Zhang Boling saw Lu Xihua outside a building with a sign of "Xihua Community Property Management Association". Under the pergola, a young man in cloth clothes is showing the legs of an old man on a stretcher, the old man's two legs are caught in the hands of the young man, up and down, after a while, the original dark green legs gradually become red, Zhang Boling looks like a crab just out of the pot, ruddy with fire, looking hot but tempting. Two men with big shoulders and round waists grabbed one of the old man's arms, and the old man shouted, "Itchy, itchy, itchy to death!"

Droplets of water came out of the old man's legs, dripping on the masonry surface of the ground and gradually forming a small puddle of water, this water looks clear, but in fact it is terrifying, Zhang Boling really can't imagine that so much water has accumulated in people's legs over the years, what is it like, it is not good to think about it.

After a while, the old man had stopped shouting, and gradually became enjoyable, his face showed a comfortable look, and he couldn't help humming in his nose. At this time, the legs have returned to their original human color, and the white is slightly red.

The young man said, "All right. Then he picked up the old man with his hand, "Uncle take two steps and try it." The old man put his legs on the ground suspiciously, and sure enough, it didn't hurt, and it was strong, his waist straightened, he got up quickly, and ran and jumped under the pergola with surprise. Finally, he took the young man's hand and said, "Master Lu, you are really good!"

Zhang Boling knew that this young man was what everyone called a rich businessman: Lu Xihua.

Lu Xihua said with a smile, "It's not that I'm good, it's Uncle Ai's good fortune, and since then, my children and grandchildren will be filial piety, longevity and health." ”

When the old man surnamed Ai heard this, he laughed, and beckoned, and a man next to him brought over a plate, Ai Weng turned over the satin on the plate, Zhang Boling was dazzled, a whole plate of gold, I'm afraid it was no less than twenty catties.

"Uncle Ai, what about your disease, I helped you get rid of the root today, but you still have to drink some medicinal wine. I have self-brewing snake bone wine, and Sanqi is a good product of one pound and five heads. Nourish blood and nourish the membrane, you drink one or two when you eat every day to ensure that you don't have leg diseases again in the future. After speaking, as soon as Lu Xihua beckoned, a uniformed security guard brought a clay pot containing about ten catties of wine.

"Uncle Ai, I'm not a person who is short of money, I won't accept this gold. Every pound of wine, I sell you as much as you want. ”

Ai Weng's face turned pale, "That's not good! Master Lu, you don't charge money, what will happen to me Ai in Shu Province in the future." When the brothers met in the meeting in the future, others said: Look at that old man, it is Ai Tianqing who does not give money for treatment. If you don't take money, I'll break my legs, and I'd rather not walk than let people say behind my back that I'm not righteous. ”

Lu Xihua smiled bitterly, "Okay, Uncle Ai, why did you lose your temper before you heard me finish speaking." I don't take any money from you, I ask you for something. ”

As soon as Ai Weng heard this, he laughed, "That's good, everyone's help is the foundation of my robe brother's family, Master Lu, if you have something to say, on the ground of this Shu Province, no matter who is more or less going to sell me Ai a certain face." ”

Lu Xihua said, "Rongcheng is located in the plain, rich in grain, the mountain city is narrow, it is inconvenient to buy grain, I want to buy grain from Uncle Ai all the year round, rice, corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes can be used as inventory, a year of 3,000 tons of staple grain, 7,000 tons of miscellaneous grains." Wouldn't it be convenient to take a boat from Rongcheng down the river to Ciqikou and follow the main road to me?"

Ai Weng laughed when he heard this, "It's easy to say! Shu Province has had a bumper harvest in the past few years, and I think it will be similar next year." This year, I heard the government say that the province's output is 20 billion catties, that is, 20 million tons, and it will be more next year, so there is no problem in finding 10,000 tons to sell to Master Lu. Master Lu is changing the method to give money to our brother in the robe, okay, leave this matter to me Ai Tianqing! When I return to Rongcheng, I will do this, and in half a month at the latest, the first batch of grain will arrive in Ciqikou. Master Lu, goodbye!"

Lu Xihua breathed a sigh of relief, waved goodbye to Ion, and asked the security guard to return to his post, only to see a well-dressed old gentleman standing not far away, looking at him kindly. "I wonder what's the matter with the old gentleman?"

"The old man Zhang Boling, the person of Jinwei, and Lu Xihua's name are well known to women and children in this mountain city, so I came to take a look. At a glance, Xihua really lives up to its reputation, and it is also a good time to talk and laugh when interacting with people in the rivers and lakes. Zhang Boling said.

"Where and where, the old gentleman doesn't know. The Uncle Ai Tianqing Ai just now is the 'leading uncle' of Rongcheng Robe Brother Zhizitang, and his subordinates have tens of thousands of various peddlers and pawns, all over Rongcheng and all over the province, and I want to buy some food here to ask him. Fortunately, Xihua has some skills, and he has a little experience with the stubborn disease rheumatism in Shu, so he cured Uncle Ai's illness before he can propose the purchase of grain. ”

"Why is Xihua in a hurry to buy grain? I don't think there is a shortage of grain in your community?" Zhang Boling asked a question in his heart.

"I don't know why Mr. Zhang came to the mountain city from Jinwei?" Lu Xihua changed the topic.

Zhang Boling sighed, "I came to Shancheng to run a school. I don't know if Xihua is from Jinwei?"

"No, I just lived in the Jinweiying Concession for eight years, and now my family house is still entrusted to others to take care of in Tianjin. ”

"I wonder if Xihua has ever heard of Nankai University?" asked Zhang Boling.

A name suddenly flashed in Lu Xihua's heart, it turned out to be this, the founder of a famous university in the world that he couldn't get into, it turned out to be the one in front of him, and he hurriedly took Zhang Boling's hand, "Old man, forgive your sins!" Xihua was clumsy and didn't recognize the nobleman. It turns out that the old gentleman came to the mountain city to open a branch school?"

Zhang Boling was a little surprised, "You also know?"

"I heard that someone bought 800 acres of land in the suburbs in one go, and I was still surprised at what the man wanted to do when he bought the land, thinking that a rich businessman was going to learn from me to build a house, but it turned out that the old gentleman bought the school. Lu Xihua's face was beaming with joy.

"Xihua understands my thoughts?" asked Zhang Boling in surprise.

"After 918, the Japanese invaders wanted to swallow my heart of China, and everyone knew it. I, Lu Xihua, am just a businessman, and I have a little sister to take care of, so I can only stay away from Jinwei and settle down in the mountain city. Presumably, the old gentleman also thinks the same, and is ready to open a school here to open up the wisdom of the people and save the country through science. I'm buying food here to prepare for the future. ”

Zhang Boling nodded, "I have this idea, I sent my second son to buy land in Rongcheng to build a university in March this year, and this time Shancheng purchased land to prepare for the construction of a middle school." Because it is located in the suburbs, I am worried about the livelihood of students and teachers, so I came to check it out. As a result, I was attracted by Xihua's community advertisement. ”

"Okay! Lu Xihua is also a little thin on the ground in this mountain city. The old gentleman built the school, Xihua will definitely help, in this way, I will come to the robe brother to solve the problem, reinforced concrete, water and electricity facilities I communicate with the government, priority to solve. I also donated money to all the cultural and sports facilities of the school to ensure the students' extracurricular life. As long as you speak, within three months, a complete school is guaranteed to be completed!"

Zhang Boling shook Lu Xihua's hand, "Thank you! Thank you Xihua for your profound understanding of righteousness!"

"It's okay, old man, if you're okay, Xihua will accompany you to walk around the community. I don't think the teachers you sent here need to live anywhere else, they live directly in my community, and every day I arrange a rickshaw outside the community to pick them up and take them to school, as long as they go to school, I will pay the fee. But the rent can't be free. ”

"What's so embarrassing about that? The rickshaw driver also has to support his family. Zhang Boling excused himself. The two of them walked towards the playground as they talked.

"There aren't many teachers in your school, there are about ten cars a day, and there are only thirty cars to and from work, and the fare is only ten yuan a day. There are no less than 700 coachmen in this Shapingba area, and I will let them pick you up every day, and once a month in the morning and once in the evening, so as not to delay making money, and the teacher does not attend classes every day. However, old man, your school should reserve a place for 100 people in the Pao Brothers' Association, so that the children of the Pao Brothers in this mountain city have a place to go to school. You can rest assured that everyone pays the tuition fees normally. ”

"Thank you, thank you!" Zhang Boling said gratefully, this meeting, Lu Xihua brought himself a hundred places of students, which is really rare.

"By the way, I don't know what the name of the old man's school is, and what is the salary of the teaching staff?" Lu Xihua asked.

Zhang Boling thought for a while and said, "Temporarily named Nanyu Middle School, now the average monthly salary of middle school teachers in Jinwei is 100 to 120 yuan per month, and it is the same here in Shancheng." ”

When Lu Xihua heard this, he smiled and said, "Okay, let's go, old man! I'll take you to see our house with a monthly rent of eight yuan, and you will be satisfied." ”

"Xihua, don't you have a younger sister? Is she still in school?" Zhang Boling is worthy of being an educator, and he is particularly concerned about children.

Lu Xihua said, "I went to a private 38 girls' school in Jinwei for six years, finished middle school, and was ready to go to Nankai University, which you run, but I pulled down the mountain city. ”

"Then what about her now? She still has to study well!" Zhang Boling painstakingly persuaded Lu Xihua that he could not relax his sister's education, and only by reading could he save and develop Huaxia.

Lu Xihua didn't answer, and accompanied the old gentleman through a Jiangnan-style wall to another part of the community. There is not much noise here, more rockeries, pavilions, big trees, fish ponds, wildflowers and lawns everywhere, as if you have come to a park. A few children ran past the two of them, as if they were playing games, several old people were playing chess and reading books on the stone table under the tree, and some were playing the huqin and singing, everything seemed comfortable and calm.

"There are 10 buildings with 40 families each, and now there are about 100 families living there, more than 500 people, all residents with regular jobs. Lu Xihua introduced.

Zhang Boling looked at all this with his eyes wide open, he really couldn't imagine that in this era of war and chaos, there was such a paradise in the mountains and towns of southwest China. The quiet living environment, convenient travel conditions, and rich shopping resources are concentrated in the community, and you can buy the daily necessities and all kinds of food you want to buy just a few steps away.

Although high-end goods still need to go into the city to buy, for the vast majority of ordinary people, this community is a dream. I believe that the teachers of the school live here, and they don't have to worry about firewood, rice, oil and salt every day, they don't have to worry about moving to visit friends, and how comfortable it is to drink tea and talk about Taoism under the tree with a few old friends, which reminds him of New York's Central Park, a small garden covering an area of 5 acres is a paradise for these 400 residents.

"Is it really only eight yuan a month here?" asked Zhang Boling in disbelief.

"The rent is 8 yuan, the property management fee is 2 yuan, and the water and electricity are 3 yuan all-inclusive, a total of 13 yuan per month, and the deposit is 40 yuan. But it's only 10% of your teachers' salaries, what do you think?"

"Do you have water and electricity in every household?" Zhang Boling was a little unconvinced.

Lu Xihua nodded yes, "Each household is sixty square meters, with a living room, three bedrooms and a bathroom with shower. The water is running water, there are lights and sockets in every house, and there are electrical appliances in the house. There is also a 12-square-meter balcony, whether it is drying clothes, drinking tea, or playing mahjong. ”

Zhang Boling nodded, thirteen of them can only live in narrow old-fashioned houses in Jinwei, where the safety and hygiene, air, and environment far exceed the concession of Jinwei, and he never thought that the teachers of the school could live in such a house.

Zhang Boling was thinking about it, when he heard a burst of music overhead, and when he looked up, he saw that it was a horn hanging on a tree, babbling and playing a song, which was the song of the four seasons that has been popular all these years, "This is a radio broadcast?"

"For the community broadcasting, if the teachers of your school are willing, they can also come to the community radio station part-time as announcers, we are now short of people in this area, and those who are paid. ”

Before Lu Xihua's words fell, a pleasant female voice sounded after the singing, "Residents of the community, residents of the community, hello everyone. It's eleven o'clock in the morning, and the newspaper summary time is ....."

"My sister loves to sing. I'll let her double as an announcer. ”

"Ahh