"What's going on, didn't we do a good job in those years? And I don't think the state and the government's efforts to control desert and land desertification have not decreased at all in recent years. Why didn't X do it?" Xiao Yi asked suspiciously.

Xiao Yu looked a little difficult to speak, smiled bitterly and didn't speak, but the second aunt said: "Two years ago, your second uncle sold the seedling base and invested all the money in the mine. ”

Xiao Yi instantly understood why the second uncle had such an expression. You must know that although the northern Qinbei region is famous for its rich mineral resources, it is also rich because of the mining resources.

However, three years ago, the state began to adjust the industrial structure, solve the problem of overcapacity, and shut down many steel plants, which caused the coal prices that had been inflated to fall rapidly, and some so-called "coal bosses" in Qinbei, especially Xiao Yi's hometown, were unlucky.

Almost overnight, the local tyrants who claim to be tens of millions and billionaires have become poor people who are in debt!

"Uncle, you are really, how do you think of investing in coal mines at that time. Xiao Yi couldn't help but shake his head.

"Alas, who would have thought that such a hot coal market would decline if it was said to be declining. Originally, I watched that people were making money in the coal mine, and I thought about making a little money, but I didn't expect ......," Xiao Yu said dejectedly with his head down.

Xiao Yi shook his head and comforted the second aunt: "Second aunt, don't complain about the second uncle, he ......" As soon as he said this, Xiao Yi felt that something was wrong, it is said that just selling the seedling cultivation base to invest in the coal mine is not like this, the second aunt herself has also opened a company to do project budgeting, although the scale is relatively small, but there is also a large income of hundreds of thousands of yuan a year, which is already good, so as not to show an expression of complaining about the second uncle, "Second uncle, are you also in debt outside?"

Xiao Yi thought of this possibility, and only this possibility made the always gentle second aunt complain about the second uncle, and she should owe a lot, and it should not have been paid off by now!

The expression on the second uncle's face froze for a moment, and he nodded silently.

"How much do you owe?"

"Not much, it's almost gone. The second uncle smiled reluctantly, and the second aunt on the side looked at the second uncle and did not speak.

Xiao Yi saw the performance of the two through the rearview mirror, and knew that the second uncle was not telling the truth, it seemed that he had to ask his father when he turned around, how much should he know about the second uncle.

Xiao Yi did not continue to ask about the second uncle, but changed the topic and talked about the situation of his cousin Xiao Kai.

When they arrived at the school gate where his younger brother went to school, the second uncle called Xiao Kai, and the three of them waited for Xiao Kai to come out at the school gate.

Speaking of Xiao Yi, this cousin is still very promising, Xiao Yi did not inherit his father's career, but this cousin likes physics very much, so he studied this major in college. And he has already started some research projects with Xiao Yi's father.

Xiao Yi hadn't seen his cousin for six or seven years, and he remembered that when he was in high school, he would go to his uncle's house to live at his uncle's house for a period of time during the summer and winter vacations, and often tutored his younger brother with homework.

At that time, Xiao Kai was still in elementary school, and Xiao Yi clearly remembered that the teacher assigned him to write a diary every day during the holidays, but Xiao Kai couldn't write.

It happened that Xiao Kai followed his second aunt to his grandmother's house for a few days, and Xiao Yi asked him to summarize and record the things at his grandmother's house in the past few days.

As a result, this kid wrote four identical diaries, and when Xiao Yi saw it, he asked him why he wrote exactly the same diary, but Xiao Kai replied that he had been going to his grandmother's house every day for the past few days, which made Xiao Yi angry and funny.

Thinking of some things about his cousin's childhood, Xiao Yi couldn't help laughing.

"Yi Yi, what are you laughing at?" the second uncle asked when he saw Xiao Yi's expression.

"I thought of what happened when Xiao Kai was a child, this kid didn't like to study at all at that time. I haven't seen this for several years, what has become of it now?" Xiao Yi said.

"Hehe, I'm a young man now, and I'm almost taller than me. The second uncle smiled.

At this time, the second aunt who climbed on the car window and looked at the school gate said, "Kaikai, this way." ”

Xiao Yi looked at the school gate when he heard the sound, and saw a tall young man wearing a pair of glasses and looking polite and polite.

I can vaguely see the little kid who always shouted "big brother" behind his ass from this young man's face.

Xiao Yi was inconvenient to get out of the car, so he sat in the driver's seat and waited for Xiao Kai to get into the car with a smile on his face.

"Mom, Dad, whose car is this, why are you all here to pick me up?" Xiao Kai didn't notice Xiao Yi in the driver's seat, but stood in front of the window and looked at his parents sitting in the back seat.

"You get in the car and you'll know, go, sit in the co-pilot. The second aunt smiled and said.

Xiao Kai opened the car door with a puzzled face, and saw a familiar face smiling at him.

"Big brother?" Xiao Kai looked surprised.

"Hahaha, I still know my eldest brother, yes, I have indeed grown into a young man. Xiao Yi laughed and said, "Hurry up and get in the car, grandma and your uncle have already gone to the hotel." ”

"Oh, big brother, why are you back?" Xiao Kai didn't feel raw at all, and he was still very close to this big brother as he was when he was a child.

"I just came to Anxi to record the show, isn't it your uncle who won that award, so let's go to celebrate together. Xiao Yi patted his cousin's shoulder and said, "Yes, I am much stronger now, not as fat as when I was a child." ”

"Hey, hey. Xiao Kai smiled shyly.

"Kaikai, you have to study hard, you see how good your eldest brother is now, learn more from your eldest brother. The second uncle said.

"Don't, second uncle, don't let Xiao Kai learn from me, he's very good now, follow my dad to do research for a day, but he's much better than me, maybe Xiao Kai can win a Nobel Prize or something in the future, then our family will be really amazing." Xiao Yi said.

......

Laughing and laughing along the way, Xiao Yi chatted with his younger brother, who he hadn't seen for several years, and soon arrived at the hotel.

After entering the private room, Xiao Yi introduced his cousin to everyone, and everyone politely called Xiao Kai's brother hello or something.

This made Xiao Kai, who usually only sees these stars on TV, actually began to restrain himself, and he didn't look like he was talking and laughing with Xiao Yi in the car at all.

"Hey, you're still shy. Xiao Yi subconsciously wanted to touch his brother's head like when he was a child, but he didn't realize when he stretched out his hand, Xiao Kai was about the same size as him now, so he could only pat him on the shoulder.

Xiao Kai smiled shyly and did not speak.

"Okay, sit down, Dad, have you ordered all the dishes?" Xiao Yi said.

"Alright, I'm waiting for you, now it's time to serve. ”