Xu's mother widened her eyes, and even Xu's father put down his chopsticks and looked at Xu Jiashu.
"Jiashu, what did you say? Say it again, I didn't hear you clearly!"
Mother Xu moved a stool closer to Xu Jiashu and looked at him with bright eyes.
Being stared at like this by Xu's father and mother, Xu Jiashu couldn't eat even if he was very hungry.
He coughed lightly and said to his parents, "I already have someone I like. Mom, please don't use matchmakers to introduce me to someone else anymore!"
"real?"
Xu's mother could hardly suppress the smile on her lips.
"Mom, why are you the same as Xiaopang and the others? Is it weird that I have someone I like?"
Mother Xu hurriedly waved her hands and shook her head: "No, no, no, it's not strange! Not strange at all! Son, tell me quickly, who is this girl?"
Since this was the first time Xu Jiashu said that he had a crush on someone, and he had always made excuses whenever marriage was mentioned before, Xu's father and mother believed his words without a doubt.
"Mom, don't ask me yet. I like her now, but she doesn't know it yet. When I get her, I will bring her home to show you right away!"
“Hey, hey!”
Although she didn't find out the girl's identity, Xu's mother was still so excited that she couldn't stop smiling.
The cheap smile on this silly boy's face when he mentioned the girl showed that he was serious!
Thinking of the villagers' evaluation of Xu Jiashu, Xu's mother began to persuade him earnestly again.
"Jiashu, you should be more steady in front of girls from now on. Don't always act like a gangster. Smile more, okay? Don't scare girls away!"
"Don't worry, Mom. She's different from others."
Xu Jiashu said as he stuffed the last bite of the steamed bun into his mouth: "Dad, I have something to discuss with you!"
Father Xu had also finished eating by now. He picked up his pipe and stood up: "Let's go inside and talk."
After the father and son left, Xu's mother was still sitting at the dinner table, grinning and laughing.
"My son has found a girl he likes. Hehe, it's finally my turn to be a mother-in-law!"
Mother Xu muttered to herself, then stood up and ran to the inner room: "Jiashu, take off your dirty clothes quickly. You've been running around for most of the day, so they must be soaked."
"It's different now than it was before. How can you go to see a girl with the stench of sweat every day? You better be careful next time!"
Xu Jiashu lowered his head and smelled his vest, and there was indeed a smell of sweat.
Comrade Xiao Jiang wouldn't think that he doesn't like cleanliness, right?
Thinking of this, Xu Jiashu hurried back to his room and changed into clean clothes.
Xu's mother took a look at Xu Jiashu. He used to be disliked by everyone, but now he seemed to be satisfied with everything!
"Alright, go talk to your father about business. Look how honest my son is. How could he be so mean?"
After Xu Jiashu returned to his father's room, his mother put away the dishes and even hummed a tune while washing them.
Seeing Xu Jiashu coming back, Xu's father took a puff of his cigarette and asked, "How's it going? Is there any news from the town?"
Xu Jiashu shook his head: "I went to all the farms in town, and they all said that the price of pig feed will not drop for the time being."
After hearing this, Mr. Xu looked solemn. Their Xu family was the only breeder in the village. They raised dozens of pigs and recently gave birth to more than a dozen piglets.
In the past few years, their family made a lot of money by raising pigs, and the pig feed they bought was all good feed.
However, the pig farming industry is in recession this year, and pork prices have been falling. In addition, the pig farm has added more than a dozen piglets, which is another considerable expense.
Father Xu meant to let Xu Jiashu go to the town to inquire and see if the price of pig feed would drop in the near future. If the price of pig feed did not drop in the short term, they would first sell a batch of pigs at the current market price.
This will not only ease the funding problem, but also prevent them from suffering heavy losses if pork prices fall again in the future.
There are gains and losses in business. Even if the price of pork goes back up after they sell the pigs, they have no choice but to accept the loss.
"Jiashu, let's sell those pigs first."
Father Xu was silent for a moment and then told us his plan.
But Xu Jiashu disagreed: "Dad, although the price of pig feed has not been adjusted, I also got another piece of news when I went to the town this time."
"What news?"
"The policy supporting rural breeding is about to come out. I heard that as long as you get a breeding license, you will get subsidies!"
"Dad, before the new policy comes into effect, not only can we not sell our pigs, but we have to buy a new batch of piglets to raise!"
Father Xu slammed his pipe on the table: "You are crazy!"
"Let's not even talk about when the policy will be implemented. We don't know how long the money we have can sustain the pigs we have now. If we buy another batch of piglets, how are we going to sustain them? Northwest wind?"
Xu's father did not agree with Xu Jiashu's idea. Now that he was old, he just wanted to live a peaceful life and did not dare to take any more risks.
"Dad! Believe me, we will definitely get through this difficult time! This opportunity to make a fortune is rare. If we don't expand the pig farm now, when the policy comes out and everyone starts raising pigs, we'll regret it so much that we won't have any place to cry!"
The Xu family has spent all their money on the pig farm. If they stop now, all the money they invested will be wasted!
Xu Jiashu is ambitious and has a long-term vision. He has his own considerations for everything he does.
Compared to his father, he has more drive in his bones. He dares to try anything, and if he fails, he can just try again.
Father Xu was silent.
He knew that his son always had his own ideas.
Sometimes he suspected that it was because he was old that he was so cautious and always held his son back in certain things.
"Dad, what do you think? If you agree, I'll go to town in the next two days to get a breeding license!"
"Let me think about it again."
Although Mr. Xu did not agree directly, he did not refuse outright either.
He needs to take time to sort out the consequences of success or failure.
Xu Jiashu didn't urge him and gave him time to think about it.
"Okay, Dad, you take your time to think about it. I'll go to the pig farm first."
After Xu Jiashu finished speaking, he jumped off the kang, put on his shoes and left the inner room.
As soon as he opened the door to the main hall, he heard Xu's mother humming a song in the yard. Xu Jiashu raised his eyebrows, lifted the door curtain and looked towards his old mother in the yard.
After seeing the clothes in Xu's mother's hand, Xu Jiashu was startled and ran over.
"Mom, don't move!"
Mother Xu was stunned and turned to look at Xu Jiashu. Before she could react, Xu Jiashu snatched the vest from her hand.
"You scared me, brat! What did I just tell you? Be steady, be steady! Why didn't you listen?!"
Xu Jiashu held the vest in his arms as if it were a treasure.
"You don't have to wash this vest anymore!"
After saying that, he smelled the scent above.
Xu's mother's mouth twitched: "What? Still want to smell it and see if it stinks?"
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