Shen Tong was thinking about Wei Ergou these days, so he took the time to go back home, took some daily necessities, took off his new suit and put on ordinary clothes. The main purpose of his return home this time was Get his bankbook back.
There was 2,000 yuan in Shen Tong's passbook, which he earned during his work-study program and internship at a newspaper when he was in college. When he took it back to his father, his father said he didn't want it and asked him to keep it for emergency use in the future.
He planned to lend the money to Wei Ergou. Since coming back that time, Wei Ergou had really changed. He actually surrounded an open space in the backyard with bricks and prepared to start breeding. People in the village saw his Performance, I couldn't believe my eyes, no one knew that this change happened under the influence of Shen Tong.
After returning to Shihe Town, Shen Tong hurried to Xiwan Village. When Wei Ergou saw Shen Tong, he was filled with gratitude and hurriedly called him into the house.
There was almost no decent furniture in Wei Ergou's house. Since there were no women, the bedrolls were dirty and the mats on the kang were full of holes. Shen Tong couldn't imagine how two children could live in such a family.
Shen Tong handed the 2,000 yuan he took out from the bank to Wei Ergou. Wei Ergou didn't react for a moment. In his impression, the cadres of the town government were all just talkers. If they really acted, one would be better than the other. He ran fast. Unexpectedly, Shen Tong, at such a young age, actually kept his word. Wei Ergou took the heavy money and tears flowed down his cheeks.
"Uncle Ergou, you take this money first, and then give it to me when you have it. If you lose it all, even if it's mine, I won't ask for it from you, but you must not drink or gamble with this money. Shen Tong said seriously.
"Alas, alas, I heard it." Wei Ergou said as he wiped his tears.
"Also, if you don't have breeding pigs, you can go to my house to get some. I have already agreed with my dad that I will use the money to buy feed for you," Shen Tong said.
Wei Ergou was so moved that he was speechless and just nodded his head.
At this moment, Wei Ergou's two children came back. They were disheveled, and his daughter's clothes actually had holes in them, which made Shen Tong choked up.
"You two, kneel down quickly for your benefactor." Wei Ergou shouted.
After the two children received the instruction, they were about to kneel down. Shen Tong supported him and shouted anxiously: "This can't be done, what kind of benefactor am I? Besides, I'm no different from you. How old are you? How can you let them kneel down to me? This is not a feudal society."
Wei Ergou smiled honestly. The two children were still a little timid when they saw strangers, so they wanted to run away.
Shen Tong stopped Wei Ergou's son and said, "We are almost a few years apart in age. Just call me brother. What's your name?"
"Wei Yuan." Wei Yuan replied timidly.
Shen Tong felt that the two children were too depressed to speak because of their father, and a trace of sadness flashed through his heart. He asked again: "Wei Yuan, are you a sophomore in high school this year?"
Wei Yuan raised his head and asked doubtfully: "How do you know?"
Shen Tong smiled and said, "I guessed it. So did you study liberal arts or science?"
This was the first time Wei Yuan discussed studying at home. He couldn't help but feel a little happy, so he replied: "Liberal arts."
"Oh, how are your grades now?" Shen Tong asked.
Wei Yuan didn't dare to look at Shen Tong, and looked at the ground and said, "I'm not good at English, but I'm okay with other things."
Shen Tong was full of worries. It was not easy to grow up in such a family, so he said: "From now on, you can go to my dormitory after class in the evening and I will give you tutoring."
Wei Yuan's eyes instantly enlarged and he said excitedly: "Is what you said true?"
Shen Tong smiled and said, "Of course it's true. Not only do I have to tutor you, I also have to tutor your sister, as long as I have time."
Wei Yuan lowered his head after the excitement just now subsided and said: "My dad said he would not let me study until I finish this semester."
Shen Tong glanced at Wei Ergou, who was also squatting on the ground smoking.
After a while, Wei Ergou said: "My family is poor and I have no choice. Besides, if I engage in breeding, I will be short of manpower."
Shen Tong felt very uncomfortable for such a family, and tears were already welling up in his eyes. He raised his head and tried to hold back the tears, but the tears burst out of his eyes and flowed down his cheeks.
After a long time, Shen Tong said categorically: "Uncle Ergou, do you still remember what I said to you that day? Farmer children can only change their destiny through knowledge. Are you just going to ruin Wei Yuan's future? Labor force If it's not enough for you to figure it out on your own, Wei Yuan must not drop out of school. Wei Yuan, study hard and I will take care of the tuition for you. You must not give up, do you hear me?"
Wei Ergou was very grateful for Shen Tong's help. A person who had no reason to devote so much effort to his family actually burst into tears.
After bidding farewell to Wei Ergou, Shen Tong returned to the town in a messy mood. By going to Qiaobei Village and Wei Ergou's home, he deeply felt that the life of farmers in Shihe Town was too hard, with low income and low grain output. It’s not big, there are no other side jobs, and the family burden is heavy. It is urgent to change the lives of farmers.
He suddenly thought of his father. Shen Tong's father had recruited several partners to start pig breeding in the past few years. After several years of hard work, his family's income reached more than 10,000 yuan last year. This year, he plans to Sheep breeding will grow and develop again before long.
If his father's development model is introduced to Shihe Town and the farmers in Shihe Town are allowed to engage in breeding, wouldn't all the farmers in the town become rich? In addition, the location advantage can also be used to grow some small grains and through After packaging and selling to big cities, it must be very popular. Thinking of this, Shen Tong excitedly wanted to tell Zhao Yitang the news soon and get his support.
After thinking for a while, Shen Tong retreated a little. Will Zhao Yitang support me?
In fact, agriculture is not the shortcoming of Shihe Town, but depends on how to develop and how to plan the layout.