Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 485 A lot of things
The night passed.

In the early morning, around 05:30, Xu Qing heard the crow of roosters.

I opened my eyes and glanced at the window. I saw that the sky was just about to get bright outside. I twisted my body and fell asleep again with a buckwheat pillow on my head.

He and Er Mazi lived in a room on the far left side of the south-facing house of his second father, Xu Guangjin.

In the courtyard of Xu Guangjin's house, there are four rooms, not counting the shed. The two rooms on the east side are used for storing sundries, and the two rooms facing the south are used for living.

However, Xu Guangjin and Li Guihua woke up. Xu Guangjin, wearing a long-sleeved blue cloth coat, picked up a pole and went to the village well to fetch water in the bright morning light.

Most people in the village also came out of their homes one after another at this time, carrying hoes and going to work in the fields.

After pouring a load of water into the kitchen water jar, Xu Guangjin went out to pick up another load, poured it into the sink under the shed in the courtyard, and drank from the cattle.

At this time, the rising sun, as red as charcoal fire, emerged from the mountains in the east, shining on the quiet countryside.

Many men in the village have been working in their fields for a while.

Xu Guangjin and Li Guixia got up very early, but neither of them went to work in the fields early in the morning.

Instead, he stayed at home to prepare breakfast for his nephews Xu Qing and Er Mazi.

Today, Xu Qing and Er Mazi were going to other villages to collect pigs. As elders, they had to let their nephews fill their stomachs before leaving.

Around 07:30, Xu Qing and Er Mazi woke up.

As soon as Xu Qing got dressed and went out, he saw his second father sitting in front of the adobe stove in the yard, lighting a fire.

The second mother was holding a thermos and pouring boiling water into it with a copper spoon.

There were three old black pottery bowls placed on the stone slab beside them. They were steaming and emitting a strong aroma of eggs.

Xu Qing buttoned up all the buttons on his clothes and shouted: "Second dad, second mom, you guys got up really early."

Xu Guangjin turned around and saw Xu Qing, with a smile on his face and said, "Are you awake?"

Xu Qing hummed.

Li Guixia filled the thermos with boiling water, twisted her body, carried the thermos back into the house, and said to Xu Qing:
"Xiao Qing, is your friend awake? Second Mom, I'll make a bowl of egg soup for you, Second Dad, and your friend. Please call your friend out quickly."

Xu Qing waved his hands and said: "Second mother, Brother Mazi and I don't need to drink that. You and my second father usually work in the fields every day, so your bodies need more nourishment. You can drink the egg soup, and we will forget it." ”

Li Guixia smiled and scolded: "You kid, it's rare for you to go back to the village. The country is no better than you are in the city. How can your bodies and bones bear it? Be obedient. After drinking the egg soup, you two can go back to the house to rest. Breakfast is good. Now, I’ll ask your second dad to call you.”

After Li Guihua finished speaking, she gently pushed Xu Qing towards the stone slab next to the stove.

At this moment, Er Mazi rubbed his sleepy eyes and stepped out of the house. When he saw Li Guixia was about to go back to the next room, he opened his mouth to say hello:
"Auntie, it's good morning."

Li Guixia stopped and said with a smile on her face: "Did you sleep well?"

Before Er Mazi could respond, he said quickly: "Go and drink egg soup with Xiao Qing. It was just made."

Er Mazi felt a little embarrassed immediately. When he came yesterday, he was warmly received. He was served tea, cut watermelon, and made lunch. He even cooked peanuts in the evening and made egg soup in the morning.

Although Er Mazi was not a thin-skinned person, he was so warmly received and quickly thanked him:
"Auntie, I'm sorry to bother you!"

Li Guixia smiled and said: "You and Xiaoqing are friends. When you come to our home, it is just like returning to your own home. There is no need to see anyone else."

Li Guixia turned around and went back to the house. Er Mazi had no choice but to scratch his head, walked to Xu Qing, and drank a bowl of egg soup.

The sky is getting brighter and brighter, and the temperature is slowly climbing.

It was just nine o'clock in the morning when Xu Qing and Er Mazi finished breakfast and left Er Dad's house pushing their motorcycles.

At this time, the whole village began to heat up under the sun.

The villagers who had carried farm tools and led mules, cattle, donkeys and other livestock early in the village saw Xu Guangjin and Li Guixia, their two sons, and their daughter-in-law sending Xu Qing and Er Mazi out of the village, so they were not in a hurry to go home for dinner and followed them. Watch it off together.

Xu Qing's motorcycle is regarded by young people in the village as a higher-end means of transportation than bicycles.

It was also lighter than the commune's bulky tractors.

As for the entire commune, if Xu Qing hadn't come back on a motorcycle, they wouldn't have been able to see it with their own eyes.

Even if I ran to the county seat, I couldn't find one.

These days, reform is reform, but in terms of the overall environment in rural areas, there is still not much change.

After all, there are not many motorcycles in Sijiu City nowadays.

There is no need to think too much about the countryside.

On the one hand, motorcycles are too expensive and not everyone in the city can afford them. People in the countryside can't even earn 100 yuan all year round, so they don't even dare to hope.

In fact, last night, many people in the village went to Xu Guang's house and saw Xu Qing's motorcycle.

But it was dark at that time, so I couldn't see clearly. But seeing it now, it still feels strange.

After all, there are only a handful of people with bicycles in the entire village.

Motorcycles costing several hundred yuan each were worth several bicycles, which naturally made them jealous, envious, and envious.

Regardless of whether they were men, women, old or young, they all looked at the motorcycle under Xu Qing intentionally or unintentionally, feeling secretly in their hearts.

Xu Qingzhen is a promising person. He was an official a few years ago and became the director of a factory. He was in charge of thousands of people. He went out by car and had a driver. He was more powerful than the commune secretary.

Last year, we opened a grain station in the city, and this year we set up a meat factory. I am a good official and do a lot of business.

An idea came to everyone's mind - the ancestral graves of the old Xu family were definitely smoking!
In Xu Qing's generation, it's incredible that there can be such a powerful descendant as Xu Qing!
The village elders of the same clan as Xu Qing secretly made up their minds to pay homage to their ancestors this year and let their ancestors bless them so that they could produce a few people with glorious ancestors.

Xu Jianguo and Xu Qingjun sent Xu Qing and Er Mazi out of the village. After walking a long way, they turned back.

At the entrance of the village, many people, including Xu Guangjin and Li Guixia, were still thinking about Xu Qing.

In any case, Xu Qing is the pride of the village.

In the entire commune, no one knew that there was a capable person in their village.

Although Xu Qing's registered residence is not in the village, when people in the village talk about it to the outside world, they still mention Xu Qing.

As for Xu Qing, people rarely come back, but everyone in the commune has heard of him.

Xu Qing and Er Mazi rode motorcycles and drove along the dirt road for more than ten minutes before arriving at the boundary of the next village.

He collected six pigs in his village, but it was not enough and he had to keep collecting.

There is no need to worry about harvesting grain. Every household in the countryside grows wheat and corn, so harvesting it is not difficult.

But the country has just reformed and it is not that easy to collect pigs.

When they arrived at the next village, Xu Qing and Er Mazi asked someone to inquire about the village party secretary's home, and then rode their motorcycles there.

This was the reason why he called the commune secretary a few days ago when he was still in the city.Telling the commune secretary in advance means giving it to each brigade, and the party secretary of each village will inform you.

Now that he was going to the countryside and looking for the village party secretary in an unfamiliar village, he wouldn't be too abrupt.

In the morning, Xu Qing went to two villages. In the afternoon, he and Er Mazi went to the third and fourth aunt's villages.

After running for a day, Xu Qing was very tired.

However, there was still a harvest. Several villages came down and ordered ten pigs.

In the evening, Xu Qing stayed at the fourth aunt's house and drank with the fourth uncle for half the night.

Early next morning, Xu Qing did not choose to continue running around the village.

The situation is almost understood, and sixteen pigs have been selected.

The opening of the meat joint factory has been settled.

Xu Qing put aside the matter of collecting pigs for the time being and took Er Mazi back to the commune in the town. He told Secretary Wang Mingsheng that his cousin Qing Jun wanted to run for village chief in the village, and then asked Er Mazi to stay in the commune. Then he rode a motorcycle and returned to the city without stopping, and arranged for someone to drive to the countryside to bring the pigs back to the city.

As for collecting grain, Er Mazi and Er Dad will take care of it.

He has to be busy with the meat factory. Accepting the pigs is the first step. There are still many things waiting for him.

Recruiting workers and inviting people to cut the ribbon and unveil the opening of the meat factory.
There's a lot going on.

But Xu Qing is not in a hurry. He has to eat one bite at a time and do things one by one. Everything is difficult at the beginning. The more anxious you are, the more likely it is that things will go wrong.

When Xu Qing returned to the compound, the sky was not yet dark when he returned to the city. None of the people working in the compound had returned from get off work.

The third uncle, Yan Bugui, is still in the warehouse in the suburbs, helping him keep an eye on the warehouse affairs.

When the third aunt saw Xu Qing, she smiled and had nothing to say about her good attitude.

"Xiao Qing, you're back from going to the countryside. You must be tired. Why don't you come to my house to rest for a while."

Xu Qing was a little uncomfortable with the third aunt's enthusiasm for a while, but he knew that this was because the third uncle now worked in his suburban warehouse.

In previous years, the third uncle could only sit idle in the courtyard during the summer vacation.

Apart from going out fishing with people from nearby alleys, there was almost nothing serious to do.

But this year, Yan Bugui used his summer vacation time to go to work and earn money.

The third aunt was naturally happy to see the success and smiled broadly.

Xu Qing responded:
"Third aunt, you're not tired. I've only been in the countryside for three or four days. I'm going back to the backyard first. You are busy with your business."

After Xu Qing finished speaking, he pushed his bicycle through the front yard and walked into the middle yard.

In the middle courtyard, Mrs. Jia Zhang found a girl from somewhere. She was eighteen or nineteen years old and looked quite lively. She was teasing a blind date with the girl.

The aunt was covering up, causing Banggeng and the girl to stand in the courtyard, both of them reserved and embarrassed.

Seeing Xu Qing coming back, Banggeng raised his head and shouted: "Uncle Xu Qing, I haven't seen you in our courtyard for a few days. I heard from Aunt Jinghong that you went to the countryside."

Xu Qing said: "I just came back."

Banggeng got rid of Mrs. Jia Zhang and the aunt, and ignored the girl. He took out the big front door and handed it to Xu Qing. While chatting, he took the opportunity to enter the backyard.

Mrs. Jia Zhang shouted strangely and angrily a few times, but Banggeng pretended not to hear it and turned a deaf ear to it. Only when she entered the backyard did she relax.

Seeing this, Xu Qing asked, "Is your grandma going to arrange a blind date for you today?"

Banggeng frowned and said: "My grandma is really. I told her a long time ago that she doesn't have to worry about my affairs. She has to worry about it. At noon today, she came to my work place and lied to me about my mother. Something happened in the factory, which caused me to take an afternoon off, but when I got back to the hospital, I only saw that woman. I didn't know her, which made us both embarrassed."

Xu Qing smiled and said nothing.

Jia Zhang is such a person, and she cares about her own family affairs very much.

Avoid other people's affairs.

However, Xu Qing still had things to be busy with right now, so he briefly talked to Banggian in the backyard before heading back to his home.

After parking his motorcycle at the door of the house, Xu Qing opened the door curtain and returned to the house. After telling his grandparents that his second father, third aunt, and fourth aunt were doing well, he met his daughter Qiaoxin and his son Hongzhi. , and nephew Hongfu were not there. I found out after asking grandma and Aunt Feng.

The three little guys, together with Yu Li's daughter and the children of Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, ran out to play in the street.

Xu Qing reached out to take the tea that Aunt Feng had brewed for him, took two sips, put down the teapot, made two phone calls, then changed into clean clothes, went out and pushed his motorcycle out of the compound.

According to the address just given by Stationmaster Wang of the [-] City Quarantine Station on the phone, we went to find Hui Dehai, who had previously worked as a pig butcher at the state-owned meat factory.

Today, most of Xu Qing's personal network are officials.

He had served as the top leader in the fifth factory before, and the people he interacted with were either the top leaders of each unit or the second-in-command.

Finding a few pig-killing workers for the newly built meat processing plant is just a matter of making a phone call.

But Xu Qing still decided to go there in person to meet Master Hui Dehai.

Ask his apprentices face to face which skills are good.

Don't recruit someone who is unskilled and cause trouble.

Killing a pig is not an easy task, and not everyone can do it.

You must be bold, careful, sharp-minded and quick-witted.

Otherwise, if a pig weighing hundreds of kilograms survives being killed by one cut and the pig is frightened, it will be in trouble.

As for people in other types of work, Xu Qing was not worried and did not want to look for them in person. For example, for quarantine personnel, Xu Qing directly asked Stationmaster Wang of the quarantine station to help introduce them.

When Xu Qing was approaching Hui Dehai's house, he saw a vendor on the street buying sugar-roasted chestnuts, so he bought two kilograms as a welcome gift.

Xu Qing had never been in contact with Hui Dehai before, but when he saw the person and told the situation, the 62-year-old old man immediately said:
"Comrade Xu Qing, since you were introduced by Station Master Wang, your business is my business. I will ask my disciples for you and will give you a letter in two days. When your meat factory opens, Ye, my old man will personally go to your factory to help you keep an eye on it for a while to ensure that nothing goes wrong!"

Seeing that the other party was a cheerful person, Xu Qing smiled and said:
"Master Hui, I feel relieved with your words. By the way, Stationmaster Wang said, you are retired now. How about I re-employ you as a technical consultant in our meat processing plant, and you will be responsible for technical guidance and slaughtering of pigs?" Let your apprentices do the work."

Hui Dehai looked flattered, his eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it. He was a retired old man who had been killing pigs for half his life. He had never been respected by anyone. When he was old, he could still be invited. He said with excitement:

"Director Xu, you are such a good person."

Xu Qing smiled and said nothing. He sincerely invited this old master.

But at the same time, he also wanted this experienced veteran worker to apply the operating model of the state-owned meat joint factory to his newly established meat joint factory.

After all, the factory just started setting up this year, and there is a shortage of manpower in all aspects.

With retired masters joining in, the factory will run more freely and settle down faster in the early stages of operation.

(End of this chapter)