Make a Fortune and Become Well-off [90] - Chapter 80
The people on the boat were basically all people from their Linhe brigade. Some of them were just from different villages, but they all knew each other. When they saw Father Jiang talking to a young man who was as tall as him, a villager was all excited. He smiled and asked, “Big man, is this your son? The eldest or the second?”
“Second.” Father Jiang replied with a smile.
“As soon as I saw his height, I knew he must be your son. What did your family grow up on? Why are you so tall?” He then looked at Jiang Ning, saying, “This is your little daughter, right? Is she old enough to go to middle school?”
They thought Jiang Ning was studying in middle school in the town and came home during the holidays.
Father Jiang smiled and said, “She just started high school.”
The speaker praised and said, “It’s really not easy for you. All your three children are going to high school. The expenses for this year must be high.”
There were many people on the boat, and the cabin was a place for fish. People generally didn’t go into the cabin. They sat on the edges of the boat on both sides, or at the bow and stern of the boat.
Hearing them chatting, many people nodded in agreement, “It’s not easy for the man. It’s hard to support three children in school. High school tuition is expensive. The tuition alone is estimated to be several thousand a year.”
Many families didn’t earn that much throughout the year.
“That’s not bad.” They said to Jiang Bai and Jiang Ning, “It’s not easy for your father. You must be filial to your parents in the future.”
They mainly said this to Jiang Ning, because they felt that there was no need for education for a girl. Since the Jiang family’s parents were willing to educate the girl, the daughter should repay them doubly.
“You must never forget your parents’ kindness.”
“It was very difficult for the big man’s family at that time, and he owed so much debt.”
“It’s okay now. The children have grown up. In two years, they will be making money. If the three children make money together, they will be able to build a big house in a few years.”
Speaking of big houses, they couldn’t help but think of the gossip that had been circulating in the village recently, and asked Father Jiang, “I heard that there is a big building in your village. The girl of the house is doing that thing outside, right?”
The person who spoke emphasized the pronunciation of that thing, and everyone else immediately understood it.
“I heard that she came back and took more girls from the same village with her. Is it true?” That woman harmed people. They heard that she not only brought people from the same village, but also the little girls from her maternal village.
Father Jiang quickly said, “No, she couldn’t take anyone with her. She wanted to, but she was exposed so no one was taken.”
He didn’t say that it was his daughter that Jiang Yueqin wanted to take with her. He only clarified that the person was exposed and did not do any harm.
“That’s okay, otherwise a person’s life would be ruined.”
“That’s right, when we get to that place, they will be ruined.”
They didn’t doubt what Father Jiang said because the news they heard was that a woman from Jiangjia Village did that kind of thing outside and came back to harm others and was exposed. She didn’t do any harm. There were women in their village who married in Jiangjia Village. They hurried back to their parents’ home to report them, telling them to keep an eye on their girls lest they be taken away by someone.
The elders in the village were safe. After all, aunties were old and could only work in factories, not places like that. A group of uncles and aunts chatted, and soon it was time to set off the boat. When they got home, Jiang Ning walked past the house without entering, and walked straight up the mountain, but Father Jiang stopped her, “Ning Ning, where are you going?”
“I’m going to the mountain.”
At some point, her expression became cold, and she turned to look at Father Jiang with an expression that could even be called cold, saying, “Don’t tell my mother that I’m back, unless you just want to see me get beaten.”
Father Jiang murmured but said nothing.
There was no daughter who would go home but not return home, and not tell her mother. Jiang Ning went up the mountain without looking back. Grandpa Jiang was lying alone on a deck chair on the mountain, with a radio beside him, listening to the storyteller telling Yue Fei’s story.
When he saw Jiang Ning, he didn’t get up. He only swayed slowly and leisurely. His eyes were all on Jiang Ning, and a cheerful smile broke out on his face, “Ning Ning is back.”
Jiang Ning entered the hut, grabbed a bamboo chair, came out, sat next to Grandpa Jiang, took out a magazine from her school bag, and handed it to Grandpa Jiang, saying, “Grandpa, I won the first prize in this composition competition, and it was even published in a magazine.” She turned out the page where her work was published and showed it to him. “Grandpa, look, I wrote this. This is the top magazine in the country. It’s hard to get into it.”
Grandpa Jiang smiled so much that he almost grinned from ear to ear, and said, “Well, my eldest granddaughter is going to be successful.” He didn’t dare to touch the magazine with his hands, for fear that his rough old hands would damage the magazine in which his granddaughter’s composition was published.
He went to a literacy class and knew some words. He leaned close to the Reader to see clearly what his granddaughter wrote, and then pointed to the word Ning Meng.
“What’s that?”
“My pen name is Ning Meng, isn’t it Jiang Ning? You see, the people here all use pen names, so I also gave myself a pen name called Ning Meng. It has my name and is easy to remember.”
Grandpa Jiang smiled and nodded in agreement, “It sounds nice. My eldest granddaughter’s name is really nice.”
“Grandpa, I also won a thousand yuan.” Jiang Ning showed off proudly and said, “By the way, Grandpa, this contest was held in Shanghai. The Shanghai government also teamed up with the local hospital. In addition to the 1,000 yuan bonus, the winner of the award also gets a free physical examination, and can bring a family member.”
She pulled Grandpa Jiang’s arm with some worry and continued to say, “Our school recommended us to participate in this competition, but we have to go there to receive the prize. The school teachers don’t have time to take us, but the farthest place I have ever been is the neighboring city. I have never taken a train. I dare not go alone for fear of meeting bad people on the road.”
She looked pitifully at Grandpa Jiang, saying, “Can you accompany me to Shanghai City?” Grandpa Jiang was a little hesitant, “Can’t you ask your dad to accompany you?”
He had never traveled far or taken a train. When he went to neighboring cities, he only dug wild lotus roots on the large river beach outside the city.
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