Qian Zhiyi rushed to the town in the dark and squatted outside the veterinary station for most of the night. He also asked for help early in the morning to get the medicine.
After going around in circles, it was already dawn when he returned to the production team in Shanghe Village, looking embarrassed and sweating profusely.
Wrong old Liu was working with his head down. When he looked up, he saw Qian Zhiyi walking towards the pigsty and shouted quickly: "Qian Zhiqing, what are you going to do?"
Qian Zhiyi turned around and showed his usual calm and profound look: "Captain, I went to the city to beg someone, and finally got the powder. I will feed it to the pigs later and it will be cured."
In the past few times, the reason why Qian Zhiyi was able to persuade the old Liu was because he always acted enigmatic and seemed to know a lot, which was why he almost deceived the old Liu into lameness.
Qian Zhiyi naturally knows what kind of appearance is most useful in dealing with the old Liu.
Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, the daughter-in-law of the Liu family in the field mocked: "Hey, I've got it. You'll be gone for a day, and I'll be hard-pressed waiting for you to come back."
"Those who know say you went to the town to get medicinal powder, but those who don't know think you have absconded out of fear of crime."
Qian Zhiyi's face darkened slightly and he glanced at her: "Auntie, you can't say that. I'm only busy now because of the pigs in the brigade, and I'm not just going to the town to have fun. You talk so casually Yes, it's okay if you meet someone who doesn't care about me, but if you meet someone who is more serious, I have to sue you for slander."
"Hey, you educated youth can't speak. Who do you call auntie?" Liu's daughter-in-law didn't hear the second half of the sentence at all. She was so angry when she heard the address that she was called, and cursed, "We are not sure who is competing with the other." It's big."
The old Liu frowned, turned around and cursed: "Okay, it's endless, isn't it?"
The daughter-in-law was afraid of her father-in-law, so she lowered her head and went to work with a cold snort.
After scolding his daughter-in-law, it doesn't mean that Wrapped Old Liu is on Qian Zhiyi's side. It can be seen from his past behavior that Wrapped Old Liu is a very protective master, otherwise he would not have been taking care of Widow Liu's family. .
Now that he had publicly scolded his wife, in his heart he felt more and more dissatisfied with the educated youth, feeling that they were indeed troublesome.
Wrapped old Liu looked at Qian Zhiyi and said with a calm expression: "Qian Zhiqing, we also know that you mean well, but the pig is much better now and can eat and sleep, so don't use this powder yet."
"What?" Qian Zhiyi frowned, "Okay? How is it okay?"
If he hadn't seen those pigs dying last night, would he have gone to town in the middle of the night, only to be told that it was okay now?
"Yes, everything is fine. He is alive and kicking. Adong has been cured." said the old Liu.
In the bottom of my heart, I snorted that educated youths are nothing. The people in their own production team can also do something about it. It's not like this Qian educated youth has some skills and his nose is sticking up to the sky.
It's Gu Mingdong again! Qian Zhiyi felt great hatred in his heart.
Ever since he came to Shanghe Village and met Gu Mingdong, Qian Zhiyi felt that he had not gone smoothly. Wu Mengting, for some reason, always paid special attention to Gu Mingdong. This made Qian Zhiyi particularly jealous.
Qian Zhiyi's eyes darkened and he reminded: "Captain, this is the medicinal powder I finally got. The people at the veterinary station told me that they might not be able to sell it even with a letter of introduction. This thing is very expensive, but It can't be compared to some country folk."
When he heard this, Wrong Old Liu was really curious, so he leaned over and took a look at the powder.
However, the powdered medicines all looked the same, and he couldn't see any problems with them. However, the pigs in the brigade were indeed well now, so he said, "Qian Educated Youth has worked hard. Otherwise, you can put the powdered medicines here first. If the pigs in the back are better, If there is any problem, I will give it to them."
Wrong old Liu thought that if the medicinal powder was good, it would be good to keep it for other animals to use in the future.
Qian Zhiyi was naturally unwilling in his heart and insisted: "Captain, I'd better go over and take a look first."
Seeing that he didn't believe him, Wrong Old Liu's tone suddenly became cold: "Okay, if you want to see it, go see it, but you can't just give the medicine powder to the pigs. The pigs are fine now. If something goes wrong again, you will be fully responsible." ."
After saying that, he stopped talking to him and just kept his head down and went to work.
Qian Zhiyi had to walk in the direction of the pigsty by himself, anger welling up in his heart.
This is completely different from the scene he imagined. Logically speaking, the medicinal powder he found through various means can definitely save a few pigs. When the time comes, these country people will not be grateful to him and look up to him.
Who would have thought that he would be left out in the cold when he came back? These country people are so ignorant!
With an angry mood, Qian Zhiyi hoped that something would happen to those pigs, and they would be dying waiting for him to save them.
When I arrived at the place, I saw that the pigs were not as listless as last night. They were all very energetic, eating endlessly and making grunting sounds.
Qian Zhiyi was so angry that he kicked the pigsty. As a result, the pigsty was fine and his feet screamed in pain.
After venting his anger, Qian Zhiyi had no choice but to turn around and return to the educated youth center with the pigs.
When he took off his shoes after entering the house, he saw that he was also unlucky. His toes were swollen. Qian Zhiyi looked at the toes that looked like steamed buns and felt the pain was getting worse. He lowered his head and wanted to blow on it to relieve it.
Unexpectedly, while he was blowing his toes with his head lowered, Wu Mengting suddenly opened the door curtain and came in: "Brother Qian, you are back..."
Then she saw an embarrassing scene. She saw Qian Zhiyi lowering his head, his face next to his feet, and seemed to be licking his fingers!
Wu Mengting's concerned expression made her embarrassed.
Qian Zhiyi put down his foot suddenly and explained continuously: "Mengting, please listen to my explanation. What I just said was not... no, in fact, I was..."
After saying that, I wanted to get out of bed and go there, but who knew that I stepped on the ground and screamed again.
Wu Mengting quickly adjusted her expression and asked with concern: "Brother Qian, what's wrong with your feet? Are they worn out after walking all night?"
Qian Zhiyi hurriedly came down the slope and said, "Isn't that right? I worked hard all night and got the powder with my father's favor, but those country people didn't know what to do."
Wu Mengting glanced at his feet without any trace, and was relieved when she found that they were indeed injured.
She showed a gentle smile: "Brother Qian, there is no need for you to be angry for them. After all, we are all outsiders, and it is normal for them not to like us."
She deliberately wanted to get closer and show concern, but as soon as she got closer, she smelled a sour smell. It took her a long time to hold back her expression, and she didn't sit down next to him, but just stood there.
Qian Zhiyi didn't notice anything unusual about her, but he was still angry: "It's okay if they don't like me, but you are so gentle and kind, why should they run against you?"
Wu Mengting just sighed: "Now that I am here, I know that these are the most useless. For the production team, it is better to have a lot of strength to use them."
Qian Zhiyi held her hand and said softly: "Mengting, don't worry, I will definitely find a way to solve it."
The corners of Wu Mengting's mouth twitched slightly, and she couldn't help but remember that Qian Zhiyi's hand had just touched her toes. She pretended to be shy and withdrew her hand, saying in a low voice: "I believe you."
Then the voice changed: "The captain just asked me to come over and say that from now on, the pig-raising work will be handed over to Gu Mingdong, and we have to go to the fields."
"And today, if you don't go, it will be counted as a leave, and no work points will be counted."
Qian Zhiyi's face darkened: "Gu Mingdong, it's Gu Mingdong again, why is he everywhere?"
Wu Mengting felt a little heavy in her heart. It was clear that Gu Mingdong's family was living a good life, so why didn't he take care of her "cousin" for Li Lijuan's sake? If she had known this, she wouldn't have found any connections to come here. .
Gu Mingdong, who was resentfully and cursed by them, sneezed suddenly.
Gu Mingbei asked nervously: "Brother, are you catching a cold? I'll make you a bowl of ginger soup later to go away the cold."
Gu Mingdong said hurriedly: "No, someone is probably talking about me behind my back."
"Brother, from now on I will get up earlier and cut the pigweed, and I can finish it before going to school, so that you can sleep a little longer in the morning." Gu Simei added.
Gu Sanmei was also beside her and said, "I'll go together, we can work quickly together."
Gu Mingdong went to feed the pigs after work today and came back. He was delayed for a while, so the two sisters said this.
The second brother Gu walked in from the outside and heard what they said and said, "Let's take three turns to cut the pig grass. We can divide the labor and work together so that we won't be tired."
Gu Mingdong smiled as he listened to his brothers and sisters discuss sharing his work, and did not stop their kindness. After all, he was now making money to support the family alone, so it was only right for his brothers and sisters to help.
He didn't want to work so hard and raise a bunch of white-eyed wolves.
The twins bit their fingers, listened to what their second uncle and aunts said, looked at each other and said, "We also want to help."
Gu Mingdong laughed, hugged his son and said, "You are too young to do this work. In this way, you can take care of the chickens in the yard. Can you do that?"
"Okay!" the twins said in unison.
Gu Liangxing held his neck high and said, "Dad, we can dig earthworms."
"Dig a lot of earthworms to make the chicken so fat." Gu Liangchen gestured with his hands.
Gu Sanmei laughed next to her: "Brother, don't ask them to dig up earthworms anymore. The fourth sister came back that day and opened the jar in the kitchen. She was so scared that she didn't die. The big jar was full of earthworms, and it looked like a scalp. Numb."
It turns out that since the chickens were raised at home, the twins didn't like to go out. They were digging for earthworms in the front and back yard of the house. Gu Mingdong took good care of the private plot and allowed them to work hard.
At first they caught one and fed the other, but in the end they almost choked the chicks to death, and Gu Simei gave them a lesson.
Later, the twins learned well. After feeding them about the same amount, they caught the remaining bugs and saved them first, so they had ceramic jars filled with various bugs.
Gu Simei didn't care, but instead praised her two nephews: "Axing and Achen know the Gu family at such a young age, and they are a good person. Not to mention, they feed a lot of bugs, and our chickens lay eggs diligently."
Gu Sanmei also nodded and said: "No, other people's chickens are raised for four months before placing an order. Our chickens start laying eggs less than three months ago, and they lay very diligently. One egg a day is not too much, and occasionally they still lay eggs." two."
Even Gu Erdi said: "The production team is not allowed to raise too many chickens now. Otherwise, if our family raises one hundred or two hundred chickens, we can make a lot of money just by laying eggs and selling them."
There were six chickens in total, one rooster and five hens. At most, they found ten eggs, which shocked the whole family.
The Gu family brothers and sisters almost didn't treat these chickens as their ancestors.
With Gu Mingdong's persistence, the family of six now has one egg per person per person. With such luxury, they can still have some leftovers, and now they have accumulated more than half a basket!
Gu Mingdong touched his nose and secretly thought that this was not just the fault of the bugs, but also the existence of supernatural powers.
However, he took a look at the twins who had their heads held high and were extremely proud, and decided to hide their merit and fame.
In the yard, the hens who were named and praised were taking a walk. Occasionally they pulled out a bug in the grass and swallowed it. Each one was shiny and looked very energetic.
At this moment, the hens made a panicked sound, and the only rooster rushed out, spread its wings and wanted to peck people, it was so fierce that it was scary.
The postman who opened the door and came in was startled. He was relieved when the rooster was stopped by the owner.
"This rooster of yours is really big and fierce, just like the goose I raised." He couldn't help but sigh.
Gu Mingdong smiled: "They are raised in the countryside, so they are fierce."
The postman glanced at the group of chickens and felt envious in his heart. With so many chickens, the family must not be short of eggs to eat.
He took out a letter from the messenger bag: "You are Gu Mingdong, I have your letter."
Gu Mingdong took it and didn't rush to look at it. He sent the postman away before planning to open it.
When he turned around, he saw several pairs of big curious eyes.
The second brother Gu scratched his head and asked, "Brother, who wrote you the letter?"
Gu Mingdong was about to say it was none of your business, but suddenly his mind changed and he said, "It was sent from your sister-in-law's house."
Several younger siblings were a little surprised, and as expected they didn't ask any more questions.
Gu Mingdong walked into the room and opened the envelope, and Juanxiu's words came into view.
After reading from beginning to end, Gu Mingdong nodded with satisfaction. Du Pingping was very trustworthy and did what she promised well. After arriving at a safe place, she sent this letter. It wandered for a month before it fell into Gu Mingdong's hands. .
In her mind, Du Pingping explained everything about Wang Mazi and Widow Liu clearly from beginning to end, even listing when, where and what they did.
After reading it, Gu Mingdong couldn't help but admire this woman's memory, and secretly thought that she was indeed a person who had read the book.
He didn't plan to use the letter now, so he simply rolled it up and stuffed it into the hole in the wall for safekeeping.
Just after finishing all this, Wu Mengting's voice suddenly came from outside: "Brother Gu, are you at home?"
Gu Mingdong felt bored in his heart. Suddenly, he saw the letter, and a thought flashed in his heart.
At such a good opportunity, Wu Mengting came to her door. If I didn't do something to deceive her, I would be really sorry for myself!
After making up his mind, Gu Mingdong walked out of the room and saw Wu Mengting wearing a white shirt, standing pretty at the door. As soon as she saw him coming out, she revealed a pair of faint and resentful eyes.
Gu Mingdong raised his eyebrows slightly.
The second brother Gu next to him perked up, and there was a bit of fire in his eyes. He had been beaten a lot by his elder brother. He already knew what Gu Mingdong meant when he moved his eyebrows. There must be something good to watch!