Counterattack in the chronology

Gu Lichun only stayed at home for more than an hour before leaving. Before he left, he looked at the pale Chen Yu and asked worriedly, "Are you really okay? Do you want to take you to the hospital?"

Chen Yu shook his head: "It's okay, they didn't do anything this time, they just didn't let me eat or drink for three days."

Gu Lichun didn't know what to say when he heard his understatement.

At the end, he said: "Write down the names of these people first, and we will liquidate them later."

Chen Yu smiled: "I wrote it down a long time ago. Hurry up and go back, we will meet soon."

When Gu Lichun returned to the second grandmother's house, Zhao Zhijun had already loaded the things into the jeep, and the second grandmother was lying on the back seat, chatting with the villagers through the car window.

The old people in the village looked at the second grandma with envious eyes. Their daughter-in-law and grandson are so nice. Even if Gu Dajiang is gone, they will still be filial to the elderly.Even the man Tian Sanhong remarried was so kind to Second Mistress.

Many children are still touching and looking around the jeep, which is extremely rare.

As soon as Zhao Zhijun saw Gu Lichun coming back, he said, "Let's go back, your mother and the others are waiting." He really didn't want to be treated like a monkey anymore.

Gu Lichun can't take a car, he still has a bicycle.

Zhao Zhijun drove, Gu Lichun followed on a bicycle, and a group of children ran a long distance behind the car.

Because of his second grandmother's motion sickness, Zhao Zhijun didn't dare to drive too fast, basically at the same speed as a bicycle.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the farm. Zhao Zhijun took the second grandmother home first, packed up and returned the car.This jeep was a special car for the leaders in the field, and Zhao Zhijun was able to borrow it for half a day because he knew the driver well.

Gu Lichun said: "Uncle Zhao, you are very popular. I can only rent tractors, but I can't borrow this kind of car."

Zhao Zhijun said meaningfully: "I have been on the farm for many years, so I must have some contacts. Elders are elders. Don't think that you are smart and capable. If your position is promoted, you will not take your elders seriously."

Gu Lichun: "..." These words sound strange.

He asked solemnly: "Uncle Zhao, am I not disrespectful to you?"

Zhao Zhijun: "Not yet."

Gu Lichun asked again: "Have you been stimulated by something?"

Zhao Zhijun's face was serious: "Don't worry, ordinary things won't irritate me. I just said it casually."

After all, he drove away in the broken jeep.

Gu Lichun poured a cup of hot water for Second Grandma, and chatted with her to pass the loneliness.Right now, his mother is at work, his younger siblings are at school, and there is no one at home.

They were talking when they heard a bicycle bell ringing outside.When Gu Lichun went out, he saw Sun Houyu, Zhao Gao, and Wu Pang coming.

"You three are quite free."

Zhao Gao said, "What am I free? I'm on a business trip."

Fatty Wu called out affectionately before entering the door: "Second Grandma, you are here."

Second Grandma responded happily.

Zhao Gao and Sun Houyu also went in to greet Second Mistress.

As soon as the three of them came, the room suddenly became lively.

Wu Fatty learned that Second Mistress had hurt her leg, and said, "Tell me, you shouldn't have gone back in the first place. If you want to be on the farm, you won't be able to fall."

Sun Houyu also echoed: "Yes, Grandma must stay longer this time."

Second Mistress smiled and responded, "Okay."

After chatting for a while, Gu Lichun left Wu Pang to accompany Second Mistress. He called Sun Houyu and Zhao Gao to his room and asked, "Did anything happen in the venue while I was away?"

Zhao Gao said excitedly: "There is no bad thing, but there is one good thing. The man surnamed Li fell a big somersault at the door of his house last night, broke his right leg, hit his head on the tip of the stone, and broke his head. He went to the local hospital and had more than a dozen stitches. Everyone commented that he was the one who offended the great leader by lying in the labor camp that day, and God was punishing him.”

Gu Lichun was surprised, the cult of personality has reached the point of superstition?

Sun Houyu said with a smile: "Brother Gu, Li has no time to deal with us for the time being."

Speaking of which, Sun Houyu was able to think of this trick because of the second grandmother. When he heard Gu Lichun say that the second grandmother had dropped her leg, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, so he secretly poured buckets of water on the road that Team Leader Li must pass, and waited for the water to freeze. Ice put a layer of oil on top of the ice, and it's done.

Gu Lichun nodded, thinking about Chen Yu, he asked Sun Houyu again: "By the way, is there any space in the dormitory of the labor reform team?"

Sun Houyu thought for a while, and then said: "The female dormitory is more spacious, there are several seats, and there seems to be no space in the male dormitory."

After finishing speaking, he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, Brother Gu? Is there a newcomer coming?"

Gu Lichun couldn't explain it clearly, so he could only find some other reason: "Maybe I will come, you forgot that there are still a group of reform-through-labour prisoners who have not been handed over after four games."

Sun Houyu vaguely remembered such a thing.

He said: "It's okay, Brother Gu, leave this matter to me. There are still vacant rooms in the labor reform team's courtyard, but they were not cleaned up at the time. I will clean them up with Jian Jian when I go back."

Gu Lichun asked Sun Houyu to clean up another dormitory for newcomers to live in, and at the same time transfer a few elderly people to the dormitory to help manage it.In this way, the dormitory of Meng Anjing, Lao Yuan, and the others happened to be vacant, reserved for Grandpa Chen and Chen Yu.

After discussing things, the three of them left the house, and Wu Pang continued to chat with Second Grandma in the living room.Sun Houyu and Zhao Gao started to help with the work, tidying up the house, fetching water, and washing vegetables, and Wu Fat also followed suit.

After working for a while, he asked cheekily, "Brother Gu, are you staying with us for dinner?"

Zhao Gao looked disgusted: "Can you stop asking so directly?"

Wu Fat gave Zhao Gao a blank look: "It can't be done directly. Brother Gu treats guests less and less recently. I suspect it's because of Uncle Zhao, maybe he won't let us invite you."

Gu Lichun asked the three of them to stay for dinner.But this meal is not free, you have to work.

He is in charge, Sun Houyu does odd jobs, Zhao Gao and Wu Pang run errands.

Zhao Gao went back to the slaughterhouse to buy stick bones from his father, and brought a pheasant from his brother.

Gu Lichun made a stewed pheasant with mushroom vermicelli, stewed a large pot of stick bone soup, and fried a few vegetables. There are not many vegetables in this season, nothing more than radishes, cabbage, potatoes and the like.

After Zhao Zhijun returned the car, he stopped by the cafeteria to pick up Tian Sanhong back. In winter, the cafeteria opens early, starting at 5 o'clock.The two returned before six o'clock.

Zhao Zhijun was carrying a bag of steamed buns and pancakes and two large lunch boxes in his hand. When he came back, he saw Zhao Gao, Wu Pang and the three of them, and greeted them kindly.

But the three of them were used to it, and they were somewhat afraid of him. After saying hello, no one came forward to chat with him.

Tian Sanhong came over to talk to Second Mistress, asking about her injury.

Second Mistress was very concerned about Tian Sanhong's body: "How do you feel? Are you still vomiting?"

Tian Sanhong smiled and replied: "It's getting better these days, and my appetite has also grown. It's just that I don't really want to eat meat, and I can't smell the fishy smell."

The second grandmother said: "If you can't eat meat, you should be a vegetarian. When you are pregnant with the first four, you don't even want to eat meat. The child is still healthy and healthy."

Tian Sanhong said: "That's true."

Zhao Zhijun took the conversation from the side: "You still have to eat meat to be nutritious. Tell me what you want to eat, and I will find a way to get it for you."

After a while, the children came back from school together. There were six children in their family, plus Lu Mingfei, there were seven in total. When the seven children came back, it was as lively as a flock of birds returning to their nests. Watching her chatter non-stop.

They were talking, Gu Lichun shouted loudly: "Dinner is ready, let's set the table."

Let's work together to set up the tables and benches.Wu Pang and Zhao Gao served the dishes.

When they were seated, everyone realized that there was no room for them to sit at the table. After all, there were ten people from the two families, plus Zhao Gao and the other three, making a total of thirteen people.

Gu Lichun said decisively: "The four of us sit at a small table together."

They took a large bowl, each filled a large bowl of chicken stewed vermicelli, shared two dishes, and sat at a small table with steamed buns to eat.

Zhao Zhijun said: "This dining table should be changed. After I finish my work, I will make a big round table. Twenty people are enough."

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After the second grandma returned to the farm, many neighbors came to visit with their belongings. Zhao Gao's mother sent two pig's trotters, saying that it was an injury.Uncle Lu sent a pair of crutches and a leg of lamb.Lao Liang's wife, Nian Weijuan, also took time to come and brought a basket of eggs.

And Lao Liang finally found an opportunity to tell Gu Lichun what he had been holding back all along.

"Xiao Gu, I've been wanting to tell you these days, but I've always been interrupted by things. That's right, Chico approached me a few times a few days ago, and we had a few drinks together..."

Gu Lichun heard Sun Houyu mention this matter, he said calmly: "Qi Ke and you are old acquaintances, it's normal for you to have dinner and drink together."

Old Liang smiled wryly: "It's really normal if it's just drinking and eating. That's it. Many days."

Gu Lichun listened calmly to Lao Liang's continuation.

Lao Liang's words are very euphemistic, but the meaning is very clear. He and Qi Ke have been acquainted for many years, and Qi Ke is his old boss. It is difficult for him to refuse necessary entertainment, and the meal belongs to the meal, but he will never do anything that is not good for Gu Lichun. things.

Gu Lichun looked at Lao Liang and said with deep emotion: "Old Liang, although we haven't been together for a long time, I know you well. You are a diligent, conscientious, upright and principled person. I believe in you. Explain or not, I believe you."

Gu Lichun wasn't too worried about Lao Liang. One aspect of his character was reliability. The most important thing was that he could give more benefits to the other party.In the next step, he will become the deputy field chief, and Lao Liang will be able to become the section chief logically.In the communication between adults, interests are fundamental.And what can Qi Ke give Lao Liang?As long as Lao Liang's mind is clear, he will know how to choose.

Gu Lichun's words made Lao Liang feel more comfortable, and he said emotionally, "Thank you for your trust. You can rest assured on my side, nothing will go wrong."

He didn't even think about Chico's wooing him, and the result was obvious: he followed Chico for several years and was always a member of the staff.He didn't complain before. He felt that the Department of Animal Husbandry was an unpopular and fringe department, and he didn't expect to be promoted, so he was content with the status quo.

It wasn't until Gu Lichun's arrival that he realized that everything was artificial because of the edge of being unpopular.Some people just have the ability to turn an upset into a hot one.

He also knows from Gu Lichun that not only will some leaders not suppress the ability and limelight of their subordinates, but they will even push you to be promoted together, because they are capable enough and not afraid of competition.

He is mentally ill, so he gave up Gu Lichun, a current leader who is capable, courageous and promising, willing to promote his subordinates without putting on airs, and went to follow the former leader who was jealous and frustrated.

Lao Liang is cautious. He is confident that there will be no troubles on his side, but he is still worried about Qi Ke, so he reminds Gu Lichun: "Our Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Department must pay attention to all aspects. Qi Ke has been in our department for several years. Erqing, and he knows a lot of people, it would be troublesome if he starts from somewhere else."

Gu Lichun quickly filtered through the people from the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Department in his mind. Qi Ke couldn't intervene in the office, and if he wanted to intervene, he would open the gap from the employees below.Pig farms and aquaculture are the key points. It’s almost the Chinese New Year, and everyone is full of expectations for the pig farms and fish farms. If something goes wrong at this critical moment, and the expectations of the employees of the five farms fail, it will greatly damage Gu Lichun’s reputation. It will also affect the perception of him by the general field leaders.

Thinking of this, Gu Lichun said gratefully to Lao Liang: "Old Liang, thanks for reminding me, I'll go tell the people on the pig farm and the swamp to be careful."

After Gu Lichun finished speaking, he went out in a gust of wind.He rode his bicycle, went to the pig farm first, called Meng Nianqun, Xiaokang and others over, and told them to be careful before the year, especially in terms of feed and feeding. Gu Lichun promised to be cautious, but Gu Lichun was still worried. After thinking about it for a while, he changed jobs for Lao Yuan, Meng Anjing and Professor Guan, and asked them to go to the pig farm to feed the pigs. Corresponding arrangements were also made for the swamp. .

Gu Lichun deeply felt that there was not enough manpower, he didn't have many confidants, and there were too few people who could take the lead.Now Sun Houyu can barely stand alone, like Zhao Gao Xiaokang has good execution ability, but he can't stand alone.Not to mention Wu Fat, Meng Nianqun was okay, but because of his status, he was subject to too many restrictions.He needs a group of allies with good brains.Leaders have taught that to engage in struggle is to increase the number of one's own people and reduce the number of enemies.

Thinking of this, Gu Lichun accelerated the preparation of the agricultural scientific research team. He formulated a few simple criteria and asked people to release the news first.

There are three criteria for recruiting: literacy; love of learning and willingness to study; sincere love of agriculture.For the rest, there is no age limit, no education limit, and no gender limit.

As soon as the news was released, the first person to ask was Professor Lin.He opened his mouth and asked: "Chief Gu, do you accept me like this?"

Gu Lichun smiled bitterly and said, "Professor Lin, to be honest, we wish for you to have such a level. But the current situation in the field is not good. You are doing odd jobs and working in the name of our team. Can you accept it?"

Professor Lin nodded: "As long as it allows me to continue my research, I can do anything."

The second person who signed up was Guo Hongmei's good friend Zhang Pan. Zhang Pan is quiet and withdrawn. He usually likes to read books and newspapers.

This girl was too quiet, she didn't cause trouble or show off, Gu Lichun hardly noticed her.

Zhang Pan said: "Chief Gu, I graduated from high school, and I usually like to read books and newspapers. If it weren't for the abolition of the college entrance examination, I originally planned to apply for the Agricultural University. I meet the three requirements you mentioned."

Gu Lichun asked a few words and found that this girl was really a treasure, so he happily accepted this team member.

The third person to register was Wu Pang, which was beyond Gu Lichun's expectations.

Gu Lichun looked at Wu Fatty: "You changed your ideal so quickly? Didn't you always want to go to the cafeteria?"

Wu Fat said: "Hey, it's not that I haven't seen the world at such a young age. Now that the cafeteria invites me, I don't care."

Gu Lichun: "..."

"Then why did you join the agricultural research team?"

Wu Fat came prepared: "I think I meet the requirements. I can read and study. I really love agriculture and want to contribute to socialist agriculture."

Gu Lichun asked back: "Are you sure you are willing to study? Do you really love agriculture?"

Wu Fat bulged his eyes and said, "Why am I not willing to delve into it anymore? You forgot who planted the melons in the melon field? Who watered them? I love to eat. How did the rice come from? The raw materials are all grown from the ground. .So to love food is to love agriculture.”

There seems to be no problem with this logic.

Gu Lichun thought that Wu Fatty must not have enough brains to do research, but his team can't do without coolies, so let's absorb them.

After Wu Fatty, Sun Houyu, Xiaokang, Meng Nianqun and others joined in one after another, as well as Lu Jingjing, she followed Wu Fatty wherever he went.Of course, she and Meng Nianqun could only serve as non-staff personnel.

Even Chen Jie came to join in the fun. Gu Lichun entrusted Chen Jie and Zhang Pan to be responsible for the recruitment. In addition to meeting the three criteria, there was also a requirement for character and character, which could be screened in private.

After the agricultural scientific research team had a special person in charge, Gu Lichun went to work on the water canal. He took people to check the geographical conditions of Wuchang. There was no shortage of water in Wuchang. There is a small river, and a few kilometers south of the farm, there is also a wide river - the Blue River.

After some investigation, Gu Lichun had a rough idea in his mind, but it still needed theoretical demonstration and detailed planning.For the time being, he didn't say anything, and planned to discuss it after his consideration matured.

However, regarding Zhao Zhijun's decision to take his mother to the provincial capital, he also came to a conclusion: "Uncle Zhao, we need to do some infrastructure construction for the five slack farms, but the plan has not yet been finalized, I need time to sort it out, and I have to ask Deng If you apply in the field, it will take a while to finish. Otherwise, you go to the provincial capital to visit relatives first, and we can talk about it when you come back."

Zhao Zhijun naturally agreed, but when it was Tian Sanhong's turn, she couldn't help being a little tangled: "Lichun, can I ask for such a long vacation?"

Gu Lichun said: "It's okay, everyone on the farm is like this. When the farm is slack, they will take a few days off to visit relatives and do errands. You don't usually ask for leave often."

Tian Sanhong said casually: "Speaking of which, let alone the provincial capital, I rarely even go to the county town."

Zhao Zhijun persuaded: "Then you should go."

The two discussed it and went to ask for leave together. The logistics department thought that they didn't take any leave when they got married, so they granted them seven days of leave.

After successfully applying for leave, Tian Sanhong was worried about the children at home. Zhao Zhijun said helplessly: "You are a worry. The children are safe on the farm, and there is a cafeteria for them to eat. Let the older ones take care of the younger ones. no problem."

Second Mistress smiled and said, "Sanhong, don't worry, Lichun and I are still at home. My leg is healed."

The second grandma's injury was not serious. After arriving at the farm, Gu Lichun took her to the field hospital to have a look. The doctor prescribed ointment and massaged it on time every day.The food at home is good, the second grandmother is surrounded by children all day long, and she is in a good mood. She recovers quickly and can walk normally in a few days.

Tian Sanhong finally let go of her heart and began to pack her luggage.Before leaving, Zhao Zhijun specially added two new clothes for Tian Sanhong, which cost him half a month's salary.Tian Sanhong was both distressed and happy.

The two of them were going to Zhao Zhijun's younger brothers and sisters, and they also stopped by to see their comrades in arms. They had to prepare a lot of gifts.

More than 20 bottles of tempeh, chili sauce, and meat sauce are prepared.Although Zhao Zhijun didn't say it clearly, Gu Lichun guessed that his trip to the provincial capital had something to do with him.The Revolutionary Committee incident made Zhao Zhijun feel threatened, and he probably took this opportunity to go out to find connections.

Gu Lichun was not stingy either. He sent Ye Beilin special products from Longjiang, dried fungus mushrooms Hericium erinaceus and the like, as well as canned chocolates sent by He Wenyong from Haicheng, plus the apples and pears he took out from the space. Take them all out and let them take them with you.

Zhao Zhijun looked at these things and said, "These are all rare items, and I am not willing to give them away."

Gu Lichun said: "When you should be generous, you must be generous. There will be more of these things in the future."

Zhao Zhijun and Tian Sanhong were going on a long trip, and Deng Chang was about to go out to study. As soon as the two discussed it, they planned to have a meal together as a farewell to each other.

Zhao Zhijun told Gu Lichun in advance, "Before we leave, Lao Deng and you, Uncle Lu, are coming to our house for dinner."

Gu Lichun nodded: "Okay, I understand, what do you want to eat, tell me in advance."

"We don't choose anything, we just arrange whatever we want."

When the children heard that the family was going to have another treat, they all became excited and rushed to express their opinions.

Some said they wanted to eat kebabs, some wanted to eat ground pot chicken, some wanted to eat grilled fish, and some were more greedy and wanted to eat everything.

Gu Lichun was so quarreled by his brothers and sisters that his brain ached, he waved his hands and said, "I am the boss, I am the boss, this time I will eat ground pot chicken and grilled fish, but it is not convenient at home, and a simple canteen has been built over the pig farm. , do you want to try it?"

"Yes!" The six children shouted in unison, almost toppling the roof.

Before their guests had time to invite them, another incident happened in the field. Sun Houyu came to tell Gu Lichun that a new batch of reform-through-labor prisoners had been sent to the main field and asked him to go and have a look.