Vice President Chen didn't come to eat, Wu Jianguo's nephew and uncle also had something to do, the distinguished guests didn't come, the grade of lunch plummeted, and the location was moved from the restaurant to the canteen in the store, that is, in a private house rented by Uncle Li Jiaming.

Li Chuanmeng is actually a very emotional person, seeing that his cousins and sisters came to the county town to take care of the children and study, and did not mention the matter of coming to the store to help, he simply let the five of them live here, and usually help in the kitchen, which also saved her the rent and living expenses of spending two or three hundred yuan. The business in the store is so good, and there are so many people eating, I don't care about the five more mouths. After a few twists and turns, Aunt Li Jiaming will open up no matter how ignorant she is, and after living here, she works diligently, and helps her cousins wash and wash up, and everyone's relationship gradually becomes harmonious.

Since the three distinguished guests did not come to eat, and the uncles were too lazy to come back, except for Li Chuanmeng and Li Chuanmin, who rode back unkempt, the rest were all driven by Mao Ling on a second-hand bicycle, delivering meals to various construction sites and stores, and making money when they went out.

When Li Chuanmeng's brothers washed their hands, Li Jiaming's four cousins came back, and Wang Congju also followed Zhang Shaolong, and Zhang Luo, the aunt who helped the cook in the small canteen, brought everyone to the table to eat.

It's hard to study, the Li Jiaren brothers eat like a war, and they go upstairs to read after picking up two big bowls of rice, but the Li Jiadao brothers, who have just entered the first year of high school, are much more calm. When these two brothers took the mid-term exam, one was the first in the whole grade, more than 60 points higher than the second place, and the other was the third in the whole grade, two prospective college students. Zhang Shaolong and Wang Congju, who were eating at a table, looked at Li Jiade's eyes full of stars, so Li Jiaming and Liu Shasha were normal.

After all, blood is thicker than water, although Li Jiaming beat the two cousins, but as the two began to get better, he also began to care about the two brothers, after all, they are cousins, and broken bones are still connected to tendons.

"Fourth brother, how are the eldest brother and second brother?"

"Not very good. ”

Li Jiaming, who was picking up vegetables, stopped his chopsticks, and was stunned for a moment before he knew that he had asked the wrong person, and turned his head to ask the third brother, "Third brother, how are the eldest brother and second brother?"

"It's not bad, last time they took the monthly exam, they could rank thirty in the top grade, seven or eight places higher than the midterm exam. I heard their teachers say that with this momentum, it should not be a big problem to take the undergraduate entrance examination next year. Now that my family is fine, I guess the psychological pressure will be much less during the college entrance examination, and I think they have a lot of hope for next year. ”

These three brothers have turned their faces when they have been dirty, but as Li Jiaming supports Uncle to come to the store as a shareholder, the relationship is as harmonious as before. It's just that Li Jiaming used to be the follower of these two, but now that he is down, the two brothers will ask his opinion if they have something, because the facts of more than a year have proved that this cousin's vision is farther than that of adults.

After Li Jiadao finished speaking, Li Jiade, who was sandwiching the vegetables, asked: "Jiaming, I want to take the college entrance examination next year, what do you think?" I have done the college entrance examination papers for nearly three years, and I can exceed the Tsinghua admission line by more than ten points. ”

The dinner table suddenly became silent, and even the aunt who persuaded the guests to cook immediately closed her mouth, they didn't understand the matter of reading, and even her husband didn't dare to express his opinion easily.

Li Jiaming hesitated for a while, and did not answer positively, but answered with the words of the fourth brother before.

"Fourth brother, I think what you said before makes sense, do what you want to do according to your heart's wishes, don't mix too much utilitarian color. You are different from us, you are destined to take the road of academics, and you must be quiet in doing things, and you must not be impatient and utilitarian. ”

Li Jiade, who was wiping his mouth with a handkerchief, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "What you said makes sense, I have eaten well, you eat slowly." ”

When the pride of the whole family left the dining room, the eldest aunt couldn't wait to say, "Jiaming, what does Jiade mean? Will he go to college next year?"

Li Jiaming also ate well, took the tissue handed over by the curious Liu Shasha, and said with a smile: "I guess I won't take the test." ”

"Why?"

Not only the uncle and aunt are anxious, but even Uncle Chuan Meng and the second uncle are anxious, that is Tsinghua University, the best university in the country! It's just that the uncle is still calm as before, but his eyes are staring at Li Jiaming.

It's really hard to explain this, the fourth brother can achieve so much in his previous life, in addition to his extremely high talent, coincidence and chance are also essential, so it's better to do it step by step. It's just that this reason is hard to say, and I can only find other excuses.

"Uncle, aunt, do you believe in God?"

"Of course!"

"I also believe it, but what I believe with the fourth brother is not the same as what you believe. We believe that there must be a god in this world, and he is not necessarily a bodhisattva or not a god, but he certainly exists. He will not bless the world, he will only look down on all living beings with cold eyes, and only when you are completely calm can you get his guidance. ”

I don't understand, the people at the table were stunned, the uncle was thoughtful but couldn't say anything, but Li Jiadao heard what his brother said, and hesitated: "Jiaming, you also believe it?"

Of course I believe it, otherwise I can't explain where I came from?

"Who are you, where are you from, where are you going?"

Li Jiadao was stunned for a moment, patted his cousin's shoulder with sincerity, and said with a smile: "Admire! No wonder my yes (dad) asked me to learn more from you, when you were so old, I thought about why I didn't ring the bell after class every day, and I was starving to death." ”

Adults don't understand but know how to hide, sons (nephews) are geniuses, it doesn't matter if they don't understand these things, as long as they understand it. But Zhang Shaolong is different, he has always been unable to understand and ask the boss, "Brother Jiaming, what are you talking about?"

Liu Shasha, who was always a little unconvinced before, also took it, and her eyes were full of stars when she looked at Li Jiaming, glared at Zhang Shaolong dissatisfied, and said disdainfully: "What do you know? If you can understand it, you can also take the Tsinghua exam next year!"

Usually, Zhang Shaolong shy away from Liu Shasha, the principal's daughter, and he will not give in when he encounters long knowledge, and sneered at each other: "Cut, do you understand?"

Liu Shasha is a little girl who is not yet 12 years old, how can she understand this? It's just that her family background is different, and when she heard her parents make jokes about these things, she immediately used things she didn't understand to attack those who offended her.

"Of course I understand, what Jia Ming just said was the 'three questions of philosophy'. Jiaming, do you mean that only by believing in such a god can you answer these three questions?"

No wonder people can easily go to Peking University, this is talent, God gives it.

Li Jiaming secretly praised and smiled: "Perhaps, I'm not a philosopher, since so many philosophers can't give me an answer, I can only believe in God."

After a pause, Li Jiaming was afraid that the child would go astray, so he hurriedly added: "Sasha, religion can only give people peace of mind, don't regard religion as too sacred, let alone be obsessed with it, understand?"

"Understood", Liu Shasha glared at Zhang Shaolong proudly again, which made Li Jiaming can't help but say that he overestimated this child. This is a blow to Long Yan's confidence, and he can't understand these things at all. Also, if an eleven-and-a-half-year-old child can understand this, then is there any heavenly reason?

"Long Yan, don't think about these things, these are useless for our usual study; If you're interested, it's never too late to think about it when you're admitted to university. ”

"Oh"

Born in a merchant family, this is good, and he is pragmatic in doing things and thinking about problems. Zhang Shaolong knew that these were beyond his ability, so he simply didn't bother, and discussed with Mao Yan where to play after dinner. It is estimated that this kid will not give up if he doesn't waste more than 100 yuan on his body, so he let Mao Yan slap him on the back of the head and scolded: "Sharpen the gun in battle, not fast (sharp) but also (good-looking)! If you have a smart brain, you will read more books, what are you fooling around with me?

"Oh", Zhang Shaolong agreed aggrievedly, Mao Yan's status in his mind is also very high, he used to eat his things at school, and he would turn his head and scold him for wasting money, and he would have cleaned him up and obeyed.

Liu Shasha covered her mouth and smiled, feeling happy for the situation of this unlucky bastard, while Li Jiaming nodded at Mao Ling with satisfaction, this kid is destined to mix in the road, but he can't bring the seeds of reading like Long Ling. It's not easy for people in the countryside, don't look at Zhang Shaolong's family is rich, his third uncle is still a petty official, but his father and uncle dreamed that he could fight for his family, and he could get out of this mountain and become a real man, instead of being a frog at the bottom of a well.

After a while, the second uncle also finished eating, cared about a few family matters, said hello to the uncle and aunt and went to the construction site.

"Jiaming, I have something to do in the evening, but I'm here for dinner. Tell you Principal Chen, tomorrow Zhenguo has something to go in, and you just take his car, so you don't have to take the shuttle. ”

"Oh"

Li Jiaming agreed, guessing that it was a matter of collecting debts, and before the engineering team was sure that they could receive the project of the fiberboard factory, they also took a few jobs on the street just in case, and basically did not receive the final payment, especially that Wang Congshu owed the most. It's not a few months since the New Year, and it's the time to go to the door/door to collect the account, otherwise when you go to ask for the New Year, people will have excuses. In these years, it is difficult to do business, and it is even more difficult to collect arrears, fortunately, people in the mountains have to save face, but if they can raise money, they generally will not deliberately default.

The uncle was about to go to the store after eating, if it wasn't for his nephew coming today and bringing three little guests, he wouldn't have gone home for dinner, but as soon as he got up, he was stopped by Li Jiaming.

"Uncle, the thin man who came to the store in the morning to ask if the decoration is from the organization department?"

"Oh, Vice Minister Xu, what's wrong? Oh, you're asking Principal Liu and Xuequan about it? It's decided, Xuequan is the head of Gaoqiao Township, and Principal Liu is the deputy director of the Forestry Bureau, and the Standing Committee has passed it last night. ”

The uncle who is skilled in human affection looked at Zhang Shaolong again, hesitated for a moment, and still told him: "Long Yan, your uncle has not been, I haven't inquired about the specific reason." ”

Zhang Shaolong didn't care: "It's okay if you haven't passed, my third uncle likes to receive gifts the most, and being an official is also a corrupt official!"

This kid really couldn't speak, so angry that Li Jiaming slapped him on the head and scolded: "Clean mouth!

"Oh", Zhang Shaolong, who had just said the wrong thing, shrank his neck and closed his stinky mouth. (..)