sbdcsierra Chapter 1630: The wronged Zhao Youcai and the lost Xishantun
Chapter 1630: The wronged Zhao Youcai and the lost Xishantun
Chapter 1630: The wronged Zhao Youcai and the lost Xishantun
Seeing Zhao Jun enter the house, Wang Meilan thought that he came to discuss with her about going into the city to purchase goods tomorrow.
Zhao Youcai thought so too, so when Zhao Jun asked him this out of the blue, Zhao Youcai was stunned for a moment.
At this time, Wang Meilan and Zhao Chun subconsciously cast their gazes towards Zhao Youcai. The two pairs of eyes, one large and one small, seemed to be saying the same thing at the same time: "Have you gotten into trouble?"
Feeling that the mother and daughter looked at him with strange eyes, Zhao Youcai was instantly a little angry, and immediately said to Zhao Jun in a bad mood: "What did I say? What did you want me to say?"
"Just what you said this morning." Seeing Zhao Youcai frowning, Zhao Jun reminded him, "What about the gang leader, general, etc."
"So what?" Zhao Youcai, who had received a hint from Zhao Jun, still said stubbornly, "What's wrong with joining a gang? I've been running around in the mountains for so many years, I know everything."
Zhao Jun heard this and curled his lips slightly, saying, "Dad, what about the government office you mentioned? Is that something that an ordinary mountain runner can know?"
"Yamen?" After hearing what Zhao Jun said, Wang Meilan's eyes changed again when she looked at Zhao Youcai. She probably understood why Zhao Jun wanted to question Zhao Youcai.
"Ahem." Seeing the way Wang Meilan was looking at him, Zhao Youcai coughed lightly and said unnaturally, "Lan, I'm not hiding it this time. My father didn't tell me this. This is what he muttered before we drank together before, and I heard it."
When Zhao Youcai said these words, he felt a little flustered. This was not because he lied, but because he was afraid that he could not explain it clearly. He was afraid that Wang Meilan and the others would not believe him if he told the truth.
As for why others did not believe him even though he told the truth, Zhao Youcai knew it clearly.
For some reason, Wang Meilan, who had placed the pillow on the edge of the kang, picked it up again.
She looked at Zhao Youcai deeply, and put down the pillow considering that Zhao Youcai had an injured back.
When she put the pillow down, Wang Meilan asked Zhao Youcai, "What did our father tell you? What else did he say?"
"Nothing else to say, just some idle chatter." When Zhao Youcai spoke, he could tell from Wang Meilan's look of distrust that he didn't trust her. Zhao Youcai turned his head sharply, stared at Zhao Jun with his small eyes, and shouted, "Little calf, you've been giving me shits all day long."
Zhao Jun ignored Zhao Youcai's sharp eyes and just asked him, "Dad, did my great grandmother tell you about Lao Zaizi's matter?"
"No..." Zhao Youcai denied, "If he had told me, wouldn't I have dug it out long ago?"
After Zhao Youcai finished saying this, he saw Zhao Jun, Wang Meilan and Zhao Chun were all stunned, and then there was a bit of confusion in their eyes when they looked at him.
"Dad." At this time, Zhao Jun stepped forward, stretched out his hand to push the pillow on the edge of the kang, sat sideways in front of Zhao Youcai, and then said to Zhao Youcai earnestly: "You are really good at hunting, but you are still a novice at letting people go.
Well...if you had let that old man go before, it would have been fine. But this year, when the time comes, you can take me with you. After all, I have a little experience and can help me find a few more seedlings."
"I..." What's wrong with Zhao Youcai's brain? He immediately understood what Zhao Jun meant. It was obvious that he didn't trust him.
People are all the same. No matter what they have done in the past, when they are wronged, they will feel wronged and angry.
"I'm so pretty!" Zhao Youcai grabbed the pillow that Zhao Jun had pushed away and swung it directly at Zhao Jun.
But he forgot that he was injured and the pillow fell down halfway through his swing.
"Ouch!" Zhao Youcai groaned in pain. Zhao Jun, Wang Meilan, and Zhao Chun saw this and rushed over to check on Zhao Youcai. At this time, even Zhao Hong and Zhao Na stopped playing and came over to care for Zhao Youcai.
"What are you doing? It was so hard to fix the scab!" Wang Meilan glanced at Zhao Youcai's back and saw blood oozing from the edge of the scab, which was obviously caused by the wound being pulled.
Although Wang Meilan's words were complaints, they were also full of concern and heartache.
Zhao Youcai could tell what was going on, so he pointed at Zhao Jun and complained to Wang Meilan, "This little bastard..."
"What are you talking about?" Wang Meilan slapped Zhao Youcai's hand away, which made Zhao Youcai stunned. Then Wang Meilan said, "Your daughter-in-law will be married soon. You must be careful with your words in the future."
"That's right." Zhao Chun also complained to Zhao Youcai, saying, "What do you mean by little calf, little calf? If my brother is a little calf, then what are we?"
"I..." Zhao Youcai was speechless. He looked at Zhao Jun who was laughing at the side, raised his hand and pointed at the door, then shouted at Zhao Jun: "Get out! Get out!"
Wang Meilan pulled Zhao Jun and winked at him, meaning that he should not make his father angry at this time and should wait until he was done with the work in the next two days.
Zhao Jun understood and stood up and walked out. When he came out of the east room, he saw Zhou Jianjun standing at the door of the west room and asked, "Jun, what's wrong with Dad?"
"It's okay, hehe..." When Zhao Jun smiled, Zhao Weipeng and Zhao Jinhui just came back from the door, so Zhou Jianjun could no longer ask Zhao Youcai why he cursed.
As the door to the east room closed, Wang Meilan gently pushed Zhao Youcai's shoulder and whispered, "Why do you have such a bad temper?"
"That little... kid is so irritating." When Zhao Youcai said this, he thought that the kid had married this time, and he might not have the chance to beat him up again.
"Okay, don't be angry." Wang Meilan put the pillow that Zhao Youcai had pulled up back to its original place. Zhao Youcai's expression eased after being comforted by Wang Meilan.
But the next second, Wang Meilan asked, "Where are all the old men that Dad mentioned?"
"All?" Zhao Youcai's eyes widened. It was bad enough that the kid suspected him of hiding the old man, but the kid's mother actually suspected that she had hidden more than one old man.
Zhao Youcai's chest was heaving, and he was obviously very angry. But when he heard Zhao Weipeng's voice coming from the outer room, Zhao Youcai suppressed his anger and said to Wang Meilan: "If you don't believe me, get out too!"
When Zhao Youcai said this, Zhao Chun next to him looked at him with a strange look. This was the first time in Zhao Chun's life that she saw her father dare to talk to her mother like this.
It was also the first time that Wang Meilan was scolded by Zhao Youcai to get out, but Wang Meilan glared with her big eyes and then just glared.
Wang Meilan didn't argue with Zhao Youcai because she was really scared. Thinking of the day when Zhao Youcai cried because she didn't care about him, Wang Meilan was afraid that Zhao Youcai would be angry and cry again.
This is in front of the child, I feel embarrassed to comfort him...
……
The next morning, Wang Meilan got up early and took a small basin filled with soybeans to the tofu shop to exchange for two large pieces of tofu.
When changing the tofu, Wang Meilan confirmed with the tofu shop that the large tofu and dried tofu she had ordered could be shipped smoothly tomorrow.
After returning home, Wang Meilan stewed a pot of tofu and potatoes and steamed a tray of steamed buns.
After eating and drinking, Zhao Jun, Zhou Jianjun, Zhao Weipeng and Zhao Jinhui prepared to enter the city.
This time, Zhao Jun needed to buy a lot of things, so he needed someone to help him move and look after things. Zhang Yuanmin, Wang Qiang, and Lin Xiangshun were ordered by Zhao Youcai to help Huang Gui, so Zhao Jun brought Xing San, Li Baoyu, Jie Zhong, Jie Chen, and Li Ruhai with him.
The group left home in two jeeps and headed straight for Shanhe Town.
After seeing Zhao Jun and his companions off, the first words Zhao Youcai said were to Wang Meilan.
"Lan, don't look at me like that all the time." Zhao Youcai said to Wang Meilan in a very unhappy tone: "My father really didn't tell me where the old man was."
"Ah..." Wang Meilan was startled, then smiled and said, "I didn't say anything."
Zhao Youcai didn't believe it because Wang Meilan looked at him in a strange way that morning.
Sure enough, Wang Meilan then said in a veiled tone: "Don't feel guilty. Didn't I ask you anything?"
"Fuck..." Zhao Youcai was speechless. He was really wronged this time. Even when he was drinking with his father-in-law, Wang Dabazhang never told him about Lao Zaizi.
But there is an old saying: If you are caught once, you will be punished a hundred times. And Zhao Youcai has done this not once or twice.
Wang Meilan ignored Zhao Youcai. As she was carrying the bowl and chopsticks out of the room, she narrowed her eyes and muttered softly, "You old bastard, don't tell the truth!"
Although she didn't believe Zhao Youcai, Wang Meilan didn't have time to argue with him. Her son was getting married tomorrow, and Wang Meilan had a lot of things to do.
Especially today, some relatives and friends are coming to visit, and Wang Meilan really has no time to argue with Zhao Youcai.
After eight o'clock, Lin Xue, Zhao Ling and the others came. They went down to the cellar and brought up the potatoes they had bought from Xishantun.
Then, they helped Wang Meilan take out the stored venison, bear meat, and bear paws.
There was also lynx meat in the refrigerator of the Zhao family's new house, which was taken away by two strong people, Xie Sun and Li Tongyun.
"Aunt." When they came back from the new house, Li Tongyun found Wang Meilan and said to her, "Before Aunt Sun and I went there, the phone in our house rang."
"Oh." Wang Meilan frowned slightly when she heard this and asked, "Could it be my sixth uncle who called?"
After saying this, Wang Meilan hurriedly asked Li Tongyun, "Xiaoyun, why didn't you pick up the phone and ask who it was?"
"No, aunt." Li Tongyun shook her head and said, "We just opened the door and entered the house, and it was silent again."
When Li Tongyun was reporting the situation to Wang Meilan, the head of Yushu Township, Zhang Shaowen, was getting angry at the deputy head of Yushu Township, Zou Yunchuan, and the two technicians, Wang and Liu.
Zhang Shaowen yelled at the three people with a red face and thick neck: "What's going on in Xishantun? Aren't they going to give them a phone?"
"Zhang Lizheng." Zou Yunchuan asked cautiously, "No one answered the phone yet?"
Zhang Shaowen has been calling Xishantun for several days, but no one answered.
"If you're going to pick it up, what else can I say to you?" Zhang Shaowen said arrogantly, "What's wrong with their village? I told you that the new village chief is no good as an old woman!"
"Zhang Lizheng." Zou Yunchuan took a step forward and whispered, "The new village chief is the mother-in-law of Secretary Zhou of the forest farm."
"I don't care if she's a man or a woman. She has to work, right? If she can't do it, get out!" Zhang Shaowen glared at Zou Yunchuan and then took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth. He said to the three people in front of him, "Tomorrow, you three, come with me to Xishan Village. I'll see what's going on. If not, just get rid of her."
Zhang Shaowen was well-known for his strong character in Yushu Township. After hearing what he said, Zou Yunchuan and the other two did not dare to say anything and could only respond in a continuous manner.
……
At noon, Wang Meilan simply cooked a pot of hot noodle soup, and everyone had a bite.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the Zhao family welcomed the chefs from the canteen.
These people came to help. Although the Zhao family had a lot of ingredients, there were twelve of them. Half a day was enough to process those ingredients.
I'm not coming in the morning because the banquet is not until tomorrow, and the later we deal with it, the better.
They came at this time to avoid lunch so that the Zhao family wouldn't have to prepare meals for them.
They arrived at Zhao's house, greeted Wang Meilan and Zhao Chun, and then went into the house to see Zhao Youcai.
When Zhao Youcai saw his relatives and friends coming, he immediately became energetic and took out Shilin cigarettes to share with them.
After smoking a cigarette and drinking some water, Han Dachun and Han Daming started to work.
These people did this work almost every day, and they were all stunned. They saw two of them roasting the bear paws, and the rest cutting up the venison and bear meat.
When the cooks were busy at Zhao's house, the people from Xishan Village came up. Organized and led by Tong Youfeng, they tied up the flying dragons and sand chickens they had caught in the past few days and came to see the village chief.
Previously, Wang Meilan wanted to use flying dragons instead of chickens to stew mushrooms. Later, two more people were added. Wang Meilan was afraid that there would not be enough flying dragons, so she sent a message to Xishantun, asking them to cook the sand half chickens as well.
If we were to evaluate which village or town has the best obedience, Xishantun would undoubtedly be number one.
When the people of Xishan Village heard that they could make money by hunting sand chickens, they took the air rifles given to them by the village chief and rushed into the mountains like chickens with their blood pumped up.
While the men went into the mountains to hunt, the women were not idle either. Those who had water hooks carried them, and those who didn't carried them in earthen baskets, and carried the ice home from the small river branch next to Xishan Village.
The ice they brought back was spread out in a large vat. When the men brought back the Feilong and Shabanji, they would clean them up and put them in a large vat to freeze and keep them fresh.
Wang Meilan had instructed that no matter whether it was a flying dragon or a sand chicken, the blood must not be covered. So when hunting these two in the mountains, they must be disemboweled as soon as possible.
When you take the Feilong and Shaban chickens home, you must preserve them properly after plucking their feathers.
Although Wang Meilan's explanation was troublesome, people gave her extra money, so not only was there no dissatisfaction in Xishan Village, but on the contrary, they were particularly grateful to their village chief and to Wang Meilan for giving them such an opportunity to make money.
The big vat was placed under the shade of the house. There was enough ice in the vat, and the outside of the vat was wrapped with plastic cloth and torn sacks. In addition, the temperature had been low in the past few days, so the white-striped flying dragon and sand chicken in the vat were still covered with frozen water.
More than 100 flying dragons and more than 300 sand chickens were placed in a large basin and soaked in clean water. After they were completely dissolved, Han Dachun and his team came over to deal with them.
At this time, Wang Meilan called Li Tongyun and settled the bill for each of them according to the Feilong and Shabanji brought by the people from Xishantun.
After receiving the money, the people of Xishantun thanked Wang Meilan profusely and then left in an organized manner.
Seeing Wang Meilan so impressive, Han Dachun couldn't help but say to Han Daming in surprise: "Daming, look at your mistress, she's more impressive than Zhang Guoqing."
"Then what else is there to say?" Han Daming asked, "How high is Zhang Guoqing? How high is my master's wife?"
"Hi." After hearing what Han Daming said, Han Dachun shook his head slightly, and then said with emotion: "Youcai has worked in the canteen for 20 years, but he has never been better than Zhang Guoqing. His wife became the village chief as soon as she became an official..."
(End of this chapter)