Siheyuan: I am the seventh uncle of Banggen

"Dasen, Dabao is back and has something to talk to you about." At this time, the village accountant Zhang Dagon came to the field and called Zhang Dasen.

"Da Biao is back. Why did he come back at such a strange time of year?" Zhang Dasen asked.

"He didn't say anything. You can find out if you go back and ask him," said Zhang Dagon.

"Okay, Brother Gong." Zhang Dasen packed up his tools, called his wife, and returned home.

"Sixth Brother, Sixth Sister-in-law" Zhang Dabao was waiting at the door of Zhang Dasen's house.

"Let's go in. I don't know where Lan Fang took Shouyang." Zhang Dasen said to himself when he saw the locked door.

"Doesn't Lan Fang go to school?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"Yes, it's hard to describe what I learned. There are no teachers in the village. Only Brother Da Gong teaches me sometimes," said Zhang Dasen.

"Brother Da Gong, isn't he an accountant? Isn't he busy in the village?" Zhang Dabao asked.

“How can I not be busy? How can the child be so obedient if I let him study on his own every day?” said Zhang Dasen’s wife.

The three of them returned to the house and sat down. Zhang Dabao went straight to the point, "Sixth brother, I have something to say. The day before yesterday, I went on a business trip and bought two horses. I had been planning to release them to the village to pull some things." Before Zhang Dabao could finish his words, he was interrupted by Sixth Sister-in-law.

"Don't let it go back. The village hasn't even planted sweet potatoes yet, and there's nothing to transport. Don't let them eat your horse," said Sixth Sister-in-law.

"Not planted yet?" Zhang Dabao was a little confused when he heard it.

"How to plant? There has been no rain since the New Year, and the seeds won't sprout without water," said Zhang Dasen.

"It will be troublesome if we can't plant it. I will ask someone later to see if there is any other way. Sixth brother, my cousin suggested making two horse-drawn carriages and going to Beijing to deliver goods to the coal factory and some units on the street. A team of two can earn dozens of dollars a month, which is enough for the family's food and drink," said Zhang Dabao.

"Da Biao, do you want your sixth brother to go?" Sixth sister-in-law stood up excitedly.

"Yes, isn't that why I came back? Just make two carriages out of wood. Sixth brother, you know a little bit about it, so you do it. You can see about calling three more people from the other brothers' homes. You decide among yourselves who to call, and you can split the money equally," said Zhang Dabao.

"Da Biao, the horse is yours, and the job depends on your connections. We just need to go there to eat, no need to pay," said Zhang Dasen.

"That won't work. Brothers have to settle accounts clearly. I'll buy you a few more tires. Ma will take 20%, and you two will each take 40%," said Zhang Dabao.

"No, you take half and we share the other half." Zhang Dasen didn't want to take advantage of his brother.

"Okay, stop earning money. I'll split the profits with you guys in half and we'll calculate it together at the end of the year." Zhang Dabiao decided on the profit sharing.

"Where will we live when we get there?" Zhang Dasen asked his brother.

"There is accommodation in the coal yard. If there is no street, we can arrange it. My aunt is the director of the street office. You prepare the car first. I will come again on Monday and bring the tires. You choose the people and I will take you there." Zhang Dabao's words relieved Zhang Dasen's heart.

Zhang Dabao and Zhang Dasen left after they finished talking. He wanted to go to the fields to see what the situation was. If the crops really couldn't be planted, who knows how many people in the village would die.

Chapter 141 Zhang Dabiao's Promotion

After Zhang Dabiao left, Zhang Dasen and his wife could no longer calm down. "Dad, is what Dabiao said true?"

"Old Seven is a cadre. When will his words not count?" Zhang Dasen said proudly.

"There is always a way out. I was just worrying about how to get through this, and Da Biao arranged such a good thing for me. Who of the three people should go?" asked Zhang Dasen's wife.

"How should I know? We'll have a meeting and discuss it. If eldest brother's family and Da Biao's family aren't getting along well, then we'll not invite his family. Let the other brothers come to the meeting in the evening to discuss it," said Zhang Dasen.

"Okay, I'll go talk to him in the afternoon." Zhang Dasen's wife felt less psychological pressure and smiled more often because she had hope in her life again.

Zhang Dabao came to the field, grabbed some soil, and the soil turned into foam and fell from his hands. It was too dry. What should he do?

"Da Biao" Zhang Zhiling saw Zhang Da Biao in the field and walked over to say hello.

"Uncle, it's too dry now. Will digging a well be of no use?" asked Zhang Dabia.

"It works, but we can only dig a few wells. We are in mountainous area, and digging wells is too difficult. There may not even be water," said Zhang Zhiling.

"Is there no water on the mountain?" Zhang Dabao asked again.

"There's water on the mountain, how can we bring it here? It's too far away and the land is so dry. It will dry up before it can flow into the land," said Zhang Zhiling.

"How far is it?" Zhang Dabao asked again.

"About five or six miles, Da Biao, do you have any ideas?" Zhang Zhiling asked.

"Five or six miles is three thousand meters. I'll go back to the city and ask someone. Fourth Uncle, we can carry water and plant some first. It's best to plant sweet potatoes, which can withstand drought. We don't know when it will rain." Zhang Dabao made a suggestion.

"They will definitely be planting sweet potatoes, and a small part will be planting sorghum. The wheat planted last year will be in trouble if they are not watered," Zhang Zhiling sighed deeply.

Zhang Dabao went back. On the way, he thought that for a distance of 3000 meters, there was no way to use iron pipes, let alone plastic pipes, so he could only use bamboo. Zhang Dabao thought of going to the south to fetch some bamboo back.

One strand is 6 meters long, so we need to pull 500 strands. Zhang Dabao has an idea in his mind.

After returning to the city, Zhang Dabao went directly to Li Huaide's office and told him that he wanted to buy two trucks of bamboo.

"No need to go to the south, the supply station has it. Don't we use bamboo to build the frame when we build tall houses? I'll contact them for you," Li Huaide said as he picked up the phone.

"Where to send it?" Li Huaide asked Zhang Dabao after talking to the person on the phone for a while.

"Send it to Zhangjia Village, Xiangyang Commune, tomorrow. I'll go there too," said Zhang Dabao.

Li Huaide spoke to the person on the other end again and hung up the phone.

"It will be delivered at ten o'clock tomorrow. What are you going to do with so many bamboos?" Li Huaide was a little puzzled.

"Uncle, there is a severe drought in the village right now. I use bamboo as water pipes to bring water from the mountain to the village entrance, so that everyone can fetch water and plant the land first," said Zhang Dabao.

"It's a good idea, but bamboo is not durable." Li Huaide thought for a while and praised Zhang Dabiao.

"Dabia, we came back yesterday and opened the factory director's office. You are now the head of the Supply and Marketing Section 2," Li Huaide said to Zhang Dabia after taking a sip of water.

"I'm a section chief? How would I have the time? Besides, I'm willing to manage people." Zhang Dabao was still a little reluctant.

"I knew you would say that. You are the only one in the Second Supply and Marketing Section, and you are assigned a deputy section chief, Niu Kewu who is on the business trip with you. You just need to complete some difficult tasks in the factory, and you don't have to work in the office on weekdays." Li Huaide anticipated what Zhang Dabao wanted to say.

"Thank you so much, factory leaders," Zhang Dabao expressed his sincere gratitude.

At this time, a notice came from the radio station, "Zhang Dabao, the secretary of the Supply and Marketing Department, and Niu Kewu, the secretary of the Security Department of our unit, are not afraid of difficulties and are brave enough to complete the task. After research and decision by the factory director's office, Zhang Dabao is appointed as the chief of the Supply and Marketing Department 2, and Niu Kewu is appointed as the deputy chief of the Supply and Marketing Department 2..."

Zhang Dabao laughed after hearing the broadcast. He and Niu Kewu had risked their lives to get the promotion, so it was hard to say whether it was good or bad.

Zhang Cuihua and others who were chatting in the union office also heard the notice. "Sister Hua, is Zhang Dabao, the section chief in the notice, your brother?" Qian Ying asked.

"Who else but my brother? He can become a section chief less than three months after entering the factory. I tell you, ever since Dabiao was born, I told my third uncle that Dabiao would be an official in the future. How did it turn out? Just as I expected, he became a company commander when he was in the army. As a result, he started work on the sixth day of the New Year, and it hasn't been three months yet, but he has become a section chief. He will be promoted even more, just wait and see." Zhang Cuihua said while standing and everyone sat and listened. Seeing his proud look, everyone was a little envious. After all, Zhang Dabiao was only twenty-one years old, too young.

Xu Damao also heard the broadcast in the Propaganda Department. He felt particularly proud of his good brother's promotion and began to tell his colleagues about his friendship with Zhang Dabao.

There was nothing to do in the cafeteria in the afternoon. After cleaning up, everyone was resting. At this time, after hearing the broadcast, Liu Lan asked He Yuzhu, "Silly Zhu, is this Zhang Dabiao the one from your hospital?"

"What you said is just what the relatives know. You don't even know where he lives?" He Yuzhu teased Liu Lan. She is now Li Huaide's lover, and their relationship is an open secret.

"Silly Zhu, if you keep talking nonsense I'll tear your mouth apart," Liu Lan said angrily.

"I was wrong. From now on, we are all relatives, and you are still the elder," He Yuzhu said again.

"Do you want me to punish you?" Liu Lan started to hit He Yuzhu with a broom, and He Yuzhu ran out of the cafeteria.

After hearing the notice in the workshop, Liu Haizhong was so angry that his stomach and mouth swelled up. He had worked in the factory for so many years and was still a senior technician, not even a squad leader. How old was Zhang Dabiao? A young boy actually became the section chief of the unit. The factory managers were really blind.

Zhang Dabao and Li Huaide chatted for a while, went to Yang Weihua's office to express their gratitude, left the steel rolling mill, went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy two sets of tires, including the axle and bearings, and then returned to Yard 95.

"Da Biao, are you an official now?" The three aunts, Niu's wife and Guo's wife, were talking together at the gate of the courtyard. When they saw Zhang Da Biao coming back, Guo's wife asked.

"What kind of leader is he? He's just a section chief," Zhang Dabiao replied with a smile, thinking, did the news spread so quickly? He hadn't come back yet, and the people who were leaving get off work hadn't come back either, so where did the news come from?

"Section Chief, you're not young anymore. Our hospital didn't even have a deputy section chief before. You're really awesome," said Mrs. Guo, congratulating him.

Chapter 142 Jia Dongxu Wants to Be a Cadre

Zhang Dabiao came to the backyard and Jia Dongxu was already waiting at the door. "Seventh Uncle, are you the section chief now?"

"How do you know?" Zhang Dabao was a little puzzled. How did he know everything?

"Aunt Zhao on the street said it. She heard it from her neighbor's brother-in-law's third uncle's brother-in-law. The information is very accurate," said Jia Dongxu.

"It spreads so fast," Zhang Dabao said with a sigh.

"Seventh Uncle, how did you become a cadre? Why can't I become one?" Jia Dongxu asked again.

"Our factory does not select first-level workers as cadres," Zhang Dabao's words choked Jia Dongxu.

"It's okay for me to be a cadre in the post office," Jia Dongxu asked after a little embarrassment.

"Dongxu, you should just deliver the letters well. Why don't you wait for Banggeng to grow up and become a cadre, or let your mother work hard to become a cadre. You are a cadre's nephew now, and when your mother becomes a cadre, you will be a cadre's son. When Banggeng becomes a cadre, wouldn't it be better for you to be a cadre's father?" Zhang Dabao gave Jia Dongxu some advice when he saw him asking this.

"But I also want to be a cadre?" Jia Dongxu was still a little unwilling to give up.

"Just make sure you deliver the letter first. Dongxu, let me ask you, how many people are there in your post office? How many types of jobs are there? How many regions are there? How many co-construction units are there?" Zhang Dabao asked Jia Dongxu a few questions.

"I'm a courier, why should I care about these things?" Jia Dongxu said.

"So I asked you to deliver the letter well? Being a cadre in Dongxu is not your forte. I'm happy that I got promoted today. Shall we have something nice to eat?" Zhang Dabao changed the subject.

"What's good to eat?" Jia Dongxu was attracted.

"By the way, this is your strong point. It's good enough that you can eat and drink. If you can also work, would you let other postmen live? It's not good to be too well-rounded. How do you think these garlics should be eaten?" Zhang Dabao encouraged his nephew.

"Garlic? There are so many ways to eat it. You can mash it and mix it with eggs. If you don't mix it with eggs, you can also put some sesame paste and soy sauce in it. It would be best if you put some dried shrimp in it. It goes well with rice. You can also stir-fry it and put some meat slices on it. It tastes amazing..." Jia Dongxu started drooling as he spoke.

"Okay, these three dishes are left to you. The garlics I brought are local specialties and are very good." Zhang Dabao thought that eating was Jia Dongxu's specialty.

Jia Dongxu started picking garlic happily and no longer worried about why he did not become a cadre.

Zhang Dabao's house was very lively in the evening. The Jia family, the He family, Xu Damao, Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu, Huang Xinsheng, Zhang Lianhua and the children were there. There were two full tables. The three garlic dishes made by Jia Dongxu were well received by everyone.

The Liu family in the backyard was particularly quiet today. As soon as Liu Haizhong got home, he sat on a chair and panted. His face kept changing from red to white, from white to yellow, and then to blue. The second aunt was so scared that she didn't even dare to do needlework, for fear that the needle would fall to the ground and disturb Liu Haizhong. He got angry and beat himself up. Liu Guangqi didn't even eat dinner, and didn't even go into his father's room. He was used to being alone.

Yan Bugui regrets it very much now, and feels that he should have sent Yan Jiecheng back to his hometown earlier. Now he has offended him and he has been locked up and beaten every day. What is going on?

The Yi family was relatively calm, and the two of them didn't care at all whether Zhang Dabao got promoted or not.

At Zhang Dasen's home in Zhangjia Village, the five brothers Zhang Daliu, Zhang Dalin, Zhang Dayang and Zhang Dabai have been sitting there for half an hour. "Dasen, is what Dabiao said true?" Zhang Daliu asked his brother again.

"Of course it's true. It was Da Gong who called me back from the fields. Lan Fang's mother was there too and told us both." Zhang Dasen was in a difficult situation now. How could he choose three people from four brothers?

"Da Xianbian is a cadre, he will definitely not lie to us. He has had a good relationship with Lianhua and Da Sen since childhood. He also said that Da Sen should go. In addition to Da Sen, three people from our four families will go. Let's draw lots. This way it will be fair," said Zhang Daliu.

The other brothers nodded in agreement. They could not give up. If they gave up this opportunity to change their destiny, they would regret it for the rest of their lives. After all, the situation in the village was very difficult now.

"No matter who is not elected, we must not hurt the relationship between brothers. Big brother and Da Biao have become estranged, and we can't be like that anymore. The money earned by those who have moved to the city can be used to help the brothers who have not moved to the city at the end of the year, is that okay?" Zhang Daliu asked his brothers again.