Counterattack in the chronology

Gu Lichun thought it over, and decided to go to the field office first.After all, public affairs are big, while private affairs are small.

Gu Lichun knocked on the door of the office, and Sister Bai's unique loud voice came from inside: "Come in."

Sister Bai was sitting at the table reading the newspaper. Beside her was a medium-sized bald man. This man had a very distinctive hairstyle, which was the kind of Mediterranean hairstyle that was supported by the central government.

Sister Bai introduced with a smile: "Xiao Gu, this is Liang, a member of the animal husbandry department of our five farms. Old Liang, this is Gu Lichun you are looking for."

Gu Lichun hurriedly said hello: "Hello, Officer Liang."

Clerk Liang looked at Gu Lichun appreciatively, and said with a smile, "I never thought we would have one more talent in five games."

Gu Lichun thought that Mr. Liang was talking about repairing the threshing machine, and after chatting for a while, he realized something was wrong. He wondered to himself, could it be that his submission was selected?

Seeing Gu Lichun's blank face, Officer Liang suddenly slapped his head and said, "Oh, Xiao Gu, you don't know that your article was published in a newspaper, right?"

Gu Lichun smiled and said, "Just now the communication room announced that there is a letter. I don't know if it is from the newspaper office. I came here before I had time to pick it up."

Officer Liang snatched the newspaper that Sister Bai was reading, "Let's show it to Xiao Gu first, it's written by him, I haven't read it yet."

Sister Bai had already finished reading the article written by Gu Lichun, and praised: "Little Gu, I didn't expect that your literary talent is really good. This article is really well written. I never realized that our farm is so good before."

Gu Lichun took the newspaper, and only found his own little tofu cubes in a corner of the newspaper supplement under the guidance of Section Chief Liang. It is difficult for Section Chief Liang to read the newspaper so carefully.Not only his name was written on the tofu block, but also his work unit was written.

Clerk Liang looked smug: "In a while, I'll get another sub-scene for them to see."

Then he asked again: "Little Gu, what are you doing now?"

Sister Bai answered for Gu Lichun: "Little Gu is raising pigs in a pig farm for the time being."

Officer Liang frowned, "It's not good for such a talent to raise pigs."

Gu Lichun hurriedly said: "I think it's good to raise pigs. The great leader taught us to make hearts in the vast world."

Big Sister Bai said very relievedly: "Our Xiao Gu's awareness is high."

Liang Keyuan said: "The leader said, 'To judge whether a young man is a revolutionary, what should be used as a standard? What should be used to distinguish him? There is only one standard, which is to see whether he is willing, whether he implements it or not, and whether he is popular or not. Workers and peasants unite together..."

Gu Lichun: "..." On the memorization of quotations, this is the senior, such a long paragraph, just opened his mouth.It seems that he will have to work harder in the future.

Clerk Liang was very satisfied with Gu Lichun, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Work hard, you young people are the sun at eight or nine o'clock in the morning, and I hope to pin it on you."

Gu Lichun said solemnly: "The leader also teaches us young people that we must learn from your seniors and strive to do various beneficial activities under your guidance."

Officer Liang was more satisfied now, and the smile on his face never stopped.

One of the two dared to recite and the other dared to answer, and they had a lively conversation in other people's words.

Although Clerk Liang felt that putting Gu Lichun in the pig farm was a waste of talent, he was a temporary worker after all, and there were not many jobs suitable for him in the fifth division, and the director Deng was not around, so he could only do this first and make plans later.

Clerk Liang had to go to another branch office to show off, so he could only make a long story short: "Xiao Gu, you have to make persistent efforts in the future, read more books and learn more, and contribute more to give us a five-point face."

Gu Lichun looked serious: "I will study hard in the future and make progress every day."

The two ended their cordial conversation, and Sister Bai urged Gu Lichun to go to the reception room as soon as possible.

Gu Lichun not only received a sample newspaper, but also received a remittance slip and two yuan for the manuscript fee.

Uncle Lu smiled very happily. He used to sneer and smile lightly, but today he looks genuine.

He patted Gu Lichun hard: "Young man, work hard. My old Lu saw the right person."

With the hard work of Mr. Liang, everyone on the farm knew that an article written by a temporary worker in their fifth branch had been published in the newspaper, and it was about their farm.

Naturally, Wu Pang and Zhao Gao also knew that what Wu Pang was most interested in was the manuscript fee. Two yuan was enough to buy three catties of pork.

Wu Fat also gave Gu Lichun an idea: "Brother Gu, you don't need to work hard or cost money to write articles. From now on, if you have nothing to do, write one article a day, and you can earn 60 yuan a month."

Zhao Gaobai took a look at Wu Pang, and looked down on him very much, "I said fat man, why do you think so simply, you still write an article every day, try writing it yourself, and see if you can write five words in ten days. .”

Wu Fat felt that he could still utter a few words, but he also knew that he was too naive.

Zhao Gao clamored for a treat from Gu Lichun.Gu Lichun also agreed.Anyway, it's only 2 yuan, and there will be more manuscript fees in the future.I promised to invite guests, but who should I invite?Gu Lichun was a little confused.

The three of them began to count together, Zhao Gao and Wu Pang must be invited, Uncle Lu must also be invited, as well as Li Guangtian's family and Aunt Tao Bai.So here comes the question, how to invite so many people when the funds are not abundant?

Zhao Gao and Wu Pang had a heated discussion on this issue.

Zhao Gao said that in the cafeteria, the portions are large, and two yuan is almost enough, and food coupons can also be used.

Wu Fat said that the food in the cafeteria has long been tired, and it is inconvenient. If there are people coming and going, it is better to treat guests at their pig farm.

Both suggestions make sense.

In the end, Gu Lichun had to make a decision, and they would treat the guests at their pig farm. The venue was set and the things for the dinner were prepared.Because Zhao Gao's father worked in a slaughterhouse, he had to find him to buy the meat. Gu Lichun gave him two yuan for the manuscript fee, and asked his father to look at the matching. Anyway, he wanted it to be cheap and delicious.

Zhao Gao's father, Zhao Zhuang, was also a real person, so he asked Zhao Gao to bring a bunch of things, including pig liver, pig lung, pig large intestine, pig bones, and a small piece of fat. Gu Lichun hurriedly thanked Zhao Gao : "Old Zhao, I took advantage of your family again."

Zhao Gao said with a hippie smile: "It's nothing, my dad gave it to me on his own initiative. He said he was a rough man, but he only cares about those of you who are capable, and let me learn from you."

Gu Lichun said: "Your father is really a good man, next time he is on vacation, if I don't go back, I have to pay a visit."

Zhao Gao smiled and said, "I take your words seriously."

Gu Lichun: "Of course it's true."

Zhao Gao is in charge of buying meat, and Wu Pang is in charge of buying seasonings. Their pig farms only have oil and salt, and no other seasonings.Fortunately, it is convenient to buy things on the farm, and Wu Pang quickly got them together.The bowls and plates were also brought by Wu Pang from home.

Only then did Gu Lichun know that although Wu Fatty was also the second generation of Chang, his father had already been transferred out by his stepmother's natal family.Wu Pang's stepmother's family is capable, and gave birth to younger brothers and sisters for him. Wu Pang's father thought that this son was not smart, and he would not be able to be successful in the future. The son is not as caring as the son and daughter brought by the stepmother.

Wu Fat never mentioned these things, and Zhao Gao and the others knew that this was Wu Fatty's Ni Lin and no one dared to mention them.This guy looks carefree, heartless, and once he explodes, he really doesn't care.Wu Fat didn't mention it himself, others didn't dare to say it, and Gu Lichun didn't like to inquire about other people's private affairs, so he didn't know until now.

Wu Pang's own mother was also on the farm, and later died on business. The house allocated to their family is still there, but Wu Pang seldom goes back. Usually, he lives in a dormitory and eats in a cafeteria.

This time, he went back and brought a lot of bowls and chopsticks and a bunch of kitchen utensils, and said: "Anyway, I don't need them at home, so I might as well bring them here."

Gu Lichun and Zhao Gao agreed tacitly and didn't say anything else.

Gu Lichun was the chef, and the two did chores.Gu Lichun looked at this pile of things, he decided to make stewed meat, first boil a large pot of brine, and put these pig offals in it.

As soon as he said it, he put star anise, fennel, peppercorns, hay, cinnamon bark, grass fruit, etc. in a cloth bag, put it in an iron pot, boiled on high heat, and simmered slowly on low heat.Then add some dark soy sauce, salt, sugar, ginger, and wine according to the proportion, because the materials are limited, Gu Lichun puts what he has.

Now that it is cold, the brine can be kept for a few days, and then boiled again after a few days, so that it can be used repeatedly.However, care must be taken to remove impurities, and water must not be mixed in, otherwise it will deteriorate.

After the brine is boiled, the cleaned pork lungs and livers are put into the brine again, and the fragrance begins to spread.Anyone who passes by the pig farm will unconsciously sniff, and then say to himself: "Why is this stew so fragrant?"

While marinating the meat, Gu Lichun stewed a large pot of bone soup with fungus, shiitake mushrooms, and lotus root, and stewed it slowly over low heat.Both fires were watched by Wu Fatty, and Zhao Gao could actually cook vegetables, which made Gu Lichun look at him with admiration, and rarely praised him.

Wu Fat also wanted to praise Zhao Gao, so he followed suit and said: "Zhao Gao, I have already said that you have a big head and a thick neck. You are either a butcher or a cook. You were still in a hurry with me at that time. You see I hit the mark."

Zhao Gao was so angry that he slammed the spatula: "You fat man, you are thick everywhere, you are a fat pig."

Gu Lichun quickly persuaded him: "Zhao Gao, don't be angry, Wu Fat actually wants to praise your cooking skills."

Wu Fat scratched his head in embarrassment: "I really want to praise you."

Zhao Gao rolled his eyes, is there such a boast?

Gu Lichun went to tidy up the room again, cleaned it, set up the tables and chairs, and boiled a large pot of tea on the stove. He then rode Wu Pang's bicycle to inform several guests.

Uncle Lu was the first to notify, and then Li Guangtian's family. Unfortunately, Li Guangtian and his wife were not at home, so Gu Lichun brought Li Shu and his sister, and Tao Mei also came.Gu Lichun went to call Mr. Liang and Mrs. Bai again, but Mr. Liang had to go to another branch to study in the afternoon, so he had to leave early and couldn't come.Fortunately, Miss Bai is free.

Everyone gathered together, and the atmosphere was very good.

Big pots and big bowls of meals were brought to the table one by one, a big pot of stick bone lotus root soup, a pot of stewed pork offal, a pot of stewed vegetables, two big bowls of stir-fried vegetables, the staple food was steamed buns from the cafeteria, and Gu Lichun also bought them from the cafeteria. A catty of wine came from the commissary.However, apart from Zhao Gao and Uncle Lu, the others were still more interested in food.

Everyone ate so much that they didn't even bother to raise their heads, and when they talked, they casually said a few words between meals.

Gu Lichun's stewed pork was well received by everyone, and Tao Mei and Sister Bai even asked Gu Lichun for advice.

Gu Lichun taught them all, and generously distributed some brine to them, and let them go home to cook their own vegetables. Anyway, there is a big pot of brine.

When Gu Lichun equinoxed the brine, Wu Fat looked nervous, afraid that after the division was over, he would not have to eat in the future.

Zhao Gao found it funny when he saw his stupid way of protecting the food.

The host and guests enjoyed the meal, Uncle Lu got drunk, Sister Bai and Tao Mei left contentedly carrying the brine, Li Shu and Li Qingqing stayed at the pig farm for a while before leaving.After the guests left, the three of them slumped on the big kang after finishing cleaning up the house.Gu Lichun was tired, but the other two were struggling.

As the days passed, the small-scale sensation caused by Gu Lichun's article in the newspaper gradually subsided. Unexpectedly, just a few days after it subsided, another article was selected, this time for a fee of three yuan.This time, Zhao Gao and Wu Pang didn't bring up the matter of inviting guests again, so they couldn't invite them every time.

Gu Lichun became a little celebrity in their fifth game, and wherever he went, someone would always ask, "Hey, are you the temporary worker who can write manuscripts?" Gu Lichun could only respond politely.

These didn't affect him too much. He was supposed to raise pigs, and he still tried his best to make the pigs grow meat every day, he still hired child labor, and he still didn't get along with other people in the dormitory.And the discord appears to have intensified.The reason for the exacerbation, Zhao Gao said, was jealousy, and they became anxious.On the surface, everyone is in peace, but it gives people a feeling that this is not peace, but the calm before the storm.

Gu Lichun's guess was correct, and soon Zhao Gao privately reminded him to pay more attention recently.Because he heard from insiders that Sister Bai and Clerk Liang are very satisfied with Gu Lichun, and he has the hope of becoming a regular.

At this time, Sister Bai and Section Member Liang were discussing with Section Chief Qi about Gu Lichun's becoming a full-time employee.

Liang Ke held two newspapers and spread them in front of Qi Ke: "Liu Ke, look, this is the talent we divided into five fields. Then who will correct it?"

Sister Bai said: "I agree with Comrade Liang's opinion. Gu Lichun should become a regular."

Section Chief Qi habitually supported the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said slowly: "But this little Gu has been here for a short time, maybe just over a month, and he is young. If he submits the quota for regularization, I will I am afraid that other family members will not be convinced and cause trouble."

Speaking of this, Chico sighed and said: "Since this year, it has become more difficult for farm workers to become regular workers. Many family members of employees in the farm have not become regular workers. This is not easy."

Officer Liang said, "We need to do something special."

Qi Ke said: "Just to be on the safe side, wait for a while. I heard that Xiao Gu has done a good job in the pig farm. Why don't we wait until the end of the year and see how he raises the pigs before making a decision."

Sister Bai thought for a while, then said: "Then Yi Qike, if Xiao Gu can raise those sick pigs well, I don't dare to make irresponsible remarks." In winter, a batch of pigs will always get sick and a batch will die. At the end of the year, the pigs will be shared by the other five farms as jokes, and sometimes they have to be subsidized by the farm.

Officer Liang saw that the other two had said the same thing, so he could only agree: "Okay, just wait until the end of the year."

Sister Bai and Officer Liang left the office together, and Officer Liang asked, "Old Bai, when will Director Deng come back?"

Sister Bai said: "It should be back soon."

When the two men mentioned Director Deng, they both felt a little depressed.They Deng Chang came down from the main field. He was dissatisfied with the party secretary's practice of taking over everything.

It is said that it is the head of the branch, but in fact, the number of soldiers under it is pitifully small. The other branches, from the production department to the supply and marketing department to the infrastructure department, are full of staff, but when they come to them, there are only a few people, and they are very busy every day. Non-stick.There are few management personnel, and most of the employees are thorns who are difficult to manage. Other sub-fields who don't like it or can't manage it have all come here. The place where the fifth sub-field is assigned is not good. The place has long been taken away by other subfields, leaving only some wastelands, swamps, and dirt hills that are not easy to cultivate.

Director Deng originally held his breath and wanted to do a big job and prove himself with his achievements.As a result, his work was frustrated everywhere, and he was depressed and unwilling. In a fit of anger, he applied to go out to Brother Farm to learn advanced experience, and was going to come back to do a big job.It's just that his leaving has made it even more difficult for Sister Bai and the others. Fortunately, the autumn harvest has passed, and there are no major events in the field for the time being, and a few people can barely support them.

Sister Bai and Officer Liang walked away slowly while talking.He didn't notice that there was someone hiding in the bushes next to him, and that person was Wang Xiao.The fact that Gu Lichun became famous made Wang Xiao and Li Kuan restless. They thought that this guy should leave by the end of the year, but they heard the rumor that he was about to become a regular.If Gu Lichun can really become a regular, the gap between them will disappear, and with his ability, he might jump over to them soon, which is too unbearable.

Wang Xiao and Li Kuan started their respective actions tacitly. Wang Xiao also went to Gujia Village to inquire about the news. The news he inquired was good and bad. Let's not mention the good ones. The bad news is that he only found out about Gu Lichun today. He also has relatives in the Bureau of Land Reclamation, which made him feel more in danger, so he took the risk of being discovered to come and eavesdrop nearby.

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Dongyun City, Yang Family.

As soon as Yang Aiguo got home, he took out two newspapers and handed them to Gu Hongyu, "Look, our family has published newspapers in Lichun."

Gu Hongyu asked in disbelief: "Really? You won't tease me, will you?"

Yang Aiguo smiled bitterly and said, "Have I ever teased you? You can see for yourself."

Gu Hongyu snatched the newspaper, read Gu Lichun's two articles several times, and commented while reading: "The writing is really good, as expected of my nephew."

After Yang Zhuzhu heard it, she also ran over to read it. She hadn't graduated from kindergarten yet, and she could only recognize a few dozen characters. She stumbled and stopped to ask her parents from time to time.The whole family was discussing enthusiastically, more excited than Gu Lichun himself.

Yang Aiguo said: "Today I didn't quite believe Lichun's name when I read the newspaper at work. But a pair matched, Honghe Farm, and a temporary worker, with the same name, must be our Lichun. You don't know Wang Youcai That guy was so sore, he was so angry. He asked me how to guide him? I said that I have never reported it myself, so how should I guide him? He was born with it.”

When Gu Hongyu heard Yang Aiguo mention Wang Youcai, she suddenly slapped her thigh, "I would have forgotten if you didn't mention him, does he have a nephew who is also at Honghe Farm, the one who is small and bright-eyed?"

Yang Aiguo frowned, "It seems that there is such a thing, and I can't remember it."

The two looked at each other, and frowned at the same time, Wang Youcai was covered in bad water, and his nephew was similar, Lichun would be in trouble now.

But they are far away, and they can't quench their thirst, and they can't help him.Gu Hongyu thought for a while and said, "I'll write him a letter sometime, telling him to be careful."

Yang Aiguo also said: "Lichun should be able to deal with small things, and Li Guangtian is watching over there. They should not dare to deal with big things. I will also pay attention to the Honghe Farm in the bureau."

Within a few days, Gu Lichun received a registered letter from his aunt, in which he first congratulated and praised him, and asked him to make persistent efforts.Afterwards, they told him that Wang Youcai's nephew was also at Honghe Farm, and that guy's personality was similar to his uncle's, so he was told to be careful.

Gu Lichun fell into deep thought, this world is too small, and he actually met those excellent relatives here.

Gu Lichun wrote back to reassure my aunt that he can handle it.He also said that regarding the delivery of things, he should be able to deliver again during the holiday at the end of the month. The farm must be on holiday a year ago, and they will not have to worry about the new year's goods if they deliver a few more times.

Gu Lichun's life is the same as usual, apart from serving the pig masters, he reads manuscripts every day.

Since working on the pig farm, his working hours have been much freer.This is also what he likes about pig farms.

This morning, as usual, he started to read after feeding the pigs and taking notes.

At this moment, the door slammed, and Zhao Gao hurried in from the outside, seeing that Gu Lichun was still reading a book leisurely, he immediately became furious: "What time is it, are you still reading? "

Gu Lichun raised his head and asked him: "What's the matter? Something happened to Master Pig?"

Zhao Gao said angrily: "The pig is fine, you are fine."

After speaking, he grabbed a big-character poster from his pocket and threw it to Gu Lichun. Gu Lichun opened it and couldn't help laughing.

This is about him, it lists his shortcomings, he is not forgiving, he is good at sophistry, and he is not filial, regardless of his grandmother.It was also mentioned above that he was an adopted son, and the identities of his biological parents were unknown.

Gu Lichun looked at the content of this typo, the childish style of writing, the crooked font, and concluded that the people in their dormitory must have done it.Either Li Kuan or Wang Xiao, or they may be a partnership.Knowing about his family so quickly, it seems that he has worked hard.

Zhao Gao didn't know what to say: "It's such a time, you still laugh."

Gu Lichun smiled bitterly and said, "What can I do if I don't laugh? I can't even cry."

Zhao Gao was more anxious than Gu Lichun himself: "Aren't you smart? Think of a solution quickly."

Gu Lichun wondered: "Huh? You care more about me than I imagined."

Zhao Gao rolled his eyes at him: "You and I are grasshoppers on the same rope now, can I not care about you? Don't talk nonsense, find a way to kill this poster writer."

Gu Lichun suppressed his smile, and asked Zhao Gao: "Then who do you think wrote this big-character poster?"

Zhao Gao blurted out, "Don't guess, it must be one of those three."

Gu Lichun continued to ask: "Who do you think it is among the three?"

Zhao Gao thought for a while, and then said: "Looking at the way this is written, it should be Li Kuan, but the other two, especially Wang Xiao must have stirred up the flames. As for Bai Chang, I don't know. He just likes to watch the scene , less time to shoot."

Gu Lichun asked again: "What do other people on the farm usually do when they encounter this kind of thing?"

Zhao Gaodao: "It's divided into people, some people ignore it, some people directly write big characters to report back, and some people go to the leader."

Gu Lichun nodded: "I understand." He already knew what to do.