"Let's go." Wang Mazi breathed a sigh of relief.
"Didn't they see it?" Widow Liu asked worriedly.
Wang Mazi hurriedly said: "It's so dark and we're so far away, I'm sure we can't be seen."
Only then did Widow Liu feel at ease, and she raised her fist and hit Wang Mazi: "It's all your fault. I told you to be careful, but you insist on meeting each other. If anyone sees us, it will be the end of us."
Wang Mazi grabbed her fist and kissed her: "When you see it, you see it. You don't have a man, and I don't have a woman. We just make do with it."
After saying this, Wang Mazi was really moved: "Yanzi, why don't you consider coming with me? I also want Xiaozhu to call me dad in a legitimate way."
Widow Liu snorted coldly: "Follow you, what are you going to do to support me and Xiaozhu?"
Wang Mazi was not happy: "My reputation is not good, but I can still work and earn work points, which is better than your eldest son's wife. Your lazy wife, the entire production team knows, lies in bed all day long and waits." Let's eat."
"Besides, now that you stay in the Liu family, are you raising your son by your son or by working hard to raise your son?"
Wang Mazi was cold and violent towards his wife, and he was not very sincere towards Widow Liu, but he really felt sorry for his only son.
"Look at how thin Xiaozhu has become. They were all born in your belly. How can you bear it?"
Widow Liu looked a little ugly: "Dazhu's wife is still pregnant with the child, at least wait until she gives birth."
She was dissatisfied with Bai Xiaohua from the bottom of her heart, but Bai Xiaohua was pregnant with her grandson, and Liu Dazhu was the first and most beloved son she had loved since childhood.
Wang Mazi thought she was moved, and his eyes lit up: "Then you agreed?"
Widow Liu didn't look at him, and just said: "Don't worry about it in the future, we can't let people see the beginning and the end now, otherwise we will both have to parade in the street with our broken shoes."
"Of course, as long as you agree, I will hire someone to be a matchmaker in an honest and fair manner. No matter how great the disaster is, there will still be someone who can take care of the widow's remarriage. When the time comes, you will bring Xiaozhu over and say that he is your stepson. I know in my heart that he is your step-son." of."
Thinking of the life of his wife and children on the hot bed, Wang Mazi immediately became happy and said: "When I marry you, we will no longer be gossiped about when we are intimate, and you will no longer have to worry about being ruined."
Widow Liu sighed: "You said it would have been better if you hadn't gone through the transformation."
If Wang Mazi had no stains on his body, it wouldn't be so difficult in the production team, and it would be easier for her to get married. But...when she thought that Wang Mazi was a reformed thief, Widow Liu secretly gave up the idea of marrying.
She didn't say anything for fear of angering Wang Mazi, so she only used nice words to coax him.
Who knew that it was a good thing not to mention this matter, but Wang Mazi became angry when he mentioned it: "That beast Liu Dazhu didn't do it. I helped him bear all the charges. It's better for him to eat and drink himself while starving my son."
"Today you go home and tell him that if he dares to touch my son again, I will go all out to expose his accomplice. Then we can all have fun together."
Widow Liu's face froze slightly.
"Okay, Dazhu is also tired from work and has a bad temper. Anyway, Xiaozhu's surname is Liu, and he and I are the ones who brought him up together. They are brothers. Dazhu is unlucky, but Xiaozhu is lucky? What are you doing now? What are you talking about, I'm going back first."
"Hey, wait." Wang Mazi pulled her, and the two of them fumbled for a while. Wang Mazi stuffed a small bag into her again, "This is the food I saved from my mouth. You can take it back and hide it. Give it to Xiaozhu."
"Okay, Xiaozhu is thinking of your kindness." Widow Liu bumped the bag and felt happy in her heart.
The Gu family brothers and sisters finally arrived at home under the cover of night. The door was open. Gu Simei was still awake, so she moved a small stool and waited at the door.
"Big brother, third sister."
"Xiao Bei." Gu Sanmei ran over and hugged her sister, shouting happily, "I can enter the city."
"That's great." Gu Simei also became happy.
"Have you eaten yet? There is still hot rice and vegetables in my pot." Gu Simei explained, because she was worried that her eldest brother and sister would not have hot food to eat when they came back, so she never dared to turn off the heat.
"I've eaten in the second canteen, but my eldest brother hasn't eaten yet." Gu Sanmei pushed Gu Mingdong to eat first.
There is steaming food in the pot, and the portion is quite large. You can tell that it was put out in advance.
Gu Mingdong quickly solved the problem and then asked the children: "Are they all asleep?"
"The three children originally said they would wait for you to come back, but they fell asleep while waiting, so I asked them to go to sleep first. Ah Xing and Ah Chen are in the second brother's room." Gu Simei explained.
Ever since they slept with Gu Mingdong once, the twins liked to sleep with their father. However, Gu Simei was worried that it would be inconvenient for Gu Mingdong to come back too late, so she rushed them to sleep in Gu's second brother's room.
While they were talking, they saw Zheng Yun walking out in a daze. Seeing the person under the light, she smiled happily and ran to Gu Mingdong.
Gu Mingdong touched her hair: "Did it wake you up?"
Gu Yun waved her hand, making a sleeping gesture.
"You should also go to bed early. Children will not grow taller if they sleep too late." Gu Mingdong didn't let his sister do anything anymore, and quickly put away the dishes and chopsticks himself.
Sure enough, the little girl was considerate. When he didn't come back, she was worried about whether she was asleep, so she took a look at the twins. The two brothers were sleeping sprawled out and almost rolled out of bed.
Gu Mingdong pulled the quilt for them, pinched his chubby cheeks and returned to the house.
The twins were not here tonight, and Gu Mingdong was lying on the bed, feeling a little sleepless for a while.
He couldn't help but think of the situation in Xiyuan Town. The chaotic and crazy appearance was frightening to the bottom of his heart, and it also affected the lives of ordinary people to some extent.
Before today, Gu Mingdong had always found it troublesome, and just wanted to spend the past ten years peacefully, waiting for the darkness to pass, and then put this large area of mountain into his pocket.
But now, his mind has changed. Maybe he shouldn't wait passively.
There are some troubles that he can avoid just because he doesn't want to get involved. On the contrary, he can be easily bullied if he is too low-key.
Sensing Gu Mingdong's thoughts, a small head with supernatural powers popped up and waved its vines crazily in front of his eyes.
Seeing his energetic and indignant look, Gu Mingdong was even amused.
"What are you in a hurry for?"
The ability points to the east and moves to the west.
Gu Mingdong bullied him into being unable to speak and could only talk nonsense: "Oh, you can't wait, because you think you are usually too lazy, and you decided to make more contributions to the working people in rural areas?"
He was so angry that he whipped his finger with a vine. If he had a mouth, he would have bitten his finger and wouldn't let go.
Gu Mingdong smiled and pinched the leaf. After devouring Zheng Tong's relic, the mark on his heart did not change much. The vines that were occasionally transformed by supernatural powers became much more solid.
The vine was bulging, and the two leaves were pulled out hard to prevent Gu Mingdong from pinching and playing with it.
Gu Mingdong raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "You have been half-dead for so many years in the last days. You have only been in this world for a short time, and your flowers have bloomed and the fruits have begun to grow. You can't be so greedy."
The vines waved wildly.
Gu Mingdong laughed: "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Besides, it's useless for you to be anxious."
After saying that, Gu Mingdong ignored the harassment of the vines, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Just as Gu Mingdong guessed, once Cadre Wang fell, no one would make things difficult for Sun Shumei. After all, everyone was doing this at this time.
This time, Gu Mingdong didn't need to go into the city. Sun Shumei got up early, borrowed Sun Qiang's bicycle, and arrived at Lao Gu's house early in the morning.
"Xiao Xi, come out quickly. Let's go find the brigade leader to issue a certificate. We'll finalize the food relationship today." Sun Shumei shouted before she even got out of the car.
Gu Mingxi had just gotten up, without even washing her face. When she heard the voice, she ran out and asked, "Sister Shumei, why are you so early?"
"I'm not afraid that things may change after waiting for a long time. If I finish it as soon as possible, I'll feel at ease." Sun Shumei said with a smile.
"I've said hello to the clerk. Let's set off early today and do it first. After that, you will be a temporary worker at the waste recycling station. If you work well according to the rules, you can become a formal worker in six months at most. ."
Gu Mingdong also came out of the room: "Shumei, have you eaten?"
"Have eaten a bowl of noodles." Sun Shumei urged, "Xiao Xi, eat it quickly. Let's leave after eating."
"Don't worry, you can come in and have something to eat together." Gu Mingdong greeted, but when Sun Shumei refused, he added, "It's so early, the team leader's family must be still having breakfast. Will they entertain you or not when you two go over?"
"Yes, cousin, come in and have some more." Gu Sanmei also said.
When Sun Shumei heard this, she stuck out her tongue and finally got out of the car.
Gu Sanmei had already pulled her back into the house: "I'm having sweet potato porridge this morning. Our sweet potatoes are so fragrant and sweet. It's perfect when paired with Xiaobei's pickles."
"Xiao Bei's craftsmanship is so good. My mother always praises her." Sun Shumei also laughed.
"The pickles you sent last time were very delicious. My brother disliked the taste of the canteen in the factory, so he brought a small plate there every day."
"It's not easy for my cousin to eat it. I've made several big jars of pickled food, and my cousin will take some back later." Gu Simei shouted from inside.
"Then I'm welcome." Sun Shumei laughed.
When Sun Shumei entered the room and saw the little girl helping to carry the dishes and chopsticks, Sun Shumei was stunned for a moment before she remembered who this was.
"This is Xiaoyun, hello Xiaoyun, I'm your cousin." Sun Shumei said with a smile.
Gu Xiuxiu was a little dissatisfied with her nephew's adoption of a mute girl, but she was far away and couldn't help it.
Sun Shumei didn't have so many worries. Now she saw that Gu Yun was clean, shy and delicate, and she liked her a little. She even took out a candy from her pocket and said, "Here, cousin, I'll treat you to some candy."
Gu Yun did not answer immediately, but instead went to see Gu Mingdong.
Gu Mingdong smiled and said: "Take the meeting gift that your cousin gave you."
Gu Yun accepted it and showed a sweet smile.
Sun Shumei looked at it, smiled and praised: "The little girl is still cute, but she looks like a brat who keeps calming down."
Just as Cao Cao arrived, the two brats came out of the house. When they saw Sun Shumei, they circled around her: "Cousin, why are you here?"
"Cousin, it's so early."
"Cousin, I miss you so much? Do you miss us?"
Sun Shumei hugged one with each other and said with a smile: "I think you don't miss me, you miss my candy."
"I want to eat sweets, but most of all I miss my cousin."
"Axing and Achen have such a sweet mouth, they are the most lovable."
Sun Shumei was so amused that she laughed, and she took out candies from her pocket, one for each person.
In fact, she originally brought four pills, two for each of the two children, but when she got there, she remembered that the old Gu family now had an extra child. For the sake of fairness, Sun Shumei decided to take one for each child.
"We'll eat later after finishing the meal." Gu Mingdong confessed.
The twins cheered and hid the candy in their pockets in disappointment. However, a guest came to the house. They chatted excitedly and spread their good words for free, making Sun Shumei almost drink the porridge in her nose.
After dinner, Sun Shumei couldn't wait to pull them out: "Come on, hurry up, go and get the certificate first."
Gu Mingdong had no choice but to follow the group.
Calculating the time correctly, Lao Liu and his family had just finished their breakfast, thus avoiding the embarrassment of having to wait for a meal.
When Lao Liu saw Sun Shumei, he was quite surprised: "This is not the daughter of the Xiuxiu family. Why is she in the production team so early in the morning?"
Upon hearing their purpose, Lao Liu was even more surprised.
"Well...then Xiaoxi will also eat commercial food from now on?"
Gu Mingdong said modestly: "It's also thanks to Shumei's ability that I got into the biscuit factory."
Lao Liu sighed, after all, he gave them a certificate.
As soon as the three brothers and sisters left, Lao Liu couldn't help but sigh: "It's good to have a good aunt. Xiuxiu can make the decision in the Sun family. The jobs in the city can be given to her niece."
"Isn't it? I would definitely be reluctant to part with it."
"Who makes our family not have such a good aunt?" The son and daughter-in-law of the old Liu family were extremely envious.
"But it's also strange. When there was an opportunity to work in the city, their family didn't let A Dong go. Instead, they asked Xiao Xi to go. I don't know what they thought." After feeling envious, his words were also sour.
"No matter who goes, it's good to be able to enter the city. The old Gu family really got up, and two workers suddenly appeared."
Gu Mingdong sent his two sisters to the entrance of the village: "I won't go today, is that okay?"
"Don't worry, cousin, I will take good care of Xiao Xi." Sun Shumei assured her, patting her chest.
"No problem, don't worry, brother." Gu Mingxi also said.
"Xiao Xi, come up, I'll take you away." Sun Shumei patted the back seat.
Gu Mingxi looked at her posture and asked worriedly: "Sister Shumei, can you drive people?"
"I even tripped my brother at home. Come up quickly, I won't hit you." Sun Shumei said with a smile.
Only then did Gu Mingxi sit on it tremblingly. Sun Shumei saw that she was sitting firmly, and stepped down suddenly, causing the bicycle to move forward quickly, crookedly.
Gu Mingxi was so frightened that he quickly hugged her waist: "Slow down."
Sun Shumei was still laughing there: "Look, I said you can't fall."
"Cousin, let's go first. I'll take Xiaoxi home after we finish."
Gu Mingdong watched them leave, then turned around and went to the fields.
Deep down, he was still thinking about his plan for last night.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived in the field, Li Tiezhu came over and asked, "A Dong, your Xiao Xi is going to the city to work as a worker?"
"How did you know?"
"Is that true?" Li Tiezhu was very envious. "The captain's wife said it, hey, I didn't expect that your family would have a second worker so soon."
Gu Mingdong told Sun Shumei again about passing the biscuit factory exam, but his envious eyes only increased.
But now she changed from envying Gu Mingxi for being able to go to the city to work as a worker to envying the old Gu family for having a good aunt.
Gu Mingdong glanced around and didn't find Gu Jianguo, but he saw his two cousins, so he went over and asked, "Brother Baojia, Brother Weiguo, didn't the third uncle come today?"
Gu Weiguo said angrily: "It's at the Educated Youth Center, you can go find it yourself."
Gu Mingdong glanced at him and raised his eyebrows expressionlessly: "Okay, I'll go find him."
After Gu Mingdong left, Gu Baojia pushed his brother: "What are you doing? What's your attitude towards A Dong?"
Gu Weiguo said with a sad face: "What's my attitude? I feel uncomfortable. Since my aunt has the opportunity to bring people into the city to work as workers, why should I let Xiao Xi go? She doesn't want to think about the two of us."
"The benefits of relationships are all theirs, why can't we get along with them?"
Gu Baojia quickly advised him: "Keep your voice down."
Seeing that his brother was still unconvinced, the Gu Bao family knew that he was feeling disappointed. It was just that he failed the exam last time, and it was not his turn this time.
But Gu Baojia was more alert than his younger brother, and he persuaded in a low voice: "Wei Guo, we also call us aunt, but they are direct relatives, and we are cousins, so we are already far apart."
"Besides, Adong's parents died early, and they were all raised by their aunts, so their relationship is even more different."
"You only think that your aunt is good to his family, but you don't think about the good things that Adong's family got. Didn't you send them to the city that time? Didn't you also share the meat a few days ago?"
"If you feel uncomfortable, then think about whether you think about your aunt when you eat meat, and then blame her for being partial."
Gu Weiguo seemed a little uncomfortable when he said this.
That's true. He has never sent anything to Gu Xiuxiu's house. The two families only go back and forth during the holidays, so their relationship is really not close.
But he still hesitated and said: "Then Xiaoxi is still a girl. If you marry someone in the future, the benefits will not be given to other people's families."
Gu Baojia cursed in a low voice: "Are you stupid? There is A Dong above Xiao Xi. This must be given by A Dong to his sister. Whatever we compare with Xiao Xi, we must also compete with A Dong."
"Do you think my aunt will go beyond the filial A Dong and give us a chance?"
The Gu Bao family almost didn't say it directly, even if it was, then I am the brother after all, so it should be given to me, you are nothing.
Gu Weiguo was also jealous for a moment, and was said something mean by the members around him, so he spoke a little too hastily. Now he came to his senses after being scolded by his eldest brother.
"Brother, it's me who wants to have sex."
Gu Baojia added: "The Adong family is obviously getting up. The relationship between our two families has always been good. Maybe it's because you feel uneasy that we became estranged."
"When other people say mean things, it's because they are jealous, but our surname is Gu, and we can't write two characters Gu in one sentence."
After saying this, he patted Gu Weiguo on the shoulder: "You can eat as much rice as you want, don't think too much."
Gu Weiguo sighed and said nothing.
When Gu Mingdong found Gu Jianguo, he was walking back with a frown on his face.
"Third uncle, what's wrong with you?"
As soon as Gu Jianguo saw him, he couldn't help it: "These educated youths are no good at what they do. They only know how to quarrel. They have to be mediated every three days."
"Fortunately, there are only ten people in our village. If there were a few more, I would be busy mediating with them and I wouldn't be able to do other serious things."
These words are like setting a flag for yourself.
Gu Mingdong smiled and said: "Third uncle, why don't you let the captain do this work? It's not your responsibility."
It was in front of his nephew that Gu Jianguo complained: "You don't even know the captain, but you know how to make peace with him."
When good things happen, Lao Liu rushes to the front, and throws everything difficult to him.
Gu Mingdong raised his eyebrows slightly and asked: "Uncle Third, is it time for the production team to change next year?"
These words made Gu Jianguo stunned for a moment: "It's time for a change of leadership, but it has always been a formality in previous years. Why do you ask?"
He looked at his nephew and wondered if it was possible that Adong wanted to be a cadre.
Although Gu Mingdong is young, he has a lot of honors. He is a hero who eliminates harm, and he is also a courageous activist. This year he won the title of Little Pig Raider. Thinking about it, he really has a chance.
At the end of the day, Gu Jianguo shook his head again: "It's said that it's a change of leadership, but in fact, the captain is appointed by the superiors, and basically there will be no change."
Gu Mingdong asked: "Third Uncle, you know better than me what kind of person Old Uncle Liu is. Do you think it is good for our production team to have him as the team leader?"
Gu Jianguo frowned: "He didn't do anything bad."
Gu Mingdong sneered and said: "I haven't done anything bad, but I haven't done anything good either. I usually know how to favor my own family. If there is any risk, I leave it to others. Bad things don't happen, and good things run faster than anyone else."
"Do you want to give it a try?" Gu Jianguo asked.
Gu Mingdong shook his head: "Uncle Third, I am too young, so the possibility is slim. But you have been the scorekeeper for so many years, don't you want to change positions?"
He is familiar with Gu Jianguo's character and is very reliable.
"Me? I can't." Gu Jianguo said hurriedly, "I don't know how to talk, and I don't like to deal with people above me."
Gu Mingdong said: "But now you are basically doing what the production team leader should do, and everyone in the production team respects you. Usually your words are much more effective than the team leader."
"As for dealing with the boss, I think leaders who sincerely care about the people should prefer subordinates who can do practical things than subordinates who are glib and show off."
At least the current Secretary Wang is not the kind of person who likes to flatter others. All he cares about is actual performance.
Gu Jianguo frowned at what he said: "Do you mean you want me to compete for captaincy?"
Gu Mingdong didn't answer, but instead asked: "Uncle Third, our production team seems to have done well in the past two years. In fact, it is because of the good harvest that we have been highlighted by several other brigades."
"Look at the current working conditions of the production team. There is no structure at all. If we continue to be so lazy, the harvest will come to an end even if God is willing."
"On the other hand, several other brigades have had poor harvests for several years in a row. They are thinking of ways to increase production, and their enthusiasm is much higher than that of our production team."
Gu Mingdong has no intention of always using superpowers to fund the entire production team unless the production team is under his control.
Gu Jianguo was a little moved by what he said, but he still said: "It's easier said than done. Even if there is an election, everyone may not choose me."
Gu Mingdong said: "As long as the third uncle is willing, there will be a chance."
Gu Jianguo did not agree on the spot, only said: "Let me think about it again."
Gu Mingdong said again: "Third uncle, think about it carefully."
Gu Mingdong didn't press Gu Jianguo to agree until he clicked.
Gu Jianguo said he thought about it, but he really had some thoughts in his heart.
That night I tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, thinking about the election.
Seeing that he kept rolling, Aunt Gu asked angrily: "What are you doing? All the warmth in the quilt has gone."
Gu Jianguo hesitated for a moment and then asked, "What do you think about me competing for captaincy?"
These words surprised Aunt Gu. She turned over and asked, regardless of the heat, "Captain of the competition team?"
Seeing her fierce reaction, Gu Jianguo said vaguely: "Forget it, I was just talking casually."
Aunt Gu didn't let him go, grabbed his arm and said, "Lao Gu, I've wanted to say it for a long time. You're so frustrated as a scorekeeper. You're usually busier than anyone else. You have to worry about all the big and small things in the production team. I need you to be responsible. Whose production team's scorekeeper takes care of so many things, even the cashier and accounting job is yours."
"It doesn't matter how much you work, I won't say anything about the hardships, but whenever something good happens, it's always him. Our production team had a good harvest last year, right? It's because of your hard work, and you were busy from the beginning of the year to the new year." You have the lowest grades, but he comes here to pick peaches. Why? Just because he is older than you?"
"The captain, Lao Lao Liu, is just for food. He is far behind you!"
"Go, you have to go."
Aunt Gu shook her head, her fighting spirit high.