The fragrance of the rice dumplings from Gu Xiangqian's house wafted throughout the whole day, and those who received the rice dumplings experienced intense mood swings, as if they had experienced an earthquake: Grandma Zhou received Su Ye's rice dumplings, and she couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat.
Zhou Honghan felt deeply that Su Ye was a very thoughtful person.
If someone tried to please Zhou Honghan like this, she would probably be wary, but not Su Ye. She was not interested in what was going on in the compound, and was never keen on chatting in groups. She had no idea what Zhou Honghan was holding in his hand.
Zhou Honghan peeled off the switch of the dark panel from the drawer layer by layer, took out two thin things, and thought about which one would be more decent as a wedding gift for the young couple. The young couple has been in a very difficult situation recently. During the Spring Festival, Su Ye seemed to have complained about the child's poverty.
When Li Xian received the rice dumplings sent by Su Ye, his eyes almost became slits from smiling. It was rare that Su Ye still thought about him. It was finally worth it for him to contact relatives and friends everywhere to buy tea.
The fragrance of zongzi is very light, but it is refreshing. This year's zongzi tastes more fragrant than ever before. Maybe it is because of the shortage of food that people understand its preciousness.
As for Fang Xiulian, she was eating rice dumplings in the courtyard. After all, she was the kind of person who would show off her cured meat. Many people seemed calm on the surface and continued to chat and laugh with her, but in fact they couldn't help but secretly swallow their saliva in their hearts.
Those who didn’t get to eat the zongzi were envious and greedy.
Just by smelling the aroma, everyone can imagine how delicious it tastes! Just looking at it makes people feel sour.
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After the Dragon Boat Festival, Su Ye called Ma Gensheng to the city. She gave him part of the money from selling tea so that he could buy relief food.
Although Ma Gensheng had not agreed with Su Ye on the time to pay for the tea, he estimated that it was the time when the rice was ripe and the state's relief grain had been distributed. It would be the cheapest and most cost-effective to buy relief grain from other villages at this time.
Su Ye directly threw a passbook to him. She was afraid that Ma Gensheng would feel unsafe carrying a huge sum of money, so she, like Zhou Yi, would deposit a certain amount of money in the bank.
Ma Gensheng was stunned when he received the passbook. It was not until he unfolded the passbook and looked at the rows of deposit information that were as small as sesame seeds that he was shocked when he saw the last one -
Yuan!
"Two... two thousand yuan!" Ma Gensheng was dumbfounded and almost bit his tongue out of confusion.
Ma Gensheng stared at the passbook with eyes so hot that they seemed to burn a hole in it. This is true! In just a few days, Su Ye had already earned two thousand yuan
Ma Gensheng had not had the chance to transport all the tea in the warehouse to the city for Su Ye. Due to the busy farming season, he gradually transported 1,500 kilograms of tea to Su Ye. Unexpectedly, Su Ye earned 2,000 yuan by selling tea in the blink of an eye.
Su Ye hummed softly.
Ma Gensheng, a grown man, was almost moved to tears by the two thousand yuan, and at the same time, he admired Su Ye to the point of being overwhelmed. It seemed that earning three thousand yuan was just a piece of cake for her.
Ma Gensheng never expected Su Ye to sell the tea immediately. He was pessimistic and thought that he would sell as much as he could. It was better to exchange some food for it than nothing. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, the money for food in their village was almost collected.
After getting the money, he can immediately organize members to buy relief food from other villages, and can say without any ambiguity that Su Ye is... the noble man and benefactor of their village!
Su Ye accompanied Ma Gensheng to the bank and transferred the money in the passbook to the collective account of their village brigade.
Su Ye asked: "Are you busy recently? I found a few factories to order tea. Next time you come, you have to bring the remaining tea. If you are busy, I will find a few people to help you."
Ma Gensheng was distressed. It was the busy farming season, and it was the time to use mules, but the team only had two mules. He could only use the mules to carry tea to the city when he needed them in the fields. Of course, bicycles were more convenient as a means of transportation, but how could the village, which was so poor, have such a thing as a bicycle
But since Su Ye said so, Ma Gensheng would have to deliver all the tea even if he tried his best! Their team had money now, so they could spend money to borrow a bicycle if they gritted their teeth!
Su Ye glanced at Captain Ma, who was covered in patches and looked very poor and haggard, and said, "Forget it, I'll find a few people to help you."
She thought of her free labor and asked them to help Ma Gensheng transport tea on weekends.
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No. 1 Middle School, Friday afternoon.
Su Ye was tutoring a group of senior high school students with a piece of chalk in his hand. After the tutoring, Su Ye selected a few reliable students to go to Shanggou Village to help Ma Gensheng transport tea.
Yang Chenxing, who is well-informed, had long heard that Teacher Su had prepared a set of tea souvenirs. He had seen it on the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival and the elders in his family loved it very much.
He didn't like studying, but he was very interested in making money. He was so obsessed with it that he even preferred mathematics. However, now that all materials were sold and purchased by the state, Yang Chenxing's idea of doing business to make money was simply a fantasy.
However, he was very interested in Su Ye's way of making money. As the saying goes, a gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way. Although the money did not go into his own pocket, it really helped a lot of people. In Yang Chenxing's eyes, Teacher Su was a person who loved to make trouble and was very interesting.
He was the first one to sign up when he heard the word "tea". Not only did he sign up himself, he also asked others to sign up as well.
Although the hooligans usually wanted to learn how to make money from Su Ye, they did not refuse immediately after hearing this, but they felt something was wrong after hearing it. They wondered suspiciously whether Teacher Su was enslaving them. How could this be teaching them how to make money
What they obviously want to learn is to repair radios!
But if they wanted to learn from her, it wouldn't be a big deal to help her with some work. When they weren't in class, they often went to the county town. It was no problem to go to the countryside, and it was no problem to borrow a few bicycles, but how about transporting tea
Su Ye touched his chin and said, "Wait for you to bring back the tea leaves, and I will help you make money."
After hearing this, the hooligans put away all their hesitations and went back to beg relatives and friends to borrow bicycles. They often went there to play, walk the dog and fight cocks. Although they didn't have any other skills, they were all very good at making friends. When they needed a bicycle the next day, they borrowed one that very night.
A group of people rode their bicycles at lightning speed towards the countryside, and the huge team looked very majestic.
When Ma Gensheng met this group of "strong laborers" at the entrance of the village, he was almost blinded by the light.
Teacher Su is really capable. He found these people as soon as he said he would find help. They were all riding bicycles. The mountain road was so rugged. I'm afraid the bicycles must have fallen apart. Ma Gensheng couldn't help but feel sorry for them...
The students already suspected that Su Ye was deceiving them into coming to work here, and when they first arrived in the village, everyone was stunned and horrified.
The old man's bones were protruding from hunger and his skin was sunken like a zombie. The child's head was extremely large and the ribs on his chest were clearly visible. He was holding a handful of Guanyin soil and stuffing it into his mouth. The more he ate, the bulging his stomach became, like a balloon that was about to burst.
Although life in the city was not easy, people could still get by by tightening their belts and living frugally. Who would have thought that the situation in the countryside would be so bad? Xu Le felt very upset when he saw this, and turned his head away to discuss the tea matter with the captain.
Yang Chenxing was not afraid. He immediately understood Su Ye's intention of asking them to come here to get tea.
Teacher Su is really... wherever she is needed, she goes there. He couldn't help but laugh.
Others had never seen such a scene before, and never thought that the rural areas under famine could be so poor. They curiously touched the child's belly and head.
Ma Gensheng enthusiastically welcomed them to the warehouse and asked the adults in the village to tie the tea leaves to the bicycles of the students. "This time, it's all thanks to your teacher Su. She really helped us a lot. You guys are also good kids, especially like her. You are well-educated and kind-hearted. You will definitely have a bright future!"
When the gangsters heard Captain Ma praising Su Ye, they felt a little proud, but their faces turned red when they heard the second half of the sentence.
"Just walk slowly, I'll follow you."
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The next day, Su Ye received the tea leaves brought back by the kids. However, after they came back, their eyes were red like rabbits. She was surprised and asked, "You all stayed up all night? Thank you all, go back and have a good sleep. You don't have to write the test this afternoon."
You're still thinking of asking them to write the test at this time
A hoodlum weakly shouted, "Teacher Su is too bullying. Don't even think about asking me to do work again. I can't sleep tonight!"
Yang Chenxing saw the puzzled look Su Ye gave him and coughed lightly, "It's okay, we just encountered some people who starved to death on the way back yesterday. They were too timid."
The boys felt very complicated. On the way back, they encountered people who starved to death. It was a very uncomfortable feeling to watch a living person die with your own eyes.
Although life in the city was not easy either, they were going through the most difficult two years. Since the famine, many factories had closed down and workers had been forced to be laid off, but they never expected that the suffering they were enduring was a life that others could not even dream of.
In order to educate them, she really put a lot of effort into it!
This trip made them realize completely how happy it is to live in a world where they don’t have to worry about food and livelihood, but only about graduation and work!