Chapter 151 Zhou Yong decided to give them a bright future
In the bitter cold wind, Xiao Bay's words brought new hope to Bai Jie, making her yearn for freedom even more.
Snowflakes were falling, and Bai Jie carried two buckets of water back home on her thin body.
Xiao Ba looked at her receding back and held up a flashlight to light the way ahead for her.
The next day, Huaixi Village was covered with a thick layer of white snow, as if the whole world was wrapped in silver. Rime condensed on the branches, forming beautiful ice crystals, adding a mysterious and beautiful atmosphere to the village.
Walking on the small path in the village, there is a crunching sound under your feet. That is the sound of snow being stepped on, which makes people feel a different kind of tranquility.
Zhou Yong and Li Baotian were sweeping snow in the yard. The three children were chasing and playing excitedly, throwing snowballs and having snowball fights.
Li Baotian looked at the three siblings with a smile, holding the shovel handle and continuing to shovel snow.
Breakfast was ready. Zhang Guifang pushed open the door to the outer room and called them in with a smile to eat.
When they heard that it was time for dinner, the three children rushed to the door of the outer room. Zhang Guifang was afraid that they would slip and fall: "Don't run, be careful not to fall."
The three children didn't care. Zhou smiled helplessly and shook his head.
When Zhou Yong entered the east room, the three children were already sitting in a row at the table on the kang waiting for dinner.
Li Caiyun served them food. The three little ones were not picky about food and started eating with big mouthfuls.
Tomorrow is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Li Baotian kept talking about making ice lanterns for the children, which made them all very happy.
"I think there's some confetti left at home. I'll look for it after dinner."
Zhang Guifang couldn't remember where she put the colorful paper that was left over from making ice lanterns for her children last year.
"Grandma, I want a red lantern."
Zhang Guifang took a mouthful of rice and said, "Okay."
"Grandma, I want a red lantern too."
Zhang Guifang smiled and agreed. After dinner, she cleaned up and looked for the confetti, only to find that there was no red confetti.
"Grandpa will go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it for you."
In order not to disappoint his children, Li Baotian prepared to go to the commune.
Li Caiyun frowned when she heard this: "Dad, don't go. Just use whatever color paper you have..."
It took more than two hours to go back and forth. It had snowed last night and the road was covered with snow, so I couldn't ride a bike.
Li Baotian smiled and said, "It's okay. It's just a short distance. Even if Dad walks there, he'll get there in a short while..."
Li Caiyun wanted to persuade him, but Li Baotian picked up his hat and left home.
"dad?"
"I'll be back in a minute."
Li Caiyun wanted to chase her father, but Zhang Guifang pulled her back.
"Let your dad go."
Li Caiyun smiled helplessly. She went back to the west room to change her clothes. She told the three children to be obedient at home, and then she left home with Zhou Yong.
Zhou Yong went to the brigade to be on duty, and Li Caiyun went to the farm to organize people to clear the snow.
Cao Biao had nothing to do today, so he stayed in the public security brigade for a while. He knew that Zhou Yong was on duty today, so he came over to chat with him.
While chatting and laughing, Zhou Yong suddenly asked Cao Biao what his plans for the future were.
"What do you mean?"
Zhou Yong thought for a moment and said, "Policies change every day. What if the public security brigade is abolished one day? It's just like the militia company in the past..."
Cao Biao narrowed his eyes: "No way?"
Zhou Yong knew that the public security brigade would not exist for many years, and Cao Biao should find a way out for himself.
"What can't you do? Didn't the militia just chop it off with a machete?"
Cao Biao fell silent, thinking that this was a possibility.
If the security brigade was abolished, he would just be an ordinary villager and would have to make a living by farming and hunting from then on.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with this kind of life. The bad thing is that Cao Biao has been the captain of the security team for so many years, and he has offended many people during this period.
If he became an ordinary villager, there would be countless retaliations, just like before.
Cao Biao smacked his lips. "I can't do anything about the public security brigade being cut down. I can only stand firm."
He has no connections and no money, so it is unrealistic even if he wants to use his connections to climb up the social ladder.
Zhou Yong listened to Cao Biao's helpless words and said, "How about you use Guo Xiangqian's connections?"
Guo Xiangqian has been in Huaixi Village for two full years and now works in his county government.
Zhou Yong and Guo Xiangqian have always maintained contact, and he would visit Guo's home during the holidays.
If Guo Xiangqian encounters difficulties at work, he will ask Zhou Yong for help to solve the problem.
After years of interaction and friendship, Guo Xiangqian has learned many valuable life lessons from Zhou Yong.
Therefore, he regarded Zhou Yong as his own brother from the bottom of his heart and always wanted to help him, but was politely rejected by Zhou Yong every time.
Zhou Yong’s ideals and ambitions are not in officialdom. In this life, he just wants to live freely.
Cao Biao raised his eyebrows: "Guo Xiangqian? There's no way he can help me."
His relationship with Guo Xiangqian was very ordinary, mainly because of Cao Biao's straightforward personality.
Zhou Yong chuckled: "Don't you still have me?"
Cao Biao looked at Zhou Yong and shook his head like a rattle: "Forget it, don't owe him a favor because of me."
Owe someone a favor?
Speaking of favors, Guo Xiangqian owes Zhou Yong a lot of favors.
Zhou Yong talked to Cao Biao about his ideas.
Even if one day he is no longer the team leader of the Huaixi Village Production Team, Zhou Yong has money in his hands and his life will not be too bad.
But in the contest between money and power, Zhou Yong knows very well that the power of money is limited, while power can change things dramatically.
For his own future life and for the future of Cao Biao, Xing Laoqi and Liu Dazhuang, Zhou Yong decided to give them a bright future.
Support these three people, and if Zhou Yong encounters difficulties in the future, none of them will stand idly by.
This idea did not come to Zhou Yong suddenly, but he had this thought since he was reborn.
For many years, he waited silently and looked for the right opportunity.
Now that he has Guo Xiangqian and Chen Pingliang as his backers, it has become very easy for him to pave the way for Cao Biao and others.
Zhou Yong did not say all the things he wanted to say because Cao Biao was a smart man and he only said a few words.
After listening to Zhou Yong's words, Cao Biao felt a complicated mess, with all kinds of emotions surging in his heart.
He was grateful to Zhou Yong for thinking about him, and was also glad to have such a brother.
Zhou Yong looked at Cao Biao who was in shock and said, "Come back to your senses. Old Cao, what do you think about what I said?"
"Fuck, what can I think? I'll follow your arrangements..."
Cao Biao was grateful that Zhou Yong was thoughtful about him.
"Okay, I'll talk to my seventh brother Da Zhuang some other day..."
Although Zhou Yong has thought of everything, if Xing Laoqi or Liu Dazhuang don't want to go this way, he will respect their choices.
Cao Biao frowned: "What to do another day? They should all be in the Public Security Brigade. I'll go call them over now..."
Zhou Yong wanted to say something but stopped himself, Cao Biao turned around and left quickly.
As soon as Cao Biao left, Li Hongjun opened the door and walked in.
"Brother, why are you here?"
Li Hongjun came to the stove, took off his cotton hat, sat down on the stool, and said with a sigh: "Please do something for me."
Zhou Yong secretly raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Hongjun's worried face: "What's the matter?"
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