The words of her nephew Chen Hai fell into Chen Dongmei's ears. She couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.
"Are you 70 to 80 percent sure that you can get into college? That's pretty good!"
"It seems that our Chen family may have a college student!"
After looking at Chen Hai thoughtfully, Chen Dongmei looked strange and said with a smile.
She had heard about Chen Hai's academic performance for a long time. She only thought that Chen Hai was bragging and would definitely not take these words seriously.
Jiang Meixian on the other side gave her son a fierce look.
This guy boasted so loudly that if his college entrance examination results were a mess, she wouldn't know how to explain it to others.
Yanbei Village belongs to the suburbs of the county seat. It is only about a kilometer or two away from Liuyuan County No. 9 Middle School.
The residents here are all self-built houses, one next to the other and arranged very densely.
Chen Dongmei's place belongs to Group 5, separated by a dirt road, and on the other side is the area where Group 6 of Yanbei Village is located.
Jiang Meixian and Chen Dongmei were sitting on chairs at the door chatting.
"Aunt, where is Brother Zhong? Is he not at home?" Chen Hai was a little bored. He looked at Chen Dongmei and asked.
The Zhongge he refers to is Sun Jinzhong, Chen Dongmei’s son.
Compared with Chen Hai, Sun Jinzhong is two years older. He had already dropped out of school and stayed at home after only reaching the second year of high school.
These days, a large number of workers in the county are being laid off. People like Sun Jinzhong basically cannot find a job in the county.
After dropping out of school, Sun Jinzhong got mixed up with his peers in the village and naturally became a second-rate kid.
But this guy has a good relationship with Chen Hai.
The two of them can easily find a common language and have fun together.
"Next door to the Sixth Group, an uncle from Li Tao's family has returned from Taiwan!"
"I heard someone say that their uncle, who made a fortune doing business in Taiwan, would give out candy and smoke to everyone he met."
"Your brother Zhong went over there to join in the fun. If you want to find him, just go over there!"
Pointing to a certain direction on the other side of the dirt road, Chen Dongmei explained to Chen Hai with a smile.
"Is there anyone from Taiwan coming over? OK, I'll go over there and have a look too?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Hai's eyes lit up.
In his era, Taiwanese people were still synonymous with being tall and distinguished.
Especially in a small county like Liuyuan County, Taiwanese are rare to see.
Chen Hai was also a little curious and wanted to see what the so-called Taiwanese people looked like.
"The college entrance examination is tomorrow. At this time, why don't you review your homework at home? Why are you running around?"
Jiang Meixian's expression darkened on the side. She glared at Chen Hai fiercely and scolded.
"Mom, I have already reviewed almost all the things that need to be reviewed!"
"I'll go over there and have a look. After I find Brother Zhong, I promise to come back right away."
After explaining something with a playful smile, Chen Hai dropped a few words and disappeared without a trace in a flash.
"This child is already so old. I don't know when he will become truly sensible!"
With a look of helplessness, Jiang Meixian sighed.
"Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, Mei Xian, what are you worrying about? Didn't Hai'er say that he is 70 to 80 percent sure of getting into college?"
Chen Dongmei covered her mouth and smiled, jokingly.
"Don't listen to that kid's nonsense. If he can really get into college, I will support him as my ancestor..."
As he talked, Jiang Meixian frowned and started to sigh again.
…
Chen Hai has been to Yanbei Village many times.
Every time he comes here, he likes to run around with Sun Jinzhong, and he is very familiar with this area.
Following the direction pointed by Chen Dongmei, after walking for less than ten minutes, he already saw a large number of people gathering together.
"Dear fellow villagers, Mr. Li just said that no matter who it is, as long as he helps him find the burial place of Mrs. Li, the reward of 3,000 yuan will definitely be worth every penny..."
A young man with a straight suit and a tie around his neck was standing next to a car, holding a loudspeaker in his hand, facing the crowd, and was shouting.
These days, a household with ten thousand yuan is very rare, and three thousand yuan is definitely a huge sum of money for most people present.
Basically, every family in the Sixth Group has the surname Li.
Mr. Li refers to the Taiwanese Li Dajiang. This little four-eyed man is a staff member of the United Front Work Department in the county.
The Mrs. Li he refers to is Li Dajiang's mother, Zhao Yufeng.
At first, Li Dajiang accompanied his father to Taiwan with a certain party. Because he went in a hurry, his mother, Zhao Yufeng, stayed back in her hometown.
After a few years, Zhao Yufeng passed away.
Because the ingredients were not good and there was no one at home, the old woman did not enter the Li family's ancestral grave after she passed away. She just found a random place and was buried.
In the blink of an eye, more than 40 years have passed. As the older generations have left one after another, it is unknown whether the old woman's grave still exists without being taken care of, and where can its specific location be found?
When Li Dajiang returned to Liuyuan County this time, in addition to visiting relatives, his biggest purpose was to find his mother's grave and bury her properly.
After all, this was his father's biggest regret. Before his death, he had never forgotten this matter.
After returning to the county town for several days, Li Dajiang still had no clue about the whereabouts of his mother's grave.
With no other choice, he could only offer a large reward to see if he could find any valuable clues!
"If you find a tomb, you will pay three thousand yuan directly. Boss Li is really rich!"
"Boss Li gave every household of Li Tao and Li Jian a TV. For us, three thousand yuan is a huge sum of money, but for a big boss like him, it's just a drop in the bucket!"
"It's a pity that I was born a little late. When Mrs. Li passed away, I was still wearing crotchless pants and had no idea where she was buried!"
"This is three thousand yuan. I have to go back quickly and ask our old man. He should still have some impression of this matter!"
…
Everyone was talking and talking.
The three thousand yuan reward that Xiao Siyan mentioned was so tempting that most people simply couldn't resist it.
After squeezing into the crowd, Chen Hai glanced around.
Not far away from the door, an old man with white hair sitting on a chair is undoubtedly Taiwanese compatriot Li Dajiang.
They both have two eyes and two legs. Apart from being in better mental condition, Chen Hai didn't find anything different between Li Dajiang and other 60 or 70-year-olds.
When he first came here, he wanted to see something strange, but when he got here, he really didn't think there was anything interesting about it.
"Brother Zhong..."
Chen Hai looked around here, and soon he saw his cousin Sun Jinzhong.