"These are all ruthless people!"
Ma Jinbao muttered to himself, squatting on the ground with a mournful face, wiping his sleeve with tears and snot.
Du Jianshan stared at him coldly: "What? Your sister isn't coming, so are you going to pay her or not?"
Ma Jinbao gritted his teeth, glanced at the stone in Wang Tieniu's hand, and suppressed his anger, lowering his head to say, "Can you... write me an IOU?"
"IOU?"
Wang Tieniu raised an eyebrow. "It's not impossible, but don't try anything funny."
Du Jianshan waved his hand, and Wang Tieniu immediately handed him paper and pen: "Write it down quickly, 150 yuan plus 20 jin of white sugar!"
Upon hearing the number, Ma Jinbao was so angry that he stomped his feet and cursed under his breath:
"My sister is a real piece of work. She abandoned me when it mattered most. She's such a snob, she'd even sell out her own brother!"
"Stop talking nonsense and start writing!"
Wang Tieniu raised his hand and slapped him on the back of the head.
Ma Jinbao muttered to himself, shakily writing down the IOU, muttering, "One hundred and fifty yuan, twenty jin of white sugar..."
Just as he finished writing, Wang Tieniu leaned closer with a wicked grin:
“Hey Jinbao, your Grandpa Tie Niu must be tired of beating you. How about we give you some supplies to help you recover? Here’s how it is: 200 yuan and 40 jin of sugar. You can pay it back within a week. No interest.”
What?
200 yuan?
40 jin of white sugar?
Isn't this going to kill me?
Upon hearing this, Ma Jinbao's face turned green with anger: "You're trying to rip me off by raising the price on the spot!"
"Smack!"
Another slap landed, this time with even more force, nearly knocking Ma Jinbao's head off to the ground.
Wang Tieniu snorted: "You're asking for it! If you say another word, I'll beat you until you can't take care of yourself!"
"I'll write...I'll write...Brother Tie Niu, please stop hitting me."
Ma Jinbao, feeling deeply aggrieved, obediently wrote another note: "Owes 200 yuan, 40 jin of white sugar..."
Du Jianshan nodded in satisfaction and waved at him: "Get lost!"
Ma Jinbao quickly and sheepishly stood up, but before he had taken more than a few steps, Wang Tieniu shouted again:
"stop!"
Upon hearing this, Ma Jinbao trembled and turned around shakily: "Brother Tie Niu, is there anything else you need?"
“Your clothes are nice. Take them off and use them as a doghouse for my dog, Dahuang. When winter comes, we can’t let the guard dog get cold.”
Wang Tieniu stared at him with a forced smile and said.
"you......"
Ma Jinbao was so angry that he was panting heavily, but he dared not speak out. In the end, he could only slowly take off his clothes, leaving him with only his pants.
Wang Tieniu, annoyed by his dawdling, kicked him and yelled, "Get lost! Stop getting in my way! If you don't pay back the debt within a week, you'll be sorry!"
Ma Jinbao, clutching his backside, ran out bowing and scraping, drawing laughter from the crowd.
“This is the kind of thing that should be dealt with!” Wang Tieniu laughed heartily.
Du Jianshan cupped his hands in thanks to everyone: "Thank you all for your help today. Now you can all go home and rest."
The crowd dispersed, leaving only Du Jianshan and Ayiguli.
The moonlight was soft, and a gentle breeze blew through the poplar forest.
Aygul blushed and whispered, "Brother Du, thank you so much for standing up for me today..."
Du Jianshan smiled gently, his eyes filled with affection: "Silly girl, I should thank you. You didn't even care about your own reputation in order to stand up for yourself."
After saying that, he paused for a moment, then asked somewhat shyly, "Um, you said we should be dating... is that true?"
Aygul lowered her head and nodded gently, her cheeks flushing red.
Du Jianshan was overjoyed and leaned closer: "Then give me a kiss?"
Aygul hesitated for a moment, then closed her eyes and quickly kissed him on the cheek.
Du Jianshan suddenly felt lightheaded and couldn't stop smiling: "Uyghur girls are just different. They smell so good, with a special fragrance. Even their smiles are full of charm."
Aygul lowered her head shyly, her voice soft: "You're so annoying..."
Du Jianshan said solemnly, "Don't worry, I will definitely stay in the Southern Frontier and protect you well."
Aygul felt as sweet as honey in her heart, and nestled gently in his arms, as if the whole world had quieted down.
Meanwhile, at the dormitory of the educated youth settlement.
Ma Jinbao stumbled into the room and saw Ma Chunmei lying in bed asleep. He was so angry that he shouted:
"Sis! What do you mean? Why did you abandon me and run away!"
Ma Chunmei sat up abruptly and said impatiently:
"What are you yelling about? You have the nerve to ask me? You know we only have this little bit of money left, and you still insist on losing it all? Do you plan to go without food for a while?"
"You're always stirring up trouble, and now I'm getting beaten up like a pig's head because of you!"
"Then why didn't you come back to save me? You ran away under the pretext of taking the money, and now you're hiding at home enjoying your life!"
Ma Jinbao's eyes were red as he gritted his teeth and said.
"Enjoying a life of leisure?"
Ma Chunmei sneered, picked up the tattered cloth bag on the kang (a heated brick bed), and a few crumpled banknotes flew out.
"Look what this is! This is the mess your mouth caused! All of our family's money is gone!"
"Ten yuan, a tattered grain coupon, that's all the money I have left. What more do you want to do?"
"You good-for-nothing! If you weren't my brother, I would have kicked you into a ditch long ago!"
Hearing this, Ma Jinbao retorted angrily, "Ma Chunmei, you're a real jerk! Would you be happy if I really got crippled? So I wouldn't be a burden to you?"
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