14. Chapter XIV
Jian Bai happily exited the forum, not caring how much of a wave it had set off. Estimating that the time was almost up, he ran out of the room, brought a small stool and waited at the door.
Wu Jing was serving the dishes outside, and when she saw this scene, she was happy. But she couldn't make a move, so she gently touched Jian Bai with her foot, "Why are you guarding here, take your little bench to the alley and pestle." ”
Hearing that her mother was making fun of herself, Jian Bai pursed her lips, looking like a little scoundrel who didn't care what you said, I was sitting here.
There was a quick knock on the door, and Jian Bai happily pounced on the door.
When I opened the door, I saw a strange middle-aged woman standing outside the door with a smile on her face. "Ouch, this is your girl. I haven't seen you for a few days, but it's a lot prettier. ”
Jian Bai didn't recognize who she was, and after finding out that it wasn't her brother, she didn't mention the disappointment. Hearing this, he just shrugged his head and responded.
However, when Wu Jing heard the voice, she hurriedly greeted her, and responded with a smile on her face, "Look at what you said." Come on, come in and sit down for a while. ”
Then he turned around and patted Jian Bai's back again, and said angrily, "This kid, this is our Aunt Zhang upstairs." Why not call people? ”
Jian Bai said hello in a regular manner, "Aunt Zhang is good." ”
"Hmm." That Aunt Zhang just nodded in reply, then waved her hand, and said, "I won't go in and sit, I came to you because I want to ask you for help." ”
Wu Jing smiled, "If you have anything, why are you so polite." ”
"It's... You see, my child's school is going to pay money. My family hasn't been working lately, and I don't have any money in my hands......" Aunt Zhang rubbed her hands, and the implication was obvious.
Wu Jing was a little embarrassed, she did have a sum of money in her hand, but it was for emergency use.
As if seeing Wu Jing's hesitation, Aunt Zhang's face was a little unhappy, and her tone was a little rushed, "You see that you didn't have a hukou before, or our family is still the one in our family who runs up and down for your children to find a school to study." What's the matter, all forgot? ”
If this is familiar, even the punctuation marks will not change.
Jian Bai can also remember who she is. This Aunt Zhang, whose full name is Zhang Xia, and their family of three lives upstairs in their house. The mouth in her mouth is her husband Li Shuquan, who is honest and has a good heart.
When Wu Jingcai moved to City B, Li Shuquan saw her as a pitiful woman. I couldn't bear it, so I helped a lot of people running up and down, and even Jian Yu and Jian Bai's schools were found by him.
The others are very good, and they are purely poor Wu Jingcai's help. But if his daughter-in-law doesn't think so, it's a matter of words.
Both of them came from the countryside to work hard in the city. When she was about to come out, Zhang Xia's good sisters could tell her, what temptation in the city is big, don't make it bad when the men are lost. She said it was impossible, but she remembered it in her heart.
And Wu Jing at that time was not like now, she still had a little color at that time. At that time, there was no such thing as divorce, and if a woman was alone with a child, it would have to be gossiped.
Wu Xia was able to sit still at first, but later she saw her own men vigorously offering courtesy to the downstairs household. The fire in her heart burned her in a panic. didn't listen to the explanation, so he ran to Wu Jing for three days and two ends to argue.
At that time, Wu Jing was not deeply involved in the world, and she didn't know how to deal with this kind of thing. Every time he was scolded, he didn't reply, but turned around and went to Li Shuquan again and asked him to help explain. Wu Xia must have been even more angry when she learned about it, and after going back and forth like this, things became more and more out of control.
At that time, Jian Bai was still studying in the elementary school in this area. At that time, I didn't have anything to do in elementary school, so I just wanted to be close to home. So most of her elementary school classmates at that time were from this area. And most of this area has just come out of the countryside, and when they first came to the city, they couldn't be idle, and they ran around the door when they had nothing to do.
When you go to the door, you always have to say something, so those with broken mouths have become the most popular people among the residents. Ding Da is a little bit of a thing, relying on those people to pass it around, and it doesn't take more than a night, and basically every family knows about it.
What's more, something like this with a little fragrant nature was known all over the street at that time. In less than a week, everyone knows that there is a vixen named Wu Jing who actually took a child to seduce someone else's husband.
Those who have children at home, sometimes when they meet Jian Yu and Jian Bai on the road, they have to point to them. After letting the child recognize it clearly, tell the child to stay away from the two of them so as not to get into trouble.
At that time, Jian Bai was still young, and she couldn't understand why her friends suddenly stopped playing with her, and scolded her. I don't know why she has to close the door tightly every time she comes home, no matter who is outside and no matter how loud it is.
The invective and the sound of slamming the door outside the door were so deeply engraved in her childhood memory that it was difficult to erase. Until the fourth grade of elementary school, her life was spent with all kinds of unbearable insults.
She cried and made trouble, but it always ended with Wu Jing returning to the room with red eyes and not saying a word.
The estrangement between her and her family has also deepened since this time.
Later, after a few years, Wu Jing was tortured by life, and she lost the appearance and arrogance of her youth. She went to talk to Zhang Xiashen once, and no one knew what they talked about. Anyway, from that day on, the smell of gunpowder between Wu Jing and Zhang Xia has also disappeared, and the two can still smile and say hello when they meet.
The parties are like this, and the gossiping people are not lively to watch, so naturally the matter will be over.
But since that conversation, Zhang Xia has come to their house to borrow something. At the beginning, it was still a small piece of tea, rice, oil and salt, but the more later, the appetite became bigger and bigger, and it was often hundreds or thousands of yuan. And if you say it's borrowed, there's no time to pay it back. And every time I come to borrow something, even the lines are exactly the same, and I don't bother to change it.
But even so, this is like a killer feature, even if the family can't get rid of it. Every time Zhang Xia came to her, Wu Jing would give her the money even if she was scraping it together.
This time is certainly no exception.
Hearing Zhang Xia say this, even if Wu Jing was reluctant, she had to nod, "Okay......"
Jian Bai grabbed Wu Jing violently and raised his chin, "What can I do, how can our family have money." ”
The usual tricks didn't work, and Wu Xia was also a little anxious, "What do adults talk to and children interject." ”
Jian Bai pursed his lips, "Yo, why are you borrowing more money than me." This is saying that there is no money and no money, but I can see that your son's new bicycle is quite good. ”
"Ah Bai, how can I talk to your Aunt Zhang." Wu Jing was a little anxious, and then smiled reluctantly at Zhang Xia, "This... Kids don't ......."
"It's going to be nothing." Jian Bai pulled her down and protected her behind him, "What do you know that the law governs this kind of behavior?" That's blackmail, but it's punishable. ”
Hearing the sentence, Zhang Xia was startled at first, and then said with a stiff neck, "If you don't get me, don't you just borrow money, and you will be sentenced." ”
"Oh, I see, don't you want to borrow money. Do you need to bully me like this? The more Zhang Xia spoke, the more confident she became, and her voice became more and more sharp.
"Yo, not stupid, and know we don't want to borrow money." Jian Bai took a step back, clasped his hands and looked at Zhang Xia with a grin.
"You are ungrateful! I want to ...... back then"
As soon as the words began, he was interrupted by Jian Bai, "Tsk, don't think about that year, think about this year, how many times have you borrowed money back and forth." Why, don't talk about it? ”
Zhang Xia suddenly exploded, and she couldn't maintain the image of a city person. Pointing at Jian Bai's nose, he scolded, "You little white-eyed wolf, don't forget, if it weren't for my family, you wouldn't even be able to read." ”
Jian Bai waved away her pointed hand, "I haven't forgotten, how did I forget the door that our family replaced over the years, it was broken by your kick." ”
"Ah Bai." Wu Jing squeezed Jian Bai's hand, signaled her not to continue, and then smiled and smiled, "The child doesn't understand ......"
"Ouch, you dare to mention it." These words completely made Zhang Xia explode, "Your mother dares to do that kind of stinky and shameless thing, what's wrong with me smashing the door, it's your family who smashes it!" ”
Wu Jing was embarrassed for a while, and she couldn't speak.
Jian Bai also got a real fire. "Oh, your precious son is from our school."
Zhang Xia's eyes widened, and she didn't seem to react to why she was involved with her son again.
"If only their classmates knew, his parents were migrant workers. Tsk, the cowhide he bragged about before ......"
Zhang Xia's eyeballs are her good son, named Li Qianqian. is a year older than her, and he was the one who took the lead in bullying her in elementary school. After I went to high school, I was afraid of being looked down upon, so I bragged that my parents were running shopping malls and that the family had money.
Zhang Xia herself knew about it, and she was quite angry at the beginning. But she can't stand her son's sweet mouth, plus it is her lifeline, so she doesn't agree to anything. Even later, in order to help her son lie, she had to give him the pitiful salary she had.
Now that he was suddenly mentioned by Jian Bai, he thought that his son might not be able to raise his head in the class in the future because of this. Zhang Xia's eyes suddenly widened and scolded, "You dare!" ”
When you quarrel, you generally say "you dare" or something, which proves that you have no confidence to fall behind, and it also shows that you have really caught her weakness.
Sensing this, Jian Bai couldn't be silent, so he looked at her with a smile.
Zhang Xia was even more uneasy in her heart, "Jian Bai, I sue you, if you dare to do this, I will come to your house every day to make trouble, so that you will not live in peace!" ”
"This kind of thing, it's good to get used to it, it's a big deal that we just need to change the door more." Jian Bai still looked indifferent, and then said, "Think about it, who do I know in their class?" Their squad leader surnamed Zhu has a very broken mouth? Or ......"
Zhang Xia was a little broken in her heart, she didn't know why things had developed to this point. Obviously, it was so easy to get the money before, why can't it be now. She wanted to be tougher, not to refuse Jian Bai's threats, and let her say whatever she wanted. But thinking of the possibility that her son would resent the two of them in the future, she couldn't open her mouth.
She wanted to say something soft to Jian Bai, but where to put her face. Then he thought that the sound of their quarrel might attract the attention of others, and what if it was heard gossip by others and accidentally spread to his classmates.
"You let me tell your mother." Zhang Xia finally thought of Wu Jing, who was easy to speak, and lowered her voice and said.
"Yo, what are you calling my mom for? Am I not right here? Jian Bai grinned, as if knowing her concerns, and deliberately let go of her voice.
If she could, Zhang Xia really wanted to rush up and tear Jian Bai's mouth, that stinky mouth really poked people's hearts.
If you talk to her again, she will vomit blood, Zhang Xia hooked up and looked at Wu Jing, and her tone softened, "Wu Jing, don't forget, how much my family helped you back then." Are you so ruthless now? ”
The situation is developing too fast, Wu Jing is already a little blind, "I ......"
"Think about what you told me earlier." Speaking of this, Zhang Xia, who was still a little flustered before, also calmed down, and even glanced at Wu Jing with some meaning.
Wu Jing's dry eyes were slightly sour, "I know, you go back first." Don't worry, I'll talk to Bai about it. ”
"Mom......" Jian Bai was a little anxious. The situation has taken a turn for the worse, and it is clear that they can make Zhang Xia not only dare not come again, but may even let her pay off the money she owed before.
Wu Jing ignored her, and after sending Zhang Xia away, she closed the door and walked to her room without saying a word.
The sound of the door slamming echoed heavily in the small room, and seemed to shake the floor to the ground. There was no sound in the room again, and the dishes on the table were still on the table, exuding bursts of aroma, but no one took a second look.
Jian Bai covered his face and didn't make a sound, just leaned against the cold wall and slowly slid down.
Why, why is this the case every time......
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