MTL - Dashan Makes a Living 1984-Chapter 180 176: It's not about me

  Hearing what the old lady said, Wang Tianxiao made a rough calculation. Comparing the income and purchasing power of this era with those of later generations, the 1600 here is equivalent to 300,000.

  Even Qingcheng, which has always been known for its high betrothal gifts, definitely does not have this level.

   At least two-thirds more.

  The average bride price in this era is two to three hundred yuan, and if it is a little more, it will be less than five hundred.

   It's really a lion with a big mouth, it's quite edible.

   "Many, where is too much, you know how easy it is for me to raise her so big? If you think it's too much, then don't go out, I'll just take my daughter away."

  The old lady was not willing to give in, but instead humiliated Wu Qiancai.

Wu Qiancai didn't know what to say, his face was flushed, and he looked at Wang Tianxiao with discomfort. He was a person who had no idea, and he always listened to Wu Wenhua, his younger brother. Now that his younger brother was away, he subconsciously handed over the power to make decisions Gave it to Wang Tianxiao.

  Wang Tianxiao glanced at the old lady, then at the indifferent and greedy sons behind her, and said with a sneer, "This money is too much, you can't get it."

   "You said if you don't get it, you don't get it?"

   "Yes, I said it."

  Wang Tianxiao looked at the old lady coldly, "Do you think you can get 1,600 yuan with this honest man? Ask him, do you have 160 yuan?"

   Wu Qiancai lowered his head in shame.

  He really didn't have much money. If Wang Tianxiao hadn't worked here for a month or two and saved up a little, he probably wouldn't even be able to come up with a hundred yuan.

  The old lady was taken aback when she heard the words, but quickly said: "It's easy to do without money, I just take my daughter home."

   "Is your daughter a commodity?"

   "Ah? What do you mean?"

   "What I mean is, if you say take your daughter away, does she really want to go with you? If she doesn't want to go, can you forcefully kidnap her?"

"this…"

Wang Tianxiao did not give her a chance to rest and think, and continued to present oppressive attacks: "This is a new society, you think it is still the past, even if she is your daughter, you are not qualified, and you have no right to restrict her freedom What's more, she is working in my station now, so I can't watch you waiting to be taken away."

"So, either you can talk about the gift money, and I will help Wu to collect it for you. You can take it and leave, and don't make trouble with me again, or you can just take people away now, and you won't get a penny. "

   "You...you...do you still have the king's law?"

   "You understand, this is a new society, and your method is no longer feasible. Since you don't want to say it, then I will give you a price, three hundred yuan, according to the market price, no more, no less."

   "Three hundred yuan, no, it's too little, I can't even marry a daughter-in-law for three hundred yuan!"

   "Oh, so you want to sell your daughter for a daughter-in-law?" Although Wang Tianxiao knew that the old lady had the same idea, he still felt very uncomfortable when he said it outright, as disgusting as eating shit.

  What kind of emotion can you say such cold words.

   There is really no mother-daughter relationship.

  The son is a human, so the girl is not a human?

  He also kept saying that he was kind to his daughter in nurturing her.

   I’m afraid it’s not like raising pigs. It’s not that I like or have feelings for pigs. It’s just that I plan to raise and fatten the pigs and then sell or kill them for money.

   There are such parents in the world, which really opened Wang Tianxiao's eyes.

   "Who's not like this? Isn't that what raising a daughter is like? Don't tell me I raised it for others for nothing. What kind of joke are you talking about. Anyway, three hundred yuan won't work."

   "Three hundred yuan is not enough, then you can ask for a price, just enough. If you still ask for a price that is endless, then I am not in the mood to talk to you. If you want to grind it, grind it."

  The old lady whispered to her three sons for a while.

   "Give me a thousand dollars."

   "One thousand yuan, that's still a lot," Wu Qiancai said subconsciously, "Auntie, the highest market price doesn't exceed five hundred yuan. You want too much."

   "I don't think there are many at all. If you really don't have the strength, stop talking."

   "Just five hundred yuan, I can still find a way to make it up, I really can't get out one thousand yuan."

In fact, Wu Qiancai didn't have much confidence when he said this. He has less than two hundred deposits now, and he can earn sixty yuan a month without eating or drinking. It still takes time.

   "No, it's only one thousand yuan. This is already a concession for you because you don't have much money."

   "But so much money, where can I get it for you in a short time? Even if you skin me, it's not worth a thousand yuan." Wu Qiancai was so worried that he was about to cry.

   A penny is a hero, a big man has nothing to do with the cold amount of money.

   "That's your business, what kind of wife do you find if you don't have money, and there is not only one old bachelor in this world."

"That…"

  Wu Qiancai saw that the old lady was not willing to give in. After thinking about it, he begged: "Then you can see if this is okay, one thousand yuan is one thousand yuan, and I can give it to you a few times, and it will be finished by the end of this year."

"What are you thinking, do you want to continue to procrastinate like this?" The old lady refused to budge, "Either give me money today, or give up this idea, I will take my daughter home. Don't play tricks on my old lady , No one can play sloppy eyes in front of me."

   "This... you guys are going to kill me, huh!"

  Wu Qiancai squatted on the ground dejectedly, holding his head in excruciating pain.

  He really can't help it.

  Here, Wang Tianxiao is finally about to make a move.

  He was ready to help Wu Qiancai solve this problem from the very beginning. More than a thousand yuan is nothing to him now, and he can easily take it out.

   But he didn't immediately take the responsibility.

  Because this money is not an ordinary debt after all, but Shi Huanhuan's gift money.

  He is an outsider, and he doesn't look like a gift money for others.

  So, he can only give the money out through the hands of Wu Qiancai, which is regarded as lending Wu Qiancai.

   But even if you want to lend him money, you have to watch the timing.

  People tend to only remember those people who give them help in a timely manner, not those who have always been good to themselves on weekdays.

   Only when Wu Qiancai is driven to a desperate situation and he is almost in despair, can he act at this time, can he give him the greatest favor, let him regard himself as a benefactor from now on, and be willing to do things seriously with all his heart.

  After Wang Tianxiao was reborn, he had a better understanding of human nature.

  He no longer thinks that people should be honest with each other, and get along with each other without any grudges, as he did in his previous life. He already understands the complexity of human nature.

  Ten to leave a good impression on others. People who are good in everyone's eyes are not good people in the true sense.

  And those good people who always maintain the mentality of a kind person, but hit a wall everywhere, may get a lot of unfair treatment instead, and finally end up being disliked by pigs and dogs.

  So, no matter what he does in this life, he will pay attention to certain methods when facing anyone except his wife.

  It can not only do some good things and help others, but also make them not feel that this kind of help is taken for granted and is something they should do.

   Slowly accumulated in this way, he retained more and more favors.

   Right now, Wu Qiancai has been forced to the edge of the cliff by the old lady, and there is basically nothing he can do.

   At this time, it is the best time for him to help.

He patted Wu Qiancai on the shoulder and motioned him to stand up, "Brother Qiancai, I'm just an outsider, and I can't directly make decisions for you. You have seen the current situation, so what do you think now, do you want to give up sister-in-law Huanhuan, or No matter what, you want to be with her?"

   "Of course I want to be with Huanhuan, but the money..."

   "If you want money, I can lend it to you."

   "Ah, boss, but this..."

"One thousand yuan is really not a small amount. Even if you don't eat or drink to work here, you will have to work for me for a long time, but I believe you will earn enough in the end. But, you have to think about it. If you find For the other girls, the dowry gift of three or four hundred yuan is capped, don't you feel it's a loss?"

   "I don't feel bad, Huanhuan and I have a real relationship. I don't have money, it doesn't mean I don't want to pay."

   "That's good, your words are enough."

  Wang Tianxiao told him to wait, and then went into the room to get the money.

  In the room, Li Yali comforted the crying Shi Huanhuan, saw Wang Tianxiao come in, and hurriedly asked: "What's the matter, Huanhuan's mother, why don't you insist?"

   "It's okay, it's already done. Huanhuan's sister-in-law's mother said that it's enough to give a thousand quick gifts."

"ah."

  Shi Huanhuan was so frightened that he almost fainted.

   "A thousand dollars, where can I find her a thousand dollars, my mother, this is going to drive us crazy."

   As she spoke, she threw herself down on the kang and wept bitterly.

  Li Yali patted her on the back distressedly, and comforted her: "Sister Huanhuan, don't worry, didn't Tianxiao say that he has already figured out a solution?"

   "Is there any way, money can't make up this money at all."

  Shi Huanhuan buried her head in the quilt and started crying.

  Wang Fang was intimidated by her appearance, ran over and took Wang Tianxiao's hand, and asked cautiously, "Dad, why is Aunt Huanhuan calling?"

  Calling means crying.

"It's okay." Wang Tianxiao hugged his daughter in his arms and said with a smile: "Sister Huanhuan, don't worry, there is still me here, I can make it up for you first, and you will pay me back when the time comes. There must be a way ahead, can the living be suffocated to death by urine?"

"Really, boss?" Shi Huanhuan was suddenly pleasantly surprised, like a person who fell into the water and grabbed the last straw. She excitedly grabbed Wang Tianxiao's arm and shook it a few times, only to realize that she was a little tense. Let go quickly, very embarrassed.

   "Of course it's true," Wang Tianxiao smiled, and said to Li Yali, "Lili, help me get some money out."

   "Well, just wait."

  Wang Tianxiao saves some money in the credit union. Usually only two or three thousand cash is kept at home, which is handed over to his wife for safekeeping. He doesn't have that much cash on him.

  When the two of them withdrew the money, they didn't carry Shi Huanhuan on their backs. This moved Shi Huanhuan even more, and he almost knelt down for them.

  When Wang Tianxiao came out with the money, everyone outside looked at him and the money in his hand.

  He didn't talk too much, just took it and handed it to Wu Qiancai.

   "This is one thousand yuan in cash, you count it."

  One hundred ten yuan coins, a thick stack, not only trembling hands, but also the whole body trembling when Wu Qiancai held it in his hands. When had he seen so much money?

  He counted three times in front of the old lady, and he was sure that there was no problem, it was just one thousand yuan.

  I wanted to hand it to the old lady, but withdrew it the moment she stretched out her hand.

   "Auntie, in front of so many people, let's make it clear that you want a thousand yuan gift money, and you will never interfere with my marriage with Huanhuan, is that right?"

The old lady and the sons looked at the money in Wu Qiancai's hands, and their eyes were already green. Then they could talk about other things. They nodded and said: "If you give me enough gift money, I will promise you. In the future, you Those who have passed you, I will never look for you again."

"That's fine," Wu Qiancai seemed to have a little bit of confidence now that he was in his hand before the meeting, "Then let's talk about it beforehand. The price of this bride price is already much higher than the normal price. As you can see, our boss borrowed it from me." , I will continue to do this, and it will take several years to pay off. So, don’t ask us for money for any reason in the future.”

   "What's the matter, you still don't allow my girl to be filial to me?"

   "We will definitely fulfill our responsibilities. What I'm talking about is the extra expenses. Do you agree or not?"

   "Yes, yes, as if I'm going too far."

  Wu Qiancai looked at the old lady seriously again, and then handed her the money.

  As soon as the old lady received the money, she immediately smiled, looking at the money and wishing she could swallow it happily.

  Behind her, the three sons were also very excited and eager to try.

  Only the old man stood by, with a look of embarrassment on his face, as if he felt a little guilty for Wu Qiancai, but in the end he didn't say anything.

   "Then... if there is nothing else, you can go back."

  Wu Qiancai said to the old lady.

   "Okay, go back, we'll go back right away." The old lady took the money, turned around and poked her wife, and prepared to leave with her sons. From the beginning to the end, she never thought of looking at her daughter.

  They would never notice that Shi Huanhuan was standing at the door of the room, watching his parents and brothers leave with tears on his face.

Wu Qiancai walked back to his wife, wiped away her tears with the back of his rough hand, and comforted her softly: "Huanhuan, don't cry, no matter what, the matter is finally over. We will work hard and return the money to you sooner." Boss is fine."

   Having said that, Shi Huanhuan suddenly ran up to Wang Tianxiao and knelt down in front of him.

   This frightened Wang Tianxiao.

  He hurriedly pulled Shi Huanhuan up, and said a little at a loss, "Sister Huanhuan, what are you doing?"

   "Boss, you are the benefactor of me and Qian Cai. If you hadn't saved me, we would have been separated, and I would have been forcibly taken back to marry someone else."

"No, it's a new society now. No one dares to do this, even if they are your parents." Wang Tianxiao comforted with a smile, and gave Wu Qiancai a wink, and hurried over to pull his wife back. He dealt with this kind of woman I'm always not good at crying and crying.

   What he hates most is seeing a woman cry, and he also can't stand other people's grateful compliments to him.

   "Qiancai, thank you boss, thank you boss."

   "Yeah, I know, we owe the boss a kindness, we will pay it back slowly, please calm down, don't be like this."

"Oh fine."

  Under the comfort of her man, Shi Huanhuan slowly regained her composure.

  She is just over 30 years old this year, but because she has always had things in her heart, she has a bitter look on her face, making her look much older than her actual age, as if she is already a woman in her 40s or 50s.

  According to physiognomy, this kind of face is not a good face, not to mention easy to get sick, and will not live a long life.

  But Wu Qiancai still took care of her carefully, without any sign of dislike, and looked at her with simple care and affection in his eyes.

  The two are indeed childhood sweethearts, and their relationship is really deep.

"Okay, then today's things will be like this. From now on, you will stand on the spot and work hard," Wang Tianxiao said halfway, thought for a while, and smiled: "Well, from now on, the wages of the two of you will be calculated at 60 yuan per month. , in this case, it won't take long to earn a thousand yuan."

   "This... how embarrassing this is." The two repeatedly declined.

   "It's nothing, you know me, my request is very simple, as long as you all work hard, then I will be satisfied."

   The couple looked at each other, and nodded seriously.

   "Boss, don't worry, you are our benefactor, we must work hard, as long as you don't drive us away for a day, we will work hard to the end."

   "Haha, all right, then it's settled."

  Wang Tianxiao saw the pious faces of the two of them, and knew that he had made a good move to win people's hearts.

  Perhaps, some people think that he doesn't live his life well, and always cares about other people's mother-in-law and mother-in-law, but he has his own persistence.

  He has lived a new life, if he is still living a life of indifference and selfishness, he feels that he has insulted the opportunity God gave him.

  Since God has not stingyly given him a chance to be reborn, he can't live up to expectations, and do what he can to help those around him a little on the basis of his own well-being.

  He believes that there must be more celebrations in a family of good deeds. .

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   As the saying goes, on February 2, the dragon raises its head.

  February 2 in Qingcheng is also a very important folk festival.

  During this festival, there will be various activities in Laodongxian Mountain in Qingquan Town, such as playing social fire, singing operas and so on.

  People will go to Xianshan to burn paper and burn incense in order to make everything go smoothly and auspiciously in the new year.

  Speaking of which, Laodongxian Mountain is also a magical place.

  The topography of the Loess Plateau is often ravines and ravines. There are peaks like Ziwu Ridge that rise above the ground, and of course there are some deep valleys that are lower than the ground.

  Laodongxian Mountain is said to be a mountain, but it is not actually on a mountain, but in a deep ditch.

In the early years, it was just a land temple, but as the people's growing demand for worshiping gods and Buddhas could not match the poor little gods in the land temple, there were more and more gods and Buddhas here, and gradually formed Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. A harmonious place where three families belong to one family.

   There are not only Taoist immortals, Buddhist Buddha Arhats, but also Confucian saints.

Anyway, the gods needed by the common people will come to this land with caves. After decades of accumulation, they will gradually form a sacred place with more than one hundred caves and hundreds of gods and Buddhas. He intends to develop the tourism here, and has given this place a fairy-like name: Laodong Fairy Mountain.

  Starting today, I will go back to my hometown in the countryside to celebrate the New Year. Because there are so many things to do, I will only update one chapter of 5,000 words every day.

  You can follow and watch, or you can keep it for a while, it doesn't matter.

  When I wrote this book, I didn’t think about making any money. I just wanted to write about some customs and habits of our Longdong, as well as some ordinary human stories.

   It's the Chinese New Year, and everyone is happy.

  Reading novels is just a pastime, and living happily with your family is the reality in the world.

  Happy Chinese New Year.