Chapter 290: Knowledge is Wealth
"Still hiding, hiding, hiding......" Hu Mingchen grabbed Luo Zhizheng's collar and raised his hand to give him a few bursts.
"It hurts, it hurts, I didn't hide, oops...... Why don't you just beat me and not the two of them......" Luo Zhizheng was holding his head and running away, but he couldn't escape Hu Mingchen's palm.
"You two come here, come here. Gu Xiaoqi and Mao Feng, who were not caught by Hu Mingchen for the first time, made a gesture to escape, but Hu Mingchen didn't chase them, just greeted them in a deep voice.
Gu Xiaoqi and Mao Feng, who had already run out a few steps, scratched their ears and cheeks and stopped, but because of Hu Mingchen's "obscenity", they did not come closer.
"I'm talking about coming over, not stopping, didn't you two understand or didn't hear?" Hu Mingchen let go of Luo Zhizheng, put a hand on his shoulder and walked forward.
Mao Feng and Gu Xiaoqi took two steps back: "It's almost the same if you don't fight." ”
"Don't fight? You didn't go up to the house for three days, and you guys were just outside the window one by one, secretly smiling, thinking I didn't see it?" Hu Mingchen continued to walk forward with Luo Zhizheng and said leisurely.
"Hehe, we're just going to take a peek at whether you're being criticized, and we're not going to see your jokes. Gu Xiaoqi said with a smile.
"I'm being criticized, but only because of you three bastards. You two are going to force me to chase you? If I do, it's not like I'm going to be done with two hits. Hu Mingchen threatened with a calm face.
Hu Mingchen's threat, Gu Xiaoqi and Mao Feng glanced at each other, and then stood there without moving, waiting for Hu Mingchen to come up and knock twice to vent his anger.
They will be so honest, the reason is very simple, Hu Mingchen is running too fast, don't look at the distance between each other five or six meters, if Hu Mingchen wants to chase them, they can escape within twenty meters.
Because he was chased twice, he was not honest.
Hu Mingchen was not polite, and when he went up, he rewarded two chestnuts per person, which made Gu Xiaoqi and Mao Feng grin.
Of course, for his three friends, Hu Mingchen couldn't really do it, just to deter them. If he really did it, within half a minute, all three of them would be lying on the ground and unable to get up.
Fighting against Song Qiaoshan, Hu Mingchen was far from being able to beat them, and he was able to deal with them.
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After frolicking for a while, Hu Mingchen did not go back to the cinema to eat today, but dealt with his three friends at the food stall by the bridge, and the person who paid the bill was naturally Hu Mingchen.
After eating, Hu Mingchen led them to sit down under a banyan tree by the river.
"What's the matter with you? I didn't have time to keep an eye on you during this time, and your studies declined, so that Teacher Ma even came to me specifically to tell me, and you guys didn't want to fight for me too much. Hu Mingchen sat in the middle of the golden knife, and asked after his eyes touched the three of them for a while.
"Actually, we haven't dropped much, we haven't taken exams, how can we say that our studies have declined?" Gu Xiaoqi pouted.
"You're still not convinced, are you, the teacher will wronged you? You have to take the exam, stupid, just look at the homework you do. Hu Mingchen scolded dissatisfiedly with Gu Xiaoqi's attitude.
Gu Xiaoqi lowered his head, for fear that Hu Mingchen would knock him again.
"If I don't study with you, I feel bored. Luo Zhizheng said.
"Damn, I've got it for you, I'm not a teacher, I'm not your parent, besides, I go to class with you every day, I'm just leaving school early and coming to school late. Why don't you learn with me, it's boring, you study for yourself, and you don't fucking study for me. Hu Mingchen scolded.
"Hu Mingchen, we are different from you, no matter how much we study, we can only study in Duge Middle School, and when we go to Duge Middle School, the grades of the three of us are no problem now. Gu Xiaoqi glanced up at Hu Mingchen and said.
"I'm afraid I won't even be able to go to Dug Middle School. Mao Feng said weakly.
"What's the matter, how come you can't even go to Duge Middle School?" Hu Mingchen asked as he stared at Mao Feng.
"My grandmother is sick and can't sell anything, and my mother hasn't been in good health in the past few months......" Speaking of this, Mao Feng didn't continue, but what he meant Hu Mingchen understood as soon as he heard it.
The implication is that after Mao Feng goes to elementary school, he is very likely to go home to share the burden of the family and help his father with his work.
In Duge Township, there are many children who have gone to primary school but have not continued to junior high school, which is not only related to their academic performance, but also inseparable from family conditions.
In this case, as Mao Feng said, his family is not only short of two laborers, but more importantly, no matter who is sick, it will cost money. The conditions of his family are not good, and with the cost of illness and money, Mao Feng's school expenses will be a big problem.
may be because there is little hope for the future, Mao Feng naturally lacks the motivation to progress.
Mao Feng's family's difficulties, Hu Mingchen wanted to help, but now he is also powerless. Although the movie theater has some income every day, there are so many people to feed, so many chickens and pigs to feed, plus all kinds of messy expenses, he is now at a stage where he can't make ends meet, otherwise he wouldn't have to borrow money from Xu Tiancai and them to get by.
Hu Mingchen touched his purse and took out more than forty yuan from his purse. He put the change back in his pocket, and handed the other forty yuan to Mao Feng.
"What are you doing? I can't ask for your money, I can't ask for it?" Mao Feng flashed away with one hand and pushed the money back with the other.
"You are crooked, you will take it if you give it to you. Hu Mingchen pinched Mao Feng's hand with one hand, and stuffed the money into his jacket purse with the other.
Mao Feng reached out to take out the money in his purse and return it to Hu Mingchen.
"If you want to return me as a friend and brother, you can take it, and if you don't want it, you will return it to me. Hu Mingchen glared at Mao Feng with a tiger face and said.
"Mao Feng, Hu Mingchen will give it to you, didn't you say yesterday that your mother had no money to buy medicine, and just today I brought her two boxes of medicine home. Gu Xiaoqi followed and persuaded.
Mao Feng's hand listened to the position of the purse, and there was no further movement.
Luo Zhizheng saw Hu Mingchen give forty yuan to Mao Feng, and his eyes showed a touch of envy, but when he saw Mao Feng about to burst into tears, his envy disappeared immediately.
"It's difficult now, I can only help you so much, and after a while, when the conditions are good, I'll find a way to help you." Hu Mingchen patted Mao Feng's shoulder and said.
"Hu Mingchen, thank you. Mao Feng lowered his head, and two tears slipped from his face and fell onto his knees.
"Thank you, thank you, we're buddies, can I stand by and watch when I see you in trouble? Okay, okay, don't cry, manly, what do you look like crying, look up, don't cry, make people laugh, I don't know, I think the three of us are bullying you." Hu Mingchen said.
Mao Feng sobbed two or three times, raised his head, wiped his eyes with his sleeve, wiped away his tears, gritted his teeth and held back his crying.
"It's like saying, this difficulty is only temporary, and it won't be long before it passes. I tell you, the more this is the case, the more you have to study hard. Otherwise, with the way you are now, what can you do to help you go home, but to help dig the ground, cut some grass and feed a pig, can this fundamentally change the difficulties of the family? No, no. Moreover, if you do that, your father and your mother may not be happy. Only by reading more books can you make a lot of money in the future, and only by making a lot of money can you really make your mother and grandmother live a good life, right?" Hu Mingchen began to do ideological work on Mao Feng.
Hu Mingchen's words were for Mao Feng, and at the same time for Luo Zhizheng and Gu Xiaoqi.
Of the three of them, only Gu Xiaoqi's family was reluctant, and Luo Zhizheng's family was not much better than Mao Feng's family.
Hu Mingchen didn't talk to them about any life ideals and big truths, but he faced the reality very simply. Because when I talk to them about ideals, I can't talk about them, and they can't listen to them.
Regarding Hu Mingchen's words, Mao Feng did not nod or shake his head, it could be seen that his heart was still struggling and hesitating.
"No matter what, you should finish junior high school, you just need to listen to me, study hard, and I will help you pay your tuition when the time comes." Hu Mingchen continued.
As soon as he heard that Hu Mingchen was helping to pay the tuition, Mao Feng's eyes lit up: "You really help me pay the tuition?"
"Why am I lying to you, is it interesting to lie to you? Or do you suspect that I can't afford to pay your tuition? Hu Mingchen said with a smile.
"No, no...... I listen to you. Mao Feng waved his hand and nodded excitedly.
They all know that Hu Mingchen's family has opened a movie theater, and the business is not bad, and from the fact that Hu Mingchen can take out dozens of yuan with him, they know that the tuition fee of about 100 yuan per semester is no problem.
"That's right, you two too, Gu Xiaoqi, do you want to follow your father to learn to kill pigs and sell them in the future? If you just want to kill pigs in the future, then I have nothing to say, if you don't want to, then study hard." Hu Mingchen then pointed at Gu Xiaoqidao.
"I don't like to kill pigs, it's dirty, I want to ...... I want to be a contractor. For the first time, Gu Xiaoqi said his thunderous ideals.
"Hehe, the contractor, the contractor is good, he can make money, but can you settle those accounts now? Do you know how much sand and gravel there is? Do you know how many people are needed to dig a kilometer of ditch?" Hu Mingchen laughed softly.
Gu Xiaoqi shook his head continuously.
"Then you are still a contractor, others make money, I'm afraid you will lose even your pants. A good contractor, that is also to be cultural, hurry up and study hard, learn more, especially mathematical geometry, you must be able to understand at least simple sketches. Hu Mingchen said.
"Hu Mingchen, is it because you study well that you are so good at making money?" Luo Zhizheng asked suddenly.
"Hmm...... Ah, almost, this question is good, that's the reason, if you want to make money, if you want to make more money, you have to learn more, knowledge is wealth. Hu Mingchen was stunned for a moment, and then nodded.