Zhao Yuzhen saw Zhou Guoqiang borrow money and was overjoyed, whispering: "Dad, how much did the child's aunt lend us? Is it one hundred?"

  Zhou Guoqiang smugly pulled out the money from his pocket and let Zhao Yuzhen count it: "You count it yourself."

  Zhao Yuzhen carefully counted the money, bill by bill, and after counting it once, she couldn't believe it and counted it again. It was still 200 yuan. She asked in surprise: "Dad, there's exactly 200 yuan! Didn't you say we were only borrowing 100? I was just worried that if my sister-in-law couldn't take out so much cash at the moment, what would we do?"

  Zhou Guoqiang told Zhao Yuzhen everything about going to his sister's house, and finally emphasized: "...... This money is not what I wanted to borrow more, I originally said that borrowing one hundred would be fine. The child's aunt said that she was afraid we didn't have the capital to buy pigs, so she specially borrowed another one hundred for us. We must remember this kindness in our hearts."

  "What you said is true, it's not easy to borrow money from anyone these days. I reckon if we were borrowing just 10 or 20 yuan, your brother might be willing to lend it to us, but with such a large amount of money, it's already impossible to get past your sister-in-law."

  Zhao Yuzhen was deeply grateful to her sister-in-law, borrowing money is not easy, not everyone is so generous. Fortunately, her brother has always been a good-tempered person and it's usually her sister-in-law who takes charge at home, otherwise the couple wouldn't have dared to ask for help.

  Zhou Guoqiang deeply resonated with Zhao Yuzhen's words. After all, his older brother and he were close relatives living next door, so it was unlikely that he would stand idly by and watch his younger brother struggle. However, his sister-in-law was a different story altogether. She had a warm smile and seemed easy-going, but in reality, she was stingy and calculating, always mindful of appearances. If someone borrowed a small amount from her, she wouldn't say anything due to saving face, but if it were too much, she might utter some unpleasant words that would make others lose face.

  Now that they had the money, their biggest problem was solved, and the two of them discussed going to town to buy a tricycle.

  Zhao Yuzhen entrusted Xiaobao and Er Ya to Shen Huafeng for a while, and rode with Zhou Guoqiang to the county town.

  Went to the market where tricycles are sold and turned around for most of the day, a total of several households were turned over, and finally bought a slightly larger tricycle. Spent more than 110 yuan, which is a bit expensive, twenty yuan more than the smaller one. But it can hold more things, the couple hesitated for half a day and still decided to buy this kind. In the future, if they want to raise two pigs, they can also be loaded, and in the long run, it's worth spending this money.

  At noon, I went to Lao San's house for lunch. Lao San and his wife were surprised to see Zhou Guoqiang riding a brand new tricycle. After Zhou Guoqiang explained its purpose, they both felt happy about it. Zhou Guomin specially bought some meat dishes from the cold food store and brought them back to drink with Zhou Guoqiang.

  When Guo Qiang left, there was an extra stack of newspapers on the tricycle, which Song Mingli had asked him to bring to Zhou Xiaoyun. Zhao Yuzhen hurriedly expressed her gratitude, no matter how good or bad the things were, at least they still cared about their own daughter and thought of her, which warmed the heart of a mother.

  Zhou Xiaoyun's grandmother took advantage of the old three mouths and Zhao Yuzhen talking, quietly pulled Zhou Guoqiang to one side, took out dozens of dollars from her body and stuffed them into her son's pocket: "Qiangzi, Mom only has this much, take it and don't be stingy."

  "Mom, what are you doing? Keep the money for yourself, I don't want it. As a son, I haven't been filial enough to you already, how can I still ask for your money?"

  Grandma stuffed the money into her pocket and signaled to Zhou Guoqiang to be quieter, so as not to let Zhou Guomin and others hear: "Son, you have the most children and are the poorest. Your mother can't help you much, but she worries about you every day. Take this money and do some business, don't worry about making a lot of money, at least make enough to raise your kids, save up and build a house. Then this old woman's heart will be at ease."

  The son is still a child in his mother's eyes, and Grandma has worried about the second son behind her back. The old couple and the third family don't need to be said, and the daughter's husband is also a hardworking person who hasn't made less money. It's just that the second son has many children, and life is the most difficult, and they still live in a grass house now, how can Grandma not worry about it?

  Zhou Guoqiang, who was already moved to tears, no longer declined his mother's kindness and bid farewell to Old Three and his wife. He rode the new tricycle with Zhao Yuzhen on the road back home.

  Zhao Yuzhen rode a bicycle alongside, curiously asking Zhou Guoqiang: "Dad, what did the kid's grandma pull you aside to say in a mysterious tone?"

  Zhou Guoqiang let out a long sigh: "Mom stuffed several tens of yuan into my hands, I didn't want to take it, but she insisted that I hold onto it. As her son, I feel ashamed in my heart. All these years, after Dad passed away, Mom has been living with Eldest Brother, and we've never taken care of her properly. Now we're still taking the private savings she's accumulated, just thinking about it makes me blush."

  Zhao Yuzhen was also stunned, no wonder the child's mother had been carrying the old third couple on her back. Thinking about it, they lived together with the old third couple, and everything they ate, wore, and used was provided by the old third couple. These tens of dollars were probably saved up by the old grandmother over a long period of time, but now she gave them all to her own husband. Zhao Yuzhen accompanied her husband in lamenting: "His dad, the child's mother still has a good heart. Our family is like this, and the elderly are worried too. We must work hard, people can't be poor for a lifetime."

  Zhou Guoqiang nodded and made up his mind to work hard to make life better for his family.

  After arriving at the village, the brand new tricycle attracted attention from many villagers.

  Some people even ran to Zhou Guoqiang's home to see, at this time, three-wheeled vehicles were very rare. Besides, rural people had no entertainment activities, and the affairs of one family were everyone's business, and everyone loved to join in the fun.

  Zhou Guoqiang's home was suddenly bustling like a market, with many people coming to see the tricycle, including Zhou Guofu and Shen Huafeng.