Chapter 174, Change of Plans

The food came quickly, and the two of them started eating while chatting, occasionally glancing outside the door.
Today was Sunday, and there were several students-like figures wearing tattered clothes and carrying backpacks filled to the brim with food. They must have come from the mountainous area.
Tang Zhengwen appeared strange: "What they are carrying on their backs, doesn't look like books, what is it?"
"Potatoes, boiled and brought here to improve the quality of the food in the school." Zheng Bajin picked up a piece of twice-cooked pork, chewing it tastelessly in his mouth.
"Potatoes, carrying so many of them, will it not go bad if we have to eat them for a whole week?" Tang Zhengwen's family was close to the city and had no idea about the hardships faced by the students who came from dozens of kilometers away. Reply: The potatoes should be fine as long as they are stored properly. It's important to keep them in a cool and dry place to prevent them from spoiling.
"Of course they will. Especially on hot days, they can't bear to throw away the leftovers and bring them home, but even chickens won't eat them." Zheng Bajin remained expressionless but sighed silently in his heart.
Even with such potatoes, they are still better than the food in the cafeteria.
Tang Zhengwen looked at Zheng Bajin in surprise, thinking he was joking.
And at that moment, there suddenly came the sound of a fight from not far away.
Tang Zhengwen was startled, almost spitting out the food in his mouth. His big black horse was also startled, stopping eating grass and pricking up its ears uneasily.
Then, the music became faintly discernible.
This is background music, the sound coming from the loudspeaker in the cinema.
Tang Zhengwen asked curiously, "Isn't anyone here bothered by it being played so loudly? Don't people complain?"
"Sigh, this is the street, just like those movie theaters and video stores in the city. How many people do you see caring about it?" What Zheng Bajin wanted to say is that this place is close to the school, especially during market days. With such high-decibel fighting sounds, how many students can concentrate on their classes?
At this moment, a few students carrying backpacks took out a crumpled ticket, probably worth five cents, and handed it to the person at the entrance of the movie theater. They entered the cinema without even bothering to eat. Tang Zhengwen's eyes became somewhat fixed. Everyone came from several kilometers away and couldn't bear to buy a mouthful of food just for this?
The restaurant owner silently sighed upon hearing their conversation and said, "These people are truly harmful, they have harmed a generation of students. Families have scrimped and saved to send them to school, only to be harmed by this group of people!"
Tang Zhengwen, with his eyes fixed on the few individuals in front of the cinema's entrance, appeared fierce and aggressive, as if he was there to prevent any human disturbance.
However, Zheng Bajin couldn't help but think of a certain place in the future...
At this moment, a small girl wearing extremely tattered clothes, around thirteen or fourteen years old, with a backpack on her back and carrying a bundle of bok choy in her hands, hurriedly crossed the street near the cinema and headed towards the direction of the school.
She leaves resolutely, as if forgetting everything, even being immune to enticing movie sounds.
Zheng Bajin's eyes couldn't help but light up. Could this student be Shunhai Xi's daughter?
He chased after her, but the figure of the little girl disappeared.
After thinking for a moment, he returned to the table. It wouldn't be appropriate for him to try to help her, as it could potentially cause misunderstandings and frighten the little girl.
Fortunately, from now on, she will no longer be the kind of person who becomes poor because of education, nor will she be one of those unfortunate people who cannot afford to go to college.
"What's wrong?" Tang Zhengwen finished the last piece of meat and looked at Zheng Bajin strangely.
“没事，看到了一个熟人，不管他，吃好了吗？”郑八斤一笔带过。
“吃好了，走吧！这里太吵了！”唐正文站起了身。
Zheng Bajin spent five yuan on the bill, which made Tang Zhengwen feel a bit heartbroken, as if he was spending his own money. After all, that was his day's income.
Leaving the place, Tang Zhengwen said, "It's so expensive. If I buy the ingredients and cook at home, I can have over two pounds of meat. But the meat in his plate won't exceed two ounces."
Zheng Bajin smiled, said nothing, before his rebirth, looking at the ten dollars on the ground, he didn't even have time to bend down.
It can be said that everything has changed a lot, even though it's only been less than a year, it feels like centuries have passed. Translated content:
Fortunately, Tang Zhengwen did not dwell on the matter too much. Instead, he took off the horse muzzle cup and reattached it to the carriage shaft.
However, with the movie's sound now louder, he didn't dare to be careless. He held onto the horse's bridle, afraid that it might get startled.
After leaving the village, I finally felt relieved and sat in the car, letting the horse continue to follow Zheng Bajin's tractor.
When we arrived back in the village, Zheng Bajin stopped in front of his house and saw Xiaocao doing her homework at the doorstep. He called out to her.
Xiaocao stood up and happily shouted "Brother-in-law".
Zheng Bajin told her to tell Zhang Xiaoe to cook more food as there are guests coming in the evening.
Tang Zhengwen looked at Zheng Bajin strangely and said, "Is this your house? The location is spacious, but unfortunately, the house is poorly built. Your pig farm isn't here, is it?"
“当然不是。”郑八斤说着，看到小草高兴地跑回去，叫她后娘煮饭，才说道，“不过，马上就到了。”
不一会儿，两辆车到了养猪场。
Tang Zhengwen looked at the large piece of land that was not yet completely finished and smiled, saying, "If this were in the city, we would strike it rich."
For a moment, Zheng Bajin was at a loss for how to respond. How could this place be compared to the city?
However, if used well, it can also make a fortune.
As the saying goes, a foot has its own strengths and an inch has its own weaknesses, the key is to make reasonable use of them.
After thinking for a while, he introduced and said, "This is just the first batch of pigsties, soon we will start building the second batch."
Originally, we only planned to rebuild fifty houses in the second batch. Now, with Tang Zhengwen's help in solving a part of the pig's food problem, we intend to rebuild two hundred houses at once. By then, it is estimated that the cabbage in Haizi Village will be just in time for the second crop.
Wang Chaosheng has not left yet and is still talking with Zhang Xiaoyang. He noticed Zheng Bajin bringing someone along to water the plants, so he quickly called a few people who were repairing the walls to help lift the watering can.
Tang Zhengwen received a day's wage and was about to leave when Zheng Bajin asked him to stay for dinner and leave the next day as he was worried about the night.
"It's fine, I'm used to walking in the dark." Tang Zhengwen refused. He didn't want to waste time here. He needed to return and collect bones and water the plants early tomorrow morning.
Zheng Bajin saw that he insisted on leaving, so he no longer insisted and instead took out fifty yuan and asked him to buy two more buckets. This way, they could exchange and use them, saving the trouble of transferring.
Tang Zhengwen took the money and said touched, "Boss, do you trust me that much? Aren't you afraid that I will take the money and refuse to help you anymore, and then you won't be able to find me."
"Hehe, as they say, trust the reliable and doubt the suspicious. I believe in your character," Zheng Bajin smiled and thought, "It's just fifty yuan, you can earn that in five days with me. If her brain wasn't damaged, she wouldn't have sat on the stone slab and suffered a small loss for a greater gain!" Please note that @ matches have been kept in the translated content.
"Don't worry, I will never let you down." Tang Zhengwen said gratefully and drove away.
Zheng Bajin called Zhang Xiaoyang aside and told him his plan. Tomorrow, they will increase manpower and repair the fence while repairing the second batch of pig pens. Otherwise, there will be too much water, which can easily cause the pigs to have stomach problems.