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The weather is still a bit hot. We were sitting by the stall and we could clearly feel the heat rising from the ground. Me, Xiao Jin, Xiao Yin, and Xiao Tong, the four of us were drinking beer at the street stall. The four of us were growing up and often got together like this.
"Xiao Tong, where are you? Come back quickly, your dad was hit by a car." Xiao Tong's neighbor called Xiao Tong in a very urgent tone.
The meal ended in a hurry, and we all rushed over.
was not simply hit. When we rushed there, the ambulance did not pull anyone at all. The person is completely out of breath.
The next step is why we were hit and how to compensate.
Those of us who were young did nothing else for a few days and stayed at Xiaotong's house to deal with this matter.
Xiaotong's father has been suffering from hemiplegia for many years. In recent years, he has gotten better, and he can go out for a walk slowly by himself. That evening, he went out again. While crossing the road, he suddenly fell under an oncoming car. This is how tragedy happened.
After several days of tug-of-war, the other party finally compensated the Xiaotong family 300,000 yuan, and it was finally over.
According to local custom, we took Uncle Wang and Uncle Zhang, who are in charge of the family, to the hotel to thank Uncle Wang and the others for their busy work over the past few days. Uncle Wang didn't want to go in, so he said he would just eat outside the hotel. So, we all sat at a small table set up outside the restaurant.
"Three hundred thousand, that's about enough. The old man won't suffer, and the family will gain something." Uncle Wang said.
"Not only did the old man not trouble you, he also earned you three hundred thousand before he died." Uncle Zhang continued.
"Is 300,000 yuan too much? Xiao Jin's father fell to death on the construction site and was compensated 80 yuan. Xiao Yin's mother was not rescued in the hospital, but she was also compensated 400,000 yuan." Xiao Tong's face always showed a look of displeasure. He had a satisfied expression and didn't speak in a good tone.
"Can we compare the money? If your father dies at home, you won't get a penny!" Uncle Zhang was a little anxious, and his tone was obviously a little serious.
"That's right, look, Xiao Tiemama drank medicine and died at home, so there's nothing wrong with that." Xiao Jin pointed at me and began to persuade Xiao Tong.
Talking about my mother, well, she always thought that I was incompetent as a son, and scolded me every day for being a bastard and not working hard. That day she quarreled with me again, I said something back to her, and then I drank sleeping pills .
Alas, parents love their children all their lives, and even want to "earn" hundreds of thousands for their children before they die, but my mother is gone like this. Thinking of my mother and looking at my life, my teeth gritted loudly.
"No one among the four of us wants to compete with the other. Our parents are incompetent. Unlike other little mercury, our parents can make money. They can start a construction site and open a business. Wherever they make money for their children, they are also classmates in elementary school. We grew up in the same village. If we didn’t go out to make money, we would just be yelling at home every day.” Xiao Yin, who had been silent, finally spoke.
"That's right, how can we afford to spend the money our parents earned before they died? Eight hundred thousand or four hundred thousand, that's a lot. No, when I talk about buying a house, I haven't even bought it yet, and I've already spent two hundred thousand." ." Xiao Jin said.
"Humph, compared with other people's small mercury, you guys, that's dead money, while others' that is living water, a steady stream." I added, and then said, "However, if you have it, it's better than if I don't have it. Alas, Old people will die, some will die, and some will not."
Uncle Wang remained silent. He watched us arguing and smoked a cigarette in silence. After a long time, he said: "I. You four, you don’t work hard every day, but you want to get some free money. No matter how much money you have, it’s not enough for you! Is this how your parents died, so you don’t work hard? It’s not easy to work, but who’s parents will die and who will make money? Do you still have any conscience?”
Uncle Wang’s words were like a silver needle, suddenly piercing our lifeblood. All four of us lowered our heads.
The day was still very hot, and the heat on the ground was still rising upwards, but Uncle Wang's heart felt cold. He put out the cigarette butt on the ground, stood up and said to us: "I still have something to do, and I'm going to eat this meal." I won’t eat anymore, I’m leaving now!”
July 4, 2022
