It rained heavily and all the work in the company could not be done.
In fact, the employees in the company are really looking forward to the rain, because it will give them a day off. Anyway, they work on a monthly basis and get paid the same amount of money no matter how many days they work.
When Wan Feng returned home, his mother had already squeezed the fish and was frying it in the pan.
"Mom! I bought canned pork and two luncheon meats, which count as two dishes. I also bought a candied grape, which counts as one dish. After you stew the fish, you can add two more dishes. We might need to treat two people for lunch."
Zhu Min didn't ask her son who he wanted to invite, but nodded.
Ever since her son brought back a large sum of money, she felt that her son's abilities were beyond her reach, so she naturally obeyed his words.
Wan Feng found his raincoat, wrapped himself in a black plastic sheet, and ran towards the yard again.
Everyone in the yard huddled under the eaves or hid in the warehouse, smoking and chatting.
Wan Shuichang sat on a pile of empty sacks.
"This is what I think of the situation this morning. It looks like the weather won't be sunny today. Let's all go home. If it keeps raining, there's no need to come. Anyway, apart from making the straw mats, the other work is almost done." Shen Dezhen came to this conclusion after watching the sky for a long time.
Everyone was happily planning ways to get home. Some took off their shirts and put them over their heads and ran home, some picked up a tile and put it on their heads and ran, and some simply took off their clothes and ran with their bare chests. After all, the rain in the hottest days of summer could not harm anyone.
When Wan Shuichang was about to take off his clothes and put them on his head, Wan Feng came and brought him a raincoat.
Wan Shuichang put on his raincoat, but Wan Feng was still wearing the black plastic.
At this time, everyone in the yard had left, leaving only Wan Feng and his father and Shen Dezhen.
"Uncle Chen, come to my house for lunch. I caught five or six kilograms of fish this morning, two of which were over a kilogram each, a catfish and a crucian carp. I also bought some beer. I can't work in the afternoon anyway, so I'll have a couple of drinks."
At that time, treating people to a meal was a rare event, so Wan Feng's words surprised Shen Dezhen.
Although Shen Dezhen is not a formal official, he has the final say on matters within the compound.
Apart from shoveling the ground, my father spends about half of his time working in the yard, and Shen Dezhen is the one who arranges all the work.
It’s no problem to arrange some leisure time for me.
Besides, this guy was able to become the company commander of the agricultural and industrial enterprises in 1985. Although his family was going to move back to Beiliao at that time, he still had to stay under someone else's command for one last year.
It’s also a long-term investment.
Seeing his son speak, Wan Shuichang also spoke up, "Old Shen, let's go. Your nephew caught a lot of fish today. Let's go to my place. My son also brought back two bottles of Bamboo Leaf Green, which is a good wine."
Shen Dezhen thought for a moment and said, "Alright, since my nephew has come back to invite me to dinner, it would be embarrassing if I didn't go. So I'll go home and tell my family."
"Uncle Shen, you must go. Don't make me call you back from your house again. It's not easy to walk in this heavy rain."
"I will definitely go. You two can go back first."
After Wan Feng and Wan Shuichang left the yard, Wan Feng went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought four bottles of beer, two cans of pork and two boxes of luncheon meat.
When passing by Jin Xingbin's house, Wan Feng went in and called Jin Xingbin's father "Lao Jin".
Lao Jin is also a farm worker, but he rarely works in the company. In summer, he often fishes by the river. There is a fish in the company, and he is the captain and sailor.
Wan Feng knew that he was not at home, so he went in and said something just for show.
It didn't matter that Lao Jin was not at home, Wan Feng didn't want to invite anyone else. The man who lived in the same house to the east as his family was a bachelor named Bai, who was a bit naive.
Men without wives are all lazy bears. This guy has no sense at all and has never helped Wan Feng's family with any work. When his family just moved here from the 31st Company, his mother would bring him some food every now and then. Later, when she saw that he was so lazy, she stopped bringing him food.
Wan Feng had no intention of hiring such a person.
It was already past ten o'clock when the father and son returned home. Their mother had already stewed the fish and was frying eggs.
A plate of wood ear mushrooms was also prepared on the side.
Wan Feng went into the house, put down the wine, took two plates and started opening cans.
I filled a plate with a can of pork, filled a plate with a box of luncheon meat, and opened another box of luncheon meat to give to my mother, waiting to use the luncheon meat to stir-fry the black fungus.
It was already past half past ten when Shen Dezhen arrived, and the dishes were already on the table.
"Uncle Chen, get on the kang. It's raining outside and it's going to be tough before dark. Come on in the afternoon and have a good drink with my father."
There were already canned pork, luncheon meat, stewed fish, scrambled eggs, and luncheon meat with black fungus on the table, and a cold cucumber salad had not yet arrived.
When there are guests at home, my younger brother and sister cannot sit at the table and they can only eat outside.
Of course Wan Feng is qualified to sit at the table.
Wan Shuichang and Shen Dezhen each had a large bowl in front of them. Wan Feng opened a bottle of beer and had a bowl each first.
He also placed a small bowl in front of him and poured a bowl of wine into it.
"Uncle Shen, when I came back this time, my father said that you have taken care of him many times during the work over the past year. I, your old nephew, think I should buy you a drink first. Although I am younger than you, I still have to offer you this bowl of wine. Just this one bowl."
In fact, he said this on purpose. Only God knows whether he has taken care of his father in the past year.
But from today on, you eat and drink what I say, and I've made it clear to you. If you don't take care of me, just wait and see how I'll deal with your son when I get back.
If it doesn't work out, you still have three daughters in your family!
But forget it, his girl will just leave them alone.
The girls at that time were not the girls of later generations. The girls of later generations just slept with each other and didn’t take it seriously.
In the 1980s, if a girl slept with a man and didn't marry him, it would be fatal.
Shen Dezhen didn't refuse. He picked up the bowl and drank it down in one gulp.
Wan Feng also drank it in one gulp, revealing the bottom of the bowl.
"Come on, come on, don't be polite, family, eat your food."
After two glasses of wine, the chatterbox opened and all sorts of things started to come out.
After a few words, it comes to the level of getting rich.
"Nephew, you've seen a lot since you're close to the mainland. Can you tell me what changes have taken place in the mainland?"
"What have changed? Yes, the country's policies have been liberalized. They allow side jobs and businesses, meaning individual businesses are now permitted. Some areas in the south have officially implemented the household contract responsibility system, and Northern Liao Province has also started a pilot program. It will probably take another two years for this to be implemented in our area."
The household contract responsibility system officially began in Wu County in 1984. Family farms were first established, and then individual farmers began to work officially in 1986.
Wan Feng experienced all of this personally, although he was still in high school at that time.
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