When he arrived at Jian'an Mine, Sun Likun's mood improved. Accompanied by Jin Weimin, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Bureau, Tang Ping, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Mine, and Liu Cunyi, the Director of the Mine, Sun Likun talked and laughed and kept joking with Liu Cunyi: "...... Secretary Jin and Secretary Tang, don't you know how Comrade Cunyi became the mine manager! In 1953, this guy walked through my back door! said that he was squatting in the ministry so that his bones were about to become moldy, and he pestered me and didn't let go......"

Liu Cunyi was straightforward: "Hey, old chief, I didn't pester you, you took the initiative to help me." ”

Sun Likun said: "Okay, good, Cunyi, even if I take the initiative to help you-now I have traveled thousands of miles to your one-third of an acre, how can you, an old subordinate, thank me?" ”

Liu Cunyi said with a big grin: "Political commissar, I invite you to eat braised pork once, and I guarantee that it is all fatty meat!" ”

Tang Ping interjected with a smile: "Hey, hey, Lao Liu, you won't invite me and Secretary Jin?" ”

Liu Cunyi said: "I can't afford to invite you all here, I'm not a local tyrant, I'm a poor middle peasant now." ”

Sun Likun patted Liu Cunyi on the shoulder: "Okay, Cunyi, I haven't eaten your braised pork yet, so you will complain first?" I have to go if you complain, Cheng Hui is my niece, since I am here, I always want to see her! ”

Jin Weimin laughed: "Cunyi, you can't escape this time, it seems that you have to pluck your hair!" ”

Sun Likun's sudden arrival made Sun Chenghui's family excited. Liu Cunyi happily ran to the street to buy eight taels of fatty meat, rolled up his sleeves and cooked it himself, fried peanuts; I also went to the vegetable garden and pulled some greens and turnips, saying that the meat was not enough, and the greens and radishes were together. Zou Zhaodi disagreed with Liu Cunyi's opinion, saying that he couldn't make it up, and the eight taels of fat meat were still burned alone, and Sun Likun ate them.

While the couple and Zou Zhaodi were busy in the kitchen, Sun Likun had already mingled with the children in the courtyard.

Sun Likun held difficulties in one hand and nature in the other, surrounded by aid to Korea, victory, leap forward and hope, and smiled: "Okay, it's really a big family, there are only six children, half a class!" Come, come, little comrades, the sixth grandfather wants to review you today, stand in line, stand in line! Okay, stand upright, look to the right! ”

The four eldest children listened to Sun Likun's order, stood upright, and looked to the right.

Sun Chengwei pointed at Sun Likun and introduced to the children flatteringly: "Comrades, don't you want to listen to the story of fighting devils? Let me tell you six grandfathers, he is a real old revolutionary! Thousands of devils killed! ”

Sun Likun smiled and said: "Dawei, don't brag nonsense, I haven't killed so many devils - come, little comrades, let's sing a song first: We children of New China, prepare, get up-"

The children immediately began to sing -

Our children of the new China,

The pioneer of our new youth,

Unite to inherit our father and brother,

Not afraid of hardship, not afraid of heavy burdens......

Before the song was finished, Xiao Yuejin shrugged his nose, the first one stopped singing, and jumped out of the queue and cheered: "Oh, the big fat meat is cooked, I smell the fragrance!" Brother, sister, sniff and see! ”

Sun Likun handed over the difficulties and nature to Sun Chengwei, pulled Yuejin into his arms, and said with a smile: "Little gluttonous cat, don't worry, after the big fat meat is cooked, your mother will serve it, I promise that each of you will have a share!" ”

After all, Yuan Chao was older and had some experience, so he asked: "Sixth grandfather, really?" Have our share too? ”

Shengli said: "Brother, of course it's true, can the sixth grandfather still lie to our children?" Right? Sixth grandfather? ”

Sun Likun said again and again: "Yes, yes, the sixth grandfather never deceives children. ”

At this moment, Sun Chenghui came out of the kitchen with a small bowl of meat and a plate of peanuts, and as soon as he came out, he said: "Panpan, aid the dynasty, you take the victory and jump into the vegetable garden to water the vegetables, and let your father and uncle accompany the sixth grandfather to drink......"

Victory immediately shouted: "The vegetable patch has just been watered!" ”

Yuan Chao also swallowed his saliva and said, "Mom, we have to listen to the story of the sixth grandfather telling the story of fighting devils......"

Sun Chenghui was angry: "Aiding the DPRK, you are so old, why are you not sensible?" Take the victory away from them! ”

is the most sensible, pulling the aid of the DPRK with one hand and the victory with the other: "Let's go, let's go, the grass in the vegetable field has to be pulled, let's go pull the weeds." ”

Yuejin resolutely refused to leave, and his two small glowing eyes stared straight at the steaming meat bowl.

Sun Likun picked up Yuejin and stopped the big children who were about to go to the vegetable garden: "Hey, hey, little comrades, don't go, don't go, what the sixth grandfather said, everyone has a share of eating meat today!" ”

Sun Chenghui stopped: "Sixth uncle, it's rare for you to come here......"

Sun Likun snatched the meat bowl from Sun Chenghui's hand with red eyes, let Shengli find four small bowls, and divided the bowl of braised pork into four parts, Panpan, Aid Korea, Shengli, and Yuejin gave one each: "Okay, children, let's go, eat big fat meat once!" Don't be hungry for your six grandfathers, let's all go to the small table and eat. ”

Seeing the children cheering and eating meat, Sun Likun said to Liu Cunyi again: "Let's drink, peanuts are very good!" Cunyi, do you remember, in order to eat peanuts, you have been out of the ocean! Yes?! ”

Liu Cunyi felt extremely uncomfortable, and his voice choked and shouted: "Political commissar-"

Sun Chenghui was not only uncomfortable in her heart, but also embarrassed. The sixth uncle came all the way from Beijing to see her, and she couldn't even let the sixth uncle eat a meal of meat, how can this be justified? When Liu Cunyi and Sun Chengwei accompanied Sun Likun to drink, Sun Chenghui was embarrassed to go over at all, first cleaned up in the kitchen, and then silently walked to the vegetable garden and stood in a daze under the moonlight. It seems that some tears were shed during this period.

When I didn't know why, Sun Likun came over: "Xiaohui, why are you crying?" It's really unproductive! ”

Sun Chenghui hurriedly wiped the tears from her face: "Sixth uncle, I feel uncomfortable for not being able to entertain you well!" ”

Sun Likun said: "What's uncomfortable? Isn't it just that there are some financial difficulties at the moment? That's understandable! Walking in the vegetable garden, looking at the green little green vegetables, Sun Likun exclaimed, "Xiao Hui, such a good little green cabbage is rare in Beijing!" ”

Sun Chenghui forced a smile and introduced: "Oh, this is all planted by Dawei with the children. ”

Sun Likun plucked a radish, took out a handkerchief and wiped it, and ate it with taste: "What's the matter with that little Panpan who can sing flower drums?" Listen to Dawei said, it was you and Cunyi who adopted? ”

Sun Chenghui nodded: "It's an orphan girl brought back from the aid of Korea, and the whole family is starving to death......"

Sun Likun was silent for a moment, and then asked, "It's so difficult, you still adopted her?" ”

Sun Chenghui sighed: "At that time, I hadn't been decentralized, and my life was not so sad. ”

Sun Likun thought for a while: "Cheng Hui, can I take this little Panpan away?" The little guy can sing and dance, I'll introduce you to the army art troupe as a little literary soldier! I'll take some of the burden off your shoulders, too. ”

Sun Chenghui's eyes lit up, and she said again and again: "Okay, good." This...... That's great! ”

Early the next morning, Sun Chenghui put on a new set of clothes for Panpan, pulled a bundle of green vegetables with wet mud from the vegetable garden, and walked into Sun Likun's room in the mine guest house.

Sun Likun was waiting for them in the room, and when he saw Pan Pan in new clothes, he said, "Okay, Comrade Pan Pan, like a little adult, ah?" Come, sit, sit, Xiaohui, you sit too! Noticing the handful of greens in Sun Chenghui's hand, "Oh, this greens were given to me, right?" ”

Sun Chenghui sneered ashamedly: "Sixth uncle, there is really nothing to give you ......"

Sun Likun said with a smile: "You gave me such good vegetables, and said that there is nothing to give, you little Hui!" After that, he took the vegetables and handed them to Secretary Chen beside him, "Xiao Chen, such good vegetables are really rare, go find a pot, raise the vegetables for me, and bring them back to Beijing!" ”

Secretary Chen responded, took the vegetables and was about to leave.

Panpan glanced at Sun Chenghui: "Mom, I'll help my uncle plant vegetables, don't kill him." ”

Sun Chenghui smiled and waved his hand: "Go ahead, be careful, don't get your clothes dirty." ”

After Panpan left with Secretary Chen, Sun Likun said: "Xiaohui, I really didn't expect that you and Cunyi's life would be so difficult!" Yesterday, you said that you didn't let me eat meat, and I felt sad, and to be honest, I was even sadder than you! After that, he took out 300 yuan and handed it to Sun Chenghui, "Take it and buy some meat for the child to eat!" ”

Sun Chenghui hurriedly excused herself: "No, this is not good, sixth uncle, I ...... I can't use your money! ”

Sun Likun got angry: "Xiaohui, why can't you use my money?" I'm your sixth uncle! It's still the old commissar of Cunyi! I can't look at your difficulties indifferently! If you Xiaohui recognize me as the sixth uncle today, you will accept the money, and if you don't recognize it, you can leave! Let's go! ”

Sun Chenghui accepted the money, held it in his hand, and was silent for a while before he asked painfully: "Six...... Sixth uncle, do you remember when I left Beijing in 1955, you ...... What do you say to me? ”

Sun Likun waved his hand: "Remember, I said that the road to revolution is not smooth sailing. ”

Sun Chenghui said very seriously: "You also said that we are about to run into communism, and we can't walk in unison, 10,000 years is too long, just seize the day." Looking at Sun Likun in confusion, "But Sixth Uncle, why do I think that in the past few years, communism seems to be getting farther and farther away from us?" I can't even see the shadow. ”

Sun Likun was silent and smoked a cigarette rarely.

Sun Chenghui still said to herself: "The people in our mine sideline production brigade have spread it in private, saying that Mao ** can't eat meat anymore, and some people say that Mao ** saw that the country was so difficult, and he took the initiative not to eat meat - Uncle Six, what's going on?" Why do you leaders watch the country get to this point? Why don't you give the Party Central Committee and Mao ** a wake-up call? ”

Sun Likun paced in the room in a painful manner: "Xiaohui, it should be said that we have made mistakes, made big mistakes, including your sixth uncle, we all have a heavy responsibility for this mistake. As soon as you said it, I also remembered that I said the wrong thing about running into communism. Not only have I told you, but I may have told others, and I have said it in public. That's a big mistake! It's a subjective desire that is divorced from objective reality! However, Xiaohui, we must not lose confidence because of this, and feel that communism is getting farther and farther away from us. I think communism is getting closer and closer, why do you say that? Because after we have made this kind of presumptuous mistake, we will not make this mistake again. You say, don't you? ”

Sun Chenghui was still convinced of his sixth uncle who was a big cadre, nodded and said, "That's true." ”

Sun Likun patted the back of Sun Chenghui's hand affectionately: "Xiaohui, you are a party member, a good party member who has made personal sacrifices for the country's adjustment and rectification policy, the party and the country thank you, and the sixth uncle also thanks you." But Uncle Sixth still asks you to be more strict with yourself and continue to be the gears and screws on the party's machine! ”

Sun Chenghui said: "Sixth uncle, please rest assured at this point, when will I Sun Chenghui not deviate from the party and the country, decentralize and leave the post, after arriving at the sideline production team, I thought, I must work hard with those eldest sisters and sisters-in-law, no matter how hard and tired it is, I have to let Mao ** his old man eat meat!" ”

Sun Likun burst into tears all of a sudden: "Okay, Xiaohui, you said it so well!" It moved Uncle Six so much! With thousands of good party members like you, good masses, and our party, there will be great hope for our country! What difficulties cannot be overcome? I believe that it won't be long before not only Mao**, but also the people of the whole country can eat meat! ”

At this time, Secretary Chen and Pan Pan came in with a pot of green vegetables.

Sun Likun impulsively grabbed Panpan: "Panpan, give your mother a bow, don't forget everywhere, you have the best mother in the world, the kindest mother - your mother's name is Sun Chenghui!" ”

Pan Pan didn't bow, knelt down, called "Mom" repeatedly, and kowtowed to Sun Chenghui.