Because I didn't sleep well all night, I got up very late the next day, and the small alarm clock had passed ten o'clock in the morning. I was so hungry that I huddled and finished washing up. While I was boiling water and preparing to eat pancakes, I vaguely heard the small iron gate in the front yard ringing. I followed the sound to the front yard and looked at the second floor in confusion. The red door was closed tightly, and people didn't know where they went.

"Who?" I asked in front of me with a loud voice.

"Wu Ping, it's me, open the door quickly." Senior Brother Xiao Cai's voice rang outside the door.

I quickly went over and opened the yard gate. I saw Senior Brother Xiao Cai pushing his bicycle and standing outside the door sweating profusely.

"Why are you here? Is there anything wrong?" I asked in confusion as I looked at Senior Brother Xiao Cai's panting.

"Yesterday afternoon, after you left, we brothers and sisters took a look. They are all brothers who entered the factory together. Now that you are going to the high school, we have to show it." Senior Brother Xiao Cai wiped the sweat beads on his forehead.

"What does it mean? Is it still in the same workshop? I looked down and couldn't see you." I felt a little uneasy and responded.

"That's right, the reason is not the reason. No matter what, you have left us. It's not easy to become an electrician. Everyone will rely on you in the future." Senior Brother Xiao Cai's words made people feel a little uncomfortable.

"Thank you all for your kindness. I will definitely be willing to do anything that is useful to you in the future." I said sincerely.

"Then let's go. I'll go to my house at noon today and everyone will see you off together." Senior Brother Xiao Cai said very solemnly, just like I really want to leave for a long journey.

The sun at noon shone through the faint clouds on the crowded streets. Senior Brother Xiao Cai used his big "permanent" to carry me, and went east along Renmin Road in front of the factory gate, bypassing the ancient bell tower, and came to the front of the county government. The original site of the county government was the old county government government. Most of the previous buildings were preserved, but two three-story blue brick buildings were newly built in the east and west yards of the past. Two mighty Ming Dynasty stone lions in front of the door were smashed half of their heads because of the "four olds" in the turmoil that had just passed. At this time, they stood in the shade of the trees in a strange way. Because it was Sunday, on the wide bluestone base of the stone lion, boring old people were filled with boring old people, and a group of naughty children were running and playing happily.

Senior Brother Xiao Cai turned into a south-facing alley from the front of the county government, and took me to ride for about 100 meters, and came to a residential area. We started walking through one cramped alley after another. Most of them were bungalows with small courtyards on both sides, and there were also some beautiful buildings mixed in. Senior Brother Xiao Cai said that these small buildings were built by prominent people in the county, and the people around us called them "rich farmers".

"My home is ahead." Senior Brother Xiao Cai said, pointing to a red brick gatehouse at the end of the alley.

We got off the car at the entrance of the alley, and as we walked in the alley, a sound of dog barking suddenly came from a large courtyard with a high wall to the west of the Cai family. I looked up and saw a grand three-story building standing in the yard. Its exterior wall was covered with ceramic tiles that were rarely seen back then, shining in the sun, and it looked very magnificent.

"Whose family is this? So awesome!" I asked pointing at Xiaolou.

"Director Zhao's home of the Health Bureau." Senior Brother Xiao Cai glanced at his mouth.

"His dog is very evil, and it makes you scream so fiercely." I heard the sound of iron chains slamming around the neck of the evil dog in the yard.

"When this big wolf dog saw someone, he grinned and bit a neighbor. As long as the door of his house was open, we had to walk around." Senior Brother Xiao Cai said angrily.

"Then no one secretly killed it." Since I worked as a preservation worker, my body has become stronger and stronger, especially after learning eight-style small grappling from my master, I have also gained courage and temper.

"The Zhao family has a position and power in the county. If anyone of us ordinary people dares to cause trouble, you can't say it's strange. Although this big wolf dog is evil to the neighbors, whenever he sees the person who comes to give gifts, he will shake his head and tail and look like a slave." Senior Brother Cai sighed with sigh.

"It's really a dog's eye!" I said angrily.

"The Health Bureau is a large unit, a county hospital, a township health center, and an epidemic prevention station and other units. More than a thousand people from all over the country are under the jurisdiction of Zhao. During the holidays, those who come to his house to give gifts have broken the threshold." Senior Brother Xiao Cai's tone was full of envy and jealousy.

The Cai family's house is next to the Zhao family, with three simple bungalows with red bricks. The yard is not big at first, and several side houses are built on the east side, so it looks even more crowded.

When we entered the yard, Brother Xiao Cai's parents were there, and there were still brothers and sisters who didn't go to school on two Sundays. They were full of people. Xiao Cai's father, Master Cai, is an old fitter with good skills, kindness, and cooks authentic Shandong cuisine. Now he retires at home to help others do some private work. Xiao Cai's mother is a housewife and has no job, so the life of the five members of the Cai family is not very good.

When I arrived at the Cai family, Master Cai had already brought the cold dishes to the square table in the main hall. Several of our fellow disciples and brothers from the same period in our preservation class had arrived long ago. Everyone insisted on letting me sit in the main seat, which made me very embarrassed.

"Uncle Cai, you should sit in this position. How could I, a junior, sit here?" I pulled the old Master Cai's arm and gave him to the position.

"Today, you can sit in the seat with peace of mind. You brothers and sisters, and I won't participate. I will provide you with good service. Your road is still long in the future and you need to help each other." After Master Cai said this, he went to cook for us with a smile.

I couldn't refuse anymore, so I sat at the top of the table. This time we went to the factory to the security class, and Senior Brother Xiao Cai invited them all. One or two of them were not very involved because of their personality. Now that we are here to see me off together, I am really touched.

Senior Brother Xiao Cai took a bottle of canal qu and poured wine into the wine cups of everyone on the table: "Today, our fellow brothers have gathered together for the first time to see off Brother Wu Ping, congratulations on his promotion to the electrician class, and hope that he will have greater development in the future. Before we drink, please ask Wu Ping to say a few words to everyone."

The first time I heard Senior Brother Xiao Cai speak like this, and it was also the first time I experienced such a regular barbecue. Everyone picked up the wine cup and looked at me, which made me a little nervous and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"This... today, everyone sent me to the electrician class. I really didn't expect that, thank you, Senior Brother Xiao Cai for your arrangement, and thank you for your kindness." I really don't know how to express my emotions. I suddenly remembered the words of the master last night, and immediately said casually, "Although I have left, my heart is in our security class. We are eternal brothers."

Senior Brother Xiao Cai took the lead in slapping his face. Amid the applause of everyone, my heart suddenly became hot. I raised my neck and poured a cup of wine in my hand, and everyone's applause became even more intense.

"Wu Ping, you kid is really capable, how can you be transferred to the electrician team?"

"Wu Ping, we will find you if we have something to do."

"When I entered the factory, Squad Leader Xu also looked for Lu Yu, but he didn't agree to take me."

"You really found a good master and have lost your luck."

"I admire you master and apprentice the most in the preservation class."

As we were drinking and chatting that night, I experienced the strong friendship between my colleagues for the first time. I drank too much, but I was not drunk, and finally my mind was relatively clear-headed. I remember to invite Master Cai, who had been busy all morning, to serve him and respectfully honored him two glasses of wine.

After dinner, we played poker in the side room of Senior Brother Xiao Cai, put down the military flag, put down the "Four Kingdoms War", fight "escalation" and "fighting for the best". Everyone quarreled happily, fought and quarreled freely, and kept making noise until the evening, causing the evil dog from the Zhao family next door to bark for the whole afternoon.

The gate of Xiao Cai’s house was pounding and someone pounded. A man’s disobedient shout came from outside the gate: “Damn it, why are you quarreling? What’s wrong with making trouble?”

Senior Brother Xiao Cai's face turned yellow when he heard the man scolding, and he hurriedly signaled to everyone: "Shhh--Everyone, whisper, the second son of the Zhao family is back."

"What does this Zhao family's second son do? It's like you're so scared." A senior brother who was also a successor from the countryside said disdainfully.

"We can't afford to offend this Zhao family. Don't say that Director Zhao is powerful. His son-in-law is the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau. His eldest son is about to return as a soldier. The second brother is a gangster. He drives in the city management committee and has a bunch of friends." Senior Brother Cai responded deflatedly.
Chapter completed!