Chapter 3: The Loser
Everything about Zhang Xiangdong let him stay in the long river of history, and occasionally when he remembers the martyrs, think about his former self, such as today's peace also has his own credit.
Hetian jade has a history of 7,000 years, and it has a pivotal position in ancient times, and is an important material for the production of golden jade clothes, and only powerful and prominent ministers are qualified to wear it after death. After the end of the civil strife and the ten-year catastrophe, China ushered in an era of rapid economic growth, and the value of Hetian jade also increased hundreds of times. Don't look at Wang Dongdang's piece of Hetian jade, but the value is not small, especially the best Hetian seed material, which will be carrying 60,000 yuan in his arms.
Walking on the road with 60,000 yuan, Wang Dong is not afraid of being robbed by thieves, he Wang Dong has never seen any scenes, the rain of bullets is a piece of cake, what do you care about robbers? What's more, the laws and regulations in China are very strict, and the phenomenon of fights and brawls is rare, let alone robberies on the street.
Seeing the current development of China, Wang Dong was very gratified that the sacrifices of the older generation of soldiers were not in vain.
There are 60,000 yuan, pay off the debts owed by the family, there are almost 10,000 or so left, keep the family, improve the life, and when you have money, you will redeem the Hetian Yu who was lost.
On the way home, Wang Dong saw an old lady anxiously looking for something, and stepped forward and asked with concern: "Grandma, have you lost anything?" ”
"My money, my money is lost." The old lady said with bitter tears.
"Grandma, don't worry, I'll help you look around, how much is it." Wang Dong asked kindly.
"Five hundred, I used a convenience bag to carry it in my pocket, and now I can't find the convenience bag." The old lady was so anxious that she was about to cry.
"Grandma, don't worry, I'll help you look around." Wang Dong was relieved, and looked around, but when he saw any convenience bags, he quietly took out five of the 60,000 yuan wrapped in clothes, trotted to the old lady, and said: "Old lady, this is what I found on the street, it should have been dropped by you, this time you have to put it away, don't lose it again, if you lose it again, you can't find it back." ”
"You're a good man, young man." The old lady said gratefully with dizzy eyes, and Wang Dong smiled and said goodbye to the old lady and went home.
When Wang's mother saw Wang Dong coming back, her anxious heart breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Dadong, you go back to the room to rest first, lunch will be ready later, and your father should come back too." ”
Looking at the wall clock on the wall, I didn't expect it to be more than eleven o'clock, Wang Dongchao's mother, who was busy in the kitchen, answered, and said, "Mom, you can put away the money on the table later, and I'll go back to the room to lie down first." ”
"Hmm." Wang's mother, who was busy cooking in the kitchen, answered, but wondered what money was on the table? But there are no people on the stove, so I don't ask much. Wang Dong put the money from the sale of jade on the table, went back to his room, and then picked up a general history of the past dynasties on the shelf, and lay down on the bed to read it.
Almost a quarter of an hour later, a questioning voice came from the living room: "Yulan, where did the money on the table come from?" ”
"Money? What money? Wang's mother, who was busy in the kitchen, asked in surprise, and then remembered, "Oh, it should be Dadong." ”
"Dadong, what's going on with all this money on the table?" Wang's father asked at Wang Dong's bedroom, Wang Dong put the book back to the secretary, and was about to go to the living room to explain the money, but he accidentally saw a notebook on the shelf, but now he didn't have time to read more, so he went to the living room.
"Dadong, have you done something illegal? Where is so much money? Dad Wang asked worriedly.
"Dad, don't worry, there's no problem with the money, I got it as a jade, you can use it to pay off the debt." Wang Dong said lightly. Dad Wang's face was confused for a while, he didn't expect what jade it was, and asked, "What jade?" Can it be worth so much money? ”
"I brought it from my neck, and the pawnshop's palm said that it was Hetian jade, and it was also seed, so the price was very high." Wang Dong explained.
"What? You took that piece of jade? Dad Wang's eyes widened and roared angrily, Wang Dong was stunned, he didn't expect his father's reaction to be so big, wouldn't he be a piece of Hetian jade? The price you should be at a loss is not a loss, do you use it to make such a big fire?
"Lao Wang, what are you yelling about, what's going on?" Hearing the roar in the living room, Wang Ma put down the pot on the stove and ran out.
"You ask your baby son, what has he done, what a loser." The old king reprimanded angrily.
"Okay, go to the kitchen and look at the meat in the pot, don't simmer it." Wang's mother separated Lao Wang, she knew that the father and son were enemies, and they quarreled non-stop when they met, and when Lao Wang entered the kitchen, Wang's mother asked softly: "Dadong, what is the matter?" Why is your dad so angry? And what's going on with the money on this table? ”
"Mom, this money is the jade you gave me in the morning, you take it to pay off the debt first, and then redeem the jade when you have money later." Wang Dong explained.
"What? Do you take the jade as one? When Wang Ma heard this, she was in a hurry, a little dizzy, and almost fell down, but fortunately, Wang Dong reacted quickly and held her mother. Looking at his mother's reaction, Wang Dong knew that he was in trouble this time.
"Mom, don't worry, when we have money, we will redeem the jade back." Wang Dong hurriedly relieved.
"Can you redeem it?" Wang Ma asked in surprise.
"Well, it can be redeemed, and I can redeem it as long as I earn enough money within two years." Wang Dong hurriedly said.
"How much do you have to ransom?" When Wang Ma heard that she could redeem it, her heart was a little relieved, and she sat down with Wang Dong's support.
"For two years, the pawnshop drew 20%, I got back 60,000, and when it expired, I gave 75,000 yuan, and I could redeem it." Wang Dong made a rough calculation.
"Oh." Wang's mother was relieved, but there were still some pimples in her heart, 75,000 in two years, and 15,000 in vain, which was higher than the bank's loan interest.
"Mom, don't worry, I'll make money, you don't need to worry about this money." Wang Dong said with relief.
"Silly son, how can parents not be heartfelt." Wang's mother said bitterly, and at this time, Wang's father came over from the kitchen, his face softened a little, but he still had a dark face and did not smile.
"Dad, I know it's wrong, don't be angry, I will definitely redeem the jade." Wang Dong assured that when it came to the piece of jade, Wang Dong couldn't help but feel a little strange, the jade that ordinary people hang around their necks is generally Guanyin, Buddha statues or other shapes, and the piece that Wang Dong brought is a piece of jade, which has not undergone any polishing, and is tied and worn by using a red rope to tie an explosives bag.
Wang's father didn't speak, but said to Wang's mother: "The meat is almost done, I need to put some more salt, it's a little light." "Just now Dad Wang heard Wang Dong's words in the kitchen, and knew that the jade could be redeemed, so he was not so angry.
Wang's mother cleaned up her mood and went into the kitchen to get busy, while Wang Dong went in to help serve the rice and serve the dishes. At noon, my sister usually eats at school, and if she doesn't have a class in the afternoon, she comes back to eat, and this afternoon she has a class, so she doesn't come back.
After the meal was served, the family sat down to eat, because of the matter of jade, the atmosphere was more depressing, and no one spoke. After eating, Wang Dong said goodbye to his parents and went back to his room.
Taking down the bookbook on the shelf, Wang Dong read it carefully, and Wang Dong had a habit of remembering it. From the notebook, now Wang Dong has learned that Wang Dong's past, there is a girlfriend named Fang Yuyao, there are two good buddies, one is named Zhang Shanbo, and the other is Ma Yangwei, both of whom are from Yangcheng.
In the afternoon, Wang Dong didn't do anything else, and completely digested all the bits and pieces recorded in the notebook.
In a blink of an eye, it was dark, my sister Wang Xiaowei came back from school, my father had to work overtime tonight, and the three of us ate dinner together. While eating, Wang Dong asked a little casually: "Mom, Xiaowei, did our family originally raise a turtle?" ”
"Yes, it was brought back from Zhongnan by the second uncle, and then the hometown was demolished, and I don't know where the turtle went?" Wang Xiaowei said a little frustrated, but then her eyes lit up, and she asked in surprise: "Brother, do you remember?" ”
Wang Ma was also surprised, and asked happily: "Dadong, do you remember everything?" ”
"Mom, little sister, I just remembered a little, and it was a little vague, I remember that when our hometown was demolished, the developer still owed us 30,000 yuan?" Wang Dong asked nonchalantly.
"Yes, the unscrupulous developer, I made an IOU at the time, and I haven't paid it back until now, you and your father have come to the door to ask for it several times to no avail, and it doesn't work to go to the police station, and it almost causes trouble, and in the end this matter is over." Wang Xiaowei said angrily.
"Mom, is the IOU still there?" Wang Dong rolled his eyes and asked his mother.
"It should still be there, after the last time you begged your dad to no avail, you locked it in a drawer. Why, why do you ask this IOU? Wang Ma asked.
"It's nothing, I'm just asking." Wang Dong said perfunctorily, "Mom, if you find out the IOU later, maybe you can see the old things, and I can remember some other things." ”
As soon as she heard that it was helpful to her son's condition, Wang's mother couldn't care about eating, so she put down her job and went to look for an IOU, but she couldn't find it, so she could only helplessly say that she would wait for her father to come back and ask.
After dinner, Wang's mother went into the kitchen to wash the dishes, Wang Dong and his sister Wang Xiaowei sat on the sofa watching TV, Wang Dong asked: "Xiaowei, how did I get my head injury?" ”
"Brother, don't think about it, forget it." Wang Xiaowei said with relief.
"Does it have anything to do with Fang Yuyao?" Wang Dong asked speculatively.
"Brother, do you remember everything?" Wang Xiaowei was surprised.
"Some remember, some don't." Wang Dong said half-truthfully.
"Brother, forget Fang Zhenyao, don't think about the head injury and ask more, just act as if nothing happened, we can't fight them." Wang Xiaowei was relieved.
Wang Dong didn't ask again, this matter is not in a hurry, anyway, there will be time to figure it out in the future, so he will change the topic of the developer.