1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

After finishing the conversation with Gao Xiaoguang, Chen Tiezhu rushed home with the elbow.

He left the elbow at home and strolled to Zhang Yuanmin's house.

Cabbage stewed with tofu, fried eggs with shredded potatoes, and sorghum rice. Doudou enjoyed an extra treat, shredded pimple cake.

It looks really simple, but for Zhang Yuanmin now, it is rare to be able to come up with such dishes.

After seeing Chen Tiezhu and Doudou coming, Zhang Yuanmin's family was also a little nervous.

After all, they knew that Chen Tiezhu's family was celebrating the New Year every day, and the food at home was not a little bit worse.

"There are a lot of things in the county this morning, and I'm rushing here. Hurry up and sit down, don't delay the afternoon work." Chen Tiezhu greeted with a smile.

"Tiezhu, the conditions at my uncle's house are a little worse, everyone should make do with it." Zhang Yuanmin said.

"Isn't this being too formal? You guys are just short of one or two meals?" Chen Tiezhu laughed.

"To put it bluntly, if everyone really cares about this, they won't bring it to your house for dinner. It's a bother for you and a pain for yourself, what's the point?"

"Zhiguo has been busy in the factory since the New Year, and has not been idle for a long time. Tomorrow night, our company's people will come to my house to collect their wages."

"Zhiguo is really taking the mushroom planting business to heart. There will be no problem growing mushrooms in your house in the future, and you just need to wait to collect the money."

"You are also thinking about helping us, otherwise where would you get such an opportunity?" Zhang Zhiguo said.

"That's being too formal, isn't it? Hurry up and pick up your chopsticks, it won't taste good if it gets cold." Chen Tiezhu smiled and greeted.

Everyone didn't hesitate and started eating directly.

To be honest, this is what we used to eat at home. Who would be willing to eat meat every day? It was under Chen Tiezhu's leadership that this "evil wind" started to blow in the village.

Zhang Yuanmin's family was worried, but they felt relieved when they saw that everyone ate it without any concern.

"Dad, this is delicious. It's salty and fragrant." Doudou said happily after taking a bite of sorghum rice and a bite of galada silk cake.

"If you like it, we'll take it all away and not give it to others." Chen Tiezhu said happily.

"By the way, Tiezhu, if you like galada, there are still some in my jar. Take a few when you go home." Zhang Yuanmin's wife said hurriedly.

"That's great. Galada silk is really an incredible thing." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"You said that cooking some porridge and eating some shredded radish in the morning would make it go well with rice. Look at how delicious my daughter is eating, just like a little tiger."

"Dad, Doudou can eat more than half a bowl of rice." Doudou said with his head raised.

"Hahaha, Doudou is really amazing." Qi Lianshan said with a smile.

"Uncle Lianshan, why does Doudou always look at you when he eats? Grandpa Dong and Grandpa Nan sometimes can't see you." Doudou asked curiously.

Listening to the little guy's question, everyone else also laughed.

"Doudou, that's because Uncle Lianshan is amazing. Uncle Lianshan has to do all the work of laying the foundation for the wall, and when it's higher, he can hand it over to others." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Well, Uncle Lianshan is really amazing. Why didn't he look at Grandpa Jianguo and Uncle Jianxin?" Doudou asked again.

"Because they are helping other families, we two are the ones who don't do any work and just eat for free." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Dad, then you have to work. Sister Yingzi said that only by working can you have food." The little guy said seriously.

"Hahahaha, this little guy will be amazing when he grows up." Qi Lianshan said happily.

"That's right, she usually takes the little animals around, and she can chat with anyone she meets for a while." A fellow villager who is helping said.

"It's just a little mother, she goes wherever there is fun. The weather has been warm these days, and these little animals are not enough for her to play with, and she even let all the piglets at home out." Chen Tiezhu said.

"There are so many holes in the land in my yard. She doesn't care about anything. She eats and plays all day long, and makes some small damages."

Listening to him complaining, Doudou didn't care at all, and ate another bite of the gada silk cake happily.

The little guy's appearance made everyone laugh again.

"Uncle Yuanmin, it's time to arrange Zhiguo and Zhihua's marriage." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Although our family's life is a bit difficult now, we can wait and see in the second half of the year.What will it be like next year? "

"Don't worry about the cost of getting married in the future. I'll take care of it. If you really want to get married, you can get a house and live your own life."

"Tiezhu, you have helped our family a lot." Zhang Yuanmin said.

"The money for building the mushroom house this time was also paid by the company. We don't have to pay it back after producing a crop of mushrooms like others, but we can use it first."

"It's nothing. Just say that living in our village is not a big deal?" Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"In fact, if other families want to do this, it's no problem. The reason why I arranged this installment repayment for everyone is to save everyone from feeling distressed when they take out a big shot in the future."

"Your family has many places to spend money now, so just keep the money you earn in the early stage for living. In the future, Zhidong and Xiuer don't have to worry about the money for their studies. I'm here, so we're not afraid."

"I dare not say how kind I am, but in our village, who doesn't have a problem? Then we have to help each other."

"By the way, when everyone's mushrooms are grown, I can make money, right? In the future, my mushroom house will be used for Professor Xu's experiments, and I don't expect to make money."

"Everyone grows more mushrooms, and more vegetables in the future. Let's say I can see a profit of 10 cents per kilogram. How much money can I make now?"

"In the future, when we have a large scale, we will ship thousands or tens of thousands of kilograms of vegetables and mushrooms every day. How much can I make by staying at home for a day?"

"But living at home, it's not good even if you have money. No one will come to help you do anything, and no one will come to eat even if you make a full banquet. What's the point of living? ”

“Some things are more precious than money. It’s so good now. Everyone has done the work and eaten the food, and they are all very happy. You can’t find this outside, only in the village. ”

Listening to his words, everyone nodded.

Just like coming to Zhang Yuanmin’s house for dinner, it’s not about what to eat, it’s just for the sake of kindness.

The food is indeed very ordinary, but it is the best meal that Zhang Yuanmin’s family can offer.