The fort on the earthen bag is built in three layers, and it looks like a zigzag from a distance. There is a 4-meter-wide driveway on the fort, and there are 1-meter-wide sidewalks on each side, making it a 6-meter-wide avenue.

The courtyard houses of the three entrances are all made of old brick walls from the Chen family compound and the Chen family ancestral hall, even if they are newly built, they also have a sense of historical vicissitudes.

In addition, with Lin Changgeng as a person on his side, Zhuang Macheng did not hesitate to work slowly, and with the superb craftsmanship of Tan carpenter, the courtyard built by Jiang Xiaobai is like a real old courtyard.

Of course, it's just a framework for now.

But it's already beginning to see scale.

"Xiao Jiang, your house has been built, it is no different from a private villa!"

Lin Changgeng said with emotion.

Jiang Xiaobai said: "If I didn't have your guidance, what I made by myself would definitely not be a courtyard, but a four-like one." ”

Lin Changgeng laughed, and was also very proud.

After all, he's really put his heart and soul into it here.

"Okay, Lin Lao, let's go back to dinner."

After looking around, Jiang Xiaobai said.

As soon as he heard about eating, Lin Lao was very happy and asked expectantly, "What are you eating today?" ”

After coming to Jiangwan for more than ten days, Jiang Xiaobai came back to cook every afternoon, almost never the same, and they were all very delicious.

"Eat sheep scorpions today!"

When he went to the vegetable market in the afternoon, he happened to see a mutton seller, and the meat was almost all sold, and all that was left was a skeleton and a leg of mutton, so he bought it.

"Sheep scorpion, I haven't eaten it yet, wait for Ha to taste it."

Lin Changgeng said with interest.

When a person gets older, he is more interested in new things.

Jiang Xiaobai said: "Sheep scorpion is a Lu dish, the main material is a complete sheep vertebrae with tenderloin and spinal cord, because it looks similar to the scorpion after being made, so it is commonly known as the sheep scorpion, the elderly can relieve osteoporosis after eating, and have the reputation of the king of calcium supplementation." ”

As soon as he said this, Lin Changgeng was even more interested.

"Let's go, let's go back quickly, you hurry up and get it, and I'll have a drink with your dad later."

Lin Changgeng came to Jiangwan and lived in Jiang Haiyang's house, and after getting acquainted with him, the two of them had to take a sip every time they had dinner, and they pulled the wine skin for a long time.

"Okay, I'll have a drink with you later."

Jiang Xiaobai said with a smile.

After returning home, Lin Changgeng went to talk to Jiang Haiyang, and Jiang Xiaobai went to the stove house to cook.

There were originally two ways to make sheep scorpions, one was red soup and the other was clear soup.

However, Qingzhou people eat spicy, and Lin Lao also eats it with a strong taste, so Jiang Xiaobai chose to make red soup.

It took Jiang Xiaobai about an hour and a half to make this dish, and after stir-frying a few snacks, he called Lin Lao and his parents to come to dinner.

The unique aroma of mutton is pervasive, and the scorpion-shaped loin in the wind pot looks very attractive.

"Baba, what a big crayfish you made today!"

Jiang Shan saw the sheep scorpion and said happily.

She thought Baba had made another kind of crayfish that she hadn't eaten.

Jiang Xiaobai smiled: "This is not a crayfish, it is a sheep scorpion, you have to observe carefully, it is not the same as a crayfish at all." ”

"Oh oh oh!"

The little guy looked at it carefully and said, "It's different, crayfish have big tongs, sheep scorpions don't." ”

Jiang Xiaobai nodded approvingly and asked, "What else?" ”

"And ...... Crayfish have hard shells and not as thick bones, and sheep scorpions have bones and meat on them. ”

The little guy said as he watched, and his saliva was dripping.

Jiang Haiyang had never eaten sheep scorpions, and seeing that Jiang Xiaobai and Jiang Shan were talking non-stop, he urged: "Tell a little baby to do something, hurry up and get wine, I will compare with Lin Lao." ”

The little guy said: "Grandpa, Baba taught me to observe, Baba said that an excellent person must learn to observe." ”

Jiang Haiyang didn't care, but Lin Changgeng couldn't stop bowing his head.

This kid has some skills, and he also has a set of educating his daughter.

He couldn't help but think of his children, who also educated them so hard back then, and trained them all to be admitted to college.

Now, the children have all succeeded in their careers, and they have all gone to other places.

After his wife died, Qingzhou was left alone.

originally lived a peaceful life, but he didn't expect Jiang Xiaobai's arrival to let him return to the long-lost construction site.

Looking at Jiang Xiaobai's lively family, the feeling of family happiness was particularly fulfilling, and he felt a sense of loneliness in his heart.

He remembered an old friend who was in a similar situation to him, and said with a sigh: "Excellent children belong to the country, and mediocre children belong to their parents." ”

Now that I think about it, it was.

But do you regret it?

No!

Whether as a father or as a retired veteran cadre from the Cultural Affairs Bureau, he has no regrets.

Someone has to bear some things!

There is so much beauty in the world, and the reason why ordinary people can live a good life is just that someone is carrying the weight for them.

At this meal, Mr. Lin Changgeng was drunk.

Two days passed in a blink of an eye, and Ding Junjie came to the three-meal restaurant again.

"Secretary Ding, Mayor Zhang wants to eat crayfish again?"

Jiang Xiaobai asked with a smile, "Do you want to eat braised or steamed this time?" ”

Ding Junjie smiled bitterly, "Boss Jiang, don't be joking." ”

Seeing his embarrassed appearance, Jiang Xiaobai smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go with you." ”

Ding Junjie was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Boss Jiang, please!" ”

The two walked out of the store, and Jiang Xiaobai saw a "two-ended" car parked on the side of the street.

Full of memories, he remembered the jokes that circulated among the people: the secretary of the brigade pedal, pedaled, pedaled (tractor), the secretary of the commune 130 (a kind of small truck), the secretary of the county party committee Fan Bu Peng (Tianjing 212 jeep), and the secretary of the prefectural party committee was flat at both ends.

The two ends are flat, referring to the "Huhai" brand SH760 sedan in front of you.

There was no Santana at this time.

Santana only built a joint venture automobile factory in Shanghai in 1983, and it was not until 1985 that Santana was actually introduced to the market.

"I've never been in a car like this!"

Sitting in the car, Jiang Xiaobai said with a smile.

He said with some emotion, in the last life, he made a fortune a few years later, when the two heads had been eliminated, and the first car he bought was Santana.

Ding Junjie thought that Jiang Xiaobai had never seen such a good car, and said a little proudly: "This kind of car is only two palms in our Qingzhou, and I can often sit because I follow Vice Mayor Zhang." ”

Jiang Xiaobai smiled and didn't speak again.

He didn't have any idea about this kind of two-headed flat that was about to be eliminated, but if he could get a 212 jeep from Tianjing, he still wanted to.

The Qingzhou Municipal Government was on Qingyun Road, and it didn't take long for Liangtouping to enter the government compound, and Ding Junjie led Jiang Xiaobai to the door of Vice Mayor Zhang's office.

"Boss Jiang, wait a minute, I'll report to Vice Mayor Zhang."