Make a living

Chapter 48 There Are Fools

Many times, people say that life often tastes ups and downs.But for ordinary people, most of the daily life is actually not so much taste at all.

Migrant workers like Zheng Haichuan use their physical strength and sweat under the scorching sun in exchange for labor wages every day, while medical workers like Qi Yu rely on technology and brainpower to compete with death for time.There are also many children like Zheng Jiahe, who are still at the age of carefree and free play at this time, and do not need to worry about livelihood and chores.

Such days are regular and repeated, seemingly boring, but time is moving forward, and the people and things that everyone experiences are also changing.

The construction site of Zheng Haichuan is gradually poured with cement, and the building takes shape.The patients treated by Qi Yu were discharged from the hospital, and the vacant beds welcomed new residents.Zheng Jiahe's body gradually grew with age, and although the changes in his arms were inconspicuous, they were also stretching in unpredictable directions.

In the blink of an eye, it is autumn.

He obviously only said that he was temporarily living in the village in the city, and Qi Yu didn't know why he hadn't moved after living there for so many months.

He told himself that it was because he could hear the noise from the construction site every day when he came home from get off work, but Qi Yu knew in his heart that it was not just the construction site that kept him here, but someone who worked on the construction site. personal.

During these days, Qi Yu occasionally went to Zheng Haichuan's house for dinner. Of course, they were all kindly invited by Zheng Haichuan, but Qi Yu's refusal became weaker every time.

Zheng Haichuan entertained him for a good reason, to see Xiao Hemiao's condition.

Cannibals have short mouths and short hands.Even if Qi Yu didn't eat so many meals, he was already concerned about Zheng Jiahe's illness.

What's more, Qi Yu can clearly see Zheng Haichuan's hard work to save money for his nephew's surgery, whether it's in his daily dealings or in the live video broadcast.He is so clear that sometimes he wants Zheng Haichuan to stop working so hard—too tired of talking stupidly, and laughing at the camera, but the money he earns in a day is not as good as others charge a day's rent.

When Qi Yu moved to this old building, he didn't bring many things with him. He kept a bank card in the side pocket of the suitcase.

He hasn't touched that card since he graduated, but the card has money that Zheng Haichuan may not be able to earn in his entire life.

Qi Yu sometimes faced Zheng Haichuan's bitter but still smirking face, and wanted to turn out the card and pat him on the face, telling him that he could lend it to him.But Qi Yu never did this.

Because he knew that Zheng Haichuan would not agree.

Qi Yu always felt that he didn't understand people like Zheng Haichuan.

Live so hard, so tired.

And still be so happy all day long.

But now he realizes that it's not that he doesn't understand.

But he didn't want to understand.

Because this kind of person disappeared in his heart a long time ago.

But at the same time, this kind of person is also hidden in the depths of his heart - the most desired existence.

Qi Yu's memories of himself probably started when he was three or four years old.

At that time, their family was still a foreign population who had just lived in Bogong's house.In order to raise their children, a young couple moved from the countryside to a special economic zone full of reform and opening up, and wanted to work hard here.

The uncle of the same clan became the object of their defection. The village where the uncle lived was completely renovated in the past few years. A factory was built not far away, and a small flat building was newly built in the village.Uncle lived alone in a one-floor house, and generously allocated more than half of it to his family of three.

Both young couples entered the factory.The husband has become a workshop worker, and the wife is loading electronic parts on the assembly line. Life is dull and comfortable.

Later, more and more people entered the factory, and more and more people lived in the surrounding areas. Many people in the village began to "plant buildings"—to obtain building materials through various channels, so that the one-story houses could be "planted" Two-story bungalows are "planted" into three-story houses. The higher the "species", the more rented out.

Qi Yu's father, Qi Guangzhi, also followed suit.

With the help of his colleagues and friends, he got a lot of building materials, and with his own hands, he converted Grandpa Qi's small bungalow into a three-story building.The family moved into the third floor, Grandpa Qi lived on the first floor, and the second floor was rented out.

Qi Guangzhi was still kind-hearted at that time, and he worked hard to build a house just to repay Grandpa Qi for taking care of their family.With a little rent, Grandpa Qi doesn't need to go outside to find a job at his age.

People's hearts are fleshy, Grandpa Qi is in Pengcheng alone, and the appearance of Qi Yu's family can be regarded as accompanying him through his lonely old age.So when he died, he gave his house to the couple.

Grandpa Qi is kind-hearted. He thought that this house would allow the young family of three to live better in this city, but he forgot that sometimes people will look different when they have too many things that don’t belong to them. .

To a certain extent, life for Qi Yu's family is getting better and better.The land under his feet was increasing in value every day, so Qi Guangzhi simply quit his job and spent a few more years building the three-story building into seven.

After that, the income of the family increased.

Tenants in the house come and go, but the room is always there, and money is always there.

Qi Guangzhi began to become extravagant.

Started to hang out among friends, bragging, drinking, singing K and playing cards.

But no matter how much money he had, he couldn't afford to spend it blindly. Later, Qi Guangzhi was owed a huge sum of money by immortals, and debt collectors came to his door many times. If Qi Yu's mother, Zhang Wanfeng, hadn't supported him, the family would have been ruined by then.

At that time, Zhang Wanfeng spent all her family money before returning the money, but her health suddenly deteriorated, and she was hospitalized for a long time, but no cause could be found.Qi Guangzhi woke up and found that his wife was sick and his son hated him. The family was about to break up before he finally repented and swore to God that he would never do any more foolish things.

Qi Yu was comforted by his soft-hearted mother, and could only bury this unpleasant experience in his heart, but he no longer regarded Qi Guangzhi as his father.

In those few years, the family was also very hard. The house was rented out, and the living place was reduced by half.After a few years of hard work, the family repaid all the money. Qi Yu also grew up from a teenager in the process, and saw a lot of dirty things in the villages in the city.

Life seems to be heading in the right direction again, but as the land value rises sharply again, the relatives of Qi's family who are out of reach from all walks of life start to come up with the idea of ​​building this self-built building of Qi's family.

People who borrow money, recognize relatives, and seek relationships, people come to the door all day long.

Qi Guangzhi fell into a hole once, and he held the money tightly in his hand.But this does not affect his enjoyment of the pursuit of relatives and friends, so every day when he has nothing to do, he goes around chatting with people in the village, drinking tea and beating farts.

Qi Yu was tired of these things and worried about his mother's illness, so he chose to go abroad for further studies.

Unexpectedly, there was no one to take care of her at home, and Zhang Wanfeng fell ill temporarily, but no one found out for a long time.When Qi Guangzhi returned home, his wife was already in a severe coma, but the ambulance couldn't arrive in time because of the narrow and congested roads in the village. When Qi Yu received the notification, his mother was hopeless.

Qi Yu bought a plane ticket overnight and went home.

After seeing his mother for the last time, he never recognized his nominal father ever since.

Qi Yu met too many people and things that bored him in this urban village.

The rich can spend their money here, while the poor spend their time in the dark corners of the streets and alleys, thinking about how to survive.

There are renters who do not have to worry about food and clothing, young white-collar workers who go in and out of office buildings, girls in hair salons who can "wash their hair" for a few tens of dollars, and people who have to go up to grab paper when they see people throwing trash. The old man in the shell, the little thieves who can take out two mobile phones and three wallets by walking through the crowd casually, and the Sanhe masters who can spend a week in Internet cafes on a daily salary.

When Qi Yu's family was rich, he saw too many people who made money lying down.When the family had no money, I saw too many people who bent down for money and were inhumane.

Numerous crowded peasant houses and dark handshake buildings are densely populated with all kinds of small people.And most of them worry about money every day, and at the same time, they can become demons because of money.

Qi Yu did not deny that there were many normal people in it.In fact, many of the neighbors he knows are gentle and harmless, doing their own work diligently, running around every day, and willing to extend a hand for the neighbors.

But when it comes to monetary interests, the tone of many things changes.Human behavior has also changed.Even Sister Hong, Teacher Lu and the well-off Boss Gui have all been caught in this from the street corner gossip Qi Yu once overheard.

After the person he loved the most left, Qi Yu couldn't feel any more affection for this place.

This place is like a cage, trapping countless people struggling to make a living.

Gray, gloomy, depressing.Narrow and cramped streets, crowded with people, it is difficult for good people to survive here, and only profit-seeking can get out of the net.

Qi Yu originally thought that he would never come back here again.

He no longer believes that someone can straighten his back and shoulder the hardships of life.

I no longer believe that some people will not regard money as life, just to make ends meet, and not ask for anything else.

But after meeting Zheng Haichuan, Qi Yu found out.

There are still fools in this world.

There are fools who don't know how to live or die, and they still grin their teeth against the light in a gloomy world.

And he couldn't resist such a fool at all.