sbdcsierra Chapter 1387 Zhao Youcai was recruited into the Chamber of Commerce
Chapter 1387 Zhao Youcai was recruited into the Chamber of Commerce
Chapter 1387 Zhao Youcai was recruited into the Chamber of Commerce
The trip to Yongsheng was quick. When Zhao Jun came back from Yongsheng, Zhao Youcai was sitting cross-legged on the kang, describing to Wang Meilan his bright prospects as a helping hand at home.
Recently, Wang Meilan also felt that there was indeed a shortage of manpower, so she listened patiently to Zhao Youcai's chatter.
When she heard the door open, Wang Meilan hurriedly got off the kang, grabbed the account book she had prepared, and said to Zhao Youcai, "Go and get your daughter to sleep."
After saying that, Wang Meilan went to the west room.
Even though Wang Meilan is the popular choice for the position of president, her son is always her backbone.
"Son." As soon as Wang Meilan arrived at the west room, she handed the account book in her hand to Zhao Jun and said, "Take a look at today's account."
Zhao Jun hung the cotton monkey behind the door. When he reached out to take the account book, he asked casually, "How's your day, Mom?"
"Today is not as good as the first two days." Wang Meilan shook her head and said, "The hides and bear gallbladders are only a little over 10,000 in total."
"Okay, Mom." Zhao Jun said with a smile, "If you keep collecting like that, we won't have enough money to borrow."
Wang Meilan also smiled when she heard this, and at this moment Zhao Jun thought of something. He put down the account book and took out a cloth bag from the bag hanging on the wall.
Under Wang Meilan's gaze, Zhao Jun opened the cloth bag, revealing the pig's stomach inside.
Zhao Jun casually pulled over a stack of Reference News that Chu Anmin had given him, and then said to Wang Meilan, "Mom, put two newspapers on the table for me."
"Hey, hey!" Wang Meilan hurriedly did as she was told, and then saw Zhao Jun put the pig's stomach on the newspaper, and then scraped the pig sand from the inside with a knife.
"Hey, son?" Wang Meilan looked at Zhao Jun's operation in surprise and asked, "Why is the pig litter like this?"
Compared with the pig litter from the previous two times, this time the pig litter is blood red.
"This pig is not ordinary, Mom." Zhao Jun continued to scrape the pig sand and said, "This pig has lived for a long time. If not ten years, it must be eight years."
"That's what I thought." Wang Meilan echoed, "The liver is almost 15 kilograms."
Just as the mother and daughter were talking, Zhao Youcai pushed the door open.
Wang Meilan turned her head to look at him and asked, "Are the two girls asleep?"
"Yeah." Zhao Youcai said, "If you don't leave the room, the two girls will fall asleep in a short while."
Hearing him say this, Wang Meilan rolled her eyes at him. The two children couldn't sleep, all because of Zhao Youcai's nagging.
"What are you doing?" At this time, Zhao Youcai turned his eyes to the work in Zhao Jun's hands.
Zhao Jun is scraping pig litter. On the left is a little lynx with its front paws resting on the table, and on the right is a little black bear sitting there watching Zhao Jun's operation.
When Zhao Youcai asked this question, Zhao Jun, the little lynx, and the little black bear all looked up at him.
"We killed a wild boar today and found some pig sand." Zhao Jun responded and continued to work.
Zhao Youcai also came over and watched Zhao Jun scrape the blood-red pig grit onto the newspaper.
Zhao Jun didn't let Wang Meilan do anything after he touched the pig's stomach. He got off the kang and sent the pig's stomach to the outer room. When Zhao Jun came back, Zhao Youcai had already lifted the pig's sand up to a high place with newspaper.
The pig litter was a little wet and needed to be dried. Zhao Jun had many children, including two little ones who didn't know much about human affairs, so he put the pig litter on the top of the kang cabinet.
"Mom." At this time, Zhao Jun said to Wang Meilan, "Before we leave, please help me think about selling all the pig litter we made these few times."
"A wasteful thing." Zhao Jun had just finished speaking, and before Wang Meilan could say anything, Zhao Youcai retorted, "Why are you selling that good thing? You won't be able to buy it when you need it."
"What should I use it for?" Zhao Jun asked back, and then said: "It would be better for us to use oxytetracycline to reduce inflammation? Besides, I'm not a doctor, who would use this stuff?"
After Zhao Jun said this, Zhao Youcai remained silent.
Wang Meilan rolled her eyes at Zhao Youcai, and then said to Zhao Jun, "Okay, son, I'll think about it for you. Um... can we sell the gallbladders of the blind bears we killed ourselves?"
"Sell!" Zhao Jun said firmly, "Didn't my grandmother Jiang give me an opened one? Keep it for that one, it will be enough for future use. After that, we will sell all the bear gallbladders hanging in the warehouse."
"Okay, son." Wang Meilan said, "I'll install it for you the day before you leave."
"Yeah." Zhao Jun responded, and then said to Zhao Youcai: "Dad, if I'm not at home, you will have to take care of the family more."
Zhao Jun said this just to lay the groundwork. But he didn't expect that as soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Youcai said, "Then you don't have to worry about it. You go out and I'll take care of it at home."
"Hmm?" Zhao Jun heard that there was something wrong with what Zhao Youcai said. Wang Meilan smiled and said to Zhao Jun, "Son, your father supports us this time."
"Ah?" Zhao Jun was startled, but when Wang Meilan blinked at him, Zhao Jun quickly said, "What's wrong, Mom?"
"Your dad." Wang Meilan gestured towards Zhao Youcai and said, "I feel sorry for you and me because we are so busy. You should stay home to help us share the burden."
Hearing Wang Meilan say this, Zhao Youcai raised his head in cooperation.
"Oh, that's great." Zhao Jun looked at Zhao Youcai in surprise and asked, "Dad, do you want to ask for leave from the cafeteria?"
"What leave do you want?" Wang Meilan reached out and pulled Zhao Jun, then said, "Your father is with that...something director of the farm?"
"Captain Yan of the security camp." Zhao Youcai replied. Wang Meilan nodded repeatedly and continued to say to Zhao Jun: "Your father has already made an agreement with him. He will give the quota for the camp forest security to your father. After that, your father can help us at home."
"Oh!" Zhao Jun looked at Zhao Youcai in surprise and asked, "Dad, can you stay at home for a long time? My uncle is very upset these days."
"Why not?" Wang Meilan answered for Zhao Youcai before he could, and imitated what Zhao Youcai had said before, saying to Zhao Jun: "Your uncle is a fickle person, how could he chase your father away?"
Zhao Jun pursed his lips to prevent himself from laughing. He had discussed with Wang Qiang before and asked Zhao Youcai to come home to help. But before he could do it, Zhao Youcai came to him.
This is like a hiker trying to trap a roe deer on the mountain, but before he can get the trap ready, the stupid roe deer runs back home on its own.
"Your father is very experienced." Wang Meilan still praised Zhao Youcai, saying, "Whether it's hide or bear gall, he can tell at a glance. And your father also said that if he were at home, he could cook for us."
"Oh my!" Zhao Jun looked at Zhao Youcai in surprise and said, "Dad, that's great. I still can't get enough of the two dishes you made tonight."
"Is that so?" Zhao Youcai didn't even have the chance to answer. As soon as Zhao Jun finished speaking, Wang Meilan echoed, "Your sister burped while lying in bed just now. It's been a long time. The child ate the most tonight."
"Yes, yes." Zhao Jun said, "Mom, look, those few dishes you cooked are all left over, right? And my dad fried the pig heart, he even ate the chili peppers."
"Not so bad..." Wang Meilan just opened her mouth, but Zhao Jun took over the conversation and said, "Mom, my dad has to be at home, so let's not talk about anything else. My two sisters are growing up, so we have to keep up with the food, that's fine!"
"Did you hear that?" Wang Meilan knocked the back of her hand on the dizzy Zhao Youcai's shoulder and said, "The family is counting on you."
“Ah…” Zhao Youcai said dazedly, “That…that’s no problem.”
"That's fine." Wang Meilan smiled and asked Zhao Jun, "Son, are you going to chase that blind bear away tomorrow?"
"Then we have to chase him." Zhao Jun sighed and said, "But tomorrow, my uncle will have to go. I still have no experience."
"We're not going to do that today." Wang Meilan immediately understood what Zhao Jun meant and helped explain, "Someone wants to sell bear gall. I can't leave it at home. Who does he know? Is that why he left it for your uncle?"
"Yeah." Zhao Jun said, "My uncle is a little distracted."
"Look, your dad said he was restless." Wang Meilan said, "This is a special case, he insisted on going. But if he wanted to go up the mountain before he had nothing to do, could I stop him from going?"
As soon as Wang Meilan said this, Zhao Youcai's eyes lit up instantly.
……
The next morning, Zhao Youcai got up at around five o'clock. He took his small basin to the tofu shop and exchanged it for a large bowl of tofu.
After returning from the tofu shop, Zhao Youcai started stewing tofu.
Zhao Jun and Wang Meilan came out from the east and west rooms at the same time. Wang Meilan said apologetically, "Oh, I got up late today."
"It's okay, it's okay." Zhao Youcai smiled and said, "I saw you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't call you."
"Mom, look at my dad." Zhao Jun said to Wang Meilan with a smile, "He got into character early and started cooking for us."
"Hehe..." The family of three laughed together. Zhao Youcai smiled and waved his hand, saying, "You two go wash your faces. I've filled the thermos with hot water."
"Hey!" Wang Meilan responded happily, and then said to Zhao Jun: "After more than 20 years of marriage, this is the first time your mother has enjoyed this treatment."
After the food was out of the pot, Zhao Youcai added water to the big pot and poured the potatoes and squash that had been washed and cut in advance into the pot.
Then, the family of three sat on the kang and ate, talking and laughing.
Zhao Jun mixed the stewed tofu and potatoes into the rice and added some chili peppers and pickles. He then slurped down two bowls of rice.
This is a normal amount of food for Zhao Jun, but even so, Wang Meilan still praised Zhao Youcai.
"Look, my son is eating so deliciously." Wang Meilan said to Zhao Youcai with a smile, "Your cooking is still the best."
Zhao Youcai laughed, and at this time Zhao Jun put down his chopsticks and prepared to get off the kang, while saying to Zhao Youcai: "Dad, you eat, I'll go out to feed the dog."
"No, no." Zhao Youcai hurriedly stopped Zhao Jun and said, "Son, take a rest after dinner. When you're done, pack up and go. Dad finishes this meal and I'll go out to feed the dog."
After saying that, Zhao Youcai picked up the bowl and shoveled the rice into his mouth.
Zhao Jun and Wang Meilan looked at each other, and both mother and daughter lowered their heads at the same time.
"Lan, you go and clean up." Zhao Youcai put down his bowl, said something to Wang Meilan, got off the kang and walked towards the outer room.
After putting the dog food in a large basin, Zhao Youcai carried the basin and went out of the house.
Zhao Jun, who was lying on the kang, stood up, looked out the window, and then said to Wang Meilan, "Mom, Xiaofei is here to give us some money today. After that, you can treat them to a meal."
"Son, don't worry about this." Wang Meilan said, "There is nothing else at home, we still have the goose."
"Yes, that's right." Zhao Jun was afraid that Wang Meilan would say, "There's nothing else at home, we also have a donkey."
"Mom, you should check the money in person. Don't be embarrassed." Zhao Jun told Wang Meilan, "This is the money we borrowed from the brigade. It doesn't involve any individuals."
"Yeah, Mom knows."
While the mother and daughter were discussing things, Zhao Youcai was feeding the dog outside the house. A spoonful of dog food was placed in the basin, and Qinglong lowered his head to lick it. Zhao Youcai touched the back of Qinglong's head with one hand and said with a smile: "Eat, eat, you can go up the mountain with me again in a while."
Speaking of this and thinking of this, Zhao Youcai couldn't help but laugh.
"Woof!" Suddenly, Qinglong raised his head and shouted, which scared Zhao Youcai.
"Ow ooh..."
"Wang Wang Wang..."
It wasn't Qinglong who wanted to bite Zhao Youcai, but a stranger had come. All the dogs in the yard were barking outside.
Zhao Youcai looked outside the yard and saw an old cow appear at the gate.
Zhao Youcai was startled, and saw a sled being pulled behind the ox, and the one driving the sled was none other than his good brother Zhang Lifu.
"Second brother, please watch the dog for me." Zhang Lifeu reined in the sled and shouted at Zhao Youcai.
"Stop barking!" Zhao Youcai scolded the dog, then strode out of the yard.
"Sixth Brother, have you eaten yet?" Zhao Youcai asked. Zhang Lifeu said, "I came here after I finished eating, Second Brother."
"Give it to the old cow..." Zhao Youcai subconsciously wanted Zhang Lifeu to tie the cow to the post at the door, but before he finished his words, he remembered something bad.
So Zhao Youcai waved his hand to Zhang Lifeu, pointed at the big tree across the road, and said, "Tie it over there, and then we can go upstairs."
"I won't go into the house, second brother." Zhang Lifeu held the reins in one hand and waved the whip in the other, refusing: "Let me tell you something, and then I'll leave."
As soon as Zhang Lifeu finished speaking, the door of the Zhao family's house opened, Zhao Jun came out of the house, and shouted at the gate: "Dad, come in with my uncle Zhang."
"Jun, I'm not going in." Zhang Lifeu shouted, "Come here, I want to talk to you."
Although he has a big tongue and speaks very fast, Zhao Youcai couldn't stop him at this time.
After he finished shouting, Zhang Lifeu looked at Zhao Youcai and asked, "What's wrong, second brother?"
Zhao Youcai twitched the corner of his mouth and glanced at Zhang Lifei with his eyelids, but said nothing.
"Uncle Zhang." Zhao Jun came to Zhang Lifu and asked, "What's the matter? Why don't you come into the house?"
When Zhao Jun saw Zhang Life coming through the window, he guessed that he probably had some news about the mountain animals to tell him.
As expected, Zhang Lifeu said, "Soldier, the old white man in our village was robbed in his shack by a blind bear."
"Ah?" Upon hearing this, Zhao Jun instantly thought of the deaths of Deng Zhaoshan and Qin Dajiang.
So Zhao Jun hurriedly asked, "Uncle Zhang, where is his shack?"
"It's at the fork on the way from 112 to 109." When Zhang Lifeu said this, Zhao Jun's face changed and he said, "Didn't the forest ranger tell him that the shack over there is no longer habitable?"
On the day when Deng Zhaoshan was found dead, Zhao Jun told Liu Jinyong on the mountain. He asked him to pass a message to the team leader of the forest rangers, asking the forest rangers to notify the nearby camps and shacks to be careful of bear attacks.
Especially those who live in shacks, it is best to go home and hide for a few days. As for Qin Dajiang, he didn't have time to notify him. But two days have passed, and that old Bai should have received the letter.
"I think so." Zhang Lifeu said, "They didn't take it seriously, and there were two condoms missing..."
Zhao Jun understood immediately that the rogue's family was in financial difficulty and he would rather sacrifice his life than his money. In addition, people tend to have a lucky mentality and think that bad luck will not happen to them.
"How are those two injured?" Zhao Youcai asked. He analyzed from Zhang Lifu's words that one of the old man Bai must be fine. Otherwise, if the shack was robbed by a blind bear last night, how could the news spread this morning?
"Old Bai's arm was bitten off." Zhang Life said, "His son is fine. He was carried down by his father overnight. When he entered the village and heard some noise, everyone went to take a look."
"Uncle Zhang," Zhao Jun asked Zhang Lifu, "Can you find his shack?"
"Of course." Zhang Lifeu said so. Zhao Jun asked again: "Do you have anything to do today?"
"Nothing." Zhang Lifeu asked back: "Jun, should I go with you?"
"Uncle Zhang, go home and deliver the sled." Zhao Jun said, "Wait at home until I pick you up."
"Okay." Zhang Lifeu pulled the reins and said to Zhao Youcai, "Then I'm leaving, second brother."
Zhao Youcai twitched the corner of his mouth, but saw Zhao Jun turn around and run into the house. Zhao Youcai hurriedly followed with the dog food bowl in his arms.
"Son!" Zhao Youcai called Zhao Jun and said, "Dad, are you going with me?"
"Dad, go feed the dog quickly." Zhao Jun's words made Zhao Youcai stop in his tracks.
Just as he was staring at Zhao Jun with his small eyes, he heard Zhao Jun say again: "Hurry up and go to work today to deal with your work. After that... we'll talk about it later. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
"Okay, son, Dad gets it." Hearing Zhao Jun say this, Zhao Youcai smiled.
(End of this chapter)