Volume 1 Chapter 0021 Someone is looking for trouble
Perhaps because her daughter had found a place to stay, Li Lamei's psychological burden was relieved, and she and Wang Polan soon officially got together.
Considering that Wang Pola had only one house of less than eight square meters, Nan Yi asked Men Saner to find a large courtyard with two empty rooms. The original residents had moved away after being allocated houses by the factory, but the right to live here was still in his hands.
Men Saner reached a private agreement with the other party and bought the right of residence, and Nan Yi gave the two rooms to Li Lamei as a wedding gift.
As for any disputes that may arise from demolition in the future, we will not consider this for the time being.
After Li Lamei moved out of the courtyard deep in the Baihua Garden, Nan Yi settled Nan Ruoyin in the courtyard and no longer lived in the small Western-style building.
The courtyard was also given free of charge to a woman who had worked as a wet nurse, and used her as a place to make matchboxes; in return, the woman would help look after the children and cook for them.
As the saying goes, good things come to good people.
Women who are so kind will naturally be rewarded.
On fixed days every month, she could pick up thirty-five yuan somewhere, and during the Chinese New Year and other festivals she could also pick up moon cakes, pork, fruit and other things.
This seems a bit like trying to cover up one's own faults, but Nan Yi had no choice but to do so.
It's because he has no right to employ workers.
In November, after receiving the scholarship for this month, Nan Yi kept ten yuan as promised and stuffed the remaining four and a half yuan into his home through the crack in the door.
At this time, the scholarships are mainly divided into several levels: first level is 21.5 per month, second level is 19.5, third level is 17.5, fourth level is 15.5, and the lowest level is 9.5.
The grade standard is assessed according to the degree of poverty. Those who receive first-class scholarships are either children of martyrs or orphans, and so on. Children from dual-income families like Nan Yi can only receive the lowest grade.
However, Peking University is a key university and pays 5 yuan more per month than ordinary universities, so Nan Yi actually earns 14.5 yuan per month.
Vegetarian dishes cost 5 cents, semi-vegetarian dishes cost 15 to 20 cents, and meat dishes cost 30 cents. Staple food comes with meal tickets, and there are both fine grains and coarse grains. The female students have enough to eat, but the male students don’t. Usually the male students will ask the female students to exchange, one pound of fine grains for one and a half pounds of coarse grains.
The daily food expenses can basically be controlled below 50 cents; school supplies, mainly handouts, books, pens, ink, paper, etc., cost about ten to fifteen yuan a semester; daily necessities cost one yuan per month for men and two yuan for women; plus other expenses cost two yuan a month.
When you calculate it all, the scholarship can basically allow a student to spend very comfortably.
There are even many students who send money home every month, especially those who have wives and daughters at home.
Just as there is a negative example like Zhou Maode, there is naturally also a positive example. Coincidentally, one of them also appeared in Nan Yi’s dormitory. His name is not very nice, Wu Renpin.
This brings us to the old saying: You cry out for what you lack.
For example, some restaurants are clearly lacking in moral principles, yet they insist on claiming to be full of virtues.
Wu Renpin, at first glance, might be misunderstood as a man with no character, but it is he who interprets with his actions what a responsible man is.
On the way back to school, Nan Yi took a detour and went to Tianfuhao to buy some braised pork elbows.
I went to the dormitory with the braised pork elbow, and happened to see Wu Renpin alone there, sitting on the bed reviewing his homework.
"It's time for dinner. What are you going to do today?"
"I still have some pickles from the morning, and I bought two more steamed buns for lunch."
"I bought some pickled pork elbows on the way. I'll give you two. Renpin, you can save money, but you can't save money the way you do. You can't eat pickles every day. Look at yourself. You've been in school for less than a year. How much weight have you lost?
You can order a vegetarian dish for lunch and divide it into two meals, so you will only spend five cents more a day, and if you calculate it as 31 days a month, it is only one dollar and fifty-five cents.
This little money can't bring about earth-shaking changes in your family, but it can ensure the health of you, a strong laborer. You are the backbone of your family. If you fall down, everything will be over.
So, take care of your own body, and you are taking care of your family."
"Now that you mention it, there is indeed something wrong with my approach. I've also noticed lately that it's becoming increasingly difficult for me to concentrate."
"You are malnourished. Hurry up and take it."
"It's not appropriate. Your scholarship is not as high as mine."
Wu Renpin glanced at the oil paper bag in Nan Yi's hand but did not reach out to take it.
"I am the one who feeds the whole family, and I can go back every now and then to have a bite to eat, so don't worry about me. Take it, I have to go to the study room to grab a seat."
Nan Yi threw the oil paper bag onto Wu Renpin's bed, waved his hand and walked out of the dormitory.
Wu Renpin looked at the oil paper bag on the quilt, sniffed, and was stunned for a while, but still picked it up and jumped off the bed. He picked up a steamed bun from the enamel jar on the desk, broke it in two, picked up one half, rubbed it on his elbow, and stuffed it into his mouth.
A long-lost smell of meat !
"stop!"
"Nan Yi, stop!"
"The guy in front wearing a torn cotton jacket with two big patches on his butt, stop!"
"Handsome Nan Yi, stop!"
"Naughty boy, just call me handsome next time."
"I say, Nan Yi, do you have any shame? How can someone insist on being called handsome?"
Following the sound, a female classmate wearing a corduroy coat on the upper body, thickened jeans on the lower body, and a pair of snow boots on the feet walked up to Nan Yi.
This female classmate, whose dress is out of tune with most people nowadays, is called Xu Qian, a returned overseas Chinese.
"Xu Qian, you should always emphasize objective facts repeatedly. This is a good way to deepen your memory."
"Oh, the patch on your butt is just to emphasize your poverty?"
"I am poor but I am glorious. I am a poor peasant for three generations and I have a good family background."
"You are really amazing. You are the second most amazing person in Peking University." Xu Qian gave a thumbs up and teased.
"Why, I'm not number one?"
"Nonsense, the first one is of course Pancake Man, you are Patch Man, your skills are slightly inferior."
"I'm still Barry Allen."
"Not bad, Nan Yi, you also know the Flash."
"I don't know what's so strange about the Flash. The place where I joined the queue was right by the sea and close to Xiangkeng. There would often be some literary dregs floating over there, and every time I would pick them up and read them with a critical eye.
Every time I finish watching it, I have to wash my eyes with well water; it is simply too disgusting to watch.”
"Keep pretending. You look like a shaved head, why are you pretending to be a spiritual aristocrat?"
"Well, don't think you can insult me just because you've read "Ginseng Doll". I'm not a spiritual aristocrat, nor do I dare pretend to be. My family, my father and my mother, all started as cowherds thirty years ago.
If the cows don’t eat well, landlords like you will whip them. My parents were whipped too much, which left a shadow on their lives. Even I inherited it. Every time I see you, I tremble. "
"Haha, Nan Yi, you're such a talker." Xu Qian covered her mouth and laughed, "I won't talk nonsense with you anymore. Teacher Ren is looking for you."
"What a jerk you are. You didn't tell me earlier that Ren Daban was looking for me."
" Don't turn the tables. First I told you to pretend you didn't hear me, and now you're talking nonsense to me."
"Okay, okay, I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to go see Boss Ren first."
Nan Yi waved his hand and was about to walk towards their class teacher's office, but Xu Qian stopped him again.
"There's a play called 'In Silence' this weekend. Do you want to go and watch it?"
"Want to buy a ticket?"
"Of course, I can let you watch it for free."
"Forget it, there's no budget for that."
"Really? I'll just ask you to take a look, okay?" Xu Qian said angrily.
"No, I don't have the habit of spending women's money. Next time, when the scholarship money comes out next month, I'll invite you to see it."
"Okay, it's a deal, don't regret it when the time comes."
"Whoever regrets is a puppy."
"Okay, I'll wait."
Nan Yi came to the office area, found the office of his class teacher Ren Xia, knocked on the door, and waited until he heard a "come in" sound before he pushed the door open.
"Teacher Ren, you are looking for me."
"Yes, Nan Yi, someone reported that you and Lai Biao often don't live in the dormitory. What's going on?"
"Teacher Ren, didn't I tell you at the beginning of last semester that I live close to home, so I often go back to sleep. Lai Biao and I have known each other since Bao'an, and he often goes back to sleep with me. Don't worry, neither he nor I have delayed our studies."
"I know that. It's nothing. As long as you don't cause trouble outside, the teacher won't bother you. But it's different now. Someone reported it, so of course I have to question you."
"Then I have explained it, Mr. Ren. Is everything okay?"
"How come everything is fine? What happened to Liu Zhen? You three often eat together. I won't mention Lai Biao, you two are men, but I heard that Liu Zhen often doesn't sleep in the dormitory. Do you three live together?"
"Yes, we lived together. There was enough space at home, Teacher Ren, there was nothing illicit between us. You should have read the files, Liu Zhen and I went to work in the same production team. We knew each other, she and Lai Biao, and we had a good relationship.
Besides, the school doesn't seem to punish relationships between men and women, right? Could it be that someone has dragged the three of us into something dirty?"
Ren Xia just looked at Nan Yi's face and didn't answer him.
But judging from his expression, Nan Yi knew that he had guessed correctly. He started thinking, going through his classmates one by one, and then eliminating them one by one, and finally decided that the suspect was Zhou Maode.
Nan Yi acted cautiously, and except for Zhou Maode, he definitely did not offend any classmates. Even if it was Zhou Maode, it seemed that he did not offend him, right?
Could it be that he had met Li Lamei and knew about Nan Ruoyin?
Or, by stepping down and praising others, you choose yourself to be the one stepped down?
"Nan Yi, you study very hard, and the teacher is very optimistic about you. In order to prevent others from picking on you, you should rest in the dormitory during this period of time and try not to go home to sleep."
"Okay, Mr. Ren, I understand."
After leaving the office, Nan Yi's mind was still turning. He couldn't just limit the investigation to the school, he should also take his sister-in-law into consideration.
The next day, Nan Yi called Men Saner and asked him to come and see him.
"Ask someone to find out who's in my eldest sister-in-law Jin Yan's family. And this person..." Nan Yi pointed to the photo copied from Zhou Maode's library card and said, "Zhou Maode, Ruo Yin's biological father, is in love and often goes out of school on weekends. Find someone to follow him. It would be best if we could get close and listen to their conversations."
"Master Nan, what happened?"
"Someone is picking on me. I need to find out who is picking on me."
Nan Yi has already asked Lai Biao and Liu Zhen, and Ren Xia has never looked for them. This basically means that she is targeting him, so there is no need to rule out them as potential enemies for the time being.
"What happens after you find out?"
"Find out first, different people have different ways of revenge."
"Understood. I'll go make the arrangements first."
"Go ahead."
