In front of Uncle Ma and me, Zheng Peng burst into tears and began to tell his story.
He said that in fact, it was not his intention to go out and make money, but was forced by his wife.
A few years ago, when he and his wife got married, the family had little money, so they finally managed to collect the down payment for a small house. The one they bought was a loft, with an area of more than 30 meters, and no property rights.
He had no special skills, and he and his wife were working everywhere, and their life was tight.
At that time, they all had a dream: to make money one day, move to a bigger house, and never live in this depressing attic again.
But after they had children, his wife couldn't go to work, and life became even more difficult. Not to mention changing houses, they often couldn't even pay off the mortgage, and had to find help from their parents.
For this reason, his wife has become increasingly angry in the past two years. She always scolds him for being worthless and saying that she is blind to marry such a pauper.
As time went on, not only did he scold him, but he also started to beat him.
Because he felt guilty, he never fought back, thinking that it wouldn't hurt after a few blows, and it wouldn't be easy for his wife to follow him.
There were a few times when things got so violent that his wife even threatened her with a kitchen knife, saying that if Zheng Peng didn't find a way to go out and make more money, she would kill herself.
Zheng Peng also wants to make money, but he also has to have a way to make money.
Some time ago, his wife had a sudden idea and said that it is quite profitable to watch other people step in. They have bought houses and cars in a few years, so why don't you step in too.
They went to see a great immortal, and they said that it was true, there was an immortal in your family who could help, but it cost one thousand yuan to set up a court, plus two thousand for miscellaneous things.
At that time, houses were not very expensive. A loft only cost about 100,000 yuan. Two thousand yuan was almost enough for their three-month mortgage payment.
The couple was reluctant to part with it, so they went to see another great immortal, hoping to save some money.
As a result, this time the Immortal said, there is no entrance to your house and you can't get out.
They still didn't believe it, so Zheng Peng asked around and heard somewhere that we were here to see things accurately, so he ran over excitedly, but nothing happened, and something happened instead.
The last time Zheng Peng came back from me, he didn't know what was wrong with him, so he directly told him about the sins he had committed back then.
He also asked his wife for 3,000 yuan, saying that he wanted to save his ex-girlfriend and the two infant spirits.
His wife immediately blew up the temple, picked up a kitchen knife and said to him: "When I got married, I wanted to buy a diamond ring worth three thousand yuan, but you were not willing to buy it for me. But you actually did this secretly Things, let me tell you, it costs money but also your life. If you have the ability, please save me first!"
What followed was a big battle. Not only did Zheng Peng fail to get the money, he almost lost his life.
The doctor told him that his wife was really murderous. If the knife had been a little biased, the main artery in his neck would have been cut.
Seeing Zheng Peng lying miserable on the hospital bed, I glanced at Uncle Ma. He understood what I meant, and then touched his chin.
This matter is a bit troublesome now. Zheng Peng cannot protect himself, and he will definitely not be able to get the money for the salvation. But what about the mother and son?
Uncle Ma thought for a long time and probably didn't have any ideas. He looked at Zheng Peng helplessly.
"I said... you don't have any private money at all? You said you are a big man, how can you live such a useless life?"
Zheng Peng let out a long sigh.
"Oh, you're right. I've lived such a useless life. I seem to have been worrying about money since I was a child. I used to be a waiter and earned three hundred yuan a month. Every time I was paid, I had to send it to My family has two hundred dollars, and if I want to buy myself a pair of shoes, I can only choose ones that cost less than thirty yuan.”
"At that time, Jiang Yan and I were dating. We went shopping at the night market. I bought her a chicken drumstick for five yuan. She was very happy and said that my iron cock had finally plucked its feathers."
"But who knows, my father is a lame and can't do much work, my father has been paralyzed for more than ten years, and my mother... still has cerebral palsy, so I have to support the whole family."
"You said I'm a coward and afraid of my wife. That's right. I've always been cautious in front of her because my family is not good and I can't give her anything she wants. I'm grateful to her even if she doesn't marry me even if she doesn't marry me. We are eight generations old, do you think I dare to mess with her?"
"Actually, I really like Jiang Yan. She is very considerate to me and virtuous. She is much better than my current wife. But her mother wants a gift of 100,000 yuan from me. This is forcing me to sell my waist. I What else can we do if we don’t run?”
Uncle Ma and I also fell silent. It is true that every family has difficult scriptures to recite, and everyone has difficult songs to sing.
However, poverty is not a reason for being spineless, nor is it a shield for him to be selfish and evade responsibility.
I said to him: "You only know how to talk about your difficulties and your reasons, but have you ever thought about Jiang Yan? A big girl is pregnant and is criticized by her family and laughed at by everyone. Have you considered her situation?" No? Regardless of whether you have money or not, men have to stand tall. If you have money, talk about money. If you don’t have money, think of ways to have money. You can even run away, so why don’t you elope with her? "
Uncle Ma also answered: "That's right, she has your seed in her belly, what are you afraid of? If I were you, I would go to her mother with a knife and ask her if she wants a son-in-law or a kidney, in front of her Pick off her waist during the interview to see if she is afraid. If you have the courage to get into the bed of an older girl at four o'clock in the morning, those twins are in elementary school now. They are nothing more than little brats!"
Zheng Peng drooped his head and remained silent. After thinking for a while, he asked with a cry: "Then what should I do now? My wife stopped talking to me. She sent me to the hospital and left without paying the medical bills. She told me to live if I could, and to die if I couldn't. She also said that if I died, she would take her children and remarry the next day..."
I get angry when I see him acting so cowardly, but there is nothing I can do about it. Now that things have come to a head, I have to help him.
Zheng Peng held it in for a long time and suddenly said: "How about you help me do your fortune telling to see what the welfare lottery numbers are tomorrow. If I win, I will definitely thank you."
Uncle Ma scolded: "Forget your grandma's fault, even if I bought it myself, why the hell am I telling you?"
The two of us took turns giving Zheng Peng a good lesson, but it was of no use, so we left the ward and discussed outside the door for a long time.
The current problems are all caused by lack of money.
If he had money, Zheng Peng would not abandon Jiang Yan, would not be bullied by his wife, and would not be sent to the hospital with a knife by his wife because of three thousand yuan.
Uncle Ma had an idea and said that he should not let Zheng Peng sue his wife for intentional injury and pay three thousand yuan, which would be enough.
I couldn't laugh or cry, and said what a bad idea you had. Three thousand yuan was not enough to cover his medical expenses. Besides, if he had dared to sue his wife, it wouldn't have come to this.
Money, money, money, this money is so magical. It can make people live more like human beings, and it can also make people less human.
However, Zheng Peng had to get this money to atone for his sins, even if it was borrowed.
So Uncle Ma, with a glimmer of hope, told Zheng Peng that he could go out and borrow money.
As a result, Zheng Peng grabbed Uncle Ma and said eagerly: "Uncle, just lend me a few thousand, and I will definitely pay you back when I have money..."
Uncle Ma shook off his hand and cursed.
"Get out of here!"
