Picking mulberries

Cui Shicheng and the others seemed to be pinching their way home. When they entered, Qiu Yang was serving porridge for Cui Dongxu.

"What delicious food do you eat? Why is it so delicious?" Cui Shicheng sniffed hard.

"It's nothing special, just made some porridge." Qiu Yang put the bowl in front of Cui Dongxu and handed him the chopsticks.

"What did you put in it? It smells so good that my mouth is watering." Cui Shicheng leaned over to his son's bowl and looked at it.

"I just put some dried mycelia brought from home today into the porridge. The dish for the meal is shredded six-dried meat, scooped up some orange peel sauce and stir-fried for a while." Qiu Yang explained.

"How much did Ah Yang suffer, is there anything I can eat?" Cui Shiying quickly interjected and asked.

"Yes, I didn't control the amount well, and I endured a lot."

"Then give me a bowl too." Cui Shicheng told Qiu Yang.

"Didn't you all go to have a big meal, why are you jealous of my bowl of porridge and small dishes?" Cui Dongxu laughed.

"I'm not that foreign, the knife and the fork are not smooth at all, it's really not to my taste, I'm not full," Cui Shiying took a bite of the porridge from Qiu Yangsheng, "Oh, it's still comfortable to eat at home. "

"Mama Su, you have a bowl too, it's time for supper." Cui Dongxu knew that Qiu Yang had deliberately overcooked, and the old people must not be used to Western food.

"If you know this, it would be nice to eat instead of me, so as to save uncle's money and you will still be hungry." Qiu Yang said regretfully.

"What kind of money can he spend? It must be that the western meal coupons given by the company are about to expire, so I'm afraid it will be wasted." Cui Dongxu snorted.

"I heard that Ah Yang brought a lot of delicious food from his hometown, and he said that he would bring Zhixie over for dinner tomorrow." Cui Shicheng was very clear about his brother-in-law's usual virtues, so he deliberately told Cui Dongxu.

"Let me just say, my stingy uncle is taking advantage of it actively, and asking him to bleed is the same as killing him." Cui Dongxu said.

"Although Xiaoshen is a little stingy, she is really good-looking. Dongxu, my nephew looks so much like my uncle. You are so handsome. I must thank your uncle." Cui Shiying laughed.

"Well, Uncle Shen doesn't look that much like the young master and his aunts, but he looks very similar to his wife." Su's mother said to Cui Shiying.

"Uncle Cui, what else do you want to add?" Seeing that everyone was eating deliciously, Qiu Yang felt a sense of accomplishment.

"You come too..." Before Cui Dongxu finished speaking, Cui Shicheng said to Qiu Yang, "This porridge is very good, appetizing and refreshing, but there is a little less, trouble? Why don't you fry some more."

"It's very simple, it will be ready soon." Qiu Yang hurried to the kitchen.

"What are your plans for these few days?" Cui Shicheng asked his son.

"No," Cui Dongxu lacked energy, "Maybe he ate too well, he was always sleepy, and wanted to sleep more these days."

"It's so boring to sleep at home. It's rare to have a vacation. Let A Yang accompany you to go shopping. The company will be very busy in a few days. If he wants to be lazy, he won't be able to get out." Cui Shicheng persuaded.

"Dad's company is about to go public, why are you so busy?" Cui Dongxu felt sorry for Qiu Yang's involvement.

"If it's a listed company, then I wouldn't be afraid. It's the affairs of a small industrial company like ours that are the most annoying."

"Years ago, I didn't think you were busy anywhere, but I saw you visiting friends every day." Cui Dongxu grabbed the last piece of six breast meat before Cui Shicheng put down his chopsticks.

"Didn't you let me pick up a treasure?" Cui Shicheng snorted, "I'm addicted to throwing away the shopkeeper."

"How can he carry the big banner? He hasn't left the school yet. Not to mention the old employees in the factory, even the cleaning lady in the company has more seniority than him. How can he convince the crowd? Dad, you still have to be there Staring at him from the side, there are so many people in the company, if something goes wrong, won't everyone be cheated."

"Don't doubt people, don't doubt people. No one has a learning process. I started from scratch and not all decisions are correct. They are all learned through experience. There is no experience without mistakes. Besides, major decisions are all I asked for instructions to make the decision, so what could be wrong." Cui Shicheng deliberately followed Cui Dongxu's words, without pointing out.

"He has no high education and no work experience. The airborne company has not been long, and you give him such a high position. If you don't sit in charge, who can agree with him from the bottom of your heart? It's not all about obedience." Cui Dongxu said It seems to make sense.

"Isn't he my illegitimate son? Who dares to challenge him." Cui Shicheng said with a sly smile.

"Pfft..." Cui Dongxu almost spit out a mouthful of porridge.

"Your father is also getting old. If you can sell it, you can sell it. You can still make money. You don't have to worry about food and clothing. It's tiring to worry about this and that at an old age. A Yang has a lot of ideas, I believe he has nothing to do with it. I can't do it." Cui Shiying supported her younger brother.

"Quite a smart guy." Su's mother echoed.

"Dongxu, you are also very capable. Not only can the school get a good salary, but you are always running here and there to give lectures. I heard Zhiqiao say that you can earn [-] to [-] yuan for a class, and a village can earn as much as [-] yuan. You don’t earn as much money as you do, even if you are the sole breadwinner, you will be able to cover the expenses of the family, and your father should have reached the age of retirement.” Cui Shiying has always admired her nephew’s career in her heart, and always thinks that her younger brother’s career in business is useless. approach to survival options.

"I just said that the young master can sometimes get [-] to [-] yuan for a class, but I didn't say that his salary is so high every time he lectures." Su Ma laughed.

"I didn't mean to stop Dad from retiring. I just said that for the sake of the company's development and stability, I asked him to take care of it." Cui Dongxu said in his heart, you old lady is really good at settling accounts. Compared with your brother's assets, my salary is The little witch is the big witch.That's right, I didn't care about money before, more or less didn't make much sense, but now it's different, I have people to raise and pet, it's impossible to subsidize the whole family.

"I know what you mean. After all, your mother and I have worked so hard to build the country. How could it be ruined all of a sudden." Cui Shicheng cursed in his heart, brat, don't think that you are a professor and I don't understand your ghost thoughts, Isn't it because you are afraid of tiring your little lover, so you really want to raise him in a cage like a canary.

"Family love also needs to be managed. If you have time to stay at home, you can push it when you can go out and give lectures. If you are too obsessed with money, you will be led away by it. The desire grows bigger and bigger, and the trap gets deeper and deeper. Palace Gong is a negative example." Qiu Yang who came in from the kitchen took over the conversation.

"I don't often go to other places to teach, not twice a month." Cui Dongxu was so angry, white-eyed wolf, you taught me for your own good.

"I think what A Yang said is right," Su Ma said, "But it's not interesting to stay at home with our two old ladies. If you have time, go out and travel more for leisure."

"When I'm with those mulberry bean tea, it's equivalent to relaxing and relaxing. I don't need to travel." Cui Dongxu laughed.

"Hey, otherwise we also know that you are a famous professor of University Z and a great agricultural scientist." Cui Shicheng pouted.

"Uncle Cui, after the Lantern Festival, I may go to Jiujiang, Jiangxi with Minister Yu and Minister Ding." Qiu Yang suddenly remembered something.

"Is it because of the quartz sand?" Cui Shicheng raised his head and asked.

"Well, our contract with Puxin Company has expired, and we want to make some adjustments and reduce the fixed-point procurement. Minister Ding said that there is a factory in Jiujiang that has good quality quartz sand and reasonable prices. He wants to go and see it. It is planned to expand the procurement of raw materials."

"Yu Daqing's idea?" Cui Shicheng asked.Yu Daqing is the director of the purchasing department of the factory.

"Minister Yu made an opinion a few years ago. I thought about it and think it is feasible. We have cooperated with Puxin for too long, and we have no idea about market changes. If we make some adjustments, we will have more initiative."

"Okay, you can figure it out," Cui Shicheng turned his head and asked Cui Dongxu, "Why don't you go to Mount Lushan together?"

"School starts after the Lantern Festival, so where is the time?" Cui Dongxu lacked interest.

"The school curriculum is not so tight, please take a leave of absence." Su's mother persuaded.

"I went there with my classmates when I was studying, and played for several days, nothing new."

"You're not going to play, aren't you going to collect samples of Yunwu tea?" Su Ma said.

"Mom Su, sometimes I really admire your old age, why is your memory so good." Cui Dongxu felt emotional, she actually remembered everything after so many years.Thinking about it carefully, I can't help sighing. When my mother was alive, I don't know how much she paid attention to when I went out. It's no wonder Su's mother remembered it so clearly.

"That's right, sometimes I forget where I put the things in the closet, but Mama Su just finds out the right one." Qiu Yang also felt emotional.

Cui Dongxu asked Qiu Yang with an expression that he occasionally remembered: "Don't you need to go to the company tomorrow, do you want to go to the concert together?"

"What concert?" Cui Shicheng and Qiu Yang asked at the same time.

"Erhu," Cui Dongxu said, "the first door in our city is specially organizing a New Year concert for the famous erhu performer Duanmu Weiguo and his most proud disciple Nan Shiqing."

"Interesting?" Cui Shicheng asked.

"It varies from person to person. Those who like erhu are of course interesting. No matter how expensive the tickets are, it is a kind of enjoyment. If you don't like erhu, it's better to go to the main road to listen to the sound of cars. You can pick up the money blown by the wind." Cui Dongxu said in his heart, you are not in a hurry, you also want to join in the fun.

"Then I won't go, it's definitely not as good as Yue opera." Cui Shicheng laughed.

"I'll go." Probably influenced by Buddhist music, Qiu Yang is usually very interested in folk music.

"After listening to the concert, I'll take you to eat something delicious. It was recommended by my colleagues. At the end of last year, a new vegetarian restaurant opened in Ximazhuang. They said that the taste is very good, and the dishes are also rich. It just cleans the stomach."

"It's only the third year of junior high school, so they open for business so early?" Qiu Yang asked incredulously.

"I asked, and the door is already open today."

"A newly opened vegetarian restaurant?" Cui Shicheng was also interested when he heard it, "Then why don't you take me there?"

"Didn't you say that uncle will come over for dinner tomorrow, and the whole family will go next time." Cui Dongxu felt more and more that his father was deliberately provoking him.

"Aren't you going to have a drink with uncle?" Cui Shicheng had to give up when he heard that there would be a next time.

"Before going to the party yesterday, I stopped by to give him New Year's greetings. I don't want to see that stinky face again." Shen Zhixie didn't want to see Qiu Yang. Cui Dongxu actually didn't want Shen Zhixie to embarrass Qiu Yang. There is no hindrance, just act rashly, regardless of whether what you say hurts others, it is best not to let the two meet, and you will pinch them when you meet.

"Look at what this child said, 'My uncle is really close, the bones are broken and the tendons are connected', can you say that about uncle." Cui Shiying laughed.

"There is no room for two tigers on one mountain, Xu Xu is afraid that his appearance will be compared by the Shen family's uncle." Qiu Yang joked.

"Hey, is there any comparison, just his piece of old bacon?" Cui Dongxu retorted confidently.He said with hatred in his heart, okay, brat, he is prettier than me, you go find him.

"Hmph, you are the only one who is tender." Cui Shicheng shook his head again and again, man is such a strange animal, who would have thought that his strict son would be so slippery.Feeling in my heart, love is more powerful, and people can change their temper.

"This is even better. I brought all the review experience and materials from high school. Uncle Cui will give it to Shen Zhixie for me tomorrow. He will definitely not want it if I give it to him." Qiu Yang said happily.

"Even if he wants it, he doesn't necessarily know it." Cui Dongxu said disapprovingly.

"This is my painstaking effort in the past three years of high school. It can't be wasted, maybe it can help him a little bit." Qiu Yang Wang Po boasted of selling melons.

"That's right, what your uncle is most worried about and worried about is Zhixie's study. When he complains to me, he wishes he could read for him."

"My IQ is superb, and my studies are going smoothly, but I didn't expect my son to stumble in his studies. Thinking about him, he is also quite depressed." Cui Dongxu gloated.

"Where did your uncle offend you, he just made sarcastic remarks." Cui Shicheng gave his son a white look.

"I also hope that my cousin can be a top student, but I can't cut his head open and put it in. Reading is not the only way out, not that material. You have to ask him as a student of Peking University and Tsinghua University, not yourself. Are you looking for fun? I usually keep saying that I will respect the natural growth of my children, so I can't see his hypocrisy."

"Oh, my God, your nephew and uncle are not incompatible." Su Ma laughed.

The next day, after watching the concert, on the way to the vegetarian restaurant, Qiu Yang and Cui Dongxu chatted about his thoughts, and couldn’t help admiring the superb skills of Duanmu Weiguo and Nan Shiqing, horses hissing, birds singing, insects chirping people The language, the wind and the rain, one erhu with two strings, the performance is incisive and vivid.

"The audience in the east area is very interesting. After a piece of music, there are various ways to applaud." Qiu Yang said with a smile.

"It's obviously organized by someone, you can't see it."

"You mean that the audience in that district is specially invited to join us?"

"You can tell even if you're blind," Cui Dongxu hastily reached out and touched Qiu Yang's face as soon as he finished speaking, as a sign of comfort, "That area is all Nan Shiqing's colleagues and friends. I don't know anyone else, and they are the most active. I recognize the one."

"You mean the one who sent flowers and ordered others to display banners?" Qiu Yang asked curiously, "Who is he? How do you know him?"

"The owner of Moge Fragrant Bookstore, Chu Huaiyu."

"You know him very well?" Qiu Yang seemed to be quite handsome, and Qiu Yang couldn't help but wonder.

"I've been to his bookstore many times, and I often ask him for help with some out-of-the-way books." Seeing Qiu Yang's nervous expression, Cui Dongxu explained, "His brother Chu Huailiang and my dad are very good friends, and we get to know each other after we come and go. "

"Oh."

"They are the same people as us." Cui Dongxu said suddenly.

"Who with whom?"

"Nan Shiqing and Chu Huaiyu."

"Huh? Oh!"