"No! Why can't we accept gift money! And about the last time we went abroad, everyone in the compound went, except our Jia family. I think Li Donglai is deliberately making things difficult for us!"
After Banggeng learned the whole story, he jumped around the room and cursed.
"No! I really can't bear it anymore!"
BangGeng yelled and cursed and was about to run outside, but Qin Huairu grabbed him.
Qin Huairu held his wrist tightly and said, "Banggen, Li Donglai is now the eldest uncle. We can't afford to cause trouble. Don't cause trouble for me!"
"Mom, don't worry. I, Banggeng, am no longer a child, and I won't be as reckless as before." Banggeng held Qin Huairu's hand and said, "Besides, I have a little helper."
"little helper?"
"Yes, it's He Wentao next door. That guy is learning to show movies with me now. Every time I go to the countryside to show movies, he takes many friends to the movies. I have done a lot to support him. Now it's time for him to reciprocate.
It's my time."
There was a sinister look on Banggeng's face.
A while ago, he planned to ask He Wentao to steal things from the Yan family while the residents of the courtyard were away. Who would have thought that the Yan family's house was empty, not even a steamed bun was found.
Qin Huairu looked at Banggeng and felt a burst of excitement in her heart. Banggeng had finally grown up and was able to hide behind and instruct others.
As for He Wentao's safety, Qin Huairu didn't care at all. Yu Qiuhua, an old godly woman, often cursed people, and it was time for her to be taught a lesson.
"Okay, this kind of thing should be done by others, but you have to be careful not to expose yourself." Qin Huairu warned.
"Do not worry!"
BangGeng replied with a waving chest and slipped out of Jia's house.
Mrs. Jia Zhang came out of the house at this time and gave a thumbs up to Banggeng's back: "Did you see it? My grandson is indeed doing great things. What I said back then was absolutely correct."
Qin Huairu smiled bitterly and shook her head. She didn't care whether Banggong did anything important or not, she just wanted Banggong to be safe.
...
"Sister, I want to eat White Rabbit toffee. Just buy me half a catty. Just half a catty is fine."
He family.
He Wentao held He Wenhui's arm and kept acting coquettishly.
Since He Wentao lost one eye, he dropped out of school. When Bang Gang went to the countryside to play movies, he went to the countryside with Bang Gang to help.
However, he only had a limited amount of time to go to the countryside. He Wentao also wanted to follow Bangge to the movie theater to help, but was rejected by Bangge.
Just kidding, Bangge himself is a temporary worker. If the master knew that he asked others to do the work for him, he would be told to get out.
There was no place to play, so He Wentao walked around the streets. Today he saw someone eating White Rabbit toffee on the road, and He Wentao was also greedy.
But he had no money, so he asked He Wenhui to buy it for him.
Although He Wenhui is only a junior high school student, she often goes to the coal yard with her classmates to pick up coal cores after school.
Although the price of coal is not expensive these days, 1 cent plus a coal ticket can buy 1 catty.
But the wages of workers are also very small. If they have 1 cent, they will definitely buy 1 catty of stick noodles first.
The winter in Beijing is very cold, with the temperature as low as ten degrees below zero, which is unbearable even if you are covered with a quilt.
Citizens who are reluctant to pay high prices for coal will buy relatively cheap coal cores.
Coal cores come from unburned coal ash. Knock off the burned coal ash and leave the core, which can be burned again.
Of course, rich people don't care about these odds and ends, and dump the unburned coal cores together with the ashes into the garbage every afternoon.
As a result, there was a group in the old capital that specialized in picking up coal cores.
Of course, the people in the old capital are so nice that they can’t support their families even by collecting coal cores. Adults do less work, usually only half-year-old children.
He Wenhui would go to the garbage dump outside the compound every afternoon after school, holding a small basket and a small iron rake, braving the howling north wind, her two little hands as cold as little carrots, her nose running, crawling on the coals
Picking coal cores from the ashes.
A basket of coal cores can be exchanged for two wotou, or it can be exchanged for money at the scrapyard.
However, where there is profit, there are fights, and there are rules for children in the alleys to pick up coal cores. Whose territory belongs to these alleys, other children are not allowed to pick up coal cores. Because He Wenhui is an outsider, he is often beaten by those children.
In this way, He Wenhui still saved up her daily tuition fees by collecting coal cores every day, and also saved two yuan and fifty-two cents.
After He Wentao learned that He Wenhui was rich, he often quarreled with He Wenhui and wanted He Wenhui to give him the money.
But this was what He Wenhui had saved so hard, and it was the tuition for the next semester.
How can you give it!
"Wen Tao, stop making trouble. My sister will buy you Cuban candies during the Chinese New Year." He Wenhui patiently comforted He Wen Tao.
"Bad guy! You are not my sister!"
He Wentao also had the temper of a white-eyed wolf. When He Wenhui refused to pay him, he was so angry that he cursed.
He Wenhui stretched out her hand and wanted to hit He Wentao, but after much hesitation, she could not do it.
He Wentao is her biological brother, and Yu Qiuhua has always told her to take good care of him.
"Fight? Why don't you dare to fight! Humph!"
He Wentao left the house angrily, thinking of going outside to look for something.
These days, he has been following Bangge, and he has been learning stealing techniques from Bangge. As long as he goes out for a spin, he will always gain something.
As soon as He Wentao went out, he was stopped by Bang Ge, who had been waiting for a long time.
"Hey, Wen Tao, why did you quarrel with your sister just now?"
The two people were quarreling so loudly in the house just now that Bangge could really hear it outside.
He came to He Wentao this time to let He Wentao find trouble with Li Donglai, but when he heard that He Wenhui had money, he didn't care about Li Donglai.
How can you make money by venting your anger?
As long as she has money, Huang Yanling will be happy....
When I think of Huang Yanling's sweet smile, my bones feel numb, as if a switch has been touched.
Bangge's current state is similar to that of Silly Zhu before. He is a complete licker. As long as he can make the goddess happy, he will not hesitate even if it costs his life.
He Wentao didn't know Banggian's little thoughts, and said angrily: "It's not He Wenhui! She has saved a lot of money, and I wanted to borrow some to buy some toffee, but she didn't give it to me. She's really stingy!"
"I heard that she was going to use the money to pay for tuition?" Banggan took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to He Wentao.
"Brother Banggen, that's great. Thank you, Brother Banggen." He Wentao took the cigarette, took it to his nose and sniffed it, then stuffed it into his mouth, took out a box of matches from his pocket, struck it, and lit Banggen first.
, and then order it for yourself.
He took two deep breaths, and the cold wind rushed into his mouth, causing him to cough violently.
"Ahem, cough, cough, no, it's too cold here. Brother Banggan, let's go to the back of the house."
"good."
The two of them came to the back of Xu Damao's house one after another and squatted on the wall to bask in the sun. He Wentao narrowed his eyes in enjoyment.
Seeing that He Wentao was silent, Banggeng asked a little dissatisfied: "I was asking you a question just now!"
"What?" He Wentao was confused.
"That money seems to be used by He Wenhui to pay the tuition, right?" Banggeng's eyes were rolling around. He knew very well that the tuition for junior high school was 7 yuan. If He Wenhui was going to use that money to pay the tuition, it would definitely be a lot of money.
, worth buying next time.
"You're talking about this!" He Wentao said with a pout, "I don't know what He Wenhui thinks, but she has to go to school. My mother has said it a long time ago, sooner or later, a little girl like her will have to film
Married to someone else, there was no need to go to school at all, so she was not given tuition. He Wenhui was not convinced. She had to go to school even if she was picking up coal cores. Tell me, isn't this a waste of money? With all that money, it would be better
Buy me some candy!"
Oh, it is indeed the tuition fee! Banggeng made up his mind and looked at He Wentao like a big bad wolf looking at a little white rabbit: "That's right, there is no use for girls going to school. Look at my Xiaodang and Xiao
Sophora japonica, after a few years of schooling, you still don’t need to find someone to work in the factory.”
"I think it's better to give that money to you."
"Yeah, but He Wenhui has a stubborn temper. I said it several times, but she didn't agree." He Wentao felt a little regretful. He hadn't tasted toffee for a long time.
Banggeng laughed and patted He Wentao on the shoulder: "Wen Tao, are you stupid? If He Wenhui doesn't give it to you, you won't take it yourself? I don't believe that He Wenhui will carry the money on her. She must be
Hidden in the house."
"Take...that's not good, she is my sister after all." He Wentao hesitated. Although he had stolen things, they were all from outsiders.
Banggeng curled his lips: "Wen Tao, you are indeed a bit stupid. If you take away the money, will He Wenhui not have to go to school? Going to school is so hard. You are helping He Wenhui."
"Hey... Going to school is really hard. I hate going to school the most. Brother Banggeng, what you said makes sense." He Wentao frowned and thought for a moment, then slapped his thigh suddenly, "I'm not stealing.
I am helping He Wenhui."
Bangge gave He Wentao a thumbs up, "Yes, yes, yes, Wentao, you are good."
The two of them did what they said and hid outside the gate. When He Wenhui came out of the courtyard with a small basket and a small iron rake, He Wentao quietly slipped into He Wenhui's room, while Banggeng kept watch outside.
In a moment, He Wentao jumped out of the room. Seeing He Wentao's face looking happy, Banggeng knew that he had succeeded.
"Let's go, let's talk outside the compound."
The two of them ran out of the compound one after the other. He Wentao was only too excited and did not look at the road, so he bumped into a thin figure.
Yan Bugui was staggered by the impact and almost squatted on the ground. The fishing net in his hand was very white and the iron bucket fell to the ground.
He Wentao was young and light, so he fell flat on his back. In pain, he couldn't help but let go of his hand, and the money he held in his hand spilled all over the floor.
"Ouch, my iron bucket!"
Yan Bugui hurriedly picked up the iron bucket and saw that there were no signs of knocks on it, so he turned his attention to He Wentao.
"Children of the He family? Hey, why did you take so much money?"
He Wentao, who was hurriedly picking up the money, was stunned for a moment, hurriedly picked up the money, put it into his pocket, and said fiercely to Yan Bugui: "If you want to take care of it, you old man is really nosy."
After saying that, he ran away quickly.
"Hey, this unlucky kid..."
Yan Bugui was so shocked that he blushed and had a thick neck. He wanted to talk to Yu Qiuhua from the He family, asking Yu Qiuhua to educate his children well and not to spit shit.
But I was in a hurry to catch fish. It rained yesterday, and there were many more fish in the river outside the city. The iron pillars in the courtyard next door and Lao Zhang had already set out.
If you arrive late, you won't be able to find a suitable location.
Yan Bugui quickly walked out of the courtyard with a fishing net and an iron bucket.
...
As the sun sets, the shadows of passers-by gradually lengthen, and the ground is covered with golden light.
The courtyard became lively, with both adults and children enjoying a rare and pleasant time of the day.
He Wenhui returned to the courtyard carrying a small basket and a small iron rake.
At this time, there was a purple scar on her forehead, her tattered cotton jacket was covered with mud, her little hands were blue and purple from the cold, and her lips were trembling.
She looked a little miserable, but her heart was warm. Today she risked her life and picked up two baskets of coal cores from the garbage dump in the military compound. She went to the scrap station to exchange them for 1 cent. She saved enough.
Tuition fees are one step closer.
When the residents saw He Wenhui's appearance, they couldn't help but sigh and shake their heads.
"This kid is really sensible. He went to pick up coal cores in such a cold weather."
"What's the use of being sensible? Yu Qiuhua doesn't regard her as her daughter at all."
"Oh, what a sin!"
.....
Faced with the residents' comments, He Wenhui smiled in a friendly manner.
In her opinion, suffering is temporary, and as long as she works hard enough, her mother and younger siblings will one day be able to live a good life.
When he got home, Yu Qiuhua had come back from get off work and was lying on the bed to rest. Seeing He Wenhui's look, he knew that He Wenhui had gone out to pick up coal cores again.
Yu Qiuhua suddenly became very angry. She was angry that He Wenhui got the money and didn't help the family. Moreover, picking up coal cores was too time-consuming. He Wenhui should have already prepared the meal by that time.
"He Wenhui, you know I got off work early today, why didn't you cook earlier!"
He Wenhui was startled when she saw Yu Qiuhua in the room. She was about to tiptoe back to the room, but she was stopped by Yu Qiuhua's call.
He Wenhui could only smile awkwardly: "Mom, please wait a moment and I will cook for you right away."
Yu Qiuhua rolled his eyes: "Remember to wash your paws. If you dare to drop cinders into the rice pot, I will definitely not spare you."
Hearing this, He Wenhui quickly said: "It's impossible, I'm going to wash my hands right now."
Of course, He Wenhui is not qualified to use hot water in this home.
She braved the cold wind and came to the courtyard, turned on the faucet, and washed her hands clean with the bone-cold tap water.
After washing, her little hands were red and smelly, and He Wenhui looked at them carefully to make sure that there was no dirt even between the nails, and then she returned home with peace of mind.
She first pulled open the stopper of the coal stove and sat the black iron pot on the coal stove. Then she returned to the room and dug out a rusty biscuit box from under the bed, preparing to put the 1 cent she earned today into the box.
inside.
As soon as he opened the box, He Wenhui was stunned because there was nothing in the box.
He Wenhui's eyes widened with disbelief: "Where's my money? My two dollars, fifty-two cents!"
"Ah! My money is gone! It's gone!"
Her voice was like a pair of scissors, cutting through the silence that filled the courtyard.
