In the next few days, the Xu family got up early and went out late at night to set up the stall twice a day. The business of sesame cakes was getting better and better day by day.
Thanks to God, the weather has been mostly sunny in the past few days. Even if it rains, there will be a thunderstorm at one or two o'clock in the afternoon, and then it will clear up again.
Seeing that her daughter’s money box is getting fuller and fuller, Ma Chunfang’s spirit is getting higher and higher.
She would do some calculations every day before going to bed: "...today's gross profit exceeded 40, and the beef biscuits I came up with are selling well. If the total gross profit this month can be 1,200, will my daughter give us 300 each?" ? The salary is three hundred, and the bonus is twenty... I will think about it again, what other fillings can I use to make sesame cakes, and I will try to get a bonus of fifty this month..."
Xu Wuyi fell asleep every day listening to his wife's muttering about settling accounts.
On the last day of June, a family of three was about to go out to sell a stall at their old place. They heard a neighbor say: "Xiao Ma, there is a young man squatting at the gate. He says he is your mother-in-law's brother. Go and have a look."
“Huh? My brother is here?”
Ma Chunfang felt relieved.
In the past few days, she had been concentrating on the sesame seed cake stall. She would go out early and come back late. After going to bed, she would think about how much money she had made today. As she thought about it, she would fall asleep. When the alarm clock rang, she would get up and go to the vegetable market to buy meat and stuffing. I completely forgot about my brother.
It’s over! This is because he was chased by his creditor and had no way to escape, so he hid in his own home.
Ma Jianbing was indeed forced by his creditors to have no place to go, so he came to the city to find his eldest sister.
He came into the city on a gravel truck and arrived before dawn. He was tired and hungry, and he didn’t know which room his eldest sister lived in. He could only squat at the door of the workers’ compound and wait.
“Sister, have you forgotten what you promised me?”
Ma Jianbing was taken home by Ma Chunfang, and he glared resentfully at his eldest sister who had gone back on her word and ruined his plan.
Ma Chunfang felt a little guilty: "We'll talk about this later."
“What are you talking about?”
Xu Yin stood in front of the two of them and took a look at the cheap uncle. He had an unkempt beard and bloodshot eyes. He looked like a gambler who had lost his money.
She nuzzled at Ma Chunfang: "Mom, dad is waiting for you to come out of the stall. You go quickly! I will entertain uncle. Just in time, I originally planned to go back to my grandma's house to pick up my brother in the next two days. Since uncle is here, I will Let him accompany me, and you two can sell sesame seeds in peace."
“No, I just came...”
As soon as Ma Jianbing heard that he was going back to Mushu Town, he immediately wanted to refute that he could not go back and his creditors would not catch him when he returned.
“Come on, uncle, I’ll cook you a bowl of noodles.”
She pulled Ma Jianbing into the house:
“Uncle, do you like sweet or salty food? If you like sweet food, I will cook you a soft-boiled egg, if you like salty food, I will fry you a poached egg…”
Ma Chunfang felt relieved when she saw that her daughter treated her well.
I saw that it was getting late, so I couldn't delay any longer. If I had anything to do, I would talk about it when I got back, so I hurriedly followed Xu's father out of the stall.
“Yin Yin, what are your parents doing?” Ma Jianbing asked puzzledly.
“Didn’t my mother tell you? She and my father have both been laid off. They have to find a way to make a living. They have to go out early in the morning, and when they come back at night, the street lights are on.”
She wasn't lying. She did go out early and come back late, but she could catch up on some sleep and rest for a few hours in between.
Of course Ma Jianbing had heard about being laid off, otherwise he wouldn’t have known that his eldest sister had 20,000 yuan in hand.
I came here just because I wanted 20,000 yuan.
He thought about it, and after getting the money, he and the short-legged Ah Hu from the village would take the train to the south, and then find a way to get to Macau. I heard that Macau is a gambling city and a gambling paradise. If you are lucky, you can make a fortune.
At that time, not only can the gambling debt be paid off, but also a sum of money can be saved to ask for a wife.
"Yinyin, where do your parents work? I..." Facing his niece's clear eyes, Ma Jianbing couldn't tell a lie anymore and said hesitantly, "I, I have something to do with my eldest sister." "Uncle, you eat first. , Let’s talk after eating.”
Ma Jianbing was indeed hungry. He took the poached egg noodle soup brought to him by Xu Yin and ate it with a big gulp.
The last touch after finishing the meal: "Yin Yin,..."
"Uncle, please wait for me." Xu Yin washed the dishes, cleaned the stove, carried a small cloth bag, and locked the doors and windows, "Let's go, uncle."
Ma Jianbing thought she was taking him to find her eldest sister, so he followed her.
“Yinyin, does your parents work far away?”
Why did I take the tram and the Sanbengzi bus again? It wasn't over yet. When I arrived at the bus station, I was urged by my niece to get on a minibus.
This Zhongba looks a bit familiar.
Ma Jianbing asked while looking. Suddenly, he saw a wooden stop sign on the conductor's seat. The destination was written in bright red paint. It was used to attract passengers along the way. The station name on it was too familiar to him - Mushu Town.
…”
Ma Jianbing looked at his niece in disbelief: "Have your parents returned to work in Mushu Town?"
"No." Xu Yin paid the fare, dragged her uncle to the last row, and arranged a window seat for her uncle. She sat next to him, which was like locking him in a corner.
“I’m going back to see my grandma and pick up my brother. Uncle, aren’t you okay? Come with me.”
“…” Ma Jianbing was dumbfounded, “What should I do when I go back? I…”
He has just come from Mushu Town. Wouldn't it be like falling into a trap when he goes back?
It’s strange that Luo Ge and the others would let him go.
"No, no! I can't go back! I have to get off."
However, he couldn't get out at all. His niece was like an iron wall, unable to get out no matter what.
He wanted to roll out of the front seat, but his niece held his shoulders, making him unable to get up even after thinking about it. He watched the car drive out of the passenger terminal and towards Mushu Town...
"Yin Yin, I really have something to talk to your mother about. Please let me out. I have to get off the car." Ma Jianbing was about to cry. He said all kinds of nice things, "Uncle will buy you a nice skirt next time. Oh, you like pants." I can buy you pants, but as long as you let me out now, I can’t go back to Mushu Town..."
Xu Yin gave him a "quiet" look: "Uncle, you are too noisy, be careful of being complained."
…”
"What kind of sitting posture are you doing? Isn't your spine curved? Sit up straighter! You are still my uncle. If you don't sit properly and don't behave properly, how can you set an example for me and my brother?"
Ma Jianbing, a twenty-four-year-old young man, was so stunned by his niece that he blushed and unknowingly actually puffed out his chest and sat up straight.
…”
Don’t ask, just ask in two words: despair.
Arrived at Mushu Town, Xu Yin carried her uncle and got out of the car.
“Let’s go, seize the time to solve your problems first.”
“What else can I do?”
Ma Jianbing was completely desperate. He could never have imagined that the plan he thought was foolproof after thinking about it for three nights would end up being lost in the hands of his niece.
“You owe so much debt, don’t you plan to pay it back?”
“???”(End of this chapter)