Chapter 56 Cemetery
"So how do you become a Cantonese?" Cousin Bing took out a map from his backpack, spread it out on the dining table, and pointed upward, "Here. "
"Martyrs Cemetery?" Two days ago, Kang Qirui was still talking about the reasons why primary school students like Tianxiu went to pay homage to the Martyrs Cemetery. Today, cousin Bing is going to bury his grandfather in the Martyrs Cemetery. Everyone is talking about it. Stunned.
"Cemeteries are for burying dead people." Cousin Bingyou didn't realize there was something wrong, "What's so strange? You all look like this."
Kang Qirui was helpless. He said: "Cousin, there is the Martyrs Cemetery, martyrs. Is grandpa qualified?"
"A Bing, are you a big fan of shit movies? The revolutionary martyrs of the Guangfu Uprising more than 70 years ago were buried here. Is that a casual burial?" Old Dou was also speechless. Why didn't this nephew learn so much? Technique.
"It's more than seventy years ago. I was from that era." Cousin Bingzui insisted. He thought for a while and then said: "It doesn't matter that he is not qualified for the Martyrs Cemetery. There is another place to choose from."
"Where?"
Cousin Bing pointed to the map again One point said: "Nineteenth Route Army Cemetery."
"There is no need to think about the Nineteenth Route Army Cemetery." Azu waved his hand and launched his ultimate move: "Teacher Kang, show us Let’s talk about history.”
Kang Qirui rolled his eyes at Azu and said to his cousin Bing: "The Sichuan army has not yet left, but the Guangdong army has been exhausted. Three thousand of the 900,000 Guangdong army have returned, and every household in Guangdong is hung with white silk ribbons. It is about the 19th Route Army in You don’t have to think about Shen Cheng’s story. Oh, by the way, wait a minute.” Kang Qirui ran to the living room and came back with a newspaper, “I’ll read it today. I saw it in the newspaper, take a look at this Xungen Permanent Cemetery."
Cousin Bing took the newspaper and looked at it, exclaiming: "Wow, six thousand yuan, is it so expensive?" He rolled his eyes and pointed at the number above, "Cousin, look carefully, it's not six thousand, it's sixty thousand."
"You didn't even get that much money even if you sold me." Ge Bing sighed. They have dividends in the countryside, but the expenses are also high. The most important thing is that cousin Bing is not very willing.
"Then there's nothing we can do." Kang Qirui thought for a while, "Why don't you call and ask if there is any cheaper one."
Cousin Bing really went. Asked, not even eating. When everyone finished eating, Cousin Bing finally finished the phone call and told everyone the conditions he talked about, "What? Are you selling five sets of cemeteries to us?" After hearing this, the second brother accused Cousin Bing. . This cousin Bing just said that the cemetery company promised him to sell five sets, so he gave cousin Bing one set as a kickback.
As a result, cousin Bing directly sold the cemetery to the Kang family for 50,000 yuan per set, and 300,000 yuan for five sets. Cousin Bing thought about selling it to the Kang family, and the Kang family gave up all the three hundred thousand, so that he didn't have to pay a penny. It's no wonder that the second brother scolded cousin Bing. The second brother cares most about money. The two of them started arguing and wanted to take action. Kang Qirui quickly called Ayao and Azu to pull them away.
Kang Qirui looked at his cousin Bing and said, "Cousin, I know and understand your desire to bury our grandpa grandly, but if you have anything to say, please speak slowly."
"That's right, tell me slowly if you have something to do. Azong, don't be angry." The old lady also followed suit to smooth things over.
“Actually, I don’t think this cemetery cannot be bought.” Kang Qirui looked at Old Dou’s mother, “From the matter of Grandpa, it is not difficult to find that Guangfu cemeteries are rare and expensive now. , It will be even more difficult in the future, because there will definitely be more and more people. "Guangfu is undergoing small changes every year, medium changes every three years, and major changes every five years. The number of foreign residents will only increase.
“To put it bluntly, if Old Dou’s mother wants to be buried in Guangfu a hundred years from now, I’m afraid she won’t be able to find a place.” Kang Qirui’s words made Old Dou’s face change, but he also It is indeed difficult to find someone who agrees with his son. Kang Qirui looked at Zhu Wanling and continued: "My mother-in-law is not young anymore. We should also get ready. In fact, this is nothing. Since ancient times, there has been a habit of preparing coffins for the cemetery in advance."
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Kang Qirui was indeed right. In ancient times, the first thing a new emperor did when he ascended the throne was to choose a cemetery and build a mausoleum for himself. In ancient times, when a person reached the age of 60, qualified families began to prepare the shroud, most of which were sewn in Kannian. Shrouds and coffins are all taken from the meaning of longevity, so preparing coffins for the cemetery in advance is not something weird, but a sign of filial piety.
"Arui, what do you mean?" The boss asked after seeing Mrs. Dou's calm expression and knowing that they did not shy away from these things.
"Let's do our best to be filial. We brothers will share Lao Dou's mother's property equally. My mother-in-law will also have one set. Grandpa will have one set. We will use the other two sets as investments." Kang Qirui said. own thoughts. "Investment?" The second guy didn't want to hear anything related to money, and he was very interested when he heard it.
“Yes, everyone knows the current property prices, right? They are rising every day. Why, because houses are in urgent need, and there are many people and few buildings.” Kang Qirui first talked about housing prices. , after seeing that everyone understood, he said: "And the cemetery can be said to be the most urgent need. The house can be inherited, just like our big house, even if my grandpa is gone, the big house is still there, we can still live in it. So how many days do we have it?" In fact, one apartment is enough.”
"But the cemetery is different. The cemetery is not like a house that can be inherited. Everyone will die. Everyone needs a cemetery. He can't inherit other people's, so he can't dig them up, right?"
"People As more and more land becomes increasingly scarce, there will be an increasing shortage of cemeteries, and the market for cemeteries will increase significantly in the future. Let’s consider it an investment if we buy it now.”
Everyone, listen. Kang Qirui’s analysis seems reasonable and this investment can be made. "Then what should we do specifically?" Cousin Bing doesn't care whether he invests or not. He only cares about whether his grandpa can become a provincial citizen.
"The total price is 300,000, and one set is 50,000. We five brothers will share two sets equally, which is 20,000 per person. Cousin, you have to take 50,000. There is still a share of 100,000, you can still take it How much?" Kang Qirui calculated the accounts for everyone. According to this calculation, plus Master Zhu, he has to get 70,000 yuan first, and then participate in the division of the last 100,000 yuan.
After the accounts were settled, A Bing, Azu and the boss all looked embarrassed. Er Lao and A Yao have no burden. Everyone's situation is different. A Bing is reluctant to give up. Their village’s Spring Festival dividend this year is more than 10,000 yuan per person. For their family of six, the village’s dividend alone is 70,000 yuan. He can get this money, but he is reluctant to give it up.
But Azu didn't. He was from the Moonlight Clan and could spend whatever he had. Big Brother Guang doesn’t have it either. His don’t have it is different from Azu’s. He didn’t have it to begin with. He now works in Erlao hardware store and Xianglan works in clothing store. Their wages are not high. Although they have saved some money, they still don’t have it. It's just enough if you take it all out, there's nothing left.
The second guy’s hardware store business is doing well now, and the clothing store business is very good. Not to mention 20,000 yuan, he had no problem eating the remaining 100,000 yuan, so he was wondering whether to buy a few more. Although A Yao is not as rich as his second brother, he can still afford tens of thousands of dollars.
“I want to pay 50,000 yuan?” Cousin Bing cried bitterly.
"You pay 30,000, and I will pay 20,000." The old lady said to her cousin Bing. "Thank you, aunt." Cousin Bing agreed immediately. Thirty thousand yuan is less than half of the year-end dividend, which he can still accept.
“Mom,” Kang Qirui wanted to persuade her. Twenty thousand yuan is the mother’s coffin book. But the old lady interrupted: "Don't say anything. That's my old lady. As a daughter, she should contribute a share of the money." Then everyone stopped trying to persuade her. After all, what the old lady said is indeed reasonable, and no one can refute it.
"We have no problem, but we won't participate in the investment." The boss just saw that his mother had already contributed money, so he had no choice but to spend all his savings.
“Big Brother Azu, I will pay out your share first, and then return it to me when you have money.” Kang Qirui knew that Azu definitely had no money, so borrowing one was a loan, and borrowing two One is also borrowed. But it can only be borrowed. This is not because Kang Qirui is ruthless, but between brothers. If you say you don't need to pay him back, then people will think you look down on him. Fairness is enough. What's more, it's this kind of money. If you say you gave it away, are you filial? Everyone felt even more uncomfortable. Borrowing is different. Borrowing and repayment are accepted by everyone peacefully.
"Then let me pay 50,000 yuan. The 20,000 yuan is Lao Dou's mother's share, and the 30,000 yuan is for investment." Ayao said, instead of investing in the stock market and not knowing the ups and downs, I also don't know where the investment is. Here it is.
"That means there is still a share of 70,000 yuan left." The second brother calculated and said: "Boy, you still have to pay Wan Ling's mother's share, and lend it to the boss and Azu, so much Are you stressed about money? How about giving the remaining 70,000 to your two brothers? "
"Okay, no problem." Kang Qirui is very kind. No matter what. There’s not much money to be made, so everyone just needs to be happy. "Well, cousin, I will go to the cemetery with you tomorrow. After that, I will let my grandpa be buried."
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The setting of the six members of Cousin Bing’s family comes from episode 72. Cousin Bing ran away from gambling debts and came to Kang’s family. Aunt Kang asked Cousin Bing: “What about your parents? What?" Cousin Bing replied that my father fainted and went to the hospital.
Therefore, in the initial setting, cousin Bing’s parents were still alive and he had two daughters, so he was said to have six people in his family.
(End of this chapter)