Zhao Taohua asked the two elders of the Zhao family to take out the lanterns that were only used during the New Year and hang them on the eaves. Immediately, the small courtyard was lit up, and she could clearly see the faces outside the wall, which looked dark and tired from years of hard work.
In the yard, at the entrance of the Zhao family, two cows sat on the ground, forming a semicircle to protect the ice powder behind them.
The visitor also looked at Erniu and cursed directly: "You Erniu, you usually look like a handsome guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, why did you betray me?"
When Erniu looked closely, he realized it was his old childhood friend, Zhang Dayong.
However, he and Zhang Dayong had different personalities, so they soon became estranged.
"What betrayal? You farm and I pull the cart, when did we become a team? Uncle Zhao's family is too busy, so I just came over to help out. But you guys stayed up in the middle of the night and accused me of betrayal. Are you sleepwalking and having hysterics?"
Erniu asked back.
I have a clear conscience. What's the matter? Is it illegal to do business? It's you guys who stay up late at night and squat at other people's doorsteps who seem to be breaking the law.
Zhao Taohua looked at this scene and roughly understood what was going on.
Zhang Dayong was not a simple man. In his early years, he wanted to get rich and tried business. Unfortunately, he was not good at it. After suffering losses several times in a row, he had no choice but to return to farming.
It's only been a few years since I started living in peace.
Originally, everyone was stable and poor, which was not a big deal. However, he did not expect that the poorest family, the Zhao family, would become rich. This made him envious and jealous, and he could not eat or sleep.
He even hated the heavens and the earth, thinking that God was unfair. He was so smart, capable, and hardworking, but why couldn't he make a fortune? However, a poor family like the Zhao family could do things that he couldn't.
So he was feeling resentful.
Blame God.
Blame the Zhao family.
Just don't blame yourself, because he is so smart and kind, it's just that God is blind.
It must be that when God sent down his destiny, he accidentally sent it to the wrong person, and gave the one that should have been given to him to the Zhao family by mistake, so he hated the Zhao family to death.
Perhaps Zhang Dayong didn't know that under the firelight, his expression was as distorted as it could be, and everything he was thinking was exposed.
At this time, Zhao Dazhu stepped forward and said, "Zhang Dayong, our Zhao family doesn't owe you any money, right? Why are you blocking our door in the middle of the night?"
Zhang Dayong was stunned again.
Yes, the Zhao family didn't have any money for him, and he wasn't even very familiar with the Zhao family because he looked down on them. So when Zhao Dazhu asked him this question, he was speechless.
It was the person behind him who asked, "We just...just came here to ask, is it true that your Zhao family has become rich?"
Zhao Dazhu smiled kindly. It is said that one should not hit a smiling person, so he couldn't be angry.
He said, "So the villagers are concerned about these things. I, Zhao Dazhu, would like to thank you for your concern. My Zhao family has suffered in recent years, and it is thanks to your help. I am really ashamed that you still care about me like this..."
"Who missed you?"
Zhang Dayong said angrily.
Zhao Dazhu glanced at Zhang Dayong again and said, "I'm not talking about you. I'm talking about Brother Gao behind you. That year, I injured my waist while going up the mountain, and it was Brother Gao and Brother Hu next door who carried me back. And Uncle Gu. That year, my family was short of money, and it was Uncle Gu who gave me half a bag of rice bran... Brother Wang, when I went to work in town with Brother Wang before, they didn't accept my younger brother. It was only after Brother Wang talked a lot that they let my younger brother stay and do odd jobs to earn more money..."
Zhao Dazhu mentioned several names in succession, and most of these people were outside the door.
At the beginning, these people were indeed instigated by Zhang Dayong in the village. They felt that the Zhao family was dishonest and that they were making money without caring about their fellow villagers.
But now, hearing that Zhao Dazhu had remembered everything and even said it out loud, he knew that the Zhao family was not ungrateful, and for a moment he felt a little embarrassed.
One of them said, "We're all from the same village, why are you talking about this? That winter, my eldest son went fishing in the river and fell through an ice hole. Luckily, Dazhuzi and Erzhuzi happened to pass by and pulled him out, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to stay."
"That's right. Every year during the busy farming season, the Zhao family members all lend a hand and help out. It's only natural for us to help you out."
Everyone was talking at once, and the cold atmosphere became more lively.
Zhao Erzhu looked at Zhang Dayong and said, "Your Zhang family has never helped us, so naturally we don't miss you."
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