At around one o'clock in the afternoon, it started to rain lightly outside.
The patter of rain makes it look even colder.
Lingxi and Jingyue were discussing the topic of spiritual masters in the living room. I couldn't understand it at all, so I simply went back to the room on the second floor to read the Ksitigarbha Sutra.
I went to bed early last night and forgot to read it. I plan to make up for it.
Lingxi said that reciting the Ksitigarbha Sutra is effective in suppressing evil spirits, so no matter how effective it is, I must try it.
It’s just that this scripture contains too many uncommon words, many of which I don’t recognize, and it makes reading very convoluted.
No way, I spent some time downloading the pinyin version of the notes from the Internet.
In this way, it takes me about an hour and a half to recite one Buddhist scripture.
Two times is really three hours.
From about one o'clock to four thirty, my mouth was dry and my head was dizzy.
After lying in bed with my eyes closed for ten minutes, I went downstairs to make dinner.
Jingyue and Lingxi are not in the living room, they must have gone back to their room to rest.
I made dinner and was about to call them out for dinner when Meng Fan called me again.
"Ning Zi, is it convenient now?" Meng Fan's tone on the phone sounded panicked and anxious.
I held the sweet and sour pork ribs in one hand and my phone in the other and replied, "I'm cooking, what's the inconvenience?"
Meng Fan said in a helpless voice: "Can you please help me? Lend me 100,000 yuan."
"Let me go, why do you need so much money?" I put the sweet and sour pork ribs on the table, wiped the greasy hands and asked, "What's going on, brother?"
On the phone, Meng Fan was silent for a short while and said with a cry: "I was detained."
"Detained?" I asked, not knowing why, "Where were you detained on New Year's Day?"
Five minutes later, Meng Fan hung up the phone. I stood in front of the sofa, feeling extremely depressed.
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and Meng Fan's two uncles and aunt's family went to their home to pay New Year's greetings.
After lunch, the adults were busy playing cards and chatting. Meng Fan and a few juniors had nothing to do, so they suggested going to KTV to sing.
They sang until 5:30 in the afternoon, when Meng Fan's mother called and told them that it was time to come back for dinner.
Who would have thought that Meng Fan's uncle's cousin drank too much and dragged a strange girl in the next box to stalk her.
It happened that the girl came to the party with her boyfriend. She was wronged and naturally burst into tears.
The other party came to the door aggressively, demanding an explanation from Meng Fan.
Meng Fan knew he was wrong and apologized, so he almost knelt down and kowtowed.
The other party refused to give up, saying that Meng Fan's cousin broke the girl's brand-name bracelet when he was pulling her. If he wanted to pay, he would not be less than one hundred thousand yuan.
Meng Fan checked secretly and found that the other party did not lie. The bracelet indeed cost tens of thousands.
Although it is definitely not worth 100,000 yuan, the fault of this matter lies with Meng Fan. How can he still have the qualifications to bargain?
During the Chinese New Year, Meng Fan didn't want to alarm his family, let alone his cousins being scolded. But he was just an ordinary student, and even if his family's financial situation was good, he couldn't afford 100,000 yuan in cash at the same time.
So he thought of me and asked me to collect 100,000 yuan to pay to the other party, and he would pay me back slowly in the future.
I don’t have much cash on hand, only 20,000 yuan given to me by my father, plus 1,000 yuan given to me by my uncle and second uncle as a new year’s gift.
I bought a pair of shoes for Su Tongyuan and had less than 20,000 yuan left.
If it were an ordinary friend who came to me for help, I would most likely hold my nose and refuse on the spot.
But the person who came to me for help was Meng Fan, my best friend, who was like a brother. I couldn't just sit back and watch.
So I agreed and asked him to wait for me at the KTV, and I would send the money over immediately.
I don't have enough cash, so I can only withdraw it from my bank card.
I have two bank cards with me. One was given to me by my father before I came to Zhongzhou. It contains the money Su Tongyuan secretly sent to my family over the years.
One is the New Year's money given by Su Tongyuan during the New Year's Eve dinner last night.
I didn't know how much money was in the bank card for the New Year's money. To be on the safe side, I went upstairs and took the Agricultural Bank of China card that I didn't plan to use.
"Master." I knocked on Lingxi's door and shouted softly.
The suburbs are seven or eight kilometers away from the city, and it's still raining outside. I can't go out alone. I can only ask Lingxi for Tieshan's mobile phone number and ask this professional driver to take me there.
Soon, the door to the room opened, and Lingxi appeared in front of me wearing cartoon pajamas and said confusedly: "Have you eaten?"
"Well, the food is ready." I said coyly, "Can you give me Tieshan's mobile phone number? I want to go out."
Seeing Lingxi's questioning look, I immediately explained: "My friend encountered something in the city, I will give him something."
Lingxi stopped talking, turned around and picked up his cell phone to call Tieshan.
Ten minutes later, Tieshan appeared outside the villa driving his Audi car.
I wrapped my coat tightly and got in the car, apologizing and saying, "Brother, I'm sorry, I made you run around everywhere during the Chinese New Year."
The man with a shaved head laughed and said: "Why are you being polite to me? Tell me, where is the specific location?"
"Well, it's a KTV in heaven and on earth." I said.
Tieshan lit a cigarette and said in surprise: "Oh, the most famous KTV, you kid is not doing your job properly."
"No, something happened to my friend there, and I gave him money." I took out my bank card and shook it: "Before going to the KTV, you'd better take me to an ATM."
Tieshan rolled his eyes and said: "You're stupid, you can withdraw up to 20,000 yuan a day from the ATM, unless you have five bank cards in rotation."
"Isn't it?" I said nervously: "What should I do? My friend needs 100,000 yuan in cash."
Tieshan started the vehicle lane: "Have you bound WeChat Pay and Alipay?"
"No." I confessed honestly: "The card was given by Su Tongyuan, and the household name is not mine."
Tieshan Buzhe said: "Just wait, I will go home and get cash for you."
The Tieshan family lived in the city and happened to be on the way, so they didn't waste much time.
I held ten heavy stacks of hundred-dollar bills and said gratefully, "Brother, I'll return this to you later."
"Forget it, let's just treat it as lucky money for you." Tieshan said nonchalantly: "When you have time, go get a bank card and bind it to your mobile phone. It will be convenient when you go out."
I quickly declined and said, "How is this possible? It's not easy for you to drive. One hundred thousand yuan is not a small amount."
Tieshan held his cigarette in his mouth happily, turned the steering wheel and said, "Take it if it's given to you. You are my lady's apprentice, and you are not giving it to outsiders."
I still wanted to talk, but Tieshan's car turned around and suddenly stopped and said: "Heaven and Earth are here, please pay attention, call me anytime if you need anything."
"Okay." I found a black plastic bag from the trunk, put the 100,000 yuan in it, and called Meng Fan back.
"Ning Zi, are you here yet?" Meng Fan was probably going crazy because he spoke with a hint of decadence.
"Here we are, box 305 on the third floor, right?" I asked.
"Yes, yes, 305." Meng Fan seemed to have hope and said excitedly: "Where is the money, is it enough?"
"Don't worry, every penny will be yours." I smiled.
After hanging up the phone, I took the elevator and went straight to the third floor.
The KTV was very lively. This was my first time in a place like this. The loud and chaotic music made me feel uncomfortable.
I held the black plastic bag carefully, fearing that someone might suddenly pop up and rob it.
Fortunately, all this was just my imagination, and I successfully reached box 305.
In fact, just as Meng Fan said, seven or eight social youths from the other side blocked them in the box, like injured chickens, with no room for resistance.
"Ning Zi." Seeing me appear, Meng Fan, who was sitting on the sofa dejectedly, waved excitedly.
"I didn't let you down." I put 100,000 yuan in Meng Fan's hand and said with relief: "Don't come to these places in the future, they are full of smoke and smoke."
"Don't worry, I will never come here again." Meng Fan vowed to me: "I will pay you back the money in installments."
"Well, there's no rush. You'd better deal with the matter in front of you first," I said.
Meng Fan licked his dry lips, stood up and said to the social youth at the door: "Brothers, I have collected the money. Please don't take it to heart today."
Several social youths smiled and joked. One of them, the tallest young man with a tattoo on his neck, walked in, took the black plastic bag from Meng Fan's hand, opened it, took a few glances, and laughed: "What I'm talking about is
150,000, you only give 100,000, what does this mean?"
Meng Fan's smiling face fell instantly, and he said urgently: "You clearly said one hundred thousand before."
"Did I say it? When?" The tattooed young man pretended to be dumbfounded and whistled to his companions behind him: "Did I say compensation of 100,000 yuan? Did you hear it?"
"One hundred and fifty thousand, the agreed fifty thousand has turned into one hundred thousand, Brother Zhong, this guy is trying to trick you." A young man with a scar on the corner of his eyebrow stood up and echoed: "Do you think we are vegetable sellers?
If you want to make a counter-offer, just make a counter-offer?"
"That's right, you are treating us like monkeys." Another companion said: "Boy, listen up, we are talking about 150,000. One cent less, and you guys won't be able to leave today."
"Woooooooo..." Meng Fan's two cousins were frightened and cried, covering their mouths and choking.
Meng Fan's drunken cousin was lying on the sofa. When he heard the other party sit on the floor and raise the price, he suddenly stood up and cursed: "Don't be so shameless. Believe it or not, the employer will call the police now."
The tattooed young man drank beer and said with a sinister smile: "Come on, call the police in front of us, I'll give you this chance."
Cousin Meng Fan stumbled up and took out his cell phone to call the police.
The tattooed young man rushed out, kicked Meng Fan's cousin in the abdomen, and knocked down half a bottle of beer in his hand.
There was only a snap sound, the bottle broke into pieces, and cousin Meng Fan rolled into the corner.
"Brother." Meng Fan shouted loudly.
"Mom, you're bluffing with me and calling the police? What the hell." The tattooed young man twisted his neck and stepped on the coffee table with one foot, condescendingly saying: "In ten minutes, I will either get another 50,000 yuan, or I will break your legs.
go out."
"How dare you?" Meng Fan supported his cousin and said with blazing eyes: "You hurt people first, you can't even think of running away from this matter."
"If you want to run away, you can try." The tattooed young man burped and said, "Do you know who I am? Do you know who my second uncle is?"
"To tell you the truth, the vice president of Heaven and Earth KTV is my second uncle."
"Here, whatever I say is what I say."
"I want to beat you to death just by moving my fingers, do you believe me?" The tattooed young man said crazily while drinking wine: "You can take advantage of my girlfriend without even considering how much you weigh."
