Chinese New Year's Eve.

Shao'an's mother, as well as Sun Lanhua, arranged a table of sumptuous meals.

There is pheasant, hare, pork, and dumplings.

This year's meal is relatively rich.

The credit is given to Sun Shaoan.

During this time, Sun Shaoan hunted a lot of game.

Improved food at home.

"Grandma, drink broth." Sun Shaoan helped the old lady scoop a bowl of broth.

Grandma Shao'an is old, her teeth are almost gone, and she can't bite when she eats meat.

Shao'an's mother minced the meat, boiled the broth, and gave it to the old lady to drink.

"Hey, An An is a good boy, studies well, and can shoot pheasants." The old lady is not confused yet.

knew that Sun Shaoan was the first in the county, and he also knew that Sun Shaoan could hit pheasants and hares.

Seeing this, Sun Shaoping hurriedly helped the old lady to clip a piece of meat, "Grandma eats meat".

Sun Shaoping is still young, and he doesn't know that the old lady can't bite the meat.

"Okay, Ping Ping is also a good boy." Although the old lady couldn't bite the meat, she was also very happy.

"Dad, Mom, Eldest Sister, you eat too." Seeing that Sun Yuhou didn't eat much meat and only ate potatoes, Sun Shaoan helped them sandwich meat.

"Hey, Shao'an, you eat too."

"Lan Xiang, drink chicken soup."

"Shaoping, eat a piece of rabbit meat."

"Big brother, you eat too."

The family was happy and had a sumptuous Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

A few days after the year, I went to visit relatives and friends.

It is worth mentioning that several villages such as Shuangshui Village have started Yangge.

Shuangshui Village is still the best Yangge.

The Yangge team in the village began to prepare years ago.

In the first month, the villages will make Yangge.

However, after making trouble with Yangge this time, if you want to make Yangge again, it will be ten years later.

After the first day of the first lunar month, Sun Shaoan still went up the mountain every day to dig medicinal herbs and hunt game.

Even if it snows heavily.

Sun Shaoan also insisted on going up the mountain.

It was snowing, and the herbs were not so easy to find.

But pheasants, hares, and sparrows are easy to hit.

Sun Shao'an's family, during this time, he can basically eat meat every day.

Although there are not many, although sometimes there are only sparrows, but it is meat anyway, and the complexion of the family is much better.

Sun Shaoan's body has changed a lot.

Not as skinny as it used to be.

I've grown taller.

this day.

Midday.

Sun Shaoan and Tian Runye came down from the mountain.

Sun Shaoan was carrying a pheasant, "Runye, let's go to Ling's house, and I will borrow some food from the brigade with Uncle Futang." ”

"Okay, Brother Shao'an, my dad said it before.

said that if you go to school in the county, you have to plate some white noodles. ”

"White noodles? No, I'll just plate some sorghum noodles. ”

"Sorghum is not good, and the worst has to be stick noodles."

Tian Runye and Sun Shaoan talked and laughed and went to Tian Futang's house.

"Shao'an is here, hurry, it's cold outside, sit in the house." Runye's mother came out to say hello.

Runye's family, at a glance, you know that the conditions are good.

Four or five caves, repaired very well.

It is considered the best in Shuangshui Village.

"Auntie, this is the pheasant that I beat with Runye."

"Okay, okay, I heard Runye say, your slingshot is accurate, and you can hit a lot of things every day." Runye's mother was not polite.

"Good luck." Sun Shaoan smiled and walked into Tian Futang's house.

"Shao'an is here? Sit down, run the leaves, and pour you a cup of tea for Brother Shao'an. Tian Futang also greeted warmly.

"Uncle Futang." Sun Shaoan said hello and sat down.

I was just about to talk about borrowing grain.

"Shao'an, come to borrow food?" Tian Futang asked directly.

"Yes, Uncle Futang, school will start in a few days, and I want to borrow some food from the brigade." Sun Shaoan did not borrow the grain from Tian Futang's family, but from the brigade.

In those days, there was not enough food for every family.

"I've been waiting for you to come these days, is it a plate of white noodles or stick noodles?" Tian Futang did not embarrass Sun Shaoan, and agreed directly.

"Sorghum flour is fine."

"Sorghum flour is not good. I inquired, and there are few people who eat black buns in the big stoves of the county schools. ”

"Let's make noodles then."

"In this way, Shao'an, I'll arrange it for you. Every month, ten catties of white noodles and twenty catties of stick noodles, what do you think? ”

"Uncle Futang, don't dare to plate so much." Sun Shao installed it politely. This bit of food is not enough for Sun Shaoan to eat.

"Not much, half the size, it's the time to eat, and you can't lack anything to eat."

"That's okay, thank you, Uncle Futang."

"Shao'an, going to school in the county is not as expensive as in the commune.

I know the situation in your family, too.

Do you want to borrow money?

How much to borrow? Tian Futang took the initiative to ask.

Tian Futang is the branch secretary, and he is much more prosperous, so he can lend money to Sun Shaoan.

"Uncle Futang, you don't have to borrow money now.

These days, I have gone up the mountain to dig a lot of medicinal herbs.

Although the money from the sale is not much, it is enough to spend this semester. "Sun Shao'an dug medicinal materials during this time, and still sold them for a lot of money, more than forty.

In addition, the family sells pigs, which adds some more to Sun Shaoan.

Sun Shaoan went to school, how can this semester be enough.

"Okay, just enough. If you don't have enough, you can open your mouth, borrow it from me, borrow it from the brigade, it's okay. ”

After the fifteenth day of the first month.

Sun Shaoan and Tian Runye took Jin Junhai's car and went to Yuanxi County.

Kim Jun-hae is a car driver for a transportation company in the Huangyuan area.

Jin Junhai's son Jin Bo is about the same age as Sun Shaoping, and his daughter Jin Xiu is about the same age as Sun Lanxiang.

Jin Junhai's family has a very good relationship with Sun Yuhou's family.

In 60, Sun Yuhou gave his own cave to Sun Yuting to get married, and Sun Yuhou's family had no place to live.

Sun Yuhou borrowed the cave of Jin Junhai's house and lived for two or three years.

The relationship between the two families has always been very good.

In the car.

"Shao'an, you go to school in the county seat, do you want to live in the school?" Kim Jun-hae asked.

"Yes, Uncle Junhae."

"To go to school in the county seat, you have to pay tuition, books, accommodation, and food tickets, which costs a lot of money, right?"

"Yes."

"Shao'an, I also know the situation of your family, and I am nervous at hand. Do you need money? I've got it here if you need it. ”

"Uncle Junhai, don't use it yet, I recently dug up some medicinal herbs and sold them for some money. It's not a lot of money, but it's enough for this semester. ”

"Is it enough?" Kim Jun-hae asked again.

"Enough, sure."

"Enough is enough.

You're a good boy, a good boy.

In the future, if I am short of money, I will say, I can take it out at home. ”

Sun Shaoan and Tian Runye arrived at the school.

Tian Runye doesn't need to go through the procedures for living in school, he just needs to report. Tian Runye borrowed it from Tian Fujun's house.

Tian Runye was busy quickly.

Sun Shao'an's affairs are a little more.

You have to exchange the food you bring for a meal ticket.

I want to buy some food tickets.

I also have to clean up the salutes and dormitories.

Busy for a while.

"Brother Shao'an, my second mother asked you to go to dinner." Tian Runye came to find Sun Shao'an. Tian Fujun's wife, Xu Aiyun, came here just now.

Xu Aiyun is a doctor in the former West County Hospital and studied Western medicine.

"Eat? Runye, I won't go. I'll ask the teacher later to see if I can work or study. Of course Sun Shaoan will not go to Tian Fujun's house for dinner.

Tian Runye is 'under the fence'.

Sun Shaoan followed him to Tian Fujun's house for dinner, which was not suitable.

"Work-study? Brother Shao'an, what are you going to do? ”

"I don't know, it depends on what the teacher has arranged. Runye, go to your second father's house quickly, don't let them wait for you. ”

"Okay, Brother Shao'an, see you in the afternoon."

Teacher's Office.

Sun Shaoan found the head teacher.

"Teacher Li, I want to ask, can our school work and study?" Sun Shaoan was generous and not a little embarrassed.

"Work-study? You're Sun Shao'an, right? "Mr. Li is a middle-aged man, with ordinary appearance, black-rimmed eyes, and relatively thin.

Sun Shaoan is more or less a 'celebrity'.

When Sun Shaoan reported just now, Mr. Li remembered Sun Shaoan.

"I'm Sun Shao'an."

"Your family is from Shibijie Commune, Shuangshui Village?" Mr. Li knows more about Sun Shaoan. After all, Sun Shaoan is the first in the county in the junior high school exam.

"Yes."

"Work-study words." Teacher Li thought for a moment, "In this case, you come with me, let's go and ask the principal." ”

"Okay, Mr. Li."

Principal's Office.

"Principal Wang, this is Sun Shao'an, the first place in the county in this year's junior high school exam." Mr. Li gave a brief introduction.

"I know, Sun Shao'an, from the Shibijie Commune, is a good offspring." Principal Wang had also heard of Sun Shao'an.

Principal Wang is in his fifties, with eyes, tall and thin, with light in his eyes, and looks more energetic.

"Principal Wang, Sun Shaoan wants to work and study, what do you think about the arrangement?"

"Work-study?" Principal Wang was slightly surprised and looked at what Sun Shao'an was wearing.

The clothes are worn out and have quite a few patches.

Concluded that this was a child from a poor family.

"Shao'an, there are no work-study positions in the school.

However, you can go to the back kitchen of the school to help.

Do you want to go? ”

"Yes, Principal Wang, I'm willing to go to the back kitchen to help." Sun Shaoan agreed.

"Alright, let's go to the back kitchen now." Principal Wang is a bit resolute in his work.

took Sun Shaoan directly to the back kitchen of the school.

"Let me introduce, this is Sun Shao'an, the first place in the county in this year's junior high school exam.

Sun Shaoan came to our school to work in the back kitchen

Everyone will take care of it in the future. ”

"No problem, it's good to look at this future life." Master Niu in the cafeteria spoke first. He is the canteen steward.

"That's it, this guy is good, very energetic." Others also welcomed Sun Shaoan.

didn't stay long, Principal Wang and Teacher Li said a few words and left.

Sun Shaoan stayed behind to help.

It's almost noon.

Students who come to report have to eat.

The back kitchen is busy cooking.

"Shao'an, what will you do?" Master Niu asked while chopping vegetables.

"Master Wang, it's okay for me to chop vegetables, I'll help you chop vegetables."

"Oh? Then you try it. Be careful, this knife is fast. ”

"Okay, Master Niu." Sun Shaoan stepped forward and picked up the kitchen knife, and cut it.

The cut is not bad.

Something like that.

Of course, Sun Shaoan hid it clumsily.

He showed only very average knife work.

But even so, it also made Master Niu feel that Sun Shao'an cut vegetables very well.

"Yes, Shao'an, you will do this work of chopping vegetables in the future."

"Okay, Master Niu." Sun Shaoan got busy.

Chef Niu went to stir-fry.

It is said to be stir-fried, but in fact, not much oil is used, and there are only a few kinds of condiments, such as salt, soy sauce and vinegar.

Stir-fry a few times, add water and cook, you can't talk about any cooking.

Busy for a while.

The meal is ready.

"It's okay, Shao'an, you can make your own dishes, take a few steamed buns, and eat." Master Niu didn't let Sun Shaoan go to cook for the students, for fear that Sun Shaoan would be embarrassed.

"Okay, Master Niu." Sun Shao'an put the food ticket and the meal ticket.

The people in the cafeteria eat for free, either.

Meal tickets and meal tickets are required.

After all, grain is rationed.

However, steamed buns can be picked a little bigger.

As for the dish, if you say that it is one serving, you can also make more.

"Shao'an, come, I'll add you another half a spoonful." Seeing that Sun Shaoan honestly only hit one spoonful, the eldest sister on the side gave Sun Shaoan another half spoonful.

"Thank you, Sister Zhao."

"No thanks, this kid, that's weird."

Afternoon.

Tian Runye came to school.

"Brother Shao'an, I brought you white buns and eggs." Tian Runye also brought food for Sun Shaoan.

"Runye, isn't this okay? You can't just take food when you're in someone else's house. Sun Shaoan thought that Tian Runye secretly took it.

Just like when he was in Shuangshui Village, Tian Runye also secretly took food from home.

said that he took it secretly, but in fact, Tian Futang and Runye's mother knew it.

knew that Tian Runye was given food to Sun Shao'an, so he acquiesced.

"Brother Shao'an, my second father asked you to get it." Tian Runye was a little aggrieved.

Tian Runye is not stupid, and he will not steal Tian Fujun's food.

"Huh? That's right, I'm wrong about you.

But, Runye, I'm helping out in the back kitchen of the school now.

If you can eat enough, you won't have to bring me food in the future. ”

"Huh? Brother Shao'an, are you working in the back kitchen? ”

"Yes." Sun Shaoan took the steamed buns and eggs handed over by Runye and ate them.

When eating, don't forget to feed Tian Runye.

Tian Runye is still too thin and needs to eat more.

In addition, Tian Runye eats and lives in Tian Fujun's house, but it is not convenient for him to be at his own home.

"Brother Shao'an, what are you doing in the back kitchen?"

"I just chopped vegetables."

"Chopping vegetables? Didn't cut your hand, did you? Tian Runye hurriedly grabbed Sun Shaoan's hand and looked at it.

"No, I'm fine."

"Brother Shao'an, I also go to the school kitchen to work part-time, right?" Tian Runye wants to be with Sun Shaoan in everything.

"No, Runye, your family is not short of money.

Besides, you can't add so many people to the back kitchen. Sun Shaoan smiled and stuffed the egg yolk into Tian Runye's mouth.

Finish eating steamed buns and eggs.

There are no classes in the afternoon.

"Runye, let's go for a walk?" Sun Shaoan wanted to go out and have a look.

"Okay."

The two of them were in the county town and walked around casually.

Sun Shaoan stood in front of the county cultural center, "Runye, I heard that you can borrow books here, let's go in and have a look." ”

"Okay."

There is a library in the prefectural cultural center.

Books can be borrowed here.

In "Ordinary World", seventeen or eighteen-year-old Sun Shaoping often came here to borrow books when he was in high school in the county.

There are not a few books here, and there are many periodicals and magazines.

Sun Shao was relieved, "If you want to make money legally in a small county, it is difficult. ”

"Submission to earn manuscript fees is one way."

"After all, anyone can contribute.

Even if it's a dog or a pig, you can contribute. ”

"However, we can't submit it yet.

You also need to read books for a few months and accumulate them for a while.

In a small county, you can't do anything too out of the ordinary. ”

Pay attention, Sun Shaoan found some journals that could be submitted and looked through.

After reading for a while, Sun Shaoan found some books on agricultural planting and breeding.

didn't stay long, Sun Shaoan had to go to the back kitchen of the school to help.

Sun Shao'an borrowed a few books on planting and breeding, and left with Tian Runye.

"Brother Shao'an, what do you think of these books?"

"Runye, this book talks about how to raise pigs.

In our village, doesn't every family raise pigs?

Aren't the pigs in the brigade sometimes sick and dying?

I'm going to see, let's raise the pigs well. ”

"Then I'll see it too."

"Runye, when I learn, I'll teach you."

"Okay, Brother Shao'an."

Send Tian Runye to Tian Fujun's house first, and then Sun Shaoan will go back to school.

Sun Shaoan's middle school career can be regarded as the beginning.

(End of chapter)