Under the dim light, a breeze blew, and Yan Bugui couldn't help but shiver.
He quickly put on his cotton-padded jacket and fastened the buttons one by one. He moved very slowly, pausing for a moment every time he fastened a button, as if he wanted to take the opportunity to delay.
Jia Zhang had been watching Yan Bugui's actions, narrowing her eyes but not urging him.
From Jia Zhang's point of view, Yan Jiecheng's theft was a sure thing, and if word spread about it, it would ruin him for the rest of his life.
No matter how stingy Yan Bugui was, he would not dare to take such a risk and refuse her request.
Yan Bugui was really stalling for time at this time. Three hundred and fifty yuan... He had never saved so much money in his life.
Yan Bugui is an old teacher. Teachers' salaries are not high these days. Although Beijing is a Category 6 area, Yan Bugui has been a teacher for more than ten years. His salary is only about thirty-five yuan per month.
And there is no such thing as performance pay, let alone helping students with tutoring after school.
Well... Li Donglai did open cram schools when he first entered the capital, but the policy was relatively loose at that time. In addition, Li Donglai was a doctor, not a teacher, so the streets did not stop him.
In addition, the Yan family has four children and the third aunt is unemployed, so the whole family relies on Yan Bugui's salary.
Even though Yan Bugui would pick up scraps on weekdays to support his family, it was just a drop in the bucket.
This three hundred and fifty yuan can be said to have cost Yan Bugui his life.
At this time, Yan Bugui also thought clearly. He was silent for a moment, frowned and looked at Jia Zhang: "Sister-in-law of the Jia family, we are also old neighbors in the courtyard. It is really inappropriate for you to ask for so much money. So, this time
It was our Yan Jiecheng who made a mistake. We, the Yan family, admit our fault. Do you think this will work? Our Yan family will compensate your family fifty yuan. This matter can be considered a write-off. You should not hold Yan Jiecheng responsible, let alone make noises everywhere.
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As soon as these words came out.
Jia Zhang suddenly jumped up, her gray hair stood up, and she pointed at Yan Bugui angrily and said: "Old Yan, are you kidding? Your Yan Jiecheng put such a big hat on my stick dog. This is not good for the stick dog."
Frankly speaking, it's a huge shame. You actually thought you could just spend fifty yuan?
If it weren't for the fact that we are all neighbors, no matter how much money you pay, I would still have to send Yan Jiecheng to the fence!"
"But three hundred and fifty yuan is really too much..." Yan Bugui knew the seriousness of the problem, but he really had no money.
If it were anyone else who knew the Yan family's situation, they might have given in at this time.
But this is the Jia Zhang family.
She relies solely on the money from this time and plans to save enough money for painkillers for the rest of her life!
Ever since Jia Zhang returned to the Jia family, Qin Huairu no longer wanted to see her. He only kept her because he was afraid of being scolded for being unfilial.
But as for the painkillers, forget it.
Painkillers are not cheap these days, costing only 5 cents each. Jia Zhang takes three painkillers every day, which is 15 cents.
This much money is enough to cover the Jia family's expenses for a day.
How could Qin Huairu be willing to spend this money on Jia Zhang?
Mrs. Jia Zhang snorted coldly and said, "Yan Bugui, let me tell you for the last time, either you pay three hundred and fifty yuan or Yan Jiecheng enters the fence. You decide for yourself, right?"
Seeing that Jia Zhang refused to give in, Yan Bugui had no choice but to walk back.
The third uncle was helping Yan Jiecheng clean up his wounds. When he saw him coming back, he quickly asked: "Old Yan, how is the situation?"
"Jia Zhang wants three hundred and fifty yuan, or our family will be sacked and sent to the fence." Yanbu Gui sighed.
"What, three hundred and fifty yuan, how can our family have so much money!" The third aunt took a breath and wanted to stand up and talk to Jia Zhang.
But Yan Bugui grabbed his arm: "It's useless, Jia Zhang has got into the eyes of money, and he won't back down at all."
At this time, Mrs. Jia Zhang turned her head and made a no-go gesture. The third aunt's hope was completely shattered. She squatted down and patted her thighs and said: "Oh, what can we do? Jie Cheng is still young. If
If you really squat on the fence, your life will be over!"
Yan Jiecheng was gasping in pain at this time. He was also anxious when he heard the news: "Dad, you have to think of a way. I don't want to squat on the fence."
Yan Jiecheng was so frightened that he trembled all over when he thought about the fence.
During the frame-up of Li Donglai last year, he was sent in and imprisoned by Li Donglai for several days, so he knew what it was like.
In addition, a former friend of Yan Jiecheng was originally a stubborn man on the street. What a majestic person. Wherever he went, everyone had to be polite and call him big brother.
But after two years of squatting behind a fence, I felt like a completely different person. Now I walk on tiptoe on the street and stay away from anyone with red sleeves.
As soon as he gets home, he hides in the house. If there is any movement outside, he will be scared to death. How sad and sad that would be.
When Yan Jiecheng thought that he would become like that in the future, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Regardless of the wound on his arm, he hugged Yan Bugui's arm: "Dad, you must find a way to save me!"
Yan Bugui looked at Yan Jiecheng's pleading look, sighed and said: "Jiecheng, how many times have I told you not to hang out with Huang Yanling, but you just don't listen. It's better now. You will cause trouble."
Here we come. What kind of family is the Jia family? If they bite me, I will bite off a piece of your flesh!"
Yan Jiecheng was scolded and said with a sad face: "Dad, you can't blame me for this. It was Huang Yanling who took the initiative to seduce me. I went to work with her a while ago, and on the way back, Huang Yanling insisted on inviting me to a tavern for a drink.
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I originally didn’t want to go, but Huang Yanling insisted on irritating me, saying that I was not a man..."
Yan Jiecheng felt very aggrieved when he mentioned what happened with Huang Yanling. In fact, when Huang Yanling first entered the courtyard, Yan Jiecheng did not fall in love with Huang Yanling. Instead, he was interested in Xiao Dang and even pursued Xiao Dang.
It's just that Xiaodang knew his true identity and didn't like Yan Jiecheng at all.
After Yan Jiecheng was cruelly rejected, he was in an extremely sad state. At this time, Huang Yanling took advantage of the situation and asked Yan Jiecheng to drink in a tavern.
Yan Jiecheng was slightly injured, so he drank to drown his sorrows. He got extremely drunk and was in a daze. When he woke up again, he found that he was in a broken house, lying on a worn-out kang.
There was a woman lying next to him, it was Huang Yanling.
At the beginning, Yan Jiecheng also felt that this relationship was inappropriate and wanted to break it off with Huang Yanling.
But Huang Yanling said that she did not need Yan Jiecheng to be responsible, nor did he need Yan Jiecheng to give her money. She just wanted to be with Yan Jiecheng.
Huang Yanling's courage moved Yan Jiecheng. Female comrades are not afraid, so he has nothing to be afraid of.
In the following period, the two often came to this dilapidated house for trysts while they were away from home.
Seeing that Yan Jiecheng still didn't know his fault, Yan Bugui smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Yan Jiecheng, you committed this matter yourself, you have to bear it yourself."
Yan Jiecheng also knew that Yan Bugui couldn't afford that much money. His eyes suddenly lit up. He took Yan Bugui's arm and said, "Dad, Li Donglai in our compound is rich. You can borrow money from Li Donglai."
"Li Donglai..." Yan Bugui hesitated.
He had a very good relationship with Li Donglai in the past, and when he was in trouble, he was willing to lend money.
but.
Ever since Yan Jiecheng did those stupid things, Yan Bugui obviously felt that Li Donglai seemed unwilling to take care of the Yan family's affairs.
As an old teacher and a cultured person, he also needs face, otherwise he would not wear a mask when picking up scraps for fear of being discovered by others.
"Yes, yes, the combined monthly salary of Li Donglai and Ding Qiunan is three hundred and fifty yuan. We are just borrowing money, and we are not refusing to pay it back. He will definitely agree." The third aunt saw Yan Bugui.
He squatted there without saying a word, and quickly pushed Yan Bugui's shoulder: "Old Yan, this matter is related to the rest of our family's life, so you should stop worrying about your own face."
"Pfft!" Yan Jiecheng knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Yan Bugui: "Dad, I beg you, just help me this time. Don't worry, I will be able to pay back the money soon."
Yan Jiecheng is not bragging. He is now selling cloth outside the textile factory and can get four or five yuan every time. He only needs two years to save enough money.
Seeing Yan Jiecheng's pleading look, Yan Bugui also felt a little soft-hearted, stood up and walked slowly towards the courtyard.
Banggeng had been paying attention to the situation here. When he saw Yan Bugui was about to leave, he suddenly panicked and walked over to stop him.
But he was pulled back by Jia Zhang.
"Banggen, don't worry, we will definitely win this time. This old guy Yan Bugui has given in and is now going to the compound to borrow money."
"Borrowing money... eh, eh, yes, yes, Yan Bugui must have borrowed money from Li Donglai." Banggeng understood, patted his thigh and said, "Oh, if I had known that Yan Bugui could borrow money, we
You should ask for a little more, at least five hundred yuan."
Hearing this, Mrs. Jia Zhang sneered at the corner of her mouth and said: "Banggen, who said you can only ask for money once? We can think of other excuses to ask Yan Bugui for another sum of money. For example, my old lady also
Because of this incident, I suffered psychological trauma and needed mental compensation. And your mother, she almost fainted because of this incident. She lay in bed for half a year before she could get up. During these six months, your mother could earn as a temporary worker
How much?"
Banggeng looked at Jia Zhang in disbelief and gave a thumbs up: "Grandma, you are still the best!"
Mrs. Jia Zhang raised her head proudly: "Of course, my old lady has eaten more salt than you have eaten rice."
Qin Huairu felt sad when she saw the two of them discussing how to extort money.
The Jia family needs to use the affair of their daughter-in-law to blackmail others for 350 yuan.
Li Donglai's monthly salary now is 350 yuan.
If Qin Huairu could stay in Qinjiagou for a few more years, everything in the Li family would be hers now.
I regret it!
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At this time, Li Donglai had practiced driving with Ding Qiunan for two hours. He was exhausted and had fallen into a deep sleep.
When he heard the knock on the door, Li Donglai was stunned for a while before he finally woke up.
Ding Qiunan was also awakened by the rapid knock on the door. He rubbed his eyes and said, "Brother Donglai, it's so late, who is it!"
"The voice sounds like the third uncle." Li Donglai leaned down and took a bite on Ding Qiunan's smooth and white forehead, and said with a smile: "I'll go take a look, you can go on to sleep."
Ding Qiunan still hadn't recovered yet. She gave the rough man a sweet smile, then closed her eyes and turned over to continue sleeping.
snap
Li Donglai turned on the light, picked up the clothes scattered on the ground and put them on, put on his shoes, rubbed his face, and cheered himself up.
Then he walked out of the house, opened the room of the two children, and saw that the children were sleeping. After quietly closing the door, he walked to the front door and opened the door gently.
Seeing Yan Bugui opening his mouth wide and wanting to shout something, Li Donglai raised his finger to his mouth and made a shushing gesture.
Yan Bugui quickly swallowed the words that came to his lips.
Li Donglai turned around and closed the door, pulled Yan Bugui aside, and asked in a deep voice: "Old Yan, it's so late, what happened?!"
"A big thing, a big thing has happened!" Yan Bugui wiped the sweat from his forehead and said anxiously: "Master, you may not know that tonight my family Jie Cheng and Huang Yanling watched a movie and came back from the cinema...
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"Yan Jiecheng and Huang Yanling went to the cinema to watch a movie?" When Li Donglai heard this, his expression suddenly changed.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Before he and Ding Qiunan got married, he also went to the movies to understand what was going on inside.
The ideas of people in this era are polarized. Conservative people are particularly conservative. Those conservative little girls will blush as long as they are looked at by a man.
It is open and very open. Some men and women from the big courtyard gather in a room to learn about happiness together. The situation in the movie theater is similar.
Yan Jiecheng and Huang Yanling are both adults, so going to the cinema is definitely not just as simple as watching a movie.
Seeing that the lie was exposed, Yan Bugui did not dare to lie anymore: "Oh, sir, I won't hide it from you. My Yan Jiecheng and Huang Yanling of the Jia family are in love. On the way back, they were beaten by Jia Zhang
Shi, Qin Huairu and Banggan were caught red-handed.
Jia Zhang and Bang Gang rushed up and beat up Yan Jiecheng, and now asked my family to pay compensation of 350 yuan on the grounds that Yan Jiecheng had bullied the Jia family.
If my family does not provide the money, the Jia family will send Yan Jiecheng to the street office and send him to Baolizi.
I know you look down on Yan Jiecheng, and Yan Jiecheng has done a lot of wrong things, but he is my son after all.
How can I, a father, watch him being imprisoned behind a fence?"
As he spoke, Yan Bugui's voice softened, he rubbed his hands and said, "That's why I thought of lending you three hundred and fifty yuan..."
After the words came out of his mouth, Yan Bugui quickly changed his words: "No, no, no, only three hundred yuan is enough. The remaining fifty yuan is from my monthly salary and paper sales over the years.
I’ve bought a lot, so I can make up enough!”
He was afraid that Li Donglai would disagree, so he added: "Master, I beg you."
