Back to 1978

Chapter 128: Is this eight hundred? (Seven thousand monthly tickets plus more)
Although there is no word for "Men'er" in Beijing dialect, Cheng Yunfei knew what it meant. He looked at Xie Hushan's chest, and then at his own muscular chest muscles:

"San'er, your penis is not even as big as mine, how dare you call me by such a nickname? I tell you, it's only your village. If you open a business at the train station, our guys in the loading and unloading team will definitely line up to compete with you. How dare you show off at such a young age?"

Xie Hushan sighed and explained to Cheng Yunfei the origin of his nickname:

"It's not because I have big breasts. Before I was called Hu San'er, the 3 in Hu 3 was written backwards. Then I didn't pay attention in class and when I was bored I used a pencil to put a dot on one side of the 3. It looks like Men'er."

"Our teacher has a dirty mind. I didn't mean that at all. He misunderstood and said that I was drawing a gangster picture and drew a big dull boy on the textbook. People with dirty minds see everything as dirty, so I got the nickname of a big dull boy."

"I don't have dirty thoughts. I think that's boring." Cheng Yunfei casually wrote an inverted 3 on a dusty tile wall next to him, dotted it twice, and after reading it, he smiled and said to Xie Hushan:

"Okay, if we don't want braised pork, then we'll have steamed buns with fried liver. The main thing is that I can't afford Quanjude or Lao Mo's. A roast duck alone costs eight yuan, and I can't afford more than a few with my salary."

Cheng Yunfei took Xie Hushan and Han Hongbing to a small state-owned restaurant near the train station where he and the loaders often ate. He used his own money and food coupons to treat the two to a meal of steamed buns and fried liver.

As a result, the three of them ate five pounds of steamed buns and six bowls of fried liver. Cheng Yunfei did not have enough money to pay the bill. Xie Hushan and Han Hongbing said they would treat them. As soon as they opened their mouths, Cheng Yunfei glared at them and scolded them. Finally, he begged the waitress at the restaurant to let him buy on credit first and settle the bill after the loading and unloading team got paid.

"Brother, these clothes and watch have been with you for so long. Please have pity on them and sell them. They can be worth a lot." Xie Hushan walked out of the restaurant and silently persuaded Cheng Yunfei, who came out after thanking the waitress profusely.

Cheng Yunfei looked at his travel bag and said, "I know these things are valuable and useful to me. I will send them away tomorrow."

When Xie Hushan heard that the other party had made arrangements, he stopped talking. The three of them returned to the train station. Cheng Yunfei helped Xie Hushan and the other man find someone to inquire whether there was a train passing through Bingyang County at night. At this time, Cheng Yunfei's true connections were revealed.

After returning from Guangzhou, he arranged for two people to travel with him in a high-end soft sleeper compartment. From Yanjing to Bingyang, this big brother could only arrange a green sealed truck loaded with cow and sheep manure from Inner Mongolia for them.

There happened to be several empty carriages on this train, so Cheng Yunfei asked the two if they wanted to take a ride. Xie Hushan didn't want to trouble him any more, so he said he would just take this train. Cheng Yunfei let the two of them get on first, and he left. Xie Hushan thought he was going back to the loading and unloading team to work the night shift, but he didn't expect that after more than ten minutes, this guy came with two sets of pancakes and fried dough sticks and two boxes of Yanjing scenery commemorative postcards that he got from somewhere, and threw them to the two of them:

"I'll eat the pancakes when I'm hungry on the way, and keep a postcard as a souvenir. At least I can tell my family about it when I go back, and it won't be a wasted trip to Yanjing."

"Don't you have any money left, Brother Fei?" Xie Hushan held his still hot shoulders and said to Cheng Yunfei, who was holding Erxi reluctantly.

Cheng Yunfei smiled and said, "Brother, I'm in Yanjing. I don't have a penny. I can eat for three years. I'll buy on credit and talk about it after I get my salary."

"Brother, when I have money, the first thing I will do is to treat you to a drink." Xie Hushan said to Cheng Yunfei.

Cheng Yunfei looked at Xie Hushan with disdain:
"You have a crazy temper and a dog brain like me. It's a miracle that you have money. If you want to drink, you don't have to wait until you have money. Come anytime and I'll treat you."

Then he let go of Erxi and punched Xie Hushan and Han Hongbing on the chest:

"You're so damn brave, almost as brave as me. You even dare to steal the dog from the Hong Kong Island Public Security Bureau Chief's house."

"Uh..." Xie Hushan and Han Hongbing looked a little embarrassed.

It turns out that people have always known who this dog belongs to.

Cheng Yunfei jumped back onto the platform and waved at the two of them, "Why are you pretending? When I took the train from Macau to Hong Kong Island, the news spread over there. The police were ready to go to Kowloon Walled City to search every house, fearing that the director's dog would be made into a hot pot."

"Go away, come and have a drink with me when you have time. It's the most suitable combination for us, the farmer brothers and the worker brothers, to sit together and drink."

After saying that, Cheng Yunfei turned around and rushed towards his loading and unloading team. He was on night shift tonight, and he had to be responsible for loading and unloading any goods that arrived at the train station at any time, and he couldn't delay too long.

As the train started moving, Xie Hushan looked at the empty platform late at night and said with emotion:

"This Fei brother is really good, but I don't know where he came from."

"If Brother Fei is someone who has a background and can carry a big guy at the train station, how can he not have money to pay for his meal?" Han Hongbing asked doubtfully:
"He said that he has loved martial arts and fighting since he was a child, so people often ask him for help to settle things."

"The outfit they gave him is enough to hire dozens or even hundreds of people to fight for him. Not to mention martial arts masters, it's enough to hire armed forces." Xie Hushan said to Han Hongbing:

"This Brother Fei must be someone important. If you have the chance to come to Yanjing in the future, remember to keep in touch with him. Besides, even if you simply run into trouble and need help, this brother will definitely be more useful than others." The green train swayed for more than five hours and arrived at Bingyang Railway Station at dawn. Xie Hushan and Han Hongbing did not leave the station. The two of them stayed in the waiting room with their dog until dawn, then left the station and went directly to the County Animal Husbandry Bureau to report to Jiao Peng.

Only after handing over the receipt of the Sungang transfer warehouse to Jiao Peng, their mission will be officially completed, and any further problems will have nothing to do with them.

When they arrived at the County Animal Husbandry Bureau, it was not open for work yet. The two waited at the door with the dog for a long time before they saw Jiao Peng appear in their sight on a bicycle.

"Uncle Jiao!" Xie Hushan greeted Jiao Peng from a distance.

When Jiao Peng saw Xie Hushan and Han Hongbing appear at the entrance of the unit, a smile appeared on his face:
"You two guys are finally back. You two are the last two to come back. Everyone else has finished their work, and you two are the only ones left."

Xie Hushan handed the receipts to Jiao Peng. Han Hongbing helped Jiao Peng push his bicycle. The three of them and the dog entered the compound of the County Animal Husbandry Bureau. Jiao Peng looked at the unique-looking Erxi:
"Where did this dog come from?"

"Uncle Jiao, let's find a quiet place and I'll talk to you slowly, okay?" Xie Hushan looked around at the leaders and cadres who were coming to work in the morning, and whispered to Jiao Peng.

Jiao Peng took the two back to his office. Seeing Han Hongbing enter the office with the dog on a leash, fearing that the dog would run away, Jiao Peng shook his head:

"The dog is tied in the yard and can't be lost. Who would be so despicable as to steal it?"

Xie Hushan and Han Hongbing looked at each other and were too embarrassed to respond to Jiao Peng's words. If he wanted to steal a dog, he should just steal the dog. Why did he have to add a despicable prefix?

"Okay, I'll take the receipt. If you have nothing else, go back and rest. Do you have money to buy a bus ticket?" After checking the receipt and finding no problems, Jiao Peng put it away, looked at the two young men with a smile, and said gently.

Han Hongbing took off the heavy backpack from his back and placed it on Jiao Peng's desk:

"Leader, didn't you ask Commander Xie and me to find some books on veterinary medicine? They're all here."

"You two really found them?" Jiao Peng looked quite surprised. He had just mentioned it casually at the beginning, but he didn't expect that the two children would really be brought back to him.

He opened his backpack and looked inside. There were many materials in English. He took out a book and opened it to read it. Then he asked:
"These books were not bought, but stolen, right?"

"I bought it through someone at the bookstore..."

"I asked someone to steal it from the library. There's even the library's stamp on it!" Jiao Peng opened the book in his hand and showed the library's stamp to the two of them:
"But it's OK as long as we didn't steal it. Ignorance is not a crime."

"It is indeed a good book. Although I am not very good at English, I can still distinguish good from bad when it comes to professional knowledge. These are all extracurricular reference books for veterinary-related courses provided by professional colleges for students to consult. If we find a few college students to translate them, it may help improve the theoretical knowledge of veterinary training in our county by a large margin."

Seeing Xie Hushan and Han Hongbing looking at him awkwardly, Jiao Peng thought that they were waiting for him to reimburse them for the money they spent on the books, so he quickly spoke up:
"How much did these books cost? I asked the bureau to reimburse you. Do you have a receipt or something?"

"I really didn't spend any money. Uh... the old man who's in charge of security at the Hong Kong Island Library didn't like the students going to the library to read in the middle of the night and disturbing his sleep. So the two of us gave the old man some sleeping pills, and he gave us the books. So strictly speaking, it can be considered an exchange." Xie Hushan said to Jiao Peng.

Jiao Peng frowned slightly: "This man is too irresponsible. How can he give away school books privately?"

"Then should I send it back?" Xie Hushan asked carefully.

Jiao Peng touched the books and said, "Remember what kind of sleeping pills he has. If you have a chance to go there again next time, prepare more and exchange more books with him. He must be a compatriot who cares about his motherland and supports the development of his motherland in his own unique way..."

"It's better to say that we fought over it, and all the credit goes to me." Han Hongbing whispered to Xie Hushan.

Xie Hushan glared at him and said, "Our aim is to do good things without leaving a name."

Then, he took out the purchase certificate and handed it to Jiao Peng: "Uncle Jiao, here's the purchase certificate you issued. Just cross out the word 'dog'. The rest should be mailed to me in a while."

"Why did you write this about a broken dog?" Jiao Peng looked at Xie Hushan, picked up the purchase certificate, and said as he flipped through it, "Okay, I think eight hundred yuan worth of foreign goods is not a small amount. When the time comes..."

"Pah~" The purchase certificate fell on the desk. Jiao Peng hesitated for a while, took off his glasses and blinked, then picked it up and read it again, then looked at Xie Hushan:
"This is a foreign product worth eight hundred dollars?!"

(End of this chapter)