Chapter 279 60 Control Group Little Unlucky Wish 11
Gu Guangbai only planned to build two mud brick houses, just enough to live in. In the current market situation, it is not suitable to be too high-profile, so he should not commit suicide.
Two days before Old Mrs. Gu was about to be discharged from the hospital, Gu Guangbai built a wooden house on the homestead to store firewood and use it as a temporary residence.
They moved their belongings out of Gu's house as quickly as possible. The biggest problem they faced was that they had no pot. There was only one iron pot on the stove in the Gu family, and old man Gu would not let anyone move away.
"Use ceramic pots to cook the food first, and then go to the supply and marketing cooperative to see if there is any stock in a few days." Iron pots are in short supply and the supply and marketing cooperatives do not always have them.
"Even if we have a pot, we can't buy it because we don't have industrial coupons." Tickets are a headache for Gu Guangbai.
He thought for a moment and said with relief: "It's okay, I'll go there again tomorrow."
Compared to going to the supply and marketing cooperatives, it is more reliable to go to the black market, but of course the risks are also quite high.
Shu Shu fed the fat pig a multi-grain bun and said gently, "Then be careful."
They originally wanted to finish building the house as soon as possible, but were stopped by Shu Shu. She asked Gu Guangbai to build another wooden house next to it to serve as a kitchen, which could be used to store sundries in the future.
Gu Guangbai was still confused, so Shu Shu explained to him, "Your mother will be discharged from the hospital soon, and I don't want her to be sent to our house."
Judging from the Gu family's character and how shameless they are, they would definitely send the old lady to their second house, because theirs is a newly built house, on the grounds that the old house is too dilapidated and not suitable for her recuperation.
Then they will find all kinds of excuses not to move out and try to occupy their house.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll go discuss this matter with the old man. Our family will only contribute money but not effort." No matter how bad the old lady was, she was still his, Gu Guangbai's biological mother, so he certainly couldn't ignore her.
Shu Shu had no objection and would follow Gu Guangbai's arrangements and would not participate.
Old Mrs. Gu stayed in the hospital for more than half a month before she was discharged. Old Man Gu didn't want to spend the money at first, but since Old Mrs. Gu was making a fuss in the hospital, they had no choice but to let her stay a little longer.
After staying in the hospital for more than half a month without any improvement, Old Man Gu ignored her fuss, slapped her in the face, and arranged for her to be discharged from the hospital. He took her home to lie down and asked his daughters-in-law to take care of her, which saved a lot of money.
Old Man Gu had a good idea. He would send Old Lady Gu to live in the second room after Gu Guangbai's new house was completed. However, what he never expected was that Gu Guangbai only built two wooden houses with thatched roofs, and then nothing happened.
The only thing they asked was that they had no money and they would talk about it when they had money. He also asked Old Man Gu for money, which scared Old Man Gu so much that he didn't dare to ask him again.
Gu Guangbai was very cunning. When he saw Old Lady Gu coming back, he went to find the team leader and the village party secretary and went to the Gu family's old house together.
Before Old Man Gu could say how to take care of him, he interrupted him and said, "While everyone is here, let's talk about how to take care of Mom."
"How else can we arrange it? We'll take care of each family for one month," Old Man Gu said easily, as if Gu Guangbai would agree to him.
"Okay, if our second room doesn't contribute, we can convert it into money. Whoever helps take care of mom during that month will get the money."
The team leader and the village party secretary thought that there was nothing wrong with this arrangement. Gu Guangbai and his wife were having trouble with the old house, and it was impossible for them to serve them wholeheartedly if they were asked to take care of them. It would be better to pay them.
Old Man Gu wanted to object, but when he thought about Gu Guangbai's willingness to pay, he agreed and said greedily, "You don't have to take care of the second room, but you have to give me ten dollars every month."
Gu Guangbai sneered and said, "Oh, old man, do you think I'm stupid? I'll give you three dollars at most. If I can give you that, I'll have a conscience. Otherwise, I'll just cut off all ties with you and you won't get a penny."
"You, you, she is your mother, who gave birth to you and raised you. How could you be such an ungrateful person like you?" Old man Gu pointed at Gu Guangbai and trembled with anger.
"I didn't say she wasn't my mother, so wouldn't that mean I'll give her three dollars?"
Old Man Gu wanted to struggle a bit more, "At least five dollars, no less, or I will report you to the commune and say you abandoned your parents."
"You go, I'll wait. Now I don't want to pay a penny, and I won't come to take care of her." He asked the team leader and the village party secretary to be witnesses, but he didn't expect that the negotiation failed, so he could only send them away in a friendly manner.
He didn't go back, but jumped back to the village entrance in three steps, looking very happy.
He was indeed happy and saved three dollars. Since the old man wanted to report him, he would do as he wished and let him see the dangers of society.
When he got home, he said to Shu Shu and Chang An, "Wife, daughter, I'm going to the commune."
Changan wanted to follow, but Shu Shu stopped him, "Look at the weather, it's going to rain soon, you are not allowed to go out."
"Oh," Chang'an followed Shu Shu's force and sat back at the door of the room. She moved her fingers lightly and put a good luck charm on Gu Guangbai.
Old Man Gu was so angry that he jumped up and down, cursing at home, "Jianren, write a letter of denunciation to Grandpa. I want to report that unfilial son."
Only the eldest wife's family was at home in the Gu family. After hearing that Old Lady Gu was coming back, the third wife packed her bags and went back to her parents' home.
The task of taking care of Old Mrs. Gu fell on the shoulders of the eldest family. They were hoping that Old Man Gu would report Gu Guangbai as soon as possible so that they could come back and share some of the work.
The old house was in chaos, but Chang'an's home was warm and comfortable. The mother and daughter sat on the eaves eating melon seeds. The fat pig lay beside Chang'an, rubbing her with his fat head from time to time.
Boys around fourteen or fifteen years old passed by their house carrying large and small bags. The homestead had no wall around it, only a wooden fence, so anyone passing by the door could be seen clearly.
Chang An spat out the melon seed shells and said in his heart, "This male lead is quite good-looking, but he's blind, which is not a pity."
The boy has sparse eyebrows, a high nose, thin lips, a handsome face, and an upright posture. The unique temperament of a soldier cannot be imitated by ordinary people. He must have been trained.
"They are really sharp and they retreat at the right time. They are much better than most people who can't see the situation clearly."
Xie Qiancheng suddenly turned his head and looked at Chang'an, only to see her eating melon seeds and not saying anything, but there was a constant buzzing sound in her head.
"What is he looking at? Are the melon seeds so fragrant that he wants to eat them? No, no, I won't give my melon seeds to my love-brained friends."
"The family has been here for some time, right? I wonder if he knows Gu Rendong? This idiot, in his previous life, raised someone else's son for more than 30 years, and even forgave Gu Rendong after knowing the truth. The plot is really vicious."
"Xie Qiancheng managed to wear such a big green hat firmly. I just want to ask you if it is heavy for you?"
Xie Qiancheng stood there dumbfounded, hastily denying it in his mind: It's impossible, absolutely impossible.
Recently, a little girl named Gu Rending approached him. He could tell at a glance that she did it on purpose, so he ignored her.
When was the previous life that kid was talking about? Could it be what he thought?
Xie Qiancheng felt nauseous as if he had swallowed a fly. Thinking of that skinny, yellow-haired girl, he shook his head. He was not that blind.
What's more, how old is Gu Rendong? He is not a beast.
Xie Qiancheng picked up his things and left quickly, fearing that he would hear something even more explosive if he was a second late.