When we went to collect them, most people gathered the bundles of books into a pile, and some even tied them up directly with ropes.
Song Wenjing just used a scale to weigh it, and he didn't know exactly which family it belonged to. Even if there was a name on the deposit certificate, he would have to ask each family to find out who Li Jianhua was.
Five hundred yuan can be said to be a huge amount of money for an ordinary family.
Take Song Wenjing's family as an example. Without Song Wenjing to make money, their parents would not be able to earn more than 300 yuan a year. And the main source of income, in addition to raising pigs, is to do some work behind the production team.
As for urban worker families, the salary of an ordinary employee is only about 30-50 yuan. Even if both couples have jobs, the two of them combined can earn about 80 yuan a month, which is considered good.
However, you must know that the cost of living in cities is much higher than in rural areas. At least firewood, rice, oil, salt, ginger, vinegar, tea, various vegetables, etc. all need to be purchased.
In rural areas, they are basically grown in their own fields.
Therefore, it is not easy for urban families to save 500 yuan. If this huge amount of money is suddenly lost, it will also be a huge loss for a family.
Song Wenjing didn't know why the person who sold these old books to him had forgotten about it. But he estimated that by this time, the family must have been in trouble.
He kept the money and deposit certificates in the book for the time being, and at the same time tried hard to recall which buildings had collected books that day.
Song Wenjing decided to return this huge sum of money. There was no need for him to put this kind of money in his own pocket. Even for him now, it was still a huge sum of money. It would play a very good role in helping his family change their current situation.
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Ask yourself, if his family suddenly lost such a sum of money, Song Jianguo would probably want to die.
In my impression, I probably collected old books from five families at that time. In other words, this amount of money must have come from these families.
Two of them were taken out by young women. Such women are usually in charge of the financial power of the family. Even if they don't have the financial power, they probably know where the money in the family is and will not sell it rashly.
The remaining three families consisted of two old ladies and an old man.
In Song Wenjing's guess, it seems that it is more likely to be one of these three families. If among these three families, there happens to be a family named Li, and there is a person named Li Jianhua, then he can basically be the head of the household with the deposit certificate.
When the time comes, ask the date and amount of the deposit certificate in person, and you can match it with the other party.
Song Wenjing still remembered the approximate locations of those houses. Therefore, he planned to go to the city again tomorrow when the weather was better, try his best to find the house where the property was lost, and return the money to them.
Putting this matter aside for now, Song Wenjing continued to pick up other books and browsed through them. It wasn't until Song Jianguo came back from buying meat that he put the book down.
At noon that day, a large basin of more than two kilograms of braised pork was put on the table. About seven or eight taels were divided among them, and Song Jianguo was sent to his second uncle Song Jianping's house.
The situation of Song Jianping's family is not very good, let alone eating meat. The two children are obviously malnourished. If things go on like this, it will have a certain impact on the physical development.
Since his family's conditions have improved slightly and he can take care of them, Song Wenjing still hopes to take care of them as much as possible.
Of course, except for Song Wenming who was a little unhappy, no one else in the family expressed any objection. Song Wenming was suppressed by his eldest brother and did not dare to say anything. He just held his mouth shut as if he had some grievance.
It wasn't until Zhou Lijuan put the biggest and fattest piece of meat into his bowl that he immediately beamed.
Song Wenjing didn't say much. In fact, in his heart, he was opposed to his parents doting on Song Wenming like this. But at the dinner table, he didn't want to make things unpleasant. But he also put a big piece of meat and gave it to his sister's bowl.
Song Wenfang had always been very sensible and would let his younger brother do everything. If there were delicious food, he would definitely give it to his younger brother first. Song Wenjing would not tolerate his bad habits. His younger brothers and sisters were all the same, so of course he had to treat them equally.
It was a pleasure to eat this lunch, especially when the broth was poured into the specially made rice and mixed together, it was so delicious!
When people buy pork at this time, they basically try to choose the kind with a lot of fat. Everyone is too short of oil and water, and they all want to get a big piece of fat meat to provide themselves with fat.
As for the gravy made from most of the fat meat, you can imagine how greasy it is. But the family didn't care about it at all. They didn't give up until they licked the big bowl of meat clean, and they didn't feel the greasiness at all.
Song Jianguo and his wife originally only tasted one piece, but they still hoped that their children could eat more. But how could Song Wenjing be willing to let his parents do this? In the end, at his insistence, the two of them ate two more pieces.
Zhou Lijuan even secretly put a piece of Zhou Lijuan's piece in her own bowl into Song Wenming's bowl, but Song Wenjing discovered it and took it back.
My brother has already eaten the most today, so how can he be pampered like this anymore? Looking at him rubbing his belly, you can tell that he is already full.
A ten-year-old kid ate about half a kilogram of meat alone. It would be weird if he didn't hold it back. I hope his stomach won't be able to bear it and cause diarrhea.
That day, Song Wenjing took a rare break at home. In addition to reading, he also taught his two children their homework. It seemed very leisurely.
Early the next morning, when it was just dawn, Song Wenjing pulled the cart and set off with the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
He needs to get to the city early, before others go to work. If everyone else goes out to work or buy groceries, his trip will be in vain.
And he decided to start with the three families where the old man sold his old books to him, so that the probability would be higher. If he was lucky, the first family might be the one he was looking for.
When Song Wenjing pulled the trolley to the city and appeared downstairs, it was already dark. Most of the migrant workers had already gotten up and washed themselves, preparing to start a new day.
"Sister, may I ask if there is a family named Li in your building called Li Jianhua!"
Song Wenjing put the trolley on the roadside and walked to the corridor on the first floor. An older lady happened to come out to wash up.
"There is a family named Li here, but I have never heard of anyone named Li Jianhua. How old is the person you are looking for?" The eldest sister stopped and asked.
How did Song Wenjing know how old Li Jianhua was, or even whether he was a boy or a girl? Although, judging from the name, he was more likely to be a boy.
Since the eldest sister said there was no such person, Song Wenjing could only choose to leave first and go to the next house. If he still couldn't find him after looking around, he would think of other ways.
The other place was not that far away from here. In about ten minutes, Song Wenjing arrived downstairs.
At this time, many people have already started to light stoves or kerosene stoves in the corridors to prepare breakfast for the day.
After finding a place to put down the cart again, Song Wenjing followed the same method and found another aunt who was cooking breakfast.
"Aunt, please ask, is there someone named Li Jianhua here?" Song Wenjing asked politely.
The aunt took a careful look at Song Wenjing, her eyes full of vigilance. It was so early in the morning, and she was wearing relatively shabby clothes, so the aunt obviously didn't trust Song Wenjing enough.
"Where are you from? Do you have anything to do with us?"
Hearing what the aunt said, Song Wenjing was not only not annoyed, but even a little happy. He had a feeling that Li Jianhua lived nearby, otherwise the aunt would not ask such a question.
"Auntie, I came here to see him for something. Don't worry, I'm not a bad person."
The aunt looked at Song Wenjing with doubt, and Song Wenjing tried his best to pretend to be harmless.
"Wait here for a moment. I'll ask for you. You probably haven't gone to work yet." The aunt hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed to Song Wenjing's request.
The main reason was that Song Wenjing was young and his face still looked immature, so the aunt dispelled her doubts.
The aunt walked up to the second floor, while Song Wenjing waited at the same spot and did not move to avoid any misunderstanding.