Chapter 143 Moved and funny, big bills with four heads
There were a total of eight red envelopes of different sizes and styles. Because there were no names or stamps on them, and she couldn't tell which one was which when they were stuffed, Song Zhizhi had no idea which one was which.
But it's all the same, it's all from the heart.
Song Zhizhi opened the first "good luck and fortune" red envelope. Inside was a thin piece of five yuan. Song Zhizhi took it out and placed it on the corner of the table.
Grandma Song glanced at it and was surprised, "This is really not a small amount. Those parents are sensible and don't pretend not to know."
"Grandma, I'm not forced to help with tutoring. It's just classmates helping each other. Don't worry about it!" Song Zhizhi shook his head with a smile and continued to open the second "Gong Xi Fa Cai" red envelope.
There is also a brand new five dollar note inside!
Then there is the third red envelope, the fourth red envelope, the fifth red envelope, and the sixth red envelope, all of which are brand new and worth five yuan, adding up to a total of 30 yuan!
The seventh red envelope is the largest among all the red envelopes, and it is also the most exquisite. It has a different texture when you touch it in your hand. It also has the words "Gong Xi Fa Cai" on it and has a gold-dyed edge.
Song Zhizhi knew immediately that it was from Xiao Junze.
Although he always talks about being a young man, as he matures, he becomes more sophisticated and finer. No matter which gift he gives, he is always meticulous and appropriate.
So this red envelope could only be from him.
She conveniently put it behind the last red envelope, and then opened the original eighth red envelope. The amount inside had doubled tenfold, it was fifty yuan!
There is no doubt that this must have been given by Mother Meng!
"Who gave this to me? Fifty yuan is too generous. It's too much. You have to have it!" Grandma Song almost choked herself with a mouthful of soup and waved her hands repeatedly.
Song Zhizhi immediately put the red envelope into her hand without saying anything, "Mama Meng gave it to you, can you go and return it?"
"Meng... Qiu Qiu's mother, forget it, but the amount is indeed too much. Why did she give you so much New Year's money? I only gave Meng Qiu Qiu 20 yuan, which is a lot after thinking about it.
I didn’t expect her to be more generous!”
Grandma Song was afraid of owing someone a favor, so she hurriedly thought of ways to get the extra money back.
This is also the thought of the older generation. It is not right or wrong, but Song Zhizhi knows that it is not about weighing the pros and cons, but because everyone in the village is poor and every penny is important.
But poor people also pay attention to face, so when giving out lucky money during the Chinese New Year, everyone tacitly agrees that the exchange will be basically the same, so that no one will suffer.
It also allows the children to spend the New Year happily.
So once this kind of difference is relatively large, the elders will find other opportunities to return it to others.
Song Zhizhi understands, but doesn’t fully agree. It was good when everyone was short of money, but now when the two families are relatively less short of money and still have a surplus, if others treat you well, you should return it immediately.
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It will inevitably give people the impression that I don’t want to owe you anything and must clearly draw boundaries at all times.
But when people interact with each other, what is important is that you come and go. Only when you are entangled can friendship last forever!
"Forget it, forget it, I won't pay it back. It seems like we are so petty. There will be more time in the future!" Before Song Zhizhi could say anything, Grandma Song thought clearly and put the money back into the pile of banknotes that she took out.
inside.
And Song Zhizhi also opened the red envelope sent by Xiao Junze. As soon as he opened it, several hundred-yuan bills with four heads fell out. Because he didn't expect there to be so many, Song Zhizhi didn't have time to catch them, so they just fell out.
All over the floor.
"Oh my god, this, this..." Grandma Song couldn't hold the bowl anymore, and she quickly picked up the money with Song Zhizhi. When they picked it up and counted it, there were five of them, totaling five hundred yuan!
Not to mention Grandma Song, Song Zhizhi was shocked.
She knew there might be more, but she didn't expect so many!
There was a piece of paper that fell out, and Song Zhizhi opened it. There were only a few lines of words on it: I originally wanted to give you all my New Year's money this year, but my mother said that you won the grand prize.
I am short of money, but I am short of money. I kept half for myself and sent the other half to you. Song Zhizhi, you have to work hard, you must work hard!
Half of his lucky money!
Song Zhizhi was moved and funny, but also puzzled, because she didn't know when Xiao Junze started telling her to work harder, as if she was walking on thorns, which made him extremely worried.
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But she accepted the offer.
"Grandma, this is the New Year's money that Xiao Junze gave me to ask me to study hard! This is what he lent me!"
Song Zhizhi made up a lie, and Grandma Song nodded, feeling moved, "He really made sure to remember us. Now he still remembers that our family is poor, and he is afraid that you can't afford to study. This child, and this family are all good people."
ah."
"Well, so I have to study hard!" Song Zhizhi smiled and gathered all the money together. There was a total of five hundred and eighty yuan, plus the one hundred borrowed and the more than forty left on him, it was about seven hundred and three.
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Song Zhizhi handed all the 600 yuan wallet in a red envelope to Grandma Song to keep for her. When she usually goes to school, 30 yuan in cash is more than enough.
And tomorrow the school will give out a living allowance of 20 yuan, which is also a huge amount of income!
The personal progress bar for getting rid of poverty and becoming rich was quite good. Seeing Grandma Song take it, Song Zhizhi started to eat again. After eating, she studied and then went to bed. Before going to bed, she checked her point balance again.
The available points have increased from 42 years ago to 125, and the total historical points have increased from 15,238 to 15,321 points!
After knowing what was going on, Song Zhizhi closed her eyes and went to sleep.
Early the next morning.
Meng Qiuqiu came to find Song Zhizhi to go to school as usual, but instead of taking the usual direct route to school, he walked directly down the hundred-step staircase to the front of the intersection.
The wisps of white smoke are filled with the fragrance of wheat cake.
Early in the morning, before the students arrived, a group of adults were already busy rushing to buy something. A metal platform was built near the gate, and fried dough sticks were being made on the spot. There was a steamer on the stove behind, which was steaming hot.
The steamed wheat cakes were brought down together with the steamer and placed on the other side of the uncle's chopping board. The uncle was helping to sell them.
Before, she was worried that the business would not be successful if she changed places, but she did not expect that the business was already so good before it even started.
After finishing their work, the aunt and uncle quickly packed up their things and put them on the trolley, planning to go to the school gate. Just as they were getting ready, they turned around and saw Song Zhizhi and Meng Qiuqiu. They were very pleasantly surprised.
"How long have you two monkeys been here? Why haven't you said a word? Have you had breakfast? Let's go to the school gate and the aunt will pretend for you!"
"No, no, I'm just waiting to eat what you made, uncle!" Meng Qiuqiu helped push the cart. He was young but strong, so the uncle simply went back to guard the shop.