Chapter 75 Xia Dashan is dead
Because of the complete collapse of the orchid seedlings, the people in the Yuncheng factory area had an autumn that was colder than the winter.
After the incident at Xia's house, those who were expecting Xia Lulu to come back seemed to have woken up overnight.
They finally stopped deceiving themselves and stopped hoping that Xia Lulu and Boss Zheng would come back.
They finally realized that they had been deceived.
There is no way to make money by investing five dollars and turning it into a hundred.
Those carefully cared for orchids cannot grow into large clusters;
There is no wealthy family in Hong Kong who loves Ireland as their life. The so-called boss who claims to have made everyone rich is nothing but a complete liar.
In this carnival, all everyone is betting on is just a piece of air.
What you get, of course, is nothing, or even bankruptcy.
However, not everyone can face this sad reality.
Some couples who were only interested in making money from orchids began to blame each other and fought each other.
Some sisters have become enemies, and some brothers have turned against each other, and there are many cases where they even fight in the hospital.
Some people who bought seedlings at high prices from others went to the seller and hoped that the other party would buy them back at the original price. In the end, they naturally blamed each other and nothing came of it.
And those small groups that had originally agreed to buy seedlings together ended up quarreling over who should bear more responsibility and went their separate ways.
During that time, the news circulating in the factory was that a couple in this family had a fight and was about to get divorced, or that brothers in that family had turned against each other and destroyed their home.
For a while, the air was filled with smoke and miasma everywhere, families were no longer families, and people were no longer human beings.
During the most serious period, many people went to the factory to look for people, causing so much disturbance that the production order was affected. Some factories even had to call in the police and the army to suppress the situation.
More people came to the Xia family and the Xie family.
After the Xia family’s house was smashed that day, everyone ran away.
They all went to report the case, and there were long queues at the police station. But at this time, how easy would it be to find Xia Lulu and Boss Zheng?
Besides, even if it was found, would Xia Lulu still have the money to pay it back?
The report was unsuccessful.
Those people all went to Xie Minghui's place to make trouble, and even brought orchid pots from home to the school and smashed them to pieces.
Even when Xie Minghui went to class, he would be blocked at the classroom door.
Xie Minghui himself was suspended from his teaching duties at Yunnan University and transferred to the logistics office on standby.
During that time, the factory was filled with abandoned orchids.
Flowers that were once hard to come by are now casually thrown away in the corners of the streets and alleys, and no one wants them even at fifty cents a pot.
A tiny orchid, like a shit-stirring stick that can turn the world upside down, has thrown the entire factory into turmoil.
Xia Tang and Tang Ji, as the few groups that had no involvement at all, learned about the news only later.
However, as more and more diners talked about this among each other, I found out even though I didn't want to know.
Ma Dafeng told Xia Tang about what was happening around him as if it were something strange.
Xia Tang was trying out new dishes. After hearing this, she reminded him quietly:
"Sister, I'm not telling you to be careful."
Ma Dafeng didn't understand:
"Careful about what?"
She wasn't involved in the Lanhua incident, so if anyone was causing trouble, they certainly wouldn't be able to pin it on her.
"Think about it. Others who bought orchids lost everything, but your family is intact. So when other families encounter difficulties, they will not cause trouble for you, right?"
Xia Tang tilted her head and looked at Ma Dafeng:
"Someone asked Qin Yue about it these days, and I told him to say that he lent the money to his relatives."
"You'd better not be too jumpy. If someone asks you, don't say you are holding the money."
Ma Dafeng nodded quickly.
After a day or two, she said to Xia Tang with gratitude:
"Boss, you are really smart. Last night, several of my in-laws came to my house and asked to borrow money. Fortunately, I informed the old man in advance and told him that my family had been laid off and had no money, so they left."
Speaking of this, Ma Dafeng couldn't help but sigh:
"Tell me, you are all from good families, why did you get so upset over a piece of orchid?"
"The way they acted last night, it was as if our family owed them something!"
Xia Tang pursed her lips and said nothing.
Those who have bought orchids actually have some gambling nature in their hearts.
Gambling is actually very common, and everyone has some of it. But after going crazy over the orchid incident, these people no longer regard money as money.
Nowadays, they are eager to fill the holes, so naturally they will not treat other people's money as money.
So, don't doubt anything they do, just stay as far away from them as possible.
However, some people cannot be kept away from just because they want to.
On this day, Xia Tang left the store as usual.
As soon as I went out, I met someone I hadn't seen for a long time.
The slightly pale sunlight fell on Xia Dafang's shoulders and face. She stood beside a pot of withered orchids. Although she was dressed neatly, she looked cold for no reason.
She stood there, looking at Xia Tang with complicated eyes. Xia Tang suddenly felt that Xia Dafang had grown old.
For a long time, she had been a very spirited middle-aged woman, decisive and decisive, and she kept her word. Xia Tang seldom remembered a time when she was not spirited or in good shape.
But now he looked as if he was forcing himself to be strong, just like the look he had when he found out that his uncle had a mistress in his previous life.
Could it be that the derailment happened early?
Xia Tang frowned slightly:
Although many things are different in this life, this is too early to say.
Just as she was thinking about it, she suddenly heard Xia Dafang calling her name:
"Xia Tang."
She seemed to not know how to talk to her. After addressing her, she slowly walked over to her:
"Xia Tang, you guys...didn't buy flowers?"
Xia Tang stared at her, but his expression was distant:
"It has nothing to do with you."
Xia Dafang's lips moved and he forced a smile:
"You are much smarter than before. I don't worry about you."
After saying this, the expression on his face drooped again:
"It's just that... your uncle's family and our family... are not good."
Xia Tang didn't respond to her.
She didn't seem to want Xia Tang to respond, but kept on talking:
"Since Lulu left, the Xia family has been destroyed. The house is uninhabitable. If I don't take them in, will they be left to starve?"
"But our house is not big. It would be hard for us to live with four people at once, and it would be uncomfortable for them to live there either."
"You know your uncle well. Even if he is paralyzed, he is still a troublesome person. He has been causing trouble for your uncle for several days, which has irritated your uncle. A few days ago, Xia Dong was nagging us, saying that his wife was pregnant and asked us to take out money to help him out. But... all our money was used to buy seedlings! How can we give him money?"
"Your uncle is a good man. He didn't make a fuss when he encountered such a thing, but he was also unwilling to go home after seeing it. Lele... was even more upset when he came back. He almost had a fight with Xia Dong yesterday... Sigh... What a life..."
Once Xia Dafang starts talking, he can't stop.
She kept talking, looking not like a junior leader in a state-owned enterprise, but rather like a middle-aged person who was helpless because of the blows of life.
But what does this have to do with Xia Tang?
Xia Tang interrupted her endless chatter:
"If there's nothing else, I'm going home."
However, Xia Dafang did not intend to let her go:
"etc."
She held Xia Tang's hand.
Xia Tang turned around to look at her, but saw that she was staring at her intently. After seeing the last part, she said:
"Your uncle...is dying."
"The day before yesterday, Xia Dong and Le Le had a quarrel and he suffered another cerebral congestion. This time, the doctor said that he cannot be saved. I am afraid he will only live for the next two days."
Xia Dafang looked at Xia Tang's stunned eyes, and hope surged in his heart once again:
"Even if it's not because your uncle and his family have taken care of you for so long, at least for your parents' sake, go and see him."
Xia Tang suddenly laughed:
"And then?"
"What...what then?"
"Then, in the hospital and at the funeral, you morally blackmailed me, saying that my uncle had a hard time and asked me to go back and take care of them? Or, why not just take them all in and provide for them?"
"Aunt, I was stupid before, but not as stupid as I am now. They are in this situation because of their own actions. If they want to get out of this situation, they can only rely on themselves."
A faint smile appeared on Xia Tang's pale face:
"As for my uncle, I'd rather not go see him. I'm afraid he'd get even angrier if I see him."
Xia Dafang felt his face burning with anger, and said anxiously:
"We just wanted you to take care of us..."
But, do you really not want it?
She didn't even believe what she said.
Perhaps, she stuttered just to cover up her guilty conscience.
Xia Tang looked at her with a half-smile:
"It's even better if you don't let me take care of it. Don't ask me for help with Xia's affairs in the future. I believe what you say."
After saying that, he walked away without caring what Xia Dafang said.
Xia Dafang stood on the street in a daze for a long time.
*
After some time, Xia Tang heard from Chen Minzhi that Xia Dashan had died.
The funeral was very simple. The body was kept in the funeral home for two days and then buried in the cemetery.
But unexpectedly, something happened in just these two short days.
After the Xia family hid away, many people didn't know that they had hidden in Xia Dafang's house, so it was difficult to find them.
Now that they saw Xia Dashan's body was being kept in the funeral home, these people all rushed to the funeral home.
Good guys, some cursed the mourning hall, some made excuses, and the whole thing was a mess.
Xia Dong also became anxious, so he grabbed the person who made the most trouble and beat him up. Both of them were arrested and taken to the police station.
But when they went to the police station to question him, they found out that the man had borrowed money to buy orchids, and the orchids in his hand were actually sold by Xia Dong!
The original price was five dollars, but he sold it for forty dollars. In total, he made several hundred dollars from that person. When that person wanted to buy it back from Xia Dong, Xia Dong refused to acknowledge it again!
Now, things are even more unclear.
Although Xia Dong said on the surface that it was a normal trading relationship, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the man was the one being cheated.
So in the end, Xia Dong and that man were both considered troublemakers and were locked up for fifteen days.
However, that was just the beginning for the Xia family.
From then on, everyone else knew that the Xia family was hiding in Xia Dafang's house, and those who wanted to settle the debt all went to Xia Dafang's house.
Yu Wenxi and Yu Lele couldn't stand it anymore and moved out.
Xia Dafang couldn't stand it anymore, and openly and secretly asked the Xia family to move out. But it was easier to invite the gods than to send them away. In this situation, where could the Xia family go? The two families were in a stalemate, and they were so noisy that they didn't say a word.
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