Chapter 68: First arrived at Zhao’s house, full of surprises
Just after twelve noon.
The door of Zhang's house in Yong'an Village was pushed open from the inside out.
The little bell walked out of the door and pulled the door handle to prevent the door from closing.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Yufeng came out of the house holding a basin with a curtain tied with sorghum poles fastened at the mouth of the basin.
After Yang Yufeng went out, the little bell closed the door of her house tightly and jumped over Yang Yufeng.
The two women walked towards Zhao's house one after the other.
In the ten minutes before and after this, Xu Chunyan, Zhao Ling, Xie Sun, the old lady and others went out one after another with their basins in hand, and walked towards Zhao's house in unison.
This is due to lack of organization, otherwise they would each hold their own basins and walk in a row in the village, which would definitely be a scene.
At this time, at Zhao Jun's house, Wang Meilan, Jin Xiaomei, Zhao Chun, and Li Ruhai were busy.
When guests came to the house, it was no longer easy to ask Zhao Youcai to work. Zhao Youcai stayed with Tao Dabao and others in the house, smoking, drinking tea, and chatting. Wang Meilan once again shouldered the heavy burden.
It's true that I'm a little busy today. I can't help it, even Li Ruhai is busy.
With the arrival of Yang Yufeng and others, Wang Meilan's pressure was gradually relieved. At the same time, pots of vegetables were placed on the kang in the east room of the Li family.
Do not keep the lid closed for freshly cooked dishes, otherwise the water vapor will build up and the dish will not taste good.
It was too cold along the way and I couldn't help it. After entering Li's house, I removed the curtain and placed a pot of potted vegetables on the edge of the kang in the west room.
Today, the Zhao family is hosting a banquet for guests, and the east and west rooms may not have room for them, so the children all have little bells to play with in the Li family's house.
There were children in the house, so Jin Xiaomei made the house extremely hot.
The temperature in the room must be 25 or 6 degrees Celsius, and the kang head is very hot, so it can keep the food warm to a certain extent.
In this way, all the preparations for the Zhao family's banquet were proceeding in an orderly manner.
Just after 12:30, a liberation vehicle sped to the outside of Yong'an Village before slowing down.
Jie Chen drove and took Wang Qiang home first to report the news.
After receiving the news, Zhao Youcai asked Zhao Guofeng to accompany the guests for him, and he and Wang Meilan went to the door to greet them in person.
Three to five minutes later, three jeeps drove into Yong'an Tun one after another.
This formation and the weddings and funerals in Yong'an Village in recent years have never been able to reach this level.
Zhao Jun led the way in a jeep from the venue, followed by Chu Anmin, Zhou Chunming in a Forestry Bureau car, and finally the filming crew.
Entering the village, I looked at the disorganized small courtyards in the forest. Even though the city is not very wealthy now, it is still much better than the situation in Yong'an Village.
Seeing all this, Su Xianglian understood why Liu Guihai made a mistake in saying that he agreed to come to Zhao Jun's house for dinner.
"Uncle Liu." Su Xianglian asked Liu Guihai, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, "We are going to someone else's house for dinner. Do we need to buy something?"
"Where can we buy it?" Liu Guihai followed the car in front and turned into the alley on the left. Liu Guihai shook his head and said, "In this village, we are lagging behind and we can't even find a place."
"That's right, let's just forget about the food when we go home. After taking a bite of the meal, we'll start filming. After filming, we'll leave quickly so as not to cause trouble to others." The driver Hou Jinglin also didn't agree with Su Xianglian's suggestion.
Today's recording task was to record Zhao Jun and the hunting dogs. As it was approaching noon, everyone came to Zhao Jun's house as agreed.
At this time, the sound of dogs barking reached my ears.
Liu Guihai frowned, looked at Hou Jinglin who was driving beside him, and said, "Do they still have a dog farm in their village?"
These days, many people in forest areas and rural areas keep dogs.
As they entered the village, they heard many scattered dogs barking.
But the barking of the dogs in front was a mess, and it sounded like there must be a dozen dogs.
After Liu Guihai finished speaking, the lead car in which Zhao Jun was riding turned to the right, and after traveling another forty or fifty meters, it stopped at the door of Li's house.
Immediately afterwards, the second car in which Chu Anmin and Zhou Chunming were riding stopped in front of Zhao Jiaxi's tent.
Then, the video team's car stopped in front of the east tent.
Zhou Chunming, who was sitting in the back seat of the second car, got out of the car first. Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan were at the door when they saw the person getting off. When they were about to step forward to greet them, they saw that it was their own in-laws.
"In-laws." Zhao Youcai asked, "Where are the guests?"
"Huh?" Zhou Chunming was startled and looked back at the jeep he had just sat in.
He did see Zhao Jun standing next to the car, but except for the two of them, no one else got out of the three cars.
Yes, where are the people?
Zhou Chunming walked quickly to the car. Chu Anmin, Zhao Ziyang, and Song Zhiyuan, who were still in the car at this time, all tilted their necks and raised their faces, looking at the fence tent of Zhao Jun's house.
"Chu Bureau, we're here." Zhou Chunming called softly, and Chu Anmin, who had recovered his senses, opened the car door.
"Oh, Director Chu!" Zhao Youcai came over to shake hands with Chu Anmin. They were acquaintances. Every time Chu Anmin came to Yong'an Forest Farm, Zhao Youcai cooked the dinner.
"Master Zhao, this is causing trouble for you!" Chu Anmin said to Zhao Youcai with a smile, and Zhao Youcai smiled and said: "It's not troublesome, you are an honored guest, and I don't even invite you here at ordinary times!"
"Haha." Chu Anmin smiled and glanced at Wang Meilan next to him. Although he already had the answer in his heart, he still asked Zhao Youcai, "This is my sister-in-law!"
He called Zhao Youcai Master Zhao, but there was nothing wrong with calling Wang Meilan sister-in-law.
"Yes, yes." Zhao Youcai nodded in agreement, and Wang Meilan nodded to Chu Anmin with a smile.
At this time, people got on and off the first two cars.
These people are all familiar to Zhao Youcai, and Chu Anmin waved his hands to Zhao Ziyang and Song Zhiyuan, saying: "Bring the wine down!"
After being reminded, Zhao Ziyang and Song Zhiyuan hurriedly got out of the car and took down two boxes of Shanhe Bai and two large paper packets of butter.
Chu Anmin collected four boxes of gifts for the Zhao family. Shanhebai is the local liquor produced in Shanhe Town.
Brewed purely from grain, the wine has a mellow aroma.
There is a large wine tank in the factory that was passed down from the late Qing Dynasty. It is said that in the past hundred years, the liquor in the wine tank was only empty in 1962 and 1963.
In the two years since I stopped drinking, the aroma of wine in the wine pool has not dissipated.
There are two other butter paper bags, one contains trough cake and the other contains Changbai cake.
These two things are nothing compared to mountains and rivers, and cannot be compared to the same level.
But they had no choice. They had to stay in the mountains for a long time on their way here, and the canned food they bought would easily freeze.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! While buying cigarettes, Chu Anmin also heard that Zhao Youcai, a cook, specializes in smoking Shilin. He should buy Yingchun himself, he can’t get rid of it.
If you buy Shilin, two cigarettes will cost you 90 yuan at the wholesale price, which is almost as much as Chu Anmin’s monthly salary.
Therefore, I only gathered four boxes of gifts like this.
However, for such a big director to come and bring gifts to the Zhao family, the Zhao family was flattered.
Seeing Director Chu coming with gifts, Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan said a few polite words.
Just as they were being polite, the three video crew members got out of the car.
The three of them stood there amidst the barking of the dogs, staring dumbfoundedly at the sight of tens of thousands of plum blossoms blooming on the Zhao family's fence.
It wasn't until Zhou Chunming introduced them to the male and female owners of the house that the three of them calmed down.
After briefly greeting the three of them, Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan greeted everyone into the hospital.
When entering the Zhao family courtyard, the guests all raised their heads and raised their faces.
After seeing the Zhao family's large lantern, everyone filed into the Zhao family's courtyard.
As soon as we entered the yard, we saw two rows of kennels in the east and west, and the hunting dogs jumping back and forth in front of the kennels.
Walking further in, in front of the west window of Zhao's house, two earthen stoves built with bricks were smoking.
In front of the earthen stove, Yang Yufeng and Xu Chunyan flipped the spatulas and stir-fried vegetables quickly.
"Why are you still cooking outside?" Seeing this scene, Chu Anmin couldn't help but ask.
The three video crew members were also curious.
It’s not that they think outdoor cooking is unclean. After all, it snows heavily in winter and there’s no dust when it’s windy outside.
They were just curious. After all, even in rural areas, it was rare to have a stove in the yard.
Usually when guests come to a house and the big pot is too busy to cook, they usually ask neighbors to help cook a few dishes.
"The pot at home cannot be turned on." Zhao Youcai replied with a smile, while Yang Yufeng and Xu Chunyan smiled and nodded to the guests.
As the door of Zhao's house opened, a wave of hot air hit his face.
Zhao Youcai invited everyone into the room, which was fine in normal times. Today there are distinguished guests arriving, and the guest table must be in the east room.
"Ouch!" Zhao Jun didn't see it from behind. Chu Anmin, who came into the house first, exclaimed, "Why are you here?"
The person who surprised him was none other than his old comrade Tao Dabao.
"What?" Tao Dabao said with a smile: "You can come, but I can't come?"
Chu Anmin pointed at Tao Dabao, shook his hand twice, and asked, "Tell me, did you know I was coming? You came here after it was over."
"What are you thinking about?" Tao Dabao smiled and patted Chu Anmin's shoulder twice and said, "We passed by today and arrived at Yong'an. I was thinking of stopping by Zhao Jun's house."
Speaking of this, Tao Dabao looked towards the door and asked, "Where is Zhao Jun?"
"Uncle Tao! Uncle Li!" Zhao Jun greeted the two of them. At this time, he was also wondering why Tao Dabao suddenly came? Could it be that he came to fight against the devils?
Not only did he think so, Chu Anmin also thought so.
After everyone sat down, Chu Anmin asked Tao Dabao: "Tell me, are you here to see Zhao Jun?"
After asking this question, Chu Anmin didn't wait for Tao Dabao's answer, and then said: "In our forest area, if other forest farms have anything to do with Zhao Jun, they have to queue up. Here, I will give you a back door.
Hahaha……"
What he said was that it would take twenty or thirty years for him to go hunting with Zhao Jun and register as an expert.
"I'm not looking for him, I'm just here for a visit." When Tao Dabao said this, he looked at Zhao Jun and said, "That devil, your father beat him to death."
"Ah?" Zhao Jun was shocked when he heard this, and he, Wang Qiang, and Jie Chen looked at Zhao Youcai in unison.
At this time, Zhao Youcai spread the stone forest smoke to everyone with a calm expression.
"Master Zhao, I have to thank you." At this time, Chu Anmin took over the conversation and said to Zhao Youcai: "Li Chunming and the others told me that if it weren't for you yesterday, they would have let that blind man kick his ass."
"Oh, that's nothing." Zhao Youcai turned his head slightly, and Wang Qiang handed him a lit match next to him. Zhao Youcai lit the Shilin cigarette in his mouth, took a puff, and said lightly: "Let's go up the mountain together. I
Can we still ignore them?"
"Li Chunming also said that." Chu Anmin said: "If they hadn't held you back and the gunfire disturbed you, you would have been knocked off by that big paw."
Zhao Youcai smiled faintly and shook his head slightly.
"Chu Bureau." At this time, Liu Guihai asked Chu Anmin: "Didn't Zhao Jun capture that tiger the day before yesterday?"
"What? There are two!" After Chu Anmin finished speaking, he felt that what he said was not clear enough. He immediately raised his hands to compare, and then continued to say to Liu Guihai: "Two tigers, the two of them are chasing each other."
"Ouch!" Liu Guihai looked at Zhao Jun in surprise, then looked at Zhao Youcai and said: "It's true that a tiger father has no dog son. This son catches a tiger, and the father... almost beats a tiger."
Zhao Youcai: "..."
Everyone present, except Zhao Youcai, thought this was a compliment.
"Huh?" At this time, Chu Anmin stared at the TV set in the Zhao family, looked at Zhou Chunming and said, "Old Zhou, this is not the batch of TV sets that came from our bureau!"
After saying this, Chu Anmin looked at Zhao Youcai and asked: "Master Zhao, does your TV look like a new one? How long ago did you buy it?"
"Only a month." Zhao Youcai couldn't remember the specific time, but he knew that the purchase did not take long.
"It's only been a month, why didn't you wait for our bureau to make arrangements for you?" Chu Anmin said, "That can save four to five hundred yuan."
"Yes, yes." Zhao Youcai nodded and said with a smile: "Our family also bought that and put it in my son's new house. It is quite suitable."
Zhao Youcai said this to praise the benefits provided by the bureau.
But when it fell into the ears of everyone, it was different.
Chu Anmin was startled, and Su Xianglian, Liu Guihai and Hou Jinglin were even more shocked.
In this forest area, some people can actually buy two TVs!
However, the three people in the video team were not familiar with Zhao Jun. Recalling what Zhao Youcai said just now, they thought that his family had more than one son and that Zhao Jun was about to separate from Zhao Youcai.
"It's appropriate, right?" Chu Anmin asked in a questioning tone, reaffirming that the benefits provided by the Forestry Bureau to the majority of forestry workers were correct.
"It's quite appropriate." Zhao Youcai smiled and said, "Including the refrigerator, washing machine, and tape recorder, our family has saved two to three thousand yuan."
Chu Anmin, Tao Dabao, Li Laowu, Yan Shugang: "..."
Su Xianglian, Liu Guihai, Hou Jinglin: "..."
Zhao Jun, Wang Qiang, Jie Chen, and Zhao Guofeng all looked at Zhao Youcai. At this time, the same thought flashed through their minds: "There cannot be two kinds of people sleeping in the same bed!"
Missing Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here.
At this time, Wang Meilan came in with a large enamel plate holding cups of tea.
"Sister-in-law, stop working." Chu Anmin, who was the first to receive the tea, said politely. Wang Meilan smiled and said, "Drink it to keep it warm. It's warm. We'll start eating right away."
With that said, Wang Meilan gave cups of tea to the guests one by one.
When they arrived at Su Xianglian, he saw that the girl was a little embarrassed. Wang Meilan smiled at her and said, "Daughter, I will go over there with my aunt to eat in a while. The men are drinking, and we are drinking soda."
"Okay, ma'am." Su Xianglian was very grateful to Wang Meilan. As a little girl, she would not feel comfortable sitting at the same table with a group of men.
Wang Meilan came out of the room with an empty enamel plate, and Zhao Ling came in with melon seeds and peanuts.
After Zhao Chun left the house, Li Ruhai followed him in carrying a thermos bottle.
Looking at Li Ruhai, who was wearing a Chinese tunic suit and military hook shoes, Liu Guihai was slightly startled. He subconsciously ignored the thermos bottle in Li Ruhai's hand and blurted out, "Is this a cadre in the camp?"
Zhao Guofeng: "..."
"Huh?" Li Ruhai was also startled, thinking: "Who is this person from? His eyes are so vicious that even I, a female director who cannot take up the post, can see it!"
"Hahaha..." A burst of laughter disrupted Li Ruhai's random thoughts. Chu Anmin smiled and waved to Liu Guihai and said, "What kind of cadre are you?"
Speaking of this, Chu Anmin gestured towards Li Ruhai and said with a smile: "This is the little guard of Yong'an Forest Farm!"