Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

"My wife has a bad heart and needs medicine every month. I will retire next year and there will be no 99.5 by then. The per month you mentioned is simply unrealistic."

"Old Yi, you are an eighth-level worker. You have been working in the factory before the founding of the People's Republic of China. When you retire, at least you can get 89.5% of your salary, which is 39.5. is enough for you two old people to eat all kinds of delicacies.

Don't even mention how much his aunt's heart disease cost, you should have saved at least this much over the years," He Daqing pricked a finger.

"Old Yi, this person still needs to be sincere in exchange for sincerity. Look at Chen Lanlan in the front yard. She has been taking care of Zhao Shanhe's children for many years. Zhao Shanhe and his brothers give her pension money every month and promise to support her in her old age. You say you are reluctant to let her go. Isn't this alienating you from Zhuzi?"

Yi Zhonghai felt as if the deaf old lady had said this to him, asking him to be nicer to Sha Zhu and to exchange his sincerity for Sha Zhu's sincerity. The deaf old lady initially asked him to choose Sha Zhu, but he chose Bang Geng. Yi Zhonghai hesitated whether to listen to the deaf old lady and take a gamble of exchanging his sincerity for sincerity.

Yi Zhonghai bit his teeth and said, "Okay, I agree."

"Old Yi, don't be silent. You asked for a high price and paid it back on the spot. What? You agreed."

"Yes, I agree."

"Really give me fifty every month?" He Daqing originally thought that the best result would be thirty, and the worst would be twenty like Bang Geng. He didn't expect Yi Zhonghai to agree so quickly that he felt a little embarrassed.

"Um"

"Then I'll go get Sha Zhu and ask him to write you a guarantee to support you in your old age."

"Forget it, forget it, I won't write it anymore. That thing is useless. What can I do if Sha Zhu doesn't support me in my old age? I just hope Sha Zhu has a conscience. You also said that money cannot be brought into this world and cannot be taken away from this world. Sooner or later, it will be his."

"Old Yi, you are right to think so. Don't worry, Zhuzi will definitely not let you down."

"Just wait, I'll get the money for you. I'll give you the money on this day every month from now on."

"I'll take it today. You can give it to Dongmei in the future. She's the housekeeper."

"Okay." Yi Zhonghai handed the money to He Daqing. He Daqing showed a long-lost smile on his expressionless face, but it was a smile that was worse than not smiling. Not only did it look ugly, it was also a bit creepy.

"Okay, I'm leaving now."

After He Daqing left, an old lady came out from behind the curtain, crying, "Old Yi, it's all my fault. It's all my fault that I didn't live up to expectations and didn't leave you a son or daughter. If we had a son or daughter, they wouldn't have schemed against us like this."

"Okay, stop crying. I've been saying this for half my life. You have a heart disease, and the doctor told you not to get too emotional. I still want you to stay with me for a few more years. What would I do if you left and left me alone?"

Zhao Shanhe remembered that the drama mentioned that an auntie seemed to have died the year before the Gang of Four was crushed, which was in 1975, so it had been only three years.

"Old Yi, do you think Sha Zhu can really provide for us in our old age? Don't be like Bang Geng again."

"What can we do if we are like Bang Geng? We can only gamble. Do we have any other choice? When the old lady died, she asked me to exchange my sincerity for sincerity. I will listen to her this time."

"Actually, you are what I am most worried about. I know that I won't live for many more years, and you are the one collecting my body. But what if I lose the bet and Sha Zhu doesn't support you in your old age?"

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's boil some water, wash our feet and go to bed early. I'm old now and I don't have enough energy. I'm tired after working in the factory all day."

"Okay, I'll go and boil some water. Are you still going to give me the flour?"

"Give it to me. We've already given you fifty dollars. This little bit of flour is nothing. You can give it to Dongmei later and feed it to the children. We've gotten used to eating two jin of flour over the years."

Here, He Daqing took the fifty yuan given by Yi Zhonghai and went to where Sha Zhu lived. "Here, Dongmei, take it."

"Dad, did Yi Zhonghai really give it to me?" Sha Zhu asked

"Dad, didn't you say thirty? Why is it fifty?"

"I asked for fifty. I wanted to bargain with Yi Zhonghai, but I didn't expect Yi Zhonghai to agree directly. I didn't react at first. I took it this month first. I told him that I would give it to Dongmei every month in the future."

"Dad, isn't this a bit too much?"

"How can we complain about too much money? If he gives it to us, we will take it. I think Lao Yi has made up his mind to let Zhuzi take care of him in his old age.

You guys should let the child visit his aunt more often. I'm afraid his aunt's health won't last a few more years. Since she loves the two children, we should take her money and let her live comfortably in the last few years, so that others won't gossip about her. "

"Got it, Dad."

"Dongmei, I have something I want to say. Can you guys take a look at it?"

"Dad, we are all family, so just say whatever you want to say."

"I haven't received any work in the past few days. There are really few weddings and banquets now. I see that Wobo is making a lot of money coming and going every day. I want to buy a tricycle and ride it. What do you think?"

"Dad, can you do it?" Sha Zhu asked

"Why not? Look, the weather is getting colder and colder, so there must be a lot of people taking the bus. A long trip costs 30 cents, and a short trip costs 10 cents a day. I can make at least 10 or 8 trips a day, which is 1.5 yuan a day, and 45 yuan a month."

"Dad, you misunderstood me. I know you can make money on a tricycle, but it's hard work. What I mean is that you are old, can you still pedal it? Don't buy it and you can't pedal it. That would be a waste of money. A tricycle is not cheap." Sha Zhu said

Ma Dongmei also looked at He Daqing with an inquiring look.

He Daqing was only thinking about making money and hadn't thought about this problem. But when he thought about how much effort it would take to pedal a tricycle, he gritted his teeth and said, "No problem."

"Okay, Dad, if you think it's okay then let's buy it. Then we can take turns pedaling for half a day each."

"No need, daughter-in-law, just stay at home and take care of the children."

"Dad, did you ask me how much does it cost to buy a tricycle? Do I need a ticket?"

"A new one is about 450 yuan, and the ticket is estimated to be 100 yuan, which is 550 yuan. It will take a year to get back the investment. We can't wait. I thought of buying a second-hand one that's cheaper. A good one will cost about 300 yuan, and I don't want the ticket." (I checked the information but couldn't find the price. I may have made it up too expensive, so please be gentle)

"Okay, let's buy it. I'll get the money for you."

After Sha Zhu got married, he gave the money to Ma Dongmei. It was agreed that Ma Dongmei would give him five yuan as pocket money. He Daqing also gave money to Ma Dongmei in recent years, so all the money in the family was kept by Ma Dongmei.

Ma Dongmei counted out three hundred from the iron box under the bed, thought for a while and gave the fifty that Yi Zhonghai had just given to He Daqing. He Daqing said it was three hundred, so as not to make another trip if there were more than three hundred.

"Okay, I'll go find out tomorrow who has a tricycle for sale. The sooner I buy one, the sooner I can make money."