Chapter 34 Chapter 34 (Catching Bugs) "It turns out to be Jinyun Mountain...
"Xiao Cheng, how could I not recognize him?" When Mr. Zhang heard that it was his business, he moved the cans towards him and said happily, "Thanks to this guy, he not only helped us run errands but also gave us advice. After giving us advice, he took the initiative to borrow Director Wei's car. Otherwise, how could we have brought back the wild boar so smoothly, and also brought you back with him."
Jiang Shuangshuang raised his eyebrows. So it was Comrade Cheng who took the initiative to go to Changnan Brigade, and it was he who proposed the idea of borrowing the jeep?
Comrade Shi Cheng did not say this in the Changnan Brigade.
This comrade is really too honest. Who would know what he did if he didn't tell anyone?
She snorted softly, but there were still many things Comrade Cheng didn't say.
"He's a good guy. As soon as he arrived, he was spotted by Director Wei. If I didn't have a daughter-in-law or a niece, I would have joined in the fun."
Jiang Shuangshuang frowned, "You're targeting me?"
"That's right." Grandpa Zhang was happy to chat with her. "Our Director Wei has a niece who is good-looking and works as a nurse in the army. When Xiao Cheng came to the bureau, Director Wei asked his niece to apply for a family leave from the army, hoping to bring them together. Guess what happened?"
Jiang Shuangshuang's expression did not change, she just lowered her eyes slightly.
I have no interest in guessing, no matter what, now I just feel my palms itching and want to have a few moves with him.
"In the end, we didn't even see each other." Master Zhang didn't care whether it was Director Wei's family's private matter or not, he just told everyone about it. This was not news he heard secretly. Director Wei was just bored and invited them to drink. He complained to him knowing that Director Wei's mouth couldn't keep any secrets. So don't blame him for telling everyone in the whole department that he knew about it.
Xiao Jiang is also a member of the bureau. There is no reason why other people would know but she doesn't, right?
Grandpa Zhang was a very fair and just old man. "Director Wei tricked someone into going to a small park to meet his niece, but the person got lost and accidentally fell into the lake. However, he was rescued by a kind-hearted comrade without any harm. Then guess what happened?"
Keep people guessing again?
But this time Jiang Shuangshuang did give some reaction, "What's going on?"
"It turned out that his niece and her savior fell in love with each other." Grandpa Zhang couldn't help laughing. Director Wei sighed a lot at the table. Although the man who saved her life was not bad, he missed the niece-in-law whom he had carefully selected. How could he not be depressed?
He continued, "Director Wei has often lamented that he has no daughter-in-law. If he had one, he would have to settle down with Comrade Xiao Cheng. He is upright, decisive, and has a bright future. Although his family is a little complicated, we won't see each other often if we live in different places. Who cares if those people are upset... Oh, I can't say it anymore. The more I say it, the more I regret not having a younger generation of the right age. Otherwise, I will also... Huh?!"
As he spoke, Mr. Zhang stared at Comrade Xiao Jiang in front of him, looking left and right.
I started to get excited as I watched it.
It is true that he does not have a younger generation of the right age, but it is not that he does not know gay people of the right age. Isn't Comrade Xiao Jiang just the right person?
Xiao Cheng is indeed good in all aspects, but Xiao Jiang is not much worse. In fact, he thinks Xiao Jiang is better.
Not every girl would dare to attack a petty thief. Her fighting skills are as good as those of men. If he were Xiao Jiang's age, he might not be better than her.
Moreover, as people live longer, they can see some things more clearly.
It was also good luck that he happened to encounter this opportunity, but no matter how good your luck is, it will be useless if you don't seize it. Xiao Jiang can rely on himself to move forward step by step, which is not something that everyone can do.
The more Mr. Zhang looked at them, the more he felt that they were a good match.
Apart from other things, they definitely had something in common to talk about, and it was fun to have a little fun chatting when they were free. Without hesitation, he asked, "What do you think of Xiao Cheng? Do you want me to bring you two together?"
Jiang Shuangshuang's eyes widened, "You want to match me up with him?"
"Yes! Don't feel embarrassed. Just meet first. If you think it's a good match, you can continue the conversation. If you don't think it's a good match, just tell me and I'll reject it for you." It was the first time that Mr. Zhang wanted to be a matchmaker.
Jiang Shuangshuang was somewhat amused and confused.
Grandpa Zhang was particularly positive. "I'm serious. After all, you have lived for so many years, and you can still judge people accurately. Comrade Xiao Cheng is definitely a good candidate. If you feel embarrassed, I will mention it to Xiao Cheng first. How about that?"
Jiang Shuangshuang raised her eyebrows, "Okay, you ask him first."
Mr. Zhang's eyes lit up, "Do you really agree?"
Jiang Shuangshuang nodded without hesitation, "I agree."
"That's fine!" Master Zhang was a little impatient, but he could only suppress his excitement and said, "It's a pity that he has accepted a temporary mission out of the province. I'm afraid he won't be back for two days. I'll tell him as soon as he comes back!"
"Okay." Jiang Shuangshuang agreed readily.
This is how the matter was settled.
She was quite curious about what Mr. Zhang's expression would be when he mentioned Comrade Shi Cheng.
Seeing that it was time for dinner, Grandpa Zhang walked out of the pavilion, holding a can in one hand and calling out in the other: "Come on, let's eat in the canteen today. Lao Cao made brined pig cheek meat today, and it tastes amazing when paired with a bowl of braised noodles."
Jiang Shuangshuang did not refuse. She originally came here to eat for free, and after hearing what Mr. Zhang said, she followed him forward without hesitation.
But on the way to the kitchen, she asked casually, "I've always called him Comrade Xiao Cheng, but I don't know his full name?"
"Cheng Jin."
As soon as the name was mentioned, Jiang Shuangshuang roughly understood the whole story.
She laughed helplessly. She didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. "Which course will go in?"
"Cheng in engineering, Jin..." Master Zhang didn't quite know how to form a word with this character, so he stretched out his hand in the air and described it, "It's this Jin."
Jiang Shuangshuang understood it immediately and murmured softly, "It turns out to be Jin from Jinyun Mountain."
That's a coincidence.
Although they are different characters but have the same pronunciation, it is no wonder that such a misunderstanding occurred.
Thinking back to the conversation between her and Cheng Jin in the park, she didn't think there was anything wrong with it at the time, but now thinking back, it was completely irrelevant, and they actually managed to chat for a few more sentences...
If it weren't for Xiao Mao'er being kidnapped, they would have realized it was a misunderstanding after a few more words.
Cheng Jin probably didn’t know about it at the beginning, so what about the second time they met?
"Hidden a big secret", "Give us more time together", "Don't treat me as him".
Tsk tsk tsk, Comrade Cheng Jin doesn't look honest either.
In fact, she had guessed about the secret that Cheng Jin mentioned several times, but the time they spent together was too short to confirm which possibility it was.
Jiang Shuangshuang quite likes this process of solving puzzles step by step.
Especially since they got along quite well with each other, adding some small games into the process made it even more interesting for her.
It’s a pity that the game was destroyed in advance. Cheng Jin’s appearance solved the code in advance, and the game ended here.
"This smells really good." Grandpa Zhang raised his head and sniffed it. He sighed, "If Director Wei hadn't asked Old Man Cao to be the head chef in the small kitchen, I would definitely not come to guard the gate for him. I have been running around for so long, and I only have a few years left. If I don't hurry up and eat something good, I will really let myself down."
"Then you should take good care of yourself and try to eat more for a few more years."
"I like what you said." Grandpa Zhang said happily. He walked into the small kitchen and looked towards the glass window. "Old Cao, how long will it take? When Xiao Jiang comes over today, you have to show her your skills. It's worth it that she still thinks of you when she has wild boar meat."
"Of course!" Cao Da Ye replied from inside. He looked outside and said, "Why didn't you bring your kid here? Doesn't he want to learn how to pickle? It's better to see it for yourself than to hear more."
"He's having dinner with mom at home and will come over in the afternoon."
"Okay, that's just fine. You can give me a hand." Master Cao was quite impolite and had already thought of what work he wanted the other party to do.
But one is shameless and the other is rude, so they can play together.
The aroma of halved pork had already spread throughout the Public Security Bureau.
As soon as it was time for dinner, many people came in with bowls and chopsticks in their hands. They poked their heads in front of the glass window, drooling at the pork head being cut on the chopping board.
Jiang Shuangshuang was already sitting at the table with a rice tray in her hand. Next to her was a cup with half a cup of canned meat in it.
"Master Zhang, you can't eat alone!" Policeman Xiao Fu looked at the cans on his desk and came to ask for some with a cup in hand: "Can you give me some canned water to drink? I haven't tasted this for a long time."
"I want a piece of canned meat, too!" Hu Donggui shamelessly handed over a cup.
Grandpa Zhang rolled his eyes and said, "Learn more from Comrade Xiao Jiang. You guys don't even think about honoring your old comrades, and you even ask them for food!"
Although he said so, everyone still poured half a bottle.
In the end, there was about half of it left, so he simply closed the lid and put it in his pocket. "I have to save the rest for Lao Cao. After eating his food for several years, I have to let him take advantage of me."
"I'll treat you when my salary is paid next month!" Public Security Officer Xiao Fu looked very proud.
Master Zhang didn't believe him at all. "You're still treating me? Have you saved up enough money for the betrothal gift? If you haven't saved up enough, how dare you treat me?"
Police officer Xiao Fu, who had just spoken to the target, blushed and quickly changed the subject: "Have you heard? Two hundred kilograms of pork was lost from the slaughterhouse. The security department searched every house, but they still haven't found it."
Most large factories have a security department that is specifically responsible for public security issues in the factory. Unless it is a major criminal case, it will be handled internally first.
Public Security Officer Xiao Fu also heard the news from other places, and no one from the slaughterhouse had come to call the police yet.
"Two hundred kilograms? That's a lot." Hu Donggui was curious, "Was it stolen from inside the slaughterhouse or from outside?"
"Who knows?" Policeman Xiao Fu took two mouthfuls of rice and was so delicious that he didn't want to speak again. He swallowed it all before continuing, "I guess it will be difficult for them to find out. The case will have to be handed over to us."
"You're not well-informed." Master Cao's apprentice Xiao Wu came over with a plate of pickled vegetables. He said, "It's not just 200 kilograms. When the people over there checked the list, they found that there was a discrepancy of about 100 kilograms every month. It's been more than half a year."
"Hiss." Hu Donggui took a breath, "That means he lost thousands of pounds, right?"
"Yes." Xiao Wu had a lot of dealings with slaughterhouses. All the raw meat used in the small kitchen was dragged back from the slaughterhouse by him. After hearing about the theft of pork, he asked casually, "So much pork is definitely not for their own consumption. If they want to sell it quickly, they can only go through the black market. The slaughterhouse plans to send a few people to monitor the black market, hoping to catch the person directly."
Hu Donggui frowned, "How can we find it?"
"Whether they can find it or not is their business. We just won't join in the fun." Xiao Wu hinted at something. He chuckled a few times and went back to the kitchen.
Hu Donggui looked suspicious when he heard this. "How could we possibly go to the black market to join in the fun?"
Policeman Xiao Fu gave him a handful of pickled vegetables with chopsticks and said, "Eat more. It will nourish your brain."
Won't they go to the black market?
It's hard to say. Various kinds of tickets are hard to come by. Without tickets, you can't buy supplies even if you have money. There are always people who take risks and go to the black market to trade. Otherwise, why do people keep going there even though the black market is so strict?
Even if they don't go, their relatives and friends will definitely go, right?
Xiao Wu was simply reminding them not to go to the black market to join in the fun during this period of time, as people from the slaughterhouse were watching them all the time and who knew what might go wrong.
Grandpa Zhang tilted his head, "Old Cao has a lot of ideas. He knows some ways to store meat. The sausage he stuffed two years ago has been stored for more than a year without going bad. You can let Xiaozhou learn from him."
"Okay." Jiang Shuangshuang knew what the old man was reminding her of.
Only Comrade Cheng knew that her family had so much wild boar meat, but he certainly wouldn't say anything. So it was only Jiang Xiaozhou who didn't know how to hide it, and he was probably exposed when he asked Master Cao how to pickle it.
And Master Zhang was also reminding her that if she had too much meat, she should find a way to store it and not to go to the black market.
Jiang Shuangshuang really had no intention of going to the black market.
She has prepared quite a lot of supplies now. Although she doesn't have much money in her pocket, she has prepared quilts for the winter, and there are dried fish and various wild goods in the kitchen. If she can save money and tickets in a few months, she can buy some comfortable clothes or get a bicycle to play with.
Jiang Shuangshuang is not a person who likes to compete or compete.
She worked hard enough in her last life, so this time she wants to slow down and take things slowly. She enjoys the process more than quickly accumulating wealth.
But apparently some people don't think so.
Jiang Qing had suffered enough from being poor in his previous life, and he also felt the anxiety of being poor in this life.
If her parents were in charge of the money, she could still secretly take some from time to time, but after the family split up, there were only a few dozen yuan left. She spent some more during her hospitalization, and in the end, she had more than 30 yuan left, which she stole and gave to the cripple.
Marrying a cripple is just a transaction.
She wouldn't have to go to the countryside after she got married, but she would never sleep with the cripple. After she coaxed Ma Jian into getting a divorce, she would still marry him!
But Jiang Qing felt that she had to do something to make Ma Jian look at her differently.
Majian had been a successful businessman in his previous life. Would he be more appreciative of her if she showed she had business acumen?
And she really needs money now.
She really needs money. Money can solve many problems and give her a rich life instead of having difficulty even having enough to eat like she does now.
And maybe having enough money could make Jiang Nannan calm down a bit. She really couldn't stand her methods, and she really regretted not sending Jiang Nannan away. It would be too uncomfortable to live under the same roof with her.
So Jiang Qing really couldn't stay there any longer.
The longer I waited, the more panicked I became. I just wanted to find a way to make money quickly.
She originally thought that she was reborn and must be more far-sighted than other people, but when she was asked to think of how to make money, she really couldn't think of it.
Only then she heard people talking outside.
"Have you heard? The slaughterhouse threw away hundreds of pounds of pork! They were slaughtered a thousand times. I'm afraid we can't finish eating all the pork in our lifetime."
"You thought you were going to eat what you stole?"
"Even if I have to trade some of it, I will definitely not have to worry about meat every day."
One of the old ladies looked around and whispered, "Last month I heard from the old Hu family that there was a man carrying a basket to sell pork at her mother's house. He only sold it for 80 cents a pound and didn't even need a ticket. Why can't I have such a good thing?"
"You really don't want a ticket?" someone said with grimacing eyes.
They went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy pork, which cost 85 cents per pound, and they also had to pay for the pork ticket. It would take them several days to buy a pound of meat.
"Really?" The old woman held up three fingers. "Her parents bought three pounds of pork without spending a single pork ticket."
"I don't know if that person will come to our place with a basket on his shoulder to sell it."
"That's definitely not possible." The old woman shook her head and pointed in a direction with her hand: "The Public Security Bureau is in front and the Street Office is on the right. Who dares to come here with a load on his shoulder to speculate?"
I used to think this place was good. It was not far from the Public Security Bureau and the Street Office. No thieves dared to come here, and no one dared to steal things if the door was not locked.
However, those speculators who carry bags on their shoulders to visit relatives would never dare to come here. There is absolutely no black market in the surrounding alleys. If they want to buy something secretly at night, they have to walk for two or three hours at night. What if they meet some bad guys on the way? Not only will the things be lost, but they will also be in trouble. So no one dares to take this risk.
Several old ladies were whispering to each other, and Jiang Qing, who was sitting by the window, heard it all. She suddenly remembered something, because her mother had been muttering about it at home.
At this time in her previous life, she had already arranged to marry Cheng Jin.
Although it is forbidden to be superstitious nowadays, my mother still secretly went to have her fortune told. In the end, she spent two kilograms of cornmeal to go to a dilapidated temple in the suburbs and came back with a good fortune.
It was obvious from the divination that it was not true. How could she have a good life? It was obvious that she had been unlucky for eight generations before she married Cheng Jin.
But what is important is not the hexagram, but the treasure hidden in the ruined temple!
Later, about two or three months after she had been married to the Cheng family, she kept sighing when she talked to her mother on the phone, saying that she had missed a great opportunity. She mentioned it more than once. In the following years, she would slap her thigh and sigh from time to time, saying that if she stayed in the dilapidated fortune-telling temple a little longer, she might have discovered a large cellar dug under the Buddha statue.
In her previous life, not long after she married Cheng Jin, they cracked a pork theft case. Jiang Qing couldn't remember who the thief was, the only thing she remembered was that the thief hid all the stolen pork in the cellar of the ruined temple.
And they were all smoked bacon, probably weighing several hundred kilograms!
Jiang Qing's breathing became a little heavier.
If she could get her hands on a few hundred pounds of bacon, wouldn't it be worth a few hundred dollars?
It was easy to exchange it. She just had to tell the old women to carry the goods on her shoulders and go to a strange place to sell them. If those people could sell them successfully, why couldn't she?
When you have money, you can think of ways to make money.
Instead of being like now, where she can't come up with a penny, even if she has a way, it's useless without money.
Yes, Jiang Qing comforted herself, it was not that she could not think of other ways to make money, but that without the capital, no matter how many methods she had, it would be useless.
I have confidence again.
Jiang Qing had to think of a way to get those hundreds of kilograms of bacon.
It would be difficult for her to do it alone. Even if there was no one guarding the ruined temple, there would definitely be people coming to check it out from time to time. If she couldn't clear it out at once, she would be discovered. So she had to clear it out all at once.
In that case, we have to find someone else to go with us.
Jiang Qing was wondering who she should find to help move out the bacon.
The Jiang family definitely can't do it. They are all too selfish. She has already hated them for what happened during this period. How could she be willing to help them make money?
But if the Jiang family can't do it, who else can do it?
…
Jiang Shuangshuang had a free lunch and then chatted for a while before leaving.
As usual, she was on duty at the street office. Duan Yumei was definitely a particularly good partner. As soon as she sat down, she handed over two sheets of paper. "I have already filled out the on-site form. Just sign your name and hand it in if you think it's ok."
Jiang Shuangshuang took it and looked at it. The list was written in detail and neatly. After confirming that there was no problem, she signed her name and said, "Thank you for your help."
"It's no trouble. It's easy." Duan Yumei handed over another small piece of steamed cake. "I made it myself. Please try it."
The steamed cake was still hot. Jiang Shuangshuang took it and took out two candies and placed them on her desk. "Please try some too."
Duan Yumei held two candies in her hands and smiled. She decided to bring some snacks to Comrade Jiang tomorrow. She wanted to be friends with Comrade Jiang so much that she could defeat two middle-aged men alone and they didn't dare to say a word. How amazing!
The first step in making friends is exchanging gifts!
There wasn't much assigned to Jiang Shuangshuang on her first day at work.
Moreover, she is not affiliated with the street office, so some trivial matters cannot be assigned to her. The most important thing now is to familiarize herself with the procedures and the situation of the surrounding residents. It just so happens that the map drawn by Duan Yumei can be used. It will be more convenient to record according to the map and the residents' files.
"Xiong Ping, have you prepared the list of people to visit and the relief supplies for next week?" Director Wang called out. She said, "The season is about to change. Add some firewood to the supplies. The elderly cannot stand the winter."
"Don't worry." Xiong Ping nodded. "It's all arranged, but I have to take a leave next week. Didn't I tell you about it before? My sister who married to another province suffered a lot during childbirth, but luckily she survived. I have to take my mother to visit her."
"Go ahead. I'll arrange for someone else to visit." Director Wang made a note in her notebook so as not to forget. She hesitated about who to take to visit the five-guarantee households.
After thinking for a while, just when I was about to confirm the list, there was another shout from outside, "Oh no, oh no—"
Director Wang's heart skipped a beat. This was the third time this had happened today!
She felt panicked when she heard the shouting. She didn't even bother to ask what happened. She stood up and held down Jiang Shuangshuang who was about to move, and hurriedly said, "Xiao Jiang, don't go. You're running from one scene to another. I'm afraid you'll never stop running."
On my first day at work, I made two trips in the morning.
Another one just started coming this afternoon, and she was really worried that she wouldn't be able to have peace all afternoon.
When she returns home at night, she must pay her respects quietly!
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