12. Borrow Money

Just when the Zheng Shan family was eating, Li Ma walked in with her granddaughter.

Li Yuan had already gone out to find work when the sky was bright in the morning. This is Li Yuan's daily routine now.

Li Ma actually understands her son's thoughts. Facing this childhood friend, he really can't hold back when he mixes up like this.

Li Ma actually feels embarrassed, but no matter how embarrassing things are, in front of life, they are just an inconspicuous stone.

"Aunt Li? Hurry up and sit down." Zheng Shan didn't recognize it at first. Compared with before, although Ma Li was only seven years old, she looked too old.

When seeing Li Ma, Zheng Shan just remembered, it's been more than a week, why haven't I seen Li Yuan?

It seems that there is no news about Li Yuan at all.

Zheng Shan also just came back, plus some strangeness and novelty, so he didn't notice this.

After seeing the sumptuous food on the table, Nannan kept gulping, but she just snuggled up beside her grandma, looking a little timid.

When Zheng Shan saw it, he knew that the little girl should not have eaten, and quickly said, "Aunt Li, who is this child?"

When Li Ma saw that Zheng Shan was so enthusiastic, she was relieved. Hearing Zheng Shan's question, she quickly said, "This is my granddaughter, 囡囡."

After he finished speaking, he said to the child, "Nan, my name is uncle."

The little girl called her uncle in a low voice, if it wasn't for Zheng Shan's good ears, he wouldn't be able to hear it.

"Hey, your name is Nannan, right? Hello." Zheng Shan also greeted the little girl with a smile.

It's just that the little girl looked very timid and hid behind her grandma after saying hello, but from time to time she looked at the table and swallowed hard.

"Aunt Li, haven't you eaten yet? Just in time, let's eat together." Zheng Shan hurriedly invited.

Aunt Li looked at the Zheng family's meal and swallowed involuntarily. For many years, their family had never eaten such a sumptuous meal, and even after the Chinese New Year, it was not as sumptuous as the most common breakfast in the Zheng family.

In particular, the main food is actually white flour steamed buns, and even a few boiled eggs.

"I... We've eaten it, you guys can eat it." Li Ma didn't feel confident when she said this.

How could Zheng Shan not see that, although he didn't know what happened, he could see that something bad must have happened to their family.

Zheng Shan didn't ask any more questions at this time, and asked Li's mother to eat something.

"Eat a little more after you've eaten, it's not a good thing, Aunt Li, hurry up and sit down." He said to the fourth and fifth elders, "You two should go to school after eating."

If this was in the past, there were so many delicious foods, where would the fifth go.

But now she has money on her body, and she knows that she has money to listen to the third brother's words, so she naturally responds immediately.

The Zheng family's dining table was not big at first, but now the whole family is full.

This clock Huixiu also said: "Yes, his aunt, sit down and eat."

Hearing Zhong Huixiu speak, Li Ma did it carefully.

Zheng Shan greeted Li Ma for dinner, but after all, he was an adult, and he was not very good at serving food, so he could only serve food for Nannan.

"Come, eat eggs." He said, peeling his own egg and putting it in the bowl of Nannan.

Look at the white rice porridge, the fluffy white flour steamed buns, and the peeled eggs in the bowl.

Nannan's little face was full of longing, but she still looked at her grandmother.

Li Ma felt a little sad in her heart, and said, "You can eat what your uncle gave you."

Hearing grandma speak, Nannan couldn't bear it any longer, and began to swallow. In the little girl's memory, their family had never eaten such delicious food.

Especially breakfast, their family didn't seem to have had breakfast.

"Slow down, it's not enough." Zheng Shan was a little nervous when he saw the little girl like this. Don't choke.

When the little girl finally calmed down, Zheng Shan asked Li Ma, "Aunt Li, where is Dayuan? Why didn't I see him?"

Li Ma is an adult after all. Even if she really wants to eat and is very hungry, she only eats a little bit to maintain her only dignity, although it is probably her own dignity.

Hearing that Zheng Shan asked about Li Yuan, Li Ma immediately put down the bowls and chopsticks, looked at Zheng Shan, and found that Zheng Shan's face was full of doubts, not mocking or contempt.

Li Ma knew that Zheng Shan really didn't know Li Yuan's situation, "Xiao Yuan went out to work."

"Oh, what is Dayuan busy with? I just came back during this time, and I haven't had time to find Dayuan." Zheng Shan said.

Li Ma opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything, she just remained silent.

Seeing that Ma Li didn't want to talk, Zheng Shan didn't ask any more questions. He just smiled and asked Ma Li to eat more, while he was concerned about serving Nan Nan.

"Dashan, my aunt is here this time to ask you for something." Li Ma said a little uncomfortable.

Zheng Shan immediately said: "Aunt Li, what are you saying, what are you asking for? You have something to tell me. Dayuan and I are good brothers."

When Li Ma heard what Zheng Shan said, she finally let go of her heart a little.

"Dashan, I heard that you are well developed now. My aunt is here to congratulate you first." Li Ma said.

"See if you can lend a little money to my aunt, don't worry, my aunt will pay it back." When she said this, Li Ma didn't have the slightest confidence.

They have basically borrowed money in and out of the yard, but they have not paid it back.

To be honest, Li Yuan's hutong has a good relationship with its neighbors. At least no one bothers to urge them, but they don't borrow any more. It's not easy for each family.

The money or food lent to Li Yuan's family were also deducted from their own teeth.

After Li Ma finished speaking, she looked at Zheng Shan, and then at Zhong Huixiu, and said in a somewhat uneasy tone: "It doesn't matter if you don't have extra money..."

Zheng Shan interrupted Li Ma's words, "Aunt Li, what you said, it's fine, it's all right for the neighbors to help."

After speaking, he said to his mother: "Mom, go and get fifty dollars, fifty catties of food stamps and fifty catties of noodles."

Zhong Huixiu opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything. She went to the house and took out the money and tickets according to Zheng Shan's request.

Zhong Huixiu knew that the money and tickets would probably not be returned. In the past, their family was so poor and difficult, and they desperately squeezed out some to help the Li family.

At that time, the Li family really couldn't survive, and if they didn't eat, it was possible to starve to death.

Zheng Shan put the money and tickets into Li Ma's hands and said, "Auntie, you should take these money and tickets first and use them first. If they are not enough, you will come to me then."

Li Ma really didn't expect Zheng Shan to be so happy, fifty yuan plus so many food stamps and noodles.

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