-shaped eyes slightly and looked at the two guys who were half a head shorter than her in confusion, obviously not believing it.

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