Chapter 236 Another visitor 1
Twenty-eight-year-old Song Dongzheng originally had a wealthy family. The cotton mill belonged to his family. Later, when they saw that the situation was not good, they immediately handed over the family business to the public. They escaped the disaster and stayed in the factory as salesmen and accountants, which was considered a stable job.
Someone leaked the news that his uncle was abroad, and their family was immediately torn apart.
Before the accident, Song Dongzheng was the deputy section chief of the Propaganda Section of the Nanshi Municipal Bureau.
After the incident, his wife immediately divorced him and cut off all ties with him.
Also because of work, he got to know Jiang Mingche, the captain of the Nanshi Public Security Bureau, who was the same age as him.
I originally thought that my family was miserable enough, but I didn't expect that Jiang Mingche was even more miserable than me. After the incident, his wife not only published a divorce announcement in the newspaper, but also stepped on him and even didn't want her own son.
"I hope life here won't be that hard." Jiang Mingche also sighed inaudibly and closed his eyes to take a nap.
No matter how worried I am about my parents and family, there is no one to ask. Only if they survive will there be hope for the future.
When Chu Hong went back to have lunch, she did not forget to complain: "These people came here with nothing, and we have to take care of their food, clothing and shelter. It's really troublesome."
Secretary Song, who had just finished his meal and put down his bowl and chopsticks, also sighed when he heard this: "That's right, I thought the director would arrange it, but who knew he didn't give me anything."
He also had a bitter and resentful look on his face: "Where do you think it would be appropriate to place this person?"
Gu Ci definitely didn't want them to live with his grandpa and his family, if they found out that he was secretly supporting his grandpa and his family.
These newcomers will definitely be jealous. It is true that what is worrying is not the lack of wealth but the inequality of distribution.
So Gu Ci said, "Dad, why don't we arrange for someone to go to the breeding farm?"
"This way it's not far away, and I can keep an eye on it."
Chu Hong immediately retorted: "No, the breeding farm is such an important place, I don't want them to have access to it."
"Let them build two houses at the foot of the West Hill, so they can still look after the fruit trees in the future."
"Or by the reservoir, we can keep an eye on it to prevent anyone from stealing fish."
Chu Dan couldn't help laughing: "Haha, Second Sister, don't you know that our Second Uncle's nickname is Fish Tiger? Aren't you afraid that Second Uncle will be caught by them?"
Secretary Song scolded his little daughter without being harsh at all: "What nonsense are you talking about? How can you make up stories about your elders like this?"
Chu Hong also agreed: "That's right, Second Uncle has been sending us fish and shrimp quite a lot recently."
Moreover, Song Lao Er was not too cruel. He mostly put fish baskets in the river.
Even if we sneak into the reservoir, we will put all the fish in the fish basket back, except for eels, loaches and shrimps.
Wu Xiu also spoke up: "I also think it's a good idea to place them at the foot of the West Mountain. It's not too far from us."
If she got too close and saw their miserable appearance, she was afraid that she would be soft-hearted and would sacrifice her food, clothing and daily necessities.
Chu Tong said softly, "Mom, I think the kid looks sick, how about you go and see him later?"
Xiao Yuer also nodded vigorously and said sympathetically: "They are so pitiful, they have no shoes to wear."
Chu Hong couldn't help but rubbed the little girl's head: "Then don't bully Xiao Yu'er."
They are so miserable, but the villagers have a habit of bullying newcomers.
She didn't want Xiaoyuer to follow her example.
It’s not entirely because they are pitiful now, but because she feels that those two adults don’t look like ordinary people.
But she knew in her heart that in a few years they would be able to go back.
If you bully others too harshly, you will not be able to withstand their revenge in the future.
Xiao Yuer nodded vigorously: "I won't bully others. I am a good boy."
In the first half of the year, the village committee expanded several houses and there were still a lot of mud bricks left. Secretary Song immediately gathered more than a dozen people to build houses for them at the foot of the West Mountain.
Fortunately, the weather is not very cold now, so they can let the two adults and one child sleep on the floor in the empty room of the village committee.
Wu Xiu examined them and found that the younger one had a fever, so he gave him some herbal medicine and asked him to go home and boil it to drink.
Chu Hong also gathered the villagers to give some daily necessities.
As for cloth and the like, there’s no need to even think about it. Everyone is in a tight spot. Even rags can be used to make shoe soles, right?
However, many people in the village are skillful and can weave earthen jars, bamboo baskets, bamboo chairs, etc.
So in three days, the adobe house was built, and Song Dongzheng, Jiang Mingche and little Jiang Yu all moved in.
This adobe house is rather low, the windows are very small, and it’s a bit damp, so it’s actually best to leave it empty for a few days.
But now, for Song Dongzheng and Jiang Mingche, it is already good enough to be able to settle down and have a place to stay.
The only difference is that the amount of food they received each month was less. They were told that they would only receive 20 kilograms of coarse grains and 5 kilograms of fine grains each.
And they also had to participate in the labor, as the village had just started digging sweet potatoes.
Although this job seems simple, it is strenuous. You have to swing the hoe all day long, and when you get off work, your hands are so sore that you can't even lift chopsticks.
But at this time, in order to leave a good impression on the villagers, they did not dare to be lazy.
The days passed one by one, and finally it was August 14th.
Nowadays, people still attach great importance to festivals and holidays. Everyone wants to buy some delicious food, so many people go to the city that even ox carts cannot accommodate them.
Chu Hong didn't want to squeeze with everyone, so she simply asked Gu Ci to take her there on his bike.
After Gu Ci dropped her off, he immediately rode his bike to the black market to buy meat and also prepared to buy some other food to have a good holiday.
This is his first Mid-Autumn Festival at the Song family, so naturally he has to be fully prepared.
Chu Hong first went to the Women's Federation, listened to what the leader said, and also reported on the content of her work.
Of course, being diligent is just an external statement, and she is not actually that busy.
Mainly because now in the nearby three villages, there is a legend that Chu Hong likes to persuade housewives who have been wronged and retaliate violently.
So even if the sisters-in-law fought, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law cursed at each other, or the husband and wife fought, they were unwilling to bring the matter to Chu Hong.
She was afraid that after she mediated, her daughter-in-law would become even more aggressive.
So when Chu Hong went to their house to ask about the matter, they all readily admitted their mistakes and promised not to hit, scold or quarrel.
Chu Hong understood their thoughts, but it didn’t matter. This was considered a successful mediation of a family conflict on her part, and it was also her achievement.
I won’t feel like I’m getting paid for nothing.
After coming out of the Women's Federation, Chu Hong was about to leave, but was stopped by the young clerk and taken to the director's office.
Chu Hong doesn't need to see the director for her own work.
She wondered if there was any message for her to pass on to her father.
To her surprise, the director secretly handed her a roll of money and some tickets, and whispered like a thief: "Here are fifty yuan and some cloth tickets and meat tickets. I just want to trouble you to buy some food and daily necessities for Jiang Mingche and the others."
Chu Hong refused subconsciously: "I'll give these to them and let them buy them themselves, otherwise they won't like what I buy."
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