all the way

Maoer finally arrived at the summer vacation, and it was a summer vacation without homework. He was almost crazy with excitement. He always remembered what Liu Xia said. If Liu Xia went out to do homework during his vacation, he would take him with him. This means that no matter what happens in the next two months, he can be with his uncle every day.

Liu Xia is in the same mood as the cat, he doesn’t like what the cat doesn’t like, the cat doesn’t like to go to school, Liu Xia also has a strong resentment for the cat’s need to go to school every day, especially if it’s too hot or too cold Season, so, he decided to celebrate the little guy and go to the restaurant for a meal at noon.

This small celebration between the two of them was disrupted by a paging from Yanagawa: Xiaojun is entertaining guests at the Kyoto Hotel at noon, and you and the cat are invited to attend.

Ma Xiaojun is Liu Chuan's best friend. Liu Xia and Mao'er are very familiar with him, and they have helped Liu Chuan a lot these years. The child is also very caring, he treats guests, no matter what, Liu Xia must go to support him.

Last time because of the cat fight, Liu Xia couldn't find Liu Chuan, so he asked Ma Xiaojun for help. Although the fight did not develop into a fight because the opponent happened to be Zheng Jianping, but Ma Xiaojun immediately brought someone over after hearing his words, ready to come anytime. Liu Xia would never forget the act of helping him suppress the place. He had always wanted to find an opportunity to thank Ma Xiaojun.

When the two arrived, they found out that Ma Xiaojun had been transferred to the Chengguan Police Station as the deputy director. He had already invited all his colleagues, and there were only a few best friends today.

At the beginning, the happy atmosphere because of the promotion was made very embarrassing by Ma Xiaojun's crying and scolding after drinking too much. Ma Xiaojun, whose nerves were paralyzed by alcohol, kept talking about his depression and frustration , entered the Public Security Bureau at the age of 17, worked desperately, was suppressed by those with backgrounds, educated, rich, and capable... The last one, he said Yanagawa .

However, from Ma Xiaojun's gaffe at the wine table this time, Liu Xia thought not only that he must never drink indiscriminately in the future, but also other things, that is: if a person respects another person from the heart, then even if he In the case of complete loss of reason or subjective consciousness, there will still be a minimum bottom line for this person.

In Ma Xiaojun's drunken speech, he was jealous and resentful towards Liu Chuan's promotion, but he didn't curse and insult other people who made him angry. It was really just resentment because of his own disappointment.

Liu Xia didn't say a word, and pretended to go to the bathroom to pay for the banquet.

When he and Maoer left, Liu Chuan and two other colleagues got Ma Xiaojun, who was in a puddle of mud, into the car, and then ran over to Liu Xia and said, "Little soldier is not bad, but he has been working for so many years and is capable enough. He's over 30, but he has to be assigned tasks by someone younger than him, and he really can't keep his face, that's why he's like this today, don't think about him because of this, you'll know later, it's like this on anyone, I It's the same, but I'm more restrained, I won't lose my mind to speak out, and I can restrain myself from doing anything unfavorable to those people who are jealous."

Although Liu Chuan said so, Liu Xia and Mao'er still felt very worried all the way. Liu Chuan's best friend was actually very upset with him. This fact made Liu Xia feel that the third brother was very pitiful, and he felt sorry for the third brother. .

Back at the unit, there was a notice written on the bulletin board at the gate, asking everyone to fill out a form in their respective departments.

Liu Xia thought it was just right, it was too hot in the past few days, and the team did not assign tasks to the workers who just finished the project and rested at home. I was about to ask Yue Desheng for a leave of absence and take the cat home for a few days.

Liu Xia asked Mao'er to go home first, and went to the office to fill out the form and ask for leave.

It turned out that it was a statistical survey form for the country to carry out a large-scale general survey of work. There were many items and it was very complicated. However, Liu Xia's resume was very simple, and there was very little to fill in, and it took a few minutes to fill it out.

But he happened to hear Li Jiyue and Yue Desheng discussing that Chu Baogui, the deputy director of the General Administration, was sick and hospitalized, and some old people in the team who had worked with Director Chu wanted to find time to go over to see him together, and they were discussing when to go.

Liu Xia asked Li Jiyue what illness Director Chu was in and which hospital he was staying in.

Li Jiyue said: "The Provincial People's Hospital heard that it was varicose veins in the legs. The pain was unbearable, so they underwent surgery."

Liu Xia asked Yue Desheng for leave at that time, saying that he wanted to go out tomorrow to do some private business.

When there is no project, they can do nothing in the unit, play poker, basketball, and chat, but they can't go away casually. If the unit has a task, they can find someone.

Yue Desheng smiled and waved his hands, letting Liu Xia go out to play casually, which means he agreed.

Although Chu Baogui asked Liu Xia to go to the Geological Bureau on a business-like basis, Chu Baogui will never forget his guidance and help Liu Xia during this process, and because Huang Youguang and Mr. Qi were the first to work together on business I introduced him to Chu Baogui before, and after Liu Xia arrived at the Geological Bureau, he felt closer to Chu Baogui than others.

Last time Ma Qianli greeted Chu Baogui in advance in order to confidently give Liu Xia a room allocation quota. Chu Guigui understood and cooperated with Ma Qianli's work. He has a special relationship with Chu Baogui, so that no one who cares about it will make any trouble with this, so Liu Xia plans to visit Chu Baogui, but he doesn't want other people in the unit to know.

The next morning, Liu Xia and Mao'er set off before six o'clock, and arrived in Yuancheng a little after eight o'clock. The two of them waited for the mall to open, bought a lot of supplements and a box of Jianlibao, and carried them to the provincial capital. People's Hospital.

Chu Guigui's complexion and spirit were quite good, two days had passed since the operation, and the pain was not so great, Chu Guigui lay down talking to them with a smile, he looked at the cat and asked Liu Xia: "Is this your little nephew? Are you studying in Rongze now?"

Liu Xia nodded: "Well, it's Liu An, and it's time to go to high school this year."

Chu Baogui was not surprised: "Like you, you should be expected to go to a key university in the future." He smiled again and said to Mao'er: "Be nice to your uncle in the future, he even gave up the chance to stay in the original city for you. Now, do you know how rare the opportunity to stay in Yuancheng was? Many people entrusted so many people and spent a lot of money but couldn’t stay, just because you couldn’t get into the school in Yuancheng, your uncle gave up when he said he would.”

Mao'er looked at Liu Xia's face and said nothing.

Liu Xia smiled and tugged at the cat's ears: "You are my uncle's lucky star, if it weren't for your uncle's return to Rongze, we would be able to live in such a nice house now?"

The cat grinned, but remained silent.

Chu Guigui asked Liu Xia about some things in the unit, and explained to him some ways of dealing with the world, and finally said: "Remember, you can do nothing wrong by talking less and doing more. Your Captain Ma is a rare and useful person." A person with a big heart will not suffer under his command, especially those who are down-to-earth."

After leaving the hospital, the two took a taxi and went straight to the bustling business district. At the sportswear store they were familiar with, Liu Xia bought a pair of sneakers for himself, three sets of clothes and two pairs of shoes for the cat. , Liu Wei and Liu Rui each wear a suit of clothes and two pairs of shoes.

Mao'er did not resist Liu Xia's lavish behavior this time, because he has grown a lot since the end of the new year, and his clothes are indeed short. He knew that Liu Xia would definitely not agree to buy the cheap ones next to them, so he didn't mention them at all.

They wanted to buy a pair of sneakers for Liu Xin, but they didn't have a number for children, so the two had no choice but to give up and bought a basketball for the two little Hell Kings before they came out.

Seeing that it was still early, they walked around the neighborhood again, only to find that there were several stores selling children's sports shoes, so they simply bought two pairs for Liu Xin.

The two little Hades are too young, and they go barefoot for half a year. They really don't know how big they should buy, so they don't want to.

The shopping plan was successfully completed, and it was past twelve o'clock at noon. The two of them had a meal at a very famous stewed noodle restaurant in Yuancheng nearby with their big bags, and then took the city bus to a temporary place in the direction of Rongze. waiting point.

The waiting point is at the gate of Yuancheng State-owned No. [-] Cotton Mill, where the cars bound for Rongze and the Nonferrous Metal Factory stop; the bus that the conductor is yelling with a horn is already full and refuses to leave. I've been yelling there for a few more people.

The cat gets motion sickness, and sitting in the back will make it worse, so the two of them stood in the shade of a tree and waited for the car behind, and there was a large group of people waiting like them.

An empty car came from a distance, it turned out that the car finally drove away, Liu Xia and Maoer were about to run quickly to grab a seat in the car, when a person rushed over from behind, and that person was running past Liu When Liu Xia was beside Liu Xia, the bag strap on his left shoulder suddenly broke, several things fell out, and one of them hit Liu Xia's right foot.

Liu Xia threw away the shoebox tied up in a string with nylon ropes, hugged his right foot, hopped on his left foot and spun around in pain: "Damn it... ouch... ho ho ho ho ho..."

Mao'er threw the things in his hand and supported Liu Xia: "Uncle, what's wrong with you? Uncle... What are you squeezing, see what you smashed my uncle's feet into?" Mao'er supported Liu Xia , cursing at the man with big black-rimmed glasses.

The man seemed to have been frightened, he stared at Liu Xia blankly, he turned around after being scolded by the cat, and said repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I really didn't mean it, I'm driving..." Then The man stretched out his arm to help Liu Xia.

The cat opened the man's arm and said, "Go away, who is standing here wants to drive a car? You don't have eyes when you drive a car? You throw things on other people's feet when you drive a car?" The cat was as fierce as a wolf. , if he didn't want to support Liu Xia, he probably would have done it.

The man didn't know what to do anymore, and wanted to try to reach out to help Liu Xia, but seeing the fierce look of the cat, he retracted again. He didn't dare to squat down to pick up the scattered things on the ground. With that look, he dared to kick the cat even if he dared to squat down.

The severe stress pain finally passed, Liu Xia put down his feet and supported the cat to stand upright: "It's okay, boy, it's just that pain that hurts so much, it's healed, it's okay."

He turned to the man: "Damn, what's in your bag... Fuck, wrench! I said, why does it hurt so much when I hit it! What is that iron lump? If it was hit by that one, my foot will be directly smashed!" Is it useless?"

The man didn't answer Liu Xia's question, but called tentatively: "Liu Xia?"

Liu Xia stared at the man's thick black-rimmed glasses in a daze for half a minute before saying, "Are you... Yu Baozhong?"

Yu Baozhong was a little excited: "Yes, yes, oh, why are you so tall? I don't even dare to recognize it."

Liu Xia looked at Yu Baozhong, who was slightly shorter than him, and said, "You are similar. I remember running exercises at that time. You were always in the first row of your class, and you were shorter than me."

Mao'er looked at Liu Xia, then at Yu Baozhong, and asked Liu Xia in disbelief, "Uncle, do you know him?"

Liu Xia nodded: "We are all from Rongze High School."

The conductor yelled at Liu Xia and the others: "Hey, come up, there are still seats!"

Liu Xia looked, there was no one sitting in the seat in front of the car door, he patted the cat and said, "He gets motion sickness, we want to sit in the front, is there a small stool?"

The conductor said: "With Maza, it's just right for one person to sit on the engine."

Yu Baozhong quickly squatted down and picked up the wrench and an iron lump scattered on the ground, put them into his bag, hugged them with difficulty, and the three of them got into the car together.

Liu Xia took the seat behind the door, and the cat sat on the horse.

Yu Baozhong sat on the engine, and after putting away the small but heavy things, he pointed to the antique gate of the No. 04 Textile Factory through the window and said, "I'm going to work here. I took half a day off today, and I wanted to catch the 30:[-] train home, but I was afraid that it would be too late, so I ran a bit..., Liu Xia, which unit are you in? Why do you leave work so early?"

Liu Xia patted the cat on the back and said, "I work in Rongze, and I am the hydrological survey team of the Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources who live in Rongze."

Yu Baozhong couldn't believe it: "No way? I heard that you were admitted to a key university. How could you return to Rongze? Several of our junior college students tried their best to stay in the original city. you……"

The conductor interrupted Yu Baozhong and asked them to buy tickets. Yu Baozhong insisted that he bought three tickets for [-] cents each, and Liu Xia didn't argue with him. The key to the chatter is Mao'er's eyes. If he dares to buy tickets for Yu Baozhong, Mao'er will dare to treat Yu Baozhong as so many people.

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The car drove away, and the wolf-like appearance of the cat just now disappeared completely, and turned into a wimpy cat lying on Liu Xia's lap. He has recovered from motion sickness recently, but he still suffers from nausea and headaches. When he came, the discomfort had just passed. Now I smell gasoline again, and that feeling comes back again, and it will be better if I lie on my stomach and don't look around.

Yu Baozhong didn't ask about Liu Xia's assignment to Rongze any more. He pointed to the bag and told Liu Xia that his father planned to open a shop for repairing bicycles and bringing keys along with him, and all the things he brought were tools for his father. , That iron-like guy is a second-hand key-matching machine I bought.

Liu Xia patted the cat lightly, listening to Yu Baozhong's chatter, and after a while, the cat fell asleep.

The little guy was so excited about the holiday that he refused to sleep last night, so he took Liu Xia's college textbook and asked him to talk until after twelve o'clock.

Yu Baozhong and Liu Xia are not in the same class, he is two years older than Liu Xia.

When Liu Xia first entered Rongze High School, he ranked hundreds of people in the exams. He and Liu Hai were very envious of those who studied well and had the potential to be admitted to college and become commercial food, so they remembered that almost all the rankings in the three grades were often in the top [-]. people.

At that time, every time Yu Baozhong announced his results in the major exams, his ranking was always in the top ten of the third grade. Moreover, he was wearing a pair of big black-rimmed glasses at that time, and he was also very short in stature. He was more conspicuous in school. Liu Xia was deeply impressed by him. .

Talking with Yu Baozhong all the way, Liu Xia didn't expect that the two people who had never had any interaction when they were in the same high school before had an interesting conversation.

Contrary to his weak and dull appearance, Yu Baozhong is actually cheerful and talkative. Speaking of Liu Xia's beating of Huang Zhiying, Yu Baozhong said: "I was beaten by him within a few days of my freshman year in high school. The beating was over. I was punished to stand in the nursery next to the management and not allowed to move, and other students in the physical education class looked at me ashamed. I was bitten by mosquitoes and got pimples all over my body. I almost dropped out of school.

At that time, I thought, if I drop out of school, I must kill that bastard Huang Zhiying before I leave, but I don’t have the courage of you. Later you beat Huang Zhiying like that, and I looked at you like a hero. "

Liu Xia said: "We are the same. Every time I look at the people in front of you in the exam, I also feel like watching heroes. I am so envious."

We got off the bus together at Rongze Bus Station. Liu Xia invited Yu Baozhong to sit at home, but Yu Baozhong was going to refuse, but he looked at his watch. Within ten meters, I agreed.

Mao'er let out a cold "hum" in her heart: I hit my uncle's foot, it's still hot and sticky, just to be polite to you, it really came.

When Liu Xia was walking to the family building in the north, Yu Baozhong was a little puzzled. When Liu Xia opened the white fence door on the red brick wall with two small fan-shaped windows and a beautiful moon door, he saw the verdant small After entering the courtyard, and then walking into the spacious three rooms and two halls, he couldn't believe it at all.

Liu Xia was admitted to a university two years lower than him, even if it is a key university, but after all, he has just graduated for two years, and he should have been working for less than two years. He lives in a two-person dormitory at work, and it is cold in winter and hot in summer. The roof of the rain!

As soon as the cat entered the house, it ran into the master bedroom to turn on the air conditioner, and then closed the doors of the other rooms one by one.

The first floor itself is not as hot as the upstairs, cats don’t like outsiders entering their bedroom, and if the door is closed and the air conditioner blows on for a long time, Liu Xia will have a headache, but it’s fine if the door or window is open, so Liu Xia and Mao’er Now when the air conditioner is turned on, the door of the master bedroom is opened and the doors of other rooms are closed. In about half an hour, the living room and dining room will be cooler, which is the best of both worlds.

"Here, is this your house? Did your unit give it to you?" Yu Baozhong sat on the sofa, and Liu Xia took out a can of Jianlibao from the refrigerator and opened it in front of him. That's it.

Liu Xia drank most of the Jianlibao in one gulp before answering: "Well, it's about the same. The unit first makes a comprehensive list of people who are eligible for housing allocation, and then selects the houses in order, and pays for the selection."

"Pay money? Is it... the nature of a fund-raising building?"

"Yes, but our unit subsidizes a little more, it should only charge the cost."

Yu Baozhong turned his head and looked around the house again: "It's the cost price, so it's more than 1 yuan? I think your house has... more than 100 square meters? Our unit doesn't have such a large-scale house. I can't estimate it."

Liu Xia said: "More than 120. Rongze is a small place, no one cares about it, the original city is a provincial capital, who dares to mess around? There were very few houses in Rongze with more than [-] in the past two years. Our unit is big. It’s another unit stationed in Rongze, the Rongze government doesn’t care about it, and the people from the General Administration don’t come down when they have nothing to do, and they don’t care about the area, so come here as spacious and comfortable as possible. Have you been assigned a house yet?”

Yu Baozhong smiled wryly: "Which round will I get? Many retirees in our unit still live in bungalows. We built two fund-raising buildings last year. Those old workers have earned a lot of money and there are still many who haven't been awarded. We Don't even think about it.

I heard that it is more than [-] square meters, and the top floor costs [-], and the good floor is almost [-]. How much do you pay? "

Liu Xia said: "Rongze's house is cheaper than Yuancheng's. My apartment is not good, less than 1 yuan."

The cat asked in the kitchen, "Uncle, shall we make mung bean soup? Make it early, let it cool down and drink it at night."

Liu Xia said: "Okay, just put the mung beans in and don't worry about it. Take a shower first, then cut a watermelon and eat it."

The cat said: "I put the watermelon in our house when I went out, but we are not at home and the air conditioner is not turned on. It is still hot and not tasty. Let's cut it at night."

Both the uncle and the nephew felt that their stomachs were made of steel, so there was nothing they couldn’t eat, but when they ate iced watermelon, both of them would have diarrhea. After the air conditioner, the cat keeps two watermelons in the bedroom, which are naturally cool and delicious.

Yu Baozhong was very shocked and asked Liu Xia: "Does your house have air conditioning?"

Liu Xia nodded: "Well, we just installed it for a few days. We live in a cave dwelling in our hometown, where the winter is warm and the summer is cool. After coming here, my nephew is so hot that he can't even sleep well in summer, so I gritted my teeth and bought it." one.

It's so damn expensive, the food grown by the old farmers is what feeds people's lives, and it costs one or two cents a catty, and even a large cart can't be sold for a few dollars, but this kind of thing is sold for a thousand. "

Liu Xia felt that Yu Baozhong's expression was suddenly a little different from just now, as if he was a little distracted, and he was a little hesitant to speak. Liu Xia didn't know that sentence stimulated him, so he didn't dare to speak nonsense, so he drank slowly. Jianlibao.

Yu Baozhong looked at the TV that was on, then looked at the beautiful refrigerator in the dining room, scratched his head, and suddenly stood up: "It's four o'clock, I have to go, it's too late to get a ride."

Liu Xia looked at the time. It was two minutes to four. Yu Baozhong said that the ride rules were his usual practice, so he didn't keep him anymore. After saying that he was going to see off the guests, he came out with Yu Baozhong.

After Yu Baozhong came out, his uneasiness became more obvious. Liu Xia felt extremely strange. He didn't know what was going on with him. He wanted to ask, but he didn't know where to start. He and Yu Baozhong had such a friendship. , don't talk nonsense.

After leaving the gate of the Hydrographic Team and walking into the shade of the trees, Yu Baozhong finally couldn't help it: "Liu Xia, I have something to do, you should listen to it first if you tell me, if it's okay, I just want to try, don't you think I'm trying to cheat you out of money!"

Liu Xia's heart skipped a beat, feeling a little uncomfortable. It was the first time he reunited with a classmate who was not familiar with him. When he suddenly mentioned money, it always reminded people of taking advantage of and cheating, but he couldn't just refuse without saying anything, so He still said kindly: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Yu Baozhong said: "You know, our weaving fabric sometimes has defects, such as uneven color, or wrong calculation of warp and weft threads according to color, asymmetrical patterns, and skipped threads.

Textile mills are operated by large machines, so this kind of problem will also occur, and the requirements of textile mills are much stricter than our own weaving, so our factory often has badly woven fabrics that cannot pass the inspection and enter the market. This part Defective products account for a very small proportion of a large number of products in a large factory, but if they accumulate, the quantity is quite considerable. So many defective products cannot enter the market through normal channels. What should you do under normal circumstances? "

Liu Xia had some clues in his heart, and encouraged him: "Go ahead and talk about it. I don't understand your industry rules."

"Our unit's approach is to deal with it internally at a very, very low price that you can't imagine, but not everyone in the factory has a share, do you understand what I mean? It's like you divide the house, that is also Be qualified."

"I understand, you go on."

"Although I didn't graduate from a key university like yours, our school has a relatively strong brand in the textile industry, and the leaders still value me. After I became a regular the year before last, I had the opportunity to get some residual cloth, but I didn't. Yes, because the cloth requires cash, and I have no money."

Liu Xia stared at Yu Baozhong: "And then?"

Yu Baozhong continued: "I heard from our workshop director that in the past, things could be taken away first, and the money would be paid back in a few months or deducted from wages, but some old people relied on the old to sell the old, and finally did not give money. , Wages were not allowed to be deducted, and later the current system was formed.

Liu Xia, I know that your family is from Wangning. Everyone knows that your side is poor and our side is rich. However, which place is as beautiful as heaven? My family is almost the poorest in our village. of.

I am the eldest, and I have a younger sister and a younger brother. My mother suffered from polio when she was a child and was unable to work in the fields. She was diagnosed with lymphoma the year before last. She refused to go to the hospital for treatment, so she prescribed medicine in our township health center. The money I earn from the farm is not enough for my mother to buy medicine.

I have been in charge of the tuition and living expenses of my younger sister and younger brother since the first month I started working. It is impossible for me to save five yuan a month, so I have to give those cloths out every time. ..."

Liu Xia interrupted him: "You want to borrow money from me to buy those inferior cloth?"

Yu Baozhong blushed a little, but he still mustered up his courage and nodded: "Yes, but not all. If you have enough money, I can find a way to get some more cloth. Our hometown is all in the countryside, and those cloths are special in the countryside. It's easy to sell, if you want, after I buy it back, we will share the cloth. As long as I sell enough to borrow your money, I won't use a penny for other places, and I will definitely return your money to you first. "

Liu Xia asked, "How much will it cost?"

Yu Baozhong's eyes lit up immediately: "You, are you really rich?"

Liu Xia said: "After repaying the borrowed money to buy the house, I saved some money. It's not much. I'm also a little afraid that if the cloth can't be sold..."

"No, absolutely impossible!" Yu Baozhong was afraid that the hope that had just sprouted would be shattered in such an instant, and his voice trembled a little: "Liu Xia, you can go to the mall to check the price of cloth, our inferior cloth The price is less than one-tenth of that, so how could no one want it? As far as I know, several relatives in our factory who lead their hometowns were initiated by this, although they cannot be compared with reselling steel or something However, you can definitely live a good life in the countryside.”

"Then tell me, how much will it cost?"

Yu Baozhong said very cautiously: "If we both sell, at least...800 yuan." He was afraid that this figure would discourage Liu Xia, so he quickly explained: "Look, Liu Xia, we all know, Selling things, if you have too few things and are inconspicuous, no one will pay attention to you, then you can’t do it. No matter how few of us there are, we can’t have more than ten kinds of designs? Only then can people buy, and the more things you have, the more likely you are to sell things. The more people it attracts, the best flowered cotton cloth I’m talking about selling in the countryside is usually 100 meters in length, and one piece needs to be…”

Liu Xia interrupted him: "You don't have to deal with me, I don't know anything about this, you are an expert, you can do whatever you want.

However, for such a big matter, I have to discuss it with my family. The money I saved was originally intended to be used to buy a house for my brother. If it was all used to buy cloth, I would be a little worried. Please let me think about it... Well, what time will you come back tomorrow? "

于宝忠说：“我平时坐下午04:30的车，明天我坐01:30的吧，大概02:30到这里。”

Liu Xia said: "When the time comes, I'll wait for you at home. If it's okay, I'll give you an answer, okay?"

Yu Baozhong said very excitedly: "Okay! Liu Xia, don't take me as a scammer. I know that in the past few years, some people have used fundraising to scam familiar classmates and friends. I..."

Liu Xia felt a little embarrassed, and he punched Yu Baozhong on the shoulder: "What are you thinking? I'm just afraid that if my brother suddenly asks to pay the rent, I agreed to help him prepare 2000 yuan. If not, go to Then there was nothing we could do.”

Yu Baozhong said: "I know, I was so anxious, I borrowed money from you the first time we met, because my sister is taking the college entrance examination for the second year this year, and she missed the line by 2 points last year, no matter how well she does in the exam this year, I have to figure out a way to make money.

If she is admitted to university, I have to provide her tuition and living expenses; if she fails to pass the exam, she will be 20 years old this year, and according to our rural calculations, she will be in her [-]s, so I have to prepare a dowry for her; and my brother, who is in the third grade of junior high school this year , I will go to high school next year, and I have to leave our village, and after that, everyone who raises their hands will have to spend money.

well!We are from the countryside, so we are poor at first glance, and I dare not borrow money from people in my work unit, they must feel worried about lending me money, or..."

Liu Xia said: "We are all from the countryside, I know what you said, you go, or you will miss the bus, I will definitely give you a letter tomorrow."

As soon as Yu Baozhong left his sight, Liu Xia immediately ran back to the compound, went to the reception room and sent a page to Liu Chuan: "If you have time in the evening, come to my place to discuss something very important."

When Liu Xia came home, he saw the cat was peeling garlic in the kitchen, preparing to make a garlic cucumber salad, with a plate of chopped peppers and eggplants beside him.

It was only a kerosene stove, and the mung bean soup had to be rotten to be delicious, so I couldn't cook vegetables for a while, so Liu Xia helped the cat peel a few cloves of garlic, and then the two of them ran to the bedroom to cool off. But he was eagerly looking forward to Liu Chuan coming soon.

When they sat down to have dinner at seven o'clock, they heard the sound of a car horn outside, and Liu Xia ran to open the door before the cat.

At the dinner table, Liu Xia learned from Liu Chuan what Yu Baozhong said in detail.

The cat said excitedly: "Uncle, uncle, you don't have to go to the gravel factory anymore. I don't want to see uncle doing that job. It's dirty and tiring, and he often makes him run errands for nothing."

Liu Chuan said: "If it is true, this matter is absolutely capable; let me see Yu Baozhong tomorrow. I have been a policeman for several years. I dare not say anything else. You can basically see it in the bones."

The next day, Yu Baozhong arrived on time. As soon as he entered the house, he was startled by Liu Chuan in police uniform: "This, this, Liu Xia, I really didn't lie to you for money. I won't borrow it anymore. Liu Xia..."

Liu Xia didn't expect that Liu Chuan's police uniform would cause such a big misunderstanding, and hurriedly pulled Yu Baozhong who was about to retreat: "What are you thinking? This is my brother, I told him what we said yesterday , He thinks what I said is not clear, come here today and ask you personally, you come over and talk to him carefully, if my brother thinks it is okay, I will pay, and both of us will do it. "

Liu Chuan said casually: "Sit down, Xiaoxia told me what you said yesterday. No one in our family has ever done business. I want to ask you some specific information."

After relaxing, Yu Baozhong resumed his usual quick thinking and clear narrative essence, and carefully told Liu Chuan what he knew about the prices of cloth received by other leaders of the unit, and how they transferred the defective cloth to family members or relatives in the countryside. , How did those people set up stalls in the county town or follow the traditional "gathering" in the countryside? From wholesale to sales, Yu Baozhong is very clear about the whole process.

Liu Chuan asked: "You have only been in the factory for three or four years, and there are definitely not many steps you can get. How can you guarantee uninterrupted supply for us all year round?" stalls, it must be available for many years, and a stable supply of goods is very important.

Yu Baozhong hesitated for a while before saying: "Brother Liu, Xia Xia, I thought it was embarrassing and I didn't want to say it, but since we really plan to do this, I'll tell you.

The workshop I work in is the largest workshop in our factory. Among the other two people I was assigned to in a year, one of them graduated from a technical secondary school, but they all have close relatives in the original city or in the factory. The office is gone, I am the only one left, and I am still in the workshop.

The director of our workshop is an excellent female textile worker from the past. She has won the title of National Model Worker. Not only is she skilled, but she is also very upright.

She is from the original city, and her family has no relatives in the countryside. She joined the factory in her teens and is very qualified and skilled. Although she is only a workshop director, she has a high status in the factory. Last year, she asked me if I wanted it. She didn't earn my money and gave me some money. I didn't even have 30 yuan in my hand at the time, so I declined.

It is now the first ten days of July, and the defective products in the second quarter will be processed soon. I told her that there should be no problem. "

Yu Baozhong hesitated for a while, and smiled a bit brokenly: "The director of the workshop has only two daughters. The older one got married and left, and the younger one is in our factory. She is two years younger than me. She wants me to be with her. Daughter-in-law, I was actually in Yuancheng alone, and she felt that after we married her daughter, it was almost like recruiting a wife.

That girl is actually pretty good. I was mainly afraid that someone from the city would dislike our family, and I would definitely be angry after getting married, so I didn't make a clear statement.

However, I have been thinking about it recently, that is, if I find a rural area and then go to the original city, I should dislike others. My family has a heavy burden. It is better to find a family that does not have a burden. The financial pressure will be less in the future. As long as I am doing my job and taking care of my family , Treating her well may not lead to a bad life.

In the first one or two years, I will definitely rely on our workshop director to get more goods. For up to three years, my degree will be stored there, and I will be eligible for more points in the future.

Moreover, we may not necessarily only sell defective products in the future. After we make money, I can buy genuine products at the lowest price, and we can also sell them, right? "

Liu Chuan decided on the spot that the business was capable, even if it was a one-off sale, at the price that Yu Baozhong said was similar to that of Bai Jian, no matter what he calculated, he would not be able to pay.

After buying the BB machine, Liu Xia and Mao'er hadn't deposited the extra money in the bank, so Liu Xia went to the bedroom and took out 2000 yuan.

Yu Baozhong didn't expect so much. He originally thought that Liu Xia could scrape together 1000 yuan at most. After all, Liu Xia had just bought a house and added expensive appliances such as refrigerators, color TVs, and air conditioners to his home. For a while, Yu Baozhong was a little nervous. He said: "I will take the bus in a while, and I dare not bring so much money at once. How about this, I will first