However, he never expected that He Yuzhu, who was standing there, was only a dozen meters away from the place where the valuables were stored.

Back in the house, Xu Damao lifted the floor under the cabinet and took out a box.

When they opened it, they found a row of five gold bars, a set of gold jewelry, and more than a thousand yuan in cash.

After taking out five hundred dollars, he hurriedly gathered up the remaining items and re-covered the floor.

However, the moment he went out, the valuables under the floor disappeared out of thin air without him noticing.

At this moment, Xu Damao was immersed in the joy of success and happily handed the money to He Yuzhu. "Here is 500 yuan. Count it. If the number is right, we will end our relationship. Don't bother me about this matter in the future." He said while hiding his embarrassment.

He Yuzhu reluctantly took the money and quickly counted it. The fifty hundred-yuan bills were soon finished. "Okay, it's exactly 500 yuan, so we're even.

If you take the money, I will let you go today.

Remember, don't let it fall into my hands in the future, or I will be rude to you." After saying that, he put the money in his pocket and turned away.

"hiss--"

Watching He Yuzhu leaving, Xu Damao's desire to laugh suddenly disappeared, his face suddenly hurt, and he gasped.

"Gah-"

Suddenly, He Yuzhu stopped and turned around to announce to the people present: "My neighbors, I have made some money today. I will go to the department store to buy some peanuts, melon seeds and sugar for everyone. You are welcome to come to me in the evening to get them."

“Zhu Zi is so generous!”

Someone praised.

"Okay, thank you Brother Zhuzi!"

Others echoed.

……

Everyone cheered loudly, feeling so happy at having a piece of the pie that they couldn't express it in words, and their smiles became even brighter.

At this moment, a little boy suddenly interrupted and said, "Thank you, Uncle Zhuzi, but can I not have the melon seeds, peanuts and candy?"

"If you don't want melon seeds, peanuts and milk candy, then what do you want to eat? Tell my uncle and he will try his best to meet your requirements!" He Yuzhu said with a smile.

"If you don't want melon seeds, peanuts, or candy, then what do you want to eat? Tell me, and I'll do my best to help you make it happen!"

In the backyard of the courtyard, at the doorstep of Xu Damao's house.

He Yuzhu had a good impression of the boy, although their living standard was quite low, and relying on their mother's frail income of twenty-five yuan a month (probably the amount in old currency) was indeed stretching.

But no matter how hard life was, the children of this family had never been heard to take things from other people's homes.

Moreover, among the other children in the courtyard, only their four children always called him "Uncle He".

, never called him "silly pillar" like Gungeng did

.

"really?"

The boy's eyes widened, surprised that he could get such consent.

"Of course, a man should keep his word and do what he says." He Yuzhu said with a smile, touching the boy's hair.

"Uncle He, can you help me exchange it for a pound of cornmeal? There is no food at home. My mother has been sharing food with us these days, and she has been drinking water to fill herself up." He spoke with a sob, tears already in his eyes.

Hearing this, He Yuzhu's heart trembled slightly. He was not pretending, he was truly shocked.

According to his memory, the boy's mother was a female worker in a textile factory. Although she was not a manual laborer, she couldn't be so hungry that she didn't eat and just drank cold water to fill her stomach?

"Okay, then come with me and I'll prepare some things for you to take away, how about that?" After regaining his composure, He Yuzhu patted his head and asked.

“Thank you, Uncle He.”

The boy quietly wiped away his tears and thanked him respectfully.

He Yuzhu nodded with a smile, then looked at the others and said, "That's it. Everyone go back first. I'll give these things to him first, and then buy other things he needs. Come over to get some food in the evening."

"Go quickly, Zhuzi." Everyone urged in unison.

In this way, He Yuzhu took the child to the central courtyard. On the way, he learned that his name was Zhao Dong, and his other brothers and sisters were named from the east, west, south and north. His mother Zhang Xiufen was the first packer in the textile factory.

As soon as he entered the door of his house, He Yuzhu let Zhao Dong enjoy the candy on the fireplace first. Then he walked behind the cupboard on the side and used the cover of the cupboard to sink his consciousness into his personal space.

He took out ten kilograms of rice and ten kilograms of cornmeal. Considering that the wheat was ripe, he took out another ten kilograms of flour.

Then he took out the fish he brought back last night, which weighed about five or six kilograms, and packed them one by one in bags. He held them on the ground and asked Zhao Dong with a smile: "Xiaodong, can you lift these things?"

Xiaodong was stunned. He originally only wanted a pound of cornmeal.

Zhao Dong waved his hands and said, "Uncle He, there are too many things. I can't accept them. Even if I take them back, I'm afraid my mother won't be able to accept them."

"Never mind, the things are not much, and the New Year is coming soon, and we can't be without food at home.

Let's go, Uncle He will help you carry it back. If your mother still doesn't want it, let her come to me! "He Yuzhu smiled and took a small plastic bag, put all the candies, melon seeds and peanuts on the table into it, handed it to Zhao Dong, and added: "You have a large family, I don't need it, you can take all these things back."

Seeing that there was about half a pound of candy and more than a pound of melon seeds and peanuts left in the bag, Zhao Dong refused repeatedly.

Not to mention the melon seeds and peanuts, a bag of milk candy alone costs a lot of money, at least one yuan.

"Uncle He, I really can't accept it anymore. I appreciate your kindness." Zhao Dong refused firmly.

Yes, he said "can't accept"

, rather than "don't"

, so He Yuzhu took the items in his hand and said with a smile: "Let's go, I have to rush to the department store after delivering the items!"

Without waiting for Zhao Dong to say anything, he went out with his things.

Zhao Dong hurriedly followed, he knew that He Yuzhu really wanted to give it to their family as a gift.

After returning to Zhao's house, although the house was clean and tidy, it seemed extremely poor, and the furniture was so simple that it could be said that there was "nothing in the room".

.

Even the corners around the table where we eat are gone.

"Uncle He, please sit down. I'll go get you some water!" As soon as Zhao Dong said this, his face turned slightly red, because there wasn't even a decent stool at home.

He Yuzhu saw Zhao Dong's difficulty and said with a smile: "You're welcome, I just drank some water.

Just leave your things here, I won’t disturb you anymore.

I have to go buy some goods while it's still early, so that everyone won't get anything. "With that, Uncle He left.

Walking out of the room, He Yuzhu felt a little touched.

He originally thought that the third uncle's family was extremely poor and that supporting six people by one person was already the limit, but he didn't expect that Zhao Dong's family was even poorer.

"There is deep love in this world. I hope the future will get better and better." He Yuzhu murmured.

After leaving, Zhao Dong knelt alone and kowtowed several times quietly in the direction of departure, his gratitude overflowing from his words and actions.

After returning home, he first put away the five hundred yuan given by Xu Damao, and then carefully checked the items that were stolen into the space.

"This guy, if I hadn't always suspected that he was rich, I would never have thought he could own so much property." He sighed, put the things back into the warehouse, and turned his eyes to the bags of melon seeds and peanuts. With a thought, he suddenly had hundreds of kilograms of crispy roasted nuts, and the taste was unexpectedly excellent.

After making all the arrangements, he looked through his own receipts. Since he hadn't used the sugar receipts for many years, together with the ones from Xu Damao, the total amount was as high as fifteen kilograms.

This time, almost all the neighbors in the courtyard came to help. Was it not because of the meat yesterday or his own reasonable behavior? Otherwise, in the entire courtyard, if there were no such factors, who would stand up to support him?

If you don't feel bad about spending money on small things, you will make progress on big things.

He stepped out of his personal space and breathed a sigh of relief.

Money is plentiful these days, but how you spend it becomes more important.

He himself did not have many new ways to spend money. The only thing he could think of was to buy gold, antique calligraphy and paintings, and some expensive wood. Finally, of course, he would collect various brand-name liquors, such as Moutai and Wuliangye. He would take these things home and put them in a warehouse, then create a suitable storage environment. He could take them out and enjoy them at any time in the future, and they could all be converted into money.

Even if the people after him cannot enjoy it, at least he can leave a considerable foundation for his descendants, right?

Stopping his thoughts, he washed his face again before closing the door and leaving, heading straight for the mall.

Sure enough, the difference between having a bicycle and not having one is obvious.

In that era, riding a bicycle received much more attention than driving a Mercedes-Benz or BMW in later generations.

And what was expected to be a nearly forty-minute walk, he arrived in less than fifteen minutes, despite not riding fast.

The first floor lobby of the department store.

"Hello, comrade, I need to buy 15 kilograms of White Rabbit milk candy."

The first floor of the department store.

He Yuzhu smiled at the counter staff.

Unfortunately, no one responded to his kind smile.

Several staff members were immersed in gossip and didn't notice him at all.

Seeing that they were talking and laughing happily, He Yuzhu was not angry.

He understands that this phenomenon is now commonplace.

This is the case for employees of state-owned enterprises. They can buy or not, and it will not affect their salary or benefits.

They will actually have less trouble if you don't buy it.

If we put ourselves in their shoes, and think about it from their perspective, we might also adopt a similar attitude if we were in the same position.

He waited patiently, always with a smile on his face, and just listened quietly to their conversation.

About ten minutes later, an older salesperson walked up to him and asked curiously, "Comrade, it's amazing that you haven't gotten angry after waiting here for so long."

"Haha, I understand. Instead of interrupting your conversation to go shopping, why not wait until you finish talking?" He Yuzhu replied with a smile.

“Hahaha, this comrade is really interesting, if it were anyone else he would have been impatient a long time ago, but he can still be so gentle and polite.

This is enough to show that you are highly cultured, comrade! "

The saleswoman laughed and gave He Yuzhu a thumbs up.

Then he asked, "So, comrade, what do you want to buy?"

"I want to buy 15 kilograms of White Rabbit candy, please."

As He Yuzhu spoke, he took out the candy coupons and thirty yuan and handed them to her.

The sugar industry during this period was considered top-notch, costing two yuan per pound, and could only be purchased with a ticket.

OK, wait a moment, I'll go and weigh it for you."

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