Siheyuan: I am the seventh uncle of Banggen - Page 179
"Vice Chairman Zhang is here on our turf, how can we let you treat us? How about this, you provide the good wine and I'll arrange the dishes. It's settled for tomorrow night," Leader Ma said happily.
Under the guidance of Wang Qianjin, Xin Zhongfang filled out the form. Zhang Dabao and Xin Zhongfang left the commune compound and sent Xin Zhongfang back to Meijia Village.
"Captain Zhang, what's going on?" Xin Fang asked in the car.
"Zhongzheng, you won't have a good life in the Mei family. You are the only one and the people in this village are very xenophobic. I did some lobbying and found a job for you in the commune. You and your mother will live in the commune from now on. Now that you are a public servant, they won't dare bully you anymore," said Zhang Dabao.
"Captain Zhang, I really don't know what to say." Fang was so moved in the letter that he wanted to cry.
"What's there to thank me for? Just call me brother from now on. If you have any problems, write to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill in Beijing. Your brother and I were comrades-in-arms. We agreed that after we were demobilized, we would work in a noodle restaurant together," said Zhang Dabao.
"Brother!" Xin Zhongfang shouted excitedly.
"Go back and sort things out with your mother. I'll take you to the commune at the same time tomorrow afternoon. After you're settled, I'll go from the commune to the county town and then go home," said Zhang Dabao.
Chapter 405: The Xin family went down the mountain to the commune
Zhang Dabao still delivered the letter to the village entrance, and then continued to Huangyangjian.
In the letter, Fang Zhong returned to the village, found the work group sent by the commune to the village, stamped the village seal, and then returned home. "Mom, let's pack up and go to the commune tomorrow," Fang Zhong said to his mother.
"Has the pension been settled? Can't you just go and collect the money? Why should I go?" the mother asked in the letter.
"We have found out that it was Mei Liangxin and Mei Liangzhi who took the money. The money of the two of them has been deposited into the commune's finance department. We will get the money once the case is investigated. We are going to the commune. What I mean is that we will not live in the village anymore," Fang said in the letter.
"Life in the village is hard, but even though Mei Liangxin is dead, we can still survive. How will we live in the commune?" the mother asked the Chinese side in the letter.
"Mom, my brother's comrade-in-arms, Captain Zhang Dabao, is now a senior official in Beijing. He found the commune leader Ma and asked me to work at the police station. Captain Zhang said that since I have become a public servant, the Mei family will not dare to bully us," Fang said in the letter.
"Really?" The mother stood up excitedly.
"Of course it's true. I have stamped the recruitment form. Captain Zhang will drive us there tomorrow afternoon. He has also asked Leader Ma to arrange a house for us in the commune. Mom, our lives are getting better," Fang said in the letter.
"That's great. I didn't expect that even though Zhongyuan had been dead for several years, our family was able to turn things around thanks to him, but he can't see it anymore." The mother thought of her eldest son who had sacrificed his life and started crying at home.
After crying, the two began to pack up the things in the house. In fact, there was not much to pack up, just a few tattered beds, the military coat given by Zhang Dabao, and several dozen kilograms of food.
Neither of them slept well that night.
Zhang Dabao arrived at Huangyangjian again and rested in the cave until three o'clock. He continued to practice in the morning. The result was the same as when he practiced at home. There was some progress, but only a little bit, almost negligible.
After arriving at Liuling Mountain, it would be inappropriate not to go to Hengshan Mountain. Zhang Dabao went directly from the mountain to Hengshan Mountain. He did not find any traces of practitioners there. After touring Hengshan Mountain, Zhang Dabao looked at the time and it was noon again. He ate something and returned to Liuling Mountain.
Because Zhang Dabao heard the calls of wild goats at night, he stood at the highest point and saw a group of wild goats more than 700 meters away. Zhang Dabao flew over directly, and the sword in his hand flew around. He caught seven wild goats and put them in the space. Then he went down the mountain, took a wild goat out of the space and put it in the truck, and waited for Xin Zhongzheng and his son at the entrance of the village.
At this time, Xinzhong Fang was carrying his luggage and supporting his mother as they walked out of the village.
"The Chinese side, are they going out?" asked a family that usually had some contact with the Xin family.
"Aunt, go to the commune," Fang said in the letter.
"Why do we need to bring quilts and food?" the man asked again.
"I will be living in the commune most of the time from now on. I am worried about my mother being alone at home, so I have to go with her," Fang said in the letter.
"Are you going to work in the commune?" the woman understood.
"Yes, auntie." Xin Fang didn't talk much in the letter. He just said a few simple words and went down the mountain with his mother.
They walked slowly, and by the time they reached the village entrance, the villagers had almost known about it. Some curious people even went to ask the leader sent by the commune to the village.
"Xin Zhongfang has been recruited by the police station and his application has been stamped. He will be a public security officer from now on," said the leader sent by the commune to the village.
"Why can he recruit workers?" someone asked.
"Because his brother was a martyr, he was treated unfairly by the village," said the people in the commune.
The people in the village were speechless. They stood at the entrance of the village and watched Xin's mother and son go down the mountain, leave the village, get on the car, and then leave.
"Captain Zhang, thank you so much for the Chinese side," Xin's mother expressed her gratitude repeatedly after getting in the car.
"Aunt, Zhongyuan and I are brothers in life and death. We agreed to work in the noodle shop together, but he was unlucky and died early. We who are still alive have the responsibility to take care of your life. In fact, I may have come too late," said Zhang Dabao.
"Zhongyuan is gone because he had bad luck. What does it have to do with you? There will always be casualties in a war. It's just that it was my son who died this time. It would be great if there were no wars in the world," said Xin's mother.
"This day will come soon. When we become strong, others will not dare to bully us. Then there will be no need for war." Zhang Dabao took the two of them to the commune.
The commune's leader, Ma, was very caring and allocated three houses and a small courtyard to Zhang Dabao. Zhang Dabao dragged the wild goat off the car and handed it over to the commune's chef.
"Brother Ma, isn't it a coincidence that I went to Liuling Mountain today and happened to meet it. It must have known that we were having a party and had no food, so it ran over on its own and was killed by me with one knife," said Zhang Dabia with a smile.
"What a coincidence. We agreed to be responsible for the vegetables, but you shot the sheep again. How embarrassing," said Leader Ma.
"It's just a coincidence. I have a box of Xifeng and two bottles of foreign liquor in my car. Let's have a good drink today." Zhang Dabia took out the wine from the truck bed.
Today we had mutton offal, bread, and potatoes. Zhang Dabao asked Xin Zhongzheng to cut the mutton into pieces and gave five or six pounds to each person. Everyone who came said that Xin Zhongzheng was a good guy.
In difficult times, there was nothing more enjoyable than food. After dinner, Zhang Dabao rested in the duty room of the commune. He said goodbye to everyone early in the morning and set off for the capital.
It was already the 95nd day of the twelfth lunar month, two days earlier than expected. It should be because everything went particularly smoothly in Yanjia Village. The car kept stopping along the way and drove until one o'clock in the morning. When they arrived in Beijing, Zhang Dabao did not go back to No. Yard, but came to Chunfeng Hutong, where he had a good sleep until noon.
Once I wake up, I can't sleep anymore. Today is the Little New Year. I will go back to harvest the vegetables in the greenhouse and share them with everyone. I also have lamb chops and Yanggao millet in my own space, which will be great to give as gifts to others.
When I returned to Yard 95, I saw Jia Dongxu, who had already finished get off work, basking in the sun at the door.
"Don't sleep anymore. I put a sheep under the car at the door. Bring it in and prepare it. We'll have mutton soup in the evening." Zhang Dabao woke up Jia Dongxu, who was half asleep.
When Jia Dongxu heard that there were sheep, he was no longer sleepy and ran outside.
After Jia Dongxu left, Zhang Dabao called Liu Guangfu, Yan Jiekuang, Yan Jiedi, Banggeng and Niu Xiaozheng who were at home to help him collect vegetables. Qin Jingru was responsible for transporting the vegetables into the house. With more people, the work could be done faster. Jia Dongxu stewed the mutton offal and mutton, and the vegetables were collected. Zhang Dabao gave each of the people who helped a bundle of leeks, and asked them to go home and put them down, and come to the backyard to drink mutton soup later.
Chapter 406 Certificate of Merit
"Dad, what do you see here?" It was dark, and Yan Bugui came back carrying a bucket. As soon as he entered the house, he asked his wife to pull it into the house. Yang Ruihua pointed at the two bundles of leeks on the table and asked.
"Leeks? Given by Da Biao? This thing is really rare," said Yan Bugui.
"Jie Kuang and Jie Di went to help Da Biao cut leeks. Da Biao gave them the reward. Jia Dongxu also stewed mutton for them. Let Jie Kuang and Jie Di eat meat and drink soup at their place," said Yang Ruihua.
"Da Biao is really good to these two kids. Jie Cheng is a jerk and he even sued them. What should we do with them? Should we sell them all?" Yan Bugui asked his wife.
"Why don't we sell a bundle? We can be a bit extravagant and make some leek dumplings for the New Year," Yang Ruihua asked Yan Bugui.
"There is absolutely no need. It's not like we haven't eaten leeks before. The two children must have eaten them at Dabiao's house. We've also tried them when Zhang Cuihua was promoted last time. This thing is rare in winter. I think it should be able to sell for a good price. After dinner, I'll ask a few teachers to see if they need any gifts. This thing is much better than cigarettes and alcohol. Which leader doesn't like it?" Yan Bugui thought for a moment and rejected his wife's suggestion.
"You are right. If we sell the leeks, we can buy a lot of cabbage, which is also delicious," said Yang Ruihua.
The Yan family in the front yard was considering selling leeks, while Zhang Dabiao was considering giving vegetables and sheep as gifts. To whom should he give them? How much should he give? Having more friends is a good thing, but giving gifts is also a big question. Too many is not appropriate. How can people give you gifts in return? Too little is not good. Some people will find fault. Zhang Dabiao spent a lot of time and effort to choose the gifts; two bundles of leeks, a few pounds of millet, and a few pounds of mutton are enough for friends. Elders can give more; Yu Huanian, Ji Denian, and Lei Huanian can give more. They are all leaders and are considered elders.
"Dongxu's stewed mutton is delicious," He Yuzhu said after returning to the yard and tasting the soup.
"Of course, am I, Jia Dongxu, an ordinary person?" Jia Dongxu said proudly.
"Is it ready? Let's eat it after stewing. Banggeng and the others are hungry," Zhang Dabao said to Jia Dongxu.
"Okay, absolutely ready. I'll serve them. Zhuzi, would you like a glass?" After serving the child, Jia Dongxu turned around and asked He Yuzhu.
"I won't drink anymore. Drinking is harmful to my health and it also interferes with my work." He Yuzhu waved his hands repeatedly.
"What are you talking about, you woman? Isn't it just that my aunt doesn't allow you to drink? Is it harmful to your body? Do you really need to hurt your body? What are you going to delay? What is there to delay in the middle of the night?" Jia Dongxu retorted to He Yuzhu several times.
"I really don't want to drink. I won't drink anymore in the future. When you get beaten for drinking too much, you always say that I asked you to drink and you were not careful with your mouth." He Yuzhu still shook his head.
"You are such a jerk. My aunt will only hit you a few times at most. Don't worry, when she hits you, I will pull you back. My aunt will listen to me, and my persuasion will be enough," said Jia Dongxu.
"Dongxu, I still feel it's not appropriate," said He Yuzhu.
"What's inappropriate? My seventh uncle just came back from a business trip, shouldn't we welcome him? Your marriage is meaningless and you are afraid of your wife. Look at me, I am not afraid of my wife at all," said Jia Dongxu.
"You are not afraid of your wife, but you are afraid of your mother," Zhang Dabao said.
"Da Biao, don't say that. Jia Dongxu has grown up now and is the team leader of the post office. He is a great man. How could he take me seriously?" Zhang Cuihua and Zhang Lianhua were standing at the door. He Yuzhu saw them a long time ago, but Jia Dongxu had his back to the door and did not see them.
"I don't drink anymore and I say a few words to him. Jia Dongxu can either say that Zhuzi asked me to drink, and he is my uncle-in-law, and it would be inappropriate for me not to drink, or he can say that I have been running around too much today and I need a drink to relieve my fatigue. Jia Dongxu, why do you have so many problems?" Zhang Cuihua said to her son.
"Zhuzi, you saw it and you didn't tell me earlier. Are you really that great? What kind of good brother are you?" Jia Dongxu was speechless and directed his criticism at He Yuzhui.
"Who is your brother? I am your uncle." He Yuzhu turned his head away.
"Okay, you look so greedy. You can only drink one glass." Zhang Dabao asked Jia Dongxu to sit down, poured him a glass, and also poured a glass for He Yuzhu.
"By the way, did Banggeng get the certificate?" Halfway through his meal, Zhang Dabao thought of the agreement between Banggeng and Jia Dongxu before he set out.
"Of course I got two certificates," Bang Geng said proudly.
"You did get two certificates, but does that have anything to do with studying?" Jia Dongxu said angrily.
"Getting two tickets has nothing to do with my grades? What's going on?" Zhang Dabao asked.
"One is for the best labor performance, and the other is for the little sports expert," said Qin Huairu.
"Aren't certificates given only to students who are three good students?" Zhang Dabao asked.
"Of course not. There are thirty people in the class, and only five of them are three-good students. My arithmetic is not that good, so my grades do not meet the standards of three-good students. I also broke Fang Bo and their heads. Uncle San and the school also told them, and the teacher said that I do not meet the standards of three-good students," said Bang Geng.
"Then where is your grandma's tricycle?" Zhang Dabao asked again.
"Of course I had to buy it, but I only bought the three wheels, the handlebars, the beam, the seat and so on. The bed was not sold. My father only paid five dollars and I paid ten dollars," said Banggeng.
"Better than your father. Tomorrow I'll see what's missing. I'll go to the factory and ask a master to make two sets. Do you have anyone you need to visit?" Zhang Dabao asked He Yuzhu, He Yushui, and Zhang Cuihua and her son.
"Seventh Uncle, I want to visit Director Shi," said Jia Dongxu.
"It's time to go. I'll give you some millet and you go and buy five or six pounds of mutton. What about you guys?" Zhang Dabao asked the others.
"Forget it, I don't want to leave. You will definitely go to Aunt Lin's place, and it doesn't matter whether I go to our section chief's place or not," said He Yushui.
"I won't go," Zhang Lianhua also shook her head.
"I'll go to my master. I have something, so I can just bring some wine to my master. If I bring meat, he will have to test my cooking skills," said He Yuzhu.
"Then take two bundles of leeks with you. Green vegetables are still rare at this time. What about you, sister?" Zhang Dabao asked Zhang Cuihua.
"I won't leave. My superior is your superior. I can't reach my cousin, Director Wang, and Director Xu. We just divided our office things into theirs a few days ago. Others don't need them anymore." Zhang Cuihua is now a very clear-headed person.
"That's good. You guys eat. I'm going to visit some friends' homes. Some of them will be empty during the day." After drinking the soup, Zhang Dabao said this to everyone, went to the east wing, got a big bag of leeks, and left the yard.
Chapter 407 Cao Lianbiao's Request