rebirth of cataclysm

"Bring your money." Hu Mingchen didn't explain, he spread his right hand and asked Gu Xiaoqi for money.

"Take the money...what are you doing with the money?"

"Damn it, why are you talking so much nonsense? You can take it if you are told, why can't I still rob you?" Hu Mingchen knew Gu Xiaoqi, and explanations were not as effective as rough and direct ones.

Sure enough, when Hu Mingchen scolded him, Gu Xiaoqi reluctantly handed the two cents in his hand to Hu Mingchen.

"Let's go eat jelly." After getting the money, Hu Mingchen waved his hand boldly and headed towards the street across the bridge.

Duge Elementary School and Duge Middle School are next to each other, but they are not exactly on the street of Duge Township, but on opposite sides across a river.

The Duge Township Street next to the Panlong River is not only small in area, but also lacks flat open space. Therefore, the primary school and middle school were built on the opposite side of the Panlong River. The government built a cement bridge to connect them. Of course, this

The bridge has also become the only way for several villages in the west mountain to lead to the township government.

"Eat jelly? Hu Mingchen, are you crazy? How can you eat jelly with two cents? For the four of us, two cents is only enough for a bowl, how can we eat it?" Gu Xiaoqi jumped in front of Hu Mingchen.

"Look at your startled look. Have you been stepped on? You can just leave. Will I take you to eat the King's meal? Jijiwaiwaiwai." Hu Mingchen pulled Gu Xiaoqi away.

Open and continue to lead the way forward.

"That's right, just do whatever the boss says. He talks a lot." Luo Zhizheng said, standing beside Hu Mingchen.

"It's not your money, so what do you say?" Gu Xiaoqi glared and said dissatisfied with Luo Zhizheng.

"Why can't I say it? Hu Mingchen asked me to come, not you." Luo Zhizheng retorted.

Hu Mingchen, who was walking in front, shook his head and smiled. Children are children, and such little things can cause quarrels.

"I told you two to shut up. Why are you arguing? If you want to eat jelly, just leave. If you really don't want to eat it, go back by yourself." Hu Mingchen said as he walked without looking back.

The four of them came to a jelly stall at the market entrance on the street. Hu Mingchen pulled up a stool and sat down on his own: "Boss, here are four bowls of jelly."

The unique topography of Duge Township has created a hot climate here. In cool cities in mountainous areas, summers are generally very cool. However, Duge Township, which is located in a valley and valley, is very hot. The temperature here is generally higher than that in the county and city.

It's about eight degrees hotter.

The weather is hot, so food like jelly is very popular in the local area. A bowl of jelly mixed with sour soup and sauerkraut can not only satisfy your hunger, but also relieve the heat. Another important feature of it is that it is cheap. Here

The jelly here is made from local plantains. Two thousand years ago, a bowl of jelly here only cost 20 cents.

As soon as Hu Mingchen ordered four bowls of jelly, Luo Zhizheng and the others looked at each other. They didn't know whether they should go into the pergola and sit down like him.

The three of them are all afraid. If they don’t have money to pay the bill after eating, things will get serious. The landlady won’t give them free food just because they are children. It will be hard to explain at school and at home.

Even after being beaten, he still can't run away.

"What are you looking at here and there? Aren't you hungry? You don't want to eat? Sit down, what are you doing standing around?" Hu Mingchen patted the wooden bench next to him and said.

Hu Mingchen knew and understood the concerns of the three of them. If he hadn't been carrying ten dollars now, he wouldn't have dared to rush like this.

Luo Zhizheng and the other three finally sat down next to Hu Mingchen.

"Hu Mingchen, what should we do if we have no money to pay? The boss will never do it for two cents." Gu Xiaoqi leaned into Hu Mingchen's ear and whispered a reminder.

"The mountain man has only one way, you, just keep your heart in your stomach. The same goes for you two. You can eat as I tell you. I won't harm you." Hu Mingchen really pressed his hand like a boss.

The three little brothers comforted him.

Soon, the landlady brought four bowls of jelly to the table. After receiving Hu Mingchen's assurance and the temptation of the jelly in front of them, the three of them didn't want anything else. They picked up the bowls and began to eat and drink.

"Oh, it's so comfortable. I haven't eaten for a long time. Is it enough for you? Do you want another bowl?" Hu Mingchen put down the bowl, raised his hand to wipe the corners of his mouth and sighed before asking.

"No, no, that's enough."

"That's enough, I won't eat anymore."

"I'm full."

This bowl has been eaten with fear. Regardless of whether they are full or not, who among the three of them will actually add another bowl?

"Okay, let's go when you're done eating. Boss, I'll give you some money." Hu Mingchen stood up and handed a ten-yuan bill to the boss's wife.

The boss lady was short of change and couldn't change it, so she had to take the money to the barber shop opposite to change it.

Seeing that Hu Mingchen took out a ten-dollar bill, whether it was Gu Xiaoqi, Mao Feng or Luo Zhizheng, the eyes of the three people suddenly turned green.

"Hu Mingchen, how come you have so much money? That's ten yuan. You didn't steal it, right?" Luo Zhizheng pinched Hu Mingchen's arm in surprise and asked.

"Steal, steal so much, you can't speak. Can I only have so much money by stealing? Get out of here." Hu Mingchen threw Luo Zhizheng away and cursed.

"If you... I have never seen you spend more than one yuan, I don't believe that your parents would give you that much money. It's not like everyone knows about your family's situation." Luo Zhizheng pressed.

said in a voice.

"Yes, Hu Mingchen, if you got this much money from home, I think you'd better take it back, otherwise, I'm afraid your father will beat you to death." Gu Xiaoqi also said from the side.

"Why don't you say something nice if I say it? Either you steal it or you'll be beaten to death. What's the benefit to you if I'm unlucky? Really, I didn't steal the money, and I didn't just take it casually. That's okay, right?"

Hu Mingchen was really speechless among these cautious guys.

The reaction of Luo Zhizheng and others is actually understandable. In Duge Township, at their age, they can be considered rich if they have only two yuan. Only those who eat from the government or do business on the street are in good condition.

People only give their children one or two yuan as pocket money.

In addition, for people who farm in the mountains, it is considered generous to give their children 50 cents.

Take Gu Xiaoqi for example, he only has 20 cents because he is not only the youngest, but also the three sisters above him. Moreover, his father also runs a little pig and cattle business from time to time, even though he is in a rural area and his family background is considered to be on the upper side.

After receiving the nine yuan and two cents that the boss politely refunded, Hu Mingchen led his three little brothers to school.

If Hu Mingchen's prestige was established because of Huang Xiaoyang when he came, it was not very solid. When he returned, Gu Xiaoqi and the three of them really became convinced followers.

The power of money works well on adults, but it also has an extremely powerful influence on children.

No wonder Marx said that the economic base determines the superstructure. This is really a true insight that is universally applicable.

The three of them followed Hu Mingchen in a hurry, as if they had really become his little brothers.

Arriving at the bridge, Hu Mingchen and the others met his sister Hu Yandie and his sister Hu Yujiao.

"Where did you go as soon as school was over? Why couldn't we find you in your class?" Hu Yandie complained and scolded her as soon as they met.

"I...we went to the street to eat jelly. Sister, what's wrong? Are you looking for something to do with me?" Facing his angry sister, Hu Mingchen felt a little guilty.

"Hey, I still have money to eat jelly. It seems we made a mistake in asking you to eat. We thought you would be hungry. We were overthinking it." Hu Yandie said sarcastically.

No wonder Hu Yandie got angry. After school, she went to find her sister Hu Yujiao first, planning to find Hu Mingchen and then go have something to eat together. As a result, not only did she not find Hu Mingchen in their class, she even searched the entire campus.

It would be strange not to be angry if I didn't find him.

Hu Yandie had fifty yuan for living expenses given by her mother, and she had no intention of spending the money carelessly.

As the eldest son of the family, Hu Yandie is very sensible and understands the difficulties at home. Therefore, in her plan, this amount of money will be used for at least one and a half months, which also includes the pen, ink and paper they need for their studies.

The plan was like this, but on the first day of getting rich, Hu Yandie still felt that she should have a little luxury. She didn't dare to spend it on other projects, but she could barely accept it when she took her younger siblings to eat a bowl of jelly.

No matter how disgusted Hu Yandie and Hu Yujiao were with Hu Mingchen's usual cheating and cheating, they still couldn't really put Hu Mingchen aside and forget about him if something good happened.

Who would have thought that Hu Mingchen could not be found without telling him, but now that he has been found, he has already eaten. No one would feel comfortable in this kind of mood.

"Gu Xiaoqi asked for it, Gu Xiaoqi's money, right, Gu Xiaoqi." Hu Mingchen quickly lied and said.

"Did I invite you? I..." Gu Xiaoqi pointed at his face, his expression confused.

"What are you doing? It was you who said you wanted to treat me during the first class, and you gave me the money later, wasn't it? Luo Zhizheng, Mao Feng, do you think this is the case?" Hu Mingchen glanced at Gu Xiaoqi.

Staring over, he said with a mix of true and false.

This trick played by Hu Mingchen made it difficult for Gu Xiaoqi and the others to admit it. In terms of language, what Hu Mingchen said was true. The only thing that was not true was that the money Gu Xiaoqi received was not enough for the four of them.

"Um, ah, yes, that's it."

"Yes, Gu Xiaoqi agreed and took the money."

"It's the same as what Hu Mingchen said."

Hu Yujiao pulled Hu Yandie: "Sister, forget it if he eats it. Let's go eat quickly. I'm a little hungry. If we have good things to do, we will think of him. When will he have good things to do, he will think of us."

"Come on, go back to school as soon as you finish eating. Don't wander around."

Looking at his elder sister and younger sister walking towards the street, Hu Mingchen felt a little uncomfortable.

Sister, sister, in your opinion, that is me in the past. Not only will I not abandon you when good things happen to me now, but I will also support you with a happy sky. Just wait and see.