11. Confession
Lin Zhendong went to Chang'an this time, not for anything else, but for his sister Lin Qian to come back.
During the summer vacation of Beijing Normal University, she went home, and the train at ten o'clock last night arrived in Chang'an at one o'clock at noon today.
He drove a pickup truck on the expressway, arrived at Chang'an and got off the expressway on the North Huancheng Road Elevated, and finally arrived at Chang'an Station outside the city wall.
The gate of the railway station was not allowed to park, especially the pickup truck, he parked the car on Shuncheng North Road, and then walked to the exit of the station, scanning the passengers who came out, looking for Lin Qian's figure.
After a while, Lin Qian, who was wearing a plaid shirt and jeans, walked out with her suitcase.
"Sissi, this way!"
Lin Qian heard someone shouting her name, followed the prestige, and saw Lin Zhendong lying on the fence at a glance, her eyes widened suddenly, a little surprised, obviously she didn't expect him to come, and then she immediately took a step and trotted towards him.
"Brother, why are you here?"
"Why can't I come?" Lin Zhendong smiled, pulled her cheek, took the suitcase with his hand, and said, "I just came to Chang'an to have something to do, so come and pick you up by the way, let's go." ”
"Okay!" Lin Qian smiled sweetly, carrying her backpack and leaving with him.
When he arrived at the pickup truck on Shuncheng North Road, Lin Zhendong opened the door and placed the suitcase, but Lin Qian was stunned when he saw it: "Brother, why are you driving?
"Get in the car. ”
Lin Zhendong greeted, sat in the driver's seat, and said with a smile: "This car is not mine, what is going on, keep it secret for the time being, and then talk about it when you go home." ”
Lin Qian looked at him seriously: "Confidentiality? It seems that there are a lot of insiders in it." ”
"I've said it's a secret, and I'll talk about it when I go home. He just laughed and didn't answer.
"Okay. Lin Qian was helpless, so she climbed into the car.
The pickup truck started and moved along the road, Lin Zhendong drove unhurriedly, looked ahead, glanced at Lin Qian from time to time, and asked, "What are you going to do for more than 40 days during the summer vacation?"
Lin Qian looked ahead and said: "I stayed at home for a few days, and then I went back to Chang'an, I found a part-time job in the summer vacation, doing one-on-one tutoring, it is a big company, called Yinghua Education, Beiping Chang'an has a branch, I do part-time without a basic salary, seventy yuan for one class, three classes a day ......"
Two hundred and one a day, and the tutorial class in the summer vacation is basically a daily class, so six thousand three a month, which is not low.
Lin Zhendong nodded: "This kind of company will not provide food and lodging, in this case, in a few days, I will come to Chang'an to rent a house, just two days later, I have time, I will look for a house with you." ”
"Okay!" Lin Qian did not refuse.
Her brother is not outstanding in learning, and other places are relatively mediocre, and he can't do anything about big things, so only small things can help her a little, even if she doesn't need to, or she can do it herself, but in order to maintain this brother-sister friendship, she has always taken care of his feelings.
"I sat in the hard seat all night, you have a good night's sleep, and I will open it slowly. ”
"I'm not sleepy. ”
While chatting, the pickup truck was speeding on the highway, and at four o'clock, it finally arrived in Linxian.
Lin Zhendong drove the car directly to Xinghua Village, and finally stopped at the construction site where Lin's father was repairing the house: "Dad, Mom, Uncle, Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt, all work here." ”
Lin Qian nodded, indicating that she knew, and then carried her backpack and got out of the car and walked into the yard.
"Mom, Dad, I'm back. ”
Walking into the courtyard and shouting, Lin Qian saw Lin Ma and the fourth aunt sitting together, and called the fourth aunt again, and then greeted a few uncles, and then began to report the recent situation.
"The top student is back!" said the fourth uncle, coming down from the shelf, quipping.
"Fourth uncle, don't say that, I'm blushing. Lin Qian shook her head, maybe it was hot, and her little face was really a little red.
Long gave birth to nine sons, each of them is different, the Lin family is a child, Lin Qian is the smartest, she was admitted to a prestigious university in Beiping, Lin Zhendong is only a third-rate and second-rate book, and her achievements are far from the same, at home, among relatives, she is treated differently, and everyone seems to like her a little more.
Lin Zhendong received much less attention.
At this moment, Lin Qian came in front of him and became the focus of attention, Lin Zhendong walked in with his back foot, he greeted him one by one, and no one paid attention to him when it was over.
He stood silently on the side, smiling at Lin Qian in the field.
If he used to be a little jealous of Lin Qian, but now he doesn't, people's circumstances are different, Lin Qian is smart, he is stupid, but he has a system.
At 6:40, Lin's father and Lin's mother finished work, and then went back to the rental house in Zhoujiazhuang on the outskirts of the county together.
On the way, passing by the supermarket, Lin Zhendong went in to buy some mutton rolls, beef rolls, meatballs and vegetables, and after going back, Lin's mother just cooked rice and was about to cut vegetables.
"Mom, you don't need to stir-fry, I'll eat hot pot tonight, I've bought everything. ”
When Mama Lin saw the big bag and small bag in his hand, as well as the meat, she couldn't help complaining: "Spending money again." ”
Lin Zhendong shook his head with a smile: "It's not expensive." ”
A box of beef rolls, thirty yuan, mutton rolls are about the same, he bought two boxes each, spent one hundred and two, according to the past, one hundred and two meals at home, it is indeed a bit expensive, but now, more than 10,000 a day, this money is nothing at all.
The base is put into the pot, the vegetables and meatballs are put on, and the four people are around, ready to eat.
Dad Lin glanced at him and asked, "What's the matter? Didn't you say that the car was returned to your friend?"
Mother Lin also looked at him, waiting for his explanation.
Lin Qian handed him a look of "If your explanation can't satisfy Dad Lin, then you're finished".
Lin Zhendong thought to himself, he has been selling vegetables in the county, and Lin's father and Lin's mother and uncles are all working in the suburbs of the county, and the place is so small, maybe they will meet one day, so it is better to explain it as soon as possible, so that they can be a little mentally prepared.
After thinking about it, he said: "I have a friend, the family has money, he just graduated this year, ready to start a business, he opened a company, doing vegetable business, I am not more idle recently, thinking about finding something to do, he asked me to help, this car is his company, now basically I drive." ”
Dad Lin glanced at Mama Lin, a little surprised, put down his chopsticks, calmed down, and continued to listen.
"This job is very good, load the vegetables in the early morning, and then I take care of the vegetables and sell them, it can be over at six o'clock in the morning, now more than 10,000 catties of vegetables a day, it is easy to sell 14,000 or 5,000, I take 1% of the commission, and the monthly income is more than 4,000, easily, and it is estimated that it will be 5,000 next month." ”
"I didn't understand, what's the matter, what kind of business is your friend's house? What's going on with this dish? Is it grown at home, or is it received from all over the place?"
"His family is farming, there are thousands of acres of small land, all of them are rented land, just over there in Xilong, these vegetables I sell, all from his farm, his family has a lot of vegetables, has been cooperating with big traders, big traders are more ruthless in reducing prices, so I find other ways, ready to sell the vegetables in bulk, so that I can buy a little more money, I am responsible for selling in Linxian County. ”
Dad Lin nodded slowly.
Although Lin Zhendong is lying, what he said is this truth, Lin Dad, an old farmer for decades, where would he not know the doorway of vegetable trading.
He suddenly asked, "His family is relieved that you will do this?"
"My friend's family is based in Xilong, and Xishan is a blank area, so the company he set up is mainly in Xishan, and he came here to expand the Xishan market and need people who are familiar with the local area. ”
Lin Zhendong explained: "First, I have a good relationship with him, and second, I am a local, and I happen to be idle at home, so I am looking for me." ”
"That friend of yours, how did you meet?" Dad Lin asked.
"The class next door is in the dormitory next door, the person is called Wu Wenhui, we often play together, and the relationship is relatively good. ”
Dad Lin asked again: "You don't take the civil service exam anymore?"
"Of course. Lin Zhendong looked at him seriously and said: "I have been at home for ten days, reading books all day, there are few people in the mountains, I am almost crazy, to be honest, it is not good to stay at home all the time, now I come out to do things while reviewing, I feel very good." ”
"Dad, don't worry, I'm in my twenties, I know what I'm doing, don't worry, I will definitely take the civil service exam next year." ”
Dad Lin didn't know what to say.
Although he said everything at home, Lin Zhendong has been more sensible since he was a child, and rarely let him worry about it, the only thing that made him a little disappointed in the university entrance examination, and the rest was quite reassuring.
To tell the truth, people in their twenties, this year, always stay at home, just focus on reviewing and examining civil servants, and don't do anything, for them a rural family, it is indeed a bit unreasonable, he also feels not very good, there is always a thorn in his heart, but then again, this is uncomfortable, compared to the civil service exam, it is not worth mentioning.
The lesser of two powers, this is his intention.
Thinking so, he also asked Lin Zhendong to do this, but when his son is older and has studied, he has his own ideas, in this matter, he has to observe and observe, and think about it in the long run, and he can't directly and rudely oppose it, otherwise the child will rebel against him, regardless of whether he wants to leave the civil service exam and do this, it will be troublesome.
Lin Qian glanced at Dad Lin cautiously, and tried to persuade: "The mountains are too desolate, and it costs money to stay in the city, now I think it's good to work and make money while reviewing, the only question is whether the review can be taken care of?"
In addition to staying at home and letting relatives and neighbors gossip, it is not necessarily good to stay alone in the mountains.
There is no one at home, there are few people in the mountains, quiet is quiet, but how efficient the review is, not necessarily, people are social animals, and if they spend too much time alone, they will inevitably have mental problems.
In the middle of nowhere, it can really drive people crazy.
But now, while working to make money while reviewing, double purpose, so that the work can really be done well, and it will not make the boss unhappy, this year can continue to do, and the review can also be taken care of, the mind will not be thrown aside, the preparation for the exam and the work are correct, both fish and bear paws, how can there be such a good thing?
Lin Zhendong smiled: "Nothing can never have the best of both worlds, I will do my best to take care of work and review, if things are too busy in the future and time can't be taken care of, I will find an opportunity to quit my job." ”
Dad Lin stopped talking, the dishes were cooked, and he buried himself in eating.
Lin Zhendong took him as a default.
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