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Zhao Xiaodong introduced each other, and Lu Li smiled and walked forward, "Hello, auntie, I am Lu Li, this is Xu Yunjian. Is this time here causing you trouble?"

"What's the trouble?" Auntie Hua laughed and urged her daughter-in-law, "You haven't poured water for others? They came from a big city and took out the teacup for the New Year."

"No, no need, aunt, I'm going to tell you, I'm also an educated youth, but I'm not just from our three trees to the countryside. Just pour us a glass of water."

Auntie Hua disagreed, "What's that? I said, have you heard it?"

"Mom, the guy said it..."

"I'm doing 'cut'!" Auntie Swa bent over and picked up her shoes and smashed them directly. She was so scared that she hid her daughter-in-law. She heard her mother-in-law's scolding from behind, "I'm so stupid, why don't you listen to what you do?"

Lu Li smiled in his heart, but felt a lot of affection for Auntie Hua, "Auntie, where is the third brother? Isn't at home?"

"I went out to play, I'm so stupid. I know how to play cards all day long! I'll be fine if I lose all this family sooner or later."

"Don't say that, Maodong just rests? Third brother doesn't want anything else. If you want to play, just let him play for a while." Zhao Xiaodong advised with a smile: "Oh, aunt, I came from Tianjin this time and bought some meat and ribs to replenish your body. I will give it to you and Xiaogu, Nizi and the others, don't give it to others."

"Look at you, come here and buy things? You don't make much money..."

"It's okay." Zhao Xiaodong pulled away his luggage, took out a large ball of frozen pork, and handed it to his third sister-in-law. "Sister-in-law, put it at home to melt it, and then give it to the aunt and the child."

"Then, your family is pretty good, Xiao Zou is good too?"

"Everything is good, they are all good, don't worry." Zhao Xiaodong stood up from the edge of the kang, "Auntie, we have something to tell the branch secretary this time, so we have to go and do it first."

"Go after dinner? You know what kind of sex is that old bastard..."

"I know, but it doesn't matter. Go and see him first and then talk."

"Okay, wait for the mistress to come back a while and let him wait for you and come back to have a drink in the evening."

"Oh." Zhao Xiaodong agreed briefly and went out with Lu Li. He passed through the village and arrived at another adobe house. He pulled his neck and shouted, "Secretary? Is the branch secretary at home?"

The sound of bowls and dishes immediately sounded in the room, and there was a vague sound of someone talking. Zhao Xiaodong ignored him and said hello and gave him pre-searching. He opened the door and pushed open the door, "Secretary? I'm in."

"Who, look, I haven't prepared lunch yet. This... so...ah?" The man was stunned when he saw the stranger at the door that appeared, "Are you?"

"I am Zhao Xiaodong, branch secretary, don't you remember me? I went to the village here, from Tianjin."

"Oh, oh, I remembered it, Xiao Zhao?" The expression on the man's face became eased, "Look, hey, at home, look, Xiao Zhao is back! Xiao Zhao, have you eaten? Uncle... isn't ready yet."

Zhao Xiaodong and Lu Li knew each other well, and the other guessed a little reason. Only Xu Yunjian looked around with his neck straight, "Fuck! I didn't prepare anything, the food in his mouth has not been wiped clean yet!"

Luli turned around and scolded angrily! "Shut up!"

"Don't worry, Secretary Tong, I've had dinner before coming, so I won't bother you and my aunt."

"That's good, that's good." Hearing the other party said that he would not disturb his family, the secretary of the Tong laughed and became a little more enthusiastic, "Come in and sit in, sit in."

Zhao Xiaodong sat on the edge of the kang with Secretary Tong, chatted for a few words, and then pointed to Lu Li, "Secretary, this is Xiao Lu, and he is not an outsider. Do you still remember that among our educated youth in Tianjin, there was one named Wu Aimao? Later, he changed his name to Wu Zhaodi?"

"Ah...ah," Secretary Tong recalled for a while, and finally nodded, "I remember that there is such a number."

"Xiao Lu is her younger brother. In 1971, he came with his aunt. Do you still remember?"

"Remember, remember, that time I came, I beat the boy from the Zhang Laosi family, right?"

Lu Li burst out laughing, "Yes, Uncle Tong, it's me. I was ignorant at that time and caused you a lot of trouble. I'm sorry. Come on, you smoke a cigarette."

Secretary Tong was moved! The young man was holding a box of China! This is a cigarette that he only saw in legend? He had seen it once in the secretary's hand many times when he went to the town and the county for a meeting! But he didn't have the luck to taste it. I didn't expect that today... He grabbed the cigarette with his thumb and index finger, put it in front of the flame, and ignited it, and took a greedy mouthful, ah! It tasted different from the Northeast tobacco leaves he often smoked!

"Brand Secretary? Branch Secretary?"

"Hey, hey!" Secretary Tong took a sip, snatched the cigarette on the soles of his shoes, and placed it carefully on the edge of the cabinet, giggling, "That..."

Luli stuffed a whole box of cigarettes into his pocket, "Uncle Tong, we are the first time we met, there is nothing to be filial to you. Please keep this cigarette for smoking."

"No, no, how can this work? It's too expensive!"

"Uncle, I won't tell you anything. I'm here this time, I'm asking you for something."

When he heard this, Secretary Tong stopped slandering, but sat upright, "Your sister is also here to go to the countryside. From this point of view, you can be regarded as my eldest nephew, just say anything."

"Uncle, I want to ask you, do we raise sheep in our three-tree brigade?"

"What?"

"Sheep, bleating sheep. Do we have one here? How many are there?"

"Yes, there are still quite a few! There are always three or five hundred heads, right? What do you ask about this?"

"Then, where should these sheep be handed over to after they are slaughtered?"

"It has to be handed over to the county, it's all public."

"I know, I want to ask you now, can our commune leave a few left when the Chinese New Year is approaching?"

"Then how many there are? There are only a few, kill them and give them points to each household. What do you ask about these?"

"In a word, I want it. You give me a sheep, I give you three dollars. One hundred dollars is three hundred dollars. How about this price?"

Secretary Tong and his wife were shocked! 300 yuan? The brigade's annual income is less than this! "This... how can this work? I have to pay the public?"

"Uncle, don't hide it from me. There is a saying in the countryside that wealthy families are not counted (the so-called hairy people refer to livestock raised in rural areas, and crops can also be summarized in it. Theoretically, these things may be affected by infectious diseases or weather at any time, and they may even die overnight, so there is such a rumor), right?"

"Well……"

"The so-called "how bold people are and how much land is, as long as you can give them, I will give them money immediately! Xu Yunjian?"

Xu Yunjian took the travel bag he carried with him, unzipped the zipper in front of the couple, and it was filled with bundles of banknotes! "How about it, money, what I have here depends on yours. Just nod, and I will give the money now."

"This...this...this...this...this..."

"Uncle, don't worry, I have to stay in the village for a few days. You should think carefully. If you agree before I leave, it will always be effective. If you are afraid of making mistakes, then just pretend that I didn't say anything. What's the matter?"

"Then...I'll think about it?"

"Okay." Lu Li stood up and said goodbye without saying a word. With Zhao Xiaodong and Xu Yunjian left the door, Zhao Xiaodong immediately asked, "Xiao Lu, we didn't say that at the beginning, didn't we say we still get to the county?"

"It seems that it's not available now. This Tong Branch Secretary is enough to be greedy and greedy! The initial needs can be solved by him."

Xu Yunjian also asked, "Then, can he agree? He agreed, one hundred sheep, why did he tell the above?"

"Of course there is a solution. Think about it, and you can write a report and say that the sheep are ill and die of illness. Who would ask? Someone really asked, ask the other party to drink a drink and stuff it with twenty or thirty yuan. Wouldn't it be all settled? Anyway, if it were me, I will do it like that!"

This is the first time Zhao Xiaodong has had such an interaction with Lu Li, and he can't help but exclaim, "You kid are so smart!"

"That's right, if Xiaoxiao doesn't work, can our brothers and others follow him so determinedly? Hey, Brother Zhao, I think you are a good person, how about you? You're going to work with us? It's definitely more money than you do in the factory, and it's faster?!"

"Let's talk about it, let's go back first, have a good drink tonight, and then wait for news from Secretary Tong."

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At the home of Mrs. Hua, Lu Li met the third child of the Hua family who had just returned from playing cards. He was a strong and honest man with dark skin and thick hands. He might have good luck today. He won a few dollars and was so happy that he couldn't stop sitting on the kang side by side with his mother. Zhao Xiaodong, Lu Li, Xu Yunjian and others were sitting there. As for the daughter-in-law and the child named Xiaogou, they could not be served. They had to be served alone in the kitchen.

"Come on, try the wine we made ourselves. It's made of pure corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes, so it's so exciting."

When Luli talked about it, he didn't dare to boast about drinking, but he never was afraid of it. He smiled and took the teapot, poured it all over, lowered his head and took a sip, and the alcohol content was quite high! When he drank it, he looked like a sip of fire, burning his whole body heated up. After savoring it, he had a bit of sweetness, "What a strong wine!"

"Good boy, you can tell at a glance that he can drink." The third son of the Hua family was not outdone. He picked up the wine glass and drank it, wiped the corner of his mouth, picked up a chopstick to stew ribs with a large iron pot, put it in his mother's bowl, and picked up chopsticks for several guests, "Come on, try it, this is what we cook in a large iron pot, you can't eat it."

Ribs are naturally good things, but in the Northeast, eating salt is too heavy, and a good pot of meat is made bitter! Lu Li and his wife frowned slightly and bite them, "Sister-in-law, do you have dry food?"

"What's wrong, are you hungry?"

"No, it's too salty! Come and eat it with a piece of dry food."

"Xiaogou, take it to uncle." The child obediently picked up two sorghum noodles and walked in from outside. Luli saw at a glance that the child's bowl was filled with cabbage and vermicelli, and a piece of meat was placed under it. The little guy put the cake on the table and looked at the meat in front of his father and grandma pitifully, and could not bear to move away. Looking at his appearance, he obviously was reluctant to eat the only piece of meat and had to leave it until the end.

"Your name is Xiaogou, right? How old is this year?"

"Seven years old, big brother, don't pay attention to him, let's continue drinking."

Lu Li rubbed the child's head pitifully, suddenly grabbed his bowl and carried the child to the kang, "Come on, sit with uncle, I'll pick up meat for you."

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"What do you think of your father? I'm listening to my uncle today." Lu Li reached out to take the cotton jacket and took out a five-yuan banknote from it. "This is for you, well, it's the New Year's money that my uncle gave you in advance. During the Chinese New Year, I asked your mother to take you to the county and buy two new clothes."

"And...my girl."

"You have a sister? Didn't you see it?"

"Go to grandma's house."

"Okay, I'll give you another five dollars. This is for your sister. Well, it's not for your father or mother? If they snatch it from you, you'll say it's for you and your sister-Brother Hua and Auntie, you two have to guarantee that you can't ask your child for it, and your sister-in-law, too!"

"Oh, I don't dare! How can I give my children so much money?..."

"Auntie, don't be polite to me. You, brother and sister-in-law, I will come here often in the future, so I will treat you as a home! The first time I have come, what's wrong with the child's meeting?" He picked up a piece of meat and put it in the baby's bowl. "Eat, sit in front of my uncle and eat."

The child looked at his father and saw that he had no objection. He felt very happy in his heart. He buried his head in picking up the buns and chopsticks and started eating. (To be continued.)
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