Sixty years with spring

Chapter X

Scheming and hard work

When Che Hongxuan and Wang Pang arrived home, it was only about three o'clock in the afternoon, and Wang Pang took the money and brought the fish home to report the good news.

Che Hongxuan thought about what to do when he went home along the way, and it seemed impossible to continue to hide it from his mother, and it would be detrimental to what he wanted to do in the future. Once passively known by your mother, it will definitely make her angry and have an impact on your long-term plans. The only way out is to confess and win your mother's understanding. He proudly believes that this is not a big deal in the first place, and it is only good for the family.

Since I decided to tell the truth to my mother, there was money involved. He pondered it and decided to take out thirty yuan for his mother first, and keep the rest as capital.

When he returned home, he put his broken bicycle in front of the window, put the salted fish on the cutting board in the outhouse, and put 30 yuan on the edge of the kang when he entered the house.

Che Laosan smelled the smell of fish and asked in surprise: "Brother, did you buy fish?" ”

"Yes, salted hairtail."

"Oh, it smells so good, it must be delicious!"

Che Hongxuan smiled and said, "You must not eat more, otherwise you will become a bat." ”

Che Lao Sanyi grinned puzzledly and asked, "Brother, what do you mean?" ”

"Bats are made by rats stealing salt."

"So if I eat more, I can grow wings, that's not a bad thing, I can fly?"

Che Hongxuan smiled and said, "It's better to eat less, don't eat your throat." This is fried cake, two pieces per person, you don't eat too much. ”

"Don't worry, brother, I'll have two pieces enough."

When my mother walked in, she saw both the salted fish and the fragrance of the fried cake, and saw Che Hongxuan's red head and swollen face, knowing that he was far away. Seeing a stack of money on the kang again, he picked it up and flipped it down again, looked at Che Hongxuan sternly and asked, "What's the matter with you?" Didn't go home for two or three days, bought fish and cars, and got back so much money, went out to be a bandit? Explain it to me! ”

Although Che Hongxuan was not afraid of his mother, he didn't want to make his mother angry, and he was not naughty, so he said confidently: "It's not my mother, I bought rice bran at the market and sold it in the city, and I can earn a dime and two cents per catty." I went twice, and I can earn more than 30 after deducting the expenses. I handed over thirty dollars, and kept the rest as capital. ”

The mother was shocked, she could hardly believe her ears, frowned and asked, "What did you say, you went into the city to sell rice bran?" You flew there? ”

"I went by five teams of big cars, and my sister helped me get in touch."

At a young age, she actually knew that she had made money, and her mother was angry and felt that she should get to know her child again.

Obviously, my mother was not angry, and continued to ask: "You are too bold, tell me what is going on!" ”

"When they entered the city with Gu Mingyuan, I accidentally found that the rice bran in the city was very expensive, three times more expensive than ours. Only then did I understand why Aunt Gu Mingyuan's family brought rice bran over. I decided that if I brought the rice bran from the market to the city, I would make money. My sister came back in tandem and helped me contact Uncle Gao, who was driving the car to the winery, so I bought rice bran and went to the city with Uncle Gao's cart to sell rice bran. It's very simple, it's easier to buy rice bran, it's easier to sell rice bran, it's really good business. Mom is fine, there is no danger, that Uncle Gao is fine, send me to the market, and come to pick me up at night, you don't have to worry about anything. ”

"Don't read the book?" Mom was angry and happy.

"Now is the time when rice bran is most scarce, the old rice is gone, the new rice has not been harvested, and the new rice bran will not be able to come down in more than a month, and I will study again at that time."

"No, you're not doing your job, you still have to go to school!"

Che Hongxuan sneered and said, "Now is the time to rather have grass than seedlings, what's the use of learning or not?" ”

My mother put down her face and criticized: "What you said is not entirely right, now you are cutting your tail everywhere, what you are doing is not in line with the social trend." Besides, this is not the foundation of life, and it is impossible to make much profit in small business. You have to be ambitious, study hard, and be a person who does great things in the future. ”

"I'll be able to learn what I should learn."

"Didn't you listen to Grandma Wang, in ancient times, Zhuge Liang knew astronomy and geography, and he read the whole book at home and abroad, which is the material of the pillars. Although our family can't produce such a towering character, we have to work hard since we were young. Being greedy for a small gain will miss a lifelong event, and this must not be done. ”

"Mom, I don't have to work hard to learn that little bit of school textbook. The key is that the school is not serious now, and if you want to learn, you have to learn at home. I can't go to do small business, I have time to study, I just hurry up. You can rest assured, even if you can't know astronomy and geography, you will definitely get a good result. ”

Seeing that Che Hongxuan was right, my mother finally took a step back and said: "It's okay to use holidays to do some small business, on the one hand, to give some supplements to the family, and on the other hand, you will get exercise, but you can't waste your studies because of this." You are still young, and it is not your turn to support your family, so don't have this mental burden. ”

"Mom, this is an opportunity, after this village, there will be no such shop. I plan to get my own bicycle and run it several times a year at this time, so that I can earn money and not waste my studies, even if I participate in social practice, there is no harm. ”

"No matter what opportunity you have, you have to focus on learning. Yesterday, Gu Mingyuan and Li Siyu came and asked you to go to school tomorrow, saying that they were going to resume classes and restore teaching order. ”

"I, Wang Xiu, also came to me, and I told her to go to school soon. In fact, the so-called resumption of classes and the resumption of teaching order are all nonsense, and it has been a long time since classes were resumed, and there was a meeting when there was nothing to do, everyone was annoyed, and few people went to school. ”

"Since the school has informed you, you have to go, and you have to keep up with the school's teaching progress."

"Okay Mom, I'll go to school tomorrow."

Mother pretended to be angry and patted Che Hongxuan's head and nagged: "You little head melon is thinking about bad things every day, and you don't use it in the right place." I always thought that you and Gu Mingyuan were together, but it turned out that you were with Wang Fat. Wang Fat, that kid is confused, what can he do with him? ”

"Wang Pang is in good health, stronger than me, and very obedient, and there are bicycles at home, these are all advantageous conditions."

"I don't object to you and Wang Pang doing business, and it's not impossible to take him with you, after all, his family is very difficult now. But in diplomatic friends, you must have a choice, those who are close to Zhu are red, those who are close to ink are black, and if you make friends carelessly, you will harm yourself. ”

"I remember my mother, I will go to school tomorrow and sell rice bran on Sunday."

"Remember, your father said well, we have nine out of ten ribs for you to study. Also, no matter where you go, you have to take this book with you, and you have to travel thousands of miles to read thousands of books, and your knowledge is accumulated, understand? ”

"Knowing my mother, I hate less when I use books. Aside from doing a little business and tending to my own land, I use all my free time to study. ”

"I have no objection to you buying a bike, but you can't ride to school."

Che Hongxuan originally wanted to show off, but he didn't expect his mother to let him, so he looked up at his mother and asked in confusion, "Why?" ”

"No, it's no, there's no why!" Mom may feel that what she said is too heavy, and then said meaningfully: "The ancients said well, the wood show will be destroyed by the forest wind, the pile of water from the shore will be turbulent, and the line above the crowd must not be, you must learn to be a low-key person, always and everywhere be cautious, and not public." ”

"I see."

"It's always a shot at the head."

Che Hongxuan said reluctantly: "Actually, it's not as serious as you said, Gu Mingyuan is riding a brand-new bicycle, and others are envious, how can there be any such thing as shooting a bird in the head!" What is my broken car, Wang Pang spoke, except for the bell that did not ring, no one paid attention. ”

"You can't compare with others, they are powerful."

"Okay Mom, I'm never going to ride my bike to school."

"Whether you go to school or do business, you are not allowed to cause trouble. When I thought twice, I couldn't help but pierce my heart with a knife. ”

"Hey, Mom, I understand all of this."

"Gather your heart and study hard!"

"Rest assured, Mom."

Mom picked up the money and thought about it and said, "Let's talk about that broken bicycle when your dad has time someday, if it is sent to the mechanic, it will not be cheaper." ”

Che Hongxuan said wildly: "Oh, Mom, don't worry, I can fix it tonight." ”

"You? I don't believe you can fix it anyway! If there were masters who repaired cars so easily, they would starve to death! ”

"I don't know if he starved to death or not, but I studied the bicycle clearly and clearly, it was certain, when I was in school, I watched the mechanic work, which part and how to disassemble it I remember clearly. Besides, I didn't help my dad fix the car, you know. I'll do it with Wang Pang for a while, and I'll have to let it turn tonight! ”

Mom tilted her head and thought about it: "It's okay to do it yourself, and if you don't do it well, you can't break it, but you must pay attention to the danger, it's a wrench and a hammer, don't hurt yourself." Do what you can, and if you can't, your dad will come back and help you do it at night. ”

"Okay mom."

Mom put away the money and went out to cook.

Che Hongxuan could see that his mother showed a very happy expression when she put away the money, which was of course an affirmation of herself. He knew that his father only earned more than 40 yuan a month after working hard, and his mother worked so hard, and the family only had more than 300 yuan. He knows this, because his parents often take out the money in the dead of night and count it, if the count is not right, the two will pursue the expenses of these days little by little, and he really can't think of a few quarrels. In rural areas, there are not many families who can come up with this amount of money.

Che Hongxuan is very proud, he earned more than 50 yuan twice, which is a major contribution to the family.

Without further ado, he immediately took the third car to lay out two sacks with the words "COFCO", put the bicycle on the sack, neatly arranged the purchased parts, took out his father's car repair tools, and began to work.

After a while, Wang Pang came over, and Che Hongxuan asked him to go to the street to buy dry oil for car repair. Wang Pang didn't say a word, took Qian Xingchong and rushed home to buy dry oil on his bicycle. He came back quickly, put the bicycle in front of him, and Che Hongxuan repaired the broken car with reference to his own good car.

When dinner was about to be eaten, the smell of fried saury came to my nose.

Although the three of them were all tormented by their appetites, their enthusiasm for repairing cars still prevailed, and no one went to dinner.

When Wang Xiu came back from school, he looked inside the gate and was shocked, it turned out that these people were repairing cars. She smiled and immediately walked in briskly.

"Oh mom, look at the three of you, you live like little ghosts, your hands and face are covered with black oil, why did you still get it on your shoulders? How are you going to sleep this night? Wang Xiu couldn't help but laugh.

Che Hongxuan looked at her delicate face and said nonchalantly: "It's okay, just wash it with gasoline." I have gasoline at home, and my dad got it back. ”

"I also have a bottle at home, and I'll bring it to you later. If you want me to say, you should send your car to the car mechanic in the street, and you can't do it yourself. ”

Che Hongxuan said confidently: "Don't worry, we will definitely be able to repair it, this thing is not very complicated, I used to help my father when he repaired the car, and I basically understood the structure." After repairing it this time, we will know more about the bicycle, and in the future, once it breaks down in the city, we can repair it, so that we can not miss the accident and spend a lot less money. ”

Wang Xiu smiled sweetly, seeing him look at himself like that, his face was flushed with a faint flush, two smiles appeared on the corners of his mouth, and he said approvingly: "What you said is quite reasonable, you should do things yourself like this." ”

Che Hongxuan asked: "Tomorrow Gu Mingyuan asked me to go to school, can the teacher give us a lecture now?" ”

Wang Xiu avoided his gaze and said, "You can give lectures, and in order to restore the order of teaching, the commune also sent a representative of the old poor peasants." Tomorrow there will be a conference, and Mr. Zhang will be invited to talk about poetry, and then an old poor peasant will be invited to remember the bittersweet and sweet. The old poor peasant representative in the school is very old, and a little red book keeps moving around, taking care of everything. ”

"Tomorrow the two of us will go together, and I will also go back to class."

Wang Xiu said happily: "Okay, I'll come to you." ”

"Go back and fetch me that bottle of gasoline, I'm worried that one bottle won't be enough."

"I'll get it for you, but be careful of the fire, this thing will explode when it touches fire!"

"Don't worry. By the way, can you also bring the safety light, we may have to work overtime and fight at night. ”

"I have a wired light in my house, which is much brighter than the safety light, don't you have a socket in your house?"

"Yes, that's great, get it for me."

"Okay, I'll go."

Che Hongxuan watched Wang Xiu's graceful back leave.

When Wang Xiu walked out of the door, Che Hongxuan turned around and asked Wang Fat: "I'm going to school tomorrow, are you going?" ”

"Don't go, don't read it."

"Do you dare to enter the city yourself?"

"Dare to enter the city, but you can't sell rice bran, so I'll wait for you."

"That's fine, let's buy goods on Saturday and leave early on Sunday."

Wang Pang nodded honestly.

After not much effort, Wang Xiu brought electric lights and gasoline, carefully placed them on the corner of the windowsill, and then squatted next to him to watch the excitement.

"Be careful, don't touch yourself." Che Hongxuan admonished.

Wang Xiu nodded and took two steps back.

This time, when Che Hongxuan looked at her, she happened to be looking at Che Hongxuan, and the moment the two eyes touched together, it seemed to burst out with sparks.

Che Hongxuan blushed.

Wang Xiu also has a wonderful feeling, and this feeling and scene have always been completely preserved in her childhood memories.

Wang Xiu smiled inexplicably and said, "Tell you, several boys in our class have shaved their heads with the squad leader, and they all wear military hats, and they are old and majestic." ”

"Wearing a military hat? Now it is fashionable to wear a military hat, and if you don't pay attention, you will be snatched away. ”

Wang Xiu blinked and asked, "It can't be fake, right?" ”

"It's unlikely, Gu Mingyuan and Li Siyu can say what they want, how can they wear a fake hat?"

Wang Xiu said with a smile: "The squad leader has appeal, let everyone take off their hats, everyone will take off their hats at once, all of them have bare brains, and laugh to death!" ”

Che Hongxuan asked, "Are there many people who go to school?" ”

"Not much, only two dozen in a class."

Che Hongxuan said: "It is estimated that they are all engaged in the autumn harvest at home." ”

"I don't know if I'm here or not, I've been notified anyway."

"How uncomfortable is it to go into the house and move a stool?"

"No, I'll go back to dinner after a while."

Che Hongxuan chatted with Wang Xiu while working.

After a while, Che Hongxuan's father came back, and Wang Xiu said hello and went home.

The father was stunned when he saw this scene, and he couldn't believe that his son would have these two blows. He gave some careful instructions before going in to eat, and after eating, he came to command.

Che Hongxuan and Wang Pang kept concentrating on their work, and they didn't wash their hands until it was dark and went home for dinner.

After the meal, the two immediately returned to fight at night.

When the daughter of the bottom bracket and flywheel was replaced, Che Hongxuan couldn't remove it anyway, so he had to go to his father for help. Dad also made a lot of effort, and he forced it down with a hammer and an iron stick.

Seeing that the key problems had been solved, Dad went back to sleep with peace of mind.

It wasn't until the second half of the night that Che Hongxuan and Wang Pang straightened up and smiled happily, and finally repaired the car.

Although it was already this time, Che Hongxuan still rode Wang Pang to the outside of the village for a walk, making several dogs barking.

Before returning home, Che Hongxuan patted the saddle and said to Wang Fat: "With this buddy, we can fly freely!" ”

Wang Pang also showed a sincere smile.

Since then, Che Hongxuan has been known by the neighbors who will repair bicycles, and anyone who has a problem with their bicycles will come to him. For this, the neighbors said that "this child has been smart since he was a child, and he will not be bad in the future".