Chapter 105
For several days, Chen Tianyou followed Xu Tao and found that she was taken by that group of hooligans and often changed places to wash dishes.
Sometimes she washed in an old house in the old residential area of the town, sometimes in the crowded downtown area, and sometimes in the newly built tube-shaped building in the town.
Chen Tianyou seriously suspected that those gangsters were hiding their lives in three places. There must be some unspeakable secret behind their actions.
He felt that if he continued to chase after the girl, he would definitely get into trouble. Besides, as a kid, he couldn't handle the increasing number of hooligans, so he told Chen Shengqing about it.
"Dad, I found that the hooligans who took Xu Tao and her sister to wash dishes were different every time, except for a fat guy. They changed places every few days. They were completely different from those openly illegal restaurants you mentioned. Dad, what on earth are they doing?"
"It could be selling women, smuggling illegal goods, making opium soup, producing fireworks, smoking marijuana, all of these are possible."
Chen Shengqing did not hide the truth from his son. "You should know that the border has been one of the hardest hit areas for the Soviet Union and other countries to sell opium and marijuana since the Qing Dynasty. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, almost every family in the northern border area had a lantern and everyone drank opium soup. Apart from growing marijuana and poppies, no other crops were produced. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, these crops were destroyed by the People's Liberation Army of New China, and the source of drugs and marijuana was cut off, and people's livelihood was restored. In recent years, the Soviet Union, India, Pakistan, the United States and other countries have never given up selling drugs and marijuana to our border to make money."
He paused, then continued, "In addition to guarding the border, our border guards must also investigate and eliminate all sources of drugs that harm the interests of the people. If we find these criminals, we will arrest them as quickly as possible. Son, during this period of time, you can pay attention to the movements of those hooligans, don't get too close to them, pay attention to your own safety, and report to me immediately if you find any suspicious behavior."
"Guarantee to complete the task." Chen Tianyou said seriously.
It was from this day that Yang Qiujin discovered that Chen Shengqing and his son were nowhere to be seen day or night. She was busy herself and didn't pay much attention to it.
After the beginning of the year, the farm began to make great fanfare in preparing for the opening of a textile mill. As one of the representatives sent by Secretary Zhai, Yang Qiujin kept going back and forth between the Corps and the farm to promote the flow of funds from the Corps. When spring came and the ice and snow melted, their farm could open the textile mill.
Once the farm's textile mill was opened, the matter of Yang Qiujin going to the Capital Party School to study would be brought up.
After finishing her farm work that day, she returned to the farm and gathered a group of employees to hold a welcome party.
Yang Qiujin stood in front of the conference table and said, "Let us welcome the new deputy director of our farm, Comrade Long Yanli, with warm applause. Let's applaud!"
"Pa pa pa." Sparse applause could be heard in the small conference room, and many people showed disdainful expressions on their faces.
Everyone knew how Long Yanli became the deputy director of the farm. Many employees looked down on her for being willing to sacrifice her life for a position and use her body to exchange for a future, and were quite rude to Long Yanli.
Long Yanli, wearing a cadre uniform, stood up from her seat and said, "Thank you all for your welcome. I hope you can give me more advice when we work together in the future. We can make progress together and strive to make our farm more glorious."
"Give us instructions? We dare not." A 40-year-old officer wearing glasses, named Deng Liangping, who was in charge of the farm's transportation department, said in a sinister tone, "Deputy Director Long was appointed by the capital and has a very powerful background. If we give him instructions that make him unhappy, we might even lose our jobs."
"Minister Deng, you can't say that." Yang Qiujin said fairly, "Deputy Director Long has education, knowledge, and skills. He relied on his own abilities to become the deputy director of our farm. You can't deny Director Yang's ability just because of some rumors. Besides, people's cadres can't get the position by using personal connections."
These words left Deng Liangping speechless. Long Yanli graduated from a prestigious university, and although she had an engineering degree, it was undeniable that as a college student, she could be qualified for a cadre position in any unit.
Long Yanli's father was originally the mayor of a city, and her mother was also a teacher. Long Yanli was the child of a senior official and had a certain understanding of government affairs since she was a child.
If her parents had not been reported and dismissed by someone with ulterior motives a few years ago and had not been criticized in various ways, and if her parents had not cut off ties with her in the newspaper in order to protect her, and if she had not been forced to join the educated youth team and go to the border area to support the border in order to protect herself, Long Yanli could have had a bright future in life.
Now Long Yanli is hooking up with Yu Cong. Although they had sex without getting married and had a son, the smart Long Yanli did not force Yu Cong to marry her. Instead, she used her son, who was only a few months old, to let Yu Cong use his connections in the capital to rehabilitate her parents. Long Yanli is now a middle-peasant with no blemishes. With her education, she is fully qualified to be the deputy director.
Facing Deng Liangping's ridicule and the many strange looks in the conference room, Long Yanli said calmly: "Everyone, I know you have many doubts about me in your hearts. I have no personal grudges with you. I accept your dissatisfaction with me and your opinions. However, if someone spreads rumors maliciously, complicates the minor conflicts between comrades, or even maliciously exaggerates them, this kind of thinking is unacceptable. . In principle, I support everyone to express their opinions enthusiastically. We are all adults. We must weigh what we should say and what we should not say. Whether it is a mule or a horse, we have to walk around to see whether it is right or not. Whether I can take up the position of deputy director is not just a matter of words. We have to look at the actual performance. If I have no performance within three years, you don't need to tell me, I will ask myself to be laid off. "
Everyone was stunned into silence by her impassioned speech.
Yang Qiujin was not sure whether Long Yanli was just boasting or really ambitious, so she clapped her hands and said, "Deputy Director Long said it very well. As cadres, we should seek truth from facts. It is completely useless to talk nonsense. Let us look forward to Deputy Director Long's future performance."
The others followed her in clapping, and this time the applause was much more enthusiastic than before.
After the meeting was over and everyone left, Long Yanli took out a document and handed it to Yang Qiujin: "Director Yang, this is my plan for our farm. Take a look at it. If there is anything that needs to be changed, or if you think my proposal is wrong, please tell me directly."
Good fellow, the first thing a new official does when he takes office is to give a plan right away. It turns out that someone who has been to college is more capable of taking action than ordinary people.
Yang Qiujin took the document, read it carefully and said, "Deputy Director Long, do you want us to raise cattle and sheep like the nomadic people? This is not a good idea. Let's not talk about the border areas. The most abundant thing is beef and mutton. Sales are a problem. Just talking about the grass and pastures needed for grazing is a big problem."
"Director Yang, you can't just think about the present, you have to look further ahead. Border areas are not short of beef and mutton, but there is a shortage of beef and mutton in other places. Inland areas do not have suitable places for large-scale breeding of beef and mutton, and have always relied on other meats for breeding. This is a huge vacant market.
Without fodder and pastures, we can apply to the farms and the Corps to plant grass and raise livestock on our own land. When the market for beef and mutton in the border areas is saturated, we will establish an independent transportation team to transport our cattle and sheep to other places. There is an extreme shortage of beef and mutton in inland areas, which is a great opportunity for our farm. "Long Yanli said seriously.
Yang Qiujin frowned and said, "Deputy Director Long, your idea is very beautiful, but the reality is very cruel. First of all, all farms are reclaiming wasteland for planting. If we want to enclose land for pasture, even if the farm and the Corps agree, the land allocated to us will mostly be Gobi desert with not very good soil, and it will be difficult to grow pasture grass.
Once we want to grow forage grass, we will have to increase the manpower for planting, which means we will have to add a lot of workers and salary burden. Especially, it is not so easy to assemble a transportation team. Just buying a transportation truck is a huge amount of money. Our farm does not have that much money and ability to organize a team to transport to the mainland.
Have you forgotten how vast our borderland is? Take our Ava region for example. It takes two days and two nights to drive to Qing Province, the nearest province to us. Not to mention the inland cities that are farther away. Transportation alone is an unsolvable problem. "
"What if I can solve the funding and transportation problems in the field?" Long Yanli asked back: "Is it possible that Director Yang will approve of my plan?"
"Can you solve it?" Yang Qiujin was shocked: "How can you solve such a huge capital chain?"
Long Yanli smiled faintly: "Director Yang, do you think I really gave myself to Yu Cong on impulse?"
A light flashed in Yang Qiujin's mind, "You mean..."
Long Yanli took back the plan in her hand and said, "Yu Cong's father holds a position in the Central Finance Department, and his mother also holds an important position in a certain government agency. His family is large, and most of them are distributed in various government agencies in the capital, and have a large network of contacts. We have no money in our farm, and it doesn't matter if the farm and the Corps don't support us. I can use Yu Cong's family's connections to attract some investors for us. It will be a matter of time before we establish our own ranch and transportation team in our farm."
Yang Qiujin was even more surprised and asked cautiously, "Does Yu Cong really listen to you?"
He shouldn't have done that. Seeing that Yu Cong was determined not to marry Long Yanli and was determined to abandon Long Yanli and her son and return to the capital, he shouldn't have listened to Long Yanli so much.
Long Yanli smiled faintly: "Director Yang, there is a saying called "playing hard to get", which was taught to me by you. It was you who asked me to hook up with Yu Cong and let me think of ways to make him fall in love with me.
It’s not that Yu Cong didn’t want to marry me. On the contrary, after he knew I was pregnant, he had been fighting against his father and refused to marry the lesbian that his family liked. He was determined to marry me.
I knew very well that the purpose of marriages among the big families in the capital was to consolidate the power and interests among the big families. If I really married Yu Cong, I would not only be rejected by their family, but I would also be confronted by them in various ways, used by them in various ways, and they would sow discord among us. I would not even be able to keep my child.
Over time, there will inevitably be a rift between Yu Cong and me, and we will be suspicious of each other. When Yu Cong is annoyed by them, he will also turn away from me, and in the end I will end up losing both my money and my life.
In this case, why don't I let go and take advantage of Yu Cong's guilt and affection for me to get everything I want."
Yang Qiujin was silent. She had never imagined that in order to stabilize Yu Cong, she found Long Yanli and asked Long Yanli to help seduce Yu Cong. This actually made Yu Cong become Long Yanli's stepping stone, and the most powerful one at that.
She couldn't help but admire Long Yanli. When Long Yanli was pregnant and gave birth to a child, she thought she was stupid. How could a playboy like Yu Cong put his heart on her? Now, she thought that she was the stupid one.
Long Yanli was clear-headed from beginning to end. Perhaps she agreed to Yang Qiujin's request just to be perfunctory. Later, after discovering that Yu Cong's identity was not simple, she began to plan step by step.
Although she is an unmarried mother now, she has the connection with Yu Cong, the son of a wealthy family. Not only did she vindicate her parents, but she also left an unforgettable feeling in Yu Cong's heart. She used Yu Cong to do whatever she wanted. It must be said that Long Yanli's move was really smart.
Yang Qiujin said: "If you can solve the problem of funding and transportation of the temple, I would like to give you the position of director, not to mention the performance."
"Director Yang, you must be joking. I'm not very interested in the position of director. It's not my ambition." Long Yanli said lightly, "One day, I will stand in the capital and let the Yu family see that I am not a woman who can be manipulated and looked down upon by others."
Yang Qiujin vaguely felt that Long Yanli was not an easy person to deal with. In an era when illiteracy was everywhere, Yang Qiujin, who only had a junior high school education, did not think she had much ability. On the contrary, she felt that her cultural knowledge was shallow and could not compare with those young men and women who came from big cities to support the border areas. Many times when she had something she couldn't figure out or didn't understand, she would talk to Chen Shengqing, who had a higher level of education than her.
However, Chen Shengqing had been missing recently, and Yang Qiujin couldn't find him, so she could only keep her words to herself.
That night, she had nothing to do, so she turned on the radio, listened to the radio, and paid attention to national affairs.
As soon as I opened it, I heard a burst of mourning music on the radio, and a female announcer who was almost crying and said: "Our great Premier Zhou Enlai's heart stopped beating at 9:57 on January 8th... The Chairman and other leaders, as well as the people of the country, are extremely sad. A memorial service will be held at the Great Hall of the People on the 15th of this month. The central government will comply with the Premier's last wish: "The ashes will not be kept, but scattered into the sea of the motherland after death"..."
"Clang--" The water cup in Yang Qiujin's hand fell to the ground, making a sharp clanging sound, which scared Xiao Tianxing who was playing on the wooden horse in the living room and made him cry loudly.
"What's wrong, Tianxing?" Li Xiu'e, who was boiling water in the kitchen, rushed over immediately.
"Mom, Premier Zhou has passed away." When Yang Qiujin saw Li Xiu'e, tears flowed uncontrollably.
That was Premier Zhou, who served the country and the people and was loved by the whole nation. She had heard many stories about his great deeds in newspapers and on the radio.
Like all the people of New China, she had a heartfelt admiration for Premier Zhou and dreamed of going to the capital to meet the great Prime Minister.
However, such a great man could not defeat his worsening condition, which eventually ended on January 8.
Because they were in the border area, a lot of information lagged behind that in the mainland. If Yang Qiujin had not turned on the radio and heard the broadcast today, she would not have known that the Prime Minister had passed away.
Li Xiu'e was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and started to shed tears, "How could he die when he was fine..."
The two women sobbed in the house, and soon the neighbors who had radios or received the news also burst into tears.
Little Tianxing listened to the crying sounds coming from all around and forgot to cry. He looked around with his big eyes, not understanding why the adults were crying.
In the middle of the night, Chen Shengqing returned from the army and saw the living room was brightly lit. His wife and mother were sitting on the sofa in the living room. His eyes were red and swollen like walnuts from crying. He sighed in his heart, "You all know?"
Yang Qiujin stood up from her seat: "Shengqing, the Prime Minister..."
"I know that the Prime Minister has been in poor health since last year. His condition worsened at the end of the year. He finally managed to make it to the New Year, but now he is almost exhausted." Chen Shengqing reached out and patted her shoulder, comforting her, "Don't think too much. Go to bed early. The Prime Minister doesn't want you to feel sad for him. He hopes that everyone can live a good life."
At this time, Chen Tianyou and Xiao Tianxing were both fast asleep. Yang Qiujin nodded and helped Li Xiu'e to go back to the room to sleep. She turned to the living room and asked Chen Shengqing, "What have you been busy with recently? I haven't seen you from morning to night. Your daughter misses you and keeps calling you dad."
Chen Shengqing sat in the living room, unpacking a pistol and said, "I am working with the police in the town to track down the evil forces in the town. I will be very busy recently. Please help me to coax Tianxing more."
"Will there be any danger?" Yang Qiujin sat next to him, "Will there be any result in Xu Tao's matter?"
"As long as it involves criminal gangs, there will naturally be some danger. My skills are no problem in dealing with some gangsters." Chen Shengqing disassembled the pistol, carefully checked the damaged parts, and slightly trimmed it with a knife, saying: "Those gangsters who took Li Tao to wash dishes are inextricably linked to the criminal gangs we want to fight. At present, her situation is still safe. If it is not safe, our border defense department and public security will take action in time, so you don't have to worry."
Chen Shengqing reassembled the repaired parts one by one, raised the gun to test the feel, stood up and said, "Don't stay up any longer, go to bed early, I have to leave early tomorrow morning."
Yang Qiujin then stood up and said, "You came back so late, have you eaten yet? Do you want me to cook something for you?"
Chen Shengqing paused as he walked towards the room. "Okay, just cook something for me."
Outside in the yard, in the open snow, there were the dumplings that Li Xiu'e had wrapped yesterday. Yang Qiujin lit the stove as quickly as possible, put the pot on, and put the dumplings in as soon as the water boiled. While the dumplings were cooking, she picked up a large bowl of sauce.
People in their hometown like to eat dumplings with soup and seasonings like noodles. Soy sauce, vinegar, salt, MSG, a little lard, sesame oil, chopped green onions, and chili and pepper oil are indispensable.
When the dumplings float to the surface of the water, scoop a spoonful of noodle soup into a bowl, melt the frozen pork fat, and use a slotted spoon to scoop the plump white dumplings one by one into the bowl of red soup. Sprinkle with a handful of chopped green onions, and a bowl of colorful, fragrant and delicious red oil dumplings is ready.
Yang Qiujin quickly ran to the living room with a large bowl of dumplings and placed it in front of Chen Shengqing. Her hands were so hot that she kept touching her ears. "Oh, it's so hot that it's killing me."
Chen Shengqing was holding a pen and writing something in a notebook. Hearing this, he grabbed her hands, held them in his own hands and blew on them. "Next time you cook something, remember to ask me to serve it. Don't burn your hands."
"I'm not some lazy lady. My skin is tender and can handle the heat. I'm fine. Eat it while it's hot."
The warm breath made Yang Qiujin's hands itch. She pulled her hands back and told Chen Shengqing about Long Yanli while he was eating dumplings. She sighed, "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. Who could have thought that because of her class background, Long Yanli suffered a lot in the farm and didn't treat me well. Now she has become a serious cadre with Yu Cong's help. Her plan is really too bold."
"With Long Yanli's family background, she is destined not to stay in the borderland forever. If she can do what she said, you might as well let her do it. Try to avoid conflicts with her and be friends with her. Maybe one day, she will be successful and promoted to a higher position, and she will give you some conveniences because of their past relationship." Chen Shengqing said while eating dumplings.
The dumplings were stuffed with pork and cabbage, and served with a spicy soup with a hint of pork fat. Chen Shengqing ate one by one, sweating profusely, but feeling very comfortable. After finishing a large bowl of dumplings, he gulped down the soup and said with a full burp, "You are such a good cook. I think everything you cook tastes good."
"You just know how to coax me." Yang Qiujin smiled happily, "I'll wash the dishes, you go to bed early."
The thing that cooks like to see most is other people eating up all the food they cook. It is an affirmation of their cooking skills. Yang Qiujin was also particularly happy when she washed the dishes, temporarily forgetting the sadness of the Prime Minister's passing.
The two of them were lying on the bed. Yang Qiujin thought that Chen Shengqing was very tired and had an early assignment tomorrow, so he would sleep well today.
Who knew that just as she fell asleep, the man's hands became restless. He took her hand, pressed it on his hard abdominal muscles and said, "Please rub my stomach for me. I can't digest a big bowl of dumplings."
"Then get up and walk around, it will be digested in a while." Yang Qiujin rubbed his stomach full of abdominal muscles and muttered, "Your stomach is as hard as a rock, I can't rub it."
"Oh, then rub somewhere else." Chen Shengqing grabbed her hand and moved it straight down.
Yang Qiujin: ...
"Aren't you tired? Didn't you say you have to get up early tomorrow?"
"Waking up early has nothing to do with our activities as a couple."
"That's such a coincidence. I'm having my period."
"Is this true?" Chen Shengqing sat up. "Didn't you say that you were breastfeeding and hadn't had your period since you gave birth? How come it came today?"
"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, just pull down my pants and see." Yang Qiujin almost laughed out of anger.
"Go ahead and take it." Chen Shengqing pounced on Yang Qiujin like a hungry tiger pouncing on food.
"Huh? Stop it, I'm really having my period. Be gentle and don't wake the baby." Yang Qiujin protested.
The laughter of the young couple in the west room reached the east room. Li Xiu'e, who was originally saddened by the death of Premier Zhou, heard it. The sadness in her heart immediately disappeared. She covered her ears with her hands and silently recited her sins in her heart.
The noises that are not suitable for young children are not pleasant for her old bones, so she should go to bed early.
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