Chapter 285 Director Zhu was stunned [Subscribe]

county seat.

On the bank of Nanliu River.

Hearing Deng Yunzhen's proud expression, Zhu Junjie praised sincerely: "It is really rare to find someone like your uncle. In our village, families with poor conditions basically only support their sons to go to school. It is impossible for their daughters to go to school."

Deng Yunzhen said: "There is no way. A daughter who is married off is like spilled water. This is not only the case in Songshan Commune, but also in the entire Bobai area."

Allen Chu nodded, skipped the topic, and asked, “Ah Zhen, I heard that your five brothers and sisters are still studying now?”

Deng Yunzhen hummed and said, "They are still studying!"

Zhu Junjie asked: "Calculating the age of the older one, he should be in college, right?"

Deng Yunzhen said: "My second brother is already a junior this year!"

Zhu Junjie said with envy: "College students, I also wanted to go to college, but unfortunately I didn't pass. Which university did your second brother go to?"

When talking about this, Deng Yunzhen felt extremely proud and said with a smile on her face: "Peking University."

Zhu Junjie was stunned for a moment, thinking he had heard wrongly, and asked, "Which university?"

Deng Yunzhen smiled and repeated, "Peking University."

This time, Zhu Junjie was sure that he had not heard wrong, and his eyes widened in shock. He never expected that the blind date's family was not only rich, but also had a younger brother who was studying at Peking University. This family background was really dazzling.

If the other party's family is just rich, then he is still the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau. He still has the confidence when facing the other party.

But if there is a Peking University student with a promising future, then the other party's family has both money and background, which is much better than his family.

Seeing Zhu Junjie was stunned, the considerate Deng Yunzhen cleverly diverted his attention and said, "Come to think of it, my second brother is also an alumnus of yours. He also studied in Songshan High School, in Class 34."

After hearing this, Zhu Junjie was even more surprised. He had studied at Songshan High School and was naturally aware of the teaching staff of this high school. To describe it as mediocre was already a compliment. How could such a school produce a Peking University student?

You know, even in ordinary universities, not all graduates can get into three schools every year.

Ordinary universities and Peking University are like heaven and earth, they are not on the same level at all.

Allen Chu exclaimed in amazement: “Oh my God, Azhen, your second brother is really a genius. He can be admitted to Peking University even though he was in Songshan High School. It’s incredible.”

Deng Yunzhen laughed and said, "He is indeed a genius in studying, but even we find it hard to believe that he was admitted to Peking University."

"What about your other brothers and sisters?"

"My third brother is now in the first year of high school at Bogao High School, my sister and fourth brother are in junior high school in my hometown, and my youngest brother is in the fifth grade at the village primary school."

Zhu Junjie was shocked again when he heard this. The others were normal, but this third brother who was studying at Bogao would probably be a college student again in two years.

After all, Bobai High School is the best high school in the county. Those who can be admitted to this high school are basically the best students in each commune, and the chance of being admitted to university is much higher than that of other high schools in the county.

Sure enough, what the matchmaker said was right, the girl’s family are all cultured people!

…

The two of them faced the Nanliu River and chatted about everything under the sun. There was no specific topic, they just talked about whatever came to their mind, even some "bland and tasteless" household matters, they could still chat with "gusto".

If someone with experience in love saw this, they would know that these two are most likely to be together.

The relationship between men and women is the strangest. When two people have a good impression of each other, there is no need to worry about having no topics to talk about, and there is never a possibility of a dull moment, because no matter what you say, the other person will listen with great interest and can even support you without any instruction.

But if there is no mutual affection between the two, or it is only a one-sided affection, then the chat will be very awkward, because no matter how hard you try to find topics, the other party will look uninterested, and even if they reply you out of politeness, their words will be very perfunctory.

In this situation, no matter how passionate you are, it will slowly cool down.

Since the two of them got along so well, they chatted for more than two hours without realizing it.

It was not until their stomachs protested with hunger that they woke up. Then they smiled at each other and walked back the way they came.

…

afternoon.

Sui Feng Hotel.

After the matchmaker Zhang Guoan and the Zhu family's three members left, everyone immediately asked Deng Yunzhen about the situation.

Zhang Xiuping, the sister-in-law, asked first: "Ah Zhen, what do you think? Do you like it?"

Deng Yunzhen did not hide anything in front of her family and relatives, and replied: "It felt OK to get along with each other today, but we have to wait and see about the details."

Zhang Xiuping smiled and said, "That's a good start!"

Deng Shirong said: "Since you feel it's okay, let's just date for now. Once you've thought it through, it won't be too late to talk about marriage."

Deng Yunzhen nodded and said, "Dad, I understand."

…

Due to the profound lessons learned in his previous life, Deng Shirong in this life attached great importance to the marriage of his children. Even though he knew that the moral character of an excellent soldier from the army must be impeccable, he was still a little worried unless he found out clearly about other aspects.

So, the next day, Deng Shirong took a bus to Songshan Commune, then rushed to Changzhangpo Village, Shanxin Brigade, and then found seven or eight households to inquire about the situation of Zhu Junjie's family.

First of all, there are Zhu Junjie's parents. They have a good reputation in the village. The couple never take advantage of anyone, nor do they have disputes with anyone. They are the kind of people who live an honest life.

Zhu Junjie's eldest brother inherited the personality traits of his parents and is an honest and decent man. His eldest sister-in-law is also a hardworking and capable woman, but she is a little petty and likes to quibble over everything. She is the only one who takes advantage of others, and it is difficult for others to take advantage of her in the slightest.

But when it comes to the second brother and his wife, the situation is the opposite. The second brother is a little narrow-minded, and Shuangwang can hear what he is thinking, while the second sister-in-law is more generous.

As for Zhu Junjie himself, the impression he left on the villagers was that of a very naughty child, but a very loyal person. He was very influential among his peers and was considered the king of children of their generation.

At the same time, he also inherited his parents' virtue of not taking advantage of others. He never took a single needle or thread from others and had a good character.

After finding out all this, he finally felt relieved.

Although Zhu Junjie's sister-in-law and second brother are not easy to get along with, they have separated after all. Even if they become relatives in the future, they will only get together during the holidays. They should have few opportunities to contact each other at other times, so it won't affect anything.

Having achieved his goal, Deng Shirong left Changpo Village with satisfaction.

…

After the spring equinox.

The entire Bobai area began large-scale ancestor worship activities again.

As the head of the clan, Deng Shirong had to decide whether to demolish Dazhong Mountain or offer sacrifices.

In the Ye Deng family, clearing the mountain and offering sacrifices to the mountain (offering sacrifices to ancestors) are completely different.

It is relatively easy to shovel a mountain, just like the mountain at home. Often a grave can be shoveled in less than half an hour.

As for the mountain worship, it is more grand and complicated. Not only does one have to beat drums and gongs along the way, but one also has to carry clan flags with the word "Deng" written on them, as well as a whole fat pig, a whole sheep, as well as sacrificial offerings such as chickens, geese, and ducks.

You know, Shuangwang territory is full of mountains, so people are buried in the mountains after they die. Some uninhabited mountains don’t even have roads to climb up the mountain. It is not an easy task to carry a whole fat pig up the mountain.

After arriving at the tomb, the previous process is the same as that of clearing the mountain. When you start to worship the ancestors after clearing all the weeds around it, you will ask a respected person to read the sacrificial text, and then a special person will operate according to the sacrificial text, and the clan members will also obey the command and start to kneel three times and kowtow nine times.

Those who are qualified to kneel in the front row are all prominent figures in the clan, either rich, high-ranking officials, or have high prestige in the clan.

In short, mountain worship requires a lot of manpower and material resources to support it.

Moreover, once the mountain worship begins, it cannot be done only for one year, but needs to be done for three consecutive years.

In the past few years, for reasons known to everyone, the Naye Deng clan had not offered sacrifices to the mountain for more than ten years. This year, some clan members proposed to start offering sacrifices to the mountain, so a group of prominent people in the clan gathered together to discuss the matter.

Deng Yuntian said, "Uncle Jiu, under your leadership, our Naye Deng family is living a better and better life, and the current situation is not as tense as before. We can consider starting the mountain sacrifice."

Deng Yunfa continued, "It has been more than ten years since the Deng family of Naye has offered sacrifices to the mountain. We can indeed consider offering sacrifices to the mountain."

Deng Yungui said: "We can start considering offering sacrifices to the mountain, but I don't think we should rush into it. The situation has been relaxed a lot now, but it hasn't been completely relaxed yet. If someone makes a fuss about this, it will still be a bit troublesome. I suggest we wait and see."

Deng Changbao said, "I also think we should wait and see. Regardless of the situation, the passenger transport company has not started to distribute dividends yet. It's not too late to hold a grand ceremony to worship our ancestors. Wait until the passenger transport company starts to distribute dividends next year, and then we can consider worshipping our ancestors."

Deng Changxiong said: "I agree with what Abao said. When the passenger transport company distributes dividends next year, we can hold a grand ancestor worship ceremony then."

Deng Shian looked at Deng Shirong and asked, "Old Nine, what do you think?"

Deng Shirong said: "The purpose of ancestor worship is not only to remember the ancestors, but also to represent the continuation of life and the promotion of clan culture, and to enhance the cohesion of the clan. This must be done. However, now that everyone's money has been invested in the passenger transport company, it is indeed not appropriate to worship the ancestors at this time.

Therefore, we should wait until the passenger transport company distributes dividends next year before happily holding the ancestor worship activities! "

Deng Shian nodded and said, "Okay, let's hold the ceremony next year. We've waited for so many years anyway, so this year won't be a big deal."

Upon hearing this, other tribesmen also agreed, and the matter was settled.

…

The 29th day of the second lunar month, Saturday.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Deng Shirong and his family took offerings and tools and set out to shovel the mountain.

Our ancestors were very particular about Feng Shui. Many of them even asked Feng Shui masters to choose their cemeteries before they died. Therefore, these ancestral tombs are not buried on the same mountain, but are scattered here and there. Every year, they have to climb over mountains and cross rivers to shovel the mountains, and most of their time is spent on the road.

In recent decades, people no longer buried graves far away, but basically buried them on the mountain opposite. As a result, more and more graves were buried, and by the time of later generations, there were at least dozens of graves on the mountain opposite. It looked so densely packed that even if you were alone there in broad daylight, you would feel a chill on your back.

This mountain called Dawodu has also become a veritable cemetery.

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Of course, that was in later times. Now there are only a few tombs in Dawodu, which is no different from other hills.

Deng Shirong's family's pace of clearing the mountain was to clear the land of their grandfather's generation in the morning, and clear the land of their parents and deceased wife in the afternoon.

The graves of his grandparents were quite far away, so Deng Shirong asked his eldest daughter-in-law to stay at home to take care of Xiao Dong'er and Dongzi. The whole family went out in the afternoon to dig the graves of his parents and his deceased wife at Dawodu across the street.

It is only a few hundred meters from Deng Shirong’s home to Dawodu, and there is a river in between.

In the summer, the young men in the village come here to swim and bathe, while the young girls and wives in the village come here to wash clothes all year round.

When Deng Shirong walked across the wooden bridge, looking at the clear river water, he thought of the river being polluted and stinking in the future. He felt a sense of responsibility in his heart. Even if it was impossible to maintain the clear river water as it is now, it must not be polluted into the state it would be in the future.

But there is no rush now. Until the mid-1990s, the water in this river was still very clear. It is not an exaggeration to say that many people would just scoop up the water from the river and drink it when they were thirsty.

When the passenger transport company makes a lot of money, it will invest part of the money to repair the river embankment, plant scenic trees, and turn this river into the most beautiful scenery in the village. Then it will call on everyone to pay attention to protecting the environment and prevent the river water from being polluted. I think it should be effective.

Of course, the prevention and control of river water cannot be achieved by the Naye Deng family alone. They must also work together with other brigades upstream. Otherwise, no matter how well you do downstream, it will be useless if the upstream does not pay attention.

Therefore, it is still very difficult to accomplish this matter.

Fortunately, there is no rush now. After a few years, when he has a certain prestige in several nearby brigades and even other communes, it should not be difficult for him to take the lead in this matter.

…

In this day and age, trucks are scarce, so as long as you have a way, engaging in freight transportation is really no different from picking up money. It is really easy to make money.

Bu Zhongshi is really reaping the benefits now, especially after establishing a relationship with the mine of Zhouwang Brigade, he has endless supplies of goods to transport every day.

The mine of Zhouwang Brigade was named 541 Mine. It was discovered by Guangdong 704 Geological Team in June 1965 and transferred to Guangxi Sixth Geological Team for further survey in 1969. It was found to be a medium-sized niobium-tantalum deposit in granite pegmatite. The minerals that can be comprehensively recycled include cassiterite, potassium feldspar and kaolin.

In the veins 5-15 meters deep from the ground, potassium feldspar has been weathered into kaolin, which is mined by local people as white mud. The product is sold to more than 20 porcelain factories in and outside the district to make industrial porcelain and daily-use porcelain. Therefore, there is always an endless supply of white mud all year round.

Over the past year, Bu Zhongshi has made a fortune.

Seeing that it was so easy to make money, Bu Zhongshi planned to buy another truck.

However, before making a decision, Bu Zhongshi made a special trip to his uncle's house to ask for his uncle's opinion. As long as his uncle agreed, he would go ahead and do it. If his uncle didn't think it was possible, he would wait and see.

Under the wooden shed, after listening to his nephew's words, Deng Shirong did not answer directly, but asked: "How many people have you trained to help drive?"

Bu Zhongshi said: "There are four people who have obtained driving licenses, but only Da Jun can take charge of the situation."

Deng Shirong said: "You need to train a few more drivers who can work independently. If you just increase the number of trucks one by one, the development speed is still too slow. Now there is endless white mud to transport. By September and October, your sugar cane can be cut, and then there will be a lot of goods to transport.

I think you can take a bigger step and buy two more trucks. Let Dajun lead the team to drive one truck and hire another driver to drive the other truck. With three trucks running non-stop, your income will definitely increase rapidly. "

Seeing his uncle's high opinion of the plan, the young and energetic Bu Zhongshi no longer had any reservations and immediately agreed, "Okay, then I'll go to the bank to get a loan tomorrow, and when the money comes in, I'll buy two more trucks and run them back."

Deng Shirong reminded: "If you want to borrow money, you can borrow more. When you want to buy more cars later, you don't have to worry about not having enough money. It's easier to borrow money now, but it doesn't mean that bank money will always be so easy to borrow."

Bu Zhongshi nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll see how much I can lend."

"You must build your driver team as soon as possible. Find those reliable young people in the village and train them. Then you can continue to increase the number of your trucks. In this era, as long as you have a truck, you don't have to look for goods. The owners of the goods will come to you on their own initiative."

"Okay, I understand. I'll arrange this later."

…

county seat.

public security bureau.

After finishing his work, Zhu Junjie hurried to the door of the Public Security Bureau without even going back to change his clothes.

When he walked out of the door, he saw Deng Yunzhen already standing there waiting, and Zhu Junjie quickly said, "Sorry, I'm late!"

Deng Yunzhen smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Your work is more important."

"Then let's go eat some noodles first, and then go for a walk in the park together?"

"Sure, come with me. I know a noodle stall that makes delicious rice noodles."

So the two of them walked towards Dongxu, ate a bowl of authentic raw rice noodles at a noodle stall, and then walked towards People's Park together.

Bobai County People's Park is located on the north side of the county town. Its predecessor was Zhongshan Park. It was renamed Bobai County People's Park in 1956. The park covers an area of ​​18,432 square meters.

This was not the first date for the two. Ever since they left a good impression on each other during the blind date that day, Zhu Junjie often asked Deng Yunzhen to go shopping, watch a movie, or find a place with nice scenery to chat or something.

After several contacts, their relationship warmed up a lot and it felt like they were really in love.

The facilities in Bobai People's Park at this time were not as complete as those in later generations, but now is the time when flowers are in full bloom and the scenery is still very beautiful.

As they walked along the forest path, Zhu Junjie asked the question in his mind: "Ah Zhen, in the village, most people of your age have already married and had children. Why are you still thinking about getting married in a few years?"

Deng Yunzhen smiled and said, "There's no reason. I just feel comfortable at home. I want to live a comfortable life for two more years. I don't want to get married so early and suffer."

Allen Chu laughed when he heard this and said, “Who told you that you will suffer if you get married?”

Deng Yunzhen said: "Of course this is not absolute. For example, my sister-in-law married into our family and has been enjoying a good life. However, many girls who marry into our village are actually suffering. On the one hand, they have to do everything, and on the other hand, they may have to look at the mood of their mother-in-law. If they can't give birth to a son, it will be even more miserable.

In short, seeing the kind of life they lead, I think it’s better not to get married so early, and enjoy the happiness in your parents’ home for two more years first.”

Zhu Junjie said: "Ah Zhen, you are too pessimistic about marriage, aren't you? Since your sister-in-law can live so well after marrying into your family, then you also have a chance to live well after marrying!"

Deng Yunzhen looked at him with a half-smile, and said with a hint of meaning: "I'm not pessimistic. As the saying goes, men are afraid of choosing the wrong career, and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man. Marriage is a major event that affects a person's happiness. Of course, we can't make a hasty decision. We must observe carefully before we can make a decision."

Zhu Junjie naturally heard the hidden meaning and said with a wry smile: "You are right, you should observe carefully. If you are not satisfied, you must not marry."

"That's what I thought."

Deng Yunzhen smiled and asked, "I also have a question for you."

Zhu Junjie said: "Please ask, I will tell you everything I know."

Deng Yunzhen asked with a serious expression, "I know that we Bobai people all have the idea of ​​favoring boys over girls. It's very rare to find someone like my dad who can treat everyone equally. I wonder if your parents are serious about this? If you get married in the future, do you insist that your wife give birth to a son?"

When Zhu Junjie heard this question, he knew that this was a test. If his answer did not satisfy the other party, the consequences would be serious.

As for the idea of ​​favoring boys over girls, his parents definitely have that, and Zhu Junjie knows it very well.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Junjie replied: "Ah Zhen, your question is indeed to the point. I will not hide it from you. My parents definitely have the idea of ​​favoring boys over girls. After all, you know their generation very well.

As for whether I should have a son after I get married, my parents would definitely say yes, but I am relatively open-minded in this regard. I can accept having a boy or a girl, and I am not obsessed with having a son."

Deng Yunzhen asked again: "You are not obsessed with having a son, but your parents insist that you give birth to a son. If you encounter this situation, how will you deal with it?"

It's not that she has to make things difficult for the other party, but she wants to "speak first and avoid confusion later". Deng Yunzhen has seen how Zhang Qi in the village gave birth to five daughters in a row, and she doesn't want to suffer the same fate.

Regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl, she only plans to have three children, not any more.

(End of this chapter)