Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 54 The Deaf Old Lady's Reaction!

"Master He! Your house is changed from a small one-story building to a two-story building, plus the division of rooms and so on. The cost will be two floors higher than the east wing of Comrade Patriotic. If we are in charge of Baogong, it will probably cost Between [-] and [-]." Hearing Sha Zhu's inquiry, Master Liu confidently calculated with paper and pen, and then told Sha Zhu the decoration cost of the house.

Sha Zhu originally thought that after repairing his house, it would only cost at most 500 yuan. Now that he learned the price quoted by Master Liu, Sha Zhu was frightened and asked Master Liu in confusion: " Master Liu! The area of ​​Patriot’s house is about the same as mine. Why does his house only cost more than 500 yuan, but mine is so much more expensive?”

When Master Liu heard Sha Zhu's question, he was not dissatisfied because of Sha Zhu's questioning. Instead, he introduced it seriously: "Master He! Your house is indeed about the same size as the patriotic comrade's house!"

"However, in addition to dividing your house, you need to build an additional floor, so that the area of ​​your house will increase by fifty or sixty square meters invisibly, and the materials and engineering volume of your house will also be higher than patriotic There are more houses for comrades, so the house is more than 100 more expensive than the house for patriotism."

After hearing Master Liu's explanation, Shazhu understood the reason.

Over the past few years, Shazhu has saved more than 300 yuan. More than 300 yuan seems a lot, but it is more than half of the cost of repairing the house.

Realizing that he didn't have enough money, an embarrassed expression appeared on Shazhu's face, and he said to Master Liu with some embarrassment: "Master Liu! I don't have enough money now. I need to find someone to borrow it. When I get enough money, , I’ll contact you again!”

Master Liu heard what Sha Zhu said and saw the embarrassed expression on Sha Zhu's face. He smiled and replied: "Master He! OK! Then come to me after you have raised enough money."

Together with Sha Zhu, Wu Aiguo sent Master Liu to the gate of the courtyard, and then he smiled and asked Sha Zhu: "Brother Zhuzi! I have finished decorating the house, and I still have 400 yuan left on me. How much money is there for you? I can lend you some first."

It is said that if there is no comparison, there will be no harm. Wu Aiguo's words reminded Sha Zhu immediately of the scene where he asked Yi Zhonghai to borrow money two days ago.

At this moment, Shazhu finally understood a truth, the so-called people who are good to him are not the kind of people who can only talk, but those who can really stand up to help him at critical times.

Facing Wu Aiguo's help, Sha Zhu replied gratefully: "Patriotic! After I get back the money sent back by He Daqing, I will see how much money is left, and then I will ask you to borrow it."

When Wu Aiguo heard what Sha Zhu said, he nodded subconsciously and replied: "Brother Zhu Zhu! If you don't have enough money, you can come to me at any time."

When Shazhu returned home, he remembered Yi Zhonghai's ignorance of money, and finally decided to go to the deaf old lady.

"Old lady! Have you eaten yet?" When Shazhu came to the deaf old lady's house, the deaf old lady had just finished dinner. Shazhu saw the old lady sitting at the table and asked the old lady with a smile.

Seeing Shazhu's arrival, the deaf old lady looked at him kindly, and replied, "Zhuzi! Your aunt brought me two white flour steamed buns tonight. I ate one and there was one left. Do you want to eat some too?"

When Silly Zhu heard the deaf old lady's answer, he shook his head subconsciously and replied: "Old lady! I'm not hungry, you can eat by yourself!"

The deaf old lady heard Sha Zhu's answer, saw Sha Zhu's preoccupation, and asked him curiously: "Silly Zhu! Did something happen?"

Silly Zhu heard the deaf old lady's inquiry and thought of his purpose of coming to find the deaf old lady. He asked the deaf old lady: "Old lady! Do you know why He Daqing left me and Yuyu behind?"

When the deaf old lady heard Shazhu suddenly mentioning He Daqing's matter, a strange look flashed in her eyes, and she asked curiously to Shazhu: "Zhuzi! Didn't He Daqing go to Baoding with the White Widow? Why did you suddenly ask What about He Daqing?"

When Silly Zhu heard the answer from the deaf old lady, he had a vague feeling that the deaf old lady obviously knew the reason for He Daqing's sudden departure.

Thinking of Yi Zhonghai ignoring the money sent by He Daqing, Shazhu said angrily: "Old lady! Although He Daqing ran away with the White Widow, I heard that He Daqing has been sending me and Yushui all these years. money, but the money was swallowed by Yi Zhonghai."

"What! Silly Zhu! What are you talking about? He Daqing has been sending money to your brothers and sisters all these years. Who did you hear about this matter?" The deaf old lady felt wrinkled when she heard the news that Sha Zhu told her. With a shocked expression on his face, he asked Sha Zhu.

Upon hearing the deaf old lady's inquiry and seeing the deaf old lady's reaction, Shazhu immediately realized that the deaf old lady obviously didn't know about He Daqing sending money to their siblings.

Facing the inquiry of the deaf old lady, Silly Zhu replied very definitely: "Old lady! I have confirmed this from the post office. The second month after He Daqing left Kyoto, he started to send money to Yuyu and me. The sending has not stopped until now, and the person who received it is Yi Zhonghai."

Regardless of her age, the old lady is a very shrewd person. When she heard what Sha Zhu introduced, she immediately remembered that Sha Zhu had borrowed money from Yi Zhonghai.

At that time, the old lady was still wondering why Shazhu asked Yi Zhonghai to borrow money for nothing. Now that she heard the situation introduced by Shazhu, the old lady immediately realized that it was fake that Shazhu borrowed money, and it was true to test Yi Zhonghai.

The deaf old lady thought of what Yi Zhonghai had been planning all these years, and an ominous thought immediately arose in her heart. She quickly explained to Yi Zhonghai: "Silly Zhu! Your monthly salary is more than eighty yuan." Money, I shouldn’t be interested in your money, is there any misunderstanding here?”

Although Sha Zhu is called Sha Zhu, he is not stupid at all. When he heard the deaf old lady's explanation, he didn't believe the deaf old lady's words at all, and replied: "Old lady! If it is a misunderstanding, that day When I ask Yi Zhonghai to borrow money, Yi Zhonghai won't hold back and say that he has no money to lend me."

"Old lady! I asked someone specifically, if I report to the police station with the receipt from the post office, what Yi Zhonghai has done is enough for him to stay there for a few years."

"Considering the care that the aunt has taken care of our brothers and sisters these years, I kept quiet. When the aunt brings you breakfast tomorrow, please tell the aunt for me to let Yi Zhonghai spend the money that I have spent over the years. Give me back what you get, or don’t blame me for not remembering the love of my neighbors for many years.”

The deaf old lady heard the cruel words uttered by Sha Zhu, thought of Sha Zhu's character, and secretly thought in her heart: "It's broken! It's broken! It's really going to be broken this time! This Yi Zhonghai is also real, how can he even do this?" Do you dare to swallow the money?"

(End of this chapter)