Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 9 009 Going Home
Tang Zhitong really wanted to have it under the name of the construction site and go for wholesale prices, but the hidden dangers were also relatively big. First of all, the project was difficult to handle, and it also involved the loss of assets, etc. It would be better to have it under the name of the supply and marketing cooperative, which would count as the supply and marketing cooperative's active participation.

In this way, the Wu team at the construction site gained face, Director Meng of the supply and marketing cooperative gained face, and Tang Zhitong gained benefits.

"Oh, you little Tang, you are so unreasonable! Don't bother me so much." Director Meng pointed at Tang Zhitong and said cheerfully: "It is convenient for the people, serving the project staff, and supporting the construction. This is what we should do. But you must not make it difficult for me!"

"I don't have many advantages. I only have one thing - I am sensible. I will definitely not make it difficult for you! We have a backlog of moth-eaten cloth, damp and caked sugar, and bumpy and deformed enamel. Can you please give it to me more evenly? After all, going to the village empty-handed to collect things is not conducive to completing the acquisition task." Tang Zhitong promised with a smile.

Director Meng understood the implication of Tang Zhitong's words and his cheeks twitched.I thought to myself that this boy is both "our construction site" and "mine". He really has a clear distinction between public and private affairs. He is so damn infested with insects and rats, and caked with moisture!sensible?Who is enlightened?Who should be sensible?The red seal means it’s unlikely to be fake!This opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you don’t seize it, you will really be at a disadvantage to other supply and marketing cooperatives...

After Director Meng figured it out, he didn't hesitate anymore and extended his warm hands to Tang Zhitong.

After walking out of the supply and marketing cooperative, Tang Zhitong wiped his sweat. If it weren't for supplies, he would not want to deal with people like Director Meng at all. He can't speak clearly or to death, so he has to think carefully and make three twists and turns in one sentence. So tired!
In contrast, workers and intellectuals are still simple.

Relying on a letter of introduction (tiger) and leather (leather), Tang Zhitong went to the slaughterhouse first. The workers at the slaughterhouse even complained that Tang Zhitong didn't bring any money, otherwise he would be able to pull a cart back to the water today...

The last stop was medical school. Tang Zhitong had consulted Cai Feng in advance.Yanda had a medical department before. In 52, it broke away from Yanda and established an independent hospital. It moved to Xueyuan Road and was established as the No. [-] Medical College. It has been the focus for many years since then.With Cai Feng in the middle, things went smoothly.

After coming out of the medical school, Tang Zhitong called Group Wu and reported the progress to him. Finally, he said that he would borrow Group Wu's bicycle for half a day to go home and return to the construction site early tomorrow morning.

Team Wu had a special car, and leaving the bicycles at the construction site was almost like a public use. Team Wu didn't care about the half day, and was very happy to allow Tang Zhitong's leave.

Tang Zhitong found a place to carry people, took off his shirt and threw it into the space, then took out two tendons from the space and put them on, then got on his bicycle and headed home.

Tang Zhitong lives in Shijia Hutong, which has the same name as that famous alley. It is a small alley east of Nancheng Flower Market Street.

In Tang Zhitong's impression, when he was a child, walking more than ten meters north from home was a smelly ditch.The smelly water ditch winds eastward and merges into a larger smelly water ditch through Baiqiao. It passes through Houheyan and Beiguan, and finally flows into the Tonghui River.

The big smelly ditch is also called the "dead child ditch". According to the older generation, children who have not grown up cannot afford a grave, and children who die are often thrown into the ditch.

The Tang family also threw it away. There was a third child after Tang Zhitong in Xuzhi. He died young and was thrown into this ditch as soon as it was wrapped in weeds.

In addition to the smelly ditch, there are also large areas of tombs here, such as the Shuntian Prefecture Righteous Site and the Youth Association Righteous Site.

A righteous place is also called a righteous grave, whichever way sounds nice, but they are essentially mass graves.Those who are buried are lonely ghosts without family members, or those whose families are poor and have no money to bury them, so they can be buried with a mat just wrapped in a mat.So this is the second poor gathering place besides Longxugou.

After liberation, the authorities provided work-for-relief services, organized people to convert smelly ditches into underground culverts, and moved surrounding cemeteries out of the city. Only then did the area become more popular.

Nowadays, there are many grassroots administrative units, factories, workshops, and residential buildings here, and housing prices have increased significantly compared with before liberation.

"Hey, son-in-law, are you buying a foreign car?" Uncle Zhu stared at the water and stared at the bicycle with envy and asked.

"Hey, I can't afford it. I borrowed it. The construction site is too far from home and the car is expensive. This can save some money." Tang Zhitong got out of the car, patted the car seat and greeted Uncle Zhu: "Uncle Zhu, you are busy first. I'll go home and take a look first." After Grandma Tang gave birth to her eldest grandson, she spent half a catty of cornmeal to ask a blind half-immortal who rang a bell to give him a first and a nickname.

The half-immortal told Grandma Tang that your grandson lacked wood in his five elements, so he had better have a golden life to support him in the future. His first name was Zhitong, and he hoped that the plane tree he planted would attract golden phoenixes. His nickname was Eucalyptus. The eucalyptus tree will grow fast and tall. It can grow more than 30 feet, which means that children will grow up vigorously.

The old lady didn't know how the blind man knew how tall the eucalyptus tree was. I'm afraid she couldn't imagine what a tree over 30 feet looked like, but it didn't affect her love and expectation for her eldest grandson.

Tang Zhitong didn't believe this, but he was indeed taller than his peers. Tang Zhitong felt that his height should be attributed to the old lady not starving herself in that hungry era.

After entering the house, Tang Zhitong put down his bicycle and took out the scrap metal he bought from the scrapyard. Well, this was also thanks to the letter of introduction, otherwise it would not have been easy to buy it.

"Mom, please rest, I'll come." As soon as Tang Zhitong walked in, he saw Tang's mother serving the vegetables in the yard again.You read that right, growing vegetables in the courtyard.

Tang's mother's name is Zhang Guifang, her hometown is in the rural countryside of Sijiu City. She is the daughter-in-law that the old lady bought in exchange for grain.Although I have lived in Nancheng for more than 20 years, like my mother-in-law, I don't like flowers, birds, fish and insects. I still love growing vegetables.

"Young lady is back? Are you still used to it there?" Tang's mother was less than forty. She got up early and stayed late at night to take care of everything in the house. She had gray hair early on. "Are you picking up scrap metal?"

"Ma Sange will take care of you. It's good there. I'll have enough cornmeal steamed buns, so don't worry. I picked up the scrap iron and kept it for me to use, but you can't sell it. Just rest and I'll weed." Tang Zhitong threw away the scrap iron. In the corner, he took the hoe from Tang's mother and wanted her to sit down and have a rest.

"That's good, that's good. You finish hoeing and pick up the grass, and then go carry some water to water the vegetables in the evening. I'll go see if there are any meat sellers and buy some for you to make noodles with soybean paste." Tang My mother was a restless person and refused to sit down to rest. She turned around and went back to the house to look for a meat purchase certificate.At present, there is sufficient supply in Sijiu City, and meat stamps have not yet been implemented. Currently, meat can be purchased with a meat purchase certificate. The maximum daily purchase amount of pork is 1 yuan per certificate. Han residents are limited to purchasing 1 kilogram of beef and mutton per day with the certificate.

"Eat whatever you have. Fried noodles are too troublesome. Let's eat them tomorrow." After leaving the dumplings and making noodles, Tang's mother made noodles for her son, indicating that she treated her son as a human being, but Tang Zhitong didn't stop her because she I'm really a little hungry...

Even with the hard work at the construction site, Tang Zhitong couldn't imagine the days when "three hundred and six would be enough", not to mention there were two children at home. Tang Zhitong made up his mind to seize the opportunity to collect a batch of supplies.

Tang Zhitong tidied up the land and went out with a pole to collect water from the iron pulley handle.

The reason why it is called the iron pulley handle is because there used to be a well in this place, and the pulley handle used to draw water was made of iron.The place names are very random...

After liberation, a small house was built next to the well, with running water and faucets installed for residents in several nearby alleys. The newspaper called it the "Mingzhuo Water Station", and the people simply called it the water station.

Uncle Zhu is not only blindly disabled, but also an old man who lives alone. He was selected by the street to look after the water station and collect water bills. He lives in a small room for food and accommodation. He is a temporary worker for the water company. He earns about ten yuan a month, which is considered a wealthy person. A living job.

"Euclidean, the water bill will start tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Go back and tell your mother." Uncle Zhu sat on a small horse, waving the cattail leaf fan, and looked at Tang Zhitong with his only remaining eye. He couldn't understand this non-verbal person. How can a child borrow a bicycle?

"Come on, I'll prepare it for you soon." Tang Zhitong turned on the faucet to get water. There were few people at this moment, and most of the ladies went home to prepare dinner. After a while, the older girls and the younger wives would come out with basins to wash clothes and chat.

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