Guan Baiyu probably didn't want to be heard by Shi Xinghuo, so he kept his voice very low.
In order for Shi Zhen to hear clearly, he was very close to Shi Zhen.
Shi Zhen saw his own appearance, which was clearly reflected in his eyes.
He also saw the joy and... a little pride in Guan Baiyu's eyes
Shi Zhen closed his eyes, unable to tell what he was feeling.
He knew that Guan Baiyu's grandmother did not leave any money for Guan Baiyu.
Guan Baiyu said this in his previous life.
Once Guan Baiyu went to his adoptive parents and was in a bad mood when he came back. After he asked, he told him about the conflict between his adoptive mother and his grandmother.
That is a common conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in rural areas. When the mother-in-law is strong, she prefers sons to daughters. No matter what her daughter-in-law does, she does not like her. In addition, her daughter-in-law has never given birth to her grandchildren, so she regards her daughter-in-law as an enemy.
What about the daughter-in-law? She is also human, and it is impossible for her to be treated like this without complaining, so when her mother-in-law is old, she doesn't care about it, and she hates the adopted son brought up by her mother-in-law.
At that time, Guan Baiyu also mentioned that his adoptive mother always felt that his grandmother left him a lot of money, but in fact, his grandmother only left him a dozen yuan in total. Before he went to high school, all the money was spent. .
After he found Guan Baiyu, he gave Guan Baiyu thirty yuan when they met. It was also because Guan Baiyu mentioned it. Because he had no money, he couldn't even buy salt for a while.
The money that Guan Baiyu's grandmother left to Guan Baiyu, Guan Baiyu has at most a few yuan left at the moment. If so, where did the three hundred yuan come from
Shi Zhen took a deep breath and thought of what Guan Jinjin said - Guan Baiyu went to Yan Jiangtao's house at noon today.
He had inquired about Yan Jiangtao before and knew that Yan Jiangtao's father opened a small weaving workshop and made a lot of money.
So the 300 yuan that Guan Baiyu took out...is the compensation from Yan Jiangtao's father after he came to the door, right
Shi Zhen couldn't hold back, and said in a hoarse voice, "This money was given to you by Yan Jiangtao's father, right?"
Guan Baiyu was taken aback.
After Shi Zhen went out and came back, something was amiss, Guan Baiyu could feel it.
However, although Shi Zhen looked a little unhappy, his attitude towards himself remained the same. Guan Baiyu suspected that Shi Zhen would be like this because he wanted to do business but he didn't have enough money.
Even if it wasn't for this reason... I would definitely be happier with Qian Shizhen.
Then he hurriedly gave the money to Shi Zhen. As a result, Shi Zhen was unhappy because he found out that he went to Yan Jiangtao's house
Guan Baiyu's mouth was slightly open, unable to speak, and he was also a little scared - he lied to Shi Zhen, will Shi Zhen be unhappy
And if he went to Yan's house to make trouble like this and took other people's money, would Shi Zhen feel ashamed
Guan Baiyu clenched his fists tightly, and suddenly heard Shi Zhen say, "Xiaoyu, I'm sorry."
Guan Baiyu was stunned, and looked at Shi Zhen in confusion—why did Shi Zhen apologize to him
Shi Zhen felt very guilty: "I'm sorry, you were beaten at school, I didn't even know about it, Xiao Yu, I'm sorry..."
He thought that Yan Jiangtao had a dirty mouth at school, but he didn't expect him to beat someone!
At first, he only had people throw some dirty water on Yan Jiangtao, which was too cheap, Yan Jiangtao!
"I wasn't beaten in school..." Guan Baiyu said, he really wasn't beaten, Yan Jiangtao kicked him a few times at most, but he didn't feel any pain.
Shi Zhen didn't believe Guan Baiyu's words.
Based on what he has always known about Guan Baiyu... Guan Baiyu often reports good news instead of bad news, and he is very tolerant of grievances.
Guan Baiyu doesn't like to cause trouble, Yan Jiangtao forced him to go to Yan Jiangtao's house, and what he did must be too much.
Shi Zhen rubbed the end of Guan Baiyu's eyes lightly with his thumb: "You don't have to lie to me... I didn't take good care of you."
Guan Baiyu was anxious: "Brother, I'm really fine! Don't do this!"
Shi Zhen took a deep breath and said, "Then... tell me, what's going on?"
Shi Zhen planned to let Guan Baiyu talk about what was going on first, and then he would find someone to inquire.
Guan Baiyu doesn't want to
It caused trouble to Shi Zhen, so I never told Shi Zhen about the school.
But now Shi Zhen thought he was beaten, and looking at Shi Zhen's appearance, he also felt that he was bullied badly... Guan Baiyu didn't see Shi Zhen's guilt, so he told what happened in the school yesterday.
Guan Baiyu was very angry yesterday, but he is not so angry now. When he said it, he was afraid that Shi Zhen would be angry, so he said lightly.
However, Shi Zhen was still very angry.
Guan Baiyu said it easily, but what Guan Baiyu said reminded him of what happened in his previous life.
In the last life, Guan Baiyu was not recommended to the city's key high schools, and even went to the worst high school in the entire Changxi City. Will there be something about Yan Jiangtao here
Not to mention his previous life, Guan Baiyu almost missed out on a good high school in this life.
Although Yan Jiangtao didn't succeed, it doesn't hide how abhorrent what he did!
Yan Jiangtao also poured vegetable soup on Guan Baiyu's schoolbag...
No wonder Guan Baiyu washed his schoolbag last night.
"Brother, I'm really fine, and I've already avenged my revenge. I couldn't get angry today, so I went to Yan Jiangtao's father to complain, and Yan Jiangtao was beaten up by his father!"
Shi Zhen felt even more uncomfortable when he saw Guan Baiyu like this.
He was poor when he was young, but he has never suffered such grievances.
This can't be the case!
Shi Zhen kept silent, and Guan Baiyu was even more worried: "Brother... don't be mad at me..."
"I'm not mad at you, I'm mad at myself. I don't even know you were bullied."
"Because I didn't say..."
"Then you promise me that you will tell me next time you are bullied, okay?" Shi Zhen looked at Guan Baiyu.
Guan Baiyu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
In this incident, Guan Baiyu was actually the victim, Shi Zhen saw that he was uneasy, hugged him, and quickly let go: "We are a family, no matter what happens, you have to tell me, you know Don't worry, I will always stand by your side."
Guan Baiyu lowered his head and said, "Yeah".
Before he faced Yan Jiangtao's father, he kept shedding tears, all relying on garlic slices.
In fact, he himself did not want to cry at all, nor did he intend to cry.
But at this moment, his tears could not be held back.
His brother said he would always stand by his side!
Guan Baiyu was thinking about saying something soft to Shi Zhen to make Shi Zhen like him more, but Shi Xinghuo woke up and asked, "Ah Zhen, what time is it? Are you going to sleep?"
Shi Zhen regained his senses, sighed and said to Shi Xinghuo, "It's time to sleep, we'll go back when we're ready."
Shi Zhen took out the pig's head from the pot, put the eggs and brine in it, added some firewood, and took Shi Xinghuo to Guan Jianguo to sleep.
Boil the marinated egg for a while, then soak it overnight, it will taste delicious.
Guan Baiyu watched Shi Zhen and Shi Xinghuo leave, a little envious of Shi Xinghuo.
Why didn't Shi Zhen sleep with him
Shi Zhen and Shi Xinghuo went to bed early in the evening and woke up very early in the morning, only at four o'clock in the morning.
Shi Zhen went to stew another pig's head.
He was going to Changxi City by bicycle today, so he moved all the things he wanted to sell to the town in advance, and he was busy until eight o'clock before leaving by bicycle.
Starting from Anshan Town, Shi Zhen rode for more than an hour, and finally, Changxi City appeared in front of him.
At this time, there were many neat five-story buildings in Changxi City, most of which were dormitories built by some factories in the past.
Very tall, there are two buildings with more than ten floors, but most of the houses are still relatively short.
In addition, even in urban areas, there will be cases where there are vegetable fields in the middle of some houses.
Shi Zhen didn't know much about Changxi City during this period, and he even felt that it was unfamiliar.
A few years later, in Changxi City, he became familiar with it... For example, in the early 21st century, Changxi City opened a large shopping mall, and it was crowded with people!
At first, he took Guan Baiyu to the mall on a motorcycle, and then he bought a car and drove there.
And now, the place where the mall is built is still
A vacant lot.
Shi Zhen asked someone and found a vegetable market in the city.
In this era, the vegetable market and its surroundings are often the commercial center of the entire city, where most of the shops are located.
The vegetable market in Changxi City is much larger than that in Anshan Town. The stalls in the vegetable market are not built by themselves like Anshan Town, but they are all built with bricks and cemented. Very neat.
There is a shop selling funeral supplies near the vegetable market, and there are many wreaths at the door.
Shi Zhen went in and asked about the prices of various things, and found that it was a little cheaper than Anshan Town. He asked if he could wholesale some, and the store immediately agreed.
According to the store owner, there were quite a few people who came to wholesale a few days ago, and Shi Zhen came late.
The wholesale price given by the store is not a special discount, but if you sell it in Anshan Town, you can earn a little bit.
Shi Zhen bought some fake flowers, as well as some ribbons that could be used to decorate the tomb, and spent about 100 yuan, all of which were packed in snakeskin bags and tied to the bicycle.
After buying these, Shi Zhen walked around again to learn about Changxi City during this period.
He rode his bike around Changxi City, and when he saw that someone in Changxi City was selling toys such as frogs that jumped forward after winding the clockwork, he bought some.
These things are not expensive, you can sell them after you bring them back, or you can give them away if you can’t sell them.
He didn't buy much about it.
Shi Zhen also found a tricycle shop here. The tricycles here are also tens of yuan cheaper than those in Anshan Town.
If he is lucky, after Qingming, he will have the money to buy a tricycle.
When Shi Zhen returned home that day, it was already dark.
The lights of Guan Baiyu's house were on, and there were many people sitting at the door, chatting, full of life.
Shi Zhen liked this kind of atmosphere very much. When a small head came out of the door, his heartbeat accelerated involuntarily.
It is Guan Baiyu.
"Brother, you're back!" Guan Baiyu cried out happily when he saw Shi Zhen, and then carefully looked at Shi Zhen's face.
He made Shi Zhen unhappy yesterday, because he was afraid that Shi Zhen would not be as close to him as before.
"I'm back." Shi Zhen smiled at him and unloaded the bicycle and handed it to him.
Guan Baiyu's eyes lit up when he saw this, and he hurried over to pick him up with a smile on his face.
"Shi Zhen, do you still want to fold that ingot?" Guan Jianguo's mother asked at this time. She was chatting with someone next to her, but she immediately came over when she saw Shi Zhen.
Guan Baiyu said at this time: "Brother, second grandma, they have already folded all the ingots and sent them over, and I have also given the money. They want to continue to fold."
Qingming is the day after tomorrow, and there is still time. Shi Zhen bought some tin foil in Changxi City, and immediately took it out and gave it to Guan Jianguo's mother.
Guan Jianguo's mother left happily.
Shi Zhen entered the house and put things away, only to find that Guan Baiyu's house was full of baskets, and the baskets were full of ingots.
Guan Baiyu said: "Brother, they didn't have anything to pack, so they packed them in baskets and sent them back. We'll return the baskets in a few days."
Shi Zhen didn't expect that ten packs of tin foil could fold so many ingots. He was a little shocked. He checked and found that although some of them were not folded well, most of them were not bad.
With that in mind, Shi Zhen planned to distribute the tinfoil in his hand as he did yesterday.
Except for Guan Jianguo his mother, no one else was waiting here, and he needed him to deliver the tinfoil to the door.
Shi Zhen took the paper and walked out. As soon as he went out, he saw a short old lady dragging a short middle-aged man and strode forward.
That little old lady was Guan Baiyu's little grandma, the one who once came to the door to wait for the pork's head to be cooked, and had to leave a piece.
She came here several times after that and asked Shi Zhen for pork head meat, but at that time Shi Zhen was already selling pig head meat in the village, so he didn't give it to her.
They don't always sell it to Guan Jianguo, but give it to her, right
The little grandmother was very dissatisfied with this. She asked Shi Zhen to talk about it several times, and even said in the village that Shi Zhen was stingy and could not do business.
Fortunately, everyone in the village knows her virtues, listen
Just listen.
Of course, what shocked Shi Zhen the most was Guan Baiyu's little grandmother, who spoke ill of him outside while still having the cheek to drop by.
She didn't take valuable meat and eggs, but every time she came over, she took a piece of dried tofu. Shi Zhen wanted to ask her for money, but he couldn't ask for it.
Seeing her at this moment, Shi Zhen felt a little difficult.
The little grandmother was indeed here to find fault, and she came up and said, "Shi Zhen! You are too partial!"
Shi Zhen: "..." Eccentric? He has nothing to do with this little old lady, and he is not partial to anything.
"How can you do this! You rent a house to rent Xiaoqiu's house, and you can find Xiaoqiu with Yuanbao... She is Guan Baiyu's second grandma, and I am also Guan Baiyu's third grandma. How can you be so partial!" The little grandma was very annoyed.
Shi Zhen only knew that Guan Jianguo's mother's name was Xiaoqiu.
The little old lady was crying and trying to tell Shi Zhen, but Shi Zhen didn't intend to get used to her: "Your house is not good, I will definitely rent their house! You come to me from time to time to take advantage, I don't It's good to ask you for money, how could it be possible to spend money to work with you? I'll give you 1,000 ingots, and in the end you'll give me 800, what should I do?"
A few days ago, she came to steal dried bean curd and eat Shi Zhen, because he was too lazy to argue with an old lady over a piece of dried bean curd.
His time is precious.
But he is not a soft-natured person, so naturally he speaks out bluntly at this time.
Most people in the village do not like to cause trouble, and they maintain superficial peace with others. Few people confront people like this.
The little grandmother originally thought that Shi Zhen would recognize her accusation and give her a little compensation, but now that Shi Zhen doesn't play cards according to common sense, she is a little confused.
But she has seen the world, so she is not afraid of being said a few words like this.
The little grandma said: "I see that you just look down on our family, I really suffer..."
Shi Zhen: "…"
"You can't do this! Guan Baiyu, when you were a child, I hugged you, but your grandma didn't have time to take you, and she put me there and let me watch you... You can't lose your conscience!" said the little grandma.
Guan Baiyu didn't like to argue before, but now he couldn't hold back: "My grandma also helped you with Kaikai."
However, the little grandma didn't care what Guan Baiyu said: "Anyway, you can't do this! I have to do the work of folding Yuanbao! Also, Shi Zhen, you want to ask someone for help, why are you looking for a young man from another village? My family, Pingguo, can help you! You can pay him the same salary as that young man, as long as you pay ten yuan a day, Pingguo will follow you!"
While talking, the little grandma pulled the middle-aged man beside her to show Shi Zhen.
The little old lady is less than 1.5 meters tall, and is particularly short. This middle-aged man... He is estimated to be in his early 1.5 meters, thin and small.
At a glance, you can see that he is the son of the little old lady.
Shi Zhen knew this person. He was the eldest son of Guan Baiyu's third grandfather.
Shi Zhen remembered that this man had been a bachelor all his life in his last life, he never got a wife, and he was doing nothing every day to find someone to play cards and gamble for money.
Fortunately, he doesn't even know Mandarin, so he never plays cards with strangers, only with gamblers from his village and nearby villages, so he never loses a lot of money. In a year, he loses tens of thousands of yuan at most.
At that time, the house was demolished, and the house he was assigned had a rent of about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a year, so his daily life was to borrow money from people to gamble. After losing a year, he would use the rent to repay the debt by the end of the year.
If the rent is not enough, he will make a fuss about selling the house. His younger brother and his younger brother's son Guan Kai regard his house as a possession. Of course, he refuses to sell it, so he can only pay him back...
Shi Zhen didn't know this at first. Once the family fought at home. Those who entered the hospital entered the hospital, and those who entered the police station entered the police station. Guan Baiyu's adoptive father had to help him run around, and asked him to inquire about the bureau. things, he just listened.
Anyway, even if there is no more people on his side... it is impossible to find Guan Pingguo.
Guan Pingguo doesn't even do his own farm work!
He doesn't know how to read, so he can't count the price!
Shi Zhen said directly: "I am recruiting people here, at least those who have graduated from junior high school."
"You just sell a pork head meat. If you want to graduate from junior high school, you are biased and look down on people! My life is really miserable..." The little grandma let out a roar, ready to "cry".
Shi Zhen was also annoyed, he simply rolled up his sleeves and squinted at them: "I look down on people, do you have an opinion?"
The little grandma's cry stopped abruptly, blocking her throat.
She glanced at Shi Zhen's arm in horror, dragged her eldest son and ran away at an astonishingly fast speed.
Shi Zhen looked like she was going to beat someone, little grandma was afraid!
Shi Zhen: "…"