On the last weekend of July, Geng Zhiyuan drove to Qingquan Village again. Along the way, although the road is smooth, the mountain is steep, and in some steep places, it is very difficult for the little polo to climb up.

"I still have to change to a 4WD with a large displacement. Geng Zhiyuan said secretly: "Otherwise, once it enters winter, the road will be icy and slippery, and it will not be possible for a front-wheel drive car with a small displacement to run this kind of mountain road." ”

When he arrived in the village, Xin Dongfeng, the village party secretary, and a few people had been waiting at the entrance of the village for a long time. Finally saw the God of Wealth, and everyone in the village rushed up and warmly shook hands with Geng Zhiyuan.

The purpose of Geng Zhiyuan's visit to the village is to select a site for the water plant, and then apply for a land use permit after selection. Xin Dongfeng led him around the village, but still did not find a suitable vacant land for building a factory.

Xin Dongfeng found a flat stone nearby and sat on it, panting and said: "Mr. Geng, we are like this here, it is all mountains, and it is difficult to find a slightly larger flat land." ”

There is no suitable vacant land to build a factory, and Geng Zhiyuan is also very difficult. Just as he didn't know what to do, Xin Jianjun, the village director on the side, said: "I think it's better to use the land at the entrance of the village directly, which is about the same size and close to the road." ”

Xin Dongfeng's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, how did I forget there." ”

Everyone hurried back to the entrance of the village, Geng Zhiyuan took a look, and couldn't help but light up. The land at the entrance of the village was originally a gentle slope, and after it was sorted out, it was originally used as a yard for drying grain in the whole village, with about seven or eight hundred square meters.

There is also a gentle slope on the opposite side of the road, which is roughly estimated to be able to form an open space of three or four hundred square meters. Geng Zhiyuan nodded after a silent calculation: "Yes, this place is just right." Factories and warehouses are built on this side of the highway, and auxiliary facilities such as power distribution rooms, offices, and dormitories are built on the other side. ”

Xin Jianjun said: "These fields are all stone land, which cannot be used to grow crops, and it will be easy to go through the procedures in the future." ”

Xin Dongfeng suggested: "Mr. Geng, it's too troublesome to go through those procedures, just cover it directly." As long as our village is willing, no one will come to check. ”

Geng Zhiyuan said with a smile: "Secretary Xin, we are a regular enterprise, and the procedures still have to be followed, but the project can also be built first, otherwise when the procedures are completed, the daylily will be cold." ”

"That is, our village absolutely cooperates. Xin Dongfeng asked again: "Can you use people from our village during construction?"

"It's easy to say. Geng Zhiyuan said generously: "When the time comes, I will tell the construction team to try to use the labor of your village." ”

Xin Dongfeng said happily: "That's great!"

"But ......" Geng Zhiyuan poured a basin of cold water on him and said: "The amount of civil engineering for our project is not large, and it can be completed in half a month at most." ”

"There is one thing that the people in our village are too poor, mainly because they don't have cars, and it's not easy to go out and change some money. Xin Dongfeng grumbled.

Although there are roads in the village, there are no buses, and there are no cars in the villagers' homes. If you want to get out of the mountains, you can either walk or ride a bicycle, and the fastest way is to take the agricultural tricycle of the village committee.

"If you get on the road, you will get rich. Geng Zhiyuan's ability is limited, and he can't solve the problems of people's livelihood, so he can only comfort him with good words.

After solving the problem of the factory site, it was almost noon, and there was no hotel restaurant in the village, so Xin Dongfeng took Geng Zhiyuan to his house, asked his wife to cook a few home-cooked dishes, and stewed a home-raised chicken. Xin Dongfeng wanted to have two drinks with Geng Zhiyuan, but Geng Zhiyuan knew how much he had drunk, but he didn't dare to open this mouth, so he politely declined on the pretext that he was allergic to alcohol and had to drive.

The local chicken stewed by Xin Dongfeng's wife was delicious, which aroused Geng Zhiyuan's appetite, and he ate two farmhouse buns before giving up.

"Mr. Geng, what a good amount of food!" Xin Dongfeng praised: "I was able to eat like this when I was young, but now I can't do it, I can't stand it if I eat too much." ”

Geng Zhiyuan said embarrassedly: "My sister-in-law's stewed chicken is so delicious, I can't help but eat too much." ”

Xin Dongfeng's wife smiled when she heard it: "If Mr. Geng likes to eat, he will come often in the future." ”

"That's not going to work. Geng Zhiyuan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Don't you eat all your chickens according to this eating method?"

"I can't eat it all. Xin Dongfeng said with a smile: "When I run out, I can buy chickens to raise, there are more than 20 chickens in my yard." ”

While talking and laughing, the two gradually got closer, and Geng Zhiyuan said: "Secretary Xin, don't call me Mr. Geng in the future, it's weird, just call me Xiao Geng." ”

Geng Zhiyuan is the god of wealth in the village, where does Xin Dongfeng dare to call him Xiao Geng. He laughed and said, "Mr. Geng is polite and polite, and he seems to be more knowledgeable than the teachers in our school, so I will call you Teacher Geng in the future, okay?"

"Okay!" Geng Zhiyuan agreed, and said: "After eating, I will rush back and strive to build the factory as soon as possible." ”

"Okay!" Xin Dongfeng suddenly remembered something, and asked hesitantly: "Mr. Geng, oh no! Teacher Geng, can you pick someone up by the way when you go back?"

"Okay. Geng Zhiyuan said: "You just call him." ”

Xin Dongfeng looked a little strange and said, "You have seen this person, it is Teacher Li from the village school." ”

Geng Zhiyuan's heart jumped: "Is it her?"

"Yes, I promised to take Teacher Li with me when I went to town tomorrow, if you can bring her, I won't have to go tomorrow. Xin Dongfeng said with a hint of anticipation in his expression.

Geng Zhiyuan said secretly: "Lao Xin must have agreed to go to the town to send Li Xing, if I take her today, Lao Xin won't have to run in vain." ”

After figuring it out, Geng Zhiyuan nodded and said, "Okay, I have to go back anyway." Go and call her. ”

"Okay, you wait. Xin Dongfeng hurriedly stood up, went out and hurried to the elementary school, and in more than ten minutes, he returned home with Li Xing.

Li Xing is dressed very concisely today, wearing a pair of blue jeans on the lower body and a white T-shirt on the upper body, looking full of youthful vitality.

"This is Teacher Geng, he returned to the provincial capital after finishing his errands, and he happened to pick you up. Xin Dongfeng introduced.

Li Xing glanced at Geng Zhiyuan, nodded at him and said politely, "I'm sorry for your trouble, Teacher Geng." ”

Geng Zhiyuan saw that she spoke with a look of rejection thousands of miles away, and smiled slightly: "It's not troublesome, it's not too early, let's go." ”

After saying goodbye to Xin Dongfeng and his family, Geng Zhiyuan got in the car and left Qingquan Village with Li Xing. Originally, he thought that the arrogant Li Xing would take a seat in the back row, but he didn't expect her to take the initiative to choose the co-pilot.

Along the way, Li Xing was always silent, and from time to time a refreshing smell of perfume wafted over, which made Geng Zhiyuan can't help but think about it.

"I went to Jingzhou Petrochemical to engage in design a while ago, and I met Li Yue and told her about you. Geng Zhiyuan took the initiative to break the silence.

Li Xing's body trembled slightly, and he was silent for a while and said, "What did she say?"

Geng Zhiyuan saw from her reaction that there was a door, and said slowly: "Li Yue said that you are her sister, and she and the family are sorry for you, let me take care of you if I have the opportunity." ”

Li Xing didn't hear from her for a long time, Geng Zhiyuan looked sideways, but saw her burying her head in her arms and sobbing in a low voice.

"Parents do not agree to the marriage, and there are not a few people who beat the mandarin ducks and scattered. Geng Zhiyuan was relieved: "When you encounter this kind of thing, you either fight or give in, why hide in the mountains to torture yourself for this kind of thing?"

"What do you know?" Li Xing sobbed, "My first love and beautiful youth were ruined in their hands!"

Geng Zhiyuan smiled indifferently and said, "Why don't I understand? If my parents hadn't deceived me a few years ago, my children would have run away now." ”

Hearing him say this, Li Xingdeng became interested and said with interest: "You have also encountered this kind of thing, can you tell me about it?"

"Just say it!" Geng Zhiyuan moved his somewhat stiff body and said: "When I was in junior high school, I fell in love with the class flower in the class and regarded her as a goddess, but unfortunately people didn't like me." After joining the work, I was sent by the unit to work in a town in my hometown to provide construction services, but I met her again by chance......"

Geng Zhiyuan told the process of meeting Wei Xiao, knowing each other, falling in love, falling in love, and finally breaking up by mistake, and Li Xing unconsciously listened to it: "It's a pity! You two should be together, your parents are so bad!"

Geng Zhiyuan turned his head and glanced at her and said with a smile: "Parents are also human beings, and they also have joys, sorrows, and sorrows. I don't know if your parents are biased or not, my parents have liked my brother since he was a child, and the partiality is incredible. ”

Li Xing said with affection: "My parents are okay with me, at least better than you." ”

"You're lucky. Geng Zhiyuan recalled: "I remember very well that when I applied for the college entrance examination, I needed to pay a deposit of 1,000 yuan if I wanted to apply for training and self-funding. When I got home, my parents told me directly that even if I was admitted to the committee training and self-funding, the family did not have the money for me, so they did not let me apply for the committee training and self-funding. At that time, I was the only one in the entire grade who did not pay the deposit of 1,000 yuan. ”

The more Li Xing listened, the more sympathetic he became: "A thousand yuan is not too much, for the sake of the child's future, you shouldn't not pay it." ”

Looking back on the past, it evokes memories of pain in my heart. Quietly, his eyes were already full of tears, and Li Xing looked at it in his eyes, and his heart hurt slightly.

Geng Zhiyuan stabilized his mood and continued: "The funny thing is that this policy was canceled not long after, and the deposit paid was returned to everyone. ”

"Isn't that good?" Li Xing said softly.

"It's a good ......" Geng Zhiyuan said with a wry smile: "The head teacher asked me, since I didn't pay the deposit, I didn't report it to the committee training and self-pay this time." I could only tell him that there was no money at home, and his parents did not agree to report it. ”

"Yes, your parents won't let you report, what can you do?" Li Xing said in response.

"What I didn't expect. Geng Zhiyuan bit his lip and said: "When I got home and told my parents, I was scolded by them and asked me why I didn't sign up?

Li Xing was surprised: "Why do you want to scold you? They didn't let you sign up!"

Geng Zhiyuan said angrily: "It turns out that the reason why they are unwilling to pay the 1,000 yuan deposit for me is that they are afraid that they will not be able to get it back." Now that I don't charge money, why don't I get cheap if I don't spend money? So I was scolded for being a big fool who didn't get cheap. ”

Li Xing was dumbfounded and said, "How can there be such parents? Are you their own son?"

Geng Zhiyuan said sadly: "I also hope not, but unfortunately I am their own son." ”

"You're so pitiful!" Li Xing couldn't help but pity Geng Zhiyuan, his background was much worse than his own.