The next morning, Chen Zhizhou said hello to Chen Yun, and then continued on his way.
At around 3:00 p.m., the two finally returned to Tongcheng County.
Chen Zhizhou's hometown is not far from the county town, only three or four kilometers away.
Although roads are now connected to every village, there is no bus to the village.
Chen Zhizhou asked Su Qingyan to find a hotel in the county town and wait for his news at any time.
Then he stopped a motorcycle and rushed home. "Fan Daxue, you're back."
The motorcycle driver was also from the same village, named Ermazi.
He was in his thirties and did not go out to work.
He opened a small store at the intersection of the county town and the village.
He sold things and sent guests by the way. Sitting on Ermazi's motorcycle, Chen Zhizhou paid attention to everything in front of him.
Tongcheng is still the same Tongcheng, but he is no longer the Chen Zhizhou of the past.
The feeling of coming back this time is very different, and there is a different feeling in my heart than before.
The fields beside the road were full of thatch, and the former farmland had long been abandoned.
Now very few people are farming, and the young people have gone out to work or moved to the city.
Only the lonely elderly are left.
Back to the village, Chen Zhizhou paid fifteen yuan, and Er Mazi turned around and went back.
Chen Zhizhou came to the door with his bag on his back, "Dad, Mom--"
Mom heard the voice and came out of the house, "Chen Zhizhou, you are back?"
Chen Zhizhou put the bag at home, "Where is Dad?"
"He went to the county town today."
"Oh, what about your sister?"
"Your sister has not come back from her classmate's house yet."
Looking at everything at home, Chen Zhizhou's heart was full of thoughts.
The house at home was still the old adobe house.
Although it had two floors, it was extremely old.
Others had built small villas, but the ground of Chen Zhizhou's house was all soil, and not even cement was applied.
Chen Zhizhou looked at his family's miserable family environment and wondered how to talk to his parents.
After a while, a car horn sounded at the door.
Chen Zhizhou walked out and saw that it was his sister Chen Juan who came back in a classmate's car.
There were four male and female classmates who came back with her.
The male classmate parked a 50% new Hyundai on the side of the road and deliberately showed off the keys in his hand.
Seeing this, my mother hurriedly greeted Chen Juan's classmates.
"Brother, you are back?"
The three classmates also sat at the door. My mother poured tea and took out some melon seeds.
The male classmate who drove the car put the car keys on the table and asked Chen Zhizhou, "There is no car in your village. How did you come back? Did you walk?"
"Why didn't you tell us in advance so that we could pick you up."
Chen Zhizhou said no, I took a motorcycle.
"Oh!"
"Your place is a bit remote, and there are no buses."
"It's much more convenient over there, almost every household has a private car."
"Your family should buy a car too."
The girl next to him said, "How can it compare with your village?"
"Your village is considered relatively wealthy in the county."
The other two boys also responded, "That's right, he is good, even if he can't get into college, he will be better than others in the future."
The other party looked at Chen Juan with some pride, and Chen Zhizhou felt that this boy probably liked Chen Juan.
But he didn't want to chat with these little brats, so he went back to his room.
He came to the back of the yard, where there were pigs, chickens, and ducks.
The environment was particularly bad, and there were many mosquitoes.
Now Chen Zhizhou had only one thought in his mind, how to make his parents accept this reality?
Or, let them move to the city.
It was almost five o'clock, and Lao Chen rode his bicycle back from the county.
Chen Juan's classmates just left, and Chen Zhizhou took the bag from Lao Chen, "Dad, why did you come back just now?"
Lao Chen was a little happy to see his son, "You're back? Just in time, go to the county town with me to buy potatoes tomorrow."
Chen Zhizhou nodded repeatedly, "Great."
When the mother saw her son coming back, she killed a chicken specially, and the family had a lively dinner in the evening.
Chen Zhizhou asked tentatively, "Dad, Mom, our house is too old, and the ecological environment is not good. Why don't we rent a storefront in the city like them and do some small business?"
"Maybe we will have the opportunity to buy a house in the city in the future."
When Old Chen heard this, he frowned, "You can buy a house in the city in the future, and we two old guys will live here."
Mom also said, "Yes, after you graduate from college, your family will try to get together and see if they can help you pay the down payment."
"Nowadays, if girls don't have a house in the city, they won't get married."
After that, she glanced at Chen Juan, "You have to work hard too, don't even fail to get into college."
"Don't hang out with those classmates, and focus on studying."
Chen Juan didn't say anything, she knew her mother loved to nag.
Chen Zhizhou looked at her classmates today, "I also think you should study hard, now is not the time for you to play."
"Even if you want to fall in love now, you will definitely regret it when you grow up."
Chen Juan looked at her brother in surprise, why did his opinion suddenly change?
Chen Zhizhou ignored her gaze and explained to her.
He took the bowls on the table as an example, "Your current social circle, classmates, and friends are like this bowl of vegetables."
"Your current vision must also be in this bowl of vegetables."
"Only if you jump into this circle, you will have the opportunity to see chicken."
"Don't look at me with such eyes. According to your brother's understanding over the years, there are levels between people."
"Their understanding, knowledge, vision, and circles are different, and these people are all at different levels."
"For example, if I were in the countryside, then my goal and life dream would just be to marry an old woman. "I want to be a mother-in-law, give birth to a child, and continue the life of my ancestors who worked hard in the fields. "
"But if I enter a higher circle, my life goal may be to start a company, do something, and be a useful person to the motherland and society. "
"Don't you envy those workplace elites and domineering CEOs on TV? "
"You should also work hard to reach their level. "
"Only when a girl is high-end and exquisite can she make those who are not as good as you feel ashamed. "
"When your level is high, your life will be different. "
Chen Juan curled her lips and said that she couldn't understand.
Old Chen couldn't understand it either, because Chen Zhizhou's words were too profound.
His request was very simple, as long as Chen Juan passed the college entrance examination, she didn't have to stay in the countryside in the future.
As for the rest, he couldn't help, and all he could do was send his children here.
The rest depends on their own destiny and ability.
The next day, Chen Zhizhou went to sell potatoes with Old Chen early in the morning.
Chen Zhizhou thought there were a lot, but when his father took it out, there were only more than 300 kilograms.
It seems that they still work in the old way. The father and son borrowed a trailer and pulled the potatoes to the county town to sell at the entrance of the vegetable market.
With this model, how much money can the father and son make in a day?
Chen Zhizhou shook his head and called Su Qingyan on the pretext of going to the toilet.
The sun was a bit strong today. Old Chen stood in the sun, wiping his sweat. He had been waiting for almost an hour, but he didn't sell a single potato.
Chen Zhizhou didn't know where he ran off again. Just as he was about to get angry, a brand new Touareg drove over.
A very beautiful girl got off the car. Her figure and dress were the same as those from big cities.
She looked at the photos on her phone, then looked at the middle-aged man in front of her, "Uncle, how much are the potatoes?"