Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 553

Chapter 553: Lending Money ( 4 )
“Remember to give Xiao Min a spoonful of tonic wine every day and a pinch of wild ginseng powder every two days,” Mother Lu added.

Zhao Ya nodded and said, “Thank you, Paternal aunt.”

Mother Lu only knew that the powder was wild ginseng powder, but she didn’t know that Lu Jueyu had a little spiritual grass powder mixed in it.

Not long after, Song Hai came back from the fields with his sons and grandsons. Seeing his sister waiting for him, he asked, “Ah Yu, what are you doing here today?”

Hearing her brother calling her by her maiden name, Mother Lu smiled and said, “Brother, I have something to discuss with you.”

Hearing his sister’s serious tone, Song Hai nodded and said, “Let’s talk in my room.”

Since the two were brothers and sisters, no one said anything when they saw them entering the room and closing the door.

Thinking that his paternal aunt was having a serious discussion with his father, Song Li looked at his eldest son and said, “Xiao Wen, take the firewood to the woodshed.”

Song Wen wiped the sweat from his forehead, nodded and said, “Mother, I will put some firewood in the kitchen too.”

“En, Mother boiled some water for you and your father for washing up. Don’t wash your body with cold water when you are sweating.” Zhao Ya reminded her son.

Noticing his mother’s concern, Song Min smiled and said, “I understand, Mother.”

After everyone went out to do their own thing, Song Li went to his bedroom to check on his youngest son. His son had been in a coma for several days. Although he said nothing, he was worried about his son’s condition in his heart and went to his friends to borrow money.

But after he visited several people, word spread in the village that his son’s condition was critical and he was desperate and wanted to borrow money. Now let alone lending him money, when his friends see him, they will pretend not to see him or just walk away.

Sitting on the Kang bed, looking at his son, he sighed. Everything his mother told him before was right. Only in adversity can we see the true face of the other party.

Now, even his blood-related brothers and family members are eager to draw a line with him. They even asked their father to separate the family’s household registration because they did not want to bear the burden of his son’s treatment.

After a while, he felt that his son’s complexion was better than before, and asked, “Wife, have you given our son medicine to eat?”

Thinking of wild ginseng powder, Zhao Ya asked him back, “Husband, why do you ask this suddenly?”

Song Li turned to look at his wife and said, “Whatever you give our son is effective. Come and have a look.”

After hearing her husband’s words, Zhao Ya looked closer and saw that some color had returned to her son’s pale face and lips. She was stunned for a moment, looked at her husband with wide eyes, and said, “Husband, just now your paternal aunt came over and fed Xiao Min some wild ginseng powder after she mixed it with water.”

After speaking, she showed the bamboo basket on the bedside table to her husband, “Your paternal aunt also brought us a bottle of tonic wine, some eggs, and flour.”

Song Li saw ten eggs, a bag of corn flour, and a bottle of golden-colored wine inside. Looking at the food, he smiled and said, “I have to thank my paternal aunt later. She is always very kind to us.”

Knowing that most people didn’t want to have anything to do with them at this time, Zhao Ya nodded and said, “Husband, how about I cook the fish you caught yesterday for your paternal aunt?”

After hearing his wife’s suggestion, Song Li nodded and said, “Wife, I will leave this matter to you. Leave some for our sons and yourself.”

“I will leave some for you too.” Zhao Ya said with a smile.

At the same time, in Song Hai’s room, Mother Lu was sitting on a chair next to the Kang bed. She took out the envelope from her clothes and said, “Brother, this is some money sent by Anwen and Muxiao. Use this to pay for Xiao Min’s treatment.”

Song Hai sighed after hearing her words but did not refuse the money. He didn’t want to implicate his sister or the Lu family because of his family affairs, so he went to his late wife’s maternal house to borrow money.

But when he went there, they refused to lend him money on the grounds that they no longer had any kinship after his wife passed away. After visiting so many people, it was only his sister and the Lu family who were willing to help his family.

“Ah Yu, thank you. Brother will return this money.”

Mother Lu nodded and said, “Brother, there’s no need to rush to pay back the money. Let’s focus on treating Xiao Min first.”

Song Hai nodded and said, “Alright. Brother will listen to you.”

Looking at her eldest brother, Mother Lu hesitated for a while before she made up her mind and said, “Brother, do you know that Zhao Ya borrows food from neighbors?”

Hearing her words, Song Hai was stunned and said, “I don’t know about this. My family should have enough food until the distribution day.”

Mother Lu knew that her brother was unaware of his daughter-in-law’s behavior, so she said, “Brother, I don’t want to interfere in your family’s affairs. However, you should pay more attention to your eldest daughter-in-law and second daughter-in-law.”

“What does this matter have to do with them?” Song Hai asked doubtfully.

“Brother, since Zhao Ya was the one who was responsible for cooking, she could only borrow food from neighbors whenever the food was not enough for the family. As for why there is not enough food, you can ask your eldest daughter-in-law and second daughter-in-law.” Mother Lu added.