Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 112 Whole Duck Banquet

Cheng Guozhu's eldest brother suffered from polio when he was a child and suffered from lameness.

In poor mountain villages, in those days, those who were good at hands and feet might not be able to be called daughter-in-laws, and it was even more difficult for someone like him.It was not until he was very old that he married a wife.

Therefore, although he is the eldest, the children in his family are younger than those in the third family. No wonder Cheng He doesn't know him.

Cheng Guozhu poured wine for Cheng He, and told Wen Xue and Zhao Si not to be restrained while they were eating.

Cheng He asked him: "How is the duck breeding situation now? Is the price okay?"

Cheng Guozhu shook his head: "It depends on the sky. If you are lucky, you can make money. If you are unlucky, you can only eat duck meat every day. There are many diseases, and when the selling price is low, you can only maintain your income. basic life."

His eldest brother didn't learn the craft of bamboo weaving, and now seeing that most other people are doing this to make money, they can only watch.

Cheng Guozhu helped his elder brother, such as chopping bamboo, boiling water and boiling bamboo, and other unskilled tasks, he asked his elder brother to do it, and gave him some money.

In fact, in other people's homes, these jobs are all done by themselves.They are also brothers, just find a reason to help.

what else can we do?The eldest brother has bad legs and has no other ability to make money. As a brother, he can only help as much as possible.

Speaking of this, Cheng Guozhu called his son: "Go, call your brother over to eat together."

The kid who just called Cheng He to eat stood up quickly and ran out.

Cheng Guozhu pointed to a plate of stir-fried duck meat on the table and said, "Heizi, come, try this. This taste is stronger, and it may be suitable for you young people. Teacher Zhao, Xiaoxue, you can eat it too, don't be restrained."

In fact, this table is basically all ducks, all kinds of duck dishes.

Braised duck in brown sauce, braised duck with konjac, drunk duck bou, stewed duck neck, stewed duck feet, duck blood vermicelli soup, fried duck wings, hot and sour duck intestines, a large table is full.

It's almost time for the whole duck feast.

Cheng He knew that Cheng Guozhu's elder brother raised ducks, and he bought more duck meat to take care of his elder brother's business.

Maybe they don't usually eat like this, but they bought so much because they called them to eat.

Although they are all ducks, they are made in different ways, and they all taste delicious.

Cheng Guozhu's son came back quickly and said, "Dad, Xiao Liang is being beaten. His father won't let him come."

Cheng Guozhu was taken aback, and asked, "Why are you being beaten again?"

"He wanted to go to school, but his father wouldn't let him, so he sat at the door and cried, and his father beat him," his son replied.

Cheng Guozhu frowned and sighed, then raised his wine glass and said to Cheng He, "Come on, Heizi, let's finish this."

It's no problem for Cheng He to drink now, but he doesn't want to drink too much to scare others, so he has to sip two or three times a glass.

He drank the cup and asked, "Third brother, I see that your eldest son's child is not very old. Why don't you let him go to school? Why don't you let such an old child go to school?"

Now that Taohua Village Primary School has been rebuilt, and it’s very close by walking, what’s the reason?

"What are you doing? Follow him to let the ducks go!" Cheng Guozhu said in a muffled voice.

The eldest brother has no skills, so he can try his best to help, but the eldest brother's ideas are not good, what can he do?
I have been poor all my life, and I still don't let my children go to school. Do I want my children to be like him, and be poor for the rest of my life?

Cheng He said: "How can that be done? If such a small child is not allowed to go to school, when he grows up in the future, will he really be a duck for the rest of his life?"

Zhao Sizai also said: "Now the national law stipulates that no one can deprive children of the right to education. It is against the law for him to do so."

Cheng Guozhu poured it for Cheng Heman, then poured it for himself, and said: "My boss, he doesn't listen to anyone. When a person is poor, he becomes even more stingy. This is always the case when doing things, which makes people angry and angry. Pity him. Alas, he doesn't feel sorry for the few tuition fees."

"Tuition? Isn't elementary school free now?" Cheng He said.

"Tuition is free. Don't you also have books, food, and supplementary tuition fees? Not a lot. He cares about money." Cheng Guozhu replied.

His son interjected at the right time: "When they went to elementary school, they paid less if it wasn't free. Now they go to elementary school in the town, and they pay more if they say it's free."

Now he has finished junior high school, and after the summer vacation, he will go to a high school in the city.

During this period, bamboo weaving suddenly became popular, which almost solved the problem of his high school tuition fees, and it came too timely.Therefore, this kid is also grateful to Cheng He.

Cheng He asked: "Then how much does one semester of elementary school cost?"

He had to pay more during the free period, which made him a little depressed.

He has heard of various fees for supplementary lessons.But I didn't pay much attention to it before, and now I know how powerful it is.

Cheng Guozhu's son slowly calculated the accounts for him: "More than 100 for books, 50 for a set of school uniforms, more than 600 for meals, and the usual vaccination fees, exam fees, tuition fees... Anyway, it's a lot, and it adds up to thousands of dollars. Alright."

Sure enough, it's really not a small sum.

Cheng He remembered how much he paid when he was in elementary school?At that time, it was not proposed to come for free.

This is just a poor mountain village, and 1000 yuan a semester is a burden for many families.For families like Cheng Guozhu's eldest brother, it is even more difficult.

He has limited legs and feet, so he can't grow fields, so he can only support his family by herding ducks.And with his knowledge, he can't think of any other way to make money, so he can only stop letting his children go to school.

"My uncle said, let Xiao Liang go to the ducks. If he raises a thousand ducks a year, he can earn 1000 yuan, which is better than going to school. You have to pay to go to school." Cheng Guozhu's son said.

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After a meal, several people bid farewell to Cheng Guozhu.

Zhao Sizai sniffed, feeling very sad.This is the current situation in the mountain village.

She let out a long breath and said, "Come on, let's go to that house."

Cheng He asked her: "What did you say when you went? He is a bit stubborn. I have some impressions before."

He is poor and inferior, and his legs and feet are inconvenient. He always feels that others look down on him, so his words become bitter and mean.Over time, others are not willing to talk to him more.

Others would not blame him, but after the good intentions were misinterpreted several times, no one bothered to put hot faces on it.

In addition, recently, other people's families can do bamboo weaving, and they have made some money.Like him who can't do it, and can only watch, the resentment may be deeper.

As soon as I was depressed, the child clamored to go to school again, and when he got upset, he beat the child to vent his anger.

That's how the poor are.

What can they do now?
Of course, it is not easy for him to decide what to say about free tuition.The school is managed by someone, and he can't intervene in it.He was not the only one who paid for the renovation of the school.

Zhao Sizai thought for a while and said, "Let's go. I can understand him."

"Can you make sense?" Cheng He was surprised.

She hasn't met that family yet, so where is her confidence?
Zhao Sizai nodded and said, "Believe me, I will be able to make sense of him. The child can't just be ruined like this."

She saw it. When she was driving ducks just now, that thin figure was very skilled at driving ducks.

I thought it was the children helping the family with work during the summer vacation, but I didn't expect that the adults of his family would let him do it for a living.

Cheng He couldn't bear it, so he took her there.

After Wen Xue had dinner, she had nothing to do anyway, so she went with her.

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