Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

After a while, the food was ready. Sha Zhu called He Yushui, who was doing homework in the ear room, and the three of them started to eat.

Qin Dabao put the Moutai liquor on the table, Sha Zhu snatched it away, hid it in the cabinet, and took out a bottle of Erguotou from it. This action almost made Qin Dabao autistic.

"Hahaha, drink this, drink this, save the good wine for the New Year."

Qin Dabao is picky about cigarettes but not about alcohol. He can drink any kind of alcohol. Moreover, in terms of taste, he prefers the spiciness of Erguotou.

Yu Shui didn't care about them and started eating by herself. She usually lived in the school and ate the canteen food which was oily and tasteless. It was not easy for her to come home and have some meat.

Qin Dabao and Sha Zhu were eating and drinking. They both had a good alcohol tolerance and liked to drink quickly. After a while, a bottle of wine was finished and they were still a little unsatisfied.

Sha Zhu rummaged through the cabinet for a long time and found half a bottle of wine. This time, the two of them drank it slowly.

"Brother Zhuzi, is there something you want to talk to me about today? If you have something, just tell me. We are brothers."

Sha Zhu was happy: "Okay, brother, I appreciate your kindness. This wine today is to thank you. You sold meat to our canteen, which made me very proud. Even Deputy Director Li praised me several times and made me a team leader and gave me a raise."

"Hahaha, this is a good thing, Brother Zhu. Let's not say thank you. Come on, it's all in the wine. Let's go."

The two of them drank a glass of wine happily.

"One more thing, brother, I have something to ask of you."

Qin Dabao picked up a piece of chicken and ate it: "Does your factory need more meat?"

"Hey! Brother, it's so refreshing to talk to smart people. Isn't the Chinese New Year just over forty days away? Our factory has decided to hold a thirty-day job training. The factory leaders have assigned a task to our canteen, ensuring that the workers' meals are well-stocked during the training.

But you know, right now, the whole country is short of supplies, not just food, but especially meat. Our director spent three days drinking with the leaders of the meat processing plant, and only managed to get 200 kilograms. What's that enough for? So, our director thought of you and asked me, your brother, to ask for your help. Can you provide some support?

Our director said that we will buy it at half the price of the black market. What do you think?"

Qin Dabao hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Okay, Brother Zhu, I will go into the mountains in the next two days, but let's be frank, hunting is not about killing as many as you want. I can only do my best."

Sha Zhu was overjoyed: "It's OK, brother, just your words will do the trick."

The two of them drank a few more glasses of wine, and Qin Dabao gritted his teeth and decided to tell the story.

"Brother Zhu, there is something I need to tell you. I'll be sorry if I don't tell you."

Sha Zhu was stunned: "What's the matter? Brother, this is a bit weird."

"My dad was on a business trip to Baoding before, and he met my Uncle He..." Qin Dabao had no choice but to put the blame on his father. He did hear Qin Qingyou mention it. It has been almost a year, and even Qin Qingyou may have forgotten it, but Qin Dabao remembered that what he was going to talk about today was brought up a few years later, and there was a fierce quarrel between Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai.

Sha Zhu was stunned, and He Yushui stopped using his chopsticks.

Six years ago, Sha Zhu was sixteen and He Yushui was seven. His father He Daqing left his two underage children and eloped with the White Widow. As the old saying goes, he was so heartless.

This father became a permanent scar in the hearts of these brothers and sisters, and it hurts whenever it is touched.

Sha Zhu held the porcelain wine glass tightly in his hand.

"Brother, don't mention him to me. Back then, I carried Yu Shui to Baoding to look for him, but the White Widow wouldn't let me in. In the dead of winter, Yu Shui and I stood outside for two hours, and he didn't even show his face. From that moment on, we were without a father."

Tears welled up in Yu Shui's eyes. When she needed her father's love the most, her father left her. From that moment on, Yu Shui's heart was broken.

"Brother, I know how you feel, but there are some things I think I should tell you and Yu Shui."

Sha Zhu's eyes turned red. He picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of chicken, and chewed it mechanically. Qin Dabao clearly saw that his hands were shaking.

"Uncle He told my dad that after he went to Baoding, he sent you and Yushui ten yuan every month for the first year, and fifteen yuan every month starting from the second year. He also wrote letters to you and Yushui."

"What? That's impossible! I never received any money."

"Uncle He said that he was worried that you two were too young, so he sent the money and the letter to Uncle Da."

Qin Dabao stood up, went back to the room, tore a piece of paper from his notebook, came out and handed it to Sha Zhu.

"Brother Zhu, this is Mr. He's work address in Baoding."

Sha Zhu seemed to be frightened, and he fell off the stool. He sat on the ground and hesitated for a moment before snatching the note.

Tears streamed down my face,

"This, this is impossible? Impossible..." He had always thought that He Daqing didn't care about the life and death of his brother and sister? But it turned out...

He Yushui had already cried like a tearful baby.

Shazhu couldn't even stand steadily.

After a while, he looked up and said, "Brother, I can't wait any longer. I have to go to Baoding. I have to go. I have to know that my father doesn't ignore us, and my father doesn't want us..."

Yu Shui rushed into her brother's arms: "Brother, I will go with you."

Sha Zhu took a deep breath, and his rough hands trembled as he wiped his tears from the rain.

"No, you can't go. You have classes tomorrow. I'll go by myself. The neighborhood office is closed. I have to go to the factory to get a letter of introduction. There's a train to Baoding at midnight. If it's quick, I'll be back tomorrow."

"Dabao, please help me take care of the rain."

"No problem, Brother Zhu, I support you to go." Qin Dabao understood Sha Zhu's feelings. He was afraid that Yu Shui would be hurt again, so he didn't take her with him.

Sha Zhu couldn't wait any longer, so he stumbled out.

Sha Zhu left, Qin Dabao also wanted to go home, Yu Shui came out to see him off,

Next to the pond in the middle courtyard, there is a flat area paved with stone slabs. It is not big, only about seven or eight square meters. It used to be a small stage for opera performances, but now it is used to dry clothes.

There is a square table in the middle with three chairs, just like a theater table.

Almost all the people who were attending the meeting in the courtyard had arrived. Most of them were standing, and some were carrying small stools.

Qin Dabao just stood there and decided to watch the fun for a while. There were only six families in their compound, and no one was willing to hold a meeting.

I saw three old men from Yard 95, holding a big teacup in one hand and waving a big palm-leaf fan in the other, walking out of the eldest uncle's house in a serious and orderly manner in a column.

Qin Dabao curled his lips. A shabby old man who was not even a temporary worker in the street office was walking in the same pace as a national leader.

Especially these three chairs, they are arranged in the same order as the heroes of Liangshan Marsh, with no difference at all.

The eldest uncle sat in the middle, and the second and third uncles sat on the left and right respectively.

The old man took a sip of tea and cleared his throat. He learned this behavior from Director Yang of the steel rolling mill. Not only was the appearance similar, but also the spirit was similar.

"Is there anyone else late? Is there anyone who has asked for leave?" This made him act very pretentiously.

The third uncle is not only good at taking advantage of others, but also very good at finding loopholes.

"Well, we're almost there. I don't know what happened to that silly Zhuzi just now? He ran out in a hurry. He must have had a stomachache."

"Oh, then no need to wait, Lao Liu, you will preside over the meeting today."

"Okay," Liu Haizhong cleared his throat, took out a piece of paper from his pocket and held it in front of his eyes.

"Dear teachers and classmates...Liu Guangtian, you little bastard, what kind of speech did you write?"

Everyone in the compound burst into laughter. This Liu Haizhong, who only graduated from junior high school, even asked his son to write the entire speech. And yet he still dreams of becoming an official?

When the old man saw it, he immediately knocked on the table with the cup lid.

"Don't laugh, today's meeting will be very serious, let me tell you.

It is still an old question, that is, do we want the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation?

Do we need to respect our elders? Do we need to build good neighborhood unity?