Chapter 182 It’s already this late in the New Year, and the work that should have been done before the New Year has already been done...
Chapter 182 Years ago
Rusong had been busy for most of the night and had not gotten up yet.
Yan Jiuru left the jeep keys behind and took out a few amulets and red cloths for the old man. "If the Xue family still needs the car, just let Rusong handle it. Let him drive this car from now on."
It was dark last night and the roads were slippery, and I was anxious, but Rusong still drove steadily under the circumstances.
Being able to drive and do things independently means I have grown up in my elder brother's eyes.
The old man took the talisman and the cloth and said, "This will be useful."
This thing can ward off evil.
As for funerals, we should help when necessary and pay attention when necessary.
***
Yan Jiuru took a look around the unit and left.
By this time, the work that should have been done before the New Year has long been finished, and everyone's minds are no longer on work. Those who can find an excuse to say hello have all slipped away.
Yan Jiuru had also worked at the grassroots level, so of course he knew that it would be best for the leaders to turn a blind eye at this time, so that everyone would understand each other tacitly and do what they should do, as long as they didn't go too far.
In fact, at this time everyone is busy queuing up to buy New Year's goods, and sending New Year's gifts everywhere.
You can't really wait until New Year's Eve to send it.
***
Yan Jiuru is also going to send New Year gifts today.
He returned to Institute 107.
The older woman in administration even jokingly greeted him when she saw him: "Hey, our Director Yan is back."
Yan Jiuru smiled and called Xiao Zhang: "Call two people and help me move the New Year's goods."
Even though he came back empty-handed, no one doubted that his New Year's goods were empty.
After all, ever since the storage talisman came into being, this has become the default storage method.
Soon, Director Zhang of Logistics rushed over, and several people found an empty warehouse together.
Yan Jiuru took out two object-absorbing talismans and activated them.
Soon, a pile of baskets and large wooden barrels appeared in the warehouse.
Lively prawns, crawling crabs, yellow croaker, grouper, red grouper, giant lobster, brown catfish...
Others include hair algae, kelp, and saury that we picked up by chance. They are not valuable in the sea but are relatively easy to get.
Yan Jiuru only caught seafood this time. The sea has no owner, so whoever catches it owns it. Now many of the nearby mountains have been contracted, so it is not appropriate to go to the mountains to catch fish.
"What kind of fish is this?"
Director Zhang and others are from the north and have almost no knowledge of marine creatures. They only know a few species of fish and shrimp thanks to Yan Jiuru.
"This is a sea bass called brown-haired catfish. The meat is delicious, especially the maw, which is a very precious traditional Chinese medicine. If you don't know how to prepare it yourself, ask someone to ask an experienced Chinese medicine practitioner or a traditional Chinese medicine company, so as not to waste it."
Director Zhang nodded. If Yan Jiuru could say it was good, it must be good.
The task of finding someone to do this will definitely fall on him as the logistics manager.
After Yan Jiuru delivered the goods, he also received the New Year gifts from Institute 107, which were mainly fruits and canned food.
Then he returned to his office and lingered there for a long time, mainly to calm down and replenish a batch of talismans.
The Xue family's funeral suddenly reminded him that he had been busy with work for a long time and had forgotten to change the talismans at home.
Talismans have a 'shelf life'. Even if they are not activated, their effectiveness will decrease over time as their spiritual energy dissipates.
After finishing the materials in his hand, he went to Xishan Base to "deliver New Year gifts".
The amount given to the troops was quite large. Except for some precious items for a few leaders, the food was all big fish, such as large tuna weighing hundreds of kilograms.
It’s too small, and it’s more troublesome for the kitchen staff to clean it up.
***
A certain cadre compound.
Commander Wan’s wife, whose hair was already gray, was sitting on the sofa and talking on the phone.
She glanced and saw the guard and the cook each carrying a large bucket into the kitchen. After hanging up the phone, they also went into the kitchen.
"What is it?"
She didn't ask who sent it right away because these two people were well-tested and trustworthy, and things that shouldn't be received would never appear in their home.
The guard hurriedly said, "These are gifts from the 107th Institute for our veteran cadres."
When Institute 107 is mentioned, everyone knows what is going on.
She bent down and looked into the bucket. "Oh, this is a yellow croaker. It's rare."
The chef dug around in both buckets and said with a smile, "We have a few brown catfish left. Their maw is pretty good, too."
"Ma'am, look..."
"Let's steam a large yellow croaker first. I'll discuss the rest with Lao Wan."
You can't eat good things by yourself, especially the fish maw. Once prepared, it is very precious, so you need to think about how to arrange it.
***
The Wan family had delicious yellow croaker for dinner.
"Xiaoyan from Institute 107 is back from studying abroad?" Mrs. Wan last heard this name a few years ago and had the impression that she went abroad to study.
In recent years, more people have gone abroad on government scholarships, but fewer have returned. No wonder she asked this question.
Chief Wan nodded with some satisfaction and chuckled, "Well, he's now the Director of the Foreign Enterprise Management Department. This guy is doing a good job. Don't worry about eating this fish."
Regardless of whether Yan Jiuru is in the country or not, he sends greetings to several leaders and the Xishan Base in the name of Institute 107 every year.
He was eager to move up in the career ladder, so he didn't ask anyone for help. He just wanted to know that if anyone targeted him, at least there would be someone above him to look after him.
***
After working for most of the day, Yan Jiuru went back to the office in the afternoon, took a few more turns, and then left work early.
If he doesn't leave, everyone can only look at their watches and worry.
Since he could work during the New Year holidays, he was of course happy to do it.
When he got home, Chen Yin was even earlier than him.
The couple looked at each other and smiled, both understanding what was going on.
"Change your clothes and go to the Xue family to pay your respects."
Chen Yin found him a black coat for him to change into.
After a short rest, the two went to Xue's house together.
In the alley, there were quite a few people rushing to pay their respects after get off work, and the two men even ran into two police officers from the nearby police station.
"Are you going to Old Xue's house too? Let's go together."
Yan Jiuru was just surprised for a moment.
Wang Gongan whispered, "Isn't it that Aunt Xue is gone? Uncle Xue is determined to sue those two families for murder. He clearly told them that Aunt Xue's blood pressure was extremely high, and then he provoked her with his words, causing her to have a cerebral hemorrhage."
Xue Litong believed that the brother and sister did it on purpose.
It would be best if the old couple were angry to death. Their son is abroad, and their daughter and son-in-law are educated and respectable people. They will not compete with them and are not waiting to get benefits for free.
But unexpectedly, Xue Litong not only did not get angry to death, but was aroused to fight, and insisted on sending them to prison or at least making a note of it in their files.
Tsk tsk, now the Xue family is going to have some fun.
***
A mourning tent was set up in the Xue family courtyard.
The mourning shed is supposed to be "covered from the sky and the sun" so that the dead souls can return home to receive offerings.
People from Uncle Xue and Aunt Xue’s workplace came to offer condolences, comfort, and assist with funeral arrangements.
This is the advantage of having a company. The company takes care of everything from birth to old age to sickness and death.
Xue Litong's daughter, son-in-law and their children were all dressed in mourning clothes and knelt in front of the mourning hall, constantly bowing and kowtowing to the guests in return.
This is an old rule.
Xue Litong's son who lives abroad has not returned yet, and it is easy to get tired in winter, so Aunt Xue's body will probably have to stay for five to seven days.
"I'm sorry for causing trouble to everyone."
Uncle Xue also kept apologizing to his neighbors.
Yan Jiuru looked around and did not see the two so-called relatives.
I don’t know whether he doesn’t dare to come or doesn’t want to come.
Yan Jiuru and Chen Yin comforted her with a few words and then left.
There is no point in saying more at this time.
***
In the next few days, the Yan family received many New Year gifts.
Some were sent by Yan Jiuru and Chen Yin’s work units, some were sent by Rushan and his wife, some were sent by several factories and supporting factories under Yan Jiuru, and some were sent by several classmates and teachers who had always kept in touch with him. . . .
Looking at the house filled with all kinds of snacks, canned goods, fruits, chicken, duck, fish, meat, tea, candies, famous cigarettes and liquors, and even more special, there are two or three calendars, all of which are of movie stars...
Well, you don’t actually need to buy anything when you go back to your hometown. Just move these back.
The day before they set out for their hometown, Uncle Xue's son returned home.
I heard that a lawyer was hired that day to sue the two companies.
Unfortunately, the Yan family’s departure time had come, so I didn’t have the chance to hear the follow-up.
***
After saying "what's more" for more than twenty hours on the train, we finally arrived at Zexian Station.
A vehicle was also arranged for pick-up in Ze County, and by the time the family arrived at Xinghua Village, it was dark.
Fortunately, their village had electricity earlier than other places, so the family didn't have to eat in the dark.
The next day, Jingjing and other children saw the heavy snow outside and jumped for joy, shouting that God was so rich that he was sprinkling white sugar all over the sky.
It seems that the snow in my hometown is more interesting than that in Yancheng.
This made Yan Niang and the others laugh out loud.
The snow had not stopped in the morning, but Uncle Yan and Ruchun's families came to see them in the snow.
Not only them, but also Chen Yin's parents came.
The house is not small, but it becomes crowded when there are too many people.
When the snow outside stopped, Rushan picked up his daughter and said, "Come on, Xiuxiu, dress warmly. Daddy will take you to ask for red envelopes."
Yan Niang also interjected, "It's time to go and ask for some auspicious words so that children won't get sick."
This is a local custom. When a child visits relatives for the first time, everyone will say blessings while giving a red envelope, which is considered to be a good omen.
Yan Jiuru and Chen Yin's three children also went through this experience.
Zhao Xiaojing didn't follow.
It would be too grand if the whole family of three went to visit someone, so they would have to leave food for them.
***
At this time, several groups of people came one after another.
Chen Yin and Zhao Xiaojing were busy making tea, preparing snacks and candies, and following their sister-in-law to call people. They were very busy and happy.
When Rushan got married, in addition to holding a wedding banquet in Yancheng, he also returned to his hometown to entertain guests.
This was Zhao Xiaojing's second time back, but she stayed for a short time and hardly recognized many of the villagers. She just called her whatever her sister-in-law called her, and she didn't have to think about it.
When it was almost noon, everyone knew that the Yan family had three meals, so they all went home tacitly.
Rushan and his father came back smiling.
Zhao Xiaojing quickly took her daughter in, fearing that she would catch a cold.
Yan Niang brought a bowl of hot brown sugar ginger tea to the father and son and asked them to drink it while it was hot. Although it was quite spicy, the little girl Yuxiu actually drank half a bowl.
"Oh, my eldest granddaughter is so well-behaved." Yan Niang held the little one in her arms and could not express her admiration for him enough.
Jingjing smirked: "Grandma, I'm not your eldest granddaughter anymore! You really are fickle."
They were chatting and laughing. Zhao Xiaojing asked, "How much did you get in red envelopes? Your pockets are bulging."
“21.6.”
Nowadays, gifts in the countryside are usually around 30 or 50 cents, and the most is only two dollars.
After he started working and earning money, he would give gifts to his classmates, childhood friends, and the like individually, while gifts between relatives would still go through his parents' side until he got married.
So, I didn’t collect much this time.
"By the way, where's my brother?"
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