Chapter 50: Ermao
Just when Yu Zehai was gossiping with the two old men, he saw Ermao walking in carrying bean curd fritters and xiaolongbao.
"Ermao?" Yu Zehai was slightly stunned.
When he saw Yu Zehai indoors, Ermao opened his mouth wide, and the whole person stood there stunned for a moment, and then said excitedly: "Boss, Uncle Shi, Aunt Hua! This is the breakfast I brought over by the way, let's eat it while it's hot!" After speaking, he hurriedly put the food packaging bags in his hand on the coffee table one by one.
Yu Zehai was still quite pleased with Ermao's kid's approach, he nodded with a smile, and said, "Uncle Shi, Aunt Hua, since Ermao's kid brought breakfast, you should hurry up and eat it while it's hot." After speaking, he glanced at Ermao, and the two walked out together.
"Oh, Ermao has brought so many foodies, Haiwazi, you can eat some together. Aunt Hua's voice came from behind.
Yu Zehai turned his head and waved his hand, and said with a smile: "Aunt Hua, I had dinner with the food delivery in the village in the morning, so you don't care about me." ”
At the top of the staircase, the brothers stand side by side.
"Boss, you're finally back!" Ermao looked at Yu Zehai and said excitedly: "I've heard people in the village talk about it before, and I have also returned to the village several times halfway, but coincidentally, I have heard my aunt say that you went to the city to do errands." Boss, I heard Huzi say last night that you stayed in the village this time and won't leave, is this true?"
"That's right!"
Yu Zehai took out a paper cigarette, threw one for Ermao, and lit another one for himself, and after he took a big puff of smoke, he said: "I don't plan to leave after I come back this time, and I will stay in our village to farm in the future." By the way, let's talk about my affairs later, let's talk about you kid first, I heard Huzi say that you opened a small restaurant in the town, how are you doing?"
Hearing Yu Zehai's question, Ermao scratched his head in embarrassment, and said with a sneer: "What is the situation in our Panlong Town, presumably the boss should know how much future it can be to open a snack bar in such a small place......?"
Through chatting, Yu Zehai finally knew about Ermao's situation. Although Huzi had already mentioned it to him before, it was obvious that Huzi didn't know much about it. What's more, coupled with Huzi's personality, it is destined that he will not understand anything more profound.
Ermao came to Panlong Town to open a restaurant, and it has been several years.
No way!
This is the situation in the village, the girls want to find a good place to marry a good in-law, and the girls outside don't look down on the poor place in Yujiaao Village. Therefore, if you don't go out and make a living outside, don't say anything about the future, and you won't even be able to marry the least daughter-in-law.
And like Ermao's family, it is relatively even more special. Rural people's 'patriarchal' thinking is more serious, and before Ermao, the family was all some girls with warblers and swallows, so Ermao is the only new 'male' in the family. Therefore, it is destined that he can't go too far to work in a foreign place like others.
As time passed, the sisters in the family grew up and married away one by one, and at this time, the age of the parents in the family was already very old. Therefore, Ermao had to choose to stay in Panlong Town, which is relatively close to home, to do some small business by himself, and to take care of the elderly at home by the way.
It's hard to get started!
At the beginning of the store, Ermao also deliberately went to several famous restaurants in the city as an apprentice to learn technology. The children in the countryside are more sincere, not to mention the taste of the food for the time being, the first portion is more sufficient. Moreover, Ermao is not like Huzi's foolishness, this kid has been smarter since he was a child, he is sleek, he can speak, and he is even better at being a person. Therefore, although his restaurant is not popular, the business is still quite good, and over the years, he has accumulated a little bit of wife in his hands.
A year ago, by chance, he met a girl who was a teacher at a town elementary school. Through a period of communication, the two sides are in love. However, seeing that the two were about to come to the point of talking about marriage, the woman's family did not agree to this family affair because Ermao was from Yujiaao Village.
Joke!
What is the situation in Yujiaao Village? Presumably, as long as you are from Panlong Town, there is no one who does not know. Located in the embrace of Daqing Mountain, poverty and hardship aside, even the road to travel is a big problem. People go to high places and water flows to low places, and daughters are the hearts and minds of parents, and no one wants to send their daughters to that backward place to suffer.
However, fortunately, the girl didn't care about Ermao's hometown, and after several times of persuasion and ideological work with her family, the woman's parents finally made a concession, that is, Ermao had to buy a house in the town. Over the years, Ermao has also saved some money, and the housing prices in Panlong Town are not expensive, but even so, a house is not something that Ermao can afford now.
Love VS reality, originally a pair of lovers who are in harmony with heaven and earth, but this presents a stalemate situation, and both parties, as parties, have no good way to do this.
For girls, one side is the parents who gave birth to themselves, and the other side is the lover they like, so how can she choose? And for Ermao, this heart is even more uncomfortable, although girls are still willing to drag on and wait for themselves, but it is obviously not a way to continue to stalemate like this, a woman's youth is very short, he can afford to delay, but the other party can't afford to delay.
Maybe the influence of his childhood was too profound, so when he saw Yu Zehai, Ermao was like seeing the backbone, more like grabbing a life-saving straw in the deep water, so he drooped his head and said everything in his heart without reservation for a while. You know, he never even mentioned these things to his parents in the past.
After listening to Ermao's words, Yu Zehai felt very uncomfortable. Just because the other party heard that Ermao was from Yujiaao Village, he did not hesitate to deny everything about him. From this, it is not difficult to see what kind of reputation Yujiaao Village has in the entire Panlong Town.
Now that his brothers are in trouble, Yu Zehai, as the boss, naturally has to lend a hand to support. The current housing prices are not as outrageous as in the previous life, not to mention, a mere ten or two hundred thousand yuan, which is not worth mentioning to Yu Zehai at all. But the crux of the matter is, what reason should he find to come up with this money to support Ermao?
The people of Yujiaao Village, all of them are men with iron bones who stand up to the sky, that is, they are poor and poor with backbone, if they take out more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan for no reason, is it considered charity? Don't say that Ermao will definitely not accept it, that is, if he accepts it, what is the point of doing that? It is also very likely to be a disaster.
Not only Ermao, in fact, there are more villagers, what they lack is not money, nor is there a lack of diligence and hard work, but a lack of a way, a way that can work, and can allow everyone to make a fortune through their own efforts. Of course, there is a prerequisite for this, and that is to open up the road at the entrance of the village. Only in this way can the villagers really raise their heads and use their hard-working hands again to reproduce the former glory of Yujiaao Village!
Peeping leopard in the tube, seeing the big from the small.
It can be seen that the revitalization of Yujiaao Village is not only the dream of Yu Zehai alone, but also the dream of every Yujiaao Village!
Looking at Ermao, who was a little depressed in front of him, Yu Zehai extinguished the cigarette butt in his hand, reached out and patted the other party's shoulder heavily, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few years, it turns out that your kid already has a heart, congratulations! As for the money to buy a house, don't worry about it anymore, since you still recognize me as the boss, then how can there be a reason for the brother not to help if he is in trouble? Give me a number, and turn it back to you, it is the boss, I support your pickle girl funds." However, I borrowed this money from you, and I will have to pay it back later. ”
"Huh?"
"Ahh However, what I want to know more is, Ermao, can you be sure that this girl's affection for you is sincere?"
"Sure!"
"You don't count what you said!" Yu Zehai shook his head slightly, and said, "You go back and contact to see if the other party has time, and make an appointment to have a meal together at noon." Although your boss and I are alone so far, I still have that eyesight, and I will help you check it when the time comes. Also, did Huzi tell you about my plans?"
"I said a little, but I can feel that Huzi doesn't know much. ”
"That's right!" Yu Zehai smiled and said, "Although our village is very backward and poor at the moment, these are all temporary. As long as my next plan can be implemented smoothly, in less than two years, our Yujiaao Village will definitely become the envy of the entire Panlong Town. So, for the time being, you'd better build your little restaurant first, and go back to help me later. After a slight pause, Yu Zehai continued: "It's not the boss who hits you, your little restaurant is tired and tired all year round to make a few bucks? Do you know how much money I made selling vegetables this morning?"
"Huzi once told me that 100 yuan per catty......! Is this true?" asked Ermao with excitement on his face.
"It's a must!" Yu Zehai shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "This morning, the vegetable merchant came over and picked more than 3,000 catties, how much do you calculate? I want to contract a large amount of barren mountain cultivated land in the village to engage in special planting and breeding, and to develop rural tourism in stages. In the future, I want to build Yujiaao Village into a real paradise!"