At half past ten, Sun Zongyuan arrived at Zhang Qiaoyun's house. Her husband was also waiting for him at home. Sun Zongyuan saw that the man was a little thin and there was fear in his eyes. He stretched out his hand tentatively to Zhang Qiaoyun's mother-in-law. He took a good look at Zhang Qiaoyun's housework and found that she did a good job. If you looked at her upper body without looking at her lower limbs, she was still a beautiful woman.
Sun Zongyuan asked Zhang Qiaoyun for some pieces of floral cloth, and while talking to her, he made a few silk flowers and showed them to Zhang Qiaoyun. Zhang Qiaoyun had never seen cloth being made into such beautiful flowers before, and her eyes were full of admiration.
In his previous life, Sun Zongyuan learned a lot of handicrafts from participating in activities with the Women's Federation, such as making pastries, silk flowers, Chinese knots, Yangge dance, e-commerce, etc. Now, if he brings them out thirty years in advance, he can kill people of this era in seconds!
Sun Zongyuan told Zhang Qiaoyun's husband, "I think this woman has severe cataracts. She can go to Ganhe District Hospital for surgery. It will take three or four days to recover, and it won't cost much. If you don't have money, I can lend you 300 yuan."
Then he said to Zhang Qiaoyun, "I've been in your village these past couple of days. If you want to learn how to make silk flowers, I can teach you. I don't have the materials here, so you can try to find some. You can make silk flowers by hand and sell them to make some money. They'll sell quickly as the New Year approaches. You can also research and develop a few more varieties, or teach a few apprentices to make silk flowers together. You can be in charge of the collection, and wholesalers can come directly to you to place orders. It's easy to make tens of thousands of yuan a year. If you can make a lot of money, you can open a factory in the countryside. Your place is too remote, and it's inconvenient to travel back and forth."
"I will pay the three increases and five unifications that your family has owed in the past few years for you. You have to take my place when you have money, otherwise my wife will beat me." Sun Zongyuan said jokingly.
The village cadres and Zhang Qiaoyun’s family members were all laughing so hard that they bent over!
Borrowed money must be repaid. Sun Zongyuan is not a saint, but we must prevent the problem of scarcity and inequality, which will cause trouble.
After having lunch in the village at noon, I rested for half an hour and then followed the village cadres to the bachelor's family.
We listened to the village cadres’ introduction of the situation along the way.
The old bachelor in this family is called Nie Yi Guang, he is fifty-five or fifty-six years old, an old revolutionary who participated in the Battle of Crossing the Yangtze River and the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. Because he was illiterate, he returned home from the army and found a wife from another place to live with him. He had four sons in a row, but his wife died of complications during childbirth when giving birth to the fourth son.
Nie Yi Guang had to play the role of both father and mother to raise four sons and suffered a lot. The children finally grew up. The eldest son is 28 years old, the second is 25, the third is 23, and the fourth graduated from high school but failed to get into college and is now staying at home.
There are only bachelors in the family, not a single woman.
When Nie Yi Guang saw the old man explain his purpose, he became furious and wanted to chase him away.
"Uncle, although I came to the village to do the work of "Three Improvements and Five Unifications", I envy you for being a hero, so I want to hear your glorious story. Please give us young people a revolutionary lesson!" Sun Zongyuan said.
"You can do anything as long as you don't ask me for money."
Old Nie started to tell his own revolutionary stories for nearly an hour. When he was tired, he drank a bowl of local tea brewed in a clay pot. Sun Zongyuan and his group sat on the bench and drank with him. It must be said that the local tea made by Old Nie with mountain spring water was quite delicious.
When talking about the happy part, Comrade Nie Yiguang went into the house and took out a cloth bag, and took out a stack of documents. Sun Zongyuan looked through them and found a third-class merit certificate, a discharge certificate, and a disability certificate...
Sun Zongyuan opened the disability certificate, which stated that he was a fourth-level limb disability, and asked, "Uncle, how did you become disabled?"
"My big toe froze off while nestling in the snow during the Korean War. I also have two shrapnel wounds that haven't been removed yet. Look here, you can feel it right away. It hurts on cloudy days."
"Does the government know about your injuries?"
"I didn't tell the government. This is the first time I've shown it to outsiders. Many of my comrades froze to death, and many died in battle. I'm still alive, and I have a wife and son. I should be content."
Nie Yi Guang's eyes were red and his chest was heaving.
"Uncle, do these brothers have no money to marry wives?"
"Yes, they are already so old, but they still can't get married. If I leave, I will be sorry for their dead mother. I will also be sorry for these children if I don't have the ability to make money."
Comrade Lao Nie wiped his tears and said this, and the cadres and masses watching also wiped their tears.
Sun Zongyuan's eyes also became moist. He talked with the four brothers individually for a while and felt that there was no problem with their physical and mental health. After thinking for a while, he said:
"Uncle, I think it's not easy for you brothers to find wives in the mountains. My family has a factory, the one that produces canned food. How about the three of you brothers come and work in my factory? If you do a good job, you can make 70 or 80 yuan a month. If you go, it's also fine. You can guard the gate for me and keep bad guys out to make trouble. When you have money, the fourth brother can go and review for another year. He is only three or four points away from passing the exam this year. It's still in time to start reviewing for next year's college entrance examination. Do you think this is suitable?"
"This, this, this is not possible. How about we discuss this?"
Let's find a place to discuss this for a while. Old Nie said:
"Leader Sun, let's do as you say, but, but our family has owed a lot of money in recent years, and we don't have the money to pay." Nie Yi Guang lowered his head and his voice became smaller and smaller.
"As long as you agree to go to my factory, that's all. Go to the village office later and I'll write a note. You all should go there tomorrow. It's best to rent a place to stay there and bring your bedding and daily necessities."
"As for the arrears of the three increases and five unifications and education surcharges in recent years, I will personally advance them for you and deduct them from the food factory's wages later. Is that okay with you?" Sun Zongyuan asked.
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