90s Little Struggle

Chapter 44 Borrowing Money
The next morning, the Xiao sisters borrowed two bicycles, and the whole family went to town.

Zhao Laosi and Wu Julan were still selling braised pork heads and trotters, and the Xiao sisters took Yanyan to the high school.

The high school has a history of more than ten years, and the playground outside the iron gate is about two acres, which is now covered with weeds.

There are also five concrete ping-pong tables on the side.

The exteriors of the three two-story buildings were plastered with cement, and now there are moss and cracks on the exterior.

Two of them are teaching buildings, and the other is the teacher's dormitory.

The dormitories of the students are all in a bungalow next to the gate.

With the gate as the boundary, the men's dormitory is on the left, and the women's dormitory is on the right.

It's still summer vacation, and the rusty door is closed.

"The fence here is low, and some male students can sneak out to play with stools." Xiao Fang is very familiar with this place: "There are also students who are local commuters, and they eat three meals a day at home. The door will open, and our shop can’t open too far, so there will definitely be business.”

Xiao Hong walked around and understood the terrain here: "There are private houses on the left, let's look for them on the right."

The houses on the right are all newly built one-story, two-story red brick buildings.

But they are all facing the road, with their backs facing the school.

Generally, shops are opened in the front, and some goods are piled up in the back, or people live there.

When they looked for it, they found that Yan Hong and Xu Xinning were also talking to someone in front of a store with red paper on it.

It is already hard to find street houses in Houzhai Town, so these building material stores can only be opened on the side of the main road.

Now there are more than 20 stores on both sides, most of which are cement, building materials, tables and chairs.

"You are here." Xu Xinning greeted them with a smile: "We walked around, and there is only this store near the high school."

After finishing speaking, he pointed to the opposite side: "There are two other stores for sale over there, but they are a little far away."

Of course Xiao Fang and the others only considered the one close to the school.

When you enter, there are two open storefronts, and there are some small tables and chairs piled up inside.

If only the three sisters came, the boss would definitely not be so enthusiastic.

But first came Yan Hong and the others who were driving a jeep. The boss thought in his heart that there was some improper relationship between them. If young people want to pursue girls, they must be able to spend a lot of money.

He introduced with a smile on his face: "You have also seen that my store originally sold furniture, tables and chairs, and the second floor can still accommodate people. The place is large and the location is good."

"If my brother-in-law hadn't received a project to build a house in the city, I would really be reluctant to sell this store."

Xiao Hong was surprised when he heard his words: "Boss, are you going to sell this?"

"That's right," the boss sighed, "We also have a hand in contracting for my brother-in-law's project. It will cost a lot of money, so we can only sell the house here."

He tried his best to sell: "My house has only been built for less than two years, and the interior decoration is very new. There are squatting pits upstairs and downstairs, and there are bathrooms. Now it only costs 500 yuan, that's true. It’s a good deal, and I’m losing money at this price.”

He was telling half truths.

The house was indeed built last year.

However, for the government's development, the foundation here is not expensive, so he simply wiped it white, and didn't do much decoration upstairs. It really cost about [-] yuan.

It's just that his business is not good. Nowadays, people think that the tables and chairs they buy are expensive, and they would rather invite carpenters home to do them.

Fortunately, my brother-in-law made a lot of money doing projects last year and was willing to let him follow suit, so he decided to sell the house in the town.

The main reason is that I have been to the city and seen the prosperity, but I really don't like the backwardness of the town.

They want to buy commercial housing that my brother-in-law is about to finish.

Unfortunately, it is not easy for him to sell the house here.

In April, he offered 6000 yuan, scaring away all the people who came to ask.

Now he really couldn't wait to make a move, and it was only down to five thousand.

But the two young men thought it was too expensive, so he automatically reduced it to four thousand five thousand.

Shocked by the price, Yanyan opened her eyes wide and blurted out: "It's a lot of money, can't we afford it?"

Xiao Fang asked the boss expectantly: "Uncle, can't you rent this?"

The boss sighed: "All the money in our hands has been used to build houses. Now if we want to buy a house in the city, we can only sell the new house here."

He glanced at the two young men who were silent again, and eagerly boasted: "My place is really good, the price is also affordable, and there are quite a few people who want to buy it. It would be a pity if you missed it."

"Even if you rent a house, it costs 300 yuan a year for such a big place?"

Xiao Hong was indeed moved.

The main reason is that the price is really not expensive. In another ten years, the price here may be more than ten times higher.

It's a pity that the money in my pocket is not enough.

Originally, she thought that her 800 yuan would allow her to live comfortably for a few years.

Now that something happened, I realized that the money was really not enough.

Yan Hong glanced at Xiao Hong's tangled face, leaned close to her and said in a low voice: "If you like it, I can give you three thousand, and Xinning can also make one thousand."

When Xiao Hong heard his words, she was surprised instead of happy, and looked at him probingly: "Aren't you afraid that we won't pay you back?"

She is not really young and naive.

Instead, I feel that there is nothing to be courteous, which makes people flustered.

The 4000 yuan at this time is the wages of workers who have spent nothing for three years.

They lend it to their family so easily?

She couldn't help being envious, why is he so rich?

It's not that she can't take out this sum of money, but it's a pity that she has to exchange the gold bars at home.

No, she still couldn't bear to beat the price of gold that would rise steadily.

"Isn't it because you have saved my life?" Even if Yan Hong was killed, he would not admit that he had any thoughts about her.

He was very calm and composed: "Besides, don't you think we are destined? My name is Yan Hong, and your name is Xiao Hong. How similar are you?"

He even opened his mouth to deliver the money to the door, but she was still not tempted, but she was vigilant, which really surprised him.

But I have to say that she made him happier by doing this.

Xiao Hong looked at him speechlessly: "There are several people named Hong in our village? There are so many similar people, can this also be called fate?"

Looking at him vigilantly again: "Where did you get so much money? It can't be some stolen money, right?"

"You little girl," Yan Hong stretched out his hand and gave her a nod: "My grandparents gave it to me, and my own salary, it's only five or six thousand, can you call it more?"

In fact, he spends money lavishly, and his salary is just enough.

But now he feels that he has to find a way to save more money, otherwise he won't be able to borrow money when he gets a wife in the future, right?
"You are amazing!" Xiao Hong couldn't hide her envy: "You are really rich, and your future wife will be blessed."

(End of this chapter)