"My uncle went to see his relatives, and he asked for 500 yuan, but my father thought it was too high, so he wanted to bargain with him, and said 350 yuan wouldn't work. The other party never replied. My uncle just came from Yudu

My family said that his relatives were very unhappy. They said that he had taken a big risk by agreeing to help. Without five hundred yuan, this thing would not be possible."

Li Weiguo said with a sad face.

"Your dad doesn't have 500 yuan, does he?"

At the same time, he was also surprised: Li Weiguo's brothers also earned more than 100 yuan from growing vegetables at his aunt's house, and they also earned nearly 200 yuan from collecting waste.

It's more than three hundred yuan, so it's not difficult to scrape together five hundred yuan.

Didn't his father say that even if he sells pots and sells iron, he can support his two sons in going to college?

Now he is going to Yudu Junior High School in the third year of junior high school, and there is hope that he can go to Yudu High School in high school. Isn't he unclear about this debt?

"We came back and gave him all the money. He originally thought that we could handle the matter for two to three hundred yuan. He even thought that one or two hundred yuan would be fine. Because the dean was a relative of my uncle, so he took the money we got back.

, and took part of it to pay off the debt. Alas, I had no choice, so I went to Fuqian Junior High School." Li Weiguo said helplessly.

At this time, Pan Dazhang also understood his purpose of running up to him in a hurry.

"Is three hundred enough?" he asked.

"Two hundred and five more to go."

Li Weiguo whispered: "Dazhang, I will find a way to pay you back the money I borrowed from you."

Pan Dazhang took out four hundred yuan and handed it to him.

"Take four hundred, you can pay it back anytime. Your brother Weihua also needs money to start school, and you also need money to start school, so use it first."

Li Weiguo was so moved that his eyes flushed.

"Thank you Dazhang, can I write you an IOU?"

"You don't need to write it. Even if you don't pay it back, I won't rush you. Go to Yudu with your uncle. Try to settle the matter today and sign up tomorrow."

"Either you ride my bicycle. If it works out, you should come back tonight." He handed him his bicycle.

Li Weiguo nodded and left quickly.

Wen Xiaoqin saw it from the side and nodded repeatedly: "I didn't expect that little brother Dazhang is also a person who talks about friendship."

Pan Dazhang glanced at her and thought: Now I know that I am a person who cares about friendship. I gave you so many free meals, but it was really for nothing.

At around ten o'clock that night, Li Weiguo even pushed the bicycle up to return it to him.

"Dazhang, it's done. You can report to Yudu Junior High School tomorrow."

Followed by his father, Li Gengqun, repeatedly assured him.

"Dazhang, I will find a way to pay you back the money I borrowed from you as soon as possible."

Pan Dazhang: "Uncle Li, don't be too polite. Wei Guo and I have been friends since childhood. I will help him if he has difficulties."

He said to Li Weiguo: "Let's go to Yudu Middle School to report together tomorrow."

The next morning, Zou Xiuhua fried poached eggs, cooked noodles, and asked the three of them to have breakfast.

Wen Xiaoqin wanted to go into the kitchen to help, but she dissuaded her.

"Go to school today, so you don't need to do anything. Ask them both to wash their faces and teeth, then go and light incense and candles, worship the gods, and wish you success in your studies, top grades, and top picks in high school!"

Wen Xiaoqin covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Auntie, there is no such thing as taking the first prize."

She thought about the finger-tip wedding and wanted to talk to her, but she restrained herself.

Even at home, she wanted to ask her father about what happened.

Tell him that Pan Dazhang is the little boy from back then.

But she still held back.

She said to Pan Dazhang, who had just washed his face and teeth, "Your mother said that today is the first day of school. The first thing to do is to worship the gods, comfort the ancestors, burn incense and candles, and pray a lot."

The villagers regard the opening of children to school as a grand event.

There was also the sound of firecrackers outside.

"Oh, we also forgot to buy a bunch of firecrackers and set them off?"

My mother's voice came from outside the door: "Where did your dad run away so early in the morning?"

By this time her poached egg noodles were also cooked.

A large bowl of steaming noodles, topped with two poached eggs.

And top with a big spoonful of fried pork slices.

Pan Chaijiu's steady footsteps came from outside the wall.

Brother Pan Dazhang had just lit the incense candles when he saw his father coming back with a bunch of firecrackers.

"I went to buy firecrackers from old Xie's house in Bashang Group early in the morning. This old guy's business was particularly good today. Several people were buying his firecrackers, as if it was a festival."

He asked Da Zhang to hang the firecrackers on a bamboo pole at the entrance of the courtyard and set them off.

"My fourth brother makes firecrackers, but you don't go to him to buy them. Instead, you go to Bashang Group to buy them. Why do you still walk such a long way?" Zou Xiuhua was also puzzled.

"He makes his firecrackers, so why should I buy them from him? Some people say that the firecrackers he makes will misfire and are not of good quality, but Lao Xie makes them for insurance."

After setting off firecrackers, he invited the three of them to eat noodles.

"Xiao Qin, come home with Da Zhang when you have time."

He gave Wen Xiaoqin a rare instruction.

"Uncle, I can."

After breakfast, Pan Xiaozhang divided more than 50 kilograms of pine cones into two baskets.

Pan Dazhang asked his mother to send him to primary school to register.

Li Weiguo walked in carrying some simple luggage.

"Tie everything on a bicycle and I'll ride it. Just carry Wen Xiaoqin on Da Zhang's back."

The three of them arrived at Yudu Middle School.

Under the big banyan tree not far from the school gate, Pan Dazhang stopped and separated everyone's luggage.

Li Weiguo walked to the junior high school on the left.

Pan Dazhang and Wen Xiaoqin put the bicycles in the metal shed where the bicycles were stored and locked them.

Students are entering the school one after another.

Students who live in the county all come here on bicycles or carrying their classmates' bicycles.

Those carrying luggage are students from other places who need accommodation.

The accommodation conditions at Yudu Middle School should be much better than those in township schools like Fuqian Junior High School.

Datongpu, where he lived for three years, left a deep impression on him.

Just looking at the external architecture, it's already a world of difference.

Entering the campus, there is an artificial lake on the right, with rockery, stone scenery, bamboos and pavilions.

A huge stone is engraved with the four characters "Yu Du Middle School".

I looked up and saw five or six three-story buildings, with dormitories on the left and classrooms on the right.

On the open lawn, there is a billboard more than 20 meters long, with the names of students from each class written on red paper.

"Dazhang, put your luggage here and go see which class we are in first?"

Wen Xiaoqin shouted loudly.

Pan Dazhang told her to pay attention to the impact and keep a certain distance on campus, otherwise it would be bad if it spread among classmates.

As soon as the two of them appeared, they attracted the attention of many people.

Wen Xiaoqin, in particular, wore a fitted short-sleeved white top, a pair of blue trousers, sandals, and stockings.

It is purely the dress of urban female students.

The boy walking with her seemed a bit awkward.
Chapter completed!