After getting in the car, Li Rui did not rush back to Hanshui County, but ran home first. After being away from home for so many days, I am still very worried about the physical condition of my father Li Jianmin. Although there is an occasional phone call, a hundred calls are not as good as seeing them with your own eyes.

After rushing to the house, I saw that Li Jianmin was in good health and had a good complexion, and he didn't feel unwell recently, so he was down-to-earth, and left a thousand yuan for the old man, so he got in the car and returned to Xiaolongwang Village.

To be honest, he traveled more than 300 miles back and forth, including more than 100 miles of mountain and stone roads, but only to sell five bonsai to make a thousand yuan. Thinking that in order to help poor households get rid of poverty and become rich, I can provide services for them to such a point, I am still very relieved, and I admire myself, I feel that I have sincerely done a very meaningful thing for poor households, and this mood is no worse than being praised by the leader.

On the way back, Zhang Liwen may have been too tired and sleepy, so he leaned back on the seat and fell asleep. This person has a lot of problems sleeping, snoring for a while, whistling for a while, occasionally scratching his nose and scratching his scalp, and occasionally hitting the hem twice, which looks very funny.

Li Rui was speechless when he thought of the pretty beauty Li Feiyan sleeping with such a sloppy man all day long.

After returning to Zhang Liwen's house, the family was at home except for the old man who went to the mountains to herd sheep. Of course, there are only two others.

Zhang Liwen happily told his mother and daughter-in-law Li Feiyan about making money from bonsai, and the second daughter was also happy when she heard it.

Zhang's mother still couldn't believe that a few rockery bonsai could earn 1,000 yuan, and she muttered: "Just a few broken stones picked up in the river and a few pots, can you sell them for 1,000 yuan? Li Rui smiled: "Auntie, we are also in a hurry, and it is good to meet the old man, so we will give it all at once." Otherwise, I don't know when all five bonsai will be sold. Zhang's mother said: "As long as we can sell it, we are not in a hurry to use the money, hehe." This time, Director Li can be regarded as a great help, sit down quickly, don't leave at night, and eat at home. Yan'er, go to the shop to buy some wine and food, and invite Director Li to eat at home in the evening. ”

Li Feiyan kept looking at Li Rui with a smile, and when she heard the words, she readily agreed, turned around and left.

Li Rui hurriedly said: "Hey, Yan'er, don't go, I won't eat at your house." I was originally a poverty alleviation cadre, and it is my job to help you get rich, so don't be polite to me. I'll leave ...... now," Zhang's mother hurriedly stopped him and said, "I can't leave today, I have to eat at home, if you don't eat, you will look down on us." Li Rui couldn't cry or laugh, and said: "How can I look down on you everywhere, how can I look down on you." Zhang's mother said: "Anyway, don't leave tonight." Li Rui said: "But I also have a colleague." Mother Zhang said: "Yan'er, you go and call Director Li's colleagues over and eat at home." Hehe, let's go back this time, sit down, you'll be ready, I'm going to stir-fry. ”

Li Rui was stopped by Zhang's mother, and he couldn't leave if he wanted to, and saw that Li Feiyan had left, so he could only reluctantly stay, and he was still very happy, if he hadn't found a way for the Zhang family to get rid of poverty and become rich, people would not have left him to eat in vain, which shows that he has been recognized by them, and has also proved his work achievements from the side, and he should be proud of it. I secretly said in my heart, just eat it, anyway, it's not the corruption of big fish and meat, even if others know about it, they can't say anything.

Zhang Liwen is a typical stuffy gourd, he doesn't know how to entertain guests, and he is not used to dealing with people, so after making tea for Li Rui, he went to the yard to make bonsai. Li Rui is also the type who can't sit still, walking into the courtyard with a teacup, watching him busy while drinking tea, and chatting with him from time to time about topics related to mountain and stone bonsai.

Li Rui said: "Liwen, you can't focus on making bonsai, you also have to think about some sales-related things." For example, you have to pay attention to the fact that bonsai is not a consumable, so sooner or later you will encounter a sales bottleneck, and then your bonsai will not sell or will sell very little. So, you have to think ahead about what you should do if bonsai doesn't make money for you. Zhang Liwen was stunned when he heard this, and said half-loudly: "Then what should I do?" Li Rui said: "If you want me to say, you have a ready-made sheep breeding expert, so it is better to develop and develop in sheep raising." ”

Zhang Liwen didn't use his mind at all, he only knew how to ask: "How to develop?" Li Rui said: "Breeding meat sheep to sell meat, or breeding sheep to sell wool and cashmere." Zhang Liwen said: "That won't make a lot of money." Li Rui said: "Who said that if you don't make money, you will raise less." You can start a bonsai business first, earn your first pot of gold, and then use the money you earn to expand the scale of sheep breeding. There are more sheep raised, and you can't make money if you want to. Your yard is so big, I think it's just no problem to raise one or two hundred. Zhang Liwen said in surprise: "Raise so much? Then we still have to eat? Can't we feed all the grain grown on more than two acres of land at home?"

Li Rui said: "How is it possible? You can go outside to graze in spring, summer and autumn, and only need food in winter." Now that the price of food is not expensive, you can go elsewhere and buy it in large quantities...... Of course, in addition to sheep farming, if you have other ideas to make money, you can also try. In short, don't just go the path of bonsai. Zhang Liwen said with emotion: "Director Li, how do you know so much? If you don't say it, I don't know anything." Li Rui smiled and said, "Is this still called knowing a lot? If you want to broaden your horizons and increase your knowledge, it is very simple, watch more TV programs, books, periodicals and magazines to get rich, and learn more about the new policies and methods for getting rich in the rural areas. In short, don't let yourself be left behind by social development, and be at the forefront of the times. ”

Zhang Liwen didn't understand this kind of vague and illusory words at all, just smirked, scratched his scalp, and lowered his head to make bonsai again.

The reason why Li Rui kept pushing him and wanted him to make more money and have a better life at home was that he wanted to increase his poverty alleviation achievements, but in fact, he also had a selfish intention, that is, he wanted Li Feiyan to live a happier life in the future. Although the definition of the word happiness is very vague, one thing is certain, that is, you will never be happy without money.

Some people who are so poor that they say how happy they are living all day long in dream-like sentences, "although they are bitter, they are still very happy", "happiness is as light as water", that is complete nonsense. To say that in ancient times, there was the joy of the poor, and many people could be poor and happy, which is understandable, because we can see the deeds of those who are happy and poor from history, but in today's highly developed society with a highly developed material economy, no money is equivalent to nothing, and you can't afford to be born or sick, or even die, and the poor can live very happily, unless you are dreaming.

After waiting for more than half an hour, Li Feiyan walked back with a few bags of raw and cooked food and a bottle of local wine, and there was no shadow of Ling Shuyao behind her.

She said to the two, "The female leader will not come. ”

Li Rui is familiar with Ling Shuyao's character, he is cold and indifferent to anyone, and this person is a little high-minded, and he probably can't look down on eating in a poor family like Zhang Liwen, so he said: "Then don't care about her." Yan'er, don't be too troublesome at night, just stir-fry a dish, I'm not picky. Li Feiyan said with a smile: "Then what's the matter, I've bought a lot of vegetables, and I'm going to fry them." ”

Zhang Liwen echoed: "Yes, Director Li is a great benefactor of our family, so he must be treated well." ”

Li Feiyan smiled at Li Ruiyan, and went into the house to cook dinner with Zhang's mother.

The village had an early dinner, and it was not yet six o'clock, and the table in the house was already full of fragrant dishes, cold and hot. The four cold dishes are basically ready-made cooked foods bought from small shops, and one of them is peanuts, a friend of wine customers. The four hot dishes are all fried by Zhang's mother, and the eggs in two dishes are made with eggs laid by firewood chickens at home, and the taste is very fragrant and heavy, which makes people smell and have a great appetite.

According to the rules of the village, the women of the family are not allowed to serve at the table when the guests are entertained, and they can only be served after the guests and the men of the family have finished eating. Therefore, the first to sit at the table were only Li Rui, Zhang Liwen and Zhang's father.

The three of them exchanged a few words, Zhang Liwen poured wine for Li Ruiman, poured it for his father, and finally himself. Then the three of them picked up their glasses and touched them, each took a sip, and then ate and drank.

Both father and son are typical farmers, Li Rui, a small citizen, a college student, and party members and cadres have almost no common topic with them, but now there is a common topic, which is worth discussing, that is, getting rid of poverty and becoming rich. So, after two glasses of wine, he took the initiative to talk to the father and son about this topic.

Father and son were very interested.

Li Rui mainly suggested to Zhang's father about expanding the scale of sheep breeding. Zhang's father thought the same as his son, he was worried about the food problem of the flock. Li Rui had to talk to them carefully, first using bonsai to make money, and then driving sheep breeding.

After eating this meal for more than an hour, the bottle of local wine that Li Feiyan bought was drunk by the three of them, and they wanted to drink it again, but they didn't have it. From this, we can also see the current situation of the Zhang family's poverty, and they can't even drink a bottle of local wine for ten yuan.