On the way back, Wang Zhong made a phone call back to Jichun, chatted with Qu Xiuzhen for a while, asked them about their physical condition, talked about his direct descendants, chatted for a while, and then said Get down to business.
"Comrade Laoqu, do you still remember Cai Xiaoguang?"
Qu Xiuzhen on the other end of the phone said, "Why don't you remember? It was Cai Xiaoguang who introduced you to the soy sauce factory!"
"Yes, yes!" Wang Zhong said: "Cai Xiaoguang has been in some trouble recently. I thought about how he helped me at the beginning. Now that he is in trouble, I can't just stand by and watch."
"That's the truth. You called because you wanted me to help Cai Xiaoguang?"
"Secretary Qu is still Secretary Qu. I can't even hide my little thoughts in front of you." Wang Chong said with a smile.
"Okay, okay, I'm too lazy to listen to you!" Qu Xiuzhen's impatient voice came from the microphone: "If you have something to do, just say it. If it doesn't, I'll hang up!"
This little old lady is making fun of people.
Wang Zhongdao: "Don't mention it! Didn't Cai Xiaoguang also go to college? But their factory is short of people right now. Cai Xiaoguang is doing a pretty good job. Their factory leaders are reluctant to let him go!"
"It's time for school to start in the next few days. If you miss it, you will miss something big." Wang Zhong's tone was anxious.
On the other end of the phone, Qu Xiuzhen's expression immediately became serious: "Zhou Bingkun, why did you just say such a big thing!"
"Yes, yes!" Wang Zhong said: "It's mine, isn't it! Didn't I just come to Yanjing? Brother Xiaoguang didn't contact me, so he looked for my sister, who went round and round, and then he found me!"
"Humph!" Qu Xiuzhen was a little angry, but without thinking much, she immediately said: "Okay, just leave this matter alone and leave it to me!"
"Okay, let's not talk anymore. I have to go verify the situation immediately."
After saying that, without waiting for Wang Zhong to speak, he hung up the phone. Listening to the beep coming from the phone, Wang Zhong shook his head helplessly. The little old lady was still so resolute, and there was no sand in her eyes.
Qu Xiuzhen always said that she would handle it, and as long as there was nothing fishy about it, it would be fine.
Wang Zhong immediately called the tractor factory, contacted Cai Xiaoguang, and told him about the matter.
Wang Zhong didn't have the habit of doing good deeds without leaving his name behind. What's more, if he hadn't mentioned this, Cai Xiaoguang would have thought that Zhou Bingyi and Zhou Rong helped him.
When we returned to Dashiqiao Hutong, it was already past one in the afternoon.
Li Suhua and Zheng Juan, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, cleaned the entire yard again.
Guangming still helps take care of the children, and Congcong and Yueyue also listen to their uncle Guangming and are willing to get close to him.
But looking at Guangming sitting in the courtyard with his two elders playing around him, Wang Zhong suddenly had an idea.
"Dad! Dad!"
"uncle!"
As soon as they saw Wang Zhong coming back, several children couldn't wait to gather around him. Cong Cong and Yue Yue didn't forget to report the news loudly to the kitchen.
"Have you seen your brother, sister, and the others?" Li Suhua was also in the courtyard, always watching the two children, and asked eagerly as soon as he saw Wang Zhong.
Wang Zhong said: "Yes, I went to Yan University to guard him early in the morning. I only signed up after finding Zhou Rong."
But she didn't say anything about her unhappy breakup with Zhou Rong.
Li Suhua looked around behind Wang Chong, frowned and said in confusion: "Then you are the only one back? Where are your brother, sister and the others?"
Li Suhua stared at Wang Chong's back and looked around. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he didn't see the figure he expected.
"They still have some things to finish, so I will come back first." Wang Zhong explained.
"Is something wrong? What can happen?" Li Suhua was not very happy.
Wang Zhong smiled and explained: "What else could it be? Isn't school starting today? It must be something related to the school."
"Yes, yes, school just started today. There must be a lot of things to do at school. Your brother and sister must be busy."
In Li Suhua's eyes, going to college is no different from the previous imperial examinations. Wang Zhong only explained briefly, and Li Suhua had already figured out the rest.
"Have you had lunch?" Li Suhua became concerned about his younger son again.
Wang Zhong rubbed his belly: "Not yet!"
"I was afraid that you would be worried, so I hurriedly hurried home all the way!"
After spending many years together, Wang Zhong had already figured out Li Suhua's simple temperament.
Li Suhua immediately said: "The steamed buns we have at noon are heated on the stove in the room. Go and eat them quickly!"
Wang Zhong's eyes lit up: "Steamed buns? What kind of fillings are they?"
“Lamb and pickles!”
"Gululu!"
Wang Zhong swallowed his saliva and walked towards the inner room. Li Suhua also took one large and one small child back to the room, preparing for them to take a nap.
Just now, I took the children for a walk after dinner. On this cold day, how could Li Suhua let the children blow in the cold wind outside for too long.
Wang Zhong held the buns in his hand, chewing on one, and grabbed two in the other hand, biting them in big mouths.
The buns are huge and the ratio of dough to filling is just right.
"Mom, don't pamper them too much. It's normal for children to bump into each other."
"What do you mean by pampering? I feel sorry for my grandchildren, don't I? Mingming and Lingling are so young, and it's so cold outside, what should I do if they get frozen!"
"No matter how cold it is outside, it's not as cold as our Ji Chun. What's more, the children are moving, so it won't get any colder."
Li Suhua said angrily: "You understand! I raised the three of you single-handedly, and you don't know how to take care of children before I do it! You need to teach me!"
"They are so young, you think they all look like you!"
Wang Zhong had a black line on his forehead, and Li Suhua's expression and tone were full of unabashed disgust.
"Guangming, Congcong, Yueyue, it's cold outside, don't play for too long, come inside quickly."
As he spoke, he shouted loudly outside.
"I know, Auntie!" Then I heard Guangming's voice greeting Congcong Yueyue in the courtyard. Not to mention, the two children quite obeyed him and ran into the house happily after a while.
"By the way, just in time, your brother and sister are coming over. Later, you and Juan'er will go to the vegetable market to buy some meat. If you see the jar, bring some back. I see there are a lot of radishes in the vegetable cellar. You can pickle some and eat it for a while after spring begins."
The dishes in the vegetable cellar were all prepared by Wang Zhong and He Damao when they first arrived a few days ago.
After eating the buns, I washed my hands.
Zheng Juan has almost finished cleaning up in the kitchen.
Wang Zhong walked to the kang with a smile and looked at Li Suhua, who was teasing the children with a bright smile on her face. However, he was thinking in his heart that when he settled down after a while, he would take her, Guangming and Zheng Juan to Xiehe together. Take a physical examination and take a good look at everything.
Wang Zhong leaned over and picked up his little daughter who was staggering towards him. With a warm smile on his face, he asked softly: "Lingling, my good daughter, are you obedient at home today?"
"dad!"
"obedient!"
"Lingling, be obedient!"
Lingling and Mingming, who are over one year old, have already spoken, but they are not coherent yet. Most of them have one or two words, but rarely three or four. They have not said a complete sentence.
He is obviously more active and interested in everything, but now he is leaning towards Congcong and Yueyue with his head pointed.
"horse!"
"Qi Qi!"
As soon as the little girl entered Wang Zhong's arms, she twisted her body and climbed up Wang Zhong's neck with her small hands, trying hard to climb up. Unfortunately, she was weak and her hands were short, so she couldn't climb up at all.
Wang Zhong held Lingling upside down, holding her armpits and waist with both hands. With a strong lift, the excited little girl was lifted above her head, and she sat on Wang Zhong's neck with her legs spread apart.
In an instant, the little girl danced excitedly and laughed like a silver bell.
At this moment, Congcong's attention was immediately attracted by his brother and sister.
Excited, he quickly grabbed Cong Cong's clothes and climbed up, stretching out his hand towards Wang Zhong: "Dad, ride a horse, ride a horse!"
Wang Zhong put Zhou Ling down, picked up Zhou Ming and put it on his neck. He walked around the room before putting it back on the kang.
Congcong and Yueyue were very jealous, but they couldn't compete with their younger brothers and sisters, so they were in a dilemma.
When Wang Zhong saw this, he picked up each of them and rode them around, making the children extremely happy.
After a while, Zheng Juan, who had finished cleaning up, changed her clothes, greeted Li Suhua, and the couple went out with the vegetable basket and headed to the market.
The vegetable market is not far away. Although it is not the largest in Yanjing, it is not small in scale and has all the necessary items.
However, in the middle of winter, there were not many fresh vegetables in the market. There was no shortage of radishes and cabbages. The couple was lucky. They also met a fish seller. Judging from his appearance, he must have just come back from wild fishing somewhere. The harvest was not small. Two Kouzi picked the largest carp, weighing three pounds and six taels, which was quite big.
I bought fish, cut ten pounds of mutton, and five pounds of pork belly. Unfortunately, I didn't see the jar that Li Suhua wanted nearby.
