This sudden situation made the poor couple think about tea and dinner, discussed and discussed, and finally Zhang Fangfen had an idea.

She suggested that Huang Daozhou "invite" him at the briquette factory, which solved the urgent need.

What does "please" mean? It's the equivalent of fundraising.

That's a way for a family to buy furniture or raise money for a happy event for their children in those days.

It's relatively simple, someone leads about a dozen or even more colleagues, and takes out five yuan when paying wages that month, and twenty people are one hundred yuan.

The first one who is anxious to use the money takes the 100 yuan, and then the second and third everyone discusses it, and the last few who get the money are often the "good old people" who have good economic conditions at home and are usually easy-going.

This method is actually similar to a mortgage loan, except that there is no interest, only full of human touch.

Huang Daozhou's sewing machine was raised through the method of "inviting a meeting", and it took two years to reduce food and clothing and repay the money.

Now it's completely different, his family can scrape together enough 90 yuan, no need to borrow, no longer need to add trouble to his parents, Huang Han is very happy.

Huang Han's soul has been worn for less than a month, and half of the "three turns and one ring" at home is already half, although the sewing machine is old and the bicycle is public, but it is harmless, as long as it can be used.

The other two items in the "three turns and one ring" - the watch and the radio should be dispensable compared to the bicycle and the sewing machine.

At the very least, Huang Han didn't want to listen to the Rausch radio with poor sound quality and often "sizzling" electric currents, nor did he want to wear a mechanical watch that had to be wound every day.

Bicycles, as the most basic means of transportation, can improve efficiency, and with a sewing machine at home, Zhang Fangfen will be much easier when sewing and repairing.

The "Butterfly" sewing machine in my memory is of very good quality, Zhang Fangfen has used it for many years, and there is nothing wrong with it occasionally after two thousand years.

Huang Daozhou has been rummaging in the garbage bin outside since noon yesterday to look for chicken intestines, duck intestines, chicken and duck offal, and so on, obviously preparing to catch turtles again.

I just don't know why he prepared so early? Huang Han was worried that the things prepared by Huang Daozhou were too smelly to be used, so he took advantage of his happiness and kindly reminded:

"Dad, why did you start picking up chicken intestines yesterday? This thing will only be used on Thursday night, why are you in such a hurry? It's so hot now, in case it's all rotten and you can't use it!"

"I'm not going to go on Thursday, I'm going to leave on Monday afternoon. ”

"Huh, Monday and Tuesday are not closed in the briquette factory, you are so active in your work, how do you get there?"

Huang Daozhou's old face turned red and said, "I'm asking for leave." ”

"Ahh......h Mom, Mom, did you hear that the sun was coming out in the west, and Dad actually took a leave of absence to play with things! haha......

Huang Daozhou's face was flushed, and he was driven by the development of old shame and anger, and said angrily: "Stinky boy, do you have itchy skin?"

Zhang Fangfen looked stunned and asked, "Daozhou, are you really going to ask for leave to catch turtles?"

Huang Daozhou admitted with a wry smile: "Yes, I took two days off?"

"Take two days off, and don't deduct your salary?"

"It's okay, no one is going to deduct my salary. ”

"You can't do this without deducting your salary, and you have to pay attention to the impact!"

Under the repeated questioning of his wife and children, Huang Daozhou really felt uncomfortable, and he had to confess the whole story.

After going to work on Saturday, Huang Daozhou finished reading today's newspaper in the storage room of the briquette factory, and was bored.

Seeing that there was no one else in the office, he said: "Lao Huang, you are very low-key! Everyone else brags about their children's grades, but they have never seen you talk about it." ”

Huang Daozhou was a little puzzled and said: "Both children are in elementary school, one is in the third grade and the other is in the fifth grade, so there is nothing to say. ”

"Hehe, I've seen your son, it's so godly, the story is similar to "The Legend of Yue Fei", my sister-in-law's third elementary school told me that your son's midterm exam score was the first in the class and the second in the whole grade. ”

It turned out to be like this, at this moment Huang Daozhou only felt comfortable and full of pride, he said modestly: "It's not so good, there are more than a dozen people tied for the first and second place!"

"Look at you, you're still so low-key, if my family's grades are like this, I have to wake up laughing in my dreams. ”

"He also pops up once in a while, and he doesn't know if he can keep it up the next time. ”

"Modest, you are too modest, that child is smart, like a little adult, there will definitely be a big future in the future, you just wait to enjoy it!"

"Where, where, it's all clever, not worth mentioning. ”

"Oh, I'm here to thank you today, the pot of crayfish you sent to my house yesterday is so delicious, I drank a little too much, thank you!. ”

"You're welcome, as long as you like, and I'll give you some to drink in a few days. ”

Huang Daozhou is like this, although he is arrogant, but people take the initiative to come to him to be polite, of course he can't refuse people thousands of miles away.

Originally, he was more disgusted with being an official, but this is actually a common phenomenon, which can be understood as another kind of "class hatred", which is also similar to the hatred of the rich.

The factory director, who originally wouldn't say a word of nonsense when he met on business, now took the initiative to chat, and Huang Daozhou would not be so stupid that he wouldn't even say a few good words.

I wish the factory director a good mood and said: "Hehe, yesterday it was my lover who was treated to a treat by a few colleagues in the unit, so I temporarily decided to make a few dishes and drink a few cups at home."

But I didn't find an acquaintance when I went to the street to buy pork head meat, and there was such a long queue at the food company's store, I'm afraid it won't be my turn for an hour, and a few people in my family are waiting, where do I have time to queue up slowly?

So I didn't even buy meat, and in the end there were a few vegetables and peanuts at home, fried watercress, and my lover was worried that the lack of vegetables would snub my colleagues, but who knew that you just sent so many crayfish, haha......"

"So coincidentally! Those are from the bureau's finance department, and I know that they definitely don't drink as much as you. ”

"That is, Xiao Zhang is walking against the wall, Lao Wang is okay, but his tongue is big and he pulls me and shouts brother, don't forget to call him when I eat lobster again one day. ”

Huang Daozhou was the audience at this time, politely "Uh-huh!" twice.

"Lao Huang, I want to ask where the crayfish are sold? Before I went to work in the morning, I searched all over the street, but I didn't see it. ”

"I don't have a place to sell this thing, so I have to go to the ditch and pond to fish by myself, and if I am not afraid of being bitten by a snake, I can go directly to the ditch to catch it. ”

"Ahh

"What do you mean by pity?"

"I saw that the crayfish was so delicious, and I wanted to invite Section Chief Li of the Finance Department of the Bureau and Director Liu of the office to come to the house for a drink.

"That's the case! Why don't I go to the countryside and find a way to get a few catties of burnt and send them to your house? But doesn't the crayfish say that if there is one, you have to ask someone to catch it, when are you going to have a treat?"

"On Tuesday, a comrade-in-arms came to Sanshui County that day, and I happened to invite them together. ”

"So I might have to take two days of sick leave, and will I send two cups of burnt crayfish to your house on Tuesday afternoon?"

"Two cups? Great, I can call Manager Liu of our company as well, you must stay and have a drink together in the evening." ”

"I'm afraid this won't work, I'm on sick leave, let people see how bad it is to drink at your house?"

"What is a leave of absence, on which day does our factory not ask for leave? I don't say who knows that you are on sick leave? And no one is shouting all over the street. Okay, come to my house for a drink on Tuesday night, and don't worry about having guests at home. ”

"Okay!"

"By the way, that's interesting enough, you have more contact with the people above, there is only good and no harm. ”

"Uh-huh! I listen to you. ”

"Okay, I'll go, just wait, you'll definitely see the benefits. ”

Looking at the back of the director of Zhu leaving, Huang Daozhou was a little confused, "The benefits are already in hand, I don't think there will be any benefits!"

Thinking about the words that the factory director praised Huang Han just now, Huang Daozhou couldn't help humming "In That Distant Place" again......