Fame starts with the radio

Chapter 119 Give money tacitly

Originally, after writing Ling Yun, he planned to leave. Out of gratitude, Lao Pi had to stay with Ling Yun and others for lunch before leaving.They couldn't help it, and they finally agreed to stay, but asked to pay for the meal.

Lao Pi was not happy, and after arguing for a long time, he came up with a compromise.

"If you don't eat it at Yingzi's house, his parents can often pick up some wild mushrooms when they are collecting herbs. They are delicious and nutritious when paired with old hens. If you really want to give money, you can give the money to Yingzi's house." , Her family's conditions are not good, and the burden of having more children is also heavy."

"Is her name Yingzi?"

Looking at the seven or eight-year-old little girl, Ling Yun asked.

Old Pi nodded and sighed again.

"Yeah, she is the youngest in the family, and there are three elder brothers on top. In order to provide for the four children to go to school, Yingzi's parents are desperate. They run into the old forest every day, collecting herbs and digging ginseng to support them in school... "

A few people chatted and walked, and soon arrived at Yingzi's house, and they could hear the voices of a group of children reciting books from a long distance.

"Old Niu! Niu Yougui! Come out quickly, the distinguished guest is here!"

Following Lao Pi's shout, Yingzi's parents hurried out from inside.

Lao Pi whispered in Niu Yougui's ear for a while, Niu Yougui hurriedly showed a smiling face, nodded and greeted everyone.

"Thank you, thank you, you all sit down, I'll prepare meals for you now..."

"We will help you!"

Ling Yun, Fatty, and Zhou Cheng quickly followed into the kitchen...

Earthen stoves are still in use here, with an iron pot on the top, two pots at the front and back, the hearth at the bottom, and the bellows at the side. This kind of thing is now rare. Ling Yun and his family are relatively poor, but they have been there for more than ten years. The blower was replaced earlier.

As soon as he entered the kitchen, Fatty immediately took over the work of pulling the bellows, while Ling Yun squatted in the corner to help choose vegetables, and chatted with Niu Yougui by the way.

Zhou Cheng walked around the kitchen and found that there was nothing he could do, so he could only look back and forth between the two iron pots speechlessly.

The water that will be used for cooking was boiling in the big pot, and the small pot behind it boiled a yellow and thin paste. He picked up a rice spoon, took a mouthful, and tasted it in his mouth. He felt that it was a bit unpalatable.

Can't help but whisper.

"Why is this stuff astringent...and a bit prickly, Lao Niu, does your family usually eat this?"

Niu Yougui was chatting with Ling Yun, looked up with an ah, and explained with a smile.

"Hehe, this is for pigs. It's wheat bran mixed with corn bran. It's too cold, and the pigs at home are worth more than people, so before feeding the pigs, I heat up the pig food in the pot at the back..."

"vomit……"

Zhou Cheng felt nauseous for a while, Ling Yun asked him with a smile.

"Zhou Tai, you won't eat pig food, will you?"

"Hehe, how is that possible? Only fools eat pig food, right Zhou Tai?"

Maybe Zhou Cheng didn't die fast enough, so the fat man even made up for it...

……

Feeling a little nauseous, Zhou Cheng searched for water to rinse his mouth, and finally picked up a ladle to fill some water from the urn and drank it, Longyan couldn't help but feel happy.

"Ah, old cow, is this mountain spring water? It's very sweet."

Niu Yougui smiled and shook his head.

"There is no mountain spring here, they are all cellars, just in the yard, why don't you visit them?"

[The crypt is to dig a deep pit on the ground, wait for the rainwater to accumulate, and use it for drinking water or other purposes after filtration. This method is most commonly used in water-scarce areas in the north, and almost every house has it. 】

Zhou Cheng walked to the side of the cellar, lifted the wooden board on the door, and then vomited...

……

Soon, under the arrangement of Niu Yougui and his wife, a sumptuous game meal was prepared. In addition to the old hen stewed wild mushrooms that Lao Pi mentioned before, unexpectedly, there was also a plate of hare meat on the table, and several other The farm side dishes are served with rice, which is not inferior to the hotel at all.

But Ling Yun knew that Niu Yougui's family had spent everything on this meal, and they just wanted to exchange their most precious ingredients with the cheek to pay for their four children's schooling.

In order to meet the occasion, Lao Pi specially took a bottle of Taibaijiu from his home, unscrewed the lid and poured everyone a glass.

With a table of adults and four children, the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

"Come on, let's do it! Let's celebrate the new year early today! Children, don't be restricted to eat whatever you want, you can eat whatever you want, and I will pay for it later!"

The fat man excitedly raised his wine glass, and everyone clinked glasses. Suddenly, the sound of wine glasses, drinking, talking, children's laughter, etc. mixed together, like a special symphony of sounds.

Just as Ling Yun raised his wine glass, he suddenly became enlightened!The problem that had troubled him for many days finally got the answer at this moment!

He took out his phone and turned on the recording function...

……

After drinking for three rounds, Lao Pi drank a little too much, hugged Niu Yougui and reprimanded him red-faced.

"You, you, just let the children go to school for a few days, what's the matter? Are you planning to go to college? Our Caogu Village will not have such a life, and the pheasant can't be turned into a golden phoenix! Now that I can work part-time to earn money, I won’t have to sell all the beams of my family just to pay for my tuition…”

Niu Yougui smiled sarcastically, seemed a little introverted, and didn't speak.

The fat man's face turned red from drinking, he slapped the table and stared at Lao Pi, shook his head vigorously and waved at Niu Yougui.

"Don't listen to his nonsense. You can be successful without going to school, but it is definitely more difficult than going to school to be successful. You have to let your children go to school, and you have to pay for everything. Going to school is their only chance to leave here. It is their only chance to get rid of poverty, otherwise they have to be like you, poor from generation to generation..."

Ling Yun nodded in agreement.

"Fatty is right. In fact, I also came from the mountains. If I didn't go to school back then, I guess I would still be herding sheep in the mountains. My dad paid me to go to college so that I could find a job and get ahead..."

Niu Yougui said with a sneer.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter if we suffer a lot, as long as the child doesn't hate us for not supporting him in school..."

……

Zhou Cheng couldn't drink enough, he couldn't hold on after drinking more than half a glass, and then he just lay down on the table first.

On the way back, the fat man took out a wad of money from his pocket, and called all four children over. Each of them received 100 yuan, and the New Year's money was handed out in advance, and then he took the rest of the money and stuffed it into Niu Yougui's hands.

"Uncle Niu! This is the meal money for the three of us today. Don't think too much. If you have too much, you can use it as tuition fees for the children. If you need anything in the future, just go to Xianyang Radio Station to find me."

"Uncle Niu, I don't think Yingzi has worn shoes all this time. It's too cold to be froze, and there's no place to buy them here. Let her wear these shoes, and give her my scarf..."

Ling Yun carried a pair of adult leather shoes and his own scarf, and stuffed them into Niu Yougui's hands. Then he and the fat man supported Zhou Cheng, who had drunk too much, and got into the donkey cart that Lao Pi had found, and headed out of the village. up.

After the two of them supported Zhou Cheng and stopped a passing car on the highway, the fat man asked Ling Yun in a low voice.

"Hey, did you put money under their quilt?"

"how do you know?"

Ling Yun was taken aback for a moment, but then he understood, looking at the fat man and smiling.

"Did you see the money I stuffed when you stuffed it?"

The fat man nodded with a smile.

"Hey, it seems that we still have such a tacit understanding. By the way, how much did you stuff?"

"Eating the only old hen that lays eggs, of course it's Stud... What about you?"

"I'm stud too."

……

Halfway through the car, Zhou Cheng woke up in a daze. He looked down and suddenly his eyes widened.

"My Cao...where are my shoes?"

(End of this chapter)