rebirth of cataclysm

"Second uncle, your family wants to hire someone to dig coal? How much?" Long Cui'e asked.

"We haven't calculated how much we will dig yet. Anyway, we have to dig a lot. Not only do we have to hire people to dig, but we also have to hire people to carry them. As you know, my health has just recovered and I can't do heavy work for the time being. My family plans to collect ginger for roasting.

It's far from enough to rely on your second aunt alone. Cui'e, could you ask Hu Mingyi if he can help?" Hu Jianjun was originally going to ask Hu Mingyi and Long Cui'e for help, but since they met, he just stopped by.

Ask the other person what they mean.

"Second uncle, is there anything you can do? If your family needs help someday, just let them know in advance. When the time comes, Hu Mingyi will go digging, and I will help him carry it." Long Cui'e readily agreed.

Compared to Liu Chunhua's snobbishness and fierceness, Long Cui'e's friendship with someone who was originally an outsider seemed more like a family member.

"How much does it cost to carry coal? Hu Mingyi helped dig it, and I paid one yuan for carrying it. But I don't know the market very well for carrying it."

"Second uncle, do you need to pay for this help?" Long Cui'e asked, but there was still a hint of joy on her face.

Just now she heard Liu Chunhua say that Hu Jianjun paid Hu Jianye to dig coal. Long Cui'e thought it was Liu Chunhua who was making up nonsense. Now when she heard Hu Jianjun ask this, she knew it was true.

In rural areas, it is normal for neighbors to help each other. Usually it is just a favor and a meal. Direct payment is really rare.

"Cui'e, this is not a one-and-done job, so why do I have the nerve to ask you to help me for free? I still have to give you the money, otherwise I'd really feel bad about it. It's just that we don't have the money to help others carry coal, so this market...

...Look at this, can two dollars be enough? Two dollars per carry." Hu Jianjun said frankly.

"Second Master, it's okay. How much money do you need? My Hu Mingyi will dig it for you, and I'll just help you carry it. If you don't take the money, that would be a surprise." Although she heard that Hu Jianjun wanted to give money, Long Cui'e was happy.

. But the relationship between the two families is good after all. Hu Jianjun has helped her family a lot before, but Long Cui'e is still a little insistent on not asking for money.

"If this is the case, then I will find another company. It will last for several days, and you will help me for nothing. It is a big loss. If it is just for one day, I will never give you money, and I will be embarrassed to take it if I give it to you. But, I

I’m bringing you roasted ginger for business. It’s such a large amount, but you’re kind enough to help me, but I’m too embarrassed to ask for it.” Once he said this, it at least proved that Hu Jianjun was still a kind person.

"Second uncle... Since you said so, then... let's do what you said. You give Hu Mingyi a piece, and I will take a piece as well. Is this okay with you?" I have helped.

If there is a favor and some money, Long Cui'e will not really dare to do so.

In Huangni Village, due to the lack of other income besides farming, no family is too well-off. It is a pleasant thing to be able to have some wages to supplement the family income. Everyone has labor, but there is a lack of converting labor into income.

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"Okay, thank you, that's all. By the way, where are you going?" Although Hu Mingchen was told to carry two pieces home, Long Cui'e took the initiative to say one piece, and Hu Jianjun

That's the default.

After helping his family pay back more than a thousand yuan, Hu Mingchen probably didn't have much money left, so he could save a little on wages.

"Second uncle, I'm going to visit Xu's house."

"Then I'll go with you. I need to find a few people for help. I can go and ask his house by the way."

Is there anything that can be done? I heard that I can get wages. As soon as Hu Jianjun opened his mouth, Xu Jinnan and Song Chunmei immediately agreed.

Although Hu Jianjun's family still owed Xu Jinnan's family several hundred dollars in debt, Xu Jinnan and Song Chunmei did not mention it, unlike Zhong Ying and Hu Youqin, who asked for repayment first and then negotiated wages. Regarding this, Hu Jianjun could not

So Bai Mu, he requested and promised in person that after a month or two, when he earns a little bit, he will pay back his family's money first.

With Hu Jianjun's words, the Xu family felt more at ease and would not say anything.

After coming down from Xu's house, Hu Jianjun went to Tong's house again. The purpose was the same. On the one hand, he invited someone, and on the other hand, he explained the matter of repaying the money.

Tong Bailiang, the second eldest son of the Tong family, teaches at Huangni Primary School, so he cannot help. Tong Baiguo, the eldest son of the Tong family, is not in good health and did not ask him. However, the women of the two brothers said they would help carry coal, not to mention that Hu Jianjun promised to pay for the labor.

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Hu Jianjun walked around and eliminated one coal digger and five coal carryers.

When Hu Jianjun returned home, Hu Mingchen also came back from the street. Hu Jianjun was surprised to hear that Hu Mingchen had not only negotiated the purchase of goods for the beginning of school, but also settled the imminent payment for the goods.

"The boss Wang who supplies you is willing to lend you two thousand yuan? Didn't he ask for any collateral from you?" Hu Jianjun asked in surprise.

"Dad, do you think I have any mortgage worth two thousand yuan? Haha, since people take the initiative to borrow money, they won't care about the mortgage or not. Otherwise, they might as well not mention it." Hu Mingchen said happily and proudly.

When someone at home asks someone to borrow money, they have to come to the door shamelessly, and their own people also come to collect the debt. But Hu Mingchen is better off, because someone else takes the initiative to lend him money, and the amount is 2,000 when he asks. If Hu Jianjun and the others go to others to borrow money,

Two thousand yuan is almost impossible for a single family.

Not to mention whether people can take it out, even if some people can take it out, they are worried that Hu Jianjun and Jiang Yucai will not be able to repay such a large amount. On the contrary, Hu Mingchen has such dignity at a young age, and they can't even mortgage it.

Don't mention it.

Comparing people to each other is really infuriating.

"Then there's no mention of interest?" Hu Jianjun was still a little unwilling to give up. He felt that there would be no such good thing and there should be additional conditions.

"Dad, what are you thinking about? Interest, talk about interest with a little kid like me, do you think a smart person would do that? Don't worry, they don't ask for anything, as long as I make money and pay back the debt to them.

Dad, how's it going when you ask someone for help?"

Hu Jianjun sighed and told Hu Mingchen what he had encountered and happened today.

"Forget it, Auntie is that kind of person. It's okay if her family doesn't do it. Now that your eldest brother Hu Mingyi is digging and you have found the person who is carrying the coal, that's great. We don't have much time. Can we start tomorrow?

?" While Hu Mingchen was working hard, he felt that time was tight, so he just did it as he said, not waiting for time.

"Okay, then I will go for a run later and make an appointment with them. During the day, I will dig it and carry it to the entrance of the cave, and then carry it back home after dark."

In Duge Township, carrying coal home from a small coal mine is almost always at night.

On the one hand, the cadres in the township are off work, and on the other hand, carrying coal at night does not attract attention. Therefore, Hu Mingchen's family digs and carries coal quietly at night every year.

"But...Dad, our family will still have to give people more wages. One yuan is still low. It is quite a long distance to carry coal home from the coal mine, and it is at night."

Homework is not easy." Hu Mingchen said after pondering for a moment.

"That's not what I said myself. It was your sister-in-law Long Cui'e who took the initiative. She only took one piece, so it's not easy for others to give more. To do the same thing, of course you need a bowl of water to be even." Hu Jianjun explained.

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"I know, you just said it. To be honest, at this juncture, it would be good if people are willing to help our family. You look like aunt and dad, they are not happy. So, if they have that

We can’t lose our heart and love to others. I think it’s still one yuan a trip to carry it home, but they carry it from underground to the well and pay fifty cents a time, which adds up to one yuan and a half. Anyway,

Boss Wang promised to lend me two thousand yuan, so it won’t be that difficult financially." Hu Mingchen said like an adult.

"Okay, as you said, we can't be that kind of ungrateful people. When I go to finalize the time with them later, I will tell them." Hu Jianjun nodded and agreed with Hu Mingchen's suggestion.

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Hu Jianjun's conduct and kindness are good. Otherwise, his family would not be able to borrow money often if they were so poor, otherwise they would not have so many people responding when they need help.

Early the next morning, under the leadership of Hu Jianjun, Hu Mingyi, Xu Jinnan and others took their tools and went to the back of the mountain behind the village to dig and carry coal.

It is impossible for Hu Mingchen's family to have so many backpack tools, so those who help with the work bring their own tools from home.

Hu Jianjun found a relatively hidden mine, took them down and started digging, and then came back.

They started digging coal, but the two ginger roasting stoves at home had not been set up yet. Hu Jianjun wanted to come back and set up the stove with Hu Mingchen.

Jiang Yucai, Hu Yandie, Hu Yujiao and the others were not idle either. Jiang Yucai wanted to cook and sent it to the mine at noon for Hu Mingyi and the others to eat. Hu Yandie and Hu Yujiao started to dig up yellow mud and carry it back.

Come home, so much coal requires a lot of yellow mud to mix, which also needs to be prepared in advance.

All in all, the whole family was mobilized for Hu Mingchen's ginger business.

Zhong Ying and Liu Chunhua, on the other hand, have been observing the movements and progress of Hu Mingchen's family intentionally or unintentionally.

Observation is indeed observation, not concern. Now that they know that Hu Mingchen's family is going to do this, they want to know whether this matter can really be carried out, or whether it is just a blank cannon.

If they look at it with a villain's heart, they may still hope that Hu Mingchen's family can't continue. If everything goes smoothly in his family, wouldn't it reflect their short-sightedness?

After dinner in the evening, it was already dark, so Long Cui'e and the others began to carry the excavated coal to Hu Mingchen's home. In order to speed up the progress and pay less wages, everyone except Hu Yujiao and Hu Yandie stayed at Hu Mingchen's home.

In addition to looking after the house, Hu Mingchen and his mother Jiang Yucai also joined the team carrying as much coal as they could carry. One more person always has more strength. Hu Jianjun went down to the well to help Hu Mingyi.