National Tide 1980

Sun Wufu was accompanied by his brother Sun Sixi, and the visit time was almost ten o'clock in the morning.

There is really nothing to do in the countryside in winter, not to mention it’s New Year’s Eve.

So Sun Qingyou, the former brigade secretary and now the village secretary, had finished breakfast and was leaning on the quilt on the kang and listening to Hebei Bangzi's "Wild Boar Forest" with a "small speaker".

He squinted his eyes, holding a half-burned "cannon" in one hand, and holding a sorghum stalk in the other, picking the tendons of the cabbage sticks stuck between his teeth.

He shook his head and hummed, his black cotton clothes covered with soot.

Secretary Sun's wife was standing in the courtyard, grabbing handfuls of chicken feed mixed with cabbage heads and bran from a chicken feed scoop, and throwing it to the ground to feed the chickens.

From time to time, chicken crows like "gu~gu~gugu, gu~gu~gugu" came out from the mouth.

Sun Wufu's hometown is very poor, and the land is sparse and thin. The whole village does not get much harvest from farming.

Because of its remoteness, information and transportation are very backward. It was only last year that electricity and light bulbs were installed.

The key is because of this, whether it is land allocation or chicken raising, Sunjia Village lags behind other villages.

However, in recent years, the country has vigorously developed large-scale chicken farms, and the price of eggs has not been as good as it was in the past two years.

Therefore, even if we catch up with the good era of reform and opening up and the country tries its best to liberalize policies in rural areas, the economic situation of Sunjia Village will not be much better than in the past. At most, it can only have enough to eat.

If nothing else, let’s just say that the street door of the village secretary’s house is made of straw.

From now on, there is a half-meter-high movable wooden fence blocking the door, used to keep out pigs. There are only two pigs inside.

To be honest, after staying in the capital for a long time, Sun Wufu's horizons have also broadened.

When I walked here, I really couldn't believe that the home of the head of a village was still so shabby.

I couldn't help but blurt it out. "Brother, are we on the right track?"

Sun Sixi patted her chest as a guarantee.

"Brother, it's right here, that's right."

At this time, Secretary Sun's wife had already heard the commotion outside. She couldn't help but stretched her head, looked outside, and asked rudely.

"Who is it? Why are you hanging around in front of my house?"

Sun Wufu didn't answer. Sun Sixi first called out "Fat Aunt" tremblingly, and then said, "It's me, Sixi, and my brother Wufu."

After calling the person, without waiting for a greeting, he took the gift and walked in consciously.

As if sending a pig's head into the temple to worship the gods, he quickly raised the things in his hand towards Secretary Sun's wife.

Then he asked a little tremblingly, "Is the secretary at home? My brother came to see him."

Secretary Sun's wife is called "Fat Aunt" by people in the village.

Indeed, he lived up to his name, with a fat face full of flesh, a muscular figure, and a temperament and temper that was notoriously unkind in the village. It was no wonder that Sun Sixi had a bit of a tremor.

But as the old saying goes, don’t hit someone with a smiling face, let alone someone with a smiling face who comes to give gifts.

Secretary Sun's wife looked up and down at the two brothers with her shining triangular eyes.

I saw Sun Sixi holding a large piece of pork in her left hand, which looked like it weighed seven to eight pounds.

There is also a pair of pig's trotters and four tin cans in his right hand.

This is already a rare and generous gift, more generous than anyone who came to pay New Year greetings in previous years.

Then she gave a rare smile.

Looking at the other one, he was carrying a large package of beautifully packaged pastries and a large piece of cloth under his arm.

The key is to dress quite brightly. The cotton coat is brand new. Not only does he have a shearling hat on his head, but he also wears a pair of leather shoes under his feet.

It's almost like the cadres from the county and township are dressed the same.

Now she couldn't figure out the situation. Not to mention that she didn't dare to stop him, she quickly went up to take the things from Sun Wufu's hand and went into the house to let others go.

Then at the same time, he turned around and shouted towards the house, "Master, we have a visitor."

Secretary Sun has high prestige and style in the village, and is certainly more feared than Fat Auntie.

When there was a general meeting in the village, he was the only one who could speak on stage while wearing a cotton-padded jacket. No one else dared, for fear of stealing the limelight from the secretary. Even in the village, if someone is walking on the street wearing a cotton-padded jacket and sees him from a distance, he must put on his sleeves obediently.

In front of Secretary Sun, no one can even think about walking on the shoulder!

In the village, no matter whose family quarreled with whose old lady, or whose dog stole the pig food of whose family.

No matter how serious the dispute between the two parties is, as long as Secretary Sun comes there with his eyes drooped and yells, "Stop fucking blindly!" then there will be no one who refuses to obey, and everyone will have to stop and go home.

However, this time, when Sun Wufu walked in empty-handed and stood in front of Secretary Sun, he was not sure.

At that time, his eyes widened, and he couldn't tell who the person was. Sun Wufu's appearance made Secretary Sun think that he was not an ordinary person, and he was a little flustered.

He hurriedly threw the cigarette butt to the ground, raised his buttocks with both hands and was about to get off the bed.

As a result, at this time, Sun Sixi, who had brought the meat to the kitchen, also walked in.

Sun Sixi smiled timidly, nodded and bowed and called "Secretary".

Then he glanced at Sun Wufu, and then introduced him to Secretary Sun, "This is my brother, Wufu. He went home to celebrate the New Year this year, and I came here to see you."

Secretary Sun frowned and thought for a moment, and then guessed their purpose.

So he moved back to his original position and continued to droop his eyelids.

At this time, his wife, the fat aunt, walked in, holding a tea kettle in one hand and two teacups in the other. She was about to speak with a smile.

Secretary Sun, however, shouted angrily first.

"Why didn't you hear the dog barking?"

The fat aunt was stunned on the spot. She touched the ground under her feet and agreed without knowing why.

"Yeah? Why didn't you scream?"

Secretary Sun was still angry.

"Damn, if a dog doesn't take good care of his house, why should he go to someone else's house and ask the bitch to lock it up? It's a useless thing. I won't skin this beast again."

The fat aunt now understood what was being said and knew that the visitor was an uninvited guest. The tea was not poured, so she turned around and walked out the door.

Sun Sixi is also an honest person and feels very embarrassed in such situations.

He looked at Sun Wufu with a sad expression, not knowing what to do at all.

It should be said that Sun Wufu has really experienced it.

He had already expected this kind of impasse, so he crept forward a few steps, took out an electronic watch from his pocket, and placed it on the kang table.

"Secretary, I have been away for several years. Over the years, I have relied on you to take care of my family. As the old saying goes, never forget the well digger. When I come back from the capital this time, the thing I miss most is to say goodbye to you. Thank you. Unfortunately, the road is not easy to walk, and I can’t carry anything too heavy, so I brought you some pastries from Beijing to try something new, and got some fabrics from Beijing to make some clothes for my aunt, and this gadget is for you. My big brother, young people can use it to relieve their boredom."

Secretary Sun never expected that Sun Wufu, who had never been able to kick him in the past, would say such beautiful words, and he was greatly surprised.

Then he raised his eyelids slightly and looked at the Kang table, and couldn't help but be stunned again.

Because what was displayed on it was actually a rare thing that he had never seen before.

It looks very shiny and high-end, and the pure metal case is particularly delicate.

It is rare for rural people in this era to see such high-end electronic products.

So he sat up and said, "Come on, what else do you need?"

I couldn't help but reach out and pick up the electronic watch, and very rarely turned it upside down to look at it.

The smooth texture of pure metal made him feel comfortable to touch.

The electronic numbers displayed on the LCD screen made him even more confused.

After looking at it carefully for a long time, I still didn't understand what it was.

Sun Sixi also got a piece from her younger brother yesterday and has been playing with it all night.

Seeing the secretary dog ​​looking at the bright stars, he didn't find it funny, so he couldn't help but show off.

"Secretary, this is a Japanese-made electronic watch. It is very fashionable in the capital now, and it is especially difficult to buy. The numbers on the watch can clearly tell the time, and you can know the time, minutes, and seconds. And it can even display the year, month, and day. . With it, you don’t need a calendar card. It’s much better than looking at a desk clock or a mechanical watch.”

Hearing what he said, Secretary Sun subconsciously tightened his grip and moved closer to him, as if he was afraid that others would snatch it away.

Then he felt that he had lost his identity, so he rolled his eyes at Sun Sixi and said, "You understand, right?"

Sun Wufu also glared at Sun Sixi, a little resentful of his brother's talkativeness.

But at this time, he also understood that it was time to stand up for himself, so he slowly sat down

Although I only dared to lean my buttocks against the edge of the wooden kang, I tried my best to pretend to be casual and said, "Hi, Secretary, to be honest with you, I'm here today to see how you are doing, and secondly, I have something to trouble you with." old."

Secretary Sun knew that something serious was about to come, so he weighed the things in his hands, and his gloomy face became a little brighter.

"Don't say it's useless. I know what's going on when you come here. Isn't it because you hit someone in the first place?"

As he spoke, he leaned against the quilt behind him and said in a long tone.

"This thing is not easy to handle! You ran away at first, but the impact of this thing is bad, and you are registered with the police. The people who were beaten were not willing to let you go, but they were always thinking about bringing you to justice. Besides, I don’t have the final say alone in the village.”

When Sun Wufu saw him, he said to himself, "Why are you pretending to be a grandson with me?" Who in this village doesn’t know that you are the leader?

You old thing, you have collected so many things from me, but you are still not satisfied and want to rip me off, right?

But he showed a calm face, because he still had a backup plan.

"Secretary, you misunderstood. I am actually looking for you to ask you to issue a certificate so that I can go to the countryside to apply for an ID card. There is nothing else."

His nonchalant attitude was something Secretary Sun didn't expect.

"Ah? Are you here just to ask me to issue a certificate and go to the village to apply for an ID card? Are you confused? Aren't you afraid that people will sue you to the village and let the police station arrest you and file a lawsuit?"

"Why should you arrest me? When was that time? It was so chaotic back then. Many things have to be overturned and redefined until now. What's more, beating people can't be slapped, and what is right and what is wrong is still unclear. Definitely. If you think about it, we are both from our village. We both made a move and were not seriously injured. This matter does not matter today. It is just a feud between neighbors. Can I be sued?"

Sun Wufu's logical words made Secretary Sun confused and confused, and he didn't know how to answer the conversation.

But it wasn't over yet. Immediately afterwards, Sun Wufu took out a folded piece of paper from his arms and placed it on the kang table.

"Besides, I am also an organized person now. Even if we really want to file a lawsuit, the township will have to ask the leaders of the unit first. Secretary, please take a look at this. This is my letter of introduction. Can you use it?"

A bright red, bright red seal!

The Temple of Heaven Park is even more famous all over the world!

After opening Sun Wufu's letter of introduction and carefully identifying his origin from the handwriting, Secretary Sun was really shocked and screamed on the spot.

"What, this... is this the Temple of Heaven in Beijing? In the past, the county's projection team came to our village to show "News Briefing", and there was... the one with the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests? Many big leaders came to watch it together. The flower one?”

Seeing how excited he was, Sun Wufu was extremely satisfied with the power of this letter of introduction.

"Yes, the secretary is knowledgeable. It's the Temple of Heaven, where the emperor used to worship heaven. But now our big leaders don't go there very much. They all stay in Zhongnanhai. There are a lot more foreign tourists. What about the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and the Echo Wall? , I took photos as a souvenir. To tell you the truth, I now live in the Zhai Palace in the Temple of Heaven, which is where the emperor used to live. If you want to come to the capital one day and want to visit the Temple of Heaven, you must look for me. I am here. , don’t spend money, just shop around.”

Hearing this, Secretary Sun was even more moved and really lost his temper.

But he didn't want others to notice, so he lowered his head and touched the cigarette basket under the kang table.

When Sun Sixi saw this, he quickly took out a box of "Da Jianshe" brand cigarettes from his pocket, took out one and handed it to the secretary.

Secretary Sun was very disdainful. He climbed down from the kang and walked to the large cabinet opposite the kang with his two shoes.

Then he took out an open box of "Evergrande" brand cigarettes from behind the frame where the great leader's portrait hung on the wall above the cabinet.

He leaned back on the kang, deliberately pretending not to care, took out a cigarette, threw it into the arms of the two Sun brothers, and smoked one each.

When Sun Wufu hurriedly lowered his head to pick up the cigarette from his arms, he was covered in smoke and one-third of the cigarette was empty.

He was holding a cigarette that was so dry that it made a rattling sound in both hands, and he couldn't help but scratch his head a little.

This cigarette is so bad, how can I smoke it?

Turning around, he saw that his brother Sun Sixi had an idea.

Twist the empty end into a sharp point, then tap it, put it sideways to your mouth and lick it from beginning to end with the tip of your tongue, then light it up and smoke it.

He was just about to imitate something, but he didn't expect that Sun Sixi lit up the fire and inhaled, licking the saliva, but the other side was not covered, and the other side of the penis was half-burned.

Sun Wufu immediately gave up the idea of ​​imitating him, he was so cursed in his heart!

What the hell is breaking the smoke, and you still have to entertain guests!

But even if you scold someone, you still have to show off and pretend to be grateful.

He also had to say that this cigarette was really good, the brand was loud, and he had to save it for later.

Then he quickly took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, pinched out one, and then handed the entire box to Secretary Sun.

"Try this, it's worse than your Evergrande one."

Secretary Sun was also pretending, holding a stand and smoking a cigarette.

When he held the end of the cigarette and put it to his mouth, he was about to lick it, but hesitated and pinched it a little harder.

Seeing that the cigarette butt was flat and knowing that the cigarette was not dry, he inserted the other end into his lips and held it in his mouth.

Sun Si was delighted to see this scene and hurriedly showed his courtesy. He took out a match from his pocket, struck it, held it in a semicircle with both hands and bent down to light it for Secretary Sun.

Secretary Sun held a cigarette in his mouth and said "hmm" twice, which was considered a thank you.

Then Xu squinted at the cigarette box and asked Sun Wufu, "Is this your unit's internal cigarette? Well, it's really good and strong."

The cigarettes Sun Wufu gave him were a box of Tiantan cigars.

It sells for 30 cents per box in Beijing, and is commonly known as "big black smoke". It has always been the favorite of old smokers in Beijing.

How strong is this smoke? It’s hard to describe specifically.

Anyway, when the cigarette is lit, it can make people feel like the puffs of smoke are turning yellow.

If there are three people smoking this kind of cigarette in a room, it will be basically invisible.

The effect is similar to having a stove in the house and burning wet chopped wood.

To be honest, Sun Wufu actually has better cigarettes in his pocket, a box of Daqianmen, which costs 50 cents a box.

This was a trick he had learned from collecting used goods all year round. With two packs of cigarettes in his pocket, he smoked the Temple of Heaven himself and gave way to the front door for others.

Originally, he wanted to take it out and smoke it for Secretary Sun.

But then I thought about it, no, what Secretary Sun took out was Evergrande, and he did it like that.

I want to set up a big front door. Isn’t it obvious that Secretary Gaisun is the one to do it?

So he temporarily changed the regulations and took out the Temple of Heaven that he drew.

But I didn't expect that Secretary Sun, who was used to smoking shredded tobacco, was really satisfied with the taste of Temple of Heaven.

And he seems to be self-righteous and regards this as a special cigarette for the Temple of Heaven Park, which adds a bit more importance to Sun Wufu.

This can not but be said to be a small stroke of luck.