Tan Wenlin just laughed at the ridicule of the people in the village, he was very busy, how could he bother with this.

Early the next morning, I rode my family's beat-up bicycle to town.

It was already noon when I got home from the town, and after eating, I wrote a recruitment notice, stating that ten helpers were recruited, and that they were required to be strong and honest, twenty yuan a day, and no food and drink.

In 1996, a salary of 20 yuan a day was considered good, so as soon as Tan Wenlin posted the notice at the entrance of the village, he went home and confidently waited for someone to come to apply for the job.

Originally, Tan Wenlin could go out for the same salary, but in that case, if the villagers were worried that his family's economy was not well-off and could not afford to pay the salary, it would be bad if no one came to apply for the job, after all, where to work at the same price is not to work.

Soon after the notice was posted, the villagers of Xinhe were once again stunned by Tan Wenlin's actions, a helper was 20 yuan a day, and 10 was 200 yuan, which was a lot of money in Xinhe Village with a per capita annual income of less than 1,000 yuan at that time.

After the villagers read the notice, they exchanged heads and ears, some of them were really worried about the Tan family's economic situation, could they come up with the money to start construction afterwards?

"No, Tan Changqiang of the Tan family has always been honest and responsible, and his reputation is not to be said, his son Tan Wenlin is also well-behaved and sensible, he is all from the villagers, he shouldn't lie to us, and going to this price is a high price that other people's families won't give." Objections were raised.

"That's right, it's just a day, let's try."

After the villagers discussed, someone walked towards Tan's house.

Tan Changqiang and Zhang Guifang saw that their son was borrowing money and posting notices to recruit people, and they didn't understand what their son wanted to do, but they found that their son seemed to be more sensible and mature overnight, although they were puzzled, but after all, they did not stop Tan Wenlin from doing things.

Tan Wenlin's notice was posted not long after someone came to apply for the job, Tan Wenlin selected ten strong villagers among them, and once again stated that he was on call, and he would wait for his own notice on which day to start.

The villagers who applied for the job all agreed.

After Tan Wenlin finished applying, he picked up the electric pump that used to water and irrigate at home and walked towards the reeds.

Zhang Guifang was worried about her son, so she followed Tan Wenlin to Luweidang, and her sister Tan Ying also followed curiously.

When the two of them saw Tan Wenlin put down the electric pump, they began to fiddle, it seemed that they were pumping water outward, Zhang Guifang was completely confused this time, and after pumping the reeds, how could the reeds continue to survive?

"Son, what do you want to do? Can you tell your mom about it? I heard the old man say that there are many deep pits in this reed, how long will you pump water like this? Zhang Guifang finally couldn't help asking.

Tan Wenlin replied with a smile while being busy: "It's really because there are many deep pits in it that I contracted this reed, otherwise it's just this worthless reed, what am I contracting it for?" ”

Zhang Guifang was confused again, she remembered that the villagers had said in recent days that Tan Wenlin contracted Lu Weidang to study stupidly, although she knew that her son was not stupid but very smart, but today's events also made her incomprehensible.

Tan Wenlin fiddled with the electric pump, opened the electric switch, and suddenly the electric pump grunted and drained outward.

Seeing that everything was going well, Tan Wenlin stopped what he was doing, and when he saw that Zhang Guifang and Tan Ying were worried, he smiled and mysteriously told Zhang Guifang and Tan Ying the truth about contracting the reeds.

"Ahh Zhang Guifang and Tan Ying were suddenly stunned.

"Brother, is what you said true? Can this reed swing make a lot of money? Tan Ying asked in disbelief with her mouth open.

"Hehe, of course." Tan Wenlin patted Tan Ying on the head, and said with a smile, "When I earn money, I will buy you new clothes, my sister is beautiful, and she should be matched with beautiful clothes." ”

Tan Ying stretched out her tongue cutely and said excitedly: "Thank you, brother." ”

Tan Ying is only sixteen years old this year, studying in the third year of junior high school in Nantou Town, because of the difficult conditions at home, she is more sensible than ordinary children, other girls wear colorful clothes, but she has only two sets of washed white blue gowns for many years, and she has not worn such a big skirt.

It's not that she doesn't love beauty, but the family situation doesn't allow her to be extravagant, a few months ago her father Tan Changqiang had a car accident, she almost didn't faint after hearing about it, her father is the pillar of the family, and when her father falls, the Tan family is over.

But next brother Tan Wenlin's behavior gave her a reliance and expectation, she knew that her brother's grades were very good, and he was not admitted to university this year, and he would definitely be admitted next year.

But the elder brother did not continue to repeat, but resolutely took on the burden of the family, which made Tan Ying's hanging heart settle down again.

"Son, is what you said true? Is there really that thing in this reed? How do you know? Zhang Guifang asked suspiciously.

Tan Wenlin smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mom, anyway, our Tan family will definitely be able to turn over this time." ”

He couldn't explain to Zhang Guifang that he was reborn, and he knew everything about future development, in fact, if he waited for another year, someone would unintentionally contract the reeds and make a fortune, which caused a sensation in Xinhe Village and even Nantou Town, and also impressed Tan Wenlin.

So the first money Tan Wenlin wanted to make after his rebirth was marked with this reed.

In the evening, Tan Wenlin said to Zhang Guifang and Tan Ying: "Go back, I'll sleep here tonight, and when you deliver dinner, just bring me a mosquito net and a mat." ”

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The night was getting deeper, Tan Wenlin was lying in the temporary mosquito tent next to the reeds, listening to the roar of the electric pump, looking at the starry sky, he couldn't sleep, he began to think about the next step, after all, the reeds were just an accident, and what he wanted was a long-term money-making plan.

Also unable to sleep in the middle of the night were Tan Changqiang and Zhang Guifang, Zhang Guifang turned around and quietly told her husband what his son said during the day, Tan Changqiang was also shocked when he heard it, and it took a long time before he said: "This kid is really capable of thinking and doing." ”

The next day, Tan Wenlin continued to pump water, the self-electric pump was too small, and it would take at least a day and a night for such a large reed swing.

Sometimes the villagers of Xinhe Village walked past Tan Wenlin and saw that he was sweating from the sun, but he was still busy, and some of them couldn't bear it, so they persuaded Tan Wenlin not to do this thankless thing.

Although Tan Wenlin only smiled at this, he could see the kindness of the villagers.

On the morning of the third day, the reeds were finally drained, revealing the black mire within, which bubbled from time to time.

Tan Wenlin saw that the reeds were drained, so he was excited and told his mother and sister to let the helpers hired that day come to work quickly.

Zhang Guifang and Tan Ying hurriedly called someone to go, and after a while, the ten helpers came, not only did they come, but other villagers in the village also came to see the excitement, they all wanted to see what kind of reputation Tan Wenlin was doing.

In an instant, a crowd of people stood around Lu Weidang, pointing at Tan Wenlin and Lu Weidang, and discussing in a low voice.