Zhao Zhenhua fled, rode a bicycle, and ran to the front of Zhang Kexiang's tailor shop in one go.

Today is the day of the market, there are several customers in the Aishang clothing store, and Zhang Kexiang is busy receiving it.

Zhenhua parked the bicycle, walked into the store and said, "Zhang Kexiang, I rode the bicycle, where do I put it?"

"Oh, please push me to the backyard. Zhang Kexiang was busy selling cloth to a girl.

Zhenhua felt that the girl's side face was a little familiar, and couldn't help but take a closer look.

The girl also happened to turn her head to look at Zhao Zhenhua.

The two looked at each other, and they were both stunned.

The road is narrow, it's actually Song Hongju who went on a blind date a few days ago!

Out of politeness, Zhenhua nodded and smiled at Song Hongju, which was regarded as a greeting.

Who knew that Song Hongju glared and muttered, "I don't know you, what are you laughing at?"

Zhenhua's face was hot, and then his eyes widened, and he deliberately said loudly: "Why don't you know me? Aren't you Song Hongju who went on a blind date with me a few days ago? Song Ancestral Hall, right, your father is a ...... who collects goose and duck feathers?"

"Neurotic!" Song Hongju was embarrassed, her face flushed, and she threw the fabric in her hand on the cutting table and rushed out of the door.

Several customers in the store, as well as Zhang Kexiang, were staring at each other, and they didn't come back for a while, wanting to laugh but not laughing.

Zhenhua smiled self-deprecatingly and said to Zhang Kexiang: "The girl who went on a blind date with me the day before yesterday was her ......"

Zhang Kexiang rolled her eyes, shook her head and said, "You scared my customers away, really." ”

"I'll make another set of clothes another day to compensate for your loss. You get busy first, I'll go to town to run errands. Zhenhua pushed the bicycle into the backyard, parked it against the wall, and waved out of the Aishang clothing store.

"Hurrying and roaring, hurry to find the blind date just now? Sure enough, psychotic!" Zhang Kexiang rolled his eyes at Zhao Zhenhua's back again.

Zhenhua strode through the center of the street and came to the credit union.

Shi Jie was in the office and asked, "Your father didn't come, did you come alone?"

"It's coming, it's in the back, it'll be there in a while. "Zhenhua salutes the smoke.

Shi Jie nodded and pointed to the chair across the table: "Sit down, don't be restrained, just be the same as before." ”

Zhenhua nodded and sat down in a chair, wanting to say something, but couldn't find a topic.

He and Director Shi are people from two worlds, the difference in identity is too great, and the age difference is also a big one, except for playing chess, there is almost nothing to talk about.

Shi Jie took the initiative to open his mouth and asked, "What are you going to do in the future?" How are you going to repay the 3,000 yuan loan?"

Zhenhua sneered: "Farming, what else can I do......? Pay it back slowly, my dad said, you can pay it off in two or three years......"

"Like your father, you have been farming all your life, and then you have slowly become an old farmer?" Shi Jie asked again.

"What else can I do? I don't have any other way. Zhenhua was a little depressed, and suddenly said boldly: "Director Shi has a way, or give it to me...... Introduce a temporary worker?"

Shi Jie shook his head and said, "I don't have the ability to arrange a job for you, you, let's find a way in your hometown." Wouldn't it be nice to graduate from high school and become a village cadre or a private teacher?"

Zhenhua nodded: "Secretary Zheng of our village has already said that I will be arranged to be a private teacher next year." ”

"Zheng Huailiang said that? Very good. Shi Jie nodded.

Then there was silence again, and neither of them spoke.

Zhenhua suddenly asked Wang Xiang to commission last night, so he smiled and said: "By the way, Director Shi, Wang Xiang, the pig slaughterer in our village, ask me to ask you, can he get a loan of 2,000 yuan?"

Shi Jie's fingers tapped lightly on the table, and said lightly: "Butcher Wang, right? Okay, let him play chess with me, win one game with me, I will approve one thousand, win five games with me, I will approve five thousand." ”

Zhenhua was speechless.

Wang Xiang didn't even know the carriage, horses, and artillery, so how could he play chess? Shi Jie made his attitude clear, that is, he didn't lend him a loan!

Just when he had nothing to say, Zhao Chenghai arrived.

Shi Jie didn't say hello, and said directly: "Is the loan application form filled? ”

Zhao Chenghai hurriedly handed over the loan slip.

Shi Jie glanced at it and asked, "Lao Zhao, do you want to take out a loan for three years?" I think it's better to take out a one-year loan. ”

Zhao Chenghai hurriedly smiled: "Director Shi, in one year, I'm afraid I can't repay these loans, but in three years, I will definitely be able to repay them!"

Shi Jie looked at Zhenhua and said, "A three-year loan is not the same as a one-year loan. If you only take out a loan for one year, the interest rate will be much lower, and you will save more than 200 yuan a year......"

"But in a year's time, I don't have the money to pay you back!" Zhenhua said hurriedly.

"What are you afraid of?" Shi Jie glared at Zhenhua and said:

"If you can't pay it back after a year, I'll transfer you a bill, which is equivalent to a new loan, or a one-year interest. In three years, I will save you seven or eight hundred yuan. It is not easy for rural people, so saving a little is a little. ”

Zhao Chenghai's heart was full of joy, as if he had picked up a gold ingot, and said in a loud voice: "Director Shi thinks about us, it is really our family that burns high incense, thank you so much, thank you so much...... You are the Bodhisattva Guanyin of great compassion, save the suffering and save the suffering......"

Seven or eight hundred, you can buy thousands of small red bricks!

"I'm not a bodhisattva. Shi Jie shook his head, took out the official seal from the drawer, stamped and signed, and returned the loan form to Zhenhua: "Go to the counter and get the money." At the end of the year, there are many people on the streets, so after taking the money, go home and beware of pickpockets. ”

"Thank you, Director Shi. Zhenhua took the slip with both hands and nodded in thanks.

"What I said just now is not a normal operation, it is my use of power to give you convenience, don't shout everywhere. Shi Jie admonished again.

"Got it, Director Shi. Zhenhua nodded hurriedly.

Zhao Chenghai thanked him again, and walked out of Shi Jie's office with his son and came to the counter of the sales department.

It went well, and the loan of 3,000 yuan was received.

Zhao Chenghai carried 3,000 yuan in his arms, put it in the pocket of his close-fitting shirt, held it tightly with his hand, and went home with his son Zhenhua.

Passing by the Aishang clothing store, Zhenhua couldn't help but turn his head to look.

However, I didn't see Zhang Kexiang this time, so she must be receiving customers in the store......

Walking through the crowded street and walking on the dirt road back to his hometown, Zhao Chenghai was relieved, let go of the hand covering his chest, lit a cigarette, and took a big puff comfortably.

Seeing that there was no one before and after, Zhao Chenghai said: "Zhenhua, Director Shi has really done his duty to us this time. I think it's better to invite him to the house for a meal another day, and he doesn't want to give him things, it's really sorry for others. ”

Zhenhua said: "Even if you ask him to eat, he may not come." ”

Zhao Chenghai said: "Even if he doesn't come, we have to talk about it, and we don't have to be too rude." ”

Zhenhua didn't care, nodded and said, "Okay, you can arrange it, I'll talk about it when the time comes." ”

Back at home, Zhao Chenghai's eyebrows fluttered, showing off the brand-new 3,000 yuan in his hand to his wife Cuihong, and talking about what Director Shi took special care of today.

Cui Hong was even more happy, praised her son, and asked, "Kexiang is in the clothing store today, right?

Zhenhua shook his head: "No, today's gathering, people are very busy, and they didn't talk to me." ”

"Oooh......" Emerald Red was disappointed.

After lunch, Zhenhua found a copy of Qiong Yao's novel from his sister Chunlan's room and looked at it.

In the countryside in winter, men are idle, bragging and playing cards, drinking and fighting, or fishing and shrimp, or carrying fire guns, going to the mountains to find some game and drink.

The women are just as busy, in addition to cooking, cooking, washing, feeding pigs and other household chores, they also have to take advantage of the slack to sew and mend and make cloth shoes with mille-feuille soles.

The new daughters-in-law and the eldest girls don't make such old-fashioned cloth shoes anymore, and are generally busy knitting sweaters.

Zhao Chenghai was interested today, took off the net hanging on the roof beam, and said to his son: "Zhenhua, don't read idle books, the weather is good today, let's go to Dahewan to cast a few nets and see if we can get some fresh goods!"

Zhenhua put down the novel, frowned, and said, "In the winter, can you sprinkle fish?"

Zhao Chenghai pointed to the fish basket: "It's been warm these two days, maybe you can get a few big fish with good luck!"

Zhenhua had no choice but to lift the fish basket and go out with his father.

Just went out, Zhao Chenghai and his son saw Old Master Yao coming on crutches, and he was still holding a paper roll in his left hand.

"Haha, catch fish and touch shrimp, delay the crops!" the old master laughed from afar.

"Yes, old master, don't make crops, make fresh goods!" Zhao Chenghai hurriedly stopped and asked with a smile: "Did the old master eat, from home?"

Old Master Yao came over and said, "I've eaten it, and it's okay, just send a word to Zhenhua." ”

Send me a picture?

Zhenhua was a little flattered, took the scroll of paper in the old master's hand, and said, "Thank you really for the old master." ”

The old master smiled, pointed to the scroll of paper, and said, "Open it and take a look." ”

Zhenhua nodded and unfolded the paper roll in his hand.

This is a plain white rice paper, three feet long, more than a foot wide, on which are four block letters in vertical rows:

Read it in the rain and on the sun.