Chapter 144 Going to the Zhong Family
After lunch, Bai Jing went to the sawmill. She wanted to ask her third uncle for the phone number of Uncle Zhong and the others. She had asked for it once before, but she had forgotten it.
When we arrived at the sawmill, it started snowing again.
When she arrived at the door, Bai Jing saw an old man drinking hot tea there, and she was so envious.
"Hello, uncle. I'm here to look for my third uncle. He's in the carpentry workshop. His name is Bai Quanshou. Can you help me call him?" Bai Jing pulled down her scarf, breathed out, and spoke quickly to the people in the room.
The old man looked up at Bai Jing and saw that it was a fair-skinned little girl. Uncle Zhang put down the teacup in his hand and said, "Girl, come in first. It's snowing outside. Don't catch a cold." He opened the door and let Bai Jing in.
Bai Jing looked grateful and said, "Thank you, sir."
"What are you thanking me for? We are all serving the people. Come and have some hot water." Uncle Zhang enthusiastically took Bai Jing's empty cup and poured her a glass of water.
Bai Jing definitely wouldn’t drink it, but it’s still very good for warming her hands.
The old man dialed the internal phone in a short while, and Bai Jing waited for a while before she saw her third uncle.
"Xiao Jing, why are you here in such a cold day? Aren't you going to work today?" Bai Quanshou ran in the cold wind with a frosty face. He ran here, and when he learned that it was his niece looking for him, his pace was three times faster than usual.
"The bureau gave me a day off, and I'm ready to be called at any time. The bureau isn't busy lately, and my parents don't have time, so I'm helping my family buy some things for the New Year."
Bai Jing explained, and then she asked directly, "I lost Uncle Wang and the others' phone number last time. Uncle San, can you give it to me again?"
When he heard that they were looking for Wang Fei and the others, Bai Quanshou thought that the last matter had been resolved. "Is it not difficult?" He couldn't help but ask worriedly.
Bai Jing knew that her third uncle was thinking in the wrong place, but she didn't remind him. That matter was not a big deal, although she hadn't told Director Shao about it yet.
"It's not difficult. Just give me the phone number. It's so cold and I don't want to go down there." Besides, she wanted to go into the mountains, but some things couldn't be found in the mountains.
Except meat.
Bai Quanshou felt relieved when he saw this, "Your Uncle Wang is still at the commune, but your Uncle Zhong is in town, so you can find your Uncle Zhong just the same." So he told Bai Jing the big news while writing on the phone.
This was unexpected. Bai Jing thought the two were still at the commune.
"Why is Uncle Zhong in town?" she asked curiously.
Speaking of this, Bai Quanshou also learned about it recently. "Your uncle Zhong's parents are in town. They used to live with his sister in the commune."
With Uncle Zhang here, there are many things that are difficult to say directly, but Bai Quanshou still said some of the things that can be said.
Bai Jing didn't expect that Uncle Zhong's house was actually in town. "Oh, so please give me the address of Uncle Zhong's house. I'd like to go over and get to know him."
Since Uncle Zhong is a local, things will be easier.
Although I don't understand why the two of them went to the commune to engage in black market, I think they have good connections.
Why did she find herself here? She thought, maybe it was because of her identity.
After all, I am quite famous in the eyes of some people.
"Okay, I had the same idea." He wrote down the phone number and the address.
Uncle Zhang, who was listening on the side, said nothing, asked nothing, and turned his head away, not looking at Bai Quanshou who was writing.
Although the paper and pen were his, he was not so stingy.
"Here, remember to bring something when you come to their house. Don't go empty-handed. After all, there are elders at home." After giving the note, Bai Quanshou did not forget to give some instructions.
Bai Jing took it and smiled, "I see."
Bai Quanshou went back to work, and Bai Jing also left the guardhouse.
Uncle Zhang actually took a few more glances at Bai Jing as she left. Although he was now an idle person, his former colleagues and friends were still in high positions, so he still knew some things.
The old man had a new evaluation of Bai Jing in his mind, but of course Bai Jing didn't know about it.
After leaving the sawmill, Bai Jing looked at the address in her hand and went directly to the Zhennan Supply and Marketing Cooperative.
The main reason is that Uncle Zhong’s house is over there.
The supply and marketing cooperative here is similar to the one near my hometown. Maybe it’s because it’s close to the Chinese New Year, so there are quite a lot of people here.
Bai Jing took out some money and bought some cigarettes, alcohol, candy and gifts. She was planning to leave immediately, but when she saw the bicycle placed in a conspicuous place, she looked at the things in her hands and walked over.
"Hello, how much is this bicycle?" She pointed at a women's bicycle and asked the salesperson who was knitting a sweater nearby.
The salesperson looked up at Bai Jing and saw that she was well dressed, so he quoted the price in a calm tone.
"The bicycle costs 160, the registration fee is 5, plus a bicycle ticket."
This price is not bad and Bai Jing can accept it.
So she took out the bicycle tickets she had put there last time from her cloth bag, then counted out sixteen Great Unity tickets and took out another five yuan. "Here, give me a ticket."
The salesperson never expected that the little girl would buy the big item just as she said she would.
Where did this prodigal girl come from?
"Why don't you discuss this with your family?" The salesperson couldn't help but remind them out loud because he was afraid that their family would come and cause trouble.
"No need, this is all the money I earned from working." Bai Jing smiled. She was not angry. She knew that the other person meant well.
"Okay." The salesperson was so jealous in his heart, and his eyes were full of envy.
Why isn't she that generous?
The ticket was issued quickly. Bai Jing took the ticket to pay the money, and then came back with the receipt to pick up the car.
The salesperson gave her another ticket and said, "Take this to the Public Security Bureau to get it stamped, otherwise you can't go on the road."
Bai Jing thought about the distance from here to the Public Security Bureau, so she asked, "I have something to do this afternoon. Can I go tomorrow?"
The salesperson didn't say anything, as he knew that they were far away from the Public Security Bureau.
"That's fine. If you encounter someone checking you on the road, remember to show them your tickets so they don't mistake you for a thief." The salesperson kindly reminded.
"Okay, I've got that in mind. Thank you." Bai Jing said thank you with a smile.
When pushing her bicycle out, Bai Jing was pointed at and talked about by many people, but she didn't care at all. She just walked out the door, got on her bicycle and left.
Bai Jingren is gone, but she left behind a lot of discussion.
"What are you talking about? If you have the ability, let your daughter come and buy it. You just know how to be jealous. You don't allow other girls to have ability just because you don't have the ability yourself." Finally, the salesperson couldn't stand it anymore and came out to scold the girl, and then the shopkeeper stopped.
Uncle Zhong's house is in the south of the town. In fact, most of the people living here are town officials.
This is also what Bai Jing discovered after finding the address.
She didn't pay much attention to these things before, but now, she feels that Uncle Zhong's family might be extraordinary.
But given his family's status, he won't be affected by the black market, right?
I can’t figure it out. I can’t figure it out.
"Comrade, please wait a moment." Bai Jing was stopped outside the gate.
The guard outside the gate of the family compound picked up the phone and confirmed with the people inside.
After a while, Bai Jing was released.
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