Chapter 338: Chinese New Year's Eve
Meng Shu soon decided on the new comics, but he didn't do it immediately after the finalization.
In the period before the Chinese New Year, he and several assistants worked intensively to complete all the serialized comics in the following weeks, and the original manuscript was so large that it could be used for a month. Several assistants were given long vacations, and they could enjoy the holiday to the fullest during the month, and Meng was also liberated, and while breathing a sigh of relief, on Chinese New Year's Eve, he took the high-speed train back to Qingcheng.
After not returning to this small county town for two years, Meng Shu missed the fresh air after getting off the bus, and there were many passengers who walked down from him. There are dozens of people, although Qingcheng is only a small city of hundreds of thousands of people, but on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, there are people all over China who are busy going home.
Walking out of the station, there were many cars parked in the small square in front of him, and when Meng Shu walked towards the bus, a young man wearing glasses suddenly walked up to him.
"Well, I'm sorry...... Excuse me, do you regret the teacher? ā
The young man asked abruptly, Meng Shu was taken aback, he was now wearing a hat and scarf, and only half of his face was exposed, he didn't expect to be recognized.
"Who are you?"
He frowned slightly, he didn't expect his whereabouts to be revealed.
"Ah, it's really you......" The young man's face bloomed with joy, and then he bent down slightly and handed over a business card: "I am Yang Long from the county government secretariat, what a pity teacher, I am here to pick you up." ā
The county government secretariat - Meng Xu understood in his heart that this guy was waiting for him on purpose. However, the car he was riding in could be known by the county government in advance, and someone must have sued them. But that person will not be Li Qin, most likely his grandparents, or his grandparents sued several uncles, and then it reached the ears of the county government.
The county government will send someone to pick him up in the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Meng Yu is a little confused, what is the government looking for him? After confirming the authenticity of the business card, Meng Shu groaned for a while, and finally got into the government's public car with Yang Long - although he wanted to refuse. But directly offending others is obviously too stupid, since the county government is looking for him, he had better admit it and take a look first.
"Why don't you regret that the teacher will go back to Li Village directly?"
After getting into the car, unexpectedly, Yang Long opened his mouth to say this.
"Didn't you look for something with me?" Meng Shu said in surprise.
"That's right, what a pity the teacher is the pride of our Qingcheng, our county magistrate wants to meet you." Yang Long smiled: "But today's day is special. The county magistrate said don't bother you and your family for the New Year, and I will pick you up again tomorrow to meet him, so ...... Now it's a pity that the teacher can just say where he wants to go. ā
"Then go back to Li Village first!"
Meng nodded his head, and his attitude towards the county government welled up with some goodwill.
Li Village is Li Qin's hometown, the distance is not far, Meng Shu and Yang Long are chatting in the car. As he passed along the road, he was pleasantly surprised. In the past, it had to pass through a bumpy dirt road, but this time the road leading to the countryside is all concrete.
"This road has finally been repaired, and it has been used for many years."
Meng sighed that Li Village had been talking about building the road for many years, but the government only contributed part of the money, and the villagers had to collect the rest. The village is not rich. Moreover, the original dirt road can still be used, and some people feel that there is no need to build a concrete road, and the cost of road repair has not been able to be collected smoothly.
He remembered that it would be a few years before the original road was in tatters, and the new road could be repaired, but he didn't expect the world to be ahead of schedule.
"This road was ordered to be repaired by the county government last year." Yang Long took a look at the smooth road and said with a smile: "We thought that the teacher would come back last year, and we specially wanted to surprise you." ā
Surprise? This sentence made Meng Shu stunned, this road was repaired by the government!? And also to surprise him!? He frowned slightly. If you have to pay, you must have a plan, and the action of the Qingcheng County Government is obviously to get along with him, and I don't know what requirements will be made in the end.
"There shouldn't be any big intentions, right?"
Meng Huo secretly thought about the purpose of the government, and Yang Long was also observing Meng Huo, nodding secretly in his heart.
"It's worthy of being a teacher, mature and steady, not like a high school student at all."
He knew that Meng had shown the government's intentions. However, he was not too worried, the Qingcheng County Government valued Meng Huo very much, but he did not mean to be embarrassed by him.
This matter starts from the positioning of Qingcheng County itself, which is a small county in the mainland. The reputation is not good, and the economic exhibition is relatively backward. However, now the high-speed rail in China to achieve full coverage, from the transportation aspect, each county has the potential to make the economy take off quickly, now the city is fiercely competitive, after the proportion of traffic factors has declined, now the key element of exhibition is - advertising.
Let others notice you and let others know about the place. As long as the reputation is out and the transportation is convenient, Qingcheng County can attract businesses to invest in exhibitions. In the eyes of the Qingcheng County Government, 'What a pity for cartoonists' is a golden signboard, and it is also a key excavation object.
He is an idol of young people, he himself and the comics are very influential, if he can make an advertisement for Qingcheng, or even only depict the city in the comics, it will be seen by millions of people, which is more effective than the county government spending a lot of money to invest in advertising. And what a pity for the strong financial resources, if he invests in the construction of a factory in Qingcheng County, it can also create a lot of jobs.
"This opportunity is rare, you must serve this little ......ancestor well," Yang Long thought, if Meng was happy in the past two days, let him agree to the county magistrate's request. Then Yang Long will also have a political credit, even if he doesn't do anything, the leaders will be impressed.
"It's a pity that the teacher would ask for more, let me show my ability, and if he can praise me in front of the county magistrate...... My promotion is not a dream......"
Yang Long's heart was hot, but it was a pity that Meng Shu didn't know what this young man thought, and after arriving at Li Village, he immediately said 'goodbye' to Yang Long, who had a glow of 'give me something to help me with', and then walked into the village with the other party's somewhat stunned eyes.
In the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the village is very lively, every household is full of people, and some women bathe their children in the sun. They all saw Meng Shu and were a little stunned when they saw him carrying two bags of things.
"Who's that?"
"Wearing a hat and a scarf, I don't look good, but I'm very young, so I guess it's not from the village......"
"It's a big New Year. Whose relatives are coming to visit the door? ā
These women whispered, Meng Shu's ears were very sharp, he heard it, but he was not familiar with these people, so he didn't say anything, and soon walked to his grandmother's house. But when he arrived, he was dazzled by suspicions. My grandmother's house was renovated, the floor was concrete, and the walls were repainted and turned white.
"Does the county government even have to help with this?"
Meng Shu thought a little painfully, but quickly shook his head, how could the county government make such an obviously biased action. Most of this money came from Li Qin.
"Mom is really ......"
Meng Shu was a little helpless, he asked Li Qin to give gifts and money to his grandparents every New Year's holiday, 1,000 Chinese coins each time. The number is not large, but it should be very rebellious in the countryside of Qingcheng County, the old couple has several sons who are filial, and Meng Shu is not good at giving too much to make the uncles lose face.
However, he gave Li Qin a lot of money, and Li Qin was always frugal. said that he wanted to save the money for Meng Shucheng's family, and Meng Huo wanted her to learn to live a better life, and set her an obligation to spend at least 60,000 yuan a year. The concept of 60,000 yuan is considered an ordinary consumption in Ninghai, Li Qin did it, and Meng Huo was originally a little happy, but when he went home, it seemed wrong......
"She took all the money back to her hometown and used it!"
Meng Shu couldn't laugh or cry, no wonder nothing had changed in his home when he returned to Ninghai. The furniture is the same as it is and has not been added. Li Qin doesn't spend money at all in Ninghai, except for buying vegetables and eating, she occasionally goes out with other neighbors to buy clothes and go shopping, and she has never done anything else. And over the years, Li Qin's clothes have not increased to ten, and she doesn't buy them when she goes shopping. Vegetables are also grown in the yard......
Ah, by the way, when she and Shen Jie are together, she will be generous in her shopping. However, Shen Jie also has income now, so the consumption is also very small - think about it carefully. Li Qin basically has no place to spend money except for water and electricity bills every month, and she gives all the money to her relatives in her hometown?
"It's so simple, Mom......"
Meng Shu was a little distressed, but he still took off his scarf and walked in with a smile.
"Grandpa, Mom, I'm back!"
His voice caused a sensation in the house, when Meng Shu walked in, he saw a room full of people, several uncles, aunts, including children are here, seeing him come back, a group of people can be excited, serving tea and pouring water as if Meng Shu is the master.
"Meng Shu, we'll wait for you!"
"Sit here, I haven't seen you for a few years, let my aunt see how much you've grown......"
"Last time my uncle went to your house, why weren't you at home?"
"Old man, Meng Huo is a big man now, he is very busy, how can you be so free!"
"That's right, Meng Huo, I heard that you became the president of a company in the Far East? Is it really ......"
A room full of people surrounded Meng Huo and asked for warmth, Meng Huo didn't suffer this kind of battle when he went home the year before last, he was a little flattered, but in the past two years, he has been breaking through the east and west, and now he is better at dealing with others, so he quickly mingled with these relatives with a smile.
However, what he didn't expect was that this was just the beginning, knowing that after he came back, the whole village was in a sensation, and people kept coming to join in the fun, and in the end, the old house was crowded with people, so Meng Shu had to sit outside, and mess with the elders and relatives who came to see him but had almost no contact.
He felt that this was a more tiring thing than work - he had already known that he had obeyed Xu Jing's Jian yƬ and brought his assistant over.
Because there are times when it's really hard for him to deal with, like this kind of ......
"Meng Shu, do you remember this stupid son of my family? The one who used to play with you when I was a child, this kid didn't go down in junior high school, and now he works in a factory on the other side of the Xiangjiang River, getting up early every day and being greedy, bitter and tired, and he doesn't have much money...... Eh, is your company hiring? Would you like to bring this kid in? He doesn't have anything else, he must have a lot of strength! ā
An elder wanted Meng to find a job for his son, and Meng Huo glanced at the well-dressed boy, who was indeed his childhood playmate, but not a good playmate.
"Auntie, we are a comic company, and we don't use force."
Meng said euphemistically.
"Comic company, comics don't need to be a body? Security guards, security guards are sure to do! ā
The elders are stalking, and there are many other people who want to find a job, and many people come out to ask about it, and the younger generation stares at him with sparkling eyes. Meng Shu was the most unruly about these people, and when he couldn't hold it anymore, in the end, Li Qin came out to help, and she refused all requests to find a job with a blushing face.
For a whole day, Li Qin was like an eagle by Meng Huo's side, persuading all the people who embarrassed him away, which can be described as singing all the black faces. Meng Shu was very moved, Li Qin's feelings for the village were much deeper than his, but she would rather be said ill behind the scenes to protect herself, this feeling has not been experienced by Meng Shu for a long time.
......After dinner, when the guests left one after another and regained their calm, Meng Shu walked to the kitchen and bent down to stop Li Qin, who was squatting on the ground washing dishes: "Thank you today." ā
"What do you say?" Li Qin's face was slightly red: "I'm your mother, these things are what should be done, and ...... You must hate those kids. ā
Her eyes were dim, and she would go out to help Meng Shu today, because she knew that Meng Huo didn't like those peers.
This matter started a long time ago, after giving birth to Meng Huo, Li Qin wanted to raise him in the countryside, although there will inevitably be a lot of gossip, but the pressure of raising children in the countryside will not be too great. But to Li Qin's surprise, the whole village was surnamed Li, and only Meng Huo was surnamed Meng, and all the children did not play with him, and even isolated and bullied him.
"Wild child" - this is a nickname that Li Qin often hears, Meng was a very cheerful and optimistic child when he was born, but when he became sensible, he was discriminated against, and people became reticent.
Li Qin always felt that it was her fault, so she took her son to the county seat, did all kinds of odd jobs, and endured all kinds of hardships to raise him, just because she didn't want him to be bullied by other children anymore.
"It's all small things, and I don't hate them anymore."
Meng Shu let go of his hand, squatted on the ground and said with a smile: "If it weren't for them, I wouldn't be what I am now." ā
Since the beginning of his previous life, Meng Shu has been thinking that he is so introverted and cowardly, maybe it is because he heard too much gossip around him when he was a child, but he doesn't hate those people at all now, and it is precisely because of these experiences that Meng Shu understands Li Qin's love for him. He wants to return this love to Li Qin, she may not succeed in any way, but in the role of mother, she is undoubtedly the best.
"Okay, Mom, you go and rest, I'll just wash!"
"No! Don't make a mess of it, you kid, get out of the way, your hands still have to draw, what if you get hurt!" ā
"It's just a dishwash, how can it be so exaggerated......"
On Chinese New Year's Eve in 2o17, Meng was also very happy in the countryside.
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