Chapter 245: Moving forward with a heavy load (5000-character chapter)
There is a house in the middle of Xiazhuang, adjacent to the main road leading from north to south to the west of Xiazhuang. It has red brick walls and a big red iron door. The wall under the door facing the door is covered with white porcelain tiles. In the middle
It is a picture of peonies in bloom, which symbolizes wealth and wealth.
This is Xia Zekai's hometown.
It was in the afternoon, and it was extremely hot in August. Even if two fans were turned on at home, it would only blow a hot wind, blowing onto people, making it even hotter.
Zhou Yinghong was thinking about what her youngest son called her last night and told her that he had just been paid, and she had been thinking about something in her mind.
She had been wondering about it until she saw her husband Xia Weicheng, who worked at the Township Power Supply Bureau, had returned. She quickly pulled Xia Weicheng aside and asked him: "Weicheng, I have something to discuss with you."
"What are you doing so mysteriously, you old woman? Just tell me if you have anything to say." Xia Weicheng raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his face. He had been working outside for a day and was soaked to the skin, but he was too hot.
Zhou Yinghong said quickly: "Shang Zejiang called me last night. He said that he worked for the boss and got more than 2,200 yuan in just ten days. Wei Cheng, how much money does our boss have now?"
"You old bitch, didn't the boss already say that he opened a small factory and had some money? The money was not handled and was quickly transferred out." Xia Weicheng looked like he understood very well.
Zhou Yinghong shook her head: "Is that so? Why do I feel something is wrong?"
"What on earth are you trying to say? You are really a girl. She has long hair and short knowledge. She can't fart for a long time." Xia Weicheng was annoyed.
Zhou Yinghong pointed back at the room. She leaned closer to Xia Weicheng, put her hand to her mouth and whispered: "It's our dad. You don't know that our dad has been feeling uncomfortable during this time. He even feels a lump in his throat after eating."
It hurts. I'm thinking that if the boss has more money, let's talk to him and find a big hospital for his grandfather."
"Hey, esophageal cancer, what do you think?" Xia Weicheng was silent when he heard what his wife said, then turned around and sat down on a step in the yard, with a look of helplessness on his face.
"Last time, the doctor also said that he would not perform surgery. I don't know what will happen with radiotherapy. If he undergoes chemotherapy, my father's bones will not be able to hold on." Xia Weicheng felt a sense of powerlessness all over his body.
"The treatment fee is several thousand a day, what do you think?"
He continued: "Besides, our father is so shrewd that he knows what's going on better than anyone else. He may not cooperate with your treatment when the time comes."
"Although the boss said he made some money, he still has a lot of money to spend. We didn't help him with anything. Do you think it would be easy for him to make a living outside?" Xia Weicheng asked back.
Zhou Yinghong was speechless. She had never checked this before. She just felt that the second child was working for the eldest son and received more than 2,000 yuan in salary for ten days. She felt that the eldest son of her family earned more, so she thought
Understand this.
Although she felt that what Xia Weicheng said was reasonable, as long as there was a glimmer of hope and she still had money, she thought she should give it a try.
She said: "I don't care about that. If you don't want to open your mouth, I will call the boss. We still have 60,000 to 70,000 yuan in our hands. If the boss comes up with something else, show it to our father. If it still doesn't work, I will
I’ve given up.”
"But what about the money for the second son's schooling?" Xia Weicheng asked subconsciously.
The second child's tuition alone is several thousand yuan a year, and with living expenses and other expenses, it costs more than 10,000 yuan a year. If he goes to graduate school, the subsequent expenses will be even more.
Expecting the second child to find a job and marry a wife is still a long way off.
To paraphrase a sentence, there are still many things to do later, so save them if you can.
When Zhou Yinghong heard what he said, she knew it was a fact.
But she still said that, no matter what, she gritted her teeth and said, "That won't work either. We just have to work hard to earn money. Dad should still see a doctor."
"You call me!" Xia Weicheng handed Zhou Yinghong the mobile phone assigned to him by the power supply bureau. She knew how to use this thing.
She pressed a key at random, waited for the phone's screen to light up, and then pressed the ※ number to unlock it. Zhou Yinghong flipped through the address book and found the number marked 'Boss' and dialed it.
The call was connected not long after, and from here you could hear Xia Zekai's voice coming from the receiver of the phone: "Dad, are you calling me for something?"
"I'm your mother!" Zhou Yinghong corrected him.
Xia Zekai was choked and said quickly: "Mom, do you have something urgent to do with me?"
When he received the call from his 'father', Xia Zekai was still busy calculating the purchase of land. He was wondering where to get the money to purchase the land.
Even if all the gross profit of Jingtong Development last month was wiped out at once, it would not be enough.
A down payment of two will cost nearly 2 million, and a down payment of three will cost more than 2.8 million. No matter which one, it is not a small sum for him.
The gross profit of Jingtong Development Co., Ltd. last month after excluding costs was only over 1.6 million.
Xia Zekai also knows one thing. The money to buy the land is just the beginning. After he buys this 43.7 acres of industrial land, the subsequent factory infrastructure construction and purchase of equipment will be the bulk of the expenses. If he cannot spend this period
If you maintain sufficient cash flow for a long time, it will collapse at any time when you build a new factory later.
Money is not that easy to earn.
Just when he was thinking about these troublesome things, the phone rang.
He thought his father had something to do with him, but he didn't know that the call was from his mother.
"Zekai, I want to discuss something with you." Zhou Yinghong was very fierce when she faced Xia Weicheng just now, but when she actually faced her son's request for money, she couldn't open her mouth and didn't know what to say.
That's good.
She also gave Xia Weicheng a hint to ask him to ask for money, but Xia Weicheng turned his head aside.
Asking for money from his son is something he, the father, cannot ask for.
Zhou Yinghong glared at him, but Xia Weicheng didn't look at him, so there was nothing he could do.
"Mom, what's the matter with you? If nothing happens, I'll hang up first. I'm busy here. I'll call you back tonight." Xia Zekai was really busy.
He has to think about where to get the money.
"Son, your grandpa is not in good health these days. His throat hurts when he eats. I'm thinking that if you have some money over there, you can lend us some first. In addition, your dad and I still have sixty or seventy thousand yuan.
, collect some money and send your grandpa to a big hospital to see if there is a better way." Zhou Yinghong said this.
It turned out that this was the case. Xia Zekai knew in his heart that his grandfather was indeed not feeling well now, but he remembered that his father had said that he wanted to have an operation when he took his grandfather to the hospital last time, but the doctor refused to do it.
"Mom, can I have surgery?" Xia Zekai asked.
Zhou Yinghong said: "You have to try it if it works. You can't watch your grandfather suffer every day. Boss, do you still have money?"
Xia Zekai couldn't accept these words.
He will soon be out of money, and he also owes a lot of debt, at least six to seven million, but for grandpa's treatment, he has to have money even if he doesn't have money.
"Mom, how much does it cost?" Xia Zekai asked her directly.
Zhou Yinghong subconsciously looked at Xia Weicheng. At this time, he turned his head again and crossed his index fingers to make a 'ten' sign.
In his opinion, if it can be cured, a total of 160,000 to 70,000 yuan will be enough. If it cannot be cured, it will be useless to give his son an additional 100,000 yuan.
Besides, my son may not have so much money on hand.
Zhou Yinghong said: "One hundred thousand, okay?"
"Okay, Mom, how about I drive back tomorrow and take you to the hospital?" Xia Zekai asked.
This is definitely the best. Zhou Yinghong asked him a little embarrassedly: "You are so busy, do you have time to come back?"
"Yes!" Xia Zekai told her decisively.
At worst, if we put off the land purchase for a while, it won't take more than a month.
If it doesn't work, just give it up and don't buy it yet.
Now I can make a profit of more than one million yuan a month, which will make a profit of at least 180,000 yuan a year, which is pretty good.
If you save slowly for a year, you won't even need a loan next year and can just buy the land with full payment.
Xia Zekai was so proud of himself in his heart, but he did not tell his mother about the predicament he was facing now.
Having said that, it was as if he was deliberately looking for reasons not to give money.
And it doesn't have any effect, and it only adds stress to the parents, which is not worth it.
"Boss, tell Xiyun, don't let her think too much." Zhou Yinghong always thinks about her son.
"Mom, it's okay, that's it. I'll pack up my things and get the money and go back tomorrow morning," Xia Zekai said.
After hanging up the phone, Xia Zekai looked at a line written on his notebook that said 43.7 acres of industrial land, with a purchase price of 9.4 million yuan.
Then I drew a stroke directly.
"Let's talk again!" he said to himself.
Then he picked up his cell phone and called his wife Luo Xiyun.
He told his mother exactly what he had just said, and finally said: "Daughter-in-law, I have to go back tomorrow. See if you can ask for leave and watch Yatou and Tongtong at home."
"Is 100,000 enough? If not, you can withdraw more money. If it's not enough, don't worry." Luo Xiyun told him.
"Hey, let's see and talk about it then!" Xia Zekai responded.
After hanging up the phone, he made an internal call to Sun Guoqiang and asked him to come to his place.
Tell him: "Old Sun, you prepare the review and evaluation materials first. I have to go back to my hometown for something in the past two days. Let's keep in touch."
"Boss, no problem." Sun Guoqiang glanced at Xia Zekai doubtfully, feeling that he had something on his mind.
Before leaving, Xia Zekai called Zhang Xu, explained the situation to him, and then told him that if it was difficult to get the 20% down payment, he should wait.
"Brother Xia, if you have something to do at home, go back and get busy first. Don't worry, I will definitely take care of this for you." Zhang Xu was still smiling, as if he didn't hear what Xia Zekai said.
He also asked: "Brother Xia, do you have enough money? If not, I still have tens of thousands of dollars here, which I can lend to you first for emergencies."
This is to help the urgent rather than the poor, and it can also deepen our friendship with Xia Zekai.
Xia Zekai felt really relieved after hearing what he said. He smiled and thanked him: "Xiao Zhang, thank you. I have enough for now."
After hanging up the phone, Xia Zekai picked up his things and prepared to leave. As soon as he left the workshop door, Xia Zekai turned around and went to Zhang San's side.
He called out his brother Xia Zejiang directly in front of other people.
By this time, others had already known that Xia Zejiang was the boss's younger brother. They knew that he was preparing to take the postgraduate entrance examination and that he was just working at his brother's place during the summer to get some exercise. At this time, no one felt that he was competing with them to gain performance.
Let him.
"Zejiang, our mother just called and said that our grandpa is not in good health. I will go to the bank to make an appointment to withdraw some money, and then I will go home tomorrow. You can help take care of Yatou and Tongtong these two days." Xia Zekai is.
Said so.
Xia Zejiang frowned slightly and said, "Brother, how about I go back with you? I can be of some help then."
Xia Zekai shook his head directly: "It's not necessary yet. I'll go back and check the situation first. If I need you, it won't be too late for you to go back."
"Then I still have the 2,200 yuan I just paid here. I will take it out and give it to you tonight." Xia Zejiang felt a sense of powerlessness at this moment.
He is almost finished his undergraduate degree and will start graduate school in September this year, but he still has no money and is a pauper.
He could only listen to what happened at home, and sometimes he couldn't even do anything to help.
Xia Zekai shook his head: "No, you can save it and spend it later. Grandpa's treatment will cost a lot this time. Don't ask our parents for it then. I will transfer it to you at the end of the month."
"Brother, please slow down." Xia Zejiang's voice was a little dry.
Xia Zekai patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go and do your work. I'll go to the bank."
After he bought a house last time, he still had less than 200,000 yuan left in his card. This time, after paying wages and deducting taxes, the remaining 1.17 million yuan was transferred to his card.
These add up to nearly 1.4 million, which is enough money.
After going to the nearest China Construction Bank, Xia Zekai thought about it and made an appointment to come and withdraw 200,000 in cash tomorrow, and then went home to pack his things.
That night, Luo Xiyun also advised him: "Zekai, medicine is so advanced now, don't think too much about it. Grandpa is sure that Ji people have their own destiny. Maybe we will meet a doctor with good medical skills."
"As long as you can talk, go to bed quickly. Starting tomorrow, you will have to be tired for a few days." Xia Zekai was surprisingly honest tonight. He just touched his wife's long and silky hair, which made him feel particularly peaceful, and then
It didn't take long before I fell asleep.
Luo Xiyun knew that her husband must be feeling a lot of pressure.
Grandpa's illness and the money to buy the land were all put together. You can imagine the pressure on his heart.
For Xia Zekai, life is about moving forward with a heavy load, and he has never cried out that he is tired.
The next morning, Xia Zekai did not get up early and leave. He went out at about 7:30, then went to the bank where he made the appointment. After 8:30, he withdrew 200,000, then took the money and left.
As the car drove onto the highway, Xia Zekai lowered the window glass.
On the Jiqing Expressway with a speed limit of 80, the whistling wind brought waves of heat in through the open windows, making Xia Zekai feel irritable.
Xia Zekai got on the expressway at almost nine o'clock. He got off the expressway from Jicheng Ping County and crossed the Yellow River Floating Bridge. When he arrived at Xiazhuang, it was already past 12:30 noon. After running for three and a half hours, it was far less convenient than later.
.
It would be great if only in a few years the Jiqing Expressway would be built into a two-way eight-lane road with a speed limit of 120. It would be more convenient to get home in just over two hours.
Xia Zekai parked his car on the roadside in front of his house and walked home with a black bag containing 200,000 yuan in cash. He happened to run into his next door neighbor, Brother Zhao, who had a bulging fertilizer bag on his shoulder.
, I don’t know what’s inside.
He also said hello: "Second brother, what are you doing?"
"Hey, brother Zekai is back. Have you just come back?" Zhao Er left in no hurry and stopped to chat with Xia Zekai for a while.
Then he patted the bag he was carrying and said, "I just thought it would be okay to just sit around at home and cast a few nets of fish in the Yellow River to see if there are any fish?"
"Zekai, you go home and talk to my uncle first. When I come back in the evening, we'll have two cups of stewed fish." Zhao Er said loudly.
Xia Zekai nodded in response, the two of them passed each other, and Xia Zekai entered the house.
Zhao Er looked at Xia Zekai's brand-new van parked on the side of the road. He also thought: "Brother Zekai didn't drive this car before. Why did he switch to a broken van? Is it possible that he was just hanging around outside?"
Okay, you sold the car and got this cheaper one?"
He just thought about it and continued walking towards the Yellow River.
When Xia Zekai came in, his mother Zhou Yinghong was at home.
Seeing him coming in, Zhou Yinghong hurried over to greet him and asked him in a low voice: "Son, you are back. Did you bring the money?"
Xia Zekai patted the black bag in his hand and said, "I brought it back and withdrew a total of 200,000 in cash. If it's not enough, I'll get it again."
"Why are there so many, son? Don't embarrass yourself. Your dad and I have discussed that 160,000 to 70,000 yuan should be enough. If it is not enough, I will ask your dad to call your uncle and three aunts. This is not
It's our family's business." Zhou Yinghong had her own considerations.
What she said is true!
Xia Weicheng is a brother and there are three sisters. When something like this happens, it doesn't matter if the other families don't help. For the sake of their own father, they can still get some money.
Xia Zekai listened to what his mother said and smiled: "Mom, let's talk about it later. I'm going to see my grandpa first. Have you told him about seeing a doctor?"
"Not yet. He will definitely object when I say it. Then he may even say a few words to me. He dotes on you. Please persuade him." Zhou Yinghong felt helpless when mentioning this matter.
I don’t know if other elderly people have the same temper.
It seems as if I am afraid that I will spend more money on medical treatment and put a burden on my family.
Xia Zekai knew it well. As soon as he entered the door, he looked at the old man sitting on the official hat chair in the main room. He shouted: "Grandpa, look who is back."
Xia Shande was sitting in the official hat chair listening to the radio. A chirping sound came from the radio. The old man kept turning the FM switch with his fingers to find the radio station.
Suddenly hearing Xia Zekai's voice, he was stunned. When he looked up, Xia Zekai was already standing in front of him: "Grandpa, don't you miss me?"
"Why are you monkey boy back?" After Xia Shande saw his grandson's face clearly, several wrinkles immediately formed on his old face, and he smiled brightly.
