Grandpa looked sullen.
At this time, the door creaked and opened. A middle-aged man of thirty-seven or eighteen came in. It was a hot summer day, but he was not shirtless like other men. As soon as he entered the room, he brought a strong smell of sweat.
Ji Jinrong obediently called out, "Uncle."
His little overlord cousin was eating, biting into a piece of greasy fat meat, his mouth was full of meat. When I saw my uncle, I just said "Hmm", which was regarded as a greeting.
The aunt stretched out her hand and patted her cousin on the back, and said, "Slow down, slow down, don't worry, it's all yours, no one will take it from you." She glanced at Ji Jinrong out of the corner of her eye, and saw that Ji Jinrong was upright and upright. Sitting quietly, adding some vegetables to Xu Jinhua's bowl from time to time.
Ji Jinrong didn't like to eat fatty meat, so he was saving his portion, so she had no objection to giving Xu Jinhua a dollar or two.
Just looking at other people's sons, and then looking at her own son, my aunt inevitably felt a little unbalanced—
They are all about the same age, why is their son so sensible
Seeing her husband come back, my aunt seemed to have found her backbone. She repeated the old saying: "My son's father, you are back! We were talking just now, and Ah Jin came back with money from school."
Uncle Xu Jincheng's smoking hand trembled, as if addicted to cigarettes. He usually has a dull personality, and he only utters a word when he hits a stick. Unexpectedly, when he heard what his aunt Lin Meifeng said this time, Xu Jincheng became angry: "That's because Ah Jin has the ability."
Lin Meifeng was a little annoyed at being choked by Xu Jincheng, but seeing Xu Jincheng's more resolute face than usual, she suddenly didn't dare to make a mistake, so she could only shut her mouth and watch her son eat.
Xu Jincheng said to his grandfather: "Dad, the county magistrate Han said that the medicinal herbs in our area are profitable, and he wants me to be in charge of setting up a purchasing station in the township to generate income for the township. What do you think of this?"
Grandpa fell into deep thought after hearing this.
Lin Meifeng was in a hurry: "They see that our family earns a lot from drying medicinal materials, are they jealous? Officials do things one way, and they set up traps for you to jump into! Don't foolishly use our family's money. All the methods have been explained, and then we will be waiting to drink the northwest wind!"
Xu Jincheng was uncommonly tough: "County Chief Han is not that kind of person!" He sullenly said, "County Chief Han has analyzed it for me, and we sell the medicinal materials by ourselves. The quantity is small, the price is not high, and we can't sell them. Good price. It would be different if the township set up a unified purchasing station. We can still dry it ourselves, and the villagers can sell the medicinal materials collected by the villagers, and then the county magistrate Han will find a buyer in a unified way, making much more money than before! And Han The county magistrate said that as long as I do a good job, I will be made a full-time member and have a formal official status—that is an iron rice bowl, you know?"
Lin Meifeng was dazed by what Xu Jincheng said.
After listening to his son's words, Grandpa Xu made a final decision immediately: "Then let's make a decision. With the current situation of our family, even if we use those sun-drying methods, we won't be able to make a lot of money for the rest of our life. It's better to follow what Deputy County Magistrate Han said. Do it—if it really benefits the village, it is considered a merit.”
When Grandpa Xu opened his mouth, Lin Meifeng didn't dare to raise any further objections, but secretly pinched Xu Jincheng a few times under the table, blaming him for not discussing with her first.
Xu Jincheng didn't care about Lin Meifeng's anger, his eyes drifted unconsciously to Ji Jinrong.
From the day this nephew came back, he knew that this child was not ordinary. He never expected that he could influence Deputy County Magistrate Han's opinion, making Deputy County Magistrate Han willing to contribute people, effort and money to build this purchasing station—and let Deputy County Magistrate Han Give him this fat job!
Xu Jincheng picked up a piece of greasy meat and stuffed it into his bowl regardless of Ji Jinrong's objection: "A Jin, you are just growing up, eat more, don't let your cousin keep on, look at his fat body— If it goes any longer, you won’t be able to watch it.”
Lin Meifeng was unhappy: "Xu Jincheng, do you ever say that about your son?"
Ji Jinrong didn't find it annoying when he heard this fireworks-filled bickering, he just thought it was very interesting. The kindness was hard to come by, so he picked up the piece of meat that Xu Jincheng stuffed for him and ate it.
After all, he made it himself, even if it is a little fatty, it won't be unpalatable, and eating one or two yuan is not too much.
Ji Jinrong put down the bowl and chopsticks: "I'm full."
Xu Jincheng said: "Let's have another bowl, how can you grow up if you eat so little?"
Ji Jinrong smiled slightly: "No need, I'm already a little full after eating so much. Uncle, I had already eaten a big bowl before you came back, and I filled another bowl later. If you eat any more, you will have nothing to eat."
Grandpa Xu heard his son's unusual enthusiasm for his grandson, so he didn't say much.
He remembered that Ji Jinrong had a good time with Han Jiaze, the son of Deputy County Magistrate Han. His son's job must be related to Ji Jinrong, right
Grandpa Xu said, "I'm full too." He stretched out his hand to Ji Jinrong, "Ah Jin, help me go for a walk to digest my food."
Ji Jinrong said, "Okay."
Ji Jinrong has always respected the elders, especially the elders like Grandpa Xu who are respectful. He respectfully stepped forward to support Grandpa Xu to go out. It was completely dark, and the grain drying field and pond were shrouded in the deep night, only the chirping of summer insects and frogs broke the silent country night from time to time.
Grandpa Xu didn't speak, neither did Ji Jinrong.
Grandpa Xu's eyes were not very good, so Ji Jinrong led the way earnestly, and walked along the grain drying field to the pond, enjoying the refreshing night breeze.
Grandpa Xu spoke first: "You found your uncle's errand for him?"
Ji Jinrong shyly denied it: "Grandpa, what are you talking about? I am only fourteen years old today, very young, how can I find any job for uncle?"
Grandpa Xu scolded: "Little slicker." He "looked" at the rippling pond in front of him, "I know you are ambitious and don't bother to compete with others over trivial matters. You found a The errands are meant to grind his cowardly and honest temperament? As the head of the family, he is always led by the nose by your aunt, and his family spirit has been worn away."
Ji Jinrong said, "Uncle is pretty good."
Grandpa Xu said: "He just feels that he is sorry for your aunt. He has no money, no education, and no serious job, so after marriage, everything follows your aunt, and even his son is used to her. I have been beating Your uncle, but he never made much progress," he "looked" at Ji Jinrong approvingly, "I'm not as good as you."
Hearing Grandpa Xu's praise, Ji Jinrong felt a little ashamed. If he couldn't even solve this little predicament, wouldn't he have lived so many lives in vain
Ji Jinrong said, "I really didn't think about it that much."
Grandpa Xu said: "Praise you, you are not comfortable, right? Well, well, I won't praise you. I will give you a task directly," he said with expectation, "Knowledge is like father, I know how much your uncle weighs." Yes, there will definitely be a lot of difficulties with the purchase station, if he can't solve it, you have to help him out."
Ji Jinrong touched his nose.
Was he blackmailed
The conversation between the two ended soon, and Ji Jinrong wanted to go back to "study".
Rather than talking about studying, it would be better to say that Ji Jinrong gave Han Jiaze and Tao Mingliang tutoring.
Cousin Xu Tianci wanted to join, but he didn't dare to bring it up. He just rushed to take out his homework and wrote it, and came over to ask Ji Jinrong from time to time.
Xu Tianci is still very convinced of Ji Jinrong's ability in learning.
The purchasing station used a ready-made house in the county, which was completed in less than two weeks.
Sure enough, Xu Jincheng encountered many difficulties. Ji Jinrong and Han Jiaze happened to return to the county town to study with their schoolbags on their backs. They went to the purchasing station to have a look, took a few tricks at the side, settled the daily operation mode of the purchasing station, and slowly sat up.
Xu Jincheng's face was flushed.
Walking out of the purchasing station, Tao Mingliang said as he walked, "Ajin, I think your uncle is floating when he walks."
Han Jiaze felt that Tao Mingliang used the word "Gone with the Wind" very precisely.
He said, "My father told you to come to my house for dinner tonight." Han Jiaze's father is the deputy county magistrate, and he usually lives in the county seat. It's just that Han Jiaze wanted to study with Ji Jinrong and Tao Mingliang, and came back to accompany his grandfather by the way. Ji Jinrong and the two returned to the village together.
Ji Jinrong said, "Okay, then I'll go grab a meal."
Seeing that Tao Mingliang was a bit disappointed, Han Jiaze added, "Come along, Mingliang."
Tao Mingliang's eyes lit up: "Is it possible?"
Han Jiaze nodded.
The three of them put down their schoolbags at school and went to Han Jiaze's house.
Deputy county magistrate Han had no social gatherings at night, and was sitting there reading the newspaper. Hearing the sound of the door opening, he put down the newspaper and looked at the two peers walking behind his son. One was young but mature and calm, and the other had bright eyes and a shy smile.
Deputy county magistrate Han is very satisfied with his son's vision of picking friends.
He smiled all over his face: "Sit down, Jia Ze often mentioned you, but I never had a chance to meet you, this time I finally met."
Ji Jinrong also smiled slightly, and said hello to Deputy County Magistrate Han: "Uncle Han."
Tao Mingliang quickly followed: "Uncle Han!"
It's not the first time they've been to Han Jiaze's house, but deputy county magistrate Han is very busy, so they haven't met before.
Deputy County Magistrate Han said: "Sit down, the meal is ready, and it's waiting for you to serve."
The food is not too rich, but considering that the three children are growing their bodies and consuming their brains, the amount of each dish is sufficient.
Ji Jinrong and Tao Mingliang were not too polite, and together with Han Jiaze, they cleaned up all the dishes on the table, and said to Mother Han next to them, "Auntie, your cooking skills are really good."
Mother Han immediately fell in love with the two children, and said kindly, "If you like them, eat more."
Ji Jinrong and Tao Mingliang touched their round bellies and said they couldn't eat anymore.
Deputy county magistrate Han seemed interested in chatting, and asked Ji Jinrong what he thought of the news he had just read in the newspaper. Although Ji Jinrong didn't read today's newspaper, he went to the guard's room to read a lot before, and analyzed the inevitability and necessity of today's development with Deputy County Magistrate Han.
When deputy county magistrate Han heard about the idea of the "purchasing station" from Han Jiaze, he already felt that Ji Jinrong was unusual.
He didn't bring Ji Jinrong over right away, but asked Han Jiaze to ask Ji Jinrong what was in his heart. First, he wanted to see if this little kid really had that ability, and second, he wanted his son to learn more.
Talking face to face now, deputy magistrate Han found that this little baby was even more remarkable than he expected.
If it wasn't for Ji Jinrong's extremely childish face, he would almost have thought that the person sitting in front of him was an experienced official.
Idlers read newspapers for pastime, while officials read newspapers to read wind direction and policies.
A keen insight like Ji Jinrong can only be achieved by many people who spend most of their lives practicing!
It seems that Gu Jiabai lost a treasure.
Although Deputy County Magistrate Han is small, he is a side branch of the Han family in the capital. When he went to report to the Han family in the capital as the "little patriarch" of the side branch, he heard about the secrets of the Gu family.
Mr. Gu's eldest son once lived in their area, lost most of his memory and gave birth to a child with a country woman.
Later, the elder Gu's son remembered his identity, immediately left the woman and son and went home, treating everything here as a shame, and did not allow anyone to mention his "ex-wife" and son.
When Deputy County Magistrate Han heard the name "Gu Jin" for the first time, he thought of that rumor.
Deputy county magistrate Han saw Xu Jinhua from afar when he returned to the village. His appearance was regarded as a symbol in the village, but his personality was too timid and his education level was not high. No, it would be a little too fickle.
Poor Ji Jinrong has the blood of the Gu family in the capital, but he can only be born and raised in the countryside, and he doesn't even have the qualifications to step into the Gu family in the capital.
Deputy county magistrate Han didn't know if it was a good thing for his son to make friends with Ji Jinrong. Their branch will never be valued by the capital, and they will never be able to do anything good, let alone use the family's resources—
He must find his own way.
Naturally, this "outlet" cannot be with Ji Jinrong, a little baby, but this little baby will definitely have great prospects in the future, and he doesn't mind helping this little baby when it's fledgling.
The Gu family in the capital did not behave properly.
Deputy county magistrate Han had a plan in mind, so he chatted more deeply with Ji Jinrong.
Han Jiaze and Tao Mingliang looked at each other, but found that they couldn't speak.
Is the gap really that big
Deputy county magistrate Han was evaluating Ji Jinrong, and Ji Jinrong was also evaluating deputy county magistrate Han.
Finally, they reached a tacit agreement: this child (person) can help.
Since then, Ji Jinrong has become a frequent visitor to the Han family.
His relationship with Han Jiaze has also become closer.
At the end of June, the high school entrance examination results were released, and Ji Jinrong, Han Jiaze, and Tao Mingliang all got into the city's No. 1 High School with top scores. The principal of Xide County Junior High School had a white beard and trembling eyes, and he couldn't find them at all.
You must know that the enrollment rate of the first high school in their city is almost 100%, and one foot into the first high school is equivalent to half a foot into the university!
Deputy County Magistrate Han was happy for a summer vacation.
A few days before the start of school, a pie fell on him again: there was a vacancy in the municipal committee, and the Han family in the capital did not want it to fall into the hands of other families, so they finally remembered their fallen side branch and decided to fill him in. Go up to recharge.
Deputy county magistrate Han happily called Ji Jinrong over for dinner to celebrate.
Ji Jinrong was very calm: "Congratulations." He said with a smile, "I'm afraid that if I go to the city, I won't be able to eat the dishes my aunt cooks."
Seeing the smile on Ji Jinrong's face, Deputy Magistrate Han calmed down.
Although this is a pie that fell from the sky, it is not easy to really eat it in your mouth. Originally, he was thinking of taking his wife after he stabilized, but he changed his mind after hearing Ji Jinrong's words: "Yes, we are going to accompany you to read."
Ji Jinrong didn't say it clearly, but he understood what Ji Jinrong meant, the more complicated the situation was, the more he had to deal with it calmly. He has just been promoted, so it is best not to do anything, and observe the situation carefully before making plans.
Deputy county magistrate Han decided that the next "focus" would be to accompany his son to school and settle down with his wife. He took this opportunity to watch all directions and listen to all directions, waiting for the right time to fight for power.
Ji Jinrong likes smart people very much.
Ji Jinrong said: "I have to ask you for something." He looked shy, "I want to bring my mother to live with me in the urban area. When you are looking for a house, can you help me find it?"
Deputy County Magistrate Han readily agreed: "No problem, leave it to me."
Ji Jinrong also left readily.
Seeing that Ji Jinrong had left, Mother Han went into the study and rubbed Deputy Magistrate Han's shoulders, saying, "You seem to take this child very seriously."
Hearing Han's mother's question, Deputy County Magistrate Han boasted without hesitation: "In terms of grasping the direction of the wind, I dare say that no one in the county can compare with this child. If it wasn't for his guidance this time, let me timely I have contacted my family twice, and my family will definitely not remember me."
Mother Han said in surprise: "This child is still so young..."
Deputy County Magistrate Han said: "He is the blood of the Gu family in the capital, and he might be the legendary 'awakened one'."
Mother Han's heart skipped a beat.
They are just the most marginalized branches of the Han family in the capital, but they are enough to know that many ordinary people don't know the secrets. On the vast Western European continent, many countries have become "no man's land". In fact, their citizens are still staying in their original countries—but they have already become "living dead"!
The so-called "living dead" are a kind of mutants. Their brains are infected by germs, their limbs are controlled by germs, and various mutations occur in their limbs. It is said that some "living dead" even grow wings. Can fly in the sky!
These "living dead" have no thinking of their own, only hunting instincts, and because of the mutation, they are nearly a hundred times stronger than humans!
In other words, even if a hundred people faced off against the last "living dead", they might not have a chance of winning.
For the time being, there has been no large-scale outbreak of "living dead" in their Xia Kingdom, but small-scale mutations have appeared in some areas.
In order to clear up these "mutation points" and prevent the scope of mutation from expanding, Xia Guo is secretly looking for "awakened people" in various places. And the Gu family in the capital is the family with the most "awakened people"!
There are two types of "Awakened", one of which is called "Sentinel". Their five senses are very sharp, thousands of times that of normal people. Due to the need to support this overly powerful five senses, their mental power is also thousands of times stronger than normal people-this makes them as easy to go mad as "the living dead"!
In order to solve the huge flaws of this kind of "sentinel", various countries have carried out extremely long research, and finally someone found a solution from the companions of some "sentinels".
When the compatibility between "Sentry" and his partner is high, his partner can sort out his berserk mental power for him, keeping them in a stable state all the time!
Xia Guo's straightforward "solution plan" has been criticized very much.
But soon, those guys didn't have time to "criticize" them-because their entire country was quickly occupied by "living dead" because of their "love and tolerance".
The "living dead" can't feel the so-called "love and tolerance".
Deputy county magistrate Han suspected that Ji Jinrong was an "awakened person" for no reason.
Firstly, Ji Jinrong is from the Gu family, and secondly, the talent that Ji Jinrong displayed is simply impossible for ordinary people to possess.
His son Han Jiaze is smart, right? Wasn't he completely convinced by Ji Jinrong and willingly became Ji Jinrong's "little think tank".
Of course, most of the time Ji Jinrong just deliberately left the opportunity to think to his son, not really unable to think of a way to deal with it.
Deputy county magistrate Han felt that the most correct thing he had done in the past few years was to let his son Han Jiaze make good friends with Ji Jinrong.
The conversation between the couple was over, but Ji Jinrong ran into a relative whom he hadn't seen for a long time: second uncle Xu Jinyi!
Xu Jinyi joined the army early, and Ji Jinrong didn't have many chances to see him, but he recognized him when he saw him—after all, Xu Jinyi and Xu Jincheng looked exactly the same, but they were stronger and more handsome.
Ji Jinrong keenly sensed the strong smell of blood from Xu Jinyi's body.
After thinking for a while, he still greeted Xu Jinyi: "Second Uncle."
Xu Jinyi was looking at the county station, wondering if he should go home, when he suddenly heard such a cry, he turned his head in surprise.
Xu Jinyi was even more surprised when he saw Ji Jinrong standing under the shade of a tree. He had seen his nephew before he joined the army, but at that time, this nephew was still a little kid, and he didn't leave much impression on him.
But Ji Jinrong in front of him looked so good, no one could forget him after just a glance!
This little nephew seems to be a bit attractive.
Although Xu Jinyi had never really gotten along with Ji Jinrong, he was already worried about his nephew's future. His nephew is so good-looking, he can't be seen by those animals!
Xu Jinyi said happily, "Is it Ah Jin?"
Ji Jinrong nodded.
Xu Jinyi was about to reach out and rub Ji Jinrong's head when the ear nerves and olfactory nerves suddenly tensed up. He hugged Ji Jinrong and disappeared into the busy street with Ji Jinrong.
Although Ji Jinrong had also flown into the sky in different ways before, he was still shocked by Xu Jinyi's acuity of movements.
Leaning firmly in Xu Jinyi's arms, he asked, "Second Uncle, what's the matter?"
Xu Jinyi was also in shock.
Because he found that there are many "targets" gathering towards the county town in all directions, it looks like a vicious shark smelling blood! I thought that their team had already cleaned up this area, but I didn't expect that there were so many fish that slipped through the net.
But, why did these fish that slipped through the net suddenly show up by themselves
Xu Jinyi said: "It's a bit dangerous around here. I have already left the team and I can't participate in the operation. I need to find a place to wash off the bloody smell on my body, so as not to be found by the 'target'. You are studying here. Show me the way and let me take a shower."
Ji Jinrong knew that Xu Jinyi's team was not an ordinary team, so he didn't ask any more questions. He said: "Uncle Han's house is nearby, I can take you to borrow a bathroom from Uncle Han."
Xu Jinyi nodded, and went to Deputy County Magistrate Han's house with Ji Jinrong in his arms.
When Xu Jinyi fell down with his arms in his arms, he stood alone on a distant roof and looked into the distance.
The fish that slipped through the net really showed up automatically!
At the person's feet, a young man who was tied up and cried loudly: "You dare to treat me like this, do you know who I am? Do you know that I am an 'Awakened One'? When I return to the capital, I will tell you to look good!"
The man didn't even frown, and ordered his subordinates lightly: "Draw blood."
The boy's arm was firmly held down, and the syringe drew out a tube of blood from his body. When enough blood is pumped, the subordinate pulls out the needle, gently pushes the piston, and "injects" the blood into the air. The pheromones in the blood, which are invisible to the naked eye, scattered in the air and floated to the four fields of the county.
Those "fish that slipped through the net" were like wolves that smelled food, and moved faster.
Sure enough, the pheromone of the guide can attract the "target" to appear!
The man's face became more serious, as if he had lost any human emotions. He ordered to his subordinates: "Take care of him."
Seeing that it was no use threatening to move out of the house, the bound boy felt an unspeakable uneasiness and panic in his heart.
No, it can't go on like this, this guy is crazy, he must escape!
If this continues, he will definitely be thrown out as bait!
Facing those terrifying "targets", he has no power to parry at all!
He must escape!