Chapter 35: Seize the Opportunity
Huang Han saw that Huang Daozhou and Zhang Fangfen were able to do not expose their wealth, and they felt a lot more at ease.
After eating the noodles, Huang Han burped and said, "Dad, do you want to sleep now?"
"I was a little tired, but not sleepy and didn't want to sleep. ”
"Then please take me by bicycle to your factory director's house. ”
"What do you want to do when you go to his house?"
"If you don't want to go through the back door, I don't force it, I'll go for you, I can guarantee that as long as the turtle can give one out, your bicycle will definitely not run." ”
"I need you to take care of my business as a child?"
"I'm not a child, I'm enlightened, and I'm smart and witty. ”
"You also learn to be humble, have you boasted about yourself so much?"
"Don't digress, send me to the factory director's house, it just so happens that today is the factory holiday of your factory, and it is only half past eight o'clock, and people should get up." ”
"I won't go, and you are not allowed to embarrass Lao Tzu. ”
Zhang Fangfen saw that the father and son were arguing, and hurriedly asked what happened, and Huang Han emphasized that he caught the turtle after explaining his purpose, and he had the right to dominate.
He knew that Huang Daozhou's temper was coming up at this time, and he was not very persuasive, so he tempted Zhang Fangfen and said:
"Mom, what face do I have for a little child, people accept an old turtle, Dad's bicycle can't run, if you don't take it, I will come back, and I won't lose anything at all. ”
The briquette factory was three or four miles away from home, and Zhang Fangfen knew that her husband needed a bicycle to commute to work, and that the family's economic conditions would not be able to save money for a bicycle for three or five years, so getting to the factory bus was the only way.
Now that the factory finally has a bus vacant, if you don't seize this opportunity, you don't know that you will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey.
Zhang Fangfen said: "Daozhou, if you don't want to go, we won't embarrass you, I'll send the child there, and you can make the address of the factory director's house clear." ”
Huang Han knew Director Zhu and also knew his wife and his future home, although he didn't have a big friendship with him, he was also familiar with each other, and later generations met each other at the banquet to have a glass and chat a few words at will.
It's just that I don't know where his current home is, otherwise I'll go by myself, and I don't need to talk to Huang Daozhou when I come to cut and play later.
Huang Daozhou still refused to go, and said: "I, I, I am an upright person, and I don't ask for help." ”
"Dad, we didn't let you beg someone, and I won't be inferior when I go to his house, it's just a courtesy, but we just give it a gift first. ”
Zhang Fangfen said: "It's actually quite good to let the child go, so as not to bend over." Don't be crooked, tell him the house number. ”
Huang Daozhou thought about it, finally compromised, sighed, and said listlessly: "You don't know how to ride a bicycle again, so I'll go!"
Huang Han said: "Dad, you just need to send me away, you don't need to wait outside, I'll go home by myself when I'm done." ”
Less than nine o'clock, Huang Han walked directly into the courtyard of the factory director's house, the difference between the people of this era and the families of later generations is that when someone is at home, the door is generally not closed, so it is convenient for people to visit the door.
"Is Uncle Zhu at home?" Huang Han did not enter the hall of the house, and shouted politely.
A woman less than forty years old came out of the house, and her dress should be more fashionable in this period, Huang Han knew her, knew that she worked in the county material bureau, and was the wife of the factory director.
The briquette plant is subordinate to the fuel company, and the material bureau manages the fuel company, the timber company, the metal company, and so on, all of which are state-owned units.
"Aunt Liu, hello, I am the son of Huang Daozhou, my father hit a big luck this morning and caught an old turtle on the way to the countryside to fish.
He had long wanted to come to see Uncle Zhu, but his family was so poor that he couldn't even take out a souvenir. ”
At this time, Director Zhu also walked out, with a confused face and a big question mark in his head.
"Ah, you are a child of the Huang Daozhou family! You are really good at talking, come to Auntie's house to play, Auntie welcomes, Auntie doesn't want anything from your house. ”
Huang Han had already seen the empty bucket of his house, walked over and poured the soft-shelled turtle into it, and pretended to be sincere:
"Dad often said at home how much Uncle Zhu took care of him, and the work arranged was also very easy, and he had long wanted to express his gratitude. ”
Zhu factory director said: "Why didn't your father come by himself?"
"He loves fishing too much, and in order to be able to catch a few fish for me to eat, he sent the turtle home and went to the countryside. ”
In this era, the vast majority of guests will not go to the hotel, today the factory is closed, the director of the factory who was transferred to the military asked a few comrades-in-arms to come to the house to drink at night, and of course he and his wife are busy together.
The two of them saw the old turtle crawling in the bucket, their eyes lit up, they glanced at each other, and wished the factory director to understand, and said:
"Okay, then thank you dad for his kindness, but uncle can't ask for your things for nothing, uncle knows that your dad likes to drink, you can help uncle bring a bottle of wine to your dad." ”
Of course, Huang Han would not refuse to return the gift, and promised: "Okay, thank you, uncle." ”
When the director of the factory went to the back room to get wine, several children ran in from outside the door, and one of them was an eleven or twelve-year-old child who saw Huang Han with a surprised face and said:
"Huang Han, why are you at Uncle Zhu's house?"
This kid Huang Han didn't recognize it, and wondered: "Are you ......?"
"I'm from Class 35, my name is Sun Qiang, I like to hear you tell stories. Zhu Hui, Zhu Hui, do you know, Huang Han is the story king of our school, and I heard the "Legend of the Condor Heroes" from him. ”
It turned out that one of the children was Zhu Hui, a little girl named Zhu Hui, who was in the second grade of Hongqi Primary School, Sun Qiang was the child of Zhu Changchang's aunt's family, and three were neighbors' babies.
When several children learned that it was the story king who appeared in front of them, they were very excited, took Huang Han's hand, and unanimously asked him to tell a story.
Huang Han did not refuse, promised to speak for half an hour, and came to the hall of Zhu Hui's house to speak, Zhu Hui's mother was polite, and also made a cup of malt milk essence, which has a lot of fabric in it, which is quite thick.
Except for Sun Qiang, none of the other children had heard this story, of course Huang Han told it from the beginning, and several children listened to it with relish, and they heard that the factory director and his wife were so surprised that their mouths opened widely.
He also has two children, dozens of children from relatives, friends, and neighbors, but he has never seen a young age who can tell such a long story in standard Mandarin.
Originally, the director of the factory took a bottle of Sanshui grain wine as a return gift, but after listening to Huang Han's story, he took another bottle, and personally stuffed the two bottles of wine with straw.
When Huang Han went home, several children were reluctant to give up, and Sun Qiang and Zhu Hui strongly asked Huang Han to come to the house to play often when he was free.
Director Zhu, who sent Huang Han out, touched Huang Han's head and said, "Huang Daozhou has a smart son like you, and the hard days will soon come out, go back and tell your father that our two families will move around more in the future." ”
"Uncle, you and your aunt are welcome to go to my house for a drink, and you must bring Sister Zhuhui. ”
Sun Qiang immediately said: "Huang Han, and me, I want to go too." ”
Several other children also shouted: "I'm going too, I'm going to ...... too"
Zhu the factory director said: "Good! If you have the opportunity, you will definitely go." ”
Huang Han is in a very good mood, the thing must have been done, it seems that it should not cost much, the specific price of Shanshui grain wine Huang Han does not know, it is estimated that it is almost the same for a dollar and a bottle.
Alas, it doesn't matter if you don't have a network, move around a lot, and there will be a relationship, and it seems that we must find ways to change Huang Daozhou's way of dealing with the world, so as not to suffer losses often.