Chapter 269: Network of Relationships, Happy and Unforgettable [6000 words]

On the small dirt road from Tanlian intersection to Shuangwang direction, Deng Yunheng walked home with his five roommates and three female fellow villagers.

This was the first time in Tang Mingjie's life that he had left the capital and gone to Guangxi, thousands of miles away. Everything he saw along the way was new to him.

For example, the very distinctive building here is the mud brick house.

For example, there are small hills everywhere here.

For example, this small dirt road has many twists and turns.

In short, he found everything new and interesting, and these were things that could not be seen in the capital.

At the same time, several roommates and three female fellow villagers were very curious about Deng Yunheng's home. From the surrounding environment and the winding dirt road in front of them, it can be seen that Deng Yunheng is indeed a rural child with a good family background.

However, a rural boy has considerable financial resources and spends money like water on campus, behaving very generously. This naturally arouses everyone's curiosity, and they all want to know what Deng Yunheng's parents do.

The few of them walked and chatted, and before they knew it they had been walking for nearly half an hour.

Liu Xiaoman couldn't help but ask, "President, how far is this place from your home?"

Deng Yunheng smiled and said, "It will probably take another half an hour to get there."

Wang Limei said, "It will take more than half an hour to walk. President, your village is really quite remote."

Deng Yunheng nodded and said, "It is indeed quite remote. It takes at least two or three hours to walk from our village to the commune. I went to high school in the commune. At that time, I basically went home once every two weeks. Originally, I only had one and a half days of vacation a week, and I wasted most of the day just walking."

Tang Mingjie's eyes widened when he heard this and he said, "No way, you actually have to walk to high school? Even if you don't take the bus, don't you ride a bicycle?"

Deng Yunheng laughed and said, "The bus schedule doesn't match. As for the bicycle at home, I bought it after I went to high school in the commune. At first I walked there by myself, and later my sister would ride her bicycle to take me there."

Everyone sighed after hearing this, saying that they didn't have such trouble when they were in high school.

When Liu Xiaoman heard Deng Yunheng mention his sister, she asked, "President, I forgot to ask you before, how many brothers and sisters do you have?"

Deng Yunheng said: "I have seven brothers and sisters."

Although they were a little surprised, they were not too shocked. After all, they were all born in the 1960s. Who doesn't have several brothers and sisters in this generation? "President, if it's convenient, please tell us about your family. We can say hello to them when we meet them later."

"Okay, then I'll tell you..."

…

At around 3:30 in the afternoon, Deng Yunheng and a group of classmates returned to Naye Village.

From the moment they entered the village entrance, villagers kept greeting Deng Yunheng along the way. Seeing that he brought so many people back, they all asked him curiously.

Then, the news that eight Peking University classmates came to visit Deng Yunheng's home spread throughout Naye Village.

They are Peking University students, and each of them is a promising child. I heard from the brigade secretary that after Peking University students graduate and start working, they may be able to start at the level of a commune secretary, and after working for more than ten years, they may become an official higher than a county magistrate.

Now that a group of such Peking University students have gathered at Deng Yunheng's home, the villagers can't help their curiosity and want to come and see the excitement, and bring their children over to bask in the literary atmosphere of these "literary stars". They don't ask their children to be admitted to a key university like Peking University, as long as they can get into a technical secondary school, they will be satisfied.

While the villagers were telling each other the news, Deng Yunheng finally returned home with a group of classmates.

The big brick and tile houses connected together, the wooden shed under the longan tree, the walls and the cement floor...

Looking at the scene in front of them, Tang Mingjie and others nodded secretly. With the financial resources Deng Yunheng showed in school, his family should be like this, instead of living in a dilapidated mud brick house like other villagers, which would be too weird.

"Second brother is back!"

Deng Shirong, who was lying under a wooden shed to enjoy the cool, heard his youngest son's cry and could not help but sit up from the recliner. He saw his second son and his classmates at a glance. What surprised him was that there were three female classmates.

"Dad, I'm back!" Seeing his father standing there, Deng Yunheng greeted him from afar.

"Hello, uncle!" A group of classmates also greeted him.

Deng Shirong also smiled and greeted, "Hello, classmates. Welcome to our home."

Next, introductions and polite words are omitted.

After letting the students put their luggage in the rooms that had been arranged for them, Deng Shirong smiled and said to his second son, "Yunheng, I'll start cooking now. You take your classmates to Litchi Mountain. There are enough lychees and watermelons left for you on the mountain!"

Deng Yunheng said yes, then waved his hand and said to all the students, "Let's go, I'll take you to the orchard to eat lychees."

As soon as these words were spoken, Tang Mingjie and the other four became excited.

Even Liu Xiaoman and her two daughters, who had already eaten quite a few lychees, couldn't help but get excited.

Because buying fruit outside and picking it directly from the tree are completely different feelings.

So, several classmates from all over the country excitedly followed Deng Yunheng towards his orchard.

When you meet villagers along the way, you naturally have to say hello.

Ten minutes later, Deng Yunheng and his group arrived at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by this plant, as shown below:

Deng Yunheng led a group of classmates to a wooden door. Seeing that it was locked, he shouted, "Cousin, come down and open the door for me."

Bu Dafang's voice came from the mountain: "Here we come!"

While waiting, Tang Mingjie and others were also looking at the Lychee Hill of Deng Yunheng's home. This is a small hill with very local characteristics, planted with lychee trees. Each lychee tree is about as tall as an adult's belly button, and the crown is about the size of an umbrella.

However, the lychee trees they could see were all bare, and there were no lychees on them.

Soon, Bu Dafang came down to open the door. She had heard from her uncle that her second cousin was going to bring his classmates back, and these people in front of her should be his classmates at Peking University.

"This is my cousin."

Deng Yunheng introduced the two parties: "Cousin, these are all my classmates."

"Hello, cousin!"

"Hello, students!"

After the two sides greeted each other, Deng Yunheng led a group of classmates who had been eager to try and quickly walked up the mountain.

Soon, a large area of ​​red lychees and green watermelons appeared in front of Tang Mingjie and other students.

Liu Xiaoman immediately exclaimed: "Wow, it's so beautiful!"

Tang Mingjie opened his eyes wide and said in amazement: "So this is what lychees are like."

Deng Yunheng said with a laugh: "Don't just stare at them, hurry up and pick some to taste, and see what the lychees you've been dreaming about taste like."

After this was said, the students stopped being polite and started picking lychees.

After eating it, everyone praised it highly.

The world is so big and the population is so large that no matter how delicious the food is, it is impossible for it to be liked by everyone. There are actually people who don’t like eating lychees, but they definitely don’t include you here. Among every ten thousand people in the country, nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine people definitely like to eat lychees.

As Guiwei is the top variety among many lychee varieties, its taste and flavor are unquestionable, so all the students who have eaten it praise it.

After eating more than ten lychees in a row, Tang Mingjie said with emotion: "It's worth it. I can eat such delicious lychees. After so many days on the train, I don't feel tired at all!"

Deng Yunheng was also eating lychees. He spat out the tiny lychee seeds and said with a smile, "This is just the beginning. There are still a lot of delicious fruits waiting for you!"

Tang Mingjie chuckled and said, "It seems like we really came to the right place this time!"

Zheng Shifeng nodded repeatedly and said, "We have come to the right place. These lychees alone are amazing enough. I wonder what other fruits are waiting for us?"

Deng Yunheng said, "Let's eat lychees today. When we go back later, we'll pick some lychees and watermelons to eat at night. Tomorrow, I'll take you to pick jackfruits and eat jackfruits. The day after tomorrow, we'll eat kumquats and carambolas. These are fruits you can't eat in the north."

Everyone was looking forward to it.

Several people were eating lychees and chatting. Although lychees were delicious, they could easily make people feel full. Several people felt that they had not satisfied their cravings, but their stomachs protested.

Liu Xiaoman touched her stomach and said, "I don't think I've eaten much, but I feel full already!"

Wang Limei also touched her stomach and said, "Me too, it feels like I've just started eating and I'm already full!"

Deng Yunheng smiled and said, "Then take your time to eat them. Anyway, these lychees are specially left by my father for us to eat when we come back. We will have them every day from now on. There is no need to rush. We will have a big meal when we return later!"

Tang Mingjie smiled and said, "Isn't this the first time I've eaten lychees? I'm a little excited!"

They chatted and laughed, and when they had almost finished eating the lychees, Deng Yunheng let them pick a bunch each. Then the six big men each carried a big watermelon. After saying hello to their cousin and cousin-in-law, they went home contentedly with their classmates.

…

6pm.

There were more than a dozen delicious dishes with generous portions on the huge table in Deng Shirong's house.

When Tang Mingjie and others sat down, they were all amazed by the huge table of dishes. Although they hadn't tasted them yet, as the saying goes, dishes have color, aroma and taste. Just by smelling the fragrance and looking at the tempting dishes, they could tell that the taste of these dishes would definitely not be bad.

Liu Xiaoman immediately exclaimed: "Oh my God, uncle, your cooking skills are so good!"

Other students also praised him. Before they came, they had heard Deng Yunheng say that his father's cooking skills were good, but at that time they thought that this so-called good was just better than the average person. They never expected that his father's cooking skills were so good that they could be on par with professional chefs.

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "All of you students come from different places, and your tastes may differ, so I specially made a hometown dish for each of you. I wonder if you recognize it?"

Hearing this, Tang Mingjie and others hurriedly looked carefully at the food on the table, and soon exclamations rang out again.

The first person to exclaim was Zheng Shifeng from Heilongjiang. He pointed at one of the dishes and said, "This is our sweet and sour pork."

Tang Mingjie was next. He pointed at another dish and said, "This is our Beijing-style shredded pork with soy sauce!"

Liu Xiaoman pointed at one of the dishes in surprise and said, "This is our Guilin taro braised pork, right?"

"This should be our Henan braised lamb."

"Is this pork ribs and lotus root soup from Hubei?"

"This Dongpo pork must be our Zhejiang specialty."

"I didn't expect that my uncle could cook our Wuzhou scallion fish."

"This is the wild mushroom stewed chicken in Baise, right?"

Originally, the students had no idea, but after listening to Deng Shirong's reminder, they all picked out their hometown dishes from the many dishes.

Seeing that they all picked out their hometown dishes, Deng Shirong smiled and said, "In addition to your hometown dishes, the rest are our local specialties. This is boiled chicken, this is steamed mud worms, this is pan-fried prawns, this is fried bee pupae, this is fried squid, this is Bobai stir-fry..."

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After introducing all the dishes, Deng Shirong raised his glass and said, "Dear students, welcome to our home again."

“Thank you, uncle!”

"We are causing trouble for you, uncle!"

"Uncle, you have worked hard to cook so many dishes."

“…”

Those students present who could drink were served wine, while those who could not drink had beverages instead, and they all raised their glasses and drank together.

After taking a sip of wine, Deng Shirong said, "Don't be polite, classmates. Let's eat!"

Although they knew the dishes would taste good just by looking at them and smelling them, when they actually started eating, the students couldn’t help but be amazed because every dish tasted so delicious.

This meal made Tang Mingjie and other classmates extremely satisfied.

After dinner, Liu Xiaoman, Wang Limei and Li Guiying all rushed to help clean up and wash the dishes.

Bu Dafang has been in charge of these tasks recently. Although she has always said that she can do it, she can't resist the three girls' eagerness to show off, so she has to let them help.

While the three girls were helping to clean up and wash the dishes, Deng Yunheng looked at his five roommates and asked, "You all know how to swim, right?"

“Yes!”

“Who can’t swim?”

“I followed my brother to the river to swim when I was seven or eight years old!”

"Okay, since you know how to do it, then bring some clean clothes and a towel. I'll take you to the creek across the street to take a bath."

When Tang Mingjie and the others heard this, their eyes lit up and they said yes.

So, they went back to their room to get washed clothes and towels. Deng Yunheng also brought bath soap and laundry soap. After saying hello to the three female fellow villagers, he happily walked towards the small river opposite his home.

Although everyone had drunk alcohol and it was a bit inappropriate to take a bath in the river, everyone knew their limits. It was the first time to visit a classmate's house, so it was impossible to drink too much, so the little bit of alcohol they drank did not have much of a impact.

By the time they came back from bathing in the river, it was already dark.

At this time, Liu Xiaoman and three other female classmates had also washed their hair and taken a bath.

Everyone sat under the wooden shed with the villagers and watched TV.

Deng Yunheng sat at the door and chatted with his father, mainly telling his father about his experience at school over the past year.

After listening to his second son's story about his school life, Deng Shirong paused for a moment and said, "Yunheng, before you went to college, I discussed with you about choosing a major and what path you wanted to take in the future.

However, plans are not set in stone. You have been studying abroad for two years now, and in a place like Beijing, and have come into contact with so many elites. I believe your vision has been honed.

Now, I want to ask you again, after you graduate from college, do you want to go into politics or business?"

Originally, because of his second son’s experience in his previous life, Deng Shirong believed that his second son’s personality was not suitable for politics, so he always wanted to push his second son towards business.

But times have changed and people's personalities will change with the surrounding environment. The second son's personality in this life has changed a lot from his previous life. If we force him to go into business, it may not be the best choice.

Therefore, Deng Shirong wanted to ask his second son what he thought and let him make a choice based on his own interests. Whether it is politics or business, there are pros and cons.

Deng Yunheng took a deep breath and said, "Dad, I have actually been thinking about this question for the past two years, but I haven't found the answer until now."

Deng Shirong expressed his understanding of this. As the saying goes, "Men are afraid of choosing the wrong career, and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man." Choosing the future path is something that requires careful consideration. It is normal that the second son has not found the answer now.

After thinking for a while, Deng Shirong said: "Since you haven't made a final decision yet, you should make preparations in advance now."

Deng Yunheng had always admired his father. When he heard him say this, he asked, "Dad, what preparations have you made in advance?"

"It goes without saying that you're going into business. You originally majored in economics."

Deng Shirong took the pipe next to him and said, "It's mainly about preparing for a career in politics, such as applying to join the party, or gaining experience in the student union or the Youth League Committee. These will be very helpful if you choose to go into politics in the future."

After all, Deng Yunheng had been in Peking University for two years, and his horizons were indeed far beyond what that country boy had been able to achieve. When he heard what his father said, he understood.

"Okay, then next semester, I will try to join the student union or the Youth League Committee to gain some experience and see if I am interested in politics."

Deng Shirong stuffed tobacco into his pipe and said, "Now that the country is reforming and opening up, both the political and business circles need a large number of talents. You college students of these years are truly standing on the shoulders of the development of the times.

If you choose to go into business, you will have a broad space to display what you have learned.

Choosing to go into politics, the country now advocates for younger cadres, and your generation of university graduates will have an incomparable advantage. Your starting point is the end point of others' lifelong struggle, which can be said to be something that others envy. "

Deng Yunheng nodded and said, "I understand, Dad. After I join the Student Union or the Youth League Committee and gain experience for a year, I should be able to decide which path I want to take."

Deng Shirong struck a match, lit the tobacco and took a few puffs before saying, "Whether you choose to go into politics or business, having a strong network of relationships will greatly help your career, so you must spend time maintaining your network. For example, bringing classmates to your home this time is a very good idea. It can deepen the relationship between each other, and it will always be useful in the future."

"Yeah, I understand."

…

The next day.

After breakfast, Deng Yunheng, surrounded by his classmates, began to take a knife and prepare to cut the jackfruit weighing more than 30 kilograms in front of him.

Before cutting, Deng Yunheng gave a few students some scientific knowledge: "This jackfruit is the largest fruit in the world. It usually weighs more than ten kilograms, and the heaviest ones can even weigh nearly a hundred kilograms. Therefore, it is also known as the king of fruits."

"Oh my god, one weighs nearly 100 kilograms?"

"They say there are only wrong names but no wrong nicknames. You really deserve to be called the King of Fruits!"

"This jackfruit is already the largest fruit I have ever seen. I didn't expect there are ones that weigh nearly 100 kilograms. This is simply incredible."

“…”

All the students couldn't help but exclaim in amazement after hearing this.

Deng Yunheng smiled and continued to introduce: "This jackfruit can be divided into dry and wet varieties. Of course, this is just the way we villagers classify jackfruit. In fact, in addition to these two types, there is also a variety called oil-packed."

Tang Mingjie was confused and asked, "What do these dry bags, wet bags, and oil bags mean?"

Deng Yunheng explained: "The flesh of the dry-wrapped jackfruit is bright yellow, crisp, and extremely sweet, and its quality is also the best; the flesh of the wet-wrapped jackfruit is yellow, juicy, soft, and sweet; the flesh of the oil-wrapped jackfruit is dark yellow, juicy, shiny, soft, and crisp, with a rich honey-sweet flavor, and its texture is also very good."

Liu Xiaoman asked curiously: "What is this pineapple made of?"

“Naturally, the tastiest ones are the dry ones.”

After saying that, Deng Yunheng cut it with a knife, revealing the bright yellow flesh and a little white juice inside.

Use wax paper to wipe off the white juice on your hands, cut it in half, and then repeat the previous action.

After cutting the pineapple into sixteen pieces and removing the white core to reveal the flesh inside, Deng Yunheng wiped off the white juice and said with a smile, "Okay, now you can start eating. People who like pineapples will especially like it, but people who don't like it will think it tastes weird. Try it and see if you like it."

The students were no longer polite. Each of them took a portion and started to dig out the flesh and eat it.

As a result, among the eight students, six liked the taste and couldn't stop eating it. Only Zheng Shifeng and Chu Zhenyu thought the taste was weird.

After eating the jackfruit, Deng Yunheng gave each of them a straw hat and took them up the mountain to pick jackfruits.

In the next few days, Deng Yunheng took this group of Peking University students everywhere, some rode bicycles to the Laohutou Reservoir to play and fish, some went to the mountains to pick wild fruits, some went to the fields and rivers to pick snails, and some went to the fields to bake sweet potatoes and taro...

In short, Deng Yunheng took this group of students to experience everything that rural children could play with.

The food, accommodation and entertainment are so good that Tang Mingjie and others are reluctant to leave.

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