The last time we went to the farm, it took two and a half days. Qin Huai was young and had a good memory, so he was more familiar with the route, but it still took two days.
Although Maggie Cheung is a spoiled young lady, she knows that Qin Huai's journey is for her, and she insists on talking to him and taking care of him along the way.
Seeing that Qin Huai was tired of driving, she even asked Qin Huai to teach her how to drive, and she also drove a long distance.
The situation at the farm was not much better than the last time they came. Although it was spring, passers-by looked exhausted. When the two men found Zhang Houchang, he was pulling manure with two other people.
His appearance hadn't changed much, but he looked very miserable, covered in dirt and his clothes were full of holes. If you didn't look closely, you would have thought he was just an old farmer in tattered clothes.
"Keke, why are you here? Didn't I tell you not to come?" He threw away the manure cart and prevented Maggie Cheung from coming to him.
Maggie Cheung cried out, "Dad, what are you doing?"
Zhang Houchang said, "Don't call me dad here, call me uncle."
Qin Huai said, "Uncle Zhang, now that you're here, it's too late to try to distance yourself from the matter. Just say a few words."
Zhang Houchang then walked over and said, "Forget it. No one here wants to meddle in other people's business anyway. Keke, why are you so confused? This is the most critical period for you. Don't make a mistake for me. If you are involved with someone like me and it gets out, your life will be over."
Zhang Houchang is still in good health and his condition seems to be much better than others.
Maggie Cheung couldn't accept his words and burst into tears, saying, "Dad, if I don't come here, everyone will know that I am your daughter."
Zhang Houchang said: "You silly boy, why bother..."
As he was speaking, he saw the car Qin Huai was driving and immediately said with anticipation: "Qin Huai, what did you bring me this time? Take it out quickly, I'm starving." Seeing Qin Huai seemed to be more intimate than seeing his own daughter.
Qin Huai said, "Don't worry, Uncle Zhang. Let's go to your dormitory first. We can eat well there."
Zhang Houchang's dormitory had also changed, and there seemed to be fewer people inside this time. Qin Huai took out a piece of braised pork head, and he held it and chewed it fiercely with green eyes, but he was very restrained and stopped eating after a while.
"I can't eat too much. Several people have died on the farm from overeating."
Then he lit another cigarette, looked at Qin Huai gratefully and said:
"I'm able to make it this far, thanks to you. Many young people couldn't make it as long as I did. The buyer you introduced me to saw that I wasn't in good health, so he let me work as a water releaser on the farm. It's much easier than everyone else's work. I can rest after releasing the water, and sometimes I can even sneak a few radishes and cabbages from the fields to eat."
"He is a very particular person. I guess you have run out of money?" It was really money that played a role. Three hundred yuan was almost his annual salary. How could he not do his best?
People in this era still attach great importance to the spirit of contract. What Zhang Houchang thinks is very important is just a matter of saying a few words to him, so why not do it?
Zhang Houchang smiled bitterly and said, "Speaking of which, money goes away so quickly. Thanks to your thoughtfulness, I'm still alive. The farm only has 24 kilograms of food a day, and many of the people who came with me starved to death. Thanks to you, I'm still alive. The farm only has 8 taels of food a day, and everyone is dizzy from hunger."
"The buyer could only bring one pancake in the first two days. Later, he said the price had dropped, so he could bring me two. I divided the pancake into four and kept them in my pocket. I ate half in the morning and half in the afternoon, and that's how I managed to get through it."
The 300 yuan kickback he gave to the purchasing department was not in vain and played a huge role. Although he took the lion's share, it would be a different story if it were compared with human lives.
Zhang Houchang looked at Maggie Cheung and then remembered to ask, "Where's Zhennan? Did he ask you to come? Don't worry, I still have 200 yuan left, which should last me another month. Don't worry about the money."
Zhang Keyi was completely desperate when she heard her father say this. She took out the five hundred yuan that Song Yu had given her and told her that this was all she had and she might not be able to take out more in the future. She had thought it was a lot, but when she came here, she found the farm in this condition. How long could this amount of money last?
Zhang Houchang then realized something was wrong and asked, "Why didn't he come?"
Zhang Keyi wanted to speak, but Qin Huai stopped her and said, "Uncle Zhang, Brother Yu couldn't come this time because of something. You can use this money and food first. Brother Yu said he would send it back when the time comes."
Dozens of kilograms of fried noodles, plus snacks, plus the money he brought should be able to keep him going for a while. As for the future, if he has no money, he can only make a few more trips himself.
Last time I found out that the farm was very strict with people, so I guess there won’t be any more robbery. As long as it’s not robbery, it doesn’t matter much, because most of the food will end up in Zhang Houchang’s stomach.
As they were chatting, two younger men walked in and said, "Lao Zhang, is there anyone from home?"
Zhang Houchang said, "Yes, my younger family members came to see me and brought me some food. You guys should come and have some too."
Unwilling to take out the pork head, he filled two and a half bowls of fried noodles and handed them over. The two men were polite but quickly took them. They ate until they burped. After wolfing down the noodles, they glanced at the bag of noodles and said, "Lao Zhang, you are so lucky.
Zhang Houchang handed them another cigarette. Their eyes lit up and they said, "Daqianmen is really a great place. I haven't smoked in a long time since I came to this damn place, except for the smell of the farm leaders smoking."
Then the two asked Zhang Houchang who Zhang Keyi and Qin Huai were?
Zhang Houchang said calmly, "My nephews and nieces at home are worried that I'm starving to death here, so they sent me some food."
Zhang Keyi wanted to say something but was stopped by Qin Huai. The father had good intentions and didn't want to drag down his daughter's future, so she didn't want to ruin it.
The two men said, "Your nephew and niece are kind-hearted. They came to visit you and brought you so many good things. Lao Zhang, you are so lucky."
Qin Huai smiled and said, "Thank you for taking care of my uncle. I will have to trouble you again in the future."
The two men said, "We can't help much. We don't have enough food and we don't take care of anything."
Pulling Zhang Houchang out of the cave, Qin Huai said, "Uncle, I want to go see that buyer again. He should be here this time, right?"
"He should be here. He should bring me some pancakes today."
The buyer was brushing his horse and recognized Qin Huai when he saw him. He said, "I've done what you asked me to do."
Qin Huai said, "I know. I came here today to thank you. I'll have to trouble you with my uncle's affairs in the future."
The buyer said, "As long as you have money, everything is easy to talk about."
Money, money again. If the people on this farm want to survive, they have to spend money.
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