He Jianguo knew Vice Principal Dong, who was just a teacher before graduation, and a trace of surprise appeared on his face when he saw him appear at his home.

"Teacher Dong?"

He Jianguo just said hello when Vice President Dong interrupted: "Jianguo, you came just in time, you can persuade Professor Jin." ”

"Persuade what?"

Qi Shufang replied: "Principal Dong came to send the teacher's salary, which is the salary paid by the state, and then wanted to hire the teacher to go back to the school to continue teaching, but the teacher didn't want to go." ”

When He Jianguo heard this, he immediately understood the ins and outs.

He frowned, and did not persuade Professor Jin to accept the re-employment and return to the campus to teach and educate people according to Vice President Dong's wishes, but said to Vice President Dong: "Since the teacher is unwilling to go back, then please forgive President Dong, don't make it difficult for others." As soon as he heard Qi Shufang call Teacher Dong Vice Principal Dong, he also changed his words.

"You ......" Vice President Dong was reluctant, Professor Jin is a top talent in this major, who has studied overseas, which is incomparable to many people in China.

He Jianguo smiled slightly: "It's time to retire at this age, and I really don't have the energy to teach anymore." Principal Dong, please be considerate and considerate of the teacher. However, the teacher has compiled a lot of materials related to this major before, and I have copied a copy, if you want, you can take it away for the new teacher's reference, maybe it is a little useful. ”

Vice President Dong sighed and looked at Professor Jin, "You really don't plan to go back?"

Professor Kim nodded.

He has made up his mind and will not go back.

Vice President Dong can only accept this fact, "Your salary will be paid according to your retirement salary in the future, and your house will be refunded to you by the government." ”

"Have the residents who live in my house moved away?" asked Professor Kim coldly.

When he returned to Shanghai, he went to his own house, which had long been unrecognizable, and he didn't know how many families lived in it. He couldn't even go in, several families lived together, you know me, I know you, he, the original owner, was a stranger in their eyes.

When Vice President Dong heard this, his face showed a trace of embarrassment.

Although the state said that it would return the Jin family's house to Professor Jin, the residents who lived in it had nowhere to go and were unwilling to move out at all, and instead kicked out the staff who came to inform them.

Professor Jin looked at it, what else did he not understand?

"In this case, what am I going to do when I go back? I don't even have the idea of taking the house. "The school is a sad place, and the house is a sad place, filled with a little bit of blood.

"It's the teacher's and mother's house, why should the teacher and the teacher's wife give it up? Because there are many people who live in it now, they can't take it back, it doesn't mean that they won't have the opportunity to take it back in the future!" Qi Shufang remembered that the housing prices in Shanghai would remain high decades later, and it would be a pity to give up, even if it was good to keep the rent for the second elder as living expenses in the future.

Granny Jin agreed: "Shufang is right, now we don't want to go back to Shanghai, so those doves occupy the magpie's nest, and we will ask for the house back when we go back." Why don't we want our own house?" they have already lost a qiē, the life of their family, the life of ten years, and the accumulated wealth, all of which are gone, and the state is so sorry for them, it is right to return the house, and it only occupies a dime a dozen of the lost by their own family, which is not worth mentioning at all.

Even if it's not worth mentioning, it can't be cheapened country!

Granny Jin hated, hated the political struggle above and took the lives of the people below them, she didn't have such a broad mind to forgive a qiē, and she would never let the country take advantage of it.

If you are wrong, you are wrong, and you can't occupy the name of righteousness because of the country.

Professor Jin, of course, listened to his wife's words, "That's it, please go back and say for us, please ask the residents who live in our house to move out, if my old man has to go back to Shanghai and see someone in the house, don't blame my old man for driving them out." It's been ten years, but he still remembers the appearance of those people, at that time, in order to occupy his own house, many people living in his own house are now vying for approval. Fighting his old husband and wife, he added a lot of charges to his husband and wife out of thin air, and there are no crimes at all.

Vice President Dong originally sent compensation, and Professor Jin and Granny Jin's request was not unreasonable, so they naturally agreed.

Professor Jin was reluctant to return to the university, and his trip was in vain.

Vice President Dong didn't come for Professor Jin alone, there were other hired people, so after leaving the He family, he went to visit those people's homes. Although nine of those people have endured a lot of hardships, they do not have Professor Jin's character of "repaying grievances with virtue, how can they repay virtue, repay grievances with virtue, repay grievances with virtue, and repay virtue with virtue." As soon as they heard that the country needed them to cultivate talents, they immediately prepared to go.

These, but for a later time, will not be shown for the time being.

After Vice President Dong left, Professor Jin directly counted out the forty yuan of unity from his salary, and pushed it forward to He Jianguo and Qi Shufang, "Don't you owe Xiao Xue 40,000 yuan? ”

"Teacher, how can I ask for your money?"

Professor Jin listened to Qi Shufang's words and said with a smile: "What am I doing with you so clearly? For so many years, I and your wife have relied on the two of you to support us, and I have not been polite to you? This money is useless to leave in our hands." Besides, we still have 30,000 US dollars in our hands, even if we buy a house, we can't spend it all, and we will send living expenses every month in the future. Xiao Xue is kind enough to help you buy a house, you can't owe the debt for too long, take it to pay it off first, and ask you if we have money in the future. ”

Although I don't know what Jin Tianli has experienced over the years, the whole person has changed a lot, a little unseen, and a little domineering, but it is still good to their old couple, and they offered to take them abroad, and they did not ask for the property in their old couple's name, but their old couple took the initiative to transfer it to her in order to prevent future troubles.

Therefore, Jin Jiaoshu is not worried that Jin Tianli will not send living expenses.

Qi Shufang looked at He Jianguo, such a large sum of money, she didn't want to make her own decisions.

10,000 yuan is better, 40,000 yuan?

The gold in her hand was sold, and now it can't be sold for 50,000 yuan.

He Jianguo didn't say anything polite to Professor Jin, and accepted it with a smile, "Then thank you teacher, Shufang and I will return the eldest sister's money first, and the money we earn in the future will be given to the teacher and the teacher." ”

"That's right. Granny Jin smiled, feeling very comfortable, feeling that He Jianguo did not treat herself as an outsider.

As a family, of course, we have to work together to get by, and relying on He Jianguo and Qi Shufang alone is not as good as Professor Jin's more than 200 yuan a month? What is enough to do? I don't know if I have to repay the debt until the Year of the Monkey.

Granny Kim selectively forgot about the fact that the annual rent of the large courtyard house was $6,000.

"With so much money, is it really okay for us to accept it?" While Professor Jin and Granny Jin were taking care of the four children, Qi Shufang followed He Jianguo to the kitchen and asked in a low voice.

"It's okay, let's not accept it, the teacher and the teacher and the wife must think that we don't treat them as a family, in this way, living together, the teacher and the teacher and the wife will also feel uncomfortable. He Jianguo washed a few radishes neatly, and took the radish to rub the radishes into shreds, "Just treat the teacher and wife well in the future." ”

Qi Shufang nodded heavily, indicating that she would treat the second elder well.

She thought in her heart that Jin Tianli seemed to have mentioned that Granny Jin had given her a pair of very heavy and simple gold dragon and phoenix bracelets when she got married, so she had always liked gold jewelry, but unfortunately when the family was robbed, the gold bracelet was taken away. You happen to have gold in your hand, and it is a good idea to find a suitable opportunity to ask a goldsmith to make a set of jewelry for Granny Kim, first of all, you have to find out Granny Kim's preferences.

He Jianguo heard her say this, and pondered for a moment, "My wife did wear a pair of gold bracelets, and she never left her body, I still remember that style, and I will draw it for you tomorrow." It may be difficult to restore the details, but the approximate style is vaguely in front of you, which is carved with the auspicious pattern of the dragon and phoenix, and the dragon and phoenix are a relief double happiness. ”

"Great, don't forget to draw. Do you remember what the earrings and rings were?"

"I didn't pay much attention to this, the only thing my wife has been wearing is a gold bracelet, I heard the teacher say, it is still the style and weight of the old days, four taels and one, very wide and thick, and very heavy by eye. ”

Qi Shufang said proudly: "We are short of money, but we are not short of gold for jewelry for our master!"

Four taels one, two eight taels, according to the old system, it is half a catty, half a catty eight taels!

He Jianguo smiled: "Don't be in a hurry, I'll ask the teacher if I can restore the original style of the gold bracelet, and it will be more meaningful to hit it." ”

"Hmm!"

After dinner, He Jianguo was watching the children at home, and Qi Shufang went to send money to Xue Feng, and Xue Feng was suddenly startled.

"Shufang, where did you get the money? This is not a small amount. I tell you, although in order to promote economic development, there is a vague sense of reform at the top, and many people are gradually emboldened to make private deals, but the specific policies have not yet come down, so you and the founding of the country should not lose a big deal because of a small one!"

Qi Shufang said with a smile: "Who is doing that? Can I and Jianguo's current identity? This is the teacher's salary." ”

Xue Feng suddenly realized: "Yes, the rehabilitated staff will be paid back wages now." Professor Jin used to get a first-class salary, which is equivalent to administrative level 7, and it has indeed been tens of thousands in ten years. ”

Qi Shufang couldn't help but give a thumbs up, she was really well-informed.

Xue Feng unceremoniously swept the great unity into the canvas satchel.

Patting the bulging satchel, Xue Feng smiled: "I thought it would take you a few years to pay off the rent, but you didn't know that your luck was so good, and it was all paid off in less than a year." Professor Kim's daughter, she has stayed in the capital for so long, she hasn't caused you trouble, has she? ”

Qi Shufang said with a smile: "If it were simple, could she gain a firm foothold abroad so quickly and remarry and have children? ”

It's just that I feel superior to others, and for the sake of Professor Jin and Granny Kim's face, I don't care about it for the time being.

Xue Feng touched his chin.

After a long time, she asked Qi Shufang, who was holding a tea bowl and drinking water: "Has Jin Tianli talked in detail about what happened to her abroad?"

"No, what's wrong?"

"She just accepted the gift from Professor Jin and Granny Jin so naturally?" Although Professor Jin and Granny Jin's assets abroad are not particularly large, they are not a small amount, involving foreign countries, which has attracted the attention of relevant departments, and Xue Feng also relied on his own way to get information.

Qi Shufang hesitated: "You can't say that, it was given to her voluntarily by the teacher and her wife, and she didn't mention it herself." Even if she doesn't like Jin Tianli's character, she can't say with a clear conscience that Jin Tianli is mercenary, and she doesn't even let go of her parents' property.

Xue Feng sneered: "If she didn't mean this, why did she bring a professional lawyer with her?"

"Did she bring the lawyer?" Qi Shufang was taken aback, she thought that Jin Tianli was looking for it in the capital, because the lawyer was not a foreigner, and it involved the property of Professor Jin and Granny Jin, and she had no contact with He Jianguo, worried that it would make people think about it.

Jin Tianli brought a lot of people, a driver, four bodyguards and two professional lawyers, the driver and bodyguards are Americans, and the lawyers are Chinese-Americans. Xue Feng had already inquired about the specific situation, "She has not been idle since she arrived in the capital, and she once visited the director of the US Liaison Office in the capital. ”

"There's such a thing? We really didn't pay attention. ”

The director of the U.S. Liaison Office in the capital was equivalent to the later ambassador to China, and now the two countries have not yet submitted their credentials to formally establish diplomatic relations, so there is no embassy in China, and there is no ambassador to China.

Xue Feng said: "Didn't Professor Jin say it?"

"Nope. The teacher and his wife shouldn't have known either, because except for the first day to say something after the separation, Sister Jin didn't talk to the teacher alone when she came to our house. "Why is she so sure? It's because Granny Jin told herself the content of the conversation between her husband and wife and Jin Tianli alone, otherwise she wouldn't have said in front of Jin Tianli that the jade was given by Xue Feng.

The imperial green jade bead necklace is indeed from Xue Feng, but the jade bracelet is a thing of the Yu family bought from Chen Ning, and the earrings and rings are all matched by themselves, and it is not easy to match a set.

"Do you know who her husband is?"

"I didn't say it, she didn't say it, and my teacher and my wife didn't mention it, whether it's American or Chinese, we don't know. ”

"That's weird. ”

"I think it's weird, too. Generally speaking, when she got married and had children, who she married, and whether the children she gave birth to were male or female, she should tell her teachers and mother, but she didn't mention it at all. Jianguo and I were embarrassed to ask, but the teacher and my wife asked once, but she didn't answer and didn't ask a second time. ”

"Didn't answer?"

"Yes, no, when my wife asked, there were three or four questions in one sentence, and she answered two of them, ignoring the questions about her husband and children, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional. ”

He Jianguo said that Jin Tianli used to be a very cheerful person, although she was very pampered, but she was very clear about right and wrong, I don't know why she became what she is now, she may have suffered a lot in the past ten years. Everyone thought of this, so she didn't get to the bottom of it when she didn't want to say more.

Xue Feng hugged his chest, and his left index finger caressed his red and gorgeous lips.

"There are quirks. ”

Qi Shufang smiled: "It's weird, there must be, but she doesn't want to say it, so don't ask." ”

"Another day, I'll find someone to help me check, so I don't have to worry about everything when it comes to the end. Xue Fengxian was extremely bored, very curious about Jin Tianli's changes, and had the heart to find out, so as not to leave his sister with trouble, don't look at Professor Jin and Granny Jin gave all their property to Jin Tianli, but after all, they didn't have nothing in their hands.

"Thank you, sister!" she is not easy to come forward, Xue Feng is the most suitable person, she also wants to know the truth, whether it is good or bad, she is mentally prepared.

When Xue Feng was looking for someone to investigate, in December, a conference was held above, and then the policy of reform and opening up came out.

Soon after he came out, He Jianguo walked on the way home.

He went to the unit to hand in the work report and took advantage of the weekend to go back to his hometown to see the situation.

He proposed to He Jiandang whether the effect is good or not, he must see the results with his own eyes, so that he can write a report to Secretary He and promote it everywhere.

In reform and opening up, first of all, we must open up to the outside world, and opening up to the inside is to first boost the rural economy.

He Jianguo was not idle when he was on a business trip to the capital, he thoroughly studied the policy of reform and opening up, and secretly congratulated his wife for her foresight, and took the lead in making the He Lou brigade the source of reform and opening up.

"Okay! Okay!" He Jiandang was very happy when he saw his younger brother, his brows were stretched, and his face was full of red light, "Third brother, if I didn't listen to you, how could I regain everyone's respect? Your sister-in-law and I worked for a few more years, sold the rest of the food, and slowly paid off the debt. "More than a thousand yuan, thinking of the debt owed by his family, He Jiandang sighed.

To add insult to injury, the eldest son reviewed for so long, and finally failed the college entrance examination, but the eldest nephew of the second brother's family was admitted to a university in the provincial capital, and went to school in August and September, leaving his son to work at home.

But thinking of this year's harvest, He Jiandang quickly put aside this depression.

The output of corn, rice, sweet potatoes and other grains was already higher than that of wheat, but now it is contracted to households, and each household is very careful, as if they love their own children, and the harvest at the end of autumn is simply a bumper harvest, which is much more than the previous output.

After paying the public grain, every household has a lot of surplus grain.

The public grain only needs to be paid about 20%, and the remaining 80% is their own.

He Jian's family of 16 acres and two cents of land collected more than 4,000 catties of corn, more than 600 catties of rice, thousands of catties of sweet potatoes, dozens of catties of cotton, and several thousand catties of grain left after handing over the public grain, which was enough for a year's rations.

Every household is like this, and the most important thing is that they don't have to become an upside-down household in the production team, and they are criticized every year.

Before, some people were not very happy to contract land, but now they have tasted the sweetness, no one wants to go back to the past of collective labor, everyone will take the initiative to say hello when they see He Jiandan, and they simply regard him as a reborn parent, the shadow of Zhan Renxi's death has long been unknown to where they were thrown, and no one mentions that Zhan Renxi's death was caused by He Jiandan.

He Jianguo said with a smile: "I said that I came all the way, why are there so many smiling faces at me." ”

He Jiandang was full of emotion: "That's because I entrusted your blessing and benefited all the members of the He Lou Brigade." After the bumper harvest, I was praised by the commune and went to several nearby brigades to talk about the benefits of lump sum to households. ”

"Congratulations, big brother. ”

"Thanks to you, I should thank you for not only solving my family's urgent needs, but also coming up with such a good idea for me. ”

"We are brothers, why are you so polite?"

He Jiandang smiled and nodded, and no longer mentioned this word of thanks to his younger brother.

Seeing that the eldest brother was only in his forties and his temples were gray, it seemed that Zhan Renxi's death hit him hard, He Jianguo remembered Qi Shufang's construction before coming, "Big brother, Xiaorong was not admitted to university, what are you going to do?"

"What should I do? Farm with me at home. We countrymen, if we don't go to a good school, how can we have the opportunity to go to the city?"

"We'll talk about that later. Big brother, have you ever thought about developing a side hustle?"

"What do you mean?" asked He Jiandang.

He Jianguo said: "It is to plant cash crops on the one hand, and to breed on the other. How scarce the materials are, I don't need to say much at all, now there is no collective labor, every household is done by its own people, whether it is breeding or planting, no one comes to point fingers and say that this cannot be raised, that cannot be planted. If the eldest brother only grows grain, he will rely on those seven, eight, and eight. When will we be able to pay off our debts? Shufang and I are not in a hurry, others are not necessarily in a hurry, and everyone has a time to use money. ”

He Jiandang's heart moved, and he said humbly: "You tell me carefully." ”

"Shufang is more knowledgeable than me, this is a fact for all to see. Now that the state wants to implement the policy of reform and opening up, first of all, it wants to carry out internal reforms, that is, it wants to boost the rural economy, and she and your second brother can leave a few acres of land to grow enough grain to eat, and all other land should be planted with cash crops, what are cash crops? cotton, peanuts, soybeans, and so on. Shufang means, planting cotton, the price of cotton is very expensive, four or five yuan per kilogram, and one hundred kilograms of cotton per acre, how many do you count, big brother?"

"Four or five hundred yuan!" He Jiandang blurted out.

"Yes, one acre of cotton sells for four or five hundred yuan, but what about ten acres of land? It's four or five thousand, right? Even if you remove half of the capital, you can make a net profit of two or three thousand in the end. What's more, the cost can't be used at all. "He Jianguo has already calculated this account, at most he will remove the capital of 1,000 yuan, and the net profit of 3,000 is not to mention.

He Jiandang's heart was hot when he heard this, and his eyes were shining.

"Growing cotton...... Planting cotton...... He Jiandang muttered to himself, walking around the house with his hands behind his back, and finally calmed down and sat back in his place, "What about breeding? What is better to raise?"

He Jianguo said with a smile: "Chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep can be raised, poultry meat and eggs in various cities are in short supply, feeding chickens and ducks can sell meat, and you can also sell eggs and duck eggs. However, the eldest brother doesn't have to worry about both, he will plant the cotton first, and it is not too late to develop a side business when he has the capital. ”

He Jiandang slapped his thigh: "Okay, I'll listen to you, I'll plant cotton next year!"

If it is really like He Jianguo said, his family will be able to pay off his debts in a year. Even if you can't earn two or three thousand, you can only earn a thousand yuan, and it feels very bad to be in debt.

He Jiandang has never been in debt in his life.

At this, he immediately shook his head.

"Cotton is sown in spring, chickens, ducks and geese are also spring hatching eggs, I want to try to plant ten acres of cotton first, and then raise more chickens, ducks, geese and sheep, no need to spend food, pigs and so on, even if pigweed, pigs have to feed some food. ”

"Okay, big brother looked at it, and did what he could at first. ”

"I know, never be reckless again. ”

He Jianguo brought the words, and it was up to his brother to see it later, he opened the duffel bag that Qi Shufang sewed for him, and took out two bottles of canned food, two Le Kou Fu, two boxes of luncheon meat, two packs of Chinese brand cigarettes, two bottles of Moutai and some chocolates, etc., "I didn't buy the capital's specialties this time, Shufang asked me to bring these things to my eldest brother's house and give them to the child to taste." ”

He Jiandang is not an illiterate person, and he hurriedly said: "What are you buying these things for, it's a waste of money!"

He Jianguo said with a smile: "Even if you owe debts, you can't treat yourself and your children badly." This is what my teacher bought, and I also brought one for my second brother, so I'm going to send it to them. ”

He Jiandang thanked him again and again.

When they arrived at He Jianjun's house, He Jianguo found that their brick house had been built.

There are three rooms in total, with black tiles and green bricks, and high adobe walls, which are particularly eye-catching among the mud-walled and thatched-roof houses.

Even so, no one was jealous, who didn't know that He Jiandang's family couldn't pay off their debts, and they couldn't afford to build a house, so they transferred the purchased bricks and tiles to He Jianjun as a debt repayment.

After delivering things to He Jianjun's house, after saying something, He Jianguo returned to his house with the rest of the things, and took out the duffel bag in large bags, "Dad, the teacher bought you several bottles of Moutai, this is the best wine, and only cadres can buy special supplies with tickets." "Lunch meat and Le Kou Fu are also available, which are the sum of He Jiandang and He Jianjun.

Father He also said that he spent money.

He Jianguo explained with a smile.

Father He nodded, and heard He Jianguo say that he had the idea of getting rich for his other two sons, and thought about it carefully, "It's not so strict now, you can fight, win, the two families will be prosperous, it doesn't matter if you lose, start again, anyway, the family planted a few acres of land with enough food to eat, and you won't die of hunger." ”

Father He has always been more courageous than his other two sons, and he knows from his younger son that the opportunity has come.

Although he didn't know much about reform and opening up, he knew that the common people had the freedom to farm and were not stuck to the previous crops, and that cash crops did sell for more money, and this has been the case since ancient times.

After listening to his father's words, He Jiandang and He Jianjun were like reassuring pills and decided to fight next year.

He Jianguo couldn't stay for a long time, so he was ready to go back in the evening, but he met Shen Lingling on the way, who hadn't seen her for a few years, her face was haggard, and she was no less than ten years old.

He Jianguo did not regret secretly punishing Shen Lingling, who told her to insult his wife every day.

After Shen Lingling came out, no one proposed to her, and Cheng Guangyao, who had an affair with her before, had already reformed and curried favor with his wife who worked in the Railway Bureau, and Shen Lingling wanted to get back together with Ma Junli.