1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"Uncle Yuanmin, I'm at home, come in."

Chen Tiezhu called out.

"Brother Tiezhu..."

Zhang Zhidong, who was holding a bowl of rice, hurriedly called out when he saw him coming out.

"Eat peacefully, or you have to talk to your dad about this, so we can do it together." Chen Tiezhu said and came out.

"Tiezhu, is our Zhidong at your house?" Zhang Yuanmin asked nervously when he came in.

"He's at my house, and I'm going to talk about this at your house in a while. Uncle Yuanmin, this is my fault." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Don't blame you, don't blame you, it's Zhidong who is too ignorant." Zhang Yuanmin hurriedly said, and at this time he also saw Zhang Zhidong eating in the outer room, and his anger rose all of a sudden.

"You still have the nerve to eat here? It's embarrassing. Don't you know that your family is looking for you like crazy? If you don't want to study, forget it, just work at home."

While saying this, Zhang Yuanmin also punched Zhang Zhidong on the back.

Zhang Zhidong didn't say anything, but tears kept flowing down.

"Okay, now that we've punched him, we can't do it again." Chen Tiezhu then pulled Zhang Yuanmin aside and winked at Han Xiuying.

"Yes, Uncle Yuanmin, Zhidong was also wrong for a moment. Come in and sit down first, Tiezhu has a way." Han Xiuying also advised, and by the way pushed Zhang Zhidong into the east room.

"Ah..., it's embarrassing." After Zhang Yuanmin finished speaking, he squatted on the ground and kept wiping his tears.

"Uncle Yuanmin, come in, I caused this matter, and it will eventually fall on me." Chen Tiezhu also pulled him into the west room.

"Second Uncle, Jianguo, and Shu Lin are all here too."

Zhang Yuanmin was a little embarrassed when he saw the people in the room.

"Yuanmin, don't be so anxious, listen to what Tiezhu says first." Second Master greeted.

"Yes, Tiezhu is capable now. Didn't you hear the rumors in the town? This young captain is incredible." He Jianguo also advised.

"Uncle Yuanmin, in the final analysis, it all comes down to money." Chen Tiezhu said.

"I was not thoughtful at the time. I thought that I had solved the problem by paying for Zhidong's tuition and living expenses. But in fact, it was just like treating an illness, treating the symptoms but not the root cause."

"The first mistake was that I didn't consider your feelings. Although life is not as good as expected, you are still a person who lives with a backbone."

"The second mistake was that I didn't consider the future of your family. You are the head of the family, you can't just consider one child, you have to consider the whole family."

"Tiezhu, it's not your fault, it's my incompetence." Zhang Yuanmin said.

"If I had a little ability and lived a better life, wouldn't these problems be solved? Even the children find it difficult to eat meat."

"Don't be laughed at by everyone. Tiezhu gave my family a pig head. This is the first time I have eaten such delicious meat since the Chinese New Year. If it weren't for the long time before the Chinese New Year, I would have wanted to freeze it and save it for the Chinese New Year."

This topic is a bit heavy. Compared with other families, Chen Tiezhu's current living standard is really like celebrating the Chinese New Year every day.

"Uncle Yuanmin, this is nothing." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"I said the same thing, just believe me. I have a way, not only can Zhidong study safely, but also make your family's life better."

Zhang Yuanmin glanced at him, "Tiezhu, uncle knows you are kind-hearted, and I know you are doing it for the good of uncle's family. But uncle's family has suffered a lot of famine, and if there are more, uncle will be suffocated."

That day Chen Tiezhu also left a message, this money is not given for free, and in the future, if his son really gets into college and has a promising future, he will have to pay it back.

But is it so easy to get into college?

If he doesn't get in, how can he pay back so many famines?

How many college students have been admitted to the town in the past two years?

You can count them on one hand.

"Uncle Yuanmin, this is what you mean, but it's a little wrong." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"We have to make some adjustments to this situation. Am I not researching mushroom cultivation? If I succeed, I will pass this method on to you."

"Even if Zhidong takes the college entrance examination, it will be next summer, and we have plenty of time. By then, growing mushrooms can make money, so will Zhidong's studies still be a problem?"

"Not only Zhidong, Xiu'er is also in the first grade of junior high school now, right? Let Xiu also study hard. No matter what we were like in the past, in the future, our family will have two college students at once. What a great honor it is."

This is a powerful statement, but it makes everyone grin.

Zhang Zhidong has not been resolved yet, and you want his Zhang Xiu to have the same idea?

"Tiezhu, what about mushrooms?Mushrooms are not easy to grow, right? I see you have to deal with cow dung and straw, and you have to build a house and so on. Oh..., I can't do that at home." Zhang Yuanmin was somewhat tempted.

But thinking about this investment, the enthusiasm that had just been ignited was extinguished directly.

Chen Tiezhu is very capable, and he knows capable people.

What are the conditions at home?

Where can I get cow dung, and I can't afford straw.

The remaining two dollars in my hand, the family still has to eat.

What else can I do if I can't even eat enough?

"Uncle Yuanmin, there are definitely difficulties, but can't we overcome them together?" Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"When I grow mushrooms, others say I'm talking nonsense. Now it's thriving, isn't it? If you don't try these things, how can you know if you can succeed. "

Although he looked relaxed, he was actually a little anxious.

This was the only solution he could think of, and he also knew that he could definitely grow this mushroom.

But he forgot to consider one thing. He knew it, but others didn't.

There are risks in growing crops, and the risk of growing mushrooms is even greater. Because no one has grown it before, it doesn't mean you have confidence.

Even if he promised now, it would be impossible for Zhang Yuanmin to be confident.

These are two different things.

"Tiezhu, uncle knows you are doing this for my own good." Zhang Yuanmin said.

"In fact, I want Zhidong to be admitted to a technical secondary school, and then he can start a family in the future when he starts working. With my family's conditions, which girl would be willing to come here to suffer?"

"Let's say he really gets admitted to a university in the future. Counting the high school, won't it take several more years? By then, he will be old and it will be difficult to start a family. "

Everyone was silent after hearing this. Getting married is also a problem.

There is a class, which is a very favorable condition. But in the future, when you are older, it seems that it will not be easy to find a job in the city.

And this also involves the eldest and second sons of the Zhang family. When they heard that the third son of his family had a promising future, they would also like to get married.

"Well..., if the mushrooms are grown well, getting married will not be a difficult thing, right?"

Han Xiuying on the side looked a little anxious and said something.

"Hey..., in this case, Yingzi, should we announce this good news in advance?" Chen Tiezhu said seriously.

He was also very emotional in his heart. It must be Yingzi who is the best at giving assists.

Han Xiuying was dumbfounded. What good news?

The rest of the people were also confused. Your story is good news?

But it is not very appropriate to say it at this time, right?