Chapter 223: Hope for the Days (Part II)
Thanks to the blessing of reform and opening up, the state has abolished the state grain, and people in the cities, like people in the countryside, have to pay a piece of three cents to buy a pound of rice.
However, the rural people still still have to pay 300 catties of public grain per mu and 200 catties of overall planning and retention, and the original 7 cents and 81 catties of repatriated grain have become three pieces of peasants, facing the red soil and facing the sky, and they really don't know how to thank the party and the government. Only if you can read, can you become a national cadre, can you not pay public food, can you sit in the office, can you get a salary, and can you be under the control of the state.
Hu Siqing and his wife, who were punished for being in the four walls of their family, have to raise five children, and they can grit their teeth and persevere, that is, because they have two daughters who can read, and they want to help the family when their daughter's books are read.
Looking at the beautiful girl in front of him, Li Jiaming couldn't help but think of the previous third and fourth brothers. They study so hard, I'm afraid that in addition to their interests, they are also like the girl in front of them, and they want to help their family through reading.
"Hehe, Uncle Hu, you have two good girls who are competitive! The secretary of your township study tour right is my grandfather, and he specially listed you as a key poverty alleviation target, and asked me to help your family no matter what. He said that there are two girls in your house who can read, and it is not easy for us people in the mountains, if we can read, we must take care of them more, and we can't delay the future of our reading girls and girls!"
These words were very warm from Li Jiaming's mouth, and Uncle Hu, who was punished by the township government for bankruptcy, was stunned for a moment, and quickly squeezed out a smile and said gratefully: "Secretary You is a good person! Sister Yan, Teacher Li is a cheerful person, go cook a snack if you don't eat here." ”
Perhaps, Ah Gong Xuequan has spoken privately a few times, saying that the current policy is really evil, but he can't help but implement it. The list sent by Takahashi this time is almost all poor households who have been punished for family planning, which can be regarded as some compensation for the guilt that Ah Gong feels in his heart.
The guests did not eat here, and the hospitable hostess hurriedly went to the concubine's house to borrow rice noodles to entertain the guests, and Li Jiaming, who was sitting in the sun-grain flat and chatting with Uncle Hu, did not let Mao Tong continue to stop him. The transfer is a guest, and if you don't eat a bowl of vermicelli, the host will feel bad.
Two or three little scholars from the neighbor's house who were listening to their chat looked at this legendary genius curiously, and felt that he also had a nose and two eyes, so why was he so powerful? The eldest sister and the third sister studied so seriously, and they took the first place in the township every year, but they couldn't get a place in the county competition.
After a while, the liveliness of the Hu family attracted two other male hosts who were working in the farmland, and Li Jiaming, who listened to the little girl talk about borrowing money to grow mushrooms for their brother, hurriedly washed his hands and feet and came over to greet and leave food; Evil, a good family, even the guests come to cook a bowl of vermicelli to borrow, if it weren't for the blessing of the ancestors and Bodhisattvas, finally gave birth to a full cub, can this life go on?
Hu Juan, who followed her mother to borrow fans, saw that there were fewer fans to borrow, so she hurriedly whispered: "Mom, it's not enough." I heard the Fang sisters in the middle of the night tell me that Li Jiaming is very polite, and he carries things to see the teacher three festivals a year. If only a few of their brothers and sisters ate it, and the rest of them didn't eat it, he would feel uncomfortable. ”
Midnight and supper are separated by a mountain, and the aunt who is taking the fans is still a midnight person, so naturally she has heard Li Jiaming's understanding of etiquette and righteousness among the immortals, and hurriedly took out two more tubes of vermicelli from the cabinet, and also took out seven or eight eggs from the jar.
"Yanyan, listen to Sister Juan, Teacher Li is a good person, don't make your family uncomfortable. ”
"Yes, I'll pay you back in a few days. ”
The two mothers and daughters took the borrowed vermicelli and eggs and hurriedly went to the kitchen to get busy, and the aunt also hurriedly went to the vegetable garden to pick onions and coriander.
Teacher Xiao Li is a good person like a bodhisattva, who can read and make money, not to mention, this year he also specially supported ten poor households in the township to grow mushrooms. With these 4,000 mushroom sticks in the old fourth house, you can earn five or six thousand yuan if you talk about it less, and you can buy your own mushroom sticks and plant them again next year, and the future will be better!
Brother Li Jiaming also did not refuse, smiled and took three packs of eggs and three chickens, took out the snacks brought by his sisters from the trunk of the car, and distributed them to a few shabby-dressed little girls and little girls to eat, and asked Gui Mei to help them take pictures.
The countryside is bitter, these little girls and little girls who are still dragging their noses may not have taken pictures yet, and they don't dare to move forward if they want to. The pampered Manmei is the child king in the yard, and she is a cunning little money fan, seeing that the opportunity to make a fortune has come, she hurriedly stepped forward to pull them to line up and put on a show. After filming, the children came to help the adults shoot, and they finished shooting their three rolls of film in one go, and it was a pity that they were missing the film.
The children played by themselves, and the adults chatted after taking photos, and everyone was happy.
"Uncle Hu, I said hello to the people in the company, and you will continue to grow shiitake mushrooms in the second half of the year.
I listened to my grandfather tell a few teachers in Gaoqiao Middle School that your second daughter is also smart and can read, and she is the first in the township every year, and she can often get full marks in mathematics, physics and chemistry. It's not easy for our girl in the mountains to get ahead, so don't delay if she has that talent!"
When the Hu brothers heard this, they were even more elated, Teacher Li is a genius, and listening to the people in Chongxiang, not only can he read, but even his younger siblings let him know how to read! If the Hu family can produce a college student, the ancestors and bodhisattvas will smile!
"It must be, Mr. Li, don't worry, as long as Juanmei can pass the exam, we will smash the pot and sell it for money, and also provide her with college!"
That's good, it's not easy for a mountain person to be a college student, so don't waste this Hu Juan if he has this talent. In the past, Xueli and Xuequan Ah Gong helped their own house so much, in addition to pitying their brothers and sisters on the face of their mother, didn't they see that they could read and wanted to compete for their own strength to get out of the exam? Now that they have that ability, they can't watch their fellow villagers go to the primary secondary school exam again, wasting the talent given by God!
After a while, the vermicelli is cooked, and the white vermicelli, golden poached eggs, and turquoise shallots are really attractive. There is no shortage of these foods at home, and several brothers and sisters ignored the obstruction of the main family, and sandwiched the fried poached eggs into the bowls of a few little girls and little girls who were still greedy after eating, and everyone sat in the simple hall to eat fans and chat.
People in the mountains don't know how to disguise, and they can't hide things in their hearts, but the Hu family brothers can grow shiitake mushrooms in the first half of the year to make a fortune, and they can grow shiitake mushrooms in the second half of the year, and they don't beg Li Jiaming to take care of them.
In addition to the increase in the priority of poor households this year, the annual mushroom planting of 'mountain people' is reserved by old growers and queued up by new growers. They didn't have their turn this year, so wait for the first half of next year, anyway, they got the number plates, can they miss their own can't it?
The fourth child can be taken care of, that is, Huan Mei and Juanmei can read, and Teacher Li specially helps!
When talking about the purchase price of shiitake mushrooms, the three brothers of the Hu family couldn't help but smack their tongues excitedly. If it weren't for their company's regulations, except for the first batch of outdoor planting, the rest of the new growers could only grow one season a year, and everyone would have made a fortune by planting shiitake mushrooms! Five or six thousand in one season, and more than 10,000 in two seasons, which is much higher than the wages of people who are cadres in the township!
After eating a bowl of vermicelli, Li Jiaming continued to chat with the Hu brothers, and waited for the little sister to finish painting before leaving. Seeing the high-end car go away at a glance, the happy old Hu wanted to rub his eldest daughter's head and encourage her to study hard, but as soon as his hand stretched out, he suddenly realized that she was no longer a little girl.
It's been seven years, and the silk girl has grown into a big sister, and she is no longer the little girl who chases the shuttle bus with her sister and cries all the way.
"Sister Juan, go tell the teacher, you won't report to the teacher. In the future, if you go to high school and take the university entrance examination, don't be like Huanhuan, you can study and be a mountain person, you know?"
"Hmm!"