Zhou Wenzhong took out his cigarette and lit one when he noticed an old lady looking at him.
"Auntie, what are you looking at me for? Do you want one too?"
"Then it's up to you, take one."
Zhou Wenzhong laughed heartily and divided the cigarettes between the two aunties.
"Huh... I haven't smoked a cigarette in how many years."
"Hey~ Auntie, do you have any stories?"
"I smoked it when I was a girl. When I roll cigarettes, I have to smoke Hardman!"
"Okay! Why don't you publicize the other things you did when you were a girl?"
"Go to the other side. What are you talking about in front of juniors?"
Zhou Wenzhong looked at the [Old Ladies’ Best Friend Circle] joking with each other, reached into his arms and took out the unfinished shoe soles, and began to work with his hands.
"In the past, shoe soles were made with particular attention to detail, and one-pin stitches were the most common. Rich men had to use cross stitches for their shoe soles. Rich women's shoe soles had to use a three-pointed needle, which is the word [Y].
You have to sprinkle scented powder into your shoes. Storytellers during the Republic of China talked about using the soles of shoes to solve crimes."
"The Jia family is gone."
"Just leave. You should leave as soon as you receive the food stamps. Going online and going to the countryside doesn't have anything to do with their family. Anyway, I don't talk to their family, and every word I say pokes people's lungs."
"Don't say that, that boy Dongxu is pretty good. I think his wife from the countryside is also pretty good. She still looks like that when it comes to the work at home and outside the house."
"Wenzhong, some of them are calling your name!"
"Who?"
"The ones in the meeting."
"oh."
"Remember to talk to others properly!"
"oh."
Zhou Wenzhong put the thing in his arms, stood up and walked towards the square table.
"I'm coming!"
Wang Jianping turned the record book and signaled to Zhou Wenzhong that 11 people's names had been written on it.
"Do I have a share in going to the countryside this time?"
Liu Haizhong sat upright and said: "No one can be left behind!"
"Okay, Teacher Yan, I remember that your eldest son is 19 years old this year, right? Why do you want to go to the countryside with me, a 15-year-old?"
"Jie Cheng didn't catch up with the good times, so I can't compare with you. He didn't go to elementary school until he was 9 years old, and he didn't graduate from junior high school until he was 17. He went to middle school alone for three full years."
"Okay! I understand that Brother Cheng's middle school foundation is definitely very solid."
Wang Jianping looked at a few people and said, "Fifteen is indeed a little young. It won't be too late to go there next year."
Yan Bugui said: "It's the same whether you leave early or late. Besides, this year there are more people in our courtyard going to the countryside. If we don't have enough protection, we will be divided into groups. It just so happens that we and the people in the courtyard can take care of each other."
Liu Haizhong said: "Yes, when I encounter difficulties, I will ask you, Brother Guangqi. In any case, we are walking out of the same yard. We must learn to hold the fire to keep warm."
Yan Bugui interjected: "That's called hugging a group to keep warm. Please check the box."
Zhou Wenzhong picked up the pen and stopped behind his name, then looked up at Yi Zhonghai.
"Master, why don't you just say a few words? It's okay to encourage me, a junior like me!"
Yi Zhonghai took two puffs of his cigarette pot and said: "Going early also has the advantage of going early. When you come back in a few years, the street office or the resettlement office for returning to the city will also arrange a job for you. Maybe you are under 20 years old.
Just a working class guy. Check the boxes.”
Zhou Wenzhong took up his pen and ticked his name.
Wang Jianping said meaningfully: "Xiao Zhou, you have a good relationship with your colleagues in the unit, and the foundation of mass relations in life must not be left behind!"
"Hey, I took it to heart."
"Well~ I can see that your father responds very positively to policy matters. Even the three liaison officers in the hospital... that is, the three stewards, have also helped you a lot. Okay.
Okay, let’s just leave it at that.”
"Thank you, Mr. Wang."
Wang Jianping put away the record book and looked at Zhou Wenzhong with admiration in his eyes. One point is enough! Not bad! Not bad!
"I'll give it to you."
"Stay here, the truck will set off on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. Take advantage of this time to prepare everything you need. If possible, go to the square to take a photo, and be sure to bring the great man with you!
When you go to the countryside, the first thing the local people will ask you when they see you is: Have you seen any great people?
The second sentence is to ask you: Is the great man in good health? With photos, you can live a better life."
"Hey, I've taken it to heart. Please pay attention to the bottom of your feet. Whoever splashed the water has frozen."
"Okay, I'm leaving."
"Director Wang, let me see you off. Where will we most likely be assigned when we go to the countryside this time?"
"I'll give you a treat too. It's not like I'm nosy. I'm leaving on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and many places haven't thawed yet! Can the truck drive there?"
Wang Jianping stopped, turned around, looked at Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong, and finally smiled at Zhou Wenzhong and asked: "Xiao Zhou, do you think the road has thawed?"
"Hey, I didn't know! I have never been to the suburbs, let alone those places in the countryside. It doesn't matter whether the road has thawed or not, and it doesn't matter whether the truck has reached its destination. If anyone really cares about it,
Get up, you must answer that the truck has set off. This involves liability issues."
Officer Wang raised his hand and nodded at Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong, shook his head slightly and left.
Zhou Wenzhong was also very grateful to Wang Jianping. He had just sold out the three stewards and Zhou Deming, but Zhou Wenzhong couldn't understand that he was already going to the countryside. He would no longer be able to report the situation to him in the future. Why did Wang Jianping
Want to sell yourself a favor?
Favor is mixed into friendship, and friendship is reduced to human affection. These are two completely different concepts. A back and forth is friendship. I am not qualified to be on an equal footing with Wang Jianping. I forget it if I can't figure it out, and walk towards my home.
"Zhou Wenzhong! The meeting has not been announced yet!"
Zhou Wenzhong ignored the three stewards and returned home. He first put away the thread on the door. When he opened the door, there was a rush of hot air. He took off his coat and neatly folded it on the bedside. He also turned over the wet clothes.
Make a dough and continue drying.
He took out the tiger bone wine and a small bowl from the space, grabbed a handful of peanuts that were already opened. He walked to the desk and sat down, opened the drawer, took out a pencil and rubbed the tip on the ground. He turned over a writing pad with his hand.
Smooth.
He was about to leave. After traveling through time in the past few days, he had only made three friends. Madman Bai had probably frozen to death, as he had not seen anyone in these days. The only ones left were Zhang Xiufang and Ma Erbao.
people.
"Zhang Xiufang is a silly big girl from the capital. She has been deceived by herself a lot. I have nothing to give you. You will join the job in a few months. I will write you a form. It can also be regarded as a parting gift. I hope this form
It can be helpful to you, and it also witnesses the friendship between the two of us."
Zhou Wenzhong took a sip of wine and chewed two peanuts in his mouth. He held a cigarette in his left hand and a pencil in his right hand to write.
The keywords written down are: importance, criticality, enthusiasm, era, planning, effectiveness, strategic, long-term, orderly, youthful, starting point, combination point, not slacking off, not wavering, not slacking off
,not flinching from ,complexity,…………
After writing three pieces of paper, Zhou Wenzhong held a cigarette in his mouth, sharpened his pencil, and then wrote some idioms: vigorously push forward, be active and prudent, establish firmly, focus on strengthening, be detailed and practical, work hard to build, analyze comprehensively, strive for actively,
Develop in depth, become more complete, and continuously strengthen...
"Huh... I wrote a whole eight pages. I guess I've even finished the report on her job transfer."
Zhou Wenzhong flicked his wrist, stood up the papers, sorted them and put them in the space. He walked to the coal stove and pressed the potatoes, which were still quite hard. He continued to eat peanuts and drink wine.
Leaving aside the Zhou family, the expressions of the three stewards are very good.
Yi Zhonghai sat at his dining table, looking at the steaming wine glass and polenta, silent.
"I would say our family's life is pretty good. We only have 50 kilograms of food for the two of us! It won't be a problem to send some food stamps to Dongxu's family later. We can still take care of it."
Yi Zhonghai glanced at Aunt Ma, knocked the sole of his shoe with the pot of tobacco bag, replaced it with new tobacco, lit it and took two quick puffs.
The aunt thought it was because she gave Liu Haizhong a lot of food stamps, so she quickly changed the subject.
"Lao Yi, we have a lot of food stamps at home! As long as they are about the same, can you compare with Liu Haizhong? After all, they are hard-working people, so the more food stamps you have, the more. You are better than Liu Haizhong.
He’s a level above him!”
Seeing that Yi Zhonghai still didn't speak, the eldest mother persuaded him again: "Old Yi, don't just smoke and don't talk! We can't compete with level 8 workers, but they are more than enough, right? Don't have any barriers in your mind, you want me to say level 7
Workers have the advantage of being a level 7 worker. During the third-line construction in 1958, all the A-level and 8th-level workers in your factory were transferred away, right? I think it's good for us to stay in the capital. Don't always be in trouble with yourself.
"
Yi Zhonghai sighed, emptied the cigarette pot, wrapped it around the cigarette string, and gently set it aside.
"It's not about food stamps. Have you sent dinner to the old lady?"
When the aunt heard her husband speak, she was instantly relieved. She held a bamboo basket in her arms and started working around a ball of wool in her hands.
"It has been delivered to me a long time ago. I think they are all finished by now."
"That's good."
"What happened to you just now? Who provoked you? You just smoked as soon as you got home."
"No one messes with me."
"Then aren't you competing with yourself? Aren't you a stupid boy?"
"That boy Zhou Wenzhong dug a hole for me, and I even jumped in!"
"What?"
"Sigh... you just went home to cook after receiving the food stamps. I don't know what happened next. I didn't realize until I entered the house. What Director Wang said just now meant that Zhou Wenzhong should wait until next year to go to the countryside.
.That boy Zhou Wenzhong had heard it a long time ago. He looked at me with a pen in his hand and asked me if I had anything to encourage him? I was so stupid that I actually said a few words."
"Hey, just say a few words. Maybe you are thinking too much."
"If only that was what you said! Alas..."
Yi Zhonghai picked up the chopsticks and stirred the cornmeal porridge twice.
"Huh? Where did the eggs come from? Did you go to mix things again?"
"No! This was sent by Lao Zhou this afternoon."
Yi Zhonghai put his chopsticks on the bowl and scolded: "Why do you want his things?"
The eldest mother replied disapprovingly: "Just accept it. I gave you 6 eggs in total. Not only did I accept it, but also Lao Liu and Lao Yan's wives."
"You... your brain is in a cesspit! No wonder Director Wang finally said... Oops! You have caused a big trouble. This guy Zhou Wenzhong is Director Wang's man! I have worked hard to be the liaison in the courtyard for so long.
Member. You’ve ruined everything!”
"Isn't it possible? At worst, we will quit working as the manager! If you don't pay, don't say anything, and I've heard a lot of unpleasant things. From now on, just let Dongxu take care of us."
"You! You!"
"What's the use of scolding me? Besides, it's you three who have a headache in this matter, as well as Lao Liu and Lao Yan. What are you afraid of?"
"Sigh... It seems that we can only send Zhou Wenzhong away as soon as possible."
"Why are you afraid of him? He is a stupid boy. He can't give the eggs back. Let me, as an elder, apologize to Zhou Wenzhong?"
"Just cause trouble for me!"
The aunt patted the threads on her body and threw the broken basket on the bed.
"I'm going to help the old lady wash the dishes."
Yi Zhonghai watched the aunt leave, with his mouth open and speechless, and finally lit the cigarette pot again.