Inside the Xu family house.
A few people chatted and had a meal for more than half an hour before it was finally over.
This meal was a feast for both the guest and the host.
Xu Jixiang showed his strength in front of Lou Zhenhua and laid a solid foundation for marrying his daughter-in-law.
Lou Zhenhua also ate seafood that he had not eaten for a week, which was a feast for his mouth.
After dinner.
After Xu's mother cleared away the leftovers, she cooked West Lake Longjing for several people.
In response to the faint scent of tea, Lou Zhenhua pretended to be unintentional and asked: "Old Xu, that Li Aiguo just now is your neighbor. Do you have a good relationship?"
"ah?!"
Xu Jixiang is such a smart person.
It has been determined from Lou Zhenhua's attitude that the two are at odds.
He quickly waved his hand to draw a clear line.
"They are just ordinary neighbors. Li Aiguo is a bit arrogant and unsociable. On weekdays, our two families don't interact at all."
"Really?" Lou Zhenhua looked at him deeply.
Xu's mother is a servant of the Lou family.
When Xu Jixiang was young, he worked as a helper in the Lou family and knew Lou Zhenhua very well.
The old fox didn't believe him.
Xu Jixiang secretly kicked Xu Damao under the table.
Xu Damao stood up quickly, took out a Chinese cigarette and lit it for Lou Zhenhua, and said with a smile: "Dad, you are still brave. You know that Zhang Gangzhu lives in the backyard, and you are not afraid."
"Zhang Gangzhu? Is he that kid from the Zhang Shan family?"
Lou Zhenhua puffed out smoke from his nostrils and said disdainfully: "Da Mao, I am now a patriotic capitalist, the vice chairman of the Federation of Industry and Commerce, and a well-known person in the capital.
Besides, what happened back then has been concluded. It was Zhang Shan who was injured due to illegal operation.
The eighth-level worker in your compound can testify.
What can Zhang Gangzhu do to me! "
"Yes Yes Yes"
Xu Damao successfully changed the topic and was delighted.
Lou Zhenhua continued: "This is liberation. If it had been before liberation, I would have found someone to get that little kid."
Lou Zhenhua had met Zhang Gangzhu several times before.
The hatred in Zhang Gangzhu's eyes made him feel on pins and needles.
It was just that it had just been liberated at that time, and the superiors were investigating the situation before liberation. Lou Zhenhua was busy wiping his behind for the past, and he couldn't care about Zhang Gangzhu.
"Yes, Zhang Gangzhu is just a little butcher, no match for dad."
Taking the Chinese cigarette handed over by Xu Damao, Lou Zhenhua took a deep breath, his face suddenly brightening and darkening after the light smoke.
"Lao Xu, Damao is a good kid. I have no objection to his marriage to Xiao'e."
"Oh, this is great. Don't worry, we will treat Xiao'e like our own daughter."
Just when Xu Jixiang was grinning from ear to ear.
Lou Zhenhua continued: "If you want them to get married, you must first hand over the position of projectionist to Damao."
"Ah?! Let me retire early." Xu Jixiang hesitated.
He is just under forty years old.
He is several years younger than Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, and is not even old enough to retire.
"Da Mao doesn't even have a formal job now. How can he support his family? How can we safely marry a moth?" Tan Liya, who had been silent all this time, was firm.
Xu Jixiang was forced into a corner and could only nod: "Next week, I will apply for medical leave from the Labor Department and hand over the position to Damao as soon as possible."
Lou Zhenhua achieved his goal and had no time to chat with Xu Jixiang.
I took Tan Liya to visit the deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai.
The three of them were old acquaintances before liberation and had collaborated on many things.
The deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai heard that Lou Xiao'e was going to marry in the courtyard, and they both welcomed her.
Yi Zhonghai even patted his chest and assured: "Old Lou, although Xiao'e's background is not good, but with me in the courtyard, if anyone dares to talk about her background, I will never forgive him!"
Lou Zhenhua: "."
The little eighth-level worker really made a fool of himself.
If it were before liberation.
This would have sunk you into the sea long ago.
But the situation is pressing, who can let me be the boss!
Lou Zhenhua could only express his gratitude to Yi Zhonghai: "Lao Yi, this child Xiao'e is young and ignorant. You will need to take more care of her in the future. Don't worry, I, Lao Lou, will not treat you badly."
The deaf old lady took the opportunity to make a strange request: "Director Lou, I went to see you a while ago. Your secretary said that you were on a business trip. I want to ask, do you have any acquaintances at the locomotive depot police station? Can you help me? Get your grandson out."
"no no."
When it comes to the railway locomotive depot, Lou Zhenhua's forehead is filled with sweat.
Not long ago, I was punished by Li Aiguo in the maintenance section and wrote a letter of apology.
Lou Zhenhua wanted to give this blind little driver some eye drops that night.
However, he discovered that although he was the vice chairman of the Federation of Industry and Commerce and was familiar with the leaders of various units in the capital, he had no connection with the locomotive department.
The locomotive depot and the local area are two separate openings.
Most of the leaders and staff inside are majoring in the railway corps and are comrades in the army.
What he fears most in his life is dealing with those people.
Lou Zhenhua was stabbed in his weakness and fled with Tan Liya.
Looking at their backs, the deaf old lady sighed.
"Sinzhu, I'm stupid Zhu, when can you come out?"
Xu family.
Take advantage of the time when Xu Damao goes out to see Lou Zhenhua off.
Xu's mother closed the door, pulled Xu Jixiang into the back room, and muttered about what happened just now.
"Lao Xu, Lou Zhenhua is the director of the steel rolling mill. It is easy to help our Damao become a regular employee. Why does he have to let you retire early?"
Xu Jixiang also often talked about letting Xu Damao take over.
But that was just talk, the purpose was still to get Lou Zhenhua to help Xu Damao become a regular employee.
After all, once the illness is over, you can only get 60% of your monthly salary, and you will also lose the extra money from movies.
Needless to say, I will also lose the opportunity to communicate with those old women and young wives in the countryside.
You are not a projectionist, who cares about you!
Xu Jixiang leaned on the chair, thought for a moment, and smiled bitterly: "Why does he want me to retire? He obviously wants to drive us two back to our hometown. When Lou Xiao'e gets married, it will be easier for him to control our family. "
"Then you still agree?" Xu's mother's face changed greatly when she heard this.
Xu Jixiang snorted coldly: "What are you afraid of? Our Xu family is a single generation of three generations. Damao is our Xu family's child. This will never change."
certainly.
Xu Jixiang still has some things that he hasn’t told Xu’s mother.
He was afraid that Mother Xu's loud mouth would leak out.
Xu Jixiang often goes to the countryside to play movies and finds that two major events are happening in the countryside.
First, the cooperative group will be upgraded to a high-level commune. I heard that they will have to eat from a big pot and eat free of charge.
Another thing is to liquidate the past.
Those who had done evil in the past had to go to study classes.
Sooner or later this trend will spread to the city.
The bad things Lou Zhenhua did in the past could be hidden from others, but not from Xu Jixiang, who worked as a helper in his house.
When the time comes, once a report letter is sent out, Lou Zhenhua will have to run away.
The Lou family fled in a hurry, and they certainly couldn't take away all the gold and silver treasures hidden in the family.
Isn’t it cheaper than Xu Damao?
Introduction time.
He snatched his son back and also got the Lou family's property. It was a win-win situation.
A win-win situation means Xu Jixiang wins twice.
Think good things.
Xu Jixiang almost laughed out loud.
The other side.
Lou Zhenhua is also thinking about good things.
“In recent years, many projectionists from the steel rolling mill have disappeared because they went to the countryside to show movies.
Xiao Tan, when Mo Zi and Xu Damao have a son, we will kill Xu Damao.
Find someone to pretend to be a highway robbery, kill them, and throw them to the side of the road.
The wild wolf passed away at night, and no body was left, and no one could find it.
"
This was the first time Lou Zhenhua told her.
Tan Liya was frightened when she heard this.
"Zhenhua, let's do less things that harm people's lives in the future, just in case."
Lou Zhenhua interrupted her with a cold face: "How do you think our Lou family's property came from? If I don't harm others, others will harm me!
Don’t you know what our family is made of?
How many people are staring at us.
As long as our moth has a baby.
That child is a third-generation poor man, and his father is a soldier who died for the common people to play movies. No one can touch him, let alone a moth.
If there is a moth to look at our family's property, we can go to Hong Kong City with peace of mind.
"
After hearing that she could go to Hong Kong City, Tan Liya had no objections.
He muttered in a low voice: "It's just that Moth has a stubborn temper, I still need to persuade him."
As the saying goes, people's hearts are separated from each other, and everyone has his own agenda.
Only God knows who can outsmart whom.
Li Aiguo had lunch at Aunt Liu's house.
It's not just him.
There are also Wang Dakui and Zhang Erpao.
The rice is stick noodle porridge and black cornstarch. The dishes are a plate of spicy and sour intestines and a plate of crabs.
The so-called crab race is a dish cooked with fish and eggs.
Sai crab is fragrant and has a mellow taste. After Li Aiguo's careful cooking, the fish tastes like crab meat, and the rustling texture of the egg yolk is the same as that of crab roe. It is really delicious.
"tasty!"
After He Yuyu tasted it, he couldn't help but admired it.
"If it's delicious, eat more." Aunt Liu gave He Yuyu a doting look and gave her an extra chopstick.
"Mom, that's enough. If you eat more, you'll get fat."
He Yuyu blushed with embarrassment.
"It's okay. After dinner later, you can help us work in the courtyard. It's a good opportunity to lose weight." Li Aiguo said with a smile.
"Grand courtyard?" He Yuyu was surprised.
Wang Dakui explained while eating: "We rented a yard in the alley behind the community hospital and planned to open a scrap shop."
Aunt Liu frowned: "In today's world, can a private person start a business?"
"It's okay, it's in the name of the street office." Wang Dakui explained to Aunt Liu.
"That's good, that's good." Aunt Liu nodded: "Yu Yu, Comrade Da Kui is a patriotic friend, and we should help him with his livelihood. Eat more food, and we will all go help later."
"Uh-huh."
He Yuyue ate with big mouthfuls.
This dish was so delicious, she finally found a good excuse.
The more people the better to eat the steamed buns, the more people there are the more powerful they are.
Five or six people, in one afternoon, the courtyard was completely cleaned up.
"Brother Patriot, it's hot, come and drink mung bean tea."
at dusk.
Aunt Liu cooked a pot of mung bean tea and asked He Yuyu to bring it in an enamel basin.
The little girl walked a mile or two carrying the basin.
His face was flushed from exhaustion and sweat was dripping from his forehead.
He placed the enamel basin on the stone table and stood next to it, breathing heavily.
"Thank you, girl Yuyu."
Li Aiguo washed his face in the barrel and picked up the towel hanging around his neck to wipe it clean.
Invite Wang Dakui and Zhang Erpao to come over for tea.
The taste of mung bean soup is fresh and pleasant, making people feel a refreshing breath.
In the hot summer.
After a while, drink a bowl of mung bean soup, your pores will relax and your whole body will feel refreshed.
Wang Dakui wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned to look at the dilapidated house, and said, "Brother Patriot, aren't the engineering team from the locomotive depot repairing your house? We can ask them to help us clean up these dilapidated houses."
Zhang Erpao raised his hand: "There is also a fence. The fence must be painted white, then it will be beautiful."
"Snapped!"
Before he finished speaking, Wang Dakui was slapped on the head.
"It's free to build the wall. We only have so little funds, so we have to deal with important things first. I'm the manager now, and you, the buyer, have to listen to me."
Zhang Erpao rubbed his head and pouted: "I'm just giving you a suggestion. Do you think I'm a cousin like you?"
"Fuck, can you two calm down for a while?"
Li Aiguo put down the enamel bowl and his face straightened, "Originally I also thought about tidying up the yard, but after thinking about it carefully, it is good for the yard to be a little dilapidated."
Zhang Erpao raised his sleeves and sniffed his nose, a little confused: "What's the benefit? The benefit of leaking rain? Or the benefit of letting in wind?"
"Snapped"
Comrade Purchaser received another slap on the forehead.
"Listen to Brother Patriot and don't interrupt."
Li Aiguo stood up, pointed at the broken room and said: "If you work in a certain industry, you should look like a professional. We who collect waste should look like we are collecting waste, so we should be like broken people.
If it was decorated like Lao Mo's, with all the splendor and lights, would customers dare to come to the door? "
Wang Dakui thought that this was really the case.
"Yes, when I see Lao Mo's place, I feel scared in my heart. We common people just go around it. We only go to those dirty fly houses."
Li Aiguo continued: "You can go to the lumber factory later and find a broken board, write on it with a brush, use it as a sign, and hang it on the door. Then we can officially open for business."
Although Wang Dakui felt a little shabby, he still nodded heavily.
After drinking the mung bean soup, he got on the donkey and ran out of the junk shop.
(End of chapter)
