Everyone in the courtyard knew that Zhu Xiaohua had not long been out of the farm, and his family was very rich. He also opened a photo studio opposite the grotto scenic area. The neighbors usually meet each other and are very polite to the three brothers and sisters of the Zhu family.

No one dared to look down on the Zhu family brothers and sisters like before.

When everyone saw Zhu Xiaohua, some people stood up to give up their seats, and some people greeted politely.

Uncle Wang echoed and said, "Xiaohua, you took a free photo of Uncle Li, do you want to take a free photo for us?" ”

Uncle Wang's family is a dual-income worker, and the living conditions are not bad. However, he is more stingy and loves to take advantage of people. The reputation in the yard is not very good.

Zhu Xiaohua said: "A film also costs a lot of money, and there is also photo paper. There are so many of you, I can't afford it. Besides, you should be able to produce eight photos for ten dollars. ”

When these people heard it, there were eight photos for ten yuan, and some people were moved.

Lao Zhang said: "Ten yuan for eight photos, eight cents for a photo, it's not as expensive as I imagined." I'll take a picture another day. ”

When these people saw that Lao Zhang was going to take pictures, they also echoed and said that they wanted to take pictures.

Zhu Xiaohua briefly introduced the process of taking pictures to them, and comforted them: "It's very simple, it can be done in a few minutes." You will be able to get the photos the next day. ”

Four or five people made an appointment with Zhu Xiaohua and said that they would go to his photo studio tomorrow to have a look.

Most of these people are also like Zhu Xiaohua, who just finished filling out the form and are waiting to hand in the one-inch bareheaded black and white photo.

Zhu Xiaohua went upstairs, and upstairs there were two staff members wearing red armbands who were going door-to-door to publicize the policy and collect information.

Many people don't understand what the ID card is for, thinking that something has been done, and the staff asks questions, and they are too scared to say anything.

Zhu Xiaohua returned home.

My younger siblings are cooking, steaming chicken, boiling sweet potatoes, and frying small yellow croaker.

As soon as I pushed the door into the house, I smelled the smell of fragrant rice.

The younger siblings told me about the fact that the propagandist had just come to the house to publicize the policy. Sister Zhu Xiaoyan said: "My brother and I also specially asked if we need to handle it. The propagandist said that it can only be handled if you are at least 18 years old.

"In our family, now it's only you need to handle it. I really want to grow up quickly, and I'll get one when the time comes. ”

Zhu Xiaohua asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

Zhu Xiaoyan: "I don't know, I haven't thought about it yet, but I feel that I have a good certificate." They are all legal residents recognized by the state. ”

The younger brother Zhu Xiaoming was almost crying and asked, "Then the two of us are like this now, is it illegal?" ”

Zhu Xiaohua smiled: "Legal, of course legal." It's just that you two are still underage. ”

Zhu Xiaohua sat at the table, eating, and his sister Zhu Xiaoyan took the account book to Zhu Xiaohua.

The ledger records the banknotes brought back from the photo studio in the last ten days or so.

Zhu Xiaohua opened the account book and looked at it.

The neat font on the writing side reads:

On October 2, he brought back 4,300 yuan.

On October 4, he brought back 3,120 yuan.

On October 5th, I brought back 1,000 yuan

……

On October 11, he brought back 900 yuan.

Written in pencil below: Total, 20,708 yuan.

In total, there are traces of repeated erasers on the paper. Apparently it was the result of her daily counts, erased every other day, and recounted.

Zhu Xiaoyan said: "We now have a total of more than 65,000 yuan in our family. ”

65,000 yuan, in this era, is definitely not a small amount, according to the value of the house, you can buy the whole building.

The younger brother said, "What should you do with so much money?" I'm afraid I won't be able to spend it in a few lifetimes. ”

Zhu Xiaohua smiled: "Thirty years later, when you are thirty or forty years old, you will find that this money is not enough to spend for a lifetime." ”

Zhu Xiaohua looked at the money on the ledger, and a bigger plan was brewing in his heart.

Now, he thought, the money was going to come in handy.

Zhu Xiaohua asked her sister Zhu Xiaoyan to sort it out according to the amount and bundle it into a bundle for every 10,000 yuan. Six bundles were piled together.

He figured out how much film and camera he could buy with the money.

Early the next morning, he immediately went out to send a telegram to Chen Xiangmaru.

To send a telegram, you need to go to the post office, which is still quite far from the compound of the family of the tractor factory. About 20 minutes by motorcycle.

Early in the morning, the staff had just gone to work, and Zhu Xiaohua appeared on time.

The staff handed out a piece of paper and a pen from behind the counter and asked Zhu Xiaohua to write down the content to be sent on the paper.

Zhu Xiaohua wrote a paragraph on the paper: "How is the popsicle business, I am in the Los Angeles Seagull Photo Studio, I have important things to discuss, and I hope you will come to talk about it." ”

Subsequently, Zhu Xiaohua left Chen Xiangwan's address at Lucheng University of Technology.

He asked the staff to send a telegram at the address above.

A total of thirty words, it cost two dollars and a dime.

Zhu Xiaohua took out the money, settled the bill, and left.

After sending the telegram, he went straight to the Times Audio Store.

Early in the morning, the entrance of the audio store was sparsely populated, only the music inside shook the world, and people within a radius of half a kilometer could hear it.

"True love blooms like plum blossoms

Cold ice and snow cannot be submerged

Bloom on the coldest branches

See spring coming to you and me

Snowflakes flutter in the north wind

Heaven and earth are vast

A cut of cold plums stands proudly in the snow

Just for the fragrance of the Yiren

……”

Early in the morning, the song "One Cut Plum" was playing in the audio store. The boss still habitually shakes the plum fan.

Zhu Xiaohua parked the motorcycle in front of the audio store and stepped into the store.

"Zhu Xiaohua, what else are you doing?"

Before he stepped into the store, a woman rushed out obliquely next to him, it was Wan Xiaoli.

Wan Xiaoli glared at Zhu Xiaohua hatefully, "You are so ruthless, you sold the negatives to Gao Shijie and asked him for a thousand yuan." ”

Zhu Xiaohua: "Oh, I don't want it." Tell him to return the pictures and negatives to me. I also gave him a thousand dollars. ”

Wan Xiaoli was silent for an instant.

Zhu Xiaohua smiled and entered the store.

Wan Xiaoli's brother-in-law habitually asked, "What do you want to buy?" ”

Zhu Xiaohua replied: "Camera! ”

The boss looked up and saw that it was Zhu Xiaohua, and his face suddenly drooped: "Who am I, it turned out to be you." ”

After he finished speaking, he was about to turn aside, not wanting to deal with Zhu Xiaohua.

Zhu Xiaohua smiled: "Yes, it's me." Last time, Wan Xiaoli came to work in my store and won four boxes of film for you, how did you get it, and did she get it? ”

The boss replied, "What is the matter with me, it turns out to be this." If that's all there is to it, you can go back with confidence. She's my niece, so of course she won't be ambiguous. ”

Zhu Xiaohua was not annoyed, and continued to look like a hippie smile: "Don't be in a hurry to catch people, I came here today to send money." ”

Hearing that he was going to deliver money, the boss's face softened, and he wanted to turn around.

Wan Xiaoli hurriedly reminded him, "Brother-in-law, don't trust him, it's good to deal with him and not be tricked by him." ”