Seeing the helplessness on Ma Laizi's face, especially the gradually extinguishing anger in Ma Laizi's eyes, Fang Zheng smiled with satisfaction and asked, "Now that the anger is gone, you can go in."
"Uh..." Ma Laizi froze on the spot after hearing this, angry?
Fang Zheng said: "Yizhi Zen Master once said that when you do anything, don't act impulsively. When you find something you really want to do, you must calm down, think about it, think about it, and then do it. Otherwise, you will just do it based on your brain.
Most of the things you do will cause trouble. You looked so angry just now, and if I didn’t hold you back, what would you do if you went in?"
Ma Laizi was speechless, thinking about the evil thoughts in his heart just now. If Fang Zheng hadn't held him back, he would have rushed in, probably overturning the table, scolding his mother, and maybe there would have been a fight. If this happened, the consequences would probably be in the country.
It’s Chinese New Year in the Bureau...
Thinking of this, Ma Laizi blushed and bowed: "Thank you, Abbot Fangzheng..."
Fang Zheng shook his head and led Ma Laizi to the door. Neither of them went in. Fang Zheng asked Ma Laizi to stand by the side and made a listening gesture.
At this moment, Ma Jiangping was sitting at the mahjong table. There was a stack of red banknotes on the table. She was holding a cigarette and playing mahjong. She had a relaxed and comfortable look on her face. She did not feel any guilt about being charged for debt. Instead, she asked carelessly.
: "How much did it cost just now?"
"Eight hundred," he said to his family.
Without saying a word, Ma Jiangping counted eight hundred and threw them away.
The other party took the money and said with a smile: "Jiang Ping, the person who called just now was Ma Laoer, right? I heard that this guy is doing well recently. When did you get in touch? I haven't contacted him in so many years.
How's it going?"
When Ma Jiangping heard this, she threw the cigarette directly into the ashtray and said angrily: "I'm doing okay, but I'm a craftsman in Yizhi Village. It's called a carver at best, but it's a carpenter at worst."
"Isn't that true? I heard that many young people in the village have gone to learn crafts from him. I'm also thinking about sending my children to learn... In this world, it's not easy to get into college, and you have to rely on your ability to get into the exam.
When it comes to eating, after all the calculations, it is better to learn a craft to be more practical." Another woman said.
Ma Jiangping curled her lips and said: "Those are all just bragging from Yi Zhi Village to deceive outsiders. What kind of craft is it? Isn't it just the carving craft of carpenters? If there is no carpenter in any village, who can we learn from? Let's learn from his family.
He's a relative, how many tricks does he have? How can I know? If he was really that powerful, he wouldn't be a bachelor for the rest of his life."
"Hey, do you think there is something wrong with this person's character?" At this time, Meng Changming pretended to be curious and suddenly interjected.
Ma Jiangping immediately said: "Think about it for yourselves. If you are in your forties or fifties and have no children on your knees and no one on your pillow, there must be a reason! Either there is someone but you haven't told them, or you are poor and have no one to marry, or you are poor and have no one to marry.
ah--"
Ma Jiangping made a long note with a strange smile on her face.
"What?" Several people were also curious and asked.
Ma Jiangping pretended to be mysterious and said: "I feel abnormal!"
Hearing this, Ma Laizi was about to rush inside in anger, but Fang Zheng quickly stopped him. Ma Laizi knew who Ma Jiangping was, but as Fang Zheng said, he knew nothing about Ma Jiangping. He couldn't because Ma Laizi said
Yes, I believed it all. I stood outside the door and listened. Firstly, it helped Ma Laizi get to know his relatives. Secondly, it also helped Fangzheng himself understand the people inside.
As soon as he said this, the man on the opposite side muttered: "Hey, Ma Laizi has skills and can't be poor. Is it really because of his character? But I haven't heard anyone say that..."
Ma Jiangping hummed and said: "Oh, this guy is so far away from his heart. I have never been in contact with him. How can I know anything just by listening to what others say? I went to see him two days ago. You said he is an old man in the village after all. How can I know this?
He also has an official position in the sculpture school, right? If someone comes to learn from him, why don't you learn from him? With such good conditions, I asked him to arrange a job for our son to learn a craft, but he didn't do it! You guys
Tell me, is this still a relative? People say blood is thicker than water, but this guy simply turns his back and refuses to recognize anyone, even his relatives, is he a cold-blooded animal?"
Ma Laizi's face turned red, and Fang Zheng quickly motioned for him to calm down.
"It's probably difficult to get someone with a full-time official position, but you shouldn't refuse to go to school, right?" Others asked with a surprised look on their faces.
Ma Jiangping said: "You really don't believe it, it's true!"
At this moment, a man walked in from the outhouse and frowned: "Ma Jiangping, didn't you say yesterday that he lent you 20,000 yuan? Why did you turn around and say that someone else was in trouble?"
As soon as these words came out, Ma Jiangping was a little embarrassed, but she still held her neck and shouted: "You all know his situation. Which of the villagers in Yizhi Village today is not extremely rich? Twenty thousand yuan for him.
He said, can we ask for money? It’s only 20,000 yuan, and it was lent to us. Why do you think he had the nerve to take it? Besides, I only borrowed it for a few days, and I kept calling to remind him. He still wanted to
Do you want a little affection?"
Everyone who said this didn't know how to answer. Although they felt that what Ma Jiangping said was wrong, they couldn't explain it to her. What's more, this was not their own business, and it was hard for anyone to say anything.
Ma Jiangping continued: "Oh, they are also human beings, but Dezi's second uncle is much more open-minded. The year before last, Dezi got married, and he lent us 20,000 yuan as soon as he waved his hand. Look at this lame horse... Humans are different from each other.
There's no comparison."
"Hey, when you mentioned this, I remembered it. How is the factory of his second uncle now? I heard that the cement price has been rising recently. Is this going to happen again?" asked the man opposite.
Ma Jiangping nodded and said, "That's for sure. His assets are in the millions."
…
Ma Jiangping couldn't stop praising Meng Dezi's second uncle for how rich he was and how heroic he was, while scolding the lame man for how unkind and unjust he was...
However, Ma Jiangping never thought that Ma Laizi's 20,000 yuan was equivalent to most of his savings, while Meng Dezi's 20,000 yuan was just a drop in the bucket...
Hearing this, Ma Laizi was already gnashing his teeth. If Fang Zheng hadn't suppressed him, Ma Laizi would have rushed in, overturned the table, and started scolding. Fang Zheng listened for a while and found that the topic had moved to other topics.
, knowing that no matter how much I listen, I won't hear anything. Moreover, after listening to this, I have basically confirmed that Ma Laizi did not lie. This Ma Jiangping is even worse than what Ma Laizi said!
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng felt no burden anymore, patted the lame horse and said, "Let's go in."
After saying that, Fang Zheng opened the door and walked in.
As soon as they entered the room, the people in the room looked over subconsciously. Ma Jiangping, who was chatting happily, suddenly froze on the spot and looked straight at Ma Laizi who was following Fang Zheng with an angry look on his face!