Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 551: It’s the New Year and I’m uneasy

Lao Zhang chuckled, put down the bottle, and looked at Xu Qing with his deep eyes.

"Xiaoqing, if you have this kind of heart, master, I will be satisfied."

Xu Qing said nothing, took out the peony cigarette from his body and handed it forward.

Lao Zhang took it and continued:

"That senior brother of yours, Zhao Erlunzi, he also brings me wine during holidays, but I don't want him. He has no ability. He used to be impatient, stubborn, and erratic. He has made many mistakes in the past few years. Hun, he suffers a lot, but his character is not bad.

After he got married, he changed a lot, but his life is still ordinary. The rest of your senior brothers are also living carelessly. I feel bad about their wine when I drink it. They are just brats."

As Lao Zhang spoke, the smile on his face became even brighter, and he said with joy:

"Xiao Qing, you are my most promising disciple, so I am willing to drink the wine you bring. Every time I drink, my face always feels bright, and the more I drink, the happier I am. Master, I am getting old, and my body is not as strong as before. , I don’t dare to drink more.”

Xu Qing smiled and said: "Master, look at what you said. You are just over fifty and have not yet retired. You are already old. The country still has to rely on you to continue to shine. The third factory cannot do without you."

When Lao Zhang heard his apprentice say something nice to him, he felt very happy.

After a while, Zhang Zhenlian came out with two plates of food and drinks.

Xu Qing drank wine with his master for a while, chatting with his wife and junior sister.

Report on the recent business at the grain station and meat processing plant.

He didn't leave until half past nine in the evening.

It was ten o'clock when I returned to my compound. The front yard was pitch dark, and only the lights of the Silly Pillar House in the middle yard were still on.

But it was quiet.

Xu Qing pushed the bicycle without stopping and quietly returned to the backyard.

Liu Haizhong and the second aunt also went to bed early, and the rest of the houses were all brightly lit.

As soon as Xu Qing walked to the door of his house and stopped his bicycle, he saw his third brother Feng Ming coming out of the old lady's house.

"Big Brother"

Xu Fengming shouted softly and walked to Xu Qing's side in two steps.

"why are not you sleeping?"

"I'm not sleepy," Xu Fengming said with a grin, and breathed out: "Brother, the first uncle, the third uncle, and the second uncle are coming to our house to find you tonight."

"What's wrong with them?"

Xu Qing turned to look at his third brother and asked.

"Don't you see, the Spring Festival will be here in a few days, and today is already the New Year. The three uncles in our hospital are thinking about you opening a meat joint factory. Let's see if we can get rid of the meat stamps. Come here at the New Year's Day and give them some. pork."

Xu Qing hummed for a moment, then said: "What next?"

Xu Fengming, who was not wearing a scarf, shrank his neck and shrugged: "They didn't wait for you to come back, eldest brother, and then they all left. My second brother, my second brother, and my sister-in-law didn't agree."

Xu Qing nodded and glanced into the dark night.

Xu Fengming then said:

"Brother, there is one more thing. Brother Yuzhu said that Brother Jiefang was promoted to deputy director in the third factory today."

"Well, I went to your brother Jiefang's place today and listened to what he said."

Xu Fengming crouched and said, "Brother, I'm going back to sleep. You and your sister-in-law should also go to bed early."

When Xu Qing saw his third brother turning around and running back to the house where he and Xiujuan lived, he raised his hand and pushed away his main house.

The room was warm, and Ma Jinghong was sitting on the kang, coaxing her daughter Qiaoxin to sleep. Xu Hongzhi was already asleep in the quilt beside her.

"Brother Qing, were you talking to Feng Ming at the door of the house just now?"

Xu Qing took off his scarf and hat, hung them up, sat on the edge of the kang, took off his shoes and socks and said:

"Yes, Feng Ming said that people in our compound want to buy meat directly from our meat factory."

Seeing that her daughter was breathing steadily, Ma Jinghong gently placed her daughter on the pillow, covered her with a quilt, tucked the corners of the quilt, and whispered:

"Brother Qing, what are your plans?"

"Besides, it's just the New Year, and there's still more than a week until the Spring Festival. I'll first make arrangements for the year ahead at our meat factory and grain station."

Xu Qing actually wanted to say that the neighbors in our compound have very complicated thoughts. Although there are no criminals, there are no fuel-efficient lamps. Who knows if there are people who suppress their evil thoughts and take the opportunity to act like monsters.

But seeing his daughter-in-law Jinghong working hard all day at the grain station, she didn't say what she was saying.

After Xu Qing washed his feet, he took a few briquettes, threw them into the stove, opened the window a crack, got on the kang and turned off the lights to rest.

He just didn't fall asleep, so he opened his eyes, hugged his wife who was lying next to him, and stared at the roof quietly, thinking about what his third brother Feng Ming said.

He secretly felt that the three elders in the courtyard would really give him problems.

He did not give the meat joint factory the business qualification to directly retail pork to external parties, nor did he open a butcher shop in a wet market or other places.

The main business is wholesale, supplying to large factories and units.

After the reform, the state has not banned meat stamps and food stamps.

This creates a conflict.

Once the meat stamps are not collected and retail is carried out, the economic order will inevitably be disrupted.

The country's control over meat is not as strict as it used to be, but if he takes advantage of this, he will definitely be held accountable.

It would be okay if no one in the compound said anything.

But, how is this possible?

How could one not know who the people were in the courtyard?

The three uncles will not talk nonsense, but Yan Jie is a couple, what about the two brothers Liu Guangtian?

If the matter is revealed, people from the sub-district office will definitely come. If there is trouble before the Chinese New Year, it will not end well.

You should not have the intention to harm others, but you still have to have the intention to guard against others.

Xu Qing thought for a while, then was too lazy to think anymore, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

At noon the next day, Xu Qing was in the canteen of the meat factory, preparing to talk about the Spring Festival holiday to the workers in the meat factory and the workers in the grain station warehouse.

Unexpectedly, Erniu, who had just been transferred to the Market Management and Supervision Bureau that had just been established on a pilot basis in Forty-Nine City, called.

"Qingzi, what's going on? I received a report from someone here, saying that your meat joint factory sells pork to outsiders and you can buy it without a meat ticket."

Xu Qing said blankly: "Er Niu, you don't know what my brother is doing, how can such a thing be possible? I have been supplying the canteens of the No. 3 Red Star Steel Rolling Plant and the No. 5 Plant.

Besides, if I can't find a market, I will definitely contact you and Guohua first and supply it to your unit instead of selling it to retail directly. "

"Qingzi, I don't think you would do that, but I did receive a call today, saying that you have a nose and an eye, and that you are planning to secretly sell it to someone in your compound. The other party just called me at the bureau. Your phone number, I’ll ask you right away.”

Xu Qing instantly realized that this must be a grandson in his own compound who was causing trouble.

at the same time.

On Wangfujing Street in Sijiu City, Liu Guangtian stood outside a public phone booth, smoking a cigarette and said to Liu Guangfu:

"What did you say on the other end of the phone?"

"Second brother, I was told over there that someone will be sent over later, don't worry."

Liu Guangtian took a long puff of cigarette with a sneer on his face.

Liu Guangfu frowned and said: "Second brother, if we do this, if Xu Qing knows, we will..."

"Liu Guangfu, are you my brother? Why are you so scared?" Liu Guangtian tilted his head, looking at the breasts of the fashionable woman walking by, staring greedily at it, and then turned around and said, "We are on Wangfujing Street. It’s a public phone, no matter how talented Xu Qing is, how could he have thought it was the two of us?”

Liu Guangfu said nothing, stretched out his right hand towards his second brother and said:

"Second brother, you asked me to make the call. You give me the money for the call."

"Look at your potential!" Liu Guangtian rolled his eyes in disgust, "It's only a few cents, let's talk about it in a few days."

Liu Guangfu cursed secretly in his heart and could only hold his nose and admit defeat. He wouldn't dare to do this alone, but he wasn't afraid that his second brother would default on his debt.

Anyway, Liu Guangtian asked him to make the call. If he didn't pay him for the call, he would tell the truth.

When the time comes, let’s see who suffers.

Of course, Liu Guangfu also knew that if he said anything, he would follow suit.

So when I thought about it, I became dejected again.

In the afternoon, as soon as Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu got off work, they ran back to the compound on their bicycles to see what Xu Qing looked like when he came back.

However, it was not until dark that Xu Qing was seen pushing his bicycle back from the central courtyard to the backyard.

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu each leaned at the door of their own houses, holding cigarettes in their mouths. They peeked at Xu Qing's face with gloating expressions on their faces, wanting to see Xu Qing's sad and crying face.

However, Xu Qing looked relaxed, pushing his bicycle and laughing with Xu Damao as usual.

No sorrow at all.

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu looked at each other, and each felt a thump in their hearts. They were immediately confused and hurriedly returned to the house and hid.

Xu Qing saw that Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangtian looked a little sneaky, and secretly guessed that the report call at noon today was probably made by these two grandsons.

But I haven't seen it with my own eyes, so I can't do anything to them for the time being.

But if it is implemented, then forget about the friendship of not wanting to live in the same compound!

But having said that, what happened to him is not entirely a bad thing. At the very least, if the three elders of the courtyard come to the house again and bring up what happened last night, he will have a reason to refuse.

As expected, Xu Qing had just returned to his home in the backyard for five minutes.

Yan Bugui, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong came over together.

Yan Bugui chuckled and said:

"Xiao Qing, during the Chinese New Year celebration last night, your first and second uncles and I waited for you at your house for a long time, but you didn't come back early in the morning. No matter how busy your meat factory and grain station are, you can't ignore your family. .”

Xu Qing replied: "You are right, Mr. Third."

After saying that, he asked his son, who was on winter vacation, to pour tea for the three stewards.

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong also said a few words, and then Liu Haizhong took the lead in saying:

"Xiao Qing, your wife told you last night about our visit to your house."

Xu Qing nodded and said, "Yes, but second uncle, I am quite happy with what you said last night. Today I received a call at the factory and said that someone reported that my meat joint factory sells pork to outsiders."

Liu Haizhong looked startled and turned to look at Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui. All three of them looked confused.

"Xiao Qing, is this true?"

Yan Bugui stretched out his hand to hold his glasses, his face became solemn.

Xu Qing smiled bitterly and said: "Third uncle, do you think I am joking?"

Yan Bugui remained silent and said nothing.

Yi Zhonghai said in a deep voice: "Who in our compound thinks that life is comfortable enough to find trouble with the people in his compound?"

Liu Haizhong hurriedly explained: "It has nothing to do with me asking people to report Xiaoqing Meat Factory. I stayed in the factory all day today and never went out at noon."

Liu Haizhong's anxious clarification was mainly because he had a bad reputation in the compound. After all, he had reported Silly Zhu more than ten years ago.

The confession was made in front of everyone in the courtyard, leaving a clue.

Unfortunately, he did not expect that his two sons would follow in his footsteps behind his back.

Xu Qing waved his hand and said: "Second uncle, I didn't say it was you, you and third uncle. If the first uncle comes to my house today, it will definitely not be you three."

"Who could it be?" Yan Bugui asked anxiously.

Xu Qing shook his head, "Who knows, I have never sold pork to anyone."

Yan Bugui was speechless again.

Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai took the enamel teapot from Xu Hongzhi and looked at the steam coming out without saying anything.

The three of them were silent for a while. Knowing that things were like this, Xu Qing could not bring back pork from the meat factory to sell for everyone in the compound, so they left one after another.

Liu Haizhong walked out of Xu Qing's house and went directly to his two sons' house.

Yi Zhonghai returned to the middle courtyard and walked up to the Silly Pillar House.

Yan Bugui returned to the front yard and called out his eldest son Yan Jiecheng who was staying by his side to ask.

These are the only people in the compound. If the news leaks out, it must be someone from the compound.

What Xu Qing said before was clear. The three of them had lived for most of their lives, so they naturally understood what they said.

Xu Qing has never sold a pound of pork to anyone outside. Who else can sell it besides people from the courtyard?

In the front yard, Yan Jiecheng looked confused, "Dad, what are you talking about? Our third factory is holding its annual meeting today, and Yu Li and I have never left the factory. Why report the Qingzi Meat Joint Factory? I don't know. "

Yan Bugui was half convinced by his son's words and said:

"real?

"No, it would be a good thing if Qingzi could sell the pork from his meat joint factory to the people in our compound. Why should I report it? Yu Li and I have been together for a month, and the factory can't issue a few meat tickets. We don't need tickets. I can’t wait to buy meat, so why report it?”

In the middle courtyard, when Sha Zhu heard Yi Zhonghai's words, he banged the spoon in his hand into the big iron pot and said:

"Master, if you report this matter to the Qingzi Meat Joint Factory, I'm sure it's Xu Damao who did it. He's the only one in our courtyard who's full of bad ideas. I'll go to the backyard to find him!"

Damn, that’s not a thing! "

In the backyard, Liu Haizhong called his two sons into his room and said with a livid face:

"You two bastards, tell me, who made the report call?"

"What's the reporting number? Dad, what do you mean?"

Liu Guangfu asked knowingly.

Liu Guangtian put his hands in his pocket and said: "Guangfu, didn't you hear? Didn't our dad say last night that he, the first uncle, and the third uncle went to Xu Qing's room last night to let Xu Qing spend the next few days? As the Chinese New Year approaches, he can bring back the pork from his meat factory and sell it to us.

As a result, Xu Qing’s meat factory was reported today. "

Liu Guangfu pretended to be surprised and said, "I don't know about this."

Liu Haizhong saw his two sons singing together and said upset:

"You two, stop acting in front of me and your mother. If it wasn't you two bastards who did it, who else could it be?"

"That I don't know."

Liu Guangtian said, turning his head away.

Liu Guangfu felt guilty, lowered his head and said: "My second brother doesn't know, I don't know where to go."

Liu Haizhong stood in front of the Kang, feeling very angry. He hadn't eaten much meat all year round, so he finally wanted to go with Lao Yi and Lao Yan.

Ask Xu Qing to take the pork from the meat factory back to the compound so that everyone can get a share and save themselves the trouble of not having meat tickets.

It was better now. Before the meat was eaten, someone from the Xu Qing Meat Joint Factory who had done the harm first reported it.

The second aunt stood aside, peeling green onions in her hand and said:

"Old Liu, maybe it was Yan Jiecheng from Lao Yan's family in the front yard who reported it. Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li went to our backyard to have a fight with Xiaoqing in October last year. Later I heard that Yan Jiecheng Both of them have been punished."

Liu Guangfu instantly raised his head and said:

"Yes, yes, dad, what my mother said is absolutely right. Maybe it was Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li who did it."

Liu Guangtian also hurriedly followed: "Yes, it must be Yan Jiecheng!"

Liu Haizhong turned to look at his wife, and after hearing what his two sons said, he thought about it for a moment and felt it made sense.

He knew more than the others in the compound about things that could lead to punishment for Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li.

It is really possible that Yan Jiecheng and his wife hold a grudge against Xu Qing because of what happened last year.

However, just as Liu Haizhong thought this, he suddenly heard Silly Zhu shouting noisily for Xu Damao in the courtyard outside the house door.

"Xu Damao, you bastard, come out to grandpa!"

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