In traditional Chinese culture

Folk stories occupy a large position. In many stories

we not only felt the joy of listening to stories

but also felt the traditional culture. Here I have compiled for you a folk tale about a Beijing farmer’s nightmare: What if I didn’t get the 2.8 million demolition money? Please follow my steps to read about a Beijing farmer’s nightmare: What if I didn’t get the 280 10,000 demolition money.

However, what he never expected was that great joy would be followed by great tragedy. He actually experienced one after another life tragedies such as brothers turning against each other, wives and children being separated, and all his wealth being lost! What is going on?

Excited, 2.8 million yuan in demolition money dropped from the sky

This is a true and heart-wrenching demolition story. It took a lot of effort to get the subject to agree to be interviewed for this article. However, in order to prevent his remaining family ties from disappearing, he strongly requested that his real name and address be concealed...

Li Haitian, a 51-year-old farmer in the suburbs of Beijing, lives in Beijing. A certain township in Haidian District. Although it is called a countryside, it is the capital area after all, and life is very convenient.

Li Haitian is the youngest child in the family. He has 5 older brothers and sisters. Since his family was very poor when he was a child, and his older brothers and sisters were studying abroad, which cost a lot of money, he began to help his mother work in the fields before graduating from elementary school. When he was 19 years old, his father passed away and his mother was paralyzed in bed. He very much hoped that one of his brothers and sisters could return to his hometown to help him take care of his mother. But after graduation, my brother and sister all found decent jobs in Beijing. In order to fulfill his filial piety, Li Haitian voluntarily stayed in the countryside and made a living by doing odd jobs and farming.

Li Haitian’s family has 5 houses, but in order to take care of his mother more conveniently, he has been crowded into a house with her. He gets up before dawn every morning to chop vegetables for the family’s pigs, and then goes to the fields. He would work, then go to town to do odd jobs in the afternoon, and return home exhausted at night. The bitter and depressing life has almost worn away the youthful characteristics of Li Haitian, turning him into an out-and-out machine that works to support the family...

A man in his twenties At that time, Li Haitian fell in love with Zhang Jing, a girl from a neighboring village, and got married. After marriage, the couple had a very good relationship. Although life is difficult, the husband and wife can live happily together. In order to improve their living standards, the couple tried various businesses. Then, the birth of his daughter Li Mengmeng added a lot of laughter to the family...

What makes Li Haitian even more happy is that although his brothers and sisters have become respectable city dwellers, They have not forgotten their hometown in the countryside and often go home to visit him and his mother. Every year on my mother's birthday, my brothers and sisters would rush back to their hometown and hold a big banquet to celebrate my mother's birthday. The brothers and sisters would also give their mother a little alimony every month. Li Haitian said many times: "My mother lives with me in the countryside. It doesn't cost much, so you don't have to spend any more money." However, the brothers and sisters said to him without guilt. : "Brother, my mother usually depends on you to take care of her. It's too hard on you. Therefore, we still have to pay alimony! If my mother can't spend the money, just take the flowers." The elder brother and sister even made a solemn promise to him : "We have all settled down in Beijing. In the future, a hundred years after my mother's death, this house in the countryside will be yours alone."

In 1995, their mother passed away. Although the mother did not leave any will before her death, several brothers and sisters once again said: "Now that both parents have passed away, the old house in the countryside belongs to Li Haitian alone." Even so, the brothers and sisters still feel sorry for their youngest brother . The eldest brother, who is highly respected among the brothers and sisters, once said: "In other families, the elder brothers drop out of school to support their younger brothers and sisters. In our family, it is the other way around. It is the younger brothers who drop out of school to support our younger brothers and sisters. We can't help you! From now on, If you have any difficulties, just ask, we are duty-bound!" The eldest sister also said that in order to reduce Li Haitian's life burden, she is willing to take Li Haitian's daughter to study with her. The third sister and third brother-in-law said they could help Li Haitian and his wife find odd jobs in their own workplace.

Li Haitian is very grateful for everyone's kindness, but his daughter has been studying in the town with his grandmother, and he himself is reluctant to leave behind several acres of land at home. Seeing that they couldn't really help him, his brothers and sisters had no choice but to give him some money during the holidays. The neighbors were very envious when they saw the Li brothers and sisters being so united and friendly...

However, no one expected that the family ties between the six Li Haitian brothers would soon be destroyed by a demolition storm. Sweeped away!

Around 1995, many outsiders came to Beijing to work and start businesses, and they were in urgent need of renting houses in Beijing. However, the rent in Beijing is too expensive, so those who are eager to rent a house have set their sights on cheaper urban villages. People often knock on Li Haitian's door and ask if he has a room for rent. At first, Li Haitian did not want his peaceful life to be disturbed by outsiders, so he resolutely rejected those who asked for rent.

However, other villagers saw that the profit from renting was too attractive, so they rented out their spare rooms one after another. By 1998, almost all families in the village had rented out their extra houses! When Li Haitian saw this, he couldn't help but be a little tempted.

He and his wife renovated the five original houses in their home and built five new houses. They rented the original houses to several young people who came to Beijing to work, while he and his wife lived in the newly built houses. .

Depressed! The brothers turned against each other in court

Li Haitian spent a lot of money on renovating and building a new house, as well as buying some furniture at the secondhand market. However, after several brothers and sisters learned about it, they also "sponsored" him some money. The five renovated old houses have a new look and are very popular with tenants and are almost never vacant. Moreover, the rent was also rising year by year. By 2001, in the best month, Li Haitian earned more than 7,000 yuan in rent alone!

Seeing this "huge sum of money", although Li Haitian's brothers and sisters didn't say anything, his sister-in-law and brother-in-law murmured privately: "The old house was left by my parents, you guys Each of the six children should have one share? Why should the sixth child bear the rent alone?" However, Li Haitian's brother and sister not only remained unmoved, but each scolded his lover: "The sixth child is doing it for us! He was able to study and dropped out of school early to take care of his mother. How can we be envious of his little rent now? Besides, we had already promised that those old houses would belong to him! "Now, Li Haitian's sisters-in-law and brother-in-law will not! Made a sound...

However, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop. In 2002, a representative from a Beijing developer settled in the village, knocked on the villagers' doors one by one, and negotiated with the villagers about demolition matters. It turns out that the developer has taken a fancy to this land in the village and plans to build a large community covering office buildings, shopping malls and residential buildings here! According to estimates by the developer, Li Haitian's family can receive more than 1.9 million yuan in demolition compensation, plus 900,000 yuan in demolition money for the village's public land (commonly known as family division in Beijing, a phenomenon under the collective economy). He quickly I got 2.8 million yuan in demolition money!

After Li Haitian got the money, he rented a house in the city with his wife, and then happily called his brothers and sisters, hoping that everyone could share this joy. But he never expected that his phone call would be like a thunderbolt, blowing up the brotherhood that had existed in his family for many years!

The third sister was the first to find Li Haitian. At first, she asked Li Haitian tactfully: "Brother, you got such a large sum of money all at once. Did you save it in a demand deposit or a time deposit?" Li Haitian said enthusiastically: "Deposit deposit! I'm going to use the money in Beijing." Let Zhang Jing enjoy the blessings of buying an apartment in the district! She has lived in an old house with me for so many years and has no heating in the winter, so she suffers from arthritis. "What about the remaining money?" Li Haitian said happily: "Send Mengmeng to study abroad. I haven't read any books since I was a child, and I can't let my children follow my old path..." The third sister finally interrupted Li Haitian unhappily, He said loudly: "Brother, that old house is the inheritance left by my parents! When my parents were alive, it was me, the daughter, who provided the highest alimony. Now that you have received such a large amount of money all at once, can you "How about sharing it with me?"

Li Haitian was stunned. He instinctively retorted to the third sister: "But my mother has been paralyzed for many years, and we usually serve her. Besides, you were talking to each other at that time." You said you would leave this old house to me! As the saying goes, "it's better to help the poor than to help the poor." You are not in a hurry to use money now!" The third sister's face suddenly turned red. She was silent for a long time and returned in frustration.

As soon as the third sister left, the second sister and the second brother-in-law came to "visit" her. With the last "experience", Li Haitian and Zhang Jing were more wary of the arrival of their second sister and second brother-in-law. Sure enough, the second brother-in-law went straight to the point: "Brother, your niece is dating a man, and he is a doctoral student. The young man is very promising, but his family is from a rural area and cannot afford a house. We hope that the young man will have great development in the future, and we have agreed. He married his daughter. Now we are going to buy a house for our children! How much are you going to support as an uncle?" Li Haitian asked his brother-in-law, "How much do you want?" He asked tentatively. Hold up 3 fingers. Li Haitian asked: "...3,000 yuan?" His brother-in-law said: "Brother, you are really good at joking. 300,000 yuan! You can still afford it, right?" Before Li Haitian opened his mouth, Zhang Jing lost her temper and said, "Brother-in-law, it's not like your daughter can't get married. Why are you rushing to pay for it? Let alone 300,000, I won't pay even 30,000!" The second sister and the second brother-in-law were very angry. Zhang Jing had a big quarrel and finally broke up unhappy.

After the second sister and second brother-in-law left, Zhang Jing and Li Haitian began to discuss countermeasures. Zhang Jing said: "To prevent them from continuing to have ideas about us, you can ask the eldest brother to teach them a lesson." Li Haitian heard that it made sense. The eldest brother has a pivotal position in the family, and the sisters will definitely listen to him.

As they expected, after they complained to the eldest brother, the eldest brother said angrily: "The second and third sons are so shameless! How could they ask you for money without consulting me!" But two days later, the eldest brother asked for money. He came to Li Haitian's door and said: "Brother, I asked the second and third children, and they said that you and Zhang Jing are not willing to pay a penny?! To be fair, they are asking you for money, so it must be It's not right, but it's definitely not right for you to spend nothing! Because that sum of money is not a small amount, 2.8 million! *** It's only a savings of 40,000 to 50,000 yuan! Let's see, this is my parents! We are the ones who stayed, so each of the six of us has a share of the 2.8 million yuan! Because you are the youngest among us, so if you give us 250,000 yuan each, after excluding the 1.25 million yuan, you still get the big share! ! "

What the eldest brother said seemed reasonable, but of course Li Haitian was not willing to let this huge sum of money that originally belonged to him be "downsized" by 1.25 million. So, he sent his eldest brother away on the grounds of "thinking about it". He originally thought that his delaying strategy would make his eldest brother retreat, but his eldest brother asked him for money several times, but he always avoided him and became angry. After another unsuccessful attempt, the eldest brother said harshly: "The minimum share for each family is 150,000 yuan, or we will meet in court!" Hearing the eldest brother's heartless and cold words, Li Hai shivered all over! He didn't believe that his eldest brother would really file a lawsuit with him, and he said harshly: "Don't mention 150,000 yuan, I won't give you even 1,500 yuan!" Unexpectedly, the eldest brother was so angry that he even brought a few nephews to steal Li Haitian's property. The room was a mess!

After completely breaking up with several siblings, Li Haitian and Zhang Jing became very vigilant. Li Haitian, who had little education, began to like watching the legal channel of CCTV 12. After he saw the news about a "fake divorce" on the legal channel, he suddenly had an idea. He thought: "If my wife and I fake a divorce, my family will be destroyed." All the money has been transferred to my wife's name, so if my brother and sister force me to take money again, can't I just refuse openly in the name of "the money was taken away by my ex-wife"? "But Zhang Jing listened to him? idea, but had a big quarrel with him. Li Haitian quickly presented Zhang Jing with facts and reasoned, and finally convinced Zhang Jing. In order to prevent the huge sum of money from flowing into the hands of outsiders, Zhang Haitian and Zhang Jing went to the bank the next day and transferred all the compensation money to Zhang Jing's bank card. In the afternoon, they went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get the divorce certificate from Zhang Jing.

In order to make his brother and sister believe that they were really divorced, Li Haitian rented another house and asked Zhang Jing to move out temporarily with her daughter. Before leaving, Zhang Jing regretted it. She cried and said, "Haitian, can I not leave? I don't want to leave you. I don't want that much money anymore, so why don't I just give them some?" Li Haitian hardened his heart. She said, "Zhang Jing, don't do this. As long as they stop making trouble, I will take you home right away." Seeing Hai Tian's stubbornness, Zhang Jing had no choice but to slam the door and leave with tears in her eyes, her suitcase in hand. Seeing the tears in his wife and daughter's eyes, Li Haitian was also heartbroken! But in order to keep the demolition money, he felt that the sacrifice in front of him was worth it.

In the fake divorce, the person who was most hurt was himself

Not long after Li Haitian divorced his wife, an unexpected complaint pushed him into the whirlpool of life. In early 2004, his brothers and sisters actually took him to court! Before filing a lawsuit, they consulted a lawyer. A senior lawyer gave them advice: If you want to file a lawsuit, you have a better chance of winning if you ask for a share of the inheritance than if you ask for a split of the demolition money. Because according to the law, if a parent does not leave a will, all children have equal rights to the estate. Therefore, several brothers and sisters appealed in court and claimed that Li Haitian received an inheritance of 2.8 million yuan for his own exclusive use without any distribution. We also fulfilled our obligation to support our parents before they were alive, so we sued the court and demanded that each of us inherit 100,000 yuan from our mother’s estate!

In court, Li Haitian argued that his mother had always lived with him when she was alive, and he had the greatest support obligation. The other children's claim to inherit the inheritance could not be established. In the end, the court of first instance ruled that the brother and sister should each receive an inheritance of 100,000 yuan, and Li Haitian would pay the inheritance in one lump sum after the judgment came into effect. Li Haitian was dissatisfied and appealed to the Beijing Second Intermediate People's Court, requesting the second instance court to find out the facts and deal with it fairly. On September 19, 2005, the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court made the final appeal and held that the original court's ruling that Li Haitian pay 100,000 yuan to each of his five brothers and sisters was inappropriate because his mother's original house was later renovated and added by Li Haitian. The demolition money he later received was also given by the developer based on the value of the house after renovation and addition. The court of first instance considered this inappropriate as inheritance. Li Haitian's five brothers and sisters asked for a share of the inheritance left by their mother. They could only divide it according to the market price of the old house before it was renovated or built on. On average, each person could get a share of 7,000 yuan.

The second instance verdict finally won! Li Haitian held a banquet for the villagers in the village like a wedding. This banquet incident caused a complete rift between him and his brother and sister. From then on, the brotherhood between them disappeared...

However, what made Li Haitian uneasy was that his wife Zhang Jing rented a house in Beijing with a huge sum of 2.8 million yuan. After moving to a high-end community, she almost lost contact with him. It turned out that Zhang Jing was initially unwilling to accept her husband kicking her out of the house.

However, she soon became addicted to this kind of rich and leisure life: sleeping until she wakes up naturally in the morning, doing beauty treatments in the afternoon, and making some friends... In addition, during that time, Li Haitian was busy looking for lawyers and filing lawsuits all day long. , ignoring her feelings, she began to resent Li Haitian.

Next, Zhang Jing bought her daughter a car and a house, spending more than 1 million yuan. She planned to enjoy the remaining 1 million yuan alone and not remarry Li Haitian! Later, she fell in love with a businessman who had been widowed for many years and received a marriage certificate!

After Li Haitian heard the news of Zhang Jing’s remarriage, he was so angry that he fainted several times! He didn't expect that he originally wanted to set a trap for his brother and sister, but he didn't expect that the end result would be that his married wife would set a trap for him! He frequently came to Zhang Jing and begged her to come back to him, but Zhang Jing refused.

Seeing that Zhang Jing could not change her mind, Li Haitian said: "If you want to remarry, I can't stop you, but you have to pay me back the 2.8 million yuan!" However, Zhang Jing said coldly He said: "That 2.8 million yuan is a "divorce gift". You gave it to me personally. How can I get it back now?" Li Hai was so angry that he vomited blood and had a big quarrel with his ex-wife. Finally, Li Haitian couldn't bear it anymore and took his ex-wife to court, demanding that he repay the 2.8 million yuan. However, after investigation, the court found that Li Haitian transferred money to Zhang Jing's name before the divorce and then divorced her. However, given that the money originally belonged to Li Haitian and Zhang Jing's demolition funds, in the end the court spent a lot of effort to mediate the situation, and Zhang Jing reluctantly agreed to "spit" out 300,000 yuan and return it to Li Haitian... ...

At the end of 2006, when he received the 300,000 yuan, Li Haitian cried and laughed, almost falling into a state of madness: "300,000 yuan?! My wife was separated, and in exchange for this 300,000 yuan 10,000 yuan?

Although he was extremely sad, Li Haitian just got the money and bought it. 200,000 yuan in funds, but by 2008, he only had 120,000 yuan left in his 200,000 yuan! He was frightened and quickly took out 120,000 yuan and deposited it into a fixed term.

Li Haitian didn't dare to sit still. He saw many villagers squandering money after receiving demolition money, so he started to think of ways to make money. He first spent 100,000 yuan to buy a black truck to do work. The job was not that easy. He would run away when he saw people from the traffic police brigade and the transportation management office checking illegal cars. He couldn't bear the fear, so he quit working. He had no money, so he applied for a job in a community. He was very lonely, and he once tried to shamelessly call a few brothers and sisters, but the other party either hung up on him or gave him a few cold words... ..

Whenever Li Haitian was lying alone on a cold bed in the dead of night, he felt like he was having a nightmare.

He often fantasizes: The old house has not been demolished, and he is still with his wife and daughter; his brothers and sisters are still so tender and affectionate... Thinking about it, his tears will fall silently...

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