A few days later, something happened to the Tao family. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

On this day, Tao couldn't take out the key to open the door, so he was surprised to see Kuang Meiyan sitting on the small horse at the door, looking sluggish.

"Why are you sitting here?" Tao couldn't look around, "The third hasn't come back yet?"

"He said at noon that he would come back later and that he would go to a teacher's house after school. After Kuang Meiyan said this, she suddenly burst into tears.

Tao couldn't be taken aback, "What's wrong, daughter-in-law?" he squatted down, "Someone in the credit union is bullying you?"

Kuang Meiyan shook her head, tears flowing freely on her face.

"Is the baby sick?" Tao couldn't help but tighten.

"Nope. Kuang Meiyan lowered her head, "I'm in trouble." ”

"What the hell is going on?" Tao couldn't show a sullen face, he was very disgusted with his wife's flustered and sloppy appearance. "Hurry up, I'll help you figure it out. ”

Kuang Meiyan suddenly cried out loud with a "wow", her howling posture really scared Tao Wu.

Tao couldn't help but hold Kuang Meiyan's shoulders and help her to the edge of the bed and sit down. "Daughter-in-law, I beg you, say it quickly, I'm in a hurry. ”

Kuang Meiyan cried for a while before stopping, and then sobbed and said one thing: A year ago, she was helping people guarantee loans at the credit union, and the lender was her eldest brother's Fa Xiao, a farmer who grows vegetables in greenhouses. Originally, everything was going well, but who expected that this year there was a sudden outbreak of pests and diseases, so that the greenhouse vegetables were not harvested.

"Is that the loan you gave out?" Tao couldn't ask.

Kuang Meiyan nodded.

"Why didn't you tell me before?" Tao said angrily, "I can at least help you come up with an idea." ”

"I thought there was no problem, and besides, I'm afraid you won't agree because it's someone my eldest brother introduced. Kuang Meiyan snorted and said, "You haven't always disliked my eldest brother......

"What does this have to do with whether I like your big brother or not?"

"Two thousand eight hundred. After Kuang Meiyan finished speaking, she didn't dare to look at Tao anymore.

Tao couldn't just feel that his eyes were dark, although the Mo family had raised his salary in the past two years, it was only more than fifty yuan a month. Even if he didn't eat or drink, he would have to save for more than four years to save up the money.

"What does the credit union say?" Tao couldn't resist the urge to scold after exerting great effort.

"They said they were going to withhold my wages until I paid them back. Kuang Meiyan cried and said, "I wrote the check, and I admitted that I was wrong, but it was useless." I was originally a probationary party member, so I must have lost it now!"

"Alas. Tao couldn't let out a long sigh, "Is there any interest?"

"It's not high, just a little bit. Kuang Meiyan glanced at her husband timidly, she knew that she had fallen into a catastrophe, and her attitude became very humble. "How much savings do you still have, and can you pay it off in advance? I want to join the party, and I don't want this matter to be disturbed. ”

"Go and ask your eldest brother, isn't that person your eldest brother's friend?" Tao couldn't say angrily.

"My eldest brother is rich, his little orchard, you know, it's not bad if you don't starve to death. Kuang Meiyan said and cried again, "I calculated, I have more than 700 in my passbook, I will discuss it with my eldest brother again, I should be able to make up 800 yuan, and the remaining 2,000, can you find a way?"

"What can I do?" Tao couldn't help but smile bitterly. He remembered the matter of "making the difference", and suddenly felt irritable in his heart, "My salary is so much, this is already a very good level in Hancheng!"

"Let's borrow it from the Mo family, okay?" Kuang Meiyan paid attention to Tao's expression, and said cautiously, "Then pay him back twenty yuan every month, and their family is not short of money, so they will definitely not embarrass us." ”

Tao couldn't almost jump up, "Are you stupid? Twenty yuan a month, you have to pay it back for eight years! Just for your, Lao Tzu wants to be a dog for a few more years?"

"How can you talk like that!" Kuang Meiyan wiped her tears, "I'm also for our good, it's definitely no fun for you to join the party, then count on me, how glorious it is to join the party, you don't pursue progress, and you still talk about me!"

Tao couldn't finally get angry, "Yes, as far as you pursue progress, you have chased out a lot of debts!"

Kuang Meiyan cried again.

Tao couldn't hear it very irritated, "Can you stop howling? Howling is useless, can it be turned into money or what?"

Kuang Meiyan was frightened, she was still in tears, but she didn't dare to speak again.

"You go to your eldest brother to discuss, how much you can get, and I'll figure out how to do the rest. Tao couldn't grit his teeth, "Damn, who made you my daughter-in-law." ”

"Then, are you looking for Xiao Mo?" Kuang Meiyan saw hope again.

"You, don't, whatever. Tao couldn't shake off the sentence word by word, and then went out.

"Where are you going, you haven't eaten yet!" Kuang Meiyan was so anxious that she chased to the door.

But she only saw Tao's back.

Tao couldn't have a vague direction in his heart. He met a very good friend a few months ago, named Gao Hanqiang. This northerner, who is not a few years older than Tao, is also in the jade business. This person has a bold personality and has traveled to many places, which is exactly the kind of person Tao can't aspire to befriend.

After a drunken heat, Gao Hanqiang made a suggestion to Tao Fu: open a store. Gao Hanqiang was very interested in amber, and with the innate advantage of Hancheng's geographical location, he had an idea - to find a few people to open an amber shop in Hancheng together.

Before the loan incident, Tao couldn't have planned to pull Mo Linshu together and join forces with Gao Hanqiang to open a store. Mo Linshu's store is now very mature, but it is still difficult to expand the scale. The best way to do this is to open a new store, which is located closer to Myanmar, so as to buy first-hand goods and increase profits.

Tao couldn't make this suggestion to Mo Linshu several times, but Mo Linshu always smiled and didn't answer. After a long time, Tao couldn't probably understand that Mo Linshu didn't want to open a new store, so he had to put the matter on hold for the time being.

Tao couldn't walk under the dim street lamp, carrying a pocket with four apples in it. He wasn't sure that Gao Hanqiang was at home at the moment, but he could only try his luck.

"Hey, Xiao Tao, come in. Gao Hanqiang opened the door and saw that it was Tao Can't, and he was immediately surprised and delighted, "Hey, what else are you taking, sit." ”

Gao Hanqiang was busy pouring water for Tao to drink, Tao couldn't have a smile on his face, but his heart kept going up and down.

After the two exchanged a few words, Gao Hanqiang saw that Tao couldn't have anything on his mind. "Xiao Tao, are you having an awkward relationship with your daughter-in-law? ”

"No!" Tao said hurriedly, "We're fine." ”

"Really?" Gao Hanqiang said suspiciously, "I don't think your face is okay." ”

"Brother Gao, I want to discuss something with you. Tao couldn't bite the bullet and said, "Do you remember when you told me before that you wanted to open a store in Hancheng?"

"Well, I remember, what's wrong?"

"You told me that you want to do it with me and Xiao Mo, is it true?" Tao couldn't straighten his waist, "Don't tease me." ”

"Of course it's true, brother, why should I tease you?" Gao Hanqiang smiled, "I'm not unfamiliar with this place, you two are both locals and very experienced, wouldn't it be great for the three of us to do it together?" He took out two apples from Tao's pocket, wiped them on his clothes, and then sharpened them with a fruit knife.

"But. Tao couldn't lick his lips, "I don't have much capital." ”

Gao Han peeled the apple and said without raising his head: "I didn't plan to let you pay much money, I will pay for Xiao Mo, and you can just contribute your skills." ”

Tao couldn't be a little embarrassed, "I don't have much skills, but I can endure hardships and know some old Burmese." ”

"Isn't that what it is? Gao Hanqiang laughed. He was very skillful at peeling the fruit, and as he spoke, he had already peeled the skin of the apple into a beautiful lace.

"Then, if Xiao Mo doesn't join the gang...... Tao said tentatively, "Can we both drive?"

"Xiao Mo doesn't join the gang, what did he tell you?" Gao Hanqiang was stunned for a moment.

He handed the apple to Tao Wufu, who hurriedly excused himself, "You eat first, I'll do it myself." ”

Gao Hanqiang couldn't help but stuff the peeled apple into Tao Wu's hand, "You are a guest, of course you eat first." After saying that, he frowned as he began to peel the second apple, "Are you sure Xiao Mo won't join the gang?"

Tao couldn't hesitate for a moment, "I'm not sure yet, I'm not asking you." In case Xiao Mo doesn't join the gang, can we do it again?"

"Of course not!" Gao Hanqiang said with a smile, "Taoyuan still has to make three alliances, how can it be done if there is one less person?"

Tao's heart sank, "If I have more capital, can I do it with you?"

Gao Hanqiang took a bite of the apple, "Not bad, crisp, sweet." He didn't seem to hear what Tao couldn't say, "I like to eat crispy apples, which are soft and not delicious." ”

It was July, and Tao couldn't listen to the chirping of insects in the grass outside the window, and only felt that the apple he had just swallowed was about to spit out. With a surge of qi and blood, he plucked up his courage again, "Brother Gao, can't two people open a store?"

Gao Hanqiang sighed and put the apple in his hand on the table. "Xiao Tao, why don't you understand? I said, one less person, no. ”

Tao couldn't feel his face burn, he put down the apple he had only bitten into, "Then, Brother Gao, if I find a way to pull another person here, will it be okay?"

"Pull another person?" Gao Hanqiang leaned at him, "Who else do you want to pull in?"

"My daughter-in-law's second brother. Tao couldn't squeeze out a smile, "He also wants to do amber business recently, so he asked me to inquire." ”

"Oh. Gao Hanqiang nodded coldly, "That's good." With that, he ate the apple to himself.

Tao couldn't sit or walk for a while, and he couldn't say a word.

Gao Hanqiang swallowed the apple, and suddenly laughed, "Xiao Tao, do you think I'm embarrassing you?"

"No, no! Brother Gao, look where you have gone. Tao couldn't say quickly.

"Xiao Tao, I see that you are also quite clever, let me tell you the truth, I actually want to do it with Mo Linshu, if you come with us, it will be the best! But if Mo Linshu doesn't come, we can't do it." Really, I treat you as a friend, and I won't tell you those twists and turns. Gao Hanqiang nibbled on an apple and said, "You are not very old, take your time, there will be a chance in the future." ”

Gao Hanqiang said later, Tao couldn't hear it, he only remembered that his face was flushed, and he repeatedly declined Gao Hanqiang's kindness to let him "sit for a while".

Tao couldn't walk home groggy. He originally thought that with the opportunity of opening a store with Gao Hanqiang and Mo Linshu, he might be able to find a good way to make a fortune. But he never dreamed that Gao Hanqiang had always taken a fancy to the Mo family's financial resources and connections, and he was just a "bonus".

At the age of 35 this year, he is still helping a person who is seven years younger than himself; his children have been kept at his mother-in-law's house for a long time, and his daughter-in-law and younger brother are crowded with him in a narrow house; in another year, his younger brother will be admitted to university, and he will have to pay tuition fees at that time; even if his younger brother chooses a normal teacher, he cannot let his younger brother go to study in a big city empty-handed; and finally saved a little money, but his daughter-in-law gave a guarantee to lend money, thus making a big hole.

Thinking of this, Tao couldn't despair and almost wanted to cry.

He walked in a daze, and unconsciously walked to the door of Mo Linshu's shop.

To his surprise, the shop was lit up.

Tao couldn't really want to see the people of the Mo family at this moment, and his strong jealousy and resentment were like rats in the dark night, gnawing at his heart.

But in the end, he smirked the door open.

Tao couldn't see Mo Lin Shu sitting in the corner, with a lamp and some small carving tools on the table in front of him.

Tao couldn't tiptoe behind Mo Linshu and saw that the latter was concentrating on carving a piece of amber. When he looked closely, the piece of amber was not large, and its color was gold with purple in it, but it had a touching red sheen, which was very rare.

Tao couldn't look at it more and more strangely, because the shape of this piece of amber was very similar to the one he had seen Mo Lin Shu hide before, but the color was completely different. He clearly remembered that the amber he had seen before was blue-green with a grayish color.

"Xiao Mo, what are you carving?"

Tao couldn't make a sudden sound, which startled Mo Linshu a lot. He stopped the knife, "Why are you here?"

"Ah, I was passing by and saw the lights on in the store. Tao couldn't explain, "I just want to see what the situation is, I'm afraid of thieves." When he said the word "thief", he felt a little uncomfortable, so he hurriedly changed the topic, "You hurry home, it's important to take care of Xiaoguan." ”

"I'm taking care of that. Mo Linshu smiled slightly, and at the same time pretended to inadvertently cover the amber with a rag. "I want to make two longevity locks for my child. ”

"Two pieces?"

"One for boys, one for girls. Mo Linshu's eyes were filled with pity, "When the time comes, no matter whether you give birth to a boy or a girl, you will have to wear it." ”

"Haha, it's still thoughtful. Tao couldn't look at the rag, and muttered in his heart: What amber should be hidden so mysteriously?