Chapter 525: Old Poor Almost Starved to Death
There was a thud, and the glass shattered.
There was still some hand-cutting slag on the window frames.
Chen Wen used the corner of the brick to knock off the glass slag on the door frame, reached into the door and removed the latch, and pushed the door in.
"Old man Wang, are you in there!" Chen Wen shouted as he rushed into the north room, entered the hall, and ran to the left into the bedroom.
finally saw clearly, it was really the old man Wang lying on the bed.
Chen Wen grabbed the side of the bed, grabbed Old Man Wang's hand, and his hand was cold, so he couldn't tell whether it was the hand of a living person or the hand of a dead person.
Chen Wen hurriedly raised his other hand and touched Old Man Wang's snort.
Luckily, there was a faint breath!
After a closer look, Chen Wen found that Old Man Wang's eyes were still open.
I'm going! It's so scary! The old guy's eyes are glaring at Chen Wen! Without blinking!
As long as people don't die!
Chen Wen hurriedly took a look, and Old Man Wang's gaze was a little sloppy.
Chen Wen grabbed Old Man Wang's arm and shook it while calling his name.
Gradually, Old Man Wang's gaze began to focus, he looked at Chen Wen's face, and a few sounds whined in his throat.
Old man Wang's cheeks were a little sunken, and his whole body was weak and weak.
Chen Wen finally understood that this old guy was hungry!
"Old man Wang, you haven't eaten for a few days?" Chen Wen shouted.
"Uh, uh. Old man Wang snorted twice.
"Have you not eaten for two days?" Chen Wen shouted again.
"Hmm!" this time the old man Wang stopped uh and snorted with his nose.
"!" Chen Wen shouted, "You wait, I'll make you gnocchi!"
"Hmm!" the old man snorted again.
Chen Wen hurriedly left the bedroom and looked for the kitchen everywhere.
There was no kitchen in the backyard, nor in the main courtyard, and finally he found the kitchen in the gatehouse of the side yard.
I searched in the kitchen for a long time, but I didn't find any ingredients!
The rice bowl noodle bags are all empty, and there is not even onions, ginger and garlic!
Chen Wen was a little speechless, this old man Wang was really forced to a dead end by the creditors outside the door.
Leaving the kitchen, Chen Wen subconsciously walked to the inside of the door, his hand was on the door lock, and he was about to unlock it, when suddenly his mind moved, he still couldn't open the door!
Old Man Wang is dying now, if Chen Wen opens the door, and the group of creditors rush in and make a fuss, maybe they will really force Old Man Wang to death!
Chen Wen turned around and walked through the side courtyard, ran to the south wall of the main courtyard, ran a few steps, climbed over the wall, and jumped back to his own courtyard.
"Chen Wen, how is it, have you seen Old Man Wang?" Tang Jin asked with concern.
"Don't mention it, Old Man Wang is dying of hunger!" Chen Wen took Tang Jin's hand and ran towards the door of his courtyard.
"What the hell is going on?" Tang Jin asked.
"It's too late to tell you! It's important to save people!" Chen Wen pulled Tang Jin and went out to buy food.
Out of their yard, the two of them were in a nearby restaurant and instructed the shopkeeper to make a pot of gnocchi and put it in a bowl and put it in a plastic bag.
In the restaurant, Chen Wen's face was solemn.
Although Tang Jin was puzzled, she didn't dare to ask when she saw Chen Wen's expression. Fortunately, Tang Jin has a good personality and is patient.
The two of them carried the packed gnocchi and returned to their yard.
Chen Wen found a rope, climbed the wall with the rope, and hung down the rope to tie the plastic bag to Tang Jin.
Chen Wen dragged the rope to carry the plastic bag up the wall, and then hung the things down and put them on the ground of the old man's main courtyard, then jumped off the wall and returned to the backyard with gnocchi soup.
Holding the weak old man Wang to sit at the head of the bed, Chen Wen fed the poor old man with a spoon one bite at a time, and ate half a bowl of gnocchi.
The hot semi-liquid food entered the belly, and the old man Wang let out a sigh of relief, and then he came back to his life.
"Boy Chen, thank you!" Old man Wang's tears fell.
"Old man Wang, don't be busy thanking me, what's going on with you?" Chen Wen asked.
Old man Wang spent a long time talking about his experience, and Chen Wen patiently pieced together the ins and outs.
When Chen Wen came back for a while, the creditors had not started to block the door 24 hours a day, but only stayed outside the door during the day.
At that time, Old Man Wang would sneak out of the house at night, buy back a few days' rations, and hide at home to carry it.
But 8 days ago, the creditors blocked the door in shifts day and night, and this time they choked the old man Wang's death.
The last time Old Man Wang purchased the ingredients was originally 3 to 4 days' rations. After being blocked around the clock, he split and split the ingredients, saved and frugal, ate for 6 days, and finally finished eating.
He did not dare to go out, and hid in his house in great fear and starved.
This old man is old, and his body was weak before, and he couldn't go after two days of hunger, and he couldn't get up when he thought about it while lying in bed, and he couldn't find a way to call for help.
Chen Wen came at the right time today, if he was one day late, this old man Wang might really starve to death.
After saying this, Old Man Wang wanted to continue to eat gnocchi.
Chen Wen stopped: "Don't eat now, you've been hungry for two days, you can't eat too much at once!"
Old man Wang sighed and said, "Okay! Later, I'll eat again!"
Old man Wang was also a businessman who made a fortune back then, and he understood Chen Wen's kindness.
This will be safe, Chen Wen said: "You lie down, don't get out of bed." I'm going to buy you some ingredients and come back. ”
Chen Wen climbed over the wall and returned to his yard, led Tang Jin out, inquired about the location of the vegetable market, and bought a lot of ingredients.
Back in the front yard, Chen Wen first went to the wall, transported the ingredients to Old Man Wang's yard, and then dragged Tang Jin up the wall and put it on the opposite side, and finally Chen Wen turned over by himself.
An hour later.
In the hall in the backyard, on the round table, there were 6 plates and a soup bowl, and Tang Jin cooked a table of sumptuous dishes.
Tang Jin's craftsmanship is excellent, and the dishes he cooks are no less than those of the chefs of star-rated hotels.
Old man Wang ate a few mouthfuls of food, and sighed with emotion, saying that he was also a person who had eaten the Manchu and Han banquets back then, and now his family business is not guaranteed, and he has to rely on neighbors to help him survive.
Chen Wen said: "Don't sigh blindly, hurry up and think about how to get through the difficulties!"
Old man Wang said: "What else can I do, wait for death! It's just a pity that my house is a pity, and it is impossible to escape the doom of being auctioned and liquidated!"
Chen Wen asked, "How much do you really owe?"
Old man Wang said: "The principal plus interest, more than 4 million." ”
Chen Wen asked again: "Do you have no one at home?
Old man Wang said: "My wife passed away a few years ago, and I have two children, one in Southeast Asia and one in the south, and their savings are also very limited, which is not enough to pay off my debts. I don't want to involve them in this lawsuit, I have to pay my own debts, and if I drag down my children, I might as well die directly. ”
Chen Wen said: "It's really not easy for you to save this yard. ”
Old man Wang said: "No, most of my previous life savings have been used to realize my dreams, just to restore the original appearance of the Fu Wangfu!"
Chen Wen asked: "Why do you want to restore the Fuwang Mansion so much, do you have any relationship with this mansion?"
Old man Wang slowly told the history of the house.
The earliest owner of this house was a descendant of the prince Fukangan during the Qianlong period of the former Qing Dynasty.
When the family property was divided, Salead acquired this property consisting of four courtyards.
Old man Wang's ancestor served as Zuoling's housekeeper, and was saved by Zuoling.
With the changes of the years, the industry of Fukangan's descendants gradually disappeared in the transformation of the imperial capital.
After the liberation, Zuoling's house became the residence of dozens of families, one of which was the old man's house.
After the reform and opening up, Old Man Wang had a certain amount of financial resources and began to gradually acquire Zuoling's industry, that is, these courtyards.
Old man Wang bought the property rights of their houses from each household, and spent ten years to buy three of the four courtyards.
He invested a lot of money and energy to renovate and rebuild the three courtyards, and restored the original appearance of the Zuoling family.
Anyway, the grandfather of this leader is Fukangan, so this house is called "Fuwangfu".
Old man Wang's biggest dream is to buy the last part of the yard, that is, the front yard in Mr. Qin's hand.
But in the past few years, Mr. Qin has not sold.
When Mr. Qin wanted to sell, Old Man Wang was on the verge of bankruptcy and could not afford to buy.
Chen Wen thought to himself, I don't want to ink with Old Man Wang, just tell him his intentions and let him weigh them himself.
Chen Wen said: "Old man Wang, your situation has reached the most critical moment now, I have a suggestion, would you like to hear it?"
Old man Wang said, "Boy Chen, say it." ”
Chen Wen said: "You owe more than 4 million in debt, and you can't take out this money." Let me put it this way, I have the money, enough to cover your debts. I like your yard very much, and I am willing to buy your yard at the price of paying off your debts. ”