Xu Yunqin has graduated from junior high school, because he was not admitted to high school, he can only go home to farm with his father Xu Zhiguo. Xu Zhiguo didn't expect his son to be admitted to high school, which at least would be of great benefit to the family to reduce financial pressure. Yun Qin also has a large number of younger brothers and sisters, they are all studying in different stages of the grade, and the book fee and tuition fee are very headaches for Xu Zhiguo. Yun Qinshu is no longer reading, and he can directly help him do some farm work in the fields, so why not do such a double thing?

Xu Yunqin was very annoyed that his father forced him to follow his ass to do farm work every day: the scorching sun on his head, the stinky rotten mud on his feet, the heavy hoe in his hand, the sweat soaked in his wet white shirt, the thirst in the summer and the bitter eyes of the stars, and his father refused to call it a day until the afternoon. In winter, the north wind howled, the weeds on the side of the road hung frost and cold dew, and his father forced him to go out early and return late.

This is the second year that the Xu family has implemented the policy of contracting production responsibility fields, and Xu Zhiguo's family has not completely solved the problem of food and clothing. Xu Zhiguo vowed to take off this "shameful" hat this year, Xu Yunqin is seventeen years old this year, and he has grown as tall as his father, Xu Zhiguo naturally treats him as an adult. But Xu Yunqin's bones are still very delicate, and he can't bear the burden on his shoulders. This is what Xu Zhiguo can see from Xu Yunqin's first rice picking. After their family harvested the rice in the field, they threshed it directly in the field and put it in a basket for Xu Yunqin to carry home, and Xu Yunqin had to pick up the burden according to his father's instructions. On the way, he stopped and walked, walked and rested, Xu Zhiguo began to carry the burden, and followed behind to urge him to go faster. Later, he first picked up the grain burden that he took home and then turned back to pick up his son. At night, Yun Qin shouted that his shoulder hurt, Xu Zhiguo pulled Yun Qin's shoulder to check, and found that the skin of his shoulder had been worn off a piece of skin, and the flesh was red and oozing blood, no wonder he kept shouting that it hurt. Jin Xiaoju felt sorry for her son, so she asked Zhiguo to let her son carry the heavy burden less in the future, but Zhiguo objected: "We are farmers, if we don't carry the burden, will the grain come to the house by ourselves?" We don't have the money to buy a tractor to haul food. Jin Xiaoju said: "Don't talk nonsense, who doesn't want to use a tractor to pull food, you don't have such a good life, now the child is still young, with fine skin and tender meat, you can only exercise slowly, you can't let the child suffer all at once." ”

Xu Zhiguo was not happy with his wife's criticism of his views, so he argued: "He is seventeen years old and you still spoil him like this, when will he be able to mature, exercise is to start from a young age, not to mention that Yun Qinshu has also graduated, he has no other skills, and he has learned his skills in practice in farm work, and it is the right time for him to learn now." ”

Xiao Ju taunted him and said, "You have a lot of theories, and I haven't seen you grow your crops well?" Otherwise, people don't have to worry about eating, so why do we have to borrow food every year? ”

Xu Zhiguo got angry when he heard his wife's sarcasm: "You don't flash your waist when you stand and talk, you come to try the work I do, yes, people don't have to worry about eating, why is my family even having trouble with food supply, why don't you go to find the key factor of the problem, what are you doing by staring at me?" Don't I want to plant a little better and harvest a little more? Our family has no money to buy fertilizers, no money to buy pesticides, how can you let me guarantee a bumper harvest? ”

Jin Xiaoju knows that her husband is hard, but sometimes his hard work really can't be repaid as he deserves, which is a hidden pain for a worker. Jin Xiaoju didn't make her husband sad and angry, so she immediately softened her tone and said: "I didn't blame you, the things are not good, and I know that there are many reasons, so don't be angry." When Xu Zhiguo heard this, he laughed and said: "Since you also know that the crops are not good and not my technical problems, don't talk about this in the future." ”

Fang Caili lives next door to Xu Yunqin, and she has a very accurate grasp of Xu Yunqin's daily life trajectory. Now, Xu Yunqin finished junior high school and went home to farm, not only did she not feel sorry for Yunqin, but she felt secretly happy: Yunqin finally didn't get admitted to high school and came home, my Caili used to hope that he would read better and better, and now I hope that he will read less. In this way, our Caili at least has a better grasp of his interactions.

Fang Caili secretly fell in love with Xu Yunqin, and it was a long process for her to hate Xu Yunqin at first. Xu Yunqin pushed her out of the house on the first day he moved over, and scolded her, she was too young to fight with her at that time. She took the fact that he pushed her to heart, and secretly prepared to find an opportunity to get revenge on her. It's a pity that such opportunities rarely appear, and she can't retaliate if she wants to.

One day, Xu Zhiguo stopped his son and said: "Yunqin, Dad has figured out a truth, Dad has never learned a craft in his life, so that he can only 'face the loess and turn his back to the sky' all day long to support the work of agriculture, Dad thinks that his skills are also good, but unfortunately I still don't guarantee that you will not starve, this is your father's heartache." Today, your dad has also figured it out, I want you to go out to learn art, you think you like a little bit of the craft, and your dad will support you. ”

Xu Yunqin said, I don't particularly like it, I will learn whatever craft you want me to learn. He doesn't want to do farm work now, as long as he can get rid of agricultural production.

Xu Zhiguo actually has his own plan, yesterday I went to my friend Xu Yunhe's house to visit the door, Yunhe said to Zhiguo, your eldest son has graduated from junior high school for almost a year, don't you want to plan for him? Zhiguo said: "How do I plan, I lack helpers at home now, I can only plant the fields well, and the food security of the family is the top priority, what other plans do I need?" ”

Xu Yunhe was angry and said: "You have no interest in your life, and you want to kill the next generation, can't you?" Xu Zhiguo said aggrievedly: "Yunhe, we have been old friends for many years, you speak the most, and I have endured it, is it wrong for me to let my son help me with farm work?" I don't have the money to let my son go to school or anything now. ”

Xu Yunhe then said: "I still don't believe in your tendons, now it seems that your old concept can't change at all, your son doesn't read if he doesn't study, and the current Chinese is not a low education, there is nothing to pity about this, I also think that we rural people are not reading materials, why don't you go to other ways of thinking to turn a corner?" ”

Xu Zhiguo touched his ears and picked out the earwax and said: "Don't go around in circles, I have also considered other doorways, and after inquiring, if you want to learn a craft, you have to pay tuition, so you can only give up." ”

Xu Yunhe said with a smile: "As far as I know, now as an apprentice, there are also many options, one is the money collection you just mentioned; One is that there is no charge for money, and time is exchanged for tuition, which takes a little longer. Zhiguo, you don't have money, I know this, but your son has time now, isn't it, does one or two years be a long time? Don't be short-sighted, I think if you take a child's lifetime to measure, is that one or two years a long time? ”

Xu Zhiguo pondered for a long time before he said: "Yunhe, I have figured it out, you can consult my son for a while, see what kind of craft he is suitable for?" How about you take the lead for me? ”

Xu Yunhe said with a smile: "Zhiguo, don't you have to make an inch, okay, I will introduce you to the object, and I have no obligation to guarantee to give birth to a grandson for you?" ”

Xu Zhiguo also laughed: "If you do good things, you have to do them to the end, you have a wider vision than me, and you are not happy to let you be a bright person for me." ”

Xu Yunhe said, "You should ask your son first!" Let's see what he likes to do, and then we'll decide before it's too late. ”

Of course, Xu Zhiguo would not tell his son about the negotiation he had with a friend. Since Yun Qin said that he didn't care what craft he learned, things would be much easier. He then said to his son: "Yunqin, Dad will find several masters for you in the past few days, you choose a satisfactory craft to learn, and when the time comes, you must learn by heart and learn all the skills of the master." ”

Yun Qin hesitated and said: "In this way, you choose a better master for me, whether it is a teacher of plastering, bricklayer, carpenter, paint, or bamboo strips, I will learn it with my heart." ”

Xu Zhiguo told Xu Yunhe about his son again, and Yunhe suggested that he said: "That's it, Zhiguo, I'll help you find your son in the next few days to see if you can implement a suitable candidate to be Yunqin's master as soon as possible." However, you must tell Yun Qin that the hardest and most tiring will only take one or two years, and the stiffness will be over, and with this craft and technology in the future, you won't have to worry about not being able to support yourself, you have to explain this truth to him clearly. ”

Zhiguo went home and waited for Yunhe's news, and at the same time arranged for Yunqin to go out to work with him. Yun Qin also hoped that he would go out early to learn a trade to escape agricultural labor.

Things really came to mind right away. Xu Yunhe decided on the eighth day of Zhiguo's entrustment of Yun Qin's art. Xu Zhiguo went to Sanliting Village with Yunhe Yunqin. Xu Zhiguo left his son Xu Yunqin at a home called Fu Cunying. Fu Cunying is a craftsman in dry muddy water, and before Xu Yunqin came over, he had already accepted three apprentices. Yun Qin came the latest, and he was the youngest, and the apprentice in front of him wanted to call him senior brother.