Chapter 177: Little Gangster
The next morning, Lu Yuxiu went to the camp. After the little guy finished his breakfast, he went out to play with his friends.
Lin Xia was thinking at home about how to get the books back from the bookstore owner. She went to the bookstore for two consecutive days, which was a bit confusing.
I don’t know if Zhou Haiyang and the others will go to the bookstore again. It would be bad if they ran into them. Lin Xia thought about it but couldn’t think of any good solution.
Wang Guilan carried two buckets and walked towards Lin Xia's house with a nervous mood. Yesterday, she went home and told Lin Xia that she wanted to buy seafood.
Not to mention my parents-in-law, even my eldest brother and sister-in-law were shocked. How could someone spend money to buy something that no one had picked up?
After repeatedly confirming with Wang Guilan whether it was true, the mother-in-law decided that the whole family should give it a try. No matter what, it didn't matter if they couldn't make any money. For them, it was just a matter of getting up earlier.
Waking up at around four in the morning, the family went to the beach excitedly but nervously. They were busy until the sun rose. It did not affect their work, but it just made them a little tired.
There was a noise outside the yard gate. Lin Xia got up and saw that it was Wang Guilan carrying two buckets full of oyster shells and the like. The other bucket contained abalone, oysters and other things.
Lin Xia was a little surprised. The speed was too fast. If she picked them up by herself, the sizes were uneven. She might not be able to pick so many even if she picked for a whole morning. Moreover, the seafood in the bucket were quite large.
"Why so many?"
Wang Guilan froze when she heard this. Too many?
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Lin Xia looked up and saw that her face turned pale. Thinking back to what she had just said, she knew that it had caused a misunderstanding. She smiled and said, "I want all of these. I'm just curious why you picked up so many this morning."
Wang Guilan's face turned from pale to joyful when she heard this. She smiled and said, "Our whole family got up early to pick up some, just in case it wasn't enough."
With so much seafood, they must have gotten up very early. She admired the people of this era from the bottom of her heart. The spirit of hard work and perseverance will never be seen again, it is forged by the times.
Lin Xia said admiringly: "That's good. If there's more tomorrow, I'll order more."
The sun is strong now, and the dried fruits can be kept for a long time. Lin Xia wants to send more back. Beijing is not like Qiongzhou Island. Even in winter, the temperature is still over 20 degrees, and there is no shortage of seafood and vegetables to eat.
Wang Guilan was pleasantly surprised and nodded happily in agreement.
Lin Xia didn't have a scale at home, so she went out to ask Yang Hongmei if she had one, but she didn't have one either. In the end, she borrowed one from her sister-in-law.
After weighing, Lin Xia paid the money to Wang Guilan on the spot.
Wang Guilan went out to buy vegetables, and Lin Xia prepared seafood at home. Lin Xia was not in a hurry to deal with those shellfish, so she cleaned the internal organs of the sea cucumber first.
Not long after, Wang Guilan came back from buying groceries and helped to deal with the situation. Yang Hongmei also came to visit with Niuniu in her arms, and after putting the child down, she wanted to help.
An An went out to play, so Lin Xia let Niu Niu sit on the mat, which was a small world that Lin Xia specially prepared for the little one, allowing her to play with toys.
The three of them chatted and laughed as they worked, and they didn't slow down.
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Lu Yuxiu went to the camp early in the morning, and after arranging the training matters, he went to Political Commissar Xu's office. The last incident with Old Lady Zhou should have a result.
"Can't find anyone?" Lu Yuxiu was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Old Lady Zhou had disappeared somewhere. The organization sent people to Zhou Hao's hometown to look for her, but not long after Old Lady Zhou returned home, she went out again and has not been seen since.
"What about last time?" Lu Yuxiu's eyes were deep. She was quite good at dodging, but she didn't know how Zhou Hao dodged it.
Political Commissar Xu knew what he wanted to see, and the organization happened to have other considerations, so he took out a report and handed it to Lu Yuxiu.
Looking at the report in front of him, Lu Yuxiu glanced at the political commissar's eyes, reached out to take it and opened it. Inside was a list of demobilization reports, and Zhou Hao's name was on it.
"What is this?" Lu Yuxiu looked at Political Commissar Xu.
"There's a decision from above to streamline and reorganize the organization. Originally, it wasn't his turn. After taking into account the opinions of leaders at all levels, it was finally decided that Comrade Zhou Hao would be the one to take charge." Political Commissar Xu looked at the document in Lu Yuxiu's hand and gestured.
Political Commissar Xu did not hide it from him. This matter would definitely spread in due time, he just showed it to him first.
Lu Yuxiu understood what was going on after hearing this. In fact, the organizational adjustments did not start just now. The military departments across the country have undergone several changes. Generally speaking, the professionals have long military service. Now that Zhou Hao is in the position, it may be the impact of previous events.
They were going to the battlefield, so it was okay if they disagreed in private, but it was a big taboo to bring personal grudges to the military camp.
Lu Yuxiu had no opinion on Zhou Hao's outcome, but he felt unhappy when he thought that old lady Zhou had gone into hiding. After what happened to Zhou Hao, he thought the organization would probably let the matter go.
He vaguely remembered that there was a comrade-in-arms from Zhou Hao's hometown, so he wrote a letter and tried.
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With two people helping, the two buckets of seafood were processed quickly. They kept the ones to be eaten today and processed the rest. Her home didn't have enough dustpans, so Yang Hongmei went to get her own and dried the seafood all over the yard.
"It's really strange. The kid from Captain Zhou's family is wandering around outside and is almost becoming a gangster." Yang Hongmei took the dustpan and thought of the person she had just seen.
"Zhou Haiyang?" Lin Xia was surprised.
"It's that kid. If our Da Jun wanders around like this in the future, he'll break his legs." When Yang Hongmei saw the child outside, she thought of Da Jun and Xiao Jun and said something harsh.
"What's wrong with him?" If Lin Xia hadn't encountered that incident yesterday, she would not have paid attention to him, a half-grown child.
"It was really noisy. Boys are so naughty." Yang Hongmei told Lin Xia about Zhou Haiyang's suspension from school.
He also talked about a few years ago, when they were even younger, a group of wild kids were playing around. During the New Year, they picked up firecrackers and set them off everywhere. They ran to the village grassland and set the straw on fire. The sky was full of red light and black smoke. The straw did not come from one family. In the end, Captain Zhou forced his son to apologize and pay compensation to each family.
When Wang Guilan heard this, she remembered that some of the burnt straw was from her home.
Lin Xia sighed in her heart that one cannot judge a person by his appearance. Yesterday, she didn't realize that Zhou Haiyang was so naughty at all.
The topic naturally turned to the issue of educating children. Lin Xia didn't care at all about Zhou Haiyang strolling outside.
Zhou Haiyang strolled outside for a long time but didn't see Lin Xia. He felt a little bored and was about to leave when he heard someone calling him.
"Big brother?" An An was thirsty after playing and wanted to go home to drink some water. She saw a man standing at the door. It was the big brother who had sent her and her mother home yesterday.
Zhou Haiyang's face froze when he saw An An. What was he doing?
Suddenly his face changed and he ran away without even answering.
An An looked at the figure running away, somewhat confused, and ran home with her short legs. She was very tired from playing and wanted to drink some water.
"Mom, I want to drink water!" The voice came before the person was seen.
Lin Xia was relieved that the little girl was playing outside and did not rush her to go home because the child missed home so much that she had to run back home even to drink water.
Looking at An An holding the water jar and tossing, Yang Hongmei felt a little jealous. She was so well-behaved and obedient, unlike her own children, who would never come back without shouting at the top of their lungs when it was time for dinner.
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