Capítulo 1508: Chapter 1508: Help in Ergency, Not in Poverty (Part 2)
So today, seeing the Ruan Family returning, she naturally started hinting again. In her eyes, the Ruan Family was wealthy enough not to miss the ten or a hundred they would lend out.
Xiu Jianlin just didn’t expect it would be Old Man Shu opening the door.
Although Old Man Shu visited Xiahe Village six years ago, Xiu Jianlin didn’t have a deep impression of him. But from his attire, it was clear he was not an ordinary person, making Xiu a bit hesitant and instinctively wanting to retreat.
But just as he stepped back two steps, he heard Ruanlin Family’s voice from inside: “Jiaojiao’s grandfather, who is it?”
Old Man Shu stepped aside, and Ruanlin Family saw Xiu Jianlin. Although she ca back often, she had never t Xiu Jianlin. Seeing him like this, she frowned imdiately. The last ti she saw him was seemingly a few years ago, and it felt like he aged too quickly, looking even older than her!
“Jianlin, you need sothing? Co in, co in, it’s windy at the door.” She put down the small hoe and a basket of bamboo shoots in her hand, walked to the courtyard, fetched so well water, and washed her muddy hands. The water freshly drawn from the well was warm. After washing, she wiped her hands on herself and returned to the charcoal fire to warm them up. Seeing Xiu Jianlin still not co in, she had to get up again, walk over, and pull him inside.
While saying: “Standing at the wind gap, are you here to sell so dry goods? Where did you put them?” As she said this, her gaze swept over him, but she didn’t see anything, and suddenly a suspicion arose.
Since autumn, Liu i had fallen ill and couldn’t even go to the fields. She was already a troublemaker, and being sick made her even more unbearable. Xiu Jianlin hadn’t gone out to do odd jobs for a long ti, and the crops in the field were neglected, not to ntion gathering wild vegetables to dry so goods.
This ti he purely ca to borrow money. Liu i ntioned as they saw the year-end approaching, he should ask the Ruan Family to borrow money, preferably two or three hundred, because Xiu Cheng was growing up as a junior high school boy without a decent set of clothes.
Although he really couldn’t bring himself to ask, he had no choice. Now the family could hardly make ends et, and if they couldn’t borrow money this ti, they all might starve to death this winter.
But he didn’t expect to encounter either Old Man Shu or the Ruanlin Family. What reputation does the Ruanlin Family have in the village? How could he dare to ask her for money? He instinctively wanted to leave but was unwilling, hoping Ruan Jianguo might co over. But he ended up being pulled inside by the Ruanlin Family and asked about the dry goods, making his face burn with sha, unable to even look at her face.
Living for more than half a life, the Ruanlin Family imdiately sensed sothing off with Xiu Jianlin’s deanor. Her gaze flickered as she pretended not to know anything and asked with a smile, “Are you here for Jianguo?”
Xiu Jianlin imdiately nodded, “Yes, Aunt… Auntie, where is he?”
“Oh, he’s digging bamboo shoots on the back mountain, you should go find him.” The Ruanlin Family pointed toward the back mountain.
“Okay, Auntie, I’ll head over.” Xiu Jianlin quickly nodded with a smile, heading towards the back mountain, his expression that of soone who’s hit the jackpot.
The Ruanlin Family watched his figure retreat, her expression darkening further.
Once Xiu Jianlin reached the back mountain, he indeed saw Ruan Jianguo, and imdiately ran over, too excited to restrain his voice: “Brother Ruan, Brother Ruan.”
Ruan Jianguo had just dug up a winter bamboo shoot and turned to look, seeing Xiu Jianlin running toward him: “Brother Ruan, with the new year just around the corner, can you lend two… no, three hundred bucks?!”
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