veterinary

Chapter 4

Mrs. Zhang wiped away her tears with a smile, "Yes, yes, as long as the family is harmonious and beautiful, you can live a good life. Is my son hungry? Mother will let you go down here."

"Mom, let me do it. You always rest." Zhao Qinghe also came from a rural background and lived alone for several years. He is still very good at cooking and can use a stove.

Mrs. Zhang was taken aback, "How can you, a big man, enter this kitchen fume place? Mother knows you are filial, but you can't do this."

Zhao Qinghe smiled and said, "There's nothing you can't do, all the chefs in this world are men."

Mrs. Zhang didn't agree with anything, and pushed Zhao Qinghe away.The old man Zhao, who had been silent all this time, said at this moment: "Damn it, let Qinghe help you. In the past, the eldest son also liked to help you work in the kitchen."

When talking about the eldest brother Zhang who passed away early, the eye circles turned red again, but he didn't say anything and asked Zhao Qinghe to come into the kitchen to help.But the empty rice jar made the mother and son dumbfounded, Mrs. Zhang looked through it again unwillingly, and there was indeed no rice noodles at home.

Mrs. Zhang turned around anxiously, "I remember there are still some."

The Zhao family used to eat in the wine shop most of the time, so there was less preparation at home.Now the wine shop and its contents are occupied, and the newly bought rice noodles are all inside.And for the past few days, Zhao Qinghe has been eating dry rice and noodles, and finally the leftover rice noodles are gone.

Seeing Zhao Qinghe's surprised face, Mrs. Zhang blushed a little. If she let her son know how poor their family is, she would feel disgusted.Mrs. Zhang hurried out of the kitchen to look for old man Zhao, "Our family is out of food, can you see where we can go to borrow some?"

Old man Zhao was smoking a hookah, his eyes widened when he heard this, "It's getting to this point, don't we still have a little money?"

Seeing that Zhao Qinghe followed him out of the kitchen, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help whispering in the old man Zhao's ear: "What are you going to use for that money? Medication and chicken, duck and fish supplements for Qinghe. It's gone long ago."

Where did old man Zhao live so poorly? The old man had just passed away, and he and Mrs. Zhang were kicked out of the house by the stepmother, Mrs. Sun, who almost left the house without leaving the house.At that time, he had already been an apprentice with his old club, so he took his wife directly to the county town.The couple are hardworking, and slowly earned a family business.Although it is not considered rich, it is considered a wealthy family in this small village. Every meal can be eaten with some meat, and it is not uncommon to be envied by others. Who knows that when I am old, I have to find someone to borrow food.

Seeing the sad faces of the old couple, Zhao Qinghe guessed what the situation at home was like now. Thinking of the days when he had a lot of fish and meat, he felt very uncomfortable.

"Mom, I see there are still some sweet potatoes and brown rice in the kitchen, let's eat that today. When I find something to do, I will have money to buy rice noodles."

Old man Zhao and Mrs. Zhang were stunned when they heard this. Before, they only thought that Zhao Qinghe had become better, that he no longer disliked them, and would take care of them, but now they are even willing to eat sweet potatoes and brown rice. Really a radical change.Originally, he was a noble person, and when he returned home, he used to dislike the cooking of fish and meat that was not up to standard, and he was reluctant to eat after dipping a few chopsticks, and insisted on asking for money to go to restaurants.

At this time, someone called the door outside the courtyard, "Uncle, Uncle, Grandma, are you at home?"

Only then did Mrs. Zhang come to her senses, "Yes, it's Ah Fu, come on, come in and sit down."

Xiao Fu is the grandson of Zhao's compatriot sister, two years younger than Zhao Qinghe.He used to work for old man Zhao in the wine shop, and he was regarded as old man Zhao's apprentice.Zhao Qinghe also has this person in his memory, but he is regarded as a servant in his memory, and he is very contemptuous.

Xiao Fu saw that Zhao Qinghe's face was a little awkward, and he handed out the basket in his hand, "My grandma asked me to bring the eggs. Our chickens have just started laying eggs, so don't be disgusted if there are not many."

How dare Mr. Zhang accept it, "Your family relies on these eggs to make money, how can you send so much over here. Hurry up and take them back, your family has already helped us enough."

Xiao Fu had expected this would happen a long time ago, so he rushed directly into the kitchen and put the eggs in the basket in the right place. Xiao Fu was very familiar with this house when he often came and went. "Grandma, I put the eggs in the cabinet."

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhang slapped her thigh, "Oh, why don't you listen, kid. So many people in your family point to this to live, you, this..."

Mrs. Zhang looked at old man Zhao, who also had a troubled expression on his face.Yes, I feel sorry for it, Xiao Fu's family is not living well; no, their family is really poor now, Zhao Qinghe's body is just right, and he needs to make up for it.

Xiao Fu said with a smile: "It's all my own property, it's worth nothing. If it wasn't for your help, my family wouldn't be where it is today. Besides, my uncle is not only my uncle but also my master, so he should be filial."

When Xiao Fu said this, he glanced at Zhao Qinghe vaguely. Although he didn't say anything clearly, it could be seen that he didn't like Zhao Qinghe in his heart, and even felt disgusted.If it wasn't for Zhao Qinghe, how could the old man Zhao and his wife end up like this, every time their grandparents mentioned it, they would shake their heads and sigh.The old man Zhao's family used to be considered beautiful, but now they are not as good as theirs.

Old man Zhao put the hookah aside, "Take it, let's keep this in mind, we will pay it back later."

Xiao Fu just smiled and changed the subject: "Uncle, when will you plow in spring?"

The old man Zhao understood what Xiao Fu meant, and waved his hand, "Our family only has two acres of land, one of which is mountainous land, and your uncle and I can take care of it."

"I don't have much land in my house. Anyway, I'm idle. I'll come to help when the time comes."

Old man Zhao was stunned for a moment, "Aren't you working in the winery?"

As soon as Xiao Fu was mentioned, he became angry, and his still immature face showed anger, "Hmph, I don't care about working for them!"

The old man Zhao couldn't help frowning. The Xiao family lived in the same family for four generations. There are many people and little land. Xiao Fu's job is still very important to them. It's not good if they don't have it now.

"Ah Fu, I know that you are unyielding for me, an old man, but you can't be arrogant. You will need money to marry a wife and have children in the future. You have a lot of families, and it doesn't matter what you get. You have to do it for yourself. For the sake of the whole family."

Xiao Fu said bitterly: "Uncle, Ah Fu is not reckless, it's really...Second Uncle, they only give me 100 money a month and let me make wine like yours, otherwise not only will they not give me money , I have to pay for the wine that can’t be sold.”

Old man Zhao didn't speak any more after hearing this, he shook his head and sighed, his brother could really do such a thing.Although Xiao Fu is young, he is diligent and capable.Needless to say, they did some work in the wine shop, and they even went home to help them chop firewood and carry water.When old man Zhao was well-off, he gave Xiao Fu one tael of silver every month, which was very high.But for someone like Xiao Fu, it is not difficult to find work outside for three hundred cash a month.

Zhang said worriedly: "This is too harsh, so have you found a new job now?"

Xiao Fu shook his head, "I plan to look for it in the county after spring plowing, alas, I can't read a few words, otherwise this job will be easy to find."

There are not many literate people in this world, especially in their rural areas, where they can't afford to go to school even if they don't have enough to eat.

"If you want to learn, I can teach you." Zhao Qinghe's soft voice sounded in the courtyard.

Xiao Fu stared directly, everyone knew that his uncle was the most noble, not to mention teaching people how to read, he would despise others standing next to him.In the past, it wasn't that no one wanted to learn a few words from him, but they were all ridiculed by him and left, which made people blush, why did they take the initiative to teach him today?

Only then did Xiao Fu feel that Zhao Qinghe was different from usual, smiling very kindly, without the disdain and contempt of the past.

Old man Zhao and Mrs. Zhang passed by just now, although they were a little surprised, they were not as fussy as before.He didn't talk about it, but he was very happy in his heart. Zhao Qinghe didn't get close to his relatives, but how can there be no relatives to help him in this world. It would be nice if he could get close by this.

Zhao Qinghe pretended not to notice his strangeness, thought for a while and said: "It's just a waste of time, but sharpening the knife does not miss the woodcutter, and we will not waste much after we arrange it."

Xiao Fu still couldn't believe it, "You, you really want to teach me how to read?"

Zhao Qinghe smiled and said: "It's true, anyone who wants to learn can come here, teaching one is teaching, teaching two is also teaching. If you feel sorry, just bring some rice noodles to our family or chop firewood to carry water. Let you I can't afford to be the number one scholar, but it's not difficult for you to know a few words, know how to read a contract, and how to settle accounts."

Xiao Fu's eyes lit up, "Can you still teach us how to settle accounts?"

Zhao Qinghe nodded with a smile. After all, he has studied mathematics for so many years, he can do abacus, and he has also done accounts. It is not a problem to teach some simple calculation methods.

Xiao Fu immediately jumped up, rushed out the door and shouted while running: "I'll go back and tell my parents."

Mrs. Zhang looked at Xiao Fu who was running so fast, and shook her head with a smile, "This kid is really short-tempered."

Zhao Qinghe felt that this kid really didn't like to care about anything, he just threw an olive branch and immediately let go of the previous quarrel, Zhao Qinghe was not so polite to Xiao Fu in his memory.Treating the other party as a slave, how polite can you be?

The old man Zhao knew the reason, "Their family now raises thousands of chickens. If they don't know how to read and do arithmetic, they may be cheated when they do business in the future."

Wasn't he fooled by the contract just because he didn't have much literacy?I don't usually feel that, but at this time, I know the importance of literacy.Xiao Fu and his family were probably also frightened, so they need literacy and arithmetic more urgently than before.

Mrs. Zhang thought of something else, "Their family is bold enough to raise so many chickens. If there is some kind of plague... bah bah, look what I'm talking about! The passing gods can't hear you, Amitabha."

The memory of the original body does not have these records, Zhao Qinghe asked curiously: "Mother, are there few people who raise so many chickens and ducks at once?"

Mrs. Zhang sighed: "The family has a lot of wealth, and the hair is not counted. The chickens and ducks are valuable, but if they get sick, they will all die. Therefore, if there are many farmers in our family, we only need to raise a dozen or twenty chickens, and if there are few, we raise one." A few raw eggs are sold for money, and there is a tooth-beating sacrifice during the Chinese New Year.”

Xiao's raising so many chickens caused an uproar in the village, which was the first time in their village.Some people who watched the show were worried, but in short, no one liked it.In the past, some people in the neighboring village wanted to make a fortune from this, but a chicken plague caused the family to be ruined and killed.

Now the Xiao family's chickens have started to lay eggs one after another, but the capital has not been earned back, and no one knows what will happen next.Spring is the time when you are most likely to get sick, and now the entire Xiao family is trembling, serving those chickens is like serving their ancestors.You must know that their whole family has lived by this, and if something happens, they will really go bankrupt.

Zhao Qinghe is a veterinarian, and the veterinarian who is not a pet hospital is a graduate of an agricultural university. The animal husbandry and veterinarian who travels to various farms understands the risks best.Not to mention the backward life, even the breeding industry in the previous life with advanced medical technology is full of risks.The year before Zhao Qinghe crossed was when bird flu was raging. At that time, I don't know how many farmers went bankrupt and were heavily in debt.

It is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to deliver charcoal in the snow.With the Xiao family's basket of eggs, Zhao Qinghe felt that he could do something for them.And this opportunity came very soon.

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