In the countryside, far from the hustle and bustle of the city, there is a small village surrounded by verdant rice fields, where the villagers live a simple life of sunrise and sunset. Among them, Xiao Li is a hard-working and simple young man, and his uncle Lao Zhang is a well-known "weird old man" in the village, and often has some unexpected behaviors, which makes people cry and laugh.
On this day, Xiao Li was busy in his own field, he hunched his back, held a hoe in one hand, wiped the sweat on his forehead with the other, and thought about the growth and harvest of this year's crops. Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps in the distance, and Xiao Li looked up and saw his uncle Lao Zhang running over panting.
"Xiao Li, Xiao Li!" Lao Zhang shouted as he ran, "You quickly put down the work in your hand and listen to me!" ”
Xiao Li put down the hoe and looked at his uncle with a flushed face suspiciously: "Uncle, what's wrong with you?" What's wrong? ”
Lao Zhang mysteriously took out an envelope from his pocket and stuffed it into Xiao Li's hand: "Open it and see, what is this?" ”
Xiao Li opened the envelope curiously, and inside it turned out to be a thick stack of banknotes, as much as 500 yuan. He looked at Lao Zhang in surprise: "Uncle, what are you doing here?" How can I charge you so much money? ”
Lao Zhang waved his hand and pretended to be serious: "This is not for you, it is for you to use to buy seeds." I heard that this year there is a new variety of rice that has a high yield and is very resistant to diseases, which is very suitable for the soil we have here. I thought that you were young and promising, and you should try more new things, so I gave you the 500 yuan, and you went to buy some seeds and come back to see them. ”
Xiao Li couldn't cry or laugh after hearing this, he knew his uncle's temper, and once he decided something, it would be difficult to change. So he had no choice but to accept the 500 yuan, but he thought in his heart: "This uncle, it's really making people laugh and cry." However, since he is so supportive of me, I have to do a good job to see if this new variety of rice can be grown. ”
So, Xiao Li began to get busy, he first went to the town to buy new varieties of rice seeds, and then consulted the old farmers in the village to learn about the planting methods and precautions of the new varieties. With the encouragement and support of his uncle Lao Zhang, Xiao Li decided to open up a test field in his own field to grow this new variety of rice.
After a period of hard work, Xiao Li's experimental field finally ushered in a bumper harvest. The new varieties of rice are not only growing well, but also more than double the yield of the traditional varieties. The villagers came to watch and praised Xiao Li's achievements.
"Xiao Li, you are really the pride of our village!" Lao Zhang patted Xiao Li's shoulder, with a satisfied smile on his face, "It seems that my 500 yuan investment is good!" ”
Xiao Li responded with a smile: "Uncle, don't make fun of me." If you hadn't given me the 500 yuan, how would I have dared to try to grow a new variety? It's all thanks to your support! ”
The two looked at each other and laughed, laughter echoing across the field. Since then, Xiao Li has become a leader in planting new varieties of rice in the village, and his successful experience has inspired more and more villagers to start experimenting with new planting methods and varieties. And Uncle Lao Zhang's "Uncle gave me 500 yuan" stalk has also become a good story in the village, and whenever it is mentioned, it can always cause a burst of laughter.