Go back to 1980 and enjoy it

Beijing.

Zhao Jing and her sister-in-law He Minjun visited the Temple of Earth Temple Fair with great interest, watching calligraphers and painters splashing ink, watching folk artists doing mane-tying, cutting window grilles, kneading dough, spinning windmills, walking on stilts, performing oboe... tasting various flavors. snack.

After wandering around for two or three hours, the two of them left with satisfaction.

When going to take the bus, Zhao Jing asked: "Minjun, are you going home or coming to my place?"

He Minjun said: "Sister-in-law, I'd better go to your place to hide. I have to socialize every day when I go home. I won't be peaceful even after the New Year. I'll be bored to death."

Zhao Jing laughed and said, "I'm really eager to have this kind of social interaction. You are completely unaware of your blessings."

He Minjun held his sister-in-law's arm and said as he walked: "That's different. Others socialize to build relationships and get promoted, but every time I socialize, it's like a blind date, which makes me feel uncomfortable."

Zhao Jing said with a smile: "You have joined the workforce now, and you are not young anymore. It is normal for mom to start looking for a partner for you. You have met so many outstanding young people this year, have you chosen any of them?" ?”

He Minjun said with disdain: "What outstanding young people? They are all just show-offs. None of them have the same academic qualifications as me. If they didn't rely on the elders in the family to get a good job, they would have to rely on their own efforts." , it’s weird to be successful.”

Zhao Jing said with shame: "Your requirements are a bit high. You graduated from a key university. How many people in the country are admitted to key universities? And as far as I know, their academic qualifications are basically junior college, which is already very good. ”

He Minjun shook his head and said, "I don't like it anyway. My future husband, among other things, will definitely be better than me in terms of culture."

Zhao Jing couldn't help but sigh: "If this is the case, then it will be really difficult for you to find a husband. Mom, you should know the criteria for choosing a son-in-law. The family background cannot be worse than ours. If you want to find a husband, It’s really difficult to find a partner who meets both mom’s requirements and your conditions.”

He Minjun said: "I don't care about my family background. After all, people with better education than me must have graduated from the top key universities in the country. Even if such people are from rural areas, I believe they can make a career. If their families can With a helping hand at a key position, his future achievements should not be low.”

Zhao Jing's heart moved and she asked: "Your idea is good, but how will you pass the test of mother?"

He Minjun laughed and said: "Sister-in-law, judging from your question, it seems that I already have such a partner."

Zhao Jing smiled and said: "Isn't this an assumption made in advance? If this happens, what are you going to do?"

He Minjun curled his lips and said: "That's not easy. If there is someone who really satisfies me, and my mother objects due to family background, then I will go to my grandfather to ask for an "imperial edict". No matter how powerful my mother is, she I don’t dare to go against my grandpa. As long as grandpa agrees, everything will not be a problem.”

Zhao Jing blinked her eyes and said: "Your method is indeed effective. If grandpa speaks, mom will definitely not have any objection, but in this way, mom may not feel comfortable. If the relationship with her son-in-law is not good, then It’s so uncomfortable when you’re caught in the middle.”

He Minjun shook his head and said: "No, I understand Mom. At most, it's just a little bit weird at the beginning. It'll be fine after a year or two before she accepts it."

When Zhao Jing heard this, her desire to help with the matchmaking suddenly emerged, but she still swallowed the words.

Forget it, it would be better for her not to be the matchmaker. If it happens, her mother-in-law will know that she is the one holding the strings, and she might get angry at her, which will affect their relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

While they were talking, the aunt and sister-in-law had already reached the bus stop, thus ending the topic.

after an hour.

Zhao Jing and her sister-in-law walked into the Planning Commission's residential compound hand in hand. As soon as they reached the second floor, they met Deng Yunheng who was coming downstairs.

Deng Yunheng greeted with a smile on his face: "Happy New Year, leader!"

Zhao Jing greeted unexpectedly: "Happy New Year, when will you come back?"

"I just arrived."

As he spoke, Deng Yunheng looked at the pretty girl and asked, "Who is this?"

This is God's will, Zhao Jing sighed in her heart, and then introduced them: "This is my sister-in-law He Minjun, who works in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Minjun, this is Deng Yunheng from our department, a top student who graduated from Peking University, please meet me. "

It turned out to be the leader's sister-in-law. Deng Yunheng smiled and said hello: "Hello, Comrade He!"

Hearing his sister-in-law say that the other party graduated from Peking University, He Minjun couldn't help but look at him a little longer, and said hello with a smile: "Hello, Comrade Deng!"

"Leader, I just brought you wedding candies and the local specialties I told you before. Please wait a moment. I will go upstairs and bring them to you." As soon as he finished speaking, Deng Yunheng went upstairs. Got something for the leader.

He Minjun couldn't help but smile when he saw this, and said: "Sister-in-law, your subordinate is quite interesting. Why does he bring you wedding candy? Is he married?"

Zhao Jing smiled and said: "It's not him getting married, it's his sister getting married. At that time, he asked me about my vacation and wanted to go back to attend his sister's wedding. I casually asked him to bring me some wedding candies. I didn't expect him to actually bring me some wedding candies." I brought you wedding candy."

He Minjun chuckled and said: "Sister-in-law, as a leader, you have spoken. Can you, a subordinate, not remember it?"

The sister-in-law and sister-in-law didn't wait long. In less than a minute, Deng Yunheng came down with a two-month cake box and a small bag of wedding candies. He handed it to Zhao Jing and said, "Boss, this is the gray water jackal, a specialty of our hometown. Take it back and cut it into pieces." When eating, fry it slowly in oil over low heat. When it becomes fluffy and golden on both sides, you can take it out of the pan and spread salt evenly on it and eat it. This is the salty way to eat it.

If you want to eat it sweetly, add sugar when it is almost fried. Wait until the sugar melts and coats the rice, then you can start the pot.

Both flavors have their own flavor, you can give them a try and taste them, you won’t be disappointed by the taste. "

Zhao Jing took the gray water jack and said: "Thank you, you are really thoughtful. You brought this gray water jack to me all the way. I will do as you said and taste it when I get back."

"You're welcome, then I won't disturb you. I'll go out to buy something."

"OK, go ahead!"

After Deng Yunheng went downstairs, Zhao Jing returned to her second bedroom with her sister-in-law.

After entering the house, He Minjun asked: "Sister-in-law, where is this subordinate of yours from? I've never even heard of this gray water deer, and I don't know what it is."

Zhao Jing said: "He is from Guangxi, thousands of miles away from our capital. This is their specialty snack. It is normal that we have never heard of it."

"It turns out he's from Guangxi. That's really far away."

He Minjun played with the mooncake box and said, "Sister-in-law, can I open it and take a look?"

Zhao Jing said: "If there's anything wrong with it, you can just watch it if you want!"

He Minjun opened the mooncake box with great interest, and then saw the vacuum-packed golden gray water jelly inside: "This looks quite beautiful, and I don't know if it is as delicious as he said. "

Zhao Jing smiled and said: "It should be good, at least it must be very unique over there. I heard him say that this is a delicacy they can only eat during the Chinese New Year."

He Minjun said: "That makes sense. How about we make this for dinner later?"

"Okay, let's have this for dinner."

After saying that, Zhao Jing brought the topic to her subordinate and said: "My subordinate is quite good. Although he is from a rural area, he was admitted to Peking University, and his younger brother also ranked first in science in Guangxi last year. With excellent grades, they were admitted to Tsinghua University. Both brothers went to the top universities in the country. This kind of example is really rare. "

He Minjun said in surprise: "Two brothers, one from Peking University and one from Tsinghua University? That's really amazing!"

She is also a graduate of a key university, so she naturally understands how difficult it is to get into a key university. Peking University and Tsinghua University, which ranks at the top, are even more difficult. Anyway, she studied hard, but her college entrance examination scores are not as high as Tsinghua University and Peking University. There is still a big gap.

Not to mention, her younger brother went to Tsinghua University with the first place in science in Guangxi, and she knew the value of this very well.

Zhao Jing nodded and said: "Yes, these two brothers are indeed talented in reading, and if nothing else happens, he should be promoted to deputy director this year. Speaking of which, he is only one year older than you, and he was born in a rural area. It’s really outstanding to be able to make a name for yourself so quickly.”

He Minjun heard this and agreed: "Sister-in-law, you are right, people like this are truly outstanding, and they are much better than those guys my mother asked me to meet."

Zhao Jing said: "It's a pity that you can't have your cake and eat it too. He himself is indeed good enough, but without the help of his family background, if he relies solely on his own efforts, he may be able to successfully rise to the division level or even the department level, but if he wants to It will be difficult to go up any higher.”

He Minjun said: "It's pretty good to be able to reach the level of the department. Take the guys I've seen these days as an example. Even if they have help from their families, they probably have reached the end of the level of the department. If they want to break through this level, It’s also extremely difficult for them.”

Zhao Jing said with a smile: "That's true. You need to be strong enough to work hard. If your own talents are insufficient, it will be difficult to cross that threshold just by relying on family pressure."

He Minjun said with emotion: "This is why I look down on them. None of them have much ability, but each one boasts louder than the other. It seems that the provincial level is just a handful for them, and they have no idea how high the sky is and how high it is." "

Zhao Jing was surprised and said: "Minjun, it's not that exaggerated, is it? I am also a college student after all, how can I be so superficial?"

He Minjun said: "I don't know if they are superficial or not. Anyway, this is the impression they left on me."

Zhao Jing thought for a while and said, "It's also possible that they feel a little inferior in front of you. After all, everyone has similar family backgrounds, but you are a top student who graduated from a key university. They are just junior college students, and you are ahead of them in terms of academic qualifications." , of course they want to show their excellence in other ways.”

He Minjun said: "Maybe, no matter what their thoughts are, if they want to be with me if they are less educated than me, there is no need to talk about it."

"Marriage is a lifelong matter. If you don't have a choice, forget it. If you have a choice, it is best to find a partner that satisfies you."

"Anyway, I'm not in a hurry to get married, so I'll look for you slowly!"

…

Bobai has a fine tradition of donating money to run schools.

During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty (1723-1735), Li Longji donated 29.2 acres of land as a school land to establish a charity school.

Huanyu Academy was built by the county magistrate Nangong Xiu who took the lead in donating salary money and the Chinese student Zhu Jingbo who donated the foundation. In the eighth year of Jiaqing (1803), Yan Yue, the county magistrate, moved the academy to the north of the city with the support of the squires.

During the Republic of China, many schools in the county were built with donations from the public.

In the 1940s, when the county Fengshan Junior High School was under preparation, nearby people enthusiastically donated land for the school fund, and the land rent amounted to 816 taels.

From the 1950s to the 1970s, due to some special reasons, funds were raised to build schools, and the work of running schools by the masses was once ignored.

It was not until the 1980s that work such as fund-raising in the county received renewed attention. Starting from the second half of last year, people from all walks of life began to actively donate money to contribute to the construction of primary and secondary schools in their hometown.

It has to be said that the Bobai people are very united in this regard. Even those Bobai people who have been working outside the province for decades and rarely return to their hometowns. After hearing that their hometowns were raising funds to build a school, all of them were generous. Donate your money and contribute to the education of your hometown.

According to Bobai County Chronicle statistics, from 1986 to 1987, the county raised a total of 13.412 million yuan, built 154,300 square meters of new school buildings, built 1,711 standard classrooms, 1,304 staff dormitories, repaired 197,000 square meters of school buildings, and built new classrooms. Table 5671 sets.

By 1988, another 15.442 million yuan was raised throughout the year, 75,300 square meters of seriously dilapidated buildings were demolished, 155,500 square meters of new school buildings were rebuilt or built, 108,000 square meters of generally dilapidated buildings were repaired, a large amount of teaching equipment was purchased, and schools in the county were improved. conditions for running a school.

You know, the current population of Bobai is only over one million. It took more than two years to raise nearly 29 million to build the school. This is something that few counties can achieve.

After all, Bobai County is not that kind of wealthy county. It was still a poor county at the autonomous region level until 20 or 30 years later. But in terms of education, the people are so willing to spend money. Then the education in Bobai County will be among the best in Guangxi. It's just a matter of course.

…

The old ancestral hall of Naye Village.

At this time, the Spring Festival Transport has ended, and the Naye Deng family held a regular clan meeting to distribute the dividends from the passenger transport company to the clan members.

As more and more people go to Guangdong to work, the passenger transport company's profitability is getting stronger and stronger. This year's dividends to the tribe members have reached as high as 800 yuan per share.

A total of more than two million yuan in cash was placed on the stage. Since the largest face value was only 10 yuan, which was equivalent to more than 20 million yuan in cash in future generations, the visual effect was really shocking.

Every year when Naye Deng's passenger transport company distributes dividends, people from the Guan clan in Jimuar, Bangliang, and Sham Shui Tin Village, which are not far away, will come to watch after getting the news. This year is no exception, and the number of people watching is more than More than in previous years.

Seeing so much cash on the table, these Guan clan members were naturally envious.

This is the third time that the passenger transport company has distributed dividends. The whole process is the same as the previous two times. There is nothing to say. Deng Shirong, the head of the family with the largest number of shares, received 288,000 yuan. The cash that needed to be packed in sacks made everyone look at him.

After the dividends were distributed, Deng Shirong came to the stage and said: "My fellow tribesmen, to strengthen the clan, we must first strengthen our intelligence, and to strengthen our intelligence, we must first strengthen education. Our country has always been a world of scholars. Illiterate people who cannot read Chinese characters have no future and will always be the only ones." Ability to do the hardest work at the lower levels.

Now, the whole county is raising funds to build schools, and people from all walks of life are donating generously to contribute to the construction of primary and secondary schools in their hometowns. Our Naye Primary School is also dilapidated, and it is long past time for reconstruction.

There are also Bangba Primary School, Macun Primary School, Daozhang Primary School (all primary schools for kindergarten to third grade), etc., all of which need to be renovated.

Finally, there is Shuangwang Junior High School. Everyone knows that it was originally the bandit den of Long Sanba. After it was converted into a school, after so many years, both the teaching building and the student dormitories and teacher dormitories have become very outdated. It’s time to remodel.

Whether it is primary school or junior high school, it is the place where our children go to school and is closely related to us.

Therefore, I suggest that everyone contributes to build the school together. One thousand or several hundred dollars is not too much, and ten or eight dollars is not too little. In short, everyone should do according to their ability. "

Deng Changbao asked: "Jiu Gong, what kind of schools do you plan to build?"

Deng Shirong said: "Relatively small primary schools like Bangba Primary School, Macun Primary School, and Daozhang Primary School each cost about 20,000 yuan. Naye Primary School is our key primary school, and I plan to build it into a One of the primary schools with the best physical facilities in the county costs about half a million.

As for Shuangwang Junior High School, it is a junior high school for everyone in Shuangwang Township. The specific construction method must be discussed with the leaders of the township government before deciding.

Let’s raise the funds for the primary school now, and we’ll talk about the funds for Shuangwang Junior High School when the time comes. "

Deng Changbao nodded and said: "Understood, then let me throw some light on it first. I will donate 5,000 yuan." As the richest man in Naye Deng's family, second only to the family leader in terms of economic strength, he just received 19,200 yuan from the passenger transport company's dividend. , donating 5,000 yuan is nothing.

Deng Changxiong responded: "Then I will donate 4,000 yuan!" He is also one of the top three richest people in Naye Deng's family. He just received a company dividend of 17,600 yuan, so there is no pressure to donate 4,000 yuan.

Other tribesmen also donated money based on their financial strength, ranging from a few thousand to a few dozen. The directors and teachers of Naye Primary School were basically members of the Naye Deng clan. At this time, they all helped register and collect money. .

After more than an hour, the number of donations was tallied up.

Before Deng Shirong took action, the tribesmen donated a total of more than 430,000 yuan, which was a huge amount of fighting power.

Hearing the school teacher's report, the Guan clan members who had been watching outside couldn't stand. These primary schools are also closely related to them. Children in their village usually attend Bangba Primary School before the third grade, and wait until the fourth grade. I went to Naye Elementary School.

Now the Naye Deng family is donating money to build these primary schools. Even if their economic conditions are not as good as those of the Deng family, they have been growing watermelons with the Naye Deng family over the years. In fact, they have made a lot of money, and their economic conditions are better than many villages.

So, someone from the Guan clan asked: "Uncle Jiu, can we make a donation?"

Hearing this, Deng Shirong smiled and said: "Of course, this Naye Primary School is not our Naye Deng family's business, it is the business of the entire Bangjie Village. You are all a part of Bangjie Village. It would be great if you can contribute." But.”

The Guan clan member who spoke up said, "Okay, then I will also donate 100 yuan."

Seeing this, other members of the Guan clan also donated money one after another, ranging from hundreds to ten or eight yuan. Anyway, it was considered a contribution.

After the donation was completed, the Guan clan member said: "Uncle Jiu, I can go back and mobilize the people in our village to donate, and the Zhou clan people in Dabei Village, who are also members of Bangjie Village, can also send people to Inform them and let us all work together to build the school.”

Deng Shirong originally wanted to fill up the remaining gap by himself, but when he heard what the Guan clan member said, he nodded and said: "Okay, let's inform each other later that donating more or less is up to your heart. Anyway, I'm responsible for taking care of it. "

This kind of thing, even if it requires money, should give people a sense of participation. After all, this is the common primary school for everyone in the entire Bangjie Village.

After finishing raising funds to build the school, Deng Shirong did not announce the adjournment of the meeting, but said: "Dear tribesmen, there is another big thing to discuss next. I plan to take the lead in setting up a food company. Just like the previous passenger transport company, the price is 1,000 yuan per share. , you can go back and discuss with your family how many shares you want to invest.

However, let me state in advance that I don’t know yet whether this food company can make money, so when you invest, you should act within your capabilities and not be too blind, otherwise the company will lose money due to poor management, which will seriously damage your vitality. . "

As soon as these words came out, the scene was instantly in an uproar.

"Great, Mr. Jiu is taking the lead in establishing a new company again!"

"Last time the passenger transport company was established, I was too conservative and only bought two shares. This time in the food company, I must hold more shares and I must not fall behind."

"After waiting for so long, I finally have another chance. This time I must seize it."

"..."

Although Deng Shirong had already warned everyone not to blindly invest in order to avoid losing money, the people's trust in him as the leader of the clan has reached the extreme. As long as it is a company he takes the lead to establish, every one of them intends to invest without thinking.

As for losing money?

Most tribesmen don't think about it at all.

Seeing this scene, Deng Shirong was both happy and a little stressed. Needless to say, he was happy. Being able to gain the absolute trust of the clan was definitely a happy thing for the clan leader.

It is understandable that he is under a lot of pressure, because he is afraid of betraying the trust of his tribe.

After all, this food company is different from the passenger transport company. When he first established the passenger transport company, Deng Shirong was fully confident that he could make money, because in those days, transportation was really about picking up money with your eyes closed. As long as the power was big enough, no matter who came. can succeed.

But for the food company, he really wasn't absolutely sure that he could do it.