Chapter 1078: Miscellaneous Matters of the Twenty-Ninth

The Courtyard

The Jia Family

Jia Zhangshi washed her face and hair, threw the stinky clothes to Qin Huairu, and grabbed Bang Geng to ask: "Eldest grandson, where did your firecrackers come from?"

Qin Huairu held the dirty clothes, staring at Bang Geng with a serious expression: "Tell the truth! Where did the firecrackers come from?"

Bang Geng blinked without hesitation and made up a lie: "I picked them up on the street, I don't know who was so stupid to drop them on the street."

Qin Huairu stared at Bang Geng: "Really?"

Bang Geng hugged Jia Zhangshi's arm and acted like a spoiled child: "Grandma! Look at my mom! She's interrogating me like a criminal! Everything I said is true!"

Jia Zhangshi stared at Qin Huairu: "Qin Huairu, what do you mean! If my eldest grandson says he picked them up, then he picked them up! What is it? Do you want to use the tiger bench and chili water too!"

Qin Huairu was full of helplessness: "Fine, fine, fine! You just protect him! I won't care anymore, is that okay!"

Unable to manage Bang Geng or Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu took the dirty clothes and went into the courtyard.

She threw the dirty clothes into the laundry basin and turned to enter Sha Zhuzi's room.

At this moment, Sha Zhuzi didn't know where he had gone, and there was a pile of dirty clothes on the bed.

Qin Huairu sighed and carried all the dirty clothes out.

Seeing this, Jia Zhangshi felt uncomfortable and scolded: "Shameless hussy, rushing to wash clothes for a bachelor, shameless."

Bang Geng sat in the room eating the dates Qin Huairu had brought back from Sha Zhuzi's room: "Grandma! Don't say that about my mom! If my mom didn't wash clothes for Sha Zhuzi, Sha Zhuzi wouldn't give these things to our family."

Jia Zhangshi scolded and muttered: "Your mom is no good, and that Sha Zhuzi has no good intentions either; he just wants to be your stepfather."

Bang Geng stared: "He's dreaming! I don't want a fool to be my stepfather!"

At this time, Cao Weiguo pushed his bicycle and passed through the middle courtyard with his fishing gear.

Qin Huairu stood up with a smile: "Weiguo, are you going out fishing?"

Cao Weiguo said: "Nothing to do, I'm going to Beihai for a stroll, and try my luck on the way. If I catch one or two fish, I can add a dish."

Qin Huairu said with a smile: "Do you have few dishes at home? Didn't the factory reward you with a big carp?"

Cao Weiguo said with a smile: "Who can complain about having too many fish?"

Qin Huairu said charmingly: "That's true. Then I wish you a full return, and let me taste the fish when you get back."

Jia Zhangshi shouted from the window: "Qin Huairu, don't you hurry up and wash the clothes, what are you flirting for? Do you want any face? Don't force me to slap you during the New Year!"

Qin Huairu was so angry she gritted her teeth, and gave Cao Weiguo a charming look pitifully: "You go ahead and get busy, I have to wash clothes, otherwise I don't know how my mother-in-law will make a scene."

Cao Weiguo said with a smile: "That old hag just needs to be disciplined. You, you can't always be bullied by her; you should resist when you need to."

After saying this, Cao Weiguo pushed his bicycle and left, humming a little tune.

Qin Huairu turned her head to look at the menacing Jia Zhangshi, then squatted down to continue washing clothes.

It was just that while rubbing the clothes, she muttered in a low voice: "Old hag, you just wait for me! Don't think I, Qin Huairu, am easy to bully! After the New Year, watch how I deal with you!"

Arriving at the front courtyard, the Third Uncle greeted Cao Weiguo: "Weiguo, going fishing!"

Cao Weiguo: "Just idle, so I'm going."

The Third Uncle said with a smile: "You are used to being diligent, you can't stay idle even on holiday. Going fishing is good, if you catch fish, you can improve your diet. If you catch a lot, don't forget to let your uncle share the glory."

Cao Weiguo didn't respond and pushed his bicycle out of the courtyard.

You, Yan Laoxi, have been fishing for years, and I've never seen you think of others.

Now you're thinking of getting something for nothing?

Why are you so beautiful?

Seeing Cao Weiguo not responding, Yan Fugui felt a burst of displeasure in his heart: "Iron Rooster who doesn't pull a single hair, with so much food at home, he still has to go fishing, aren't you afraid of bursting from eating too much."

The Third Aunt said: "Old Yan, why don't you go fishing too? If you catch a few more, we won't need to buy meat."

Yan Fugui thought for a moment: "What you say makes sense, I'll go get the fishing gear right now."

In a short while, Yan Fugui took his fishing gear and pushed his beloved bicycle out the door.

Seeing Cao Weiguo and Yan Fugui both going fishing, many neighbors had ideas, thinking whether they should follow and join in the fun.

If they caught a few fish, wouldn't they have fish for New Year's Eve dinner, and they could save some money for buying vegetables.

Saying it and doing it, those who had fishing gear at home and had time all took their tools and went out.

Not caring about the idle matters in the courtyard, Cao Weiguo rode his bike to Beihai.

After standing at the Yinsheng Pavilion for a while, Liu Shan, wearing a green military overcoat, arrived on time.

Cao Weiguo didn't say a word, took his fishing gear, and found a quiet place where no one was around.

Liu Shan followed like a tail, took out a kraft paper bag from his bosom: "Big Brother, this is the income from that batch of goods."

"That batch of goods" was the supplies Liu Shan had pulled away from Dongli Village.

Five hundred catties of smoked meat, three hundred catties of sausage, over four hundred catties of pressed duck, nearly a thousand catties of beef jerky, mutton jerky...

During the New Year, meat is easy to sell and valuable.

In just two or three days, Liu Shan had made a fortune.

But the one who earned the most was Cao Weiguo, and he was just following along to drink some soup.

Cao Weiguo stuffed the heavy kraft paper bag into his bosom, and then took an envelope out of his pocket and handed it over: "It's New Year, buy some New Year goods for the brothers."

Liu Shan took the envelope and looked at it, immediately beaming with joy: "Thank you, Big Brother!"

This envelope contained large ten-yuan bills and industrial coupons, at least a hundred of them.

After the two chatted for a few sentences, Liu Shan left with a face full of joy.

Cao Weiguo sat on the shore, fishing leisurely and comfortably, enjoying the quiet time.

Hongqi Commune

Xili Village

Qiu Qingshan shouted with full resentment: "Uncle! Why! It was clearly me who got beaten! It's bad enough you didn't help me vent my anger! Why do you still want me to go and apologize to Cao Weiguo!"

Qiu Qingshan's uncle, Qiu Dayong, kept a straight face: "I tell you to go, so you go. What? Your wings have hardened? My words don't work anymore! If that's the case, don't come to my house in the future, I'll just pretend I don't have a nephew like you."

How could Qiu Qingshan dare not listen? The reason he could run rampant in the commune was all because of his uncle, who was the office director.

Without his uncle's face, what was he?

Once Qiu Dayong spoke, Qiu Qingshan immediately acted spoiled and ingratiating: "Uncle! You are my own uncle! If you tell me to go east, I would never dare to go west; if you tell me to catch a dog, I would never dare to catch a chicken. How could I not listen? I just don't understand why I have to apologize to Cao Weiguo, I feel unhappy in my heart."

Thinking of being brutally beaten by Cao Weiguo in front of Li Xiuxia, losing all his face and dignity, he felt an indescribable anger in his heart.

If he went to apologize to Cao Weiguo again, if the matter spread, what face would he have left? Who in the commune would be afraid of him in the future?

Qiu Dayong said with a cold face: "If you don't understand, then don't think about it! You just listen to my words! Bring gifts and go apologize! I tell you! You can't afford to provoke Cao Weiguo! And I can't afford to either!"

Qiu Qingshan said unconvinced: "I know Cao Weiguo is some Deputy Division Chief of the Rolling Steel Factory, but you are the Office Director of the commune, and he can't manage you, so what is there to be afraid of!"

Qiu Dayong gave Qiu Qingshan a slap: "Fool! Is your head filled with manure? Is your vision so shallow! The fact that Cao Weiguo can become a Deputy Division Chief at such a young age proves he has ability! No matter which commune Cao Weiguo goes to, the village chiefs of every village have to treat him like a living god of wealth, and the commune secretary has to entertain him warmly! And you are still acting all high and mighty here! What are you! I've said what I need to say! Whether you go or not, you decide for yourself!"

For this stupid nephew, Qiu Dayong lost his patience, turned around, and walked out of the room with big strides.

Qiu Qingshan's mother walked out from the inner room and persuaded him earnestly: "Son! As the saying goes, the people do not fight with officials! Your father left early! Your uncle treats you like his own son! He won't harm you! Listen to your uncle! You can't be stubborn at this time!"

Qiu Qingshan sat on the kang full of frustration: "I know! I know! Mom! Go cook! I'm hungry!"

Qiu's mother sighed, shook her head, and went to cook. Her son was grown up, and she wouldn't manage him anymore.

Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, let him be! ===== CHAPTER 1080 =====