In Biansan's house in Jinjing Hutong, a middle-aged man pointed at a big baggage and asked.
"Third brother, what are you going to do?"
Bian San stood up from his chair, opened his palms and attracted the bastards on the table to crawl into his palms.
"Zhou Wenzhong has already gone to Henan. Last time I said that I would act alone. After receiving money from others, you have to do things beautifully. This is the rule of our industry. Your little brothers are still too good at it.
It’s so shallow that you can’t even get to the bottom of it.”
"This...I didn't expect that boy to be so smart."
Bian San waved his hand to interrupt his explanation, took out 100 yuan from his pocket and put it on the table, picked up his big baggage and walked out of the door.
"Third brother, when will you come back?"
"After it's done, I'll take a break for two months and then come back."
"But if we are looking for you, how can we contact you?"
"You are not suitable for our profession. Third brother advises you to find a job and go to work. Remember to lock the gate of this yard for me."
"Third brother...three..."
The middle-aged man's shouts did not cause Bian San to stop.
"well…"
After sighing, the middle-aged man began to rummage around the house looking for something.
"What the hell! There's nothing valuable left for me."
The middle-aged man was so angry that he scratched his head vigorously. In line with the principle that thieves would not escape empty-handed, he picked up the Arhat bed in the main room with both hands and walked out hummingly.
The eyes of the residents in the courtyard were all staring at the hands of the water plant workers. It seemed that the action of turning the faucet also affected their hearts.
"Chi...dugu...shua, squeak, squeak..."
"Pah, pah, pah, pah..."
"Oh! It must be said that the workmanship is good. The water pipe has been broken for more than three years, and now it can finally be used."
"I have to thank Xu Damao."
"Thanks to Xu Damao."
"Yes! This is what Xu Damao repaired for us."…
"Huh! What's flowing is not water, this is my blood!"
The water plant employee turned off the faucet and rechecked the laid pipes. He raised his right hand and shouted: "Hurry up and bury the soil. Let's finish the work and go home early."
"okay."
"Everyone, young and old, give way, let's start blowing away the sand!"
Yan Bugui knew that it was time to check out soon, so he lowered his head and left from the south wall of his house.
"Dong dong dong dong... Is sister-in-law Yi's family at home?"
The aunt was sitting in the room and heard Yan Bugui knocking on the door and asking questions. Her mouth changed and she uttered silent curse words, and then she opened the wooden door of the main room.
"It's Lao Yan, what's the matter with you?"
Yan Bugui had an awkward smile on his face, staring at Auntie's cotton shoes with his little eyes, rubbing his hands and standing outside the house.
"Um...there's something I don't know how to say. Is your family still rich?"
"Haha, Lao Yan, you have gone too far. Our family was not rich last time, so didn't Lao Yi lend you 100 yuan? Did I say something? That is equivalent to half a year's wages of an apprenticeship.
!We won’t bring anyone like this, right?”
Yan Bugui raised his head and said solemnly: "Don't borrow more. 40 yuan is enough. I will definitely pay it back within one month."
"Haha... Lao Yi is in charge of my family's money. We are all old neighbors who have lived in the same yard for so many years. Don't say anything about borrowing or not. I have 4 cents in my pocket.
cents, this is still a week’s worth of food, if you want it, use it first.”
The aunt took out the money from her coat pocket and handed it to Yan Bugui.
Yan Bugui shook his head and left without saying a word. He had to listen to other people's harsh words with his palms upward. He understood this truth. If he had just picked up these 40 cents, his spine would have been completely broken.
"Hey sister-in-law Liu, is this the bicycle your family bought?"
The second aunt who was wiping the car put down the dry rag in her hand, pressed on the back seat and stood up.
"Um."
Yan Bugui's little eyes were gleaming, and he circled the green bicycle three times with his eyelids blinking.
“Good car, good car.”
The second aunt tilted her chin up, tilted her head and squinted at the sky and said proudly: "That's it! Jinhua brand heavyweight 28 bicycle, did you see the basket support under the faucet? Have you seen it from other bicycles? The whole thing
The department store has brought in a total of 16 vehicles in the past two years. Look at the tires, the electroplated faucets, and the wheel spokes are all electroplated! The rear seat pedals are also spring-loaded and can be folded!"
"Be good!"
Yan Bugui rubbed his hands on his clothes and gently stroked the bicycle beam. He couldn't hide the envy in his eyes. The second aunt looked at Yan Bugui's silly look with joy. It's really enviable to be like this.
I feel comfortable all over.
"Is your family planning a happy event?"
The second aunt glanced at Yan Bugui and said, "I don't need your help. When Guangqi got married, we hired a middle school teacher to write the calligraphy."
"Ah? Middle school teacher?"
"The calligraphy written by the art teacher in No. 14 Middle School should not be worse than that written by your former elementary school teacher, right? Our family Guangqi will be doing business on the 13th of this month. Don't forget to come over and join us. At that time, our old Liu was doing it for you.
The matter involved a favor, and only then did the relationship issue a letter of certification."
"Hey, I'll definitely be there then."
"What do you want to do in the backyard?"
"Well, I just want to ask if your house has more room on your hands?"
"Our family has no money! Don't think that I don't know that you borrowed 100 yuan from Lao Yi and his family, and you haven't paid it back yet! If I do this to you, who in this yard would dare to lend you money!"
Yan Bugui stretched his neck and looked around and found that no one noticed him.
"If you don't want to borrow it, you won't borrow it. Are you going to ruin me like this? You can't keep your voice down when you speak."
"What did I say wrong?"
"Yes, only women and villains are difficult to raise."
Yan Bugui stopped quarreling with the second aunt and turned to look at Xu Damao's home. Then he remembered that his former student Xu Huiling was still on winter vacation. Without any hesitation, he walked directly past Xu's house and headed towards the deaf old lady's house.
"Dong dong...dong dong...Old lady, are you at home?"
"come in."
Yan Bugui opened the door and walked to the bedside and stopped. The deaf old lady put her hands on her abdomen and was lying on the bed with her eyes closed and concentrating.
"Old lady, are you in good health?"
"It's Xiao Yan. You've been away from the farm for so many days, and today you just wanted to take a look at me, an old woman."
Yan Bugui smiled awkwardly and said: "My health has only recovered in the past few days. At that time, I was afraid that I might have other problems and would infect you, so I didn't come to your house. So don't pick on me.
"
"Well, if you have something to say, just say it."
Yan Bugui sighed and lowered his head, closing his eyes and said: "Old lady, I asked you to come to your door because I really had no other options. Xu Damao asked me to help people in the courtyard repair the water pipes. This has ruined the foundation of my family.
I've shaved it clean. To be honest, the tuition fees for the children in my family for the next semester, plus the wages of the workers outside, plus my family's expenses in the second half of the month, I still need 40 yuan to survive the crisis here.
.Can you always lend me some money? I’ll pay it back to you the first time I get paid my salary.”
The deaf old lady listened quietly to Yan Bugui's narration, opened her eyes and said, "The most difficult thing in the world is to ask for money. Asking for help is like swallowing a three-foot sword, and relying on people is like kicking a nine-layered sword."
"Yes... I have deeply experienced this feeling on the journey from my house to your house."
"Xiao Yan, don't be angry with the people in the courtyard. Things are not going well this year. Life is not easy for every household."
"Alas." Yan Bugui sighed again.
The deaf old lady put her hands on the bed and wanted to sit up. Yan Bugui hurriedly walked over to help her. He squatted on the ground and helped the old lady put on her cotton shoes. He picked up the crutches beside the bed and handed them to the old lady.
The deaf old lady seemed to have just remembered something. She frowned and asked, "Didn't Xiao Yi lend you 100 yuan before? Have you spent all the money?"
Yan Bugui spread his hands and explained: "Oh, old lady! The debt of Lao Yi's family has been transferred to Zhou Wenzhong again. I won't talk nonsense with you about the process. Anyway, in the end, I owe Zhou Wenzhong 100
Yuan.”
"Oh." The deaf old lady nodded.
"I guess that young man is just playing tricks on you. When you save enough money, you should pay it back to Xiao Yi. Their family is having a hard time, and we have to act according to our conscience. Remember?"
"Alas. When I see Zhou Wenzhong one day, I will make it clear to him."
The deaf old lady pointed to the dressing table and said, "Open the drawer. There is a coffin book of more than 60 yuan that I have saved over the years. If you are in trouble, take it first."
"Old lady...I..."
"Don't be pretentious! Hold back your little bit of horse urine! What does it look like for such an old man to cry?"
"well."
Yan Bugui's lips trembled and his mouth tightened, and he opened his eyes wide to prevent tears from falling. He held the bed board with both hands and knelt down and said: "Old lady, I..."
"Hold it back!"
"Old lady, it's not shameful for me to kneel down for you. I really..."
"If you keep saying that, I won't give you the money! Stand up!"
"Oh, I listen to you."
"Go get the money."
Yan Bugui swallowed and adjusted his breathing, then walked to the dressing table and opened the drawer and took out a blue handkerchief bag.
"Old lady, it's enough for me to borrow 40 yuan."
"Take as much as you need."
Yan Bugui took out 40 yuan and put it in his pocket, then wrapped the remaining 20 yuan in a handkerchief so that he could put it back in place and close the drawer.
"I'll write you an IOU."
"No need, old lady, I can't read. Just have it in mind. I'm tired. You can go back first."
After finishing speaking, the deaf old lady waved her hand to Yan Bugui, walked back to the bed and lay down.
Yan Bugui gently closed the door, looking at the old lady's face she felt very kind.
"Lao Yan! Lao Yan, come quickly! Lao Yan..."
Yan Bugui, who had just walked to the middle courtyard, heard his wife's heartbreaking shouts from the front yard. At this time, he didn't care that the old injury on his calf had not healed, so he ran over.
The scene in the front yard was really lively. The workers were working while enjoying the farce at Yan Bugui's house. More than 30 residents of the courtyard also gathered in front of Yan Bugui's house. Even the passers-by at the gate were also
Attracted by the noise, the neighbors in the next yard also sat on the wall to watch.
The door of Yan's house was surrounded by 11 outsiders. Yan Bugui ran and shouted, separated from everyone and walked in. After seeing the scene, his heart suddenly skipped a beat...