bantayden 49. The contest between light bulbs
49. The contest between light bulbs
"Phew, it's really debt-free..."
Knocking on doors from door to door to pay back the money, Chen Youcai was exhausted as soon as he survived, with a little sweat dripping from his forehead.
For Chen Youcai's sudden visit to pay off the debt, the villagers who had just woken up were quite surprised, but they were still very happy.
Especially when I found out that there was an extra 100 yuan in the repayment, the joy naturally increased a little.
"Talent is really promising."
"If you are talented, you have to work hard. Your mother left early, and your father is in such a situation. From now on, it will all depend on you to work hard."
"Have you had breakfast yet, shall we go after eating?"
Every household in Chenjia Village is more or less related.
The sentiments of the old people, the special advice of the elders... all made Chen Youcai feel warm in his heart.
After wandering around the village for a long time, the last family to pay back the money was Zhao Xiaolin's family not far from their small courtyard.
Speaking of which, since his father Chen Dazhuang was paralyzed in bed, Aunt Xu often came to help.
It is easy to pay back the money, but it is difficult in a lifetime to pay back the kindness of others.
"Brother talented, why are you here so early?"
Knocking on the courtyard door, the sleepy Zhao Xiaolin yawned and asked in confusion.
"I'm here to pay you back."
Chen Youcai rubbed her little head with a smile, the latter pursed her mouth unwillingly, and slapped off Chen Youcai's paw.
"You just came here, come in and sit down, haven't you had breakfast yet?"
Aunt Xu walked out of the kitchen with egg noodles, greeted Chen Youcai with a smile, and led Chen Youcai to the main room.
"Aunt Xu, my father borrowed 3000 yuan from your family for medical treatment, and I will pay you back..."
After entering the main room and sitting in front of the Eight Immortals table, Chen Youcai took out 500 yuan from his shoulder bag and handed it to Aunt Xu who was full of astonishment.
"You are a real kid, why are you in a hurry, and no one is urging you."
Aunt Xu was stunned for a while, then came back to her senses, and immediately glared at Chen Youcai reproachfully, but she didn't go to take the money.
"Your father can't be so paralyzed all the time. You save the money and take him to treat him later."
"Yes, talented brother, our family is not in a hurry to spend money now, you should save the money and treat Uncle Zhuang's illness."
Zhao Xiaolin said as she pulled the noodles.
"I can take care of the money matter. I have owed the 3000 yuan for many years. Aunt Xu, you must accept it today, otherwise I will feel very sorry."
Chen Youcai's heart warmed, but he still insisted on pushing the money to Aunt Xu. The latter smiled wryly and had no choice but to accept it.
She didn't count them in detail, so she didn't know that Chen Youcai put in an extra 500 yuan.
"Okay, Aunt Xu, I'm going home first, and I have to sprinkle some fertilizer on the corn field later."
After paying off all the debts, Chen Youcai also secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and immediately got up to leave.
"What's the hurry, let's go after eating noodles."
Aunt Xu held Chen Youcai down and forced him to eat a big bowl of egg noodles before sending him out the door.
"..."
Chen Youcai couldn't refuse, so he had to open his stomach and swallow the noodles. He was a little full, and kept belching as he walked.
Back home, he told his father Chen Dazhuang about paying off the debt, and the latter nodded in relief, obviously heaving a sigh of relief.
Going to the field to weed and fertilize is a busy work, and the whole morning passes without knowing it.
"Youcai, you are finally here. People have been talking about you all morning."
After lunch, he changed into a white coat and went to work part-time in the hospital as usual. As soon as Chen Youcai entered, he saw a beautiful face with a smile on his face.
"Why did you come here?"
Song Yiyi was sitting next to Sister Tao at the moment, the two of them stared at the phone screen, occasionally laughing in a low voice.
Hearing the movement, Song Yiyi raised her eyes and stood up happily, while Sister Tao joked with a smile.
"I'm here to carry out research on poverty alleviation work."
Song Yiyi smiled and said, "This is my first official day at work, um... I need a local villager as a guide."
She turned her head to look at Lao Song who was smoking a cigarette.
The latter waved his hand casually: "You are talented, the leader wants you to help, you are not allowed to be lazy, and I will give you two days off."
"Chen Youcai, aren't you willing to help me?"
Seeing that Chen Youcai remained silent, Song Yiyi opened her eyes wide and said in confusion.
"It's not that I don't want to...Well, Wang Zhuzi has a problem with me, and I don't want to conflict with him."
Chen Youcai hesitated for a while, but responded honestly.
"Hmph, why do you care about that kid? He was bitten by a snake on his ass, and he has to stay in bed for at least a few days."
Lao Song sneered, and waved his hand to signal Chen Youcai to get out of here.
"So, where do you want to go?"
The two of them left the health center. At this time, the afternoon sun was warm, and it shone warmly on their faces. It made people feel that the sky was bright and the air was clear, and they felt very refreshed.
Chen Youcai followed Song Yiyi, held back for a while, then scratched his scalp and asked.
"Let's go to the poor households in the village to do home visits."
Song Yiyi didn't have much experience either, and she also belonged to the older girl on the sedan chair—for the first time, she thought for a while without making a clue, and then she made up her mind and said.
"Difficult households..."
The corner of Chen Youcai's mouth twitched. From his point of view, almost every household in Chenjia Village was a poor household... Which one should I go to first?
"Yiyi, are you still in Zhangjia Town? Let me pick you up. Let's take a stroll around and get familiar with the environment, haha."
At this moment, Song Yiyi's cell phone rang, and after the connection was made, Wang Zhuzi's voice came out.
When Song Yiyi told the other party that Chen Youcai was going to take her to visit the poor households in Chenjia Village.
The latter seemed impatient, shouted "Wait for me", and hung up the phone hastily.
"Yiyi, why didn't you say hello to me in advance when you came to Chenjiacun?"
After a while, Wang Zhuzi, who was still limping, left the gate of his courtyard and trotted over.
It seemed that Chen Youcai let Chen Youcai take the lead because he was afraid of delaying for a while.
He glanced at Chen Youcai with an unfriendly expression, then changed into a smiling face, and complained cheerfully to Song Yiyi.
"You'd better go home and recuperate first. You look like this, it's not easy to work..."
Song Yiyi persuaded softly: "I just ask you to take me there."
"How is that possible?"
Wang Zhuzi's eyes changed slightly, and then he shook his head.
He said quite seriously: "Chen Youcai is nothing, he is not a staff member of the yamen, his name is not right."
"Wang Zhuzi, you have been away from Chenjia Village for many years. If you really want to talk about it, I am more familiar with the situation of each household in the village, right?"
The clay figurine is still angry, let alone the young Chen Youcai.
He was also a little annoyed, and immediately said in a deep voice: "Besides, the newly built irrigation canal in the village is blocked, and there is a problem with the quarry on the other side of Qingmu Slope... Do you know these things?"
"I... OK, follow if you want. Anyway, when I discuss work with Yiyi, you'd better not interrupt."
Wang Zhuzi was rendered speechless by Chen Youcai's few words, and his face turned pale.
It's best to hold your nose and reluctantly agree to Chen Youcai's follow.
The two people who didn't like each other secretly regarded each other as an eye-catching light bulb, and each began to cheer up.
They walked beside Song Yiyi from left to right, like two tiger-faced door gods...
The three of them walked side by side to the end of Chenjia Village, but they didn't find it.
Behind him, there are two figures, watching every move here from afar.