Scholars in the courtyard

"Master, I have an idea."

After walking for a while, Qin Huairu suddenly spoke.

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai didn't speak, he spoke out what was going on in his mind, "I want little Sophora Flower to recognize you as my godfather. Do you think that's okay?"

"What?"

"Little Sophora japonica?"

Yi Zhonghai frowned and then started thinking.

If it was a good idea, he would still consider it, but Xiao Huaihua is such a girl.

Of course, he also knew that Banggeng was the lifeblood of the Jia Zhang family and must be taken seriously. This was probably why Qin Huairu didn't say anything.

As for Qin Huairu's thoughts, he could guess a thing or two.

"Let's talk about it when we get back."

Yi Zhonghai didn't agree. In his mind, it was better to have his own child.

But what if I can’t give birth?

This choice is not bad. It has brought the relationship between the two families closer. It will make sense for them to move forward in the future.

Qin Huairu nodded.

What she wants most now is to let her three children grow up healthy and not be 'involved' by her.

The two of them were walking and passing a corner when they suddenly saw a slovenly figure in front of them, who looked familiar.

"Banggeng? Xiaodang?"

When Qin Huairu saw it, she immediately shouted out.

Ahead, Bangge, who was buying candy balls with money, turned around immediately when he heard a familiar voice.

"mom!"

As he said that, he ran over, followed by Xiao Dang holding a candy ball.

Qin Huairu picked up the two children, buried her head deeply between the children, and held them tightly.

"Banggen, Xiaodang, why are you two here?"

"Grandma looked at the little Sophora japonica. We were hungry and came out to look for something to eat."

As Bang Gang said, Qin Huairu's face immediately turned cold. This is his grandson. Jia Zhang is such an inhumane person that he treats even his grandson harshly.

There was a surge of anger in my heart.

After adjusting Xiaodang's clothes, Qin Huairu felt even more distressed when he saw the sloppy little face and the whips scattered around.

"Mom, where have you been? Grandma said you don't want us anymore and live a good life by yourself."

"Mom, Xiaodang is giving you candy balls, please don't leave Xiaodang, okay?"

After saying that, he picked up the candy ball and put one in Qin Huairu's mouth.

Qin Huairu burst into tears, "Xiao Dang is so good. Don't listen to your mother's nonsense. Mom has been busy for a few days and won't do it anymore."

"Let's go, Mom will take you home."

After saying that, he took Xiaodang's hand and prepared to go back.

Looking behind him, Yi Zhonghai was inexplicably touched.

This is a child connected by blood.

"Banggen, where did you get the money? Did grandma give it to you?"

After taking two steps, Qin Huairu suddenly thought of something and frowned and asked.

She knew that the family had no money, and even if it was, it was Jia Zhang's private money, and it was probably not much.

Besides, Ms. Jia Zhang was keeping a close eye on her. She was afraid that Bang Gang could steal the money, so she asked quickly.

"Grandma didn't give it to me."

Xiaodang said happily, Banggeng immediately said, "Xiaodang, don't talk nonsense."

Qin Huairu suddenly turned cold, knowing that the money came from something wrong.

Yi Zhonghai, who was on the side, looked disappointed when he looked at Bangjie.

If you steal things at such a young age, you will not be a filial person when you grow up.

"Banggen, tell mom. Where did this money come from?"

The stick eyes twinkle.

"Was it stolen?"

"no."

Banggeng immediately shouted, "I sold the chicken in exchange for it."

"Selling chickens?"

"Yes, I picked up a dead chicken outside the yard and bought and sold it for fifty cents."

Qin Huairu was dubious and looked at Banggeng seriously, but Yi Zhonghai frowned. He didn't believe that the chicken would die for no reason and be picked up by this kid.

You can even sell it for money, I dare say.

Maybe it was this kid who killed him.

It's just that they don't care about it now.

"Where's the money?"

Qin Huairu kept this matter in mind and waited until she returned to the yard to ask.

Banggeng reluctantly took out a handful of money, and Qin Huairu counted it. Forty-two cents, it actually cost eight cents.

"What did you buy?"

"The food we bought is all made of cornstarch at home, and we don't have enough to eat at all." Bang Gang pouted, and Xiao Dang nodded beside him.

Qin Huairu took a deep breath and took out another two cents. A child gave one cent and then put the remaining money in his pocket.

"Master."

Yi Zhonghai had no reaction, "Let's go."

Seeing this, Qin Huairu took Banggan Xiaodang and walked back with her.

As the truck rattled along on the Gobi desert, a gust of wind blew up, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Yang Xiaotao sat in the pocket of the car, and Liu Daming leaned on the luggage, swaying as the car swayed.

"Oh, my old bones finally got their wish."

After hearing this, Yang Xiaotao put down his backpack and leaned over, "What is your wish?"

"When I left Sijiu City, I wanted to go out and see the great rivers and mountains of the motherland. Along the way, I saw big rivers and mountains, and now I am here, in the deserted Gobi. I took a bike ride, a train, haha. This It’s worth the trip.”

Liu Daming became more and more excited as he talked. Tang Shanlin on the side came over and said, "The only regret is that I didn't stay."

"I go and I see you everywhere. Is that called a pity? That's called not being good at learning and being looked down upon by others."

"Hey, you're right. I didn't expect that our old bones are going to be buried in the ground. We can still go out for a while. This life is worth it."

The two of them were talking together, and Yang Xiaotao saw it.

There was a disagreement between face and heart when we met before, but I didn't expect that after nearly half a year of getting along, the relationship has actually eased, and we can talk for a long time to relieve our boredom.

The same was true for several other people in the carriage.

As the car was swaying along, admiring the deserted scene, a jeep suddenly ran over from the side.

The guard accompanying the truck immediately raised his gun, and the captain of the co-pilot also leaned forward and pulled out his pistol.

The jeep was extremely fast, approaching a hundred meters in the blink of an eye, and without slowing down, it rushed directly in front of the truck.

"parking."

squeak

The car stopped, and the jeep also stopped dozens of meters ahead.

At this time, a man got out of the jeep, quickly ran to the truck, saluted, and negotiated with the captain.

Several people in the car looked at each other with confusion.

Nothing happened.

After a while, the captain confirmed the other party's information and led the people over.

"Comrade Yang Xiaotao. Please come down."

Liu Daming and others looked at Yang Xiaotao. Yang Xiaotao didn't know what was going on, so he had to jump out of the car and come to the side.

"Hello, you are Teacher Yang."

The person who came was a young man, wearing a military coat and a red ribbon on his arm. He had a childish face but an innocent smile.

Yang Xiaotao felt a little strange just calling him Teacher Yang.

"Hello, comrade."

"Teacher Yang, I am the clerk of Farm No. 714. I was ordered to pick you up at the base this time. However, my car broke down on the way and I was late, so I took a shortcut to see you."

"This is given to you by your superiors, please take a look."

As he spoke, he took out an envelope from his bag and handed it to Yang Xiaotao.

Just looking at the name on the envelope, Gao Yufeng, Yang Xiaotao's heart tightened.

Open it and read it once, then take a deep breath and slowly close it.

The letter didn't say what he was going to do specifically, but he wanted to go there just for the children in the village.

I have a decision in my mind.

"Comrade, please wait a moment."

After speaking, he came to the back of the car and said, "Liu Gong."

Liu Daming came down quickly.

"Gong Liu, please go back and tell my family that they are safe. I still have a mission here."

"Still have missions?"

"Yes, I'm going to pick up the kids and go home."

Liu Daming wondered, where did the children come from?

Chen Chonghan and others also gathered over. They came together, and of course they wanted to go back together.

But it was not convenient for Yang Xiaotao to tell them. After all, the matter of high-yielding corn needed to be kept secret.

"Liu Gong, just go back and tell my wife this. She will understand."

"As for the steel rolling mill, it's said that someone else is working."

Seeing Yang Xiaotao's firmness, Liu Daming stopped asking any more questions, "Then take care."

"I'll be waiting for you in Sijiu City to celebrate the New Year."

Yang Xiaotao smiled and said, "Okay, I'll give you New Year's greetings then."

After that, Liu Daming got on the truck again, and everyone waved goodbye to Yang Xiaotao.

Watching the truck continue heading north, Yang Xiaotao put the luggage on the jeep.

"Comrade, where are we going?"

"Northwest, where the wind blows!"

rolling mill

At noon, the gate was full of people waiting to greet him.

Unlike last time, this time it was more enthusiastic.

And there was one more person standing in front.

Wang Fuhan and Yang Youning stood together, with Chen Gong and Zhao Chuanjun behind them.

Although the two were close, they didn't communicate much.

Even when their eyes didn't intersect easily, there was no other expression on their faces and they quickly moved away.

Banners were hung up on the steel rolling mill behind him, and welcoming people stood on both sides of the road. Organized by the propaganda, they were on standby and applauded warmly.

Behind the crowd, Director Sun Guo and others gathered together again.

"Old Sun, this posture is bigger than last time. Who is here?"

"Don't ask me, go find Lao Wang."

Sun Guo shook his head and pushed Director Huang towards Wang Guodong.

When everyone looked over, they saw that the normally forthright Wang Guodong was particularly deep today. When everyone looked over, Wang Guodong just shook his head and said nothing.

A few people just thought that he didn't know, but didn't want to. They just didn't want to say it.

I'm afraid that if I say it, I'll hit everyone.

Sun Guo glanced at Wang Guodong, feeling helpless in his heart.

The situation is stronger than the people, and it is not up to the people at all.

dong dong dong

Suddenly, drums sounded at the door, and everyone was shocked and looked outside.

Two jeeps stopped one after another.

The first person to come down was Liu Huaimin, whom everyone knew.

Coming down from the back was a middle-aged man who looked younger than Liu Huaimin. He was wearing a woolen coat and leather shoes. After getting off the car, he looked around with square faces, and then under the guidance of Liu Huaimin, he walked towards The rolling mill approaches.

"Director Zhang, you are welcome to inspect the steel rolling mill."

Wang Fuhan came to Director Zhang immediately and shook hands enthusiastically.

Director Zhang nodded lightly, and then Yang Youning came up to shake hands.

At this time, Wang Fuhan looked at Liu Huaimin and showed a warm smile.

After everyone had seen him, Wang Fuhan led the way to the office.

Arriving at the office, Director Zhang sat at the top, Liu Huaimin at the bottom, and Wang Fuhan, Yang Youning, and Chen Gong sat aside.

"I came here this time under the instructions of my superiors to announce the appointment. Of course, I was supposed to come yesterday, but I was delayed by some things."

"However, this is good. You can meet in advance and connect with each other, so that you can work together in the future."

Director Zhang spoke casually, as if he didn't know what happened in the steel rolling mill.

Liu Huaimin was drinking water on the side and said nothing.

He came here purely to serve as a backdrop, and it was for Wang Fuhan, his successor.

Hearing what Director Zhang said, Yang Youning had a smile on his face, "Please rest assured, leader, we will definitely cooperate with Secretary Wang's work."

"We also believe that under the leadership of all leaders, the steel rolling mill will continue to achieve higher and better results and contribute to the people and the country."

Director Zhang glanced at Yang Youning, then nodded.

"It's good that comrades have this kind of ideological consciousness. They have all been revolutionaries for many years. They should take a long-term view of problems and think more about the country..."

Half an hour later, Yang Youning and others left the office and followed Liu Huaimin to the factory director's office.

Only Wang Fuhan and Director Zhang were left in the room.

As a result, the two offices separated by the corridor were closed tightly.

Half an hour later, a group of people sat down in the auditorium.

Yu Haitang stood aside and faced the attendees of the steel rolling mill with a passionate voice.

"Now, please give me a round of applause. Director Zhang is addressing everyone."

bang bang bang bang

Below, Sun Guo and others clapped their hands, and then watched Director Zhang stand up with a kind face.

"Hello, comrades!"

"I came to the steel rolling mill today and saw the workers who contributed to the construction of the country. Your enthusiasm..."

bang bang bang

"Here, I read out the appointment letter of Comrade Wang Fuhan from my superiors..."

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"I hope that the steel rolling mill will create greater glory under the leadership of Comrade Wang Fuhan and other leaders."

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"Next, we welcome the steel rolling mill with warm applause. Secretary Wang will give a speech to everyone."

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"Comrades, as cultivators on the revolutionary road..."

"I hope that everyone can work hard and be frugal, devote themselves to the construction of the motherland with full enthusiasm, and realize the rejuvenation of the great nation..."