Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Chapter 524 The Chen Family’s Dilemma

The weather was good on the day we set out, with the morning glow filling the sky, blue sky and white clouds, and a refreshing autumn atmosphere.

Gao Mingcheng sat in the driver's seat and was responsible for driving, while the two brothers Chen Duofu sat in the passenger seat. Both of them were thin, so it would not be too crowded to sit together.

Chen Duoxi followed Gao Mingcheng on a long trip before, but the ride was in a jeep. Now sitting in a truck, his field of vision was instantly different, giving him many novel experiences.

As the truck was driving on a country road, Gao Mingcheng saw his own field from a distance.

There was a heavy rain a few days ago, which caused the rice in many rice fields to collapse, but after a few days of good weather, it seemed that the damage would not be serious.

In his field, in the southeast corner, a small patch of rice fell down. At this time, the ears of rice were full and it was time to harvest.

Although it is only early in the morning, there are already villagers working in the fields with sickles. The rice does not mature in large tracts, but depends on the time of planting and the amount of fertilizer. Some people’s rice matures early and needs Harvest early, while some people's rice will ripen a few days later.

Gao Mingcheng's field will be a few days late, because Zhang Chengyuan will harvest his own rice before harvesting it for Gao Mingcheng. When he returns from Zhangshu, his yard will be covered with golden rice.

The joy of a good harvest always makes people feel happy from the bottom of their hearts. Even though Gao Mingcheng can buy a lot of rice with the money he earns in one day, he still values ​​his field and is unwilling to let it go barren.

Because land can bring people a sense of security.

Chen Duoxi was sitting by the window. He stretched his hands out of the window and felt the wind blowing on his palms. He smiled and said: "Brother Mingcheng, it would be great if I could also drive! By then, I I really want to travel all over the country!”

Chen Duoxi's words made Gao Mingcheng laugh.

In his two lifetimes, he has not traveled all over the country!
In his previous life, he traveled around and visited many places, but the country was so large that there were very few people who could travel all over the country now.

But Chen Duoxi's idea is still very good, and Gao Mingcheng did not hit him, but said: "You are still young, and one day you can travel all over the country. You want to learn to drive, right? Then why don't you change with Brother You?" Position, you sit next to me and watch how I drive. You watch it a few times to familiarize yourself with it. When the road conditions are good, I will let you get started."

Chen Duoxi was surprised and happy, and quickly changed places with his brother Chen Duofu, but he was also scared and shook his head repeatedly, saying: "Brother Mingcheng, I don't dare to drive!"

It's not that Chen Duoxi is timid, but that Chen Duoxi is afraid of damaging the car.

If the car was damaged, he wouldn't be able to afford the compensation if it was sold!

Gao Mingcheng thought for a while and said, "Then you watch first. After I get back, I will find time to teach you how to drive a tractor first."

This is good, Chen Duoxi immediately smiled and thanked him.

Chen Duoxi is willing to make progress, and Gao Mingcheng is also willing.When the fruit tree output in Xiaofushan increases in the future, when the fruit trees mature, the fruit will need to be transported to the county. If he needs to go to Yangcheng to purchase goods at that time, or has other things to do, it will be very difficult. It's no longer convenient.

Therefore, he planned to cultivate Chen Duoxi and buy a tractor when the peaches mature next year. Then he would leave a tractor in Niuweiling and let Chen Duoxi be responsible for transporting fruits, eggs and vegetables to the county. .

He thought so and told Chen Duoxi so.

And said: "If you agree, I will pay you when you work next year."

Chen Duoxi was overjoyed and quickly agreed.

Chen Duofu listened nearby and was happy for his brother. By next year, three people in the family will be paid, and their family's life will be better and better by then.Chen Duofu was looking forward to it, but his younger brother revealed his secret.

"Brother Mingcheng, I may have a sister-in-law next year! Someone was playing matchmaking for my brother a while ago!" Chen Duoxi said with a smile.

"It's time for girls to get married, and it's time for boys to get married. Duofu is about the same age as me, so it's time to get married. Duofu, do you like him?" Gao Mingcheng said jokingly.

Chen Duofu became a little shy and whispered: "I...I think it's okay."

They had just met on a blind date. Chen Duofu only thought that the other person was pretty good-looking and he didn't dislike him. As for more, he couldn't tell.

Gao Mingcheng thought for a while and said: "The honey in the beehive has just been harvested, and it won't be busy in a short time. Let's do this. When you come back from the camphor tree, if you are interested, you can go to the other party's place and walk around more often. Yes, there are feelings."

Chen Duofu became even more shy, and his eyes flickered.

He lowered his head and said sheepishly: "My house is not very good, and I'm afraid that the other party will look down on me. Originally, my parents said they would see if they could burn bricks and build a house next year. But if I get married, With the bride price, there is no money left to build a house.”

This is really a dilemma.

Originally, the Chen family's life was very ordinary, but after Gao Mingcheng asked his father and son to work for him, the Chen family's life got better. After this year, they also saved a small amount of money.

If you bake the bricks yourself and go to the mountains to cut trees yourself, the cost of building a house will be much lower, and it should be able to be built by next year.

But the betrothal gifts here are indeed relatively high. The most common ones are 680 yuan, and the higher ones are more than 1000 yuan.

There are also those with less than 680 yuan, but either there is something wrong with the woman, or the woman’s family is extremely poor.

Chen Duofu has a good appearance and good health, so naturally he will not marry a woman with problems.

The Chen family is very worried about this matter.But for Gao Mingcheng, money is no big deal!
He immediately said: "Don't worry about the money for house construction and bride price. I can advance your future salary to you first."

By next year, the three fathers and sons of the Chen family will have to work for him, so the money is not considered a loan, but a direct salary advance.

Chen Duofu was stunned. He didn't expect that Gao Mingcheng's words would easily solve their family's problems!
Even though he was not particularly eager to get married, Chen Duofu sincerely thanked him: "Mingcheng, thank you."

"Brother Mingcheng, you are so kind!" Chen Duoxi also praised Gao Mingcheng.

Gao Mingcheng laughed and began to explain to Chen Duoxi the functions of some things in the car, such as what the steering wheel is for, what the clutch, brake and accelerator are for, and under what circumstances it is necessary to step on the clutch and brake to shift gears. Under what circumstances should you step on the accelerator lightly, and under what circumstances should you step on the accelerator hard.

For example, walk quickly through sand and slowly through water.The driver needs to judge the road environment and choose to press the accelerator hard or lightly.

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Along the way, Chen Duoxi studied very seriously, and even Chen Duofu also looked at it seriously.

They learned to look at the road conditions and the rearview mirror. Along the way, their minds were focused on studying, and even the scenery on the roadside could no longer attract their attention.

(End of this chapter)