Chapter 143 Physically Penniless
"Now that the money is divided, let's pick the items?"
Yan Fugui laughed and was in a good mood.
"Pick, I like that kettle, don't let anyone snatch it from me."
Liu Haizhong pointed and walked towards the stove.
The old lady's house had already been cleaned up by those who came to help, and only small items were left.
However, the items inside the small items also have different values.
Items like kettles and stoves are more valuable than bowls, chopsticks and small stools.
"Let's go out later. If anyone asks us how much money we found in the old lady's house, we'll just say nineteen dollars and eighty cents."
"Remember everything. Don't let anything slip out."
Yi Zhonghai whispered.
"rest assured."
"Make sure there is no mistake."
Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui nodded.
While the three of them were discussing, Jia Zhang had already picked out two pairs of cotton shoes and placed a small stove in front of her.
"Sister-in-law Jia, what do you mean?"
"You can't pick anything up without helping."
Yan Fugui reminded.
He was thinking about the small stove that Jia Zhang had placed in front of him.
A small stove is a good thing.
It will be useful during the winter.
It is especially suitable for Yan Fugui to keep warm at home after fishing, and he had already taken a fancy to it.
"When you're done picking, won't the residents of this house have to come and take the things in this room?"
"I'll pick out the items I need first, and you guys pick yours, don't worry about me."
Jia Zhang waved her hand.
"You think I'm willing to take care of you? I like that stove, don't fight with me for it."
Yan Fugui said unhappily.
"What can you do if you choose one? If you choose one, it's yours, right?"
Jia Zhang stood with her hands on her hips, looking arrogant.
"Forget it. There are plenty of things in the house. There's no point in arguing with old lady Jia."
Liu Haizhong tried to stop the fight.
Yan Fugui was too lazy to argue with Jia Zhang.
He immediately narrowed his eyes, looked sharp, picked out three items in the house, and went out first.
"How much money did you find in the house?"
In order to avoid suspicion, the third aunt did not participate in the inspection of the items Yan Fugui brought out, and asked with concern.
"I found 19.8 yuan, but it's not enough to make up for the money Lao Yi paid."
Yan Fugui said as agreed.
The aunt's face suddenly turned ugly.
Usually, they have to take care of the old lady too much, and now they are losing money on the funeral.
You shouldn’t have distributed the items to other people in the compound.
Soon, Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai also came out.
Only Jia Zhang was left guarding the items she had chosen.
"Mrs. Jia, please come out quickly. What are you doing in there alone?"
An old lady yelled.
"Now it's time for the residents of the compound to choose their own items, right?"
"I, Jia, will take three items first, and you can check them at will."
Jia Zhang went out holding the items she had carefully selected.
Be the first to identify the object you are holding.
She didn't break the rules, she just took the items in advance.
And the items she picked are very practical.
The deaf old lady's cotton shoes can be worn by Banggeng in a few years.
When winter comes, the small stove can be used to keep warm.
They are all useful things.
Several middle-aged women were just about to talk about Jia Zhang.
"I have already made an agreement with the three uncles. Everyone in the compound can go into the old lady's room to take things. Each person can take three items first."
Jia Zhang said quickly.
"Old lady Yijia."
Yi Zhonghai turned his head and said something.
Because of the four people's joint sharing of money, the four of them have become the upper grasshoppers of the same line.
Yi Zhonghai had no way of objecting to Jia Zhang's using the names of the three uncles.
The three middle-aged ladies picked up the items and checked them, then let Jia Zhang go.
Next, the residents of the compound entered the old lady's house one after another.
All the larger items were moved away.
They can only take bowls and chopsticks, cloth shoes, tablecloths, curtains, etc.
Some people even wanted to pry the glass off the old lady's window.
Those pieces of glass were replaced not long ago, they are transparent and shiny, and look very new.
"Hey, the glass can't be moved. If it rains and it's windy, the house will get wet and it will be damaged easily."
An auntie quickly stopped them.
"It's okay, I won't take it. I'll exchange the glass from my house."
The man said with a smile.
Soon, several new panes of glass were removed from the old lady's window.
The man went back with the glass.
When I got it back, a piece of glass was missing.
"When I was removing the glass from my house, I was in too much of a hurry and a piece of it broke."
The man explained and replaced the old glass.
At first, everyone in the compound went into the house to get their belongings, and there was some order.
Later, Jia Zhang took the items home and brought the stick back here.
The two went straight to the old lady's house for dishes and chopsticks.
He ran out with a pile of bowls and chopsticks.
"Mrs. Jia, why are you here again?"
"You alone are not enough, so you brought a stick, right?"
"Don't let the old woman run away, stop her!"
Everyone got angry and started cursing.
Jia Zhang pretended not to hear.
Holding the bowl and chopsticks, he launched a tiger attack.
No one dared to stop him.
I watched Jia Zhang rush out.
With Jia Zhang as an example, everyone followed suit.
Like a swarm of locusts, they looted all the items in the old lady's house.
Even the old lady's worn-out socks were not spared.
A torn sock is also a piece of cloth.
If you don't want to wear it, you can use it as a rag.
In an age of material scarcity, every object has its use.
No one dislikes it.
When Jia Zhang came to the deaf old lady's house for the third time with the stick, she was faced with an empty wall.
A truly penniless family.
"Look, what did I say?"
"It's too late to eat shit while it's still hot."
"These people are so heartless that they leave us nothing."
Jia Zhang walked back with the stick, cursing.
She and everyone in the compound were allocated items, so how did this group of people treat her?
Not only did he show no respect at all, he didn't even leave her a piece of cloth.
They are all beasts!
Bang Geng pursed his lips and did not respond to Jia Zhang's words.
He felt that his family had taken enough.
But he didn't dare to say this.
The old lady's death was a great opportunity for the compound to fill up the household items.
Chen Jianye did not participate in the plundering of the old lady's inheritance.
To him, that thing was not worth a few cents and would only delay his study time.
In the evening, Chen Jianye sat at the door picking vegetables to give his eyes a rest.
"They are all inhumane guys. They took so many things, but no one thought of thanking me or sending anything to my house."
"I am blind."
Jia Zhang sat at the door, chattering incessantly.
Her purpose was clear, to put mental pressure on others.
If they really meet an honest person who has taken three or five items from home, after hearing what she said, he might really send an item to the Jia family.
After all, in Jia Zhang's view, apart from the people who helped, it was all her credit that other residents of the compound were able to enter the house and take their belongings.
It is reasonable that those people should thank her.
There are indeed honest people in the compound.
But honest people are associated with helpfulness, such as Mr. Bai, Lao Ding and others.
They participated in helping to bury the old lady, so it was justified for them to take the objects.
The residents who did not help were unwilling to put in any effort and instead liked to take advantage.
How could they possibly give what they had obtained to Jia Zhang?
So Jia Zhang cursed at the door for more than an hour, but didn't receive a single thing.
In the end, she cursed until her mouth was dry and she felt it was boring.
After Chen Jianye picked the vegetables, he took them back to the house to cook.
Soon, the delicious aroma of meat wafted from the Chen family’s house.
The residents of the compound drooled when they smelled the aroma of Chen's dishes.