Chapter 590: Paying back the food debt and making a big bet

Chapter 590: Paying back the food debt and making a big bet

Chapter 590: Paying back the food debt and making a big bet
The autumn harvest is over, and it is time to store the grain.

Early in the morning, everyone happily took their grain books and money and went to the grain station to queue up to buy grain.

"The autumn harvest has begun in the past few days, so we should be able to eat new grain. I wonder what this year's new grain will be like?"

"Of course it's just been unearthed, so it must taste authentic. The flavor is so fresh, how do you say it, the fragrance lingers on your lips and teeth, that's right."

"That's right. I can't bear to eat it. I always mix new and old grains together so that they can last longer."

Everyone was chatting while queuing, but the opposite happened.

"What did you say? No new grain? How is that possible? We just harvested the autumn crops a few days ago. How is it possible that there is no new grain?"

"I don't believe it, you take it out for me!"

A man was loudly questioning the salesperson at the grain station.

Seeing his attitude, he will not give up unless he is given new food.

But the salesperson is no pushover either.

The salesperson also complained bitterly: "No, no, there is no!"

"What are you thinking? You're eating new food. The old food hasn't even been eaten yet. Why are you eating new food?"

"Even if there is new food, I am not willing to give it to you if you are like this!"

"you you."

The salesperson yelled, "What do you mean by 'you'? It's just the old grain. Take it or leave it if you want. But don't get out of here and don't delay other people from buying grain!"

He shouted, "Hey! What's your attitude? I'm going to find your webmaster! I'm going to file a complaint against you!"

"Go, go, go! Go find it yourself! I won't serve you anymore, next one!"

The salesperson simply threw the other person's grain bag aside.

He refused to give up his seat and accused the salesperson, shouting, "What kind of attitude is this? Is there anyone who cares?"

The people at the grain station just glanced at them indifferently and were too lazy to bother weighing grain for the people in line.

No one spoke up to help him, leaving him standing there awkwardly for a moment.

"Webmaster, where is the webmaster?" He looked for someone in frustration, but no one paid any attention to him.

As for the webmaster, how could he be allowed to come out for such a small matter?

What time is it now?
Now is the time when big stores bully their customers. Everyone needs food, and sooner or later someone will say something about him because of his influence.

Sure enough, the next moment someone said something to him.

"Comrade, are you going to buy food or not? If not, get out of the way. We still need to buy food."

"Yes, it's waiting to be cooked at home. If you want it or not, don't waste everyone's time."

As everyone talked about this, his face suddenly turned red, like the color of liver.

"Why are you rushing me? Did I say I don't want food?" he immediately shouted back.

"It's old grain, weigh it for me!" He immediately grabbed his bag and threw it directly at the salesperson.

"Hmph! You're still a little naive to play with me!" The salesperson pretended to be lecturing the other party.

He was so angry that he dared not say anything, for fear that the other party would not give him permission.

There is a food shortage now, and the salespeople are just looking down on others.

If the grain station didn't have a rule that required people to weigh their food, she would definitely not have weighed it.

"Okay, pay the money!" He threw the grain bag back casually.

He could only swallow his anger, take the bag back and pay.

The salesperson took out a bag of new grain from under the counter and said, "Come on, the new grain has arrived. I'll weigh some for everyone."

"Thank you, comrade!"

"There's new food to eat!"

Seeing others having new food to eat, even though it was not much better than his old food, he instantly became furious.

"Hmph! You're still a little naive to play with me." The salesperson deliberately raised her eyebrow and looked at him with disdain.

"you you you!!!"

"Come on, come on, next one!"

"I'm so angry! I'm so angry!" He was helpless and went home cursing all the way.

Seeing how aggressive he was, his family members were unwilling to touch him at this time, for fear that he would vent his anger on them.

People in the yard went home one after another with food.

Looking at some of the new food in the bag, I feel pretty good.

Although it is not new food, being able to get food is more important than new or old food.

"Now I can finally have a full meal."

"Yes, National Day is coming in a few days. If we can get some pork, we will definitely have a big meal to reward our stomach."

"Yes, yes. My family has been living frugally this month just so that we can have a good meal on National Day."

"Me too. It would be nice if we could have more food so we can eat our fill."

When this was said, someone suddenly slapped his thigh.

"We almost missed the opportunity. Didn't the Jia family ask us to borrow food in the middle of the month? We can just get the food back."

"By the way, it's better to return double the food. We will definitely have enough to eat."

"Yes, I would have forgotten about it if you hadn't told me. I'll go home and see if the IOU is still there."

In an instant, everyone ran back home, saw that the Jia family's IOU was intact, and immediately took the IOU to collect the debt.

Everyone gathered in the central courtyard and discussed with each other how much grain to lend to the Jia family.

"Oh, what a pity. If I had known, I would have borrowed only three or five kilograms. I have to pay it back double in ten days. This business is so profitable. Why didn't I think of borrowing more?"

As he said this, he hit his head hard, regretting the immature decision he made.

"Yes, I only borrowed 1 kilogram of food at the beginning, and with the money I returned, it's only 2 kilograms. This is only enough for 2 days of food, and it may not even be enough."

"If I had known that National Day was next month, I would have borrowed more. Maybe I could have eaten well during the National Day."

Everyone only regretted that they had borrowed too little in the first place.

"You guys are still good. I only borrowed half a pound and only got back one pound. It's not useful at all."

"What was I thinking at the time? Was my brain broken? I made such a stupid decision. I really can't understand it."

When everyone heard that there was someone worse off than themselves, they couldn't help but smile.

As long as there is someone who is worse off than themselves, everyone will quickly adjust their mood.

"I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to ask the Jia family for food. I can't wait any longer."

As he spoke, someone ran straight to the door of Jia's house.

"Oh, don't worry. Jia Dongxu hasn't come back yet. What's the point of looking for the Jia family? The Jia family has no food."

"What should I do? I can't just not do it."

"Are you stupid? Did I say no? I saw Jia Dongxu when I went there. When he comes back with the food, we can go find him and get the food."

"I just don't believe it. He has brought back all the food. We are all here. How can he not give it to us?"

"that's right."

Everyone nodded and waited for Jia Dongxu to come back in the middle courtyard.

Jia family.

Qin Huairu looked at everyone gathered together, and when she saw the IOU in their hands she knew what was going on.

"Dongxu, Dongxu, you can't bring back any food." Qin Huairu said anxiously.

"No, we have to find a way to remind Dongxu, Banggeng, and Xiaodang!"

Qin Huairu called out to the two of them in a low voice, but there was no sign of them.

"Really? Why aren't you here at this time?"

Qin Huairu wandered around the room anxiously. She really wanted to go out and remind Jia Dongxu, but she knew that once she went out, everyone would follow her.

The Jia family only has a food ration for Jia Dongxu, which is less than 30 kilograms of food. If they repay it by doubling the amount, the Jia family will have to repay about 60 kilograms.

Even if he handed over all his food, it would not be enough for everyone to share.

Qin Huairu was wandering around the house anxiously, but Jia Dongxu was happily carrying food back.

Looking at the food, he said, "Although there isn't much food, it's enough to last for a few days. I'll buy some when the black market opens."

"This time, I will buy a few hundred kilograms even if I have to spend all my money."

Jia Dongxu’s confidence is also the result of his hard work during this period.

By reselling scrap steel and workpiece raw materials, he earned a few dozen yuan in ten days, plus the 38 yuan salary he had just received.

There is also a little savings at home, nearly a hundred yuan.

Life suddenly became hopeful.

But soon, Jia Dongxu couldn't laugh anymore.

Looking at everyone gathered together, one after another at the door of Jia's house.

"Jia Dongxu, you are finally back. We are waiting for you."

"Jia Dongxu, why does your family only have so little food? It's not much, you wouldn't sell it?" Everyone looked at the bag of grain in Jia Dongxu's hand. The food was too little.

It was less than theirs, it looked like only about 30 kilograms, and most of the food people took home was about 100 kilograms.

Jia Dongxu forced a wry smile and said, "I am the only one in my family who eats commercial grain, and that's all I have."

Qin Huairu has a rural household registration, and her two children also follow her rural household registration, so naturally there is no quota.

"No, how can this little food be enough for us to share?"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment; this was so different from what they had thought.

"I never noticed that the Jia family had so little food before. How did they survive these past two years? Could they have spent money to buy food?"

"I think that's it, otherwise the whole family will starve to death."

Only then did everyone notice the situation of the Jia family and remember their predicament.

In the past, everyone had stored grain, and no one cared about the Jia family’s situation.

"Who cares? We agreed to return the grain today. What happens to the Jia family is none of our business."

"That's right. If the Jia family doesn't return it today, maybe they won't return it when we ask them again next time."

"Yeah, we all know what the Jia family is like. If we don't return today, we might be gone."

Some residents who couldn't bear the situation immediately gave up their unrealistic sympathy after hearing this.

It's not their fault that the Jia family is in this state now, so why should they worry about it?

Jia Dongxu saw everyone looking at him, feeling that the atmosphere had changed, and swallowed nervously.

squeak~
"Dongxu, you're back. You must be tired. Come home and sit down for a while."

Seeing that the situation was not good, Qin Huairu immediately ran out and took Jia Dongxu back home.

"stop!"

Qin Huairu ignored him and pulled Jia Dongxu home.

But someone stopped them at the door of Jia's house and prevented them from going home.

"Uncle, what are you doing?"

Yan Bugui smiled and took out the IOU: "Xiao Qin, we are not here for anything else but this IOU."

"Your Jia family promised at the beginning that you must return the grain when the time comes to distribute it."

Everyone echoed: "That's right, you two won't go back on your word, right?"

"You guys begged for money and even had an old man as guarantor before we borrowed the money. Now you want to turn against us, right?"

Qin Huairu smiled bitterly and said, "How could that be possible? You guys are willing to lend me food to help my Jia family get through these days. I can't thank you enough. How could I turn my back on you?"

Hearing this, everyone nodded.

But then he changed the subject: "It's just that, as you can see, my family only has this little food, and it's not enough for everyone to share."

"If everyone shares it, I, Jia Dongxu, won't be able to do anything. Without food, our family will starve to death. I think everyone will not be able to bear this."

Qin Huairu's words sounded just as expected, and coupled with her sad and tearful look, everyone couldn't help but feel pity for her.

But there are some people in the crowd whose hearts are as solid as a rock.

Yan Bugui said, "Xiao Qin, although we sympathize with your Jia family, as the saying goes, a man without integrity cannot stand. We lent it because we agreed to it in the beginning."

"What do you say now have to do with us? We didn't cause the Jia family's troubles. We still have to return the grain."

Everyone looked at Yan Bugui, who was as hard as stone. They didn't expect him to be so cruel.

Everyone looked at each other and thought to themselves, "As expected of a teacher, he is really cruel. We must not offend him."

Qin Huairu cried, "I know, but our family is really in trouble. It's not that I intentionally owe you money. Even if I take out all the food in my house, it won't be enough to pay you back."

"Please give us a few more days. By the way, my mother is in the countryside. Dongxu and I plan to bring her back in a few days."

"My mother must have food. She will return the food to you in due time. Please give us more time to borrow it for a few days."

As she spoke, Qin Huairu covered her belly and bowed deeply. Jia Dongxu, who was standing beside her, was still stunned, but when Qin Huairu twisted the tender flesh on his waist, he immediately bent down and bowed.

Her attitude made everyone very satisfied and it was difficult to blame her anymore.

Once again, they looked at each other and decided to just wait a few days.

But who is Yan Bugui? He used to be a small landlord, so how could he back down because of such a little trick?

Yan Bugui said calmly: "That won't work. What was agreed upon is what was agreed upon. But there is still room for maneuver."

After a pause, Yan Bugui calculated with his hands and muttered to himself.

"If I'm not mistaken, you probably haven't eaten all the food we borrowed from you. You can probably eat it for another four or five days, which is just the right time to bring Jia Zhang back home."

"This way, you don't have to borrow food from us. And the food in your hands, Jia Dongxu, is just enough to pay back some of it to everyone."

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up. This was indeed a good idea.

Looking at Yan Bugui, I couldn't help but admire him. This is the teacher. So awesome!
Qin Huairu was choked. She was just lying to everyone. It was not certain whether Jia Zhang had any food. If she really returned the food, there would not be much food at home.

Qin Huairu immediately explained: "Uncle, you are really good at calculating, but unfortunately you made a mistake. We have eaten up all the food we borrowed. Now our family depends on Dongxu's food."

"If we pay everyone back, we will really be out of food, and then we will have to borrow food from everyone. That's so troublesome."

"Besides, this is not enough to repay everyone, please be kind, uncle."

Qin Huairu appealed to their emotions and explained things to them with reason.

Yan Bugui smiled and said, "What's the trouble? Just pay back the grain you borrowed from us first, and keep the money you owe us first."

"As for not having food, it's a small matter. At worst, we can just borrow it. I think everyone will be happy to lend it to us."

"Everyone agrees, right?"

Yan Bugui asked back a question, and everyone listened and thought carefully, and immediately understood what Yan Bugui meant.

He is planning to make some more money, and everyone thought the amount he borrowed before was too little.

After what Yan Bugui did, if the Jia family dared to borrow money, they would have to pay more next time.

Everyone saw that there was no chance and immediately made up for their previous regrets.

"If you don't say anything else, I'll lend you five pounds first."

"I'll borrow three pounds!"

Someone immediately shouted to lend the grain. For the sake of greater benefits, everyone turned a blind eye to the fact that the Jia family did not return the grain.

It’s a pity that Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu immediately realized Yan Bugui’s little plan.

"This, this, this"

Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu looked at each other, at a loss for words. This time they had no idea what to do.
If they really dare to borrow like this, they will have to bear the debt of repaying grain for the next year, two, three, or even five years.

The whole family has to live frugally every day to be able to pay off the debt. How long will it take to pay it back?

If the famine lasted for more than ten years, their family would either be paying off debts or on their way to paying off debts.

Banggeng and Xiaodang are burdened with more than ten years of debt at such a young age. How cool it is.

"Yan Bugui is too unreasonable. How can such a person be a teacher?"

Yi Zhonghai was watching the situation in the Intermediate Court at home and was furious at Yan Bugui's little plan.

If Yan Bugui's plan really succeeds, this courtyard will be destroyed.

Banggeng is his godson, how could he allow himself to be bullied by outsiders like this?

He immediately pushed the door open and walked out.

"What's going on? What a noise!"

"Uncle!" Qin Huairu looked at Yi Zhonghai who stood up with shining eyes, and immediately ran over to explain to him.

After listening, Yi Zhonghai nodded and looked at Yan Bugui: "Uncle, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you are a teacher, how could you come up with such a bad idea?"

"If the school knew about your evil idea, how would the teachers and students view you? Would they say you are a hypocritical teacher? You say one thing in front of others and another behind their backs."

Yan Bugui understood the hidden meaning in Yi Zhonghai's words and knew that this was impossible.

Once he tells the school, it will be difficult for him to be a teacher.

Although his approach was indeed unkind, it was indeed in line with the rules.

"Yes, yes, what the uncle said is true. We are all neighbors. How can we be so fussy about one or two days?"

Everyone looked at Yan Bugui in disbelief as he changed his words.

Even he changed his mind, and there was nothing anyone could do.

"Everyone, please give me some face. When Jia Zhang is brought back, I will make the Jia family pay back the money. If the Jia family doesn't pay, I will pay it back."

Since Yi Zhonghai has spoken, everyone has to give him face.

"Okay, since the master has spoken, I'll give him a few more days."

Everyone returned home disappointed.

Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu expressed their gratitude repeatedly.

Yi Zhonghai said with a hint of meaning: "I can't help you much either. You should work harder and find a way to gather all the food."

"If you can't get enough food, then get enough money."

After saying that, Yi Zhonghai turned and left.

Jia Dongxu was left alone, thinking about something.

(End of this chapter)