When Yang Xiaotao returned to the courtyard from Ran's house, he saw Shazhu running out of the courtyard in a hurry, followed by Qin Huairu supporting his aunt, looking lonely and ugly.
When I returned to the courtyard, I heard Liu Yuhua leading the children to gossip.
Only then did Yang Xiaotao learn about Yi Zhonghai.
"Yi Zhonghai is probably in trouble this time. I heard he suffered a comminuted fracture of his right calf, which is very serious."
"My mother's face was pale when she came back. She asked this person and that person in the courtyard to borrow money. In the end, she didn't know how much she borrowed."
"By the way, this time Qin Huairu asked the third aunt in the front yard to ask for donations from the yard."
As Liu Yuhua spoke, the corners of her mouth turned up, obviously she was very curious about donating money to the Siheyuan conference.
She heard from the elderly people in the hospital that in the past, Yi Zhonghai and his three uncles used to like to hold hospital-wide meetings. When encountering any difficulties, they would convene a meeting to ask for donations from the people in the hospital.
Now, she finally got to see it.
Compared to Liu Yuhua's curiosity, Yang Xiaotao knew that tonight's hospital meeting would not be held.
The reason is very simple. The current uncle in the courtyard, Yan Fugui, is a shrewd guy.
He knew the mentality of the people in the courtyard.
For a vain reputation, he offended most of the people in the court, and Yan Fugui felt clear about this debt.
Sure enough, when Yang Xiaotao and Lao Tao were sitting at the table and preparing to eat, the noise of Silly Zhu came from the front yard.
The two glanced through the window and then continued drinking.
"Old Taoist, how's your alloy research going? It's been so long, even a fart has to make a noise."
The old man put down his wine glass and said, "It's not that easy. I've tried it many times without success."
"Everyone has been a little weak these days. You know, young people have been hit too much, so it is inevitable that they will have inner fluctuations."
The old man was talking eloquently, but Yang Xiaotao chuckled and said, "Don't fool me, others may be like this. With an old man like you here, it would be strange for them to work without complaining."
"Who do you think I am? I'm not a god."
"You are not a god, you are a demi-god."
Yang Xiaotao filled Lao Tao's wine cup with wine, and the two drank it. Lao Tao picked up a piece of pig ear with his chopsticks.
This thing was brought back by Wang Dashan. The family didn't know how to clean it up, so they threw it to Yang Xiaotao.
I have to say that there is a reason why chefs are so popular in this era.
Just like pig waste, not everyone can handle pig waste. If you can't handle it well, you won't be able to cook.
This pig head meat also requires a special chef to prepare, and it is also a delicate job.
"Sometimes I really want to tell you what kind of monster you are."
The old Taoist's face was rosy, he looked at Yang Xiaotao and sighed.
"Nonsense, I'm just an ordinary person."
"You're an ordinary fart, how old are you? How big are those guys?"
"You guys are all the same."
Yang Xiaotao was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "When you said that, I realized that I am so young."
"Get lost."
The two were talking and laughing, but in the front yard, Silly Zhu pointed at Yan Fugui and kept roaring. He rolled up his sleeves and almost made a move.
Faced with the threat from Silly Zhu, Yan Fugui behaved calmly and showed no fear at all.
"Yan Laosan, what do you mean?"
"My uncle used to take good care of your family. Now he has suffered a disaster and is lying in the hospital spending money. Is this how you repay him?"
"Do you still have a conscience, do you have any sympathy?"
Silly Zhu said, behind him the aunt was crying, Qin Huairu stood aside to support her.
In the back, Mrs. Jia Zhang pinched her waist and stared with triangular eyes, but she was thinking about when to have dinner tonight.
Seeing what Sha Zhu said, Yan Fugui slowly took out five dollars from his pocket. The third aunt and Yan Jiecheng behind him had pain in their eyes.
Silly Zhu was confused by Yan Fugui's actions, but Qin Huairu behind him thought of something and his eyes were cold.
"Silly Zhu, what I mean is very simple."
"Lao Yi, he did a lot for the hospital in those years, and he also helped our family a lot."
"So, our family is willing to spend five yuan to help Lao Yi overcome his difficulties."
"How much money you have, it all depends on your heart. You also know that the situation of our family is what was left before the second son left."
As he said that, he ignored Silly Zhu, walked up to Aunt Ma, and put the money into Aunt Ma's hand, "His Aunt Ma, that's all our family can do."
Then he sighed and stepped back. He had done what he could.
Shazhu came back to his senses and stared at Yan Fugui seriously.
He knew that even if there was a general meeting of the hospital, Yan Fugui would not be able to spend more than this. Even in the calculation between him and Qin Huairu, it would be good if Yan Fugui could come up with two yuan.
But their goal is not these two dollars.
In the yard, there are much richer people than Yan Fugui's family.
They also heard that someone in the machinery factory had his leg broken last time, and when Yang Xiaotao went to see him, he took fifty yuan.
Although I don’t know if it’s Yang Xiaotao’s personal or the factory’s, but this time it will definitely make Yang Xiaotao shed some blood.
If you don't come out, let the people in the alley see that Yang Xiaotao is a hypocritical guy.
Therefore, they need Yan Fugui to organize this hospital-wide meeting.
But now, Yan Fugui has no intention of holding a conference at all.
Unfortunately, Silly Zhu and the others do not have this kind of prestige. If they held a hospital-wide meeting, there would probably be many people watching the excitement but not many participants.
"You, you, you can do it."
Seeing that Yan Fugui was unwilling to come forward, Shazhu was so angry that he cursed his mother in his heart.
But no matter how angry he was, there was nothing he could do. Yan Fugui would rather give an extra two yuan than offend the people in the courtyard and be the first person.
Silly Zhu turned around and looked at the crowd of melon-eating people watching the excitement, with anger in his eyes.
Just when Silhu was about to speak, Aunt Zhou from the front yard came out.
"His aunt and uncle have also given our family a lot of help over the years."
Everyone looked and saw that it was the person whom Yi Zhonghai had helped before.
Aunt Zhou's children have also grown up a lot, and the eldest among them has entered a machinery factory this time and went to the northwest.
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Now, something happened to Yi Zhonghai, and their family had received favors from the past, so they would feel bad if they did not come forward at this time.
"Auntie, these two dollars are our family's best wishes!"
This is also the largest amount of liquidity their family can come up with.
As the Zhou family stepped forward, several more people in the courtyard came forward one after another and more or less took out some of their money.
The eldest mother took the money blankly, feeling bitter in her heart.
She knew that all the favors in this hospital had been used up.
Silly Zhu looked at a few people, what's the use of just a few dollars?
He looked at the other families, which were all families of workers working in the machinery factory.
These people don't get nothing, but a piece or two is not as much as what Yan Fugui gave them in total.
In today's machinery factories, with wages and benefits, everyone has a lot to eat.
For such a small amount of money, my blood pressure will rise.
Everyone gave the money and turned around to go home, not looking at Silly Zhu's stupidity at all.
Soon, there was no one in the front yard except Silly Zhu.
To be continued...