Siheyuan: I am the seventh uncle of Banggen

"What's the matter? They lost all their money to me. Your brother Zhi and the others left and went to the countryside. They still borrowed money from me and others, and they can't pay it back for the time being," said Zhang Dabao.

"It's a lot, right? Uncle Qi doesn't have any meat in the snack bar tonight, so I bought you two cans, one with meat and one with fish. The wine is Xifeng. Here's the change." Jia Dongxu took out a bag from his arms.

"Give the food to your mother to eat tomorrow. What time is it now? How can your stomach handle the food? Here's the change. I tell you, if you go to play cards again, I will break both of your legs first. Why don't you try it?" Zhang Dabao said to Jia Dongxu in a low voice.

"I'm not going. I can't play even if I go. I don't have any tactics and my mom can't give me money," Jia Dongxu said frustratedly.

"Improve your work level. If you perform well, I can reward you. You know I have money." Zhang Dabao patted himself and his wallet.

"Don't worry, Uncle Seventh, I will do my best." Jia Dongxu was very happy. Of course he knew that Zhang Dabao was rich. When he was there, Zhang Dabao won more than one thousand yuan. After he left, he won all the money of Zhige and others. It must be more than two thousand yuan. With this calculation, this Uncle Seventh became the richest man in the courtyard, even richer than my master.

The more Jia Dongxu thought about it, the happier he became, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Go back to sleep, you won't be working tomorrow," Zhang Dabao cursed and raised his hand again. Jia Dongxu was so scared that he quickly ran back to the Intermediate Court.

Chapter 24: Officially Joined the Steel Rolling Mill

Jia Dongxu was very excited tonight. Looking at his sleeping wife, he wanted to have sex. However, although his mind had the idea, his body did not react. Forget it, he would eat canned food tomorrow morning to make up for it. When Jia Dongxu fell asleep, he always had a grin on his face.

"Mom, let's eat canned food this morning. My seventh uncle gave them to us last night." The first thing Jia Dongxu did after getting up was to take out two cans of food and give them to Zhang Cuihua.

"Dongxu, are you sick? Why are you eating canned food so early in the morning? I'll put it away first and serve it to guests when they come. The same goes for your seventh uncle. I have to talk to him. I can't give you good things in the future. You are a piece of shit that can't even hide dry food in a doghouse." Zhang Cuihua was even quicker. She put the cans away quickly and scolded her son.

Jia Dongxu almost crashed. What was going on? Eat when guests come, how can there be guests in our house? You don't even take it when they come, and you don't even want to eat it yourself, so how can you give it to outsiders? Jia Dongxu had many questions in his mind.

"Hurry up and eat, your master is waiting for you." Zhang Cuihua stuffed a steamed bread into Jia Dongxu's hand, and Qin Huairu brought him a bowl of porridge. After Jia Dongxu finished his meal, he thought of the more than ten yuan in his pocket and felt better.

At half past seven, the large group of people going to work set off. Yi Zhonghai, He Yuzhu and Jia Dongxu walked towards the factory together.

"Dongxu, were you beaten by your uncle again last night?" Yi Zhonghai asked.

"Isn't it? I was slapped more than ten times. It hurt so much that I sobered up immediately." Jia Dongxu turned around and looked at the man who was walking behind him and had beaten him last night. He was still scared.

"Why did your uncle hit you, Brother Dongxu?" He Yuzhu also looked back at Zhang Dabao and Huang Xinsheng. Zhang Dabao was walking and chatting with Huang Xinsheng on a crutch.

"Because my mother and I needed money to play cards, my seventh uncle didn't let me play cards," said Jia Dongxu.

"You can't play cards. How can you win money by playing cards? Lao Hong from Workshop 5, we lost everything in the yard and have nowhere to go for the New Year. Have you ever won, Brother Dongxu?" He Yuzhu said.

"I won't play anymore. I can't win and I don't have money to play. My seventh uncle will let my mother manage the money in the future. Will she give me money to play cards?" Jia Dongxu asked He Yuzhu.

"Aunt Jia manages the money? It's impossible for her to give you money. But it's possible for her to give Banggeng one or two cents to buy something to eat," He Yuzhu expressed his thoughts.

"Your seventh uncle is meddling too much. How can a woman be the head of the family? If a woman is in charge, the house will fall apart and the walls will collapse," said Yi Zhonghai.

"What can I do? If I don't hand over the salary, my mother will go and tell my seventh uncle, and then he will beat me. I can't beat him at all and I can't even dodge. Look at what has happened to my face. I have been beaten so many times in the past two days." Jia Dongxu almost cried when he said this.

"Brother Dongxu, your seventh uncle is definitely a master. You know I also learned it for a few days when I was a child. But I couldn't even last a single round against your seventh uncle." He Yuzhu also had a deep understanding of this and had been beaten by Zhang Dabao.

"Dongxu, you should talk to your mother. It's best not to let outsiders interfere in your family affairs," Yi Zhonghai gave advice.

"Wait for the opportunity," Jia Dongxu obviously didn't dare to say.

Zhang Dabao and Huang Xinsheng also followed the large group. Zhang Dabao counted and found that there were more than a dozen households in Yard 95 where people worked in the steel rolling mill, and they all walked. Even the projectionist Xu Damao walked and had no bicycles.

When they arrived at the steel rolling mill, Zhang Dabao and Huang Xinsheng first reported to the Personnel Department. Then the comrades from the Personnel Department sent them to the Supply and Marketing Department and the Security Department respectively. Section Chief Hu personally sent Zhang Dabao to the Supply and Marketing Department and personally gave a few instructions to the Section Chief You Zhiyong.

You Zhiyong enthusiastically accepted Zhang Dabao, arranged a position for him, and gave him some information about the department for him to read.

"Old Hu, is this young comrade your relative?" Section Chief You came outside the office and asked Section Chief Hu.

"No, he's a relative of Deputy Director Li. He transferred here a few years ago. I came here specifically to talk to you," said Section Chief Hu, taking a puff of his cigarette.

"Thank you very much. I thought that a company commander who came to our department would be a clerk. Now, those who transfer to civilian jobs at the battalion level may not be able to be arranged as clerks," said the section chief.

"He's a very easy-going young man. He had a head injury and can't be provoked. If you provoke him, you will be beaten for nothing. There is a certificate from the hospital," Section Chief Hu explained again.

"How do we arrange the work? This guy is a big shot." The section chief started to feel a headache.

"Isn't this simple? Your supply and marketing department is very flexible. If they are willing to do it, then do it. If they don't want to do it, forget it. Does such a big factory need this one person? Figure it out yourself." Section Chief Hu threw away his cigarette butt and went downstairs.

At this time, Li Huaide was answering the phone. It was Wang Xiuqin, director of the Street Office, calling, "Cousin, is there anything wrong?"

"Huaide, your cousin Xiulan's son has gone to work at your company. Please take care of him," Wang Xiuqin said on the phone.

"Cousin Xiulan? Did you find her?" Li Huaide said happily.

"Xiulan died a long time ago. Her son is Zhang Dabao. He just transferred to your factory and seems to be assigned to the supply and marketing department." Wang Xiuqin choked up a little while speaking.

"Zhang Dabao? I know him. I assigned him to the supply and marketing department. His regiment commander is my comrade-in-arms. I even gave him an extra house. I didn't expect that he is my cousin," said Li Huaide.

"It's good that you know him. Bring Xiaofang and the children to our house for dinner on Sunday, and Dabiao can come too," said Wang Xiuqin.

"Okay, cousin," Li Huaide agreed, put down the phone, thought for a while, and then dialed again.

"Old friend, it's me. Has Zhang Dabao come to work? If he does, please ask him to come to my office. I have something to tell him." Li Huaide called the Supply and Marketing Department.

"Da Biao, Deputy Director Li wants to see you. Do you know his office?" The section chief went to another office and said to Zhang Da Biao.

"Chief, I know where it is. Can I go there now?" Zhang Dabao asked You Zhiyong.

"Go ahead, don't keep the leader waiting for too long." You Zhiyong agreed to Zhang Dabao's request and asked him to go to Li Huaide's office. Zhang Dabao asked for his opinion and he felt that this young man was quite polite and not the kind of person who would look down on others just because he had some connections.

"Director Li, you're looking for me?" Zhang Dabao came to Li Huaide's office. Li Huaide was standing by the window, looking outside.

"Dabia, please sit down. Are you cousin Xiulan's son?" Li Huaide asked as he poured a cup of tea for Zhang Dabia.

Zhang Dabiao was a little confused. What did this mean? Cousin Xiulan, was Li Huaide really my mother's cousin? Were he and Li Huaide really relatives?

"Da Biao, my mom and your grandma are cousins, and my family and your grandma's family are neighbors. I often played at your grandma's house when I was little, and it was always my cousin Xiulan who took me out to play. I didn't expect there had been no news for many years, alas..." Li Huaide wiped his eyes.

"Huaide, the things for the Lantern Festival are too bad..." A man pushed open the door and came in. He saw Li Huaide wiping his tears, "What's wrong?"

"Director, excuse me for making fun of you. This is my nephew. He has just been assigned to our factory. After chatting for a while, I learned that his cousin died in his early years. He was a relative I grew up with, and I feel a little sad to hear such news," said Li Huaide.

"There were too many martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the revolution in the early years. Please accept our condolences. Which department will the young man be assigned to?" the factory director asked Zhang Dabao.

"Reporting to the leader, my name is Zhang Dabao, and I'm assigned to the Supply and Marketing Department." Zhang Dabao stood up and saluted the factory director.

"Have you ever served in the army? Your injury hasn't healed yet," the factory director asked. He saw the crutches that Zhang Dabao had placed aside.

"I just got back from demobilization, and my legs still hurt a little. My head was hit by an explosion and I can't be stimulated," said Zhang Dabao.

"Okay, you are indeed the descendants of heroes. Huaide, you must not avoid suspicion or anything like that. Those who should be reused must be reused, and those who should be promoted must be promoted. You two talk first. Huaide, come to my office later, and we will discuss the Lantern Festival." The factory director said to Li Huaide and went out.

Chapter 25 Hunting

"This is the factory director Yang Weihua. He's planning a Lantern Festival dinner. We're short of meat. The Chinese New Year has just passed. How can the meat processing plant have so much unplanned meat?" Li Huaide said with a sigh.

"Uncle, there are wild boars on the mountain. Can't we go and kill a couple of them?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"Of course you can, but who will go and shoot? The security department has no shortage of gunmen, but this thing can only shoot one at most. Once the gun goes off, the others will run away. There are thousands of people in our factory, and even half a head will not be enough," said Li Huaide.

"Uncle, I know how to hunt and catch them with traps. Why don't I give it a try? What if it works?" Zhang Dabao said.

"You can't go if there is danger," Li Huaide asked.

"There's no danger. We can make a trap to trap the wild boar and then catch it. Or you can give us a rifle. If you have a truck, we can lend you one," said Zhang Dabao.

Li Huaide pondered for a while and said, "Okay, be sure to pay attention to the danger. The meat can be gone, but no one can get hurt. Do you understand? When do we go up the mountain?" Li Huaide gave a few instructions and said.

"Let's go tonight and try to be back in three to five days," said Zhang Dabao.

"Okay, when you leave later, go to the security department and find Xing Baoguo to get a gun and drive a truck. Dabia, you must pay attention to safety," Li Huaide instructed Zhang Dabia again.

Zhang Dabao nodded to indicate that he understood.

The phone on Li Huaide's desk rang, and Zhang Dabiao excused himself and returned to his office. After he came back, everyone was more polite to him, probably because they knew the relationship between him and Li Huaide.

When it was time to get off work at noon, Zhang Dabao left a few minutes early. He went to the security department to find Xing Baoguo, picked out a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, drove a truck, and told Huang Xinsheng that he might be away for three to five days and asked him to go home by himself after get off work.

After getting in the car, Zhang Dabao put the gun away on the facade of the space, came to the street near the No. 95 compound, parked the car, and walked into the yard.

At the gate of the courtyard, Zhang Dabao met the third aunt Yang Ruihua. He remembered the promise he made to treat the Yan family to dinner before the tenth day of the first lunar month. Thinking that he might not be able to come back before the tenth day, he said to the third aunt, "Third aunt, my unit arranged for me to go on a business trip today. I may not be back on the tenth day of the first lunar month, but I will definitely be back before Saturday. I will treat you to dinner when I come back. Please talk to Teacher Yan about it."

"It's okay, Da Biao, you're going on a business trip right after you get to work?" Yang Ruihua was very curious.

"What can I do? What can I do if my leader asks me to do something? Can I not go?" Zhang Dabao explained with a smile and went to the backyard.

The people from the street office who were repairing the bathroom have arrived. There are quite a few people, and they all brought their own meals. Now, they have finished their meals and are taking a rest.

Zhang Dabao walked over and took a look. The bathroom was in the northeast corner of the courtyard. As the house was small, it had been built. There was a squat toilet inside, made of cement, and the floor was also very smooth. Later, a bucket and a ladle would be put there so that people could flush themselves after using the toilet.

There is a sink in the shower area where you can wash your face.

"Master, where does the sewer go? What's the diameter of the pipe?" Zhang Dabao asked the master beside him.

"The sewer is directly connected to the pipeline network. The connections and pipes cost two hundred yuan, which is enough for home use." The master's answer made Zhang Dabao very satisfied.

"Can it be connected to a faucet in the kitchen and lead out as well?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"Of course we can, but the cost may increase. Let me calculate, the total is 118.5 yuan, you just need to give us 118 yuan," said the team leader.

"Okay, when you finish the work, ask my sister for money. I'll go get some packs of cigarettes." Zhang Dabao turned around and went out, and took out a few packs of cigarettes that he had looted from Brother Zhi from the space. The masters accepted the cigarettes and everyone was very happy.

"Second sister, this is 120 yuan. Give them the money when they finish their work. Don't use the water in the kitchen and bathroom tonight. Use it tomorrow after the cement solidifies." Zhang Dabao instructed Zhang Lianhua.

"Okay, why are you back now?" Zhang Lianhua asked.

"I have to go on a business trip today, which may take three or four days. I will talk to you when I get home," Zhang Dabao replied.

"Your leader is really awesome! He's going on a business trip on the first day at work." Zhang Lianhua was a little angry and thought that Zhang Dabao's leader was bullying the newbie.

"Second sister, Director Li is my mother's cousin. This is arranged for him. It's very easy to arrange. I will ask you about the job when I come back. You can also ask where there is a nursery. If you go to work, Jingshu can't stay at home alone. Zhang Cuihua is unreliable at taking care of children. She just sleeps every day. You can't count on her," Zhang Dabao said to Zhang Lianhua.

"Okay, let's go if you want to go. Be careful." When Zhang Lianhua heard that it was arranged by a relative, she thought there should be no problem, so she asked her brother to set off early and come back early.

Zhang Dabao took care of the things at home and drove north. To catch herds of wild boars, he had to go deep into the mountains. This year was 1960, and the difficulties of life were still bearable. If it were the end of the year, life would be even more difficult, as the troops would send people to the mountains to hunt. At that time, going into the mountains would really depend on luck.

After driving for about three hours, we arrived at the foot of a big mountain. Looking up along the road, the snow on the shady side of the mountain had not melted yet, and the trees deep in the mountains were also very dense. Let's go into the mountain from here.

Zhang Dabao put on his mountaineering gear, packed up his car, and went into the mountains.

The mountain looks close, but when you really get up there, you will find yourself climbing one peak after another. It was almost dark, and Zhang Dabao still hadn't reached the highest point.

They arrived at a ravine, in a sheltered place, where the fallen leaves were two or three meters thick. After eating, Zhang Dabao put on his hat and went straight in. This was a natural shelter, both safe and warm.

The night on the mountain was eerily quiet, with the occasional sounds of birds and animals. Zhang Dabao was also tired and soon fell asleep.

When he opened his eyes in the morning, it was half past six and the sky was already bright. Zhang Dabao decided to go to the highest point to take a look first.