The cold wind was strong in the courtyard, and some debris was blown loudly.

The fire in the house was burning brightly, making the whole house warm. Xu Qing stared at Yan Bugui and asked: "Third uncle, who in our hospital gave the money?"

Yan Bugui stretched out his hand to adjust his glasses and stammered: "Si Zhu was the first to give it, the most positive one, and the others are...that one, and that one..."

Xu Qing saw Yan Bugui squirming for a while, but no one else's name was said except Silly Zhu.

I knew in my heart that few people in the courtyard would be like Shazhu, because since ancient times, we have always helped the urgent but not the poor!

It’s not that the Jia family is really at the end of its rope and too poor to open the pot, it’s just that Jia and Zhang are such a noisy person, and everyone knows it.

If it is true that the Jia family has no food to eat, naturally no one will look on coldly. In any case, they are neighbors who live in the same courtyard. They will never say anything to save them, and there is still a street office.

Therefore, regarding the Jia and Zhang family's commotion today, only Silly Zhu can give money. After all, Silly Zhu also lives in the middle courtyard, and he and the Jia family's people can't see each other without looking up, and they can't hide.
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Of course, another reason is that Shazhu likes Qin Huairu. In fact, the most important thing is that Shazhu is so kind-hearted.

It's right to like someone, and it's right to be kind in your heart, but if you like someone and are too kind, it will eventually turn into licking.

At this time, Xu Qing stopped looking at Yan Bugui, whose eyes were constantly dodging, and looked towards the first uncle Yi Zhonghai and the second uncle Liu Haizhong.

Yi Zhonghai suddenly tilted his head and pretended to be deaf and dumb. Liu Haizhong even twisted his body and looked at the three little ones sitting on the kang.

They knew the situation very well in their hearts, but no one wanted to say it out loud. They didn't want to offend Jia Zhang, and they also wanted to be good people and let the people in the compound know that the three of them were really in charge of the matter.

Everyone in the courtyard does their best to make everyone appreciate their kindness.

What a pity, there are no such good things in this world.

Xu Qing didn't expose it either. Seeing that Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong didn't dare to look at him, he said to Yanbu:

"Third uncle, have you given me your money? If you want to give it, I will give it to you!"

Yan Bugui was stunned, completely stunned. His eyes hidden behind his glasses were full of astonishment and shock. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say the last word.

The main reason why Xu Qing said this was because he knew Yan Bugui would not give it. Rather than rejecting it directly, at least it would not hurt the harmony between neighbors.

Naturally, it was impossible for Yan Bugui to give him money. He was the one who despised him the most in the compound. He was an iron rooster and would never give up a dime, let alone two cents, even two cents. He would have to think about it in the room for three or four days.

I may not be able to give it to you then.

In the past few times, Yan Bugui had hired people to shake briquettes, but Yan Bugui couldn't discredit him as a teacher. He was too embarrassed to sit at the door of the house and roll briquettes. The third aunt had a protruding disc in her waist and couldn't bend down for a long time. Otherwise,

, how can he spend money on something he can do by himself?

For a moment, Yi Zhonghai, Yan Bugui, and Liu Haizhong sat in Xu Qing's room and stopped talking.

Xu Qing was not in a hurry to send them away and let the three of them sit. Anyway, they had just finished dinner and the three little ones were not in a hurry to go to sleep.

As for giving money to the Jia family, forget it, Xu Qing doesn't think he is rich, and even if he can afford it, he doesn't plan to give it.

Jia Zhang uses other people's sympathy as shameless capital. She can be shameless, but Xu Qing will not be so kind.

As a human being, you must have a sense of proportion, and the bottom line is not. You can't just ignore everything when others say it. As the saying goes, eating, dressing, and taking care of your family depends on how capable you are and how capable you are.

If the Jia family is really desperate, Xu Qing will not say that he will stand by and watch, but for today's matter, Xu Qing will not give a dime.

Because once this hole is opened, next month, without these three stewards coming forward, Jia and Zhang will come to ask for it one by one.

Moreover, Xu Qing knew that the situation in his house was not optimistic. The three little ones were still in school and were still young. Two were in junior high school and one was in elementary school. His family was also in urgent need of money.

Her Jia family is having a hard time, and it’s not the same for everyone.

These days, the general environment is like this, and the entire society is like this. It is common for families with a large number of people to have insufficient food and clothing.

After three years of famine, the Jia family seems to have survived. Now they are crying about poverty. What kind of thing is this?

Yi Zhonghai, Yan Bugui, and Liu Haizhong sat for a long time. Knowing that there was no hope of asking for money, they stood up one by one and walked away in despair.

After Xu Qing sent them out, he saw that the snow outside was getting heavier again, and the cold wind was howling continuously, splitting the air like a knife, making a creepy sound, and even stirring up the snow in the air, wandering around randomly.

Xu Qing shivered coldly and hurriedly turned back to the house.

On the kang, the little girl and Xu Fengming were reading comics together. Xu Aiguo was standing under the edge of the kang, holding a broom to clean up the cigarette butts thrown on the ground by the three stewards.

Xu Qing walked to the window and opened it to let the smell of smoke dissipate. Then he took the broom from his second brother Xu Aiguo and asked him to pour water to wash his feet.

When the little girl and Xu Fengming saw their second brother pouring water to wash their feet, they consciously slipped off the kang, and together with Xu Aiguo, the three of them sat on the edge of the kang and started washing their feet.

After a while, the room was filled with white water vapor. Fortunately, the window was open and the cold wind surged, so I took it out.

Xu Qing swept the cigarette butts on the ground outside and dumped them, then grabbed the kettle on the stove, glanced at the fire in the stove, grabbed two briquettes and threw them in. After the three little ones washed their feet, they

Let's get on the kang and sleep quickly.

At nine forty in the evening, the backyard was completely dark, and except for the sound of the cold wind, there was no other movement.

One night passed.

In the early morning, Xu Qing, who is used to getting up early, woke up automatically when the time came. Today is Sunday, so he doesn’t have to go to work, and the three little ones don’t have to go to school.

However, Xu Qing had nothing to do when he woke up, so he put on his clothes, got off the kang and took a look at the fire in the stove. Seeing that the fire was weakening but the briquettes were not completely burned, he bent down and grabbed the fire hook on the ground and flicked it a few times to let the briquettes burn again.

Get up.

Then Xu Qing walked outside the house and saw that the courtyard was covered with a layer of white again. He suddenly realized that this winter, it snowed too frequently. In the past three years, there were no more than three snowfalls in one winter, but now it snows endlessly.

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More snow is naturally a good thing, especially for rural areas.

In winter, wearing a three-layer wheat quilt and sleeping with steamed buns on your head in the coming year seems to indicate that the famine is completely over, and next year will definitely be a good harvest year!

After tightening his cotton-padded jacket, Xu Qing took out a cigarette and stood at the door of the house to smoke. The sky was still cold, still dark, and there was no light.
Chapter completed!