Originally, Shiao Village went down the mountain on a path that was only for single walking. Later, the father of the original body earned some money, and because of his feelings for his old house, he went to live in the mountain for a period of time, and paid for it. A mountain road.

It’s just the easiest way to level the ground and fill it with sand, and there is no more expensive asphalt road or cement road, but even so, Jiang Sanchun spent nearly 200,000 yuan in those years. Enough to build two or three three-story houses.

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 easier for the villagers to go down the mountain, and it is also safer. The most important thing is that after this road is built, the car under the mountain can drive up and transport a little mountain goods, but their soil climate is not suitable for fruit trees. Growing, otherwise planting some fruit trees in the mountain forest may also enable them to get rid of poverty and become rich.

When going up the mountain, the river flow came up on foot, because the original body left him with a very low site, and was close to the scrapped Santana, which was bought by the original father in the late 1990s. In the past few years, he used a large truck to go north and south. Before he disbanded the acrobatic troupe and prepared to return to concentrate on teaching the apprentice, he transferred to a prop master in the regiment, so now Jiangliu has another important thing to do, that is It’s too inconvenient to buy an off-road vehicle or a small truck specifically for running mountain roads, otherwise it will be a few hours later to go up and down the mountain every day.

Just think about it and do it. On the second day of choosing the apprentices, Jiangliu took them down the mountain. This day happened to be the day when the town was catching up with the market.

The habit of catching up has been maintained in this impoverished county town. The things in 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 sports shoes only cost 25 yuan, and a full 15 yuan pair of pants and 29 yuan clothes...

Snack stalls are filled with Kang Shuaifu instant noodles, Wang Wangxue cake, Xi Zhilang jelly... All cheap prices are staggering.

It is certainly not possible to find these things 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 not so good, the colors are colorful, and each has its own ugliness.

Jiang Liu rummaged through the shoe-selling booth for a long time before reluctantly finding a few pairs of pure black rubber-soled shoes that matched their shoe size and looked pretty.

He tried the softness of the soles, and felt that the shoes could be used as children's practice shoes, and then let them put them on to try to fit them.

In addition to the training shoes prepared for the three apprentices, Jiang Liu also picked a pair of peach pink shoes from the inside.

A bright yellowish fluorescent color, a round toe, and a yellow flower on the shoelace on the back of the foot.

Forgive Jiangliu's reincarnation for several generations and still the straight man's aesthetic. Intuition that this little shoe is quite beautiful Jiangliu passed it to Xu Meihua's hand aside and let her try on the foot.

"No no no."

Xu Meihua waved hands again and again, and Xiao Binbin they needed shoes that fit her feet for practicing. She just helped to cook, where did she need to wear new shoes?

Although she refused, her eyes did not move away from her shoes reluctantly.

For a girl who grows so old and wears the remaining old shoes of the cousin cousin or other relatives and elders, this new pair of pink shoes is too tempting.

"Hold it for you. When you are older, you will make shoes. Give your uncle a pair of thick layered soles. I am not used to these leather shoes. I love to wear handmade shoes."

Jiang Liu directly tore the magic glue of the laces and let Xu Meihua try it on.

"Master, when I make money in the future, I will spend money asking others to do it for you."

The eight-year-old Xu Quanjun of the three apprentices is sweet-mouthed and can always say good things to make the river happy.

At this time, he had put on the pair of exercise shoes that Jiang Liu chose for him, and walked around happily.

"Ok."

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 a thousand-layered sole, she will ask her mother to help him with a few pairs of soles tonight.

"Boss, I want these seven pairs of shoes."

At this time, the three apprentices had already tried their shoes, two pairs per person, one pair fits perfectly, and one pair is slightly larger. After all, this age child's feet grow fast and cost shoes.

In addition, Jiang Liu picked himself up a pair of cotton slippers.

"Six pairs of rubber-soled shoes 90, slippers 8 yuan, a total of 98."

The boss looked at the shoes Jiangliu was holding and said with a smile, for him, Jiangliu bought 7 pairs of shoes in one go, even if he was a big customer.

"The boss is cheaper. I bought seven pairs of shoes, otherwise I will add to them."

With that said, Jiang Liu picked up the little pink shoes.

"It doesn't work. It's leather shoes and leather. I have to sell 20 yuan here."

The boss responded with a painful expression on his head, shaking his head.

"Okay boss, can 20-dollar leather shoes be genuine leather? You see that your leather shoes are scratching, I bought so many pairs of shoes, and I'm worth it. If you want to sell, I will go to another house Look."

If you feel that the things here are cheap, you don’t have to bargain, then you will lose money. In fact, in this small stall, you can also bargain.

Jiang Liu made a posture to go, and sure enough the boss started to stop people.

"Fine, I will sell it to you for your sincerity. Hey, I lost this business. If you still want to buy shoes in the future, come to me and take care of my business."

Where does the boss lose money, but he still has to show a face that the guests take advantage of.

Jiangliu took several pairs of shoes in a big red plastic bag, and then handed him a hundred-dollar bill. The boss turned it over and checked it several times. He also took out a small purple light detector lamp, and was sure it was real money. After that, he found two pieces of change in the river.

"This pair of shoes is a plus, you don't need money, you just wear it."

After leaving the stall, Jiangliu handed over the bag with pink shoes to Xu Meihua.

The thing is still her shoe size. Jiang Liu and his three apprentices couldn't wear it, and Xu Meihua couldn't refuse anymore.

But she knew that this was a good intention of the river.

She held the shoes tightly and vowed to make the best and most comfortable Melaleuca to honor her Uncle Jiang when she returned.

Afterwards, Jiang Liu bought several apprentices for several apprentices, and he began to sweep the vegetable market for the rest of the time.

Because it was troublesome to go down the mountain, and the temperature on the mountain was low, it was convenient for the preservation of the ingredients. He simply took the trip down the mountain and bought the ingredients for nearly a week.

Many people on the vegetable hill have their homes, and they don’t even need to spend money. When you want to eat, you can inform the main house and pick two of them. However, the meat must be bought under the hill. The river bought half a fan of pork and a sheep Hind legs.

It is difficult to bring live fish up the mountain. He simply went to the aquatic shop and bought some dried fish shipped from the south and some things such as dried shrimp and seaweed for freshness.

In addition, Jiangliu also bought a lot of sunflower seeds, most of which were used to distribute to children and the elderly who were chattering.

With two nylon bags full, Dangli didn’t want to carry these things up the mountain, so he temporarily put these things in the small building at the foot of Jiangjiashan, and then let four children watch TV at home. Traveling to the county seat, it took 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 booty, and returned to the village with a few children.

*****

"Cook 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. When cooking, he was reluctant to put oil and meat and seasoning.

"This is fishy. This is to remove the smell of lamb. With these things, the lamb soup will be even fresher."

"The seaweed soup is the easiest. Add onion and salt, plus a handful of dried shrimps, just boil it in water."

...

Jiang Liu made four meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes, and a pot of mutton soup in one breath. For the time being, he taught Xu Meihua these dishes, and she would make four of them every day in the future. Tian waits for the river to get tired, and then teach her other dishes.

At supper, the four children looked at the steaming meat-flavored dish and couldn't help swallowing.

"A lot of meat."

Xu Quanjun thinks this master is really good. In the past, he had never seen so many delicious foods during the Chinese New Year.

Xiao Binbin and Wang Gouzi were also greedy, thinking about how well they could eat at the master's house, but the mother's sister/grandparents at home could eat pickles if they could eat porridge, a bit ashamed.

"Plum, do you want to stay here to eat, or pick your share and go home to eat?"

The population of the original family is not large. 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 sit down.

Jiang Liu asked Meihua in this way, not because he wanted to drive her away, but because he knew that there were still moms and sisters in Meihua's family.

"I go home to eat."

Xu Meihua swallowed and said.

When she went home to eat, she could divide her copy into four parts, and then she had the sweet potato porridge at home, and the mother and daughter were able to eat very happy.

"it is good."

Jiangliu took a big sea bowl, filled a bowl of dry rice, and then sandwiched some dishes for her, letting her take this big sea home to eat slowly.

After Xu Meihua left, the mentor and apprentice were able to sit down and eat well.

"In the future, you will come to me to eat every meal, and the exercise will consume a lot. You must eat well to have enough physical strength. Of course, you will not eat it in vain. When you are in the future, I have to draw five in the first ten years. One-half of the wages, that is, you earned 100 yuan, you have to give me 20 yuan, these are all the wages you advance in advance."

The river said slowly, the three children nodded while eating.

"Practicing this skill is far harder than you think. Whoever can't stand it, tell me directly."

Tomorrow will be a formal exercise, he said the ugly words ahead, if anyone can not persevere, he offered to take the initiative, he did not have to teach them.

But wearing new clothes, new shoes, and eating such a meal, these three children have seen the wonderful life after leaving the school, how can they give up easily.

*****

After eating, there were still a lot of leftovers, and Jiangliu divided them into three parts on the grounds of not eating leftovers, so that each of them would take one back.

Although it is leftovers, there is still a lot of meat. Everyone shared a bowl of vegetables and happily took it home to share with the elders or brothers and sisters at home.

Jiang Liu also went back to the room and lay down for a while because he was too braced to eat.

After half an hour, the river with enough rest was ready to go to the kitchen to wash the chopsticks and pots. Before he entered the house, he heard the sound of the collision of pots and bowls 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 didn't know when he would come back, washing the kitchen utensils and kitchenware.

He stood silently for a while, and then went back silently.

Is such a sensible child really the last life as it was originally imagined?