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Chapter 441 is about him owing someone a favor

Chapter 441: Chapter 441 is about him owing someone a favor

He was afraid that when the year-end profit-sharing came, there wouldn’t be much money to be shared.

He wanted to go and see the situation for himself.

Er Dan was a clever kid, and if possible, Zhao Tianlei could lend a hand.

After all, Tianlei was now in need of some people for his own development.

Er Dan was, in a sense, one that he had watched grow up.

"Er Dan..."

Er Dan was at home, getting ready to cook.

Suddenly, he heard Third Brother’s voice.

"Third Brother....."

Zhao Tianlei looked around the old house; the young man had kept it very clean, and he had even built a storage room which was piled with quite a bit of firewood.

He knew that Er Dan was hardworking, but because his parents had passed away early and he was raised by his brother and sister-in-law, life had been tough.

However, after moving out when the family split, Er Dan finally started to live a better life on his own.

"You’ve grown taller."

Er Dan, a bit embarrassed, reached up to touch his head, "I have grown a bit taller."

Now that he could eat his fill, he had shot up in height.

"Er Dan, how do you think you’re doing in the brigade now?"

Er Dan didn’t know why Third Brother was asking this question.

But he answered honestly, "Third Brother, I can eat my fill now."

He didn’t mention the electricity or the debt he still owed his sister-in-law.

He truly had no money; the grain he was allocated now was only enough to keep him fed, especially since his appetite had grown considerably.

He had a small homestead to which he had dedicated all his effort to growing vegetables.

"Er Dan, do you want to go to Capital City?"

Capital City?

The place where Third Brother went to school?

"Third Brother, I..."

He wanted to go, but he didn’t even have the money for a train ticket.

He couldn’t expect Third Brother to pay for everything.

Third Brother didn’t owe him anything.

On the contrary, it was he who owed Third Brother and his sister-in-law gratitude.

"Land distribution to households is coming up soon. You can’t stay at home forever, don’t you want to go out and see the world?"

"Third Brother, I don’t have any money."

He could only afford to eat his fill now. As for staying warm, it wasn’t as bad as the years before when he would be chillingly cold.

"I can lend you the money. Will you go or not? I’m offering you this opportunity. If you miss it, there won’t be another one."

Er Dan’s eyes suddenly cleared, "I’ll go, but the money I use, I’ll repay in the future."

"Good, the grain you’re allocated can be sold in town. Tidy up the house a bit as you need to; the next time I come back will be for the New Year’s celebration at the end of the year."

Er Dan nodded. He knew their brigade had a bumper harvest last year, but some other brigades had poor yields and didn’t have enough grain to eat.

And the price of grain was not low.

It could be sold for a decent amount of money.

But what if he went to Capital City and then had trouble buying grain?

Maybe it would be better to mill the grain and take it to Capital City?

"Don’t bother bringing it to Capital City; changing trains is too much trouble."

"Let’s settle it then. Handle it by yourself. You don’t need to inform your eldest brother. Just have someone look after your house, that’ll be enough."

Although it was an old house, Er Dan had made the mud walls himself, fixing wherever repairs were needed.

"Third Brother, I understand." Er Dan was somewhat excited but also lost, worrying that going to Capital City might cause trouble for Third Brother and his family.

After Zhao Tianlei got home, he began cooking. He had heard that the household would soon be connected to the electrical grid, but he hadn’t expected it to happen so quickly without any delay.

Thinking that the electricity supply office would need to sort things out, he hadn’t brought back the electric rice cooker.

Once he was in Capital City, he would send one to his parents through the post.

It made cooking much easier.

Zhao Tianlei wasn’t the only one who was unaware. Even Cao Dali didn’t know that their brigade was fully electrified now. Although they had split the family, he still wanted to show filial piety when necessary.

"Third Brother, when are we heading back to Capital City?" It was time to make dinner, and Cao Dali dropped by the house.