Chapter 387 Uncle Family
February 16, the Spring Festival is coming.
Tianming drove his car and took his mother and Xue Hong to the county town to buy a large amount of New Year's goods, including pork, eggs, mushrooms, cuttlefish, as well as dry goods, candies, desserts, fruits and other things, which cost tens of thousands of yuan.
The vegetables in the small space have all matured. After nearly two months of continuous growth, they grow amazingly. Radishes are as big as adults' arms, cabbage looks like a big millstone, and the largest potatoes are also the size of a head, not to mention the vegetables, carrots, tomatoes, eggplants, and cucumbers, all of which are extraordinary in size.
Cheng Fangwen believes that the soil quality of the greenhouse space is too good, with long light time, small gravity coefficient, and abundant water and nutrients. It is normal for fruits and vegetables to grow too big.
Of course, the taste is also very good. No matter what kind of dish it is, as long as it grows to the point where it can be picked and eaten, put it in a pot and stir-fry it, and it will still have a strong aroma. Therefore, the vegetables that everyone eats during this period are made from small spaces.
In the later stage, the growth of the vegetables was a little uncontrollable, especially vegetables such as peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers. They were full of fruits and were burdened with heavy burdens. The plants were too heavy to raise their heads. The yield was too large, and Tianming's family could not consume them at all. So, Tianming harvested all the mature vegetables. Except for leaving a few hundred kilograms of supernatural space, the remaining vegetables were sent to Blue Mercury.
Two crops of vegetables from five acres of land were harvested at dawn, and more than 50,000 kilograms of vegetables were harvested, which was enough for more than 4,000 people who stayed on Blue Mercury for several days.
Vegetables have the characteristics of continuous growth. As long as the roots are not pulled out, they can produce the second and third fruits, such as peppers, tomatoes, leeks and other vegetables. After harvesting two crops at dawn, vegetable leaves and fruits will continue to grow.
But the Lunar New Year is about to be celebrated. Dawn cannot let Cheng Fangwen and Xue Hong stay in a small space every day, so after he brought them out, he specifically reminded his grandparents to pay attention to the vegetables in the greenhouse space and pick them wherever they have no food to eat. Don’t worry about it if you can’t finish it, just take a look.
Grandpa nodded and said no problem.
The Chinese New Year was originally a relaxing day, but the scenic spots in Tianlin became busier and busier. A large number of tourists began to come to the scenic spots for fun.
Most of the people in the city nowadays are a family of three. They don’t need to visit so many relatives during the Chinese New Year, so finding a good scenic spot to have fun for a few days is a good way to celebrate the Chinese New Year... Starting from February 10, the number of tourists in the scenic spot increased from more than 1,2000 per day to 45,000, which is almost at the capacity limit of the scenic spot. In the future, tourists who are scheduled to come here to travel will be scheduled after the tenth day of the lunar calendar. It may be that the Tianlin scenic spot will be able to calm down after the Lantern Festival.
There are more tourists in the scenic area and more staff. Many villagers in the village who work in the scenic area may have to spend the year busy. But they are very happy to see this kind of busyness because they can get double the salary, plus bonuses and other income. On average, each household can earn 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, and the more 70,000 to 80,000 yuan, which is no worse than going to work in the city.
My uncle and my third uncle came to work a few days ago. It was not because they were too anxious to make money, but because the scenic spot was really short of staff. Tianlin called them, and early the next morning, they rode an electric bike over.
There is another episode here. Uncle Tianming also begged Tianlin to arrange a job for him.
Tianming's grandfather has three daughters and two sons. His father, Xu Jinsheng, is the youngest, and he has three sisters and one brother. There are five brothers and sisters in total.
In other words, Tianming has three aunts and one uncle.
Two of the three aunts married from another place, and the youngest aunt married the villagers of the village.
But the uncle and his family have not had a good relationship with Tianming and his family.
Uncle's name is Xu Changsheng. He is a playful and willful person. He was the first male he gave birth to after his grandmother gave birth to three daughters. He was very favored and even reached a point of being a little biased. Anyway, the care his father, Xu Jinsheng, received from his parents was far less than that of his brother.
As a family of carpenters, it should be natural to learn some ancestral craftsmanship. As a result, my uncle was unwilling to study in school and when he returned home, the carpenter craftsmanship could not learn the craftsmanship, and his diligence and hard work were far inferior to his younger brother.
Over time, the result can be imagined. The elder brother Yu Changsheng accomplished nothing and finally went out to work with others. The younger brother Yu Jinsheng learned the family skills and had a skill.
Carpenters were not popular at that time. Even if they had good skills, they could not make much money. Only by working could they make a lot of money. Two brothers were in the city and the other in the countryside, and they were almost the same.
But Yu Changsheng was really ridiculous. Although he could make money outside, he was proficient in eating, drinking, gamble and eating. Every year when he went home for the New Year, it would be nice to come back with travel expenses. He would not expect to save money.
Yu Jinsheng helped others to make furniture, but he didn't make much money, but he saved it little by little and gradually gained some wealth and could settle down and buy a house.
When Yu Jinsheng has money to get married, his brother Yu Changsheng also wants to get married, but he doesn't have a penny in his hand. According to tradition, it is usually the elder brother who gets married first and then the younger brother gets married. If the younger brother gets married first, it would be unreasonable.
It is natural for the family to help the younger brother, and it is natural for the younger brother to help the older brother. Yu Jinsheng lent the 10,000 yuan he saved to his brother, and also helped him get a set of furniture, so he asked his brother to get married first.
After two years of delay, Xu Jinsheng was not allowed to marry Liu Hongcai when he was 24 years old. He didn't pay back a penny when he lent his brother ten thousand yuan.
Xu Changsheng's wife Luo Ximei has a lot of people in the village. She is a fierce woman. Not only is she petty, she often has conflicts with her mother-in-law because of trivial matters. Liu Hongcai has been bullied by her many times. Finally, because of a quarrel, the two brothers turned against each other. Since then, the two families rarely have contact.
More than ten years later, Tianming's grandparents were seriously ill one after another and were lying in the hospital bed all year round. Their health was a day after day, and they seemed to be ineffective.
Not only did Xu Changsheng not only did not bear the medical expenses of his parents for medical treatment, but he didn't even look at him. Before his death, his grandmother kept shouting "Changsheng, Changsheng" until she closed her eyes and didn't see her uncle. She died with regret.
Because of this, my father, Ejinsheng, announced that he had severed his brotherhood relationship with his brother E Changsheng. From then on, he became strangers.
In order to treat grandparents, the Xu family exhausted their wealth. Xu Jinsheng had to put down the carpenter's box. He picked up the hammer and went to the construction site in the city for eight years - Tianming and Lin was studying. He didn't go to the city to work, so he couldn't earn the tuition for them to go to school.
In a blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed. Tianming and Lin Du has grown up, and his family has already overcome the initial dilemma and lived a wealthy life that everyone envies.
However, the family of Oh Chang was far from the same as that of Oh Jinsheng's current family.
In his early years, he was obsessed with gambling horses and couldn't stop any advice. Later, he gambled all his money, and then he worked for several years to support his two sons to get into college. Both sons graduated and went to work. He became more relaxed, so he went back to the countryside to support his elderly farming two years ago.
Xu Changsheng's two sons are also from the Tian generation, Xu Tianlei and Xu Tianfeng: Lei Mingfenglin, Tianming ranked second.
My cousin Xu Tianlei is now a mathematics teacher in an elementary school; my cousin Xu Tianfeng, relying on his aunt's family, went to the county hospital and worked as a doctor. He got a job with a strong job, but his salary was not very high, but his victory was stable. Anyway, it was much better than Tianlin who went home to farm after studying in college for a few years... In front of his aunts, his uncle showed his excellence in this regard.
Last year, Tianlin suddenly built such a large scenic spot. Xu Changsheng was a little surprised. How could Tianlin have so much money to build such a large scenic spot?
The scenic spot opened and the wealth was rising. Then he was a little panicked. This scenic spot was too profitable. Many villagers in the village who worked in the scenic spot said that the scenic spot could receive hundreds of thousands of people a year. One person would charge 200 yuan, which would be tens of millions or hundreds of millions. Tianlin is the big boss of the scenic spot, and he could earn at least tens of millions a year.
Xu Changsheng's life is not easy now, so he will definitely not be able to work in the city. It would be good if he could take care of his stomach and not be hungry in the countryside. Making money is a delusion. In addition to the 3,000 yuan each given by his two sons every year, where is there any extra income?
Tianlei and Tianfeng have wives and children. It would be great if their salary could support the family. They also had to pay the mortgage and car loan. The 3,000 yuan pension money they each received was squeezed out from their teeth, and there would be no more.
Six thousand is the living expenses of Luo Ximei and his wife for the year. In addition to eating, you can grow it yourself, use it and wear it, plus daily expenses such as oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. How can this amount of money be enough?
During the Chinese New Year, you may not even have the money to buy New Year’s goods.
For elderly people of their age, they basically bought pension insurance, but they haven’t bought any insurance, so they don’t feel panic when they are old?
Now seeing that the Tianlin family is prosperous, with an annual income of tens of millions. Most of the people in the village benefited from his family. Xu Changsheng was envious and regretful. He shouldn't have done so terrible at the beginning! Now the two families have cut off their relationship and missed the opportunity to hitchhike. How good would it be if they didn't listen to that woman?
Of course, no matter how much regret it is, it is useless. I have had a fight with my wife Luo Ximei countless times. The most important thing is to make up for the relationship between the two families.
Look, Xu Changsheng came to Tianming's house to make peace with a pound of bacon.
When Oji Sheng, who was sitting at the door, saw that Oji Changsheng came, his face immediately pulled down, moved his chair, turned his head and didn't bother to look at him and said, "We have cut off our brotherhood, why are you still coming to my house?"
After tidying up the old coat on his body, the uncle smiled embarrassedly and said, "Jinsheng, I was wrong about it back then. I shouldn't have listened to that. When my parents died, I felt very sad. I couldn't sleep for several days and nights... They were all that Luo Ximei! If it weren't for her, how could I become such a traitor and unfilial person? I will divorce her tomorrow! I don't want such a woman!"
Tianming was stunned. Uncle has a good skill in changing faces. Not only did he shirk responsibility, he even kicked his wife for more than 30 years, one word, ruthless!
It's not ruthless. Seeing that his younger brother's family is getting better every year, and he earns tens of millions of dollars a year, it would be great if he could share one percent a year. What's more, although the relationship between the older generation is not very good, the relationship between Tianlei, Tianming, Tianfeng and Tianlin is still good. At least four of them are still brothers, and they will walk around once a year. As long as this relationship is not broken, there is still room for reversal.
So Xu Changsheng talked about Tianlei Tianfeng's work and life situation again, one word, bitter!
Take Tianlei as an example. He is a primary school teacher who only earns more than 3,000 yuan a month. He has to raise his wife and children. He has a mortgage of more than 2,000 yuan, and his family helps him to pay it back. His life is very difficult. When relatives and friends get married, they can't afford to pay for their share. They don't even go after receiving invitations, but they still have to pay 3,000 yuan for him to support his old age... As he spoke, his uncle wiped his tears.
Tianfeng's salary is slightly higher. His wife opened a small store, but the survival pressure is not small. He pays all mortgages and car loans by himself. Last year, his mother-in-law was sick and had surgery. She spent more than 100,000 yuan and still owed others tens of thousands of yuan. She gave him 3,000 yuan a year to support him, which was squeezed out of her teeth.
Uncle wiped his tears and said, "Jinsheng, this is all retribution, it's my own uselessness! I don't have the right to be your brother. I came today just to hope you can forgive me. Oh, I haven't done anything serious in decades! I feel guilty in my heart. You must accept this apology. This is the only serious thing I have done."
Tianlin said: "Dad, why don't we help uncle, it's really difficult for his family. Let's just treat it as reducing the burden on cousin and the others."
Tianlin was a little soft-hearted. Uncle has been in a miserable past few years. He has not had a new piece of clothing on his body. He has patched several patches. His face is unhealthy and hungry yellow, thin and gray hair. To describe it in two words, it means "old".
A man is not a sage, but who can do without mistakes? If you know your mistakes, you will be able to correct them. There is no greater good.
Although I don’t know the true meaning in my uncle’s words, at least I bowed my head and regretted it. Tianlin couldn’t resist thousands of miles. After all, even if I broke up, my bloodline was still the same.
For example, the third aunt and his family have been farmed for a lifetime. After the Tianlin scenic area was established, the third aunt, the third aunt and two cousins who worked outside were all arranged to the scenic area. Their family of four had a minimum salary of no less than 4,550 a month, and the salary was quite good.
Tianlin arranged a job as a tourist guide for uncle Xu Changsheng. He just wanted to give tourists a guide and pick up garbage on the ground. The work was very easy, with a salary of 3,000 yuan a month, and he was well fed. He had a year-end bonus. Anyway, the treatment was quite good.
"Thank you, thank you Tianlin, thank you so much!"
Xu Changsheng was very excited and kept nodding and bowing to Tianlin to express his gratitude. His trip was not in vain.
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Because Tianlin was still busy in the scenic area, in the afternoon, Tianming drove to Liujialing and took all the adults and children from his uncle's family to Hemu Village, planning to have a happy New Year's Eve dinner and reunion dinner together! The three aunts all agreed happily, and the aunt's family was in the city and would not go back to the countryside to celebrate the New Year this year, so Tianming drove only twice and brought more than a dozen people to his home.
…(To be continued)
Chapter completed!