Reborn as a tyrant
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Now the Zhang family can nod, that's the best.
On the same day, I asked someone to count the days, and found the nearest auspicious day, half a month later, I was in a hurry, but their family's seniors were 22, and they were also anxious to have a grandson.
Now that Da Ya has promised to get married, Mama Zhang has also started to make arrangements in a lively manner.
One day, Zhang's mother was thinking about buying some quilts, when she saw Sanya poking her head, she asked displeasedly, "What does a girl's family look like, and what's the matter?"
"Mom, did you really let eldest sister marry?" Sanya ran in, sat on the other side of the bed, looked at the red cloth and asked.
"Your elder sister is old, what can you do if you don't get married?" Zhang's mother gave her a white look, and continued to calculate the quilt.
"Then the eldest sister gets married, and the salary will not be given to the family?" Sanya asked casually.
Speaking of this, it was also what Zhang's mother cared about the most, and her joyful heart dissipated a lot at once, "The water poured out by the married daughter, your eldest sister married Dasheng, and she will be a member of Dasheng's family in the future, and the salary is of course also."
"The second sister is still in high school, and it's just you and dad making money at home. Isn't that too hard?" Sanya sighed.
Zhang's mother glanced at Sanya, "If you work hard, work harder, you can't leave your eldest sister as an old girl."
"But last time Eldest Sister told Brother Dasheng to wait for her, and Brother Dasheng also said he was willing to wait!" Sanya flipped through the red cloth and said.
Hearing this, Zhang's mother unconsciously stopped what she was holding, and asked, "Did you really say that?"
At the same time, Zhang Xiaobao and Da Ya were standing outside the door. Da Ya's eyes were obviously a little flustered. Da Sheng's family had already chosen a date. If Mom repented, Da Sheng's family would really become popular, and Da Sheng would not be allowed to marry her. .
Xiaobao patted the elder sister's hand, and raised his voice: "Mom, what are you doing in the house!" Going in, he picked up the red cloth, "Is this for the elder sister? The days of Zhang's house are set soon, this time I'm afraid it's too late to make clothes?"
"What do you children know? The wedding clothes are already made, and they are used as quilts." Mother Zhang glanced at her son, and turned to see her shy and timid daughter.
"That's good. Then the whole village will watch. If something goes wrong, our Zhang family will become a joke of the whole village. When I go to school, I won't be laughed to death by my classmates." Xiaobao joked Said.
No, if you go to Dasheng's house to break the contract now, Dasheng's parents will definitely not agree. His old lady is a powerful person. If there is a disturbance in the village, his old Zhang family will become a joke of others, especially Xiaobao's last In a word, if it is bad for reputation, it will not be good for Xiaobao in the future.
Zhang's mother changed her mind and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mom has prepared everything. How can I let others see the joke? It's over. I'll take the quilt and ask Aunt Li to make a quilt cover. I won't come back for dinner at noon. You can do it for lunch." Meals for younger siblings."
As soon as Zhang's mother left, Da Ya walked up to Xiao Bao and stroked his hair, "Xiao Bao, thank you, big sister." Of course she knew that her mother must have been talked about just now, if it wasn't for Xiao Bao, maybe her mother would He will really go to the Zhang family to break the contract.
Smiling at Eldest Sister, Xiao Bao turned to look at Third Sister, "Why are you telling stories in front of Mom? What good will it do you if Eldest Sister can't get married?"
Big Ya also looked at San Ya, she was the first child, Er Ya was born, parents were a little disappointed, but it was okay, but when San Ya was still a girl, parents couldn't guarantee that they didn't treat her very well, She was thinking of giving it away, but she begged her parents to keep it.
It can be said that Sanya was the child raised by her alone. In the end, Xiao Bao, the youngest child, planned a plan for her. In the end, the child raised by her single-handedly hurt her behind her back. It is impossible to say that she is not sad.
Sanya bit her lower lip and stared at him like a hungry beast, "Isn't it all because of you? If it becomes less, my parents will definitely not let me go to high school to save money."
Zhang Xiaobao opened his mouth, he never dreamed that the third sister would induce his mother not to let the eldest sister get married because of this reason.
Even if he knew that the third sister was selfish in his previous life, he didn't know that she was selfish to this extent. Since he could tell his parents to let the second sister go to high school, he would naturally help her.
"I always thought that you were just jealous of your parents' preference for Xiaobao. I didn't expect you to have so many thoughts." Erya stood at the door, looking at Sanya with very disappointed eyes.
"I'm just jealous of Xiaobao. Why do I give him all the good things in the house? Why do I get up early and work late every day, while he just sits and waits to eat. I often take the No.1 exam, but my parents don't see it." Take a look, but what about him, didn’t he just pass the double hundred in the primary school exam, and his parents slaughtered chickens and boiled eggs, and his grandparents rewarded him, why?”
"Because he is the son of parents, because he is our younger brother, and because he is the heir of the old Zhang's family." Da Ya stared at Sanya, she really didn't know that Sanya had so much resentment in her heart.
"Why didn't you burn the lunch, what are you doing in the house?" Zhang Dashan went home with a hoe, and saw no one in the yard. When he entered the house, he saw Erya and Siya standing at the door of his house, shouting. One sound.
Zhang Xiaobao opened his mouth and said after a while: "No one can tell parents what you said just now, even grandparents, you know?" This is mainly said to Si Ya, she is the youngest, and she is afraid that she will say it accidentally Leak.
Big Ya and Er Ya took a look at Xiao Bao, of course they knew it was good for San Ya, otherwise, based on what they said just now, parents would beat her half to death, and if grandma knew about it, she might not even be admitted to junior high school.
Sanya was dumbfounded when she heard Zhang Dashan's voice. After all, she was only fifteen or sixteen years old. At this moment, she stood there at a loss. After hearing Xiaobao's order, she raised her head and glared at him, "Huh, Cats cry and mice pretend to be merciful." Turned around and ran away.
Now Daya and Erya became even more angry, knowing that Zhang Dashan was outside, so they finally held back.
Not to mention this era, even in the rural areas of the 21st century, more than 90.00% of the families are patriarchal. If a family has no son, it will be regarded as an extinct family. Therefore, boys are more favored at home, and girls know it well. .
Besides, after they get married, their natal family is also their backer. If a woman has many brothers, her husband's family has to weigh it if they want to bully her. Even if you don't give them a hand, it will make them more confident in their husband's family.
"Dad, I'm going to cook now." Da Ya calmed down, went out and said to Zhang Dashan.
The meal was very depressing, Zhang Dashan more or less guessed that the children were having a quarrel, but he didn't know if they didn't tell.
For Zhang Xiaobao and the others, time passed quickly, but for Da Ya, time passed slowly, but at this moment she felt that time passed quickly.
Zhang's mother looked at the handsome big girl, and her eyes turned red, "I feel like you are still the kid with braids who followed me begging for sweets, and you got married in a blink of an eye."
Da Ya also had red eyes, "Mom..."
"On a happy day, you can't cry." Zhang's mother touched the corners of Da Ya's eyes, afraid that she would cry out her makeup, "This is 50 yuan, you can use it as private money, don't blame mom for being partial, the four in the family If a child goes to school, your father and I can't do anything about it."
"Mom, what are you talking about! I don't want it, put it away quickly." When Da Ya saw Mama Zhang take out five ten-yuan bills, she froze for a moment, and then stuffed them back into Mama Zhang's arms.
"You child, I have to give you all the money in the suitcase, not only you, but I will give it to the second and third ya when they get married." Zhang's mother gave the money to the eldest ya.
Da Ya graduated from junior high school at the age of 16 and entered the current factory to work. From the first few dollars to 17 dollars a month after the age of 50, all of them were handed over to Zhang’s mother every month. In the past three or four years, Zhang’s mother Let alone saved a few hundred yuan, but she can take out the [-] yuan today, which is very precious in Da Ya's eyes.
At this time, Xiaobao knocked on the door and came in. He was still young, and there was no rule that he could not enter the bride's house. When he entered the door, he saw his mother giving money to the eldest sister, and said with a smile: "Sister, you can take it. Girls don't have a private room. It's okay." .”
thump thump ran to Da Ya's side, took out a monkey ticket and gave it to her, "Sister, this is my brother's dowry for you." , even Sanya, Xiaobao will also give it.
"What are you doing with this?" Zhang's mother is already at her limit to be able to give 50 yuan to Da Ya, but Zhang's mother feels distressed when she gives a version of the monkey ticket, and she wants to keep these for Xiaobao in the future The house is used for marrying a wife.
"Mom, it's not because you love me so much because I'm a boy, the pillar of the family in the future, and the support of the sisters' natal family. This is just a monkey ticket. I will be more promising in the future and earn more money for you and me Dad, enjoy the blessing." Give the monkey ticket to the eldest sister, "Sister, the monkey ticket is now raised to two yuan a piece, and it will definitely increase in the future, so don't sell it."
"Two yuan a piece?" Da Ya exclaimed, she knew why her mother was reluctant to part with it just now, let's say there are seventy or eighty pieces here, then it would be one hundred and fifty-six!
Ms. Zhang still felt distressed, but she was also happy when her son said so, and she gave her a sideways look, "Your brother will take it for you, and treat your brother better in the future." Hide it well, don't let your parents-in-law take it away, and don't sell it, it will increase in the future."
Ms. Zhang now trusts her son. Her son said it would go up, and it would go up. He bought it for eight cents, but now it will become two yuan a piece.
"I know, thank you Xiaobao." Da Ya patted Xiaobao's head. As the eldest in the family, she loved the youngest brother, but now that he is helping him at such a young age, of course she also thinks about him.
☆、Primary school graduation
It has been more than three years since the eldest sister got married. Today is the final exam for the fifth grade and the primary school graduation exam. After the summer vacation, he will officially enter junior high school.
The eldest sister gave birth to a little nephew last year. She is fat and chubby, not to mention how cute it is, but it made the old couple in the eldest brother-in-law's family very happy. As for the second sister, she was too nervous to enter the university, and her parents did not repeat her studies. , the second sister herself does not intend to continue her studies.
I asked Teacher Li for help and asked her to teach in a school in the town. At this time, high school students can also be teachers, and it is still formal. Of course, if you want to get promoted, it will be more difficult.
The third sister is now in high school, and she will be her senior year next semester. Now she seldom goes home, and Zhang Xiaobao doesn't pay much attention to it, so the details are not very clear.
In the past few years, Zhang Xiaobao has taught himself to the level of high school. Of course, Teacher Li's teaching is indispensable for this. As for the primary school exam, he naturally gets the first place every time. Except for a few points deducted for the composition, there is almost no point deducted.
There is also brush calligraphy, he can already write decently, and he has learned the basics of painting, but Mr. Li told him to only concentrate on learning to write, as for painting, he doesn't need to learn.
Because after several years of understanding, Mr. Li must admit that he was mistaken. A certain person has no artistic talent at all, and the paintings he draws are devoid of spirituality.
Fortunately, Teacher Li's daughter inherited his artistic skills, and she was able to draw a decent picture of a chicken pecking rice at the age of six, which made Zhang Xiaobao very ashamed.
The test result was No. 1, the family specially arranged wine, and invited Teacher Li to come over to eat.
"Xiaobao, where do you want to go to junior high school?" After drinking and eating, Teacher Li sat beside Grandpa Zhang and asked.
Where to go to junior high school? "There is a junior high school in the village, of course I go there." Parents are not at ease if they are far away.
"Mr. Li, do you have any suggestions?" Zhang Dashan glared at Zhang Xiaobao, then turned around and asked with a smile.
"If you want me to say, of course, go to the No. [-] Middle School in the city. It is the best junior high school in our county. If you go there, you will definitely be able to be admitted to a key high school." Not in No. [-] Middle School.
Teacher Li's words have always been taken seriously in the Zhang family. If he said that the Second High School is good, then the Second High School must be good. He is Xiaobao's teacher, so of course I hope he will be better.
As a result, Zhang Dashan told Xiaobao the next day that after the discussion last night, the family agreed that he should go to No. [-] Middle School, which made Zhang Xiaobao full of black lines.
Well, he also thinks that it is more important to go to No. [-] Middle School. Although he has made up all the classes in Junior High School, his English still needs to be improved. However, No. [-] Middle School is not so easy to get into. , but this is not too difficult for Zhang Xiaobao, he didn't work too hard, he has another more important thing to do now.
The biggest reason for Zhangjia Village's economic backwardness is that it is surrounded by mountains, but the scenery here is also very good, and there are many treasures in the mountains.
On the left side of Zhang Xiaobao's house is not only a big mountain, but also a moso bamboo forest. Every spring, Zhang Dashan will dig bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest and cook them with the pickles he pickled at home. It is also a delicious dish.
But this time he was wandering around the bamboo forest not looking for bamboo shoots, but an orchid with golden rims on its leaves.
A man from a neighboring village in his previous life came back from his work on the mountain. When he passed by a bamboo forest, he suddenly smelled a faint fragrance. He followed the scent to find it, and then saw a plant with slightly fatter, oval leaves. , there is a milky white flower in the middle, but the lace also has a flower with gold thread.
At that time, the man thought it looked good, so he dug it back. When he returned to the village, he met a fellow villager who had just returned from outside.
Originally, it was dug just because it looked good, but now someone is stupid enough to buy it, and of course sell it. In the end, the orchid and a few sprouts were sold for a total of 200 yuan, which made that person happy.
But not long after, the person who bought the flowers came back wearing a suit and leather shoes, and then took his parents to the city, and never came back.
The flower seller didn't look right at first glance. After many inquiries, he found out that the flower he sold to the person from the same village was a very rare orchid. The person went to the city to sell the orchid and made a fortune. I was dizzy, and then everyone in the ten miles and eight villages knew the news, and then everyone went up the mountain and started looking for orchids. At that time, Xiaobao already had memories, and the scene was shocking.
He would remember it so clearly because his family was also involved in the orchid hunting team. At that time, his father and his mother had told him countless times that if he also dug such an orchid, he would never have to worry about it for the rest of his life.
Now he was looking for that orchid. He remembered that it was on the left side of a path halfway up the mountain. This path had been abandoned for a long time because the road was too steep, and the villager only came across it because he took a shortcut.
The place where the orchid was dug must have been searched and searched by the villagers, so Xiaobao quickly narrowed down the area.
Carrying a vegetable basket and a small hoe, Zhang Xiaobao carefully climbed up with the bamboo whip, and finally came to a place where the platform was lowered.
The ground is full of bamboo leaves, which may slip down if you are not careful. Xiaobao slowly moved over to a big bamboo, and saw that the other bamboo was too far away. He picked up a small hoe to hook the soil, and stepped over to hug it with strength. Another bamboo.
It's not good for a person to be too young, if it's an adult, why bother, Zhang Xiaobao wiped the sweat from his forehead, thinking.
Hard work pays off, after passing this small platform, Xiaobao smelled a little fragrance, but fortunately he still knew that he was in the steep bamboo forest, so he jumped over without excitement, and when he climbed there little by little, Xiaobao finally Saw whole orchids.
He came to look for it in advance, so the orchid was not fully bloomed, and the fragrance was naturally not that strong, but this orchid was still very beautiful, even a person like Zhang Xiaobao who didn't know flowers would feel amazed when he saw it.
Carefully touched the leaves, did not dare to touch the flower buds, this is something more expensive than gold, what should I do if it breaks?
Counting the sprouts, there are eight of them, which is also a lot of money!
Quickly took out the small hoe and dug, with the outermost sprouts as the boundary, formed a circle on the outside, and then dug down bit by bit.
After digging for a long time, it was only seven or eight centimeters deep. Xiaobao suddenly regretted why he didn't call his father. If it was his father, he would have dug it out in a few strokes.
But he didn't want Zhang Dashan to know about digging and selling orchids this time, because he had other uses for the money from the sale. If Zhang Dashan knew about it, he would definitely confiscate the money.
Looking at his small body, he sighed again.
Swallowing, he continued digging until it was [-] centimeters deep, then he stopped, and then carefully opened the piece of soil with orchids, for fear of hurting the roots.
Fortunately, [-] centimeters is deep enough, and the sprouts outside are sure to be fine. When I reached the budding orchid, I dug a few longer roots, but they were not very deep. Out.
I dug some soil under the orchids and put them in the basket, about one or two centimeters thick, and then put the whole piece of soil with the orchids in the basket. The buds were still growing on one side, and the budding orchids were on the left side, so I didn’t Where it will touch the handle of the basket.
Going down the mountain is more difficult than going up the mountain. Zhang Xiaobao, who died once, said that he regretted his life. Don't make any money, and the people will be gone first, so he walked more carefully.
"Xiaobao, I finally found you. Where have you been?" Panting, Siya asked Zhang Xiaobao who had just come out of the bamboo forest.
"Last time I saw a beautiful flower, so I dug it up." Zhang Xiaobao smiled, "Fourth sister, please go home and tell me, I'm going to the master, and I'll come back after dinner."
This is what he thought about from the very beginning. He is a kid who just went to junior high school. He was robbed or deceived by carrying orchids to the city to sell. Teacher Li is his master, educated, and able to Listen to your reasoning, and he still has connections, so asking him to help sell is the best choice.
☆、Sell orchids
They walked into the teacher's house familiarly, and the master was sitting under the tree to enjoy the shade with the little brother who was only a few months old. Seeing Xiaobao, she hurriedly asked him to go in to find the master.
"Master, master." Xiaobao called while carrying the basket and rushed into the house.
"It's not proper to yell." Teacher Li put down the brush, turned around and scolded Zhang Xiaobao angrily, and was about to teach a few more words, when his eyes were attracted by the orchid in his hand.
"Jin Xinglan!" Stepped over to Xiaobao's side, grabbed the basket, and put it on it regardless of the words just written on the desk, admiring obsessively.
"Master, is this flower called Venus Orchid? How much can it sell for?" Seeing his master's appearance, Zhang Xiaobao guessed that this flower must be very rare, otherwise his master wouldn't look like this.
Teacher Li turned around and gave Zhang Xiaobao a chestnut, "How much is it worth? This Venus orchid can be estimated with money. Back then, a close friend of my master also had such a plant, but the quality was not as good as this one. Look at the well-proportioned leaf network, look at the budding flowers, and the fragrance."
Zhang Xiaobao's head was full of black lines, "Master, it's not that you don't know what's going on in my house, the flowers are naturally sold well, you can give me an estimate!"
"You..." Teacher Li still wanted to preach, and then thought of his apprentice's family. It is true that growing flowers is not as good as selling flowers. After he calmed down, he returned to normal, and asked Xiaobao to come to the desk before explaining.
Venus orchid is named for its stamens and lace are golden, and the golden edge glows at night. This kind of orchid is extremely rare. It likes shade and needs sunshine. There is no specific growth area. It may grow on cliffs or in A certain cave may also grow in that forest.
Only five of this kind of orchids have been found in recent years, one of which is in the home of a close friend of Mr. Li, one is in the botanical garden in Beijing as the treasure of the town garden, and the other three are abroad.
Seeing such a plant suddenly now, no wonder Mr. Li is so excited.
"As for the price, I'm not sure. I'll tell you when I call the master. By the way, where did you dig this orchid?" Teacher Li looked at the bud obsessively.
"It's in the bamboo forest next to my house." Zhang Xiaobao's heart skipped a beat when he heard that the price was incalculable.
Teacher Li suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhang Xiaobao, in disbelief, "That bamboo forest next to your house?" Because the sound was too high, the sound was broken.
Nodding honestly, "It's in the bamboo forest next to my house."
After being stunned for a long time, Teacher Li finally came back to his senses, looked up and down at Zhang Xiaobao, but didn't see anything!This luck is simply against the sky.
"Master, don't you know how to grow orchids? How about..." Before he finished speaking, Teacher Li interrupted him with a wave of his hand.
"These flowers are too precious, and I will never ask for them." Although he wanted it very much, he didn't have much money to buy it. He knew the conditions of Xiaobao's family, and the child himself would go to high school in the future. University, so it is better to sell this flower.
Zhang Xiaobao quickly shook his head, "Master, you misunderstood. I mean, since you like orchids, you can grow orchids. Why don't you keep two sprouts and raise them yourself? Isn't it more fulfilling than growing the ones that have bloomed?"
To grow flowers, you need to grow flowers to bloom. Those who really love to grow flowers choose from the seedlings, and then grow the best flowers. This is the real way to grow flowers.
"Sprouts, where are they?" Teacher Li's eyes suddenly lit up, staring at Zhang Xiaobao with the feeling of being blinded.
Touching his nose, he gently removed the layer of velvet grass and bamboo leaves on the top of the basket, revealing eight delicate sprouts inside.
"One, two, three... seven, eight, hiss! Eight, they are actually eight sprouts. Look at the vigorous ones, they will definitely be able to be transplanted successfully." Teacher Li looked at the eight sprouts and almost danced. stand up.
"Wait a minute, I'll call master right away." Teacher Li became the principal of the school the year before last. a telephone.
The other end of the phone was quickly connected, and Mr. Li asked if the master was there, and the other end knew that he was calling.
Speaking of Mr. Li’s master, Mr. Chen, he was a leading figure in the academic world. He studied abroad in his early years and worked in a research institute after returning to China. Later, there was turmoil in the country. Because the experience of studying abroad was judged as bad, he was very uncomfortable. Now I am the honorary principal of Tsinghua University, and occasionally give lectures.
Zhang Xiaobao didn't know about this until last year, because Mr. Chen contacted Mr. Li last year. He had settled Mr. Li's troubles and established a good relationship. Mr. Li's job position can be transferred at any time, but Mr. Li is reluctant to go to school, so Never left.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Teacher Li went straight to the point, telling the master that he saw a superb Venus orchid here, and asked the master if anyone bought it.
There was another burst of unbelievable questions, followed by affirmative answers, and finally the other end believed that there was the appearance of the top-quality Jinxinglan, and then asked Mr. Li to take Jinxinglan to the capital immediately.
If it weren't for Mr. Chen who doesn't like to ride in a car now that he is too old, maybe he would have come here by himself.
"Xiaobao, you are going to become a landlord." Teacher Li hung up the phone, was stunned, and then said to Zhang Xiaobao.
"Ah?" Xiaobao looked at Teacher Li suspiciously.
"Ah, what, this Venus orchid, your master said it was worth at least 100 million, maybe more. As for these sprouts, each one is at least [-], how about it? Do you want to give it to the master now?" Teacher Li joked behind He said, anyway, when he heard that a sprout was worth [-] yuan, he made up his mind not to want it.
100?Zhang Xiaobao opened his mouth halfway. In this day and age, there are few households with ten thousand yuan. How could he become a millionaire all of a sudden?
After a long time, Xiaobao came back to his senses, and then remembered the last words of the master, and immediately nodded, "Master, you pick the two best sprouts, and then choose two to give to the master." After thinking for a while, "Master, please help me choose one, and sell the rest."
Teacher Li was really amazed this time. If he said to give him two sprouts before, it was because Xiaobao didn't know the value of the sprouts, but now he knows that one sprout is at least 20. Two are worth [-], and he still gave it away without hesitation, especially if he was asked to give two to the master who had never met before. With the mind and courage of the apprentice, the future achievements are also limitless.
In fact, Xiaobao is not as good as Teacher Li thought. If he hadn't died once, he would not be so generous, and he also knew that without Teacher Li and Mr. Chen, he would never be able to sell at a high price.
"Master was just joking with you. I also asked Master to sell this sprout to you." Teacher Li shook his head and said.
Zhang Xiaobao said with a smile: "Master, if I sell this orchid and three sprouts, I will become a millionaire, and I will have more money in the future, but this orchid will be gone after I sell it, so I will be my apprentice." A little bit of filial piety, you just accept it.” Too much money is a number, and there is a saying that it is hard to buy a good heart with money, since you have money and meet a good heart again, why lose your good heart just to increase a few numbers .
In his previous life, he was poor, and then he enjoyed it. In the end, he lost his life at a young age and was reborn. Although he eagerly wanted to make money to change the fate of his family and his parents to enjoy the blessings, he would not lose his heart for money.
"Okay, then the master has the audacity to accept it." After finishing speaking, he ran to the garden to look for flowerpots, looking for this, looking for that, but he couldn't find one that he was satisfied with for a long time. It was not because he thought it was not exquisite enough and would ruin the whole of Venus Orchid. The aesthetic feeling is that it is not good enough, not worthy of Jinxinglan.
Seeing this behavior, Zhang Xiaobao was speechless, so he put him in a basket, not a violent act. As soon as he said this, Teacher Li rewarded him with another chestnut.
It happened to be summer vacation, Teacher Li simply took Zhang Xiaobao to the capital, firstly to take him to pay homage to the master, and secondly to take him out to broaden his horizons.
As for Zhang's parents and Zhang's mother, Teacher Li spoke up, and of course they agreed with both hands and feet.
It's just that they didn't know Zhang Xiaobao's real purpose of going there with Teacher Li. Teacher Li thought that Xiaobao had said it, and Zhang's parents and mothers would not ask the reason at all as long as Teacher Li said it.
☆, to the capital
Zhang Xiaobao's home belongs to a mountainous township with "nine mountains, half water, half fields", and there are roads for cars, but this road is as close as Panlong, and there is no straight line longer than [-] meters. Anyway, it takes more than an hour to get from his home to the town. The distance, people who know how to drive will probably become incapable of encountering this road.
In his previous life, Xiaobao once brought his friends back, and the friend who was driving once said, 'If you drive this road smoothly, you can get an international driver's license. 'Exaggeration is a bit of an exaggeration, but it's enough to show how crooked the road is.
Teacher Li and Xiaobao are both people who know how to ride a car, but in order to pass this road smoothly, they also swallowed a motion sickness medicine, so that the two of them slept in the town, and then transferred to the county seat in the town, and then went to the county seat. Transfer to Modu.
After these few times of reversing the car, Xiaobao's excitement about going to the capital was exhausted, and he lay on the seat moaning, looking like he was in a hurry.
It took seven hours to get from the county to Shanghai, but the car was relatively empty. Teacher Li chose the last row and let Xiaobao rest on his lap.
"Xiaobao, wake up." Zhang Xiaobao opened the door vaguely, and saw that the car had stopped.
"Master, have you arrived in the magic capital? I have slept for so long?" Seven hours!It passed away in no time.
"Well, you are young, and you have taken a whole pill for motion sickness, which is more effective." Teacher Li touched Xiaobao's head and asked him to get up first, then stand up and move his legs, then picked up the basket and carried it with him. He gets out of the car.
When they arrived in Shanghai, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon. Teacher Li saw that Xiaobao looked refreshed after a nap, and took him directly to the airport.
The magic city has belonged to the metropolis since before, and the atmosphere of life here already has a feeling of the new century, but these are still very outdated for the reborn Zhang Xiaobao.
However, the magic capital of the 80s also has its unique charm. Zhang Xiaobao looked around at the surrounding buildings. Teacher Li smiled. After all, he was still a child. He held Xiaobao's hand for fear that he would be hit by a car.
The flight was very fast, and arrived in just over an hour. When he got off the plane, Zhang Xiaobao had completely recovered.
"Master, there are really few people at this airport." Indeed, there were very few people. I remember that in the previous life, there were always people going back and forth, and the plane was rarely full, but this time he came, there were still many empty seats on the plane.
"It was reformed last year, otherwise there would be fewer people." Before flying a plane, a certificate from the unit was required, and there was a grade limit. Teacher Li, the principal of a rural primary school, could not take a plane at all. After last year's reform, he could only buy a ticket .
Teacher Li asked Zhang Xiaobao to follow him closely, for fear of losing his apprentice.
When they got out of the airport, they saw a sign with Mr. Li's name on it. It seemed that Mr. Chen had sent them to pick them up.
Teacher Li took Xiao Bao over, said a few words, and the three of them went straight to Chen's house.
Entering Mr. Chen's home, Mr. Li and Mr. Chen first had a reunion, and then asked Xiaobao to kowtow to Mr. Chen, which was regarded as meeting the patriarch.
I heard from the master that the master is 72 this year, but he looks about [-], very young, wearing a long gown, a pair of black cloth shoes, clean and refreshing, and looks very elegant.
Apparently, Teacher Li had told Chen Lai that he would bring Xiaobao over the phone. Mr. Chen was not too surprised to see Xiaobao. When he helped him up, he took out a milky white jade pendant as a greeting gift.
Even though Zhang Xiaobao didn't know the goods, but this thing was very valuable at first glance, so he didn't take it immediately, but turned to look at Teacher Li.
"Look at what I do, take what the master gives." Then he muttered, "The master is really eccentric. I asked for it for a long time and didn't give it, but I gave it to this bastard as soon as I saw it."
"What are you muttering about there!" Elder Chen sat at the head and gave Teacher Li a sideways glance.
"It's nothing, I just haven't seen Master for a long time, and I think you are still so young, Master." Teacher Li laughed.
Zhang Xiaobao looked sideways at the sky, such a doggy person must not be his master.
Old Chen squinted at him again, "Come on, where is the Jin Xinglan you mentioned? Did you bring it?" Just after asking, a loud voice appeared above the yard.
"Old Chen, is the orchid you mentioned here?"
The person who came was a burly old man, who looked on par with Mr. Chen, wearing a Chinese tunic suit, less bookish and more fortitude. To put it bluntly, he was a rough man.
Behind him were two old men who wore the same long gowns as Old Chen, were thinner, and looked similar to Old Chen in temperament.
Zhang Xiaobao glanced at a few people and then lowered his head, guessing that these three were probably the ones who bought the orchids, and he didn't know who they were, so their status would not be too low.
"It's a coincidence that you guys came here, no, my apprentice has just arrived, and I still see myself!" He said, and introduced his apprentice to the three old men.
By the way, it is the same as the brief introduction of the three old men by Teacher Li and Zhang Xiaobao. Among the three, the burly one is named Ye, the one wearing glasses is named Hu, and the last one is named Zhang.
Mr. Chen asked Mr. Li to take out the orchids. Several people looked at Mr. Li expectantly, and then saw him lift a basket from his feet, covered with a white cloth, and when he lifted it, the appearance of Jin Xinglan was revealed.
The four elders were overjoyed to see Jin Xinglan at first, and then they all glared at Mr. Li, including Mr. Chen, with heartbroken expressions.
"Li Er, you just planted Venus orchids in the vegetable basket so casually. If you bump into them, I won't spare you." Old Chen roared until his face was bloodshot.
Teacher Li's complexion couldn't be better, "Master, my name is Li Shu, can you not call me Li Er?" After finishing speaking, he turned his head and gave Zhang Xiaobao a look, don't think he didn't see his shoulders shaking, now It's summer, not cold.
Zhang Xiaobao felt the fiery eyes from his master, and quickly lowered his head, Li Er?What a nice name, ahaha!
"What? You still want my old man to call you uncle?" Old Chen raised his eyelids, and instead of fighting for a seat with the three old men, he sat on it calmly. The apprentice could say, and left him two sprouts.
"No way! Then don't call me by my nickname!" Li Shu lowered his head, feeling that this is the most embarrassing moment in his life.
Mr. Chen picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea, and said: "If you don't, it's fine. Who told your old man to be so good at picking names? Your brother's name is Li Ge. You're better. It's called Li Shu. If you don't call me by your nickname, what do you call you?" ? Li Shu or Xiao Shu? I'm not afraid of shortening my life."
Zhang Xiaobao's heart
On the same day, I asked someone to count the days, and found the nearest auspicious day, half a month later, I was in a hurry, but their family's seniors were 22, and they were also anxious to have a grandson.
Now that Da Ya has promised to get married, Mama Zhang has also started to make arrangements in a lively manner.
One day, Zhang's mother was thinking about buying some quilts, when she saw Sanya poking her head, she asked displeasedly, "What does a girl's family look like, and what's the matter?"
"Mom, did you really let eldest sister marry?" Sanya ran in, sat on the other side of the bed, looked at the red cloth and asked.
"Your elder sister is old, what can you do if you don't get married?" Zhang's mother gave her a white look, and continued to calculate the quilt.
"Then the eldest sister gets married, and the salary will not be given to the family?" Sanya asked casually.
Speaking of this, it was also what Zhang's mother cared about the most, and her joyful heart dissipated a lot at once, "The water poured out by the married daughter, your eldest sister married Dasheng, and she will be a member of Dasheng's family in the future, and the salary is of course also."
"The second sister is still in high school, and it's just you and dad making money at home. Isn't that too hard?" Sanya sighed.
Zhang's mother glanced at Sanya, "If you work hard, work harder, you can't leave your eldest sister as an old girl."
"But last time Eldest Sister told Brother Dasheng to wait for her, and Brother Dasheng also said he was willing to wait!" Sanya flipped through the red cloth and said.
Hearing this, Zhang's mother unconsciously stopped what she was holding, and asked, "Did you really say that?"
At the same time, Zhang Xiaobao and Da Ya were standing outside the door. Da Ya's eyes were obviously a little flustered. Da Sheng's family had already chosen a date. If Mom repented, Da Sheng's family would really become popular, and Da Sheng would not be allowed to marry her. .
Xiaobao patted the elder sister's hand, and raised his voice: "Mom, what are you doing in the house!" Going in, he picked up the red cloth, "Is this for the elder sister? The days of Zhang's house are set soon, this time I'm afraid it's too late to make clothes?"
"What do you children know? The wedding clothes are already made, and they are used as quilts." Mother Zhang glanced at her son, and turned to see her shy and timid daughter.
"That's good. Then the whole village will watch. If something goes wrong, our Zhang family will become a joke of the whole village. When I go to school, I won't be laughed to death by my classmates." Xiaobao joked Said.
No, if you go to Dasheng's house to break the contract now, Dasheng's parents will definitely not agree. His old lady is a powerful person. If there is a disturbance in the village, his old Zhang family will become a joke of others, especially Xiaobao's last In a word, if it is bad for reputation, it will not be good for Xiaobao in the future.
Zhang's mother changed her mind and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mom has prepared everything. How can I let others see the joke? It's over. I'll take the quilt and ask Aunt Li to make a quilt cover. I won't come back for dinner at noon. You can do it for lunch." Meals for younger siblings."
As soon as Zhang's mother left, Da Ya walked up to Xiao Bao and stroked his hair, "Xiao Bao, thank you, big sister." Of course she knew that her mother must have been talked about just now, if it wasn't for Xiao Bao, maybe her mother would He will really go to the Zhang family to break the contract.
Smiling at Eldest Sister, Xiao Bao turned to look at Third Sister, "Why are you telling stories in front of Mom? What good will it do you if Eldest Sister can't get married?"
Big Ya also looked at San Ya, she was the first child, Er Ya was born, parents were a little disappointed, but it was okay, but when San Ya was still a girl, parents couldn't guarantee that they didn't treat her very well, She was thinking of giving it away, but she begged her parents to keep it.
It can be said that Sanya was the child raised by her alone. In the end, Xiao Bao, the youngest child, planned a plan for her. In the end, the child raised by her single-handedly hurt her behind her back. It is impossible to say that she is not sad.
Sanya bit her lower lip and stared at him like a hungry beast, "Isn't it all because of you? If it becomes less, my parents will definitely not let me go to high school to save money."
Zhang Xiaobao opened his mouth, he never dreamed that the third sister would induce his mother not to let the eldest sister get married because of this reason.
Even if he knew that the third sister was selfish in his previous life, he didn't know that she was selfish to this extent. Since he could tell his parents to let the second sister go to high school, he would naturally help her.
"I always thought that you were just jealous of your parents' preference for Xiaobao. I didn't expect you to have so many thoughts." Erya stood at the door, looking at Sanya with very disappointed eyes.
"I'm just jealous of Xiaobao. Why do I give him all the good things in the house? Why do I get up early and work late every day, while he just sits and waits to eat. I often take the No.1 exam, but my parents don't see it." Take a look, but what about him, didn’t he just pass the double hundred in the primary school exam, and his parents slaughtered chickens and boiled eggs, and his grandparents rewarded him, why?”
"Because he is the son of parents, because he is our younger brother, and because he is the heir of the old Zhang's family." Da Ya stared at Sanya, she really didn't know that Sanya had so much resentment in her heart.
"Why didn't you burn the lunch, what are you doing in the house?" Zhang Dashan went home with a hoe, and saw no one in the yard. When he entered the house, he saw Erya and Siya standing at the door of his house, shouting. One sound.
Zhang Xiaobao opened his mouth and said after a while: "No one can tell parents what you said just now, even grandparents, you know?" This is mainly said to Si Ya, she is the youngest, and she is afraid that she will say it accidentally Leak.
Big Ya and Er Ya took a look at Xiao Bao, of course they knew it was good for San Ya, otherwise, based on what they said just now, parents would beat her half to death, and if grandma knew about it, she might not even be admitted to junior high school.
Sanya was dumbfounded when she heard Zhang Dashan's voice. After all, she was only fifteen or sixteen years old. At this moment, she stood there at a loss. After hearing Xiaobao's order, she raised her head and glared at him, "Huh, Cats cry and mice pretend to be merciful." Turned around and ran away.
Now Daya and Erya became even more angry, knowing that Zhang Dashan was outside, so they finally held back.
Not to mention this era, even in the rural areas of the 21st century, more than 90.00% of the families are patriarchal. If a family has no son, it will be regarded as an extinct family. Therefore, boys are more favored at home, and girls know it well. .
Besides, after they get married, their natal family is also their backer. If a woman has many brothers, her husband's family has to weigh it if they want to bully her. Even if you don't give them a hand, it will make them more confident in their husband's family.
"Dad, I'm going to cook now." Da Ya calmed down, went out and said to Zhang Dashan.
The meal was very depressing, Zhang Dashan more or less guessed that the children were having a quarrel, but he didn't know if they didn't tell.
For Zhang Xiaobao and the others, time passed quickly, but for Da Ya, time passed slowly, but at this moment she felt that time passed quickly.
Zhang's mother looked at the handsome big girl, and her eyes turned red, "I feel like you are still the kid with braids who followed me begging for sweets, and you got married in a blink of an eye."
Da Ya also had red eyes, "Mom..."
"On a happy day, you can't cry." Zhang's mother touched the corners of Da Ya's eyes, afraid that she would cry out her makeup, "This is 50 yuan, you can use it as private money, don't blame mom for being partial, the four in the family If a child goes to school, your father and I can't do anything about it."
"Mom, what are you talking about! I don't want it, put it away quickly." When Da Ya saw Mama Zhang take out five ten-yuan bills, she froze for a moment, and then stuffed them back into Mama Zhang's arms.
"You child, I have to give you all the money in the suitcase, not only you, but I will give it to the second and third ya when they get married." Zhang's mother gave the money to the eldest ya.
Da Ya graduated from junior high school at the age of 16 and entered the current factory to work. From the first few dollars to 17 dollars a month after the age of 50, all of them were handed over to Zhang’s mother every month. In the past three or four years, Zhang’s mother Let alone saved a few hundred yuan, but she can take out the [-] yuan today, which is very precious in Da Ya's eyes.
At this time, Xiaobao knocked on the door and came in. He was still young, and there was no rule that he could not enter the bride's house. When he entered the door, he saw his mother giving money to the eldest sister, and said with a smile: "Sister, you can take it. Girls don't have a private room. It's okay." .”
thump thump ran to Da Ya's side, took out a monkey ticket and gave it to her, "Sister, this is my brother's dowry for you." , even Sanya, Xiaobao will also give it.
"What are you doing with this?" Zhang's mother is already at her limit to be able to give 50 yuan to Da Ya, but Zhang's mother feels distressed when she gives a version of the monkey ticket, and she wants to keep these for Xiaobao in the future The house is used for marrying a wife.
"Mom, it's not because you love me so much because I'm a boy, the pillar of the family in the future, and the support of the sisters' natal family. This is just a monkey ticket. I will be more promising in the future and earn more money for you and me Dad, enjoy the blessing." Give the monkey ticket to the eldest sister, "Sister, the monkey ticket is now raised to two yuan a piece, and it will definitely increase in the future, so don't sell it."
"Two yuan a piece?" Da Ya exclaimed, she knew why her mother was reluctant to part with it just now, let's say there are seventy or eighty pieces here, then it would be one hundred and fifty-six!
Ms. Zhang still felt distressed, but she was also happy when her son said so, and she gave her a sideways look, "Your brother will take it for you, and treat your brother better in the future." Hide it well, don't let your parents-in-law take it away, and don't sell it, it will increase in the future."
Ms. Zhang now trusts her son. Her son said it would go up, and it would go up. He bought it for eight cents, but now it will become two yuan a piece.
"I know, thank you Xiaobao." Da Ya patted Xiaobao's head. As the eldest in the family, she loved the youngest brother, but now that he is helping him at such a young age, of course she also thinks about him.
☆、Primary school graduation
It has been more than three years since the eldest sister got married. Today is the final exam for the fifth grade and the primary school graduation exam. After the summer vacation, he will officially enter junior high school.
The eldest sister gave birth to a little nephew last year. She is fat and chubby, not to mention how cute it is, but it made the old couple in the eldest brother-in-law's family very happy. As for the second sister, she was too nervous to enter the university, and her parents did not repeat her studies. , the second sister herself does not intend to continue her studies.
I asked Teacher Li for help and asked her to teach in a school in the town. At this time, high school students can also be teachers, and it is still formal. Of course, if you want to get promoted, it will be more difficult.
The third sister is now in high school, and she will be her senior year next semester. Now she seldom goes home, and Zhang Xiaobao doesn't pay much attention to it, so the details are not very clear.
In the past few years, Zhang Xiaobao has taught himself to the level of high school. Of course, Teacher Li's teaching is indispensable for this. As for the primary school exam, he naturally gets the first place every time. Except for a few points deducted for the composition, there is almost no point deducted.
There is also brush calligraphy, he can already write decently, and he has learned the basics of painting, but Mr. Li told him to only concentrate on learning to write, as for painting, he doesn't need to learn.
Because after several years of understanding, Mr. Li must admit that he was mistaken. A certain person has no artistic talent at all, and the paintings he draws are devoid of spirituality.
Fortunately, Teacher Li's daughter inherited his artistic skills, and she was able to draw a decent picture of a chicken pecking rice at the age of six, which made Zhang Xiaobao very ashamed.
The test result was No. 1, the family specially arranged wine, and invited Teacher Li to come over to eat.
"Xiaobao, where do you want to go to junior high school?" After drinking and eating, Teacher Li sat beside Grandpa Zhang and asked.
Where to go to junior high school? "There is a junior high school in the village, of course I go there." Parents are not at ease if they are far away.
"Mr. Li, do you have any suggestions?" Zhang Dashan glared at Zhang Xiaobao, then turned around and asked with a smile.
"If you want me to say, of course, go to the No. [-] Middle School in the city. It is the best junior high school in our county. If you go there, you will definitely be able to be admitted to a key high school." Not in No. [-] Middle School.
Teacher Li's words have always been taken seriously in the Zhang family. If he said that the Second High School is good, then the Second High School must be good. He is Xiaobao's teacher, so of course I hope he will be better.
As a result, Zhang Dashan told Xiaobao the next day that after the discussion last night, the family agreed that he should go to No. [-] Middle School, which made Zhang Xiaobao full of black lines.
Well, he also thinks that it is more important to go to No. [-] Middle School. Although he has made up all the classes in Junior High School, his English still needs to be improved. However, No. [-] Middle School is not so easy to get into. , but this is not too difficult for Zhang Xiaobao, he didn't work too hard, he has another more important thing to do now.
The biggest reason for Zhangjia Village's economic backwardness is that it is surrounded by mountains, but the scenery here is also very good, and there are many treasures in the mountains.
On the left side of Zhang Xiaobao's house is not only a big mountain, but also a moso bamboo forest. Every spring, Zhang Dashan will dig bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest and cook them with the pickles he pickled at home. It is also a delicious dish.
But this time he was wandering around the bamboo forest not looking for bamboo shoots, but an orchid with golden rims on its leaves.
A man from a neighboring village in his previous life came back from his work on the mountain. When he passed by a bamboo forest, he suddenly smelled a faint fragrance. He followed the scent to find it, and then saw a plant with slightly fatter, oval leaves. , there is a milky white flower in the middle, but the lace also has a flower with gold thread.
At that time, the man thought it looked good, so he dug it back. When he returned to the village, he met a fellow villager who had just returned from outside.
Originally, it was dug just because it looked good, but now someone is stupid enough to buy it, and of course sell it. In the end, the orchid and a few sprouts were sold for a total of 200 yuan, which made that person happy.
But not long after, the person who bought the flowers came back wearing a suit and leather shoes, and then took his parents to the city, and never came back.
The flower seller didn't look right at first glance. After many inquiries, he found out that the flower he sold to the person from the same village was a very rare orchid. The person went to the city to sell the orchid and made a fortune. I was dizzy, and then everyone in the ten miles and eight villages knew the news, and then everyone went up the mountain and started looking for orchids. At that time, Xiaobao already had memories, and the scene was shocking.
He would remember it so clearly because his family was also involved in the orchid hunting team. At that time, his father and his mother had told him countless times that if he also dug such an orchid, he would never have to worry about it for the rest of his life.
Now he was looking for that orchid. He remembered that it was on the left side of a path halfway up the mountain. This path had been abandoned for a long time because the road was too steep, and the villager only came across it because he took a shortcut.
The place where the orchid was dug must have been searched and searched by the villagers, so Xiaobao quickly narrowed down the area.
Carrying a vegetable basket and a small hoe, Zhang Xiaobao carefully climbed up with the bamboo whip, and finally came to a place where the platform was lowered.
The ground is full of bamboo leaves, which may slip down if you are not careful. Xiaobao slowly moved over to a big bamboo, and saw that the other bamboo was too far away. He picked up a small hoe to hook the soil, and stepped over to hug it with strength. Another bamboo.
It's not good for a person to be too young, if it's an adult, why bother, Zhang Xiaobao wiped the sweat from his forehead, thinking.
Hard work pays off, after passing this small platform, Xiaobao smelled a little fragrance, but fortunately he still knew that he was in the steep bamboo forest, so he jumped over without excitement, and when he climbed there little by little, Xiaobao finally Saw whole orchids.
He came to look for it in advance, so the orchid was not fully bloomed, and the fragrance was naturally not that strong, but this orchid was still very beautiful, even a person like Zhang Xiaobao who didn't know flowers would feel amazed when he saw it.
Carefully touched the leaves, did not dare to touch the flower buds, this is something more expensive than gold, what should I do if it breaks?
Counting the sprouts, there are eight of them, which is also a lot of money!
Quickly took out the small hoe and dug, with the outermost sprouts as the boundary, formed a circle on the outside, and then dug down bit by bit.
After digging for a long time, it was only seven or eight centimeters deep. Xiaobao suddenly regretted why he didn't call his father. If it was his father, he would have dug it out in a few strokes.
But he didn't want Zhang Dashan to know about digging and selling orchids this time, because he had other uses for the money from the sale. If Zhang Dashan knew about it, he would definitely confiscate the money.
Looking at his small body, he sighed again.
Swallowing, he continued digging until it was [-] centimeters deep, then he stopped, and then carefully opened the piece of soil with orchids, for fear of hurting the roots.
Fortunately, [-] centimeters is deep enough, and the sprouts outside are sure to be fine. When I reached the budding orchid, I dug a few longer roots, but they were not very deep. Out.
I dug some soil under the orchids and put them in the basket, about one or two centimeters thick, and then put the whole piece of soil with the orchids in the basket. The buds were still growing on one side, and the budding orchids were on the left side, so I didn’t Where it will touch the handle of the basket.
Going down the mountain is more difficult than going up the mountain. Zhang Xiaobao, who died once, said that he regretted his life. Don't make any money, and the people will be gone first, so he walked more carefully.
"Xiaobao, I finally found you. Where have you been?" Panting, Siya asked Zhang Xiaobao who had just come out of the bamboo forest.
"Last time I saw a beautiful flower, so I dug it up." Zhang Xiaobao smiled, "Fourth sister, please go home and tell me, I'm going to the master, and I'll come back after dinner."
This is what he thought about from the very beginning. He is a kid who just went to junior high school. He was robbed or deceived by carrying orchids to the city to sell. Teacher Li is his master, educated, and able to Listen to your reasoning, and he still has connections, so asking him to help sell is the best choice.
☆、Sell orchids
They walked into the teacher's house familiarly, and the master was sitting under the tree to enjoy the shade with the little brother who was only a few months old. Seeing Xiaobao, she hurriedly asked him to go in to find the master.
"Master, master." Xiaobao called while carrying the basket and rushed into the house.
"It's not proper to yell." Teacher Li put down the brush, turned around and scolded Zhang Xiaobao angrily, and was about to teach a few more words, when his eyes were attracted by the orchid in his hand.
"Jin Xinglan!" Stepped over to Xiaobao's side, grabbed the basket, and put it on it regardless of the words just written on the desk, admiring obsessively.
"Master, is this flower called Venus Orchid? How much can it sell for?" Seeing his master's appearance, Zhang Xiaobao guessed that this flower must be very rare, otherwise his master wouldn't look like this.
Teacher Li turned around and gave Zhang Xiaobao a chestnut, "How much is it worth? This Venus orchid can be estimated with money. Back then, a close friend of my master also had such a plant, but the quality was not as good as this one. Look at the well-proportioned leaf network, look at the budding flowers, and the fragrance."
Zhang Xiaobao's head was full of black lines, "Master, it's not that you don't know what's going on in my house, the flowers are naturally sold well, you can give me an estimate!"
"You..." Teacher Li still wanted to preach, and then thought of his apprentice's family. It is true that growing flowers is not as good as selling flowers. After he calmed down, he returned to normal, and asked Xiaobao to come to the desk before explaining.
Venus orchid is named for its stamens and lace are golden, and the golden edge glows at night. This kind of orchid is extremely rare. It likes shade and needs sunshine. There is no specific growth area. It may grow on cliffs or in A certain cave may also grow in that forest.
Only five of this kind of orchids have been found in recent years, one of which is in the home of a close friend of Mr. Li, one is in the botanical garden in Beijing as the treasure of the town garden, and the other three are abroad.
Seeing such a plant suddenly now, no wonder Mr. Li is so excited.
"As for the price, I'm not sure. I'll tell you when I call the master. By the way, where did you dig this orchid?" Teacher Li looked at the bud obsessively.
"It's in the bamboo forest next to my house." Zhang Xiaobao's heart skipped a beat when he heard that the price was incalculable.
Teacher Li suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhang Xiaobao, in disbelief, "That bamboo forest next to your house?" Because the sound was too high, the sound was broken.
Nodding honestly, "It's in the bamboo forest next to my house."
After being stunned for a long time, Teacher Li finally came back to his senses, looked up and down at Zhang Xiaobao, but didn't see anything!This luck is simply against the sky.
"Master, don't you know how to grow orchids? How about..." Before he finished speaking, Teacher Li interrupted him with a wave of his hand.
"These flowers are too precious, and I will never ask for them." Although he wanted it very much, he didn't have much money to buy it. He knew the conditions of Xiaobao's family, and the child himself would go to high school in the future. University, so it is better to sell this flower.
Zhang Xiaobao quickly shook his head, "Master, you misunderstood. I mean, since you like orchids, you can grow orchids. Why don't you keep two sprouts and raise them yourself? Isn't it more fulfilling than growing the ones that have bloomed?"
To grow flowers, you need to grow flowers to bloom. Those who really love to grow flowers choose from the seedlings, and then grow the best flowers. This is the real way to grow flowers.
"Sprouts, where are they?" Teacher Li's eyes suddenly lit up, staring at Zhang Xiaobao with the feeling of being blinded.
Touching his nose, he gently removed the layer of velvet grass and bamboo leaves on the top of the basket, revealing eight delicate sprouts inside.
"One, two, three... seven, eight, hiss! Eight, they are actually eight sprouts. Look at the vigorous ones, they will definitely be able to be transplanted successfully." Teacher Li looked at the eight sprouts and almost danced. stand up.
"Wait a minute, I'll call master right away." Teacher Li became the principal of the school the year before last. a telephone.
The other end of the phone was quickly connected, and Mr. Li asked if the master was there, and the other end knew that he was calling.
Speaking of Mr. Li’s master, Mr. Chen, he was a leading figure in the academic world. He studied abroad in his early years and worked in a research institute after returning to China. Later, there was turmoil in the country. Because the experience of studying abroad was judged as bad, he was very uncomfortable. Now I am the honorary principal of Tsinghua University, and occasionally give lectures.
Zhang Xiaobao didn't know about this until last year, because Mr. Chen contacted Mr. Li last year. He had settled Mr. Li's troubles and established a good relationship. Mr. Li's job position can be transferred at any time, but Mr. Li is reluctant to go to school, so Never left.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Teacher Li went straight to the point, telling the master that he saw a superb Venus orchid here, and asked the master if anyone bought it.
There was another burst of unbelievable questions, followed by affirmative answers, and finally the other end believed that there was the appearance of the top-quality Jinxinglan, and then asked Mr. Li to take Jinxinglan to the capital immediately.
If it weren't for Mr. Chen who doesn't like to ride in a car now that he is too old, maybe he would have come here by himself.
"Xiaobao, you are going to become a landlord." Teacher Li hung up the phone, was stunned, and then said to Zhang Xiaobao.
"Ah?" Xiaobao looked at Teacher Li suspiciously.
"Ah, what, this Venus orchid, your master said it was worth at least 100 million, maybe more. As for these sprouts, each one is at least [-], how about it? Do you want to give it to the master now?" Teacher Li joked behind He said, anyway, when he heard that a sprout was worth [-] yuan, he made up his mind not to want it.
100?Zhang Xiaobao opened his mouth halfway. In this day and age, there are few households with ten thousand yuan. How could he become a millionaire all of a sudden?
After a long time, Xiaobao came back to his senses, and then remembered the last words of the master, and immediately nodded, "Master, you pick the two best sprouts, and then choose two to give to the master." After thinking for a while, "Master, please help me choose one, and sell the rest."
Teacher Li was really amazed this time. If he said to give him two sprouts before, it was because Xiaobao didn't know the value of the sprouts, but now he knows that one sprout is at least 20. Two are worth [-], and he still gave it away without hesitation, especially if he was asked to give two to the master who had never met before. With the mind and courage of the apprentice, the future achievements are also limitless.
In fact, Xiaobao is not as good as Teacher Li thought. If he hadn't died once, he would not be so generous, and he also knew that without Teacher Li and Mr. Chen, he would never be able to sell at a high price.
"Master was just joking with you. I also asked Master to sell this sprout to you." Teacher Li shook his head and said.
Zhang Xiaobao said with a smile: "Master, if I sell this orchid and three sprouts, I will become a millionaire, and I will have more money in the future, but this orchid will be gone after I sell it, so I will be my apprentice." A little bit of filial piety, you just accept it.” Too much money is a number, and there is a saying that it is hard to buy a good heart with money, since you have money and meet a good heart again, why lose your good heart just to increase a few numbers .
In his previous life, he was poor, and then he enjoyed it. In the end, he lost his life at a young age and was reborn. Although he eagerly wanted to make money to change the fate of his family and his parents to enjoy the blessings, he would not lose his heart for money.
"Okay, then the master has the audacity to accept it." After finishing speaking, he ran to the garden to look for flowerpots, looking for this, looking for that, but he couldn't find one that he was satisfied with for a long time. It was not because he thought it was not exquisite enough and would ruin the whole of Venus Orchid. The aesthetic feeling is that it is not good enough, not worthy of Jinxinglan.
Seeing this behavior, Zhang Xiaobao was speechless, so he put him in a basket, not a violent act. As soon as he said this, Teacher Li rewarded him with another chestnut.
It happened to be summer vacation, Teacher Li simply took Zhang Xiaobao to the capital, firstly to take him to pay homage to the master, and secondly to take him out to broaden his horizons.
As for Zhang's parents and Zhang's mother, Teacher Li spoke up, and of course they agreed with both hands and feet.
It's just that they didn't know Zhang Xiaobao's real purpose of going there with Teacher Li. Teacher Li thought that Xiaobao had said it, and Zhang's parents and mothers would not ask the reason at all as long as Teacher Li said it.
☆, to the capital
Zhang Xiaobao's home belongs to a mountainous township with "nine mountains, half water, half fields", and there are roads for cars, but this road is as close as Panlong, and there is no straight line longer than [-] meters. Anyway, it takes more than an hour to get from his home to the town. The distance, people who know how to drive will probably become incapable of encountering this road.
In his previous life, Xiaobao once brought his friends back, and the friend who was driving once said, 'If you drive this road smoothly, you can get an international driver's license. 'Exaggeration is a bit of an exaggeration, but it's enough to show how crooked the road is.
Teacher Li and Xiaobao are both people who know how to ride a car, but in order to pass this road smoothly, they also swallowed a motion sickness medicine, so that the two of them slept in the town, and then transferred to the county seat in the town, and then went to the county seat. Transfer to Modu.
After these few times of reversing the car, Xiaobao's excitement about going to the capital was exhausted, and he lay on the seat moaning, looking like he was in a hurry.
It took seven hours to get from the county to Shanghai, but the car was relatively empty. Teacher Li chose the last row and let Xiaobao rest on his lap.
"Xiaobao, wake up." Zhang Xiaobao opened the door vaguely, and saw that the car had stopped.
"Master, have you arrived in the magic capital? I have slept for so long?" Seven hours!It passed away in no time.
"Well, you are young, and you have taken a whole pill for motion sickness, which is more effective." Teacher Li touched Xiaobao's head and asked him to get up first, then stand up and move his legs, then picked up the basket and carried it with him. He gets out of the car.
When they arrived in Shanghai, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon. Teacher Li saw that Xiaobao looked refreshed after a nap, and took him directly to the airport.
The magic city has belonged to the metropolis since before, and the atmosphere of life here already has a feeling of the new century, but these are still very outdated for the reborn Zhang Xiaobao.
However, the magic capital of the 80s also has its unique charm. Zhang Xiaobao looked around at the surrounding buildings. Teacher Li smiled. After all, he was still a child. He held Xiaobao's hand for fear that he would be hit by a car.
The flight was very fast, and arrived in just over an hour. When he got off the plane, Zhang Xiaobao had completely recovered.
"Master, there are really few people at this airport." Indeed, there were very few people. I remember that in the previous life, there were always people going back and forth, and the plane was rarely full, but this time he came, there were still many empty seats on the plane.
"It was reformed last year, otherwise there would be fewer people." Before flying a plane, a certificate from the unit was required, and there was a grade limit. Teacher Li, the principal of a rural primary school, could not take a plane at all. After last year's reform, he could only buy a ticket .
Teacher Li asked Zhang Xiaobao to follow him closely, for fear of losing his apprentice.
When they got out of the airport, they saw a sign with Mr. Li's name on it. It seemed that Mr. Chen had sent them to pick them up.
Teacher Li took Xiao Bao over, said a few words, and the three of them went straight to Chen's house.
Entering Mr. Chen's home, Mr. Li and Mr. Chen first had a reunion, and then asked Xiaobao to kowtow to Mr. Chen, which was regarded as meeting the patriarch.
I heard from the master that the master is 72 this year, but he looks about [-], very young, wearing a long gown, a pair of black cloth shoes, clean and refreshing, and looks very elegant.
Apparently, Teacher Li had told Chen Lai that he would bring Xiaobao over the phone. Mr. Chen was not too surprised to see Xiaobao. When he helped him up, he took out a milky white jade pendant as a greeting gift.
Even though Zhang Xiaobao didn't know the goods, but this thing was very valuable at first glance, so he didn't take it immediately, but turned to look at Teacher Li.
"Look at what I do, take what the master gives." Then he muttered, "The master is really eccentric. I asked for it for a long time and didn't give it, but I gave it to this bastard as soon as I saw it."
"What are you muttering about there!" Elder Chen sat at the head and gave Teacher Li a sideways glance.
"It's nothing, I just haven't seen Master for a long time, and I think you are still so young, Master." Teacher Li laughed.
Zhang Xiaobao looked sideways at the sky, such a doggy person must not be his master.
Old Chen squinted at him again, "Come on, where is the Jin Xinglan you mentioned? Did you bring it?" Just after asking, a loud voice appeared above the yard.
"Old Chen, is the orchid you mentioned here?"
The person who came was a burly old man, who looked on par with Mr. Chen, wearing a Chinese tunic suit, less bookish and more fortitude. To put it bluntly, he was a rough man.
Behind him were two old men who wore the same long gowns as Old Chen, were thinner, and looked similar to Old Chen in temperament.
Zhang Xiaobao glanced at a few people and then lowered his head, guessing that these three were probably the ones who bought the orchids, and he didn't know who they were, so their status would not be too low.
"It's a coincidence that you guys came here, no, my apprentice has just arrived, and I still see myself!" He said, and introduced his apprentice to the three old men.
By the way, it is the same as the brief introduction of the three old men by Teacher Li and Zhang Xiaobao. Among the three, the burly one is named Ye, the one wearing glasses is named Hu, and the last one is named Zhang.
Mr. Chen asked Mr. Li to take out the orchids. Several people looked at Mr. Li expectantly, and then saw him lift a basket from his feet, covered with a white cloth, and when he lifted it, the appearance of Jin Xinglan was revealed.
The four elders were overjoyed to see Jin Xinglan at first, and then they all glared at Mr. Li, including Mr. Chen, with heartbroken expressions.
"Li Er, you just planted Venus orchids in the vegetable basket so casually. If you bump into them, I won't spare you." Old Chen roared until his face was bloodshot.
Teacher Li's complexion couldn't be better, "Master, my name is Li Shu, can you not call me Li Er?" After finishing speaking, he turned his head and gave Zhang Xiaobao a look, don't think he didn't see his shoulders shaking, now It's summer, not cold.
Zhang Xiaobao felt the fiery eyes from his master, and quickly lowered his head, Li Er?What a nice name, ahaha!
"What? You still want my old man to call you uncle?" Old Chen raised his eyelids, and instead of fighting for a seat with the three old men, he sat on it calmly. The apprentice could say, and left him two sprouts.
"No way! Then don't call me by my nickname!" Li Shu lowered his head, feeling that this is the most embarrassing moment in his life.
Mr. Chen picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea, and said: "If you don't, it's fine. Who told your old man to be so good at picking names? Your brother's name is Li Ge. You're better. It's called Li Shu. If you don't call me by your nickname, what do you call you?" ? Li Shu or Xiao Shu? I'm not afraid of shortening my life."
Zhang Xiaobao's heart
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