Xie Dazui, with his bulging pockets, walked hurriedly and cautiously, like a sneaky thief, and sneaked back into the slum.
At that time, the slum was unusually quiet, with only the cicadas outside chirping at the top of their lungs, making people feel annoyed and confused.
"Oh my god, finally there is no one here!" Xie Dazui turned into his house and let out a long sigh.
Then she quickly bolted the door with a clang.
She looked up and saw her daughter-in-law Hu Tingting's slippers thrown here and there by the door. No doubt she had taken Xiaohu back to her parents' home.
Xie Dazui didn't dare to delay, and rushed into the inner room in two steps.
As soon as she entered the room, she plopped down in front of the bed, stuck her butt out, and began to grope on the brick floor under the bed with her fingers.
After digging for a long time, I finally managed to get the loose brick out.
Hidden under the bricks was a rusty tin biscuit box with the words "Workers, Peasants and Soldiers" printed on it. The paint had almost peeled off and was mottled.
"My baby!" Xie Dazui's hands trembled as he slowly opened the iron box.
Inside the box, there were some small bills neatly stacked, and at the bottom was a red passbook.
In this box, there is the money she saved from buying groceries over the past two years, the money she saved from selling scrap, and the money she occasionally won from playing mahjong. All of them are in this box.
She counted the thirty big unity notes she earned from selling flowers today over and over again, and finally gritted her teeth.
He took out twenty yuan from the stack of big unity bills and stacked them together with the scattered small bills in the box, neatly arranged.
Finally, he took out the red passbook, stuffed the box into the hole under the bed, and covered the loose brick back in its original place.
In order to avoid being discovered, she even sprinkled some ashes on it.
The sun on the street was so strong that the asphalt road became soft and brittle.
Xie Dazui jogged all the way to the bank, with beads of sweat running down his forehead like beads with broken strings. A large area of his clothes on the back was soaked and stuck to his body, making him feel very uncomfortable.
When they arrived at the bank, the girl at the counter saw the old lady, who was sweating profusely, and couldn't help but ask with concern, "Auntie, are you okay?"
"No, it's okay!" Xie Dazui answered nervously while wiping the sweat from his forehead. His hands were shaking so badly that he almost dropped his passbook. "I...I'll deposit the money!"
After finally completing the formalities, Xie Dazui came out of the bank, walking towards the slum with one foot deep and one foot shallow, as if he was walking on cotton.
Her mind was in a mess. Sometimes she was thinking about the unexpected money, and sometimes she was worried that something might go wrong.
As she walked, she turned into the supply and marketing cooperative on the street and happily bought two pounds of pork belly.
You know, when she usually sells meat, she has to haggle with people for a long time to get them to give her a discount.
When she passed by the cooked food stall, she hesitated again, but finally made up her mind, cut half a pound of pork head meat, and bought some snacks to go with the wine.
The pig's head was wrapped in oil paper, and its aroma went straight into her nose, making her drool.
No matter what, I have to have a few drinks with Fang later. Oh, yes! I have to invite Lao Huang and Zhang Fenghuang too!
When Xie Dazui arrived at Li Guifang's house, Li Guifang was drying sheets in the yard. From a distance, she saw Xie Dazui twisting his body, holding something in his hand, and coming over happily.
She was still muttering in her heart, "Did the sun rise from the west? Why did this old man suddenly come to my door with something in his hand?"
"Sister Fang! Sister Fang!" Xie Dazui started yelling at the top of his lungs before he even entered the yard, his face wrinkled like a chrysanthemum from a smile. "I brought you something good!"
As soon as Li Guifang saw the fatty pork belly and the hang of cooked food, she was sure that the old man had sold the goods. It seemed that the price was not bad, and he made a small fortune!
However, she pretended to be calm, deliberately shaking the sheets slowly and said:
"Hey, today isn't a festival, you stingy old fellow, why did you suddenly think of bringing me something..."
Xie Dazui put the things into the kitchen and sat down on the stool next to her. The stool creaked as she pressed on it.
She grinned and said, "Fangfang, look at what you're saying! We're old sisters, why should we be so formal? I'm just happy today and want to have a couple of drinks with everyone, chat and have fun."
Li Guifang rolled her eyes at her and said, "You are like this. Everyone knows what you are up to."
Xie Dazui quickly grabbed Li Guifang's arm and shook it, "Sister Fang, don't be like this!
We have such a relationship, why are we still talking about this? Just put your things in place first, I'll go call Lao Huang and Zhang Fenghuang, and we'll have a few drinks together!"
As she said that, she stood up, brushed off the dust on her butt, and walked out of the yard in a hurry.
Old Huang and Zhang Fenghuang are really something. She just went to their two homes and found that they were not at home. She didn't know where they went in such a hot day.
Finally, in front of the convenience store, I saw two old guys, Lao Huang and Zhang Fenghuang, who were sitting in a circle with Aunt Sun and the other old guys, chatting about this and that.
Aunt Sun was holding a handful of melon seeds in her hand, and she was talking about something while eating them and spitting all over the place. Old Huang and Zhang Fenghuang were listening attentively, and would occasionally agree with her.
Aunt Sun was sharp-eyed and spotted Xie Dazui at a glance. She immediately greeted him warmly, "Hey, Xie Dazui!
Come quickly, come quickly, we are just talking about the incident at Old Wang's house in the next village!"
Xie Dazui shook his head like a rattle, staring at Lao Huang and Zhang Fenghuang.
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