It was another sunny day, another happy day, and a good day for an outing. Early in the morning, Li Yuan led Hu Zi... but was stopped by his mother: "Son, don't go out to play. Put these
Grind them all into twenty-eight powder, and after grinding them, send them to Old Chen’s house together with the wheat bran.”
"Mom, how much does it cost to grind flour now?"
"One hundred catties and fifty cents."
"Fifty cents? Is it necessary...to tire the donkey?"
"A tired donkey? You want to be lazy, right? Our village doesn't have an electric or water mill. If our donkey doesn't work, what will other people do? We can still make two yuan at home."
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Okay! Three minutes of silence for your donkey.
Li Yuan took the donkey out from the stable, fed it a few carrots, and blindfolded it. There was nothing I could do. It wasn't that I didn't take care of you, but that my mother was too cruel.
He led the donkey to the graphite, sighed and was about to start work, when he heard someone calling outside the door: "Yuanzi, you are at home."
Li Yuan turned around and saw that it was Zhang Xi and Sun Hao. Zhang Xi was also holding a bottle of wine and a cigarette in his hand.
It turned out that Zhang Xi came to thank him. Although it was mainly due to his good luck that he was not punished, he was still a caring person and knew to make a special trip.
"Come inside, please. Get something." Li Yuan said politely.
"It should be, it should be." Zhang Xiwei entered the courtyard timidly, followed by the cautious Sun Hao, "Yuanzi, this time I am not open about my affairs. I came here to apologize to you, I am sorry for you, brother."
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Li Yuan was confused. What could he do to apologize to him?
"A few days ago, several people from our village also went hiking. I was confused and went with them."
Sun Hao on the side quickly explained: "Brother Yuanzi, what they did is not authentic. No matter what, you should be called. They also called me, but I didn't go. The gangster in our village took the lead.
Brother. Later, you were so generous that you saved Brother Xizi at the police station..."
Li Yuan finally understood what they were saying and almost laughed. He had never thought about continuing to run in the mountains, but these two people came here to show brotherly loyalty?
"Haha, it's okay, don't worry about it. This mountain doesn't belong to my family, anyone can go hiking."
Sun Hao faced Zhang Xi with a reproachful look on his face: "Did you hear that? I just said that Brother Yuanzi doesn't care. You should have come over to apologize a long time ago."
"Yes, yes." Zhang Xi's attitude was very good, "I know that Yuanzi acted openly. He just did something that was sorry for his brother, for a moment... for a moment..."
"What's the matter?" Li Yuan smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Help me grind the noodles first, and stay for a drink at noon."
"Hey!" Zhang Xi and Sun Hao immediately smiled, and they were actually having more fun than donkeys?
Young people are like this. Sometimes they are not very prudent in doing things, but sometimes they attach great importance to loyalty.
"...Brother Yuanzi, when are you going to go hiking, don't forget to take us with you."
"I won't go recently. If you have a good place to go, you really don't need to consider me. But a reminder, do you know the lame uncle in our village? You must find a reliable leader, and your companions must also find people with good character. Otherwise, I would rather
Don’t want to go? Be careful!”
"I'm just telling you! Brother Hei and his gang want to rob primary school students of their money, how can you still trust him?"
"hehe."
"Yuanzi, mainly because I made money last time. Many people are jealous."
"It is true that you can make money by running mountains, but the risks are also very high. Let's do this! I have a way to make money here. Although it is not many, I can bring you some. I will introduce it to you first, and you can go back and think about it..."
…
Li Yuan's previous efforts finally brought some changes to the local area.
There were many mountain runners nearby, some in groups and some individually; some had guns, and some were stupid and bold carrying a hatchet.
Regardless of their profits, at least the noise was relatively loud. The surrounding wild boars and wolves were basically scared away, which brought a lot of benefits.
But what followed was casualties. There were also disputes caused by uneven distribution of the spoils. Why are there so few mountaineers left after everyone knows that the mountains are full of treasures? It is because of such dangers and troubles that most people
They all feel that the gains outweigh the losses.
But this trend will at least last for a while, and we need to educate them with bloody facts.
The other is the herbal medicine cooperative. There are already thirty or forty companies interested in joining, including Zhang Xi and Sun Hao.
However, such expansion was unanimously opposed by the three elders. Just because they are from Lujiaoao Village?
No way, the "bloody feud" between the two villages is indeed exaggerated.
Fortunately, they finally opened up the rules, which gave Li Yuan face, and still reserved the quotas for Sun Hao and Zhang Xi. But that was the end of it.
In the blink of an eye, it’s midsummer and August...
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"Good news! Good news! Who is classmate Wu Yongping? He was admitted to a university in the capital! There is a college student in your village!"
The postman at the entrance of the village rang his bicycle bell and shouted while riding his bicycle very fast. The whole village suddenly became excited, and Baozhu led a group of naughty children to chase after him...
When it was finally time to send in the university admission notice, Wu Yongping received the notice from Beijing University of Science and Technology as expected. Wu Mufang and Qi Xiumei were so happy that they couldn't open their mouths from ear to ear. They took out the candies they had prepared and distributed them to the children in the village.
them.
"Sister-in-law of the Qi family! It's such a happy event, it's time to treat us."
"Nothing to say. Let's have a flowing feast tonight! The whole village is here! Hahaha!" Wu Mufang couldn't care about the mistake in the title. He was equally happy and at a loss.
"That's right." Qi Xiumei hurriedly greeted the villagers who came to congratulate her, "Thank you guys. I thought he wouldn't pass the exam. I didn't expect the child to live up to his expectations!"
"..."
The atmosphere in Li Yuan's house next door was cold. Li Yuan looked helplessly at the women at home. As the day approached, these women were still holding on to a sense of luck, hoping to get a surprise. But as the admission notice came,
By the time it arrives, all hope has been completely dashed.
"Mom, sister-in-law, there may be another batch. There will be college notices later." Li Lanlan was also worried about Li Yuan, and she rarely said words of comfort.
Li Yuan smiled bitterly in his heart, he didn't expect the blow to be so serious. If he had known this, those few months would have been a pain in the ass.
At this moment, Li Yuan also wanted to say a few words of comfort. At least it would make the women at home feel better.
But before he could say anything, the villagers' voices could be heard outside: "Comrade postman, why don't you have a good relationship?"
"Just this one, nothing else. Who is the fate you are talking about?"
"That's Li Yuan from the Li family."
"Oh! I also have two packages here, which belong to him. Bring them with you by the way. Where is their home?"