Wu Yi slept until dawn. When he heard the sound of firecrackers outside, he opened his eyes in a daze and then remembered that today was New Year's Eve.
The sound of firecrackers came one after another, firecracker paper jumped everywhere, and even the tiles occasionally made slight noises. The smoke blew up with the wind, pervasive and non-stop, making sure to let the desperate people in the house smell the festive smell.
Wu Yi lay stunned for a long time, and then smelled the oily fragrance mixed with the smell of firecrackers - the shop was closed today, Wu Yi's mother was not idle for a moment, first she knelt down and wiped the whole yard, and then she crossed her legs in the kitchen busy.
There was a long growl in his stomach, urging him to get up, get dressed and go out.
As soon as I open the door, I can see the clouds have cleared, the snow has passed, the sky has cleared, a red sun has emerged from the sky, the golden light is shining brightly, the cold wind brings warmth, the water patterns are floating, and the light is overflowing, which is particularly beautiful.
The sky and the crackling firecrackers outside complemented each other and were very festive. Wu Yi's depression and sadness were relieved a lot.
There were a lot of clothes hanging to dry in the yard. Wu's father was sitting on the scooter, constantly straightening the corners of his clothes. Seeing Wu Yi come out, he said solemnly: "Today is the Chinese New Year. I won't argue with you. Go and ask your brother to have breakfast."
Wu Yi's heart suddenly relaxed, and he realized that Wu Jin had acquitted himself last night, and shouldered these debts alone.
Ever since I was a child, I have always been like this. Whatever I can carry, I will carry it on one shoulder. For those more than 10,000 yuan, I must have thought of a way - Mr. Cheng and Miss Mo are both rich, and Miss Mo wears a necklace around her neck. I heard that the gold necklace is solid.
Wu Jin didn't need him to call, he opened the door and came out: "Dad, I'll push you."
He pushed his father to the main room compartment, pulled out the chair, carried Wu's father up, and then went to the kitchen to help serve breakfast.
Wu Yi followed closely behind him, calling "brother" in a low voice, lowering his head to help. Wu Yi's mother didn't know how much money Wu Yi owed. Looking at his cautious appearance, she guessed that it was at least a few dozen taels. She hated His teeth were itching, but he was just celebrating the New Year, so he couldn't do anything, so he could only give him a hard look and let him eat first.
The breakfast was sumptuous. The leg of lamb given by Cheng Ting was so frozen that Wu Mu was willing to cut it open. She stewed a pot of mutton soup early in the morning, steamed steamed buns with stuffing, and cooked mutton chowder.
The family of four ate and drank together. After breakfast, Wu Jin saw that the sun was good and there was no strong wind, so he pushed Wu's father out to bask in the sun. Wu's mother washed a whole set of donkey intestines with vinegar and water at the door of the kitchen, and waited for them to be washed and shaved. , just make braised donkey sausage.
Wu Yi still followed Wu Jin closely. Wu Jin was reading in the sun. He also went to bring a stool. Before he could sit down, there was a sound of claps outside the door.
As soon as the door rang, Wu Yi's heart started pounding and the corners of her mouth twitched. When she looked at Wu Jin, she saw that Wu Jin had already stood up to open the door.
Outside the door were two servants of the Liu family, working together to carry a half-person high camphor wood box. When they saw the door opened, they said "Hey!" and lifted the box again and placed it directly in the yard.
One of the servants handed over to Wu Jin: "Wu Jieyuan, this is the bill sent by my uncle. The accountant has calculated it carefully. It is 11,861 taels in silver. The uncle said, please calculate it carefully again." If there are any slight discrepancies, you can go to our house to settle the matter after the New Year."
He handed over to Wu Yiyi again: "I also told you that there are still rubbings at home, so there is no harm in burning them."
After that, he led the other servant to say goodbye and went out. Wu Jinfu closed the door. When he turned around, he saw Wu's mother standing by the box with wet hands, dumbfounded. Wu's father also looked at Wu Yi in disbelief.
Wu's mother was particularly worried that she had heard wrongly, so she asked tremblingly: "Is this the debt owed by the second brother? More than ten thousand taels?"
Only then did Wu Yi realize that his parents didn't know.
He looked at Wu Jin in horror, and Wu Jin nodded: "Yes, but the number may not be correct. I have to check them one by one to know the specific number."
There was a "bang" in Wu's mother's head, and all the energy and blood in her body were blocked and stagnant. Her withered face turned into a dead gray in an instant. One hand hurriedly supported Wu's father's scooter to prevent her from fainting. Two However, my legs could no longer stand, and they were weak.
Wu Jin hurriedly stepped forward to help her, and saw her father was also stunned with shock. The melon seeds and peanuts he was holding fell to the ground, and his hands were tightly clenched on the handrails of the scooter.
The two of them had climbed out of the bitter waters, but they had never heard of such a huge number. Even their souls became cold, and everything in front of them and behind them was empty.
Wu's mother broke free from Wu Jin's hand and walked to Wu Yi as if struggling for her life: "You borrowed all this?"
Wu Yi shook his head: "Mom, I didn't borrow any money. Liu Bowen deceived me. He took the bill and asked me to sign it. Everyone who went there had to sign it."
Before he finished speaking, Wu Mu had already raised her hand and tried her best to slap him on the face: "Beast!"
Wu Yi's head tilted to the side with the force, his ears were buzzing, red fingerprints appeared on his face, and all the hot blood rushed to his face.
"You beast!" Wu's mother stepped forward and pulled him, holding his arms to make him kneel down. Wu Yi knelt down slumped. The compacted loess under his knees had become soft and moist after being covered with snow for many days, and the clothes above his knees were instantly soaked. Wetness, the dampness is still spreading, from the feet and knees to the thighs, waist, lower abdomen, and heart.
He lowered his face and looked at Huang Tu. Wu Mu slapped him all over his head and face. He felt pain and regret, and couldn't help but sob.
"Auntie," Wu Jin stepped forward to support Wu's mother, "don't worry, there is always a way for everything."
Tears flowed from Wu's sunken eyes. She turned around and looked at Wu Jin. She held back for a moment, but she couldn't bear it anymore. She grabbed Wu Jin's arm with both hands and cried out with a cry of "Ah": "Boss, ten thousand Two more!"
She cried heartbreakingly, suddenly couldn't breathe and fainted.
"A'Niang!" Wu Jin hugged Wu's mother hurriedly, caressing her heart with one hand, and then pinched her, "A'Niang!"
"Damn it!" Mr. Wu burst into tears and hurriedly stretched out his hands. He completely forgot that he had no legs and threw himself on the ground.
Wu Yi knelt on the ground, watching Wu Jin carry Wu's mother into the house, then turned around to hug Wu's father, and then went to the kitchen to pour hot water in. There was a strange feeling in her heart, as if he was no longer in the house.
Firecrackers went off again outside, and thousands of households were filled with laughter, but the Wu family was silent.
Wu's mother slowly woke up and faced Wu Jin with tears streaming down her face. Wu Jin said, "Mom, I want to make a statement. It's all up to you to take care of the New Year's Eve dinner. Ask my second brother to kneel in. It's wet and cold outside." , If you kneel on your knees for a long time, the root of the disease will remain for the rest of your life."
Mother Wu was very upset: "That beast, no matter what he does, just let him die."
Wu Jin said to Wu's father again: "Dad, there are too many bills. You know the second child's name. Please do me a favor and pick out the ones without the second child's name. We can't just accept what others say. We ourselves You have to be aware of it.”
Wu's father and Wu's mother were both arranged, and gradually stopped crying, suppressing their grief and getting busy.
There were too many bills and they were very trivial. Even with the help of Wu's father, he was very slow to sort them out. After the New Year's Eve dinner in a heavy atmosphere, Wu Jin continued to settle the accounts. It was not until midnight that he finally understood.
Excluding bills of unknown origin, there are still 8,970 taels.
