Chapter 39 Earning Money to Pay Off Debts
Summer scorches the earth, and the sound of cicadas is deafening. The domestic chickens, ducks, cats and dogs www.biquge.info sheltered in the shade and did not move, only the children were still running around in their pants. The old people shook their fans in the house shirtless, and the women tied their hair up high, soaked towels in cold water, wrung them out and put them on their shoulders to cool down.
It was noon, and the young man stood outside the door, looking into the distance. The men came back from the fields, and some young men pedaled their bicycles, their heads and trouser legs covered in mud, probably fresh out of the brickyard and hurrying home for dinner.
This is rural life, young people think, working hard all day long for their livelihood, as humble and lowly as ants, and no one even remembers their names after three generations.
The little girl Poria shouted from behind, "Big brother, it's time to eat." ”
The young man came back to his senses, and he answered the call and walked to the kitchen, helping to serve the food. At this time, the clay man's leg wound had been bandaged and was sleeping in the side room. In the kitchen, the old man was stir-frying and chatting happily with Su Ye, who was burning the fire. When the young man entered, he happened to hear them talking about the revival of Confucianism and the morality of the family and country, and he pouted slightly, disdainful of these feudal ideas.
They are young people who have grown up in the new era, advocating freedom, openness and inclusiveness, and often criticizing government parties, but for these Confucian traditions that have been wildly criticized and scolded since the Republic of China, they still firmly look up to the chairman.
The door of the hall was wide open, and the chairman looked kindly at the dining table on the wall, on which were eight dishes: fried cucumber, cold cucumber, fried beans, cold beans, stir-fried lettuce, cold lettuce, fried bitter gourd, cold bitter gourd, and a bowl of tomato and egg soup in the middle.
The old man walked into the hall with a pot of hot rice, and the young man hurriedly reached out to take it, he snorted, put down the meal, and went back to the kitchen. The young man withdrew his hand in embarrassment, and Poria who was sitting on the chair laughed out loud, her dark eyes stared at the young man's back, and she said curiously: "Big brother, are you a red cotton guitar?"
The young man was pleasantly surprised: "Do you know the Cotton Tree Guitar?"
Poria nodded, and after a sneak glance at the kitchen, she whispered: "My father also loves to play the guitar, and last year he bought a red cotton guitar with half a year's salary, which is exactly the same as yours." Grandpa was so angry that he picked up the tongs and hit them, and he didn't dare to go home until now......"
The young man's expression was strange, he wanted to laugh but he couldn't bear it, he understood why the old man was so cold.
Poria raised her little face and said, "Big brother, the guitar is just a musical instrument, why do so many people like it?"
The young man smiled slightly: "Because it is not just a musical instrument, some people see it handsome, some people pursue their dreams, and some people want to use it to shout to the world!"
Poria shook her head, she was only seven or eight years old, how could she understand the meaning of the young man's words, the old man entered the room with chopsticks and spoons, and the young man got up and said gratefully: "Thank you for your hospitality, please sit down, what else can I get it." ”
The old man put his chopsticks on the table and said indifferently: "Can I get you fifty yuan for medical expenses?"
Youth: "...... I try my best. ”
The old man sneered, Su Ye held a bamboo steamer, walked up to him and said, "Uncle Zhang, the sweet potato cake is ready, you taste it first." ”
"Grandpa, I want to eat!" Poria looked at the steamer on the chair, and the old man smiled bitterly: "Okay, grandpa, get you one." ”
Su Ye lifted the cover, white smoke rose into the air, and a rich sweet fragrance wafted in the room. Poria cocos breathed in a big gulp, the saliva at the corners of her mouth flowed out, the young man's stomach gurgled non-stop, their eyes stared at the more than ten vivid rabbits placed on the cage grid, the old man reached out and pinched one, and as soon as she handed it to Poria Cocos, she opened her mouth wide and swallowed it, her eyes narrowed happily.
Su Ye put the steamer on the table and said lightly: "Five sweet potato cakes for one person, and I will leave five pieces in the kitchen to eat when the boss wakes up." ”
The young man chewed the pastry and exclaimed, "Could this be the third one, you made it?"
Su Ye glanced at the young man, too lazy to bother with him. The old man savored it on the side and exclaimed: "Sweet but not greasy, it melts in your mouth." I didn't expect that dried potatoes and rice could be ground into flour and made into pastries, which was really eye-opening. ”
Su Ye said: "The method is simple, nothing more than grinding flour and shaping and steaming, but it is very time-consuming and labor-intensive. Eat, and I'll go out for a walk. ”
The young man wondered, "Aren't you eating?"
Su Ye shook his head, and was just about to leave, when the old man's face turned cold: "It's not good to say that I don't like food, I still have two catties of meat tickets at home, so I'll take it to buy meat." ”
"Meat ticket?" Su Ye wondered, "Isn't that the person who was kidnapped by the bandits?"
The young man hurriedly pulled him back to the table, and whispered on the way: "You just sit there and eat, otherwise the old man will feel uncomfortable!"
Su Ye sat down helplessly, the old man's face softened, and a table of people began to move chopsticks.
There was nothing to say for a long time, and when everyone got up to clean up the leftovers, they saw the old man and Poria entering the kitchen with plates, and the young man walked quickly to Su Ye and whispered in his ear: "Hey, how much money do you have?"
Su Ye said: "I don't need money. ”
"That's not a penny...... the young man said with a headache: "I don't have much money on me, fifty yuan is not a small amount, and I don't know how much money the boss has." Most of the poor people who hike on the hike don't think the money on them adds up to pay it off. ”
Su Ye looked at him silently, and the young man shook his head and said, "Forget it, it's useless to tell you, wait and see if there is a way to make money." But there is not much hope, except for collecting firewood and farming and listening to the radio, the countrymen basically have zero knowledge of music, and as for giving money, it is even more hahaha......"
The young man walked out of the hall with a muttering to himself, and Su Ye stared at his distant back without saying a word. Whether he left or stayed, how to escape or be saved, it was just an experience for him, and God didn't care.
The young man strolled through the village, and the people who served the bowl and ate were very curious about him, especially the large wooden box he carried, and many pointed at him and guessed what was inside.
A group of bare-bottomed children ran in front of the youth, their hair wet on their faces, as if they had just crawled out of the water. From time to time, adults play with children at the door. The loudspeaker at the entrance of the village is playing an old song: "Don't ask me where I come from, my hometown is far away, why do I wander......?
"Alas," the young man's face was burning with pain, this sun was so poisonous that he couldn't go any further. He squatted in the shadow behind the supply and marketing cooperative, and the villagers stared at him like thieves, the village was very vigilant and couldn't find a place to help make money. Do you want to go to a brick factory? I don't know if the brick factory accepts temporary workers......
The young man suddenly felt the urge to run away, but he couldn't help but think of the boy who was desperately devouring strawberries and cherries and begging him not to abandon him.
The ethereal singing echoed in his ears, and the young man closed his eyes, trying to forget his troubles. Before he could empty his brain, the song ended and became news again. Listening to the high-sounding text report inside, the young man felt nauseous, he took off his strap and opened the box, picked up the guitar and sang softly: "Gently I will leave you." Please wipe away the tears from the corners of your eyes, in the long night, in the days to come, don't cry for me, dear......"
The villagers looked in amazement at the youth and the guitar, who sat in the shadows with his head bowed, expertly plucking the strings and emitting beautiful music. Young people rushed out of their homes and stood beside them in ecstasy, listening to music. It wasn't until the end of the song that a girl mustered up the courage to ask, "Excuse me, this, did you write this song?"
The young man smiled bitterly: "If I could write this song, I would have released a record a long time ago." This is Qi Xiaoge's famous song, I heard it when I was in Shenzhen, and it is said that it has also been released, the name is "Winter Rain", you can go to the county seat to find it. ”
When the young people remembered the name, they asked nervously, "You must be a singer, can you sing another song for us?"
The young man smiled proudly: "I know more than 500 classic pop music, even if I have never learned it, as long as you remember the lyrics and tunes, I can sing them completely!"
The young people applauded enthusiastically and shouted, "Let us welcome this master to sing a song for us!"
"Welcome! Welcome!"
"Master, please sing, we're all listening!"
The eyes of the youth swept over these young people, who were completely different from the ignorant fathers who regarded pop songs as beasts. Perhaps, their own lack of money can be solved from them.
For example, they pay for singing, I sing, they pay for singing, I accompany them, they pay for singing and dancing, I play and sing......
The young man was constantly inspired in his mind, and he suddenly found that the young people in front of him who were enthusiastic and pursuing trends were good people to make money.