Chapter 112: Strange Flowers on the Old Tree
Fang Zhuo hugged his head and let out a low groan of pain, like the last whimper of a wild animal after falling into a trap.
"Uncle, uncle." The candy in Yu Chi's hand fell on his knees.
Grandpa Fang was so anxious that he didn't care about his broken leg and ran towards them.
Yu Zhile and Yu Yue quickly stepped forward to help him and brought him to Fang Zhuo.
At this time, Fang Zhuo hit his head hard and made vague shouts.
"Don't be afraid. It's daytime now and Dad is here." Grandpa Fang put his frail arms around Fang Zhuo. "The dog is gone. Dad and Mom drove it away with a rock."
He kept repeating these two sentences and tried to hold his hand with his injured hand.
The people around looked distressed and sympathetic.
"Can someone help hold his hand? We need someone with more strength." Yu Yue looked around, "I can try to help him calm down."
The eldest sister who had just spoken to them and another eldest brother stood up.
Yu Zhile helped Grandpa Fang away, Yu Wanqin hugged Yu Chi away, and the two of them clamped Fang Zhuo's hands on the left and right.
Yu Yue stood behind the wheelchair, put his fingers on both sides of his head, and made rotating movements with his fingertips.
Gradually, Fang Zhuo's struggle weakened and his head fell to one side.
"Thank you, everyone. Thank you, everyone." Grandpa Fang kept bowing and expressing his gratitude with tears in his eyes.
A rough voice sounded outside the crowd: "Please make way, please make way."
Everyone automatically cleared a path, and a tricycle appeared in everyone's sight.
"Uncle, where do you live?" The bearded elder brother asked enthusiastically, "I've just finished my work, I'll take you back."
Grandpa Fang wiped the tears from his face and thanked him repeatedly.
Some people worked together to help Fang's father and son get into the car, someone picked up the box of ice cream for Grandpa Fang, and someone stuffed money into the box and left quietly.
"Sister, let's send them home together." Yu Yue pursed her lips, "I want to teach Grandpa Fang the massage points and techniques."
Yu Zhile nodded.
The tricycle was riding very slowly because it was too heavy, so they followed the tricycle all the way to the popsicle factory.
The Fang family's home is located at the end of an alley. The walls of the courtyard are dilapidated, but the plants in the courtyard are full of vitality.
"Old man, why are you back so early today?" A soft voice came from a room, "Go check on Xiao Zhuo quickly. I haven't heard his voice today."
Grandpa Fang limped to the water tank, cleaned off the dust on his body, and said loudly: "We met a big customer today, so we sold out quickly. My son is fine, he is sleeping soundly."
"That's good, that's good." Grandma Fang's voice became weaker and weaker.
Grandpa Fang explained to Yu Zhile and the others: "She fell asleep. This is always the case after she gets sick."
The eldest brother helped push Fang Zhuo into the house, moved him to the bed, and left in a hurry.
Yu Yue went into the house to teach Grandpa Fang the techniques and positions, while Yu Zhile began to observe the Fang family courtyard.
The layout of the courtyard is also quite cozy. There are many blurred marks on the walls, and you can still see marks left by a knife on the plum tree.
"Sister, the flowers are beautiful." Yu Chi stood on tiptoe and touched the mark on the old tree.
The shape of the flower is quite strange, with only three large petals and a pair of small wings in place of the leaves.
Grandpa Fang came out of the house and said with a smile, "This was carved when Xiao Zhuo was ten years old, more than twenty years ago."
As he spoke, he took out four chocolate popsicles from the box and handed them to Yu Zhile and the other three one by one.
"Grandpa Fang, I'll buy all the remaining popsicles. How much are they?" Yu Zhile took it and glanced at the box.
When the accident happened, Grandpa Fang had just opened his stall and had only sold a few popsicles, with half a box left.
"No need, I'll send them back to the popsicle factory to freeze them, and then sell them in the afternoon." Grandpa Fang waved his hands anxiously.
"I wanted to take it to the cannery. My aunt and uncle work there." Yu Zhile smiled, "We can share it all."
Grandpa Fang's eyes were red, and he said, "Five dollars is enough, I'll deliver it to you."
"I'll do it." Yu Yue stood up, put on the lanyard, and supported the bottom of the box with both hands.
Yu Zhile stuffed a big unity into Grandpa Fang's hand and said, "I'll ask my uncle to bring it back later."
"Grandpa Fang, goodbye." Yu Chi waved his little hand and said goodbye to him.
After leaving the house, Yu Wanqin raised the corners of her mouth slightly and said with emotion: "You siblings are really like your father."
"Who said that? It's obviously just like you." Yu Zhile took her arm and rested his head lightly on her shoulder.
Yu Chi mimicked in a baby voice: "Like mother, I am like mother, and like my sister."
The childish voice made Yu Zhile and the other two burst into laughter.
After receiving the message from the guard, Yu Peilan and his wife hurried to the gate. They found it strange to see a wooden box hanging on Yu Yue's chest.
"Uncle, the gift is ice cream." Yu Chi pulled the corner of He Youan's clothes and asked him to choose.
He Youan picked him up, wiped the chocolate off his face, and said, "Thank you, Xiaobao. Uncle likes your gift very much."
"Why buy so much?" Yu Peilan asked in a low voice.
Yu Wanqin told her what happened at the North Gate, which made her very angry.
"This is too much! I'll report this to the neighborhood office and ask them to give Xia Jian a good lesson." She was so angry that her teeth were itching.
Yu Wanqin responded, "They should be taught a lesson. They even bully veterans who were injured while serving their country. If your brother were here, he would definitely go and beat them up secretly."
"He's a veteran? Then we have to report to the police." Yu Peilan became even angrier.
He Youan brought her a cream popsicle and asked, "What happened? Why did you call the police?"
After learning what happened, he looked serious and said that he would follow up on the matter personally.
After hearing his words, Yu Peilan calmed down and asked, "Le Le, do you want to go to the workshop and take a look?"
"Is it okay?" Yu Zhile asked back. She was indeed very interested in the production process of the cannery.
Yu Peilan smiled and said, "Of course, as long as it does not affect the work system. I am also researching the seasoning of this year's canned spicy fish and would like to hear your opinion."
The cannery has two deputy managers, each in charge of a different production line. She is in charge of the production lines for canned fruits and some canned seafood.
Recently, the factory purchased a batch of new equipment and is preparing to open a fish paste product production line. She is working hard to gain management rights for this line.
He Youan took a dozen popsicles and carried Xiaobao to find his brothers.
Yu Peilan took Yu Zhile and the other two to the workshop and introduced them to the basic situation of the cannery.
"The factory pays you to work, not to meddle in other people's business. Do you know how much work time you have wasted?"
"You are being cunning and treacherous. You will be criticized at the general meeting."
The scolding voice attracted the attention of the group.
Following the sound, they saw a pot-bellied man scolding someone. The person being scolded was someone Yu Zhile and the others knew.
"It was this brother who sent Grandpa Fang and the others back." Yu Zhile looked at Yu Peilan.
Yu Peilan patted her hands, told her to relax, and then walked towards where the two of them were.
"Deputy Director Wang, what happened? Why are you so angry?" She greeted with a smile.
The next second, Deputy Director Wang's anger was choked in his throat, and his neck and face turned red.
After a long while, he caught his breath, glanced at Yu Peilan, crossed his arms, and said frivolously and arrogantly: "Deputy Director Yu, I am teaching my people a lesson. It has nothing to do with you."
"Look at what you said. What do you mean by your people and my people? Everyone knows that colleagues in the factory are public servants." Yu Peilan replied with a forced smile.
Deputy Director Wang hit a snag, his face looked even worse, and he snorted, "Besides talking, what else can you do? You're only good at talking."
"Haha." Yu Peilan chuckled, and the smile on her face became even bigger. "Then Deputy Director Wang, please open your eyes and see if I can take over the surimi product line just by talking."
"You want to take over the new product line? Dream on." Deputy Director Wang turned away.
The bearded man apologized: "Deputy Director Yu, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I left my post without permission during working hours."
"Meng Zhong, you are a hard-working person. Others have only finished two trips, but you are already on your fourth trip." Yu Peilan consoled him, "Besides, you are doing good deeds today. What's wrong with that?"
The bearded man scratched the back of his head in embarrassment and said, "I didn't expect that Deputy Director Yu would even remember a small figure like me."
"Brother Meng, have a popsicle." Yu Zhile walked over and took out a popsicle from the wooden box.
Meng Zhong quickly declined: "No, no, I'm afraid that Deputy Director Yu won't have enough people to share."
"Starting today, you will be transferred to the second delivery team. I will report to the personnel management department later." Yu Peilan personally put the popsicle in his hand and said, "Eat it. We are all family. Don't be polite."
"Thank you, Deputy Director Yu." Meng Zhong bowed and thanked him. "I will work harder in the future!"
Afterwards, Yu Peilan took Yu Zhile to the fruit canning workshop first.
A dozen workers were moving goods, pushing baskets of fruit in.
Yu Peilan clapped her hands and called a halt to the work, saying, "Everyone has worked hard. The weather is hot recently. Let's eat a popsicle to cool down first."
"Sister Peilan, I'm sorry to have cost you money again." Voices of people responded one after another, including some who were older than Yu Peilan.
Yu Peilan smiled brightly and distributed popsicles to them.
Walking into the workshop, the first thing that caught Yu Zhile's eye was a dozen small assembly lines for picking out bad fruits, washing the skin, peeling and cutting into pieces. The team had a clear division of labor and each employee performed his or her duties.
Yu Peilan continued to distribute popsicles, and laughter was heard wherever she walked.
After visiting this workshop, she took Yu Zhile to the seafood canning workshop and explained: "Canning and subsequent processes are completed by machines."
On the way, the group ran into workers who were moving machines, and they all greeted Yu Peilan.
Yu Peilan responded with a smile and continued, "This is the machine for the new product line."
"Deputy Director Yu, who is this?" A cold and serious voice sounded behind them.
Yu Zhile turned around and found that it was a lady whose features and eyebrows were somewhat similar to those of Deputy Director Wang.
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