The modern fortune-telling history of a small shopkeeper

Chapter 282, 2 more

Thinking that these grandchildren knew how to help the family and make money at such a young age, Zhang Mingde actually felt very uncomfortable.

Thinking back to when he was young, although his family was not considered rich, he was not allowed to go out to help others to make money at a young age.Thinking about the days of his grandchildren now, the old man felt that his grandfather was too useless to let his children and grandchildren live a good life.

"Grandpa is too useless to take good care of you." The old man sighed, thinking that Zhang Mingde had read so many books but hadn't learned how to make money.In the early years, I worked as a teacher with a meager salary. There is an old wife and three children in the family, and it is difficult to support the family with that salary.

Now that he is getting old, with old arms and legs, it is even more difficult to do something.

Hearing his grandfather blame himself, Qiao Minglang consoled him, "Grandpa, just take care of your health, I will take care of them, you don't have to blame yourself too much." He knew that grandpa had already taken care of many of them.

In those years, if grandpa hadn't taken care of him and sent money and rice to their family from time to time, their family might be too poor to cook with rice, and their brothers and sisters might have starved to death.

At that time, the mother in this body was sick and lying on the bed, and borrowed money everywhere. The neighbors were afraid when they saw their family. Years can't last.

It's a pity that the woman passed away before she survived that winter, leaving her husband and children behind.In the summer of the second year, before he woke up, the young father also left with his wife, leaving a group of children in this world.

In this world, the most difficult thing for people to let go is probably the word "love". Love can make people live, and it can also make people die.

He couldn't blame that man for being too cruel. If it wasn't for a group of children, that man might have followed his wife away long ago when his wife passed away.But in the end, that man still chose such a path.

Later he heard people say that their father slipped and fell off a cliff, but Qiao Minglang knew that that man didn't want to live anymore.

"Son, it's thanks to you." Zhang Mingde sighed, but did not continue talking about this matter.

He is so old now that he needs no strength, so as long as he takes good care of his body, let the children and grandchildren worry less about him, and don't make trouble for the children and grandchildren, that is the greatest favor for the children and grandchildren.

Remembering that the elder grandson went to high school, he should be in the third year of high school this semester, Zhang Mingde asked, "Are you going to be in the third year of high school next semester?"

"Yeah, we moved to the classroom of the third year of high school for class some time ago, we will start making up classes this summer vacation, and we will start class in a few days." Qiao Minglang simply mentioned some things about the school to his grandfather mentioned.

Zhang Mingde, who has been a teacher and principal for decades, has a little understanding of school affairs, "Well, that's fine. For your graduating class, make-up lessons are inevitable. You study hard and ask more if you don't understand. Teacher, grandpa is not by your side, so grandpa can't help you with your studies."

"If you have time, go to your uncle and ask your uncle to help you with your homework."

"Well, I know." Qiao Minglang nodded and replied.

"You will take the college entrance examination next year. Have you thought about what major to enroll in university?" When his grandson will take the college entrance examination at this time next year, Zhang Mingde thought about applying for volunteers at that time.

Qiao Minglang thought for a while and said, "I want to study business."

"Oh, that's it." Zhang Mingde was actually not very satisfied with the major his grandson chose. They learned things in their early years, they were all learning literature, history, art and foreign languages, and most of them had more personal interests and hobbies.

But thinking about it now, the things they learned seem to be useless.

Naturally, he would not raise any objections to what his grandson wanted to learn.Hearing that his grandson said that he wanted to study business, Zhang Mingde probably guessed what his grandson wanted to do in the future, "Do you want to do business in the future?"

"Well, I have this idea." Apart from doing business, Qiao Minglang didn't know what else he could do in the future.

His biggest thought now is to make money to support his older brothers and sisters.

"If you want to do something, just let it go. Grandpa is too old to keep up with the ideas of you young people." Zhang Mingde is not a person who is too stubborn and preconceived. In the past, he was willing to listen to the ideas of his children. And respect the ideas of your children.

Their family has always been a relatively open area, otherwise the brat in his family would not have dared to do such a thing.Thinking of that brat running away from home after a disagreement with his father and running away with a wild man, Zhang Mingde wondered if he had indulged these children in the past.

But the son's business is the son's business, and the grandson's business is the grandson's business, Zhang Mingde will not confuse the two.Now he can understand and support his grandson's decision.

Qiao Minglang sat with his grandfather for a while, and before he was about to go home, he saw that the water tank in the kitchen was running out of water, so he went out to help his grandfather fetch water, thinking about filling up the water tank before going back.

"You child, put it there, grandpa will come by himself in a while." Seeing that the sun was so hot outside, but his grandson ran outside to fetch water for him, Zhang Mingde chased him out and told his grandson not to beat him.

"It's fine, it's fine." Qiao Minglang said, carrying two buckets of water into the kitchen.

There is a well in the yard of his grandfather, and it is convenient to fetch water, but there is still a short way to carry it to the kitchen. He is afraid that his grandfather's legs are inconvenient, and it is difficult to carry water by himself.So every time he came over, he would help grandpa fill up the water tank in the house before going back.

Seeing that he couldn't stop it, Zhang Mingde knew that this grandson was a filial person, and he would not go home until he finished this task, so he had to let him continue fetching water.

"Well, it's all right." After filling the tank with water and closing the lid, Qiao Minglang came out of it, told his grandfather that he was going back, and said, "Maybe I will go back to the city in two days, no I don't know if I will come over to you, grandpa. If I don't come by then, I may go back to the city.

"This trip back, if nothing happens, I probably won't be back until the Chinese New Year."

"Grandpa, you are at home alone. Pay attention to your health. If you have anything to do, send someone to our house to tell you. The uncle and the second uncle are both at home. If there is anything wrong with you, the uncle and the others can help." Grandpa is here alone, Qiao Minglang is not too relieved, his two uncles are outside.

Apart from these relatives, grandpa has no other relatives here, and he doesn't seem to have heard his grandpa mention that he has other brothers, sisters, or other people.

Although there is a layer of relationship with his uncle and second uncle, but in the end we are all relatives.After all, at this age, the elderly are bound to be a little sick, and there is no one to take care of them.

In fact, he still agrees with his uncle's words and asked his grandfather to live with them in the city.But he also knew that the reason why grandpa stayed in his hometown was actually because of them, the grandchildren, who were unwilling to follow his uncle to the city.

"Okay, you can just go and read your book. Grandpa has nothing to do here, so you don't have to come here. Grandpa has neighbors here to take care of him, and students will often come to visit me. You don't have to worry too much about grandpa." Zhang Mingde knew After my grandson enters the third year of high school, he should be very busy studying.He knew that his grandson opened a store with his big cousin in the city, and he was usually busy with the store, so he probably wouldn't have much free time.

"You have to pay attention to your body and don't get too tired. If you don't pay attention to your body when you are young, you will suffer from many problems when you are old."

"Well, I know. Grandpa, don't send it out, I'll just go back by myself." The bicycle was parked in the yard, Qiao Minglang pushed the bicycle out, waved to the grandpa standing at the door, and then got on the bicycle. Walked away on a bicycle.

After thinking about it, he didn't mention his uncle to his grandfather, so as not to make his grandfather angry again.

Seeing the back of his grandson riding away on a bicycle, the old man sighed, feeling a little depressed for no reason.

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When he returned home from his grandfather, it happened that his uncle and fifth uncle also came back from the town, and the two children who went with the family also came back with the adults.

"Uncle, I'll help you get it. Is there anything else in the car?" Qiao Minglang parked the bicycle back to his uncle's house, and went to help him bring the things back to the yard.Both cousins ​​went back to the city the day before yesterday, and he was the only one who stayed at home.

"It's nothing, you don't need to go and get it." Seeing that his nephew was about to go out, Uncle Qiao said.

After selling things every day, there are only a few empty baskets to bring back, and tomorrow I will use these baskets to pack things and sell them in the town.

"Brother, brother." Third sister Qiao ran towards his brother.

"You two are sweating on your head, go find something to wipe off." Qiao Minglang saw the two children of their family come back. Originally, he didn't want his younger brother to go with him, but he didn't want the child to be sick and unable to sit for a day. Stay and run out with the adults at home.

"Come and come, wipe your sweat, wipe your sweat." Mrs. Qiao came out of the room, holding a few towels in her hand, and asked someone to come and get them.

Qiao Mingcheng ran over, took a towel from the aunt, wiped off his sweat, and handed it to his sister, "Third sister, wipe it."

Third Sister Qiao took the towel, wiped it casually a few times, and then it was over.

Seeing their girl's rude appearance, Qiao Minglang felt that the veins on his forehead were twitching.

Third sister Qiao didn't know that her brother was watching her from behind, so she skipped and ran to play.