Chapter 371 A donation that started but ended
Under the night, in the cold wind, the adults in the courtyard gathered in the middle courtyard, looking for a place to hide from the cold wind. There were only three uncles, clinging to the last stubbornness, Sitting in the middle of the yard, huddled in a ball.
There is still the same table in front of me, but in the past few years, the marks on the table have become more and more intense, and the slats on the tabletop have cracks.
The three uncles each sat on one side. On the table in the middle was a one-foot-square red box with three characters written on it, "Love Box". It was clearly made by Yan Fugui.
After everyone waited for a while, the second uncle Liu Haizhong looked around, counted them carefully, and then stood up.
"Ahem! Are they all here?"
"Except for the old lady, Yang Xiaotao and Lou Xiao'e are not here."
Si Zhu sat next to Qin Huairu and spoke with anger. .
Yang Xiaotao is really not a human being.
Everyone knows about Yang Xiaotao's situation with Liu Haizhong, but Lou Xiao'e?
"Lou Xiao'e hasn't come back!"
Someone said it, but Liu Haizhong couldn't help it. It's just that there are two local rich people missing. How much money can these people get?
Ms. Jia Zhang’s hair has turned gray, and her face has lost its former arrogance. Without her son, she would not be able to straighten up in this courtyard.
Without their son, their family, old and young, still has a baby in their belly, and may have to take care of a semi-disabled one in the future. How will they live in the future?
Jia Zhang’s eyes were empty, and it wasn’t until she heard that Yang Xiaotao hadn’t come that her heart began to fluctuate.
It was a wave of anger, jealousy and fear, and his face was instantly ferocious.
Qin Huairu held Banggan Xiaodang in her arms, her expression dull and extremely desolate.
The two children are also extremely quiet.
Today they went to see their father who was not home. Looking at the person lying on the hospital bed, the two children were so frightened that they cried.
The older Banggeng is even more aware that from now on, his father will never be able to hold him again.
Qin Huairu tightened her grip on her trembling child. When she heard the discussions around her, Yang Xiaotao and Lou Xiao'e didn't come, and the goal she expected in her heart was instantly reduced by half.
The entire courtyard was separated from the Chen family and divided into the Yan Jiecheng family. There were still twenty-two households, but most of them were similar to the Jia family and did not have much money.
But there are many rich people, and the polarization in this courtyard is very obvious.
But now, the two richest people are not here.
Not to mention the deaf old lady in the backyard.
well!
Sighing in his heart, Qin Huairu knew better that from now on, the only one who could help them was the First Master’s family.
However, they knew exactly what the first master had planned. Now that Jia Dongxu is dying, how can anyone provide for the first master and them in old age?
Is it possible to count on stick figures?
If he just lets go, then they, orphans and widowers, will really have no way to survive.
Qin Huairu looked at Yi Zhonghai in front of him and was calculating in his mind. Then his eyes glanced at Silly Zhu beside him.
This guy is not bad either.
Liu Haizhong glanced at Yi Zhonghai. This guy seemed to be sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, but he must have been cursing in his heart.
Hmm...
Liu Haizhong cleared his throat, "Everyone, let me first talk about the theme of our meeting today."
"In the past two days, Jia Dongxu in our hospital had an accident. After being treated by the hospital, he is still in a critical stage. So, in line with the principle of support from all sides when one party is in trouble, and love each other and neighbors help each other, the three of us The uncle discussed it and decided to carry it forward Style, organize everyone to donate love..."
Liu Haizhong said, until the people around him became impatient, he stopped talking, "Now, let the third uncle mobilize everyone."
After saying that, he sat down after enjoying his time.
Yan Fugui did not stand up and just sat there, "Everyone understands, I won't say much."
"In a word, do good to others and do good to yourself. , although the blessing has not yet come, the disaster is far away!”
"Everyone has a steelyard in his heart, and he knows how heavy his conscience is."
After Yan Fugui finished speaking, he finally looked at Yi Zhonghai.
Yi Zhonghai nodded, stood up, and looked around.
“Young and old men, we live in the same courtyard, and we have been friends for at least ten years.”
“No matter what happens in the courtyard over the years, no one will be in trouble. If you can help, Just give me a hand if you don’t want to end up old and have no one to help you.”
"Don't make it difficult for future generations!"
After saying that, the people around him were obviously moved.
These days, especially people in the countryside, take white things very seriously.
When some people grow old and their descendants hold funerals, they can see what kind of person they were in life.
If many people come forward to help, the scene will be lively, and future generations will be able to do things easily, which further shows that this person was a good person in life.
If there are only a few members of the family working, the scene is deserted, and there is no one to help, it will probably be embarrassing even for future generations.
This is true in the countryside, and it is also true in the city.
When the time comes, there won’t even be anyone to show off, and that would be a big shame.
Seeing that everyone had listened, Yi Zhonghai looked at everyone in the Jia family, and happened to meet Qin Huairu's eyes, and the two of them understood each other tacitly.
Qin Huairu stood up slowly while holding the stick, her face was sad, and she knelt on the ground with her legs bent.
"Grandpas and aunts, brothers and sisters!"
"This disaster has happened to our family. I don't want to hurt everyone, let alone be the villain who withholds money."
Qin Huairu's voice was low. , Jia Zhang on the side also wiped her eyes after hearing this.
Si Zhu went to pull Qin Huairu when he saw it, "Sister Qin, get up quickly, how can you bear the cold on the ground with your body like this."
Unexpectedly, Qin Huairu didn't agree at all. .
"But Dongxu is right there, waiting to use money to operate. I, my family, want to keep him alive!"
"He has never seen an unborn child!"
"Please, everyone, help us!"
As he said that, tears were streaming down his face. Silhu felt sour in his heart, and many ladies around him also bowed their heads and couldn't bear it.
"Three uncles and fellow villagers, on behalf of my family, thank you!"
After saying that, he stretched out his hand and bowed his head to the three uncles in front of him.
Qin Huairu’s bow was beyond everyone’s expectations.
Yan Fugui screamed when he saw it and quickly got up to hide.
Liu Haizhong was a little slow to react and received the gift, but Yi Zhonghai sat there with peace of mind, not hiding.
“Thank you everyone!”
Qin Huairu moved her legs and feet to get ready to buckle again. The aunt quickly came over and pulled her up. Silly Zhu on the other side also helped her, so she didn't continue.
Seeing that Qin Huairu aroused everyone's sympathy, Jia Zhang took the opportunity to say, "God, why don't you open your eyes!"
"My poor Dongxu, you are still Lying in bed and can't get up, woo hoo, two hundred How can we get the money..."
"My son, who will feed us who are orphans and widowed?"
Jia Zhang cried. Listening, it makes people panic when listening to it in this cold dark night.
"That's it."
Yi Zhonghai didn't let Jia Zhang say anything more, and then took out a cloth bag from his arms, "As the first master, I will take the lead."
" This is fifty dollars."
He said, head into the box. The people around him suddenly took a breath after hearing this.
"Master, you are so heroic."
Si Zhu shouted loudly and was the first to applaud.
Pa bang bang bang
People around me applauded one after another.
Whether it was out of selfishness or morality, everyone had to admire Yi Zhonghai when he took out fifty yuan.
After hearing this, Qin Huairu wiped her tears, bowed and shouted.
"Thank you, sir."
"Our family will definitely remember this kindness."
Yi Zhonghai waved and sat down, putting his hands in his sleeves Here, without saying a word.
Then everyone looked at Liu Haizhong.
"Ahem, this Jia Dongxu is in urgent need of money for surgery, hospitalization, and medical expenses."
"But let's make a donation. I still say the same thing, do what you can and do what you can. ”
Qin Huairu’s expression below was calm. Jia Zhang almost stood up and yelled after hearing this.
But the faces of the people around him changed after hearing this, and they all felt that the second uncle had finally spoken in human terms.
Liu Haizhong did not look at Qin Huairu. Although Jia Dongxu was pitiful, there must be something hateful about the poor person.
I started working with him on heating stoves, and that's how I got into a lot of trouble later on.
This donation today, if he hadn’t been the second uncle, even one dollar would have seemed too much to him.
“I’ll donate twenty!”
Liu Haizhong gritted his teeth and stuffed the items into the box one by one.
Jia Zhang still wanted to curse, but stopped when she heard Liu Haizhong say "two".
Then, there was another round of applause.
And the applause was louder than just now,
Then, the third uncle Yan Fugui didn’t delay, and took out a pile of money from his trousers pocket. It looked like a lot of money, but it was full of money. It's a dime, "I'll donate two yuan."
After saying that, he put it in in a decent way.
The people around were even more happy.
Jia Zhang's eyes almost bulged out, and Qin Huairu felt even colder.
The first man made a good start, but was ruined by two old immortals.
As expected, the one person in this courtyard who can really rely on is the elder.
The others breathed a sigh of relief. They originally thought that without Yang Xiaotao, this troublemaker would be bleeding heavily.
But I forgot that there are three uncles.
"Third uncle, just give me two yuan, that's so unkind."
Silly Zhu stood up and shouted, but there was nothing he could do.
After all, the situation in the third uncle’s family is like that. It was always the same when donating money in the past. It happened so many times that I didn’t bother to say more.
Silly Zhu stood up and looked at the people around him, "Brother Jia is in this courtyard on weekdays. He can't even look up when he looks down. A living person has to suffer this. Not to mention we all know each other, but we don't know him. We know each other. If we have the ability, we should help.”
He walked to the box and said, “I don’t earn much, so I’ll donate twenty.”
"But Sister Qin, if you need any help in the future, let me know and I, Shazhu, will definitely help."
After Shazhu finished speaking, Qin Huairu stood up immediately, "Thank you, Brother Zhuzhu."< br>
“Don’t be polite, don’t be polite.”
As he said that, Silly Zhu looked at everyone, looking proud.
Unknown to him, the bangs behind him were staring with a crooked nose.
He, the second uncle, only donated 20 yuan. Why do you, a cook, come out to steal the limelight? You don't earn much?
He is a dumbass and has no expression.
After Silly Zhu finished speaking, the others didn’t care about this guy. They all knew that this guy was not very smart and everyone had their own plans.
So, the remaining ten or so families put their 80-cent pieces into the box one by one. Silly Zhu looked at them with winked eyebrows and glared at them. He was so panicked that he wished that each one could take more.
Finally, everyone donated. Silly Zhu glanced at it and said, "Yan Jiecheng, where are you? You are the only one left!"
Yan Jiecheng was stunned, "Si Zhu, my dad~"
"What about your dad? You're already married, and you still want to rest on your laurels."
"Me~"
"I am, you are married, hurry up!"
Yan Jiecheng looked around, no one spoke for him, even his father Yan Fugui avoided looking.
Yan Jiecheng was helpless. When Yu Li saw him next to him, he could only take out 50 cents from his pocket, walked up to Sha Zhu, snorted and stuffed it into the box, "That's enough."
"Stingy" !”
Si Zhuba chirped, but said no more.
Finally, everyone dispersed, and Yan Fugui and Liu Haizhong came to Jia's house with the box.
In front of Qin Huairu, Yi Zhonghai and the others began to count the funds raised.
Finally, Yan Fugui recorded clearly, "The total is 106 yuan and 50 cents."
A stack of money was placed on the table. Liu Haizhong thought it was okay and left the room.
Yan Fugui followed, and in the end only Aunt Yi Zhonghai and Silly Zhu were left.
"Bah! A bunch of stingy people, there are so many people, they can't even get twenty yuan together, they are really heartless."
"That guy surnamed Wang, and a few more How much money did Yang Xiaotao earn in the workshop? This time he was even given one dollar. He was really stingy than the third uncle!”
Silly Zhu didn't hide anything, and his voice was loud. Yan Fugui, who had just gone out, tightened his collar again.
After Shazhu finished speaking, he looked at Qin Huairu, with a sad look on his face that made him feel distressed.
Thinking about the salary that was just paid, he gritted his teeth and said, "Sister Qin, I, I still have ten dollars here. You can use it first."
"Zhuzi, you just got the salary. The salary has been given to us, and it’s only the beginning of the month..."
Qin Huairu said and stretched out her hand to push. Behind her, Jia Zhang frowned and glanced back and forth between Shazhu and Qin Huairu.
There was a feeling of worry in my heart.
"It's okay, Sister Qin. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. I'll earn some money by going out to pick up two jobs."
Si Zhu was cheerful, and Yi Zhonghai on the side narrowed his eyes, " Huairu, if Zhuzhu is enough for one person and the whole family is not hungry, you can use it first and return it later when you have it!”
After Qin Huairu heard this, Mrs. Jia Zhang behind her pushed it with her hand and reached out to take it.
“Then, I’ll pay you back if I have it!”
Hehe
"Let's talk about it later."
Silly Zhu giggled, and Jia Zhang became more vigilant.
(End of this chapter)