In the afternoon of the same day, Uncle Sun gathered all the people in the village, announced the news of his imminent departure, and appointed a senior villager, Uncle Ma, as the new patriarch, and put him in charge of various affairs in the village after his departure, including the work of purchasing "sea intestines" for the crossing of the people. And Xie Tian swore to the villagers that since he came here, he has been taking care of the villagers, and if he has a career in the future, he will definitely come back to repay the kindness of the big guy.

When the villagers heard this, they were both envious and a little reluctant. However, thinking that Uncle Sun and they were going to the city to enjoy happiness, everyone should be happy for them, so they all gathered around to congratulate them. Afterwards, Uncle Sun and Xie Tian returned to their residence and began to pack their belongings, preparing to leave the road early the next morning.

In fact, these people didn't have much to bring, according to Fan Wucheng's meaning, except for the military uniform that was preserved in the Yellow Sea, which was quite good, and the dried "sea intestines" collected from the whole village of less than two catties, all other things were gone. When we get to the city, we will buy them again. However, as the saying goes, "a broken home is worth a lot". I usually don't feel anything, but once I really want to leave this home, that kind of reluctance naturally comes to my heart. Especially Uncle Sun, who has lived here all his life, looked at those objects that might be worthless, picked up this for a while, touched that for a while, and was reluctant to throw any of them down, and even almost changed his mind and didn't leave with them. Later, it was Xie Tian's repeated work that dispelled this idea, and finally gave up this emotion, and decided to leave with only a fishing basket and his wife's tablet that he had used for many years. The rest of the things were given to the villagers, who took what they needed. Thankfully, all four of them brought with them one or two things of special significance as a memorial to this difficult time.

On the 21st day of the second month of the lunar calendar, everyone drove off with the blessings of the whole village, galloped towards Liangxiang City, and soon disappeared from the vision of the villagers.

On the afternoon of February 25 of the lunar calendar, Fan Wucheng and his entourage returned to the "Qing Garden". Wang Kunjun led all the people at home to the front yard and warmly welcomed the new partners to join. Looking at the sincere smiling faces and listening to the heartfelt welcome words, Xie Tian and the others were deeply moved. They took a few steps and tightly held the hands of Wang Kunjun and the other four committee members who were outstretched to them. The hardships, grievances, and uneasiness of the past year were mixed with the feelings at this moment, and they were all vented without scruples through the gushing tears, and Gao Jun, the little guy, even hugged Xu Shaoan, who shook hands with him, and cried bitterly.

Seeing the irrepressible tears of Xie Tian and the others, Wang Kunjun and the others did not immediately go to comfort. They knew that the four of them had gone through so many hardships and had been in a state of tension and depression for a long time, and they needed to vent well, otherwise they would cause psychological problems. Fortunately, in addition to Zhong Ziqi, Qingchen and Uncle Sun, there is only through the crowd, and there is no danger of being seen by the subordinates, which will have an unpleasant impact.

Xie Tian and the others vented their emotions to their heart's content, and others were also infected by them, and many people, including Uncle Sun, shed tears. In particular, several ladies present cried so much that they were persuaded by their respective men for a long time to stop their grief.

Seeing that everyone was almost vented, Zhang Weixin beckoned everyone to the main room of the second courtyard, that is, the team's large conference room, to sit down and talk. Immediately, Wang Kunjun and the others walked hand in hand with Xie Tian and the others, and introduced them to the large conference room affectionately.

Everyone found their seats and sat down, and Wang Kunjun introduced the traversers and Zhong Ziqi to Xie Tian and others one by one. Xie Tian and the others greeted everyone one by one, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. Xie Tian gave everyone a brief introduction to the members of their foursome and their father-in-law, Uncle Sun, as well as their experience in the past year, and the result was naturally embarrassing to everyone, and many people gave them a thumbs up for their perseverance and courage.

After chatting a few more words with the parents, Xie Tian got up and clasped his fists to the four committee members and said, "The four committee members, Xie and the three brothers are grateful for being accepted by the team. It's just that although everyone came here from the same place, they can be regarded as fellow villagers. But as the saying goes, 'if you don't have merit, you won't be able to sleep and eat', so Xie and the three brothers hope to do something for the team to repay the team's acceptance of us, I wonder if the four committee members and fellow villagers can give us this opportunity. ”

After thanking Tian, he looked at Wang Kunjun and the other committee members with sincere eyes, waiting for their answers. As he showed in the fishing village, as a person with backbone, Xie Tian naturally did not want to live the kind of life of sending people under the fence and begging for alms. He wants to be able to show his abilities and play his part in the team, so as to gain everyone's respect.

The Huang brothers obviously had the same idea as him, so as soon as Xie Tian's words fell, the two of them also got up and said in unison: "Yes, we are all of the same mind as Brother Xie, and I hope that your fellow villagers can give us the opportunity to contribute to the team." ”

Looking at the three pairs of firm and sincere eyes, Wang Kunjun and others were both relieved and admired, Wang Kunjun got up and saluted the three of them, and said sincerely: "The three brothers don't have to be polite, and don't treat themselves as outsiders." Since everyone is already a family, every family member naturally has to contribute their own liliang to the development of the big family. The Committee will certainly agree to your request.

In fact, before you arrived, I and the other three committee members and the heads of the functional groups had already discussed this matter, and decided that after you came, we would first rest for a period of time to recover and recover our strength, and then we would be assigned to the corresponding functional groups according to each of you's expertise and ability, and work that suited you.

It's just that because I have been immersed in the atmosphere of welcome, I haven't had time to mention this matter, and I hope that the brothers will not be surprised, let alone put themselves in the position of outsiders. From the moment you enter the gates of the 'Qing Garden', you are already a member of this team, with the same rights and obligations as the rest of the team. From now on, don't mention anything that you don't repay, that will seem to be a waste. ”,

Wang Kunjun's words not only reassured Xie Tian and others, enabling them to work and live in a down-to-earth manner, but also reminded the other members of the team not to regard themselves as masters, and not to feel superior because they joined the team a few days earlier than Xie Tian and others.

Xie Tian and the others insisted that they were in good health, did not need any recuperation, and could go to work immediately. In order to show that his body is strong, Huang Hai also showed off his biceps. Rather than being fooled by the superficial appearance, the committee had Dr. Lim carefully examine the bodies of several of them. As a result, Lin Xiaoyu's diagnosis report of "needing to supplement nutrition and recommending a month of rest" immediately made the three of them speechless, and they could only accept the arrangement of recuperating first and then working. However, in order to allow them to recuperate with peace of mind, the committee has learned about their personal strengths and specialties in advance, and has arranged corresponding work content for them based on this information.

Among them, Xie Tian was assigned to the business group because he had been running a restaurant for many years before the crossing and had rich experience, mainly responsible for the operation and management of "Tianfu Building", basically taking over Fan Wucheng's previous work. Of course, Fan Wucheng will not lose his previous position, he is still the leader of the business team, responsible for the overall management of all business activities of the team.

Huang Hai, a naval officer of the People's Liberation Army in the previous life, was enriched to the security group, so that Xu Shaoan, who had always felt that Liliang was inadequate, was slightly relieved because nearly half of his men were sent to participate in the training of his minions. Of course, as a professional in the navy, Huang Hai still has to provide help for the accumulation of relevant knowledge and materials of the science and technology group when he is idle.

As a professional in ship design, Huang Shan also had the experience of working in a shipyard in his previous life, so he was naturally assigned to the science and technology group. On the one hand, they should sort out their professional knowledge and keep it on file, and on the other hand, they should contribute their own liliang to the research and development work of the science and technology group in machinery.

As for Gao Jun, who was the youngest and was only a sophomore in high school before the crossing, he was not assigned a job for the time being. First, he lacked professional knowledge and was unable to participate in the work of functional groups such as the Science and Technology Group, the Business and Trade Group, and the Infirmary. Second, due to the poor living conditions in the past year and the fact that he has not carried out relevant training, although his physical fitness has improved after the crossing, his current conditions do not meet the requirements of security work, so he cannot participate in the work of the security team. As for functional groups such as the material management group, the finance group, and the archives, because they involve the core and most important interests of the team, it is impossible for him to participate in such a stinky child.

Therefore, after the deliberation of the committee and Xie Tian and others, it was finally decided that Gao Jun would not participate in the work of any functional group for the time being. After he has recovered his body, with his consent, he can consider letting him learn martial arts, and then join the security team as a security guard.

Gao Jun himself has no opinion on this decision. As a high school student with a very good family background, in addition to studying before the crossing, he basically "stretched out his hand for clothes, and opened his mouth for food", and now let him live as free and easy as a holiday, which makes sense of reluctance. However, for the sake of his future, Xie Tian did not want him to be in this state of complete "herding sheep", so he asked him to take care of his father-in-law and be responsible for his father-in-law's usual diet and daily life.

Fortunately, when Gao Jun was in the fishing village, he mainly took care of his father-in-law at home - in order to take care of him, his elder brothers basically did not let him go to the sea or do hard work, so he was also very handy with this errand. Of course, with the fun-loving nature of young people, they are definitely unwilling to circle around an old man all day long. It's just that although he has now joined the team, everything should be subject to the team's arrangement, but in his heart, the authority of Xie Tian, the eldest brother, has not changed. Therefore, although this opinion was not made by the Committee, he readily accepted it.

Xie Tian and the Huang brothers are very satisfied with this arrangement, and said that they will definitely get well as soon as possible, so that they can make their own contribution to the development of the team as soon as possible.

That night, a large feast was held in the "Qing Garden" to wash the dust for the four new members. Of course, considering that Xie Tian and the others were tired all the way, especially Uncle Sun was so old and had a lot of physical exertion during the long journey, although everyone was in a good mood, they did not persuade them to drink too much. It's just that Wang Kunjun toasted them three glasses of wine on behalf of the other team members, and everything was casual.

After the banquet was over, Xie Tian and the others went to the room assigned to them to rest, while Fan Wucheng was found in the committee's conference room. The Commission requested him to submit a report on the seaside trip within three days, including both information on the forthcoming mission of the "sea intestines" and details of the discovery of the "seaside crossing quartet". Subsequently, he communicated with him on the issue of "Tianfu Building", hoping that he would not have any thoughts because the committee asked Xie Tian to be in charge of the operation and management of "Tianfu Building".

In this regard, Fan Wucheng said that he would resolutely implement the decision of the committee, and he was very much in favor of handing over the work of "Tianfu Lou" to Xie Tian, which would allow him to have more time to consider the future development of the team's business work and see the problem more comprehensively. The committee was very satisfied with his statement, encouraged him again, let him go to rest, and gave him three days off so that he could adjust his condition.