When the original owner came, he said that he brought the villagers with him to make a fortune together.
Village chief Fang and the villagers naturally believed it without a doubt, otherwise they would not have given him all their hard-earned money.
They thought the original owner had been a bright kid since childhood, even getting into the best high school in the county. Eventually, he even got into one of the top universities in the country. If this happened in the past, wouldn't it be like Wenquxing descending to earth?
Moreover, the original owner had always been sweet-talking since childhood, and all the elders in the village liked him. They all thought he was a promising and conscientious young man.
As for why only the elders? The main purpose was to please the ones who controlled the household finances. How much food could those little brats who didn't manage the household give him? He didn't care about them.
So much so that before the original owner was admitted to university, none of his peers in the village did not dislike him. After he was admitted to university, their dislike turned into awe, a kind of awe for knowledge.
Aunt Zhang was a little tempted, but after thinking about it, she shook her head and said, "Jingzhi. Your uncle is right. Our family can't take advantage of this."
An Jingzhi sighed inwardly, what a lovely and simple person. It was a pity that the original owner had tricked her so much that her son couldn't even find a wife, and remained single for over a decade.
Village chief Fang's two sons are 22 and 25 years old, but their family has not yet found a wife for them. This is very rare in rural areas.
It’s not that Aunt Zhang doesn’t want to make arrangements, but people simply look down on the people of Xiaoliang Village. Xiaoliang Village is well-known for its poverty in the surrounding area.
Which good family would be willing to marry their daughter to such a poor place and let her suffer?
The money they gave An Jingzhi was also for building a house at home, thinking that having two rooms would at least make it easier to find a wife for their son.
Who knew that the original owner's greed would make them lose everything.
An Jingzhi smiled and said, "Uncle, aunt, listen to me, if Dagang doesn't go with me, I will find someone else.
If I ask someone else to do the work for me, they certainly won't work for me for free, and I'll have to pay them. Since I have to pay even outsiders, how can I not pay my family members? Are my family members worse than outsiders?"
Village Chief Fang was a little confused. "This? It doesn't seem right."
An Jingzhi struck while the iron was hot: "Uncle, aunt, listen to me, this is one thing, but I brought everyone together to make money because even my school tuition was saved by everyone. I remember how kind everyone was to me. When I was a child, I often came to my aunt's house, and she gave me a lot of delicious food. I still remember the taste of that fried dough twist.
My situation will definitely have a big impact on the family as it has lost a labor force, so I must give the money.
Besides, going south with me to buy goods is also a chance to see the world, and it's always good for Brother Dagang to get some exercise."
In the end, An Jingzhi used his eloquence and presented facts and reason to finally convince the village chief Fang and his wife. The main thing was that An Jingzhi said at the end that if they didn't accept the money, he would find someone else.
Isn't this just giving outsiders a free ride? It's better to give it to our own family!
As for Fang Dagang's opinion? Ask him if he dares to disobey his mother and father.
After finishing it, Zhang and Village Chief Fang began to prepare things for their son's long journey.
An Jingzhi also walked back home with his hands behind his back.
When he got home, his mother was cooking in the kitchen. Grandma An looked at An Jingzhi and said distressedly: "Jingzhi, where have you been? You didn't rest at home. You have to take a train for several days tomorrow. If you don't rest well now, you will suffer on the train."
Grandma An lost her husband early in life and raised her children alone. She loved her grandson the most. The original owner was smart and knew how to coax people since he was a child. He said that he would take Grandma to the capital to play in the future and be filial to Grandma. Grandma An felt warm in her heart when she heard that. Such a little kid knew to accompany her to work and didn't go out to play and get covered in mud.
In fact, the original owner didn't go out because the children in the village didn't like him. Moreover, he would get extra rewards by accompanying Grandma An, such as a handful of dried sweet potatoes and a few peanuts. These were very tempting snacks in the eyes of the children in Xiaoliang Village.
Later, the original owner was admitted to university, which made Grandma An very proud.
An Jingzhi felt Grandma An's concern and said, "Grandma, it's okay. I went to find my village chief uncle. I thought it would be safer to take a few people with me. The village chief uncle agreed that Dagang brother can go with me, and it will be enough to call Boyou."
An Boyou is the son of An Jingzhi's third uncle and is already an 18-year-old boy.
An Jingzhi's father was Grandma An's second son, who gave birth to three sons and one daughter.
An's father is the second son and is not valued by his parents. Instead, his child An Jingzhi becomes Grandma An's treasure.
Although she felt a little sorry for the train ticket, her grandson's safety was the most important thing. Grandma An hadn't asked anyone to accompany An Jingzhi because she was afraid that the villagers wouldn't understand anything. Going out would only cause trouble for An Jingzhi.
Now that An Jingzhi had taken the initiative to propose it, Grandma An agreed immediately, "Okay, let Boyou accompany you. Jingzhi, do you want to let Chengyi go as well?"
An Jingzhi was a little amused and said, "No more milk, that's enough. We're not going out to fight."
The An family still ate together. The three sons were filial and grateful for their mother's hard work in raising them. No one talked about splitting up the family. At the dinner table, Grandma An said, "Boyou, after you finish your meal, go buy three train tickets. Go south with Jingzhi and Dagang tomorrow."
An Boyou was so excited after hearing this that he stood up and accidentally dropped his chopsticks on the ground. "Really? Can I go to the south with Brother Jingzhi?"
There was no young person in the village who didn't yearn for the outside world. An Jingzhi, who was able to go to university in Hai Province, was the person they admired and envied the most.
Grandma An knocked on the table. "You're already grown up, yet you're still so reckless. I asked you to go out to take care of Jingzhi, not to go out and play. If you can't do it, let Chengyi go!"
An Boyou quickly picked up the chopsticks and said, "Don't worry, grandma, I will take good care of Jingzhi! Let me go!"
Grandma An nodded and said, "Okay. I'll let you go. If Jingzhi comes back and tells me about it, don't go next time if something like this happens."
An Boyou nodded repeatedly, "Okay, then I'll go buy the ticket now? I'm done eating."
An Jingzhi quickly took out the ticket money: "Brother, this is the ticket money."
An Boyou didn't ask any questions. After seeing Grandma An nod, he took it and ran out excitedly.
There was some disappointment in An Chengyi's eyes. Why didn't grandma insist?
Uncle An and Aunt An had no objection to their son going out with An Jingzhi. It was a good thing for him to go out with Jingzhi and see the world! If their son could have half of Jingzhi's ability, no, half of half, they wouldn't have to worry.
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