Seventy Buddha Cannon Fodder

"Gu, Sister Shumei." Gu Sanmei shouted with a smile.

Sun Shumei who opened the door paused, quickly concealed the expression on her face, and shouted happily: "Brother Adong, Xiaoxi! Come in, Mom, it's my cousin and Xiaoxi."

Gu Xiuxiu came out of the room and smiled when she saw them: "You didn't say anything before you came, come in and sit down, you have to stay here for lunch today, I'll cook something delicious for you."

"Okay, I miss the sauerkraut vermicelli made by my aunt." Gu Sanmei said cheerfully.

Gu Xiuxiu readily agreed: "It's not easy. We have sauerkraut and vermicelli at home. I'll make as much as you like."

Looking back, he saw that Gu Mingdong was taking things out of the bamboo basket, and hurriedly said, "Come here, why are you bringing so many things?"

"The production team has divided the meat, and our family has a lot of meat, so I will bring you a piece to taste." Gu Mingdong smiled, "This is a pig I raised with my own hands, and it is guaranteed to be better than the ones bought outside."

Sun Shumei was amused: "Can pork be bad?"

Gu Xiuxiu looked at it, but said, "Don't say it, the pigs raised by Ah Dong are really fat, and they are all white. Now it's not easy to buy such fat pork."

"A Dong is amazing, raising pigs is fatter than other people's."

Gu Mingxi had a proud face on his face: "Auntie, you don't know that everyone in the production team now praises my brother for being able to raise pigs, and the town even awarded him the title of Little Pig Raising Expert, just for this, Captain I also rewarded my elder brother with a pig's head, the pig's head meat is delicious."

Hearing this, Gu Xiuxiu was even more pleasantly surprised: "This is really good, A Dong is going to be successful just now."

"Hey, if your parents knew about it, they would be proud of you too."

After finishing speaking, he took the piece of meat again, and said with a smile: "It's just for you to stew sauerkraut."

It was rare for Sun Guodong's voice to come from inside: "Is Ah Dong here?"

"No, this kid is very polite, and he brought meat and vegetables."

Sun Guodong shouted again: "Make more dishes at noon, so that the children can have a good meal."

Although it sounds a little out of breath, it is much better than before when I was silent.

Seeing this, Gu Mingdong asked in a low voice, "Is uncle still unwilling to see anyone?"

Gu Xiuxiu's face darkened: "Hey, he has a stubborn temper, and he is always afraid that others will laugh at him."

Gu Mingdong suggested: "Why don't you get a wheelchair for uncle, it's not a problem to lie down like this all day, and you can still go out for a stroll while sitting in the wheelchair."

Sun Shumei interjected, "My dad doesn't like to go out."

These days there is no decent wheelchair, just use a chair to push around, Sun Guodong is the most shameless person, how can he go out like this.

Gu Xiuxiu comforted her in turn: "Forget it, wait a little longer, your uncle is much better now, and he will be willing to go out and have a look when he feels better."

Several people were chatting lively. As soon as Gu Mingdong entered the door, he already noticed that the expression on Sun Shumei's face was not right. When Gu Sanmei followed Gu Xiuxiu into the kitchen to work, he grabbed Sun Shumei.

"Shumei, did something happen?" Gu Mingdong said helplessly.

Sun Shumei sighed slightly, avoided the people in the kitchen, dragged Gu Mingdong to the door, and said, "Cousin, I'm sorry for you and Xiaoxi, the work at the garbage station may be ruined."

Gu Mingdong saw that her complexion was not good, so he guessed that it was related to this matter, but he frowned when he heard it: "Why?"

It was well planned before, and it stands to reason that there will be no accidents.

Sun Shumei pursed her lips, and lowered her head not daring to look at him: "It went well at first, and you also know that there are not many people staring at the garbage station. Everyone wants to go to a good factory."

"Who knew that as soon as the news spread that I had passed the biscuit factory, the higher-ups suddenly said that this was a job transfer, a promotion, and that I couldn't pass the job to my relatives like others."

"The biscuit factory and the garbage station are not the same unit at all, why do they say that." Gu Mingdong frowned, feeling that this matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

Sun Shumei also said: "Yeah, after hearing that, I definitely can't agree to it. Now, which one of the factory jobs is not passed down from father to son? If there is no suitable child in the family to take over, it is also possible to pass it on to relatives."

"Why can other families do it, but not ours?"

When Sun Shumei went to work at the garbage station, she also used this excuse.

"Who knows that the people above said that my cousin's situation is different from other people's. She has a rural household registration and does not follow the rules."

Sun Shumei said angrily, "I don't know what kind of rules it is."

Gu Mingdong frowned. If he was embarrassed because of the household registration problem, it would be really difficult. After all, unless he has a stable job in the city these days, the food relationship cannot be changed at all.

These days, the relationship between hukou and food is two barriers. Even the child’s hukou has to follow that of the mother. Why is it so difficult for a country girl to marry into the city? Because after you marry into the city, the child has to get the mother’s hukou.

Gu Xiuxiu was still early at that time, and the household registration was not so tightly confiscated. Nowadays, with the tide of educated youth, urban household registration is becoming more and more expensive, and it is becoming more and more difficult to settle.

Even like Gu Erdi, who has already joined the transportation team as a temporary worker, the food relationship has changed, but the household registration is still in the countryside.

"It's okay to deceive others, but I don't believe it in my heart."

But Sun Shumei said again: "I always feel that they are deliberately embarrassing me, so I asked my elder brother to help me find out. He knows a lot of people, so he will definitely be able to find out the details."

At this point, a trace of anger appeared in Sun Shumei's eyes: "Brother asked for several days before we found out what household registration and relatives are all their excuses."

"It turned out to be a cadre of the Revolutionary Committee. There was a brother-in-law in his family who couldn't find a job. He also went to the biscuit factory to recruit workers, but he was not accepted at all."

"If he can't find a job again, he will have to go to the countryside. But at this time, they know that I have recruited workers, so they came up with such a bad move."

It wasn't until this moment that Sun Qiang and Sun Shumei knew that Gu Mingxi's qualifications were not up to standard, but that the leader above was greeted by the cadre of the Revolutionary Committee to deliberately embarrass them.

After Sun Qiang heard about it, he was about to discuss it immediately, but was persuaded by Sun Shumei.

Sun Shumei felt guilty and helpless: "Those people in the Revolutionary Committee are the most unreasonable, and they put high hats on others at every turn. I dare not let my elder brother go and argue, for fear that he will suffer."

When Gu Mingdong heard this, his eyes turned cold: "People from the Revolutionary Committee are interested in this position, so I'm afraid they won't agree easily."

As long as they hold back on Sun Shumei's application, the job cannot be justified.

If it continues like this, Sun Shumei will not be able to wait, because the biscuit factory will not wait forever.

Sun Shumei said angrily: "The people over there said that unless I promise to advance to the biscuit factory and give them the job after I become a full-time worker, I will forget about the job at the garbage station."

These words made Gu Mingdong raise his eyebrows slightly. It seemed that the cadres of the Revolutionary Committee were more greedy than he thought, and they were not only asking for a job at the garbage station, but also at the biscuit factory.

Thinking about it again, the Sun family has no power and power, and Sun Shumei was able to get into the biscuit factory by herself, and their job at the garbage station was not so open and aboveboard, so they were indeed good targets.

Gu Mingdong changed his mind and comforted his guilt-ridden cousin: "Leave this matter to me."

Sun Shumei was taken aback for a moment, thinking that her cousin also wanted to argue, she hurriedly persuaded: "Brother Adong, don't go to them, those people are too scary, they are not human at all."

Sun Shumei felt scared when she thought of the things about the Revolutionary Committee.

"It's different now. Those people in the Revolutionary Committee are unreasonable. It's okay for us to be Miaohong. I'm afraid they will just find any excuse and arrest people. There have been many such things recently."

They are working class, it's okay if they don't have money at home, Yan Hai and his family are in a terrible disaster, Sun Qiang always laments that Yan Hai and his family left early, otherwise they wouldn't be able to leave now.

Sun Shumei's cheeks were pale, she licked her lips and said, "At worst, I won't go to the biscuit factory. I'll just wait at the garbage station and see what they can do with me."

"If you don't let me have a good time, they can't even think about it. Just let them fetch water from the bamboo basket in vain."

"Anyway, my roots are young, so I'm not afraid of them."

Sun Shumei has the air of burning everything together, but it's just that Xiaoxi has been wronged. The job at the garbage station was originally obtained by her cousin, and they had agreed upon it.

Gu Mingdong shook his head and said, "Don't worry, there is still room for change in this matter."

Sun Shumei frowned and said, "The biscuit factory has already urged me to apply for a job. If I don't go, I'm afraid..."

Gu Mingdong raised his eyebrows with a smile, and only said: "Don't worry, it will be resolved soon."

Sun Shumei couldn't think of any way to do it, but seeing Gu Mingdong's sure winning posture, she couldn't help feeling a little confident.

"Don't tell Xiaoxi about this, lest she be sad." Gu Mingdong confessed.

Sun Shumei nodded. Except for her elder brother Sun Qiang, she didn't even tell her mother about it, just because she was afraid that they would be worried together.

In order to entertain her nephew and niece, Gu Xiuxiu really cooked a table full of dishes.

As soon as the steaming hot food came out, the whole room smelled of meat. Gu Xiuxiu helped Sun Guodong get some inside before coming out to greet them.

"Come, come, eat more, it's rare for you to have a meal at your aunt's house, so you can't be polite." Gu Xiuxiu tried her best to help them pick up vegetables, and the bowls piled up like hills.

Gu Sanmei said with a smile: "The sauerkraut made by my aunt is delicious, more delicious than my sister's."

"I still have some at home, you can take some back later." Gu Xiuxiu smiled.

"Xiaobei's craftsmanship is also good, and the pickled vegetables she makes are also delicious, which is just a good way to change the taste." After Gu Xiuxiu finished speaking, she also said to Sun Shumei, "You should learn more on weekdays, just the vegetables you cook I don’t even like to eat, it’s better than Xiaoxi Xiaobei.”

Sun Shumei said helplessly: "Whoever tells my mother to cook delicious food, then I will not enjoy it."

Gu Xiuxiu glared at her angrily: "Your mother can cook at home, so when I get married, can I still be your dowry?"

"Oh mom, why are you saying this again?"

"I said what's wrong with this? You're so old, don't you have to think about important things in life?"

Sun Shumei said helplessly: "Then my brother is not married yet, why are you urging me to do it?"

When Gu Xiuxiu heard this, she became even angrier: "I'm impatient to say that he has been running all day without a trace, and he has no shape. Whose girls can look at him."

Then the conversation changed, and he asked Gu Mingdong again: "Adong, you also have to think about it. Lijuan has been gone for two years, so you can't stop looking for her."

Gu Xiuxiu thinks that the children have broken their hearts, and now she is the only one who can take care of the old Gu family and the Sun family, but these children are not in a hurry to find someone to marry.

Gu Mingdong didn't expect that the fire of urging marriage would reach him, so he quickly came up with a misfortune: "Guy, my sons are already two, don't worry, you can help my cousin find them first, he has a lot of them." It’s really too late not to look for it when you’re old.”

Sun Qiang is even older than him.

From the bottom of his heart, he apologized to Sun Qiang who was not at home, and Gu Mingdong said without guilt: "You have to help your cousin choose a good one. Once you get married and have children, he will be defined."

Sure enough, Gu Xiuxiu was distracted, and began to talk about how disobedient Sun Qiang was, and the girl she recruited to introduce to her, but Sun Qiang refused even to look at it, so angry that she wanted to drive her son away. go out.

At the dining table, Gu Mingxi and Sun Shumei looked at each other, and they both snickered at the same time, not daring to interrupt for fear that Gu Xiuxiu would burn the fire on them again.

When the brothers and sisters of the Gu family came out of the Sun's house, they almost missed the wall, and Gu Xiuxiu stuffed a large bag into their hands.

Before Gu Sanmei could speak, she couldn't help hiccupping, she quickly covered her mouth: "Auntie is too polite."

They brought that piece of meat, and most of it ended up in the stomachs of the siblings.

"If we don't take it, my aunt will feel bad." Gu Xiuxiu said in her heart, knowing that her daughter's work is thanks to Gu Mingdong, and now her nephew and niece come to the door with things, she, an elder, can't be thick-skinned.

Because of this, the relationship between the old Gu's family and the Sun's family became closer and closer, and relatives should come and go.

After sending Gu Mingxi to the door of the transportation team, Gu Mingdong said, "Brother has something to do, you go in and deliver something to the second child, and wait at the door later."

Gu Sanmei nodded without asking further questions.

After watching Gu Mingdong leave, Gu Mingxi went to the reception room: "Hello, is Gu Mingnan there, I'm his sister."

The uncle in the reception room looked at it, and replied with a smile: "Look for Gu Mingnan, he should still be in the sports car and haven't come back, why don't you come in and wait?"

After doing a simple registration, Gu Mingxi walked into the yard of the transport team.

Before coming in, Gu Mingxi was still curious about what the transportation team would look like, after all, this is one of the places with the best treatment in the legendary town.

But when he came in, Gu Mingxi was a little disappointed.

The yard of the transportation team is very big, but there are no trucks parked at the moment, it looks empty, and the few buildings are not high, and it looks a little old, not as grand as she thought.

Gu Mingxi hugged the enamel jar and several bags, found a step and sat down to wait.

This wait lasted for half a day, until the sunset, when the trucks came back one after another.

The big yard immediately became lively, and trucks drove in one after another, and it immediately seemed that the yard became taller.

Gu Mingxi stretched his neck and looked towards the door, hoping to see the second child soon.

The salary of the transport team is good, but the work is really tiring.

Especially when the Chinese New Year is approaching, most factories are running out of goods, and their transportation team is even more busy.

Gu Mingnan got up and set off before dawn, ate two steamed buns at noon all day long, and then returned to Xiyuan Town before dark.

When he entered the door, he complained to Master Qian who was beside him: "At first, I thought that the wages of temporary workers would be low, but at least I could get food and housing, but in the end I couldn't even eat."

Master Qian is an old driver, and he said with a smile: "It will be fine when you are busy. I have inquired that you can also get New Year's goods before the New Year. The busier you are, the more New Year's goods you will get."

Hearing this, Gu Mingnan suddenly became energetic: "Really? That's great."

"Hey, I'm starving to death, let's park the car and go eat."

At this time, Gu Mingnan asked with some doubts: "Is it because I am so hungry that I have hallucinations, why do I seem to hear the voice of my third child?"

But Master Qian pointed out the window: "Look, is the little girl over there the third child of your family?"

Gu Mingnan poked his head out and saw that the person standing in front of the steps waving at him was not Gu Mingxi.

Quickly stopped the car and got down, Gu Mingnan asked, "Why are you here? What happened to our house?"

Gu Mingxi couldn't help but rolled his eyes, and scolded angrily: "I said you can't hope that the family will be better?"

Gu Mingnan chuckled: "Then why are you here?"

Gu Sanmei snorted coldly, and stuffed the enamel jar into his arms: "Take it, braised pork, our production team has butchered a pig, and Big Brother and Xiaobei were worried that you wouldn't eat it well, so they cooked it specially for me to send it over." .”

As soon as he heard that it was braised pork, Gu Mingnan lifted the lid and took a bite, and immediately raised his thumb and said, "It's delicious, but it's the eldest brother and fourth younger sister who miss me."

"Yes, yes, I'm the only one who won't miss you." Gu Sanmei was annoyed by him.

Gu Mingnan chuckled, and asked again: "Why are you here alone? It's getting dark here, how are you going back later?"

The two brothers and sisters are noisy, but their relationship is still very good.

Gu Sanmei explained that they went to the aunt's house first, and the elder brother went to run some errands first, and he will come back later to pick her up and go home together.

Gu Mingnan asked strangely: "Where did eldest brother go, why hasn't he come back at this time?"

Gu Sanmei only said, "He must have something urgent."

Master Qian came over and said, "A'nan, this is the younger sister in your family."

"Master, this is my third sister. She came to bring me food." Gu Mingnan said with a smile, and then shouted, "Master, my sister brought me a lot, let's eat together."

Master Qian saw that it was actually braised pork, and said with a smile, "Okay, then I'll order a few more dishes. Your sister should be hungry by this point, let her come in and eat together."

Gu Mingnan took his sister inside.

"This is Master Qian, the master who took me with the transport team. He is nice and generous."

It can be seen that Gu Mingnan gets along well with him.

The food of the transportation team was exactly as Gu Mingnan complained about, it was not oily, mainly vegetarian dishes, meat dishes could be seen, but the rice and steamed buns were very solid.

Gu Mingxi was full at noon, and he hasn't finished digesting it yet, but it tastes very delicate.

Master Qian thought she was being polite, and greeted: "Sister Anan, don't be too polite, eat more."

"Xiaoxi, you are eating a lot, haven't I counted your appetite?" Gu Mingnan also greeted, completely ignoring his sister's wink.

Master Qian tasted two mouthfuls of braised pork, and immediately praised: "This taste is right, the pork is good, and the craftsmanship is also good."

Many drivers came to the cafeteria one after another, and when they saw a big girl sitting beside Gu Mingnan, they immediately joked, "A'nan, is this your partner?"

"Fuck you, this is my own sister." Gu Mingnan quickly explained.

"Yo, your sister is much prettier than you."

"Anan, you are not interesting enough, your sister is here, and you don't say introduce us to each other."

"Go away, don't disturb my sister's meal. Her girl has a thin skin. Would you like a piece of pork from our production team?"

"That's a good relationship. I can't finish eating this steamed bun. Here it is."

Gu Mingxi watched, although her second brother was a stick, he seemed to get along very well with everyone.

For a moment, Gu Mingxi felt a little strange looking at his second brother, who was so well-rounded, as if he had a stubborn donkey at home, and it suddenly became another breed.

Taking another look at the pork that was almost finished by Gu's second brother, Gu Mingxi felt that he was thinking too much, probably because Gu's second brother was poor and generous, that's why he was so popular.

After eating a meal for half an hour, Gu Mingnan couldn't help becoming a little anxious: "Why isn't big brother here yet, is something going to happen?"

"Bah, bah, crow's mouth." Gu Mingxi shouted hastily.

Gu Mingnan slapped himself on the mouth: "The bad ones don't work well, the good ones."

"What the hell did big brother do?"

"Wait a little longer. Since the eldest brother said to wait at the door, he will definitely come soon. What are you in a hurry for?" Gu Sanmei was much more patient than him.

Gu Mingnan nodded, and said: "It's getting dark, if it's too late, why don't you go to my dormitory to make ends meet for the night."

Gu Mingxi was powerless to complain about this: "Only your 1.2-meter small bed can accommodate three people, and besides, I'm a woman, can I sleep in the same room with eight big men?"

If there is no other way, they should also go to the aunt's house, how could they live in the transport team.

Gu Mingnan heard it: "That's right, seeing how fierce you are usually, I almost forgot that you are a woman."

Gu Sanmei was so angry that she raised her fist to hit someone.

Fortunately, soon, they saw Gu Mingdong coming from the intersection.

"Brother!" Gu Mingxi waved quickly.

"Second brother, I'm leaving first, you can go home when you are free." Gu Mingxi greeted and ran out hastily.

Gu Mingnan shouted to the outside: "Hey, no, brother, have you finished your meal, why don't you eat a little before leaving."

"I'll eat at home, so as not to be in a hurry at home." Gu Mingdong also waved his hand, and took his sister away directly.

He didn't expect to delay for such a long time, and if he didn't go back now, the first few children in the family might be in a hurry.

Gu Mingnan had no choice but to turn around and go back to the dormitory.

Who knew that as soon as he entered the door, he was surrounded by several drivers from the same dormitory: "Gu Mingnan, tell me the truth, why didn't you tell us that there is such a beautiful sister at home?"

"Go away, why did I tell you that I have a younger sister?"

"Your words are meaningless. Which one of us is not a good boy, and we are not married yet."

When Gu Mingnan heard this, his expression was a little strange: "Are you guys looking at my sister?"

The rest of the people were booing, but there was one with glasses who really blushed and asked, "Does your sister have a family? If not, consider me."

The world has changed, and such a fierce sister is also being snapped up by others, so Gu Mingnan smacked her.

"Don't even think about it. My sister is only fifteen this year. My brother said that no matter what, you have to be twenty to find a partner."

As soon as this was said, there was a burst of wailing, and they all said that fifteen was just right, and twenty would be too late.

Gu Mingnan ignored them, picked up his kettle and went out to fetch hot water.

He left, but the discussion behind him didn't stop.

"Gu Mingnan handed in all his salary every month, and he was reluctant to buy food and drink. I thought their family treated him badly."

"Who's to say no? He's so economical. I think either the family situation is too bad, or he's not favored. Looking at it today, it's not the same thing at all."

"Have you eaten the braised pork today? It's too fat and on time."

"So why is this kid so stingy?"

For Gu Mingnan to answer this question, it must be: "The transportation team said that food and accommodation are included, so why should I spend an extra penny?"

On the other side, after nightfall, the path also seemed quiet.

Gu Mingdong didn't let his sister carry the things, and walked forward with the things on his back.

Gu Mingxi followed him step by step, and suddenly asked: "Brother, is it not easy for Sister Shumei to get a job at the garbage station?"

Gu Mingdong was taken aback for a moment, but she didn't expect her to guess it.

Gu Mingxi sighed: "I knew it was like this."

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