Chapter 6: Persuasion ("138 Reading Books")

In the afternoon, after the farm work was done, the mother repeated the previous work over and over again, and when she came back from the field, she still slaughtered the pigweed, and then made dinner. Looking at all the housework that his mother did "", Liu Peng's heart was sad for a while, especially when he thought of his previous life, his forty-five-year-old mother looked almost sixty years old, and at that time the family owed a large amount of debts, which were owed for his own education, and the family's annual income at that time was only about 2,000 yuan! My parents worked day and night in the ground to pay off their debts so as not to drag themselves down. Every time I talked to my father on the phone, my father always put a sentence in his mouth, that is: "Son, don't worry about the debts at home, your mother and I are still able to do it now, the taxes are less now, and the income is higher than in the past, so don't keep sending money to the family, you can save the money yourself, and use it for your daughter-in-law in the future." ”

Looking at his mother's rickety figure and thinking about the scene of his previous life, Liu Peng's eyes were full of mist. Suddenly, the mother turned around and looked at her son looking straight at her, her eyes were full of tears, and the mother quickly put down the kitchen knife in her hand and asked, "Son, what's wrong with you?" How to cry. ”

Liu Peng wiped his eyes with his hand, made a smile and said, "Mom." I'm fine, I just got a grain of sand in my eye, I'll slaughter it! Liu Peng walked up and got the kitchen knife first. Mom, go rest and rest, I'll be fine in a while. ”

"Son, it's better to come on, mom, look at your eyes, they're all spent, go wash them."

"It's okay, I'll slaughter it, I'll go wash it." Liu Peng picked up the kitchen knife with his right hand, pressed the scoop with his left hand, and quickly slaughtered it.

The mother looked at her son, who was gradually becoming sensible, and felt relieved.

When making dinner, Liu Peng still made it with his mother, when washing the vegetables, Liu Peng secretly put the life energy into the green vegetables, and the green vegetables quietly changed, through his eyes, Liu Peng found that the cells of the green vegetables were full of vitality, the cells were rapidly separated, and new cells replaced those cells that had been broken, and the cells were also full of life energy, Liu Peng nodded secretly, and his heart was happy, "It seems to work, the current green vegetables are no longer the original green vegetables, After eating this dish with life energy, the life energy will definitely improve the vitality of the cells in their body. I just don't know, will this life energy be lost when stir-frying, and when I can stir-fry, I will come by myself to see if there will be any changes? ”

"Mom, I'll stir-fry!"

"Son, are you okay? You can never fry a dish. The mother looked at her son suspiciously, her son had never stir-fried before, how could he think of stir-frying today.

"Son, how do you seem to have changed these days, Mom knows, you want to share the work for your parents, but we only hope that you can get into a good school in the future, have a good future, or read more books in the future, these farm work or housework have your parents! Do you think your parents are old and can't do it anymore? ”

"Mom, don't worry! It's not that my grades are not without words, from elementary school to junior high school, I was not in the top few at that time, and you two elders will be "" about this study, and you don't have to be admitted to any school if you have a chance! In my heart, as long as I can let my parents live a good life, Mom, you just let me fry once! You and your dad can also try your son's handiwork! ”

The mother looked at her son with a touched face and said with a smile: "It seems that my son has really grown up, and he can't accept the old man if he wants to!" Okay, you're going to stir-fry the dish for me and your dad to taste. ”

"Mom, how can you get old? My mom will always be young! Mom, just wait to taste my fried dishes! I think it will definitely satisfy your two elders. ”

When Liu Peng put the vegetables into the pot, quickly stir-fried the vegetables in the pot, the vegetables only need to be stir-fried a few times at high temperature, so Liu Peng concentrated on staring at the dishes in the pot, at the high temperature, the vegetables shrank rapidly, through his eyes, Liu Peng found that the energy in the vegetables with the death of cells, rapid loss, "This is not good", Liu Peng said anxiously, thinking of a way in his mind, Liu Peng suddenly thought, didn't he use mental power to control mosquitoes yesterday? Try it yourself and see if you can control the energy in the dish through mental power to keep it inside. When Liu Peng's spiritual power came into contact with the green vegetables, an unexpected result appeared, the life energy in the vegetables did not exclude the spiritual power, and Liu Peng easily stabilized the lost energy. It seems that one's spiritual power is generated along with one's own life.

The dish was fried after a while, Liu Peng's head was covered in cold sweat and dizziness, which was obviously caused by mental exhaustion, but Liu Peng's face also showed an excited smile, because he knew that the dish he wanted to fry was successful. Seeing her son sweating profusely, her mother said worriedly, "Son, are you okay?" Is the temperature on the stove too high, why don't you take a break? ”

"Okay, Mom, you can fry the rest of the dishes, I'm really useless, so I fried such a green vegetable." Liu Peng's face was depressed, he originally wanted to fry a few more of these dishes, but his mental strength was not enough, and it seemed that he would have to practice more in the future.

"Son, mom just knows your intentions, don't be sad, it's good to stir-fry for the first time." Mom obviously misunderstood what Liu Peng meant, and thought that Liu Peng was just angry because he couldn't fry the food!

At the dining table, my mother sandwiched a green vegetable for my father, "Old man, this is fried by our son himself, come and taste it!" ”

"Really? My son's first stir-fried dish, then I have to taste it well. The father took a bite and couldn't help but boast, "Son, this is the first time you have fried a dish?" It's delicious, this dish tastes full of fragrance, and the light taste of this dish has been retained, not bad, not bad, wife, you can eat it quickly, this son's fried dish is much more delicious than your fried food, haha! ”

The mother tried it in disbelief, and looked at her son with a surprised face, "Son, when will you cook, it's still so delicious." ”

"Mom and Dad, if it's delicious, you can eat more, I made this dish for you! Eat it! ”

Dad was drinking a little wine and eating comfortably, his face full of intoxication.

"Dad, let me tell you something, don't be angry after hearing it!" Liu Peng asked tentatively

"Hmmm! Say, I'll listen! Dad sighed from time to time with his wine: "Good wine, good food!" ”

"Dad, do you think it's good for our family to plant fruit trees? Don't farm. ”

"Sa! You say you don't farm anymore? Planting fruit trees? The father looked at his son with a shocked expression, holding a wine glass in his hand

"Son, what are you talking nonsense? If we don't farm, what will we eat? Also, don't we have orange trees in our house? Mom said from the side

"Mom and Dad, I'm not talking about planting orange trees, I'm talking about planting other fruit trees, such as peaches, plums, etc., which are very popular in the market and are expensive. And what about oranges? Now which family in the countryside has not planted, the market has long been saturated, don't you know, how much does the annual orange sell for a catty? Selling to those dealers is only three cents, how many oranges can our family produce in a year? And good varieties of peaches can sell for three yuan per catty, or even higher. Liu Peng explained to his father

"I know the peaches and plums you said, but does this really work? Can it really be sold for that high price? Father asked a little excitedly

"Dad, when you go to the market, you can go to the town to find out."

"But, son, does this have anything to do with whether we don't farm the land? If we don't farm, then our family will eat and sprinkle? Anyway, our family also has thousands of catties of millet every year! It can also be sold for hundreds! My father was still puzzled

"Dad, you haven't calculated the accounts carefully, have you calculated the taxes you pay every year? Agricultural tax, agricultural specialty tax, slaughter tax, as well as provident fund, public welfare fund, village-level management fee, road construction fee, nine-year compulsory education fee, family planning fee, etc., these expenses plus, how much is our family's annual net income, Dad, you have worked hard in the ground for half a lifetime, how much money have you saved now? So we'll have to find other ways to get rich. ”

"Okay, you rabbit cub, riding on your father's head, is it hard wings, I can't do anything about you. Our family doesn't have much income, and those taxes don't support the construction of the country! That's a good thing. "The father was angry and planted the land for half his life, but in the end his son said no.

"Dad, I didn't mean that, you dissipate your anger, don't I also want to think about our family? It's time to change the situation now, Dad, I'll reveal some news to you. Liu Peng said to his father with a mysterious face

"Humph! Hum! Spreading news again? I'll tell you, if you tell me not to grow food, that's no way."

Liu Peng looked at his father with an aggrieved face, "Father, you also know that we are in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and now the Three Gorges Dam is under construction, and we will be the reservoir area in the future. Dad, you said that we should get the forest on the forest now, it is better to plant first than later, Dad, aren't we also supporting national construction! ”

"Well, where did you get the news from? Is it reliable? The father looked at his son suspiciously, not knowing what he was paying attention to.

"Dad, I have a classmate, his dad is from the Forestry Bureau, and I know this news from him, don't worry!" Liu Peng patted his chest and promised, but he made it all up, just to convince his father.

"Son, what should you tell me about? And where do we plant fruit trees? Isn't the policy you are talking about still a few years away? Is it true that our family doesn't farm anymore? So what to eat? ”

"Dad, aren't there barren mountains around our village? It's good, the sun is abundant, it's good for the growth of fruit trees, and I took a look, although it's a barren mountain, but twenty centimeters below the ground is the soil layer, and it should be fine. We can talk to the village chief and pack a few barren mountains. ”

"What, how many barren mountains do you want to pack? You're going to exhaust your daddy! I'm saying that it's risky to pack so much, I can't try it, I still have to save money for your future studies! "Father is in a hurry

"Daddy! I want to save like this, and by the time I go to college, my tuition fees will not be enough, so let's fight now, and in three years we should have a decent income. ”

"This! It's also said that there are only 2,000 yuan at home now, and it will not be enough in the future, so even if we plant peach trees, then we don't have seedlings now, what to plant, and the fertilizer needed to plant fruit trees also costs money, how can these two thousand yuan be enough? "Dad asked a new question

"Dad, leave this kind of seedling matter to me! I'll figure it out, let's take the mountain down now. ”

"You? Can you? Where do you go to find the seedlings? Dad asked incredulously

"Hehe, Dad, keep it secret first, and I'll naturally be able to get it out when the time comes." Liu Peng smiled mysteriously

"Alas, if my father just believes it, then I'll go talk to the village chief tomorrow!" Father said with a worried face

"Dad, don't worry! It will work, I promise. ”

"Alright, alright, let's eat! In two days, I'll be busy. Mom looked at the father and son with a smile.

"Come on, Dad, I'll give you a drink!"

"Stinky boy, if Dad doesn't agree to your proposal, won't you give your dad a toast!" Father laughed and scolded

Hai Xuan looked at his father embarrassedly, "How can there be!" Dad, I'll toast you too! ”

"Alright, alright! Daddy knows what you want, drink! Let's have a good drink. ”

The father and son were drinking in this happy atmosphere, and the mother was looking at the father and son with a smile on the side, and the whole room was full of warmth.