Age: My Small World

Chapter 562: Old acquaintance
In the supply and marketing cooperative in the county town, the two began to buy some household supplies.

It was mainly Cheng Xiaoyu who was selecting and comparing, trying to find the best and cheapest things.

If Yang Jun came to buy it, there would be no need to go through so much trouble. He could just take whichever one he liked.

Letting the little girl wander around, his eyes kept wandering around the backyard of the supply and marketing cooperative, as if he saw Mr. Hu once here with the same reclining chair and palm-leaf fan.

Before he knew it, he hadn't been back to the supply and marketing cooperative for a long time, and he didn't know how he got the connections to resettle in Beijing. You know, there are a lot of procedures to go through to resettle in a place now.

Of course, Yang Jun had no intention of exploring Mr. Hu's secret; he was simply curious.

After waiting for a long time, Cheng Xiaoyu finally finished her selection, but she still didn't buy much.

Yang Jun didn't ask for a penny for the bill, and all the money he saved was spent on his family.

"You always make things so clear with me, what if I get angry?"

"Humph, you wouldn't."

"I haven't married into the family yet, so we have to separate. When the time comes, I will be the one marrying in, not you who will come to take care of the whole family."

She didn't want him to be tied up in such things. Sometimes some tedious household chores were the main cause of conflicts.

"You can ask me to come to your house, but you have to give me a gift." Yang Jun joked and took the things in her hand.

"I'll be surprised if Aunt Li doesn't beat me to death then." Cheng Xiaoyu rolled her eyes.

"That's not the case. At most I can move my house to yours." Yang Jun laughed.

The two walked out together and immediately saw a large number of workers coming in. It was time to get off work.

"Brother Xiaoshan, let's go quickly." Cheng Xiaoyu took the initiative to pull him and ran. If they didn't run, they would be pushed back.

"Wow, this weather is so hot."

After walking out of the crowd, Cheng Xiaoyu fanned herself vigorously with her hands. The weather in August was indeed very hot.

"Okay, I'll do it." Yang Jun pulled her little hand down, then fanned her with his hand as big as a palm-leaf fan.

He didn't feel hot, not even a drop of sweat appeared.

Suddenly, his movements paused, and his eyes unconsciously looked in one direction.

"What's wrong, Brother Xiaoshan?" Cheng Xiaoyu looked over but couldn't see anything, so he couldn't help but ask.

"I ran into an old acquaintance. I didn't expect to see him again."

Not far away, two figures were sitting dejectedly on the steps at the street corner, looking quite listless.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Zhou Qiang and his son, Yang Jun's former employer when he sold fish.

"Big brother, I'm a little hungry." Zhou Yan had grown into a young man of sixteen or seventeen years old. Unfortunately, he no longer had the vigor and strength he had before. Instead, he had a thin body and looked worse than he did three years ago.

"Wait a minute, the boss will pay you your wages. Then dad will buy you some big white steamed buns."

Zhou Qiang looked at his son guiltily and felt very uncomfortable.

He has always been very cautious, but he didn't expect that a mistake would not only ruin himself, but also his son.

Yes, he was arrested for his business and sentenced to one year of forced labor. His son was also expelled from school and almost joined him in the farm.

In the past few months since he was released, Zhou Qiang has gradually given up the idea of doing business again. After all, there are people keeping a close eye on them now.

"Let's not do that, Da."

"It's better to eat a few more bowls of sweet potato porridge than a steamed bun."

Indeed, one steamed bun can be exchanged for a lot of sweet potatoes, so there will be more food.

Hearing this, Zhou Qiang felt even more guilty.

At this moment, a figure appeared in front of him.

"Brother Zhou, please do me a favor and have dinner with me."

Yang Jun was deeply impressed by Zhou Qiang's shrewdness and became curious about his experiences. Two years had passed, and they had become like this. Zhou Qiang raised his head and looked at the newcomer. When he found the familiar face, the scene of the young boy awkwardly selling fish to him suddenly emerged in his mind.

"It's you."

Since it was an acquaintance who invited him to dinner, Zhou Qiang found it difficult to refuse, or perhaps the father and son's stomachs could not be refused.

In the restaurant, Zhou Qiang and his son just swallowed their saliva and didn't dare to pick up their chopsticks as they watched the waiter bring out several dishes in succession.

"Um...what do you want from me?"

"Eat, Brother Zhou. If you have anything to say, wait until you're done eating."

Who has the heart to talk before eating?

"thanks, thanks."

He thanked him quickly and said to Zhou Yan, "Eat, kid."

The two of them ate very quickly, swallowing the food without chewing.

But the taste of every mouthful of rice in the mouth did not fade away, and the eyes were full of happiness.

Yang Jun watched over the two of them here with peace of mind, while Cheng Xiaoyu had already gone back to her eldest sister's house.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Zhou Qiang almost knelt down and kowtowed to him, but Yang Jun stopped him.

"Thank you, brother. We haven't had such a full meal in a long time."

"Kid, call uncle quickly."

"Thank you, uncle."

Zhou Yan was not vague and directly called him uncle, which made Yang Jun wave his hand to stop him. He was only three or four years older than him.

"Brother Zhou, can you tell me what happened to you?"

Zhou Qiang nodded: "There's nothing I can't say."

He then slowly narrated his own experience, allowing Yang Jun to see the flashes of swords and sabers in this small world of the county town.

Although it is just a small place, not everything is peaceful in Fei County. The business in the dark market is being watched by many people, and Zhou Qiang is just one of them. There are also people with more power than him.

As time went by, his business became more and more prosperous, but it also infringed on the interests of others, which led to him being suppressed many times in the dark market. In the end, he was reported, and the father and son ended up in this situation.

Zhou Qiang still hasn't figured out why things turned out like this. He has been very honest and has not done anything to harm others.

Yang Jun shook his head after hearing this. Zhou Qiang was smart, but also a bit stubborn.

"So what are you going to do next, Brother Zhou?"

Zhou Qiang smiled bitterly and said, "What else can I do? I'll just find some odd jobs and find a way out when I have the chance."

He looked at his son Zhou Yan and said, "It doesn't matter to me, but I still want to find a wife for my son."

"Dad!" Zhou Yan called out somewhat embarrassedly.

After thinking for a moment, Yang Jun said bluntly, "Brother Zhou, as you know, I never come to you for no reason. This time I came to you because I want you to help me with something."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qiang agreed immediately.

"No problem, I can do whatever you want."

The cost of this meal alone was not low, and he thought at that time that Yang Jun just asked him to do one thing.

"Haha, since Brother Zhou agrees, then that's easy to say."

"This is not a good place to talk, let's go out first."

"Okay, then let's find a quiet place. If you don't mind, you can come to my house to discuss it."

"to make."

(End of this chapter)