Chapter 261 Is the sky clearing up after the rain?
After listening to Shao Hongmei's words, Li Caiyun smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, Brother Qi is probably too busy with work to take care of buying coal..."
Shao Hongmei said with a distracted look: "I understand that he is busy with work, but the problem is that he also has to take care of the lives of us women, right?
I am alone at home, playing both the role of a father and a mother, living a life like a widow. Just thinking about it makes me feel that this life is unbearable..."
Her husband is not at home all year round, and Shao Hongmei has to take care of everything at home and outside. It's no wonder that she is so resentful.
Shao Hongmei went back after a while, and at around seven o'clock Zhou Yong brought Li Jingan back home.
Li Caiyun talked to Zhou Yong about Xing Laoqi's family, and he couldn't help but frown after listening.
Normally, Zhou Yong would visit Xing Laoqi and Liu Dazhuang's homes from time to time, and help if he knew what they needed.
Even so, there are some things they don't tell you, and Zhou Yong doesn't know what is missing in their home.
"I told my sister-in-law to bring some wood from our house to burn first. But my sister-in-law said that if we didn't bring wood from our house, she and her children would be cold at home..."
Shao Hongmei was obviously angry with Xing Laoqi, and Li Caiyun's attempts to counsel her did not have any effect.
Early the next morning, Zhou Yong delivered a cartload of wood to Xing Laoqi's house in a wheelbarrow.
Shao Hongmei refused to let Zhou Yong unload the truck and asked him to push the wood back.
Zhou Yong looked at Shao Hongmei and said, "Sister-in-law, why are you doing this? You can't let the children suffer from the cold just because you are angry with Brother Qi..."
"It would be better if we freeze to death. Then we can ask your seventh brother to come back and collect our bodies..."
Zhou Yong counseled her: "Sister-in-law, it's not easy for Brother Qi to work in the county town. You should be more understanding of him. When he becomes a regular employee, your family will be reunited..."
After Shao Hongmei heard Zhou Yong's words, her nose felt sore and she choked up: "It's not easy for him to go to work, but it's easy for me to stay at home? The child had a high fever and I carried him to see Doctor Shen in the middle of the night..."
Zhou Yong looked at Shao Hongmei with red eyes and was at a loss for words.
"Sister-in-law, don't cry. When I go to the county town, ask Brother Qi to come back..."
Shao Hongmei wiped her tears carelessly: "Please don't let him come back. I can live without him."
After much persuasion, Zhou Yong unloaded the wood from the truck, and then he sent two more trucks of wood to Xing Laoqi's family.
Breakfast was ready at home. Zhou Yong washed his hands, and the adults and children went to the table to eat.
"Xiao Yun, if you have time, go to Brother Qi's house and have a chat with your sister-in-law, so that she won't have any wild thoughts..."
Li Caiyun agreed to this matter, and Zhou Yong was a little absent-minded.
"What are you thinking about?"
Zhou Yong took a sip of millet porridge and said, "I'm wondering when Brother Qi will be able to get a permanent job."
If Xing Laoqi becomes a regular employee, his family's problems will be solved easily, otherwise there will be more and more conflicts.
Li Caiyun glanced at Zhou Yong: "It's hard to say about this matter. It depends on Brother Qi's work performance..."
The main reason why Zhou Yong had not used his connections to get Xing Laoqi and Liu Dazhuang regular employees was that he wanted them to gain some training at the bottom level and increase their length of service. But now it seems that this is no longer possible.
With complicated thoughts in his mind, he took a bite of the steamed bun and chewed it slowly, looking like he was worried about something.
After dinner, the children packed their schoolbags and went to school. Zhou Yong did not rush to work, but waited until Li Caiyun had packed up before leaving home.
Zhou Yong went to the brigade for a visit, and then he went to the county town.
He first went to the hospital to see Zhang Guifang and Li Baotian, and then he went to see Guo Xiangqian.
After leaving Guo Xiangqian's unit, Zhou Yong went to meet Xing Laoqi and Liu Dazhuang.
Zhou Yong took the last bus back home...
The next day, Xing Laoqi took two days off, bought a ton of coal and went home.
Nowadays, buying coal requires a coal purchase certificate, and coal is sold in batches of 100 kilograms or 200 kilograms. In order to buy this ton of coal, Xing Laoqi put a lot of thought into it.
Zhou Yong came over at the right time to help unload the coal. Shao Hongmei didn't even come out to check on them, and just let them mess around outside.
Xing Laoqi frowned: "Zhou Yong, please say something good for me later..."
Zhou Yong glanced at Xing Laoqi and said, "Got it."
After unloading the coal, the rickshaw puller went back, and Xing Laoqi timidly pulled Zhou Yong into the house.
When Shao Hongmei saw Xing Laoqi, she didn't say anything, just greeted Zhou Yong.
Zhou Yong looked at the situation and ran away.
It's not appropriate for him to interfere too much in the affairs between the couple. It's better for them to solve it themselves.
Xing Laoqi secretly cursed Zhou Yong for being disloyal, and after he left, he started to coax his wife.
It is not easy for a woman to take care of several children at home, and Xing Laoqi felt full of guilt towards his wife and children.
But he wanted to make a name for himself, and his wife Shao Hongmei would naturally have to endure a lot of grievances and helplessness.
In the evening, Xing Laoqi took Shao Hongmei to Zhou Yong's house, and the couple stayed there until around seven o'clock before returning.
The next day, Xing Laoqi came to Li's house with a smile on his face. He informed Zhou Yong and his wife to bring their children to his house for dinner in the evening.
"Has the sky cleared up after the rain?"
Xing Laoqi nodded: "I apologized and made amends like the third grandson, with full sincerity, so naturally I got your sister-in-law's forgiveness..."
Zhou Yong looked at Xing Laoqi, and a smile appeared in his eyes: "Really?"
Xing Laoqi chuckled and said, "Of course it's true! Women just need to be coaxed."
Zhou Yong secretly raised his eyebrows and said quietly, "I don't know who it was yesterday. He didn't dare to enter the house by himself and had to drag me along."
Xing Laoqi's face froze, and he cleared his throat unnaturally: "I don't understand what you are saying. Remember to come to my house for dinner tonight, I will notify Ma San..."
Zhou Yong nodded, and Xing Laoqi hurried away.
Li Caiyun couldn't help laughing when she saw Xing Laoqi fleeing.
"Don't hit people in the face, and don't expose their shortcomings. You, on the other hand, specifically expose the shortcomings of Brother Qi..."
Zhou Yong's face was full of smiles: "Who told him to show off in front of me!"
Li Caiyun restrained her smile, and Sun Qing rode his bicycle into the Li family compound.
Someone came from the provincial capital's vegetable market and asked to see Zhou Yong.
"Do you have to see me?"
Sun Qing nodded: "Li Ming wanted to discuss the docking work with them, but they ignored him..."
Zhou Yong doesn't have to be involved in this matter. Li Ming, the team leader of the production team, can negotiate the business with them.
Zhou Yong and Sun Qing went to the brigade, and through conversation he found out that it was Huo Yan's mother who privately hinted at them to do so.
As for the reason, it is very simple. Huo Yan's mother is worried that others will take away the credit for Zhou Yong's achievement in facilitating the cooperation.
This thoughtfulness made Zhou Yong feel warm. However, now there is harmony among the village cadres in Huaixi Village, and there is no intrigue or deception at all.
So Zhou Yong handed the docking work over to Li Ming, and he took time off to take care of other things.
Zhou Yong had arranged everything and was ready to go to the commune. He Xiulan pushed open the office door and walked in.
Seeing He Xiulan, Zhou Yong raised his eyebrows secretly and greeted her.
"Are you in a meeting?"
Zhou Yong glanced at the two staff members who came from the provincial capital vegetable market and gave them a brief introduction.
He Xiulan greeted them politely and looked at Zhou Yong.
"Can we talk somewhere else?"
There were many people in the general office, and He Xiulan wanted to find a quiet place to discuss work with Zhou Yong.
Zhou Yong nodded and picked up his hat: "Please follow me."
The two went to Zhou Ling's office. Because the stove had not been turned on for several days, the office seemed like an ice cellar.
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