Chapter 14: The Callousness of the Rich
When moving, Mother invited some people to help. Among them was a rich man who drove a car, wore a gold watch, and looked very wealthy.
After he came, he stood in the courtyard, looked around, and said, "This house is too dilapidated, not worth much money."
Mother said, "Selling it for a few thousand yuan will do."
He said, "Five thousand yuan? That's too much, two thousand."
Mother said, "But when this house was new, it cost a lot of money to build."
He said, "Now it's not worth that much, that's it."
I looked at this rich man, feeling very angry. He has money, so he doesn't take other people's property seriously. He has money, so he thinks farmers' houses are not worth much.
The callousness of the rich made me see the reality of society.