Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

Chapter 1140 Spending Money to Save People

"It's about time, we can go rescue them now." Uncle Yan Bugui waved his hand and called Liu Guangqi and the others to go to the back of the public toilet in a grand procession.

There's a fence surrounding the cesspool; rescuing people from here is much easier than rescuing them from inside the public toilet.

So Yan Jiecheng pinched his nose and went over, unscrewed the wire on the railing, and shouted to Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao below, "You two try and see if you can climb up."

After saying that, Yan Jiecheng quickly withdrew. He was worried that if Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong got into a fight, the scope of the conflict would be wide, and it wouldn't be safe to be even four or five meters away.

Fortunately, Xu Damao no longer wanted to fight Liu Haizhong, so he waded through the cesspool and walked towards the railing.

"Oh my, is this Xu Damao or Liu Haizhong?" Yan Bugui watched a humanoid creature slowly moving in the distance, but because its body and face were covered in disgusting filth, he couldn't tell who it was for a moment.

Yi Zhonghai squinted and looked at him: "It should be Xu Damao, he's not that thin in the bangs."

As he spoke, Xu Damao raised his hand and gripped the edge of the cesspool, trying his best to climb out.

But it rained a bit today, and since there are usually no people around the cesspool, the edges of the pool were covered in dark green moss, making it incredibly slippery.

Xu Damao tried several times but failed.

Seeing the splash of excrement, everyone tacitly took a few steps back. Sha Zhu, who was at the front preparing to laugh at Xu Damao, was unlucky and accidentally got hit by it, almost vomiting from disgust.

"Xu Damao, can't you be a little more careful? These are the clothes I just changed into this morning!"

Be careful?

Xu Damao wanted to curse when he heard that!

If it weren't for the fact that he was still counting on Sha Zhu to help out from outside, Xu Damao would have already started yelling.

If Sha Zhu dares to come to the edge of the pool and start arguing with him, he'll just drag him down. The more people embarrass themselves, the more comfortable he'll feel.

"Oh dear, it doesn't seem to be working!"

Uncle Yan Bugui frowned, thinking that Xu Damao and the other man would have a hard time getting up on their own.

"Chen Jun, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu, and the others all looked towards Chen Jun.

What do I think?

Chen Jun was speechless for a moment. If the environment weren't so bad, he would have liked to sit back and watch while eating sunflower seeds.

"Since they can't climb out, just find some sticks or ropes and pull them out."

Yan Bugui: "This... is indeed a method, but it would make people too close to the cesspool and easily splashed with filth."

Liu Haizhong is fine; Liu Guangqi, as his son, naturally wouldn't mind. But what about Xu Damao?

Given this kid's reputation in the courtyard, no one was willing to risk rescuing him.

After all, washing clothes and hair requires soap, which is practically equivalent to spending one's own money to save others, and the shrewd Yan Bugui didn't want to do that.

"Let Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong take the money. Whoever goes to rescue people will get paid!" Chen Jun said.

Today is a day off. Even if Yan Jiecheng and his ilk don't want to make this money, they can easily call out and summon a bunch of men to help them.

Yan Bugui's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this.

Pay me?

Why didn't he think of that?

“That’s right, Chen Jun, you’re absolutely right. After all, it’s rescuing people from a cesspool, so they’re bound to get some filth on them. Charging a little money is perfectly reasonable!” After a pause, Yan Bugui pursed his lips and said, “So, how much is appropriate?”

If you offered him a few cents, Yan Bugui would hesitate.

But if you give him a few coins, Yan Bugui will immediately take Yan Jiecheng to the cesspool to fish people out.

“You’ve asked the wrong person.” Chen Jun pointed towards the cesspool, his meaning clear: go and discuss it with Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong.

Xu Damao heard the commotion and waved at them, saying, "Two yuan. I'll give each of you two yuan if you can get me out of here!"

Xu Damao has always been very generous when it comes to spending money. Even though he doesn't have much money in his pocket right now, it doesn't stop him from spending lavishly.

"Okay, then it's settled!"

Yan Bugui grinned: "Speaking of this rescue, it's actually similar to a tug-of-war competition organized by the school. As long as everyone puts their strength in the same direction, they can definitely pull the person up."

"Hey Yan Jiecheng, go home and get the rope, the hemp rope that hangs by the door!"

In order to make money, Yan Bugui directly arranged for his eldest son to go home and get tools.

Using a stick makes it easy to slip, but using a rope is absolutely foolproof. After all, Xu Damao paid money, so the service has to be good.

Liu Haizhong's side is unwilling to spend money.

Xu Damao spends money because no one in his family can help him, but he's different; he has three sons and doesn't need to ask outsiders for help.

So Liu Haizhong shouted at Liu Guangqi, "Guangqi, isn't there a latrine scoop in the public toilet? Use that to pull me up."

"Okay, I'll go right now!"

Liu Guangqi originally wanted to ask a few people for help, but since Xu Damao was paying people to come, it wouldn't be appropriate for him to ask for help for free.

Forget it, I'll just do it myself.

So Liu Guangqi found a shovel in the public toilet and carefully stood on the edge of the cesspool.

"Dad, don't pull too hard when you're pulling, let's go slowly." Liu Guangqi almost vomited when he looked at Liu Haizhong, who was almost unrecognizable.

too disgusting!

This is disgusting.

If you fell in, you'd be disgusted to death!

Therefore, Liu Guangqi gave Liu Haizhong a heads-up beforehand, lest he not only fail to save the person but also get himself killed.

After all, Liu Haizhong was quite a big guy, and having been soaked in the cesspool for a while, it was a severe test for Liu Guangqi.

"Get out of the way!"

Liu Haizhong shoved Xu Damao aside in annoyance, then muttered to himself, "When it comes down to it, we still have to rely on our son!"

Ok?

Xu Damao, who had been shoved, spat in annoyance.

That damn thing actually mocked him for not having a son!

Pooh!

What's so great about sons? Daughters are the real treasures.

Xu Damao thought angrily to himself.

"Hold on tight!"

Liu Haizhong gripped the manure scoop with his hand, preparing to use it to climb up.

Liu Guangqi nodded vigorously, then bent his legs and assumed a horse stance.

At this moment, all eyes were on Liu Guangqi.

Liu Haizhong didn't waste any time. After he finished speaking, he started to exert force with both hands and kicked the edge of the cesspool with both feet, and actually climbed up little by little.

I rely on?

Xu Damao raised an eyebrow upon seeing this.

I didn't realize Liu Guangqi was so strong; he can actually pull Liu Haizhong's hair.

snort!

I haven't even left yet, so why should you, Liu Haizhong, get out?

So Xu Damao quietly took two steps back and secretly grabbed into the pool with his right hand.