Chapter 79: Making a Fortune through Speculation
After Nie Laosan's wife fainted, everyone shouted and pinched Nie Laosan's wife's Ren Zhong point, and sprayed her with cold water. Finally, Nie Laosan's wife was rescued. Everyone helped to carry Nie Laosan's wife back home.
Miao Xiuju ignored Nie Laosan's wife and ran home on her bound feet. When she got home, she shouted, "Fourth wife, fourth wife, come out, come out!"
She shouted so urgently that the other daughters-in-law rushed out when they heard it.
Shen Hongying said nervously, "Mom, what's going on? What's going on? Has the fourth child really been arrested?"
Liu Zhaodi rolled her eyes and sighed, "Oh my God, they've really been arrested! How are Guizhi and her family going to survive? I'm afraid they won't even have enough to eat."
Niu Sanni frowned anxiously: "Mom, what's going on? Any news?"
Liu Guizhi heard the noise and rushed out: "Mother, mother, Weidong, Weidong he——"
Having said that, he almost didn't dare to ask.
Miao Xiujiu was feeling very happy. Looking at her four daughters-in-law, she immediately understood what they were thinking.
The fourth son is really sad, the eldest and third sons are really worried, and as for the third son's wife... before they even say anything, she starts to imagine the miserable life of the fourth son?
He smiled secretly, but pretended to be a lawsuit, and sighed deeply.
"What do you think will happen to the Fourth Brother's family if something happens to Weidong?"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Guizhi almost fell down.
Niu Sanni: "What can we do? Even though we've split up, we're still brothers. Can't we help each other when we're in trouble?"
As she spoke, she supported Liu Guizhi and said, "Guizhi, don't worry, as long as we have food, the child won't starve!"
Chen Hongying hesitated for a moment and smiled apologetically: "Sanni is right, we are all family..."
But the family has been divided, and if I really help the fourth room, won’t I be implicated?
Shen Hongying felt bad, but she also thought, if you really don't help with some things, you will definitely be criticized, right? Besides, we are all brothers, and I can't bear not to help. But if I really don't want to help, why? After all, we have split up...
Liu Zhaodi was very anxious when she heard Niu Sanni say that.
If something really happened to the fourth room, wouldn’t that be their own fault?
Don’t you deserve it if you asked for it?
Liu Zhaodi secretly glanced at her mother-in-law's face and sighed, "You all have sons at home who can help. We really can't do anything. We are all girls. Even if we want to help, there is no help. Alas, we are useless..."
A few words to clarify, even if the fourth branch is poor to death, it has nothing to do with me. After all, the family has been divided, right?
Miao Xiuju smiled when she heard this, and in turn comforted Liu Zhaodi: "It's okay, don't worry, the fourth family doesn't need your help."
What?
The three daughters-in-law were stunned and looked at Miao Xiujiu.
Liu Guizhi looked at Miao Xiuju in despair. She thought her mother might have suffered a blow and something was wrong. Why was she still smiling?
Miao Xiuju glanced at her daughters-in-law slowly and said with a smile, "Look how scared you are. Weidong is fine. You can all rest assured."
Shen Hongying was dumbfounded: "Mom, mom, are you okay?"
Liu Zhaodi was puzzled. "Didn't they say Weidong was arrested?"
Miao Xiuju snorted coldly: "What are you talking about? Are you still hoping that our Weidong will be arrested? We are all family, why don't you hope that your uncle will be well?"
Liu Zhaodi's face flushed immediately: "No, I just heard it. Didn't I say that before?"
Miao Xiuju: "Are you stupid? Do you think what others say is true? That's all nonsense. It's Nie Lao San who was arrested. Our Weidong is fine!"
When Liu Guizhi heard this, she couldn't believe it. She grabbed Miao Xiuju's hand and said, "Mom, you didn't lie to me, did you? Weidong is really okay, really okay? Tell me, Weidong is really okay?"
Miao Xiuju looked at Liu Guizhi.
These days, the torment I've been experiencing is perhaps shared by Liu Guizhi alone.
Of course the brothers were worried when something happened to Weidong, but brothers are brothers. They have their own wives and children. They won't be heartbroken or tormented. Gu Dayong was also worried, but men are not smart enough to think about it day and night.
Only Liu Guizhi knew that she felt the same pain as herself.
Now Liu Guizhi looked at him with the same look of surprise, anticipation, and disbelief that he had just given Chen Youfu.
At this moment, Miao Xiujiu felt that the person who understood her best in the world was Liu Guizhi.
Miao Xiuju looked at her wife and nodded, "Don't worry, it's okay. Weidong is fine this time. They said they only arrested one person, Nie Laosan, not our Weidong."
When Liu Guizhi heard this, her eyes widened and she didn't say a word for a long time. She felt as if she was nailed there.
After a long while, she suddenly burst into tears, covering her mouth and laughing; "It's okay, it's okay, it's really okay, it's really okay!"
Miao Xiuju's eyes welled up when she saw her like this, and she wanted to cry, but she held it back. "You've been exhausted these past few days, so don't keep tormenting yourself. Boil an egg for yourself, eat something good, get some sleep tonight, and then check tomorrow for a reply from your father."
Of course Liu Guizhi was reluctant to eat the eggs, but she was still moved by her mother-in-law's warm words. Looking at her mother-in-law's bloodshot eyes and gray hair, she understood in her heart that although her mother-in-law said it was okay, she felt the same way as herself.
For a moment, she almost wanted to throw herself into her mother-in-law's arms.
But she held back because her sisters-in-law were all there and she felt embarrassed.
She could only nod with tears in her eyes: "Yes, mother, I know, you, you should eat something delicious today, rest early, and don't think about anything. Since Youfu said it's okay, then don't think about anything..."
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The news that Gu Weidong was fine and Nie Laosan had been arrested spread quickly. Some sighed and lamented, some sympathized with Nie Laosan's family, and of course some mocked her, saying, "Look at how smug she was before. She thought it was Gu Weidong who was arrested and was laughing at him, but she never imagined it was her own man who was arrested."
Everyone thought about it and wanted to laugh. They felt that Nie Laosan's wife deserved it. Of course, they were all from the same production team and fellow villagers, so no one felt comfortable laughing. Instead, they were worried about Nie Laosan's family. How were they going to live like this?
Miao Xiujiu is now satisfied and relieved, and she is too lazy to think about the Nie family. Anyway, the Nie family and the Gu family have always been at odds. The Nie family being arrested is their business, so let them and Chen Youfu worry about it.
The next day, Gu Dayong came back and said that he went to the district committee but didn't see anyone, not at all. He asked around and found out that there was no one named Gu Weidong there. It seemed that his son was fine.
After hearing this, the whole family felt more relieved.
Gu Weidong finally returned home after noon. At that time, there were quite a few old men and women on the street, holding bowls of rice and slurping porridge. They were startled when they saw Gu Weidong, thinking he was a refugee.
After a closer look, I recognized it was Gu Weidong. His hair was messy and his clothes looked tattered. If I didn't look closely, I wouldn't recognize him at all.
Everyone was shocked; "Weidong, what's wrong with you?"
Gu Weidong frowned and said helplessly, "It's nothing. I lost money, got robbed, and have nothing left. I'm done. I'm done. I can't live like this anymore."
Everyone hurried to comfort Gu Weidong: "You're lucky enough. At least you didn't get caught. Don't you know that Nie Lao San was caught for speculation? We don't know what the situation is yet. You should be happy to be back!"
Gu Weidong seemed to have just heard it and was shocked. He hurried to ask for information and everyone told him the situation at once.
Gu Weidong was so frightened that he couldn't even walk. He stumbled towards home and almost fell down when he reached the entrance of the alley.
Everyone shook their heads and sighed, "We've learned our lesson now. We probably won't dare mess around like that again!"
Another one put his hands in his sleeves and said, "We are all old farmers. We just rely on the weather for our livelihood. Why bother?"
Gu Weidong returned home amid everyone's discussions and sighs. As soon as he got home, everyone was naturally shocked to see him.
My brothers and sisters-in-law immediately understood the situation: not only did they not make any money, but they also ended up fleeing famine? How pitiful, so pitiful.
Liu Zhaodi secretly curled her lips and couldn't help wanting to laugh, but she held it back.
She thought, her own man is better, he is down-to-earth and just needs to work at home, why should she think about those crooked ways?
Chen Hongying sighed; "I thought you could get rich and we would benefit from it, but it seems there is no hope."
The brothers didn't say anything, but they were obviously disappointed. They tentatively asked about Gu Weidong's capital and what would happen if his mother-in-law found out.
Gu Weidong hung his head, shook his head and sighed: "I don't know either, let's take it one step at a time."
Finally, Gu Weiguo came over and patted him on the shoulder: "Take your time, life will always be better."
Miao Xiuju looked at her son silently for a while, and finally said, "It's nothing. It doesn't matter whether there is money or not. It's good that he is back. You are still here, with a wife and children. You can farm well and don't worry. There are still many days to come."
Gu Weidong, a large man, sat on a small stool with his head drooped, covering his face in pain, and then nodded muffledly: "Yeah."
Seeing this, Liu Guizhi naturally felt distressed and helpless, but the person was back, which was already very good.
Everyone dispersed at that moment. Liu Guizhi boiled water for Gu Weidong to wash, while she herself packed up the bag that Gu Weidong brought back. The bag was dirty, like a rag.
Gu Weidong saw it and suddenly said, "Bring the bag here."
Liu Guizhi looked at him doubtfully, but still picked it up and gave it to him.
Gu Weidong asked Liu Guizhi to close the doors and windows, and then opened the bag.
As the bundle was opened layer by layer, Gu Weidong took out the clothes inside. The clothes were torn and dirty, just like what a beggar wore.
But when he turned over one of his coats, great unity was revealed underneath.
One by one, pieces of solidarity, new and old, were scattered on the kang.
When Liu Guizhi saw this, she was shocked: "This, this, this?"
Gu Weidong quickly shushed her, signaling her to be quiet.
Liu Guizhi was frightened. She looked out the window and saw no one. Then she looked towards the group of people with trepidation. "Weidong, Weidong, where did this come from?"
Gu Weidong's eyes were calm. "The cotton wool wasn't stolen. I sold it all. This is my earnings, honest money."
He had made money and was going back happily, but when he arrived in the district, he heard people at the train station talking about this matter, and he found out that someone had been arrested for speculation.
He was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat and didn't dare to go home. He simply hid in the district to inquire about the news. When he got the news and knew that Nie Laosan had been arrested, he became even more scared.
He knew he couldn't let anyone know he'd made money, or else, at this critical moment, wouldn't everyone be jealous? So he simply soiled his clothes and belongings, slept outside the train station for another night, making himself look like a refugee, and only then returned to the Pingxi Production Brigade with a clear conscience.
Nie Laosan was arrested, and Gu Weidong returned in a panic like a refugee. At least this way he wouldn't be too conspicuous, and no one would report him.
Gu Weidong thought of the sympathetic looks of the commune members on the street, and he knew in his heart that what he did was right.
In this day and age, if you suddenly have a huge sum of more than 400 yuan, you have to hide it and not let anyone know that you have made a fortune.
He grabbed the big unity and handed it to Liu Guizhi: "You count it and put it away. We won't spend this money for now. Hide it and keep it for a critical moment in the future when it will be of great use."
Liu Guizhi held such a large pile of great unity, her hands were shaking: "This, this much, is it okay?"
Gu Weidong smiled: "We earned it ourselves, so if anything happens, just don't let anyone know."
Liu Guizhi nodded quickly, nodded again and again, wet her saliva, and began to count the money, one by one. When she finished counting, there were a total of forty-two.
Forty-two tickets, that’s four hundred and twenty dollars! !
In those days, a family was busy in the fields, and at the end of the year, apart from the grain, they were considered lucky if they could get ten or eight yuan. But they got more than four hundred yuan in one go!
Looking at so much money, Liu Guizhi felt like her body was floating on the clouds. Everything seemed fake, as if she was dreaming.
Gu Weidong was quite calm. After washing, drying himself, getting dressed, he lay down on the kang, gazing at the beams blackened by time. "First, pay back the money your mother earned from selling the gold ring. Even though the old lady wanted to give it to us, we can't really take it while she's still around. Besides, we still have your brother and sister-in-law to worry about. When she really passes away, we'll have to decide what to give us and what not to give us. That's another matter."
Liu Guizhi: "Yes, yes, yes. I'll pay my mother back later, so that my sister-in-law won't be unhappy when she finds out."
Gu Weidong thought for a moment and continued, "Winter is coming soon. There's not much work to do in the fields in winter, so I'll go there every day to make adobe bricks and tie reeds, preparing to start building a house in the spring. Once we build the house and move out, we can live a peaceful life on our own. Now we have money. With these three hundred yuan or so, we can go to the fields to work and get some food every year, which is enough for us to raise our children and provide them with education and a good life. In the future, when you go to the market or something like that, you don't have to be too tight on money. You can buy whatever you want to eat and whatever your children want to eat. You can buy it secretly and bring it back for the children to eat. Just don't attract attention and be discovered."
In short, his family would be well off in the future, having quietly made a fortune, and the children wouldn't suffer any hardship, especially Fubao, who had been criticized a lot before, so he would have to love him well from now on. He even thought about letting the children go to school more and providing as much as possible. It was always good to learn more cultural knowledge.
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