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Zhao Xiaodong introduced each other, and Lu Li stepped forward with a smile, "Auntie, hello, I'm Lu Li, this is Xu Yunjian, this time, I'm causing you trouble?" ”

"What's the trouble?" Aunt Hua laughed and urged her daughter-in-law, "Don't pour water for others?" People are from big cities, and they take out the set of teacups for the New Year. ”

"No, no need, auntie, I won't tell you, I'm also an educated youth, but I didn't go to the countryside in our three trees. Just pour us a glass of water. ”

Aunt Hua didn't think so, "What's that called?" I said, "Do you hear?" ”

"Mother, everyone else has said ......"

"People are doing 'cut'!" Aunt Slip bent down to pick up her shoes and smashed them directly, so frightened that her daughter-in-law hid, and her mother-in-law scolded angrily behind her, "Why don't you listen to what you are doing?" ”

Lu Li smiled secretly in his heart, but he had a good impression of this slippery lady, "Auntie, where is the third brother?" Not at home? ”

"When I go out to play, I know how to play all day long! Sooner or later, this family will be ruined. ”

"Don't say that, isn't Mao Dong just resting, and the third brother is not good for anything else, let him play for a while if he wants to play." Zhao Xiaodong persuaded with a smile: "Oh, aunt, I came from Tian (Jin) this time, bought some meat and pork ribs, and made up for your body, so I will give you and Xiaogou and Nizi to eat, don't give it to others." ”

"Look at you, come and buy? You don't make a lot of money......"

"It's fine." Zhao Xiaodong pulled away his luggage, took out a large ball of frozen pork, and handed it to the third sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, put it at home and melt it, and then give it to the eldest mother and the child to eat." ”

"That. Your family is very good, Xiao Zou is good? ”

"It's all good, they're all good, you can rest assured." Zhao Xiaodong stood up from the edge of the kang, "Auntie, let's come this time." I still have something to say to the branch secretary, so I'm going to get busy first. ”

"Shall we go after dinner? You know what that old shriveled calf is......"

"I know, but it's okay, go see him first, and then talk about it."

"That's okay, wait a while for the junior to come back, let him wait for you and come back for a drink in the evening."

"Hey." Zhao Xiaodong agreed crisply and went out with Lu Li. Walk through the village. When he arrived at the adobe house of another family, he ripped open his neck and shouted, "The branch secretary? Is the branch secretary at home? ”

The sound of dishes immediately sounded in the room, and there was a faint sound of someone talking, Zhao Xiaodong ignored it, said hello, and after giving the other party a warning, he went straight in. Pushed open the door, "The branch secretary? I'm in. ”

"Who. Look, I haven't prepared lunch yet. This...... Many...... Ay? Seeing the stranger at the door at a glance, the man was stunned, "Are you?" ”

"I'm Zhao Xiaodong, branch secretary, don't you remember me? I went to the countryside here. of the day (Tianjin). ”

"Oh, oh, remember, Xiao Zhao?" The expression on the man's face softened, "Look at it, hey." At home, look at it, Xiao Zhao is back! Xiao Zhao, have you eaten? Uncle...... I haven't prepared yet. ”

Zhao Xiaodong and Lu Li knew each other's personality well, and the other guessed a little reason, only Xu Yunjian looked around with his neck straight, "I'm cao!" I didn't prepare anything, and the dishes on my mouth haven't been wiped clean! ”

Luli turned around and rebuked! "Shut up!"

"Don't worry, Tong Zhishu, I had dinner before I came, so I won't disturb you and my aunt."

"That's good, that's good." Hearing that the other party said that he would not disturb his family, Tong Zhishu laughed, and became a little more enthusiastic, "Come in and sit, come in and sit." ”

Zhao Xiaodong sat on the edge of the kang with Tong Zhishu, chatted a few words of homely things, and then pointed at Lu Li, "Branch Secretary, this is Xiao Lu, speaking of which is not an outsider, do you remember that among our Tianjin educated youth, there is a man named Wu Aimao?" Later changed his name to Wu Zhaodi? ”

"Ah...... Ah," Tong Zhishu recalled for a while, and finally nodded, "I remember, there is such a number." ”

Little Lu is her younger brother, and he came with his aunt in '71. Do you remember? ”

"Remember, remember, that time, I beat the kid of Zhang's fourth family, didn't you?"

Lu Li chuckled, "That's right, Uncle Tong, it's me, I was ignorant at that time, and I caused you a lot of trouble, I'm sorry." Here, you smoke a cigarette. ”

Tong Zhishu was shocked! What this young man was holding in his hand turned out to be a box of China! Is this a cigarette that has only been seen in legends? How many times have I been to the town and county for meetings, but I have seen it once in the hands of the secretary! But he didn't have the luck to taste it, and he didn't think that today's ......, he grabbed the cigarette roll with his thumb and forefinger, leaned in front of the flame and lit it, and took a greedy puff, ah! It's really not the same taste as the Northeast tobacco leaves that I often smoke!

"The branch secretary? Secretary? ”

"Hey, hey!" Tong Zhishu took a beautiful puff, snuffed out the cigarette on the sole of his shoe, and put it on the edge of the cabinet with a precious heart, and smirked, "That ......"

Lu Li stuffed a whole box of cigarettes into his pocket, "Uncle Tong, the first time we met, there is nothing to honor you, you keep this cigarette to smoke." ”

"No, no, what's going on? It's so precious! ”

"Uncle, I won't talk nonsense to you, I came this time to ask you for something."

As soon as he heard this, Tong Zhishu no longer pushed back, but sat up straight, "Your sister is also here in the countryside, from this point of view, you can be regarded as my eldest nephew, just say anything." ”

"Uncle, I want to ask you, do our three tree brigade raise sheep?"

"What?"

"Sheep, bleating sheep. Do we have this? How many? ”

"Yes, quite a few! There's always three to five hundred, right? What does this do, you ask? ”

"So, where do these sheep have to be handed over after they are slaughtered?"

"It has to be handed over to the county, it's all public."

"I know, now I want to ask you, when our commune is approaching the New Year, can we leave a few?"

"How many are there? Just three or two, kill them and divide them among the families. What do you ask about? ”

"In a word, I want. You give me a sheep, and I give you three dollars. One hundred is three hundred dollars, you calculate, how about this price? ”

Tong Zhishu and his wife were shocked at each other! 300 bucks? The annual income of the brigade is less than that! "This ...... What line is this? This is all going to be handed over to the public, huh? ”

"Uncle. Don't hide it from me, there is a saying in our rural areas, the family has a lot of money, and the hairy ones are not counted (the so-called hairy ones refer to the livestock raised in the countryside, and crops can also be included in it.) Theoretically. These things can be affected by infectious diseases or weather at any time, and even die overnight, so there is such a slip of the tongue), right? ”

"Uh......"

"The so-called how bold the people are, how much land there is, as long as you can give it, I will give money immediately! Xu Yunjian? ”

Xu Yunjian took the travel bag he was carrying, opened the zipper in front of the husband and wife, and it was full. It's all bundles of bills! "Well, money, what I have here, it's up to you. You just have to nod your head, and now I'll give the money. ”

"This ...... This...... This and this ......"

"Uncle, don't worry, I'll have to stay in the village for a few days. Think about it, before I leave. If you agree, it will always work. If you're afraid of making a mistake, how about when I don't say anything? ”

"That'...... I'm pondering? ”

"Okay." Without saying a word, Luli got up to take his leave. When Zhao Xiaodong and Xu Yunjian went out of the door, Zhao Xiaodong immediately asked, "Xiao Lu." Didn't we say that at the beginning, didn't we say that we still have to go to the county? ”

"At the moment, it doesn't seem to be needed. This Tong branch secretary is enough chicken thief, greedy enough! The most basic needs can be solved by him. ”

Xu Yunjian also asked, "That." Will he be able to say yes? It was he who agreed, a hundred sheep, how could he talk to the above? ”

"Naturally, there is a way, think about it, put a report that the sheep are sick and dead, who will ask? It's just that someone really came to ask, invited the other party to have a drink, stuffed it with twenty or thirty yuan, wouldn't it all be settled-anyway, if it were me, just do it! ”

It was the first time for Zhao Xiaodong to have this kind of interaction with Lu Li, and he couldn't help but admire, "You kid is a real spirit!" ”

"That is, if Xiaoxiao doesn't work, how many of our brothers can still follow him so hard? Hey, Brother Zhao, I think you're a good person, how about it, let's do it with us? Definitely more money than you get in the factory, and the money comes quickly?! ”

"Let's talk about it, let's go back first, have a good drink tonight, and then wait for the news of the Tong branch secretary."

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In the slippery lady's house, Lu Li saw the third child of the slippery family who had just returned from playing cards, he was a strong and honest man, dark complexion, rough hands and feet, maybe today's luck is good, he won a few dollars, happily closed his mouth, and his mother sat side by side in the kang, Zhao Xiaodong, Lu Li, Xu Yunjian sat with him, as for the daughter-in-law and the child named Xiaogou, they could not be on the table. Serve it separately and eat it in the kitchen.

"Come, try our own wine, this is made of pure corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes, and the thief pulls it strongly."

Speaking of Lu Li on the side, he didn't dare to boast, he wanted to talk about drinking, but he never had a moment of fright, he took the teapot with a smile, poured it full, lowered his head and took a sip, the alcohol content was quite high! Drinking it was like swallowing a mouthful of fire, burning all over the body, tasting it carefully, there was a bit of sweet stamina, "What a strong wine!" ”

"Good boy, you know you can drink at a glance." The third child of the slippery family did not show weakness, took a sip of the wine glass, wiped the corners of his mouth, sandwiched a chopsticks in a big iron pot to stew pork ribs, put it in his mother's bowl, and gave a chopstick to each of the guests, "Come, taste, this is what we burned in a big iron pot, and you can't eat it." ”

Pork ribs are naturally a good thing, but here in the Northeast, eating salt is too heavy, and a good pot of meat is bitter! Lu Li frowned slightly and took a bite, "Sister-in-law, do you have dry food?" ”

"What's wrong, hungry?"

"No, it's too salty! Bring a piece of dry food and eat it. ”

"Xiaogou, bring it to uncle." The child obediently picked up two sorghum flour dumplings, walked in from the outside, Lu Li saw at a glance, the child's bowl was cabbage, vermicelli, and a piece of meat underneath, the little guy put the dumplings on the table, pitifully looked at the meat in front of Daddy and Grandma, and was reluctant to move his steps. Looking at his appearance, he was obviously reluctant to eat the only piece of meat, and he had to save it for the end.

"Your name is Xiaogou, right? How old are you this year? ”

"Seven-year-old, big brother, ignore him, let's continue drinking."

Lu Li rubbed the child's head pityingly, suddenly grabbed his bowl, and carried the child to the kang, "Come, sit with uncle, and I'll give you meat to eat." ”

“…………”

"What do you see your dad doing? Listen to Uncle today. Lu Li reached out and took out a five-yuan bill from it, "This is for you, well, it is the New Year's money that your uncle gave you in advance, and during the New Year, let your mother take you to the county to buy two new clothes." ”

"And ...... My sister. ”

"You have a sister? Don't you see? ”

"I'm going to grandma's house."

"Okay, I'll give you another five yuan, this is for your sister, well, are you not allowed to give it to your father and your mother? If they rob you, you will say that your uncle gave you and your sister - Brother Slippery, Auntie, you two can be guaranteed, you can't ask for children, and sister-in-law, you too! ”

"Oh, don't you dare! How can you give so much money to your children? ……”

"Auntie, don't be polite to me, I and you, and my eldest brother and sister-in-law fell in love at first sight, and I may come back often in the future, so I will take you here as a home! It's my first time here, what's wrong with ordering a greeting for my child? He picked up a piece of meat and put it in the baby's bowl, "Eat, sit down in front of my uncle and eat." ”

The child looked at his father and saw that he had no objections, and his little heart felt very happy, so he buried his head in picking up the dumplings and chopsticks, and ate them in a big gulp. (To be continued......)