Reborn in 1985, starting from the mountains of Northwest China

Now that he thinks about it, Chen Feng wants to slap himself twice.

Lin Xiu's expression also changed.

Lin Xiu knew her husband well; not only did he not help her, he also asked the family for money to give to outsiders.

Seeing that Chen Feng was getting restless, Lin Xiu was a little disappointed.

She had heard these words too many times. She shouldn't have had any hope for this kind of husband in the first place. It's also her fault for forgetting how hard it was before after only a few days of comfortable life.

Lin Xiu opened her mouth, about to speak first.

Regardless of the circumstances, she had to keep the money safe for Xiaoshan and Xiaoyue.

"Sponsor?"

As expected, Chen Feng spoke first.

The sound wasn't loud, but everyone in the room was taken aback.

Chen Feng no longer stared directly at Lu Fang as he used to.

"Sister-in-law, you talk about helping out, but I'd like to ask, over the years, who have you actually helped out?"

Lu Fang was taken aback, her smile freezing on her face: "Brother-in-law, what do you mean by that?"

Lu Fang did not expect Chen Feng to speak like that.

Has this kid lost his mind?

Lu Fang couldn't believe it.

What do I mean by that?

Chen Feng stood up and took two steps forward. "Two years ago, Xiu'er sent back ten yuan for Mother's birthday. My older brother said he needed it urgently and borrowed it. Has it been returned?"

Lin Bei's expression changed: "Um..."

"And before I left last time, you borrowed twenty yuan from my family, saying it was for two days. How many times have we asked you to pay it back? Have you returned it?"

Lu Fang's face flushed red: "Chen Feng, you..."

To be honest, Lu Fang didn't even know how much money she had borrowed, but she never paid it back.

A few years ago, when Lin Bei was more shy, he would remember a few things, but in recent years he has gotten to know a few of his brothers better.

I have no money, but you can take my life! Lin Bei didn't care; as long as he could smoke the next day, he didn't care about anything else.

"And that year, right after I left, Xiu'er was raising two children alone, and she even took a piece of cured meat from our house under the guise of helping out. Do you remember?"

Chen Feng looked down at Lin Bei and recounted the events one by one.

"But your family has no one to plow the fields, so I kindly asked Bei-ge'er to help. He didn't take it for nothing!"

Lu Dan remembered the cured meat incident; mainly, she had only asked Lin Bei to do it once in the past few years.

They couldn't even plow their own land, yet they helped Lin Xiu's family; naturally, they had to get something in return.

The more Lu Dan thought about it, the more convinced she felt she had a reason.

"Oh!"

Chen Feng snorted coldly.

"My family only has that small plot of land, and my mother helps with it every year. What kind of help do we need from you?"

Meat was not common in those times of food and drink scarcity.

He was a scoundrel back then, and his wife was all alone at home, feeling helpless.

I was thinking of telling him so he could help me come up with some ideas, but he actually advised his wife that it was just a piece of meat, so she could just take it!

I don't even know what I was thinking!

The room had become quiet long ago.

Lu Dan's eyes reddened.

Lin Xiu lowered her head, her shoulders trembling slightly.

Chen Feng looked at Lin Bei and Lu Fang and suddenly smiled.

"Brother, sister-in-law, you came here today and the first thing you asked for was money. I just want to ask, what gives you the right?"

Lin Bei retorted, his neck stiff: "Why? Because I'm her brother!"

"Her brother?"

Chen Feng nodded. "So she's your sister. As her brother, what have you given her all these years?"

Lin Bei opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

Lu Fang, standing nearby, grew anxious: "Chen Feng, you're an outsider, what right do you have to interfere in our family affairs?"

"Someone from outside the family?"

Chen Feng looked at her, his eyes turning cold.

"Yes, my surname is Chen, not Lin. But Lin Xiu is my wife, so her business is my business!"

Lin Xiu had no idea what had possessed Chen Feng today.

She didn't dare to look up; she was afraid her tears would fall.

She had waited many, many years for these words.

Chen Feng's eyes kept darting between Lin Bei and Lu Fang.

He knew his wife had suffered too much over the years, and he was determined to get revenge for it all!

Chen Feng took another step forward, intending to use his height advantage to put Lin Beiyi under pressure.

On the other side, Chen Feng was also wary of Lin Bei.

These two are notorious in the surrounding villages for being unreasonable.

If things get heated and a fight breaks out, Chen Feng will be prepared and able to subdue the two immediately.

"Since you consider me an outsider, then let's settle this score properly!"

"Over the years, shouldn't you return everything you've taken from Lin Xiu?"

Lu Fang was taken aback: "Return? Return what?"

Chen Feng sneered: "Naturally, it's the first ten yuan, plus the twenty yuan I took when I left, the cured meat, and the white flour I gave away..."

Chen Feng counted the items bit by bit, following his memory. If he hadn't come to this place today, he wouldn't have known that Lu Fang and her husband had taken so many things from their house!

Lin Bei's expression changed: "Chen Feng, you..."

"What do you mean, 'what about me'?" Chen Feng looked at him. "Big brother, didn't you say you're her brother? Shouldn't a brother pay back the money he borrowed from his sister?"

Lin Bei stammered, unable to utter a word.

Lu Fang became anxious: "That happened so many years ago! Besides, it wasn't a loan, it was helping out! It was family helping each other out, what's wrong with that?"

Chen Feng looked at her and suddenly smiled.

That smile sent chills down Lu Fang's spine.

"My sister-in-law is right. We're family, so we should help each other out."

He pulled a notebook from his pocket; it was about the size of a palm, and the cover was worn and frayed.

Lin Xiu looked up and was stunned.

That was Chen Feng's account book.

Chen Feng had anticipated this would happen a few days ago, so he recorded the accounts from his previous life well in advance.

Chen Feng turned to a page and handed it to Lu Fang.

"Sister-in-law can't read, right? Then I'll read it to you."

He cleared his throat.

"On the eighth day of the third lunar month two years ago, Xiu'er sent ten yuan to her mother for her birthday. Her older brother said he needed it urgently and borrowed it. It has not been returned to this day."

"On May 20th two years ago, my elder brother came to our house and said that the crops in the fields were not ripe enough, so he borrowed 20 catties of flour. He has not returned it to this day."

"On the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month two years ago, my older brother said that the end of the year would be difficult, so he borrowed five yuan. He hasn't paid it back yet."

"Last year on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, my sister-in-law came to visit and took a liking to Xiuer's cotton-padded coat, which was about 80% new. She said she would borrow it to wear for a couple of days and then return it. She hasn't seen it since."

"The second day of the third month last year..."

"Alright, alright!"

Lu Fang interrupted him, her face turning pale and then flushed.

"Why are you keeping all this in mind? You're a grown man, keeping up with this kind of trivial stuff, aren't you ashamed?"

Chen Feng closed the notebook, tucked it back into his pocket, and said unhurriedly, "Sister-in-law, I have a bad memory, so I'm afraid I'll forget if I don't write it down. Besides, paying back debts is a matter of course, what's there to be ashamed of?"

Lin Bei, who was standing nearby, couldn't hold back any longer: "Chen Feng, what do you mean by this? Coming to collect a debt during the New Year?"

Chen Feng looked at him and smiled, "Brother, I didn't come to collect the debt. You came to borrow money. I just remembered that you haven't paid back the money you borrowed last time, the time before that, and the time before that."

He emphasized the words "hasn't paid it back yet."

Lin Bei's face turned a deep purplish-red.

Lu Fang's eyes darted around, and she changed her expression.

"Brother-in-law, look at you. We're family, why are you being so calculating? It's not like we're not going to pay those things back, we're just a little short on cash. We'll definitely pay them back when we have the money."