These days, life in the countryside is much harder than in the city, and Mr. Zhang also came from the countryside.
Now I still have many relatives in the countryside, and I know this deeply.
Zhang Daxing lost all his conscience and went to the countryside to steal the chickens of the commune members. Zhang Daxing was completely disappointed with him, so he never helped him to rescue him from the situation.
After Zhang Daxing came out, Father Zhang no longer cared about him. He just gave him a place to sleep and had enough to eat.
but.
After all, Zhang Daxing was also a child he raised by himself, so it was impossible to say he had no feelings.
Now that he heard that Zhang Daxing was acting like a hooligan, Zhang's heart skipped a beat, and his heart rose to his throat.
He looked at Mrs. Jia Zhang and said, "Sister-in-law, although our Daxing family is not serious and has done many wrong things, they will definitely not do such shameless things. You must have misunderstood."
"Misunderstanding? Dad Zhang, this is what my Sophora japonica told me personally." Mrs. Jia Zhang pinched her waist with both hands, pointed at Zhang Daxing's nose and said: "My Sophora japonica is a yellow-flowered girl. If Zhang Daxing hadn't done that,
It’s such a big deal, how could Sophora japonica pour sewage on itself?”
"This..." Father Zhang was speechless for a moment.
People in these days are conservative, and those girls often value reputation more than their lives, and many tragic things have even happened to them.
Therefore, in Zhang’s view, Jia Zhang’s words are irrefutable.
Qin Huairu regretted a little. If she had known that Mrs. Jia Zhang actually poured sewage on Xiaohuaihua, she would not have brought Mrs. Jia Zhang here anyway.
But it's too late to regret it now. If this incident spreads, Xiaohuaihua's reputation will definitely be ruined, so it is better to take the opportunity to extort more money.
Qin Huairu took a deep breath and said: "Dad Zhang, your family is in great prosperity. Call him out quickly. I will take him to the police station."
Hearing this, Father Zhang became even more panicked. There are completely different concepts between a thief and a gangster in the family.
If this matter really goes to the police station, it will definitely become known to everyone. By then, the old Zhang family will no longer be able to hold their heads high in front of the neighbors in the neighborhood.
"Misunderstanding, there must be a misunderstanding here."
"Dad Zhang, you and Lao Jia are good friends, so I won't embarrass you. That kid in Daxing is still young. If he goes in again, his life will be over, so I'll give you a chance." A trace of pride appeared on Jia Zhang's lips.
With a smile on his face, he said coldly: "As long as you compensate my family five hundred yuan, this matter will be settled and I will not cause trouble to your family again in the future."
Seeing the hesitation on Mr. Zhang's face, Jia Zhang strengthened her voice: "This money is not left by me, but is paid to Xiaohuaihua for mental damages. You may not know that the girl Xiaohuaihua is now living or dying at home.
Yes, it’s so sad that anyone who sees it will shed tears.”
"No, that's not what I meant." Father Zhang said with some embarrassment: "Sister, my Daxing was confused about this matter, but five hundred yuan is too much. Who can afford so much money?
ah."
Just kidding, workers' wages now are around thirty yuan, and they have to take care of food and drink for their families. The money they can save throughout the year is only a few dozen yuan.
Jia Zhang asked for five hundred yuan, who can give it to her?
Jia Zhang didn't care about this. She held her arms and said, "Dad Zhang, if you don't have that much money, you can borrow it. If you can't borrow it yourself, you can mobilize your two sons and daughter-in-law to borrow it."
Father Zhang had no choice but to ask Jia Zhang to wait. He went to the front yard of the compound, found Old Liu and borrowed a bicycle.
Lao Liu is the young leader of the machinery factory and owns the only bicycle in the compound.
This man is very kind-hearted, completely different from Yan Bugui. Anyone who wants to borrow a bicycle will agree to it.
This time was no exception. Old Liu pushed the bicycle to Father Zhang. Looking at his frown, he asked curiously: "Brother, what's wrong with you? What trouble have you encountered?"
"Damn it, don't mention it. Daxing, the unlucky one, is in trouble again."
Father Zhang was anxious to borrow money, pushed his bicycle and left the yard.
Old Liu looked at his back and shook his head with some sympathy: "Old man Zhang is such a good man, how come he has such an unsatisfactory son."
...
Father Zhang is not unwilling to trouble his eldest son and his son. He knows that his two sons are already married and each has his own family.
Even if the sons are willing to borrow money, there is no guarantee that the daughters-in-law will have objections. If the younger son causes turmoil between the older son and the second son, he will not feel good about it.
Father Zhang could only ride his bicycle to find his old friends to borrow money.
The most difficult thing in the world is to borrow money. Although Mr. Zhang used to be helpful to others and has a group of old friends, those people are all retired employees. They are old, have some physical problems, and have no spare money.
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It took Mr. Zhang a long time, scraping together here and there to get more than 100 yuan. In addition, he still had 100 yuan in savings, which was still more than 200 yuan short of the number requested by Jia Zhang.
dollars.
There was really no other way, so Father Zhang could only ride his bicycle to the machine tool factory and prepare to borrow money from his two sons.
The machine tool factory is considered to be a relatively important factory these days. Security has always been very strict. During working hours, non-employees of the factory are not allowed to enter.
Fortunately, Xiao Wang who is on duty in the security room today is the son of an old friend of Mr. Zhang.
Seeing Father Zhang coming on his bicycle, Xiao Wang stuck his head out of the window and asked with a smile: "Dad Zhang, today is not a pay day, why are you here?"
"It's Xiao Wang. How is your father's health lately?"
"It's bad, it's still the same. When he was building the factory, he was exhausted. Now when it's windy or rainy, his whole body aches."
"Really? I got a prescription a while ago. I'll give it to your dad when I visit him next time."
"Oh, thank you then."
"Thank you, your father and I had a life-long friendship." Father Zhang walked to the window.
When Xiao Wang heard this, he took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Father Zhang: "My father has been nagging us kids a lot about what happened back then. If it weren't for you, maybe we wouldn't be here anymore."
The machine tool factory was a newly built factory after liberation. At that time, the construction conditions were primitive and the machinery and equipment were insufficient. In order to build the factory as soon as possible and contribute to industrial construction, workers in the factory were also transferred to the construction site to help.
The workers are enthusiastic and work very hard, but they still lack experience and accidents often happen.
When Xiao Wang's father, Lao Wang, was helping to build the ceiling, he felt that the safety rope around his waist was in the way, so he simply untied the rope.
While he was working in a hurry, he accidentally slipped and fell from the ceiling.
The ceiling of the workshop is relatively high, dozens of meters high. Fortunately, Father Zhang was working beside him, and with quick eyes and quick hands, he grabbed his arm, and Lao Wang was able to save his life.
So it is not wrong for Xiao Wang to say that without Father Zhang, there would be no children like them.
"You're all old brothers, why are you bringing up those things?" Father Zhang chatted for a long time and finally explained his purpose: "Xiao Wang, I have something urgent and want to go into the factory to find those two boys from my family."
After hearing this, the smile on Xiao Wang's face disappeared and he looked a little embarrassed: "Dad Zhang, I'm not refuting your face, it's just that our factory is currently working on an important project, which is of a relatively high level of confidentiality. Factory security
Kexin has formulated a system and no outsiders are allowed to enter the factory."
Father Zhang also knew this, but he was in a hurry right now, so he could only rub his hands and said: "Xiao Wang, I am really in a hurry, you see..."
Xiao Wang is in a bit of a dilemma. If he doesn't show any kindness, then Lao Wang will definitely deal with him after he goes back.
If someone were to be put in, it would be a violation of the rules and regulations. If something happened, he would be kicked out of the machine tool factory.
The guards who protect Corey these days are all regular employees, and their salaries and benefits are higher than those of comrades in the police station. It would be a pity if they were lost.
Xiao Wang is a young man after all, and he has a very flexible mind, and he quickly came up with good ideas.
"Dad Zhang, just wait here. I'll go in and call out the two brothers now. That'll be fine."
The two sons of the Zhang family are both workshop workers. Logically speaking, they are not allowed to leave the workshop during working hours. But it is better than letting people in, and the chance of violation is much better.
Father Zhang also knew that Xiao Wang was in trouble, so he smiled and nodded: "Xiao Wang, thank you very much!"
"Hey, why are you so polite? We are a family."
There were three people on duty in the guard room. Xiao Wang handed over the work to the other two people and ran away on his bicycle.
What? Why are you riding a bicycle? Factories these days are all large factories, with an area about the same as a town. If the security officers are not equipped with bicycles, their legs may be broken.
Xiao Wang galloped all the way to the outside of the workshop. At this time, the workshop was buzzing with workers enthusiastically doing the work at hand.
Seeing Xiao Wang come in, the workshop director smiled and said: "Director Wang, why are you free to come to our workshop today?"
These days, the workshop director is considered a middle-level cadre in the factory. Logically speaking, he doesn't have to be nice to a small security officer.
However, the position of the security officer is not high, but his authority is not small. Especially in handling some special matters, he has the final say. Therefore, the small leaders in the factory are generally unwilling to offend the security officer.
Xiao Wang is also a good person. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to the workshop director: "Director Ma, I have to trouble you with something."
After taking the cigarette, the workshop director's attitude became even more enthusiastic: "It's no trouble. Brother Wang, if you have anything to do, just ask."
Xiao Wang said with a smile: "Dad Zhang from our factory is right outside the door right now. If I have anything to do with the two brothers Zhang Xiaoheng and Zhang Xiaoshan from your workshop, I have to trouble you to call them out."
"They are working now..." The workshop director hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Brother Wang, wait a minute."
As he spoke, he turned around and ran into the workshop, calling out the two brothers who were busy.
When the two brothers learned that Father Zhang had come to the factory to look for them in person, they knew something must have happened and hurried to the factory gate.
Dad Zhang pulled the two of them to a secluded place and sighed: "Dad is embarrassed today. I have to trouble you two to help borrow two hundred yuan."
Zhang Xiaoheng is the eldest and has been more responsible since he was a child. When he heard this, he quickly said: "Dad, why do you say this? We are your sons. You raised us and gave us jobs. Why can't you borrow some money from us?"
Borrowed. But why do you want to borrow money?"
They knew about Father Zhang's situation. Father Zhang was a fifth-level mechanic. After retirement, he had a monthly salary of more than 50 yuan.
With so much money, even if Father Zhang spends part of it on medical treatment, there will still be some left over, so there is no need to borrow money at all.
Zhang Xiaoshan also said: "Dad, we are not afraid of trouble at all when it comes to borrowing money, but you have to tell us why we need so much money. That's more than two hundred yuan. Most people can't save it in a year."
"
Seeing that his two sons were becoming suspicious, Mr. Zhang had originally not planned to tell the matter, so he had to tell it again now.
When Zhang Xiaoheng and Zhang Xiaoshan heard this, they were so angry that they gritted their teeth.
"Dad, I've told you a long time ago that Zhang Dahan can't hold himself up a wall because he has you behind his back to protect him, so he feels confident."
"Yes, dad, do the math, how many troubles has he caused over the years, and how many times has he sincerely regretted it?"
Hearing the words of his two sons, Father Zhang smiled bitterly and said: "Boss, second brother, I don't know why, but after all, he is a member of our old Zhang family and my son. How could I just watch him go in?"
.Also, playing hooligans is different from others. From now on, our family will have to hold our heads high."
Zhang Xiaoheng and Zhang Xiaoshan also knew this. Although they were angry with Zhang Dahan for not living up to expectations, there was nothing they could do about it.
"Dad, wait a minute. Now the two of us will go into the factory to find a solution with our fellow workers."
"Okay, okay..."
....
The most relaxing workshop in a machine tool factory is the painting workshop.
Of course, this kind of ease means that work is easy.
Workers only need to apply the mixed paint on the outer casing of the machine tool, and mark it with paint such as the factory name.
Even lesbians can do this kind of work.
However, the workshop is filled with the pungent smell of paint all year round, and workers still feel dizzy even if they wear thick cotton masks.
Therefore, ordinary workers do not want to work in the paint shop.
For this reason, workers in the paint shop can receive a substantial allowance in addition to their monthly basic salary.
Even so, ordinary workers are unwilling to work in the paint shop because paint is not good for their health.
Of course, this does not include Zhu Xiaomei.
She was originally a worker in the assembly workshop. After learning about the extremely high salary in the spray paint workshop, she took the initiative to apply to be transferred to the spray paint workshop.
Not for anything else, just because I can get a high salary every month.
Zhu Xiaomei was born in poverty. None of her parents and siblings had formal jobs, and she had never had a full meal since she was a child.
Later, with the help of the neighborhood office, I was able to afford school. After graduating from junior high school, I was assigned to work in a machine tool factory.
I met worker Zhang Xiaoheng in the factory, and after getting along for a period of time, the two became friends.
Logically speaking, both members of the family are workers and should be able to live a good life.
But in the past few years, because Zhang Daxing was always misbehaving, the Zhang family's legacy has long since been shaken off.
Zhu Xiaomei's brothers and sisters are living in hardship and need help.
