Chapter 97: Penniless
"Brother Xiang, the land of Zhang Yun's house is going to be demolished soon, so everyone is busy decorating it and looking for more money."
Lu Xiaoqian said and rolled his eyes at me, with an expression that said you don't even understand this.
"oh."
Only then did I understand and nodded thoughtfully.
At this time, Zhang Yun stopped in front of a house in front of him. It was a little dilapidated bungalow that seemed to be many years old.
I followed Zhang Yun, parked Lu Xiaoqian's car next to Zhang Yun's car, and followed the two of them into Zhang Yun's house.
"Zhang Yun, are you the only one living in your home?"
Zhang Yun's house has two large rooms. Except for two big red cabinets and some daily necessities, there is nothing else. Lu Xiaoqian and I sat on the kang together. After looking around, we didn't see anyone else at home. I couldn't help but be curious.
asked.
"My parents went out to work and haven't come back yet. They probably won't come back until later."
Zhang Yun poured water for me and Lu Xiaoqian as he spoke. Fortunately, I wasn't very thirsty, but Lu Xiaoqian was like a refugee who had just returned from Africa. He drank seven or eight glasses of water in one go before he stopped.
I looked at Zhang Yun again and saw that he was also drinking several glasses of water. He looked very thirsty.
I looked at Zhang Yun and Lu Xiaoqian curiously, looking them up and down. They were both covered in dirt, with mud on their feet, and a lot of dust on their hair and face. They were not at all like the clean and tidy people they usually look like in bars.
"Now can you tell me what you two did?"
I looked back and forth between the two of them with a suspicious look on my face.
After Lu Xiaoqian drank enough, he just lay on the kang with his head up, unwilling to even move. Seeing Lu Xiaoqian like this, I no longer expected anything from him, so I had to look at Zhang Yun.
"It's like this. Isn't the bar still being renovated? Lu Xiaoqian and I didn't have much to do, so we discussed and found a job at the construction site. The salary is good but a bit tiring, but it's still bearable. It's a good job.
It’s over.”
Zhang Yun answered me while drinking water.
The two of them went out to find work, which didn't surprise me at all, but when I saw the two of them looking exhausted, I didn't understand. What kind of work was this that could actually make two big men happy?
Now he looks like this ghost.
"You two must have gone to steal coal, look at you two now."
I thought about how many people used to go to the coal fields to steal coal and sell it for money. Coupled with the way they were dressed, it was hard for me not to think about that.
Zhang Yun shook his head at me: "Stealing coal is a technical job, and the two of us can't do it. What we do is work on the construction site, which is the kind of groceries and moving things. Ten hours a day costs 80 yuan."
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As soon as Zhang Yun finished speaking, Lu Xiaoqian struggled to raise his head and reached out to pat my thigh: "Brother Xiang, let me tell you, this is really not a job for humans. After this month, I will never do it again."
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Seeing Lu Xiaoqian's nose bursting with tears, I couldn't help but joked: "Lu Xiaoqian, didn't you say you wanted to go out for fun? You have several plans."
"Oh, brother Xiang, please don't mention that."
I glanced at Zhang Yun, who was trying his best not to laugh, and looked at Lu Xiaoqian who was crying with confusion. It seemed that a lot of things had happened these days that I didn't know about.
I saw Lu Xiaoqian crying and complaining to me. After listening for a long time, I figured out the whole story.
It turns out that Lu Xiaoqian really made a travel plan and really went out for fun. Lu Xiaoqian, Zhang Yun, He Dan, and three girls went together. The place was not far away, it was a city next door, and there were all high-rise buildings there.
There were cars coming and going, and a few people fell in love with it as soon as they arrived. They started to play around and go shopping like crazy. They bought everything they liked and never left. In this way, they were soon penniless. Fortunately, they were penniless at that time.
Zhang Yun was cautious and secretly left some money, otherwise they would not even have the money to travel back.
After listening to this, I couldn't help but laugh. Thinking of the embarrassment of a few of them being penniless in another city, I couldn't help but want to laugh.
Under Lu Xiaoqian's glare, I stopped smiling and coughed a few times.
Lu Xiaoqian rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Brother Xiang, you still have the nerve to laugh now. At that time, we had no choice but to ask you for help. But in the end, you just didn't answer our call. Brother Xiang, you are too unreasonable.
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"Did you call me?"
"Brother Xiang, stop pretending."
"No, I really didn't receive it."
I looked at Lu Xiaoqian, who still looked unbelieving, and raised my fist, ready to knock Lu Xiaoqian down at any time.
Lu Xiaoqian saw that I didn't seem to be lying, and he also muttered. After a few seconds, he seemed to remember something and asked me: "Brother Xiang, could you be in the station when I called you?"
, so you didn’t receive it?”
I thought about it, and matched the time with them, and it was just right. I was still in the bureau at that time. When I mentioned the matter of joining the bureau, Lu Xiaoqian and Zhang Yun quickly asked me what was going on.
In fact, it was originally a very small matter, but that Wang Chao made it out of a molehill. I feel embarrassed for him even now that I am talking about it.
When Lu Xiaoqian and Zhang Yun heard that I asked Wang Chao to reveal his red underwear in front of many high-class people, they burst into laughter and kept praising me for being so shameful.
Sitting with the two of them chatting, it soon became dark, and Zhang Yun's parents came back from working outside.
Zhang Yun's parents are both in their forties, and they look like honest people at first glance. They are very kind to me and Lu Xiaoqian, and they are also very polite in their words. This actually makes Lu Xiaoqian and I feel embarrassed. Seeing that it is getting dark,
The two of us hurriedly said goodbye to Zhang Yun and Zhang Yun's parents, but Zhang Yun's family refused to let us go and insisted on keeping us at his house for dinner.
Seeing that Ao Bu and his family were alone, Lu Xiaoqian and I looked at each other and finally had no choice but to stay for dinner.
Zhang Yun's father is a bricklayer, and he has been renovating other people's houses recently. Zhang Yun's mother also went to do some work, hoping to make more money while taking advantage of the recent abundance of work.
When I heard they said that they were going to relocate and build buildings here, I thought of what Brother Sharp said and asked Zhang Yun's father: "Uncle, I want to ask you something."
"Why is this kid so polite? If you have any questions, just ask."
Zhang Yun's father said with a smile while rolling a cigarette.
I smiled shyly, stopped being polite, and asked directly: "Uncle, I heard that this place is going to be demolished recently, is that right?"
Chapter completed!