Siheyuan: I am the seventh uncle of Banggen

Yan Bugui and several people in the front yard carried Yi Zhonghai back home. They also learned from He Yuzhu that Zhang Dabao was the nephew of Deputy Factory Director Li and that Deputy Factory Director Li had given him a bicycle.

Chapter 28 Asking He Yuzhu for Help

"Old Yi has a very bad temper," Yan Bugui said to his wife when he returned home.

"Wasn't Zhang Dabao the one who was scolded during the meal? Why is he only now getting angry?" Yang Ruihua didn't quite understand why Yan Bugui said this.

"It's not about scolding. It's Shazhu who came back and said that the bicycle was lent to Zhang Dabao by Deputy Director Li. Lao Yi originally thought that Zhang Dabao bought the bicycle on the black market. Isn't this speculation? He wanted to make Zhang Dabao bow his head through this incident. But he didn't expect that Deputy Director Li was his cousin and lent him the bicycle. Not only did Lao Yi's efforts fail to achieve the desired effect, he was also scolded in public as a loser. How could he not be angry?" Yan Bugui laughed out loud when he said these words.

"Is Zhang Dabao really a relative of Deputy Director Li?" Yang Ruihua asked Yan Bugui.

"Of course it's true. Sha Zhu was at the scene at that time, so we must have a good relationship with Zhang Dabao," Yan Bugui said to his wife.

"I understand. Without Director Li's connections, no one dares to mess with him. Who can beat him?" Yang Ruihua said.

The Jia family in the central courtyard also heard the sound of Yi Zhonghai falling. Jia Dongxu also went to the Yi family to see Yi Zhonghai. Seeing that he was fine, he returned home.

"Mom, why do you think my master always likes to make trouble for my seventh uncle?" Jia Dongxu was very distressed.

"Your master has a problem with his thinking. He likes to make decisions too much," Zhang Cuihua said to her son. "Da Biao came from the battlefield. How could he listen to him? Lao Yi will be fine after a few bruises." Zhang Cuihua saw the key point of the problem.

"Okay." Jia Dongxu didn't quite understand what his mother said, so he answered casually and went to sleep.

Zhang Dabao ignored Yi Zhonghai's affairs. He hadn't had a good rest for two days, so he wanted to sleep. Zhang Dabao slept very well today. After getting up, he looked at the watch. It was just six o'clock, so he wanted to go out to buy something to eat. There were so many money and tickets in the space. Wouldn't it be a pity not to use them?

Three people on the black market contributed more than 500 yuan to him, including more than 100 kilograms of food coupons, other wine coupons, and a dozen snack coupons and tea coupons. Zhige's contribution was even greater, and the money he won was more than 4,000 yuan, and he had more than 1,000 yuan under his bed. There was no money in the cellar, but there were a lot of things, more than 200 kilograms of flour, about 50 kilograms of oil, 300 to 400 kilograms of corn, about 1,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes, and ten small yellow croakers. After Zhang Dabao counted them, he felt a little bit proud and wanted to squander them, but the times were not good and he had no chance to squander them.

He went out to a snack bar and bought about twenty buns, all filled with cabbage, tofu, and vermicelli, with pepper powder inside. Zhang Dabao ate one and found it quite delicious, so he bought twenty. When he returned to the central courtyard, he saw He Yuzhu got up and was brushing his teeth at the door.

"Shazhu, can you kill a pig?" Zhang Dabao asked him from the side.

"Yes, who has pigs to kill?" He Yuzhu stood up quickly when he heard the voice.

"I have wild boars to kill. If you are free, go and help me kill two tonight. I can give you five pounds of meat and a meat meal. How about that?" Zhang Dabao offered the conditions.

"I want pork belly. Is there any wine with the meal? Erguotou will do." He Yuzhu was also greedy and added a small request.

"There will be plenty of wine and meat. How about this, I will invite Teacher Yan's family to dinner in a day or two, and you can come to help with the cooking. You can also bring your sister along, and after you finish eating and drinking, I will give you two bottles of Xifeng, okay?" Zhang Dabao said.

"Don't worry, I'll come early in the afternoon. Where are we going?" He Yuzhu asked.

"Wait for me in the yard, I'll take you there," Zhang Dabiao and He Yuzhu said, turning around to leave when they saw their nephew Jia Dongxu running over, "Seventh Uncle, did you buy buns?"

Seeing his useless look, Zhang Dabiao got angry again. He was already more than 300 months old, but he still thought he was a child. His eyes seemed to grow on the buns, and his mouth almost drooled. It seemed that he wanted to eat one. Zhang Dabiao gave Jia Dongxu six buns, "Your mother and Banggeng each have two, and you and your wife each have one. Just try them. Come back early after get off work in the evening and help me get you a few pounds of meat," Zhang Dabiao said.

"Okay, Uncle Qi, I can come back as long as I get off work," Jia Dongxu agreed with a smile, and ran home to put down the buns.

"Dongxu, did you buy this?" Zhang Cuihua asked her son when she saw the buns.

"I don't have that much money. My seventh uncle bought them and gave me six. I let you and Banggeng eat two, and Huairu and I each have one. I think one is enough for Banggeng, and two is enough for me since I'm tired from work," said Jia Dongxu.

"No, I want to eat two. You have never bought me buns. These are bought by my seventh uncle. Do you want to eat more?" Banggeng heard it and jumped out of the bed.

"Okay, you eat two. Don't fight with dad for one bun. Mom, my seventh uncle asked me to help tonight. I might go out with him when I come back. Don't cook for me." Jia Dongxu finished the bun in one bite, then washed it down with a big mouthful of porridge. He quickly ate a steamed bread and went out to work.

"Grandma's buns are so delicious. When can I eat them again?" Banggeng finished eating two buns and started thinking about the buns in the future.

"When your father gets promoted and we have more money, we can buy it," Zhang Cuihua said to her grandson.

"Damn, can I still eat it? My dad hasn't been able to get promoted to level two in almost seven years." Bang Geng almost collapsed.

After hearing what her grandson said, Zhang Cuihua lost confidence in her son's promotion and wondered whether she should change his master or let Da Biao educate him properly.

Jia Dongxu went out and met up with He Yuzhu, and the two went to the steel rolling mill. Yi Zhonghai was not feeling well today, so he asked Jia Dongxu to give him a day off.

"Zhuzi, I may have to come back early in the afternoon. My seventh uncle wants to talk to me about something. Just come back by yourself after work. Don't wait for me," Jia Dongxu said to He Yuzhu.

"Brother Dongxu, I have to come back early too. Dabao has something to talk to me about," He Yuzhu smiled.

"Really? What's the matter? He didn't tell me?" Jia Dongxu asked He Yuzhu.

"Killing pigs, maybe I want you to help me," He Yuzhu said in a low voice.

"Where did the pig come from?" Jia Dongxu didn't quite understand.

"Yesterday afternoon, Da Biao caught 19 wild boars from the mountain. He must have kept one for himself," He Yuzhu explained.

"Why did my seventh uncle ask me to get some meat?" Jia Dongxu finally understood what Zhang Dabao meant.

"Nineteen heads?" Jia Dongxu suddenly turned around and asked He Yuzhu, obviously he was shocked by the number.

"They were shot. All of our chefs worked overtime until nine o'clock last night just to process these pigs. Now we have enough meat for the Lantern Festival banquet," He Yuzhu said happily.

Jia Dongxu was stunned by his seventh uncle's ability and was speechless for a long time.

After Zhang Dabao and Huang Xinsheng had breakfast, they left a little late. Because they now had bicycles, they could reach the factory in ten minutes, saving ten minutes.

Chapter 29: Sister's Work

When they arrived at the factory, Zhang Dabao and Section Chief You went to Li Huaide's office together.

"Dabao, you did a good job. You made your uncle proud." When Li Huaide saw the two people coming in, he held Zhang Dabao's hand with one hand and patted Zhang Dabao's shoulder twice with the other hand.

"Old You, you will take Da Biao to the finance department to collect the money later. He has just arrived, so you have to pay more attention to his work," Li Huaide said to You Zhiyong again.

"Director Li, don't worry," You Zhiyong quickly agreed.

"Uncle, what are you getting the money for?" Zhang Dabao didn't quite understand.

"What money? It's the money for the wild boars. The factory doesn't care whether you hunt or buy them. We will buy them according to the price. This is also one of the responsibilities of your supply and marketing department, purchasing," said Li Huaide with a smile.

Zhang Dabao really didn't quite understand, "I don't want my cousin's money, please arrange a job for my second sister."

"Da Biao, do you know how much it is? Three thousand nine hundred yuan. What kind of job can cost so much money? Aren't you a brother alone? You have a sister." Li Huaide was a little confused.

"My mother only gave birth to me. My sister is from my second uncle's family. After my father passed away, I lived with my second uncle for a while. My second sister was very good to me. Now her husband is dead, and there are gossips about her in the village, so I brought her to the city," Zhang Dabao explained.

"What's the big deal? You've made a contribution this time. The factory director asked me to reward you well. It's no problem to reward you with a job," Li Huaide agreed directly.

"What can your second sister do?" Li Huaide asked again.

"She has attended primary school and can read and do some simple accounting. She can find a job that can earn enough to support her and her daughter," said Zhang Dabao.

"Okay, go to the logistics warehouse, the work is easier, more than 20 yuan a month, enough to support two people." Li Huaide smiled, "You arranged a job for your second sister, what about your eldest sister? Will she be unhappy?"

"My eldest sister is old and has a bit of a fierce personality. She also lives in our compound. The mother of Jia Dongxu in the factory is my eldest sister," said Zhang Dabao.

"Is Jia Dongxu's mother your sister? I know Jia Dongxu, a senior worker in the first workshop? He has been a senior worker for almost seven years, which has broken the record in the factory. He is twenty-five or twenty-six years old this year, and his mother must be at least in her forties. There are not many suitable jobs in the factory. I'll call my cousin Xiuqin, there are plenty of jobs for middle-aged women there." Li Huaide was very happy and immediately called Wang Xiuqin to tell her about it. Wang Xiuqin should have agreed.

Zhang Dabao was also very happy. Not only did he receive more than 3,000 yuan, but he also found jobs for his two sisters. He returned to the department and asked for leave from the section chief as he had some matters to deal with.

"Da Biao, there's no need to ask for leave. Our schedule is very flexible. You have completed half a year's workload this time. Theoretically, you don't have to go back to the factory for half a year. In this case, you can come to the factory when you have nothing to do, and you can stay at home when you have something to do. If the unit has any matters, I will ask someone to find you in Yard 95," said You Zhiyong.

Hearing You Zhiyong's words, Zhang Dabao almost laughed out loud. He never expected such a good thing to happen. He thanked his leader and left the factory.

After leaving the steel rolling mill, Zhang Dabao first went to Ding Youzhi's courtyard, which was the courtyard that Zhige had transferred to him. He put all the wild boars in the south room, then put water in the pot. He would wait for Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu to come before dealing with the pigs. He had prepared the water for them in advance so that they could start the fire directly when they came.

After putting water in the pot, finding something to eat from the space and taking out some seasonings for cooking meat, Zhang Dabao rode his bicycle to the street office.

"Who are you looking for, young man?" The old man guarding the street office didn't recognize him.

"Looking for my aunt, Wang Xiuqin." Zhang Dabao parked his bicycle at the door.

"I've never heard that Director Wang has a nephew," the gatekeeper said to himself.

"Da Biao, why are you here?" Wang Xiuqin saw through the window a man who looked like her nephew, so she walked out.

"Aunt, I have something to talk to you about," said Zhang Dabao.

"Let's talk in the office. Lao Hu, this is my nephew, my sister's child. Next time he comes to see me, just ask him to go to my office." Wang Xiuqin turned back and said to the old man who was guarding the door halfway through her journey.

"What's the matter?" Wang Xiuqin asked Zhang Dabao to sit down, poured him a glass of water and asked, "Is it about Zhang Cuihua's work? Huaide called me. What is Zhang Cuihua willing to do?" "If it's not for her work, don't we know what kind of person she is? She doesn't want to do anything. Every day she either sits at the door sewing shoe soles or lies on the bed to sleep. There are few girls in my family. She was spoiled by her grandparents when she was a child. After she got married, Jia Youfu spoiled her again. Her bad habits are too serious and it is difficult to change," said Zhang Dabao.

"I don't know Jia Youfu very well. He seemed to have passed away a few years after the founding of the People's Republic of China. But I heard that he was very good to Zhang Cuihua," said Wang Xiuqin.

"Aunt, a friend of mine owes me money, so he transferred his yard to me. Can I go through the formalities?" Zhang Dabao took out the transfer agreement written by Zhige.

"Ding Youzhi? Isn't he a gangster? You lent him money?" Wang Xiuqin looked at the agreement and didn't quite understand.

"This Ding Youzhi set up a scheme to defraud Jia Dongxu of his money. It happened that I had practiced a few tricks in the army, so I used the same trick against them and beat them. The more they lost, the more angry they became. In the end, they gave me the house at a lower price and still owed me 5,000 yuan." Zhang Dabao briefly explained the whole story and took out the IOU for 5,000 yuan written by Ding Youzhi.

"Did you win it from gambling? If you need money in the future, just tell me and don't play cards anymore. I'll handle the formalities for you this time," Wang Xiuqin said seriously.

"No more fighting. If Jia Dongxu hadn't been cheated, I wouldn't have gone," said Zhang Dabao.

"Anything else? Let's do it together." Wang Xiuqin had caught gamblers more than once or twice, so she understood what these gamblers were thinking.

"There is another bicycle, give it to Huang Xinsheng. He came to Beijing to take care of me, so I have to be nice to him," said Zhang Dabao.

"Okay, I'll write you a note and you go to the Red Star Police Station to find Director Zhang Weihua to handle it. He is my comrade-in-arms," ​​said Wang Xiuqin.

"Aunt, I'll send you some meat tomorrow. I went up the mountain and shot a wild boar. I asked Sha Zhu to process it tonight and share some with your family and your cousin Huaide's family. I noticed that there is not much meat on the market now." Zhang Dabao felt a little embarrassed when he saw Wang Xiuqin busy.

"Go up the mountain and kill a wild boar? How dangerous is that? How much meat is there?" Wang Xiuqin asked, putting down what she was holding.

"A live pig costs a little over 300 yuan, and it can produce about 200 kilograms of meat. I can't estimate it exactly. Just bring it all to you," said Zhang Dabao.

"Good child, Yourou still remembers thinking about us. My poor sister feels so sorry for her." When Wang Xiuqin said this, she thought of Wang Xiulan again and tears started to flow again.

In ten minutes or so, the courtyard at No. 10 Chunfeng Hutong, Hongxing Street became Zhang Dabao's personal property. "Aunt, I think Zhang Cuihua may not be willing to go to work. She may ask her daughter-in-law to come," said Zhang Dabao.

"It's better if Qin Huairu comes. Is Zhang Cuihua someone that ordinary people can control? Let them come to me tomorrow." Wang Xiuqin also had a headache when she mentioned Zhang Cuihua.

"There is one more thing. Where is the nursery? My second sister is at work, and the child cannot be left unattended. I am worried about letting Zhang Cuihua take care of the child." Zhang Dabao was about to go out when he thought of another thing and turned back to ask Wang Xiuqin.

"There is one inside the steel mill. Ask your second sister to take the child with her during work hours. I will ask Huaide to notify the nursery," said Wang Xiuqin.

"Great, I have to go. Shazhu is still waiting for me at home." Zhang Dabao said goodbye to Wang Xiuqin, changed to Ding Youzhi's bicycle in an alley, and went to the police station to complete the transfer procedures.

No matter what era it is, if you have connections, you can get things done quickly, and you can’t deny it.

Chapter 30 Jia Family Affairs

When Zhang Dabao returned to Yard 95, he found that He Yuzhu and Jia Dongxu had already returned and were squatting and chatting at the door of his house. When they saw Zhang Dabao, they immediately stood up.

"Seventh Uncle, have you changed your bicycle again?" Jia Dongxu had sharp eyes and saw it immediately.