Chapter 452: Be down-to-earth, work hard and make progress
Shu Yurong was the first to say hello.
Su Xue was stunned, but she didn't expect Shu Yurong to actually come to the village. Her eyes fell on Li Jiancheng, who was wearing a Chinese tunic suit, and she looked away and nodded to Shu Yurong.
"Why are you here?"
"Hey, didn't I promise that I would come to thank you for saving our family Zhuangzhuang in the second grade of junior high school..." Shu Yurong came over, took Su Xue's hand affectionately, and led her into the house.
Li Jiancheng nodded slightly to He Qingdong and asked him if he could take him to the village.
"Okay. Please wait for me a moment."
He Qingdong could tell Li Jiancheng's identity. Although he couldn't guess the specific official position, he felt that it was similar. However, he did not overly please him, nor did he talk too much. He simply took Li Jiancheng around the village.
He explained a little more about what Li Jiancheng was curious about.
Li Jiancheng nodded slightly as he listened, with approval in his eyes. This young man is good, well-reasoned, neither arrogant nor impetuous, and has a bright future.
They looked at the ancient tombs on the dam and the bright new school that had been completed. Li Jiancheng carefully inspected the school's walls and became interested when he saw the novel roof.
"What's going on on the roof? Why do I see that there seems to be cement mortar between the tiles?"
"Yes..." He Qingdong explained in detail why he did this in the first place.
"If there are just individual tiles, they will inevitably move away from the wind and rain, and they may leak when it rains heavily. I want to use cement paste between the tiles to fix their positions.
Except for hailstorms, the tiles will not move out of alignment.”
He Qingdong used cement slurry to paste the tiles. It did not mean that the entire tile was paste, but he poured a thin layer of cement slurry into the tile trench to fix the four corners of the tiles.
Li Jiancheng nodded: "Yes, it's quite an idea. It's a good thing that young people have ideas and are willing to do it."
"Thank you for your compliment." He Qingdong was not humble, but he was still very humble when he should be.
After watching the school, the two of them came out of the school and planned to go to Team 3. When they walked to the big banyan tree, He Qingdong saw Granny Qin carrying a bundle of firewood. He told Li Jiancheng and walked a few steps by himself.
Arriving at Grandma Qin's side.
"Mother-in-law, why are you out today? Is there no firewood at home?"
He Qingdong grabbed the bundle of firewood with one big hand and easily lifted it up. With his other hand, he also took away Granny Qin's basket.
Granny Qin saw He Qingdong's shadow, but it was not very clear because it was blocked by a cloud of white mist.
But she could hear He Qingdong's voice and knew that this was a young man who often collected firewood for her. The guard on her face relaxed a little, and a smile slowly appeared on her wrinkled face.
"The weather is nice today and the sun is shining, so I just wanted to go out and collect some firewood."
"Didn't I tell you not to come out on your own? When you finish burning the firewood at home, you can tell me or Jiang He, and we can go up to the mountain to help you pick it up in one day, which will be enough for you to burn for more than half a year."
Last year, He Qingdong and the others worked at the primary school, and they often saw Granny Qin working alone with a cane. At first, He Qingdong just helped, and later Jiang He and the others joined in.
When I have nothing to do, I go to Grandma Qin’s house to have a look. Some things that the old people have to put a lot of effort into can be done by the young and strong young people without delaying anything.
After going back and forth, they all left a good impression on Grandma Qin.
This was probably because they didn't talk much while working, so Granny Qin let her guard down so quickly.
"It's not over, there is still firewood at home." Granny Qin smiled and walked forward slowly with a cane. He Qingdong reminded her to pay attention to her steps from time to time, and together with the old man, he delivered firewood to Granny Qin's home.
He went to the firewood house and took a look. There was indeed firewood, but not much. He would have to go to town to work in a few days and might be very busy, so he would go up the mountain to collect some firewood for Granny Qin in the next two days.
On the other hand, the old man had already poured some sugar water for him.
The enamel cup in the old man's hand has been washed, but because he can't see it with his eyes, the cup is a little dirty after washing. If it had been anyone else, he might have disliked the sugar water.
But maybe He Qingdong couldn't see it? He took the cup, drank the sweet sugar water in one gulp, then took the cup aside and washed it carefully.
"Tomorrow I and Jiang He will go up the mountain to get firewood for you. Please don't go out in the afternoon. It's cold and it will be bad if you fall somewhere."
"Hey, I understand. Can you take a chicken back to your wife to eat? She's so fat. Can I give you a big fat boy soon?" Grandma Qin said and was about to catch the chicken.
Can He Qingdong take away the chickens she worked so hard to raise?
"Please stop working so hard. Xiaoxue still has to go to college. She doesn't want the baby yet. I'll also keep your chickens. When Xiaoxue has a baby, I will definitely come here to catch her."
"Okay, okay, then I'll raise more, and also have Jiang He's wife, and let her eat well."
"This is a good thing."
While He Qingdong was talking, he quickly helped Granny Qin mend the damaged hole in the chicken coop, and reinforced the slightly shaky wooden door.
"I'll come over tomorrow. I'll leave first. Someone is waiting for me."
"Hey, okay, okay, slow down."
"Well, you don't have to come out. Come inside quickly."
He Qingdong let Granny Qin into the house, and then he turned and left. After walking a few steps, he met Li Jiancheng.
"Comrade Li?"
Li Jiancheng's eyes fell on the small courtyard not far away. Thinking of the stooped old lady he saw just now, he asked curiously: "That was that just now?"
"It's a poor old lady. Her husband and their children went to the battlefield..."
He Qingdong didn't need to say much about what happened next. Li Jiancheng also knew the meaning. Granny Qin's children and husband must have died on the battlefield. He couldn't help but sigh when he thought of his early years as a soldier.
"She can't see?"
"It's cataracts. I asked the hospital and the doctor said I need surgery..."
The cost of surgery is about two hundred yuan.
He Qingdong thought of this and looked at the sky in the distance. He would try to earn more money this year, and then pay the money for the surgery for them, so that they could have a chance to see again...
On the surface, a man who is not stingy and would even kick a dog into the river when walking on the road is actually the softest in his heart.
Li Jiancheng nodded and asked He Qingdong about his plans for this year. He Qingdong told him about going to the town to work.
"You just said that your Comrade Su Xue is going to the city to study in the third year of high school? Have you contacted the school?"
"My father-in-law has been contacted."
"Okay. Study hard, and the world will be dominated by young people in the future." Li Jiancheng said, and reached out to pat He Qingdong on the shoulder: "You have to make money to support your family, but at the same time, don't forget to study. No matter what you do,
Everyone in the industry must continue to learn and improve in order to be competitive and not be eliminated."