Chapter Seventy-Six: Feeding the Cows
Yu Lifei was very dissatisfied with the old man's sneer, and he wanted to go down the mountain immediately to collect the goods to prove himself. He believes that with his own abilities, it is easy to do this. But when he saw the old man's smiling eyes, he immediately calmed down. If you are so easily provoked, how will you do business in the future? If you really want to do this, you will just fulfill the old man's wish.
But he still took a cigarette and went down the mountain, he had a few playmates in the village, and the last time he heard them say that they were going south, I don't know if the road has been taken. If he hadn't left, he wouldn't have minded taking them to Tanzhou. But after Yu Li flew to the village, he realized that his playmates had all gone south to work.
Yu Lifei was a little regretful, but he still kept the door in the village, and when he met someone he knew, he wanted to send a cigarette. There is no entertainment in the countryside, and when Yu Lifei suddenly arrives, others always have to ask him what he is doing outside. If anything good happens, remember to introduce the people from the village.
But after a turn around with acquaintances in the village, Yu Lifei still habitually carried Gu Yugong. Even if it doesn't come out of stock, it's still okay to "see" what good goods are in the village, right?
But to Yu Lifei's regret, there are indeed a lot of old things in the village, but most of them he can't move. For example, the ancestral hall in the village, the attic of the village elders' houses, as well as those window leaves and gatehouses. And what he can take, he has no interest, such as some copper coins and silver dollars of the Qing Dynasty, even if they are given to him, he is not interested.
"How's it going, the feeling of returning home is okay, right?" When the old man saw Yu Lifei coming back, he said with a smile. Although Yu Lifei has only been away for a few days, he still can't figure it out that there has been such a big change. But he believes that Yu Lifei will not go the wrong way in order to make money.
"I'm not here to show off, I'll have to go back to Tanzhou tomorrow morning, just to say goodbye." Yu Lifei said.
"You want to go back?" The old man said in surprise that he thought that Yu Lifei should be very satisfied with such a net worth. You must know that there are hundreds of thousands, and you can definitely live a carefree life in the village for a lifetime.
"I came back this time to pick you up and go to Tanzhou. I bought a shop and wanted to open an antique shop. Yu Lifei felt that the old man had lived in the mountains for decades for himself. Now that he can stand on his own, he naturally has to enjoy the blessings.
"So you want me to help you go to the store? I said, boy, you're too good at your wishful thinking, aren't you? In the name of taking me to enjoy happiness, in fact, it is squeezing my most depressing value. The old man said angrily, if he wanted to live in the city, he could have done it decades ago. The reason why I moved here is that I don't want to be disturbed. Although life was harder, he was happy.
"Don't you always sigh that you have nothing to learn, but you can't use it? I think it's the perfect time to make the most of your talents. As long as our grandparents and grandchildren cooperate, where will there be our opponents? Yu Lifei said with a smile.
"No, I don't plan to leave here in my life. Although life in the city is convenient, people can become impetuous. I've been raising you for more than 20 years, do you want me to raise you for the rest of your life? The old man shook his head, resolute.
"You used to raise me, but now it's my turn to raise you." Yu Lifei said slowly, he had actually expected such a result, but he still didn't want to give up his last efforts.
"I'm not old enough to ask you to raise it, aren't you going to make me bacon at noon, why don't you go quickly?" The old man felt a little sour in his nose. In the past, Yu Lifei was introverted, shy, and not good at socializing with strangers. But now he has become confident. This is a very good phenomenon, the stronger a person's self-confidence, the greater the potential will be, and the more success will accumulate in the future. He has always been optimistic about Yu Lifei, but he didn't let him find a successful entry point, and now it seems that he has found it.
Because of this, he couldn't go back to Yu Lifei's side. Being by his side will make Yu Lifei have the idea of dependence. He hopes that Yu Lifei is a kind-hearted, calm, and persistent person. As for what industry he is engaged in and how much he can achieve, he doesn't care.
Seeing that Yu Lifei was still washing vegetables and washing rice as before, the old man smiled with relief. Yu Lifei can still maintain such a mentality, which shows that his essence has not changed. He took out another bottle of wine and poured himself a bowl.
"Grandpa, I respect you." Yu Lifei poured a bowl of wine for the old man, filled it for himself, raised the bowl, and said affectionately. The feelings between men are deeply hidden and will not be revealed easily. But once it is revealed, it is like the water that bursts the embankment, and it is out of control.
"Okay." The old man had tears in his eyes, since Yu Lifei was sensible, he rarely called him grandfather, and he had always been called an old man. He didn't care, he always felt that the name was just a title, and besides, he was not Yu Lifei's grandfather. The reason why he brought Yu Lifei up, in addition to the original promise, was also because he had no relatives, and in his heart, he had long regarded Yu Lifei as his own grandson.
"Grandpa, since you don't want to go to Tanzhou, I won't force it. Don't worry, I'll come back to see you often in the future. Yu Lifei said slowly, although his voice was not loud, the firmness in his tone was unquestionable. It's like a promise, a manly promise, a promise that can even cost you your life.
"I'm an old man, what's there to see. You're busy with your own business, and it's time for you to start a family. Look at the group of peers at the bottom of the mountain, the son can make soy sauce. The old man waved his hand, the world outside is very exciting, Yu Lifei should go and explore.
"I'm only twenty-two today, so I'll talk about it in a few years. Speaking of which, I would like to ask you. Can you tell me about my parents? Yu Lifei asked with a look of hope, he has lived on the mountain since he can remember. I've never seen my parents, I don't have an impression of them, not even a single photo.
"Didn't I tell you, I'll tell you later." When the old man said this, his face showed displeasure. At the beginning, he promised never to talk about Lifei, as if he had no parents. Maybe as Yu Lifei grows up day by day, when he asks this question again and again, he can't harden his heart.
"You always say that after the future, I still have the future, but who knows if you have a future?!" Yu Lifei was excited and said incoherently.
"Stinky boy, are you looking for a fight? How dare you curse me to death! The old man was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and the sad mood just now immediately disappeared......
"I'm telling the truth, I'm an adult now, and I've got a stable job. Didn't you urge me to get married, and when I find a girlfriend in the future, others ask me, what do my parents do? What should I say? Yu Lifei said seriously. When he was in college, he had a relationship at that time, and his girlfriend asked him such a question.
"Well, I'll tell you when you're married." The old man was forced to be anxious, and he reluctantly forced an excuse.
"You're perfunctory to me again." Yu Lifei choked suddenly, sighed and said. From the first time he asked about it, the old man had been avoiding the question. He felt that even if his parents were not alive, it would not be a big deal to tell himself. Since I was a child, they have never appeared, and even if they are really gone, they will not be too sad.
"I'm not trying to tell you, I'll tell you when the time comes. Lifei, although I know that the antique industry is very profitable, you can't take it lightly. Doing business is not like going to work, it is impossible to harm people, and it is indispensable to prevent people. The old man said earnestly.
Yu Lifei has been by his side since he was a child, and although he has learned a lot of skills, he is kind-hearted. Especially when getting along with people, I always give my sincerity. But in society, if you are kind, you will be considered cowardly. Of course, as long as Yu Lifei is unwilling, no one can bully him, but if there are too many emotional wounds, he will lose confidence in life.
"I really don't know much about this, why don't you go to Tanzhou to help me for a few months? As long as I can run my own business, you'll be back right away. Yu Lifei said tentatively.
"If you can make money now, it means that you are doing a good job, and you will continue to maintain it in the future." How could the old man be in Lifei? The flowers in the greenhouse can never withstand the ravages of wind and rain. As long as you beat more, you can really become a talent.
"Okay, you just continue to stay here, if I really can't get along in Tanzhou, I'll come back to you." Yu Lifei said with a smile.
"Next time you come back, you don't have to buy these things, it's a waste of money, it's too ostentatious. Tobacco, I can smoke dry tobacco, and a penny of tobacco planted on the mountain is enough for me to eat for a year. As for the wine, it is okay to drink this wine occasionally, but if you drink it regularly, it is still the mellow aroma of the rice wine brewed in the village. The old man said. He felt that Yu Lifei was a little swaggering today, and the cigarettes he bought back today were already very high-grade cigarettes here, and people in the countryside were very sensitive. If you take the initiative to smoke, others will think that you have other purposes.
"Okay, but your age has also come up, I will leave you some money when I arrive, and you can practice calligraphy every day in the future, and you can go to the mountains to breathe fresh air." Yu Lifei said that the consumption level in the mountains is very low, and a few hundred yuan a year can be very nourishing. If you have two or three thousand dollars, you don't have to do anything yourself.
"Lifei, money is important, but it's not everything." The old man told him that it was okay to make money, but if he got into the eyes of money and used money to solve everything, it would not be the right way.
"Is Old Yu here?" Yu Lifei was about to speak, when he suddenly heard someone talking outside, and as soon as he heard it, he knew that Lu Dao was Ma Yuelong, the village party secretary. I just took office this year, because I have many brothers in my family, and after the old branch secretary retired, I recommended myself to be the branch secretary. This is the case in rural areas, where the family is large, there are many brothers and sisters, and there is prestige when they speak.
"Secretary Ma, it's better to come early than to come sooner, less than, hurry up and add a pair of dishes and chopsticks." The old man immediately put on a smiling face and said with a smile.
"What's so embarrassing, I heard that Xiao is back, so I came to take a look." Ma Zhishu saw the ghost wine and bacon on the table, and his eyes suddenly lit up. In the morning, he heard that Yu Lifei had come back from the provincial capital, and he seemed to be mixing well, so he wanted to come and have a look.
"Xie Lu, Secretary Xie Ma's concern is less than being a little security guard, and it is useless." The old man said with a smile.
After pouring wine for Ma Zhishu, he went to fry a preserved fish, and also tore a sauce plate duck. Coupled with a pot of mushroom vermicelli soup, the whole wooden house is full of aroma. Ma Yuelong didn't have anything to do, just told the old man that the tobacco field he contracted in the village was about to expire, and asked him to renew it then.
"You go to his house in the evening." The old man waited for Ma Zhishu to drink and eat to his heart's content, and after leaving, he said to Li Fei.
"What am I doing at his house? I don't know him well. Yu Lifei said disappreciatively, he could smell Ma Yuelong's thoughts, didn't he just want to fight the autumn wind?
"Why did you have an elm head? Anyone in this world can be offended, but these officials, try not to offend. Especially these grassroots cadres, they are not considered big officials, but if they want to live leisurely, they really can't offend these people. The old man said that he also wanted to ignore Ma Yuelong, but if he wanted to live quietly here, he would definitely not be able to bypass this person.
Yu Lifei somewhat understood, in the evening, he carried two cigarettes and four bottles of wine, plus eight sauce plate ducks, and quietly went to Ma Zhishu's house. Seeing Yu Lifei coming with something, Ma Zhishu's eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile. His greedy face made Yu Lifei very disgusted. But the old man is right, it is better not to offend such a person, unless you have the confidence to offend him. If you don't have it, and you don't want to feel uncomfortable, it's better to give some benefits.
Yu Lifei didn't want to make trouble for the old man, it seemed that his actions today had left hidden dangers for the old man. He used to be unsatisfactory, and no one paid attention to them. But today he went to the village to distribute a round of cigarettes, and the secretary of the Ma branch came to the door. You must know that in Lifei's memory, except for his own partner and a few friends that the old man talked about, no one else has ever come to the door.
"Uncle Ma, I'm going back to Tanzhou tomorrow, so I won't disturb your rest." Yu Lifei put things down and was about to leave.
"Don't worry, I'm about to feed the cows, you can help me do it." Ma Yuelong said indisputably like a nephew.
Yu Lifei really wanted to kick Ma Yuelong away, when did he become the long-term worker of the Ma family? But thinking that the old man would have to live in the mountains in the future, he pinched his nose and agreed. Ma Yuelong saw that Yu Lifei did not refuse, and he was even more proud. Not a college student? Don't you work in a provincial town? Back in the village, you can't be at your mercy?
Yu Lifei carried a bucket of forage and followed Ma Yuelong to the back cowshed, and saw a round thing in the mouth from a distance, which could still reflect light in the moonlight. When Yu Lifei poured the forage into it, the back of his hand touched the round groove, and he was surprised and happy at that time.
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