Otherwise, his son’s future would be ruined and even his third brother would not be able to save him.

Do I have to give them this set of clothes today? I really don’t want to give it to them. Wait, my eldest brother said before that he had lost all of mom’s money. Mom is here, so I should confirm it with her.

The eldest brother was used to lying and looked towards the door. "Mom, can't you come up with two taels of silver?"

When the old lady heard that this was her own business, she thought that was her last money, so of course she would not take it out if she could. It would be best if someone could fill this hole.

The eldest brother shook his head slightly at his mother, and the old lady naturally understood what he meant. Meiyu had taken the bait, and everything would be fine as long as she said she had no money.

The corners of his mouth drooped, he looked listless, the light in his eyes was extinguished, he suddenly became listless and sighed.

"Your brother lost all the money. We have nothing left. We can't even afford to eat."

Although outsiders would certainly believe the old lady's appearance, Meiyu was skeptical. She had been deceived by her mother many times since she was a child, and she had been fooled every time. This time, she must open her eyes.

Maybe these two people had already discussed it in the other room just now, that no matter whether they had money or not, they would just say they had no money, and let themselves be the scapegoat.

"Mom, why don't you open the cabinet in that room and let me have a look."

Hearing Meiyu say this, the old lady was shocked. Was she going to be exposed? This couldn't be allowed. She used her usual spiteful energy, pointed at herself, and looked at Meiyu in disbelief.

"You doubt me. Am I the kind of person who doesn't give money to your elder brother? You watched your elder brother offend the county magistrate and bring disaster to his family."

"I have raised you for nothing, but you actually think like this."

The old lady was so angry that she kicked the broom in the yard away. Meiyu was so scared that she shivered. It had been a long time since she saw her mother so angry.

"Mom, please show me if you have any money in your closet. If not, I will lend my clothes to my elder brother."

The old lady thought that Meiyu was really stubborn, but she hid the money very secretly, and she might not be able to find it, so she decided to take a gamble and said, "Let's go and take a look."

Meiyu was held by her mother's hand and led into the house. It seemed that there should be no problem. If she really had money, she would definitely not let herself go to see it and would hold her mother's hand instead.

"No, no, I trust you. I'll borrow this set of clothes. Give me the clothes I want to change into."

The boss directly handed over the prepared clothes.

Meiyu went into the old lady's room and took off her clothes.

Although her family was poor, Meiyu had never lacked food and clothing since she was a child, and she had never worn other people's clothes. This was the first time in her life that this happened, and she felt a little uncomfortable.

When she came, she was wearing beautiful new clothes, and when she left, she was wearing coarse linen clothes that rubbed her skin so much that it was itchy, and she felt something was wrong all over her body.

Forget it, I don't care about it. It's all for Shuanzi. He never suffered such grievances when he was a child, and now he has to endure such hardships after becoming a mother. But when Shuanzi becomes the top scholar in the future, this grievance will be nothing.

When I went out, I gave the clothes I took off to my eldest brother.

The eldest brother folded and packed his clothes carefully, preparing to go to the town later. Even if there was no ox cart, he had to go on foot. Otherwise, he would miss the debt repayment time, and the consequences would be something he could not afford.

"I lent you the things and clothes in the bag. When will you return them?"

Meiyu knew that there was little hope of getting them to pay back the money, but she still asked without giving up.

The eldest brother thought that there was no reason to return something he had already obtained, and it belonged to his younger sister, so why should he return it?

But you can't say things too harshly, it would be bad if it hurts the relationship.

"Sister, you know the situation at home. We can't even take out any money. I will definitely pay you back after I save up some money. But I can't say when it will be paid back."

"If I say I can pay it back in a month, you won't believe me, right? So, after the autumn harvest, I'll see if there's any money left, and then I'll pay you back part of it. It's unlikely that I can pay it back all at once, and then you're going to drive me to death."

"Besides, I spent all this money for Shuanzi. It's well worth it. Don't think too much. I will definitely pay you back. It's just a matter of time. Don't worry."

Meiyu felt a little better when she heard her brother's assurance.

"I'm leaving now. I won't be able to catch up with the ox cart soon."

The old lady and the eldest brother were naturally very happy that their plan had succeeded, but they did not show it in front of Meiyu.

"Okay, go back and have a good talk with your mother-in-law. Don't let her misunderstand you. If she doesn't believe you, come and find mother."

Meiyu nodded and walked outside.

The two men stood at the door, seemingly seeing Meiyu off, but actually hoping that she would leave quickly.

When Meiyu disappeared from view, the eldest brother and the old lady laughed loudly and unrestrainedly. They hadn't been so happy for a long time. They had been tormented by the debt issue for a long time, but finally the clouds had cleared and the moon appeared.

Meiyu sat on the ox cart, feeling very uncomfortable. She felt that it would not be nice to go back wearing the clothes she wore, and wondered if she could go to the town to buy a similar piece of clothing.

However, he did not have enough money, and the ox cart did not pass through the town on its way back. The driver had asked before and found out that no one wanted to buy anything, so they all went directly to the village.

I couldn't ask the coachman to go to town just because I changed my mind. After thinking it over, I gave up.

The people on the ox cart were very curious when they saw that Meiyu was wearing different clothes from when she came. When they talked to others, they would glance at her from time to time.

Sometimes he would point and talk with a malicious smile, but Meiyu couldn't hear what he said.

Meiyu felt everyone's strange looks and felt very uncomfortable. She regretted agreeing to change clothes with them.

Finally someone couldn't help but said, "Hey, Meiyu, why are your clothes different from when you came?"

"And I remember you were carrying a bag when you came here, and it looked like you treasured it very much. How come the bag is gone?"

Meiyu didn't want to talk about this matter at all. It was her elder brother who did something stupid, leaving her to fill the hole. She simply made an excuse, "My clothes got dirty, so I had to change into my sister-in-law's."

The others had an expression of understanding. Such words naturally could not stop others from talking, and their thoughts would not change because of Mei Yu's words.

"You're not used to wearing this, right? You have delicate skin. Don't let it get rubbed when you get home."

The others covered their mouths and laughed. Mei Yu was very different now from when she first came.

Wearing ordinary village woman's clothes, it doesn't fit her as well as other people's clothes. It feels so awkward and funny.

The dress was baggy, didn't hold up, didn't fit at all, and had patches on it.

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