Chapter 33 Chapter 33: Mr. Ming Zhai (2)

Chapter 33: Mr. Ming Zhai (2) His son-in-law's family is not as good as his, so he always feels that the things sent are not valuable, and this kind of family doesn't understand etiquette.But my family is also poor, so when he said in the last sentence: "It's all a loss-making business", I think he meant my family as well.The mother-in-law couldn't answer, she couldn't be scolded by him, so she just picked up a rag to wipe her tears. When Chengde graduated from university, the Shanghai Anti-Japanese War happened to happen.Mr. Mingzhai refused to let him go out to work, so he moved to the countryside to hide here and there. Even Yuantai Bank was closed, because Mr. Mingzhai said that Gouquan died in troubled times. It doesn't matter if it's ten or twenty years old.

Chengde's brother-in-law is also unemployed, and sometimes he asks his sister to borrow money. Mr. Mingzhai always said angrily: "What? Do you know what time it is? This is called precariousness. I can't even save my life! Have the strength to take care of you?" Sometimes his sister happened to be at my house, and the sirens sounded in the sky!Mr. Mingzhai hurriedly pushed their mother and child away, saying: "Go home quickly! Go home quickly! The married daughter who gets out the water will die at your in-laws' house if she dies! Otherwise, if a bomb accidentally If it falls down, even the children will be killed. Don’t your parents-in-law blame me for exterminating his family’s offspring? Go, go!” But the road was not allowed to pass after the emergency siren sounded. I was often stopped by the police to go home. Mr. Ming Zhai didn't know what to do, he just slapped the table and yelled: "I told you to go back, but you want to get it back? What's wrong with me? You must make it difficult for me? What are you talking about? The police will take care of you. These things? They don't eat shit, they must ask people to keep their married daughters at home."

Later, the national army withdrew from Shanghai and Nanjing, and Mr. Mingzhai thought that Shanghai was peaceful again.But there is one thing that hurts him the most, that is, in the past, he bought all the cash in government bonds because he was greedy for high interest, and later he was too busy fleeing to escape to sell the bonds, but now the country has lost the battle, and the bonds have become Not worth the money anymore.His anger was serious, and the ignorant Song Wenqing still said to him: "Boss, I have thought about this a long time ago, and I really want to tell you, just because you have been taking refuge in the countryside all this time, and have no chance to meet and talk. Oh, what a pity, what a pity." Hearing this kind of words, he became even more angry, thinking that I took refuge in the countryside, and it wasn't that I fled to a foreign country. You want to tell me , can't you come to me?Unexpectedly, Song Wenqing, who has been with me for so many years, will be so unfaithful!Your family relies on me to do things for you, so you can support them. Your son’s business is recommended by me. Although I refuse to guarantee it, I never want to guarantee it. It’s not something I feel sorry for you. Now that your son has made some money, it would not be a pity if I close the bank.Although I did not notify you when I took refuge in the countryside this time, it was an emergency. Even husband and wife are like forest birds. When disaster strikes, we have to fly separately, let alone friends.Since you know that the public debt will suffer, you should try to inform me that there are no plane bombs in the country...

After all, Mr. Mingzhai is not to be outdone, although he regretted that he should not have sold the public debt, he waited coldly and said: "Ah, Wen Qing, I am not going to blame you again, you guys are short-sighted after all. Do you think that the great China will come to an end from now on? No, it won’t! Someone has told the commander’s fortune. He was born every day, and he is the fate of the earth. This year coincides with Ding Chou’s fleeting time. When will it get better? At that time, hehe, the old man knows the pines and cypresses in the cold years, and knows the loyal ministers in turmoil. He is afraid that these speculators and those who make money in the country will be beheaded one by one? Even if they don’t beheaded, give They are all dead, and shooting is always inevitable. After people are shot, their property will be confiscated. Only those who are reluctant to throw out the public debt like us are the real patriots. Forget it, maybe I will give you a patriotic plaque.” Song Wenqing heard his words plausibly, and thought that his boss was always very shrewd, and there must be some mysterious reason for hiding the public debt this time, so he also regretted not Leave a little, alas, even if it is a little, you can still talk about patriotism, but now it is too late to regret, so he went home unhappy.

Mr. Ming Zhai looked at his sad look, and although he felt happy for a while, it was not worth the sorrow of the worthless public debt. He wanted to make up for it before it was too late.Considering the result of the number, it was decided that the whole family moved to Shanghai. We first lived on the third floor in Shanghai. Mr. Ming Zhai suffered from asthma, so running up and down the stairs was not surprising, so we moved soon.Later, because the second landlord was too fierce, an electric light at the head of the stairs kept flicking on and off. Chengde and I couldn't bear it, and we had a quarrel with her, so we moved again.After relocating several times in this way, the war became even more unfavorable. The Japanese simply entered the concession, and Mr. Mingzhai became discouraged. Knowing that this patriotic plaque was a pair, he might not be able to get it, so he decided to live in Shanghai for a long time. I built an alley house.After we arranged this simple home, we realized that the money was not enough. Chengde was teaching in a middle school, and his income was only enough for his own pocket expenses. Mr. Mingzhai wanted to start a business again, but he spent most of his time in the past When it comes to finding a house and all the trivial things at home, I don't know that the market situation is very different.In other words, his money is now so small that it is impossible to use it as capital. "It's better to have a lot of money in a family than to make money every day!" He sighed and said.A person must follow the trend and struggle every day to survive. At first, he thought that his financial resources could sit on the table for a decade or two, but unexpectedly, the French currency depreciated every day. Now the party is difficult to maintain even for a few years.At the same time, Song Wenqing's sons were very proud of themselves in Shanghai. He had no face to attract them to invest, and his own capital was not enough, so even though he said every day to do business, the business couldn't be done after all.

Seeing that he really didn't plan anything, people always thought that he had a lot of money, so he ended up enjoying the blessings of being an apartment. He couldn't declare this, and he kept stating it, so he had to listen to others' compliments with tears in his eyes.Sometimes he also tried to complain to people in a joking tone that he couldn’t keep going. If he wanted to start a small business, people would always answer in disbelief: "What joke is your boss talking about? You are golden There is a lot of silver, which can never be used up. Where would you think of doing hard business in this kind of place. Alas, people like us who live every day are called helpless. The Japanese control them fiercely and bring some goods. Every time we come out, we are whipped and kicked! If we have half the value of old man Xiu, we can just sit at home and eat ready-made meals, who is willing to be angry with such devils? Where is the little boss getting rich now?"

Mr. Mingzhai was unwilling to answer that Chengde was teaching.Teaching is the most outdated profession now, and he feels ashamed.Think about how much money does a barber make per month?And they are dignified college graduates ended up like this!He hates his son for not making progress every day. As the saying goes: "Crossing the sea is a fairy", who told you not to cross the sea?Also, a daughter-in-law like me who has studied can only eat ready-made meals at home. It is not as good as other waitresses, but there are small bills and other income, and you can come in with a big stick of cash every day...

His asthma got worse, but he refused to take the medicine in anger, saying that it would be better for him to die.Chengde's attitude also changed. He ran out every day, as if he was doing something. I was pregnant for the third time. Although I didn't know if it was a boy or a girl, the family was gloomy all day long, and it was really scary to live in. "People in Shanghai are always too bad, so it has been chaotic for many years. Next year will be Guiwei, the year after next will be Jiashen, and in the year of Jiashen, no matter what... well, my public debt... will definitely rise, just It's a pity that maybe I don't need it anymore." He hummed Qingqing in his illness and said, "Xiaomei is happy again now, this time it must be a man, the ancients passed it down as 'ancestor, grandson', I have accumulated a lot of virtue in my life , my grandson must be amazing, alas, it's a pity that I can't watch him grow up..."

That's how he died with so much hope.