Chapter 73: First in Grade

"Dad, how are you? Are you still dizzy?"

The next morning, when Deng Shirong got up, his eldest daughter asked with concern.

"I'm fine. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep."

The rice wine of this era is all steamed by the locals themselves. Whether it tastes good or not is not the point, but at least there is no need to worry about the safety of the wine. No matter how drunk you get, you will be back to normal when you wake up the next day without a splitting headache.

In later generations, some unscrupulous businessmen would add DDT, a terrifying substance, into the liquor in order to make it taste better. Even if this kind of liquor is not poisonous to people, it is undoubtedly harmful to the body if consumed for a long time.

Therefore, many doctors only choose trustworthy brands of liquor when drinking it, and they will never touch those liquors of unknown origin on the market, for fear of accidentally drinking liquor with DDT added.

Deng Yunzhen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm glad you're okay. You guys drank too much last night and almost finished all the rice wine in the brigade's supply and marketing department."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "When drinking, the first thing to consider is the food to go with the wine, and the second thing to consider is the atmosphere. The atmosphere was good last night, and the food to go with the wine was rare. It's normal for people to accidentally drink too much. I remember that your two uncles seemed to be drunk too. Where did you arrange for them to stay?"

Deng Yunzhen said: "My two uncles drank a little too much, but they sobered up after resting for more than an hour, and then went back with my aunt and the others."

Deng Shirong nodded and went to brush his teeth and wash his face.

At this time, the other children also got up and washed.

Yesterday was Deng Shirong’s birthday which happened to be Saturday, so his second son Deng Yunheng also came back. After the family washed up, they started to have breakfast.

Although there were many people eating yesterday, the food prepared by Deng Shirong was really rich. Even if everyone ate to their heart's content, there was still a lot of food left over.

In Naye Village, let alone in this era, even in later generations when people's living conditions are better, no family will throw away leftovers. If they can't finish the food today, they will continue to eat it tomorrow. Some families even use the leftovers to feed chickens, ducks or pigs.

In short, the main point is not to waste food.

After breakfast, Deng Yuntai said hello to his father and went to work in the tile factory.

The big vat master does make money, with an income of more than 200 yuan a month, which is really cheap in rural areas today. However, Deng Shirong, who is a big vat master, knows that making big vats is actually very hard work.

When Deng Shirong was young, martial arts were very popular in society. When he had just learned how to make large vats, an elder in their village said he wanted to teach him martial arts. Deng Shirong shook his head like a rattle and refused without hesitation.

Just kidding, at that time I was so tired as a dog after working on the big vat every day that I even needed help to poop. How could I have the energy to practice martial arts?

Therefore, Deng Shirong couldn't help feeling distressed when he saw his eldest son working hard in the tile factory every day.

Deng Shirong actually already had a preliminary plan for his eldest son's future, but the time was not yet ripe, so he temporarily let him work in the tile factory. Anyway, the situation of reform and opening up was not yet completely clear, so it was indeed not a good time to go out and venture.

Of course, now that Shenzhen has become my country’s first special economic zone, Deng Shirong can also let his eldest son develop in Shenzhen. As long as he can seize the opportunity, he may have the hope of becoming a famous boss.

However, this thought just flashed through Deng Shirong's mind before he threw it out.

The reason is simple. Deng Shirong was unwilling to let his eldest son take risks.

The 1980s and 1990s were the most chaotic period after China's reform and opening up. This era was indeed full of opportunities, but it was also accompanied by various dangers. The untimely death of his eldest son in his previous life was originally a lifelong pain in Deng Shirong's heart. How could he bear to let his eldest son go to Shenzhen alone? After all, he was not a local and was unfamiliar with the place. If something happened, there would be no one to help. Deng Shirong, who had the memory of his previous life, could easily make his children billionaires. There was really no need to let his eldest son go out and take risks.

Besides, my eldest son is getting married soon, so I should stay in the countryside and give him some grandchildren first.

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After his eldest son went to work at the tile factory, Deng Shirong looked at his second son and asked, "Yunheng, how are your grades now? What's your ranking in the class?"

Deng Yunheng's mouth curled up slightly when he heard this, revealing a smug smile, and said, "Dad, after my hard work over this period of time, my academic performance is very good now. Not only am I ranked first in the class, but also first in the grade."

Deng Shirong was a little surprised when he heard this. He knew that his second son's academic performance was not bad. In his previous life, he was only ten points away from being admitted to university. At that time, Deng Shirong wanted his second son to repeat a year and take the exam again, but his second son was unwilling to repeat and finally chose to come back to learn how to make large vats from him.

The second son’s choice at that time could not be said to be wrong, because that was the time when the jar and tile factory was doing its best business. The monthly income of any big jar master was over two hundred yuan. Even if one graduated from college and got a stable job, the income would still be far from that of a big jar master.

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Of course, in terms of development prospects, the stable job is definitely better, but repeating a year does not necessarily mean that one can be successfully admitted to university, so after much consideration, the second son finally made a choice that he later regretted.

Now that Deng Shirong has been reborn, he only said some encouraging words and offered a simple and crude method of monetary rewards, but his second son has undergone such a big change. This is something he really did not expect.

Parents in my country all want their children to be successful. Seeing his second son's academic performance improve so much, Deng Shirong said excitedly, "Well, this is really good news. Yunheng, you must continue to work hard and never be complacent. Your high school is just an ordinary one. Your competitors in the college entrance examination are from high schools all over the country. If you want to stand out from them, you still need to study hard."

Seeing his father so happy, Deng Yunheng was also very happy in his heart. He nodded and said, "I know, Dad. I will continue to work hard and strive to get into a good university next year."

Deng Shirong, in a good mood, took out 10 yuan from his pocket and handed it to his second son, saying, "You can only rely on yourself to study. Dad can't help you, but you don't have to worry about food. Just buy whatever you want to eat at school. If you run out of money, I will give you more."

"Thank you, Dad. I will never let you down." Deng Yunheng took the money and said with a firm look.

Now his grades are already the best in the grade. His progress has also attracted the attention of his head teacher and teachers of various subjects, who have listed him as a key talent to be trained. With the dedicated help of his teachers, he believes that he will definitely be able to get into university next year. The only difference is what kind of university he will get into.

(End of this chapter)