Chapter 72: Another Bill
Since Zhong Ying came to Hu Mingchen's house, the news that Hu Mingchen's family wanted to accept ginger for business spread far and wide, and it didn't take two days, and most of the people on and off the surrounding slopes knew about it.
The more people know this, the more people come to Hu Mingchen's house to walk around. Some people are just curious to see the situation, some are here to inquire about the price, planning to sell their own ginger to his family after digging it out, and some people are coming with the same purpose and idea as Zhong Ying.
For example, the next day, Hu Mingchen's second sister-in-law, Hu Youqin, came.
"Oh, second brother, your family is going to do a big business, tsk, this pomp is not small, it seems that you are going to let go of your hands and feet. As soon as he entered the door, Hu Youqin said exaggeratedly.
"What a big business, my family doesn't have the capital to do big business at all, I just want to try my luck and make a small fuss. Hu Jianjun said humbly.
"It's a little trouble, hehe, second brother, will you have to repair two baking ovens in a little fight? It seems that Xiao Chen is doing business next to the school, and he has really made money, I heard my mother say that you have returned all the money you owe her. Hu Youqin continued to smile on his face.
"Hey, Mom has to force it. Hu Jianjun sighed and said.
"That's also because you have it, her old man can force it, if not, it's useless to ask for it. ”
Hu Mingchen, who was standing on the side, really couldn't listen to Hu Youqin's weird tone: "Erxian, what do you mean by this? Do you also want to learn from grandma and force my family to pay off the debt?"
Fools can also hear that Hu Youqin's purpose is probably like this, otherwise, why should he be so yin and yang.
"Oh, it's still Xiao Chen who is smart, but Eryun doesn't want to force your family to pay back, right...... My family really doesn't have the money to buy feed now, didn't I buy a pig for your family last time, and I still owe your family 80 yuan. My family doesn't have enough grain to feed, and I plan to buy some feed, hey, but I don't have a penny on me. Second brother, look, if your family is rich, can you borrow some to buy me a bag of feed? Hu Youqin obviously came to ask for money, but she said it as if she was very unintentional.
Hu Mingchen's family still owes Hu Youqin's family a few hundred yuan, but Hu Youqin is here to borrow money, the eighty yuan that sold the pig last time was said to be offset, and Hu Youqin said that he owed eighty yuan, these words, no matter who hears them, will feel hypocritical.
As the old saying goes, a family breaks bones and connects tendons, but sometimes, it is better to find outsiders when they encounter difficulties. Just like Zhong Ying and Hu Youqin, outsiders haven't come to collect debts yet, but they can't wait. How can there be such a thing, one's own people are more disregarded than outsiders.
"Second wife, have you seen it for a while, can you? Now we haven't started here yet, if we give you back the money, then it will be difficult for us to continue." Jiang Yucai really didn't want to face Hu Youqin, but she was forced to come home, and she couldn't say a word.
Jiang Yucai did not mention borrowing money, but directly said to repay the money. She naturally understands Hu Youqin's thoughts and purposes, but now, the family is not really rich, and she has already repaid Zhong Ying 600, if she pays Hu Youqin another 420 yuan, then what else can she do with the business of collecting ginger Next? Therefore, Jiang Yucai's words were a bit of a request.
"Second sister-in-law, it stands to reason that I shouldn't have come to you, it seems that I am here to ask for money and force debts, mainly because I am really difficult. Zhu Fei, who had no interest, went to borrow money yesterday, and he didn't borrow a penny, so I came to the second brother's side to take a look, you can do business, and you always have more money than me. If I don't buy some feed for the pigs, I'm afraid that by the time of the Chinese New Year, the pigs won't be able to be sold. Hu Youqin's words sounded reasonable, but she just didn't reveal the meaning of letting go of her mouth a little.
The implication is that Hu Youqin just wants to get some money back today no matter what.
"Erma, don't talk about it, does my family still owe your family four hundred and twenty yuan?" Hu Mingchen asked in a deep voice with a straight face.
"Yes, it was originally five hundred yuan, but when I sold the pigs, it was not eighty, then there were four hundred and two left. Hu Youqin replied.
"Then you wait a minute, I'll pay you back with the money. Seeing that his mother Jiang Yucai had no objection to that number, Hu Mingchen turned around and went into the house to get the money.
Before, Hu Mingchen's money was hidden in the cracks of the toilet, but after returning the money to his grandmother Zhong Ying yesterday, Hu Mingchen put the rest of the money back under the mattress at home.
Since people can't get the money and won't leave, Hu Mingchen has no choice but to pay back.
It is very uncomfortable to owe others, and it is even more uncomfortable to be asked for an account by someone coming to the door, and it is even more difficult for Hu Mingchen to accept being forced to pay a debt by his own family.
No matter how difficult and bitter it is, Hu Mingchen is unwilling to face this kind of embarrassment that is close to bullying. If he doesn't have money, then he can pretend that he didn't hear or see, he has money, and he can afford the hundreds of yuan, Hu Mingchen is unwilling to bow his head in front of the second concubine Hu Youqin.
"Erxian, take it, this is four hundred and twenty yuan, and we will settle it in the future, and no one owes anyone. Hu Mingchen handed four hundred and twenty yuan to Hu Youqin with an iron face.
"Oh, second brother and sister-in-law, you see, I'm really not here to ask for accounts, this makes me so bad a person. Obviously reached out and took the money handed over by Hu Mingchen, Hu Youqin just said this kind of disgusting thing.
"There's nothing wrong with that, since I owe you money, just take it. Seeing that Hu Youqin took the money given by Hu Mingchen, Hu Jianjun's face was ugly, and after losing a word, he walked away.
Hu Youqin is his sister, asking for money like this in front of his wife and children, it's strange that Hu Jianjun has a face on it. To put it mildly, Hu Jianjun didn't turn his face, which is good.
"Second sister-in-law, look at the second brother...... Second sister-in-law, don't you have any ideas, it's too difficult for me, isn't it. The second brother walked away, and Hu Youqin turned to Jiang Yucai again.
"I don't have any ideas, what ideas do I have, I owe money to pay off, it's right, and Qin, you sit down by yourself, I still have some work over there, I'll finish it." Jiang Yucai is a sister-in-law, no matter how reluctant she is, no matter how unhappy she is, she will always be more polite than Hu Jianjun.
The second brother and second sister-in-law walked away, and Hu Youqin got the money, so it became embarrassing and unnecessary to continue to stay at Hu Mingchen's house. After looking left and right a few times, Hu Youqin left Hu Mingchen's house.
"Hmph, sweet mouth and black butt, I must have listened to your grandmother's words, so I hurriedly came up to our door. I'm really afraid that we can't afford it, my sisters, it's not as good as outsiders. As soon as Hu Youqin left, Jiang Yucai came out of the back room and scolded.
"Mom, I just don't like Eryan, she's not good at all. Hu Yandie followed Jiang Yucai's hand and held her mouth.
"What kind of good person can she be, she can do this kind of thing. Jiang Yucai said.
Hu Mingchen, who was sitting on a small bench with his head bowed depressed, raised his head: "Mom, I'm afraid you didn't say that when you asked Erqian to borrow money, you should have said that she was a good person at that time." ”
"At that time...... Didn't you ask her to borrow money at that time, could you still talk bad about others if you borrowed money from someone? Jiang Yucai was choked and said unconvinced.
"So when you ask someone to borrow money, you can say something insincere, and when someone comes to ask for money, of course, you can also tell lies and lies, what is this? The key is to harden your own family and not ask people to borrow money, only then will others not say those shameless words in front of you. Hu Mingchen was very unhappy that Hu Youqin came to ask for money, but the reason was not that his family always begged for money.
When Hu Mingchen said such words, he seemed to be inspiring his parents, but in fact, he was warning himself that he should be self-reliant and self-reliant, and only when he is free and self-reliant and self-reliant, can he live with dignity.
As for their parents, according to Hu Mingchen's understanding, even if they are angry now, it actually doesn't have much effect. Before being reborn, grandma Zhong Ying came to the house in the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve to ask for an account, and the quarrel was very noisy. However, despite this, it didn't stop Mom and Dad from continuing to borrow money, and the next year, there was no way, and it wasn't that cheeky enough to go to grandma to borrow money.
Aren't Jiang Yucai and Hu Jianjun concerned about face? Of course, that's not, and it goes against the common sense of human nature. It's just that they don't decide how to do because they are blamed and humiliated, and they are always in the whirlpool of poverty and can't pull it out.
Zhong Ying and Hu Youqin's actions made Hu Mingchen feel cold, but just being cold can't change anything, if it's just cold, then Hu Mingchen is no different from his parents.
"Son, don't worry, as long as we have money in the future, we won't just ask others to borrow money. Jiang Yucai said weakly.
"That's not nonsense, whoever asks for money will find someone to borrow money, the key is how to have money, and money will not fall from the sky. Even if the money falls from the sky, you have to bend down to pick it up. That's why I want to do some business, just farming, that's absolutely not possible. You see, if I hadn't made some money by selling cards, people would have asked for money, and I couldn't have borrowed from the owner to pay back the west. ”
"So...... Didn't your father and I support you in your ginger business, but ...... You paid us your grandmother's 600 for us, and now you have paid back your second sister-in-law's 402, I'm afraid this business won't be able to sit down, right? Jiang Yucai said ashamedly.
"There are difficulties, but the more this happens, the more you have to do it. In any case, this business cannot be abandoned. Mom, don't worry, I want to solve the cost of the matter, you can help me get things done. If you want not to be looked down upon, if you want to stop borrowing money to live, you have to fight and fight. Hu Mingchen rubbed his head and stood up.
"Xiao Chen, I support you, when our family has money, grandma and the second grandmother will come to borrow it, our family should not lend it to them, let them bully people, hum. Hu Yandie clenched her little fist and said angrily.