Zuo Zhiyuan came back the day before the Chinese New Year, and he quietly went to his eldest brother's house after dark. Brother Zuo told his younger brother about the three boys of the Zuo family going to the south.

Zuo Zhiyuan smiled mockingly when he heard this, and said to Brother Zuo: "Big brother, do you want to go to the city to work?"

"Go to the city, work?" said Big Brother Zuo, staring blankly at his younger brother.

Zuo Zhiyuan nodded: "Big brother, now that the country is developing, there are many more jobs in the city, as long as you are willing to endure hardships, you can make money, which is much more than farming at home." Big brother, why don't you go to the city with me, find a job, and earn money to support your family. ”

Zuo Zhiyuan looked at the furnishings in Zuo's eldest brother's house, and sighed in his heart, the eldest brother's family was even poorer than the Zuo family. When the family was separated, Brother Zuo and sister-in-law almost left the house.

"Is it really that easy to find a job in the city?" Brother Zuo was moved.

Zuo Zhiyuan nodded and said: "It's hard to find a formal job, but there are many temporary workers, and they are all those who work hard, they will be very tiring and hard." ”

"Your eldest brother, I'm not afraid of hardship!" Brother Zuo made up his mind when he heard this, isn't it more tiring and hard to do farm work at home?

"When you go back to the city, I'll go with you. Brother Zuo said.

Sister-in-law Zuo has been listening to the side, and when she heard that Brother Zuo had made a decision, Sister-in-law Zuo was reluctant, but thinking that her husband could make money by working in the city, that reluctance disappeared. With the money, the family will be able to build a new house. And her son is about to enter primary school, so she doesn't have to worry about her son's tuition anymore.

Zuo Zhiyuan replied: "I can't stay in the village for too long, so as not to be discovered by my father and they will cause trouble." After the second year of junior high school and meeting my two sisters, I went back to the city. ”

Brother Zuo said: "It's only been four days, okay, I'll hurry up and arrange things at home." ”

Zuo Zhiyuan snorted, stood up and said, "I'll go to Su's house." ”

Brother Zuo knew that his younger brother had borrowed money from the Su family to go to college, and he was very grateful to the Su family, so he immediately asked Sister-in-law Zuo to take half of the dried pickled fish and give it to Zuo Zhiyuan.

"It's not good to come to the door empty-handed. ”

Zuo Zhiyuan took the pickled fish and went to Su's house.

It was dark outside, and there was no moon in the sky, but Zuo Zhiyuan was very familiar with the road in the village, and he came to Su's house smoothly.

The three members of the Su family sat around the stove and roasted chestnuts to eat. It's going to be the New Year, Su Qingni doesn't let Su Shi and Aunt Shi do the work, so that the two of them can relax.

Aunt Shi talked about the gossip she heard from the three aunts and six aunts in the village during the day, and Su Qingni listened to it with relish.

At that moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Who?" asked Su Shi loudly in a raised voice.

The voice outside the door was not loud, it should have been lowered, but it was still able to be heard by the people inside the door: "Uncle Shi, it's me, Zhiyuan." ”

Uncle Shi hurriedly ran to the courtyard, opened the gate, and let the people outside the door in.

Looking at the light from the room, it was Zuo Zhiyuan. The young man has been away for half a year, he has become more sophisticated, and his originally thin body has improved a lot. It seems that he has eaten enough food and grown meat.

Uncle Shi led Zuo Zhiyuan into the door, and Aunt Shi was very enthusiastic to grab a handful of baked examples for Zuo Zhiyuan, and made a bowl of brown sugar water for Zuo Zhiyuan.

Eating hot and sweet chestnuts and drinking sweet brown sugar water, Zuo Zhiyuan's heart was also hot, and he was even more grateful to the family in front of him, and he was embarrassed to say anything about asking for money for a while.

However, the Su family was very considerate of him, and they knew what he was here for, Aunt Shi poured the brown sugar water and went into the bedroom, and after a while, she took out a stack of banknotes, as well as a piece of paper and a pen.

Zuo Zhiyuan wrote down an IOU very consciously and gave it to the Su family, and said, "Uncle, aunt, I'll borrow this time, you don't have to lend me money next year." ”

"Why don't you borrow money?" Aunt Shi was surprised, "Then how will you pay for tuition next year?"

Zuo Zhiyuan said: "The school has a living allowance every month, and I save a little money, and I can spend half a month." I got a job as a tutor, and although I didn't make much money, the remaining half a month's living expenses were enough. During the holidays, I was able to follow my eldest brother to the construction site to move bricks, and after two months, I was able to earn tuition for the next semester. ”

"Is there a subsidy for going to college?" Aunt Shi was surprised.

Zuo Zhiyuan snorted and said, "A few years ago, I went to college and was free of tuition and fees." It's a pity I didn't make it to that time. ”

"It's not bad now. Su Shishi said, "At least there is a subsidy." ”

Zuo Zhiyuan nodded, he thought that he would be a cow and a horse for a long time to be able to repay the money lent to him by the Su family, but when he arrived at the school, he learned that the tuition fee was not expensive and the school still had subsidies, although it was not as much as the subsidies given by military cadets and normal students, but it was also a big surprise for him.

He only asked the Su family to borrow money for a year, and he could pay it off a year after graduation. He was glad that Su Qingni didn't take a fancy to him at that time and let him be the son-in-law of the Su family, otherwise it would be too much of a loss. A year or a lifetime, no matter how you think about it, it's not cost-effective. I'm afraid that he will first become the son-in-law of the Su family, and then he will know about school subsidies and part-time jobs to make money, and his heart will be unbalanced, and he will complain about the Su family. Treat your benefactor as an enemy.

Now is the best.

Zuo Zhiyuan spoke for a while at the Su family before leaving. Su Shishi saw that Zuo Zhiyuan was smeared, so he took out a flashlight and sent Zuo Zhiyuan back to Zuo's eldest brother's house.

The next day was the New Year, and Su Qingni happily followed behind Aunt Shi to prepare for the New Year's meal. Now their family is a 10,000 yuan household, and they bought a lot of New Year's goods without money, and prepared a very hearty Chinese New Year's Eve meal.

On the first day of junior high school, children from the village came to celebrate the New Year, and on the second day of junior high school, Aunt Shi took her husband and daughter back to her parents' house. The conditions of Aunt Shi's house are not particularly good, but Aunt Shi's mother is in good spirits, and the work of holding needles and threads is smooth.

Aunt Shi's embroidery skills were learned from the old lady, this time back to her parents' house, Aunt Shi asked the old lady to follow the embroidery, and the embroidered finished product was taken back by Zhang Yuanyuan to help sell it and help improve the living standard of her mother's family.

The old lady is old and can't work for a few years, but she can teach her granddaughters and daughters-in-law at home and let them embroider to support the family.

The old lady was very happy with the money channels her daughter found for them, and immediately asked her son to go to the county seat to help her buy white silk and embroidery thread. Aunt Shi hurriedly persuaded the old lady, this is still the second year of junior high school, and the state-owned stores in the county town have not opened.

After that, Aunt Shi's maiden family really began to make money and became rich by embroidery, and became the second 10,000 yuan household in the vicinity.

Zuo Zhiyuan left with his eldest brother when he was in the third year of junior high school, and there were two brothers-in-law who left at the same time. It wasn't until the four of them left that the Zuo family knew that Zuo Zhiyuan had returned.

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