Zou Jie and Xiaomei walked into the tofu workshop.

In the tofu workshop, the old and the young, the master and the apprentice, this time stall is not the time to make tofu, the master is sorting out the tofu buns, and the apprentice is picking soybeans.

Zou Jie and the master and apprentice of the tofu workshop are acquaintances.

After saying hello, Zou Jie said, "Master Huang, I want to buy a plate of tofu to use at noon tomorrow." I have four catties of tofu stamps here, and the rest is not enough, you calculate how much money you need and how many national food stamps, and I will give it to you. ”

"No, Director Zou," Master Huang said, "If you need a piece or two pieces of tofu, and you have a tofu ticket, I can do it, but you need so much at once, you have to ask for instructions." ”

"Please? Why do you need to ask for instructions? Zou Jie asked.

"Director Zou, you don't know," Master Huang said, "now that soybeans are tight, the grain depot only allocates 500 catties of beans to me every month, and the money and national food stamps are also in vain, and there is nowhere to buy them." The commune leaders asked me to make only 10 catties of bean bean curd and 6 catties of dried tofu every day, mainly to supply the commune guest house canteen, and the rest could be the turn of the masses with tofu tickets. ”

"Oh, that's it." Zou Jie asked, "You said to ask for instructions, who do you need to ask?" ”

"Please ask the senior director of the commune guest house, unless he promises that the canteen of the guest house will not use tofu tomorrow, I can give it to you." Master Huang said, "You and Director Gao are acquaintances, why don't you go and talk to him?" ”

As soon as they heard this, because what Master Huang said about Director Gao was Gao Laosan, Zou Jie and Xiaomei immediately felt blocked in their hearts, at least Xiaomei's heart was half cold.

Xiaomei glanced at Zou Jie and whispered, "Forget it, Sister Zou, let's go." ”

"Xiaomei, don't worry about this." Zou Jie said to Master Huang, "Okay, Master Huang, I know." I'm going to 'ask' Director Gao, please settle the account for me, tomorrow morning, I want all the ten catties of bean curd. ”

Xiaomei looked at Zou Jie very puzzled, she thought that Zou Jie would give up buying tofu after listening to Master Gao's words, but she didn't expect Zou Jie to be competitive and make this decision.

"That's not good, I'll make two plates of tofu for ten catties of soybeans, and I'll give you one plate at most." Master Huang said.

"Okay, that's it." Zou Jie said, "Xiaomei, you wait for me here for a while, and I'll come when I go." ”

Zou Jie said and insisted on going to the guest house. Xiaomei had no choice but to wait in the tofu shop, but she was worried about whether Zou Jie would quarrel with Gao Laosan.

Zou Jie returned to the guest house and knocked on Gao Laosan's director's office.

Gao Laosan's mother, Dr. Feng, had already left the guest house, and Gao Laosan was the only one in the office, who was leisurely teasing the two birds he had raised.

Being a thief with a weak heart, Zou Jie's sudden appearance, Gao Laosan thought that he had arranged for someone to release his bicycle gas.

"Director Zou, why are you back again? Are you and Xiaomei not leaving tonight? Gao Laosan asked tentatively.

"Not leaving? Is it expected by Director Gao? "Zou Jie deliberately knocked on Gao Laosan.

"Look at what you said, I don't know how to tell fortunes. How can you do that? Gao Laosan said, "That's the best, give me a face, and wash the dust for you and Xiaomei tonight." Why don't you see Xiaomei? ”

"Thank you for your kindness, you don't have to! Xiaomei is waiting for me at the tofu shop. Zou Jie was straightforward, "I want to buy a plate of tofu, I heard that I have to ask you?" ”

Gao Laosan's hanging heart let go. It seems that Zou Jie did not come to Xingshi to ask for guilt.

"Don't, don't, you're the leader, if you want to ask for instructions, I should ask you. Everyone stares at the food in the canteen every day, and I can't help it. Gao Laosan said, "Director Zou wants to eat tofu, do you still need to buy it?" How you want to eat, you say, I'll let the canteen make it for you. ”

Zou Jie said: "It's not that I want to eat, I'm going to invite young members to have a full meal at Xingfutun at noon tomorrow, and mobilize them to organize a commando team to reclaim a castor field, which is Director Gao's instructions." ”

Gao Laosan said: "No need to mention my father's instructions, your instructions are better than his, no problem, I will arrange someone to send it to you on time tomorrow." ”

Zou Jie didn't appreciate it: "You don't have to arrange it, you just write a note, and I will arrange someone to pick it up tomorrow." ”

"Okay, okay, okay, I'll do it, I'll do it."

Gao Laosan quickly wrote a note, stamped his seal decently, and respectfully handed it to Zou Jie.

Gao Laosan took the opportunity to say: "Director Zou, I still have to worry about Xiaomei's affairs." ”

Zou Jie admonished: "Comrade Director, you will die of this heart, don't waste your wisdom behind your back, it's useless to play tricks again, you and Xiaomei are not suitable, forgive me for not being able to help you." ”

Zou Jie had something to say, and Gao Laosan thought that maybe a thug betrayed him. At this time, he felt that he was at a loss, and it was difficult to defend himself.

Gao Laosan said: "Director Zou is a female bodhisattva, how can you not help me?" It's my creation that this thing has become, and it's not that I don't have that blessing, but whether it succeeds or not, as long as Director Zou is willing to help me, I thank you. Whatever I can do in the future, you can tell me. ”

"Then on behalf of the young members of Xingfutun, thank you for Director Gao."

After Zou Jie finished speaking, he turned around and left.

Gao Laosan sent out of the guest house and watched Zou Jie leave on his bicycle, he wondered, why was her bicycle still angry? The gangsters didn't do anything for him.

Zou Jie returned to the tofu workshop and showed Master Huang the note written by Gao Laosan, and Master Huang agreed.

After paying the money, tofu stamps and food stamps, Zou Jie and Master Huang agreed that tomorrow the tofu would be picked up by the yakzi with the note.

Everything was done, and Zou Jie and Xiaomei returned to Xingfutun together.

On the way, Xiaomei mentioned that Zou Jie met Gao Laosan: "I thought you two would quarrel." ”

Zou Jie said: "With this kind of person, you don't need a small belly and chicken intestines, you usually look down and don't look up, there is no way, he crosses his single-plank bridge, let's take our Yangguan Road." ”

"Sister Zou is really good, the prime minister can take a boat in his belly." Xiaomei admires Zou Jie's mind very much.

Zou Jie said: "The prime minister doesn't dare to be a villain, we can't be a gentleman." ”

The afterglow of the evening sprinkled all over the earth, a sandy avenue, two people talking and laughing and shuttling in the green shade, constituting a different scenery in spring.

Back to Xingfutun, the thatched houses are already full of smoke, the members have not finished work, Xiaomei's home, Xiaomei's mother is preparing today's dinner.

Zou Jie saw that Xiaomei's mother hadn't lit a fire yet, so he immediately said, "Auntie, how about we eat dumplings tonight?" ”

Xiaomei's mother was stunned by Zou Jie's sudden sentence, and it was not the New Year's Day, how could she propose to eat dumplings? She looked at Zou Jie and Xiaomei, somehow. However, she said confidently: "Okay, it just so happens that we still have a few catties of white noodles at home, and the leek eggs are ready-made, no problem, just eat dumplings." ”

"Mom, I won't eat you for nothing, Sister Zou has bought noodles."

I didn't see Zou Jie and Xiaomei come back with rice noodles, where did Xiaomei's words come from? Xiaomei's mother was a little confused. Xiaomei told her mother about Zou Jie going to the commune to buy grain and oil, but she didn't know in advance that Zou Jie was going to eat dumplings for dinner.

Xiaomei's mother heard that Zou Jie had worked hard for the yak, and she was happy for the yak, and she agreed with Zou Jie even more.

Since they want to eat dumplings, the three of them immediately took action, just do what they say, Xiaomei's mother and noodles, Xiaomei spread eggs, and Zou Jie picks leeks.

"Prepare more noodles and stuffing, come in the evening, let him eat with us."

Zou Jie said as he looked at Xiaomei secretly.

Xiaomei bowed her head and was silent, her face was already red.

Xiaomei's mother saw it in her eyes and understood in her heart that she secretly liked them like this.

It was getting dark, and the members called it a day.

He had already said hello to Captain Wang Kui and was ready to get up early tomorrow morning and rush to the commune forestry station to pull wood.

There are only two carriages in the production team, and it is estimated that ten cubic meters of wood will run two round trips.

Or because tomorrow's lunch was not settled, he didn't dare to ask for more help, there were three people in the family, his father drove a carriage, and outsiders only added a handlebar and Li Gang.

Zou Jie asked the yak to go to Xiaomei's house to see her after finishing work, and the yak didn't dare to slack off. After finishing work, the tools were handed over to his brother Dahan, and he went straight to Xiaomei's house.

When the yak entered the courtyard, Xiaomei came out shyly to greet her, and there were no words but a thousand words.

It's okay that he didn't enter the house, but when he entered the house, he immediately felt that he had come abruptly, and it was not the right time.

In the house, the dining table and the curtain were neatly filled with freshly wrapped dumplings, and the dumplings were very embarrassed to see it.

What's even more embarrassing is that Xiaomei's mother and Zou Jie just laughed and didn't say anything when they saw him.

"I'm sorry, I, I don't know," said him, "I, I'll go back first, and I'll come back when you're done with dinner." ”

"Want to go? It's not that easy," Zou Jie said, "and if you get a glimpse of our secrets, you'll have to go along with us." ”

"I didn't mean to." Sweat oozes from his face.

"Silly boy, look at you, I'm still serious, I'll take you a share," Xiaomei's mother said with a smile, "Half of these dumplings are wrapped for you, and you can eat enough today." ”

"No, no, no, I'll go back first." He turned around and wanted to leave.

Xiaomei silently blocked the door again, looking at Brother Yakzi himself there and couldn't hold back her laughter.

Zou Jie teased again: "Let's go, do you still want to cross over from Xiaomei?" ”

It's not going to go, it's not going to go, and I don't know what to say. At this time, I feel uncomfortable.

Xiaomei's mother saw it in her eyes, and said, "Go, help me add water to the fire, let's start cooking dumplings." ”

He didn't move, and begged Zou Jie and said, "Director Zou, what is the matter with me, please tell me quickly, if you are not in a hurry, I have to leave." ”

Zou Jie said: "What do you call me?" Didn't I tell you to call me sister? How dare you be ungrateful, and I will not tell you anything good. ”

"Brother Yakzi, Sister Zou went back and forth to the supply and marketing cooperatives for you, and took me on a bicycle, and I was tired all afternoon, but you are good, you don't appreciate it, and you want to go."

No one's words are as good as Xiaomei's words, and when he heard Xiaomei say this, he just stood there stunned, at a loss.

At this time, Xiaomei took a handful of firewood and handed it to the yak, who obediently went to make a fire and boil water.