"Xiao Zhou is here!"
Before entering the village, he met a dozen people returning to the village on the roadside. Wang Zhong got out of the car and pushed the tricycle and walked slowly with them.
A group of people carried poles and hemp ropes on their shoulders. There were rattan baskets on both ends of the poles. The baskets were covered with cloth, and there was a layer of snow on the cloth.
Seeing Wang Zhong's group of people's enthusiasm came immediately.
"Have you just arrived in the city to buy new year's goods?" Wang Zhong smiled and chatted with a few people.
"There are still some chickens left for slaughter this year. We are planning to take advantage of the New Year to pick them up and sell them in the city, and buy some New Year's goods!" The villagers showed simple smiles on their faces.
"Oh? It seems that the results of this year's breeding are not bad!"
"This year, our village has produced a total of 3,620 chickens. Everyone has decided to expand the scale next year and raise more chickens."
The chickens in Xiaoheishan Village are not worried about the market. Most of them are digested by Jiangliao Publishing House, Golden Land Magazine and several brother units. Every once in a while, someone comes to the village regularly to collect, not just local chickens, but also ducks. Yes, geese, pork, rice, vegetables, and game will all be purchased.
Jichun is a famous granary in the country and a major grain-producing province. However, because of this, the price of grain in Jichun is not high.
It is precisely because of this that the villagers in Xiaoheishan Village have surplus grain for breeding.
Especially in recent years, with the implementation of the household responsibility system, each family is self-reliant and self-reliant. The people are more motivated, the fields produce more, and they raise more and more chickens and ducks. These days, things are getting worse and worse. The more prosperous it becomes.
Although Wang Zhong is young, the people in the village respect him very much.
We followed the villagers into the village and said goodbye at the door of the old party secretary’s house.
The old Party Secretary has gotten older and has relieved himself of the burden of Party Secretary. With the 1978-8 household quota system, every household has been allocated land. Although he has resigned, the old Party Secretary has not been idle. He takes his wife and children all day long to serve the family members. With a few pieces of land and a lot of labor at home, my life was comfortable and nourishing.
As soon as he saw Wang Zhong, the old branch secretary's old face full of grooves showed a sincere smile from the bottom of his heart, and he quickly greeted Wang Zhong into the house.
"Uncle Zhang, this is my brother-in-law, Zheng Guangming."
The old party secretary's daughter-in-law served hot tea and wine.
"He's a good young man." The old party secretary stroked his white stubble and looked at Guangming with a smile.
The old party secretary hurriedly told his wife: "Erdanma, hurry up and call Qiaoer over."
"Okay dad, I'll go right away." Erdan's mother is the youngest daughter-in-law of the old party secretary. The old party secretary has three sons and two daughters, all of whom are married. Now it is the younger son's family who lives with the old party secretary and his wife.
"Xiao Zhou, you haven't been here for a while. You have to have a good drink today. When you get drunk, you can stay at home and come back tomorrow." The old party secretary held the cigarette pole and said enthusiastically.
Wang Zhong also smiled brightly: "Sure, I'll leave the more than 100 kilograms here today. I have to stay drunk with you for a long time."
"This is so true!"
"Old lady, pick a fatter chicken and stew it, and get a few pounds of ribs. Xiao Zhou likes this, and you can take care of the rest!" The old party secretary was very happy.
"You don't have to tell me! Xiao Zhou just came here after a long time, and I don't know how to treat him well!"
The old aunt just had a bad look on the old party secretary. She turned to face Wang Zhong, and a kind smile immediately appeared on her kind face, which was bright and sincere.
"Xiao Zhou, you and the old man chat first while Auntie goes to get some food!"
"Sorry, auntie!"
"It's not like I'm an outsider. It's not troublesome to say anything."
The old aunt was extremely polite: "You guys sit down first, Guangming. When you go to my aunt's house, it's like going back to your own home. Don't be polite!"
"Auntie, please be busy first!" Guangming replied with a smile, his tone was brisk, and he felt vaguely like a spring breeze.
"Xiao Zhou! Shall we kill one game first?" the old party secretary said to Wang Zhong with a smile.
Wang Zhong rubbed his hands and said, "Okay! It just so happens that I haven't had sex in a long time."
The old branch secretary took out a wooden board from the cabinet beside the kang and laid it flat on the table. Clear vertical and horizontal lines were carved on it, with the Chu River and Han boundary in the middle.
He took out a rectangular wooden box from the drawer at the bottom of the cabinet and opened it to reveal a box of oval chess pieces neatly arranged inside.
Guangming sat next to Wang Zhong, took out a tennis ball the size of a chestnut ball from his bag, and held it in his palm. From time to time, he tightened his fingers, closed his palm, and pressed hard.
This is to exercise the strength of the palms.
Bone-setting massage and the treatment of bruises require not only identifying acupuncture points and joints, but also require a certain amount of strength on the part of the therapist.
In these years, in addition to studying with his teacher, Guangming has also been doing morning exercises with Wang Zhong. Guangming can't run, but he can still practice basic exercise methods such as sit-ups, pull-ups, and push-ups.
Moreover, the bright profession has its own set of methods for training strength, flexibility and skills.
On the chessboard, an old man and a young man are killing each other. The old branch secretary was a soldier, served as a squad leader, and experienced several battles. He has a great style of chess, changing pieces when he disagrees, and never surrenders unless Only after fighting to the last soldier is he willing to give up.
While they were playing chess, the two of them kept talking: "Old Party Secretary, this time, besides bright things, there is something else."
"Is there anything else?" asked the old branch secretary.
Wang Zhong smiled and said: "It's a good thing."
"It's the Golden Land Magazine that has been cooperating with our village. There are many vacant properties in their club. Recently, the club plans to use these idle assets and build a restaurant."
"Restaurant?" The old party secretary's eyes lit up, and his voice even raised a lot.
"There is such a plan, but it hasn't been finalized yet. I don't know whether it will work or not!" Wang Zhong said.
"Hi!" The old branch secretary was very open-minded: "It's definitely good if it works, but it doesn't matter if it doesn't!"
"So it's best not to talk about this matter outside. You just have to know it in your mind. If it really happens, you can go directly to the original editor Shao."
"But there can't be any problem with the quality. You should serve more snacks and watch them carefully. Otherwise, not only this business, but also the supply of ingredients in the canteens of several units will be in danger!"
The old party secretary assured with a serious expression: "You can rest assured on this! I will personally check every box of things sent out of the village, and there will be no problems in keeping them."
"Old party secretary, although some of my words are unpleasant, I still have to say that things are no better than before. In the past, when everyone worked together, no one would dare to cheat and pass off inferior products as good ones. But now, the output is guaranteed to every household. The situation is different. Those who are diligent and willing to work earn more, and those who are lazy will not be jealous."
"It's okay if I'm just jealous, but I'm afraid they'll be thinking blindly and have their own ideas."
Although the old party secretary felt uncomfortable hearing Wang Zhong's words, he had lived for most of his life and how could he not understand that what Wang Zhong said was reality.
Even when everyone was eating together, there were many cheating and cheating people in the village.
"Xiao Zhou, what do you think should be done about this matter?" the old party secretary frowned and asked seriously.
"rule!"
"Establishing rules to ensure fairness and justice and treating everyone equally will not completely eliminate this phenomenon, but it should play a certain role."
"Establish rules!" The old party secretary suddenly said: "Rules must be established. Isn't it the old saying that there is no circle without rules?"
Just as the old party secretary was about to ask again, the second daughter-in-law's voice suddenly came from outside the house.
"Dad, Mom, Qiao'er is here!"
Guangming's face was calm and calm, but this moment no longer existed. His eyebrows were slightly raised, his expression changed, and he showed a rare embarrassment.
"Qiao'er, come in quickly, it's warm in the house." In the warm greeting of the old party secretary's daughter-in-law, a thin and delicate figure, wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket and patched thick cotton trousers, with a shiny head The girl with her hair tied into two braids held her hand, bowed slightly, and walked into the room nervously.
The little girl's face is round, but not much fleshy. She doesn't look that round, and her skin is not white. There are traces of wind and frost on the back of her face and hands, but she is as young as a flower, and there are a few hairs hanging on her face. Despite the shy blush, it also gives people a feeling of brightness.
"Qiao'er is here!"
"This is your brother Zhou, and this is his brother-in-law Guangming."
The old party secretary quickly introduced both parties.
In fact, both parties had a certain understanding of each other before and knew the basic information.
However, Guangming lost his composure and almost lost the tennis ball in his hand.
"Brother Zhou!"
"Brother Guangming!" Zhang Qiaoer shouted nervously.
"Miss Qiao'er! Hello!" Although Guangming was nervous, he spoke smoothly, but he was not as calm as before.
"What a coincidence, right?" Wang Zhong said with a smile: "Hurry up and sit down. Stop standing."
Zhang Qiaoer was a little reserved and at a loss.
Wang Zhong's name is a household name in Xiaoheishan Village, especially in the past two years, as the breeding technology provided by Wang Zhong has gradually become popular, Xiaoheishan Village has gradually formed a scale in the breeding of chickens and ducks.
It also provided a market for Xiaoheishan Village's chickens, ducks and some agricultural products, greatly improving the living conditions in the village.
Zhang Qiaoer is one of the beneficiaries.
Zhang Qiaoer raised his head and looked at Wang Zhong, suppressed his nervousness, forced a smile, then looked at the old party secretary, and finally his eyes rested on Guangming, and then quickly lowered his head.
The old branch secretary smiled and said, "Qiao'er is not old, but she is really good at work. She even won the first prize in our village last year. She alone raised more than a hundred chickens."
oh? Wang Zhong was a little surprised. There were more than a hundred chickens, and the chicks alone cost a lot of money. This Qiaoer was quite courageous.
"I don't know how to do anything else, and I don't have much strength, so I can only raise chickens." Zhang Qiaoer's voice was nice, ethereal, and crisp.
Wang Zhong smiled and said: "Qiao'er, is it okay if I call you that?"
"Brother Zhou, you can call me whatever you want!" Although she was a little shy, she was a girl who grew up in the black soil, so she got used to it quickly.
"Qiao'er, the old party secretary must have told you about Guangming's situation."
"I said it!" Zhang Qiaoer said and glanced at Guangming, who was also a little embarrassed.
"Then I will add more, you listen first."
"Brother Zhou, tell me!"
Wang Zhong had a smile on his face. He had a good impression of Zhang Qiaoer at the first meeting.
"Although Guangming is invisible, he has been studying bone setting and massage with an old Chinese doctor in Yanjing in the past few years. He has now graduated from the practice. He will stay in Jichun from now on and is not planning to run away.
Guangming's skills are not bad. His master said that he is very talented in this area. His sister and I decided to open a bone-setting massage shop for him in Jichun. With Guangming's skills, he will become rich, not to mention wealthy. But keeping the family fed and clothed should not be a problem. "
"I have my own things to be busy with, and I have many children at home, so his sister can't spare time to help him, so his sister and I plan to find him a wife, so that we can help him manage the shop together in the future."
"Moreover, the light is no longer visible, and his sister and I don't trust him to live independently, so we are thinking of finding a wife for him, a kind-hearted, hard-working and capable girl to help us take good care of him."
"This is the situation! Uncle Zhang, I probably understand your situation. If you don't feel disgusted anymore, just contact Guangming first. If you think it won't work, just say it directly. It'll be fine."
Zhang Qiaoer looked at Guangming and his cheeks quickly turned red: "Brother Zhou, I am not unwilling. My uncle has told me about Brother Guangming's situation."
"That's it...that's it..."
"Don't be in a hurry!" Looking at Zhang Qiao'er who was struggling, Wang Zhong said with a smile: "It's good if it succeeds. Even if it doesn't, it doesn't matter. It will be whatever it is in the future."
The uncle Zhang Qiaoer mentioned was the old party secretary.
"How about you two talk first!"
"Old party secretary, didn't you say in your letter last time that there were a few new litters of puppies in the village? Anyway, the food is not ready yet, and I plan to get two to keep as a housekeeper. Why don't we go over and take a look?"
As he spoke, he winked at the old branch secretary.
The old party secretary understood the idea and held the cigarette pole with a smile: "Especially Erdan's litter. They are descendants of wild mountain dogs. They are very intelligent. They will definitely be suitable for guarding homes and nursing homes."
The two of them got off the kang, chatting and laughing, and walked out of the house, leaving the house to the two young men.
