Siheyuan: I am the seventh uncle of Banggen

"Of course, it's a lot of money. It's not safe for a woman like you to withdraw money," the postman gave another instruction and then left.

"Uncle Wu, please write me a letter," Feng Chunliu said to Feng Laowu.

"Okay, Chunliu is going to marry in the capital, you are so lucky, second sister-in-law," said Feng Laowu.

"I asked Chunliu to go to the capital, but she refused to leave. I didn't expect Xiaonanchen to be no longer angry. Great, that's great. Chunliu, you and Laowu go to open the letter. Xiaosi, call your second and third brothers back. It's not safe for your sister to go to withdraw the money by herself, so let them go with him and bring machetes," said Feng's mother.

The two brothers of the Feng family returned home, one carrying a machete and the other holding a sickle, and accompanied Feng Chunliu to get the money back.

"So much money?" The two brothers of the Feng family had never seen ten yuan before. When so much money suddenly appeared in front of them, their mouths opened wide and never closed.

"Mom, I've arrived in the capital, and I don't know when I'll be back. Divide the money into five parts. You take one hundred and keep it in the bottom of the box. Give fifty to the second and third daughters each to get married. Give fifty to the fourth daughter so that she can go to school. The fourth daughter is still young, and it's okay for her to go to school now. If a girl doesn't study, her life will be doomed. I'll use fifty as travel expenses to the capital," Feng Chunliu said to his mother.

"Chunliu, please bring more with you. We don't even have a new set of clothes at home. I'm afraid Xiaonan will laugh at you," said the mother.

"No need. Brother Nan is a chef. There is no shortage of food at home. I can do some cleaning or something and earn some food. Don't worry about me. I'll leave tomorrow." Feng Chunliu started crying at the end.

There were five people in my family, an orphan and a widow, and we were worried about what to do this winter. Brother Nan sent me some money. We had nothing to eat, but with the money we could buy some food, and we felt relieved.

The Feng family stayed up all night and talked with Feng Chunliu until dawn. After dawn, the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly. The second child accompanied Feng Chunliu to open the letter and sent her to the car. The two siblings said goodbye in tears.

After two days of train ride, Feng Chunliu arrived in Beijing. He asked for directions along the way and finally arrived at the gate of the machine repair factory on Saturday afternoon. He saw Nan Yi squatting at the door. As soon as he said "Brother Nan Yi", tears flowed down his cheeks.

"Chunliu, you're here." Nan Yi had been waiting for a whole day and finally waited for Feng Chunliu. He was very happy. The two went to Nan Yi's dormitory. That night Feng Chunliu mistakenly stayed at Liang Ladi's house.

The courtyard at No. 10 Chunfeng Hutong was extremely lively on Saturday. Ten women, plus Kang Qingquan and Jia Dongxu, a total of twelve people, sat around a large table. Jia Dongxu used all he had learned in his life to carefully prepare dishes that won everyone's praise.

"Sister Hua, is this really the dish cooked by your son? Just like the one cooked by a professional chef," Qian Ying asked.

"If not him, who else could it be? He is the only one in the kitchen today. Dongxu is not good at locksmithing, but he has some talent in cooking. My brother-in-law He Yuzhu has taught him several times, especially my younger brother Dabao, who has taught Dongxu once or twice. Dongxu can cook quite well. It's amazing." This was a rare time when Jia Dongxu was able to win face for Zhang Cuihua. Of course, Zhang Cuihua was very proud.

"If I had learned cooking earlier, I might have become a master chef," Kang Qingquan also praised.

"Don't let Dongxu be busy, let's eat together," said Liu Mei.

"It's okay. We've finally gotten together. Let him cook a few more dishes. Before we drink the first glass, let me tell you something." Zhang Cuihua took out two hundred yuan from her pocket.

No one understood what she meant and put down their chopsticks.

"This was given by Da Biao. He said this is to supplement everyone's nutrition. Today he and a group of kids in the yard were working on his piece of land across the yard. They agreed on it on Tuesday night, so he couldn't come over today and entrusted me to distribute it to everyone. He will ask you for help in the future, and I won't pay you in the future. It just so happens that he just went up the mountain to hunt a few wild boars, and the factory just settled the bill for him, so please accept it." Zhang Cuihua distributed the food to everyone, and did not leave out any for Liu Mei, because he knew that Liu Mei would definitely return it to her afterwards.

"Sister Hua, I heard that the man is a big embezzler?" Sister Chen asked.

"Our case was just the trigger. He asked to compensate Liu Mei and me, 1,000 yuan. Director Guan became suspicious and checked. He found only two boxes of cash, opium and a box of gold bars in the house. Of course, we couldn't ask for the compensation because it was stolen money and he had confiscated it all," said Zhang Cuihua.

"Two boxes of money and one box of gold, damn it, he should be shot," said Sister Chen.

"Did he run away? Da Biao discovered the problem a long time ago, otherwise why would he arrange us to do this? Director Guan is his friend and he will come to our house for dinner tomorrow night. People like them don't care much about money," Zhang Cuihua explained again.

Everyone seemed to understand, but now everyone knows that this Xu is a bad guy and will definitely be shot; Zhang Dabao is rich and righteous, so he treated everyone to a good meal and said something politely, saying that he would ask for everyone's help in the future.

Everyone expressed that they were ready to follow the arrangements made by Deputy Director Zhang and Sister Hua at any time.

After Jia Dongxu finished cooking, Kang Qingquan pulled him to the table. Jia Dongxu actually didn't want to eat with these people. They were all his mother's friends, and he either called him aunt or uncle. The key point was that most of them were women, and he felt a little uncomfortable letting go.

Of course, these are not a problem for a drunkard. The reason he can't let go is because he hasn't drunk enough. After two glasses of wine, he naturally let go. So Jia Dongxu and a group of aunts drank too much, and Zhang Cuihua was so angry that she slapped him several times.

Courtyard 95 was also bustling with activity. How could it not be lively when a group of children were eating? After turning the fields for an entire afternoon, they were already tired. They ate quickly and in large quantities, until they were all stuffed.

"Tomorrow morning, we will get up early. The five of us, Zhuzi, Dongxu, Jie Kuang, and Guangfu, will put up the plastic sheeting, and they will help us from below. In the morning, Banggeng and Jie Di will go to the snack bar to buy buns. They must go early. If they go late, there may not be enough." Zhang Dabao divided the work among them.

"Seventh Uncle, I'll go as soon as it gets light," Banggeng said quickly.

"That's too early. When they come, you and Jie Di can just go with the baskets. Second sister will cook a pot of porridge and cut some pickles," said Zhang Dabao.

Zhang Lianhua also nodded.

"Second sister, are you not feeling well?" Zhang Dabao saw that Zhang Lianhua was not in good spirits and had no good appetite.

"No, I'm pregnant," said Zhang Lianhua.

"Really?" He Yuzhu jumped up.

"Is there any fake one of these?" Zhang Lianhua said with a smile.

"That's great, haha..." He Yuzhu laughed out loud.

Chapter 344: Arranging Transfers for Liang Ladi

It was getting dark soon, so everyone chatted for a while and then went home. Zhang Dabao saw that Jia Dongxu and Zhang Cuihua had not returned yet, so he wanted to ride his motorcycle over to check on them, as he knew that Jia Dongxu always got drunk after drinking.

When I arrived at the gate of the courtyard, I happened to meet Liu Haizhong who had just returned from outside. Liu Haizhong had been drinking again, and quite a lot, so he was staggering as he walked.

Through Crow, Zhang Dabao discovered that after get off work, Liu Haizhong often drank with a middle-aged man in his forties in a small restaurant. Because the distance was too far, he could not hear clearly what they were talking about.

After the two men left, Zhang Dabao arranged for crows to follow the middle-aged man, but the middle-aged man never went anywhere. After leaving the small restaurant, he went straight back to his home, a small courtyard with only three rooms. He did not turn on the lights when he got home, and no one knew what he was doing at home.

Living alone, without relatives or friends, and hanging out with Liu Haizhong every day, cleaning the toilets in the factory, anyone would know that this was not normal. How could he contact the outside world? Zhang Dabiao had a guess that this person had a radio at home, but he didn't know who sent them, nor what they wanted to do. However, he was with Liu Haizhong every day, so it should be about the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

What could possibly happen to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill? Now that the foreign trade orders for the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill have increased and a new workshop has been built, anyone with insight would know that they are adding new equipment. Do they want to know where the equipment comes from, or do they want to sabotage the new equipment? Zhang Dabiao couldn't figure it out either, but the important thing now was to keep an eye on Liu Haizhong. As long as he wasn't in the toilet and wanted to sneak into the workshop, there must be something wrong with him.

While Zhang Dabao was thinking about the problem, Zhang Cuihua came back carrying her son, scolding as they walked. However, Jia Dongxu had drunk too much, and no matter what his mother scolded him, he just laughed.

"Da Biao, look at how ugly he is. He really makes me angry. He is a useless piece of shit," Zhang Cuihua scolded.

"Stop scolding him. You know he likes to drink. Give it to me." Zhang Dabao took Jia Dongxu.

"Seventh Uncle" Jia Dongxu could still recognize Zhang Dabao, greeted him and smiled politely.

"You're not stupid at all. You can even recognize me," Zhang Dabao said to Zhang Cuihua with a smile.

"For a bear toy." Zhang Cuihua handed her son to her younger brother and hit Jia Dongxu twice.

"Da Biao, Dongxu is drunk?" Yan Bugui heard the voice.

"Isn't it? His mother had dinner with colleagues in the office today, and he went to help, but he got drunk again." Zhang Dabao replied to Yan Bugui, then carried Jia Dongxu to his room in the Intermediate Courtyard.

They took off Jia Dongxu's shoes and coat, covered him with a quilt, and placed a glass of water for him at the bedside.

"Zhang Cuihua brought her son to a party with her colleagues today. She doesn't think it's shameful," Yan Bugui said to Yang Ruihua after returning home.

"What do you know? It seems that Jia Dongxu went to cook. In all likelihood, they went to eat at Zhang Dabao's courtyard in Chunfeng Hutong. Zhang Cuihua treated them. I saw Jia Dongxu taking meat and vegetables away this afternoon," said Yang Ruihua.

"Can Jia Dongxu really cook?" Yan Bugui was a little skeptical.

"He really can, and he cooks very well. He made it for us that day. It was so delicious. I don't know when I can eat something like that again," Yang Ruihua said after savoring the dish.

"Jie Kuang, what did you eat today?" Yan Bugui asked his youngest son who was doing homework.

"They are all meat dishes, cooked by Brother Zhuzi. His food is better than Brother Dongxu's. I ate a little too much. We'll go for a walk outside later. I'll call Guangfu with us. He eats more than me," said Yan Jiekuang.

"You eat so much, we can just make some porridge at home tomorrow morning," Yan Bugui said to his son.

"Just eat it with your mother and me. Tomorrow, Dabao will ask Jie Di to buy some buns, and Sister Lianhua will cook some porridge. We will eat the buns at his house," said Yan Jiekuang.

"There are also buns to eat?" Yan Bugui was so envious.

"Yes, we will go to help early tomorrow morning. Brother Dabiao and I will put up the plastic sheeting, and Jie Di and Bang Geng will go buy buns," said Yan Jiekuang.

"Da Biao, too. If you have any problems, ask the kids for help. Am I not more capable than you?" Yan Bugui said sourly.

"We are friends with Brother Dabiao," Yan Jiedi said at this time.

"Oh!" Yan Bugui was speechless again.

After a busy day on Sunday, the greenhouse across the yard was built and the vegetables were planted. It was officially handed over to Qin Jingru for management. She had to raise and lower the greenhouse according to the weather conditions at all times, and also water the fields according to the conditions.

After dinner on Sunday night, he went out and stayed overnight in the courtyard where Yu Li used to live. At daybreak, he picked up the two people and Wen Li's parents and children and sent them to the train station. He sent the five people on the train and told them to call the steel mill after arriving to let him know that they had arrived. Then he said goodbye to a few people and they would have to go to Hong Kong to meet them again.

After their car started, Zhang Dabao left the train station and came to the machine repair shop.

Nan Yi and his wife had to go through the formal procedures with him, so they could stay at the factory or go to the city. He didn't even know his wife, so he had to get to know her and go through the formalities for her.

I went to the factory director's office first and talked to Liu Feng about Liang Ladi's situation. Liu Feng also understood that this was the reality. A widow with four children had difficulty going to school and no one to take care of the younger ones. It would be best if she could have a connection to transfer to the city. So Liu Feng had no problem with this. He looked at Liang Ladi's acceptance letter and issued her the transfer procedures.

After the procedures were issued, someone was sent to call Liang Ladi to the factory director's office.

"Xiao Liang, this is your transfer procedure. This is the letter you need to report to the new unit. Keep it well. Work hard in the new unit. If you have any questions, feel free to talk to your sister Jiao." Liu Feng admired this independent and strong woman, so he gave her a few instructions.

"Director, thank you and the master for taking care of me." Liang Ladi was also grateful to Liu Feng and Jiao Min from the bottom of her heart. She bowed deeply to Liu Feng, tears streaming down her face as she spoke. She was grateful to Liu Feng and his wife, and she was reluctant to leave the machine repair factory. She had lived and worked here for many years. This place carried her life after marriage. There was joy, but more of it was the helplessness of life.

"Ladi, have you been transferred to the city?" At this time Jiao Min also came to the factory director's office.

"Master" Liang Ladi lay in Jiao Min's arms and sobbed.

"Why are you crying? This is a good thing. Dabiao also has some social connections. It's not easy to go to the city now. Work hard when you go there, and come back to see me when you have time." Jiao Min's voice was a little choked.

Chapter 345: Liang Ladi's New Home

There are thousands of words to say when we part, and I can never finish saying them all, but there always comes a time to say goodbye.

After having a meal with Liu Feng and his wife at the machine repair factory and seeing Liang Ladi off, Zhang Dabao parked the car in front of Liang Ladi's dormitory. She moved her things upstairs, but there wasn't much stuff there. The furniture was basically unusable, and Zhang Dabao didn't let her take anything. She only took some clothes for herself and her children, the mattress that Zhang Dabao gave her, food from the factory, two thermoses, two basins, and a bucket.

While Liang Ladi and the children were packing up, Zhang Dabao found Nan Yi.

"Master Nan, is your wife here?" Zhang Dabao asked with a smile.

"Director Zhang, she is my fiancée Feng Chunliu." Nan Yi introduced Feng Chunliu.

"Let's go to Beijing. If you have no place to live, I have an empty courtyard. You can live there first. Go to the factory tomorrow to get a letter of introduction and get the marriage certificate. I will handle the formalities for your wife, and we will leave in a few days," Zhang Dabao said to the two.

"Thank you, Director Zhang. How about we stay at your house for a few days?" Nan Yi knew that he would be Zhang Dabao's soldier from now on, so he didn't hesitate.

"Okay, pack up your things and we'll leave together later. Are there many things at home?" Zhang Dabao asked Nan Yi.

"There are things to pack. I only need to take my cooking tools. Forget about the rest. Also, take a few pounds of food with you," said Nan Yi.

"Okay, the car is right in front of my cousin's door. Come over when you've packed up and we'll go together," Zhang Dabao said to the two of them and came to Liang Ladi's door again.

"Sister Liang, we can't have no one to take care of the child. Is there no one from my parents' home who can come over? If you give me five or six yuan a month, and provide food and accommodation, it should be okay," said Zhang Dabao.

"Yes, yes, she's here. Is it convenient for you to come over?" Liang Ladi asked in a low voice.

"There are two courtyards there, separated by an alley. It's not inconvenient. When I look for you, you can go to that courtyard and tell her that you are going to the factory to work overtime. It's very close to the factory," said Zhang Dabao.

"That's fine. I'll write the letter tomorrow," Liang Ladi said with a smile.

"It would be better if you could just go back directly. It would be quick too. You could take the children with you and bring some food back with you. Then you can say that you have been transferred to the city and your salary has increased," Zhang Dabao suggested to her.

"Thank you, Da Biao," Liang Ladi said gently.