Hearing what the village chief said, I was not polite, and I sat down and tasted a peanut first.

After a few minutes, Lao Cai walked in with a polite young man wearing black-rimmed glasses.

As soon as Lao Cai saw me, he immediately came over to shake my hand and said to the person behind him: "Yazi, this is the Wenqu star I have been talking to you, the great benefactor of our village, and the great benefactor of our family." He groaned and sat down across from me. Lao Cai smiled embarrassedly, "Don't be surprised, he is the eldest son of my family, the first college student in our village, and the golden phoenix that I have been telling you about flying out of the poor ravine." ”

"Hello, hello. ”

"Hmm. ”

It was quite embarrassing, Lao Cai and the village chief felt it, and they kept chatting with me, and I also inquired about the repair of the school. The village chief told me that the old house had just been demolished, and now the foundation was being laid, and it was about to start winter, and the construction of a new school would have to start next year.

While we were chatting, a familiar voice outside shouted, "Dad, I'm back." ”

The village chief patted his thigh happily and stood up, "The old girl from my family is back." ”

It was Cai Fangfang, who was carrying a large bag, who looked at me here, froze in place, and I lowered my head embarrassedly. The village chief and Lao Cai hurriedly went over and took Cai Fangfang's bag, "It's just the right time for you to come back today, our family has a distinguished guest." ”

She immediately regained her old demeanor, "What kind of distinguished guest?"

The village chief grabbed my hand, "This is our village's little teacher Zhang, no, he is Mr. Zhang, the big boss, who has done a lot of good things in building roads and schools for our village." Cai Fangfang sat next to the village chief, "Oh! That's quite capable." ”

The village chief smiled and patted my hand, "What's the matter, is my girl handsome?"

I nodded, "It's pretty good." ”

The village chief pointed to Lao Cai's son and said to me: "Today, I originally wanted to let the two young people get to know each other, but I didn't expect to bring you here, you help the staff officer, the girl of my family and the golden phoenix of Lao Cai's family, are they not a good match?"

Without waiting for me to speak, Cai Fangfang pulled his father's sleeve, "Dad, I don't want to get married yet." ”

The village chief's face immediately drooped, "What nonsense, this strong son is the first college student in our village, how many women from other families want to get married, that is, your father relied on his identity as the village chief, pulled down his face and said many good things to Lao Cai, so that people are willing to come." ”

Lao Cai pulled his son's arm on the side, "Don't worry, the village chief, my strong son will definitely not let your girl suffer a little grievance, this kid is sensible." ”

"Qiangzi, people have also met, you have played together since childhood, are you satisfied with my girl?"

Cai Qiang still didn't have any expression on his face, and the village chief immediately smiled happily and said to Lao Cai: "Then let's settle this matter?"

Cai Fangfang glanced at me and pulled the village chief's arm, "Dad, I have a partner outside." ”

When the village chief heard this, he shook Cai Fangfang's hand, "What did you say? When you called two days ago, didn't you say that you didn't have a partner? Why? You can't even look down on the strong son? I see that you are tight-skinned, don't you?" As I said that I was about to hit him, I quickly grabbed the village chief's hand, "Since your girl doesn't agree, forget it." ”

The village chief looked at me and pulled his hand back, "You don't know, this girl in my family is used to being wild outside, and it has become a joke in the village, and everyone who is as old as her is married, how old are the children, and how many of them are still your students! ”

Cai Fangfang turned her face, "Anyway, I won't marry." ”

"This has been said since ancient times, the parents ordered the matchmaker, and the old people of our two families agreed to it, and the strong son did not object, you are all an old girl, do you really want to stay by our side for a lifetime?"

Lao Cai's face tensed, "Since your girl has a high heart and can't look down on my family's conditions, I won't climb high, Yazi, go back with my father." The two got up and were about to leave while talking, but the village chief hurriedly went over and blocked the door, "Look at it, how do you say go and leave?"

"Your girls don't agree, so we won't lose this person in front of Teacher Zhang. ”

The village chief waved his hand at Cai Fangfang, "Come over quickly, pull your future father-in-law back to eat, don't let the distinguished guests see the joke." ”

Cai Fangfang looked at me, I turned my head away embarrassedly, "I'm not a distinguished guest, we're not outsiders, sit down and eat first, what's there to discuss." ”

The village chief took Lao Cai's hand, "Look, Teacher Xiao Zhang has said so, let's sit down first, sit down first." ”

Lao Cai snorted, "I'm just giving Teacher Zhang a face, this family business, I think it's better to forget it." The village chief smiled all over his face, "Don't say that, sit down first, sit down and talk." ”

Lao Cai finally came back with his son and sat down, and the village chief sat next to me, quietly took my hand, gave me a look, and asked me to help talk.

I had no choice but to bite the bullet, "Old Cai, your son is still in college, right?"

Lao Cai nodded proudly, "Yes, but I'm about to graduate." ”

"Then do you have the heart to take the exam again? Bachelor's and Master's degree or something, as long as you want, I will solve the tuition fee." ”

Cai Qiang finally got something interested, "Really, I still told my dad that I wanted to continue the exam, but he stubbornly said that my education is high enough, and it is useless to study so many books." ”

Lao Cai nodded, "It's not what's wrong, you're in your twenties, read it again, how old are you, how many years can you go to work and make a few years of money?"

I patted the table, "Uncle Cai, you didn't calculate the account like this, now that he has graduated, he will die for thousands of yuan a month, but if he continues to study, it will be at least tens of thousands a month, and a month will be a year now, have you calculated this account?"

Cai Qiang was unhappy when he heard it, "I'm covered in copper stench, I don't study to make money." ”

Lao Cai pushed his son, "Why did I talk to Teacher Xiao Zhang, I think Teacher Xiao Zhang is right, you don't study to make money, why do I work so hard to provide you out?"

I smiled, "Since your son has the heart to continue studying, then he can't get married too early, you see this marriage, the matter of firewood, rice, oil and salt will come, how can you concentrate on studying." ”

When the village chief heard this, he tugged on my arm, "Teacher Zhang, I asked you to help me persuade them to get married, how can you help?"

I patted the village chief on my arm, "Aren't I making your future son-in-law go to the next level?

Lao Cai hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, Teacher Zhang is very right." As he spoke, he raised his glass, "I salute you, you are a living bodhisattva of my family!"

I picked up the cup and touched it with the old food, "Where's Xiao Cai? Why don't you see her?"

Lao Cai touched his mouth after drinking, "You said that crazy girl in my family! I went to study last week, didn't you arrange someone to do it!" I thought about it, maybe Lu Chun did it, so I nodded, "How often will you come back?"

"I don't know, the girl is too old to take care of it! But I heard that the school is not far from her brother's school, and the two of them can take care of each other. ”

"That's good. ”

The village chief blushed and turned white for a while, and I turned my head to look at Cai Fangfang again, "Where do you work now?"

The village chief didn't wait for her to speak, but pointed to her, "Where can she go? If she wants to be educated or not, she wants to be incompetent, she works in a factory in the south, and she can't come back a few times a year, but she buys a lot of things for her family." ”

"Then there is no interest in going to Rendezvous, my company to work. ”

When the village chief heard this, he picked up the wine glass and stuffed it to Cai Fangfang, "Why don't you hurry up and thank Teacher Zhang." Cai Fangfang took the cup, stood up and faced me, "Thank you, Mr. Zhang." With that, he drank all the wine in the cup.

The village chief also raised his glass, "This can make me say what the old man says, I don't know how to thank you." ”

Lao Cai also raised his glass, "It's all in the wine, it's all in the wine." ”

We clinked glasses together, drank the wine, and the village chief took my hand, "Then what are you going to do with my girl in your company? ”

When Cai Fangfang heard this, she gently pushed her father, "Dad, what are you talking about." ”

I thought about it for a moment, "Let's start as an assistant! ”

The village chief and Lao Cai asked almost at the same time, "How much does an assistant earn a month?"

I didn't say the number to death, "It's definitely better than working with me in that factory, don't worry, I can't treat her badly." ”

The two of them happily touched my glass again, drank the wine, and poured me a full one.

"Then if you leave this time, let her go directly with you. ”

"Dad, I just came home, and I haven't stayed enough. ”

The village chief wrinkled his eyebrows and glared, "You stupid girl, what is there to treat in this poor ravine? Teacher Zhang didn't want me, he wanted me, so he immediately packed his luggage and left." ”

This meal is very special, don't pinch it, Cai Qiang walks on the front foot, and the old dish leaves on the back foot.

The village chief accompanied me to walk around the progress of the new school, and then went home to let his wife kill the chickens, saying that he had neglected me at noon, and that he and I would treat me well in the evening.

Cai Fangfang is also a diligent girl, helping her mother with her work. By about six o'clock in the afternoon, I had already prepared a meal that was about the same as noon, but it was difficult to resist the hospitality, and besides, I had no place to go, so I had to go with the host.

There were only me and the village chief at the dinner table, "Why don't you ask the eldest lady and Fangfang to come over to eat together?"

The village chief smiled and waved his hand, "The old rule is that women don't serve at the table." They ate in the kitchen, and we drank. After two glasses of white wine, the village chief's words gradually increased.

"Teacher Xiao Zhang, don't look at me as the head of this village, I don't have any prestige in this village at all, do you know what the reason is?"

I shook my head, "I don't know. ”

"It's because my family doesn't have a man, it's a desperate household, so I want to find Fangfang the most promising man in the village to come to my family as a son-in-law. ”

"What age is it now, and what is advocated is equality between men and women. ”

The village chief drank a cup of his own, "Men and women are equal, they may be equal in your big city, but in our ravines, if there is no one in the family who has a top door, it will be the life of being bullied." In fact, I also had a son, that is, Fangfang's brother, who got sick two years ago, and didn't even marry a daughter-in-law. ”

After speaking, he poured himself another glass, "When I kick my legs one day, this family will be over." After speaking, he picked up the wine glass and touched it with me, and drank it all again, "Teacher Zhang, I beg you for one thing!"

I finished the glass of wine, "Don't ask, just say it, as long as I can do it, I will do it with all my heart." ”