In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

Wang Xingguo went back to his room to rest, while Li Xiuping took her son to Director Zhao's house to chat with Aunt Zhao about gossip.

Wang Xingguo entered the space, which was now much emptier; the supplies that had been piled up there had been almost completely cleared out.

He kept several hundred kilograms of rice, several hundred kilograms of flour, and more than five hundred kilograms of corn.

I got about a hundred pounds of various oils from Hong Kong, about two hundred cans of various kinds of food, several dozen pounds of brown sugar, and more than ten pounds of milk candy.

There were over a hundred bottles of various foreign liquors, over three hundred bottles of various domestic liquors, a case of foreign cigarettes, and nearly forty or fifty cartons of domestic cigarettes.

The gold weighed approximately 310 kilograms, and he was considering whether to find an excuse to hand it over, since he wasn't short of money.

In fact, those pounds, dollars, and Hong Kong dollars alone would be enough for him to buy thousands of kilograms of gold on the international market.

Moreover, he has nearly 550,000 in his big black ten, so he really doesn't lack money!

They raise thirty chickens, thirty ducks, twenty geese, and three large, fat pigs that have been fattened to 180 pounds each.

The ice cellar contained about 60 jin of frozen pork, about 50 jin of frozen ribbonfish, more than 20 frozen yellow croakers, more than 10 jin of frozen prawns, more than 20 jin of green shrimp, about 10 jin of frozen mutton, and nearly 15 jin of frozen beef.

He doesn't grow much grain in his fields anymore because there are no more places like night markets that consume grain, so there's no need to grow so much.

There are estimated to be several hundred kilograms of eels left, and several hundred kilograms of fish in the fishpond as well.

These are the items stored in Wang Xingguo's space.

Wang Xingguo thought for a moment and then slaughtered all three pigs and put them in the ice cellar to freeze. There was no need to continue fattening them; 180 jin was enough.

These supplies are enough to ensure his family and friends get through the next two years safely. There's no need to deal with these things anymore; he just wants to live a peaceful life.

After leaving the space, Wang Xingguo lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and fell asleep in no time.

When she returned in the afternoon, Li Xiuping saw that he was sleeping so soundly that she didn't wake him up for dinner.

My husband works so hard outside, it's good to let him catch up on his sleep.

Home is a warm harbor, so after returning home, Wang Xingguo relaxed and slept until eight o'clock the next morning.

To avoid waking him, Li Xiuping slept on the floor next to Wang Xingning.

Yesterday, Wang Xingning and Wang Xingmin had to go to a labor class, so they set off in the morning and didn't get home until very late.

At that moment, the two were playing with Li Xiuping and teasing Wang Jianhua.

Seeing that Wang Xingguo had gotten up, they quickly greeted him, and Wang Xingning ran to the kitchen to heat up his food.

Wang Xingmin asked curiously, "Second Brother, why did you stay on this business trip for so long? Where are you going?"

Wang Xingguo laughed and said, "Don't ask, this is a secret, I can't tell you."

Wang Xingmin chuckled and nodded, saying, "I forgot about that. I really shouldn't ask too much. I always thought you were still working at the night market, I forgot you've changed jobs."

Wang Xingguo rubbed Wang Xingmin's head and asked, "What did you do in labor class yesterday?"

Wang Xingmin spread his hands and said, "Look, I went to pull weeds, and for some reason, the grass juice on my hands can't be washed off."

Looking at the green marks on his younger brother's hands, Wang Xingguo smiled and asked, "You should be able to wash this off with soap, right? Did you not use soap?"

Wang Xingmin nodded and said, "Well, soap is hard to find these days, so I didn't want to use it. Anyway, Aunt Yongchang said that this stuff will be gone in a few days and it's not poisonous or anything, so I'm too lazy to worry about it."

Sometimes having a very sensible younger sister or brother is actually quite a problem. They're just too sensible, and I never get the chance to act as a parent and discipline them...

It takes away a lot of the fun and sense of accomplishment.

Wang Jianhua is over six months old. He claps his little hands, babbles and laughs, and even makes an unconscious "ma" sound, which makes Li Xiuping very happy.

Wang Xingguo squatted down and started playing with his son. The child's happy laughter was truly heartwarming.

After washing up, Wang Xingguo ate breakfast while asking Li Xiuping, "During the days I was away from home, did anyone come looking for me?"

Li Xiuping nodded, then shook her head and said, "Xingguo, Wu Er came to see you, but when he heard you were away on a business trip, he left looking disappointed. Master Niu mentioned it in casual conversation, saying that Wu Er wanted to join the restructuring of the trust store, but the deputy director of the night market objected, so it seems they couldn't reach an agreement. I'm not entirely sure about the specifics."

Wang Xingguo nodded and said, "The night market is a thing of the past. Let's not mention it anymore. The old leader arranged for me to work in a new position to get me out of trouble. If Wu Er and the others want to follow the restructuring, it will be at least a year or two later. By then, they might not be restructured at all, but instead they might just disband the night market staff and reassign them to new jobs."

The only thing that's certain is that we won't bring up old grievances or deliberately target them.

But this is only the current situation. If things change in the future, someone might bring up old grievances, which would be very troublesome.

Although the former leaders didn't know what would happen next, they knew how to extricate Wang Xingguo from the situation completely, which is why he got his new job.

Bringing up Wang Xingguo's past would mean overturning the current political vetting and evaluation of him by relevant personnel. Such a thing is not worth the effort, and no one would bother to do something that would offend so many people.

Therefore, Wang Xingguo can't help anyone, and he won't plead for anyone just because they're familiar with each other; they don't have that kind of deep relationship.

Moreover, as long as their accounts are clean, there won't be much of a problem. At worst, they'll be demoted and transferred to a less desirable position. After enduring a period of turmoil, it won't really affect their lives.

After having breakfast, Wang Xingguo rode his bicycle out the door.

The pedestrians on the street were all very thin, and their faces were pale and sallow, not from sun exposure, but from malnutrition.

Wang Xingguo sighed. He couldn't do much. Between being a saint and living a good life, he chose the latter.

Regardless of morality and conscience, people are selfish, and Wang Xingguo is no exception. He hopes to live a peaceful life, have more children, watch them grow up, get married and have children, and then raise his grandchildren.

After wandering around for a while, Wang Xingguo finally returned home with the things he had prepared: twenty cans of luncheon meat, about five kilograms of brown sugar, two or three kilograms of milk candy, and a piece of pork weighing more than five kilograms.

After returning home, Wang Xingguo divided the pork into portions of about half a pound each in front of everyone and distributed them to relatives and friends. He also asked Li Xiuping to give Grandma Li a piece of pork, five cans of luncheon meat, a pound of brown sugar, and half a pound of milk candy.

Grandpa Li would usually take the sugar and canned luncheon meat back to his workplace, but Grandma Li would keep the piece of pork to cook for her grandson to help him get better.

Wang Xingguo didn't need to guess; he knew Grandpa Li would do this because he already knew him well.

He didn't think Grandpa Li had done anything wrong, but he didn't want to do the same. He respected Grandpa Li's character, but he couldn't be so selfless.

Wang Xingguo knew very well that he had never been a good person...