Chapter 36: Ploughing and Reading (3)
Zhenhua looked at these four words and had mixed feelings for a while.
The fragrance of paper mixed with the fragrance of ink came together, and it had the feeling of studying in school, simple and cordial.
And Zhenhua feels that these four words have pulled up the style and taste of Dongwan Village at once!
In ordinary villages, most of them are illiterate villagers, and with such a profound old master, the poor Dongwan Village has a little hidden dragon and crouching tiger, simple and elegant taste.
Zhao Chenghai can only write his own name, and he can't recognize a hundred words in total, but he knows that he is complimenting, so he nodded again and again: "Good words, good words, Old Master Yao is really a good handwriting!"
The old master also nodded and smiled, and said to Zhenhua: "Don't complain about the poverty of your hometown, settle down, study, and plow the fields!"
Zhenhua held the painting and bowed to the old master: "I remember, thank you Master Yao!"
Zhao Chenghai wanted to keep the old master for tea, but the old master waved his hand and walked around to a group.
Zhenhua was about to send the old master's words back to his room, but was stopped by his father.
Zhao Chenghai looked at his son and asked, "What kind of words did the old master write?"
Zhenhua deliberately made fun of his father, pointed to those four words and said: "Read every day!"
Zhao Chenghai stared at the character for a long time, frowned, and said, "Is the word Tianzi written like this?
Zhenhua smiled: "This means reading every day, and pronouncing the four words is called reading in the rain and clear." ”
"Oh oh...... Zhao Chenghai made a sudden realization, and said: "Put the old master's words away, and follow me to scatter fish." ”
Zhenhua pointed to this painting and said, "Dad, go and scatter the fish yourself, the old master asked me to study, and I ...... now Read by order!"
"You're a dog!" Zhao Chenghai scolded with a smile, put on his back the fish basket, and went to the river with the net.
The son carried out the old master's holy decree, but Zhao Chenghai was powerless to refute it. Even, thinking of the fact that in the autumn, he disposed of his son's book as a waste product, Zhao Chenghai still felt a little guilty in his heart.
Zhenhua smiled proudly and went back to the house to look around, ready to find a suitable place to hang the old master's words.
Cui Hong returned to the house from the backyard, looked at the words in her son's hand, and after asking the reason, she said: "This is a blank paper, it is too ugly to stick in the hall, and it is not festive." It's better to stick it in your room, or keep it for now and put it on when you build a new house next year. ”
"Then let's put it there for now, and then hang it up next year. Zhenhua felt that what his mother said made sense, so he put the painting up first.
At three o'clock, Zhenhua was tired of reading and chopping wood in front of the door.
Lan Yushu swayed over with her shoes on, and greeted, "Huazi, is your father at home?"
Zhenhua stood up: "My father went to fish, does Uncle Lan have something to do with him?"
"It's okay, I'm here for you. Lan Yushu took out a cigarette and handed one to Zhenhua.
Zhenhua was suspicious and asked, "What is my cousin looking for me?"
Lan Yushu hesitated for a moment and asked, "Huazi, I heard that you and Director Shi of the credit union are friends and have a good relationship?"
"We're not friends, we've played a few games of chess together, but ...... Director Shi took good care of me. Zhenhua chuckled in his heart, alas, there is another one looking for a relationship!
Lan Yushu smiled and said, "As long as you recognize it, it's easy to do." That's it, I want to get a loan of a thousand dollars...... Huazi, when the day after tomorrow is the party, you will accompany me to find Director Shi, okay?"
Zhenhua was very embarrassed, and said with a wry smile: "Uncle Lan, it's not that I don't help, it's just that I'm lightweight, and it doesn't work to speak." Uncle Xiang next door also asked me to ask Director Shi for a loan, and the result was ...... Director Shi didn't give face at all. ”
"Really?" Lan Yushu was naturally disappointed and frowned.
Zhenhua thought for a while and said:
"That's it, Uncle Lan, my father said, invite Director Shi to dinner in a few days. If someone gives face and comes to my house, I will ask my cousin to accompany the guest and introduce you to each other. Then, the matter of loans...... Tell him yourself. If people don't come, then I can't help it. ”
Lan Yushu nodded, touched his chin and said, "The method you said is naturally good...... But I'm afraid I can't wait, and I need money urgently. ”
Zhenhua was helpless and said:
"Then the day after tomorrow, it just happened to be a set, and I went to find Director Shi with my cousin. However, the matter of the loan is still said by the cousin himself. Today, I asked Uncle Xiang about the loan, and Director Shi gave me a black face, and if I spoke again, he would definitely be unhappy. ”
Lan Yushu pondered, waved his hand, and said, "Since this is the case, then forget it, I will think of another way." ”
Zhenhua couldn't ask for it, so he just pushed the boat down the river, and said with a smile: "It's okay." ”
Lan Yushu also smiled and said, "I'm going to play chess in the third year of high school, Huazi, are you going?"
"I'm not going, Uncle Cousin is going to play, I still have to chop ......wood," Zhenhua said.
Lan Yushu nodded, and walked towards Liu Zhigao's house with his shoes on.
Zhenhua breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a little sorry for Lan Yushu.
But what can I do? I'm not the director of a credit union, so I can't help the villagers!
Not long after, Zhao Chenghai came back with a fishing basket and a net.
Zhenhua greeted him, took the net in his father's hand, and asked, "Did you catch the fish?"
"Hehe, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and relying on the water to draft the water, you can't sprinkle the fish, what is Lao Tzu doing when you go out?" Zhao Chenghai was very proud, unloaded the fish basket and threw it on the ground.
Zhenhua took a look, good guy, there are really seven or eight carp and grass carp in the fish basket, which are a little shorter than chopsticks, and they are still alive.
In this winter, you can still sprinkle carp, and Dad's fish scattering skills are also unique in the world.
"Let you come with me, you won't go, dog*, have you read a book and read dinner?" Zhao Chenghai scolded with a smile.
Zhenhua smiled, carried the fish basket into the house, and shouted, "Mom, Daddy has scattered a lot of fish!"
"Leave it on until I'm done with these stitches. Cui Hong, who was collecting the soles of her shoes, came over and took a look.
"In the evening, I boiled two small ones and drank wine, and a few large ones were pickled and dried, and they were kept to build a house in the spring to entertain the craftsmen. Zhao Chenghai said.
Zhenhua didn't wait for his mother to do it, and found scissors to clean up a few fish.
At dinner, Cuihong cooked a pot of tofu and fish soup, and the family ate enthusiastically and happily.
After the meal, Zhao Chenghai and Cui Hong muttered a few words in the backyard, and then, back to the room, rummaged through the cabinets, turned on the flashlight, and went out to the front village.
Zhenhua wondered and asked his mother: "Mom, where is my father going at night?"
"Oh, he went to the craftsman and consulted about building a house. Mother said.
Zhenhua was silent, he felt that his father's expression was weird, not like he was going to do something above board!