Life in debt
Agudengba told Chu Sanxing a
true story: A greedy fat aunt picked up the money that the boy accidentally
dropped and thought she had made a fortune. She knew clearly that the boy had
lost his parents since he was young and his family was in a difficult
situation, but he still did not hand over the accident. Picked up money. But
unexpectedly, windfall and misfortune were brothers. Fat Auntie did not die
well in the end. She and her children both died in desperate circumstances.
Agudengba said to Chu
Sanxing: My friend told me that this fat aunt is almost born to be a debtor. Of
course, being in debt is not an original sin and does not need to be concealed.
But Aunt Fat’s life of debt is very surprising.
Those debts are very
strange. It should be said that Aunt Fatty does not owe them, but she has to
bear the responsibility of repaying the debts. In her life, debt would hit her
every now and then.
Fat Aunt's debt-paying life
began when she got married. She used to despise women who helped their husbands
pay back money, thinking that they were suffering from their own troubles, but
she didn't expect that Fat Aunt herself would become like this.
When the fat aunt first
started dating, she knew that her boyfriend had debts and had no money to repay
them. When dating, he often borrowed money from his fat aunt and borrowed money
to survive. But living in debt, borrowing money from others, and not paying
back the money are all common in life, so Aunt Fatty doesn't think her
boyfriend is anything special. Fat Auntie had a lot of struggles when she
wanted to get married, but at that time I don’t know why she still wanted to
get married! Because she wasn't getting married, she didn't know what she was
going to do. She just thought about the future and talked about it later. A
young girl who falls in love with a man often behaves in this obsessive, silly
way.
This stupid marriage caused
her to experience a long period of quarreling over money. As a result, the
police came and asked, "Did you quarrel over money?" She thought to
herself that the policeman was very good at knowing things, but maybe the
policeman had seen too much of this kind of thing. There was a joke at that
time: "Why do men have forehead lines and women have frown lines?"
It's because women often frown and ask men where the money is, while men look
up in surprise and ask what money?
Fat Auntie had been arguing
for 10 years after her marriage, so she had no choice but to admit it. Because
quarreling will not make things better, and leaving things alone will not make
things better. It will only make things worse. Just like debts will accumulate
interest if left unpaid, and they will still have to be paid in the end. It is
better to pay them back sooner rather than later. . Furthermore, creditors will
use legal channels to collect debts. You may find a debt collector standing at
the door one day, politely but firmly asking you to pay back the money, or you
will have to check your property to see if there is anything that can pay off
the debt.
The fat aunt’s husband said
that debt collectors are quite polite now. In the past, they would just walk
into the house and take away valuable things. Fortunately, we settled on the
separation of property system when we got married, so Aunt Fatty still had some
protection.
The fat aunt and his wife
had a bad reputation due to too much debt, so they moved from the city to the
countryside, hoping to stay away from the debt collectors.
But leaving the city does
not mean that debt will not follow you to the countryside. A few years after
the fat aunt and his wife moved back to the country, one day her husband found
that his account in the city could no longer be used. He didn't know what
happened, so he called the bank to ask, but the bank refused to tell him in order
to keep his personal information confidential. what happen. Finally, he found a
bank employee he knew, and they told him. It turned out that this was a debt
from many years ago, so long ago that the fat aunt’s husband had long forgotten
about it. The debt collector Qian went to court, and the court notified the
bank and preemptively froze his account without even saying hello.
what to do? I had no choice
but to pay off this old debt. At that time, the fat aunt and his wife had not
paid off all their debts, so how could they get the money to pay off these
debts?
Chu Sanxing said: Why
doesn’t this stupid woman get a divorce?
Agudengba said with a smile:
It’s not like Aunt Fat has never thought about divorce, but what about the
children? The children love their father very much. And although she has
resentments and regrets about this relationship, she still loves each other.
More importantly, they are also working partners. Aunt Fei and his wife opened
a company. Aunt Fei plans business projects and her husband is responsible for
sales. If they get divorced, the company collapses, both of them lose their
jobs, and their source of income is cut off, how will the children make a
living? Since there is no way to hang out, there is no benefit in getting
divorced, so just continue to hang out like this.
In fact, some of the debts
are not owed by the couple. For example, the debts left by Fat Aunt's previous
generation's inheritance dispute, the litigation expenses of his parents'
rented house, etc. Her deceased parents were the victims, but Aunt Fatty was
forced to pay back the unfounded rent arrears and legal expenses.
The fat aunt’s husband also
had a fine that appeared inexplicably. He once opened a small company, which
did not perform well and later ceased operations. But the procedures for
closing a company are very troublesome. During those few years, we just go
through the suspension of business and fill out a form when filing taxes every
year, and everything goes smoothly. But unexpectedly, Poland's laws on companies
had recently changed. There was a form that he didn't fill in because he lived
in the countryside. He didn't receive the reminder from the court. As a result,
he was fined a sum of money. The court sent a letter to pursue the case.
Collect debt.
Agudemba said: Debt is not
necessarily an original sin and does not need to be concealed. But the things
that money can solve are all small things, and the lack of money is the big
problem. Being in debt affects your mood, and you become obsessed with money, and
you think about money in everything. A relative of the fat aunt's husband
passed away, and they had a very good relationship. The first thing Fat Aunt
said after she expressed her condolences was: Does she have any debts? Don't
let us inherit another debt! So cold-blooded. Fat Aunt is really afraid of
debt. Fortunately, her husband said he was thinking the same thing. Ah, this is
called eternal unity.
Agudengba said again:
Scolding children can also
lead to money. A child ran around in a B&B and bumped into the table and
fell. The first thing Aunt Fatty did was not think about whether the child was
injured. Instead, she scolded the child: "If the table is broken, you have
to pay for it!" After speaking, she added guiltily: "You Are you injured?"
If a child procrastinates on
his homework, the fat aunt will also scold the child: "Mom, it's so hard
to make money, why can't you let me worry less, and waste two or three hours of
me every day doing homework with you, time is money!"
Children also feel financial
pressure from their parents and say they want to buy them gifts. The fat aunt
would say: "No, this is too expensive, I can just save my pocket money to
buy it."
Agudengba said to Chu
Sanxing:
Looking at Aunt Fatty’s
life, how can anyone decide that their ambition is to be in debt as soon as
they are born? Fat Auntie didn’t commit murder or arson, so why can’t she hold
her head high because of debts? Fat Aunt died, and so did her child. Her life
was one of debt and debt repayment. The reason is actually very simple. She
ignorantly and stupidly married a debtor.
Agudengba sang a song "If there is no happiness, don't
marry":
In every woman's life,
At first the dream was very romantic,
Find someone you love,
Live a life of loving each other.
But the years are rushing,
It's hard to find your sweetheart,
Marry for the sake of getting married,
Wasted in a loveless marriage.
Men are most afraid of choosing the wrong career.
Women are most afraid of marrying the wrong person.
If you don’t have money, you can work hard to earn it.
Being ruthless will lead to a lifetime of sorrow.
When you marry, you should marry someone you know well.
Men must be motivated,
Ignorance, money and poverty for a while,
A poor heart will lead to a lifetime of poverty.
A painful marriage takes a lifetime,
In fact, she married the wrong person.
A man who sits on his back and has nothing to lose,
Debts are hard to repay and tears are endless.
Women should not become commodities;
The bondage of marriage is even more uncomfortable,
Marry a scumbag and become your wife,
If you remarry, it will be second-hand goods.
Comparing happiness with marriage,
Half of your marriage belongs to you,
Happiness is a lifetime dream,
If you don't have happiness, don't marry.
Taking the legendary wise Agu Demba as the protagonist, I started to create the Chinese-English version of "Snow Land Fable" using the traditional fable creation method that combines poetry and prose. Writing fableskes me feel like a child again. Studying snowy culture is my prescription to prevent Alzheimer’s di masease.
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