1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"Good fellow, why did you come so early? Didn't I contact you yesterday?"

At noon the next day, Chen Tiezhu was preparing a farewell banquet for Director Huang and the others, when Old Huang and the other four came over.

"If you miss something like ordering the shrine, you will regret it for the rest of your life." Old Huang said with a smile.

"Yes, there was another job today, so I asked my apprentice to go." Old Ma added.

"This guy made me quite nervous. Let's go tomorrow, today is really busy." Chen Tiezhu shook his head helplessly.

He really didn't expect that a trivial matter in his heart would be taken so seriously by them.

He said it casually, but it sounded different to the ears of these four people.

No matter who comes to order the shrine, they have to prepare carefully. But when it comes to Chen Tiezhu, it's so casual.

"You'll get used to it. That's how Brother Chen does things." Zhou Fengxia shrugged.

"Zhou'er, please help me take care of things. I still have to chat with Director Huang." Chen Tiezhu said, wiped his hands, and greeted Director Huang and his friends who came over.

"Director Huang, is there anything else that needs to be re-filmed? If so, let's do it quickly. We must put a perfect end to the hard work of these days."

"Hahaha, it's all filmed. There's really too much material." Director Huang said with a smile.

"And I've also reported to the station that your follow-up report on reform and opening up is also a golden idea. So the scope of this time's material collection is also quite wide, and it will be filmed next year."

"That's it. Except for the driver who can't drink happily today, other comrades have no problem, right?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"No problem, but I dare not drink too much. Seeing you drinking, we can't drink as much as you." Director Huang agreed happily.

"Manager Chen, your mushroom-growing assistance project is really great. Yesterday we also filmed the scene of paying the money for mushrooms to those poor households in the town, and several people were so happy that they cried."

"Although we ran a long distance, it was really worth it to be able to film such a precious scene. With your help, we can truly get rid of poverty and become rich."

"You are praising us too much. In fact, we originally had relevant cooperation with the bank." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"And our assistance is not in the form of giving, but only in the form of certain reductions in related expenses. Besides, when it comes to growing mushrooms, others can't help, they have to work hard to grow them well."

"Let's say in our village, the yield of mushrooms is also different. So I think our reform and opening up is a policy, but it depends on the individual."

"If the individual doesn't work hard, no matter what conditions you give, it will be in vain. Even in the future, some people will be poor and some will be rich."

Director Huang nodded, "That's right. This time we came here to shoot and really felt a lot. In the wave of reform, it really reflects many different mentalities."

"But it can't be said that some people's conservative mentality is wrong, because for many people, the future is full of too many uncertainties. And any business is risky."

"You are right, this is actually the suffering of farmers." Chen Tiezhu was happy.

"Who doesn't want to live a good life? But farmers don't have much money to begin with, and they really can't afford to suffer. What if they lose money? The originally poor families will be even worse off."

"Take the mushroom and greenhouse vegetable planting that I'm arranging for, I can't say that I can make a profit without losing money. There will be all kinds of problems and accidents in the process of operation, who dares to guarantee it?"

"So our reform and opening up can't see obvious results in just a few years. It takes a slow accumulation to highlight the real changes."

"You guys take a break first, I'll cook the rest of the dishes, and then we'll have dinner. Today's main dish is also a pig-killing dish, after all, we have a farm."

Listening to his words, Director Huang also laughed.

Every time he chatted with Chen Tiezhu, it was so comfortable. If it weren't for the tight time, he really wanted to stay here for a few more days.

Because chatting with Chen Tiezhu could help him open up new ideas. Chen Tiezhu's views were really inspiring to him.

Chen Tiezhu worked for a while and the food was ready.

Today there were not so many villagers eating together. The only ones who were there were Mr. Han, Mr. Erye, and He Jianguo.

As for the identities of the four people including Mr. Huang,Chen Tiezhu did not deliberately introduce it.

"Although it is a pig-killing dish, after the Qingming Festival, the taste of this pickled cabbage will always be worse, so everyone can make do with it."

After pouring wine for everyone, Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"At the same time, I also look forward to everyone coming back one day in the future. Then we can continue to drink and eat meat and continue our friendship."

"There is nothing else to say. The tradition of our Erdaoling Village is to eat and drink well. We will not persuade you to drink or eat meat. Anyway, if you pretend, you will suffer."

Listening to his words, everyone laughed.

I have been in the village for quite a while and know the customs of this village. The main thing is honesty.

Otherwise, when the Zhang family made trouble last time, there would not be so many villagers who spontaneously stood up.

As soon as Doudou saw that she had finally started eating, she used her chopsticks to pick up the rice noodle intestines very accurately, and she ate them so deliciously.

She had been looking forward to this for a long time, but Chen Tiezhu didn't dare to let her eat it often. What if she ate too much and it was too much? Then she wouldn't be able to enjoy it for many years, or even her whole life.

"Ah..., I really don't want to leave."

After eating for a while, Director Huang sighed.

"Haha, there's a long way to go. Whether you have a filming task in the future or you pass by on a business trip, just come to our village. Even if I'm away, this is our home, and we can have a hot meal." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"It's not easy to get to know each other, and it's even harder to meet each other. Anyway, there will be many changes in our county in the future. When our factory has new developments, I will take the initiative to invite you to come."

Listening to his words, the crew members were even happier.

The filming process really left them with many deep impressions. For them, this filming was also a rare experience.

The next thing is very simple, follow the tradition of Erdaoling Village, eat and drink as much as you want. I really can't pretend, otherwise I will suffer the consequences.