Zhu Xiaohua didn't say anything, on the day her mother died, Aunt Zhang was the first to come to register. I was afraid that if people died, no one would pay them back.

However, there is nothing wrong with repaying debts, and her family was willing to borrow money at the time, which really helped a lot.

Zhu Xiaohua tried his best to be polite and polite, invited them into the house, and said, "Come in and talk about something." ”

Aunt Zhang didn't mean to enter the house, and said, "I won't go into your house, I just died, and it's filthy." Xiaohua, if you want to have money, just pay it back to me. You and I are happy. ”

Uncle Li also had the same attitude: "Xiaohua, you're back." If you owe us money, you will have the Lord. You'll give it back to us." ”

Zhu Xiaohua said: "Aunt Zhang, Uncle Li, I just came back two days ago, and my parents have just passed away. Can the two of you take a second time, I, Zhu Xiaohua, promise to try to repay the money owed to you within a month. ”

"I'll have to wait a month, how can I talk to your dad in a tone. The last time I asked him, he said to wait for a month, but it turned out that the month had not arrived, so he went first. It won't be the same this time, will it? You're going, and we really don't have any hope for money. ”

Zhu Xiaohua was speechless, even if they owed their neighbors money, they wouldn't curse themselves like this, right?

Zhu Xiaohua said: "Don't worry, I, Zhu Xiaohua, am young and strong, and I live a prosperous life, and I won't die so easily." This time I did what I said. ”

Uncle Li was still a little unconvinced, and said worriedly: "There are unpredictable circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck." It's really hard to say this kind of thing, isn't your father Zhu Zhiwu also young and strong, and lives a prosperous life, and then says that if you don't, it's gone......"

"Don't curse my brother anymore." Zhu Xiaoyan stood up and retorted, "This time is different, my brother came out, and the money owed to you will be repaid soon." ”

Uncle Li said: "In this way, we just registered last time. This time you make a note and write down the deadline. If there is no repayment at the end of the month, interest is calculated on a daily basis. What do you think? ”

Aunt Zhang also agreed: "Since you can't pay the money, you can only do this." ”

Zhu Xiaohua frowned, in this era, the high interest rate of the bank is terrifying.

Taking ICBC as an example, the one-year deposit interest is 7.2%, and the five-year deposit interest is 46.8%. In other words, if you deposit 10,000 yuan in the bank, you will make a net profit of 720 yuan a year, and after five years, it will become nearly 15,000 yuan.

This is unthinkable for him who has crossed over in 2021.

For professional reasons, he is used to working with money and is especially sensitive to bank interest rates.

For this phenomenon of high interest rates, there are actually not many investment opportunities. For ordinary people, the best way to invest is to make a deposit.

Think about it, who would want to risk buying stocks and bonds if they could make so much money in a year by saving in the bank?

Of course, on the other hand, if you owe so much money to others, and when you open your eyes, you owe so much interest to others all year round, what a terrible pressure it will be.

However, fortunately, his mother Huang Juan was sick and borrowed a total of only more than 100 yuan.

More than 100 yuan, although it is a lot of money in this era, but it is not difficult for him to pay it off as soon as possible.

Zhu Xiaohua found his younger siblings' homework books, tore off two pieces of paper from them, and found a pencil with an eraser, and asked Aunt Zhang and Uncle Li to report the number, write down the IOU by themselves, and write the date.

"Due to the illness of her mother Huang Juan, she borrowed a total of 26 yuan from Aunt Zhang (Zhang Erli). I promise to pay it off within one month, and if I can't pay it off, I am willing to pay it on a daily basis according to the bank interest.

Zhu Xiaohua

June 28, 1984"

Zhu Xiaohua found the red seal clay and stamped it with a handprint.

Then he wrote the same IOU to Uncle Li.

The two picked up the IOU, looked at it again and again, and found that there was really no problem, so they left satisfied.

After the two left, Zhu Xiaohua returned to the table to eat.

Zhu Xiaoyan said: "These neighbors are too unpleasant, brother, you have only been back for a few days, and they are forced to pay debts like this." ”

Zhu Xiaohua didn't care, and said: "My mother is sick, and these neighbors are willing to borrow money, and they have indeed helped a lot. We should pay back the money. Don't complain about them either. ”

Although these neighbors did not have a good attitude when they asked for money, Zhu Xiaohua did not care.

On the contrary, he was grateful to these neighbors who had a bad attitude.

If these people hadn't helped, it is estimated that her mother Huang Juan would have died a few years ago.

He only hated that he hadn't been able to make a lot of money quickly and pay off these debts quickly.

Just when I was talking to Aunt Zhang and Uncle Li just now, the dumplings in his bowl had already lumped into pieces.

Zhu Xiaoyan picked up his half bowl of rice and said, "I'll give it to you again." This one scoops it up and dries it first. ”

Zhu Xiaoyan picked up the bowl and turned around and went to the kitchen.

When it came out again, I had an extra bowl of freshly cooked, steaming dumplings in my hand.

Throughout the room, the aroma was overflowing.

Zhu Xiaohua picked up the dumplings and was just about to bite them down, when he suddenly heard someone at the door: "Xiaohua, you three brothers and sisters are all at home." ”

When he turned around, he saw five or six people standing at the door, old and young.

Old, gray-haired, about fifty or sixty years old. Less, the beard has just come out, about early twenties.

These people came here after listening to Aunt Zhang and Uncle Li.

They had all lent the Zhu family a lot of money.

The gray-haired second uncle Li said: "Xiaohua, you promised to pay back Lao Zhang and Lao Li, but you can't forget us." We've also lent you a lot of money. Your parents are gone, and you can't deny it. ”

Zhu Xiaohua understood that it must have been Aunt Zhang and Uncle Li who went back to show off and pry after taking the IOU.

There's no way, they're all neighbors, and they see each other every day, so he can't favor one over the other.

Zhu Xiaohua got up again and went to the room, tore off a few pieces of homework paper, and put an IOU on each of them.

He couldn't remember the number of others, but he wrote them only as they asked.

After everyone's IOUs were written, the accounts were calculated, good guy, the debts were two hundred yuan.

When Zhu Xiaoyan heard this amount, she also frowned and said, "I remember, Dad said that the money owed to these neighbors is more than 100 yuan in total, and there is absolutely no 200. ”

However, now that her parents are gone, she doesn't know how much money she owes them.

Obviously, there are people fishing in troubled waters.

Zhu Xiaohua was also a little angry.

He walked outside the house and said to his neighbors in the hallway, "Everyone think about it, don't make a mistake about the amount." Although my parents are gone, I will definitely pay back the money they owe. But if someone thinks that I, Zhu Xiaohua, am so foolish and want to take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, I advise all uncles and aunts to think twice. ”

After Zhu Xiaohua finished speaking, he slapped his palm on the door.

The pale yellow door slammed, and dust fell.

The neighbors' faces changed.

Everyone didn't dare to say more, and left one after another with IOUs, but no one came forward to admit their mistakes.