Chapter 57: Striving to Live to 200 Years Old

The next morning, after drinking the hot millet porridge and eating the fragrant egg pancake, Shi Luo gave Jiang Hao a kiss and once again reminded Jiang Hao not to have any affairs with other women before happily going to work.

After Jiang Hao saw Shi Luo leave, he lay back on the kang and took a nap before staggering to the brigade headquarters to find Captain Jiang.

Jiang Jianguo looked at his son who was walking around so nonchalantly and frowned, "Hurry up, kid, don't be lazy all day."

Jiang Hao innocently pulled the rope and sat on the ox cart. "Dad, stop wasting time. I have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative today. Let's go quickly."

Jiang Jianguo sat on the other side of the oxcart. "Why are you going to the supply and marketing cooperative? You're going to spend money recklessly again. You're already old enough. You should learn to save some money."

Jiang Hao: "Lolo asked me to bring some things for him. Dad, you said you are old, so please stop worrying."

Jiang Jianguo took a deep breath. "If you were more understanding, I would have less worries. I heard yesterday that Shi Luo only earned four work points a day. Will he be able to eat the food he gets at the end of the year?"

Jiang Hao didn't care. "If it's not enough, just buy more. He has money. Besides, I'm here for you."

Jiang Jianguo sighed,

"What's the use of you? What you earn is only enough for you to eat. If his work points are not enough, I will use your mother's and my work points to exchange for some food for him. Shi Luo has no relatives around him, so he should be frugal with the little money he has. It will be his living expenses in the future."

Jiang Hao shook his head and said, "No, even if I agree, Shi Luo will not be willing to use your work points. Dad, don't worry, our money is not enough to buy food.

Besides, money is a piece of crap. If we spend it, we can earn more. If we don’t spend our money, who will we save it for? I think that in life, we should enjoy it while we can.

Jiang Jianguo now wanted to beat his stupid son to death.

"You little bastard, you are full of heresy. How are you going to live if you don't save money?

When your mother and I are gone, you and Shi Luo will still have to rely on yourselves to make a living.

Your brothers all have their own families. Even if they can help you, how much can they help you?

Now that we are here, our family has not been divided, and we can still suppress your sisters-in-law, and your brothers' hearts are also in everyone,

But your brothers all have their own children. As time goes by, people’s hearts change, and even your eldest brother may not be reliable. You still have to rely on yourself.”

Jiang Hao was stunned. He knew that parents love their children and have long-term plans for them, but he never expected that one day his father would say such words to him. In other words, it turned out that old man Jiang loved his youngest son the most, hehe.

But Jiang Hao still didn't like hearing about leaving or not. "Dad, then you and mom should work hard and try to live to be 200 years old. Then you can send me away and then you can leave. That way I don't have to save money, and you can still support me for the rest of my life, hehe."

Jiang Jianguo got angry when he heard such useless and unreliable words. He slapped his youngest son on the back and said, "You little bastard, do you still want to blame your father for the rest of your life?"

Jiang Hao rubbed his slightly aching back and said, "Dad, I believe you can do it. Besides, it would be great to rely on you for the rest of my life."

"Alas," Jiang Jianguo sighed. His youngest son was unreliable. After returning home today, he decided to talk to his wife and ask her to save some money for his youngest son.

If the family is divided in the future, I will try to give him as much as possible. With the proceeds from the division plus the money saved for him, I won't have to worry about him having trouble making a living in the future.

In fact, it would be better to get a job for the younger son. Alas, there is the money to buy a job, but there is no one to sell it to.

It was almost twelve o'clock when the two men drove the ox cart to the commune.

Jiang Jianguo was not in a hurry because the train for the educated youth would not arrive until two o'clock in the afternoon.

Jiang Hao went to the supply and marketing cooperative and chatted with his sister. After buying the things Shi Luo mentioned, he bought a bag of Daqianmen for Jiang Jianguo before leaving.

"Just say you spend money recklessly. Don't buy it next time. Your father's pipe is also very good." Jiang Jianguo happily accepted the filial piety of his eldest son, but scolded him.

Jiang Hao looked at the old man who was saying one thing and thinking another, and drove the ox cart to the entrance of the state-owned hotel.

Jiang Jianguo was puzzled. "What are you doing here? Go to the Youth League Office."

Jiang Hao got out of the car and said, "Let's buy something to eat. It's already noon. Even if you're not hungry, I am. You watch over the oxcart. I'll be out soon."

Jiang Jianguo knew that he couldn't stop his son, so he didn't stop him.

Jiang Hao came out five minutes later with four oil-paper bags. He handed two to Jiang Jianguo and said, "One contains four meat buns. Eat one for yourself and take the other home for my mother to try."

Jiang Jianguo: "You, just buy two cushions, why buy so many?"

Jiang Hao took a bun and started eating. "Your son is filial to you, so just eat it. Why think so much? Your son is rich, don't worry."

Both of them brought water bottles with them. After eating and drinking their fill, they drove the ox cart slowly to the Youth League Office.

When I arrived at the Youth League Office, there were already several ox carts in the yard.

Jiang Hao drove the ox cart in and stopped it right next to the Luohua Brigade.

Captain Luohua looked at Jiang Jianguo who had just arrived and greeted him with a smile, "Brother Jiang, you're here."

Jiang Jianguo: "Ah, here I am. When did you come?"

Captain Luohua said, "I'm only about ten minutes earlier than you."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and then several team leaders gathered together to chat.

Jiang Hao didn't want to chat with a group of old men, so he just sat quietly on the ox cart.

The educated youth who were supposed to arrive at two o'clock did not arrive until after three o'clock when they squeezed into the yard of the educated youth office with bags and luggage.

Jiang Jianguo said beside Jiang Hao, "I guess the train is late again."

Jiang Hao nodded. "Our train is always late. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are usually late, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Sundays are especially late. If you can get on a train that's not late, you'd be incredibly lucky."

Jiang Jianguo laughed out loud. "You're the one who knows how to summarize. Okay, I'll go get the people. You just wait here."