New Year's Day.
The spirit of the New Year is in full swing, and people in suburban villages and towns go out before dawn to pay New Year greetings to the elderly and tell stories at the homes of neighbors and villagers.
The city is not so particular, and the streets have responded to the district's call, requiring residential units in the area to get rid of bad habits. Visiting relatives and friends is allowed, but all the red tape in previous years has been simplified.
The Siheyuan held a meeting on this matter. Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui discussed the matter. Representatives from each family had no objections, so in the past, when they got up early to pay New Year's greetings, many people stayed in bed.
Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e are the best among them.
At dawn, the two of them were sleeping soundly when they suddenly heard a shout from under the bed. Lou Xiao'e was so frightened that Lou Xiao'e jumped up and turned around to see Qin Huairu's three children kneeling down. When she woke up, they knocked on the bowl and shouted in unison. Said: "We wish you New Year's greetings."
"Xu Damao, get up, get up quickly, take a look."
Over there, Xu Damao endured his impatience and got up. When he looked sideways, his brows were furrowed.
"Go, go, stay here."
Banggan and Xiaodang looked at each other and started to bang the bowl again and sing: "Uncle Da Mao, Uncle Da Mao, the Spring Festival has come, Aunt Xiao'e, Aunt Xiao'e, just crush them and they will live together. One piece will cost two There are only a few pieces, three or four pieces are just right. If you don’t give it to me, you won’t be able to hold the baby.”
Xu Damao was so angry that his eyes became round. Is there anyone who wishes New Year greetings like this? He would pry open the door of someone else's room and get in, kneel down in front of the bed, and knock on the bowl to ask for new year's money as if begging for food. The key point is that these words of asking for luck sound vicious.
"Tell me, who taught you these words?"
He didn't want to see the three bastards of the Qin family. Lou Xiao'e was different. After all, she was the daughter of a wealthy family. She was well-educated and sensible. She wouldn't be embarrassed just because of three or four yuan. She quickly turned over the cotton-padded clothes covering her body and took out three yuan from it. He handed over the money: "Here, I'll give you lucky money, one piece each."
The three of them took the money and walked away.
Silly Zhu, who was eavesdropping outside, threw the melon seed shells to the ground and walked towards the central courtyard with a proud look on his face, muttering in a low voice: "If you dare to make me step down, I will let you bleed during the Chinese New Year."
Just after passing the moon cave gate, three people caught up with him.
Banggeng laughed and said: "Silly Zhu, Silly Zhu, who should be next?"
"Is the money coming?"
"About to arrive."
"Okay." Silly Zhu pointed to the front yard: "The next one is the third uncle."
"Shouldn't it be the second uncle?"
Silly Zhu raised the saw blade in his hand: "You tried it when you entered Xu Damao's room, but you couldn't pry it open. There is something behind the door. He is getting an advantage today."
After saying that, he took the three children and tiptoed to the front yard.
Similar to what happened to Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e, Yan Bugui was blocked at home, and the three children knocked on the bowl and asked for money. It was not enough if the key was missing. The specifications... It was based on the price. If you don't give it, you won't be able to afford it.
During the Chinese New Year, relatives and friends came to take a look and saw how terrible and unlucky it was. There was no other way, so the third aunt could only take money to avoid the disaster.
The three children took the money and ran away. The old woman was so angry that she stamped her feet. She walked to the window and opened the curtain to look outside. She followed the back of the little Sophora japonica and looked over there. Ha... Silly Zhu was holding a small saw blade. There he was knocking on the door of Lin Yue's house.
The third aunt was about to open her mouth when Yan Bugui pulled her.
"Old man, why are you dragging me?"
"If you let him make trouble, someone will avenge us."
The third aunt thought about it and understood.
"Old man, you still have a lot of ideas."
Yan Bugui said: "Huh, just watch, he will be able to enjoy his good fruits today."
The scene that happened in the next room was almost a reproduction of what happened to Xu Damao and Yan Bugui. When Lin Yue opened his eyes, Banggan, Xiaodang, and Huaihua knelt on the bedside and gave Xu Damao a Spring Festival greeting saying that if they don't give money, they won't have a son. The Spring Festival message to him was that he would not be able to find a wife without money.
Banggeng remained silent the whole time, only looking at him from the corner of his eye. It was not because he was afraid of him, but because he was afraid that the hatred in his eyes would show and he would not be able to get the money, so Xiaodang and Huaihua sang all the words asking for money.
Lin Yue knew Silly Zhu's thoughts very well. You can't mess with three children during the Chinese New Year. If things get serious, not only will the entire hospital not be able to celebrate the New Year, but the people in your hometown will also be upset when they find out about it. Moreover, he If you really dare to beat Banggan, Ran Qiuye has someone good to look at.
Of course he won't beat up the three of them. Kneeling in front of the bed to ask for lucky money is abhorrent, and although it is annoying, it doesn't break the moral bottom line like the last time he stole the chicken.
"ah……"
He yawned and glanced out the window, vaguely seeing a figure ducking sideways. He thought Silly Zhu was sitting in the corner and eavesdropping.
"New Year's money? Okay, how much do you want?"
Xiaodang glanced at Banggian and said crisply: "One piece for each person."
"Hey, I have a big appetite."
When he first watched this episode in the TV series, Lin Yue felt that what Sha Zhu did was unreasonable. Yan Bugui accepted his gift and didn't do anything for him. He just let it go. Xu Damao's holiday with him still remained Sister Hua, Chen Li and the others watched Gua's plot point. In other words, he took advantage of it.
Not only did you take advantage, but during the Chinese New Year, you also used the fact that a couple couldn't have children to tease others. Besides, what does three yuan mean to ordinary people? Xu Damao is a projectionist at a steel rolling mill. Not counting the "red envelopes" he received from going to the countryside to show movies, his salary alone is only about thirty yuan, and three yuan is one-tenth of it.
Based on BJ's work and living standards 50 years from now, Xu Damao and Silly Zhu's income should be the same as those with a monthly salary of more than 10,000. Those who are celebrating the New Year have more money to spend. Who wouldn’t feel sad if out of 10,000 yuan of income, he would give 1,000 yuan to the neighbor’s children as never-ending New Year’s money?
Lin Yue straightened up his upper body, picked up the cotton-padded jacket on the bedside table, took out a wad of money from his pocket and looked through it. There was no one, not even cents, all ten yuan.
He was in trouble: "I only have ten yuan here and not one yuan. What should I do?"
Xiaodang said: "Ten yuan is fine."
"Ten yuan won't do." Lin Yue shook his head and said, "It's too much."
At this time, Banggeng rolled his eyes and said, "Then we'll give you seven dollars."
"OK."
Lin Yue handed over ten dollars.
Banggeng took ten yuan, asked for new year's money from his two sisters and handed them over.
Lin Yue took it and counted it.
"No, you only have five dollars."
When he raised his head, Banggeng had already run away with Xiaodang and Huaihua.
"Hey, you three..."
He opened the quilt and got out of bed, looking like he was going to chase the three children.
Over there, Banggeng walked out of the door, waved to the place where Silly Pillar was hiding, and the big one, three little ones, happily fled back to the middle courtyard.
Entering the north room, Shazhu said to Bangge: "What happened in the room?"
Huaihua said in a milky voice: "Brother exchanged five yuan for ten yuan."
Banggeng took out the ten yuan he defrauded from Lin Yue and waved it in front of Silly Zhu, smiling proudly.
"Okay, you are better than Uncle Silly." Silly Zhu extended his thumb: "Let him be crazy, let him be arrogant, let him fail this time."
Xu Damao, who wanted Yi Zhonghai to step down; Yan Bugui, who disturbed his relationship with Teacher Ran; and Lin Yue, who was involved in both things, wanted to give them a "comfort" during the Chinese New Year.
At the same time, Lao Yan’s family.
The third aunt looked at the quiet west wing.
"Old man, that's not right. It's quiet next door."
Yan Bugui opened the door and took a look to the side: "Hey, why is he willing to suffer a loss?"
The third aunt looked unhappy: "I guess she also thought it would be unlucky to make things worse during the Chinese New Year."
"No, we can't just let this matter go."
"Forget it, what else can you do? At your age, you can't compete with three children."
"Go to Qin Huairu and ask her to spit out the money."
"Yes." The third aunt gritted her teeth and said, "Let her spit out the money."
after an hour.
The New Year group meeting in response to the district's call was held as scheduled.
Yi Zhonghai also came, sitting next to the gatehouse and watching coldly.
The second uncle added a few new words and then changed the subject: "Just now, the third uncle told me that some people were not following the rules. They agreed years ago to replace the previous New Year greetings in the form of group worship, which not only saves time but also reduces the number of visits. The overt and covert friction and competition are a symbol of the new wind of the times blowing into the courtyard, but some people just don't follow the rules and turn a deaf ear to what everyone has agreed upon."
Yan Jiecheng praised him from below: "Second uncle, who are you talking about? So stupid."
Xu Damao slapped the table and stood up: "Who else could it be? Silly Zhu, he sneaked into our house with three children early in the morning, knelt down in front of the bed, asked for the new year's money, and said that if he didn't give the new year's money, he wouldn't have a child. After giving birth to a child...you said...do you think anyone would curse others like this during the Chinese New Year?"
The third uncle, Yan Bugui, slapped the table and stood up: "It's the same here. Before dawn, the three children of Qin Huairu's family were kneeling on the ground, knocking on the bowl and asking for lucky money. If they don't give it, they won't get up. You guys are talking like this. Really? Silly Zhu, is this all your instigation?"
Silly Zhu said: "Why am I instigating this? Oh, the new year is coming, and the three children miss you. I went over to pay New Year's greetings to my elders, so why don't you give me a red envelope?"
Liu Haizhong said: "You are so messy!"
Silly Zhu glanced at him, didn't take Liu Haizhong's words seriously, and continued to eat melon seeds.
Xu Damao looked at Silly Zhu, who had a look on his face that said, "I'm just fooling around, what can I do?" "Sinzhu, I won't talk to you. The three of them took the money. I asked Qin Huairu for it."
"Yes." Yan Bugui glanced at the people in the courtyard: "Where is Qin Huairu?"
"Huairu has returned to her parents' home." When Jia Zhang saw that the situation was not good, her eyes flickered a few times and she walked to the middle courtyard.
Xu Damao said: "Hey, don't leave."
"You said Banggeng took the money, so I can't go home and ask." After saying this, Jia Zhang quickly ran away.
When the third uncle and Xu Damao saw that the Qin family was not around, they targeted Silly Zhu again and asked him to spit out the money. The result was the same as in the TV series. The boy pulled the bench and sat there, saying that as long as Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li, Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e kowtowed to him, and he took out the money.
Of course this was impossible, so the scene froze.
Yi Zhonghai glanced at Lin Yue, who was sitting there eating melon seeds the whole time, smiled coldly, patted his butt and left.
Liu Haizhong didn't lose any money, and he didn't want to see Silly Zhu's arrogance, so he simply picked up the cup and left with his hands behind his back.
When the others saw that there was no excitement to be seen, they also dispersed.
"Hey, Lin Yue, weren't you also cheated by Banggeng, Xiaodanghuaihua and the others? Could you please say something?" Yanbu Gui saw Lin Yue was about to leave and quickly stopped him.
"Didn't Mrs. Jia Zhang go back to the three children to ask about the money? Qin Huairu should return it to us when he comes back."
"I said... you can't be so naive," Xu Damao said, "Will she refund the money? I wouldn't believe it even to death."
At this time, Silly Zhu patted the skin of the melon seeds on his body, stood up and said, "No, if you don't, I'll go."
After saying that, he walked away proudly like a winner.
"Hey... look at this..." Yan Bugui's face was livid with anger, and he couldn't do anything to him again.
Lin Yue curled his lips, opened the door and walked into the house to take advantage? Can Shazhu and the Qin family take advantage of him? It's impossible for the sun to come out in the west.
…
Just as Xu Damao thought, it was impossible for Qin Huairu to refund the money. After returning from his hometown, he heard that Banggan, Xiaodang, and Huaihua had broken the rules and got a lot of new year's money, so they threatened and coaxed them. He took the ten dollars out of Banggeng's hand and gave each of the three children ten cents in exchange.
Ten yuan was exchanged for three cents. Mrs. Jia Zhang couldn't stand it. She said something to blame, but Qin Huairu said something back. As for the matter of paying back the money, let alone doing it, there was no even discussion.
The second day of the Lunar New Year.
Qin Huairu's cousin Qin Jingru came to the courtyard. Silly Zhu gave some instructions again and took the ungrown girl into his room. They talked in plain language. They had a good conversation and made an appointment to have dinner together at Qin Huairu's house. , but when he went out to use the toilet, Xu Damao stopped him with a few words.
In the evening, the two of them came out of the hot pot restaurant, looked up suddenly, and bumped into Lin Yue coming out of the hardware store opposite.
"Hey, Xu Damao, what are you..."
With one sentence, the alcohol in his body was knocked out of his body. Xu Damao laughed dryly and let go of the hand holding Qin Jingru from behind: "Who do I think it is, Brother Lin, come on... let me introduce to you, this is... My cousin. He is my neighbor who lives in the same courtyard, and we have a good relationship."
"That's not right." Lin Yue said, "How do I remember that Qin Huairu brought this girl into the courtyard?"
Seeing that Xu Damao couldn't hide it anymore, he leaned into Qin Jingru's ear and said a few words. After looking at Lin Yue carefully for a few times, Tu Niuer walked towards the end of the street, occasionally looking back at the two of them.
"Brother Lin, it's like this." Seeing Qin Jingru walking away, Xu Damao said: "This girl is actually Qin Huairu's cousin Qin Jingru, who is the blind date of Sha Zhu. Look at such a charming girl, let Sha Zhu marry that Isn’t it a waste of natural resources?”
"So you took his love with a sword and cut off his beard?"
"You can say that."
"Isn't it a bit unethical for you to do this?"
"Am I not honest? Is what He Yuzhu did that morning honest?"
"That's true." Lin Yue nodded: "But Lou Xiao'e's place..."
"Lou Xiao'e? Lou Xiao'e can't have a child!"
"Oh." Lin Yue nodded, expressing understanding.
"Brother Lin, please don't tell anyone in the courtyard what happened tonight."
"Can."
"Thank you so much. You are really my good brother. If you need any help in the future, just ask me. As long as I can do it, I will do it beautifully for you."
"That's what you said."
"I said."
Lin Yue glanced at the end of the street and said considerately: "People are almost gone, hurry up and chase them. It's not safe for a girl to walk on the street at this late night."
"Yes, yes, you're right." Xu Damao grinned, looked away from Lin Yue, and trotted all the way to the end of the street.
…
Lin Yue walked back with the tool and happened to meet two people looking for Qin Jingru on the street.
The two sides didn't say anything, didn't nod their heads, and missed each other.
When Qin Huairu got the farewell letter from her cousin from Yan Jiecheng, her face, eyes, and energy when she walked and spoke were full of pride.
Silly Zhu was so angry that Qin Jingru left without saying goodbye that he stayed bored in his room for two whole days.
On the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, when I was thinking about whether Deputy Director Li would give him some shoes to wear when the steel rolling mill was about to start operation, there was a rush of footsteps outside, the door was pushed open with a bang, and Banggeng ran away with a look of urgency on his face. Go inside.
"Silly Zhu, Silly Zhu, something happened to my mother."
Yes, something happened to Qin Huairu.
When Silly Zhu arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, two salesmen were discussing calling the police.
"Two sisters, two sisters, we have something to discuss. If we call the police, the matter will escalate."
"Who are you?" asked the saleswoman who looked to be in her early forties.
Silly Zhu said: "I am Qin Huairu's...brother...brother..."
"Who is Qin Huairu?"
"The woman you just caught making fake money."
The two salesmen looked at him with strange eyes.
"You know what? It's illegal to use fake money."
Silly Zhu begged: "I don't know, sister, if we knew that it was fake money, we wouldn't dare to spend it even if we had the courage to spend it. Please do it well, because we have also been cheated." Come on, this matter... it’s not easy for the police during the Chinese New Year, so don’t disturb them, let’s keep it private.”
The older salesperson thought about it and felt that it was really not cost-effective to call the police, and it would be useless to waste time.
"these things……"
She was talking about the flour, pork, a large piece of cloth, and some scattered daily necessities on the counter, such as soap, toothpaste, matches, etc.
"How much, I'll pay, I'll pay..."
The young salesperson said: "I paid for food stamps, meat stamps and so on, and I only have money left. The total is six yuan and fifty-two cents."
Silly Zhu took out a wad of bills from his pocket, counted out a few and handed them over: "Here are seven yuan, no need to change."
The older salesman took it, counted it, put the money in the drawer under the counter, and turned to leave.
Not long after, the small door on the side opened, and a pale-faced Qin Huairu followed the salesperson and walked out.
"Are you OK?"
Qin Huairu shook her head. If she was caught spending fake money, she would just go in and ask questions. There would be no violence or anything like that. The reason why she looked like this was because she was completely frightened.
After living for almost thirty years, she had never experienced this.
"It's fine if you don't have it." It's not easy to stay here for a long time. Silly Zhu picked up the things on the counter, took her hand and left the supply and marketing cooperative quickly.
"What's going on?" After going out and walking forward for a while, he felt Qin Huairu relax a little. Shazhu slowed down and spoke out the problem that was pressing on his mind.
"Work was about to start. I wanted to go home to see my grandma and grandpa, so I brought Bangge to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things. Who knew when I was paying, they told me that I was using fake money and told me to call the police. When I saw If the situation is not good, let Banggeng go back to find you."
"You dare to spend fake money? The salespersons in the supply and marketing cooperative make more money every day than you will earn in your life. Is it possible to fool them?"
"It's just the ten yuan I got back from the New Year greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year. It looks like real money. Who knew it was fake money."
One sentence made Silly Zhu confused. Ten yuan he got from a stick stick to greet the New Year on the first day of the New Year? If you ask who gave it to Lin Yuebei, he asked for three yuan and got five yuan. At that time, the first and third children thought that blood was profitable. He also praised Banggeng for doing a good job, so he should bleed that guy.
What now?
Damn fake money.
"It's Lin Yue! Everyone was tricked by him."
Qin Huairu looked confused: "What do you mean?"
She knew that Banggan, Xiaodang, and Huaihua, led by Shazhu, paid New Year greetings to Xu Damao and Third Uncle, but she didn't know that the ten yuan was given by Lin Yue.
"This bastard even defrauded children of their money."
Now Silly Zhu is like an angry male bear: "No, I'll go find him."
He spent so much effort, the three children knelt for a long time to get five or six yuan, and turned around and gave the boy a fake ten yuan in exchange for it. Not only did they have a joyful time in vain, but Qin Huairu almost got a job. .
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