C9 There Is a River in the Back of the Mountain

After dinner, Shen Jingli went to the kitchen to wash the tableware and boil some water. Sister-in-law Chen came over quickly, she had something she wanted to tell Sister-in-law Chen, so she put down the tableware and sat down to chat with him.

"Shen, don't keep sending us things. Sister-in-law can't take advantage of you." Sister-in-law Chen really felt embarrassed about her shamelessness, so she casually helped her family a few times. After that, Shen Jingli kept everything about her in mind, and gave her a portion of all the good stuff, making her feel truly sorry.

"Sister-in-law has helped us so much. Just a little bit of food is not worth mentioning." Shen Jingli did not take this matter to heart, "Sister-in-law, there's something I want to discuss with you."

"What is it?" "Just tell me, if sister-in-law can help, I'll do it to the end." Sister-in-law Chen was a simple and honest rural person.

"Can sister-in-law lend me some money to buy some more beans?" It was probably because Shen Jingli was embarrassed, that he stammered for a long time before opening his mouth.

He truly felt embarrassed. Normally, he would just take what others took and eat from others, and now, he was even asking to borrow money. No matter how thick-skinned a person was, he would still feel embarrassed.

"You still want to make tofu?" Sister-in-law Chen felt that the tofu was indeed good, it was not expensive, and it was tasty. It was a pity that the people in the town did not know what it was, and that was what she thought, but she was indeed short on money. "Shen, it's not that my sister-in-law does not want to help you, it's just that …"

Sister-in-law Chen lowered her head, her heart filled with bitterness. Ever since her boss crippled his leg, he had been drinking everyday and throwing tantrums. The money she earned from selling embroidery was basically all taken away to buy alcohol to drink, she did not have any spare money on hand.

If Sister-in-law Chen was rich, how could these children go hungry all day? She was too greedy, he shook her head, and said: "Sister-in-law, you have already helped us a lot, I was inconsiderate enough, please don't take it to heart."

After sending off the Sister-in-law Chen, Shen Jingli fell into deep thought. Selling tofu was not a viable option for the time being, he had to think of another way to earn money, otherwise, the family of four would starve to death very soon.

At daybreak the next day, Shen Jingli prepared breakfast and then carried a basket on his back to the mountain.

"Sister-in-law, wait for me." When Mu Jin heard the sound of him waking up, he also followed him. After washing up and eating the pancake that Shen Jingli made, he followed along with the basket on her back. "Sister-in-law, I'll go with you."

"No, you have to take care of your brother." Shen Jingli rejected decisively.

"Big Bro will take care of himself. He's just a little weak, not that he can't move."

"He's a patient, after all."

"Your body is also very weak."

"I …" Well, he was a pregnant husband, and he was weak.

Seeing that Mu Jin was already prepared, Shen Jingli did not disappoint him and decided not to rush him back.

In the past few days, Shen Jingli had a better understanding of the surrounding terrain. Mu Family lived at the back of the village, and there was a mountain at the back of the house, and a piece of barren land on the right. The closest neighbor was Sister-in-law Chen's family, while the other villagers lived a hundred meters away, on the other side of the field.

There was a small stream at the entrance of the mountain that flowed straight into the river outside the village. When Shen Jingli led Mu Jin through the small stream, he stopped and stared at the clear stream below with wide eyes.

"Sister-in-law, what are you looking at?" Seeing that he did not follow, Mu Jin turned and called out to him.

"Nothing, I just feel that this stream is really clear." Although he said this, he was thinking that after picking some wild vegetables later, he could come here to fish for some river prawns and add more vegetables in the evening.