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Chapter 18 Cooking Without Rice

The next day, Chen Wanrong got up very early because Chen Zairong went to school today, so his brother had to get up early to see him off. Yesterday, Chen Wanrong made hot and coupons again, solved the problem of numbers, and made a lot of surprises. He made a family happy. Chen Zairong decided not to go to school yesterday, and it would be a long time since he was about to get there today.

Chen Wanrong thought he had gotten up early enough. When he arrived at the main hall, he saw Chen Laoshi and his wife gathered around the stove, their faces flushed. Chen Zairong was holding a bowl, drinking porridge and eating steamed buns, making a sigh and sighing sound. Instead, he was the last one to get up.

"Wanrong, you're up." Chen Laoshi and his wife asked in unison.

"Dad, mom, you got up so early." Chen Wanrong yawned over.

Chen Zairong said hello while drinking porridge: "Brother, you don't sleep much, it's not dawn yet." If Chen Zairong wanted to think about his homework, he had to rush in the dark.

"All Rong, you are going to school today, how can you not give it to you?" Chen Wanrong rubbed his eyes and looked at Chen Laoshi.

Last night, Chef Chen Wanrong's dishes cooked using modern cooking methods were extremely delicious. Chen Laoshi almost swallowed his tongue into his stomach. He also drank several bowls of wine and was so drunk that he went to bed happily. Chen Wanrong thought that he could not get up until noon after sleeping until the sun was over. Unexpectedly, he actually got up earlier than himself, but he was not awakened from the hangover, his eyes were blurred and he was a little dizzy.

"Brother, don't you just go to school, there's no need to send it to you." Chen Zairong said with a refusal, and he was really happy. Chen Wanrong, a capable brother, would have gotten up early and see him off. Anyone would have been happy.

Chen Laoshi was still hangover and was dizzy. He covered his face with his hands: "Give Wanrong a water to wash his face."

"I want you to say it." Chen Wang had already handed Chen Wanrong a basin of steaming face wash water: "Wanrong, just wash your face." Washing your face can boost your energy. After washing your face, your sleepy eyes will disappear and you will wake up. That's what she said.

"Thank you mother!" Chen Wanrong took the basin and went out to wash his face. After washing his face, he woke up and became energetic, and couldn't help but stand up straight.

When Chen Wanrong returned to the house, Chen Zairong had already eaten. He put the bowl, put the bedding on his back, and carried the linen bag with patches on his shoulders. Finally, he picked up the sword and hung it around his waist, waved it left and right, and looked at the sword around his waist carefully. His left hand couldn't help but put it on the hilt of the sword. He was so happy that he couldn't even close his mouth: "Dad, mother, brother, I'm leaving."

"Wait a minute, ask your mother to give you money." Chen Laoshi forced himself to suppress his dizziness, stood up, and looked at his beloved son infinitely.

Chen Wang took out a hundred cents from his arms and handed them to Chen Zairong: "Zairong, this is one hundred cents, as usual. I am happy. After discussing with your father, I will give you another twenty cents. Over the years, you have suffered, so I will give you an extra twenty cents. You don't have to save money."

Chen Zairong’s money was 100 minus, but he never had more than twenty minus. This was thanks to Chen Wanrong, which gave his family hope. He made an exception and gave him twenty more than twenty minus.

Saving is Chen Zairong's good character. He may not necessarily spend this money, but it is really happy. Chen Zairong smiled and said, "Mom, how is this good?" He stretched out his hands and took it.

In Chen Wanrong's eyes, I remembered that when he was in middle school, his parents gave him two dollars of pocket money every week, and he had to spend it on his fingers. Occasionally, parents would give him more than 50 cents or 1 dollar, which would make people excited for a long time. This money may not be spent, but it is really happy. No child from a poor family would be unhappy.

I empathized with it, as if I was taking the money from my parents, Chen Wanrong was warm and smiled and said, "Zairong, return the money to my mother, I'll give it to you. Give it, this is three hundred cigarettes, you can take the flowers." He took out three hundred cigarettes from his arms and handed them to Chen Zairong.

"Three Hundred Texts?" Chen Houshi, Chen Wangshi, and Chen Zairong were shocked and shouted in surprise.

Three hundred cents were Chen Zairong's expenses in the previous month. They were not a small amount for the Abnormal Poverty House, so they could not be surprised.

"Three hundred articles are not too much. If there are books you like, you can buy them. You love reading. In the past, you didn't have money to buy books, and in the future you don't have to go to the book stall to read cheap books." Chen Wanrong remembered the comic strips he bought for the first time in his life.

As soon as I fell in love with this comic strip, I was very reluctant to leave it. Whenever I had time, I went to the counter to look at it. The waiter was embarrassed and lent it to myself for ten minutes. I didn’t know if I didn’t read it, but I couldn’t leave it at first glance, but I had no money to buy it, so I could only worry about it. Fortunately, my uncle found out and gave me two cents to buy it. This comic strip was worth one cent and nine cents, which was not expensive. However, the stingy aunt found out and glared at herself for a month.

Chen Zairong likes to use his brain and likes to read. He is suffering from the fact that his family has no money to buy books. He can only fight a "spoken lawsuit" at the book stall and read some cheap books. Chen Wanrong is very familiar with this feeling.

Of course, Chen Zairong is a smart person. I understand Chen Wanrong's meaning, so that he should pay attention to military books. If there is a military book he likes, buy it and study it well, learn some strategies, and lay the foundation for his future joining the army. Chen Zairong was so happy that he stuffed the money in his hand back to Chen Wangshi: "Mom, give me money, I will use my money first, and I will spend the money at home in the future." Chen Wangshi couldn't help but speak, and took the money from Chen Wanrong, with tears in his eyes, and was very excited.

The reason why he was excited was not because he could spend a month in ten days, but because of the meaning of this money. In the past, Chen Wanrong did not give him pocket money, but was very little. It was usually just a matter of giving him three or five cents at a time, and he had never had any idea of ​​giving him three hundred cents at once.

Not to mention that Chen Wanrong was hinting that he was learning more military strategies, which was supporting him in joining the army. Joining the army was what Chen Zairong wanted to do most now. Is there anything more exciting to him than this?

It’s all a family, and it’s not a problem to the poor family. The meaning of this money is also of great significance to this extremely poor family. For Chen Laoshi, the burden of supporting the family will no longer be carried by himself in the future, and the shrewd eldest son will share the burden. After decades of running the family, he knew how heavy the burden was and how important it was. Mingxiao was so excited that he couldn’t help but wipe his eyes and choked up, “Wanrong, you don’t have to worry about spoiling him if you give him so much money.”

"Dad, don't worry, no matter how wise the matter is, he will only spend what should be spent. He will not spend a penny that should not be spent." Chen Wanrong firmly believes in Chen Zairong's character and character.

Chen Wang agreed with this and hurriedly echoed: "Old man, don't worry, don't you understand this child Zairong? Zairong, listen to your brother, flowers that should be bloomed, and flowers that should not be bloomed."

Not only was Chen Houshi excited when Chen Wanrong gave money, but Chen Wangshi was also very happy. He no longer scolded Chen Houshi, who revealed his true feelings, but comforted him gently.

"Mom, I remember." Chen Zairong nodded vigorously.

Although Chen Laoshi was reluctant to leave, he still understood the truth and urged him: "No matter how proud it is, it's getting late, you should go quickly. Don't be stubborn on the road, just go to school."

"Dad, mom, I'm leaving. You guys are slow to do things, don't be tired." Chen Zairong waved goodbye: "Brother, I've thought about the topic of planting trees that you mentioned. Can you tell me?"

Chen Laoshi and Chen Wangshi didn't understand his intention, and thought he was eager to learn, so he didn't even miss this little time. He was so happy that he had only a slit left in his eyes, and praised them together: "This kid is so easy to learn!"

Chen Wanrong knew that he had something to say to him, so he found such an excuse and pretended to be happy: and praised him according to the words of the two elders: "No matter how lucky you are, you are so studious, I am happy for you. If you want to know, I will tell you. Let's talk to you as we go and say, "I won't take your time."

In this way, the cleverness will not be revealed. Chen and his wife were so happy that they sent it all the way, and they did not go back until they were sent far away. At the time of parting, he gave a special reminder: "Wanrong, you must tell Zairong well."

Chen Wanrong agreed without any tricks. When he disappeared from the figure of Chen Laoshi and his wife, he asked: "After Rong, what do you have to say to me?"

Chen Zairong, who was originally excited, suddenly became excited, with tears in his eyes, and stuffed the 300-yuan money Chen Zairong gave him into Chen Wanrong's hand: "Brother, there is no rice at home, please buy some rice back with this money."

Yesterday, Chen Laoshi accidentally knocked on the rice bucket. Chen Wanrong was suspicious. At that time, in order to comfort Chen Zairong, he insisted that there was rice. Unexpectedly, Chen Zairong found out and asked, "How did you know that there is no rice?"

Chen Zairong pinched his sore nose: "Brother, I waited for my parents to sleep last night and went to see it. We only had a few pockets in our house, except for half a bag of rice seeds. Brother, I know you were hiding it from me because you were afraid that I wouldn't go to school. You are for my own good. Brother, you can take this money and buy some rice back, okay?"

He was really scheming. If someone was a fool, he would have called out a long time ago, but he pretended to be fine and smiled like a pistachio. It was really hard for him!

It was so lucky to have such a sensible younger brother. Chen Wanrong put the money back into Chen Zairong's hands and comforted him, "Zairong, your kind brother understands that you can worry about your family and be proud of you. You don't have to worry about this matter, and you will also be able to deal with it."

Chen Zairong is very filial, and this matter is like a thorn in his throat. He doesn’t feel happy: “Brother, you only have money forever. I spent a lot yesterday. Today I gave me 300 quotas, and there are not many left.”

This idea was really touching. Chen Wanrong smiled and advised him with kind words: "After Rong, you have this kind of heart, I am very happy for you. I will leave this to me. Don't you believe your skills?"

Chen Zairong admired Chen Wanrong's ability from the bottom of his heart, pondered for a moment before saying, "Please, brother."

"Please, please, don't you? I know this. You go to school." Chen Wanrong waved his hand and urged him to leave quickly. Chen Zairong responded and went happily.

It was not until Chen Zairong disappeared that Chen Wanrong went back. When he returned to the house, Chen Wanrong asked, "Mom, are you gone?"

Chen Wangshi didn't want Chen Wanrong to worry, so she was stunned for a moment before smiling: "Wanrong, how could it be? There are still dozens of kilograms of rice in the family, enough to eat for a while."

Chen Laoshi understood his wife's intention and helped him lie: "Wanrong, I got too much millet last year, enough to eat for half a year."

"Last night, I went to look for you while you were asleep. There was no rice, only rice seeds." If I were honest, this was the result of Chen Zairong's investigation, then the two elders would be very worried. Chen Wanrong had to put what Chen Zairong did on himself.

Good intentions are a way to solve problems!

In this way, the facts are all there, and Chen Laoshi and his wife had to admit their accounts. Chen Laoshi was busy taking over: "Wanrong, don't worry, there is a father in this matter, Dad will find a way."

"Dad, I've paid for the hot alkali and bought some rice back." Chen Wanrong had already made up his mind.

It would be good to solve this problem. Chen Wang asked, "Wanrong, what time do you plan to send hot alkali?"

The implication is that Chen Wanrong will send hot alkali as soon as possible and buy rice as soon as possible. However, Chen Wanrong said something they could not imagine: "I will wait until lunch and go in the afternoon."
Chapter completed!
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