Tian Yuzhu felt that the fact that her uncle was able to find her lost sister across the country in this era showed that he had extraordinary abilities.
But she was a little confused: "Zhentang, it's a good thing that grandma and uncle recognize each other, but I think you seem to be worried about something."
Shi Zhentang sighed: "I just vaguely feel that my uncle is very likely a capitalist."
“…”
Tian Yuzhu didn't expect this.
However, in the late 1970s, Shi Zhentang was a soldier, and given the country's historical experience, it was reasonable for him to hate capitalists.
"Besides, grandma has been looking forward to seeing him again. This is simply an impossible wish. I don't want grandma to be unhappy."
"Well... let's not rush, let's wait and see."
The country will soon attract investment, and there may be an opportunity then.
But Tian Yuzhu couldn't tell Shi Zhentang about all this. The only thing she could do now was to stand on the same side with Shi Zhentang: "How about when you recover from your injury and have some time off, we can go back together to see grandma."
"good."
…
Li Shengli took Shi Weiqiang and Shi Weimin for a walk around the county town.
We visited the library in the Palace Cultural Palace, some old temples, department stores, and finally even an ancient sedan chair that was under repair.
Seeing the sedan, Li Shengli remembered the dispute between Tian Yuzhu and the coal truck driver that day.
While his eldest brother Shi Weimin was mesmerized, he quietly asked Shi Weiqiang, "Third brother, tell me about Sister Yuzhu. How did she and your second brother meet? Was it really a childhood sweetheart?"
He always felt that something was wrong. If he wanted to get any information out of someone, he could only focus on Shi Weiqiang.
This guy was really straightforward. He immediately said, "Yes, my second sister-in-law and my second brother were engaged when they were children. When my second sister-in-law was three years old, she had a high fever and became stupid. Then last winter, her father and her brother took her to our Shi family, left her there, and ran away. Later, my grandmother felt sorry for her and kept her, and my second brother also agreed to live with her."
"Stupid?" Li Shengli grasped the point: "You must be joking. My sister-in-law is so smart and you call her stupid."
"It's true. When she first came to our Shi family, she was so stupid that she didn't know anything. Even cooking and washing clothes were taught by my sister-in-law. Later, she gradually became better."
"Don't lie to me about this."
Li Shengli thought that he became stupid due to a high fever at the age of three, and suddenly became smart when he grew up. How could this not make sense?
At least now he could no longer tell from Tian Yuzhu that she had once been a silly girl.
But... when he was on a mission on the snowy mountain that day, he had seen with his own eyes Tian Yuzhu lying on the wolf's back, and her behavior was very abnormal.
Later, when she met him again with the army, he thought he had misunderstood her.
When he heard the truth from Shi Weiqiang's mouth, he knew that Tian Yuzhu was really stupid at that time.
Shi Weiqiang said anxiously, "Brother, how dare I lie to you? It's true. Second sister-in-law's sister Tian Ying said it was strange. Second sister-in-law used to be stupid, but she became smart after coming to the Shi family. Grandma said it was because the people in the Tian family didn't teach her, and because she moved to a new place with a new environment, so Second sister-in-law learned quickly and became more and more clever."
At this point, he even smiled: "To be honest, when my second sister-in-law was back home, her most powerful characteristic was beating people up. No one who bullied her could beat her up, haha."
As for the fact that he was beaten, he was too embarrassed to talk about it.
After hearing this, Li Shengli felt that the character "川" between his eyebrows could kill a fly. The fighting ability of the women in the village was not enough to knock down a dozen thugs.
No, the more he thought about it, the weirder it seemed. He now felt that he must have the alertness of a soldier.
Although he liked the food cooked by Sister Yuzhu and respected her very much, he still had to be on guard and he had to talk to Lao Shi.
"Brother, please help me."
The driver of a cement truck suddenly ran up to me and offered me a cigarette. "I see you've been standing here for quite some time, and there are soldiers here too. Could you help me get another truckload of cement? I really have something to do at home and need to get back quickly. Don't worry, I'll pay you."
Well!!!
Shi Weiqiang and Shi Weimin were confused. Laying cement?
They have nothing but strength.
But he couldn't make up his mind whether he should do this or not, and looked at Li Shengli at the same time.
Li Shengli was feeling anxious now, and thought it would be a good idea to keep the two brothers so that he could go back and talk to Lao Shi alone.
Then he asked, "How much are you going to pay my brothers? One truckload of cement is a lot of money."
The truck driver said, "I'd hire someone anyway, but I'm too busy today to hire anyone. If it's just the two of you, I'll pay you five bucks each."
"Five dollars?" Shi Weiqiang yelled in fear.
Oh my god, that’s a lot of money! He has never earned so much money in one day in his life. He is so excited.
But the truck driver was so frightened that he said, "How about six bucks?"
Shi Weimin, who was standing next to him, was already stunned. It was indeed a lot of money. He had never thought that he would have the opportunity to earn cash through his own labor.
When Shi Weiqiang heard the six pieces, he nodded hurriedly: "Okay, okay, don't worry, we promise to help you finish it."
Shi Weimin also nodded with a chuckle.
Li Shengli had no choice but to say, "Then you pay them first. Don't worry, my brother is very honest."
Brothers are honest, but truck drivers are not necessarily honest. What if the driver refuses to give you the goods after you unload them? Can you still load the goods up again?
The truck driver readily agreed: "Okay, I will pay you two brothers now. I am not afraid because you have a soldier as a guarantor."
After he finished speaking, he gave Shi Weimin and Shi Weiqiang six dollars each. The two brothers quickly put the money into their coat pockets, their hearts pounding with excitement.
Li Shengli said, "Brother, Third Brother, you guys work hard. I'm going to do something first and will pick you up in an hour."
"Okay, go ahead, brother. Don't worry."
The two brothers were afraid that the driver would go back on his word, so they took off their blue coats and put them on the side of the runway, then hurried to work on the cement.
…
On the way back to the hospital, Li Shengli's thoughts were confused and anxious.
He wanted to find out the truth immediately, but he was afraid that the truth would be too much to bear.
The image of Shi Zhentang in the past flashed through his mind. He was just an aloof and almost ruthless military officer, but since he met Tian Yuzhu, his changes have been visible to the naked eye.
Li Shengli walked into the ward while thinking about something and paused for a moment when he saw the young couple huddled together lovingly eating a piece of fruit.
Tian Yuzhu smiled gently as usual: "Shengli, where are my eldest brother and the third brother?"
"Ah, those two, ahem...they were helping people unload cement over there on the sedan chair. The truck driver offered them six dollars each, and they were willing to do the hard work."
Li Shengli stuttered and almost couldn't speak clearly.
“There is such a good thing.”
Tian Yuzhu and Shi Zhentang both found it quite novel, and they even went to work for others to earn money.
And six pieces is indeed a lot.
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