Chapter 180 How much money did our family lose?
Director Wang quickly devoured both strawberries. She looked at the few remaining ones in the basket and said, "Everyone at the factory says the strawberries sold at the entrance are delicious. I was curious and decided to buy a few to try. I didn't expect them to be this good."
"I'll take all the rest of your basket."
When Shang Ruoting saw Director Wang, it was as if she saw saltpeter waving at her. She planned to take the opportunity to get some more to take back. Her house was big, and if she put in less ice, it would not be of much use.
When she was thinking about how to start, Tan Chen spoke first:
"Director Wang, these strawberries are all grown in our home. If you like them, you can take them all away. You don't need to buy anything."
Director Wang was polite at first, but finally accepted the strawberries.
Including the two she just ate, there are 12 in total, and it would cost six yuan to buy them!
Since Tan Chen is generous, she is also very understanding.
"Tan Chen, how much saltpeter do you have at home? Our factory received a large batch of saltpeter yesterday. If you need it, just let me know."
Tan Chen was waiting for her to say this, and said bluntly: "I really don't have much saltpeter at home. If it's convenient, I hope to buy some more."
Director Wang took so many strawberries from others and was very efficient in his work.
"That's no problem. Go wait at the side door of the factory. I'll have someone take it over in a moment."
Tan Chen counted out ten yuan and handed it to the other party: "Director Wang, it would be best if you can buy ten yuan this time."
Director Wang took the money with a smile and said, "Okay, I'll have them weigh out more for you."
Watching Director Wang walk into the match factory gate, Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen packed up four bamboo baskets and went to the back door of the match factory to wait.
I have to say that Director Wang was very efficient. Not long after the two of them arrived, someone came out pushing a wheelbarrow with two bulging bags of drugs on it.
"Are you Comrade Tan Chen?"
Tan Chen stepped forward quickly: "I am Tan Chen."
The man pushed the wheelbarrow next to his bicycle and took down the sack. "This is Director Wang's special instruction. I'm giving you an extra sack of saltpeter."
Tan Chen knew the price of saltpeter very well. He spent money to get half a bag back last time, but this time someone gave him two sacks for ten yuan, which was four times the amount of last time. It was indeed a lot.
Even including the money for the strawberries given to Director Wang, the total was only sixteen yuan, which he was very satisfied with.
The two men tied the two bags of milk to the rear rack of the bicycle with satisfaction and rode their bicycles home.
When passing by the door of the Tan family, I heard Zou Meihua crying desperately there.
"Tan Mingshan, you're a loser. You didn't even know there was a thief in your house. You can't live like this..."
Tan Mingshan squatted at the door with his head in his hands, but Tan Kai pulled Zou Meihua and kept asking questions.
"Mom, stop scolding my dad. How much money did our family lose?"
Zou Meihua glared at Tan Mingshan fiercely, did not answer Tan Kai's question at all, and continued to curse.
The more Tan Kai listened, the more anxious he became: "Mom, losing money is no small matter. We need to go to the police station and report it."
At this time, Zou Meihua's scolding had already attracted many onlookers outside the Tan family's gate.
"Did you hear that? Zou Meihua said the money was lost."
"Seeing that she keeps scolding Tan Mingshan, could it be that she suspects that Tan Mingshan took it?"
"How is that possible? How dare that idiot Tan Mingshan take our family's money? That's like plucking the hair off a tiger."
Tan Chen and Shang Ruoting also parked their bicycles aside and went over to watch the fun.
Zou Meihua was cursing happily when she looked up and saw Tan Chen and Shang Ruoting watching the fun outside the door with a gloating look on their faces.
This time, she stopped cursing and walked to the gate, pointing at the two of them and yelling, "Tan Chen, you stole my family's money."
Tan Chen replied with a sullen face: "If the money is lost, go to the police station and report it. Don't slander me here."
The onlookers were in an uproar again...
"Tsk tsk... Zou Meihua is really something. She tries to blame someone as soon as she catches him. Tan Chen's family is so rich, how could he possibly care about her little money?"
"That's right. I think Zou Meihua is deliberately causing trouble for Tan Chen."
"Tan Chen is right. If the money is lost, just report it to the police and let them make the decision. Why are you making indirect accusations here?"
Seeing everyone talking like this, Zou Meihua changed her target again: "What do you know? Why are you just talking nonsense?"
The crowd was not annoyed when she pointed at them and questioned them. Instead, they all burst into laughter as if they were watching a monkey show.
What Tan Kai is most concerned about now is how much money was lost from his home. Seeing that people outside the door were laughing at Zou Meihua, he walked over and pulled them away.
"Mom, tell me how much money I lost, and I'll go to the police station to report it."
Zou Meihua was also anxious at this moment: "Our family lost 200 yuan."
Now, even the onlookers who never spoke could not help it.
"Zou Meihua, please stop trying to make everyone happy. If your family has 200 yuan, my family will have 400 yuan."
"Hahahaha... my family has six laborers, so we can earn 600..."
Tan Kai also felt that Zou Meihua was unreliable and whispered, "Mom, so many people are watching us, can you be more reliable?"
Zou Meihua seemed to be hesitant to speak. She wanted to say that it was the two hundred yuan that Tan Chen had just given her yesterday, but if she said it, someone would definitely laugh at her for blackmailing Tan Chen for the money.
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