I make a living solving crimes.

In the east room, grandpa took out some tobacco from the embroidered purse on his waist and stuffed it into the copper pipe. He pressed it lightly with his thumb and took a puff with the match in Chang Wei's hand.

The old lady sat on the edge of the kang and scolded with a stern face: "Xiao Wei rarely comes back, why are you saying these things?"

"Grandfather, I love to hear this." Chang Wei quickly helped his grandfather out. "I am also a cadre now. It won't hurt to know more about these things."

After hearing what he said, the old lady stopped talking.

The oldest son and the oldest grandson, now the oldest son’s status is not as high as that of the oldest great-grandson.

Grandpa Chang took two puffs of his cigarette sullenly, and when he saw that Chang Wei really wanted to listen, he continued with a gloomy face.

"People are going crazy now. I heard that the village is planning to report an annual yield of 3,000 catties per mu this year. I went to the brigade office and scolded the secretary. He said that the neighboring village reported an annual yield of 5,000 catties per mu, and the highest in the commune was 8,000 catties."

Grandpa Chang is still not used to it. He keeps talking about the village and the brigade, and he is still very angry when mentioning this matter.

Chang Wei knew that this was something he was powerless to resist and could only sigh helplessly.

"Grandpa, I heard in the city that they are preparing for a large-scale steel production campaign. Some villages have organized members to smash all their pots and pans and donate them. They also donated kitchen knives. The situation is getting worse and worse. You have to be careful."

Actually, no. The Great Leap Forward in Steel Production was not mentioned until October.

Chang Wei bullies the villagers because they are not well-informed.

The whole family was shocked, "Smash the pot?"

Chang Wei nodded affirmatively, "It's true. You'd better hide the pot. If anyone asks, just say you don't need it and gave it to the old man in the city. I will carry your pot out of the village and bring it back by a detour."

Grandpa Chang hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "I'll take you out later. I have a cave in the mountains where I dig herbs. You can hide the pot there."

"That's a good idea. You'd better hide some food somewhere." Chang Wei's face was serious, not joking at all. "When the big pot meal can't be run anymore, we still have to eat our own food."

"My eldest grandson is a city person after all, so he is sensible and reasonable." When talking about this matter, Grandpa Chang had a lot to say, "Everyone in the village has gone crazy. They won't listen to what I say, and they don't understand why they are living beyond their means!"

Chang Wei wanted to complain as well, but after thinking about how he had been reported several times, he decided to just keep quiet.

Second Aunt came back at noon, and her hearty laughter could be heard before she even entered the yard.

"When did Xiao Wei come back?"

"Second Aunt." Chang Wei stepped forward and took the carrying pole from her. "I came here this morning."

"Be gentle, there's lunch inside." Second Auntie signaled Chang Wei to handle it with care and patted his arm. "You've run away again. Wait, there's a dried pheasant at home. Let's steam it for lunch."

This is a cheerful woman who speaks carelessly, but she always shows her concern for Chang Wei.

No one knew whether Second Uncle had withdrawn from North Korea, and the family had not received any letter. Second Aunt had been supporting the three elders all these years. Yang Min sent money back every year and had also mentioned taking the elderly to the city, but Second Aunt refused.

There's no such bullshit as sisters-in-law fighting over family property.

The Chang family has a very good family tradition. The second aunt refused because the eldest brother passed away and she didn't want to add burden to the eldest sister-in-law.

So Chang Wei respects his second aunt very much.

When the gauze covering the carrying pole was lifted, there was indeed a tray of steamed buns made of white flour inside.

There are two elderly people and children, and three adults who can get full work points.

Even workers in Beijing cannot catch up with this living standard.

Second Aunt went to steam the chicken, and Chang Wei could not stop her, so he went back to the house and said, "Grandpa, it's choking to eat only steamed buns, let me pick some dumpling soup."

Chang Wei said so, and the old lady was willing to help. When the grandmother wanted to help, Chang Wei leaned sideways to block her. "Grandma, let me do it. Do you have any pumpkin at home? Cut a piece for me."

Grandma went out, and after a while she came back with a piece of pumpkin from somewhere. Chang Wei peeled it skillfully and cut it into small pieces.

"My eldest grandson has really grown in skills. He can even cook now."

"Grandma, this is not a skill. When your grandson becomes an official and gets a big house, I will take you to the city to enjoy a good life. That will be considered a skill."

"well."

While Chang Wei was chatting, he threw pumpkin pieces into the pot, mixed with chopped physical fruits.

Grandpa Chang has been studying medicine since he was a child, so the tricks he used to fool his family don't work on the old man, so adding some pumpkin can help cover it up.

They had lunch in the yard, and Chang Wei stuffed two steamed and dried chicken legs into the hands of Chang Ni and his younger brother Chang Nan.

After dinner, the old man went out for a walk and came back with two rabbits.

"Live?"

"Lao Liu caught him with a trap. He kept him for half a month."

"Uh... Grandpa, is this appropriate?"

The old lady beside him said, "What's the point of taking a few rabbits from him? If it weren't for your grandfather, his wife would have gone up the mountain last year."

Well, the old lady is the oldest, so whatever she says is right!

Grandpa Chang also nodded and said, "It's okay. There's nothing good in the village. You can take it back and raise it. You can eat it in the fall when it's fat."

Chang Wei was no longer polite. He took the rabbit and thought for a while before saying, "Grandpa, does anyone in the village raise chickens? The kind of chicks that are small. I have five old hens that lay two or three eggs every day. I want to raise some more."

The old man stood up and said, "Wait."

Just like a village bully.

Well, actually the old man is the village bully.

Half of the families in Changsheng Village have the surname Chang, and they all have the same ancestor for eight generations. The old lady is now the oldest in the village. Besides, the Chang family practices medicine and saves lives. Who in the village dares to make trouble in front of him?

Not to mention the three brothers of the Chang family. The eldest was once an instructor at the city police station, the second was a regimental-level cadre in the army, and although the third died early, he was also a martyr.

When Grandpa Chang said he was cursing the brigade secretary, he meant it.

"Has your sister found someone now?"

"Don't worry, she just started working and now she has a house. I'll find her a good one later." Chang Wei didn't want the elders in the family to interfere too much in his sister's affairs, so he changed the subject and said, "Grandma, Xiao Man has changed her surname to Chang, so she is your great-granddaughter. Next time I bring her back, let her call you ancestor."

Grandma was so happy that her eyebrows and eyes were invisible when she smiled. Chang Wei turned his head and said to the old lady: "Grandma, you can be considered as a family with five generations living under one roof."

The old lady pulled Chang Wei over and said, "When will you marry and have children? Only then can we truly have five generations living under one roof."

Second Aunt came out after washing the dishes. When she heard the old lady say this, she said happily, "Last time Chang Wei came back, Xiuchun's mother said she liked Chang Wei. Xiao Wei, do you want Second Aunt to help you find a matchmaker?"

Chang waved his hands in a threatening manner, "It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate. Xiuchun's father is still alive, and I haven't heard that they can't get along. Besides, Xiuchun used to call me brother, but now she has to call me father. How inappropriate!"

The whole family was stunned and then burst into laughter.

The old lady tapped his forehead with her finger and almost choked with laughter.

Grandma Chang patted his arm and said, "Now that you've grown up, you've learned to chat with grandma!"