Chapter 476 Returning Home by Chance
In just three months, Su Mingzhe earned more than 8,000 yuan through hunting.

This does not include the meals that Su Mingzhe provided for more than 30 students and four other educated youth.

If you count all of them, even ten thousand dollars would not be enough.

It was such a huge amount of money that even the old village chief was moved when he saw it.

Su Mingzhe didn't care at all. He got the money in the beginning and spent it later.

Su Mingzhe used more than 1,000 yuan of the money to improve school conditions.

For example, we purchased uniform tables, chairs and benches, and distributed school uniforms, red scarves, exercise books, pencils, stationery, etc. to students.

In addition, Su Mingzhe took out more than 2,000 yuan to help the village purchase a batch of agricultural supplies, such as hoes, shovels, sickles, sleds, insecticides, weed control, rat-prevention agents, etc.

In addition, Su Mingzhe also asked Director Yang for help and entrusted him to arrange some red bricks and cement by next year to prepare for rebuilding the school’s classrooms.

The original classroom was too dilapidated.

It leaks air in winter and rain in summer.

It was just the end of October, not yet the coldest days of winter, and three female educated youth were standing on the podium giving lectures, with frostbite on their hands and faces.

Every child had frostbite on their face, hands, feet and legs.

Su Mingzhe believed that he should always do something for them.

"Village Chief, I came here this time to ask for your help on something."

Su Mingzhe stated the purpose of his visit.

It’s only the end of October and it’s snowing heavily in Mulan County.

In November, if there is another heavy snowfall, communication between the village and other places will become even more difficult.

Su Mingzhe wanted to take this opportunity to go back to Jichun City to visit his family.

The village chief looked embarrassed when he heard this:
"Su Zhiqing, it's okay for me, but if you want to ask for leave to go home, you have to go back to Jichun City from the Songhua River area. You need to go to the county's Zhiqing point office to get your seal and signature. Otherwise, if you are caught, it will be a violation of the regulations."

"Village chief, this is what I think. Don't write "I asked for leave to go home" on the certificate. Say something else."

Su Mingzhe was very smart and immediately told us his plan:

"Winter is coming soon, so you should give me a certificate stating that the village sent me out to adjust supplies and purchase medicines. Even if someone sees me like this, they won't say anything. Do you think this makes sense?"

"You scholars are smart."

When the old village chief saw that Su Mingzhe had said so much, and thought of how Su Mingzhe had done so much for the village with the four educated youth, he decided to not refuse any further.

Immediately, the two of them went to the village branch to get the certificate.

After Su Mingzhe got the certificate, he went back to school without delay and told the other four people the good news.

Su Mingzhe did not enjoy the opportunity to go back alone this time, but planned to go back with another person.

In order to be fair as to who will return, Su Mingzhe plans to use a drawing of lots to decide the other person who will have the chance to return with him.

After the other four people were excited, they quickly selected the person in the face of Su Mingzhe's fair arrangement.

Xu Kai drew the first indicator to go back.

The order in which the other three people returned home was Wang Quan, Wang Yafang, and Yu Hong.

The order of going home was determined.

Su Mingzhe began to busy himself in the mountains hunting, trying to save more food for the school for the winter.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

Although the snow on the road has not melted completely, it no longer affects the carriage travel.

Su Mingzhe brought Xu Kai and more than twenty beautiful bear skins, tiger skins and deer skins, and asked the old village chief to drive a horse-drawn carriage to the county town.

After agreeing to pick up the two people next Saturday, the old village chief hurried back to the village.

Now it is winter, and once night falls on the way back to the village, we will encounter wild animals out foraging for food.

The old village chief carried a hunting rifle with him on this trip.

After seeing off the old village chief, Su Mingzhe brought Xu Kai to the Youth League Office and found Director Yang.

Director Yang did not act like a bad guy. He stamped the document very quickly and even helped make a phone call to the forest farm.

The forest farm was also very considerate and said over the phone that a convoy would deliver the goods to Jichun City at noon.

But if you want to come back, you have to wait for the convoy next Friday.

Su Mingzhe had already found out this information, so he asked the old village chief to pick him up next Saturday.

Su Mingzhe and Xu Kai took the animal skins directly to the forest farm.

When we arrived at the forest farm, the truck convoy had prepared a location for us.

(Because each truck has two drivers, there is no extra space in the car, so Su Mingzhe and his partner can only sit in the truck bed.)
In fact, for the two of them, it didn’t matter where they sat, as long as they could return to Jichun City.

Although it had just snowed heavily, the wind was still cold.

But Su Mingzhe brought more than twenty animal skins. By wrapping themselves in all of them, the two of them didn't feel cold at all.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, the convoy arrived in Jichun City, and it was already dark there.

Su Mingzhe first asked the driver for help to send Xu Kai home, and then he sent himself home.

Jiang Cuiping and Su Mingxue were also very happy to see Su Mingzhe suddenly come back.

The family had only been having fun for a few minutes when a neighbor who worked at the street office came over to inquire about what was going on.

As an educated youth who went to the countryside to work, if you go home without permission, you will be punished.

Su Mingzhe did not hide it and directly took out the certificate issued by the village. "Aunt Jin, I came back this time to represent the government, so I can stay at home for a few days. Here is the certificate, and the seal of the County Youth Office. If you still don't believe it, you can call Director Yang of the Mulan County Youth Office."

Aunt Jin took the letter of certification, looked at it carefully, confirmed that the official seal was genuine, and said with a smile:
"Mingzhe is so highly valued in Mulan County. I'm really happy for you and your mother. I won't disturb your family reunion."

Aunt Jin said this, smiled, waved her hand and left.

At this time, Jiang Cuiping suddenly remembered and asked:
"Son, what do you do for the government?"

"I and another comrade were ordered to come out and purchase some supplies."

Su Mingzhe showed the certificate to his biological mother Jiang Cuiping again.

Jiang Cuiping asked her son how long he could stay at home. When she heard that Su Mingzhe would not be able to go back until next Friday, she continued to be happy and prepared to make dinner for her eldest son.

Su Mingzhe then took out a few pieces of processed bacon from the package:
"Mom, this is the roe deer meat I hunted in White Fang Mountain. Let's have this for dinner tonight."

"Okay, listen to my eldest son."

Jiang Cuiping doesn't talk a lot.

She has been a worker for so many years and has a tough spirit. She is not like an ordinary housewife who is nagging and fussy.

"Brother, did you bring back bacon?"

Su Mingxue, this kid, seldom eats meat a few times a year. Now that he sees a few pieces of bacon, he can't wait to pounce on them and take a few bites.

"Brother, you don't know that our mother has been saving the meat coupons for the past few months. She said she would wait until the New Year to see if you would come back. If you do come back, she will make meat dumplings for you."

"If you want to eat meat dumplings, you don't have to wait until the Chinese New Year."

Su Mingzhe was somewhat moved after hearing this. He went to the kitchen and told his mother:
"Mom, the White Tooth Mountain is right next to the Lesser Khingan Mountains. There are a lot of small animals there, such as rabbits, roe deer, mountain deer, and muntjacs. The hunters in the village and I can easily get a lot of meat when we go into the mountains. You and my younger brother can stay at home and use the meat coupons for yourselves."

"I see. Go take a shower first. You stink."

Jiang Cuiping didn't want to listen to her son's advice, so she pushed her son to the bathhouse to take a bath quickly.

"Okay, I'm going to take a shower and will be back soon."

Su Mingzhe and Xu Kai stayed in the car hood wrapped in animal skins for the entire afternoon. They were all covered with the fishy smell of animal skins. He himself couldn't stand it if he didn't take a shower.

After taking his clothes, soap and towel, Su Mingzhe went straight to the only bathhouse nearby.

The area of ​​the optical character sheet is neither big nor small.

There are five streets in total, named "Guangren", "Guangyi", "Guangli", "Guangzhi" and "Guangxin".

There are about one or two hundred households on each street, and the total population of the streets is more than 5,000.

There is a bathhouse in a block of more than 5,000 people. You can imagine how the business is.

Su Mingzhe went in, paid the money, and felt people coming and going, jostling each other. He soaked for a few minutes, washed and wiped himself, and came out.

Just as Su Mingzhe was about to go out, Xu Kai's voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Brother Su."

Xu Kai didn't expect to meet Su Mingzhe here.

But if you think about it, it’s normal.

Both of them had been hiding in the animal skins for an entire afternoon, so Su Mingzhe had a fishy smell on him, and naturally Xu Kai did too.

"Xiao Xu, what a coincidence."

Su Mingzhe turned around with a smile and greeted.

Xu Kai's appearance can only be described as dignified. He is not as pretty as Yu Hong, and naturally he is not as beautiful as the three beauties Zheng Juan, Zhou Rong and Hao Dongmei in "The World".

Su Mingzhe didn't want to mess with Hao Dongmei who was already taken, but he was determined to get Zheng Juan and Zhou Rong.

With these two goals, Su Mingzhe no longer had any thoughts about other women.

After all, he still has an identity in Hong Kong. If he really wants to live a life of luxury, he can relax in Hong Kong.

"Brother Su, this is my mother. Mom, this is Brother Su Mingzhe. We, the educated youth, are all supported by Brother Su in Baiya Mountain."

Xu Kai excitedly told his mother about Su Mingzhe's "great achievements".

Xu's mother was much prettier than her daughter Xu Kai, and her temperament was more like that of a lady from a wealthy family. When Su Mingzhe greeted her, she just smiled and nodded, without any intention of further greeting.

Su Mingzhe knew that Xu Kai's parents used to be high-ranking officials. Although they had lost their official positions and were demoted to work in factories, their living allowance had not been reduced much.

The Xu family still lives in a Soviet-style building not far away, and their living standard is many times better than that of ordinary people.

After Xu Kai's excitement subsided, he saw that Su Mingzhe and his mother just smiled and nodded. Only then did he realize that it was somewhat unladylike for him to call Su Mingzhe just now.

Su Mingzhe didn't let her feel embarrassed for too long. He waved his hand and prepared to leave.

But just as he turned around, Su Mingzhe remembered something and turned back and said with a smile:
"Xiao Xu, I can go and purchase the supplies myself. You can stay at home these few days and spend more time with your uncle and aunt. When we leave next Friday, we can just meet at the street office."

"Okay, Brother Su."

When Xu Kai heard Su Mingzhe's arrangement, he subconsciously obeyed and nodded in agreement.

When her mother saw this, she frowned slightly, but didn't say anything.

After all, according to the information Xu Kai told her, her daughter's return this time was entirely due to the efforts of Su Mingzhe alone.

No matter what, as a mother, she should thank Su Mingzhe.

At this time, Su Mingzhe smiled and waved goodbye again.

Xu Kai and his mother responded with a smiley face.

(End of this chapter)