Starting out as a drug dealer in 1988

As the saying goes, a poor man in a busy city is unknown, but a rich man in a remote mountain has distant relatives.

Looking at the deserted courtyard of the Yang family, Zhao Wenhao couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

My family used to be just like the Yang family today, with few relatives visiting during the holidays.

As for visiting other people's homes to wish them a happy new year, I guess they might feel a little nervous.

This year their family has made a big comeback. Those relatives who they had little contact with in the past have come out one by one on their own initiative. Even some of them have not seen each other for several years, but they still come to ask for money.

To see whether there are dates or not, knock on two bamboo poles first.

Therefore, since the first day of the new year, there has been almost no one absent from the house.

Zhao Aiguo was a person who loved to show off and was too concerned about his reputation to bother with anything, so naturally he could make things difficult for him.

In front of outsiders, Zhao Wenhao always had to give him some face, and this face was naturally supported by money.

As a result, the family gave away so many New Year gifts that even the five cartons of cigarettes they had prepared were not enough to go around. Zhao Wenhao had no choice but to run to town and buy two more.

"Uncle Yang, how is it? How was the operation?" Zhao Wenhao sat down and asked casually.

When this matter was mentioned, Yang Yue's expression became noticeably gloomy.

She lowered her head slightly, smoothed her hair with her right hand, and forced a smile. "I had half of my lung removed and recuperated in the hospital for nearly a month.

A subsequent reexamination showed signs of metastasis. The hospital decided to wait until my father's health improved a little before returning to the hospital for chemotherapy.

According to Zhao Wenhao, with the current medical level, a disease like stage three lung cancer is basically incurable.

Instead of spending such a huge price and letting people suffer so much, it is better to let him live more comfortably in his last moments.

But he couldn't bring himself to say these words. He could only say comfortingly, "Everything will be fine. If you have any difficulties, please tell me. I may not be able to help with other things, but you have enough funds for the time being."

"I borrowed 10,000 yuan from you last time, and I shamelessly accepted it. I don't know when I'll be able to pay you back. How can I have the nerve to ask you for it again now?"

Yang Yue shook his head and smiled miserably.

Just when Zhao Wenhao was about to say it was okay, there was suddenly a noise outside the yard.

"Qian Hui, it's not that we are heartless, our family has no other choice."

"My family is in such a situation that I really can't afford it right now. Big sister, please give me another six months. Within six months, I will definitely pay you back."

"Second sister, my second son is about to go to high school, and the family needs money right now. Besides, the eldest son just graduated and needs to find a job and take care of things. If there was any other way, I wouldn't come here."

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Zhao Wenhao looked carefully and saw Yang Yue's mother Qian Hui and a man and a woman standing at the gate of the yard, seemingly talking about something.

"Haozi, my aunt and uncle are here. Please sit here, I'll go take a look."

Yang Yue's face was pale, but in front of Zhao Wenhao, she seemed reluctant to let him see her ugly side.

"go together."

Zhao Wenhao put down the teacup and stood behind Yang Yue.

Although he didn't hear all of their conversations clearly, Zhao Wenhao still vaguely heard some of the general ideas.

"Qian Cheng, four years ago, your wife was sick and hospitalized and came to borrow money. I gave you all the money in the house without hesitation, even though I didn't have enough money to buy soy sauce.

But now your brother-in-law is like this. I borrowed 500 yuan from you, and in less than half a year, you came to ask for the debt three times. Are you still my brother?"

Qian Hui, who was full of grievances, finally couldn't bear it anymore. Tears flowed down her face, and she blamed her brother for being ruthless.

"Second sister, you can't say that." Qian Cheng's head stiffened, not paying any attention to Qian Hui's crying. "Your family is in trouble, but does it mean mine is any better? You promised me in person that it would only take a few months."

"Qian Hui, when you came to my house to borrow money, we said the same thing: it would only take a few months. But what about now? It's not that we don't keep our promise, but that you broke your original promise."

Qian Hui looked at her sister and brother in front of her, speechless.

She did say this when she went to borrow money.

But what was the situation at that time? We didn't know that Yang's father had lung cancer. We just thought it was an ordinary lung disease and would cost a few hundred yuan at most.

Moreover, if I hadn't said that at the time, it would have been incredibly difficult to borrow money from them.

"Sister, Qian Cheng, you're all aware of my family's current situation. I really can't afford it. How about you give me another six months? Yueyue has graduated now and can earn money. We'll return the money to you as soon as possible."

Qian Hui held her sister in one hand and her brother in the other, her face looking grim.

Qian Fang and Qian Cheng looked at each other, then shook their heads at Qian Hui.

Obviously, they knew clearly about Yang's father's current illness and knew that the Yang family was now heavily in debt. If they didn't get their loans back in advance, they didn't know how long it would take to get them back.

"Aunt, uncle, I have 128.45 yuan on me right now. If you insist on us paying it back, this is all I have for now."

Yang Yue walked over expressionlessly and took out a bunch of small things from his pocket.

One cent, five cents, ten cents, two cents, and so on.

These are the remaining profits from her small business years ago.

Originally, she planned to wait until the new year to use this money to purchase another batch of goods and make money from it.

But when she saw her relative's face like this, although she was angry inside, she suppressed it in the end.

No matter what, they lent you money, so you owe them a favor. And given her personality, she wouldn't do something as shameless as that.

Of the 10,000 yuan Zhao Wenhao lent them, 8,000 yuan was spent on surgery and hospitalization fees alone.

Although I went home to recuperate after being discharged from the hospital, I still needed to undergo various checkups regularly.

Adding in the various medications prescribed by the hospital, the remaining two thousand yuan had long been spent. Even some of Yang Yue's own earnings during this period were put into it.

As for Qian Hui, she is a farmer herself, and Yang's father needs help, so she definitely has no income.

"Yueyue, it's not that my uncle is cruel. You probably know the situation of our family. Your grandfather is in poor health, and your two cousins ​​are still spending money. The whole family depends on me alone, and it's hard for me!"

Qian Cheng sighed, but did not delay in taking the pile of odds and ends from Yang Yue's hand.

In his opinion, getting back a little bit is better than getting nothing at all.

Based on his understanding of the Yang family, they might not be able to pay off such a large amount of foreign debt even if they were given twenty years.

After all, in his eyes, Yang's father was already a useless man, and there was only one girl, Yang Yue, in the family who could earn some money.

Besides, there is a little boy named Yang Xin who is just in elementary school, and it is the time to spend money.