Chapter 53
The spacious threshing floor was filled with members of the Maozhuang Brigade, and a few people were standing in the middle of the threshing floor.
This was the first time Tang Wan met the original owner's father, Tang Shi. His hair had been shaved into the legendary yin-yang style.
During the Tang Dynasty, he wore a sign that said "bad element" on it.
At this moment, he stood in front of the ferocious Qin Su, whose beautiful face was covered with dust.
Her black hair was cut short. After not seeing her for a few days, she looked so thin that she looked like she could be blown down by the wind and looked very haggard.
There were still some rotten vegetable leaves on both of them.
In addition to the couple, there seemed to be three elderly people and a middle-aged man who were also criticized.
The members chattered and listed their faults, but no one took action.
Tang Wan thought that this might also be due to Lu Huaijing's operation.
Even so, Tang Wan almost burst into tears when she saw Qin Su looking so weak.
But her appearance was somewhat abrupt, and everyone's eyes fell on her.
When Tang Shi and Qin Su caught a glimpse of Tang Wan, their expressionless faces began to show some emotion.
They both lowered their eyes in perfect tacit understanding, yet huge waves of shock were stirring in their hearts.
Relatives cannot recognize each other when they meet.
"Comrades are all busy. I heard that Uncle Mao from your brigade is very good at carpentry. I want to ask him to make some furniture!"
Tang Wan frantically suppressed the screams in her heart and forced a smile.
"Looking for me?"
When Uncle Mao heard that they wanted him to make furniture, he hurried out of the crowd and then looked at the captain of the Maozhuang Brigade.
"Captain, I have something else to do, so I'm going home first."
"Okay, you go back first. Let's stop here today. We are all very busy at home. We don't have the time to deal with these bad guys every day!"
The captain of the Maozhuang Brigade took the opportunity to wave his hands, looking tired, and everyone dispersed after hearing what he said.
It's just that some people didn't forget to spit at them before leaving, with contemptuous eyes.
The few people living in the cowshed kept their heads down and avoided people.
Tang Wan used a lot of willpower to control herself from looking in the direction her parents left.
Uncle Mao saw that Tang Wan was dressed neatly and riding a bicycle, so he guessed that she wanted a lot of furniture.
He smiled and said kindly, "Comrade, what kind of furniture do you want to make?"
"I need a large wardrobe, a small wardrobe, a five-drawer chest, two desks and six stools."
When Tang Wan came, she had already thought about it in her mind: she and Lu Huaijing would use the large wardrobe, and the small wardrobe would be given to Tang Zhou.
The five-drawer cabinet is used to store dishes, chopsticks, food and kitchen utensils in the kitchen, and the desk is used by her and Tang Zhou to study.
"That's a lot of wood."
Fourth Uncle Mao was delighted. It was obvious that this female comrade was from the city and she was very generous.
Could he be an educated youth from some brigade?
"Don't worry, Uncle Mao, you can take your time. I'll live in the family compound next door.
When you are done, send me a message and I will come and bring it back."
Tang Wan followed Uncle Mao to his house, and Uncle Mao opened the gate.
There were a lot of wood in the yard, and it was obvious that he often made things.
"I made a chest of five drawers a few days ago. I was planning to give it to my son. If you want it, take it.
As for the rest, it will take about five or six days to complete, and then you can come to our team to transport it back."
Uncle Mao took Tang Wan to look at the brand new five-drawer cabinet placed in the main hall. It was of simple design and unpainted, but it was repaired very neatly.
"Okay, how much do these cost?"
Tang Wan nodded readily, but she was a little absent-minded as she was thinking about visiting her parents.
Uncle Mao rubbed his hands and said cheerfully, "The big coat closet is five dollars, the small coat closet is three dollars, and the five-piece closet is four dollars.
A desk is two yuan, and a stool is thirty cents."
The total amount was seventeen yuan and eighty cents. Uncle Mao felt a little embarrassed because it was a lot of money after all.
He explained: "These woods belong to the brigade, and I have to pay the brigade for the wood."
Otherwise he would be digging into the corner of capitalism, and if he was caught he would be sent to the farm.
Tang Wan understood how difficult life was in this era, and in her eyes, seventeen yuan was really not a lot of money.
But she also didn't want to appear rich.
So she pondered for a moment and said, "Uncle Mao, can you give me a little less? How about this stool as a cushion?"
"OK!"
Uncle Mao agreed happily. The stool was very small and did not require much wood. He made it with the leftover wood he had.
After paying the brigade for the wood, he could still earn a large portion of the profit.
Tang Wan: …
When the other party accepts the counteroffer directly, I feel like I have lowered the price.
"Uncle Mao is a straightforward person."
Tang Wan's bicycle couldn't carry such a large five-drawer cabinet, so she had to come back tomorrow.
After giving the money to Uncle Mao, he smiled innocently:
"Comrade, if you need anything else in the future, just come to me."
"OK."
Tang Wan nodded, thinking of the criticism meeting just now, and said casually:
"I just met a female comrade at the entrance of the village. She told me that you were at the threshing ground."
She described the appearance of the apricot blossoms, and Uncle Mao felt warm inside, "That's the apricot blossom, she's my niece."
Uncle Mao is very happy that his niece is so capable.
"Oh, Comrade Xinghua is indeed very capable."
Tang Wan complimented him and said doubtfully, "But Uncle, do you guys hold criticism meetings every day?
You have to work during normal days, wouldn't it be too hard for you to make furniture for me after work?"
“It’s not hard, it’s not hard, this criticism meeting is held every five days.
The brigade is busy, so they don’t have time to take care of the people in the cowshed every day.”
Uncle Mao waved his hands and said, "Besides, the team leader is also busy. The criticism team will be dispersed in half an hour at most."
"So that's how it is. Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Mao."
Tang Wan breathed a sigh of relief. It was better to criticize once every five days than every day.
She agreed on a delivery time with Uncle Mao, asked for directions back to the troops, and then left his house in the twilight.
There were quite a lot of people in the group at this time, and it was crowded, so Tang Wan didn't go directly to find her parents.
Instead, she rode her bicycle away from the group and found a deserted place to park her bicycle.
Then I went to the space to pack some things, including meat buns, dumplings, brown sugar, some fine grains and medicine.
These things were placed in the basket. It was time for the group to have lunch and it was getting dark.
Tang Wan walked quietly towards the brigade. She had observed the location of the cowshed when she returned with Uncle Mao just now.
At the most remote foot of the mountain, she did not go to where there were many houses, but walked along the foot of the mountain.
Soon, she could vaguely see the cowshed. Just as she was about to walk over, a figure rushed out from the mountain.
"Wanwan, come here."
It turned out to be Tang Shi. As early as when he met Tang Wan, he guessed that his daughter would come to see them.
So he took his wife and squatted at the foot of the mountain waiting for her early in the morning.
"dad."
Tang Wan's eyes became red as she looked at Tang Shi, who had lost a lot of weight. The Tang Shi in the original owner's memory was elegant and gentle.
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