Chapter 46 Chapter 46 "Cheng boy, I'll introduce you to a matchmaker...
But unfortunately, we will have to wait until the next time we meet to find out what Comrade Cheng's reaction will be.
This reunion left them both with a common problem.
This is also a question that needs to be carefully considered.
In what capacity should I appear next to the other person?
Jiang Shuangshuang could feel that when she asked this question, Comrade Cheng already had the answer in his mind. If she hadn't interrupted him, he would have given her an answer without hesitation.
But she paused.
She hoped that Comrade Cheng would think about it carefully, and she also had to think about it carefully.
I really don't know what to think so I'll just put it aside for now. She has other things to do anyway.
Because of the bicycle incident, Jiang Xiaozhou was so excited that he didn't even bother to cook. In the end, he just cooked noodles, covered them with minced meat, and mixed them. The taste was really good.
After eating, Jiang Shuangshuang picked out some small parts from the "broken things", wrote and drew on paper, and after finishing the drawings, she went to find Grandpa Zhou.
Mr. Zhou is actually quite free.
He used to be a carpenter. An experienced craftsman like him doesn't have to worry about work. Just like Mr. Tan in other courtyards, as long as he improves his skills, he can still get dozens of yuan more a month.
But Mr. Zhou's bad thing is that his waist is not good.
It was ok for him to do the work for a day or two occasionally, but his waist couldn't take it for a long time.
He even went to a big hospital for this purpose, but what he got was not good news, but bad news. If he insisted on doing this, he would be paralyzed in bed sooner or later.
This scared the Zhou family so much that after some discussion they gave the job to their grandson who had just got married, and they retired to take care of the family.
But for a veteran craftsman who has been doing this for decades, this kind of leisure is really too suffocating.
So I would take on some small jobs from time to time and earn some money.
He would take any job, as long as it was short and not time-consuming, whether it was woodworking or not. Not to mention, although there was not work every day, he could still earn some money throughout the year, so he wouldn't have to rely on his children to support him.
Among all these tasks, what Mr. Zhou likes most is dealing with Xiao Jiang who lives in the same courtyard.
The work was not too much but the compensation was high, and he was never asked to bargain or to make revisions because of this or that.
Just look at Xiao Jiang walking towards him with something in her hand. Grandpa Zhou smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into slits. Before the girl even entered the house, he urged his granddaughter to pour a cup of brown sugar water, and reminded her, "Add more sugar!"
After saying that, he greeted me with a smile on his face, and then asked me impatiently, "Is this a drawing? Your little boat has piled up so many things in the kitchen, are you planning to make something for fun?"
Living in the same big compound, everyone knows what goes on in each family.
Especially since Jiang Xiaozhou didn't hide anything and just piled the things openly next to the stove, who could not see it?
"Let's make something for fun." Jiang Shuangshuang handed over the blueprint, "Can you see if these parts can be made?"
Mr. Zhou is an experienced craftsman. He can tell at a glance what can be made and what cannot be made. "It can be made, but... can this thing be made of wood?"
"Yeah." Jiang Shuangshuang nodded.
Not to mention replacing some spare parts with wood, a fully wooden bicycle can also be made, but this type of bicycle is not suitable for long-distance travel and can only be used for short-distance running.
Her idea is to use both alternately.
If the parts are available, then we will use the parts' own strength, but if they are not available, we will use other materials instead.
She could find Mr. Zhou to process some wooden parts, but she couldn't find anyone to process other parts with iron.
So this is just the temporary plan. After all, wooden parts are not expensive and can be replaced in time even if they are only used for a short time. It is totally fine to ride around in the neighborhood. If you want to go farther, doesn't she have another bike at home?
"Then please make three of each accessory, and make them the same size." Jiang Shuangshuang made a request and asked, "How about continuing to trade with wild boar meat? Xiaozhou has smoked some, and you can also smoke meat if you want it."
"Then let's smoke the meat." Mr. Zhou made the decision without hesitation.
Jiang Xiaozhou smokes meat for several hours every day at home. The charcoal smoked meat does not have a smoky and unpleasant smell, but instead has a meaty aroma. Not to mention the children in the courtyard, even he finds it delicious.
He carefully looked at the size and requirements of the drawing and said, "There are ten parts in total, three of each. This thing doesn't look big but it's very delicate. It will take at least four or five days to make. Just give me half a pound of bacon."
Smoked meat is more expensive than fresh pork, about 2.5 yuan per pound.
I can exchange half a pound of smoked meat every four or five days. It's not low, but I don't think it's high either.
Jiang Shuangshuang thought the price was fair. "Okay, I'll tell Xiaozhou and I'll give it to you when it's done."
"Okay, okay." Grandpa Zhou smiled with narrowed eyes. "By the way, can I get you a wooden basket in front of your bicycle? It can be installed in the front to store things, which is much better than buying a basket."
"Okay." Jiang Shuangshuang had been thinking about buying one before, and now that he heard that he could make one with wood, he would definitely choose the wooden one.
"Old Zhou, I asked you to help me pack the things before... Oh, Xiao Jiang is here too." The person who came into the room was the old lady from the next yard. She looked familiar, but they had never chatted before. Jiang Shuangshuang couldn't help but look at her twice more because her eyes were very red, and it was obvious that she had just cried not long ago.
"What's wrong with you?" Mr. Zhou also noticed it and thought something had happened in her family.
"What else can I do? Xiao Yao has decided to go back to the countryside tomorrow." The old lady wiped her tears and said, "I don't know when I will be able to come back after this trip."
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Who knows, maybe I can come back in just one or two years..."
Jiang Shuangshuang only then remembered that the quota for going to the countryside would be confirmed in these few days.
A month ago, the Jiang family had four children who all met the requirements for going to the countryside. The Youth League Office came to their house every now and then to urge them to confirm their places so that they would have time to prepare the things they wanted to bring with them, to avoid being forced to go to the countryside without even having time to prepare anything.
Now, it is the last few days and all four members of the Jiang family remain in the city.
Except Jiang Qing, the other three all have jobs.
Jiang Nannan took over Jiang Xiaopeng's job, Jiang Xiaoguo took over his father's job, and only Jiang Qing stayed because she married someone with a job. I guess they all got what they wanted.
But at this time, Jiang Qing was already considering divorce.
The only reason she wanted to get married was because she didn't want to go to the countryside, so she had a fake marriage with a cripple and even stole the little money in her family as a reward. Otherwise, why would he put on a show with her?
From the time she got the marriage certificate until now, Jiang Qing has never been to Lame's house once, and she has never thought about going there. She is just waiting for the end of this year's going to the countryside, and then she will divorce Lame immediately. Otherwise, if she contacts Ma Jian in the name of a married woman, he will definitely have concerns.
As for whether she would be forced to go to the countryside again next year after the divorce, she was not too worried. It was all next year's matter. Who knows, by then she might have married Ma Jian?
She really couldn't win him over, so the worst that could happen was that she would marry the cripple again. It would only cost her a few dozen dollars as a reward, so she was willing to spend that little money.
"You are over 40! You are an unfilial daughter. How could you steal the money from our family again? Are you going to piss me off to death?" Old Man Jiang roared. He thought he had hidden his money very well, but when he went to look for it today, he found that not a dime was left. "Where is the money? Where did you put it?"
Old man Jiang's eyes turned red with anger.
The few assets they had were stolen, which means they are now penniless.
Although the parents will give them another five yuan next month and there is still a small amount of food in the house, who can understand the panic of not being able to take out a dime? What if he has an accident and can't even take out the money to go to the hospital?
Jiang Qing actually felt guilty, but the more guilty she felt, the more she felt justified. She stiffened her neck and said, "If you could let me stay in the city, why would I steal money from my family? In the end, it's still you..."
She screamed before she could finish her sentence.
Old man Jiang couldn't stand this anger, so he slapped her in the face. He slapped her several times in a row, but still felt unsatisfied.
"That's enough, that's enough. Why did you hit her? Won't she be unable to come up with the money if you beat her?" Old Mrs. Wang looked distressed.
氣歸氣，可到底也是自己疼了好些年的老閨女，哪裏舍得她被揍。
After pulling the man away, he continued to persuade, "Jiang Qing, where did you spend the money? Can you get it back? This is the last bit of money in our family. If you don't bring it back, what will we eat and wear in the future?"
"You have so many sons, are you still afraid that you will starve to death?" Jiang Qing had no money to spare, so she could only push the responsibility onto her brothers. She pouted and said, "Didn't Jiang Shuangshuang just get a bicycle as a reward? She must have money, why don't you go find her?"
Not only does he have a bicycle, he also has an incredibly good job.
What made her even more jealous was that Ma Jian had set his eyes on Jiang Shuangshuang from the beginning, and he even pursued her for a long time in his previous life before giving up.
But now that she was pursuing him, Majian was unwilling to even look at her.
The more I thought about it, the more uncomfortable I felt.
"Did a donkey kick you in the head?" Old Man Jiang yelled, "I've told you countless times not to mess with her. Do you think she's so easy to deal with? Are you still expecting her to give your whole family a beating?"
I really don't know how many times I have explained this.
Don't provoke! Don't provoke! Don't! Provoke!
Haven't you learned enough lessons after so many times?
Why are they all so stupid? Have they really been kicked by a donkey? !
"...I was just talking." Jiang Qing looked unhappy.
That being said, she wouldn't dare to go even if she was asked to.
Jiang Nannan sent her own brother to the farm for transformation. Didn't Jiang Shuangshuang send Old Lady Ma to the farm for a month with just a few words?
She finally realized that these two nieces were not easy to mess with.
She didn't know what went wrong with her rebirth.
Obviously, neither Jiang Nannan nor Jiang Shuangshuang were so scary in their previous lives, but now each one is more ruthless than the other, and she can't afford to offend any of them.
"You are able to come back alive this time thanks to Jiang Shuangshuang, isn't it..." Old Man Jiang looked puzzled, "How did you know that the pork was hidden in the ruined temple?"
Jiang Qing did not come home last night, and they thought she had gone to her husband's house.
But it was not until the morning that I was told that Jiang Qing was almost harmed by someone.
I was scared but also very curious. Jiang Qing had no connection with the slaughterhouse and definitely didn't know the pig-stealing gang. So how did she know?
"Don't ask anymore." Jiang Qing looked impatient.
I don't know how many people have asked her this question.
If she didn't give an answer, the Public Security Bureau would have to keep her in custody for a few more days. The longer she was detained, the more nervous she became, for fear that someone would find out something.
In the end, he hemmed and hawed and found an excuse that couldn't be more outrageous to try to get away with it, but he actually got away with it.
The other party asked her a few questions and then let her out.
"Still want to keep it a secret? Fine, fine, if you're that capable, get out of here. We, the Jiang family, don't welcome you!"
Jiang Qing closed his eyes and shouted helplessly: "It's just a dream, okay!"
What else could she think of besides this reason?
Did she hear it from someone else? But the police told her very seriously that if they didn't find the man, they would convict her.
What else could she say except to make up an excuse that it was all a dream and leave them no trace?
"Is this true?" Old Lady Wang asked in amazement, "Can you dream about it?"
"How could you believe such stupid things she said?" Old man Jiang was even more surprised than her. He finally understood why Jiang Qing was so stupid.
Only such a stupid mother would give birth to such a stupid daughter.
And his sons are not smart either.
"I don't care where you got the information from, you shouldn't bring outsiders to look for it. Aren't there enough people in our family for you to use?" Old man Jiang felt pain in his heart when he thought of the pork that was found.
If Jiang Qing had found someone from his family, the pork might have been dragged to his home and hidden. "You found two outsiders and almost got murdered for money. Do you think you are stupid?!"
Jiang Qing stopped talking.
She was really scared when she was thrown into the cellar. After all, no one wants to die like that.
But later she felt that the risk was worth it.
At least Majian's opinion of her had changed. In the Public Security Bureau, he held her hand and kept thanking her, and there was even a flame of passion in his eyes. His impression of her was getting better and better.
So now that I think about it, it was worth it.
She still understands that wealth and honor must be sought through risk!
"Alright, alright, why are you still bringing up what happened in the past?" Old Mrs. Wang felt really bad. If it was someone else in the family, she would definitely point fingers and scold.
But Jiang Qing was the old lady she had given birth to at great pains when she was in her early forties, so she naturally kept her love and pampered her in her heart.
Not only did he not think Jiang Qing had done anything wrong, he even said, "If you want to blame someone, blame the slaughterhouse. They took the salary but didn't work hard and let others steal the pork. Let them steal it. If it weren't for our Jiang Qing who knew where the pork was, they wouldn't know where to find it..."
At this point, Old Lady Wang had some thoughts. She said, "If it weren't for Jiang Qing, how could the slaughterhouse know where the pork was hidden? In any case, it can be considered a great achievement. Why didn't the slaughterhouse reward Jiang Qing with a bicycle?"
That makes perfect sense.
If the people from the slaughterhouse security department had not followed Jiang Qing up the mountain, how would they have known that the pork was hidden in the dilapidated temple?
Besides, Jiang Qing took the pork from their family and wanted to return it to the slaughterhouse. Shouldn't such a good thing be rewarded?
Old Man Jiang immediately understood what Old Lady Wang was thinking. He did not scold her at this moment, because he felt that it was rare for the old woman to be smart, and what she said made sense.
No matter what Jiang Qing's original intention was, at least the people from the Security Department caught the pig thief because of her. Even if her contribution was not as great as Jiang Shuangshuang's, she still had a contribution, right?
If you can't get a bike, you can always get some other item as a reward.
He thought for a moment and said, "Well, you and Jiang Qing go to the slaughterhouse and ask them if they have forgotten about her."
"Okay, I'll go right away!" Old Mrs. Wang rolled up her sleeves.
It was obvious that she was planning to cause a big scene, and she would not stop until she came back with something serious.
Just when he was about to drag Jiang Qing out the door, Jiang Nannan walked in from outside.
Several people glanced at her and then looked away at the same time, as if they were afraid of being stared at by Jiang Nannan.
"Why are you back at this time?" Old man Jiang greeted her in a friendly tone. As one of the few smart people in the entire Jiang family, they still had to pull together. Even if there were some conflicts in the past, they were all family and they couldn't hold a grudge forever, right?
He called out, "Old lady, please go back later and heat up the food for Nan Nan first."
Old Mrs. Wang was not very happy about it. When she was about to say something, she was glared at by Old Man Jiang. She could only go to heat up the rice reluctantly.
Think about it, in the past, all these chores at home were done by Jiang Nannan, but now it is the turn of this old woman to serve the younger generation.
But no matter how angry she was, she didn't dare to really get angry at Jiang Nannan.
She was really afraid of these evil stars. The second brother and his wife cried and screamed about Xiaopeng's matter, but Jiang Nannan, as a daughter and a younger sister, did not react at all, as if the person who was sent away was unimportant and she did not care at all.
So cruel. Too cruel indeed.
It was so cruel that she sometimes felt scared.
At this time, Jiang Nannan, who was sitting down, asked, "Are you going to the slaughterhouse?"
"Did you hear that?" Old Man Jiang said, "It was thanks to your aunt that the people at the slaughterhouse were able to find the stolen pork. Isn't it reasonable for them to ask for a gift?"
Jiang Nannan frowned, "Why? You're going to make a scene just for a few melons and dates?"
The strong sense of sarcasm can be heard immediately.
The expressions of the other three people in the room changed instantly, but no matter how dissatisfied they were, they kept it to themselves and didn't dare to say a word.
Especially Jiang Qing, who has been avoiding her these past few days, fearing that they would meet, and then Jiang Nannan would get angry and send her to the farm for transformation.
So, she was particularly frightened at this moment. Even though she felt that Jiang Nannan was mocking her, she didn't intend to say anything.
Old Man Jiang looked around and said unsurely, "Then... then we won't go?"
Jiang Nannan gave an unexpected answer, "Of course I will go."
"..." Old man Jiang was a little confused. Wasn't he complaining about the three melons and two dates in the previous sentence? Why did he want them to go again now?
"But I'm not asking you to go and cause trouble." Jiang Nannan was actually a little annoyed. She stayed in the city but not everything went smoothly.
For example, people outside were pointing fingers at her because of the praise she received in the factory. No one would bring up the matter of "sacrificing one's own relatives for the sake of justice" to criticize her, but the Jiang family had a lot of bad things going on and its reputation was worse than a garbage dump. If she wanted to stay safely in the textile factory, she had to do something.
"Making a fuss may achieve something, but how will outsiders view our Jiang family? There is more than one way to achieve our goal. My aunt can bring one more person with her when she goes to the slaughterhouse."
"With whom?"
"The reporter."
"The reporter?" Jiang Qing didn't understand who she was talking about at first. After thinking for a while, he asked in surprise, "Reporter?"
Her eyes suddenly lit up. Yes! Why didn't she think of that?
Bring the reporter with you. As long as the slaughterhouse doesn't want the reporter to report some bad news, they will most likely compromise, "Yes, yes, yes, let's take the reporter with us. With him, the slaughterhouse will definitely give me a lot of rewards."
Maybe even a bicycle.
Even if you don't have a bike, you'll definitely get something valuable.
Then she can resell it and make some money.
"You can't ask for anything." Jiang Nannan directly shattered her beautiful dream. "You absolutely cannot accept material rewards. You can only accept verbal praise. In the newspaper reports, you will be a good person who is not afraid of danger and does not ask for rewards."
"How can it be just verbal praise..."
"Shut up!"
Before Mrs. Wang could finish her words, she was interrupted by Old Man Jiang. He said gloomily, "You idiot, don't interrupt me if you don't understand anything. Let Nan Nan talk."
Jiang Nannan continued, "Our family's reputation is really terrible. What my aunt did can cleanse our stains so that we won't be scolded by others when we go out."
Old Man Jiang thought about it and agreed.
He didn't want to go out these days, because whenever he went out, people would always say something sarcastic to him.
He had to stay at home every day and was bored to death.
Old Lady Wang curled her lips and muttered quietly, "Can fame be eaten?"
This is what Jiang Qing meant. She is not really just in her early twenties and does not attach great importance to face. Compared with face, she cares more about money.
"You have to say it, maybe someone will look at you with a higher opinion." Jiang Nannan knew what her aunt cared about. Although she didn't understand what was so attractive about Ma Jian, she knew that this was enough to make her aunt change her mind.
The Jiang family split up, but they are still all Jiang family members.
Originally, Third Uncle had a good reputation, and the entire Jiang family benefited from it.
If my sister-in-law handles this matter well, she will also be able to benefit from it. It doesn't matter what outsiders think of her. She wants to climb up the ladder and is not content with being a small temporary worker.
…
Cheng Jin returned to the Public Security Bureau in the afternoon.
The case was filed, but the investigation did not stop.
But investigation is not part of his responsibilities. Now he just needs to wait for instructions in the bureau, so he seems to have free time. Otherwise, he would not have time to go shopping in the department store.
"Xiao Cheng!" Director Wei called him from the corridor on the third floor and said to him, "Come up."
Cheng Jin nodded downstairs. Just as he was about to walk up the stairs, a head popped out from the second floor. When Mr. Zhang saw the person below, his eyes lit up and he said, "Stand still, kid. Wait for me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly went downstairs.
He doesn't look like an old man who always complains about back pain. He is very energetic.
It's really powerful.
Master Zhang has been waiting for Cheng Jin to come back for a long time. Now that he has finally arrived, he naturally has to go and ask him.
He strode down the stairs. Policeman Xiao Fu behind him gasped as he watched, "Master, please slow down! Don't fall!"
Fortunately, even though he was already over seventy years old, the old man still walked steadily. He rushed to Cheng Jin and said, "Young man Cheng, let me find you a matchmaker."
"No need." Cheng Jin answered without hesitation.
"Hey! I haven't said who it is yet." Mr. Zhang was unhappy. He had anticipated Cheng Jin's answer in the past few days. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that Cheng Jin would be extremely satisfied with his matchmaking.
How could I not be satisfied?
Director Wei thinks his niece is very nice, and he also thinks Comrade Xiao Jiang is very good.
If Cheng Jin wasn't blind, there's no way he wouldn't like her.
Who would have thought that this kid is so tactless, he hasn't said anything yet.
"You don't have to say anything." Cheng Jin refused firmly.
Of course he had to refuse, because in a few days he might tell everyone that he, Cheng Jin, had a girlfriend.
It's a pity that I can't tell you now.
He gestured to the head that was sticking out from the third floor, "Director Wei called me, I'll go up first."
"Hey, hey, hey, you really don't want to listen?" Grandpa Zhang was a little anxious, thinking about pulling the people around him, but Cheng Jin was more flexible than him. He took two big steps and stepped directly onto the stairs, "Comrade Xiao Jiang is so nice, are you sure you don't want to come and see..."
There was a sound of "squeak".
Cheng Jin missed a step when he was going up the stairs, and his right knee hit the stairs. Fortunately, he reached out to the wall in time to stabilize himself. He didn't care about it and turned around suddenly, "Who are you talking about?!"
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