Chapter III: Crisis
Zhao Jiacheng rode a motorcycle to the city, reversed the car and got off at the entrance of Wujiazhuang Village, climbed up along a hill, climbed to the top of the mountain and looked down, you can see seven big tile houses standing under the mountain, red walls and black tiles, two stone lions standing in front of the door, there is an open-air small swimming pool in the yard, and there is a large grape trellis not far away from the side that no one takes care of.
This yard is Wu Xiaoqiang's new house built in his hometown after his career, although he does not come back often, but the yard is still clean, Zhao Jiacheng observed the courtyard for a while, jumped over the top of the mountain, such as entering the realm of no one, came to this yard, looked at the bottom of the pool covered with oilcloth, oilcloth pressed with stones, Zhao Jiacheng walked over quickly, uncovered the oilcloth, looked at the floor tiles under the pool, groped for a while, Zhao Jiacheng lifted it hard, picked up the floor tiles, and exposed a layer of black oilcloth underneath, he continued to peel off the oilcloth, and immediately saw bundles of moneyγ
Zhao Jiacheng didn't say a word, took out two stacks from it and put them in his pocket, and after taking them, he looked at the money that was still covering the entire pool, Zhao Jiacheng was even more disgusted with Wu Xiaoqiang, on the one hand, the employee had no money to treat the disease, and on the other hand, the money was lying in the pool and let it become moldy, I have to say that when Zhao Jiacheng solved Zhao Xuemei, he also inadvertently saved Wu Xiaoqiang once, so that he could be free for a while longer.
After putting the floor tiles back in place, Zhao Jiacheng looked at the brand-new house, and through the window, he could see that the decoration inside was extremely luxurious, Haier refrigerator, Changhong color TV, and even air conditioning, a full set of leather sofas, and solid wood floors on the ground, all of which showed Wu Xiaoqiang's wealth.
Two hours later, when he returned to the city from Wujiazhuang, Zhao Jiacheng's city was still not calm for a long time, and he came to the city hospital, after inquiring at the front desk, Zhao Jiacheng came to Tan Weidong's ward with fruits, at this time Zhao Yazhen sat next to the bed, Tan Weidong's body was full of tubes, and his whole body was wrapped in bandages, which was extremely miserable.
Zhao Jiacheng walked in and whispered to Zhao Yazhen, "Sister-in-law." Zhao Yazhen looked up at Zhao Jiacheng, showing a hint of surprise, and said in surprise, "Xiao Chen, why are you here?"
Zhao Jiacheng smiled and said softly, "I happened to be okay today, come and see Brother Tan." Saying that, he handed the fruit to Zhao Yazhen, Zhao Yazhen looked at the grapes, bananas, and strawberries in it, and hurriedly said reproachfully, "Come on, it's a waste of money to buy such an expensive thing." β
Zhao Jiacheng shook his head and said, "Sister-in-law, it's okay, did the doctor say that he could operate on Brother Tan?" Zhao Yazhen's face darkened when she heard this, she shook her head and said, "It's going to take a while." β
Zhao Jiacheng nodded and was silent for a while. After staying for more than ten minutes, Zhao Jiacheng said goodbye and left, after Zhao Jiacheng left, Zhao Yazhen looked at an envelope on the chair, and quickly picked it up to see that there was a thick pile of banknotes inside.
Looking at these banknotes, Zhao Yazhen hurriedly picked up the envelope and chased it out, but Zhao Jiacheng could no longer be found, returned to the ward, and looked at Tan Weidong lying on the hospital bed, Zhao Yazhen was already in tears, and said in a choked voice, "Old Tan, you are saved this time." β
After coming out of the hospital, a big stone that pressed on Zhao Jiacheng's heart also quietly disappeared, making him feel relaxed for a while, looking at the sky, Zhao Jiacheng rode a motorcycle straight to his home.
Zhao Jiacheng's parents live in Houchang Village, half an hour away from Changhe Machinery Factory, twenty minutes away from Wujin City, Zhao Jiacheng returned home at more than five o'clock in the afternoon, and familiar and strange neighbors have said hello, Zhao Jiacheng stepped into the house, looking at the five brick houses that came into view, the grape trellis in the yard was half-ripe grapes, smelling the fragrance wafting from the kitchen.
Zhao Jiacheng shouted, "Mom, I'm back." The middle-aged woman in the kitchen listened to Zhao Jiacheng's words and said in surprise, "See, why don't you make a phone call when you come back, come in quickly, come back just in time, the meal is ready, and there is your favorite pig's trotters." β
Zhao Jiacheng looked at the plate held by the woman, hurriedly stepped forward, and said with a smile, "Mom, I'll send it in." β
Ten minutes later, the family sat behind the dinner table, and Zhao Jiacheng looked at his father who was full of worries while feasting, and asked, "Dad, brother, what's going on, I can't eat." β
Zhao Jiadong glanced at his younger brother and said, "It's not that little thing in the factory." Zhao Jiacheng became even more interested when he heard this, and said, "Brother, let's talk about it specifically, and I'll help you think about it." β
Zhao Jiadong listened and said, "Okay, let me tell you, some time ago I met a southern businessman through a friend's introduction, he is doing foreign trade business, through a friend matchmaking, he promised to order 10,000 pairs of high-end leather shoes in the shoe factory, the deposit was paid, but now the shoes are finished, can not find others, this batch of high-end leather shoes basically all the working capital of the shoe factory has been used, now near the end of the year, workers' wages, raw material purchases need money, if no one wants, this 10,000 pairs of leather shoes if no one wants, is likely to crush the shoe factory. β
Listening to the words of the eldest brother, Zhao Jiacheng was also shocked, in his previous life, he did not pay attention to this matter at all, and all his thoughts were on how to go south to work hard, although according to his memory, in the end, this incident did not completely drag down the family, but the shoe factory will close down next year.
At this time, listening to the words of the eldest brother, Zhao Jiacheng knew that this batch of leather shoes was the reason for the closure of the shoe factory, the shoe factory was opened by Zhao Jiacheng's father in the 80s, and it slowly developed from a family workshop to a small factory with one or two hundred workers, which was extremely difficult, but due to the influence of the environment in the first two years, his father donated the shoe factory to the state, and the factory became a township, but his father was still the director of the shoe factory.
The shoe factory poured into the hard work of his father Zhao Shanfeng's life, and after the shoe factory closed down in his previous life, his father also aged ten years old. Thinking of this, Zhao Jiacheng also felt a pain in his heart.
After listening to the words of the eldest brother Zhao Jiadong, Zhao Jiacheng sighed and said, "Brother, you give me a pair of leather shoes produced by you, I have a friend who happens to be an employee of his cousin who is an employee of the city's foreign trade import and export trading company, I asked him to ask to see if we can sell this batch of shoes to other trading companies, and you can also let the sales staff of the shoe factory go to the shopping mall in the city to see, close to the end of the year, everyone has to buy new shoes, you can also sell a part." β
Zhao Jiadong listened, shook his head and said, "I have asked some time ago, this batch of leather shoes cannot be sold in the city, I will get you a pair of shoes, you go to find your friend, see if you can build a bridge between us and the import and export trading company, I will think of other ways." β
Zhao Shanfeng listened on the side, and said, "When you leave tomorrow, ask your mother for five hundred yuan, don't be afraid to spend money, and be careful not to be deceived, eat." β
Zhao Jiacheng nodded and said, "It's okay, Dad, I know it in my heart." After dinner in the evening, Zhao Jiacheng used his home phone to call his friend Li Qiang.
The next day, Zhao Jiacheng went to the factory to order a meal first, and visited Zhao Xuemei by the way, but when he asked, he found that Zhao Xuemei had asked for leave to go home, which made Zhao Jiacheng frown.
After work in the afternoon, Zhao Jiacheng rode a motorcycle to a motorcycle repair shop, walked to the door and looked at Li Qiang, who was busy, Zhao Jiacheng shouted loudly, "Qiangzi, don't be busy, hurry up and prepare, let's go to dinner with your cousin." β
Li Qiang turned his head to look at Zhao Jiacheng and said, ", you kid is dressed like a dog, Lao Tzu thought you were going to steal the widow." β
Zhao Jiacheng was not angry when he heard this, and said with a smile, "Get out, hurry up and get ready, let's ask your cousin to do something, we can't let people wait." β
Li Qiang shook his head indifferently and said, "Don't worry, it's okay, wait another five minutes, and the car will be fine in no time." β
Half an hour later, the two came to the reserved hotel box, and after waiting for another half an hour, Li Qiang saw that no one had come, and his face suddenly hung a little uneasy, and said to Zhao Jiacheng, "Fuck, I'll make a call and ask." β
It's just that as soon as he stood up, the box door was pushed open, and a young man in a suit and leather shoes with a big back and a anxious look walked in, the young man glanced at Li Qiang, and said embarrassedly, "Qiangzi, I can't eat this meal today, come and tell you, after speaking, my brother has to leave." β
As soon as Li Qiang heard the young man's words, he immediately said, ", Liu Yong, you don't pretend, if you can't say four, five or six today, I won't be able to let you go." β
When the young man heard Li Qiang's words, he glanced at Zhao Jiacheng and said, "Anyway, it's not an outsider, our company was cheated of six million, and now all the core layers of the company are in a hurry, how can I have this meal with you." β
Zhao Jiacheng glanced at him when he heard the young man's words.