Chapter 225 – Educated Youth (10)
Gu Yubao sat on the ground with his face pressed against the cold-water tank next to him. All the scenes he experienced before appeared in his mind.
He suddenly remembered that when Yan Jing Ze gave him trouble for the first time, he had talked about homosexuality.
This guy must like men!
He also thought that previously, when his brother went to Yan Jing Ze, he cried.
So, Yan Jing Ze used his matter to threaten his brother?
At first, he thought that Yan Jing Ze came to his house to grab food and drink, but in fact, Yan Jing Ze did not grab food and drink. After Yan Jing Ze came, their family's food was better.
In addition, Yan Jing Ze taught them to read, not to fool people, but to really teach them knowledge.
Although he doesn't like and doesn't want to read, he has to admit that what Yan Jing Ze did is for his good, rather than trying to harm him. In just two months, he felt that his mind was much clearer and he could understand a lot of logic.
Today, his younger sister Gu Yuxian already likes Yan Jing Ze, and his oldest sister Gu Yulan doesn't hate Yan Jing Ze. Even if him, he doesn't hate Yan Jing Ze as much as he did at the beginning.
But at this moment, he became disgusted with Yan Jing Ze again.
He wondered why Yan Jing Ze didn't frame others, but instead found him, because it turned out that he was in love with his brother!
Gu Yubao choked up.
He had always treated himself as a child before and never thought about what he had to do. During this period of time, he was beaten up by Yan Jing Ze and went to work in the farm. Only then did he realize that what he usually eats and drinks is hard to come by. Knowing that it was difficult for his elder brother to feed them.
In fact, his big brother has actually been having a very hard time.
He remembers some things he experienced when he was a child... Once his elder brother took him out to play, he accidentally fell and was scratched on his face. He didn't feel it, but when he got home, his dad saw it and without saying a word, gave his big brother two slaps.
His mother made glutinous rice dumplings, and he could eat them all the time, until his stomach hurts. As for his brother, his brother would only eat them if his mother offered it to him.
After the two younger sisters were born, he never needed to care for his younger sisters, but his brother did.
There is also studying. He has been studying hard since he was a child, but his brother... Looking at his brother now, he knows that his grades were not bad at the beginning, but his brother didn't even finish the third grade of elementary school.
And then later, his brother was only a teenager and had to support a group of them, and they were not obedient.
He, Yulan, and Yuxian were crying for their mother all day long, and Yukang was always sick... In the past few years, they have grown up one by one, but the family is actually much better. When his mother just passed away, they were scared and in a mess.
If his brother does not care about them, they may not even survive.
His brother could actually raise them casually like how his dad raised his brother, but his brother didn't, and it wasn't his brother who ate eggs every day before, but him.
His brother is now twenty. People his age in the village, even if he is not married, must have someone. But his brother has nothing. He recently started working and heard people say that his brother is likely to become an old bachelor.
Who wants to marry a man with four oil bottles?
His brother was miserable enough, but now, he was being targeted by Yan Jing Ze.
Yan Jing Ze must have used his matter and Yuxian's matter to threaten his brother.
Gu Yubao cried in a low voice.
Yan Jing Ze and Gu Mingxiu didn't know someone was crying outside.
The two first-timers studied for a long time before finally succeeding, but... it went a little fast.
Yan Jing Ze had plenty of energy, but taking into account Gu Mingxiu's body, he still held it back and put his arms in his arms: "Go to bed early."
Gu Mingxiu was still a little dizzy. He didn't know that men and men could still be like this... But now that they have done this, he finally felt that there was another layer of security.
Gu Mingxiu was in a good mood, and the fire on his body disappeared, after a while, he fell asleep. Yan Jing Ze heard his even breathing and fell asleep quickly.
The next day, when he was woken up by sounds outside, Yan Jing Ze got up refreshed and kissed Gu Mingxiu who was next to him.
Gu Mingxiu actually woke up earlier. He never used to stay in bed, but after being with Yan Jing Ze, he became more and more lazy. After waking up today, he didn't want to get up, instead he kept staring at Yan Jing Ze.
He really shouldn't be like this... Gu Mingxiu remembered, but was suppressed by Yan Jing Ze: "You take a good rest, don't get up today."
"Why rest?" Gu Mingxiu was puzzled.
"You were injured last night," Yan Jing Ze said.
"That little injury is okay." Gu Mingxiu didn't want Yan Jing Ze to feel he was weak. Even if it was a little uncomfortable, he completely ignored it, he immediately rolled out of bed: "I have no problem at all."
Yan Jing Ze: "..." Let's go!
Yan Jing Ze and Gu Mingxiu got up late today. When they got up, Gu Yuxian and Gu Yulan had already made breakfast.
Breakfast is sweet potato porridge again.
Although the sweet potato has a high yield, it should not be left for too long, especially after the winter, it will freeze.
They make some dried sweet potatoes, but they won't last too long, so recently, they all eat sweet potatoes mixed with rice.
Yan Jing Ze is still with more rice and less sweet potatoes, and he took the eggs laid by the Gu family's chicken last night in his arms.
Gu Yubao stared at him with a particularly ugly face.
Of course, Yan Jing Ze noticed Gu Yubao's gaze. He glanced at Gu Yubao and guessed what Gu Yubao might have discovered.
But he didn't care, he should eat and drink.
These days, he did not only make ordinary bamboo chairs and baskets, but also made a cupboard with bamboo, more or less in exchange for some money. Instead of focusing on Gu Yubao, why not think about what to buy Gu Mingxiu to eat later...
After breakfast, Yan Jing Ze said: "I'm going to town."
"I'll go too," Gu Mingxiu said.
"You rest at home," Yan Jing Ze stopped him and gave him some homework.
After persuading Gu Mingxiu, Yan Jing Ze went back to his room to put down the eggs. Later in the evening, he will eat a snack with Gu Mingxiu. He then picked a small bamboo chair carefully made from home and headed to town.
Although he wanted to open up the market for his bamboo products, it was impossible to take too many of them to the town – it was no fun to be arrested as a profiteer.
Therefore, he only took a small and cute bamboo chair for children to take to the street.
Walk along the river for a while and you will arrive to the town.
Yan Jing Ze walked to the place where Gu Yubao had been taught before and stopped abruptly. He saw Gu Yubao rushing out of the nearby bamboo forest with a bamboo in his hand and tried to hit him.
But Yan Jing Ze's eyesight was quick, and he avoided it, but Gu Yubao staggered and almost fell.
Yan Jing Ze kicked him on his ass and kicked him to the ground. He snatched the bamboo pole and hit his leg with a bamboo pole: "Boy, you're so courageous! You dare make a move on me!"
At breakfast today, Gu Yubao's expression was wrong. He wondered that this guy must want to do something. As expected, this guy was lying in ambush on his way to the town and wanted to do something to him.
Unfortunately, he was always alert, so how could he possibly fall into his trap?
"You bastard! Yan Jing Ze you...ah!" Gu Yubao was halfway through when he was beaten down by Yan Jing Ze.
Yan Jing Ze said: "Before you do something, it's best to think about it first. Your little life is in my hands."
Gu Yubao opened his mouth and suddenly burst into tears.
"Get up and follow me," Yan Jing Ze said. It is not a busy time in the farm recently. He may encounter acquaintances on the road. Gu Yubao is crying like this, it is not good to be seen by others.
Gu Yubao got up and walked behind Yan Jing Ze.
"Did you see it last night?" Yan Jing Ze asked. He doesn't know why, he was particularly alert, and last night, he felt someone was watching.
That person was obviously one of the few in the Gu family, so he didn't care—he and Gu Mingxiu's things could be kept from the outside, and they must be kept from the outside, but they didn't need to keep it from the family, nor could they keep it.
Most importantly, he had been reprimanding these people for two months and had them in his grasp. He believed that they would never report.
"You are shameless, you bully my brother!" Gu Yubao said.
Yan Jing Ze gave Gu Yubao a curious look: "I didn't expect you to stand up for your brother."
"Of course, I want to stand up for my brother!" Gu Yubao said, "You... did you harm me in the first place, was it because of my brother?"
"Yes," Yan Jing Ze directly admitted.
Gu Yubao wiped a tear: "How can you do this!"
"Why can't I do this?" Yan Jing Ze asked with a smile.
Gu Yubao gritted his teeth: "My brother is really pitiful, can you stop bullying my brother?"
"No." Yan Jing Ze refused, and said: "By the way, don't even think about reporting or something. If this matter is really discovered, I may become miserable, but your brother will be just as miserable. Besides, I still have your and your sister's handles on my hands."
Gu Yubao looked at Yan Jing Ze with a cold expression, only to feel a chill gushing from his feet and rushing to the top of his head.
Yan Jing Ze is so terrible, their whole family is in the hands of Yan Jing Ze, and they can't escape.
He hadn't actually thought about making a report. Now that Yan Jing Ze talked about it, he thought of this, and then he remembered the first time Yan Jing Ze approached him, he framed him.
He really wants to report it, but he's afraid his brother will be miserable, but Yan Jing Ze can still escape!
Gu Yubao suddenly made up his mind: "Can you stop looking for my brother, or you just find me and let my brother go."
Gu Yubao burst into tears with his snot and tears, as if letting go.
In any case, his brother followed this Yan Jing Ze because of him... His brother has been really good to him over the years, and he should do something for his brother.
Yan Jing Ze shuddered and moved a little away from him: "Just with your looks, don't even try to stick to me."
Gu Yubao cried again.
Yan Jing Ze saw him doing this and said, "Gu Yubao, your brother is willing to be with me."
Gu Yubao was taken aback.
Yan Jing Ze said: "He was unwilling at first, but now he is willing... He grew up this old and no one has been good to him. I give him something to eat, coaxed him, and he gave me his whole heart and soul. He is very fond of me now."
Gu Yubao thought about it carefully, and found that this was really the case—his brother had a very good attitude towards Yan Jing Ze these days.
Even last night, his brother did not look reluctant.
Yan Jing Ze said again: "Now you want him to leave me, he definitely doesn't want to."
Gu Yubao stared at Yan Jing Ze blankly: "You...you are too abominable!"
"You think I'm hateful, beat me if you have the ability," Yan Jing Ze smiled, "Let me tell you this, the college entrance examination will be restored sooner or later. If you can get into the university by then, you might be able to trample me under your feet... If you don't have the skills, you must do what I want."
These days, Yan Jing Ze interacted with the children of the Gu family, and found that for the time being, they had no major problems, they were just a little bit selfish.
In the original historical trajectory, Gu Mingxiu would die, in fact, there are various aspects of reason.
It is because this era has problems, because the original owner is pressing harder and harder, and also because of the selfishness of the two – Gu Yubao and Gu Yulan.
However, these two people are young, and when they did that, they probably didn't know that there would be such serious consequences.
Nothing has happened now, and it would be the best if they can be straightened.
As for why he said that... In this way, Gu Yubao must be more motivated to make progress.
In addition... Gu Yubao doesn't like him and doesn't accept his affection even if he has been contributing so much. He can make Gu Mingxiu stay away from this younger brother.
He believed that in Gu Mingxiu's heart, he was definitely more important than Gu Yubao.
After all, he is smart and handsome.
Yan Jing Ze blew a whistle and said to Gu Yubao: "Gu Yubao, your brother used to value you the most. Now it is me who he valued the most. He is so obedient to me, always afraid that I will not want him."
"Who made him live a hard life before that he never even thought about getting married for the sake of you younger siblings? Now I'm willing to stay with him, and he is very happy."
"He listens to me very much. I told him that I would educate you, and he gave you all to me."
...
Yan Jing Ze said while bringing Gu Yubao to the town.
Gu Yubao's eyes were already rubbed red.
His brother was deceived by Yan Jing Ze.
If the college entrance examination can be resumed, Yan Jing Ze will definitely be admitted, and then he will return to the city, then what will his brother do?
Also, his brother is a man, and Yan Jing Ze is just playing with his brother, right? If Yan Jing Ze doesn't want his brother someday...
But he can't do anything, after all, he is so useless!
Gu Yubao thought about it and found that he still had to study.
Regardless of whether the college entrance examination can be restored or not, he will study more, go to high school, and go to the town to take the recruitment exam... As long as he can overpower Yan Jing Ze, his brother will be able to live well! Yan Jing Ze will not dare to bully his brother!
Gu Yubao wiped his tears, followed Yan Jing Ze into the dormitory building of the fertilizer factory, and then saw Yan Jing Ze calling a woman who is old enough to be his mother "sister".
Yan Jing Ze is really good at pleasing people and talking nonsense to people!
He must think of ways to protect his brother!
When Gu Yubao was thinking in his heart, Yan Jing Ze was also thinking.
When he comes back, he will file a complaint to Gu Mingxiu, say that Gu Yubao ambushed him on the way and wanted to beat him!
When the time comes... he can beat Gu Yubao again!
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Chapter 226 – Educated Youth (11)
Yan Jing Ze used that small chair to exchange a meat ticket with a woman in her forties in the staff dormitory of the fertilizer factory.
For the people in the town, eating meat is important, but it's no big deal to eat less meat and change a chair for your children.
This kind of bamboo chair can generally be used for several years, and it is very strong. Later, the women who came here regretted being late and failed to exchange.
Yan Jing Ze didn't leave, chatted with these people, and talked about the various bamboo products that can be bought in their village.
"Does your village collectively do this?" someone asked.
Yan Jing Ze was taken aback, chatting with them while quietly inquiring, combined with the previous things, he suddenly got an idea.
These days, profiteering is not allowed, but as long as it is done by a community, many things can be possible.
For example, if he sells bamboo products, it will not work if he sells it personally, but if the whole village of Shangmu Village does this business collectively, it will be fine.
In the village next to them, there is a paper mill. This paper mill cannot produce good paper. It can only produce paper that allows people to wipe their buttocks after going to the toilet, but it also makes the lives of the villagers in that village much better.
In addition, their villages all grow mulberry and raise silkworms. They cannot be raised and sold by a single family, but if they are kept in the village and sold together, there is no problem.
Yan Jing Ze also didn't intend to make a fortune by relying on the bamboo products. But he could rely on the village collective to build a bamboo products factory.
Although the original owner had been in the countryside for two years, he didn't pay attention to these things, Yan Jing Ze didn't know it before. Now when he thinks about it... he decided to get things done today.
Yan Jing Ze said a mouthful of "sister" sweetly.
Several middle-aged women in the fertilizer factory who have given their jobs to their children are now taking care of their grandchildren and cooking at home. They all smiled and talked to Yan Jing Ze about a lot of things.
At the same time, someone asked Gu Yubao: "Who is this child?" When they talked to Yan Jing Ze, the child looked at them with a bitter and hateful look...
Yan Jing Ze smiled and said, "This is the younger brother of the family, who is in conflict with me."
"I'm not your brother!" Gu Yubao said angrily.
Yan Jing Ze showed a helpless smile.
Those women said one after another: "Xiaoyan ah, don't be too soft-tempered."
"If the child is disobedient, you have to beat him."
"This child really doesn't know how to behave, no respect for his brother at all."
...
Gu Yubao: "..."
Yan Jing Ze is too hateful, too evil!
Gu Yubao had to admit that he couldn't deal with Yan Jing Ze.
Yan Jing Ze has such an ability, no wonder he can coax his brother.
He followed Yan Jing Ze to sell chairs, and followed Yan Jing Ze to buy pork. On the way home with Yan Jing Ze, Gu Yubao kept thinking that he must grow up quickly and that he must protect his brother.
By coincidence, they saw his brother as soon as they got home.
Gu Yubao's eyes were sour: "Brother..."
"Jing Ze," Gu Mingxiu's eyes lit up when he first saw Yan Jing Ze, "Are you tired?" His mouth was dumb, but he still wanted to care about Yan Jing Ze. He decided earlier, when he comes back home, he would ask Yan Jing Ze if he was tired.
The words Gu Yubao had not yet spoken could not be said. He also noticed how his elder brother's eyes were bright after seeing Yan Jing Ze.
Yan Jing Ze is right. His elder brother is now willing to be with Yan Jing Ze. His elder brother should like Yan Jing Ze very much.
"I'm not tired." Yan Jing Ze said with a smile: "Mingxiu, I bought some pork, let's make braised pork for dinner later." Yesterday was his and Gu Mingxiu's wedding night, today he wanted to give Gu Mingxiu something good to eat.
"Pork requires a lot of money..." Gu Mingxiu felt a little painful.
"I want to eat."
"If you want to eat, buy it, and eat more later." Gu Mingxiu immediately changed his mind.
Gu Yubao: Does his brother like Yan Jing Ze so much?
Only then did Gu Mingxiu notice Gu Yubao, who was red-eyed and a bit of a mess, behind Yan Jing Ze.
Yan Jing Ze hugged Gu Mingxiu all day long. The two did the most intimate thing last night. Even if Gu Mingxiu didn't know how to get close to people, his attitude towards Yan Jing Ze would be more natural.
But for the younger brother Gu Yubao...
When Gu Yubao was in the fourth and fifth grades of elementary school, he felt that Gu Mingxiu was not as smart as him, and he didn't like Gu Mingxiu to take care of himself. Naturally, Gu Mingxiu couldn't get too close to him.
Gu Mingxiu deliberated for a while and asked, "Yubao, what's the matter with you?"
Gu Mingxiu is obviously closer to Yan Jing Ze than to himself!
Gu Yubao was sad, and then he heard Jing Ze say: "Mingxiu, this child, Yubao, still needs to be taught properly, he actually ambushed me on my way to town and tried to beat me."
What? Gu Yubao wanted to beat up Yan Jing Ze? Gu Mingxiu's brow furrowed, "Yubao, how can you do this!"
"Brother! I didn't hit him, he was the one who hit me!" Gu Yubao shouted.
"Yes, he didn't hit me, he was taught a lesson by me." Yan Jing Ze admitted directly: "But this nature of his is really bad... he has to be honed more."
Gu Mingxiu also said: "Yes, this is not good... Yubao, you..." He wanted to teach others, but he didn't know how to say it.
Yan Jing Ze quickly said, "Mingxiu, I will help you teach him."
"Good." Gu Mingxiu agreed.
Gu Yubao was full of grief and anger.
His eldest brother has Yan Jing Ze, so he just ignores them? How could this be.
Yan Jing Ze looked at Gu Yubao gleefully.
He knows that Gu Yubao must be very entangled now. In metaphorical words... he should be like a child who was loved by his father before, but unexpectedly, one day his father married a stepmother, and this stepmother pretended to be a good person in front of his father, but tormented him in private, but his father is biased and trusts his stepmother more...
Aiyo, he felt that Gu Yubao was a bit pitiful.
Yan Jing Ze picked up Gu Yubao: "Go, cut the bamboo!"
Where there are bamboos, it is difficult for other plants to grow. The bamboo forests here are not taken care of, they grew next to each other, so no children come here to play.
It's quite quiet here.
Yan Jing Ze asked Gu Yubao to saw the bamboo, as for him, he leaned on a bamboo and said, "Gu Yubao, you think I'm lying to your brother, are you angry?"
"Yes!" Gu Yubao said.
Yan Jing Ze sneered: "After he was with me, I gave him food to eat and drink, you didn't notice that he has become fat? You younger brothers and sisters only suck blood from him."
"He earned all the money in your family. He never wore new clothes for the Chinese New Year."
"You eat eggs every day, what about him? I shared half an egg with him before, and he was moved to death."
"Even being with me, he did it for you..."
...
Gu Yubao became more uncomfortable as he listened.
Yan Jing Ze said again: "In this world, only I treat him a little better."
"I will also be good to my brother."
"What are you capable of doing for your brother? Can you keep him full or keep him warm?" Yan Jing Ze hit Gu Yubao with a bamboo pole: "Get to work, don't just talk and not work."
Yan Jing Ze told Gu Yubao so much because he didn't want Gu Mingxiu's dedication to be ignored.
This is quite useful. After two months, whether it was Gu Yubao or Gu Yulan, when they saw Gu Mingxiu, they felt very guilty.
Yan Jing Ze is very satisfied with this situation.
Gu Yubao was told to chop more bamboo and go home, while Yan Jing Ze went to the village party secretary's house.
Yan Jing Ze proposed to use the name of the village collective to make bamboo products to sell. Of course, he is the one who has this craft. In addition to getting the highest work points, he also has to get more benefits in this area.
He also suggested that Gu Mingxiu, Gu Yubao, Gu Yulan and even Gu Yuxian all work with him, and they also record the highest work points.
Yan Jing Ze was really reluctant to leave Gu Mingxiu working hard on the farm. As for the others... he really needs help.
It is more convenient to keep people under his nose, whether he wants to teach them how to behave or teach them to study.
Yan Jing Ze's request is a bit high, but after he immediately said about the amount of bamboo products he can give to the village every month, the village party secretary was moved.
A few days later, all the villagers held a meeting.
The bamboo chairs used for meetings have not been sold yet. Some other bamboo products are also displayed, such as bamboo made recliners, bamboo made baby chairs for babies to sit in and out, and bamboo made cupboards, everything.
After calculating the prices of these things, the villagers all agreed to Yan Jing Ze's requirements.
In total, five people record the highest work points, which is nothing. There are some people in their village who still have so many strong laborers!
As for the profit that Yan Jing Ze needs more points, it is only available after the things are sold... and they can get an extra share of money in the future as long as they agree!
It's just that... many people want to follow Yan Jing Ze to make bamboo products and learn this craft. After all, if they have learned it, they won't be short of money.
Yan Jing Ze actually doesn't mind teaching others, but it's inconvenient to have outsiders staying around to do things... He directly pulled Gu Yubao out: "It's better for someone who is smarter to learn this stuff, and handling bamboo is easy to get your hands hurt..."
Yan Jing Ze asked others to take care of Yubao's hands.
Gu Yubao has been arranged a lot of work by him in the past few days. He has something in his heart and always loses his concentration. His hands are really bloody, and he can't sleep well these days, so he looks more haggard.
Gu Yubao, who used to be white and fat, has become like this after learning crafts from Yan Jing Ze!
The villagers hesitated immediately, not wanting their children to follow along.
Yan Jing Ze also said that in the future, he will spend half a day teaching everyone to make bamboo products, and then everyone in the village will be able to follow along. Some people will learn how to do it well, and they can also sell it.
When he said this, no one in the village was unwilling, and no one thought about letting their children learn his craft.
Even if they really want them to learn, they should first see if their children have talents before they can learn well.
When the matter was settled, Yan Jing Ze breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew that in the next two years, he would no longer have to worry about his basic needs. Except for Gu Yukang's work points, the Gu family members have all the work points enough for them to eat and drink well—that is equivalent to the Gu family having four more strong laborers!
In addition, after having this "bamboo products factory", he can secretly make some small things to sell. He usually wants to buy some meat for daily necessities, and he won't be out of money.
Now that the problem of food and clothing has been solved, the next most important thing is the education of the Gu family members.
Yan Jing Ze has already decided that in the next two years, Gu Mingxiu's main task is to read books. Gu Yubao and Gu Yulan will read books after finishing their work. Gu Yuxian will take care of Gu Yukang while studying. It is perfect!
He must let Gu Mingxiu be admitted to university!
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Why single profiteers weren't allowed but a whole village was allowed? Because the leaders believed that their country's resources should be shared among people. Like, if you live in rural and caught a rabbit in the mountain, you have to share it with the villagers because the mountain is for everyone.
This is also why they eliminated the capitalists at that time, in their opinion, those capitalists were monopolizing their country's resources, and the gap between the rich and the poor were becoming too big.
They advocated that people should live frugally, that's why if you have anything expensive on you, you could get reported by anyone anonymously, especially if you have gold, or just a jealous neighbor/co-worker.