When the uncle arrived at Ye Chengbo's house, Ye Chengbo's parents were smashing the coal.
I bought this coal, but there are still some steps needed to make it into briquettes.
"Uncle, are you here?" Ye Zhiling quickly stopped what he was doing, wondering why the village chief came here.
He thought, he hasn't done anything out of the ordinary recently.
"How about making briquettes?" The grandpa asked with a smile. Seeing that the two of them were a little at a loss, the grandpa stopped pretending.
"I'm here for only one thing. Your Chengbo is already in junior high school. He has poor grades and doesn't want to continue studying. I don't care about that."
Ye Chengbo made his own decision and didn't want to read it, and the uncle also knew this.
Some people are just smart and have the seeds of reading.
Just like those from the Su family, they are all good at reading.
That was a good thing inherited from Lao Qi. Lao Qi himself was willing to study, otherwise he wouldn't be able to be an accountant.
The children in Lao Qi's family, except for the eldest son and second daughter, are all well-educated.
Ye Chuanxiu’s children are all very good at reading.
The old man coughed and said, "There are benefits to studying. At least we can't be illiterate. I heard from Teacher Chuanxiu that your two little ones didn't sign up? That's not good. We still have to study. You see. Look at He Yazi, even if he is good at reading, his head will spin very fast, right?"
Ye Zhiling and his wife were a little embarrassed, standing there not knowing what to say.
Ye Chengbo said before that he would not go to school. One of the reasons was that his family could not afford it.
Also, if Ye Chengbo went to learn a craft, he would also give gifts to the master.
And as an apprentice for the next few years, gifts are indispensable during the three festivals of the year.
In addition, in rural areas, if you don’t continue studying, you have to consider getting married and having children.
This is another big expense.
The couple had discussed before that the child was not good at reading anyway, otherwise they would not go to school.
Save some money and propose a marriage to the boss.
It happened that Ye Chengbo walked in, carrying a load of yellow mud. When he saw Grandpa, he said: "Grandpa, why are you here? Come and sit inside. Parents, why don't you ask Grandpa to cook inside? Quickly bring some water." ah."
The uncle waved his hand, looked at Ye Chengbo and said, "Yaozi Chengbo, you have made a lot of progress."
In the past, Ye Chengbo couldn't fart for a long time, so he could be more natural in front of his two good friends Gu Dong and Su He.
Other times, I'm a bit introverted.
The uncle stroked his beard and said, "You have gained a lot of experience by setting up a stall now."
Ye Chengbo put down the yellow mud, which was used to mix coal and make briquettes.
The honeycomb briquettes made by myself are mixed with some loess in order to increase the adhesion of the coal surface.
In this way, it is easy to shape.
The grandfather told the story again, looked at Ye Chengbo and said, "Now that you have made progress, tell me, do you want to read this book?"
Turning back, he said to Ye Zhiling and his wife: "Don't blame Teacher Chuanxiu. She is also doing it for the good of you two children. How can you do this if you don't study?"
"Yes!" Ye Chengbo nodded firmly and said: "In this period of time, I have finally figured it out. During this period of time, He Yaozi can always think of a solution quickly when encountering problems. Looking back on me, I always feel My hands were tied. When he solved the same thing with ease, I was a little at a loss. Although this may not be entirely due to reading, I think reading must also have a great influence. Therefore, before I I told my parents that I will send my younger brothers and sisters to study in the future. Even if they are not as good as He Yazi, they must still study. Reading makes people sensible!"
The grandfather looked at Ye Chengbo with relief: "That's right. I have always said that if you want to study, your children must study. Look at the children in Lao Qi's family. Except for the eldest son and the second daughter who don't like to study, they have no jobs. Lao Qi Among my other children, the eldest daughter, Teacher Chuanxiu, is a teacher. The second son is also a teacher, the third son works in the Coal Bureau, and the fourth son is about to graduate and is also assigned a job. Look at my family again, except Zhibo is unmotivated and Zhicheng becomes a soldier. This is the difference between studying and not studying."
Grandpa's personal statement made Ye Zhiling and his wife wake up.
In addition, Ye Chengbo can also make money. When he asked for support for his younger brothers and sisters, the couple agreed: "Go to school to register tomorrow."
Although schools at this time also had compulsory education.
However, for children in rural areas, their parents have no money and the school has nothing to do.
The grandfather nodded with satisfaction, then turned around and asked again: "Don't put too much yellow mud, or it won't be easy to burn when the time comes. Well, don't put too little, or it won't be easy to shape."
Ye Zhiling nodded: "I know. I used to make briquettes in the team."
This thing is really a technical job.
I brought some water, stirred the crushed coal, and added the yellow mud.
Then use a tool to put the mixture into a mold, then step on the mold and put the briquettes in the sun for two days. The briquettes are ready.
This is a repetitive action that needs to be done repeatedly. These few bags of coal can make more than two hundred briquettes in total.
According to the current consumption of the stove, about five briquettes are consumed per day, which is enough for more than a month.
After that, just go to Dakeng Village to buy some.
Here, when Su He returned home, he was pulled out by Little Pumpkin.
Looking at the bag of wild strawberries hidden by Little Pumpkin, Su He couldn't laugh or cry.
"This is all broken."
I must have been bored for several days, and this wild strawberry is really bad.
The little pumpkin was about to cry. Su He conjured a kiwi fruit like magic: "Look, what did brother bring you back?"
Little Pumpkin held back her tears, looked at the unknown fruit, and shook her head: "I don't know, Duoduo, what is this?"
"Kiwi fruit." Su He said with a smile: "This thing is delicious, but the skin is inedible. You must peel it off carefully."
Peeling off the outer skin of the kiwi fruit reveals the green fruit inside, which is very tempting.
"Give!"
Su He handed the kiwi to Little Pumpkin. She took a bite carefully and then laughed.
"How is it? Is it sweet?"
Little Pumpkin nodded, handed over the kiwi fruit again, and put it on Su He's mouth: "Eat as many as you want."
Su He took a shallow bite and didn't eat more.
He has no shortage of kiwi fruit.
Last time he went to Anguan, he bought a lot and stored them in the fresh-keeping warehouse.
After the fresh-keeping warehouse has expanded a lot, it looks like a large warehouse.
It won't go bad anyway, no matter how long you keep it.
By the time they finished eating, Little Pumpkin's hands were covered with sticky things.
Su He smiled and took out a piece of paper, wiped it clean for her, and then took her back.
