Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

When Wang Dong saw He Yuzhu, his face was full of surprise. He didn't expect that he would come to him on his own initiative at this time.

He frowned and asked back, "Your sister is getting married soon. Why are you here to see me instead of staying at home to prepare?"

He Yuzhu didn't want to talk to Wang Dong, but now he had to bow his head under his roof, and he still needed Wang Dong's help, so he couldn't lose his temper.

He lowered his head and answered helplessly: "Can you lend me some money?"

Wang Dong frowned and asked unhappily, "You are only making 32.5 yuan a month now, don't you have any money?"

He Yuzhu didn't want to admit that Qin Huairu had taken all the money from him, so he quickly replied, "What I want to borrow is not a small amount of money..."

"Although my salary has increased, it was only after I passed the Level 9 chef exam. Before that, I only earned 27.5 yuan a month, and I didn't save any money at all."

"Yushui is getting married soon. As her brother, I can't let her suffer because of not having a dowry. I want to buy her a bicycle as a dowry."

"I don't have that much money, and I don't have a bicycle ticket, so I have no choice but to come to you."

Wang Dong shook his head and continued to ask, "Your godfather Yi Zhonghai earns more than 100 yuan a month, which is higher than mine. You can ask him for a loan..."

"And Qin Huairu..."

"Others may not know, but as the deputy director of the kitchen, I know it very well."

"At least ten yuan of your salary goes to her every month. Adding her own salary, she should have several hundred yuan in savings."

"Yu Shui is getting married now. If you need money, you can just ask them for a loan. Why are you coming to me?"

"It seems that the relationship between the two of us is not that good?"

It would have been fine if Wang Dong didn't mention this, but when he did, He Yuzhu got very angry and replied unhappily: "I asked them to borrow money, but they all said they had no money."

"I know we don't have a good relationship, but I can write an IOU like before..."

A look of surprise flashed across Wang Dong's face.

I didn't expect Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu to be so selfish.

They usually find ways to plot against He Yuzhu, but when He Yuzhu really needs help, the two of them run away faster than anyone else.

I felt very sympathetic towards He Yuzhu's situation, but it was just sympathy.

Even though He Yuzhu is now indignant about the two of them not lending him money, that's all.

After this matter is over, the two of them will say a few nice words in front of He Yuzhu, and the relationship between the three of them will be as good as before.

I had thought about helping He Yuzhu before.

After confirming that the other person was pretending to be asleep, Wang Dong immediately gave up the idea of ​​helping him.

As long as it concerns him, everything is handled in a fair and impartial manner.

When He Yuzhu spoke again, Wang Dong did not refuse directly, but asked back with a frown.

"When I lent you money before, you could use the two houses in the middle courtyard as collateral.

"The two main rooms in the middle courtyard are mine now, and buying a bicycle costs a lot of money. It seems that you don't have anything worth two hundred yuan."

"I just did the math: a ticket on the black market costs at least fifty yuan, and a bicycle from the supply and marketing cooperative costs one hundred and fifty or sixty yuan, even the cheapest women's bicycle. Adding it all up, I'll give you two hundred yuan, which should be very cheap. In fact, I lost more than ten yuan."

He Yuzhu has been thinking about bicycles these days. He has been to the Pigeon Market more than once to exchange bicycle tickets. He has asked for several nights, but there are indeed no bicycle tickets that are less than 50 yuan.

So as soon as Wang Dong finished speaking, he nodded in agreement, and his expression towards Wang Dong became much kinder. The relationship between the two was so bad, and when he came to ask him for money, Wang Dong not only did not ask for a high price, but also saved him more than ten yuan.

Compared with Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu who shut themselves out, it is much better.

But He Yuzhu's furrowed brows did not relax.

Just as Wang Dong said just now, ever since he sold the two rooms in the middle courtyard to Wang Dong privately, he no longer has anything valuable in his hands.

So what should I use as collateral to borrow the two hundred dollars?
Without collateral, given Wang Dong's style of doing things, he would definitely not lend money to himself.

After racking his brains, he finally came up with a solution to the problem.

He raised his eyebrows and quickly said to Wang Dong: "My grandmother has already made a will on the street. When she dies, she will transfer the house in the backyard to me."

"I can use the house in the backyard as collateral."

"Normally speaking, the house in the backyard is worth at least 500 dollars, so a mortgage of 200 dollars should be enough."

The only thing about Sha Zhu that Wang Dong liked was the house.

In the original drama, perhaps because of the halo of the protagonist, or perhaps because fools have good fortune, He Yuzhu unexpectedly became the person with the most real estate in the courtyard without realizing it.

"There are two main rooms in the middle courtyard, one main room for the deaf old lady in the backyard, and two side rooms for Yi Zhonghai and his wife. There are five rooms in total."

Unfortunately, these five houses were eventually taken away by the Jia family, and he ended up with a tragic ending of sleeping under a bridge.

Rather than letting these houses go to the Jia family and that heartless beast Banggeng, it would be better to give them to myself.

At least I bought these houses from He Yuzhu with my own money.

Unlike the Jia family and Bang Geng, who got something for nothing, He Yuzhu lost five houses and got nothing in the end.

But he didn't nod immediately. Instead, he frowned and asked worriedly, "Are you sure the house of the deaf old lady in the backyard will really be transferred to your name?"

"After all, you are not the only one taking care of the deaf old lady in our yard."

"What if the house is snatched away by the second uncle, and you don't have the money to pay me back, then the two hundred yuan I lent you will be wasted."

He Yuzhu was afraid that Wang Dong would not lend him money, so he spoke again: "Wang Dong..."

"My grandmother made the will in front of the neighborhood director, so there must be no problem."

"Even if my godfather wants the backyard house, he can't take it away."

"When grandma passes away, I will definitely transfer the backyard house to my own name as soon as possible."

Wang Dong nodded, pretending to be in deep thought and hesitating for two minutes. When He Yuzhu was almost scared, he spoke again: "Okay..."

"As long as you agree to the mortgage, no problem. I can lend you two hundred dollars."

"But this is not a small amount after all. We must write an IOU first, and the fact that the house of the deaf old lady in the backyard is used as collateral must also be clearly stated."

"I'll confirm the repayment date. If I don't have the money to repay by then, I'll sell the house of the deaf old lady in the backyard to get the money. I'll ensure that I don't suffer any loss."

He Yuzhu nodded: "Write it then..."

"I have sold you both of the main rooms in the middle courtyard, not to mention the room in the backyard." (End of this chapter)