"You're welcome. This machine is the property of the factory. I'm a son of the factory. How can I thank you for helping my family repair things?"
"You kid really knows how to talk."
Hearing Liu Guangqi's words, Li Huaide couldn't close his mouth.
"But, Uncle Li, I want to ask you something?"
"Tell me, just tell me, let alone one thing, ten things, I promise you all."
Having just solved a big trouble, Li Huaide was in a good mood and agreed to Liu Guangqi's request without asking anything.
"Actually, it's not a big deal. I just hope that the factory won't punish the boss and the others. It's normal for the new equipment to come on site and the performance to be unclear. It's normal for the machine to shut down. If you feel that you can't understand the instructions, I can help the factory translate them for free. "
"Guangqi"
"Brother Guangqi,"
Seeing Liu Guangqi thinking about himself so much, Yi Zhonghai and the people in the third workshop were moved to tears.
"Okay, I'll do as you say. That's really good."
Li Huaide heard Liu Guangqi hesitate, patted Liu Guangqi on the shoulder and agreed to the request.
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed since the last accident at the steel rolling mill. When Liu Guangqi returned home that night, before he could even sit down, Xu Damao's family came together and invited Liu Guangqi to his home.
In order to thank Liu Guangqi for rescuing Xu Meiling in the factory, Xu Damao's mother cooked a large table of dishes. The aroma filled the entire courtyard and made the neighbors in the courtyard drool with greed. Fortunately, the courtyard was so big, everyone knew what Liu Guangqi did in the steel rolling mill, and no one looked down upon Liu Guangqi, except for a certain Jia Zhang who had not eaten meat for a long time.
To be honest, it was Liu Guangqi's first time having dinner at Xu Damao's house. Liu Guangqi usually invited these people in the courtyard to dinner. Although it is not a precious dish, it is not easy to put together such a table of dishes these days.
After all, there is a serious shortage of food. Even wealthy families like the Bai family have reduced their diet, from eight dishes to four dishes per meal.
Li Huaide did not forget his promise to Liu Guangqi. After dealing with the leaders from above and the guests from Shandong, he transferred Qin Huiru from the workshop to the logistics and sat in an office. Moreover, the level and salary were also slightly raised. Everyone Everyone knew that Qin Huiru had gone through the back door, but no one could find fault. They only regretted that they did not have such a capable brother-in-law.
“It’s really a steal of half a day’s leisure, so comfortable.”
Liu Guangqi, who had rarely given himself a day off this afternoon, was sitting on a recliner drinking tea and enjoying the afternoon sunshine. In addition, from time to time, there were sounds of his sons playing and making jokes with his daughter-in-law. Liu Guangqi's life was simply Don't live too comfortably.
"Today I drink heavily to celebrate my achievements, and I will never rest until my ambition is fulfilled.
In the future, I will show off my talents and dare to shed my blood to learn from the Spring and Autumn Period ~ Oh oh oh oh."
Listening to "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" playing on the radio, Liu Guangqi couldn't help but hum along. The opera is truly the quintessence of the Chinese nation and has an extraordinary charm. When Liu Guangqi was young, he hated stopping the opera and felt that the opera was so squeaky. It sounds likeable, but as he grows older, Liu Guangqi gradually falls in love with this art. Perhaps it is because he has become literate when he grows up, and can understand the operas that he once could not understand, and can understand what the operas want to express. Here comes the content.
"elder brother,"
Liu Guangqi was speaking the last long tune, and Liu Guangtian's excited voice came from the corridor.
"Why are you in such a hurry? How come you are still so frizzy at how grown up you are?"
Liu Guangqi, whose interest was interrupted, glanced at Liu Guangqi dissatisfied.
"I know, I know."
Hearing Liu Guangqi's scolding, Liu Guangtian nodded nonchalantly, picked up Liu Guangqi's cup and drank it in one gulp.
"Hey, be careful when handling it. Don't break it. This is a tureen from the Kangxi period. If it breaks, you won't be able to afford the compensation if I sell it."
"Come on, don't think I don't know anything. There were a lot of these things in Liulichang before, and they're not as mysterious as you said."
"You know what the heck, this thing is different from other things. Look at the color of my cup. It's a real chicken fat yellow. This is something only the emperor can use. Don't use that garbage like me." Compare."
Liu Guangqi carefully snatched the tureen back from Liu Guangtian's hand.
"Okay, I get it."
"Tell me what makes you so excited."
After putting things away, Liu Guangqi settled back into the recliner again.
"Guess who I saw at school today."
Liu Guangtian squatted in front of Liu Guangqi and said.
"Who?"
Liu Guangqi asked, waving his fan.
"Big boss, real boss"
Liu Guangtian looked around, then whispered the other person's name into Liu Guangqi's ear. Liu Guangqi's eyes widened immediately after hearing it.
Just as the two brothers were discussing how to establish a relationship with the future eldest brother, a young man in black coarse cloth pushed open Liu Guangqi's courtyard door and walked in.
"Guangyi, why are you here and why don't you say hello?"
Liu Guangqi was talking energetically to Liu Guangtian when he suddenly saw a dark shadow flashing across the corridor. When he looked up, he found that the person who came was actually his cousin Liu Guangyi. After growing up over the years, Liu Guangyi has completely grown into a young man. Not only is he tall and handsome, but he has also found a wife in the countryside and got married. He will give birth to his first child in a few days.
“It happened so urgently that I came here without even having time to notify you.
"
Liu Guangyi scratched his head and said with a smile.
Sit down first, what's the matter, why are you in such a hurry,"
Liu Guangqi motioned to Liu Guangtian to move a stool for Liu Guangyi, looked at the other person and asked, if the other person came from the village in such a hurry, it might be because something big happened at home.
"The fifth master is gone. My dad asked me to come over and inform you and my second uncle, and ask if you can come back."
"Go back, definitely come back. The fifth master is gone, why has the fifth master been so long? I remember he was fine when I went back last time,"
Liu Guangqi agreed without even thinking about it. The fifth master is considered an elder that Liu Guangqi respects in this world. If Liu Guangqi had not implemented the measures that Liu Guangqi implemented in Liujia Village, he would not have been able to implement them at all. It is not easy to meet someone who trusts one's elder brother so much in this life. Liu Guangqi will naturally attend the other person's funeral.
"When did you come back last time? It's been more than half a year, but Master Wu left in a hurry this time. He was fine yesterday. He was sitting at the entrance of the village chatting with someone, and then he disappeared after a long sleep. The old man in the village said The fifth master is so blessed, he has not suffered any sins and has not been a burden to the younger generation."
"Indeed, I haven't returned for some days."
Liu Guangqi nodded,
Early the next morning, Liu Guangqi took Liu Haizhong and Liu Guangyi to the bus station. As for the others, they did not follow him back. After all, the fifth master was only a distant relative, and it was not yet time for the whole family to go back to pay their respects.
"Oh, my dad, why did you leave?"
"Fifth Master..."
When Liu Guangqi entered the village, he heard the faint sound of mourning. The closer to the ancestral hall, the louder the sound became. After entering the ancestral hall, Liu Guangqi saw a coffin in front of the door, with a large number of Liu clan members kneeling around the coffin.
"Where's Li Bing?"
After stepping forward and kowtowing to Master Wu, Liu Guangqi stood behind Liu Haizhu. After looking around, Liu Guangqi did not find the secretary sent by the commune to Liujiacun to guide the work.
It was because he couldn't stand what the other party did in Liujiacun, so Liu Guangqi didn't come back often in these years. That feeling of knowing that the other person is doing something wrong but being unable to do anything about it is really uncomfortable.
"Last month I asked your fifth master to drive him away. If he doesn't drive that guy away, the wealth you bought for our village will be ruined by that guy. There are more than a hundred pigs in the pig farm and that guy just let him go. After all the hard work, there are only twenty chickens left, and the chicken farm is not much better. Damn it, I don’t feel sorry for the chickens.”
When Li Bing was mentioned, Liu Haizhu cursed directly.
"Okay, uncle, everyone is gone, and there's no point in scolding him anymore. At least that guy has left us with some foundation. With these twenty pigs here, it won't take long for us to raise another hundred. Here comes a pig.”
Seeing Liu Haizhu blushing with anger and having a thick neck, Liu Guangqi patted the other person's back and comforted him.
"That's what I said, but I just can't get angry. That guy is just a talker. When he was making steel, he braised pork in braised pork every day. The landlords and wealthy people in the past didn't dare to eat like that with more than 80 pigs. It hurts me so much.”
"Okay, okay, don't be angry, uncle. I see that the big canteen in the village has been closed. I don't have enough food at home. If it's not enough, I'll send some back later."
"No, it's enough to eat. As you said, Guangyi and I dug some fields in the mountains and picked up some sweet potatoes. Plus the grain harvested from the fields, I won't say how full I am. At least I won't be hungry.
Don't just send food to your home. I heard from the third child that food is in short supply in the city now. You'd better take care of your family first. "
"Okay, I get it"
Seeing that Liu Haizhu was not carried away by the wave and was prepared as he said, Liu Guangqi was relieved.
According to the past rules, if an elder in the village dies, the coffin must be kept for seven days. However, these are extraordinary times. One extra day of coffin is a waste of time. It is better to bury them early and save some food for the living.
After following the funeral procession to send Master Wu away, Liu Guangqi rode his bicycle to Qinjiazhuang next door. Compared with Liujiazhuang, the atmosphere in Qinjiazhuang was much more depressed. The whole village was quiet and there was no movement at all. The villagers lay on the roadside or under the shade of trees like zombies. The skin on the face is tightly attached to the bones, the cheekbones are high, and they all look malnourished.
When Liu Guangqi arrived, no one came up to talk to him. He just looked up and continued to lie on the ground to rest. However, there were still some sharp-eyed people who saw Liu Guangqi carrying a cloth bag in his car. Based on the situation, these people immediately guessed that the bag contained food. Although they knew that the food was not for them, these people still walked towards Liu Guangqi.
"Here we come, Guangqi"
"Well, fourth uncle"
Looking at Qin Huairu's cousin, Liu Guangqi smiled and nodded.
"Come to see your father-in-law. What are you bringing here? It's heavy. Let me help you get it."
Looking at the cloth bag on the back seat of the bicycle, Qin Daniu still couldn't hold back the desire in his heart and reached out to touch the cloth bag.
"No, it's just a worthless thing. I can push it myself. You can smoke."
Seeing that the other party's hand was about to touch the cloth bag, Liu Guangqi immediately pushed the car and took two steps forward.
Seeing Liu Guangqi hand over the cigarette, Qin Daniu reluctantly withdrew his gaze.
"Second uncle, you can also smoke one."
Seeing the circle of people surrounding him, Liu Guang couldn't move forward or retreat. He could only take out a pack of cigarettes and disperse one by one.
"Guangqi, you're here."
Just when Liu Guangqi was thinking about how to escape from this group of hungry wolves, Qin Dazhuang, who got the news, trotted over.
"Why don't you say anything when you're here so I can come out and pick you up? Xin, let's go, let's go home quickly."
When he saw the bag on Liu Guangqi's bicycle, his eyes immediately glowed green like a hungry wolf. Without saying a word, he picked up the fifty kilograms of rice bags in his arms, as if he was afraid that someone would snatch them away if he took one step at night.
"I'm leaving, gentlemen."
Seeing Qin Dazhuang coming out, Liu Guangqi breathed a sigh of relief, nodded to the hungry wolves around him, and followed Qin Dazhuang towards his home.
"Brother-in-law, why are you here? My dad has been talking about you several times."
Qin Xiaozhuang was also very happy to see Liu Guangqi. He pressed closely against Liu Guangqi and stared directly at Guangqi's pocket.
"What are you talking about me for?"
Seeing his brother-in-law's gaze, Liu Guangqi did not disappoint him, took out a handful of sweets from his pocket and stuffed it into Qin Xiaozhuang's hand.
"Talk about it, why don't you send food to our family?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? When did I talk about your brother-in-law?"
Hearing Qin Xiaozhuang's words, Qin Dazhuang's old face suddenly turned black and red, and he scolded sternly.
"It's not what you said, it was what my mother said. Anyway, it was one of you two. I heard it when I was sleeping. After you two said this, you two started fighting. You rode on my mother and beat me. Mom even cried."
"flutter"
Liu Guangqi couldn't help laughing when he heard his brother-in-law's description.
"What nonsense are you talking about, you little bastard? I'll beat you to death, you little bastard."
When his son exposed his scandal, and in front of his son-in-law, Qin Dazhuang suddenly became angry and didn't want the food in his arms. He picked up the cloth shoes from the soles of his feet and walked towards Qin Xiaozhuang.
"Okay, Dad, the kid is ignorant, just tell him carefully. If you don't have enough food at home, just go to the city to find me. There's nothing to be embarrassed about."
"Aren't I afraid that you won't have enough food to eat? You already have a large family. Now that Huiru has no man, she has two children to take care of. If we go there again, your family will not be able to survive. "
Qin Dazhuang lowered his head and said.
"It doesn't matter, you don't have to worry about it. If I don't have enough food, I can go to the ghost market to buy it. You can't let Xiao Zhuang go hungry just because of this. It's the time to grow."
Liu Guangqi touched his brother-in-law's head.
"I see that the situation in our village is not very good. People are so hungry."
Liu Guangqi looked at the villagers following him from a distance and said.
"Don't mention it. This day this year is like eight bad lucks in my life. First there was a severe drought, and then there was heavy rain during the wheat harvest. The little grain harvested was just enough to pay for the public food. The autumn harvest was not much better. Your village is on a high terrain. The terrain of our village is low, and all the crops in the field were drowned after several heavy rains.
If it weren't for the large canteen that supported the village, the people would have starved to death. But now the big canteen is no longer available, and there is no food in the commune. What we used to eat was white flour steamed buns with sliced meat, noodles and rice. Now it’s either steamed buns or porridge, and it’s just one meal a day. A few days ago We can still get six taels per person per day, but now we estimate it is only four taels. Four taels is enough to eat. People are so hungry that they can hardly stand. If this continues, people in the village should go out to beg for food. "
"That's it. No wonder the uncles at the entrance of the village looked at this bag of grain like hungry wolves looking at meat."
"Guangqi, here we come, come in quickly, come in quickly."
While they were talking, Weng and his son-in-law had already arrived at the door of Qin Dazhuang's house. Liu Guangqi's mother-in-law saw the food Liu Guangqi brought and immediately welcomed Liu Guangqi into the house with a smile.
"Here, there's nothing in this house, and I don't know what to do with it."
"No, Mom, I'm not thirsty or hungry. I'll do it for a while and then leave."
Seeing that he was wandering around but couldn't find anything to entertain his mother-in-law, Liu Guangqi waved his hand and called to his mother-in-law.
"I know life in the village is difficult, so this is the food Huairu asked me to bring you. There are two pieces of bacon in it."
Liu Guangqi opened the bag and took out two pieces of bacon from the rice.
"Meat, there is meat, mom, I want to eat meat."
Seeing the bacon in Liu Guangqi's hand, the eyes of Qin Dazhuang's family of three immediately lit up. Qin Xiaozhuang couldn't wait to pull on his mother's sleeve, hoping that his mother would cook him a meal.
"Brother, please take pity on us and give us some food. The dog will really starve to death if he doesn't eat some real food."
Just when Qin Dazhuang's family of three were immersed in joy, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside. A woman in her thirties walked in and knelt down in front of Qin Dazhuang, holding an indeterminate child in her arms. .
