bookrandom Chapter 226 Old Lady Pan
Chapter 226 Old Lady Pan
This carrot yard is really big, with dozens of families living in it.
There is a very wide dam in the yard, which is more than 500 square meters.
There is a huge yellow fruit tree growing in the middle of the dam. The tree has a large crown and provides a comfortable shade.
Under the tree canopy, there are often people drinking tea and playing cards.
Uncle Luo pulled Gu Wenxuan to sit on the bamboo chair beside the tea table under the tree and asked someone to bring him a few bowls of tea.
Gu Wenxuan was wondering why Uncle Luo didn't take this Rod to his home, but entertained him outside the yard.
Of course, Mr. Luo knew Gu Wenxuan's doubts. He took the initiative to explain to him:
"Mr. Gu, it's not that we don't know etiquette. It's true that Luo Erwa's family is very poor, and their house only has two rooms, a kitchen, a bedroom and a dining room, all of which are very shabby. It's embarrassing to entertain Mr. Gu, so let's talk in this courtyard. After all, we are all family, there is no secret."
Gu Wenxuan took a look at the old lady, who was about 80 years old. She seemed well-mannered and did not look like someone from an ordinary family.
She stood up and said to Gu Wenxuan:
"Please forgive me, Mr. Gu. Our house is really shabby. We can't even meet Mr. Hu in the main hall. We can only meet him here in the dam. Please forgive me for a cup of tea!"
Gu Wenxuan didn't know about the situation in his family. He felt a little sad after hearing it. Rodpei was so arrogant, but it turned out that his family was so miserable.
It seems that he didn't have much money to send back from the army.
It is estimated that when Rodpe was leading the troops to fight against the Japanese, he probably didn't have enough to eat during the more than a year, so how could he send money back?
"Madam, you are too polite. Lao Luo and I are close friends regardless of age difference! I came back this time to help him bring back money to supplement the family expenses.
The main reason is that he is on the front line and can't go home now. It's really hard for you and your family!"
"Oh, Mr. Gu forgot to introduce you, this is Luo Depei's mother, Mrs. Pan!
Rodpey is the old lady's only child. He has no brothers or sisters, but fortunately, his wife gave birth to three sons and two daughters with him!
But there are so many people and the expenses are high, and he hasn't exchanged money for the past two years, so life at home is difficult!"
When Gu Wenxuan heard Uncle Luo talking about Luo Depei's situation, he immediately took out a handful of central bank bills and a promissory note from his space.
"Mrs. Pan, this is the money your son Luo Depei brought back from you, for you to supplement the household expenses.
Since there is no bank where we are stationed, it is impossible to transfer money.
He heard that I was going back to Sichuan for something, so he asked me to bring back a large sum of money for you to use without worry."
Old Madam Pan picked up the coins that Gu Wenxuan took out and counted them. She was very surprised.
The banknotes taken out today are worth about tens of thousands of yuan. At this time, the White Party's currency has not depreciated much. Even if these tens of thousands of central banknotes are not valuable, they are worth at least a few hundred yuan.
And there is clearly 10 yuan on that bank check!
How could her son have such a high salary? He had been a soldier for 20 years but had never given back so much money to his family, so Mrs. Pan was very surprised.
"Mr. Gu, tell me the truth, how could my son bring back so much money? Did something happen to him?"
After hearing this, Gu Wenxuan understood what Old Madam Pan meant. He couldn't help but smile bitterly. This Old Madam Pan was really good at making associations.
The old lady probably saw so much money and thought her son died for his country, and this was a pension!
Gu Wenxuan really cried out in injustice: Old lady, this money is mine, it is not a pension for your son’s sacrifice.
Even if the Sichuan Army died, there would be no such a large amount of pension.
When Uncle Luo saw that something was wrong with Mrs. Pan, he also picked up the promissory note and took a look at it. He was shocked to see that it was 10 yuan.
Although Uncle Luo was a Pao brother with hundreds of brothers under him, he had never seen a promissory note for such a large amount of money.
Although Uncle Luo is the leader of the Pao brothers, he is a clean Pao brother. Most of his subordinates are ordinary people with clean consciences, so the money he handles is not much.
The original Pao brothers were divided into the clean water Pao brothers and the muddy water Pao brothers. It was the same as the dirty clothes faction and the clean clothes faction of the Beggar Gang.
Most of the people in the Hunshui Pao Ge are there to make money.
Most of the people in Qingshui Paoge are innocent people and will not participate in the messy things in society.
Seeing the old lady's nervous expression, Gu Wenxuan quickly explained:
"Don't worry, old lady. My brother Luo is doing very well now. He can eat several bowls of rice in one meal. He has also been promoted and is now a deputy division commander. All this money is earned by doing business with him!"
"Wow, it turns out that Luo Erwa has become rich and has been promoted to deputy division commander. His position is not much lower than that of our mayor."
"You're asking for trouble. The mayor of our city must be at least a military commander, but a division commander is not bad either. He should at least be a county magistrate!"
"That's right, it turns out that the mayor of our city is the commander of the 20th Army!"
"Mrs. Pan is going to enjoy her life now. Her son has become a teacher!"
There was a lot of discussion in the yard, and everyone looked at Old Lady Pan with envy.
It took Mrs. Pan a long time to calm down.
Then he picked up the 10 yuan note and handed it to Mr. Luo:
"Uncle, please go to the bank to exchange these silver notes and keep them. I will use these central bank notes at home so that I can pay back some of my debts!"
After saying that, she carefully picked up the tens of thousands of central bank notes and placed them in her arms.
After explaining this, she asked Gu Wenxuan:
"This gentleman's surname is Gu, right? I will call you Mr. Gu."
Gu Wenxuan quickly shook his hand:
"Mrs. Pan, please don't call me that in the future. Just call me Wenxuan. Lao Luo and I are sworn brothers. You are my elder. If you don't mind, I will call you mother. I don't know if you are willing or not!"
When the old woman heard this, her eyes narrowed with smile. She felt embarrassed that such a handsome young man called her mother.
"Haha, then I'll call you Wenxuan. If you're willing to call me old mother, I'd love to hear that. It's such a blessing for me to have a good young man like you as my godson!"
Everyone in the yard burst into laughter.
Gu Wenxuan straightened his clothes, and actually knelt down with her in front of so many people in the yard, and kowtowed three times.
He called out in a serious tone, "Old mother, please accept me as your godson!"
Madam Pan hurriedly helped Gu Wenxuan up: "Hey! Hey! Wenxuan, get up quickly!"
Gu Wenxuan was also happy and immediately took out another banknote and gave it to Old Master Luo:
"Uncle Luo, I know you are from the Pao Brothers. This banknote is my donation to you Pao Brothers. I hope you can take care of Madam Pan if she has any problems in the future!"
Uncle Luo, Luo Yongquan resolutely refuses to accept Gu Wenxuan's banknotes:
"Brother, what's this? Mrs. Pan is my sister-in-law. Isn't it my responsibility to take care of her?
Why would I accept your banknotes? No, absolutely not, no matter what you say!"
Uncle Luo also went through a fierce ideological struggle before rejecting Gu Wenxuan's silver note. He saw that the silver note was also for 10 yuan, which was a huge sum of money.
Uncle Luo was experiencing a battle between a human and a ghost in his heart.
"Uncle Luo, you are the uncle of the Pao brothers. I am donating this money to you Pao brothers. It is not personal to you!"
Uncle Luo's eyes rolled and he said, "We, the Pao Brothers, generally do not accept gifts from outsiders, unless you join us."
As soon as Gu Wenxuan heard it, he knew what Uncle Luo was planning, which was to win him over to their Pao brothers.
Because he knew his own abilities, and he also had close connections with the Military Control Commission. If he joined his Pao Brothers' incense hall, then among the many Pao Brothers in this mountain city, no one would dare to bully their branch of Pao Brothers.