As soon as the old lady appeared, she no longer looked as sloppy as before. If one was not familiar with her, they might even suspect that she was the same person as before. It was as if she was a completely different person.
The old lady was mentally ill, but she did not feel pressured. She did not spend her days sighing and sighing. Her mental state was better than that of a normal person. Her face was rosy and radiant, without a single wrinkle.
After the old lady was pressed on the chair by Qu Fu, Qu Yang quickly ran out of the house. A gust of wind blew in front of He Zhou, and he skillfully stabilized the old lady's head with both hands. Qu Fu used an ear cutter to clean the old lady's ears. As he carefully cleaned, he said, "Don't move. It will hurt. Don't blame me if it hurts."
The old lady was obedient and did not move at all.
Qu Yang's father plucked the pork trotters clean.
Qu Yang's father was afraid that he would miss something, so he lifted it over his head and turned it a few times against the light. He was about to wash it with the tap. Before he turned the tap, he heard Qu Fu say, "Can't you use a basin to collect the trotters? It'll be easier to walk with water all over the floor."
Although Qu Yang's father was reluctant, he still brought the basin over and used it to wash.
Under the tap, he collected the water and washed at the same time. Before he finished washing, the tap was turned off. He looked up at his daughter and asked, "What is it now?"
Qu Fu said impatiently, "The price of water has increased. It's three dollars. Don't you feel anything when you pay for it yourself? Why, Boss Qu, are you so rich that you don't care about two or three dollars anymore? "
Qu Yang's father patted his head in annoyance. "If you didn't mention it, I would have forgotten about it."
He turned his head and said to Qu Yang, "Next time you take a shower, you can fill it up from the well. Three dollars is gone just by taking a shower. It's a sin, but you still have to take two showers a day."
Fatty was so anxious that he could not speak. When everyone ignored him, he muttered in a low voice, "Three dollars for one time, six dollars for two times."
He Zhou laughed at the side. "You really use a lot of water to take a shower. You have to save water in the future."
Fatty didn't have mysophobia, but the troubles of fat people were most easily reflected in the summer. When the weather got a little hot, the sweat on his body would drip like beads. The Qu family didn't have an air conditioner. The wind from the electric fan had limited influence on Fatty. The best cooling effect was naturally to take a cold bath.
A normal person would just casually take a bath or wipe their body, but Fatty couldn't treat it like a normal person. When the weather was hot, he wanted nothing more than to jump into a water tank. His fat body didn't have such a wide water tank, so he just poured water on his body.
Sometimes, He Zhou's heart ached for the wasted water.
Fatty nodded. "It's fine. It's going to be cold soon. There's no need to bathe."
He Zhou said, "That's also a waste of fabric. With your physique, if I use one foot of fabric, you'll have to use three feet of fabric."
Fatty said, "I'm afraid of the cold."
Father Qu's voice could be heard from the front room. Not long after, a tall and thin old man walked into the yard from the front room. He greeted He Zhou first, "He Zhou is here."
He Zhou said, "Hello, Sir."
This was Fatty's uncle, who lived nearby. He Zhou often came to the Qu family's house, so he knew almost all of the Qu family's neighbors and relatives.
Uncle Qu turned his head and said to Fatty, "Where's your shovel? Let me use it."
Fatty turned around and went to the corner of the wall to get the shovel and handed it to him.
After he left the yard, Fatty said, "My uncle is rich."
He Zhou smiled and asked, "How is he rich?"
Fatty stuttered and couldn't say a word.
Qu Fu explained, "There's not much money. It's just that the country is taking care of his old age, so he doesn't have to worry about it anymore. Now, as long as it's a veteran who has eaten wheat, carried a gun, or been injured, the government will give them special care and compensation. "
He Zhou said, "That's really not much."
His second grandpa had also eaten wheat and carried a gun, but he only received three to four thousand yuan a year for special care and compensation. During the two years when his second grandpa was sick, it was He Zhou who used his second grandpa's rural cooperative insurance passbook to help him withdraw money.
Qu Fu said, "Uncle is different from others. He received two second-class meritorious deeds and two third-class meritorious deeds during the War of Resistance against the United States and Aid Korea. He also lost one of his ears, so he can be considered a disabled soldier. Before he was discharged from the army, he was a company cadre, so the special care and compensation are definitely higher than the average retired soldier.
He also worked at the railway company, so he has a retirement salary, food allowance, rural insurance, pension, and comprehensive compensation. Just a simple calculation, he gets five or six salaries, so he probably earns about eighty to hundred thousand yuan a year. "
He Zhou said, "That's not a small amount, right?"
Qu Fu said, "It used to be very low, but it has only risen in the past few years. He just had a heart bypass surgery and has a lot of debt, so he doesn't have any money now."
He Zhou asked curiously, "How do you know so clearly?"
It was completely beyond the scope of the 'Five Years of College Entrance Examination 3 Years of Simulation'. It was not something a high school student could know.
Qu Fu rolled his eyes at him and said, "My uncle is a person who loves to show off. He can't wait to tell anyone about this. If I can't remember it the first time, and if I can't remember it the second time, wouldn't I be an idiot?
Do you want tea? I'll make you a cup. "
"That's right." Fatty came to a sudden realization and said, "I'll make tea for you."
"I have teacups in my car." He Zhou stopped Fatty, went outside to open the car door, and found a teacup. He did not have high hopes for the Qu family's tea, so he simply took out the can of tea that he had taken from home.
In the northeast corner of the Qu family's courtyard was a shed made of asbestos tiles. There were gas tanks, a stove, and some pots and pans inside.
He Zhou placed the tea leaves on the table, pinched a handful, and put it in a cup. He asked Fatty to fill the cup, then gave the tea can to Fatty and said with a smile, "You can drink it."
This was the Maojian tea that someone had given to his mother. His mother did not drink much tea, so he and his grandfather had taken most of it.
Now that his grandfather was not in good health, the doctor had asked him to limit his tea intake, so all the good tea at home was given to him.
Every time he returned to school, he would bring a few kilograms of tea with him. He had always been generous, so he was willing to share it with his roommates. His actions had improved the taste of tea in the dormitory by a few notches.
They were no longer satisfied with quenching their thirst and protecting their throats, so they started to have a taste for tea.
No matter where they went to buy tea, they could not find a tea that tasted like He Zhou's.
Fatty happily accepted it. As long as it was He Zhou who gave it to him, he would never reject it.
When he passed by Qu Fu's room, He Zhou glanced inside. Qu Fu was sitting at the table, reading a book while his other hand was scribbling on a piece of paper.
He Zhou leaned against the door frame and knocked on it. When Qu Fu turned around, he asked with a smile, "Are you going to take the college entrance exam next year?"
Qu Fu said, "Of course. Otherwise, why would I be taking extra classes during this season?"
He Zhou asked, "Are you confident?"
Qu Fu said, "Are you kidding me? Why don't you ask me if I'm happy?"
He Zhou teased, "You must be online a lot. You even know some popular slang."
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