Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

Zhang Dabiao came to the backyard and Jia Dongxu was already waiting at the door. "Seventh Uncle, are you the section chief now?"

"How do you know?" Zhang Dabao was a little puzzled. How did he know everything?

"Aunt Zhao on the street said it. She heard it from her neighbor's brother-in-law's third uncle's brother-in-law. The information is very accurate," said Jia Dongxu.

"It spreads so fast," Zhang Dabao said with a sigh.

"Seventh Uncle, how did you become a cadre? Why can't I become one?" Jia Dongxu asked again.

"Our factory does not select first-level workers as cadres," Zhang Dabao's words choked Jia Dongxu.

"It's okay for me to be a cadre in the post office," Jia Dongxu asked after a little embarrassment.

"Dongxu, you should just deliver the letters well. Why don't you wait for Banggeng to grow up and become a cadre, or let your mother work hard to become a cadre. You are a cadre's nephew now, and when your mother becomes a cadre, you will be a cadre's son. When Banggeng becomes a cadre, wouldn't it be better for you to be a cadre's father?" Zhang Dabao gave Jia Dongxu some advice when he saw him asking this.

"But I also want to be a cadre?" Jia Dongxu was still a little unwilling to give up.

"Just make sure you deliver the letter first. Dongxu, let me ask you, how many people are there in your post office? How many types of jobs are there? How many regions are there? How many co-construction units are there?" Zhang Dabao asked Jia Dongxu a few questions.

"I'm a courier, why should I care about these things?" Jia Dongxu said.

"So I asked you to deliver the letter well? Being a cadre in Dongxu is not your forte. I'm happy that I got promoted today. Shall we have something nice to eat?" Zhang Dabao changed the subject.

"What's good to eat?" Jia Dongxu was attracted.

"By the way, this is your strong point. It's good enough that you can eat and drink. If you can also work, would you let other postmen live? It's not good to be too well-rounded. How do you think these garlics should be eaten?" Zhang Dabao encouraged his nephew.

"Garlic? There are so many ways to eat it. You can mash it and mix it with eggs. If you don't mix it with eggs, you can also put some sesame paste and soy sauce in it. It would be best if you put some dried shrimp in it. It goes well with rice. You can also stir-fry it and put some meat slices on it. It tastes amazing..." Jia Dongxu started drooling as he spoke.

"Okay, these three dishes are left to you. The garlics I brought are local specialties and are very good." Zhang Dabao thought that eating was Jia Dongxu's specialty.

Jia Dongxu started picking garlic happily and no longer worried about why he did not become a cadre.

Zhang Dabao's house was very lively in the evening. The Jia family, the He family, Xu Damao, Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu, Huang Xinsheng, Zhang Lianhua and the children were there. There were two full tables. The three garlic dishes made by Jia Dongxu were well received by everyone.

The Liu family in the backyard was particularly quiet today. As soon as Liu Haizhong got home, he sat on a chair and panted. His face kept changing from red to white, from white to yellow, and then to blue. The second aunt was so scared that she didn't even dare to do needlework, for fear that the needle would fall to the ground and disturb Liu Haizhong. He got angry and beat himself up. Liu Guangqi didn't even eat dinner, and didn't even go into his father's room. He was used to being alone.

Yan Bugui regrets it very much now, and feels that he should have sent Yan Jiecheng back to his hometown earlier. Now he has offended him and he has been locked up and beaten every day. What is going on?

The Yi family was relatively calm, and the two of them didn't care at all whether Zhang Dabao got promoted or not.

At Zhang Dasen's home in Zhangjia Village, the five brothers Zhang Daliu, Zhang Dalin, Zhang Dayang and Zhang Dabai have been sitting there for half an hour. "Dasen, is what Dabiao said true?" Zhang Daliu asked his brother again.

"Of course it's true. It was Da Gong who called me back from the fields. Lan Fang's mother was there too and told us both." Zhang Dasen was in a difficult situation now. How could he choose three people from four brothers?

"Da Xianbian is a cadre, he will definitely not lie to us. He has had a good relationship with Lianhua and Da Sen since childhood. He also said that Da Sen should go. In addition to Da Sen, three people from our four families will go. Let's draw lots. This way it will be fair," said Zhang Daliu.

The other brothers nodded in agreement. They could not give up. If they gave up this opportunity to change their destiny, they would regret it for the rest of their lives. After all, the situation in the village was very difficult now.

"No matter who is not elected, we must not hurt the relationship between brothers. Big brother and Da Biao have become estranged, and we can't be like that anymore. The money earned by those who have moved to the city can be used to help the brothers who have not moved to the city at the end of the year, is that okay?" Zhang Daliu asked his brothers again.

The brothers all nodded in agreement.

So Zhang Dasen made four paper balls, one of which had the word "no" written on it, and the other three were blank, making it agreed that whoever caught the one with the word "no" on it could not leave. Zhang Dasen put the four paper balls in a ceramic jar and placed it in front of his four brothers.

"Second brother, you go first," Zhang Dasen said to Zhang Dabai.

"Catch them together." Zhang Dabai took out one, and the other three brothers also took one. The results came out, and Zhang Dalin caught the note with the word "no".

"You guys go ahead." Zhang Dalin felt a little sad, but there was nothing he could do. It was just his bad luck.

"I plan to let Shouyong go, what about you?" Zhang Daliu said to Zhang Dayang and Zhang Dabai.

"Me too. I'm old enough. Let the kids go. I'll let Shoumin go," said Zhang Dabai. Zhang Shoumin is his eldest son, who is nineteen years old this year.

"I'll go by myself. Shouzhi and Shouhui are still young," said Zhang Dayang.

"Okay, Shouyong and Dayang will form a team, Dasen and Shoumin will form another team, and we will all make the carriage tomorrow. No matter how much money we get at the end of the year, everyone will give 10% to Dalin," said Zhang Daliu.

The brothers all said there was no problem.

The brothers dispersed, and Zhang Dalin returned home very sad. His wife was also very sad, "His father, can I ask him again when the seventh brother comes back? There seems to be no other work. There is no way to make a living in the village now."

"Don't ask anymore. There is always a way out. Don't put Da Biao in a difficult position," said Zhang Dalin.

"I just want to ask," Zhang Dalin's wife insisted.

"Don't ask now. When I can't go on any longer, I'll go find him. If I ask the other brothers now, they may not be willing. I can't blame others. I can only blame my bad luck," Zhang Dalin said self-reproachfully.

The next morning, Zhang Daliu and his five brothers took leave and did not go to work in the fields. Instead, they took a horse-drawn carriage. When Zhang Dasong went out, he saw the other brothers together and felt something was wrong, so he found Zhang Daliu.

"Da Liu, why are you hitting this thing?" Zhang Dasong asked his younger brothers.

"Brother, Da Biao bought two horses, but we still need a carriage. Let's build a carriage so that we can transport some goods," said Zhang Dasen.

"What is there to do in the village? The sweet potatoes haven't been planted yet, and the wheat is already in trouble." Zhang Dasong was even more confused.

"Brother is going to the capital to get some things, delivering some coal to the coal station and so on, and he can make a living there," Zhang Dasen answered his brother's question.

"Going to the capital? Are you all going?" Zhang Dasong felt very unhappy and jealous. It seemed that his brothers had abandoned him.

"Four people will go. Dasen is the one who must go due to Dabiao. For the other three, the four of us will draw lots. Dalin didn't get a chance, so two people will be enough in one car," Zhang Daliu also straightened up and said.

"No, I'm your eldest brother, and you didn't even tell me about the drawing of lots." Zhang Dasong was a little unhappy.

"Brother, this is a job that Da Biao found. Don't you have some conflicts with him now?" Zhang Dasen asked.

"Oh!" Zhang Dasong was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but he had nothing to say. It was his own fault for what he had done in the first place.