Seventy Buddha Cannon Fodder

The person was brought here by the old Liu.

Ever since the matter of Wang Mazi's daughter-in-law, old Liu asked himself that he had lost face and didn't like to go out during this time.

But right now, his face was full of wrinkled smiles, and he shouted as soon as he entered the door: "Ah Dong, come quickly and meet someone."

Gu Mingdong stuffed the secret weapon he had prepared into his pocket, opened the curtain and saw that standing next to old Liu with a smile was Secretary Wang whom he had met once.

"Secretary Wang?" Gu Mingdong smiled in surprise, wondering why he came here.

It can't be for the wild boars. It's been so long, and the relief food that should have been distributed has also been distributed.

Before Secretary Wang could speak, old Liu came over and patted him on the shoulder affectionately: "Ah Dong, you really are a kid. You didn't say anything when you came back after doing such a great thing. I want to know for sure." There is a meeting to praise you."

Gu Mingdong's eyes moved, trying to understand what was going on.

Sure enough, Secretary Wang said: "Comrade Ah Dong is indeed a good comrade. Thanks to your quick response, you caught the criminals this time. Otherwise, when they take the child away, I'm afraid they won't be able to find it back in this lifetime."

"I saw you right last time. You really are a good comrade with integrity and bravery."

Gu Mingdong didn't take the credit either: "Secretary Wang, don't praise me. If they hadn't taken my two sons away, I wouldn't have found the traffickers."

"You can't say that. The traffickers captured five children, and two of them found out that the children were lost when the police came to the door. You said that their parents don't know how to be. If the child is really lost, then you will regret it for the rest of your life." .” Secretary Wang sighed.

These days the children are freed, let them go out to play, and they don't know when they are taken away.

If the traffickers hadn't greedily snatched the twins from Gu Mingdong's family, and Gu Mingdong chased them and caught them. When they took the children out of the city, it would be too late to find them again.

Gu Mingdong only said: "I am also a father, and I hate these traffickers the most in my heart, and this is not a credit."

"Secretary Wang, look at how modest this is. Ah Dong is young, thin-skinned, and dare not admit credit for his achievements." The crumpled old Liu laughed.

He wanted to set an example for the village, and boasted: "Secretary Wang, you don't know that Comrade Gu Mingdong's family is in trouble. His wife left early and left two children behind. Comrade Gu Mingdong has three younger brothers and sisters who have not grown up. , he is both a father and a mother, and he is the most active in working in the fields on weekdays."

"Usually he is a labor activist. He is the most active in whatever happens in the village, and his character is trustworthy." He completely forgot that a year ago, he felt in his heart that Gu Mingdong was not suitable for work.

Hearing that this was the case with Gu Mingdong's family, Secretary Wang was even more emotional: "It's not easy. I heard that you are still a family member of a martyr?"

The shriveled old Liu mentioned the matter of Gu Mingdong's dead father again, and finally said: "This is the red blood of our production team."

Gu Mingdong listened to Jijiu, and secretly thought that if he hadn't come, this family would have been broken up long ago, and there is no red blood.

But Secretary Wang didn't know. He nodded frequently and praised: "Father and son are in the same line, and they are good comrades of the people."

After speaking, the voice changed: "Comrade A Dong, I have two things to do when I come here today. The first thing is to go to the town's Public Security Bureau and give you a certificate of honor for your bravery."

The clerk behind him immediately took out the certificate, and there were ten yuan in addition to it.

"This ten yuan is not much, but it is also a reward from the state to comrades who are brave and good."

Gu Mingdong took it, and the money was pleasantly surprised: "Thank you, Secretary Wang, I deserve it."

"You deserve it. Without you, the future of those five children will be ruined." Secretary Wang said.

In fact, this reward was won by Secretary Wang. At that time, the Public Security Bureau started a discussion on this matter. Some people thought that Gu Mingdong beat the traffickers because his own child and sister were arrested, so it was not worthy of the reward.

Since it was a legitimate reward, Gu Mingdong had the cheek to accept it. In just one year, three red certificates were pasted on the walls of their house.

"The second thing?"

Secretary Wang smiled more kindly: "The second thing is that I personally want to express my gratitude to Comrade A Dong."

"One of the five children was my niece. My older sister was too busy at work, so she put the child in her natal home to take care of her. Her grandmother was cooking at home, and she was playing downstairs. She disappeared in the blink of an eye."

"Fortunately, it was discovered in time. The child has no other problems except for being frightened. I really have to thank you this time. You said that if something happens to the child, my mother will have to feel guilty for the rest of her life."

Secretary Wang took the opportunity to talk about the investigation results of the human traffickers. This is also a big case in Xiyuan Town. The human traffickers were all arrested. The police interrogated them overnight and found that these human traffickers actually had forged official seals and letters of introduction in their hands.

At this time, it was difficult to move forward without the letter of introduction. The police were not sure whether the letter was genuine or not.

So several human traffickers were temporarily detained, and the punishment will be implemented after the investigation is clear.

Of course, Secretary Wang promised that no matter what the truth was, these people would not even try to run away, and would have to be severely punished. If someone under his command had a life lawsuit, they would be shot immediately.

Gu Mingdong didn't look carefully at the time, and it was impossible for the police to tell him the details. It was only now that he realized that among the five children, there was someone with a lot of background.

At this time, the clerk behind Secretary Wang put the boxes one by one on the table of the Eight Immortals, which was much richer than the brave deeds issued by the Public Security Bureau.

Gu Mingdong hurriedly said: "Secretary Wang, you are too polite, I really don't need it."

"What kind of person would I be if I accepted these things? I didn't even plan to save people at the time."

"Comrade A Dong, I know you are a good comrade, and I know that you don't want fame and fortune, but you can't deprive our family members of the right to thank you."

But Secretary Wang said: "This is my wish as an uncle. If you don't accept it, I won't be able to explain it to my mother and sister when I go back."

"Don't worry, they are all worthless things. The food and drink are all prepared by the family. They can be used during the Chinese New Year. I am also a public servant of the people and I will not make mistakes."

"Comrade A Dong, if you insist on not accepting it, then I will always think about this favor in my heart, and I will not be able to eat or sleep well when I go home."

Seeing this, old Liu also persuaded: "Ah Dong, this is all Secretary Wang's wish, so you can accept it."

Gu Mingdong had no choice but to accept it.

Secretary Wang saw the twins standing obediently by the side, looking like tigers, and he liked it from the bottom of his heart, so he asked the two children to come over.

After stroking their little heads, Secretary Wang took out two small red envelopes: "It's almost Chinese New Year, this is lucky money for children."

"Secretary Wang, you have given me too much. I..." Gu Mingdong finally understood that Secretary Wang made this trip on purpose and brought a generous gift. Apart from being grateful, he also wanted to pay off the favor in one go. .

For Secretary Wang, these things are nothing, and it is terrible to be in debt of favor all the time.

Gu Mingdong didn't think that Secretary Wang did anything wrong. After all, he could pretend that he didn't know, as if this hadn't happened.

That being the case, he is right to cooperate.

As expected, Secretary Wang firmly stuffed the red envelope into the child's pocket, then got up and said, "Thank you for delivering it, then I won't bother you any more."

Before leaving, Secretary Wang also confessed to old Liu: "Comrade A Dong is born like this, a young man with a firm stand and a sense of justice is rare. You should cultivate him well."

The shriveled old Liu naturally agreed.

He courteously sent Secretary Wang away all the way. Looking at their backs, old Liu sighed: "Hey, why did the old Gu's family give birth to such a good seedling, unlike my old Liu's family, which is full of trouble."

After speaking, I thought of that bastard Liu Dazhu, and most of my original good mood was gone.

When Secretary Wang was around, the brothers and sisters of the Gu family obediently stayed aside, not daring to speak to this big man.

As soon as the people left, they gathered around the table, looking at the table with gifts excitedly.

But at this time, Bai Xiaohua from the next door came again, and asked, "Third sister and fourth sister, who was that just now? The captain came here with him, and he has a lot of things in his hand."

After speaking, he looked straight into their room.

Gu Sanmei frowned: "The annoying spirit is here again."

Gu Mingdong simply went out and asked, "Do you have something to do?"

The corners of his mouth drooped, he was tall and burly, and he looked fierce when he stood on the steps.

Bai Xiaohua didn't expect him to come, she swallowed her words, and said awkwardly, "It's nothing."

"If you have nothing to do, go back quickly. I have something to do at home, so I don't have time to entertain you." After finishing speaking, he immediately closed the door.

Bai Xiaohua's face twisted, and she cursed as she walked back: "What the hell, you really think of yourself as a character."

"Passerby A, who was never mentioned in the book, might be unlucky tomorrow, and the whole family will die." The more she scolded, the more she became angry, and Bai Xiaohua was full of resentment.

She spent precious time trying to please this family, but they didn't know what was good and what was wrong!

Gu Mingdong snorted coldly, turned around and saw Gu Sanmei clapping her hands and saying, "Brother is mighty."

Gu Mingdong smiled: "Let's take it apart and have a look, put away the useful ones first, and eat the edible ones quickly."

"I'll do it, I'll do it." Second brother Gu rushed to do the job.

The boxes were opened one by one. Secretary Wang was really generous. He should have inquired about the situation of the old Gu's family before coming here.

Among the gifts on the table, there are two cans of malted milk, a box of snacks, a pot of oil, a large bag of rice, and a basket of eggs. The most valuable thing is a stack of cotton cloths. Army green is the most popular now. s color.

In this year, this is a real gift, and any gift that you bring to a guest is considered a decent gift.

The brothers and sisters of the Gu family were also stunned, and even the second brother Gu couldn't help but say: "This, so many, big brother, Secretary Wang won't regret it in a few days, come to our house again and go back?"

Gu Mingdong patted him on the back of the head: "Nonsense, Secretary Wang is not the kind of person who backtracks on what he says."

Gu Mingdong directly sorted the things: "Put this pot of oil and rice in the kitchen, and take the eggs together, one hard-boiled egg for each person, and take advantage of the Chinese New Year to take care of your health, otherwise you won't be able to handle the spring next year."

Gu Simei was dumbfounded: "Brother, is it too extravagant for one person, or I crack two eggs to make steamed eggs, so that everyone can eat."

"Just listen to me." Gu Mingdong said, "When these eggs are finished, our chickens should also lay eggs. Six chickens lay eggs every day, which is enough for us to eat."

Gu Sanmei smiled and said, "Brother has a good plan, but there are no chickens that lay eggs every day."

Gu Mingdong smiled meaningfully: "Other people's chickens are not good, but ours will definitely work."

The rest of the malted milk and biscuits were also put away. After everyone tried the former, they kept it as an extra meal for the twins. The latter, Gu Simei, said that she would keep it, just like the box of biscuits sent by her aunt’s house. For Chinese New Year hospitality.

Gu Mingdong couldn't agree with her, so he gave the remaining cloth to his two younger sisters: "There is a lot of fabric here, you can save it for spring to make clothes."

Gu Simei hurriedly said: "We have already made new cotton clothes. This is a good cloth. If you want to make it, you have to make it for your elder brother first."

Gu Sanmei also nodded and said: "Brother, your thin clothes have a lot of pudding, let's make you first."

"I'm a man, I wear everything the same." Gu Mingdong said.

Gu Simei wanted to say something more, but Gu Sanmei took her hand and gave a look that both sisters understood.

"Okay." Gu Simei agreed, but she thought in her heart that her elder brother would definitely not agree, but when they finished the clothes, elder brother would not let them take them apart.

Now that the sister-in-law is gone, and the elder brother doesn't plan to marry again, the two younger sisters of them naturally know how to love him.

Hey, in the past, she always felt that her eldest brother was ignorant, but now that her sister-in-law is gone, her eldest brother is suddenly too sensible, and being a younger sister feels uncomfortable.

Their eldest brother is only in his early twenties, a child.

If Gu Mingdong knew that Fang Fang's ten-year-old fourth sister regarded himself as a child in his heart, he would probably be dumbfounded.

But his ability is not mind reading, and he doesn't know the minds of his siblings, so he looked at the snack box.

Gu Simei keenly sensed that something was wrong, and stretched out her hand to put it away quickly, but before Gu Simei could make a move, Gu Mingdong said: "It's useless to keep both boxes of biscuits, you just pick out a good one, and we can eat it by ourselves." , and leave the rest for the guests.”

"Brother, these are not two boxes of biscuits. Today's box is for snacks. The ones my aunt gave last time were biscuits." Gu Simei emphasized.

She looked at her elder brother with some resentment, he was fine with everything now, but he was too extravagant, and she couldn't control it even if she wanted to.

Gu Simei's heart aches when she thinks that elder brother has cooked rice twice, and the oil pot is half down.

Every time at this time, she misses her sister-in-law very much. When the sister-in-law is around, she can take care of her elder brother submissively, never daring to waste like this.

Gu Simei had forgotten that the old Gu family at that time couldn't afford to let Gu Mingdong spend a lot of money.

"Aren't they all the same? They're all for food anyway. Could it be that you plan to set up several plates during the Chinese New Year?" Gu Mingdong asked.

"The taste of these things will change after a long time, and they will not taste good at that time."

It is a custom in Shanghe Village to place a large fruit plate for New Year's greetings and guests to eat.

There are common things like melon seeds and peanuts in the fruit plate, and there are also some rare candies, fruits, biscuits and so on. Of course, the latter is something that only a few people are willing to release.

"That's right, third and fourth sister, let's just eat one box." Second brother Gu was persuaded first, "Which box shall we eat?"

Gu Sanmei glared at the unsteady person, and said strangely: "Brother, other people's families always keep the good ones for guests."

But Gu Mingdong said: "How many guests can we have in our family? One box is enough. Besides, good things have to be kept for our own consumption. It would be a waste to feed others. They are not my younger siblings, nor are they my good sons."

After speaking, he picked up the twins: "A Xing A Chen, do you want to have some snacks?"

"Yeah!" the twins yelled in unison.

Gu Xiuxiu brought back a box of biscuits before, and they wanted to eat them, but unfortunately, their aunt put them away and said that they would keep them for Chinese New Year.

Gu Simei's heart is both happy and moved, but also full of entanglements, which is inconsistent with her values ​​all the time.

But seeing their unanimous gazes, even the third sister who was united with her rebelled, so Gu Simei could only nod her head in agreement.

Gu Mingdong quickly opened the box of dim sum sent by Secretary Wang. The dim sum here is much more advanced than what Gu Xiuxiu gave. They are not simple biscuits, but traditional pastries with fillings.

At first glance, it looks like high-end goods that can only be bought in big cities.

In fact, he is the head of the family, and he can completely ignore Gu Simei's thoughts, but now it is a family, and Gu Simei has a sensitive and thoughtful personality, so Gu Mingdong still feels that he should take care of her thoughts.

Apparently, Gu Simei also enjoys being busy with the family, so that she feels useful.

"Just eat this box. There are not enough things in this box, and it's not enough for the Chinese New Year." Gu Mingdong took out a pot helmet with a concave hole, revealing the bean paste filling inside, and he thought it was delicious.

There are only 12 yuan in the huge box, and each piece is about the size of an adult's palm.

It was too late for Gu Simei to stop it, so she could only look at the stuffed pot helmet in her hand and tasted it. It tasted really good, and she felt less distressed after eating it.

One piece for each of the six people, the box was half empty in an instant.

Gu Erdi said while eating, "It's delicious. What's it called? When I have money, I'll buy a lot. Let's eat it every day."

The taste of this pot helmet was sweet and delicious, and the crispy skin was completely different from the cheap biscuits they had eaten before.

Gu Sanmei also thought it was delicious, but she didn't forget to complain about her second brother: "It's not bad to eat it once, and you eat it every day, why don't you go to heaven."

Gu Mingdong ate a few mouthfuls, then broke off the rest and stuffed it to his son. He doesn't like too sweet and greasy taste.

"Eat more if it tastes good. Don't keep thinking about saving money. Let's find a way to buy it after we finish eating."

Gu Simei hurriedly said: "Brother, so much is enough for us to eat for a few days, don't buy any more, you just bought canned yellow peaches, we have money to save, in the future, Second Brother and Ah Xing Ah Chen To marry a wife."

Yes, this sister thinks too far.

Gu Mingdong smiled and said: "Okay, listen to you, save more money in the future, and give you those who deserve dowry as dowry, and those who deserve dowry as dowry."

dowry?The two girls blushed and lowered their heads silently.

Seeing that the twins were eating with full concentration, Gu Mingdong got up and said, "I'll go for a walk."

As soon as he left, Gu Simei took away the leftovers and emphasized: "Save these for Chinese New Year."

"Fourth Sister—" Second Brother Gu wailed, but there was nothing he could do about the younger sister.

He usually quarreled with his younger sister, and his eldest brother didn't care, but if he really dared to bully his two younger sisters, his eldest brother would really beat him.

"What a waste of a meal, next time I will take three yuan, half of each of us, so we can eat two more meals." Gu Simei insisted.

After Gu Mingdong left home, he listened to the voice next door with his ears upright. It was just right for him to move, and the corners of his mouth immediately curled up in satisfaction.