Chapter 50: Borrowing Money
When Ip Man came back, Zhang Yongcheng was chatting with 'DuPont', and Ip Man suddenly found that his wife's face was full of smiles.
How many years?
Since the Japanese devil entered Foshan, since his family business was occupied by the Japanese, for more than ten years, his wife has almost never had a smile on her face, even if she encounters something happy, she only smiles slightly, and she has never been so happy as today.
What is the magic of this 'DuPont' that makes his unpleasant wife smile so happily?
Seeing Ip Man coming back, Zhang Yongcheng stepped forward with a smile on his face: "I'm back!" ”
Jiang Feng also stood up, hugged his fists and said, "Master Ye!" ”
Ip Man returned the salute with a fist: "Brother Du doesn't have to be polite, please take a seat!" ”
Jiang Feng was not polite, and sat back in the chair.
Ye Man nodded at Jiang Feng, and said to Zhang Yong, who was playing the dust for him, in a friendly tone: "What are you talking about with Brother Du?" Have such a good time? ”
Zhang Yongcheng snorted and said with a slight complaint: "Anyway, it's not about martial arts." ”
Ye Man came to the other side of Jiang Feng and sat down, and said straight to the point: "Brother Du, I don't know what the rules are for tomorrow's competition?" ”
Before Jiang Feng could speak, Zhang Yongcheng preemptively said: "Husband, you talk to Mr. Du, I'll go and fry two appetizers for you, and you can chat while drinking." ”
Ip Man nodded: In the past, when my friend came to the house, she never gave a good face, let alone cooking, it seems that this Du brother is pleasing women conveniently, and he has two brushes.
Since Yongcheng is willing to entertain him, I will accompany him to drink two glasses, and by the way, I will ask for the knowledge of pleasing women.
After Zhang Yongcheng left, Jiang Feng roughly said the precautions he knew, and then took out six hundred yuan from his pocket and pushed it from the table to Ip Man.
Ye Man asked puzzledly, "Brother Du, what does this mean?" ”
Jiang Feng smiled slightly and said: "With Master Ye's martial arts, he will definitely be able to pass tomorrow's test, according to the rules, after passing the test, the Wing Chun Martial Arts Hall will join the Martial Arts Alliance and enjoy the benefits of the Martial Arts Alliance." ”
"The alliance will have benefits, and naturally there are obligations, according to the rules of the martial arts alliance, all members of the alliance must pay a membership fee of one hundred yuan every month, and this money is mainly used for various expenses of the alliance."
"Master Ye's martial arts hall is not large, unlike other martial arts halls with dozens or even hundreds of people, it stands to reason that Master Ye's membership fee should be reduced accordingly."
"But the scale of other martial arts halls is also different, everyone pays a hundred yuan, if Master Ye is exempted alone, it will inevitably cause others to be dissatisfied, so my master decided: On the surface, Master Ye pays the membership fee according to the rules, and in private, we will pay a sum of money first to help Master Ye pay the membership fee."
"This 600 yuan is considered to be a loan we lent to Master Yip, with Master Yip's ability, plus my master's help, after half a year, the Wing Chun Martial Arts Gym will definitely expand in scale, and even become the top three martial arts gyms in Hong Kong.
"Half a year later, if Master Ye's martial arts hall doesn't become the top three, we don't want this money, if Master Ye's martial arts hall becomes the top three martial arts halls, then Master Ye will have to pay his dues!"
After listening to Jiang Feng's words, Ye Man was silent!
Ip Man knew in his heart: he should refuse the money without hesitation.
It's a pity that people are poor and short-lived, and horses are thin and long-haired, if you push this money, what will you use to pay the membership dues?
Nowadays, the apprentice's tuition fee is my only income, ten yuan per person per month, which is already the limit of more than a dozen apprentices, even if these tuition fees are collected without a penny, the sum is only a little more than a hundred, if I pay the membership fee, what does my family eat and drink?
Don't pay?
If I don't pay the dues, how can I integrate into the Hong Kong martial arts community, and besides, Master Hong and the Du brothers are enthusiastic about boxing, if I don't pay the dues, how can I be worthy of their hearts?
Ye Man was entangled, but Jiang Feng didn't want to wait for him to finish his entanglement, what if he refused to accept it after weighing the pros and cons?
Jiang Feng stood up and said: "Children of the rivers and lakes, it is the proper duty to help each other in times of need, Master Ye excuses everything, I still have something to do, so I will leave first!" Then he turned around and left.
Ye Man wanted to pick up the money on the table and return it to Jiang Feng, but saw that Jiang Feng had already gone out.
Zhang Yongcheng walked out of the back room and asked, "Why did Brother Du leave?" While speaking, he saw the money in Ip Man's hand, and asked, "Where did you get so much money?" ”
Ip Man said the meaning of 'DuPont', and said: "I think, I shouldn't accept this money, I will return this money to him tomorrow when I see Brother Du." ”
Zhang Yongcheng said: "Anyway, if you don't accept it, you will accept it, what is the difference between returning it to others tomorrow and returning it to others in the future?" ”
"Tomorrow it will be returned to the family, what will you pay the dues?"
"Do you want to borrow it from Brother Gen?"
"Even if Brother Gen is willing to lend it to you, isn't it the same as owing Brother Gen a favor?"
"Both sides owe favors, what's the difference?"
Zhang Yongcheng was scared, she didn't care who Ip Man borrowed money, what she cared about was: 'DuPont' was willing to help Wing Chun Martial Arts Hall become the top three in Hong Kong.
On weekdays, she chatted with her neighbors, and the neighbors often said: "If the Wing Chun Martial Arts Gym can develop into a xx martial arts gym, Mrs. Yip will also enjoy happiness!" ”
When they said this, there was a negative look in their eyes, as if this matter was a joke, and it was impossible for the Wing Chun Martial Arts Hall to carry it forward.
Although Zhang Yongcheng didn't say anything, she kept pressing the fire in her heart, she was born in a beautiful family, she never worried about money since she was a child, after marrying Ip Man, she lived a rich life with not enough food and drink in the first few years, and once upon a time was despised like this?
If the Wing Chun Martial Arts Hall really became the top three in Hong Kong, would they still dare to despise me?
If Ip Man doesn't accept the other party's kindness, will people still help them?
Definitely not!
If Ip Man does not accept this money, it is likely to arouse the suspicion of Hongmen, and at that time, not only will people not help him, but will desperately suppress him.
When we first arrived in Hong Kong, we were unfamiliar with the place, and we had no power or power, so how could we support the suppression of others?
Even if we survive the suppression of others, we will hurt the enemy by 1,000 and damage ourselves by 800, how can we carry forward the martial arts hall?
With this in mind, she continued:
"People just lent you money today, and you returned it before you used it, what do you think about people?"
"Do you think you don't want to owe favors by doing this, will people think that you look down on others? Interested in distancing yourself from others? ”
"Let's get this favor, and when we gain a firm foothold in Hong Kong, we are looking for an opportunity to repay this favor!"
Zhang Yongcheng's painstaking persuasion shook Ip Man's heart, which was not very firm, and he decided to accept Hongmen's friendship stick and accept the money for the time being.