176, Life of a Miser

"Xiao Qi, I heard that you went to Shenzhen to be a trader before. You must have made a lot of money this time, right?"

Yan Chu is the seventh among his cousins, so many elders in the family call him Xiao Qi.

In fact, except for Yan Chu's eldest aunt who married to Shenzhen, the relatives here are several layers away from him. For example, the eldest and second cousins ​​in front of him are the daughters-in-law of Yan Chu's father's cousin.

His father has no brothers, and there are only two cousins ​​still alive, that is, Yan Chu's uncle. When Mr. Yan was recruiting workers in the factory a few years ago, he was selected and became the most promising one among all the relatives. Those old relatives in the countryside all flattered him.

Because of this, even though the relationship between relatives is a little distant, they have visited each other a lot in recent years, and this has not changed even after Mr. Yan passed away.

Who made the original body inherit his father's job and replace him as the one who was flattered by all relatives?

The old relatives in the countryside have been accustomed to asking their family for help when they have something to do. Even though they have moved to the city one after another in recent years, this has not changed.

"What are you saying, sister-in-law? Do I have the guts to be a trader?" Yan Chu asked with a puzzled look on his face, and he didn't look like he was lying at all.

The original body's temperament is the kind of dull and honest. In the eyes of outsiders, such people also have the characteristics of being coquettish and content with the status quo.

Seeing her son's performance, the old lady's clenched hands loosened. She was really afraid that her son would be like before, and would give up the good things in his hands after being coaxed a few times.

Obviously, those families have developed better than theirs in recent years, and there is no doubt that they have helped them, but they can't grab their skinny sheep and pull wool hard.

"Everyone says that. Besides, didn't you bring two big bags of things when you came back at midnight yesterday?"

Yan Chu's sister-in-law raised her voice, and her eyes kept glancing at the door that the old lady was blocking.

Who dares to make a fuss about their children being profiteers? If they encounter a red-eye disease and report it to the police station, the whole family will be finished. No one knows that Yan Chu is a profiteer except the old lady, including the children in the family. They only know that their father went to visit their aunt and brought them beautiful clothes when he came back, but they don’t know what their father went to do.

Now no one among the neighbors and relatives can be sure whether Yan Chu really went to Shenzhen to get goods. There is no evidence.

"Sister-in-law, if I became a profiteer, would I buy this cheapest white cotton cloth and let my mother make clothes for the girls?"

Yan Chu raised the white cotton cloth in his hand, and everyone noticed that he was still holding something in his hand.

These days, white is not popular. On the one hand, people think this color is taboo, and on the other hand, white is not resistant to dirt. It looks ugly if it is slightly stained and cannot be washed off.

Now the conditions of every household are not good enough to throw away dirty clothes. Most families pass on the clothes from the older ones to the younger ones, and mend them for three years. This is normal.

Therefore, white cloth is the cheapest at the supply and marketing cooperative. Occasionally, a few pieces of white cloth leaked from the textile factory, which often became unsold inventory, and the price was about three-fifths of the blue cloth or military green cloth of the same quality.

"Besides, when we came back, our train was checked by the police. I had a lot of things with me, so I was picked. If I were a dealer, I would have been in jail by now."

"What, you met the police?"

The neighbor on the other side of the wall who was listening to the noise poked his head out and couldn't help asking. In this way, he also exposed what he had just eavesdropped on, and his expression couldn't help but be a little embarrassed.

Yan Chu found the other party's information from the original body's memory. He remembered that the man of this family was also a dealer outside, but he said to the outside that he went to work as a carpenter with relatives in the province to make money.

I'm afraid that in the eyes of this family, I am now a potential competitor. The fact that he came back in the middle of the night with two big bags of things was probably told by this young wife who had been staring at their family.

"Well, a real dealer was caught. Not only were all his things confiscated, but he will have to spend a year or two in prison."

Yan Chu's words made the young wife's face pale. She didn't care about watching the fun anymore and hurried out. I don't know if she was trying to find a way to contact her man.

"Hehe."

Yan Chu's expression didn't seem to be lying at all. His eldest cousin's face changed and she smiled awkwardly, thinking that this cousin was too timid and destined to never make a fortune in this life.

"What about those two bags of things?"

The second cousin's eyes flashed: "Is it because her cousin is worried about us old relatives and asked you to bring back the local products? Her cousin is too polite. Since we are all here today, Xiaoqi, you should take out all the things, so as not to bother you to go again later."

No matter whether Yan Chu became a dealer or not, the thief never left empty-handed. They never went back empty-handed when they came to Yan Chu's house before, and this trip was no exception.

This is shameless enough.

How many families are well-off these days? Even if Yan Chu's aunt gave him some local products to bring back, they were definitely for his nephew. How could the aunt in Shencheng care about those relatives who had been separated for an unknown distance and had not seen for more than 20 years?

These people dared to say this shamelessly, betting that Yan Chu was as thin-skinned as his father and could not say no.

"My aunt really doesn't care about you. We haven't contacted you in many years. She doesn't even know how many children were born in my cousin's family. I took most of those two big bags of things to Shencheng, but my aunt confiscated them and gave them to her. I brought it back and gave me some seafood to satisfy their craving for Daikin."

Yan Chu refused without hesitation. Such straightforward words made the smiles of several relatives present unbearable.

"It's also my fault that we haven't gotten along in these years. When you go to Shencheng this time, we old relatives should also get some local products for Sangu. I pity your nephews and nieces. We have never tasted seafood until we have grown up. ”

It turned out that this second cousin-in-law was able to bend and stretch, so she immediately put away the smile on her face, showing a sad and sad look.

Yan Chu did not answer her words, but directly changed the topic.

"Second sister-in-law, my second cousin took over my job before. We agreed to give me two hundred yuan. When will I be given the money?"

In his previous life, he made a lot of money as a tramp, so he forgot about the two hundred yuan. His relatives at home also knew that he had made a fortune, and no one cared about his good fortune, including the second-hand man who took his job. My cousin, on the contrary, felt that he had given him the opportunity to make a fortune. Every time he came to knock on his door, it was this family that was the most violent and the one who felt the saddest in his heart.

Before the second sister-in-law could cry and refuse, Yan Chu went on.

"It's okay if I don't give it. I regret it after thinking about it. There are a lot of jobs outside now, but no one has the stability of a state-owned factory. Second sister-in-law, if your family doesn't have money, it doesn't matter. I'll say hello to the factory office and ask for my job back." That’s it, don’t worry, the director of the factory office has some friendship with my dad, so this matter won’t be troublesome at all.”

Yan Chu's words made his second sister-in-law turn around in his mind for several times, and he immediately stood up anxiously: "Xiaoqi, you can't do this. Without this job, you let your nephews and nieces drink the northwest wind." ?”

"Without this job and without getting the two hundred yuan, second sister-in-law, are you going to force our whole family to drink the northwest wind?"

The smile on Yan Chu's face disappeared, and his expression was serious and solemn. This was the first time these relatives saw him with such a straight face and no mercy.

"Two hundred dollars is too much."

The second sister-in-law was hesitating. She obviously came here to take advantage of her, so why did she pay out two hundred yuan?

She was unlucky, and the other sisters-in-law looked happy.

Yan Chu's job is very rare. It's a food factory. The work is easy and not tiring. The salary is relatively high among so many factories, especially in a food factory. Occasionally, you can bring some expired food to your home. That's all good. Even if the pastries have passed their shelf life, the taste will not be affected at all. During holidays, the factory can still distribute items, including rare items such as cans. What a great thing.

At first, many relatives of the Yan family were eyeing this job, but the second family took the lead. The other party was nice. They signed a contract saying that they would subsidize Yan Chu 200 yuan. Everyone knew that the third room of the Yan family was here. There are so many stupid people, and whether Yan Chu will take the last two hundred yuan or not is still a question.

But now that Yan Chu is no longer stupid, everyone can't help but want to snicker.

"Also, sister-in-law, the lobbyist and my dad borrowed 80 yuan to build an old house in the countryside. They have never mentioned repaying the money in these years. I was still making money before, and I am not in a hurry for this money. But now I can't. Now, the six children in the family are just waiting for money, and there is also the sixth sister-in-law. When the sixth brother was in high school, the second cousin had no money, so he cried and begged my father to sponsor the sixth brother for the whole high school. After so many years, now I can’t tell how much I spent on food stamps, but I have a rough idea of ​​how much I spent. Now those food stamps don’t count. The three-year tuition plus living expenses totals one hundred and fifty yuan. Sixth Brother now has After working for so many years, I think I have a lot of money. Please pay back this money at some time..."

Yan Chu called the names of many people in one breath. None of the people present were left behind. Those who were still laughing at Lao Er's family just now stopped laughing. They all had slumped faces, more like Yan Chu I owe them eight million.