pjbooks Chapter 35 caused an uproar.
Chapter 35 caused an uproar.
After the meal, the commune cadres reported on the commune's work to County Head Yang.
County Chief Yang and his entourage then prepared to leave.
"Brother Zhao, I've witnessed your culinary skills today. I never expected you to be such a good cook. We must get together next time you come to the capital."
Before leaving, Secretary Tian shook hands with Zhao Yuan.
Zhao Yuan bid farewell to County Magistrate Yang and the others, and saw them off out of the village.
Zhao Jianguo went back to the village office.
"Jiefang, please stay and have dinner before you leave."
Zhao Yuan said.
"I'm not eating anymore. What's the point of eating two meals a day?"
As Zhou Jiefang spoke, he took out a bag and handed it to Zhao Yuan.
"Translation is complete."
Zhao Yuan asked.
"Yes, I translated this with Gong Xianjin. Please take a look and see if it's suitable."
Zhou Jiefang said.
Zhao Yuan took the bag, took out the documents inside, and sat down to read them carefully.
"good."
Zhao Yuan put the documents back into the bag.
"Jiefang, Gong Xianjin went back, and now most of the educated youth have returned to the city. Has there been any progress on your matter?"
Zhao Yuan asked.
"I don't know yet, I haven't received any news. I'll ask Gong to go back and ask for me."
Zhou Jiefang said with a worried look on his face.
"Jiefang, come with me to the county town tomorrow to buy some college entrance exam materials. Prepare seriously this year. If the document to reinstate your student status doesn't arrive, you can take the exam again."
Zhao Yuan said.
"Thank you, Brother Zhao. I don't have the money to buy college entrance exam materials. Even without the materials, I'm confident I can pass the exam again."
"Now we have money, don't we?"
As he spoke, Zhao Yuan waved the translation materials in his hand to Zhou Jiefang, then took out 60 yuan from his pocket and handed it to Zhou Jiefang.
"I don't want money. I know what I translated isn't worth that much."
Zhou Jiefang refused to accept the money.
"Take it, it's what you deserve. I know you have a strong foundation, but after all these years, it's not easy to get into a university in Beijing, no matter how good your foundation is."
Zhou Jiefang had no choice but to accept the money from Zhao Yuan, chatted for a few more minutes, and then went home.
Zhao Yuan walked towards his home.
"Zhaoyuan, you've made it big now, but don't forget your brothers. You've even managed to get on the good side of the county magistrate, tsk tsk tsk."
Zhao San gave Zhao Yuan a thumbs-up as a greeting.
"It's not that exaggerated. I just happened to know that educated youth. County Chief Yang came to pick up the educated youth, so he just came to my house for a meal."
Zhao Yuan answered with a smile.
"Don't lie to us. Uncle Jianguo told us that the cadre from Beijing, County Chief Yang, and the director of the county library all praised you highly. You went to Huacheng without telling us, and they even said you made a great contribution and signed a big order for the fireworks factory."
"Now even the commune cadres look at you with new respect. Our village has produced a capable person."
"Zhaoyuan, don't forget us when you make your fortune."
"Zhaoyuan, remember your buddy when you make your fortune."
......
Everyone was talking, one after another.
"What's the use of being rich and powerful if you don't even have a son? No matter how much money you earn, it all belongs to someone else."
Suddenly, some very unpleasant words were spoken. Everyone looked over and saw that it was Lin Xuefang who was saying them.
"Xuefang, why can't you speak so tactlessly? It's a good thing that your brother-in-law is successful."
Zhao San stepped forward and retorted to Lin Xuefang.
"Yes, yes. Your brother-in-law has made something of himself, and you've gained some prestige too."
The villagers all agreed.
"I just want my sister to have a son soon, don't I?"
Lin Xuefang defended herself.
"It's probably a case of conjunctivitis."
Zhao San showed Lin Xuefang absolutely no respect.
The gathered villagers burst into laughter.
Seeing that she hadn't gotten anything out of it, Lin Xuefang picked up the water she had just drawn from the well and went home.
"Zhaoyuan, I've been too busy these past few days. Let's get together again in a few days."
Zhao Yuan patted Zhao San on the shoulder and said.
"It's a word."
Zhao San was also very happy.
Zhao Yuan happily went home.
After seeing all the guests off, Zhao Yuan returned home and closed the door.
"Fangfang, come here quickly, let me show you what I bought."
As he spoke, Zhao Yuan took Lin Fangfang's hand and led her into the room.
"This is lard candy, it's delicious, you should try it."
As he spoke, he peeled a piece of lard candy and stuffed it into Lin Fangfang's mouth.
"This is chocolate. It's bittersweet, smooth and delicious. You can only find it in big cities."
Zhao Yuan took out the chocolate.
"These are the clothes I bought for you, this is Zhaodi's dress, and this is Laidi's dress."
“This is the Barbie doll I bought for Lai Di.”
As she spoke, she took out a pretty doll from the bag.
"I should buy myself a suit; I'll need it when doing business with foreigners in the future."
Zhao Yuan and Lin Fangfang squatted on the ground, taking things out of their bags and arranging them on the bed.
"Mom, we're back."
The door was pushed open, and Zhao Zhaodi and Zhao Laidi came in carrying their schoolbags.
Lin Fangfang walked to the door with a smile.
"You two come quick and see who's back."
"dad."
"dad."
Upon hearing that their father had returned, the two sisters excitedly ran quickly to their room.
"Wow, sis, look, this dress is so pretty, there are two of them."
Zhao Di called out "Dad!" and immediately noticed the floral dress on the bed. She picked it up and compared it to her own.
"Sister, this one is yours, and this one is mine."
Wow, there are such beautiful dolls.
Zhao Di picked up her skirt, glanced at the bed, and immediately spotted the beautiful doll. She quickly put down the skirt, picked up the Barbie doll, and couldn't put it down.
"Zhaodi, Laidi, aren't you happy? Look, Dad bought you some delicious candy."
Lin Fangfang said.
"Thank you, Dad."
"Zhao Zhaodi said. Then she picked up the comic book set and started reading.
"Here, this is lard candy."
Lin Fangfang grabbed some lard candy and put a handful into the belts of Zhao Zhaodi and Zhao Laidi.
"Here, this is chocolate."
As she spoke, she prepared to grab another handful of chocolates and put them into the two sisters' pockets.
"Don't put chocolate in your pants pocket, it will melt. Keep it in your room and eat it when you want."
Zhao Yuan said.
Zhao Zhaodi and Zhao Laidi accepted the candy.
"Dad, what is chocolate?"
Zhao Zhaodi asked.
"It's candy, and it's very delicious. It just has a very low melting point. If you put it in your belt, your body heat will melt the chocolate and turn it into liquid chocolate. You two can try it and let it melt slowly in your mouths."
Zhao Zhaodi and Zhao Laidi each peeled a piece of chocolate and put it in their mouths.
"Mmm, it's delicious! Dad, Mom, you should try some. It's so much better than candy wrapped in paper."
Zhao Zhaodi peeled a chocolate and handed it to Zhao Yuan, while Zhao Laidi peeled one and handed it to Li Fangfang.
The couple took the chocolates from their two daughters and put them in their mouths, filling the house with a sweet aroma.
The two sisters happily took their things and went back to their rooms.
Lin Fangfang put the remaining candy into the lime jar.
“This is the 100 yuan I earned from translation. It was originally 160 yuan, but I gave Zhou Jiefang 60 yuan. He also translated a book. You can keep this 100 yuan.”
Zhao Yuan handed the money to Lin Fangfang.
"You bought so much stuff today, you must be short on cash. Since you'll be traveling a lot these days, you should save some for yourself. It's always good to have more money on hand when you're out and about.
Lin Fangfang did not borrow money.
"Ok."
Zhao Yuan paused for a moment and put the money into his pocket.
"Fangfang, I'll give it to you when the fireworks factory's commission comes."
"From now on, put your money in the front of your underwear. I've sewn special pockets into your underwear. Just keep a little pocket money in your pocket. There are a lot of thieves these days."
Lin Fangfang gave her instructions.
Zhao Yuan touched Zhao Nana's face in the cradle.
"Fangfang, I'm going to find Zhao Sihai. We don't have enough tables at home, so I'll ask him to make a few more."
Zhao Yuan said.
"We're out of timber."
Lin Fangfang said that all the little wood they had was used to repair the pigsty.
"I'll just buy it directly from him, don't worry."
Zhao Yuan then headed towards Zhao Sihai's house.
"Brother Sihai, could you make me some tables and chairs?"
The door to Zhao Sihai's house was open, and Zhao Sihai was doing carpentry in the main room.
"Zhaoyuan, I heard you've made it big, the whole village is buzzing about it."
Zhao Sihai stood up and said with a smile.
"It's nothing, I just had a meal with County Magistrate Yang."
As he spoke, Zhao Yuan handed a Daqianmen cigarette to Zhao Sihai and lit a match.
"Hey, such good cigarettes, and you still say you're not rich yet."
Zhao Sihai took the Daqianmen cigarette, lit it with the match Zhao Yuan had struck, took a deep drag, and exhaled a smoke ring.
"Since the cadres are here today, we have to prepare some good cigarettes. We can't let Zhaojia Village lose face, right?"
Zhao Yuan continued, smiling.
"That's true, so we need to do something."
“I need two desks, a little bigger than the ones in schools, one small square table, and eight chairs. I’m out of wood at home, so just use cedar for me, and you can pay me the market price.”
Zhao Yuan said.
"Take 26 yuan in total."
Zhao Sihai said.
"Okay, Brother Sihai, I won't haggle with you. Just hurry up and finish making it for me."
Zhao Yuan said.
"Okay, there's a cedarwood table over there. If you like it, take one back with you. I'll make the others for you within half a month."
Zhao Sihai said.
"Okay, I'll take this table back first."
Zhao Yuan paid Zhao Sihai 26 yuan and then carried the cedar table home.
The two sisters, Zhao Zhaodi and Zhao Laidi, are doing their homework in the courtyard.
The two sisters couldn't hide their joy when they saw their father bring in the new table.
"Dad, we bought a new table."
The two sisters said in unison.
"Here, use the new table. This table is bigger."
Zhao Yuan said that he placed the new table in the courtyard.
The two sisters quickly moved all the books and other items to the new table.
Zhao Yuan moved the rickety table aside, placed a long bench next to it, and began his translation work.
"Fangfang, put the rice in the pot, and we'll cook the vegetables in a bit."
"Okay, you all get on with your work while it's still light."
As she spoke, Lin Fangfang went to wash the rice and cook the meal.
......
That night, Zhao Yuan held Lin Fangfang in his arms and told her everything that had happened in Huacheng. He also told her how much money the family could make if they closed this deal. Lin Fangfang nestled in Zhao Yuan's arms and listened quietly to what he had to say.
The two talked very late...