Rebirth 80: Start by earning money to build a brick house

When Zhang Ziming returned home, he worked diligently in the fields for two days and did farm work for two days.

I haven’t done farm work since I was reborn. I’ve only been doing farm work for two days and I’m still a little uncomfortable.

On Saturday morning, Zhang Ziming rode his bicycle to pick up his younger brother Zhang Ziyue from the commune's middle school. (In the 80s, schools were open for 5 and a half days with 1 and a half days off. In the 90s, schools were changed to 5 days and 2 days off.)

My sister Zhang Ziyao, who came home from school two days ago, was very happy when she saw the bicycle at home. No matter whose it was, she let Zhang Ziming take it for a spin twice. This was her sister's first time riding a bicycle.

Therefore, on Saturday morning, Zhang Ziming volunteered to pick up his younger brother and let him try out the feeling of riding a bicycle.

When the younger brother Ziyue saw his older brother picking him up on a bicycle, he felt that his older brother was so handsome that he actually wanted to learn to ride a bicycle on the spot.

Zhang Ziming didn't spoil his younger brother. He was only in the first year of junior high school and he was still too small. He should wait until he grows taller.

Zhang Ziyue was picked up by his brother on a bicycle amidst the envy of all his classmates.

It's just that Zhang Ziyue sat on the front beam of the bicycle, and Lin Yuxin's younger brother Lin Yuhao sat on the back seat of the bicycle.

Lin Yuhao is Zhang Ziming's brother-in-law. Zhang Ziming came to the middle school to pick up his younger brother, why not pick up his brother-in-law together.

First, Lin Yuhao was sent back to Dalinzhai Village, and then the two brothers rode to their own village.

Zi Yue did not ask his brother where the bicycle came from.

Because the more Zi believes in his brother, even if he didn't buy it himself, even if he borrowed it, he is still a capable person.

It's not easy to borrow bicycles these days. Just like the Bottle Village brigade, only the brigade secretary has a bicycle in the entire village.

Besides, even if I can borrow it, it’s still a matter of whether I can ride it or not.

Just when Zhang Ziming took his younger brother back to the village, he always felt that the uncles and aunts sitting at the intersection chatting were looking at him strangely.

Zhang Ziming was very surprised by this look, because it didn't look like he was envious of riding a bicycle, but more like he was pointing at himself.

Zhang Ziming didn't understand and ignored it. When he got home and heard his sister say it, Zhang Ziming realized that the people in the village thought his bicycle was stolen.

No need to think too much, Zhang Ziming knew clearly that this was definitely a rumor created by Zhang Yeping, and there was no one else but him.

Regarding the bicycle, I only told my parents, no one else knew.

You can't just ride a bicycle and wander around the village, and say while strolling:

I borrowed a friend's bicycle and rode it.

Isn't that a fool?

At this time, Zhang Xiaoyong also came to Zhang Ziming's house. Zhang Xiaoyong also heard the rumors, so he came to ask for details.

Because he didn't believe that his good friend would steal a bicycle and ride it in such a high profile.

Zhang Ziming could guess the reason for Zhang Xiaoyong's visit, so he also talked about his situation in the past few days, and also explained that he would send the royalties in a few days, and asked Zhang Xiaoyong to come to his house for a drink in a few days.

Zhang Ziming believes that with Zhang Xiaoyong's help, the rumors will soon stop.

Even if they can't stop, they will be slapped in the face in two days.

Zhang Ziming thought, it should be almost time. The waiting days were really painful.

Two days later came Monday, which was a memorable day for Zhang Ziming.

It is a memorable day even for Zhang Ziming’s family or the entire Bottle Village team.

Because on this day, Zhang Ziming received a remittance order from the postman under the envious onlookers.

Zhang Ziming has been waiting for this remittance slip for a long time.

If Xu Yimin is more efficient, he must have spent a lot of time convincing the leaders.

I guess it should be serialized in newspapers by now, but unfortunately I don’t have a new newspaper here. Otherwise, I should show it to my father first to satisfy my eyes.

After getting the remittance note, Zhang Ziming went straight to the commune without stopping, without even bothering to say hello to the envious neighbors around him. He took the seal and the letter of certification issued by the brigade.

At this time, Zhang Zhonghe, who only heard the brigade secretary and brigade captain "shouldering each other", took a puff of his cigarette and said:

"Ziming, this kid, is so confident. He came to me to open a letter of introduction two days ago. I was still puzzled. It turned out that he had already known what he was waiting for."

Zhang Ziming's father, Zhang Zhongren, was so happy that he couldn't even close his mouth. He even put the cigarette holder in his mouth and couldn't bear to close his mouth and take a sip.

He just kept having fun. If he wasn't afraid that the fire in the pipe would go out, he would just close his mouth and take a puff.

The people in the village also started talking at this time:

"I have long believed that this kid Ziming has a lot of potential..."

"No wonder Ziming didn't work in the fields for a while. He turned out to be a great writer."

"Ziming has a future, not only in our village, but also in our commune, that's what he said," he said while giving a thumbs up.

This is what Zhang Ziming wants, and he will shock the whole village with his blockbuster.

In addition, the most important thing is that you have indeed made money, and the source is legal and well-documented.

Zhang Ziming had no time to listen to the discussions of the village members.

At this time, the male protagonist Zhang Ziming was riding his bicycle to the commune with his second uncle.

Why take your second uncle Zhang Zhongyi with you?

It wasn't that Zhang Ziming took his second uncle to the commune by the way, but that his second uncle didn't trust his eldest nephew to go to the post office to withdraw such a large sum of money.

So how much is it?

This amount was something Zhang Ziming had not expected. This should be what Xu Yimin argued for.

The remittance note received by Zhang Ziming was 1105 yuan. According to the discussion with Xu Yimin at the time, if each person paid half, the manuscript fee for the entire book would be 2210 yuan.

这本20多万字的小说应该是按照1000字10元的标准来的了，这个标准已经很高很高了，张子明自己当时预想的是能够按照1000字5-6块钱就挺满足了。

These days, the maximum denomination of RMB is 10 yuan, which means Zhang Ziming needs more than 100 pieces of cash.

So when Zhang Ziming's second uncle saw the remittance slip, he had to accompany Zhang Ziming to pick it up.

Don't be careful with such a large amount of money.

For a rural family, who has ever seen so much money?

However, Zhang Ziming had no intention of using the money to build a house. He initially just wanted to earn money for traveling south.

Zhang Ziming had other plans for the money, but he couldn't think too much about it at this time.

Because the entire commune knew that a great writer came out of Bottle Village and earned more than 1000 yuan at once, so when Zhang Ziming took the remittance slip and went through the withdrawal procedures at the post office, he felt that whether it was the girl working inside or the post office outside, Those who send letters and packages all look at me as if they were prey.

Zhang Ziming could even feel that a little girl was firing towards him. However, Zhang Ziming was very calm.

Where are you now? If you wait for a while before doing something big, why don't you snatch me away right then and there?

After completing the formalities and receiving the money, Zhang Ziming took his second uncle directly to another place, where Zhang Ziming spent more than 20 yuan.

But in the eyes of the second uncle, Zhang Ziming was a waste of money.

The second uncle thought to himself, you have made money, but you can't spend it this way. If you spend it this way, it will be enough.