He met the barber, Old Feng, on the riverside, so he said, "Shave me."
"There's no hot water, let's go to your house." Old Feng was one of the Five Guarantees in the village. He often shaved people's heads. He was a bachelor in his fifties, so naturally, he had no children. The so-called Five Guarantees mainly included food, clothing, medical care, and burial.
Li He sat on the slope and said, "No hot water, just push it and shave it smooth."
Old Feng said, "Aren't you afraid of the cold? If it snows in a few days, you'll freeze to death."
"It's okay, push it."
He sat and smoked while Old Feng stood up to cut his hair. He couldn't help but ask a few times, "Really shaved?"
Li He went back and forth a few times to confirm that it was shaved.
A gust of cold wind blew, and he could feel the chill on his scalp.
However, he really liked this feeling of being smart!
After shaving, Li He touched his head. The feeling of scalp burning was quite good, and he was quite satisfied.
Old Feng seemed to dislike Li He for ruining his reputation. He looked a little sad.
When Li He was calculating the money, Old Feng also dug out Li Zhaokun's old debts. Li Zhaokun had shaved and shaved for a few years, but he had never given him a large sum.
Li He smiled awkwardly. He knew that Li Zhaokun would do such a thing and treat it as something to be proud of. Even if Li Zhaokun had money in his pocket, he would first ask if he could buy something on credit. If he could get it on credit, he would feel proud. How capable was he to owe people money with his own ability?
This kind of thinking was not something that ordinary people could understand.
He gave Old Feng 1 yuan, but he didn't ask Old Feng to look for him. Old Feng still looked for him, "One is one, two is two. You are different from your father. Your father is a person who can squeeze water out of a dead toad."
Old Feng's words made Li He understand that Li Zhaokun would not only owe money to one or two people, so he had to ask Chen Yongqiang. Even if he went to ask Li Long, it would be useless. He wouldn't say anything bad about Li Zhaokun in front of his own son.
At the bottom of the river slope, people would laugh at his big, bright light bulb and even ask, "Are you cold?"
Li He replied, "It's cool."
In private, there were people who said, "This kid studied too much and ended up with such a haircut."
In the local dialect, 'Duo' meant 'stupid'. Most people liked to say 'Duo' or 'Duo'.
Chen Yongqiang was cleaning the pigsty. When he saw Li He, he was stunned by his bald head!
He laughed dryly, took off his dirty clothes, threw away the shovel, and welcomed Li He into the house.
Li He replied, "Can I ask you something?"
"Go ahead."
"Who do you think my father has lost money in the past year?"
Chen Yongqiang didn't expect Li He to ask this question. He stammered, "I don't think so."
Li He panicked, "Why are you wasting time talking to me? You're helping me, okay? I'll pay for whoever's missing money. Otherwise, my brothers will be cursed for no reason. "
Chen Yongqiang laughed, "Then I'll tell you the truth?"
"Of course you'll tell me the truth."
"Let's not talk about what I have. Today, a pig's liver, and tomorrow, a pig's trotters. From Li He, Liu Four, Da Zhuang, and your sister-in-law's maiden family, Duan Houchang, I know all of them. If you don't know, you'll have to ask your father. "Chen Yongqiang thought about the relationship between Li He and his son, so he didn't hide it anymore.
Li He had a headache. He didn't expect that he would even borrow from Duan Mei's maiden family. How embarrassing! And it was Little Li Pei's maternal family!
"Didn't my mother pay you for buying meat from you?"
"I didn't buy it for your family. He usually plays cards with Mouse King and the others, and then we eat and drink together."
Li He said, "Calculate how much it is, I'll pay you."
"No, that's only a few dollars. There's no need for that with our relationship," Chen Yongqiang said politely.
Li He was impatient, "When are you going to be happy? It's not a matter of money now."
"Alright, I'll calculate it for you." Chen Yongqiang took a small notebook and flipped to Li Zhaokun's page. The tip of his pen began to scribble on the paper, and after a while, he reported, "It should be 17.52 cents."
Li He was very helpless. This Li Zhaokun was a big spendthrift!
He could get so much money just by pooling together with others!
Li He counted two ten yuan and handed it over, "Hurry up and give me the change, what are you waiting for?"
He still needed to wipe his own father's butt.
"That's so embarrassing." Chen Yongqiang still gave him the change.
"Don't give him a single cent on credit in the future. Help me talk to the others too."
"Alright," Chen Yongqiang agreed very straightforwardly. They were willing to give Li Zhaokun credit because of Li He.
Li He then went to find Li Hui. Li Hui said, "We're all relatives, it doesn't matter. Since he asked, we can't just refuse."
"Alright, I'll give you the money, just don't borrow it in the future."
Coming out of Li Hui's house, he was angry at Li Zhaokun, but also angry at Li Hui and the others. When his family was so poor, why didn't anyone care about favors? Why didn't they say it didn't matter?
Instead, they were doing favors now?
When they arrived at Liu Four's house, Liu Four was still curious. Didn't they just say goodbye at the river slope? Why were they here again?
Li He saw his wife at the door, so he pulled her out and asked carefully, "How much did he lend you?"
Liu Four shook his head. "Not much, not much. This bit of money is nothing."
"How much is it? I'll return it to you. I know you're being kind, but that's not how you do it. It's not like you don't know his personality."
Li He also knew that Liu Four just felt that he owed Li Zhaokun a favor and wanted to make it up to him. Therefore, he would grant Li Zhaokun's request.
"More than a hundred."
"Why are there so many?" Li He frowned.
"He always says that his luck is bad. He probably lost money."
Li He gave him the money and asked Liu Four about the creditors he knew. Then, he went from house to house.
After a careful calculation, he had already given her 200 yuan!
To him, it was a small amount of money, but in the village, it was a huge sum of money!
When Da Zhuang came that night, Li He asked him directly. Even Li Long was dumbfounded. He asked Da Zhuang, "How could you hide this from me?"
Da Zhuang said embarrassedly, "I didn't have much money, right? I didn't tell you. "
He probably had the same thought as Liu Four: he owed the two brothers a favor and wanted to repay Li Zhaokun.
Li He said unhappily, "Of course. You were too embarrassed to tell us, but the whole village knew about it. We were the only two idiots who didn't know anything."
Da Zhuang blushed and said, "I swear I didn't tell anyone. Your father said it himself."
Li He could guess that Li Zhaokun must have said it himself. He thought that he would be able to borrow money from anyone with his good looks. Li He thought that he would be able to show off his abilities after drinking too much.
"Alright, I'll return the money to you. Don't borrow money anymore." Li He asked Li Long, "Didn't your father-in-law say that our father borrowed money from him?"
Li Long shook his head, "He really didn't say anything about this. I'll ask Mei Zi."
"Don't ask. Go to your father-in-law tomorrow and return the money. Tell him not to borrow money anymore." Li He's mouth was dry from talking for the whole afternoon.
He told Wang Yulan about Li Zhaokun borrowing money. However, he exaggerated the amount. The original 230 yuan became 500 yuan.
Wang Yulan's tears fell on the spot, "What's the point of working so hard?"
She took the long bamboo pole used for herding geese and blocked the door. Li Zhaokun entered the door humming a tune. Wang Yulan took the bamboo pole and threw it at his face, "What did I do with you?"
"Are you crazy?" Li Zhaokun didn't understand what was going on.
"600 yuan!"
"What are you talking about, woman?" Li Zhaokun was hit on the head. He instinctively wanted to run out of the house.
Four was smart enough to lock the door.
Li Zhaokun was about to unlatch the door when the bamboo pole came again. He quickly turned around and ran into the courtyard.
Wang Yulan turned around and followed him into the courtyard. The space was small and the bamboo pole was long. She threw it up in two or three times. "The pigs were raised for nothing again this year. You're committing a sin!"
The more she thought about the pigs, the sadder she felt. The price of a pig was only 60 cents. This was 600 yuan. She didn't even need to use her fingers to calculate!
Li Zhaokun suffered a big loss. He was thrown up and down by the bamboo pole. There were two blood stains on his head. He panicked and grabbed the bamboo pole, "You're asking for it!"
Li He was done watching the fun. He saw Li Zhaokun grabbing the bamboo pole and was about to compete with Wang Yulan. He was afraid that his mother would be at a disadvantage, so he quickly went to stop them. He took the bamboo pole away, "Calm down, calm down."
If they fought with strength, his mother was definitely not a match for Li Zhaokun. If Li Zhaokun wanted to bluff, it would be troublesome.
Li Zhaokun waited for Wang Yulan to finish crying before he stomped his feet and said, "Which son of a b * tch spread the news? I only owe him less than 300 yuan."
Li He coughed, "Then I must have remembered wrongly. I've paid you back. Do you still owe anyone money?"
Li Zhaokun looked at Wang Yulan and said with certainty, "No."
He didn't know why he was afraid of this old woman's unreasonable behavior.
While Li He was washing his feet in the kitchen, Li Zhaokun sneaked in while he was pouring tea. He asked in a low voice, "Did you really pay me back?"
"Yes."
"Shh, lower your voice. Then lend me some more. I still owe him money."
Li He frowned and asked, "How much? Who do you owe? "
Li Zhaokun sighed, "Not much, only 200 yuan. My luck hasn't been good recently. It's mainly because of Mouse Wang."
Li He asked, "Then you lost all your money to him last year?"
"It's not just his money. There are a few other friends." Li Zhaokun then reported the names one by one. He then looked at his son eagerly. He had already said that he would pay back the money at the end of the year.
"Okay, call them over tomorrow. Let's meet at the river slope. I'll give them the money." Li He was familiar with these people. They all had the same name as Li Zhaokun, "Liuzi", "Er Liuzi", "San Liuzi", or "Er Lai Zi". Li Zhaokun was quite pitiful. How could he have friends? If he was sold, he would probably have to help the person pay.
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