Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

When they arrived at the factory, Zhang Dabao and Section Chief You went to Li Huaide's office together.

"Dabao, you did a good job. You made your uncle proud." When Li Huaide saw the two people coming in, he held Zhang Dabao's hand with one hand and patted Zhang Dabao's shoulder twice with the other hand.

"Old You, you will take Da Biao to the finance department to collect the money later. He has just arrived, so you have to pay more attention to his work," Li Huaide said to You Zhiyong again.

"Director Li, don't worry," You Zhiyong quickly agreed.

"Uncle, what are you getting the money for?" Zhang Dabao didn't quite understand.

"What money? It's the money for the wild boars. The factory doesn't care whether you hunt or buy them. We will buy them according to the price. This is also one of the responsibilities of your supply and marketing department, purchasing," said Li Huaide with a smile.

Zhang Dabao really didn't quite understand, "I don't want my cousin's money, please arrange a job for my second sister."

"Da Biao, do you know how much it is? Three thousand nine hundred yuan. What kind of job can cost so much money? Aren't you a brother alone? You have a sister." Li Huaide was a little confused.

"My mother only gave birth to me. My sister is from my second uncle's family. After my father passed away, I lived with my second uncle for a while. My second sister was very good to me. Now her husband is dead, and there are gossips about her in the village, so I brought her to the city," Zhang Dabao explained.

"What's the big deal? You've made a contribution this time. The factory director asked me to reward you well. It's no problem to reward you with a job," Li Huaide agreed directly.

"What can your second sister do?" Li Huaide asked again.

"She has attended primary school and can read and do some simple accounting. She can find a job that can earn enough to support her and her daughter," said Zhang Dabao.

"Okay, go to the logistics warehouse, the work is easier, more than 20 yuan a month, enough to support two people." Li Huaide smiled, "You arranged a job for your second sister, what about your eldest sister? Will she be unhappy?"

"My eldest sister is old and has a bit of a fierce personality. She also lives in our compound. The mother of Jia Dongxu in the factory is my eldest sister," said Zhang Dabao.

"Is Jia Dongxu's mother your sister? I know Jia Dongxu, a senior worker in the first workshop? He has been a senior worker for almost seven years, which has broken the record in the factory. He is twenty-five or twenty-six years old this year, and his mother must be at least in her forties. There are not many suitable jobs in the factory. I'll call my cousin Xiuqin, there are plenty of jobs for middle-aged women there." Li Huaide was very happy and immediately called Wang Xiuqin to tell her about it. Wang Xiuqin should have agreed.

Zhang Dabao was also very happy. Not only did he receive more than 3,000 yuan, but he also found jobs for his two sisters. He returned to the department and asked for leave from the section chief as he had some matters to deal with.

"Da Biao, there's no need to ask for leave. Our schedule is very flexible. You have completed half a year's workload this time. Theoretically, you don't have to go back to the factory for half a year. In this case, you can come to the factory when you have nothing to do, and you can stay at home when you have something to do. If the unit has any matters, I will ask someone to find you in Yard 95," said You Zhiyong.

Hearing You Zhiyong's words, Zhang Dabao almost laughed out loud. He never expected such a good thing to happen. He thanked his leader and left the factory.

After leaving the steel rolling mill, Zhang Dabao first went to Ding Youzhi's courtyard, which was the courtyard that Zhige had transferred to him. He put all the wild boars in the south room, then put water in the pot. He would wait for Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu to come before dealing with the pigs. He had prepared the water for them in advance so that they could start the fire directly when they came.

After putting water in the pot, finding something to eat from the space and taking out some seasonings for cooking meat, Zhang Dabao rode his bicycle to the street office.

"Who are you looking for, young man?" The old man guarding the street office didn't recognize him.

"Looking for my aunt, Wang Xiuqin." Zhang Dabao parked his bicycle at the door.

"I've never heard that Director Wang has a nephew," the gatekeeper said to himself.

"Da Biao, why are you here?" Wang Xiuqin saw through the window a man who looked like her nephew, so she walked out.

"Aunt, I have something to talk to you about," said Zhang Dabao.

"Let's talk in the office. Lao Hu, this is my nephew, my sister's child. Next time he comes to see me, just ask him to go to my office." Wang Xiuqin turned back and said to the old man who was guarding the door halfway through her journey.

"What's the matter?" Wang Xiuqin asked Zhang Dabiao to sit down, poured him a glass of water and asked, "Is it about Zhang Cuihua's work? Huaide called me. What is Zhang Cuihua willing to do?"

"If it's not for her work, don't we know what kind of person she is? She doesn't want to do anything. Every day she either sits at the door sewing shoe soles or lies on the bed sleeping. There are few girls in my family. She was spoiled by her grandparents when she was a child. After she got married, Jia Youfu spoiled her again. She has too many bad habits and it is difficult to change them," said Zhang Dabao.

"I don't know Jia Youfu very well. He seemed to have passed away a few years after the founding of the People's Republic of China. But I heard that he was very good to Zhang Cuihua," said Wang Xiuqin.

"Aunt, a friend of mine owes me money, so he transferred his yard to me. Can I go through the formalities?" Zhang Dabao took out the transfer agreement written by Zhige.

"Ding Youzhi? Isn't he a gangster? You lent him money?" Wang Xiuqin looked at the agreement and didn't quite understand.

"This Ding Youzhi set up a scheme to defraud Jia Dongxu of his money. It happened that I had practiced a few tricks in the army, so I used the same trick against them and beat them. The more they lost, the more angry they became. In the end, they gave me the house at a lower price and still owed me 5,000 yuan." Zhang Dabao briefly explained the whole story and took out the IOU for 5,000 yuan written by Ding Youzhi.

"Did you win it from gambling? If you need money in the future, just tell me and don't play cards anymore. I'll handle the formalities for you this time," Wang Xiuqin said seriously.

"No more fighting. If Jia Dongxu hadn't been cheated, I wouldn't have gone," said Zhang Dabao.

"Anything else? Let's do it together." Wang Xiuqin had caught gamblers more than once or twice, so she understood what these gamblers were thinking.

"There is another bicycle, give it to Huang Xinsheng. He came to Beijing to take care of me, so I have to be nice to him," said Zhang Dabao.

"Okay, I'll write you a note and you go to the Red Star Police Station to find Director Zhang Weihua to handle it. He is my comrade-in-arms," ​​said Wang Xiuqin.

"Aunt, I'll send you some meat tomorrow. I went up the mountain and shot a wild boar. I asked Sha Zhu to process it tonight and share some with your family and your cousin Huaide's family. I noticed that there is not much meat on the market now." Zhang Dabao felt a little embarrassed when he saw Wang Xiuqin busy.

"Go up the mountain and kill a wild boar? How dangerous is that? How much meat is there?" Wang Xiuqin asked, putting down what she was holding.

"A live pig costs a little over 300 yuan, and it can produce about 200 kilograms of meat. I can't estimate it exactly. Just bring it all to you," said Zhang Dabao.

"Good child, Yourou still remembers thinking about us. My poor sister feels so sorry for her." When Wang Xiuqin said this, she thought of Wang Xiulan again and tears started to flow again.

In ten minutes or so, the courtyard at No. 10 Chunfeng Hutong, Hongxing Street became Zhang Dabao's personal property. "Aunt, I think Zhang Cuihua may not be willing to go to work. She may ask her daughter-in-law to come," said Zhang Dabao.

"It's better if Qin Huairu comes. Is Zhang Cuihua someone that ordinary people can control? Let them come to me tomorrow." Wang Xiuqin also had a headache when she mentioned Zhang Cuihua.

"There is one more thing. Where is the nursery? My second sister is at work, and the child cannot be left unattended. I am worried about letting Zhang Cuihua take care of the child." Zhang Dabao was about to go out when he thought of another thing and turned back to ask Wang Xiuqin.

"There is one inside the steel mill. Ask your second sister to take the child with her during work hours. I will ask Huaide to notify the nursery," said Wang Xiuqin.

"Great, I have to go. Shazhu is still waiting for me at home." Zhang Dabao said goodbye to Wang Xiuqin, changed to Ding Youzhi's bicycle in an alley, and went to the police station to complete the transfer procedures.

No matter what era it is, if you have connections, you can get things done quickly, and you can’t deny it.