Regarding Sokov's housing problem, Zhukov casually mentioned it to Stalin when reporting on his work.
But after hearing this, Stalin did not even raise his eyelids, as if he had not heard what Zhukov was saying at all. Seeing that Stalin did not respond, Zhukov could not bring up the matter anymore and could only continue to report on the exercise.
After Zhukov and Antonov left, Stalin picked up the phone on the table, dialed a number, and said, "Find Yakov for me!"
At this moment, Yakov had just returned to his office in the General Ordnance Department. When he heard the phone ringing on the table, he quickly grabbed the phone and put it to his ear: "I am Yakov!"
"Yasha, it's me!"
Yakov recognized his father's voice and immediately stood up from his seat and said respectfully: "Hello, what can I do for you?"
“What’s going on with Xiao Misha’s housing?”
When Yakov appeared at the military meeting, he heard what Zhukov said. When he heard his father asking about it on the phone, he guessed that Zhukov had fulfilled his promise and was going to mention Sokov when reporting on his work.
Regarding housing: "That's right, his house was allocated shortly after the Battle of Stalingrad. At that time, he was only a major general, so the area of the house was not very large. After he was promoted to general at the end of the war,
He still lives in the original house. You also know that according to his rank, even if he is no longer in the army, there should still be security personnel around him. But because the house at home is too small, security personnel cannot be arranged to stay, so where does he go?
They are all the same person."
After listening patiently to his son's story, Stalin said calmly: "I understand." After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for Yakov to speak again.
Half an hour later, Malenkov came to the office and reported to Stalin this year's work arrangements.
After Malenkov finished his report, Stalin lit the pipe in his hand and asked seemingly casually: "Comrade Malenkov, are you familiar with Xiao Misha?"
"Xiao Misha?!" Malenkov was stunned for a moment when he heard the name Stalin said. Then he guessed who the other party was talking about, but he still asked tentatively: "Comrade Stalin, are you talking about Suo Misha?"
General Koff?"
"Yes, that's him." Stalin said to Malenkov after walking a few steps in the house with a pipe in his mouth: "I heard that his house is so small that there is no room for the security personnel Zhukov wants to arrange for him.
live."
Malenkov did not expect that Stalin would suddenly mention this matter. He did not know what the other party was thinking and did not dare to express his opinion casually. Instead, he asked cautiously: "Comrade Stalin, what kind of instructions do you have?"
"There are many villas vacant near where he lives." Stalin said, "I think you can arrange one for him, so that the security personnel assigned to him can have a place to stay."
"I understand, Comrade Stalin, I will make arrangements for him as soon as possible."
Since Stalin was personally involved in the matter, Malenkov naturally did not dare to neglect. He came out of Stalin's office and immediately contacted relevant personnel to arrange a new residence for Sokov.
That night, Sokov received a strange phone call: "Hello, is this General Sokov?"
"Yes, I'm Sokov." Sokov heard that the caller's voice was unfamiliar, and he asked warily: "Who are you, and what do you want from me?"
"Hello, Comrade General, I am from the city's housing management department..."
Unexpectedly, when Sokov heard that the other party said that he was from the housing management department, he suddenly got angry: "You bastard, you want to lie to me again. Get away as far as you want. I warn you, don't harass me again, otherwise it will cause trouble."
You are responsible for all the consequences." After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, the phone rang again. Sokov put the phone to his ear and heard the voice just now. He timidly said: "General Sokov, you may have some misunderstanding. I am indeed the city housing management department."
staff." Perhaps because he was worried that Sokov would hang up the phone again, he spoke faster, "We have received instructions from Malenkov to arrange a villa for you as soon as possible."
Hearing the other party mention Malenkov's name, Sokov realized that he might have misunderstood the other party and mistook Li Kui for Li Gui, so he slowed down and said, "Where is the house and how long will it take to move?"
"Comrade General, if it's convenient for you, we will send someone to pick you up at ten o'clock tomorrow morning, and then take you and your wife to see the house prepared for you." The staff member said respectfully: "Do you think it's okay?
"
"Okay." Sokov thought that he had been deceived once before. Even if he was deceived again this time, it wouldn't matter. But if it was true, then he could move to a new house as soon as possible: "I'll wait for you to come over tomorrow morning.
."
After putting down the phone, Sokov said to Asiya, who was sitting next to him and playing with the cat: "Asiya, the staff of the city's housing management department called me and told me to arrange for us to go to a nearby villa area to look at houses tomorrow morning."
"Isn't it a lie again?" Asiya said in the same suspicious tone.
"I think not." Sokov said: "Since the other party can tell Malenkov's name, he must not be lying."
"Misha, I know you know Comrade Malenkov." Asiya said warily: "But the relationship between you does not seem to be close. How could he personally ask about the affairs of our house? I think there may be something wrong with it.
"
"Asia, although my relationship with Comrade Malenkov is not too close, it is definitely not distant." Seeing that Asya expressed doubts about Malenkov, Sokov told her an important thing: "
When you were in a car accident, the people standing outside the operating room were, in addition to Marshal Zhukov, Marshal Rokossovsky, and Comrade Malenkov. You know, the doctors in the hospital were helpless to do anything about your injury, and even asked me to
Be prepared for the worst. However, after Comrade Malenkov arrived, he summoned some highly skilled doctors from other hospitals to come to the rescue and snatched you away from death."
After hearing what Sokov said, Asiya's eyes widened in surprise: "Misha, is what you said true? It was really Malenkov who hired highly skilled doctors from other hospitals.
Just saved me from the brink of death?"
Sokov did not speak, but nodded slowly.
Seeing this, Asiya became a little anxious: "Misha, why didn't you tell me such an important thing? If I had known that Comrade Malenkov had saved my life, I would have accompanied you to his home and asked him
He expressed his gratitude in person. How about you make arrangements in the next two days so that we can visit Comrade Malenkov's home as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, I will take you to see Comrade Malenkov when I get the chance next time."
"Okay then." Asiya said with some reluctance: "Then you have to do it as soon as possible."
Seeing Asiya looking so happy, Sokov really didn't want to pour cold water on him. He knew that in a few months, by June, a large number of people would be unlucky. In addition to Zhukov, there were also
Malenkov, Antonov and others will all be demoted and transferred out of Moscow. If you are too close to these people at the moment, you will inevitably be implicated, so it is better to keep some distance.
The next morning, as expected, a black car arrived downstairs at Sokov's house.
In a short time, a middle-aged man in military uniform came to the door of Sokov's house and knocked on the door several times.
Sokov opened the door and saw a strange man standing at the door. He asked curiously: "Who are you looking for?"
"Are you General Sokov?"
"Yes, I'm Sokov." Sokov recognized the other party's voice as the person who had called him last night, so he asked tentatively: "Did you call me last night?"
"That's right, Comrade General." The middle-aged man said respectfully: "My name is Yosifov, I am a staff member of the city's housing management department. I made an appointment with you last night and we will go to see the house together today. May I ask you and your
Madam, are you ready to go?"
"Oh, it turns out to be Comrade Yosifov." Sokov stretched out his hand to shake hands with the other person, and then said: "My wife is washing up, and she may have to wait for a while. It's cold outside, please come inside and wait."
"No, Comrade General." Yosifov said with a smile: "It's snowing outside, and the soles of my shoes are full of snow, which will make your house dirty. I'd better wait at the door."
Seeing that Yosifov was unwilling to enter, Sokov no longer forced himself. He did not close the door and went directly to the bathroom, urging Asiya to speed up: "Asiya, the comrade who came to pick us up to see the house has arrived, please move quickly.
We're leaving."
Hearing what Sokov said, Asiya poked her head out of the open door and said in surprise: "Misha, are we really going to see the house?"
"Of course." Sokov nodded and said in a positive tone: "Hurry up and don't keep the comrades in the housing management department waiting for too long."
A few minutes later, Sokov and Asiya, guided by Yosifov, got into the black car parked outside the building.
When the car started, Asiya leaned into Sokov's ear and said with some excitement: "Misha, am I dreaming? Are we really going to see a house?"
"We are all sitting in the car, is this still fake?"
Yosifov, who was sitting in the passenger seat, heard Asiya's voice, half turned around, and said with a smile: "Comrade General's wife, you will be able to see your new house soon. I believe you will be able to see it."
I am satisfied with that house.”
Ten minutes later, the car drove into a courtyard, which is the so-called villa area.
There are not many villas, probably only about twenty, and they are all two-story independent buildings.
After entering the villa area, the driver slowed down, and Yosifov turned around again and asked politely: "Comrade General, there are four villas left in the middle of the villa area. It depends on which one you like."
Building."
Sokov didn't know what the villas here were like, so he couldn't choose. He could only say to Yosifov: "Comrade Yosifov, please take us to those villas so that we can make the final choice."
."
Yosifov nodded after hearing this, and then ordered the driver: "Go to villa No. 16 first, and then go to villas No. 19, 20 and 22."
Soon, the car stopped in front of a villa.
"Comrade General, this is Villa No. 16." Yosifov turned to Sokov and said, "If you have no objection, we can go in and have a look."
After getting Sokov's consent, Yosifov got out of the car first, then went to the back seat, opened the door, and asked Sokov and his wife to get out of the car.
In front of the villa, there is a yard surrounded by iron fences. There are many flowers and plants planted in it. Perhaps because they have not been taken care of for a long time and it is winter, these flowers and plants have withered.
Yosifov opened the fence gate, greeted Sokov and the others to come in, and said to them: "This yard is more than 200 square meters. If you move in, you can hire a gardener to help you take care of the flowers and plants in the yard."
Sokov is not interested in planting flowers and plants in the yard. He just wants to know how many rooms there are in this two-story villa and how many people can live there: "Josifov, how many rooms are there in the villa? How many people can live in it?"
How many people live there?”
"The villa is divided into a basement and two floors." Yosifov introduced to Sokov: "There is a kitchen and three bedrooms on the first floor, and four bedrooms on the second floor. If people want to live in it, it can accommodate at least a dozen people.
"
Hearing that more than a dozen people could live here, Sokov suddenly felt more at ease. He even thought that if there were really seven bedrooms, not only could Asiya's parents be brought in to live there permanently, even if Zhukov sent them to him
In addition to the security personnel, you can also hire a chef and a gardener. If Asya doesn't object, you can even hire a few more waiters.
When you walk into the villa, the first thing you see is the spacious living room, which is more than seventy or eighty square meters. Even if you invite people to dance, such a large space is enough.
Walking into the bedroom again, Sokov suddenly felt that his original residence no longer smelled good. One bedroom was more than forty square meters, and the two bedrooms were larger than his original residence.
After visiting his villa, Sokov asked Asiya for her opinion: "Asiya, what do you think of this villa?"
"I think it's very good. What about you?"
"I think it's pretty good, too." Sokov asked tentatively: "There are three other villas, do we need to check them out?"
"No need," but Asiya shook her head and said, "I think the other three villas should be similar to this villa. It's just the difference in location. I think this place is pretty good, so just choose this one. The other three
You don’t have to look at Dongdong anymore.”
"Comrade Yosifov." Although Sokov knew that the structures of Lao Maozi's houses of the same type were all similar, but out of caution, he still asked Yosifov: "The other three villas are the same as this one.
?"
"You are right, Comrade General." Yosifov replied: "This villa area was built in the early 1930s. The structure of each villa is the same. The only difference is the location."
Seeing that Yosifov's statement was similar to Asiya's guess, Sokov made up his mind and said to Yosifov: "Comrade Yosifov, then we will choose this building, and there is no need to look at the other three buildings."
Already."
"Okay, Comrade General." Seeing that Sokov didn't want to see the other three villas, Yosifov naturally wanted them. He asked cautiously: "Comrade General, I don't know when you plan to move. I can arrange for help.
