Siheyuan: Steel Mill Driver

When Li Feng got off work and returned to the courtyard, he saw Yan Bugui looking listless. He parked his bicycle and asked, "Uncle, have you found the bicycle? What did the police say?"

"Hey, don't mention it! I guess it's hopeless. I don't have any clues at all now!"

When Yan Bugui saw Li Feng, he thought of something and said, "Wait a minute, Gousheng, I want to tell you something."

He told Yi Zhonghai about asking for money, but Yi Zhonghai had no choice as he had no money at the moment.

So, Yan Bugui, who had failed to get money, saw Li Gousheng and wanted to borrow some money from him to make ends meet.

Li Feng stopped and said, "Uncle, tell me what's going on. Let's make it clear first. I don't have money to borrow, and I don't know how to work."

"I, you kid!"

Li Feng blinked and said, "You're not really here to ask me for money, are you?"

Yan Bugui thought he was thick-skinned enough, but he felt a little embarrassed at this moment. He adjusted his glasses and said, "Jie Cheng saw a blind date today, and the woman wanted a 20-yuan gift, plus the wedding banquet and wedding supplies, all of which require money."

"I'm short of money lately, so I thought of borrowing some money from you. I'll pay you back in three months."

Li Feng touched his nose and said, "How can you marry your son if you don't have money? Can you support him if you take the money back? Don't borrow money to help your son support his wife."

"Besides, if others say they have no money, I would believe it. But why don't I believe you when you say you have no money?"

"You lent the money to Yi Zhonghai at 5% interest. Ask everyone in the hospital. Everyone knows that my son came to me to borrow money for his wedding. What did you think?"

"You can borrow it if you want. The interest rate is 5%, not a cent less. How much do you want to borrow?"

Yan Bugui's face turned red as he said, "Why are you so ununited with your neighbors? We are neighbors, isn't it normal for us to help each other? Who will help you in the future if you do this?"

"Besides, I borrowed money from Lao Yi. Who said 5% interest? It's just 2%, okay?"

"Haha, you're blackmailing me with morality? It's a pity that I have no morality. Even Yi Zhonghai doesn't dare to blackmail me with morality now. You still dare to provoke me. Do you know how to write the word death?"

Yan Bugui calmed down and said, "Don't be angry, Gousheng, it's Uncle San's fault. Look, lend me some money, and I'll also charge 2% interest. Is that okay?"

Li Feng said relentlessly: "I owe you the 2 cents of interest? Okay, you can find someone else to find a solution. I'm going into the house."

"No, Gousheng, lend me 100 yuan. I'll use it for three months and give you 3% interest. I'll let my kids help you clean the yard and clear the snow this year, okay?"

When Li Feng heard this, he stopped and said: "You still have the attitude to talk about things. If you do this and help me clean the public toilet, I will get the money for you now."

Yan Bugui's face twitched and he said, "This is a bit too much work, 1% profit is fine."

"2% profit, if it works, it works, if it doesn't, forget it."

"Okay, I'll write you an IOU."

"Go ahead and write it. Write it in detail and don't fool me. I'll go get the money. When you're done, come and get the money."

After a while, Yan Bugui came over with the IOU. When he saw the money on the table, he handed the IOU to Li Feng.

Li Feng took the IOU and Yan Bugui wanted to take the money. Li Feng held the money and said, "What do you want to do? I haven't even looked at it yet, and you want to take the money. What if there is a trick? Who do you want me to go to?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui withdrew his hand and said, "Okay, okay, look, look."

After reading it, Li Feng said, "This won't do. Although your handwriting is beautiful, there are too many connected strokes. It would be better if you write it stroke by stroke."

"Also, what you wrote is too simple. You didn't even explain what to do if the money is not repaid when due. Are you trying to fool a three-year-old?"

"I'll write one, and if it's ok, just copy it down."

Yan Bugui... "Okay, write one for me."

Li Feng wrote a template based on the IOUs of later generations, and then handed it to Yan Bugui and said, "Take a look. No problem. Copy one, sign and put your fingerprints on it, and you can take the money away."

Yan Bugui was dumbfounded after reading it and said, "I never knew you had this trick! But isn't it a bit cruel to use the house to pay off the debt when it's due?"

"And this one, if the borrower unfortunately suffers an accident, the family and children will repay the debt on their behalf?"

Li Feng said: "According to the rules, there must be a guarantor, that is you. If I don't lend money to others, who doesn't know that it is easy to borrow money but difficult to collect it?"

"Besides, you can't default on your debt. Pay me back in three months. Why do you care about the house?"

Yan Bugui thought about it and agreed, so he wrote another IOU according to Li Feng's request.

Li Feng looked at the signature, seal, address, and family members, then handed the money to Yan Bugui.

After everyone left, he looked at the emotional value provided by Yan Bugui and said happily: "No matter what we talk about today, we have to drink two cups! This old Yan is really a treasure old man!"

In the backyard, Xu Damao came home and said, "Xiao E, look what I brought back for you."

Lou Xiao'e frowned and said, "Stay away from me. Why did you drink again today? You stink. Go wash up."

"Okay, I'll go wash up, you wait for me." After saying that, he threw a coquettish look.

When Lou Xiao'e saw this, she almost vomited. After Xu Damao left, she wondered how she was going to get through the night. When she thought of this, a person appeared in her mind.

"Da Mao, you wash first, I'm going to go to the bathroom."

In the front yard, Li Feng was holding a goblet and thinking, "What's so good about this thing? It doesn't taste that good, why do so many people like to drink it?"

As he thought of this, he heard someone knocking on the door and saying, "Is Brother Gousheng home? I'm Lou Xiao'e."

"Well, what is this woman doing here?"

He opened the door, and Lou Xiao'e came in. Seeing that the decoration was similar to her own home, with four dishes and a bottle of red wine on the table, she said, "You are living a good life, aren't you?"

"Is it okay? Is there something your sister-in-law wants to see me about?"

Lou Xiao'e walked around the room and said, "It's okay, can't I come to see you?"

Li Feng said speechlessly: "Sister-in-law, if you are okay, you should leave. People in this courtyard are very good at gossiping about their wives. If some bad news comes out, it will not be good for you, right?"

"If you want to come, you can bring Damao with you, so no one will gossip about you."

Lou Xiao'e rolled her eyes at him and said, "Do you think I want to come? If it weren't for you... Don't think I don't know that I don't want to do that with him now. Please help me think of a solution."

Li Feng…….

"You're married, isn't it normal for a couple to be together? Today is over, what about the future?"

"Then I don't care. My heart is already full now. If you can't do anything, I will divorce Xu Damao."