Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

The aroma of the meat in the pot was so fragrant that the neighbors in the yard were drooling. They all popped their heads out to see where the aroma came from. But when they saw that the fragrance was coming from the backyard, they calmed down a lot. This backyard was not to be trifled with. Soon, almost every household was filled with the cries of children and the scolding of adults...

Banggeng ran in with a little boy of five or six years old and a little girl of three or four years old. They squatted next to Dabao and drooled at the sight of the bubbling meat in the pot.

Qin Dabao touched his little head and asked, "Whose families are these two little friends of yours?"

Banggeng raised his head, his eyes narrowed. He really liked Dabao patting his head: "Grandpa, these are Sanmao and Xiu'er from Aunt Liang's family."

"Auntie Liang?" Dabao was a little confused.

Sha Zhu added two sticks of firewood to the stove: "These are Liang Ladi's mistresses."

Sanmao and Xiu'er were very polite and called out in unison: "Uncle Zhuzi, Grandpa Qin, Grandpa Bao."

"Hahahaha" these two little guys made Sha Zhu and Qin Qingyou laugh.

Qin Dabao's face turned a little red, but he always liked children very much, so he took Sanmao and Xiu'er in his arms and fed each of them a piece of pork elbow.

"Don't call me Grandpa Bao. Banggeng is my grandson, so he calls me that. You can just call me Uncle Bao."

The two little ones were chewing with their mouths full of oil, and they called out in unison: "Uncle Bao." These two children were taught very well by Liang Ladi and were not annoying at all.

Dabao took out a few pieces of candy from his trouser pocket, two pieces for each child. The children became even happier and jumped around Dabao.

"Be good and play in the yard. I'll give you some meat when it's cooked."

Banggeng and Sanmao agreed loudly and took Xiuer to play hopscotch in the yard.

"Brother Zhu, why is Xu Damao not home every day? Didn't you say you were dating last time? When are you getting married?"

You don't need to ask others about the gossip in this yard, just ask Sha Zhu, he knows it all.

"Well, isn't this grandson dating someone? They say it's Lou Bancheng's daughter, Lou Xiao'e. I heard it was Xu Damao's mother who arranged this. Wasn't Xu Damao's mother originally a servant in the Lou family? This time, he's turned the tables and got the boss's daughter right away."

"Lou Bancheng?" Dabao frowned. To say that everyone in Beijing knew Lou Bancheng was a bit of an exaggeration, but from Qianmen to Gulou, if you said you had never heard of Lou Bancheng, then you must not be a native Beijinger. However, in his previous life, Lou Bancheng ran away in 65 and went to Hong Kong. His entire family went there and didn't return until .

"Isn't that Lou Bancheng? He's a true capitalist, his class background is extremely high..."

Isn't that the height of success? It turns out they own the entire steel mill, not to mention their other businesses. They own two of the four largest department stores in Beijing. This family is incredibly wealthy, and their only daughter is marrying the son of a servant? Would you have dared to think of that before liberation?

Qin Dabao shook his head. It would be strange if this marriage could last.

But don't be fooled by Xu Damao's donkey face. He is sweet-talker, thick-skinned and popular with women. Ever since he became the projectionist among the eight major employees, he has been like a fish in water. He always hears gossips like Xu Damao has slept with so and so again.

However, Dabao knew that there is always smoke without fire. If a big storm had not come in his previous life and everyone's attention had not been focused on things below the belt, it would be hard to say what would have happened to Xu Damao.

Sha Zhu came over and whispered, "Everyone in the factory is saying that Xu Damao's grandson took the opportunity of showing movies in the countryside to hook up with a young woman. I heard that the young woman's husband is a soldier who fought in the war and is now guarding the border..."

Qin Dabao's face changed drastically. He quickly covered Sha Zhu's mouth and said urgently, "Brother Zhu, don't talk nonsense. This is a matter of losing your head."

Sha Zhu and Qin Qing were shocked.

"Brother, is it that serious? Isn't it just a whore?"

Qin Dabao's face darkened. "If you destroy a military marriage, the woman might still be able to survive if she has a child, but the man will definitely not. He will suffer a terrible fate. Brother Zhu, from what you said, this has spread throughout the factory. This matter is a big deal. If it's true, we can't hide it."

"Ah? Is it so... serious?" Sha Zhu was so scared that he couldn't drink the wine anymore and his mouth was drooling.

"It's even more serious than I said. Soldiers are fighting on the front lines, but someone is taking advantage of them in the rear. Will the military allow this? If this gets out, the police won't even have to intervene. The army will just send someone to arrest them, and even Xu Damao's parents will be implicated."

"Ah? This matter requires the punishment of all nine generations of the family?" Sha Zhu was extremely surprised.

Dabao sneered: "When did collective punishment stop?! It has never been broken off since ancient times. Apart from anything else, the fact that a parent fails to teach their children well is enough."

Sha Zhu and Xu Damao grew up together. Although they disliked each other, they didn't want each other dead, did they? Besides, Sha Zhu was a bit of a nagging person, and he was not willing to give in, but he was kind at heart.

"Then can you use some connections? It's not a capital crime anyway..."

Qin Dabao shook his head: "If this matter doesn't leak out, it's fine. But if it does, it will definitely spread to the world. Conservatively speaking, even your factory leaders will be caught in the act."

Are you kidding me? Using connections? It's so well-connected, who would dare to use connections? Besides, Xu Damao's father was a driver for a capitalist, and his mother was a servant. What connections could you find to suppress this matter?

Qin Qingyou sighed deeply: "Misfortunes sent by heaven can be avoided, but those brought upon oneself cannot be escaped. As a person, you have to walk your own path, and you have to bear the consequences, whether good or bad."

"Let's not talk about him, Brother Zhu, what's the name of the new neighbor? Tan, Tan..."

"Tan Mingzhi, I haven't seen him for over half a month. His mother said he went on a business trip to the south."

"He's on a business trip? Which unit does he work for?"

"Is it from the Second Steel Rolling Mill?"

Qin Dabao frowned: "The Second Steel Rolling Mill? Uncle Zhao's factory?"

"Uncle Zhao? Oh, yes, Director Zhao Yuchu, Shachun's father."

"For someone like Tan Mingzhi, it's good enough for him to be a worker, how can he go on a business trip? There's no one left in this factory." Qin Qingyou looked down on this second-rate guy.

"Dabao, if you have time, you should go see your Uncle Zhao. He has been very kind to you. Isn't your job all thanks to him?"

Qin Dabao nodded. He had been busy recently and had not visited Shachun and her family. Now that the pig's head and offal had been braised, he would find time to send some over tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

The three children were having a lot of fun playing in the yard. They looked back from time to time, and they were so greedy.

The soup pot was steaming and the aroma was so fragrant that it attracted Lu Xiu'e and Cuicui and the others in the room. The three little girls each took a stool and sat there to smell the aroma. It was so fragrant.

Xiu'er came staggering over, her little face and hands made up like a kitten. She stood in front of Dabao, tilted her little face up, and used her little hands to catch the drool.

Qin Dabao suppressed his laughter, took out a handkerchief from his pocket, and carefully wiped Xiu'er's face and hands. He looked at the pot and saw that the pig intestines and liver must have been rotten.

Dabao used chopsticks to pick out a piece of pork liver and put it on the plate on the small kang table. He was not afraid of the heat and broke the pork liver into pieces with his hands. He gave each child a piece, even Cuicui got one. He broke off a small piece to feed Xiuer.

Lu Xiu'e patted Qin Qingyou and said, "Look, my son is as kind as I am. All the children like him."

Qin Qingyou curled his lips and muttered quietly: "As if I am not kind."

Lu Xiu'e used chopsticks to pick out a piece of pig intestines and tore it apart with her mouth. It was so hot that she hissed and laughed: "You... are kind... shit... That year... I came here... hot... hot... huhu... beggars, and you didn't even bear to give me the half of the leftover steamed bread."

Qin Qingyou kept scratching his head. This old woman was telling him everything, but there was nothing he could do. The woman at home was an absolute tigress and he dared not provoke her.

Liang Ladi and Qin Huairu, who was holding Xiaodang, walked into the backyard. Qin Huairu said with a smile: "I just said these little ones are eating at my grandfather's place, right?"

Xiu'er grabbed a piece of pork liver and looked at Dabao. Dabao nodded, knowing what it meant. This child was as sensible as Niu Niu, and sensible children were loved by people.

Xiu'er threw herself into Liang Ladi's arms and stuffed the pig liver in her hand into her mother's mouth: "Mom, eat it, it's delicious."

Liang Ladi picked up Xiu'er and greeted Lu Xiu'e shyly: "Aunt, you see these two children are ignorant. They came to your house to eat."

Lu Xiu'e walked over, patted her, and feigned anger, saying, "We're all neighbors in the same courtyard. Who wouldn't share a bite of delicious food with their children? You're the only one who's always so rude."

Liang Ladi's husband was Peng Jizhong, who was a welder in the machinery factory. He died of illness, leaving behind four children. Liang Ladi took over her late husband's job and became a welder. She worked really hard and was promoted to the level of a fourth-level welder in just three years. Later, the machinery factory was merged into the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. The leaders felt sorry for the difficulties faced by the orphans and widows, so they allocated the vacant house in Yard 95 to her.

Liang Ladi has a cheerful personality and is particularly fond of Lu Xiu'e's temper. In addition, Lu Xiu'e helped Da Mao and Er Mao get their school registrations, so Liang Ladi was very grateful and became very close to Lu Xiu'e.

As soon as Xiaodang saw Dabao, she immediately felt that her mother was not sweet anymore. She struggled desperately in Qin Huairu's arms, her little hands twitching. Dabao quickly reached out and hugged her. Xiaodang held Qin Dabao's face and bit it, leaving a face full of saliva. She was hungry.

Qin Dabao had no choice but to carry her into the house to prepare milk powder.

Liang Ladi had met Dabao twice, but they had rarely said hello. She was quite surprised to see how patient he was with children. Nowadays, there are many men who have never grabbed their children and spanked them, but it is rare to find someone who loves children so much.

"Aunt Qin, how come Brother Dabao is getting more and more handsome? This guy is even prettier than the older girls."

Lu Xiu'e said proudly: "Looks good, doesn't it? Follow me..."

Before she could finish her words, a flurry of footsteps sounded, startling everyone and looking up at the Moon Gate...