Year 1979: Eating meat with my wife and children

"Hou San, you can play all you want, but at least put all the cicada nymphs back into the soda bottle tonight!"

"Hou San, if I ever go with you to catch cicada nymphs again, I'll never be able to get married in my life!"

Li Xiangdong and A Zhe were furious. They never expected that the first thing they would do after waking up was not to wash up or go to the toilet, but to catch cicadas all over the house...

The cicada nymphs, which had filled four soda bottles, had finished molting and were now crawling all over the house.

The key is that once the cicada nymphs turn into cicadas, these things are hard to catch because they have wings!

"Capture those that can be captured alive, and throw them all outside the guesthouse later. For those that can't be captured alive, or those that are too high to reach, just beat them to death with a broom, and then have Hou San sweep the floor later."

Li Xiangdong spoke, and A Zhe replied, "Understood."

Hou San, standing to the side, simply nodded, not daring to utter a sound, after all, he was the one who had caused the trouble.

That's why Li Xiangdong woke up early, before the cicadas had even started chirping.

In addition, the three of them made a lot of noise after getting up, and the cicadas in the room chirped, but the sound was not loud.

Otherwise, even if the staff hired for the hospitality are not brought over, the colleagues living on the left and right next to each other will be woken up by the cicadas.

If outsiders saw the current state of the house, they would laugh themselves to death.

"Hou San, there are some under the bed too, crawl in and grab them."

Ah Zhe had just stepped on the table and used a broom to kill a cicada that he couldn't reach. After jumping off the table, he angrily started ordering Hou San around.

"Oh."

Hou San dared not refute, and obediently crawled under the bed to grab it.

"Damn! I have one too! I was saying that when I turned over in my sleep I felt like I was pressing on something, and it even made a crunching sound!"

Ah Zhe felt nauseous looking at the cicada he had crushed on his bed.

He glanced at the location, walked over to Li Xiangdong who was catching cicadas, and lifted his shirt.

"Dongzi, can you check if there's anything on my back?"

Yes, that's it.

Li Xiangdong didn't want to do it himself, so he grabbed A Zhe's hand and tapped it.

"Hou San, you're a total bastard!"

Ah Zhe felt nauseous and quickly walked to the metal frame. He picked up a towel, wet it, and began to wipe his back.

The squeaking sounds inside the house grew fainter and fainter. Li Xiangdong, who had lived two lives, was catching cicadas for the first time until his eyes ached.

I spent half an hour fighting the cicadas in the house early in the morning, and every single one I could see was caught.

As for whether there are any fish that have slipped through the net, there definitely are, but they are not visible, and there is no way to start looking, so I am too lazy to look for them anymore.

"Hou San, breakfast is on you."

"Not only do you have to treat us to a meal, but you're also responsible for getting the food."

After getting rid of all the cicadas in the house, Li Xiangdong finished speaking on the way to the cafeteria, and A Zhe added to the story.

We can't catch cicadas for nothing; we have to bleed Hou San dry.

"Hehe, okay, as long as you two aren't angry."

Hou San's sincere apology was commendable, so Li Xiangdong and A Zhe stopped pursuing the matter.

"Hou San".

"Hey, Dong-ge, what do you say?"

Did you pick out the cicada king last night?

"I found it. Last night, I accidentally fell asleep while playing. When you woke me up to catch cicadas, Dong-ge, I saw that the cicada king had already been crushed to death by my butt."

"..."

The three of them entered the cafeteria.

Li Xiangdong and A Zhe sat down at an empty table, while Hou San went to the window to get porridge one trip after another.

When Wu Jiefang, who had come over for breakfast, saw this scene, he didn't bother to get his food and went straight to the table to sit down.

"Did Hou San lose a bet with you two?"

"Here's what happened, Uncle Wu. Last night, the three of us were playing cards, and whoever lost had to go get dinner."

Li Xiangdong certainly wouldn't tell the truth; that would be embarrassing enough.

Wu Jiefang nodded in belief, put down the lunchbox in his hand, and said seriously, "Playing is fine, but you're not allowed to use money as a prize."

"Yes, yes, we don't gamble with money."

Li Xiangdong and A Zhe quickly replied that gambling has been strictly cracked down on since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Even during the working class's elder brother era, when they had a secure job, gambling was forbidden.

A worker who went to the factory leader's office to cause trouble will at most be given a hard time afterwards.

However, if a worker is caught gambling, the factory leaders can use this as an excuse to take back his job.

"Uncle Wu."

Hou San, who was carrying steamed buns and pickled vegetables back, put down what he was carrying and greeted Wu Jiefang.

"Uncle Wu, have you finished your breakfast?"

"No, I just arrived and haven't gone to get my food yet."

"Then hurry up and go, there aren't many people in line right now."

"Isn't this what you're here for, Hou Laosan? Help me get some food, you don't mind, do you?"

"No."

"Then why don't you hurry up and go?"

"You haven't given me my meal ticket yet!"

"Give."

Hou San took the meal ticket, turned around and left. He could have sat down to eat, but he had to make another trip.

With Wu Jiefang present at breakfast, Li Xiangdong and the other two behaved themselves well, not daring to utter any more witty remarks. Because they spoke less, they naturally ate faster.

Because of the cicada incident, Hou San behaved himself for a few days and didn't cause any trouble. He was very well-behaved on his way back to Beijing from Fujian Province.

As the train pulled into Beijing Station, Li Xiangdong and Hou San waited for A Zhe in their office, and the three of them walked home together.

"Ah Zhe, ever since you came back from Fujian Province, you've seemed restless the whole way. Is something on your mind?"

When Li Xiangdong suddenly said that, Hou San looked at A Zhe with a puzzled expression.

Ah Zhe shook his head, "I'll tell you two later."

After walking through the bustling station square, Ah Zhe finally spoke.

"Dongzi, on the way back to the guesthouse after inquiring about the price of silver dollars, I told you, the price of silver dollars has risen so much that I'm scared. I meant it, Dongzi, do you think if this continues, the government will take drastic measures?"

Li Xiangdong nodded solemnly, his face serious. "Definitely. If the government doesn't intervene, the market will really be in chaos."

Hou San asked in bewilderment, "A Zhe, what are you afraid of? We're already preparing to start selling silver dollars in batches next time, so there won't be any problems."

Ah Zhe waved his hand, "I'm not worried about that. I'm worried about my aunt's and second aunt's families."

Li Xiangdong put his arm around A Zhe's shoulder and said, "Your cousins ​​are involved in smuggling with Chief Chen and his gang. You can't control this."

Ah Zhe said urgently, "I know, that's why I'm upset."

Li Xiangdong smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have an idea that might work."

"What idea? Dongzi, tell me quickly!"

“Using your father’s name, where does he work? It’s the Beijing Municipal Government! Call your aunts’ families and tell them your father saw the document issued from above, and that they’re planning to crack down on smuggling. I don’t need to say the rest, right?”

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