all the way

Until mid-September, Liu Xia and the others didn't have a day off. Liu Xia was so entangled that he wanted to let it rain a little, so that he couldn't go to the construction site, so he could stay at home and cook for the cat with peace of mind. He didn't do well, he knew that if the cat could see him when he came home at noon, eating dishes that had no color or smell, the cat would be very happy.

But he was also afraid of the rain. If it rained, they would have to stop working, and the construction period would have to be postponed. He would have to live a life like this for a longer time. Moreover, when it rained, even if he didn't go to work, he couldn't go back to Liu's house. Ridge may also be due to rain breaks, offsetting the upcoming National Day holiday.

Is there a National Day holiday?Liu Xia hoped so.

Now, like the cat, he really wants to go home, so he feels exhausted after running around day and night.

If there was anything that could comfort him a little bit during this period, and ease the guilt he felt about leaving the cat alone at home every day, it was the August bonus.

In August, Liu Xia, together with Yue Desheng, Li Jiyue and several other technical backbones of the technical department, received the highest bonus of the whole unit, 479 yuan, just like what Ma Qianli promised him when he came to report on the first day, Their bonus is usually 2-5 times their salary, and Liu Xia and the others even exceeded five times this time.

The unexpected high bonus made Liu Xia and Maoer excited for several days.

At the same time, from this incident, Liu Xia also knows why the captains of the three construction teams are so polite to him, an intern technician who has not yet become a regular, because after receiving the project, which construction team to cooperate with depends largely on As for the technicians who lead the team, if you don’t have a good relationship with the people in the technical department, you may have a lot less opportunities to get a job than others, which means that you won’t get a bonus.

They are state-owned units, and their wages are guaranteed, but now the proportion of wages in their income has been steadily decreasing, and bonuses are the last word.

Although Liu Xia is still in the internship period, his academic qualifications and ability are clearly there. The leaders of the team and department leaders attach great importance to Liu Xia, and everyone in the unit can see that Liu Xia's future in the unit is as long as he is not a fool. It is conceivable that the construction team, which relies on the technical department for survival, will certainly not offend a person like him who is almost destined to be a person who can count on what he says in the technical field of the unit.

It was only after Liu Xia entered the unit that he realized how outrageous his idea that the hydrological team consisted entirely of technicians and engineers was outrageous. There were more than 250 people in his unit, more than 210 were regular employees, and there were more than 30 contract workers. The contract workers were all the same as the original The leaders of the city general bureau are related to each other.

There are more than 210 people, and there are less than 50 technicians. There are more than a dozen of them who learned the knowledge of surveying and mapping after entering the unit, and then obtained technical titles through various efforts. If they encounter projects with complex landforms and relatively high requirements, none of them have the ability to lead a team to work independently. Therefore, these people can only be regarded as half-baked technicians, and there are only more than 30 people who have graduated from professional colleges. indivual.

In the office, fleet, equipment management department, personnel department, finance department, publicity department, material department, infrastructure department, etc., a large number of personnel are administrative logistics personnel, and their majors have nothing to do with surveying and mapping.

Excluding Ma Qianli, Yang Hong, and other leaders, the most powerful team in their unit is the eight members of the team, not Liu Xia, his technical department and construction team, who are fighting for the team's welfare and bonuses.

The most popular department is the business department, which is responsible for external relations projects, and can reimburse many expenses that have never occurred at all. They often eat and drink in restaurants, which is easy and decent and comes with money.

Zhu Fushui, the chief of the business department, didn't even care about the engineers of the technical department: bonuses are of course very important, but he also has income other than bonuses.

But for the vast majority of people in the team, Liu Xia and the others are still desirable. Their salaries and bonuses have always been the highest in the team. Moreover, the leadership attaches great importance to this part of the people. Except for seven or eight leaders, the people living in the family building are all experienced technicians.

However, as technicians, their bonuses are also different. There are at least [-] people in the three technical departments who don't have as many bonuses this month as Liu Xia, a newcomer. Therefore, Liu Xia, who has always been careless in life, has In the few contacts, I also felt the coldness and hostility from Zhang Genbao from the undergraduate department and several people from the other two departments, which were not easy to be noticed by outsiders.

Liu Xia, while experiencing the joy of the rich real benefits brought by hard work, has also begun to get in touch with the other side of human nature that he has never been familiar with-jealousy.

It was past seven when Liu Chuan returned to Rongze that week. Su Xiaohui, Liu Wei, and Liu Rui took the bus back to Liujialing at 01:30 in the afternoon. Liu Chuan stayed at Liu Xia's place that night.

Liu Xia asked him: "Third brother, I do field work with the team every day, and after I come back, I undertake most of the data calculation, drawing and final measurement report. I calculate almost every day until after eleven o'clock, so I did the calculation. I got the highest bonus, they all know about it, why are there still people who can't stand it, because they are dissatisfied with me?"

Liu Chuan said: "No way, Yao'er, there are people like this everywhere, they only see what others get, they can never see what others give, or even if they see, they can turn a blind eye.

Some people are selfish by nature, but more people are accustomed to the big pot of rice in the past few years. They are used to enjoying the benefits, and one day they can't enjoy them, and they will complain or even resent.

Still the same sentence, you are a unit that relies on technology to make a living. As long as you have good technology and are diligent, you will be able to gain a firm foothold.

The payment must be signed and approved by the leader. You have received the highest bonus just over a month after you came here, which means that your leaders are very aware of your work performance, so you have nothing to worry about. Work hard and do a good job. Work on the line.

Even the ancient sages and sages cannot avoid being gossiped behind their backs, so what are we afraid of?

Let's do the right thing, and let him hold back if he is dissatisfied. When one day they can't hold back and trip you up, you have to be ready, and you have to fix him to be submissive all at once. .

When the third brother first arrived at the unit, he was on duty day and night and did not get a penny more than the others. It was just that the director verbally praised me during the meeting, and when he came down, some people said some nasty things and pretended not to know me. By the side, on purpose for me to hear.

I know that they dared to do this because they were sure that I had just arrived and had no background, so they clearly bullied me.

I went straight there in front of a large group of people, and said to one of them who was usually the most violent, who was also the one who scolded the most and had the loudest voice:

You said that I acted positively and intentionally in front of the leaders, so let’s make it real today. Overtime performance can be fake, but fists are not fake, right?

For the police, grappling and fighting are the basic skills. This thing is head-to-head, and there is no way to fake it. Let's compare the basic skills of the police to see who is real and who is fake.

That person entered the bureau seven or eight years earlier than me, and he was an old man. A group of people came over to drag the side frame and muddy mud, saying that he was joking, and let me forget it.

I didn't pay attention to anyone, I just faced him alone, and kept using aggressive methods to provoke him, so aggressive that he had to compare with me.

We fought for less than a minute. He was dragged out of the unit by two people. He didn't go to work for a week. Later, he asked to be transferred to the Donglong Township Police Station. Up to now, if he went to the police station to do business, he saw me. I walked around all the way.

The people who watched me fight him at that time basically have a good relationship with me now.

Yaoer, strength may not determine everything, but strength is definitely the premise guarantee for everything. If you have strength and are willing to work hard, you are afraid of those people! "

Liu Xia said with a bitter face: "It's not that I'm afraid, it's that I feel uncomfortable. It's very uncomfortable to have such a person next to me. They are all seniors. I have to show respect in front of them. It's really fucking suffocating."

Liu Chuan laughed at him: "Still young, right? If you work for a few more years and see a lot, you can laugh at this kind of person."

Mao'er said angrily, "Still smiling at them? If they dare to bully my uncle, I won't be able to forgive them if I beat them to death."

Liu Chuan clicked his tongue: "This is not as big as a cat, but it is ready to scratch people with sharp teeth and claws?"

Cat's eyes widened: "I'm a big tiger, whoever dares to bully my uncle, I'll bite him to death."

After listening to Liu Chuan's words, Liu Xia actually felt much more at ease. Except for Zhang Shubao, he didn't have much contact with other people. It was only the first time he experienced these unexpected and unspeakable malice, so he couldn't tell others about it. It’s all about talking to your loved ones, if you say you’re afraid, that’s a joke!

Just like what Liu Chuan said, he has the strength and is willing to endure hardships and work hard, so he is afraid of them!

Maoer felt Liu Xia's relaxation immediately, and he took the opportunity to act coquettishly to persuade Liu Xia to change his mind again, and he felt that Liu Chuan was here, so he could pull a united front to help: "Uncle, we are not afraid of those people, next month you will definitely You will also get the most bonuses, let's go save the money tomorrow, let's save more money, and piss them off."

Liu Xia nodded at the cat's nose and said, "After you buy the refrigerator, you can save it as you like, but not now. If the wages and bonuses for this month and next month are added up, let's buy the refrigerator first, there is no need to discuss it."

The cat jumped on Liu Xia and kicked: "No, don't buy a refrigerator, the refrigerator is useless at all, and it's so expensive, if you don't buy it, don't buy it."

Yanagawa smiled and pulled Mao'er to his side: "Mao'er, is the food in our unit's cafeteria good?"

The cat didn't know why, but still nodded honestly: "It's delicious."

Liu Chuan said: "If you typed two copies at noon and brought one back and put it away, will your uncle be able to eat quickly when he comes back at night?"

Cat blinked.

Liu Chuan continued: "Besides, I know that you still don't know how to cook a lot of dishes made by Master Wang! However, I heard that the food is thrown back and forth, and it seems to be easy to rot..."

The cat interrupted Liu Chuan and shouted: "Buy a refrigerator, buy a refrigerator, let's buy a refrigerator, and put it in the refrigerator so it won't go bad. Hehe, the sliced ​​meat eggplant made by Grandpa Wang is very delicious. I want to bring it back to my uncle every time. One copy, but I'm afraid it will be ruined, so it's good now."

Liu Xia rubbed his forehead behind Mao'er and laughed silently, raised his right hand high, stretched out his thumb and made a big circle in the air.

Liu Chuan pretended not to see it, and said to Mao'er with a suppressed smile: "It's not easy to buy refrigerators now, so I have to ask someone to find the tickets. Oh, who are you looking for?"

Mao'er was a little nervous: "Third Uncle, don't you know many people? Doesn't one of them sell refrigerators?"

Liu Chuan said: "I don't know, even if I know someone, it may not be available now. Don't we want to buy good ones and want to be cheaper!"

Mao'er suddenly turned over and faced Liu Xia: "Uncle, I remembered, Ma Pengcheng said that Uncle Fu bought many refrigerators in your team, color TVs, and washing machines, all with his help. Yes, he bought it cheaper than others."

Liu Xia also remembered, and said to Liu Chuan: "Yes, Fu Dong, the director of our office, seems to know a lot of people. He even mentioned to me casually the other day, saying that if I need anything, he will definitely help. .”

Liu Chuan said: "That's possible. Generally, office directors are well-connected and good at dealing with the outside world. If he is from the original city, he might be able to buy cheap ones. Why don't you try asking him? "

In the early morning of the next day, Liu Chuan took a ride back to Liujialing. Like Liu Hai who had just arrived in Rongze to attend high school, he could only stay for about an hour at most every time he went home.

After Liu Xia arrived at the construction site, he asked Yue Desheng, and Yue Desheng confirmed that the news about the cat was reliable. Fu Dong had a very good friend who was in charge of large household appliances in Yuancheng No. [-] Department Store. The things he buys there will not increase the price, and Fu Dong is more enthusiastic. In recent years, most of these things in their team have been bought with his help. Because of this, Fu Dong, the office director, is in the unit Prestige and weight have increased a lot.

When Liu Xia came back at night, he planned to go directly to the building to the east to find Fu Dong, but Fu Dong happened to be playing basketball with a group of people. When he saw him, he came down from the field to greet him.

After Liu Xia and a few other basketball players greeted each other with a smile, they just wanted to talk to Fu Dong about the refrigerator, but Fu Dong asked him first: "Hey, Xiao Liu, your Liu An said you wanted to buy a refrigerator. is that true?"

Liu Xia was shocked: "Did Liu An talk to you?"

Fu Dong nodded with a smile: "Well, your sister-in-law and I went shopping for vegetables this morning, and happened to meet Liu An who was also shopping for vegetables, so he asked me if I could help you buy a big refrigerator, and he emphasized that it was the biggest refrigerator ,is that true?"

Liu Xia gritted his teeth and cursed softly, "Stinky boy", and said to Fu Dong, "It's true, if it's convenient, I would like to trouble Brother Fu Dong to help you."

Fu Dong said: "What's the trouble, that's what my classmates do, who are they selling it to? They can still get favors if they sell it to me!"

Okay, as long as it is true and you want to buy it, I will call him tomorrow and tell him, is Shuanglu okay?My family, Captain Ma, and Secretary Yang’s family all belong to Shuanglu, which I think is quite good. "

Liu Xia said: "I don't understand this either, Brother Fu Dong, you can buy it, you want the best."

Fu Dong smiled and patted Liu Xia's arm: "Okay, Xiao Liu, you are rich and powerful, do you have extra money? You can remit thousands at a time, and get the highest bonus. We don't care about the 80 yuan, right?"

Knowing that he was talking about the two remittance slips, Liu Xia also said with a smile, "It will be gone in the future. Look at me, do I still have time to earn extra money in the days when I don't see the sun every day?"

Fu Dong smiled and pushed him: "You are busy enough to drink a pot these days, that's enough, you can go home quickly, I'll tell you when things are settled."

Liu Xia walked a few steps, and Fu Dong said from behind: "Your nephew is a powerful master. I haven't seen a child who dares to ask someone for a thousand-dollar deal by himself. The successor of your family Someone!"

As soon as Liu Xia went up the stairs, he grabbed the little face of the cat hanging around his neck: "Okay, you are a stinky cat, you are really brave, do you know anyone, you dare to tell them that you want to buy the largest refrigerator gone?"

The cat smiled proudly: "Yes, I can see him almost every day when I come back at noon. When I went to Ma Pengcheng's father's office, he was there and talked to me. A few days ago, he didn't know who told us about our house. The paintings here are very beautiful, and you followed me to have a look!

He also took a special look at our curtains and asked me where we bought them. He said they were so beautiful and he wanted to buy one too. "

Liu Xia rubbed his reddened face again, and asked, "What did you say?"

"I said, my grandfather made it up for me and my uncle. If he wants it, I will tell my grandfather when I get home and ask him to make one up. He said yes, it's done, how much will it cost? Let me tell him."

Liu Xia put the cat on the edge of the bed, and sat there to change his shoes: "Since I promised him, next time we go home, remember to tell grandpa, I will ask tomorrow, is he joking or really wants it."

The cat jumped out of bed and ran to the dining table to bring the porridge.

Liu Xia was undressing, took a few swigs from Mao'er's hand: "Wait, my uncle will come out to eat as soon as he rushes."

As a result of Liu Xia's questioning, Fu Dong really wanted the curtain.

Fu Dong's family is from Yuancheng, but his hometown is from Shangcheng County adjacent to the west of Rongze, and the regional customs and living habits are almost the same as Rongze.

When Fu Dong was young, his family was also poor, and the mats he used were all sorghum bamboo mats brought back from his hometown, but the handwork was very poor, and it was the first time he had seen such beautiful sorghum bamboo mats. Mat, so I want to buy one for my old father. After the old man got older, he began to like the old habits and old things again, and felt that those things were still comfortable to use.

Liu Xia continued to see the sun twice a day, in order to encourage himself not to lose heart, he would repeat twice every morning: "Bonus bonus, my lifeblood, work hard, earn more bonuses."

Mao'er followed him and said: "Fen'er Fen'er, the lifeblood of students, if you can't get enough grades, you have to stay at home."

When the uncle and nephew finished talking, they made faces at each other and ran to their posts.

Three days before the National Day, Liu Xia couldn't bear it anymore. On the way back from Sandaohe, he said to Yue Desheng: "Yue Gong, let's take a two-day rest for the National Day. I want to go home. I am so far away from home." Recently, I haven't been home for almost two months, I'm afraid my mother will be angry."

Sun Chang'e will definitely not be angry, she will only feel distressed when Liu Wei and Su Xiaohui who have returned home tell about Liu Xia's situation, but Liu Xia thinks it is better to speak up with the banner of "filial piety", otherwise he really doesn't know what to do. He made such a request with Yue Desheng, who is more than 30 years older than himself and collects data every day like himself.

The driver of the Bureau of Mines has already changed two drivers, and now he is older. He answered in front and said, "Yes, even an outsider like me thinks that you should take a few days off. If my unit dares to ask you to I work, the people down there have already turned upside down.

Didn't you see it?Those who started to learn crafts with you stopped coming, and went back to scold their father and mother, saying that this job is not done by humans, and they are not as good as an old farmer who runs around in the barren mountains and mountains every day. The old farmer is now I have become myself, and I won't be able to go to work at noon in the hot weather. "

Yue Desheng smiled, and said to Liu Xia: "The weather is still a bit hot, but it is basically the most suitable time of the year for field work. The spring and autumn seasons in our area are very short. After November in the Gregorian calendar, there will be a There may be a cold snap.

Working in the field in winter is even more uncomfortable. When taking notes, I can't hold the pen with cold hands, so I want to push the progress as far as possible, hoping to complete the project before winter arrives.

I'm also thinking about the National Day rest, it's time for us to take a break. "

Yue Desheng did what he said, and even surprised Liu Xia a little bit.

On the night of the 28th, Liu Xia came back and finished his meal. He felt that the life of writing and calculating data in the house with the cat every night was too pitiful. When he got excited, he decided to take the cat for a walk for a while to relax.

The two of them didn't want to go outside. It hadn't rained for nearly a month, and a car would be dusty when passing a car on the street outside. He had just taken a shower, and he didn't want to get covered in dirt, so the two of them ran back and forth on the boulevard in the compound of their unit play.

The two played for 10 minutes, when they heard someone calling Liu Xia's name in the east office building, Liu Xia and Maoer ran over, it turned out to be Chu Yuan, the head of the finance section, who was in the window of Yang Hong's office on the second floor Stretching out his head, seeing Liu Xia coming, he waved to Liu Xia, beckoning him to go up.

Liu Xia let the cat continue playing below, and ran up by himself.

Apart from Yang Hong and Chu Yuan, there were several other people in the secretary's office, including Yue Desheng.

As soon as he saw Liu Xia, Yue Desheng said: "Xiao Liu, the day you reported to the department, I originally wanted to notify you to write an application to join the labor union, but I was too busy asking you to calculate the data, so I forgot to tell you.

Now our trade union is going to give employees some National Day benefits, which are only available to union members. I only heard about it when I came back, and I came to see Secretary Yang immediately. , it is inappropriate to give you this benefit, you see..."

Liu Xia understood Yue Desheng's eyes, and immediately walked to Yang Hong's desk: "Secretary Yang, I will write now, how can we working class not actively ask to join the trade union, I have longed for this organization since I was in school. "

The truth is: Liu Xia always thought that this organization was only established in the era when workers were oppressed before liberation, and that it was an underground resistance organization. How could he know that there are trade unions now? He didn’t even notice that the sign of Yang Hong’s office was still One is the president of the union.

Yang Hong, Chu Yuan and several others looked at Liu Xia with different expressions and spent a minute writing an application in a serious manner, then held it in both hands, and handed it to Yang Hong respectfully.

Yang Hong took it and looked at it for a long time, then raised his eyelids to look at Liu Xia and said, "Well, originally this kind of situation can't be counted, but since your attitude is more sincere, it's not an example, Chu Yuan, tell Fu Dong, If you add one person’s stuff, it’s my approval.”

Liu Xia wanted to know what it was like a cat scratching in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it at all.

Yue Desheng smiled all over his face, and gave Liu Xia another surprise: "I heard from Du Tao that the last time you went home, you still need to walk tens of miles of mountain roads after arriving in Wangning. I discussed with several leaders After a while, combined with the holiday time of the unit, let’s do something special. On September 30th, we will finish work at one o’clock. When we come back, we will send you directly to Wangning from Sandaohe. How about going to work on the morning of the [-]th? ?”

Liu Xia couldn't help laughing out loud: "Thank you, leader, thank you, Mr. Yue."

Yang Hong waved his hand, indicating that Liu Xia could leave.

As soon as Liu Xia came out of Yang Hong's office, he spun happily and slid out a series of fancy moonwalks. Starting from his left finger, his upper arm suddenly flowed, and he whimpered softly, turning around. Floating backwards, after floating five or six meters, there was another happy whistling, turning around like a robot, and then...

Then, he stood face to face with Ma Qianli, Pan Liucheng, and Fu Dong who happened to be going upstairs. He still maintained his round mouth and the appearance of a robot starting.

Fu Dong laughed first, and gave Liu Xia a thumbs-up: "Brother, you are awesome."

Ma Qianli looked Liu Xia up and down several times, and then said to Pan Liucheng: "This prestigious school is different. When I was in college, a professor heard us sing "Night on the Grassland", and he felt that our generation had already degenerated. It's hopeless, seeing Xiao Liu, who has learned the latest international dances so well."

Liu Xia was stunned for a few seconds before realizing that he was pretending to be a ghost, but he happened to meet a god, and stood there grinning, not knowing what to do: "Captain, vice-captain, I..."

Ma Qianli laughed loudly: "What am I? Why don't you go back and rest soon? You haven't been tired after working for a month, are you?"

Liu Xia was amnesty, he laughed and ran away, and heard Pan Liucheng say behind him: "It's so good to be young! I've been out all night for more than a month, and I can still dance so happily."

As soon as Liu Xia went downstairs, the cat ran over: "Uncle, what did they ask you to do?"

Liu Xia glanced back, pulled up the cat and ran: "Let's talk about it when we get home."

When he got home, as soon as he talked about the union's distribution of benefits and the National Day holiday, the cat yelled "Wow!" and jumped up: "Go home, go home, go home and see grandparents, go home and see Uncle and mother..."

Liu Xia was in high spirits the next day, and made the people who worked together very happy. Zhang Yuanchao and the others already knew about Liu Xia's impromptu application to join the trade union, and they all jokingly congratulated him on his temporary success.

We get along day and night for a month, and the members of the construction team like Liu Xia very much. They don't have the superiority of famous college students at all, but their professional quality is not inferior to that of the engineers with the highest technical titles in the team, and they can endure hardships and be optimistic. No complaints whatsoever.

When Liu Xia came home in the evening, he turned on the light and saw the beautiful glass tea table in the room. He walked in and saw the quartz clock on the table. When he entered the kitchen, he saw a shiny cauldron. Look, there are two small pots in it, which turned out to be a whole set.

He felt that the color of the pot did not look like aluminum alloy, so when he picked it up, he felt that the weight was much heavier than aluminum alloy. He said to himself: "Stainless steel? No way, stainless steel is too luxurious to make a pot, right?"

But the fact is that it was a set of stainless steel pots. When the cat came back, he showed the box containing the pots and said, "There are only two of us here, so let's keep a small pot and send the big pots back to grandma." Right? There are also coffee tables and quartz clocks, we already have a big dining table and a yellow dog alarm clock, and we also brought coffee tables and quartz clocks back to our old home, they are so beautiful, grandma must like them.”

On the morning of NO.30, Liu Xia directly packed all the things in the car that the Bureau of Mines took to pick them up, and told Maoer that he would buy ten catties of beef with sauce after school.

The county has always wanted to expand the enrollment of the township, so the big schedule borrowed from the timetable of Rongze High School. On Saturdays and the day before the holiday, there are no classes in the afternoon, and students must come back on time for evening self-study on Sunday nights.

Maoer will ride back to Wangning with Su Xiaohui, Liu Wei, wait there with Liu Xia, and then go home together.

Liu Xia arrived at Wangning at [-]:[-] in the afternoon. Before he got out of the car, he saw a large group of people waiting for him in front of the supply and marketing cooperative. Liu Chuan also had an early holiday today and came back with Maoer and the others.

Liu Xia jumped out of the car and rushed towards his elder brother Liu Kui: "Brother, I miss you so much."

Liu Kui smiled and patted Liu Xia on the back: "I know my boy, my elder brother misses you too, oh, why do I see you lose weight, my boy?"

Liu Xia skipped a few times: "No, I'm fine, I'm stronger than before, except I always miss you and home, everything is beautiful."

Liu Chuan had already greeted Yue Desheng and others, and moved all the things Liu Xia sent to the parents' car.

Mao'er didn't come back by car with Liu Xia, it felt like he had been separated from his uncle for a long time, holding his hand all the way.

When a large group of them came to Guanjiayao, they saw two small figures running in front of the winding path in the distance, and two people behind them were chasing.

The cat pointed at them and said, "Those two bastards have come to pick us up. My mother and fourth aunt will chase them away."

Su Xiaohui wiped away her tears. She always felt that the two sons were not very close to her now. She never thought that the two little things would come to pick them up. They must be missing her, right?In any case, as long as she can, she will find a way to come back every week. The two little guys must remember her.

Everyone quickened their pace, and Liu Chuan and Su Xiaohui ran towards the two little guys.

Soon, they heard the happy voices of the two little guys: "Ah, da, da, run, run, run, uncle, uncle, meaty, meaty, meaty..."