Originally, Shi'ao Village went down the mountain on a path only for one person to walk. Later, the original father earned some money, and because he had feelings for his hometown, he had to live in the mountain for a while, so he paid for the repair. a mountain road.
It was the simplest way to level the ground and fill it with sand, but did not build the more expensive asphalt roads or concrete roads, but even so, it cost Jiang Sanchun nearly 200,000 yuan. At that time, these money Enough to build two or three small houses with three floors.
Because of this incident, the Jiang family's prestige in the village is very high, and everyone remembers the kindness of the Jiang family.
This road makes it much easier and safer for the villagers to go down the mountain. The most important thing is that after the road is completed, the cars under the mountain can come up and transport some mountain goods down, but the soil and climate in their area are not suitable for fruit trees. grow, or planting some fruit trees in the forest may also help them get out of poverty and become rich.
When going up the mountain, Jiang Liu walked up, because the original left him with a Santana with a low site and close to being scrapped. It was bought by the original father in the late 1990s to show off his wealth. All these years, the original body used a large truck to travel around the country. Before he disbanded the acrobatic troupe and prepared to return to concentrate on teaching his apprentices, he transferred it to a prop master in the group, so now Jiang Liu still has one important thing to do, that is It would be too inconvenient to buy an off-road vehicle or a small truck to run on mountain roads, otherwise it would be too inconvenient to spend several hours going up and down the mountain every day.
Just do it when he thinks of it. On the second day after the apprentices were selected, Jiang Liu took them down the mountain. This day happened to be a market day in the town.
The habit of going to the market has been maintained in this impoverished county town. The items on the stalls are very cheap, and they are all daily necessities that meet the living standards of the surrounding people.
A pair of children's rubber-soled shoes costs only 15 yuan, a pair of adult sneakers only costs 25 yuan, and a pair of trousers for 15 yuan, and clothes for 29 yuan...
The snack stalls are full of Kang Shuai Fu instant noodles, Wang Wang snow cakes, Xizhilang jelly... The prices are all staggeringly cheap.
These things are definitely not found in other economically developed areas. At that time, in such poor areas with low per capita income, their business was booming.
Just because of the low price, the texture of these things is relatively poor, the colors are colorful, and each has its own ugly way.
Jiang Liu rummaged through the shoe booths for a long time, and managed to find a few pairs of pure black rubber-soled shoes that matched their shoe size and looked pretty.
He tried the hardness of the soles and felt that the shoes could be used as training shoes for children, so he asked them to put them on to see if they fit.
In addition to the training shoes for the three apprentices, Jiang Liu also picked out a pair of peach pink leather shoes.
The color is red and fluorescent, the toe is round, and a small yellow flower is attached to the shoelace on the back of the foot.
Forgive Jiang Liu's reincarnation for several generations and still have the aesthetics of a straight man. Intuitively, Jiang Liu, who had a pretty good sense of these small shoes, handed them to Xu Meihua who was beside him, and asked her to put them on to try on her feet.
"No no no."
Xu Meihua waved her hands again and again, Xiao Binbin and the others needed shoes that fit their feet because of their practice. She helped to cook, so why do they need new shoes.
It's just that although she refused, her eyes were reluctant to take her eyes off her shoes.
For a girl who has grown up wearing old shoes left over from her cousin in the next room or other relatives and elders, these new peach pink leather shoes are too tempting.
"Give it to you and take it. When you get older, you will be able to make shoes. I will give your uncle a pair of thick Melaleuca soles. I'm not used to these leather shoes, so I like to wear handmade shoes."
Jiang Liu directly tore off the magic stick of the shoelace and let Xu Meihua try it on.
"Master, when I make money in the future, I'll pay someone to do it for you."
Eight-year-old Xu Quanjun of the three apprentices was sweet-mouthed and always said something nice to make Jiang Liu happy.
At this time, he had already put on the pair of training shoes that Jiang Liu had chosen for him, and walked around happily.
"Um."
Jiang Liu smiled and responded.
"I will do it now."
Xu Meihua was still reluctant to accept the pair of shoes. She thought about it. If Uncle Jiang likes to wear Melaleuca soles, she will ask her mother to help you take a few pairs of soles tonight.
"Boss, I want these seven pairs of shoes."
At this time, the three apprentices had already tried on the shoes, each of them had two pairs, one pair was just right for their feet, and the other was slightly larger.
In addition, Jiang Liu picked out a pair of cotton slippers for himself.
"Six pairs of rubber-soled shoes are 90 yuan, slippers are 8 yuan, and a total of 98 yuan."
The boss glanced at the shoes that Jiang Liu was holding, and said with a smile, for him, Jiang Liu who bought 7 pairs of shoes in one go is considered a big customer.
"The boss is cheaper. I bought seven pairs of shoes, or this pair will be a bonus for me."
With that said, Jiang Liu picked up the pair of pink leather shoes.
"That's not good. Those are leather shoes, genuine leather. I have to sell them here for 20 yuan."
The boss showed a pained expression, shook his head and replied.
"Okay boss, can the leather shoes that cost 20 yuan be made of genuine leather? You see, your leather shoes are scratched. I bought so many pairs of shoes, and they are worth it. If you don't sell them, I will go to another place. have a look."
If you think that the things here are cheap and you won't bargain, then you will lose money. In fact, you can bargain at such a small stall.
Jiang Liu made a gesture of going, and sure enough, the boss started to stop people.
"It's good, I'll sell it to you for your sincerity. Hey, I've lost this business. If you still want to buy shoes in the future, come to me and take care of my business."
How could the boss lose money, but on his face he still had to show an expression that the guests took advantage of.
Jiang Liu took a few pairs of shoes that were packed in big red plastic bags, and then handed him a hundred-yuan bill. The boss checked it over and over several times, and took out a small purple-light money-detecting lamp, after confirming that it was real money. Afterwards, I found Jiang Liu two yuan of change.
"These shoes are extras. If you don't need money, you can wear them."
After leaving the booth, Jiang Liu handed the bag containing the small pink leather shoes to Xu Meihua.
The thing that is still her shoe size, Jiang Liu and his three apprentices can't wear them, and now Xu Meihua can't refuse anymore.
But she knew in her heart that this was Jiang Liu's good intentions.
She hugged the shoes tightly and vowed to make the best and most comfortable Melaleuca to honor her Uncle Jiang when she went back.
After that, Jiang Liu bought several sets of clothes for his apprentices, and he started to sweep the market for the rest of the time.
Because it was troublesome to go down the mountain, and the temperature on the mountain was low, which was convenient for the preservation of ingredients, he simply took advantage of this trip down the mountain to buy ingredients for nearly a week.
Many families have vegetables on the mountain, and they don’t even need to spend money. When you want to eat, let the host know and pick two handfuls, but the meat must be bought at the foot of the mountain. Jiang Liu bought half a fan of pork and a sheep in one go. hind legs.
It is difficult to bring live fish up the mountain, so he simply went to the aquatic store to buy some dried fish from the south and dried shrimps, seaweed and other things for freshness.
In addition, Jiang Liu also bought a lot of melon seeds candy, most of which are used to distribute to children and for old people who come to chat with them to relieve boredom.
Packed with two nylon bags, Jiang Liu didn't want to carry these things up the mountain, so he temporarily put these things in the small foreign building at the foot of Jiang's mountain, and then let the four children watch TV at home, while he went to a house. It took him more than an hour to buy a small truck for pulling goods, which cost him 80,000 yuan.
After doing this, he drove his new car, loaded with the spoils of this trip, and returned to the village with a few children.
*****
"Make these dishes these days."
Jiang Liu showed Xu Meihua the process of cooking. He was afraid that this child would save him too much money and would not be willing to put oil, meat and seasonings when cooking.
"This is to remove the fishy smell. This is to remove the mutton smell. Putting these things in, the mutton soup will be fresher."
"Seaweed soup is the easiest, just add salt to the shallots, add a handful of small shrimp, and brew it in boiling water."
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Jiang Liu cooked four meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes, and a pot of mutton soup in one go. For the time being, he taught Xu Meihua these dishes. From now on, she can cook four of them every day. When Jiang Liu is tired of eating, she will teach her other dishes.
During dinner, the four children couldn't help swallowing while looking at the steaming meat-flavored dishes.
"A lot of meat."
Xu Quanjun felt that this master was really good. He had never seen so many delicious food during Chinese New Year before, so he wished he could use chopsticks now.
Xiao Binbin and Wang Gouzi were also greedy, thinking that they could eat so well at the master's house, but their mothers and sisters/grandpas and grandparents at home eat pickles as long as they can eat porridge, and feel a little ashamed.
"Plum blossom, do you want to stay here to eat, or pick out your portion to eat at home?"
The original family has a small population. The table in the old house is the most common square table. Only one person can sit on each side. Of course, two children can still be seated if squeezed.
Jiang Liu asked Mei Hua not to drive her away, but because he knew that Mei Hua still had a mother and sister at home, and she definitely wanted to share these delicacies with her family.
"I'm going home to eat."
Xu Meihua swallowed and said.
When she goes home to eat, she can divide her portion into four portions, and then eat the sweet potato porridge at home, and the mother and daughter are very happy to eat.
"it is good."
Jiang Liu took a sea bowl, filled a bowl of dry rice, and then filled her with each dish, and let her go home and eat slowly with this sea bowl.
After Xu Meihua left, the four teachers and apprentices could also sit down and have a good meal.
"In the future, you will come to me to eat every meal. It takes a lot of energy to practice the exercises. You must eat well in order to have enough physical strength. Of course, these are not for free. After you leave the school, I will have to draw five in the first ten years. One-half of the wages, that is, if you earn 100 yuan, you have to give me 20 yuan, and these are all wages that you advance in advance."
Jiang Liu said slowly, the three children nodded while eating.
"Practicing this kung fu is far more difficult than you think. If anyone can't stand it, tell me directly."
The formal training starts tomorrow. He puts the ugly words to the front. If anyone can't stick to it, he will take the initiative. He doesn't have to teach them.
But after wearing new clothes, new shoes, and eating such a delicious meal, these three children have seen the wonderful life after leaving school, so how could they give up easily.
*****
After the meal, there were still quite a few dishes left. Jiang Liu divided these dishes into three portions on the grounds that he would not eat leftovers, and asked each of them to bring back one portion.
Although it was leftovers, there was still a lot of meat. Everyone shared a bowl of vegetables and happily took them home and shared them with their elders or younger siblings.
Jiang Liu also ignored them because he ate too much, and went back to the room to lie down for a while.
Half an hour later, Jiang Liu, who had had enough rest, was going to the kitchen to wash the dishes, chopsticks and pots. Before he could enter the house, he heard the sound of pots and bowls colliding in the kitchen.
He walked quietly to the window on the other side, and saw Xiao Binbin, who didn't seem to have left, and Xu Meihua, who came back at an unknown time, cleaning the tableware and kitchen utensils in the kitchen.
He stood silently for a while, then went back silently.
Such a sensible child, was the last life really what the original body imagined