Chapter 524 The Chen Family’s Dilemma

It was a good day when we set out. The sky was filled with morning glow, blue sky and white clouds, and it was a refreshing autumn day.

Gao Mingcheng sat in the driver's seat and was responsible for driving, while the Chen Duofu brothers sat in the co-pilot seat. Both of them were thin, so it was not too crowded for them to sit together.

Chen Duoxi had gone on a long trip with Gao Mingcheng before, but at that time they were riding in a jeep. Now sitting in a truck, his vision was instantly different, giving him many new experiences.

As the truck was driving on the country road, Gao Mingcheng saw his own field from afar.

There was a heavy rain a few days ago, causing many rice plants in the paddy fields to fall over, but there were a few days of good weather afterwards, so it seems that the damage will not be serious.

In his field, in the southeast corner, a small patch of rice had also fallen down. The rice ears were full and it was time to harvest them.

Although it is only early in the morning, some villagers have already gone to the fields to work with sickles. The rice does not mature in large patches, but is determined by the early or late planting and the amount of fertilizer applied. Some people's rice matures early and needs to be harvested early, while some people's rice will mature a few days later.

Gao Mingcheng's field will be harvested a few days later because Zhang Chengyuan will harvest Gao Mingcheng's rice after he finishes harvesting his own field. When he returns from Zhangshu, his yard will be filled with golden rice drying in the sun.

The joy of a good grain harvest always makes people happy from the bottom of their hearts. Even though Gao Mingcheng can buy a lot of rice with the money he earns in a day, he still values ​​his field very much and is unwilling to let it go to waste.

Because land can bring people a sense of security.

Chen Duoxi sat by the window. He stretched his hand out of the window, feeling the wind blowing on his palm. He smiled and said, "Brother Mingcheng, it would be great if I could drive! By then, I really want to travel all over the country!"

Chen Duoxi's words made Gao Mingcheng laugh.

He has lived two lifetimes and yet he has not traveled all over the country!

In his previous life, he traveled a lot and had indeed been to many places, but the country's area was too large, and there were very few people who could travel all over the country now.

But Chen Duoxi's idea was still good, and Gao Mingcheng did not discourage him. Instead, he said, "You are still young, and one day you will be able to travel all over the country. You want to learn how to drive, right? Then you and your brother switch seats, and you sit next to me and watch how I drive. Watch it several times until you are familiar with it. When we get to a place with good road conditions, I will let you drive."

Chen Duoxi was surprised and delighted, and quickly switched seats with his brother Chen Duofu, but he was also afraid and shook his head repeatedly, saying, "Brother Mingcheng, I dare not open it!"

It’s not that Chen Duoxi is timid, but that Chen Duoxi is afraid of damaging the car.

If he damages the car, he won’t be able to afford the compensation even if he sells it!

Gao Mingcheng thought for a moment and said, "Then you watch first. When we get back, I'll find time to teach you how to drive a tractor."

That’s good. Chen Duoxi immediately thanked him with a smile.

Chen Duoxi was willing to make progress, and Gao Mingcheng was also happy. When the fruit production of Xiaofushan increased in the future, when the fruit trees were ripe, the fruit would need to be transported to the county. If he needed to go to Yangcheng to purchase goods at that time, or had other things to do, it would be very inconvenient.

Therefore, he planned to train Chen Duoxi, and when the peaches were ripe next year, he would buy a tractor and leave one tractor at Niuweiling, and let Chen Duoxi be responsible for transporting fruits, eggs and vegetables to the county.

He thought so and told Chen Duoxi so.

And he said: "If you agree, I will pay you when you work next year."

Chen Duoxi was overjoyed and agreed immediately.

Chen Duofu listened to this and was happy for his brother. By next year, there would be three people in the family earning salaries, and their lives would then get better and better.

Chen Duofu was just looking forward to it, but then his younger brother revealed the big secret.

"Brother Mingcheng, by next year, I might have a sister-in-law! A while ago, someone was matchmaking for my brother!" Chen Duoxi said with a smile.

"Girls should get married when they are old enough, and men should get married when they are old enough. Duofu and I are about the same age, so it's time to get married. Duofu, do you like the other person?" Gao Mingcheng said jokingly.

Chen Duofu became a little shy and whispered, "I...I think it's okay."

They had just met for a blind date, and Chen Duofu just thought that the other person was good-looking and he didn't dislike her. As for more, he couldn't say.

Gao Mingcheng thought for a moment and said, "We just harvested the honey in the beehives, so we won't be busy for a while. How about this, when you come back from Zhangshu, if you are interested, you can go to the other side more often. With a little interaction, you will develop feelings for each other."

Chen Duofu became even more shy, and his eyes began to flicker.

He lowered his head and said embarrassedly: "My house is not very good, I am afraid that the other party will not like me. My parents originally said that they would see if they could make bricks and build a house next year. But if we give a betrothal gift when we get married, there will be no money to build a house."

This is really a dilemma.

Originally, the Chen family lived a very ordinary life. It was only after Gao Mingcheng asked them and their son to work for him that their lives improved. Over the past year, they had saved a small sum of money.

If we make bricks ourselves and cut trees in the mountains ourselves, the cost of building the house will be much lower, and it should be built by next year.

But the bride price here is indeed quite high. The most common one is 680 yuan, and the higher ones are over 1,000 yuan.

There are also some that are less than 680 yuan, but either there is something wrong with the woman, or her family is extremely poor.

Chen Duofu has a good appearance and a healthy body, so naturally he would not marry a woman with problems.

The Chen family was very worried about this matter. But for Gao Mingcheng, money was not a big deal!

He immediately said: "Don't worry about the money for building the house and the betrothal gift. I can advance you my future salary."

By next year, the Chen family's father and son will all work for him, so this money is not considered a loan, but a direct advance on their wages.

Chen Duofu was stunned. He didn't expect that Gao Mingcheng's just one sentence could easily solve their family's problem!

Even though he was not in a hurry to get married, Chen Duofu thanked him sincerely: "Ming Cheng, thank you."

"Brother Mingcheng, you are such a nice person!" Chen Duoxi also praised Gao Mingcheng.

Gao Mingcheng laughed and began to explain to Chen Duoxi the functions of some things in the car, such as what the steering wheel is for, what the clutch, brake and accelerator are for, when you need to step on the clutch and brake to change gears, when you should step on the accelerator lightly, and when you should step on the accelerator hard.

For example, if you drive fast on sand or slowly on water, the driver needs to judge the road environment and choose whether to step on the accelerator hard or lightly.

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Along the way, Chen Duoxi studied very hard, and even Chen Duofu watched attentively.

They learned to look at the road conditions and the rearview mirror. Along the way, their minds were focused on their studies and even the scenery on the roadside could not attract their attention.

(End of this chapter)