Chapter 4 Best Friend

He raised his hand and looked at the electronic watch worth more than ten yuan on his wrist. It was now one o'clock at noon, and it was not lunch time yet. He guessed that waiting here might not be enough to wait until his uncle came back, so he planned to go home for dinner first. In fact,

No, I'll go there again in the afternoon...

Xijiang City is located in the northwest, deep in the hinterland of the Eurasian continent. There is a time difference of about two hours from Beijing time. Therefore, lunch here is usually 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Now he can take a lunch break after going home.

moment.

"Yang Yang..."

When Hu Yang was riding his bicycle and passed by the city government's family courtyard, he heard someone calling him loudly from behind. Several young people like Three Monkeys and others liked to call him "Lao Hu", and his classmates usually called him by his name.

The bicycle stopped with a "quacking" sound, and Populus euphratica fell to the ground with two legs. Looking back, I couldn't help but feel happy.

When he was at the vegetable market before, he had even called his mother someone else's name, but now he actually met Wu Maosheng.

At this time, Wu Maosheng was holding two lunch boxes in his hands and smiling at Populus euphratica.

Hu Yang changed direction and turned back on his bicycle. "What are you doing? I was talking about you to my mother this morning. I don't know what you have been busy with recently..."

Wu Maosheng is of medium height and wears a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose. His facial features are actually very regular, but because he has a casual and decadent air about him, most people can't stand him.

Just like now, he was standing there with slumped shoulders and shaking legs, looking like he needed a beating.

"What can I do? I'm just squatting at home. Yang Yang, have you eaten for lunch? I happened to have a lot of food for lunch, so you can go to my house to eat. At lunch, I'm the only one at home."

The two of them had relatively close contact in the past, but in the past six months, the exchanges have become less frequent. Therefore, Hu Yang did not have anything to be embarrassed about. He said "Okay!" and followed Wu Maosheng into the municipal family home with a pushcart.

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"Uncle Wu won't you go home for lunch?"

After entering the house, I changed my slippers first. Wu Maosheng's home looked not only beautiful but also very clean. Hu Yang sat at the dining table with Wu Maosheng and asked casually.

"My dad went to investigate the deep sea and said he would be back tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

Wu Maosheng responded while opening the lunch boxes. One lunch box contained a full lunch box of rice, and the other lunch box contained braised pork ribs.

Hu Yang helped bring the bowls and chopsticks, and then the two of them started to eat hungrily.

After eating, Hu Yang took the initiative to clear the table. He wanted to help wash the lunch boxes, but Wu Maosheng refused and said that it had been a long time since we last saw each other and that we should chat more.

"You're so full! Why do you eat so much when you're eating alone?"

Hu Yang asked casually, but in his heart he was wondering whether he should mention the subscription lottery table to Wu Maosheng.

"The government canteen always gives you a lot of money for meals. Anyway, I only spent the price of one serving."

Wu Maosheng disagreed. The chef who prepared the food knew him, right?

Hu Yang nodded with a smile and said: "By the way, do you know about the Xijiang Hongyuan subscription lottery list? A boss came to our Sandaowan to hire people to queue up, and said he would give us 30 yuan a day just to buy this

Stuff. However, I don’t want to stand in line for others, I want to buy some myself.”

Wu Maosheng was stunned. Last night, he heard his mother calling someone on the phone to explain what a subscription lottery form was. Later he asked, and his mother said that there must be risks in that thing, but it was the first time that Xijiang Province had publicly issued a social

Public stocks need to have a demonstration effect. If you buy the subscription lottery form, you should be able to make some profit.

The premise is that you can afford it.

"Hey, Yang Yang, I didn't see it, but you are quite adventurous. My mother also said that I could buy some to try, but when I heard that there would be a queue, I gave up..."

Wu Maosheng is actually a very smart person, but he is too lazy to study, make friends, or even make money.

This is also the reason why he has always had a good relationship with Hu Yang over the years, because this guy has almost no other friends.

"I definitely want to buy it. I am looking for ways to raise money today. What about you? Do you want to buy it? I will bring you a few..."

In his memory, Wu Maosheng and his parents have always been very kind to Populus euphratica. And every time someone needs to take the blame, he and Wu Maosheng are always the first to think of each other.

However, he can't say too much about the lottery table, otherwise it will be difficult to explain in the future. Anyway, the opportunity has been given, and it depends on Wu Maosheng himself whether he is willing to take it or not.

"Well, I can give it a try. By the way, didn't you say you can hire someone to queue up? You can also hire someone then... Yang Yang, sit down for a while, and I'll call my mother.

A phone call."

Wu Maosheng had a telephone at home, which made Hu Yang envious.

In these days, in addition to the telephones installed by the government, if a private person goes to the telecommunications office to install the telephone, it is very expensive. A telephone costs 5,000 yuan, and you have to wait a long time for installation.

After more than ten minutes, Wu Maosheng came out of the back room and said, "It's done! My mother promised to give us a thousand yuan and let us queue up by ourselves. She couldn't rely on the relationship to buy it from inside. In this way, you can try to find a few more

I'll line up personally, and I'll pay for it. Also, my mom said, don't you also want to buy a subscription lottery form? She can lend you a thousand yuan, and you can pay it back when you have money."

The subscription lottery list for the initial public offering of public shares is strictly controlled from top to bottom, and it is not easy to find people to rely on.

But Wu Maosheng was afraid of trouble when waiting in line. His mother came up with such an idea as he said he knew his son better than his mother.

Hu Yang smiled and nodded without being pretentious. "Then you have to thank Auntie for me. I'm really short of money."

Wu Maosheng's parents are well aware of the situation in Hu Yang's family. However, they both like Hu Yang. Although his academic performance is not top-notch, he has a good character. Most importantly, Wu Maosheng is almost the only one in Wu Maosheng's circle.

friend.

Later, Hu Yang and Wu Maosheng made an appointment to pick up the money in the evening, and then rode back home.

"Yang Yang, where have you been? You're not back for lunch either."

The door to the yard was ajar. Hu Yang pushed the door open and went in. As soon as he parked his bicycle, he saw his father Hu Zhiguang walking out of the house.

Hu Zhiguang is tall, at least 1.80 meters tall, but his speech is tepid. There is always someone left at the vegetable stall for lunch, and usually he comes home to cook.

"Dad... I went to look for my uncle at noon but didn't find him. On the way back, I met Wu Maosheng and I had dinner at his house."

After returning for a long time, Hu Yang was able to control his emotions very well. Even when he saw his father, he could not show his emotions.

"Oh, you'll be fine after you've eaten. A few days ago, your brother-in-law filed a report asking for suspension of work without pay. I guess this was approved by the work unit, right? He bought a new BB player, and you can't find anyone else to page him.

Yeah. I'll go find his number for you."
Chapter completed!