Chapter 619 The anchor wants to be the boss [Second update]
"I earned this money myself, not from my mother." Zhen Shuai explained, took out the remaining thirty yuan and handed twenty yuan to her, "Look at whose house you go to buy some food. ."
Zhen Xiang took the money and stared at the other ten yuan.
"Let me keep the ten yuan. You are a careless boy and you pretend to lose it easily. If you want to buy anything, you can tell me and I will give it to you."
"..." Zhen Shuai took the twenty yuan again. He took it back and handed it to Zhen Duo, "Duoduo, go and buy it"
"Aunt Luo is a good person. I won't suffer any loss if I go to her house to buy it!" Zhen Duo glanced at Zhen Xiang secretly, took the money and ran away.
Zhen Xiang's lips moved, "Duoduo and Guoguo are also short of clothes. If you buy them for an outsider, you won't buy them for them..." Zhen Shuai thought for a while, "If you can promise to take care of everything at home, take care of Zhen Cheng, and I will give you fifty yuan a month. How about it?"
Zhen Xiang's eyes quickly flashed with light, "How much money do you have?" She still suspected that his mother gave him the money. .
"If you don't want it, forget it." Zhen Shuai didn't want to break up with her.
Zhen Xiang said hurriedly: "I didn't say I wouldn't agree. Then... I'll go change clothes for Zhen Cheng."
Zhen Shuai nodded, moved a small bench and placed it in the shade of a tree, and let Shen Xingdu sit on the bench. superior.
The summer wind blows slowly, and the yard is very cool.
Shen Xingdu put his knees together, hugged the water glass, and sat upright. He was so cute.
Zhen Shuai couldn't help but kissed him on the cheek, smiled, and went to the kitchen to boil water. It will be used to kill the chicken later.
Zhen Cheng changed his clothes and ran out. When he saw Shen Xingdu, he rushed towards him again.
There is nothing interesting about boiling water, so Zhen Shuai placed the camera of the live broadcast room in the yard. The audience screamed in surprise when they saw Zhen Cheng rushing towards Shen Xingdu.
Shen Xingdu sat still and pushed Zhen Cheng back with a gentle push. He had a measured hand, so Zhen Cheng did not fall. Then, he opened his small backpack, took out a pack of small biscuits, tore it open, held it with two small fingers, and ate one piece at a time.
Audience: "..." They suspected that Brother Shen was provoking Zhen Cheng.
Zhen Cheng raised his head with his mouth open and cried "Wow".
When Zhen Shuai heard the sound, he raised his head and glanced at the live broadcast room. He made sure that Shen Xingdu was fine and left it alone, and continued to boil water.
Zhen Xiang ran out from inside, a little impatient, "Why are you crying again?"
Seeing Shen Xingdu eating, she understood what was going on, went back to the room, grabbed a few toffees and stuffed them to Zhen Cheng.
"Stop crying, your voice will become hoarse from crying again."
After having something to eat, Zhen Cheng stopped crying, quickly peeled off the candy wrapper, stuffed the candy into his mouth, and pointed at Shen Xingdu while eating.
"Sister, I... I want a cup and a bag! You, you ask him for it."
Zhen Xiang was afraid that he would cry again, so her face sank, "That belongs to others, you can't take it! If you don't obey me, the candy will also be lost." I won't let you eat!"
Zhen Cheng seemed to know that she was really angry, so he pursed his lips and stopped saying anything.
Zhen Duo walked into the kitchen carrying a bag of rice, sweating profusely.
"Brother, I'm back! I bought too much and I couldn't carry it. I only bought twenty kilograms. But Aunt Luo said that you can go to her house to buy some after eating." "I know." Zhen Shuai took the bag of rice.
, and poured the rice into the rice vat. There are mice in the house. If you don’t pour the rice into the jar, the rice will be rattled by the mice within one night.
Zhen Duo wiped his sweat and returned the remaining money to Zhen Shuai.
Zhen Shuai answered, "Go outside and cool down for a while."
"It's okay, I'll light the fire." Zhen Duo rushed to sit in front of the stove. There was chicken to eat in the evening, so she didn't have to worry about food for the time being. She was in a very good mood, and the smile on her face never faded.
Zhen Shuai touched the little girl's head. This little girl was considered the most considerate child in the family.
The water was boiled quickly and he killed all three pheasants. The pheasant must first be scalded in boiling water before the feathers can be plucked. Chicken offal is also a good thing, but it is troublesome to clean up. When he was hesitating, Zhen Shuai picked up all the chicken offal and said, "Brother, I can clean it up. I'll do it." "Okay, I'll give
you a big chicken leg tonight. I'll pluck the feathers." Zhen Shuai picked up some feathered ones. Set aside, if the little girls want to play shuttlecock, they can use this feather to make a shuttlecock.
Governor Shen Xing moved a small stool and sat next to Commander Zhen.
Zhen Shuai lowered his head and kissed him on the cheek.
Although Zhen Cheng didn't understand, he could tell that his brother liked this little boy very much. He also ran to Zhen Shuai and squatted down, looking at him eagerly.
Zhen Shuai only glanced at him and then returned to the chicken. These tiny fuzz are difficult to pull out and take a lot of time.
Audience in the live broadcast room: Haha, a double-standard anchor! Ren Zhencheng is actually quite cute after cleaning up.
Zhen Xiang saw that Zhen Shuai was having a hard time pulling it out, "Let me do it, you don't have nails and it's hard to pull out." "
Okay." Zhen Shuai was not polite to her and handed the chicken to her, "Do you have any potatoes or mushrooms at home? ?"
Zhen Xiang said: "There are dried mushrooms hanging on the kitchen wall."
Zhen Shuai grabbed some dried mushrooms and soaked them, then checked the seasonings. Fortunately, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, onions, ginger, garlic , peppercorns, and star anise are all available, but there is not much cooking oil left, only half a pot is left.
After plucking the chicken, Zhen Shuai washed it again, leaving only two chicken wings and two chicken legs intact, and chopped the rest into small pieces.
"Duoduo, are there any peppers in the garden? If so, go pick some."
Zhen Duo responded crisply outside.
Zhen Guo came back from outside after having enough fun. She was pleasantly surprised to find that the food for the night was very good. Not only did it include fried chicken with green peppers, but also chicken stewed with mushrooms. She cheered happily, "There is chicken for dinner tonight? That's great!" Zhen Shuai announced
. It's time to start eating, and everyone is actively rushing to fill the meal.
No one was as fast as Zhen Shuai. He served himself and Shen Xingdu food and sat down at the table first.
Among the remaining people, Zhen Guo was the fastest. Before he could sit down, he stretched his chopsticks into the dish with a clear target: chicken legs.
Zhen Shuai pressed her chopsticks with his chopsticks unceremoniously, "Don't worry, I have something else to say when everyone comes." There was no expression on his face.
Zhen Guo was a little frightened by him, so she sat down obediently.
After everyone arrived, Zhen Shuai said, "From today on, I will be in charge of our house. Do you have any opinions?"
Zhen Cheng was in a hurry to eat chicken drumsticks and was about to cry.
Zhen Shuai grabbed a chicken leg and blocked his mouth in time. But don't cry anymore. He's not too tired, but he's too noisy.
Zhen Xiang said: "I have no objection."
"Me too." Zhen Duo said.
Zhen Guo looked at the two of them and said, "I have no objection either."
Zhen Cheng was still young and was ignored by everyone.
Zhen Shuai said slowly: "Well, starting from today, I will set the rules at home. I hope everyone will do as I say. Otherwise, I have the right to ignore you. After all, I am only fifteen years old. We are still minors and have no obligation to take care of you. You should all understand these words."
Zhen Xiang and the other three nodded silently, their expressions a little nervous, wondering what kind of rules he would make.
Zhen Shuai continued: "I'll say it first. If you have any opinions, wait until I finish speaking."
His serious expression was scary, Zhen Xiang and the others nodded obediently.
"The first thing is that from now on, except for Zhen Cheng's clothes, which will be washed by the eldest sister, everyone else's clothes will be washed by myself. Junior high school students have to live on campus. Zhen Duo and Zhen Guo should also learn to wash their own clothes. Second, I will find a way to buy them. Two little pigs, Zhen Duo and Zhen Guo, are responsible for killing pigweed every day. No matter whether you go there in the morning or at night, in short, you must prepare the pigweed for the next day one day in advance. No one can take advantage of others. It’s cheap. If you need ten kilograms of hogweed, each of you will take five kilograms. If you need twenty kilograms, each of you will take ten kilograms. After you have done what you should do, you can play whatever you want, I won’t care. The eldest sister is responsible for feeding the pigs, cleaning the pigsty and cleaning the house, and Zhen Cheng is also responsible for you. You only need to do these things well, and you don’t have to worry about other things. By the way, there are also cooking and dishwashing. During the summer and winter holidays, Zhen Duo and Zhen Guo take turns cooking and washing dishes. Other times, my eldest sister and I take turns doing it. That’s it. Can you do it?” Zhen Xiang and Zhen Duo both nodded
. Zhen Shuai's arrangement relieved both of them a lot of burden.
Zhen Guo didn't want to do laundry or fight pigweed, but seeing Zhen Xiang and Zhen Duo both nodding, she didn't dare to raise her objections.
"No objection."
Zhen Shuai understands the principle of giving a sweet date a big stick, and added: "We hold a summary meeting every month. If you perform well, I will give you pocket money according to the situation."
Zhen Xiang and the other three suddenly showed happy expressions on their faces.
"Of course, Zhen Duo and Zhen Guo have to work hard on their studies. I will help you finish junior high school. After junior high school, if you can get into high school, you can continue to study. If you can't get into high school, then go home." Zhen Duo
and Zhen Guo looked solemn at the same time and made up her mind to study hard. I am only fifteen years old after finishing junior high school. What can I do when I come home? No one wants to work outside, so we can only farm at home. But they know very well how hard it is to farm.
Zhen Shuai got a chicken wing for Shen Xingdu, a chicken leg for Zhen Duo, and a chicken wing for Zhen Xiang. Then he said, "Okay, let's eat." Zhen Guo's eyes turned red, "Brother - I do
too I want to eat chicken legs!"
Zhen Shuai snorted, "Eldest sister and Zhen Duo are helping me at home. Tell me, what did you do today?"
Zhen Guo's face turned red.
"I, I..."
Zhen Shuai gave her a piece of boneless chicken, "Okay, I can't be lazy any more."
Zhen Guo was happy and nodded vigorously. Today she had seen her brother's methods, and she really didn't dare to be lazy again in the future. If she continued to be lazy, she was sure that her brother would also dare not let her eat.
After all that needed to be said, Zhen Shuai began to eat seriously, taking care of Shen Xingdu from time to time. He is not worried about the three sisters being disobedient. As long as they hold economic power, they will one day realize that if they are disobedient, they will suffer a lot. His task is very important, and he cannot carry out it without first solving his family's worries. This is also the main reason why he is so resolute today.
Zhen Guo noticed that Zhen Shuai gave all the meat without bones to Shen Xingdu, and felt envious and jealous at the same time.
She secretly bumped the eldest sister's arm, signaling her to watch Zhen Shuai's actions.
Zhen Xiang ignored her.
"Brother," Zhen Guo smiled at Zhen Shuai, "Dudu is really going to stay at our house from now on?" "
What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Zhen Shuai raised his head and stared at her, his tone was quite gentle.
Zhen Guo shrank her neck, "No, no problem! If you need my help in any way, just ask!" Zhen Shuai then looked away with
satisfaction, "You don't need to worry about him, I will take care of him."
Zhen Guo Xiang's expression was hard to describe. She really didn't understand what Zhen Shuai was thinking. He didn't have a younger brother himself, so why would he be so nice to other people's children? She knew that he disliked Zhen Cheng for being sloppy, but didn't she clean up Zhen Cheng?
Chapter 620: Debtors come to your door [1st update]
Zhen Shuai ate very quickly and waited for Shen Xingdu after finishing his meal. After Shen Xingdu finished eating, he diligently prepared hot water to help Shen Xingdu take a bath.
Shen Xingdu rubbed his forehead and said, "Shuai Shuai, I can wash it myself."
"Oh, you really don't want my help?" Zhen Shuai looked disappointed. He had been looking forward to this part for a long time.
Governor Shen Xing looked at him steadily.
Zhen Shuai had no choice but to leave the room and close the door for him.
At this time, Zhen Xiang and the others had also finished eating. Zhen Xiang was washing Zhen Cheng's hands in the yard, Zhen Duo was cleaning up the dishes, and Zhen Guo was squatting next to Marshmallow, wanting to tease him, but she didn't dare.
Sensing Zhen Shuai's gaze, Zhen Guo said hurriedly: "Brother, Zhen Duo and I have agreed that we will take turns every day, and I will cook and wash the dishes tomorrow." "Okay." Zhen Shuai doesn't quite understand why she is so
afraid
. I didn't think much about it, and swatted the mosquito that landed on my leg to death. When I looked up, I saw that there were tiny insects all around the lamp.
"Zhen Shuai!"
A boy shouted outside.
"Who is it?"
"Me! He Xiaolong! Are you going to take a bath?"
Zhen Shuai remembered that in the summer, the adult men and older boys in the village rarely took hot baths at home, but made appointments to go together. Washing in the river is cool and lively.
Opening the courtyard door, a few boys who had played better before were standing outside with towels and clean clothes.
"You go ahead, I'm not going."
"Okay." Several boys walked away arm in arm, and they could still hear hearty laughter far away.
That day, Shen Xingguo didn't show up until Commander Zhen finished taking a bath and washed his and Shen Xingdu's clothes.
Zhen Shuai guessed that he really didn't plan to have this son.
That's just right.
There are no windows in the room, which is really not suitable for living in summer, it is stuffy and hot. Thanks to Shen Xingdu's cold constitution, Zhen Shuai hugged him all night and slept well.
When he woke up early the next morning, he saw the little dumpling-like Shen Xingdu opening his eyes in his arms. A bunch of dull hairs were raised on his head. The corners of Zhen Shuai's mouth were also raised, and a "chi" sound was heard on his face. Give him a kiss.
Shen Xingdu's face was expressionless and he was not in a happy mood. He even wanted to hold Zhen Shuai in his arms and kiss him. This body is really too small now!
Smoke curled up over the kitchen, it was Zhen Guo cooking.
Few girls in rural areas can't cook. After Zhen Shuai finished washing, he stood at the door and watched for a while. Zhen Guo's movements were still very nimble.
Zhen Xiang and Zhen Duo have also gotten up. Zhen Xiang is washing the clothes she changed yesterday, while Zhen Duo takes advantage of the cool morning to do her homework in the shadow of the courtyard wall. He didn't see Zhen Cheng, so he was probably still sleeping.
Zhen Shuai put on caps for himself and Shen Xingdu.
"Sister, I'm going to the village chief's house."
"Go." Zhen Xiang didn't ask him what he was going to do.
Zhen Shuai thinks this is good, and he himself doesn't like to be controlled by others.
He took a pheasant that had been pickled in salt yesterday, led Shen Xingdu towards the village chief's house, and greeted the villagers he met. His uncles and aunts called out to each other, always with a polite smile on his face.
The villagers had a much better impression of him. They either smiled back or nodded, saying that the child was now sensible. If the mother runs away cruelly, won’t the child grow up overnight?
The village chief's house is at the end of the village. It is the only blue brick house in the village. It has a high foundation and six bluestone steps to enter. The courtyard door is also wide and quite impressive. There is another gate on the side of the yard for the family's tractor to enter and exit. The village chief's family is also the only family in the village that owns a tractor.
"Uncle Village Chief, are you at home? I'm Zhen Shuai, I'm here to say hello to you!"
Hou Mingyao quickly came out of the house with a smile on his face.
"It's Xiaoshuai, you kid just knows how to joke, come in quickly."
As he said, he asked his grandson to move the stool.
His grandson's name is Hou Qingfeng, who is one year younger than Zhen Shuai, and their relationship is okay.
When Zhen Shuai saw him bringing a stool out, he took two steps to catch it, and sat in the yard with Hou Mingyao to talk.
Hou Qingfeng grabbed a handful of dates for Shen Xingdu. Shen Xingdu took a bag of cookies from his backpack and gave it to Hou Qingfeng, making Hou Qingfeng laugh.
Hou Mingyao looked at Shen Xingdu, who was sitting on Zhen Shuai's lap, "I heard about Dudu. Are you really going to take care of him? Isn't this nonsense?" Zhen Shuai smiled, "Dudu is very cute
. I like him very much, and it’s nothing to keep him. Uncle village chief, I came to you for the few acres of farmland my family has. There are no adults in my family now, just us children. I'm afraid it will be ruined, so I want to rent it out."
"Rent it out?" Hou Mingyao was surprised, "Your family will no longer farm? Then what will you eat in the future?" Zhen Shuai said calmly: "We really can't farm, I'm going to do it
. A little business."
"Business?" Hou Mingyao asked confusedly, "What business are you going to do? I remember you are only one year older than Qingfeng, that is, fifteen years old, and you are not yet an adult. To do business, you need a business license. Right? You are not old enough."
Hou Qingfeng looked at Zhen Shuai in surprise.
Zhen Shuai spread his hands, "So, it's not really a serious business. I'm going to set up a small stall and do some small business."
Hou Mingyao thought about it again and again, "How about I go talk to your grandparents and your uncle, Let them take care of you for three years. You will be eighteen in three years. Whether you go out to work for others or start your own business, it will
also make people feel at ease." Zhen Shuai smiled bitterly, "If my grandparents and uncle are willing to take care of us, they will I won't keep showing up after my mother runs away. You don't know, right? Yesterday, I was so hungry that I wanted to go to my uncle's house for breakfast. As a result, my aunt chased me to the house and scolded me. They moved the only dining table in the house."
Hou Qingfeng looked sympathetic.
Hou Mingyao's wife stood at the door of the kitchen, her face full of disdain.
Hou Mingyao pondered and said: "In that case, let your family's land be rented to my family. As for the rent, I won't pay you any money. After each season's grain harvest, I keep 40%, and the rest is rent." Zhen
Shuai After a moment of silence, he said, "Thank you, uncle village chief. I know that according to the normal market price, it is 50%. You suffered this loss because of the kid, so I shamelessly accepted it and kept it in my heart." He came to the village chief for his purpose. In fact, I just want to rent the land to the village chief’s family. Firstly, because the village chief’s family owns a tractor and has a lot of labor. Diversifying several acres of land will not be a burden to the village chief’s family. It is more suitable to rent to the village chief than to others; secondly, , after renting the land to the village chief, you don’t have to worry about uncles and grandparents being evil. What he didn't expect was that the village chief would be so happy. In this case, he will definitely reciprocate in the future. Good people should be rewarded.
Hou Mingyao had a smile on his face. The market price is there, even if he keeps 50%, no one can gossip. But I'm afraid that this matter will spread to the ears of Zhen Shuai's grandparents or uncle Zhen Aimin, and they will also want to seize the land of Zhen Shuai's family. If the land falls into their hands, I'm afraid they won't even be willing to give it a pound of food. He suffered a loss and occupied one less floor, which eliminated the possibility of Zhen Aimin and the others taking advantage. He doesn't ask for anything in return for helping Zhen Shuai, but he must feel comfortable that his intentions can be understood by Zhen Shuai.
"You're welcome. I'm the village chief. I can help if I can. As for the small business you mentioned, you can give it a try. If it doesn't work...you can take the land back." Zhen Shuai nodded confidently, "
I think it should work.”
Hou Mingyao was not optimistic. How can business be so easy? Being born in the countryside, it is more stable to farm the land down-to-earth. However, he is an outsider after all, and it is taboo to communicate with others in a superficial way.
Hou Qingfeng asked Zhen Shuai, "You won't go to school in the future?"
Zhen Shuai said, "It depends on the situation. If I can't go to school, I will study by myself as long as I have time." Hou Mingyao nodded
approvingly, "If you think so, you are better than our family. Qingfeng is strong."
Zhen Shuai said with a smile: "I don't dare to compare with Qingfeng. I am often at the bottom in the class, and Qingfeng's grades are among the top ten in the class!" Hou Mingyao smiled, "If
he can pass the exam Three, I will be happier!"
The old man and the young man chatted quite congenially.
After Commander Zhen and Governor Shen Xing left, Hou Mingyao's wife came over.
"Other people always call the eldest son of Xu Xiuli's family a fool. But when I look at him, he is not stupid at all. Listening to his words and looking at his behavior, he is very disciplined. He really doesn't look like a child that Zhen Aihua and Xu Xiuli can teach. !"
Hou Mingyao rolled his eyes, "They are all talkative women, what good things can they say? Just look at it, that child is definitely extraordinary." When
Zhen Shuai returned home, he found that the atmosphere at home was not right, and the yard was quiet. , there is one more person. Zhen Xiang, Zhen Duo and Zhen Guo all stood with livid faces, as if they were very angry. Only Zhen Cheng didn't care, sitting on a small bench with a small bowl in his hands to eat.
"What's going on?" Zhen Shuai smiled and walked towards the aunt who also had an ugly face, and moved the chair next to her, "Aunt Ma is a rare visitor. Please sit down and let's talk about it slowly if you have anything to do." "
Shuai Handsome, it’s not that my aunt wants to make things difficult for you, it’s actually this matter—” Ma Xiaolian didn’t sit down, sighed, and stamped her foot, “That’s what happened. Two days ago, your mother said that you were seriously ill and might not survive it. At this stage, he had to be hospitalized, so he asked me to borrow 500 yuan..."
The smile on Zhen Shuai's face froze.
The audience in the live broadcast room was convinced. This Xu Xiuli is a talent!
Shen Xingdu touched Commander Zhen's face comfortingly.
Zhen Shuai held his little hand, "She said I was very ill? And she asked you to borrow 500?" "Yes! 500! She
said you were so ill that you were about to die - these were her exact words. She and I We have a good relationship, but she said it so seriously, how could I not borrow it? I didn’t think much about it at the time. Fortunately, your uncle Ming was thoughtful enough to let her write an IOU." Ma Xiaolian opened her hand, and there was indeed a book inside. There was an IOU, and the words on it were crooked, and it could be seen that it was Xu Xiuli's handwriting. "After I lent her the money, I went to a relative's house for business. I just came back this morning. As soon as I came back, I heard that your mother ran away, so hurry up." Come here and ask? Look at this..."
Zhen Xiang and the other two were so angry that they wiped away tears.
Ma Xiaolian felt sad when she saw it, but five hundred yuan was not a small amount of money. It had been saved by her and the head of the family for many years through frugality. No matter how sympathetic she was, she couldn't write it off in one go. No one’s money comes from strong winds.