155, Spring of the Second-Rate

"Don't you think the youngest son of the Yan family has been acting abnormally lately?"

People in the village work in the fields. When they are tired, they sit on the edge of the field, drink tea, rest for a while, and chat a little while taking advantage of the rest.

"Yan Laoer, that second-rate guy? What's wrong with him?"

Yan Chu has been a hot topic in the village recently. It has been decades since the founding of Xinhua. He is the first person in the village to receive a banner and be praised. If it were anyone else in the village, he would not have caused such a big stir.

It just so happens that he is Yan Chu, the second Yan who never does good things, the people in the village have been looking down upon him for a long time.

"Yes, yes, that's him."

The villager who brought up this topic took a sip of strong tea and nodded fiercely.

"You don't know, wasn't our old lady's fifty-ninth birthday yesterday? Our brothers and sisters thought that it was not easy for the old lady these years, so we made a good arrangements for her. My eldest brother brought two fish. The eldest sister brought a turtle, and my younger sister specially bought three kilograms of chicken cakes from the shopping mall in the county town. I even killed a chicken and stewed half of it in soup and half of it in braised sauce, making the birthday banquet lively. "

"It is not good?"

Some people are wondering, the children are filial and the old lady enjoys the blessing, but what does this have to do with Yan Chu? If they remember correctly, the two families have no relatives.

"This is a big problem."

The person who spoke had an expression that said you didn't understand, and sighed deeply several times.

"On the day of the birthday banquet, after all the relatives arrived, we locked the door and blocked the cracks in the windows and doors with cloth strips. Isn't it because Yan Laoer is still in the village? If someone comes to visit us on the big day, we would be too embarrassed to drive them away. ah."

He didn't know how the original person was raised. He remembered the birthdays of the elderly and children in the village better than anyone else. Every time that day came, he would always go for a walk outside other people's houses to see if they had anything delicious to eat.

This is also a happy day. You can't chase people away if you say thank you. How many people in the village suffered from Yan Chu's muteness and cooked a table of meals for relatives and friends, and most of them were eaten by him.

No, on the old lady's birthday, the whole family was on alert. They had all thought about how to deal with Yan Chu knocking on the door.

As a result, when the dishes were cold, the whole family didn't dare to take off their chopsticks, but Yan Chu still didn't wait.

They thought something was wrong. Could it be that the doors and windows were blocked so tightly that Yan Chu left without smelling the fragrance?

Because in the past few years, Yan Chu had to come to celebrate the birthday of any elder in the family. But this time he suddenly stopped coming, and the whole family felt unhappy.

So the family opened the doors and windows again. This time, the fragrance should have spread out. Now the second-rate man must have come to the door. But when they couldn't hold it anymore and started eating and drinking, Yan Chu didn't show up.

The next day, the man went to the house next to the house where Yan Chu lived to ask. Yan Chu had been at home that day and was tinkering in the yard for a long time. He didn't know what he was doing. It was not what he thought. That way, I might leave the village, so I don't have time to come to his house.

"That's quite abnormal."

The people in the village surprisingly unanimously agreed with the speaker's point of view. There was no reason why Yan Chu didn't come to the house after cooking a table of delicious food. Could it be that there was something wrong with his brain?

"Why don't someone ask the old lady of the Yan family? Don't think it was the debt collector who came to visit last time and broke his brain, right?"

"I think so. My fat baby has told me that these days, when he passes by Yan Laoer with candy bars, he doesn't even grab the candy in his hand. He must be really out of his mind."

Is this a normal second-rate person who doesn't take advantage of others and doesn't bully children? There must be something wrong with this.

It was rare for everyone to agree with this point of view. Then after going to the ground, several people who were related to the Yan family went over to talk to the old man and the old lady. They were reminded overtly and covertly whether they should save money to take care of the younger son who had already separated. If you look at your brain, it is very likely that you will be broken the day the debt collectors come to your door.

*****

"Da Ni'er, do you think Chu'er's brain is really damaged?"

The old lady felt sour in her heart. It was all because she was a useless mother. She had no money to pay for medical treatment for her little son. How much blood was shed that day. She just applied a handful of plant ash and it was all over. Now she is fine. If your brain is broken, how can you marry a wife in the future?

"Mom, you listen to those people's nonsense."

Jiang Dani is calm now. She feels that she is not stupid alone, but the whole village is stupid.

Isn't it nice for my brother-in-law to be like this now? He stays alone and doesn't care about other people in the village. As a result, everyone is acting like a bitch, just because his brother-in-law didn't go to their house to eat and rob their children as usual. Candy, as anxious as ants on an iron plate.

Jiang Dani is simply too satisfied with her current life. If her brother-in-law's current behavior is really due to the debt collector's stick, she hopes that his brain will be ruined for the rest of his life and never get better again.

"My poor son."

After listening to Jiang Dani's analysis, the old lady felt that it made sense, but when she thought that her son was probably acting like this because he was stupid, she still felt a little distressed. She couldn't help wiping her tears and crying a few words.

"Mom, if you are really worried, when I finish spreading the cakes, you can bring some to my brother-in-law and take a look at what he is doing at home these days."

As soon as Jiang Dani said these words, she wanted to slap herself twice. This cake also needs food stalls, so she just opened her mouth and gave out a few cakes.

However, there was no turning back. Jiang Dani endured her heartache and decided to make the cake for her brother-in-law smaller.

"Da Ni'er, mom is lucky to have you as a wife."

Old Mrs. Yan glanced at her eldest daughter-in-law with gratitude. When she married her son to this notoriously shrewd daughter-in-law, everyone thought she was not a good wife to marry. But now, look, she can find such a reasonable daughter-in-law in the whole village. Wife is coming.

Looking at her mother-in-law's grateful eyes, Jiang Dani could only comfort herself in her heart. Even for the sake of the parents-in-law, who are not evil, she should bear with her brother-in-law. Compared with those mothers-in-law in the village who like to squeeze their daughters-in-law, hers Life has become easy.

Especially now that my brother-in-law has been beaten to his brain, life will only get better and better.

"Mom, I want to go with you too."

Four-year-old Yan Chuanzong can already speak very smoothly and can understand what adults say very well.

In the past, he had a bad impression of his brother-in-law. In his memory, he was a bad guy who competed with him for eggs every day, but now he quite likes his brother-in-law.

I heard from my friends that my uncle could have sold himself for money, and that the money could have bought so many eggs that I could never finish them in a lifetime, but my uncle didn’t sell him. It can be seen that in my uncle’s life, In my heart, he is much more important than eggs.

What a profound emotion this is?

Yan Chuanzong felt that if someone was willing to spend a whole house of eggs to buy him, he would be very willing. Then he would eat three eggs a day, steamed, stewed and fried. What a beautiful life it would be.

No matter what this little guy was thinking, it was a fact that Yan Chu's status in his heart had increased unprecedentedly.

Come on, another one was coaxed.

Jiang Dani looked at her silly son and felt that she was the only one in the family who was awake at the moment.

"Okay, you will follow your mother when the time comes, and you will follow your mother back again, you know?"

Jiang Dani warned her eldest son, and then concentrated on spreading her own cakes. Of course, she did not forget that when spreading the cakes for her brother-in-law, she made them smaller in a circle.

*****

"Chu'er, mom is here to see you."

Mrs. Yan was carrying a basket and holding her eldest grandson in one hand, walking vigorously towards the yard of the old house.

But the closer she got to the house, the more uneasy she became, and the bitterness in her heart burst out.

Her son, who was so cute when he was young, is now stupid.

It's all because she's a useless mother who can't afford to pay for his brain treatment.

Thinking like this, the old lady wanted to wipe away tears again.

"Mom, why are you here?" Yan Chu hasn't gone out these days, thinking about how to make money with the few hundred dollars he has. Although in this life, the wish-maker has no requirements for the original person and does not need the other person to stand out. , and there is no need for the other party to get promoted and make a fortune.

But since you are here for vacation, you have to relax and walk around. What kind of vacation can you take if you don’t have money? Traveling on a budget?

So Yan Chu thought, he had to make some money first, and then have fun and relax.

These days, he is thinking about which way to make money is easy and quick. In addition, because of the banner incident, people in the village regard him as a gorilla. Even if he wants to avoid the probing eyes of the villagers, he has to do it. Hiding in the house.

Little did he know, because his refusal to act like a monster had already made the villagers think that he was stupid.

"At noon, your sister-in-law spread out some pancakes. Don't you like to eat big pancakes wrapped with green onions? Mom specially brought some pancakes for you."

The old lady's eyes were as bright as a searchlight, and she scanned the yard and the scene inside the house. The house was not big to begin with, with a kitchen and granary, a main room, two bedrooms, and a yard.

There was some firewood piled in the kitchen, and a pair of dishes and chopsticks were placed on the stove. It seemed that there was still a fire at home.

There were a few pieces of wet clothes hanging on the clothesline in the yard, which showed that her son had not become sloppy just because he was living alone. The old lady was quite satisfied. She originally thought that she would have to help her son wash the accumulated clothes when she came today. Woolen cloth.

"Here, spread the lineage, eat some candy."

Yan Chu was used to giving some candies to his children when he saw them in his previous life. The last time he went to the county town, he couldn't help but buy a big bag of candies. Unfortunately, he couldn't eat the candies by himself. He looked at Yan Chuanzong and looked at him curiously with his eyes flashing. , couldn't help but took out a handful of candies and handed them to his nephew's hand.

In fact, speaking of it, the two brothers Yan Chuanzong and Yan Chuansi are quite cute.

They are not like their biological father Yan Aiguo, but more like his uncle Yan Chu, and their original appearance is very famous in several nearby villages.

If he hadn't been good-looking since he was a child, he might not have been pampered like he is today.

He was so cute when he was a child. He was as white as a glutinous rice dumpling. I don’t know how he grew. At that time, every household was barely fed, and all the children were dark and skinny, except for him. Just like the little fairy boy in the illustrated magazine.

When someone gets married nearby, they will almost always ask him to be a bed boy. Being a bed boy will get you a red envelope. In addition, you can also enjoy a good meal and a good meal. He is so pampered. I feel that as long as I open my hand, I can have money and food.

Even now, Yan Chu's appearance is the same.

Fortunately, the original person only focused on gambling and did not spend his thoughts on girls from good families. Otherwise, based on his appearance, those young girls who are just starting to have a love affair would probably be confused.

Therefore, Yan Chuanzong and Yan Chuansi, who look similar to their original bodies, are also cute children, otherwise they would not be sold at such a high price.

Yan Chu also couldn't understand how a person's heart could be so dark. Facing such a face that resembled his own, how could he be so ruthless as to sell these two children one after another.

"Candy, for me?"

Yan Chuanzong's eyes suddenly filled with water bubbles. His uncle was really stupid. He didn't snatch the eggs with him but actually gave him candy.

"Chu'er——" The old lady also had a vibrato when she spoke, looking at her son in disbelief.

"This candy is too unpleasant. I have never eaten such unpleasant candy in my whole life. If you don't like it, just throw it away." Yan Chu also realized that his behavior seemed to be broken.

He stuffed the candy into the hand of his four-year-old nephew and said with disdain.

"You guys wait, when I make a lot of money, I will definitely buy the most delicious candies in the world. Then I will eat one and throw one away." Yan Chu imitated the most awesome appearance of his original self in the world. Face said arrogantly.

The old lady smiled, and Yan Chuanzong put back the tears in his eyes. His son/brother-in-law was still the same son/brother-in-law. No wonder he gave the candy away. It turned out to be unpalatable candy.

The original person was like this before. He would always grab the things he liked in the bowl, but he would always generously share the things he didn't like, such as chive flowers, with his brother. The old lady was relieved and felt that her son was better. Not stupid.

Four-year-old Yan Chuanzong stuffed all the candies into his pocket. He wanted to tell Fat Bao and the others that his uncle was not stupid, but had a problem with his tongue, so he stopped grabbing their candies.

In Yan Chuanzong's view, sugar is the most delicious thing in the world like eggs, so how could there be unpalatable sugar?

The old lady felt at ease and talked to her son for a while. After making sure that he had no big problem living alone, she safely took her grandson home with his pocket full of candies, smiling brightly along the way.

"Sister Yan, is your waiter okay?"

The villagers watched her return from Yan Chu and opened their mouths to ask curiously.

"It's okay. My Chu'er said he hasn't been out these days because he's thinking about how to make money."

After the old lady said this, everyone laughed.

There seems to be nothing wrong with the Yan family's second child's mind.

What kind of temperament do second-rate guys have? When he talks big words, he knows how to dream of unrealistic dreams, and isn't Yan Chu that kind of virtuous now?

The land was rented to his own brother, and he did not want to find a more practical job, but just wanted to get rich overnight. This idea is very incorrect, but in the case of Yan Chu, this incorrect idea couldn't be more correct. .

"Sister Yan, congratulations to you. It's a big worry." People in the village congratulated Mrs. Yan one after another.

"As long as he is fine, I feel relieved."

Old Mrs. Yan also sighed happily, as long as her son's brain is not broken, it will be fine. The most important thing is that he doesn't want to gamble anymore. He can just daydream at home. Anyway, the boss and his family will give him food every year. I secretly supplement a little from time to time, and my life is getting along.

The village has returned to its former liveliness, and the kind-hearted villagers are happy for the Yan family. They are also glad that the second-rate boy has found a new hobby. It is estimated that he will not harm them until he figures out how to make a fortune. This is really good news.

******

"Mom, Dad, brother and sister-in-law, I have to go to the city tomorrow. I won't be back for a month or two."

Yan Chu was going on a long journey, so he came to his brother and sister-in-law to inform him in advance, in case the old lady went to the old house to look for him and couldn't find anyone in a hurry.

"What are you doing in the city?"

The old lady was shocked. Could it be that the town's casino could no longer satisfy her son?

"I plan to go to the city to see if there is anything suitable for me to make a living." Yan Chu thought of a way to make money and planned to go to the city to try the waters.

After all, their county is still too remote, and their purchasing power is not as good as that of people in the city. If you want to make a fortune in a short time, you still have to go to the city or province.

The whole family, including four-year-old Yan Chuanzong, all gave him a look of disbelief. With his temperament, it seemed like he would find a way to make a living? He obviously didn't even want to plant the land, so he just wanted to lie on the kang and eat food for nothing.

Facing these waves of distrustful eyes, Yan Chu took a deep breath, with an expression on his face as if he had been discovered by you, and said embarrassedly: "It's my buddy who made a fortune in the city. Jing said Life in the city is so easy. I thought that since he said it was so good, I might as well go live with him for a while. At least I can have good food and drink. I will come back when he gets impatient with me. "

Sure enough, as soon as he said this, the whole family showed expressions on their faces that it was true, he just wanted to go to the city to eat and drink.

The original person was a failure as a human being, and Yan Chu had nothing to say.

"Is it okay for you to eat and drink for free? Chu'er, listen to your mother, stay at home and learn how to farm the land from your brother. Then you can save some money and marry a wife."

The old lady felt that her son had occasionally been able to listen to some of what she said recently, so she couldn't help but give her some advice.

"I don't care. All I have at home is sweet potatoes and cornstarch. I want to eat chicken and fish, so you can stop worrying about me. Anyway, I don't have a penny on me, and no one else can take advantage of me."

Yan Chu looked like a bachelor, spread his hands and said.

"I'll take a look at how they made their fortune. Maybe I can bring you some chickens, ducks, fish and meat when I come back, so you won't call me a second-rate guy all day long, as if I never do anything good."

Old man Yan wanted to tell his son that he really never did anything good.

No, he did a good thing recently. He helped the police catch a group of human traffickers.

No one could say anything to stop him, not to mention that according to his original character, it would be useless even if they tried to stop him. They just watched Yan Chu leave.

Jiang Dani comforted herself that the two families had already separated, and Yan Chu would not drag them down even if he made trouble outside, but she couldn't help thinking about it.

What if, what if there was a chance, the uncle really came back with chickens and ducks?

Yan Chuanzong ate the candy that his uncle gave him that day, hoping that his uncle would get more "unpalatable" candy this time when he went to the city, so that he and his brother could have candy to eat every day. Just thinking about it made him happy.

******

"What smells so good?"

The employees of the state-owned factory were about to go to work when they smelled a fragrance that kept drilling into their noses. It seemed to be the wheat fragrance of steamed buns, but there was no other smell. It was hard to describe. It was just fragrant, especially fragrant.

These days, the treatment of state-owned factory employees is much better than that of some cadres in government agencies. Especially after a long period of service, as long as they work hard and work overtime after completing their original working hours, their monthly income is very considerable.

Therefore, most people who work in factories are not short of money, especially those families where both husband and wife are working. They can watch movies and drink soda, which are small luxuries that ordinary people don't have.

As soon as they smelled the fragrance, the workers who were about to enter the factory on their bicycles stopped. They couldn't wait to park their bicycles in the factory and lock them. Then they ran out in a hurry and stopped in front of a bun stall that looked very simple.

The boss didn't look simple at all. He was handsome and handsome, more handsome than the factory grass, which attracted the attention of a wave of female workers.

That's right, Yan Chu had been thinking about it for several days at home. He thought that reselling was too tiring and there was a risk of being caught. He just wanted to live a peaceful life in this world, so he thought about selling buns in the state-owned factory with the best performance in the city and the most wealthy people.

With his current skills, he could mix the stuffing and roll the dough very quickly, and the products of the chef god must be top-notch, so there was no need to worry about not being able to sell them.

"Buy buns?"

Yan Chu opened the steamer and smiled at the group of female workers in front of him.

I was dizzy, I don't know if I was dizzy from the smell of the buns or the handsome guy, I was confused and bought the buns without knowing anything.

When I picked up the buns and looked at the change, I realized that something was wrong. In this year, white buns cost eight cents each, and meat-filled buns cost 1.5 cents each, but I just bought two meat-filled buns, and the boss charged them 50 cents, which means that these buns are 10 cents more expensive than ordinary buns.

Why? Just because the boss is handsome? Even the young female worker who was just obsessed with men was not convinced.