Back to 90s she just wants to get rich

Chapter 375 374. Helping People
Just as Xiang Jin was mixing the stuffing ingredients and Grandma Mo was rolling out the dumpling wrappers and was about to get a mold rubbing, Yan Chen and Yan Fei came to the kitchen.

Yan Fei greeted them, "Xiang Jin, Grandma Mo, I'll go back first, take your time!"

"Going back now?" Xiang Jin asked.

Grandma Mo also said, "Yes, child, we are making dumplings later, let me make some dumplings for you before going back?"

Yan Fei said, "No, Grandma Mo, I have to go back. The sun has already set and it's not so hot now, otherwise it will be too late to go back, and my parents will scold me again."

Grandma Mo hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, then we won't keep you, and come up to play again after changing the sky? Also, tell your parents to thank them for digging the lotus root for us, Chen Chen, Take the netted melon that your Uncle Tao brought back to Yan Fei and try it."

Yan Chen nodded, turned around and left, Yan Fei waved his hand, "Oh, no, no, how can you be ashamed?"

Seeing his shy look, Xiang Jin said, "Don't be polite, just take it with you. Grandma Mo didn't give it to you in lieu, it's her wish."

"Thank you, thank you Grandma Mo," Yan Fei blushed a little rarely.

Grandma Mo smiled and said, "No, no, you, girl Jin and our family Chenchen are good friends, what's wrong with grandma treating you to a melon?"

Yan Fei scratched his head and stood there with a smirk.

Yan Chen took the melon and handed it to him, followed Xiang Jin and Yan Chen to send him out of the courtyard, Yan Fei suddenly turned around and asked them, "Oh, by the way, when are you going to school tomorrow? Are we together?"

Xiang Jin glanced at Yan Chen, "Tomorrow is the day to get the report card?"

Yan Chen nodded slightly, "Yeah!"

Xiang Jin asked, "Then what time do we go out?"

Yan Fei also looked at him, and Yan Chen said, "[-]:[-], if it's too late, the weather will be too hot, go out at [-]:[-], and it will be around [-]:[-] in town, then There happened to be a bus going to the county seat at that time, so we would be in time for the school meeting, so we wouldn’t go too early.”

Both Xiang Jin and Yan Fei nodded, and Yan Fei said, "Okay, then I will wait for you at Zaoerya at eight o'clock tomorrow."

After sending Yan Fei away, Yan Chen and Xiang Jin turned back to the kitchen, saw him washing his hands, Xiang Jin asked, "Do you want to make a bag too?"

"Well, although I'm not very good at cooking, I still know how to make dumplings," Yan Chen wiped the moisture from his hands, then walked over to the dumpling wrapper and whispered to her.

The corner of Xiang Jin's mouth twitched into a smile, "That's fine," so they can pack it faster.

After rubbing the dough, Grandma Mo collected the scraps of dough and continued kneading them, "Well, yes, I still need to learn some simple kitchen tasks, so that I won't be afraid of starvation when the time comes."

"What are we having for dinner, dumplings?" At this time, Grandpa Zeng also walked in.

Grandma Mo said, "There are still some meals left at noon, but I need to cook a little bit. Alas, have you put Dongmei's chicken in the fence?"

Grandpa Zeng said, "Go later, I think it's still early in the day, her chickens are still catching worms in the field."

Grandma Mo nodded and continued to roll out her dough. Grandpa Zeng came to make the dough after washing his hands. He picked up a piece of dough and said, "Oh, let's just give the leftovers to the dog for lunch. Well, that dog from Dongmei’s family, plus the two dogs from our own family, the three dogs will have to eat a lot of food?”

Grandma Mo just paused when she rolled the dough, "Alright, then put them on the stove and steam them later, mix them and eat them hot."

"Okay." After making a dumpling, Grandpa Zeng turned around and went to warm Gouzi to eat.

So at night, Xiang Jin and the others ate the cooked dumplings.

"How is it, how does it taste?" Xiang Jin sat next to Yan Chen, and asked after he ate one.

Yan Chen looked up at her softly and said, "Well, not bad, delicious, crunchy, very fresh!"

"Then eat more," Xiang Jin said as he transferred some from his own plate to his.

"Why? You don't want to eat?!" Yan Chen was stunned for a moment.

Xiang Jin got closer to him, covered his hands and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, while keeping his eyes on Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng, "I'm a little stuffed from lunch, so I haven't had a meal until now." I'm so hungry, but Grandma Mo just gave me a big plate of dumplings, I can't finish it, help me eat some!"

Yan Chen just smiled, "Okay!"

Xiang Jin picked up the plate and rushed a few more onto his plate.

"Still in time?!"

"Help me eat two more!" Xiang Jin wanted to put it on his plate again, but was stopped by Yan Chen, "Okay, don't put it away, it will fall on the table if you put it again, you eat first , when the time comes when I really can’t eat it, I’ll help you deal with it.”

"Oh, okay!"

The next morning, after Xiang Jin and Yan Chen met Yan Fei at Zaoerya, Yan Fei took out another bag from his backpack and handed it to them, "here, here you are! "

Xiang Jin looked down and was immediately surprised, "Why did you bring a lotus?"

Yan Fei said, "Anyway, I'm fine in the car, so I'll just peel some lotus seeds and eat them. This clears away the heat and reduces the fire, so I pick them as melon seeds."

Xiang Jin said, "You should be more thoughtful."

Yan Fei laughed!
Yan Chen looked at her sideways and said, "You can eat a few of these, but not too much. Although the lotus seeds are mild in nature, they are still cold."

Xiang Jin said, "Yan Chen, I really think you should study medicine. Look at your memory, you can remember everything, especially the knowledge of pharmacology."

Yan Chen glared at her, why is he doing this?It's not because of her that he remembered those things, but she made fun of him in the end.

"Hey, here we come, here we come," Yan Fei suddenly exclaimed excitedly when the two were staring at each other, and then the two of them followed his gaze and saw a bus Coming towards them from a distance.

After getting into the car and sitting down, Xiang Jin couldn't wait to peel the lotus seeds and eat them. Yan Chen glanced at her and said, "Eat without washing your hands?"

Xiang Jin said, "I washed it at home. When I came out, I didn't touch anything else on the way out. I just got on the bus, and you paid for the ticket."

She meant that her hands were very clean, Yan Chen was speechless, and then said, "Then peel it off and give it to me later."

Xiang Jin was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Okay!" Then she lowered her head and continued to peel. She peeled one for herself first and ate it, um, delicious, slightly sweet with a hint of bitterness The smell is very fragrant, she continued to peel, and then continued to eat.

Yan Chen looked at the lotus pod in her hand and couldn't help but fake cough twice, Xiang Jin belatedly remembered that she seemed to be peeling some food for this old man, so he immediately said, "Wait Come on, I'll peel it off for you now."

Soon she peeled one and brought it to his lips, Yan Chen opened his mouth and ate it, then the two ate one by one, Yan Fei sat in two rows in front of them, turned his head Seeing the natural and casual side of the two of them, he couldn't help sighing in his heart, it's so eye-catching!

After Xiang Jin peeled it for a while, Yan Chen directly took the lotus pod from her hand, "Okay, don't eat too much for now, I'll eat it later."

"You don't eat anymore?" Xiang Jin asked.

Yan Chen said, "Don't eat!"

"Okay," she didn't bother to peel off.

There is no doubt about the results of the final exam this time. The first and second places in the school in the second year of high school were taken by Xiang Jin and Yan Chen, but this time it was Xiang Jin who won the No. 1 in the school. She was better than Yan Chen. He scored two points higher in the composition, which made Xiang Jin and his class teacher any teacher proud in front of the fifth class teacher.

So this time, Xiang Jin and his head teacher also generously gave her a class reward of 800 yuan, hoping that she can make persistent efforts and secure the first place in the school in the future study process. Some couldn't laugh or cry, their homeroom teacher wanted her to surpass Yan Chen forever.

The two scholarships in the school class added up to more than 4000 yuan. Xiang Jin was still a little uncomfortable with carrying so much cash in her pocket all at once, so she suggested to Yan Chen that , "Why don't we go to the town to save the money first?"

Yan Chen said, "Yes!"

"Yan Fei, are you going to the station directly at the school gate, or are you going to walk to the station with us?" Xiang Jin asked Yan Fei, who was standing beside him somewhat resentfully, with his head tilted.

Yan Fei said, "I may not be able to go back with you today. My second uncle told me to take the report card and go to him."

Xiang Jin and Yan Chen immediately understood that his second uncle reckoned that this was the time to teach him a lesson. Every time in the final exam, as long as Yan Fei failed in the exam, his second uncle would definitely call him to reprimand him After two years, it has become a practice. It is said that Yan Fei's test scores have dropped by two places in the class this time. As his surrogate parent, his second uncle naturally has to check it out.

Xiang Jin and the others nodded in understanding, and then Xiang Jin reminded him friendly, "Then you should pay more attention today?"

"Well," Yan Fei nodded, and then Xiang Jin and Yan Chen left directly.

Just before they left school, they ran into Lei Jia, Xiang Jin's deskmate. Lei Jia was very happy to see her, "Xiang Jin, are you walking to the station today?"

Xiang Jin nodded, "Yes!"

Lei Jia went to hold her arm, "That's good, shall we go together?"

Lei Jia is in a good mood today, because her final exam scores have improved a lot this time, and she has also been praised by their homeroom teacher.

In the past, every time she took the exam, she was in the [-]s of the class, but this time she rose directly to the [-]s.

She knew that this was all thanks to Xiang Jin's help. If she hadn't patiently explained the difficult questions to her, it would have been difficult for her to make a breakthrough in her grades. Let alone advance by leaps and bounds, so she is very grateful to Xiang Jin.

"Okay," Xiang Jin nodded, and the three of them headed towards the town together.

"Xiang Jin?!"

"Um?!"

"Are you going back now? Or do you mean go back after having lunch in the town? Or you just go back after having lunch? Just eat in our restaurant, I invite you?" Lei Jia followed on the road.

Xiang Jin smiled slightly, "No, thank you!"

Lei Jia said, "Oh, you guys just eat it and go home. I also want to thank you very much. Thank you for helping us explain the questions before, which made my grades improve so quickly!"

Xiang Jin said, "It's because of your own hard work that you've improved so fast, I don't dare to take credit for it!"

"That's not it, how difficult the high school courses are, and I know exactly what level I am, so it's really thanks to you.

So how about, give me a chance to thank you?Don't worry, my family doesn't have anything to entertain you, just two bowls of noodles or rice noodles, my mother and my grandma keep asking me to invite you to our house for a meal," Lei Jia said.

Having said all this, Xiang Jin looked at Yan Chen, "Should we go home and eat, or eat outside before going back?"

Yan Chen said, "It's fine, anyway, it's already noon now."

Xiang Jin understood what it meant, even if it was hot when he went back now, it would still be hot if he went back later.

So Xiang Jin nodded, "That's fine, then we promise you."

"Yeah," Lei Jia gestured, with a happy expression on his face, and the arm holding Xiang Jin tightened again.

Xiang Jin felt a little uncomfortable, so he said, "Let go of your hand."

"Oh, oh, good!" Lei Jia quickly let go of his hand.

When they arrived in the town, they soon arrived at the door of a Postal Savings Bank. Xiang Jin said to Lei Jia, "Let's go there to do something, or you go back first, and we'll go directly to you after we finish our business." there?"

Both Xiang Jin and Yan Chen received a large amount of scholarships today, and Lei Jia instantly understood that the two of them were going to save money. She wanted to nod, but she was afraid that if she left them first What if I don't go to their restaurant to eat at that time?
So she said, "It's okay, you go and do what you want, I'll wait for you here."

Seeing that she insisted on this, Xiang Jin nodded, and then went directly into the bank with Yan Chen.

After a while, Xiang Jin and Yan Chen came out of the bank, and then the three of them continued to walk forward to a small supermarket in front, Yan Chen asked Xiang Jin and the others to wait a while, he said he went in to buy something, so Xiang Jin and the others stopped.

While waiting for Yan Chen, Xiang Jin saw two people, one old and one young, standing in front of a meat stall not far away. The old man was carrying a basket on his back. He was emaciated and stooped, with gray hair all over his head , a face full of vicissitudes seemed to be haggard, and there was no trace of blood, and the child beside him seemed to have a face of five or six years old, but his figure was extremely thin and thin. Biting his fingers, his big eyes stared at the meat on the butcher's shop without blinking.

Holding two cucumbers in his hand, the old man handed them to the owner of the vendor, and suddenly said in a low voice, "Boss, can I exchange these two cucumbers for a few taels of meat with you?"

The meat boss frowned, and immediately became a little impatient, "I said, old man, are you kidding me? Just take two cucumbers to exchange for my meat, old man, you can't be so poor, right?" , a catty of meat is only a few dollars, you can't get a few dollars? Go, go, don't stand here and block my business!"

The old man's head drooped all of a sudden, with a look of shame on his face. He turned around slightly, pulled up the child beside him, and then walked slowly and silently on the road beside him, but the child He kept turning his head and staring at the piece of meat on the butcher's shop.

"Alas..." Lei Jia sighed helplessly watching this scene.

Xiang Jin said to Lei Jia, "Go and help me stop that old man."

"Oh?" Lei Jia was about to ask her what she was doing, but when she saw that she had already strode towards the meat stall, Lei Jia immediately understood what she meant, and the corners of her mouth curled up, so she hurriedly Go do what Xiang Jin told her.

Xiang Jin bought a large piece of meat from the butcher vendor's owner, and then walked towards the grandparent and grandson. At this time, Lei Jia had already stopped them for her.

She handed the big piece of meat to the old man, "Grandpa, here, take it back and cook it for this little brother!"

"Son, what?" The old man's face was full of embarrassment, a little embarrassed.

Xiang Jin smiled slightly at him, "Grandpa, it's nothing. Everyone has difficulties. I have had them before, and I have received help from others. The difficulties are only temporary. I believe we can overcome them." Hard times, huh?"

The old man suddenly had mixed feelings in his heart. He looked at Lei Jia who was at the side, and Lei Jia said, "Take it, Grandpa He, my classmate is very kind, and she really wants to give it to you."

The old man looked down at his grandson, and saw the child staring at the piece of meat without blinking his eyes. He sighed helplessly, then reached out and took the piece of meat. Then he bent down towards Xiang Jin, "Little girl, thank you, thank you!"

"Alas, grandpa, get up quickly, but please don't," Xiang Jin turned to one side, and then hurriedly helped the old man up.

Yan Chen happened to see this scene when he came out of the grocery store after buying something, so he walked over quickly.

When Xiang Jin saw him, he stretched out his hand, "You came just in time, lend me 200 yuan?"

Yan Chen didn't ask her why she wanted the money, he just took out the wallet from his pocket, and took two for her.

Xiang Jin took the money, then changed hands and stuffed it into the old man's hand, "Grandpa, you take this."

The old man refused to accept it, saying that he had already accepted her meat, so he could no longer accept her money.

Xiang Jin said, "Grandpa, I didn't give this money to you, but to your little grandson. You can buy meat for him twice later. I think he is five or six years old, but his body is so weak. It is very thin, and children should not be too unlucky, otherwise the immunity will be poor and they will easily get sick frequently."

The old man's eyes turned red, and he didn't refuse anymore, and then he thanked Xiang Jin again, and at the same time asked the child beside him to bow to thank Xiang Jin, Xiang Jin naturally wouldn't After receiving their gift, she said to the old man after stopping the child, "Grandpa, you go back quickly, the heavens are great, be careful that the meat can't stand the high temperature and deteriorate."

"Oh, yes, yes!" The old man replied, and immediately put down the basket, put the meat into the basket, covered it with a few leaves of the vegetable seedlings, and then took the little one. The child's hand turned away.

Yan Chen handed them each a bottle of mineral water, and then handed an umbrella to Xiang Jin.

Xiang Jin's eyes lit up, "You just went to buy this?"

"Yeah," Yan Chen twisted off the bottle cap and took a sip.

Xiang Jin said, "Why did you only buy one, what about yourself?"

Yan Chen said, "I don't hold an umbrella!"

"Oh, okay then," Xiang Jin didn't open the umbrella immediately, but also unscrewed the bottle of mineral water and took a sip, then she asked Lei Jia, "Then do you know the old man?"

Lei Jia nodded, "Well, it's from our Wantou."

Xiang Jin asked, "Is their family in trouble?"

Lei Jia nodded again, "Well, their family was okay at first, but then something happened, and then it became bad."

"What's going on?" Xiang Jin wanted to know something and a person for a rare time.

Lei Jia said, "Grandpa He originally had two children, one son and one daughter, but later his son went out to work, and he was with my father and the others, and then disappeared. His daughter was very beautiful, but later she was taken away." A few hooligans were bullied, and then her daughter went crazy, but later she became pregnant, the child just now."

Xiang Jin and Yan Chen were taken aback, and then looked at each other, and Lei Jia continued, "His son died, and his daughter went crazy again, and the daughter also gave birth to a child with an unknown father. , her daughter-in-law couldn't bear it anymore, and felt that the whole family would be her responsibility in the future, so she left her own child and ran away with a chicken and duck dealer who went to the countryside, so now the family's life depends on There are two people, Grandpa He and her wife.

Originally, it would not be too difficult for them to support two children, but they also have to support a crazy daughter who has to take medicine for many years, so the burden on the family is very heavy, and they are often unable to make ends meet. It is necessary to sell grain, like if they want to eat meat once, they will have to wait for a long time.

In the past, those relatives and neighbors would take pity on them and help them, but after a long time, everyone felt that their family was a bottomless pit, and later they stopped helping them. "

Xiang Jin asked, "Then how old is his eldest grandson?"

Lei Jia said, "Eleven or twelve years old, that child has good grades in school, and he will be promoted to junior high school this year."

"Is that child sensible?" Xiang Jin asked again.

Lei Jia nodded, "Sensible, very sensible, every time I go home, I do everything, and I am very polite, shouting at everyone, many people say that the child is a pity, it is a pity that he cast the wrong baby, then Good grades may not be sent anywhere by then!"

Xiang Jin nodded, and then fell silent.

(End of this chapter)