In the rose private room of the Jinhua Hotel in the provincial capital, Zhang Wanru and her cousin Wang Xueyan hugged each other happily as soon as they met.

Wang Xueyan looked at her cousin and said with a smile: "I heard that Brother Zhang Jian said that you are back, and that my aunt and uncle went to the United States. Haha, you're more energetic now than you were before. Why don't you call me when you come back? ”

After Zhang Wanru pulled her to sit down, she said with a smile: "I have been away for nearly a year, and I have neglected the management of some industries in Fengcheng, and I have to do some rectification after I come back. I went to the second brother again, and wanted to invest in the development of vegetable greenhouses and breeding. During this time, I was so busy that I didn't bother to go up to see my uncle and aunt. I'm almost busy, so I'm inviting you all over to get together. ”

Cousin-in-law Cao Qiming poured them tea and said with a smile: "Seeing that you are happy, take a sip of tea and talk slowly." Wanru, thank you, for giving us the house, we have already renovated it. I moved here before the Spring Festival, and I live here closer to my parents. ”

Zhang Wanru asked with a smile: "Uncle and aunt, have you also moved to the dormitory community of the Iron and Steel Group?" ”

Wang Xueyan smiled and said, "Yes." It's still the same apartment where General Manager Lu lived before. He lived in it for less than two years after it was renovated. ”

Zhang Wanru thought to herself, she didn't live for a few days in the past two years, and she lived in the villa. But this is a secret, and you can't tell it yourself.

At this time, uncle, aunt and Ji Yuqing also walked into the private room. Everyone exchanged pleasantries again.

Zhang Wanru introduced Ji Yuqing to Wang Xueyan and Cao Qiming.

After Ji Yuqing shook hands with them, he said with a smile, "I heard Wanru often talk about you, the eldest cousin, and you get along like sisters." Every year, the school uniforms made in Fengcheng City are made by our garment factory. My family is also the biggest beneficiary, I told Wanru, she gave you a house, I gave you home appliances, and I will install air conditioning, TV, refrigerator and washing machine for you in the past few days. ”

Wang Xueyan smiled and said, "I can't let you break the bank." ”

Zhang Wanru looked at Ji Yuqing and thought, you should say that I don't earn as much as your family for school uniforms every year, and hurriedly said: "Sister, don't be polite to him, this is a sincerity, in the future, the two of us will go to your house to eat, you can make more delicious food." ”

After the dishes were served, my uncle took everyone and began to eat. looked at his niece with a smile, and really broke out of the world. It is said that in a lifetime, all the ditches and bumps have to be waded through, but she waded all the ditches in advance. Soon it was a rainbow to see the clouds.

I heard my aunt smile and say, "I heard your mother say that the climate in the United States is similar to ours." We said that your uncle would not be able to work for a few years, and when we retired, we would also go to live for a while. ”

"Well, there are more rooms there, and you can still be with them in the past. Don't wait for your uncle as soon as possible, after a while, let your brother-in-law apply for a passport, and you go over in advance. My uncle is only in his fifties and retired early. ”

Wang Xueyan smiled and said, "Well, I'll see it." Mom, you go over as soon as possible, and you can be idle at home and quarrel with your father. ”

The uncle watched the women chattering endlessly, turned his head and asked Ji Yuqing: "Where are you going to go after finishing this project?" ”

After Ji Yuqing told Wanru about going to Jiangcheng to help the second brother, he took out the drawings he brought, and a list of steel purchases, and said with a smile: "This drawing is the steel buckle structure of the vegetable market that will be done, you can make it as soon as possible." The steel here is used to build a vegetable processing plant. After Wanru goes over and pays, you can deliver the goods. ”

After hearing this, Vice President Wang knew that Wanru would not just help make a vegetable greenhouse when she went to Jiangcheng. This girl will definitely be there to help the second child do more.

After pushing the glass and changing the glass, Wang Xueyan and his wife raised their glasses at the same time, Cao Qiming smiled and said to Zhang Wanru: "Wanru, your sister and I toast you two glasses of wine, since that time I met Mayor Qiu, your sister and I have been mentioned, and your sister is already the deputy director." ”

Wang Xueyan looked at her father, and hurriedly said, "Yes, this wine must be drunk." I heard that your uncle was able to come to Shenggang and that you also helped. Haha, my little sister, who has been small and willful, is now everyone's lucky star. ”

Zhang Wanru grinned widely, looked at everyone, her eyes fell on her aunt's face, and said with a smile: "My aunt once said that it is a blessing that I will not die in a big disaster, a big life, and a big stove. Haha, it seems that my stove is not only big, but it is green smoke, and it is a small spark with good luck. Then I wish us all a long and healthy life, and a toast together! ”

In the early morning of 25 September, as soon as Zhang Wanru returned to her villa from a morning run, she received a call from Mayor Qiu, who had purchased 1,500 electric kettles for them on October 1 and sent them over.

Zhang Wanru returned to the construction site of Wenxin Garden after breakfast and told Ji Yuqing: "I will go back to Fengcheng City after I go to the Iron and Steel Group to pay for the steel, and you will look at the arrangements to go to Jiangcheng." ”

"Okay, I'll go over with Engineer Mi. How long will you be at the resort? ”

"It's not good to say, the old people don't know how long they stay in the resort? We keep in touch and I'll be able to find time to come back. ”

"That's it. You go get busy. ”

Zhang Wanru drove to the Iron and Steel Group, and this time met Ye Xinye, who succeeded Lu Mingyu. He is about forty years old, about 1.78 meters tall, slightly chubby, with good facial features, and is a laughing and talkative person.

Under the introduction of his uncle, he stretched out his hand and shook hands with Zhang Wanru, looked at her, and said with a smile: "Mr. Wang, all the girls in your family are beautiful and talented. Xue Yan won't talk about it, your niece is a great person, everyone is satisfied with the dormitory building built for us, and I have heard people's praise for her. ”

Zhang Wanru pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Mr. Ye is really good at talking, I am very useful when I listen to it, and I am almost about to float." Actually, you're lifting it up. In the past, I was just a mason who didn't know how to do it. ”

As soon as Zhang Wanru's words came out, the two laughed.

Mr. Ye then said: "Haha, a house built by a beautiful mason like you is both high-end and beautiful. Haha, everyone likes it, and everyone is satisfied. ”

The three of them drank tea and chatted, and after half an hour, Mr. Ye said with a smile: "I heard that you have always procured benefits for our company, and as soon as October arrives, you will send us a batch of water dispensers." ”

After Zhang Wanru agreed, she went to the finance office to pay for the steel and said goodbye to the two of them and left.

On the way back to Fengcheng, she dialed Nanbanzi's phone and told him the number of water dispensers and electric kettles needed, so that they could be shipped as soon as possible.

Back to the resort. Seeing that even the corners of the house are cleaned cleanly, it is indeed a newcomer and a new atmosphere, and I am very satisfied with Zhang Xuemei and Cao Liang's work.

In the office, Zhang Xuemei reported to Zhang Wanru about her work during this time.

Zhang Wanru asked, "What's the situation in the village?" ”

"During this time, Uncle Wangcai has become unseemly, and he is unkempt every day. I've met him a few times, standing at the head of the village in the dead of night, watching the resort weep and sometimes scratch his hair. The second master and the second grandmother hardly go out, and I have seen him a few times occasionally, and his hair is almost completely white. The people in the village said everything, and some people directly scolded Uncle Wangcai for being an ungrateful white-eyed wolf. ”

"My second aunt didn't make trouble, did she?"

Xuemei wanted to speak again and again, and finally said: "The second grandmother often quarrels with the neighbors. People who were dissatisfied with their family in the past are also pointing fingers at them. Sometimes the second grandmother is specially asked to hear. The second grandmother often scolded the street, saying that the resort's business was so good because her son managed it well, and the money was deserved. Aunt Wangcai sometimes quarreled with others, which made the neighbors uneasy, and now she runs back to her parents' house. ”

Wanru knows right and wrong, and has her own justice. The second aunt really dared to say that her ability to steal concepts is invincible in the world, and she can say that 'stealing' is 'deserved'. It's really a family that doesn't speak two words.

The more Zhang Wanru thought about it, the more funny she became, this is called what kind of melon to plant, what kind of fruit to get.

Zhang Xuemei also said: "In this election of the village committee in our village, the second grandfather only got three votes, and they all voted for themselves. My grandfather said that in the past, he could be elected as the village director, and everyone was looking at your face. Now that Uncle Wangcai has done such a thing that is inferior to pigs and dogs, the second grandfather is not eligible for re-election. ”

Wanru didn't say anything. It is said that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and the rivers and lakes are very realistic. The wall fell down and everyone pushed it, and everyone beat the broken drums, the second uncle and uncle were indeed rampant, but if they were slightly reined in, they would not become the point they are now. In the village, it became a street rat that everyone shouted and beaten.

But isn't there anyone in the village who understands?

Even if there are tens of millions of bad ones in the second uncle's family, they are also my own uncle and my father's younger brother; No matter what Zhang Wangcai did wrong, it was also our housework, and I, the victim, didn't do anything to them, do you need to jump out and fall into the well? It's really lively and not afraid of big things.

I thought, it seems that I have to help the second uncle again. Otherwise, my dad would have run back from the United States. But wait a few more days for the family to learn a lesson in order to remember it for a long time.

After a while, he asked, "How is the resort doing during this time?" ”

"Hehe, since that incident, now the occupancy has reached 80%, and some young people and some bosses have brought their families or lovers to stay for a few days. There are also some elderly people who come to our resort for a month or two and ask for a cheaper price, I agreed, give them a 20% discount, auntie, can I do this? ”

Zhang Wanru smiled and said, "Okay, well done." We don't care if we bring our lover, but we have to tell our waiters to be sure to check and learn to protect themselves. If there's any trouble, call my big brother. Did you tell them about the October 8th clearance? ”

"Yes. I discussed with Manager Cao, and invited the permanent guests to eat for free, and explained to everyone, but I didn't expect to be able to understand. Some old people say that it is because the old people can come to the resort for a few days that they come here to get a little fairy spirit. Will come and stay for a while next year and enjoy the beautiful scenery. ”

Zhang Wanru nodded with satisfaction and said, "You must remember Zhang Wangcai's lesson, when people are proud, they should be more low-key, calm and introverted." You are young, I give you such a heavy burden, if you want to do well, you must pay attention everywhere. Don't let people see our old Zhang's jokes. When you go back, tell your grandparents, don't follow others to make fools. I won't leave anything to do with my second uncle's family. ”

After hearing this, Xuemei knew that this was her aunt warning herself, although she took over the resort and was also the general manager, she should not be a person and do things.

Hurriedly said, "Okay, I remember." Now that I'm taking over the resort, you're going to buy such a high-end car, and everyone is envious. The people in the village educate their children to study hard, and they also hope to be admitted to university and have a good future in the future. ”

"Well, that's a realistic idea. You can tell them that as long as the people in our village are admitted to undergraduate universities and come to the resort with admission letters, each student will sponsor 4,000 yuan for tuition, and 2,000 yuan for junior college admission. From the second semester onwards, you must bring your transcripts, and those with good grades will be paid, and those who fail will be deducted by half. This will also motivate them to cherish the opportunity to learn more and learn more. ”

Zhang Xuemei smiled and said, "This method is good. In the future, we will no longer send New Year's goods to the village, so it makes more sense to use the money in this way. ”

Zhang Wanru said: "You should also find your mother-in-law's house." Got a boyfriend? ”

"Hehe, no, I'm not in a hurry."

Zhang Wanru knew that it was really not easy for her to do without her parents, so she thought about it and said: "Meng Qiang, the manager of household appliances, is handsome and handsome without nervousness, and his character is good." Probably a few years older than you. These years have also been high and low. His parents were both civil servants. If you have a crush on him, you might as well talk about it. ”

Zhang Xuemei blushed and said with a smile: "Yes, I also feel that he is very good." We're still talking. ”

"Then communicate with him more, and when I have time, I will also mention it to him."

Zhang Wanru received a call from Director Cao of the Fengcheng Mining Bureau: "Haha, I heard from your eldest brother that you have returned to China." You can buy us a batch of water dispensers. There was no welfare last year, and everyone has an opinion. ”

"Okay, will be delivered as soon as possible. Haha, let's have a drink together when we find time. ”

"Haha, okay. Your eldest brother said that, too. ”

Zhang Wanru called Nanban again and said that the arrival time was good.

Next, Zhang Wanru and Zhang Xuemei were busy delivering goods to the three units.

That evening, Zhang Wanru received a call from Lu Mingyu: "Baby, are you okay?" ”

"Yes, is the patient better?"

"Again, she refused to do chemotherapy. On the 9th, my parents and a few old friends went to the resort, and I also wanted to go over for a night, okay? ”

"Don't make a fuss! I am now helping my second brother to build vegetable greenhouses and engage in breeding in Jiangcheng, and I need agricultural technicians to come and guide them to plant vegetables scientifically. You can find experts in this area, and in two years, no matter how much it costs, I will hire them. ”

"Haha, you two are very discerning, and these two projects are very realistic. Okay, I'll get you in touch. ”

"It's better to hurry up, and tell me their conditions after contacting, the second brother is leading people to make a greenhouse. If they have excellent vegetable seeds, they can also bring some over, and the second brother will pay for them. ”

"Okay. You wait for my call. ”

On October 5, Zhang Wanru was busy in hotels and resorts, helping to receive tour groups. In the evening, I wanted to rest a little earlier today, but I received a call from my second brother, asking her to go over and take a look. Greenhouses have also been built, and the vegetable processing plant has also started.

She also remembered these things in Jiangcheng, so she explained her work to Zhang Xuemei. Then I drove away from the resort and was about to get on the highway, but I received a call from my second uncle.

I wanted to ignore him, but I must have found trouble. For the sake of his father, he had no choice but to drive in the direction of the village again.

At the entrance of the resort and the quiet mountain road leading to the entrance of the village, I saw the second uncle from a distance.

He and the mountain are integrated, like a statue in it, the vicissitudes of life and loneliness have no trace of vitality, and the whole person is messy in the autumn wind. Like a leaf about to wither, mournful and helpless. Against the backdrop of this twilight, it gives people a death-like silence and bleakness.

Wanru's heart was also tense after seeing it, as if she saw her father's figure.

She stopped the car and thought, how long has it been? As for becoming like this? His high-spirited image of the village chief no longer exists. It looks like a sluggish little old man in the countryside.

Spiritual power is powerful, it can not only make a person's heart full of fighting spirit, but also completely defeat a person, once there is no hope in a person's heart, it is like losing the direction of life.

The two of them wanted to point to Mayor Bi and kick him out of the resort, so that he could turn over and Zhang Wangcai could go on proudly.

As a result, he uprooted them, the only big tree that could be sheltered. In desperation, I finally put down my face and found it again.

Zhang Wanru took a few steps forward. When he came to him, the second uncle's face had many new wrinkles, and the originally black and white sparse hair had also added more gray hair, and he looked so thin that he completely lost his original appearance. Against the backdrop of white hair, the emaciated face looks even older.

He tried his best to squeeze out a smile, and said in a hoarse voice: "Wanru, that child has been at home for so long, not saying a word, sometimes not even eating, what should I do?" ”

Zhang Wanru felt very funny, doing such an unbearable thing, and came to complain to herself. She remembered the story of "Mr. Dongguo and the Wolf" told to the children, is she Mr. Dongguo? It's funny!

If it was someone else, it would be too late to hide from himself, but the uncle still had the face to tell Zhang Jicai. Hearing his voice, it was like coming from the abyss, very desolate and helpless, and my heart was also a little touched.

I thought to myself, you're worried about your son, why don't you think about it from my point of view? No wonder my mother said: "My uncle's family is selfish, and I can't see that others are better off than him." When occupying his own house, his heart does not beat and his face does not blush. ”

Thinking of this, he said unceremoniously: Uncle, before I quit my job, our family of four was almost unable to eat, you should know, right? How have I built the resort over the years? Now Brother Wangcai also has millions of yuan in his hands, and the annual interest is at least 100,000 yuan. He doesn't have to do anything, he just eats interest and he lives better than others, doesn't he?

If the resort had been left to manage, it would have been in ruins in less than two years. I paid him a salary, he ate and drank at the resort, and he also drank Moutai and Wuliangye from time to time. Such a luxurious life is to spend other people's money, so I don't feel distressed. Is he willing to spend his own money to buy Moutai to drink? He has a problem with his mentality.

The second uncle squatted down without shame, holding his head with both hands, and gasping for breath.

After a while, he slowly stood up and was cheeky, directly ignoring Wanru's words, and still begged: "Wanru, he is still so young, how can he eat the old book?" He has no education, for the sake of your uncle and your father, can you arrange something for him to do? ”

Wanru smiled angrily in her heart, thinking to herself, this shows that it is indeed not bad money. The difference is the beauty and arrogance.

In the past few years, the two of you have been calling for wind and rain in the village. Many people have complained about you for a long time, and you don't know it. I will give you a million yuan, I hope you will accept it when you see it, don't bother me and my father again, it seems that one million is a meat bun beating a dog.

I thought to myself, the reason why Zhang Wangcai is like this has nothing to do with you old couple. What is the meaning of 'the son does not teach, the father is the fault of the father', having a father and mother like you is the best proof.

Cheekily finding me is nothing more than a compromise with Zhang Wangcai, and it is even more conniving at him.

I had to say patiently: Second uncle, Xuemei has checked the accounts of all units, and the accounts of other units are clear and clear. Don't you still understand? You go and ask, colluding with outsiders to embezzle public funds, not calling the police, not returning, and returning the money, is there a second person in the world? I paid for nearly twenty years at once, and I didn't have to pay anything. Can such a good thing be found with a lantern?

He was looking for a job outside, getting up early every day and earning thousands of yuan, and now he is also a rich man, is he willing to endure that hardship? If he manages the business for someone else, and then there is such a situation, others will not do it like me, right? He can only do it for himself, and there will be no problems. Uncle, don't worry, if he is not filial in the future, I will raise you and aunt, and nothing else will be discussed.

Wanru said firmly. Thinking of Zhang Wangcai, I felt very tired in my heart.

"Yes, what you have done is already benevolent and righteous, I really don't have the face to ask you for anything. Child, I'm sorry for you. He let me have nothing to do when I live, and I have no face to see my ancestors when I die. ”

He stood in the wind, his body swaying as if he had been pulled away. Strings of bitter tears slid across the withered old face. This situation and this scene correspond to the saying, "The poor must have something to hate." ”

After thinking about it, he said: "I have a classmate who is engaged in agricultural products, raising chickens, pigs, and mushrooms. You talk to him, and if he wants to do it, just talk to me. I introduced him to the past for a while. ”

Wanru put down this sentence, got in the car and drove away.

The sunset was like blood and fire, filling the green hills red, burning with clouds, illuminating the footprints of the sun in a day. It suddenly became a snuggling lover, suddenly like countless flickering red candles, and suddenly turned into a fluttering turban.

However, in Zhang Wanru's eyes, it was like seeing Zhang Wangcai with a blood-red mouth, devouring his property, not to mention eating and drinking, and laughing at himself gloatingly, he was an out-and-out fool.

Coming to Jiangcheng City, Zhang Wanru deliberately drove to Yuquan Town in the west of the city, and saw that the vegetable greenhouses with white flowers have been built, and the planning is also in an orderly manner, there are two vegetable greenhouses in each row, and there are two lanes of road left between the two rows, which are also being renovated.

Zhang Wanru got out of the car and walked into a vegetable greenhouse, it seems that not only the land has been leveled, but the water pipes for irrigation are also installed very reasonably, and every time the faucet is turned on, it can be watered just like normal rain. Farmers have planted eggplants, peppers, tomatoes, gourds, Xihulou, kidney beans, etc., which have been cultivated in advance, into the fields one by one.

Zhang Wanru asked the middle-aged man who came over, "Big brother, is there only these vegetables?" ”

"Haha, a week ago, we also planted celery, coriander, radish, rape and other rare vegetables. can be harvested around the Spring Festival. ”

After asking some questions, Zhang Wanru walked out of the greenhouse. When I went to the construction site of the vegetable processing factory, I received a call from Lu Mingyu, "Wanru, I have already contacted you, there are two professors from the Agricultural University, and four students have come over, they will not be there all year round, but they will go over every month to tutor vegetable farmers for a period of time." There may be an old professor and two students who will stay longer. Give them 200,000 yuan a year. ”

"Okay, you let them come over and have a look at it right away, the greenhouse has been built, and I'll give them the money when I come over."

"Okay, let the second brother send someone to pick them up at the airport tomorrow morning, and the leader of the team is a professor named Wu Haotian."

"Okay, we'll arrange free food and lodging for him here."

Zhang Wanru arrived at the construction site. Ji Yuqing and Engineer Mi walked over.

Ji Yuqing said with a smile: "We asked for another twenty acres of land and want to build another big warehouse." Not only the factory needs it, but the supermarket also needs it, so it is separated by two spaces in the warehouse. ”

"Okay, you're not slow."

"Hehe, there is no need for underground parking spaces, and it is not a building, this is the best to build. You can get those Lhasa trucks to start transporting hollow bricks from the provincial capital here. In addition to the cold storage and warehouse, the workshop must be bright, so the windows need to be more secure. ”

"Okay, I'll call Li Feng. You and Engineer Mi went to see the piece of land I bought, and after the Spring Festival, we removed the steel buckle frame and transported it to install it in a suitable location. Is the cafeteria still with me? ”

"Yes, you are more fixed there, and we will all come to Jiangcheng in the future, and the workers will still go to your side for dinner."

"Okay, then come with the original team."

In the evening, the second brother, Deputy Mayor Tang, and Secretary Yang came to the construction site and called them to eat in the canteen of the Municipal Party Committee.

After the food and drinks were served, everyone first tasted the dishes and drank two glasses together.

Ji Yuqing said with a smile: "Wanru, have you ever seen the scene when you made a greenhouse, after the materials of the greenhouse were transported over, they were installed with the masters who came over, and the second brother led people to follow." The common people worked together to tidy up the land in the greenhouse. No matter whose greenhouse it is, everyone will take a hand. It's even more lively than when you build a village and cut off the lake again. ”

After hearing this, Vice Mayor Tang glanced at Mayor Zhang happily and said with a smile: "Haha, our Mayor Zhang wears work clothes at six o'clock in the morning to Yuquan Town, where he works with the people, and at noon, he also pays for his own food in the town. Not only does there be no shelf, but many people also think that he is a master worker who came to install the greenhouse. When the mayor told everyone that he was our mayor, they all actively joined in. ”

Zhang Wanru glanced at the second brother with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "When I came, I drove over to take a look, and it was very reasonable. After the road is repaired, trees are also planted on both sides of the road, and in winter or when it is windy and rainy, it can also block the protection of the greenhouse. ”

Ji Yuqing hurriedly said: "Yes, especially when the rainy season arrives in winter or summer, it can also slow down the storm." ”

Zhang Wanru looked at Vice Mayor Tang and said, "Tomorrow morning, you will arrange two cars to go to the airport to pick up the agricultural technician." You can arrange food and lodging in the guest house of the municipal party committee. I'll pay for the hire fee, and it won't hurt you to entertain them for free. ”

The second brother looked at his sister, then at Vice Mayor Tang, and said with a smile: "I thank you on behalf of the vegetable farmers in Jiangcheng City, come on, let's toast the big bosses with two glasses of wine." A thousand words of gratitude are all in the wine. ”

The corner of Zhang Wanru's left mouth curled slightly, and she smiled at Ji Yuqing, and Engineer Mi quipped: "We must drink these two glasses of wine, which are not only full of affection but also worth 400,000 yuan." This money is very worthwhile in every way, and the vegetable farmers can earn more money after learning to plant scientifically, and at the same time, we and the city can achieve a common goal. The three parties are tied together to do this, and their link is the top priority. ”

As soon as you hear it, you can understand that hiring an agricultural technician is 200,000 yuan a year.

After drinking two glasses of wine, Ji Yuqing said with a smile: "I have a relative in my hometown, who is at the Agricultural University, and he said that many varieties of vegetables are now cultivated, such as tomatoes, not only the kind we used to eat before, but also millennial fruits, red, pink, and yellow, which can be used as vegetables and fruits." The same is true for chili peppers, which come in a variety of varieties, and cucumbers are even more diverse. I'm also getting more and more optimistic about the vegetable project now. ”