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

Wang Xingguo left the subdistrict office, and the matter was only half resolved!

He only managed to convince Director Zhao halfway. As for why it was only halfway, it was because Director Zhao wanted Wang Xingguo to find out who his backer was before deciding whether to help him!

There's no need to go to the police station, because as long as Wang Xingguo gets on Director Zhao's good side, Director Zhao will naturally step in to smooth things over with the police station.

Now Wang Xingguo just needs to wait!

In a few more days, when the people arranged by the clan come over, he will see what kind of backer they will provide for him. Only then can he use this backer to persuade Director Zhao, and only then will Director Zhao help him resolve the issue with the police station.

Many people are afraid when they hear about speculation and profiteering, after all, too many people have been executed or sent to labor camps for this crime.

But in reality, those who were arrested were either people whose powerful backers had stepped down, or ordinary people without any powerful backers.

It's that simple!

Are neighborhood committees important?

Extremely important!

Because if you can get things under control at the subdistrict office, you can get things under control at the surrounding residents' level, and the subdistrict office and the police station cooperate on many things.

Wang Xingguo knew that without bringing his backer over, Director Zhao would never agree to this.

So we still need to wait for the Wang family to make arrangements!

If we elevate his generation, Qian Sihai would be known as Master Qian.

Reaching the rank of "Grandpa" is the dream of many in the martial arts world; only by achieving the status of "Grandpa" can one be considered a true leader.

But whenever there's a setback, they'll almost always target "the boss" to teach him a lesson!

Er Gouzi has connections and territory, but he has never been promoted. Even when Wang Xingguo wanted to establish a presence, he readily agreed.

One reason was that he lived in the Xicheng District, and another reason was that he didn't want to be promoted...

There are always plenty of smart people. Others only see the prestige of being called "master," but they don't see the danger behind it.

Er Gouzi, having risen from the bottom, had seen many powerful figures, most of whom were now in labor camps.

So he understood one thing: if you don't have a strong backer, it's better to be a "brother" than a "master"!

At 6:30 a.m. on October 7, Wang Xingguo brought a bunch of chickens and ducks from outside the alley to the courtyard of No. 15 next to his former home. Liu Chang'an also took the day off to help.

Liu Changshun was having a banquet today, and Wang Xingguo brought back all the ingredients he had promised. Liu Changshun happily gave Wang Xingguo two packs of cigarettes and then paid him for the ingredients.

Wang Xingguo did not attend his wedding banquet because at this time only one person from each family could be sent, so the Wang family sent Wang Xingbang to attend the banquet.

Liu Changshun originally wanted to invite Wang Xingguo to have a drink as well, since he was a great contributor who helped get the ingredients, but Wang Xingguo declined.

Because the villagers had informed Wang Xingguo yesterday that they would take him to see a high-ranking leader today and told him to wait at home in the morning.

At 10 a.m., Wang Changshun and his men arrived and even brought Uncle Eleven into the city in an oxcart!

Wang Xingguo hurriedly stepped forward to help his eleventh uncle, anxiously saying, "Twenty-first Uncle, why did you bring my eleventh uncle here? He's so old; this long journey must be too much for him!"

Uncle Shiyi patted Wang Xingguo's hand and laughed, "It's alright, good boy. I had to step in this time. Only by doing so can I ensure your safety in the future."

Wang Xingguo said somewhat helplessly, "Eleventh Uncle, it's all my fault for being useless and causing you so much trouble!"

"Good child, don't say such things. You are a good child of our clan. You have the ambition to do something. This old man has no other skills in his life. He only had two sons who went to fight the Japanese with that leader. Neither of them came back alive. This is the biggest problem for our Wang family. This time, we are entrusting it to you. You must live up to his expectations..."

Wang Xingguo felt a little heavy-hearted. He hadn't expected that this powerful backer was someone the Wang family had risked their lives for...

He followed silently behind the oxcart. Wang Changshun patted him on the shoulder and said softly, "Back then, our Wang family sent over thirty able-bodied men to fight the Japanese, but none of them came back alive. My fifth and ninth cousins ​​were both your eleventh uncle's children, and they were soldiers in the guard company led by that leader back then. Both of them sacrificed themselves to cover his death. He used to arrange jobs for the descendants of your two great-uncles. This time, you must make good use of this connection. If he says you can't do something, then you shouldn't do it. As long as you listen to him and don't do anything reckless, you'll be fine."

Wang Xingguo was shocked and quickly asked, "Master Twenty-One, what rank is this leader?"

"He's a retiree now because he was seriously wounded in the Korean War and no longer handles specific work. But his soldiers are in all sorts of jobs. As long as he gives you a heads-up and you don't do anything too outrageous, everyone will give him face."

Wang Xingguo gasped. Retirement?

Just kidding, does it matter whether this kind of person is in power or not?

Those thighs are way too thick!

Once they reached the main street, the oxcart stopped.

Wang Xingguo asked, puzzled, "Twenty-first Master, what's this?"

"Wait here, we're going to Xishan. It will take us half a day to get there by oxcart. I've already called them and they've arranged for a vehicle to pick us up."

Wang Xingguo nodded and waited obediently. Twenty-one whispered, "When we get there, you carry your eleventh uncle on your back. Do whatever he says, and don't say anything. Let him talk to the old leader. We juniors have no right to interrupt, understand?"

Wang Xingguo nodded repeatedly, knowing that he and his ilk were indeed not qualified to speak out.

While waiting, Wang Changshun said quietly, "Do you know why I, the twenty-first in line, was chosen as the patriarch of our Wang family?"

Wang Xingguo paused for a moment, then shook his head.

"That's because I injured my leg back then, so I didn't have the chance to go with the army to fight the Japanese. All twenty of my older brothers in the Yong generation died while fighting the Japanese, so I, the twenty-first oldest, had to become the clan head. Do you know why we dare to raise chickens and ducks in every household? Because our Wang family has many titles, and the people who come to the countryside to take charge don't dare to bully us."

You have about ten uncles and brothers in the city who have found jobs, and more than ten have joined the army. Get to know them well. Five or six of them have relatively easy jobs; they'll help you manage the place after get off work. Plus, the village will arrange about ten people to help you. You need to do a good job of this.”

Wang Xingguo swallowed hard, dumbfounded, and said, "With so many clansmen in the city, they should have some resources to procure food, right? Why did you agree to let me open a business?"

Wang Changshun gave Wang Xingguo a deep look, then said after a moment, "Because too many of our people have died. You're still young and don't understand. Our Wang family has too many widows, and nobody wants to take such risks anymore. If it weren't for the fact that even the kids in the army are saying that supplies have been cut, we wouldn't have agreed to go on this adventure with you. But if even the army is like this, I think it'll be our turn soon..."