Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1229 Who is the boss?

After a loud rumbling sound, as the tractor slowly began to run smoothly, several people began to hear the sound of water flushing the pipes.

Soon, a strong stream of water gushed out from the other end of the pump.

The captain was facing the water outlet of the water pump and was unable to dodge in time, so he was splashed directly.

At this time, the team leader didn't care about his wet clothes and rushed towards the water pump excitedly.

"Water, it's really water! Water is coming out, it's really coming out!"

Looking at the gushing water, the captain's hands were shaking with excitement.

The old branch secretary's house was right next to the brigade headquarters. I was having dinner when I suddenly heard a noise outside, like the sound of a tractor.

When the old branch secretary heard someone tinkering with the tractor, he became anxious.

He came out holding a bowl and cursing. Before he even showed up, he had already spoken: "Which little bastard is playing with the tractor there? Go into the warehouse and play around. You just want to play around. Don't you know that diesel costs money? You little bastards, you don't know how difficult it is to get things..."

As soon as the old branch secretary went out, he saw a big thing spraying water not far away, and he almost dropped the bowl in his hand.

"Hey, what is this? Why is it spraying water out?"

The team leader grinned and replied proudly, "Xiaoyu helped to modify the water pump. How do you think of the water pump, old secretary?"

"Great, great!" The old branch secretary finished the half bowl of porridge in one gulp, threw the bowl aside casually, and rushed towards the water pump at a speed that was not in line with his age.

Rushing to the water pump outlet, feeling the impact of the water flow, he took two steps forward, got close to the water pump, and stroked the pump carefully with his hand. The village party secretary had infinite emotion on his face: "Sure enough, this person still needs to study!"

Hearing this, the captain was silent for a moment.

Sui Zhi took out the good cigarettes that he was reluctant to smoke in the past from his wet pocket. Seeing that the good cigarettes had been soaked, he couldn't help but feel a little distressed, and his tone was full of regret: "I forgot, forgot! I forgot to put the cigarettes away just now."

As he spoke, he put the already wet thing into his mouth, without lighting it, and just smashed it twice.

The captain's wife couldn't help but roll her eyes at him: "Smoke, smoke, smoke! All you do all day is smoke. I'm going to smoke you to death!"

After saying that, he snatched the remaining cigarette from the captain's hand.

The captain was not angry when his cigarette was snatched away. He just put the only remaining cigarette under his nose and sniffed it, as if he had made some decision.

"Wife, why don't we grit our teeth and send our grandchildren to school? Let's give the three older ones another year to review and see if they can pass the exams."

The captain's wife subconsciously glanced at Zhang Yu who was working on the machine and nodded vigorously: "Okay, the little ones are easy to deal with. Anyway, they can't help much at home. Let them go to school in the second half of this year."

Then he gritted his teeth and said, "Let's give them another year. If they pass the exam, we will support them. If they fail, we will let them come back to farm."

Listening to the conversation between the couple, the old branch secretary also began to ponder.

It costs a lot to send so many grandchildren to school at once, but the captain's family is well-off and he can afford it if he grits his teeth.

The situation of his family is similar to that of the team leader. Apart from anything else, tuition fees are not a big deal and he can still afford it.

But there is one thing. If the older grandchildren all go to school, they will earn less work points, and with fewer centimeters, there will naturally be less food to be distributed.

However, to be able to become the branch secretary, the old branch secretary does have some experience.

He turned his head to look at the woman who seemed to have come out from nowhere and said, "We will provide it too. We will send the boys in the family to school tomorrow."

After that, he said bitterly: "If those brats dare not study hard, I will skin them alive."

The wife of the old branch secretary also heard something and nodded. "Okay, studying is a good thing. If the work points are not enough, why don't I and my daughters-in-law work harder on weekdays to earn more work points."

The old Party secretary shook his head: "That's not necessary."

Seeing that his wife wanted to say something, the old secretary explained: "You are not young anymore, and your body is not as strong as when you were young. If you really get sick because of those two work points, it will not be worth it. By then, the work points you earn will not be enough to pay for medical treatment, and your children will have to worry about you."

The old secretary's wife thought about it and felt that it was right, but she was still a little worried.

The little brats are eating their father out of money. There are quite a few little brats in the family, and each of them is like a person with no financial resources. Every meal I cook is like cooking pig food.

If everyone goes to school, and only my son and daughter-in-law can earn work points...

The old branch secretary saw what the woman was thinking and comforted her, "Don't worry, I'm here for you. I'll think of a solution. It will only be difficult for one or two years, and it will pass if you hold on."

The old branch secretary knows exactly what his grandson is like.

As for the potential of studying, there may be one or two of them.

But they are all the same grandsons, so you have to treat them equally. If you have to provide for them, then you have to provide for them all, so as to avoid complaints from your sons and daughters-in-law.

However, whether they can continue to learn and whether they can understand it depends on their personal luck.

Anyway, the old man has tried his best and given all the opportunities he deserves.

However, the old branch secretary also thought about it and estimated that within a year at most, at least half of his grandchildren would give up.

Even when the two families were immersed in their studies, other people living nearby would come running over upon hearing the noise.

Looking at the strange big thing in front of them, everyone was curious: "Captain, what is this?"

"The water pump, our brigade's water pump, was made by Xiaoyu..."

“This water pump is amazing!”

Looking at the water pump that kept spraying water out, someone couldn't help but sigh: "The water comes out very fast."

"Of course, it's much faster than carrying it up bucket by bucket. If we use this to water the fields, it might save a lot of effort."

"Great!"

"..."

A group of people started chatting noisily.

Circle around the pump.

"Oh! Which bastard dares to hit me!" Among the crowd watching the excitement, a young man suddenly covered his head and cried out.

At the same time, there was an old voice: "Who are you scolding, little bastard?"

"I can scold whoever I want. Whoever hit me should stand up immediately. I..."

Before the young man could finish his words, he was hit hard with the cane again.

"Master, Master, you... why did you come out? You came out in the dark. Aren't you afraid of getting stuck? What if you really fall..."

The old man didn't answer his question. He just used his walking stick to beat him on the buttocks, cursing as he beat him: "I let you call me old, I let you call me old in front of me, you are so young but you have such a big tone, today I will let you see who is the old man..."