At about 3 p.m. on May 18, 1969, Xiaoda and I drove back to the town.

When I arrived at Mr. Cen's house, Mr. Cen and Uncle Lan came back from fishing in the river.

In the living room of the Cen family, we Xiaoda gave them a box of Moutai wine given to them by Uncle Zhou and Aunt Xue, as well as candy and snacks.

Then, we talked together over tea in the living room.

I told Teacher Cen about the situation of the Zhou family and the fact that they were going to visit the Cen family.

Mr. Cen was very happy to hear this!

Teacher Cen smiled and said, "Ah Cai! The Zhou family has a way of materiality, and after knowing the Zhou family, our business will have a backer! Director Zhou Zhenguo's factory is the largest factory in a year within a radius of hundreds of kilometers! In the future, we can buy cheap gasoline, diesel, steel and many accessories with them! We can also help with the maintenance work in their factory! In this way, in the future, the operation of our repair shop will not be a problem! Tomorrow, when you go to school, you go and tell Zhou Xiaoming that we are going to post and invite their family to be a guest at the Cen family! You ask Zhou Xiaoming to go back and ask his parents, when they have time, we will have a treat! ”

I said, "Teacher Cen! Good! I'll tell Zhou Xiaoming tomorrow! Then, I'll be right back and tell you! ”

Uncle Lan smiled and said, "Ah Cai! Xiaoda! Only by doing business with big factories can we make money! You have done a good job for your family! ”

After running errands at Cen's house, I drove home alone.

When I returned home, I told my mother, Wei's mother, Wei, and my brothers and sisters about the situation at Zhou's house, Mr. Cen's invitation, and Uncle Zhou and Aunt Xue's decision to recognize me as my godson. They were very happy to hear it!

The mother smiled and said, "Ah Cai! That's a good thing! You made them godson! Our Qin family can also be regarded as a relative of the Zhou family! Mom said yes! On the day of the treat! Confess to them! In the future, we will have one more relative's house! ”

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On the morning of May 19th, during the recess of Daling Primary School, Xiaoda and I told Zhou Xiaoming about the promise of Teacher Cen and my mother, and Zhou Xiaoming was very happy to hear it!

Zhou Xiaoming smiled and said, "Okay! Ahh Today, when I went out, my parents told me that if Mr. Cen wants to have a treat, it will be scheduled for this Saturday afternoon, which is the afternoon of May 24th! My parents confessed to you that afternoon! From now on, we will be brothers! ”

I said, "Okay! At noon, let's go to Mr. Cen's house and tell him! Whatever, let's have lunch at Cen House! The school meals are so bad! ”

Zhou Xiaoming said: "Okay! I also want to go and see Mr. Cen and the Cen family! By the way, my brother Zhou Xiaodong is going to come to the town to play at noon today! He wants to borrow your car for a few days! All right? ”

I said, "Okay! There should be no problem borrowing a car! We now have two trucks and four jeeps in our repair shop! In general, it is not used up! These cars are all managed by Mr. Cen alone! At noon, let Brother Xiaodong go and talk to Teacher Cen himself! He'll definitely agree! ”

After talking to Zhou Xiaoming, Xiaoda and I ran back to Cen's house to report the news.

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At noon, when school ended, me, Xiaoda and Zhou Xiaoming waited for Brother Xiaodong outside the school gate.

After I told Brother Xiaodong about the situation, the four of us pushed the two of them to the Cen family's mansion.

Since, Xiaoda and I greeted Teacher Cen, therefore, when we entered the door, Teacher Cen, Uncle Lan, Brother Jing Tian and Brother Lan Feng greeted us in the courtyard of Cen's house!

After everyone introduced each other, they went to Cen Family's restaurant for lunch together, and everyone chatted while eating.

Teacher Cen smiled and said, "Xiaodong! Xiaoming! You're a guest from a big city! Ah Cai and Xiao Da informed us that you were going to come to the house to have a look, so we prepared some home-cooked food! Feel free to do so! ”

Brother Xiaodong smiled and said, "Teacher Cen! Uncle Lan! Respect to God! Blue Peak! It's a pleasure to meet you! The Cen family is a big family here! Today, I came here to borrow your jeep for a few days! I didn't expect to bother you! ”

Teacher Cen smiled and said, "Xiaodong! There's nothing about this! Our jeep is a good thing indeed! Absolutely original! People who like cars want to have fun when they see it! The car you're going to use, I've asked Jingtian and Lan Feng to prepare it for you! Finish lunch! You can drive away! In the future, you regularly drive to our repair shop to do vehicle maintenance, and you are responsible for refueling! Drive as long as you want! ”

Brother Xiaodong smiled and said, "Teacher Cen! Thank you so much for that! I have a regular driver's license myself! I'm a car lover! I'll take care of the car for you! Well, I thank you so much! ”

Teacher Cen smiled and said, "We are fellow Shanghainese!" It's right to help each other! We have prepared an invitation to invite your parents, as well as the two of you, to come to me this Saturday in the name of the Cen family, the Qin family, and the Lan family! Wait, please help us send us an invitation to your parents! ”

Xiaoming smiled and said, "Teacher Cen! We thank you so much for inviting us as a family! My parents are hospitable people too! They have wanted to visit you for a long time! My mother is a native of Shanghainese, she has always wanted to find a local villager, she hasn't spoken Shanghainese for a long time! ”

Everyone laughed!

Teacher Cen said, "Yes! Homesickness is human nature! It's not easy for you to come all the way from Shanghai to our mountainous area! From now on, you will often come to play with me! We cook Shanghainese food and speak Shanghainese! ”

After everyone had lunch, Mr. Cen handed over the invitation to Zhou Xiaoming.

Brother Jingtian and Brother Lan Feng handed over the ignition key and driving license of a jeep to Brother Xiaodong.

After Jingtian explained to Xiaodong some of the vehicle's usage procedures and performance, as well as safe driving and maintenance knowledge, they practiced driving the vehicle on the road outside the door of Mr. Cen's house.

After Jingtian thought that Xiao Dong could drive the vehicle safely, he officially handed over the vehicle to Xiao Dongge.

Brother Xiaodong and Xiaoming, after loading their bicycles into the back cabinet of the jeep, they happily drove home!

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On the morning of May 24th, after lunch, because our Qin family was going to Cen to attend the banquet of the Zhou family, my mother and Wei's mother asked us children to wear beautiful and decent clothes and shoes.

Sister Lifen and Sister Wenjuan put on new dresses and red leather shoes that they bought in the summer, which their mother specially took them to the department store to buy!

Alas, they were also carefully groomed and groomed!

I feel that my sisters are so beautiful!

Brother Jing Tian and Brother Wen Chang also wore newly bought dark tunic suits, white shirts and black leather shoes, and they also went to the barber shop to cut their hair beforehand, they dressed, combed their hair, and polished their leather shoes, the two of them looked particularly mature and spiritual!

Jing Di and I wore summer short-sleeved shirts, military pants, liberation shoes, etc., and we cut our flat heads in advance!

Jing Di and I are almost 1.7 meters old, so these clothes fit well!

Therefore, our little characters also seem to be very special and spiritual!

Little sister Li Lanhua shirt, short skirt and leather shoes, combed two twisted braids, and some small flowers on her head!

Lilan looks very cute!

Xiaomei smiled and said, "Brother Acai! Today, why is everyone dressed like this? It won't be an early New Year, right? ”

I said, "Lilan! Today, we invite our important guests to dinner! It's an important ritual! Therefore, we must be decent! You know? ”

The little sister said, "Got it! It's like selling something! Wei's mother said that you must have a good appearance when selling things! Otherwise, things won't sell! Is it? ”

Everyone laughed!

Wei's mother smiled and said, "Lilan! Today, we are in contact with people! It's not about selling things! It's not a sell-out! You know? ”

Everyone was laughed at again!

Mother and Mother Wei wore their usual clothes and shoes, but did general makeup.

The mother said, "Lilan! Wait until you meet the guests, be polite! Don't talk nonsense! You know? ”

Lilan said, "Mom! I know! I'm with Mama Wei! Wei's mother asked me to say, I'll say it again! Definitely delight your guests! Right? ”

In this way, after everyone was ready, our family left the house and slowly walked to Cen's house to prepare for receiving guests.

At 2 p.m., our family arrived at Cen's house.

Teacher Cen, Mrs. Mao, Sister Li'an, as well as Uncle Lan, Aunt Lotus, Brother Lan Feng, Sister Caixia and Xiaoda have already pretended to be neat and waiting for guests in the living room of the middle hall of the Cen family!

Teacher Cen and Uncle Lan are wearing old-fashioned robes, black leather shoes, combing their hair in the middle, and holding a folding fan in their hands, and Mr. Cen is wearing his most classic gold-rimmed glasses, the two of them are like old-fashioned Confucian merchants!

Sister Li'an and Sister Caixia are dressed and dressed the same as my sisters, which was agreed upon by everyone in advance; Brother Lan Feng and my brothers are also dressed and dressed in the same way, and Xiaoda and I are the same as Jingdi.

Mrs. Mao and Aunt Lotus are also their usual clothes.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Uncle Zhou and the others drove a factory jeep to the Cen family's compound.

Brother Xiaodong was in charge of driving, and there were Uncle Zhou, Aunt Xue and Xiaoming in the car.

The Cen family, the Lan family, and the Qin family all greeted them in the courtyard.

After they parked the car, Uncle Zhou, Brother Xiaodong and Xiaoming got out of the car first and helped Aunt Xue out of the car.

Aunt Xue was wearing a gorgeous cheongsam, dressed as a lady of the old Shanghai Beach, looking graceful and luxurious!

Uncle Zhou wore a gray tunic, black leather shoes, and combed his head, looking like a big official!

Brother Xiaodong and Xiaoming wore white shirts, military pants and black leather shoes, which were the attire of the disciples of the big courtyard at that time.

I, Xiaoda, Teacher Cen, Uncle Lan, my mother, Mrs. Mao, and Aunt Lotus greeted and greeted them.

After everyone met and introduced each other, Aunt Xue asked Xiaoda and I to bring the candy, snacks, wine and canned luncheon meat in the car to the house.

Everyone went into the living room of Cen Jiatang together, sat and drank tea and chatted.

Teacher Cen smiled and said, "Director Zhou! We've been looking forward to you for a week! Welcome to Cen Family! ”

Uncle Zhou smiled and said, "Teacher Cen! You're so kind! My wife is from Shanghai! I heard that you are also from Shanghai, so she clamored to come! The Cen family is a big family here, and they are also an old friend of our organization! The organization has also told me many times to visit you on their behalf! We are very happy to see you today! ”

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Oops! We're all folks! Don't be so polite in the future! Plus Ah Cai will be our godson soon! From now on, we will be a family! ”

My mother smiled and said, "Thanks to Director Zhou!" Aunt Xue! Look up at my son Ah Cai! Today, I'll let Ah Cai be your godson! In the future, you will treat Ah Cai as your own child! Help me educate him! ”

Teacher Cen smiled and said, "Okay! So, I'll arrange it! Ah Cai is now giving tea to his godfather and godmother to recognize his relatives! Then, let's take a family photo together! At this time, it was still early to eat, and after taking pictures, I took Lao Zhou to Tibetan Scripture to play chess, and my wife and others chatted with Aunt Xue! Kids are playing cards and playing here! ”

In the living room, everyone vacated two Taishi chairs for Uncle Zhou and Aunt Xue to sit, Sister Lifen and Sister Wenjuan helped me serve tea and pour water, and knelt in front of Uncle Zhou and Aunt Xue.

I kowtowed to Uncle Zhou and Aunt Xue and offered tea!

After the ceremony, Uncle Zhou and Aunt Xue helped me up, and Aunt Xue hugged me and cried!

Everyone was moved to tears.

Then, Xiaoda, and Liuye moved an old-fashioned camera and stool in the yard and prepared to take a family photo.

The Zhou family sat in the middle, the Qin family, the Cen family and the Lan family sat or stood around him.

After the photo was over, Mr. Cen and Uncle Lan took the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion in Uncle Zhou's backyard to drink tea and play chess.

Mother, Mother Wei took her little sister, Mrs. Mao and Aunt Lotus to accompany Aunt Xue to drink tea and chat in the living room.

Brother Jingtian, Brother Wenchang, Brother Lanfeng, Sister Li'an, Sister Caixia, Sister Lifen and others accompanied Brother Xiaodong and Xiaoming in the living room, and they played cards in two groups.

Me, Sister Wen Juan, Xiao Da, and Jing Di went to the darkroom to set up the camera, and to develop the film and photographs.

We talked while we worked in the darkroom.

Sister Wen Juan said: "Ah Cai! I'm going to graduate from elementary school in two months! I've decided not to read! Let's open the photo studio as soon as possible! After that, I was in charge of the photo studio! ”

I said, "Yes! However, to open a photo studio, we have to rent a storefront, buy consumables, add items, etc., and we must spend a lot of money! Therefore, let's start from the next day of the polder and set up a photo booth in the bazaar, let's practice our hands first! When we are familiar with the business and making money, let's open a store again! What do you think? ”

Xiaoda said, "Okay! When the time comes, we will call Yanfang and Jinghua to come over and help greet the guests! Ahh You're in charge of taking pictures! I'm in charge of developing and making the photos! Sister Wen Juan is responsible for collecting money and managing money! ”

Sister Wen Juan smiled and said, "Great! When it's time to open the store, we invite Caiyan to the town and let Caiyan guard the store with me! In this way, she can also help the family sell mountain goods! ”

I said, "Okay! That's it! We'll start preparing the items for the stall tomorrow! ”

Jing Di smiled and said, "In the future, I will also help you!" Lilan and I can also help you see the store! ”

Everyone laughed!

After we developed and made the photos, we went back to the living room.

We distributed three group photos to Aunt Xue, Mrs. Mao, my mother, Aunt Lotus and others to the Zhou family, the Cen family, the Qin family and the Lan family.

Everyone is looking at the photos around the parents!

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Oops! Our family is versatile! This photo is better than the one taken in the photo studio! ”

Mrs. Mao smiled and said, "Ah Cai is a good student of Teacher Cen!" A year ago, Mr. Cen asked Ah Cai to learn the art of photography from the sixth master! The sixth master learned the photography technique from a foreigner master in Shanghai, and used to open a photo studio in our town! Ah Cai has now obtained the true inheritance of the sixth master! ”

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Oops! I can't care if Ah Cai's craftsmanship is so authentic! In the future, let Ah Cai open a photo studio! I asked Lao Zhou to provide them with cheap photographic equipment and consumables! In this way, the children will not have to work in the countryside after graduating from school! ”

The mother smiled and said, "Yes! Aunt Xue! I helped Ah Cai, thank them! ”

Aunt Xue said, "Ah Cai's mother! Here's what we should do! In our factory, there are trucks running to Shanghai or provincial cities every day, and they buy things at internal prices, so let them help us bring them back! ”

Everyone laughed!

Everyone was talking and laughing, and suddenly, Brother Xiaodong pulled me to Sister Lifen's side!

Brother Xiaodong smiled and said, "Mom! You see! Ah Cai thinks so much about her sister Lifen! You and your father also recognize Lifen as their goddaughter! I want a sister! ”

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Xiaodong! Don't fool around! We're here to visit! It's not here to rob people! ”

Everyone laughed!

Sister Li'an smiled and said, "Xiaodong! You're not asking for a sister! You're looking for a daughter-in-law! If you have the ability, you will make Lifen your daughter-in-law! ”

Sister Lifen held her face shyly and ran away!

Everyone laughed!

The mother said, "Leanne! Marriage is a big deal in the family! In the future, you children can't joke about these things! Marriage is about fate and sincerity! ”

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Yes! These things are no joke! Xiaodong! If you like Miss Lifen, tell her yourself, but don't bully anyone! You know? ”

Everyone laughed!

Soon, the sixth master and Teacher Cen invited the chef and set up two tables of banquets in the Cen family's restaurant.

After the banquet was completed, Uncle Zhou, Teacher Cen and Uncle Lan also came back from the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, and everyone sat down together to prepare for dinner.

Uncle Zhou, Teacher Cen, Uncle Lan, Brother Xiaodong, Brother Jingtian, Brother Wenchang, Brother Lanfeng, Xiaoming, me, and Xiaoda sat at the same table.

Aunt Xue, Mother, Mama Wei, Mrs. Mao, Sister Li'an, Sister Caixia, Sister Lifen, Sister Wenjuan, Lilan and Jingdi sat at the same table.

Teacher Cen poured wine for Uncle Zhou and Brother Xiaodong.

Uncle Lan and Brother Lan Feng poured wine for the others.

After pouring the wine, Mr. Cen held the wine glass and said, "Now I represent!" The Cen family, the Qin family, and the Lan family! Thank you Lao Zhou and Aunt Xue for coming to visit! Let's pay tribute to the relatives and fellow villagers of the Zhou family! ”

Everyone drank a full glass of wine!

Uncle Zhou said: "Alas! It's not easy for your families to live in this mountain town! Just now, I discussed with Teacher Cen and Uncle Lan! In the future, our factory will support the work of your machine repair factory! Help you build your factories and offices! Provide raw materials and materials to the machine shop! Some maintenance tasks in our factory can also be handed over to your maintenance factory to do! In this way, it is also supporting local construction! ”

Everyone applauded!

After that, everyone toasted, ate and chatted with each other!

At 7 o'clock in the evening, everyone was eating, drinking, talking and laughing, and Uncle Zhou and they were going home.

Teacher Cen and Uncle Lan sent a few jars of home-brewed wild mountain wine and mountain goods to the Zhou family.

Teacher Cen asked Brother Jingtian and Brother Lan Feng to drive the jeep on the other side to lead the way in the Zhou family's jeep.

We all saw them off in the courtyard, although Brother Xiaodong was more casual, but, because he had to drive, he didn't dare to drink at the banquet!

After everyone said goodbye to each other, the Zhou family got in the car, Brother Jingtian and Brother Wenchang got in the car, and they drove away!

After they left, our Qin family also said goodbye to the Cen family and the Lan family, and walked home, on the way, our family was chatting happily.

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More than a month later, Uncle Zhou and Mr. Cen agreed that in our backyard, next to the original machine repair shop, a new office building, three large workshops, a large garage, a small oil depot and so on should be built.

These buildings are all designed by the design department of Uncle Zhou's factory, they are all reinforced concrete structures, cement floors and pavement, and at the same time, a lot of new equipment has been added to the new workshop.

Uncle Zhou said that these designs are free, and the materials for building plants and facilities are also provided free of charge, and the new equipment is their redundant equipment, so it is also free for us.

Uncle Zhou also specially sent engineers and construction teams to help us build a new plant for free.

After the plant is finished, engineers and technicians are also sent to help us install and debug new and old equipment in the workshop!

After the expansion and construction of our machine repair factory, Mr. Cen served as the factory director, Uncle Lan served as the deputy factory director, and Jingtiange, Fengge, and Wenchangge were the directors of the first, second, and third workshops. Several brothers of the Jia family are all skilled workers or section team leaders.

At the same time, Teacher Cen and Uncle Lan recruited more than a dozen workers in the town, and several elder brothers began to take turns to train new workers!

Teacher Cen said happily: "Okay, this time I'm really going to get rich!" ”

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On the day when the construction of our machine repair plant was restarted, a grand groundbreaking ceremony was held.

On that day, Uncle Zhou took hundreds of people in military uniforms out of the groundbreaking ceremony.

The leaders of our county and town are also here!

Toutou is happy to start cutting the ribbon!

Xiaoda and I, as well as many reporters, took pictures of Uncle Zhou, Uncle Lan, my mother, and the leaders!

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After the groundbreaking ceremony, I gave Uncle Zhou, my mother and Mr. Cen a set of photos that I took for them, and after they saw the photos, I took better photos than the reporters!

Mr. Cen also enlarged the photo of him and hung it on the wall of the office in the factory.

Because of Uncle Zhou's backer, the reputation and strength of our machine repair factory are much better.

The enterprises and units in the town think that we are a regular factory, and that the service, quality and price are the best, so their vehicles and equipment are taken to our factory for repair!

In addition, the skills and skills of the brothers have been passed on by Mr. Cen and Uncle Lan, and the maintenance work is indeed very good!

Therefore, before our new factory was ready, the business in the factory immediately became booming, and the vacant land in my backyard became a busy parking lot and maintenance workshop!

Wei's mother, Jing Di and Lilan began to complain every day that the house was too noisy!

However, for the sake of business and life, everyone can only endure it!

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The mother said, "O children! Our family's association with the Zhou family has indeed brought benefits! They really helped us! Therefore, they did not ask us for anything in return! However, we must understand in our hearts that we owe the Zhou family a favor! In the future, we must find a chance to repay this favor! ”

I said, "Mom! Rest assured! I'll pay this debt for love! I'm their godson! In the future, I will honor them like my parents! ”

Wei's mother smiled and said, "Ah Cai! What a capability! In the future, being a man and doing business will definitely be better than our older generation! From now on, our family will rely on you to earn money! ”

Everyone laughed!

Actually, I feel that it is really not easy to do business, there are people to help in all aspects, and you must take care of all the relevant things, otherwise, the business will not be able to continue!

The quality of business is related to the market, customers, suppliers and operators!

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