Rebirth 1984 Wife and children are on the hot bed

Xujiatun.

On an earthen platform on the east side of the village.

The third brother, Xu Dashu, stood in front of a bunch of withered grass with his arms folded across his chest. He was originally recalling the happy times in the village when he was a child.

After hearing what his fourth brother Xu Dahai said, he couldn't help but ponder slightly and said:

"My work unit is over in Xidan. Is my house nearby? If it's too far..."

He felt that he couldn't be too pedantic, as the current workplace dormitory was indeed very poor to live in.

It's noisy and smelly. If there are better options, it's better to move out.

"Xidan? There are three sets of courtyard houses nearby. The one in Mechanics Hutong is the largest. I will ask Lao Dian to accompany you to check it out. You can live in whichever one you like."

Xu Dahai said casually.

He doesn't plan to rent it out. It's still empty, so it's good for the third brother to live in it.

"Three sets? That's okay."

The two talked about the recent economic situation, their views on foreign countries, the intensity of China's reforms, and their expectations for 1989, etc.

Some of the third brother's classmates went to study abroad, and some of his classmates were assigned to Yangcheng, Sichuan Province, Shaanxi Province and other places after graduation.

There are only a little more than one-third of the students studying in Beijing, and they also maintain correspondence with classmates from all over the country.

Seeing the third and fourth brothers chatting freely about various domestic and foreign affairs, the eldest brother Xu Dashan looked a little lonely.

He stared at the billowing fog in the distance for a while, then took out a cigarette from the dry cigarette case, lit it and took a deep breath.

Mom and Dad had seven children—three boys and four girls.

He once transferred his non-agricultural household registration and became a worker. He was still very tired, but he still felt that he had the best life among the three brothers in the Xu family.

Now it seems that I am the worst person in my life, and I am inevitably a little disappointed.

"Brother, what are you thinking about? Let's go around from the south and go to the chicken farm."

"Yeah, okay, by the way, do you smoke?"

The eldest brother Xu Dashan took out a cigarette and gave one to each of them.

Pulling himself together, various thoughts flashed through the eldest brother's mind, and he realized that the third and fourth brothers were more capable, which would be of great benefit to him.

Not to mention, my mother-in-law's family's attitude towards me is getting better and better.

Creak, creak, creak~

Walking through the snow to the south and west, we saw a few villagers along the way, and the three brothers also smiled and chatted with each other.

I also met Mr. Xu Shichao, who was driving back with an empty oxcart. It turned out that he was going to Longxing Township to sell two pieces of firewood.

Every day before dawn, he would pull a sledge into the mountains to cut and tie firewood. After bringing it back, he would accumulate it. When he had enough for an ox cart, he would pull it and sell it to wealthy families in Longxing Township.

It’s just to earn some hard-earned money.

"When did Xiao Shu'er come back?" The old man was very happy and talked to the third brother enthusiastically.

"Just got back this morning."

"After all, you are out of the crop field. You look like a city dweller. Why don't you come and sit at home!? It's warm in the house."

"I'm not going to sit down anymore. The three of us will go to the chicken farm for a walk."

After standing on the street chatting for a while, the three brothers walked towards the chicken farm. The cold wind whimpered, the sound of firecrackers burst out, and someone's sheep kept calling.

"Mea~ mea~"

Mr. Xu Shichao muttered enviously while unloading the bullock cart:

"Human beings are really destined. You can't believe it. Xu Houtian'er is such a lazy guy, but the sons he raised are more capable than the last. Hey~"

chicken farm.

"Master Xiaowen? Master Xiaowen??"

Xu Xiaowen was squatting on the ground feeding the cat. When he heard the shouting, he came out to greet her.

When the three of them entered the warehouse and closed the door, the cold wind was blocked out.

The windows are narrow and the light is dim. A dozen cats are running around in the grain warehouse. After eating, some are playing and playing, and some are sleeping on the grain bags.

Xu Xiaowen also asked questions such as "When did you come back?" "What exactly do you do?" "What do you usually eat?"

Third brother Xu Dashu responded one by one, squatting down and petting a tabby cat that came close to him. The latter cupped his hand with its furry head.

"Why do you have so many cats? Three or four are enough, right?"

"Ha, that's not enough. In the spring, after the snow melts, the mice in the yard will crawl everywhere."

It's getting dark.

After a while, Sixth Sister Xu Juan and Seventh Sister Xiaohua came over and told them to go back and eat pig meat.

Xu Dahai called Xu Xiaowen to come with him, but the latter declined with a smile.

……

On the twenty-second day of the twelfth lunar month, Tian Guang'er brought people to transport the roe deer, pass them through the pump, settle accounts and give them money.

In addition to the roe deer, the wild boars and roe deer that Huang Lei and the others had shot before, or the wild boars that Xu Dahai had shot by himself, were all sold to Tian DaDa.

Rumble~

Blue Dongfeng trucks, one after another, transport all the prey away along the dirt road north of the roe deer circle.

It was first transported to Longxing Township and then transported to Guanli by railway.

Tian boldly wore a large black cotton-padded jacket and stood on the roadside with Xu Dahai smoking. There was a willow tree further north by the ditch, its branches swaying slightly in the cold wind:

"Whenever you want to sell those courtyard houses under your name, you must contact me and I will give you a high price."

"Yeah, I'll definitely contact you then." Xu Dahai wanted to laugh a little, but Tian DaDa was still thinking about his courtyard house.

After a few jokes.

Tian boldly tightened his collar, lowered his voice, and suddenly said:

"As the Chinese New Year approaches, many speculators who have made a lot of money are becoming more and more arrogant, arrogant, domineering, and doing more and more excessive things."

"Then what?" Xu Dahai's eyes narrowed and he became alert.

"Many ordinary people and ordinary cadres are becoming more and more dissatisfied, which has attracted the attention of the higher-ups... Humph, I heard the news, and a big boss slammed the table angrily, proposing to shoot a group of people with serious crimes, so after the new year, it's best Be low-key."

"Yeah, I understand, thanks."

"Ha, thank you for what you're saying, you've seen me outside, haven't you?" Tian DaDa felt that even if he didn't say anything, Xu Dahai would definitely get similar news after a while.

Now that I have said it, I just want to sell Xu Dahai.

Tian DaDa took a Crown car and left quickly.

Xu Dahai called the dog to go home. As soon as he entered the house, he saw Wang Xiuxiu counting money.

The money was piled up like a hill on the kang, one thousand yuan in each pile, and she was counting how many piles there were.

"A total of 712 stacks, right?"

Xu Dahai asked with a smile as he caressed the big fat cat.

"Yeah, yes!

This part is to be divided among Huang Lei, Xu Hu, Rong Chenglin, and Xu Junhao.

This is an account book. Everyone’s money is different, so don’t get it wrong. "

Wang Xiuxiu said happily, enthusiastically and carefully, and bundled everyone's money into a pile with cents.

Finally, he simply tore up a piece of paper, tore it into smaller strips of paper, wrote the names of different people on the strips, and inserted them into a wad of money.

"Where are Xiaotingzi and the others?"

Xu Dahai took the two big sacks to the kang and put a wad of his own money in them.

Finally, the stitches are tied and shipped to Dalian after a while, where they are handed over to a foreign trade company for processing.

There is no shortage of cash at home, so there is no need to leave too much money, otherwise you will cry without tears if it is eaten by rats.

"I went to the backyard to see the kingfishers. Didn't you see them?"

"I thought they had come back early, so I went to find them."

After carrying the two big bags of money to the west room and locking the door, Xu Dahai went to the backyard again.