Hearing that Xiaowu was killed, Master Wen was so angry that he almost had a heart attack: "What on earth did that bastard want to do?!"
This question was also puzzling to Uncle Zong.
He had clearly said that he would only take one day off, but then he suddenly didn't leave. When asked if something happened, he said that he couldn't talk about the base.
Then, in the past two days, he was seen going out early and returning late, and he was
elusive. They didn't dare to say or ask. Who knew that he actually killed Xiaowu, and no one knew where Xiaoliu was taken. This was a bit too much.
But the uncle couldn't say these words: "Commander, calm down. Rugui must have his reasons for doing this. Maybe it's because the base needs it."
Old Master Wen's beard trembled with anger: "Bullshit base needs! He studies physics and mechanics, he is not a veterinarian!"
Even a veterinarian can't kill his Xiaowu without asking!
The key is that he didn't even get a bite of meat!
It's too much!
Uncle Zong didn't know how to comfort him: "Wait until Rugui comes back in the evening and ask him."
Old Master Wen had already made up his mind. If Wen Rugui couldn't give him an explanation when the time came, he would give him a good beating.
Who knew that he actually didn't! Come! Back! ! ! !
When Grandpa Wen received the call, he was so angry that he almost swallowed the phone: "You bastard, come home now!"
Wen Rugui: "Grandpa, I have to go back to the base tonight, and I don't have enough time."
Grandpa Wen was furious: "Then explain to me clearly, what's going on with Xiaowu and Xiaoliu?!" Wen
Rugui was silent for a moment: "Grandpa, Xiaowu and Xiaoliu can't come back, I will compensate you with two chicks."
Grandpa Wen banged his crutches: "Is that about the two chicks? Those are Xiaowu and Xiaoliu! The hens I raised from childhood, just like my own children!"
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
After a while, Wen Rugui's faint voice was heard: "Grandpa, you also said that the first, second, third and fourth children were your children, but later you made soup or braised them, didn't you?"
"..."
Grandpa Wen was choked and said with his neck stiff: "How can it be the same? The first few were raised by Xiaozong, they are Xiaozong's children, and the fifth and sixth were raised by me!"
Uncle Zong: "..."
Can he eat the children he raised casually?
Wen Rugui: "Grandpa, I gave the chicken to Comrade Tong. Her family is moving today. I will compensate you for your chicken later."
When Grandpa Wen heard this, he no longer cared about the chicken: "You mean Comrade Tong? Is it Miss Nencao?"
"Yeah."
The next moment, Grandpa Wen became even angrier: "Then why didn't you tell me in advance?!"
The pickled fish that day was so delicious and tender, Xiaowu would definitely taste better whether it is stewed in soup or braised!
That's why I hid it from you.
Wen Rugui replied in his heart.
In the end, the matter was left unresolved.
Grandpa Wen was in a bad mood for several days.
People who didn't know thought he was feeling sorry for Xiaowu and Xiaoliu, but only Uncle Zong knew that he was angry that he didn't get to eat Xiaowu cooked by Miss Nencao.
After hanging up the phone, Wen Rugui turned around and met Pu Jianyi's eyes that were brighter than electric lights.
Pu Jianyi: "Wen Rugui, you are very strange!"
Wen Rugui picked up the bag of red date cakes and said: "It's getting late, you take me to Xingyi Railway Station, and my colleagues will pick me up there."
At this time, there was no car going to the base, so he came to the Public Security Bureau to find Pu Jianyi and asked him to give him a ride.
Pu Jianyi put a hand on his shoulder and said with a sly smile: "It's okay for me to give you a ride, but you must tell me about you and Comrade Tong."
Wen Rugui pushed his hand away expressionlessly: "About borrowing money..."
Park Jianyi was so angry that he jumped up and down: "Okay, okay, I won't ask, okay?"
This guy is getting more and more cunning, he was never like this before!
Suddenly, the scene of Tong Xulu deceiving him that day came to his mind, and his heart skipped a beat.
Did Wen Rugui become like this because of bad company?
But because he had the evidence on him, he didn't dare to ask any more questions and drove the company's car to take him to Xingyi Station.
After Wen Rugui thanked him, he took the bag and left without even saying a word to treat him to red date cake.
Pu Jianyi looked at his back as he walked away, and pressed his tongue against the back of his teeth, revealing a toothache.
Wen Rugui asked his colleague Zhou Yan to pick him up.
As soon as he got in the car, he met Zhou Yan's inquiring eyes.
He pretended not to understand: "Thank you for coming to pick me up."
Zhou Yan said, "Tsk," Rugui, what's wrong with you these days? Why did you take so many days off at once? Are you going back for another blind date?"
Wen Rugui pursed his lips: "No."
Zhou Yan obviously didn't believe it: "Look at you, you must not like the girl again! I say you shouldn't be picky, you can't remember the other person's face anyway, it doesn't matter who it is?"
Wen Rugui said lightly: "Of course it's different."
If you can't even remember the other person's face, how can you get to know the other person deeply?
Besides, marriage should not be just for procreation, it should be the harmony of two souls.
Of course, he didn't plan to say this to the other party.
Obviously Zhou Yan didn't plan to continue the topic.
He sniffed like a dog and asked, "What delicious food did you bring from home?"
Wen Rugui paused while holding the red date cake: "Red date cake."
"Hey, why do I smell the scent of red dates!" Zhou Yan grinned, "I just didn't eat enough tonight, give me a piece."
Wen Rugui held the bag tighter and refused, "No."
No, no? !
Zhou Yan was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth: "Rugui, when did you become so stingy? It's just a piece of red date cake. I came all the way to pick you up in the middle of the night, and you didn't even give me a piece of cake. Is that decent?"
Wen Rugui: "I'll treat you to a meal in the cafeteria tomorrow."
"Who wants to eat in the cafeteria?!"
It doesn't matter whether it's a piece of red date cake or not, but Wen Rugui's attitude is really weird.
Zhou Yan turned his head and looked at him for several times: "Rugui, you can't be so heartless. You have a lot of red date cakes in your hand. Will you lose a piece of meat if you give me one?"
Wen Rugui refused again: "If you don't want to eat in the canteen, then I'll treat you to a state-owned hotel."
"..."
Zhou Yan was puzzled.
He has known Wen Rugui for several years. The other party has always been very generous. When he brought delicious food from home, he would share it with his colleagues in the base. Why is he so guarding the food this time?
He thinks the problem should be with the red date cake.
But until he returned to the base, he still couldn't get a piece of red date cake from Wen Rugui.
It's very confusing.
**
General Logistics Compound.
At dinner, Tong's mother told the Tong family about Tong Zhenzhen's change, and the Tong family looked incredulous.
Cai Chunlan picked up a piece of fat meat and put it in her mouth and said, "Mom, are you telling the truth? Why do I sound so unconvinced?"
Before Tong Zhenzhen was sent to the farm, they all went to the prison to visit her.
At that time, she cursed the Tong family to hell at the top of her lungs, and everyone still remembered it vividly. So when they heard what Tong's mother said, no one believed it.
Tong's mother glanced at the second daughter-in-law and said, "Can I make up such a thing to deceive you? Zhenzhen just didn't think clearly before. You can't go out and say nonsense again!"
The second daughter-in-law has always been a gossip. When Tong Xuelu was around, she went out to say bad things about Tong Xuelu to others. Later, after Tong Zhenzhen got into trouble, she said bad things about Tong Zhenzhen.
She didn't even think about what others would think of her if she said bad things about her family members everywhere. She was so stupid and didn't know it!
Cai Chunlan didn't expect her mother-in-law to suddenly attack her. Her face flushed red: "I didn't say anything nonsense."
Tong's mother ignored her and told her two sons and the eldest daughter-in-law: "Since Zhenzhen has already known that she was wrong, you can't keep harping on this matter in the future. Do you understand?"
Tong's eldest brother said: "What mom said is true. Zhenzhen's ideological awareness has greatly improved. I think it is right to send her to the farm."
Seeing that Tong's eldest brother also said so, everyone had to believe it.
Tong's father said with relief: "Your mother is right. Zhenzhen has already known that she was wrong. As her brother and sister-in-law, you should be more tolerant of her. After all, she is your real sister!"
The two sons and daughter-in-law quickly agreed.
Then Tong's mother talked about what Tong Zhenzhen asked her to do. She planned to go to Tong's house over there after the holiday.
Speaking of Tong's house over there, Tong's mother thought of Tong Xuelu.
Before she knew that she had made a mistake, she loved Tong Xuelu to the core of her heart. Later, when Tong Zhenzhen came back, she felt like she was split in half, with both the palm and the back of her hand made of flesh.
Although Tong Xuelu was not her biological daughter, she still couldn't bear to let her go after all she had loved her for so many years. It wasn't
until she and Tong Zhenzhen had a conflict and Tong Zhenzhen was sent to the farm that her mentality gradually changed.
Especially today, when she saw Tong Zhenzhen's skinny and haggard appearance, she felt so distressed.
She knew it wasn't Tong Xuelu's fault, but she just felt uncomfortable in her heart.
Of course, she didn't tell anyone this.
At this time, the Wei family was also talking about Tong Xuelu's brothers and sisters.
Shen Wanrong said to her husband, "There are a few children who moved in next door. The youngest is only three or four years old. But I haven't seen their parents for a long time. I'm afraid they are gone."
If the parents were still alive, they would never leave such a big thing as moving to a few half-grown children, and they hid in the back and didn't come out.
Wei Zhiguo put the peeled chestnuts in her and granddaughter's bowls: "Then how did they move here? Are they good people?"
Living so close, if the other party had problems with their character, he was worried that it would affect his granddaughter.
Hearing this, Wei Zhuzhu raised her chubby face from the bowl and said, "Of course, no problem. Sister Tong and the others are so pretty, they must be good people!"
Wei Zhiguo didn't find it strange at all what his granddaughter said, "Good and bad people are not written on their faces. Not all pretty people are good people, and not all ugly people are bad people. Zhuzhu, do you remember what grandpa said?"
Wei Zhuzhu replied in a clear voice, "I remember! But Sister Tong and the others are good people!"
She threw down her chopsticks and slipped off the table to read comic books.
Wei Zhiguo looked helpless.
Shen Wanrong looked at her husband and smiled: "Those children are really good-looking, especially the elder sister, who looks more beautiful than a lotus emerging from the water. But I always feel like I've seen her somewhere, but I just can't remember where."
Wei Zhiguo: "Don't worry, the more you think about it, the harder it will be to remember. Maybe you will remember it one day."
As he said that, he leaned forward and kissed her face.
Shen Wanrong's face suddenly turned red like a cooked shrimp. She pushed him away and said coquettishly: "You are courting death. If Zhuzhu sees you, will you still have the face to do it?"
Wei Zhiguo smiled with his white teeth: "Zhuzhu won't see it."
Shen Wanrong gave him a glare.
**
After Wen Rugui left, Tong Xuelu and the others did not continue to tidy up. After taking a bath, they went to bed early.
Tong Jiaxin was very excited to have his own room, but when it was time to go to bed, he got scared and stayed in Tong Jiaming's room.
In the end, the two brothers slept in the same room.
The next day was still sunny.
Tong Xuelu had another day off, but she didn't plan to go to work in a hurry. There were
still many things to tidy up in the yard, and she planned to finish all the work today.
Tong Jiaming got up and made breakfast, white porridge with pickled cabbage.
After Tong Xuelu got up, she made some fried eggs for everyone.
Seeing the fried eggs, Tong Jiaxin's frown finally relaxed.
Just after breakfast, there was a knock on the wooden door of the yard -
"Sister Tong, Brother Jiaming, Sister Mianmian, I'm here to play with you!"
Tong Jiaxin heard that all the names of the family were called, except his name, and he snorted.
Tong Xuelu took Tong Mianmian out to open the door.
As soon as the wooden door opened, Wei Zhuzhu's chubby little body rushed in: "Good morning, Sister Tong, have you had breakfast?"
Tong Xulu smiled and replied: "We just had breakfast, have you had breakfast?"
Wei Zhuzhu touched her round belly: "I'm full too. I've wanted to come over to play with you for a long time, but grandma said it's not good to come too early."
Tong Xulu rubbed her head: "It's okay, you and Mianmian go play together."
She felt that although Wei Zhuzhu was a little bit of a drama queen, she was polite and able to listen to advice, and was not a naughty child.
Wei Zhuzhu happily held Tong Mianmian's hand: "Sister, let's go play together."
Tong Mianmian nodded her head and said in a baby voice: "Sister Zhuzhu, I will take you to see Xiaoliu."
Wei Zhuzhu was curious: "Who is Xiaoliu?"
Tong Mianmian: "Xiaoliu is the hen I raised. It's right over there."
Tong Xuelu, who was standing next to her, only then realized that the hen actually had a name.
Shen Wanrong looked at her granddaughter's back and smiled, "This child has been talking about coming to see you since she went back yesterday. Usually she is reluctant to get up until noon, but today she got up by herself without anyone urging her."
"By the way, I brought you a pumpkin and a few packets of seeds. You can plant the seeds in the yard so you don't have to go out to buy vegetables all the time."
As she said that, she handed over the pumpkin and a few packets of seeds.
Tong Xuelu was planning to grow some vegetables in the yard: "That's great, thank you, Grandma Shen, but you can take the pumpkin back and eat it yourself."
Shen Wanrong: "We grew the pumpkins in the yard ourselves. There are so many that we can't eat them all. Don't be polite with me."
Tong Xuelu thought for a moment: "Okay, then I'll take them. Grandma Shen, please go to the living room and sit for a while. I'll go make some pumpkin cakes for everyone."
Shen Wanrong's eyes lit up immediately: "Can you make pumpkin cakes? Can I go with you and see?"
Tong Xuelu saw her curious look and nodded with a smile: "Of course, Grandma Shen doesn't usually make cakes?"
Shen Wanrong smiled: "Grandpa Zhuzhu usually cooks at home. I never cook." She
was fed a mouthful of dog food unexpectedly.
Tong Xuelu looked over her fingers, which were slender and fair, without the age spots or roughness that one would have at her age. She must have been pampered all her life.
What a happy woman.
Tong Xuelu asked the brothers Tong Jiaming and Tong Jiaxin to wash the dishes, loosened the soil in the yard, and then went to the kitchen with Shen Wanrong holding a pumpkin.
She peeled the pumpkin and cut it into slices, steamed it in a steamer, pressed it into pumpkin puree, then poured in sugar and glutinous rice flour, and finally made pumpkin dough. She
cut the dough into dozens of small pieces, rolled them into balls, and then flattened them, and then put them in the pan to fry.
Seeing how skillful Tong Xuelu was, Shen Wanrong sincerely praised her, "You are so good! I have made pumpkin pancakes before, but the flour of the pumpkin pancakes I made was in a mess and I couldn't get it to fall apart. The pumpkin turned black after a short while in the pan, and none of them were edible in the end."
But the pumpkin pancakes that Tong Xuelu made were golden in color and round, and they looked so good.
Tong Xuelu smiled and said, "Grandma Shen, you are too kind. I just made it a few more times before I got familiar with it."
Shen Wanrong saw that there was still no sign of adults in the Tong family, so she paused and said, "Child, don't think I am too nosy. Why didn't your parents move in with you?"
Tong Xuelu guessed that she would ask this question, and she pulled the corners of her mouth and made a sad face and briefly described the situation of the Tong family.
Including the accident of Tong Dajun and his wife, Xie Jinhua's "madness", and her job exchange with someone else to work in a nearby state-owned hotel.
However, she didn't mention the fact that she was taken away by mistake, because it was unnecessary.
Shen Wanrong guessed that there must be a story in the Tong family, but she didn't expect the story to be so tragic.
"It's not easy for you to raise several brothers and sisters by yourself." Shen Wanrong looked at her gently. "By the way, you have to go to work tomorrow, and your two brothers have to go to school. What about Mianmian?"
Tong Xulu said, "I want to take her to work with me." Shen
Wanrong: "Isn't that bad? You are going to bring a child on your first day at work. I'm afraid the manager will have opinions about you."
Tong Xulu smiled faintly: "I can't just leave Mianmian alone at home."
She had thought about the situation Shen Wanrong mentioned a long time ago, but apart from taking Tong Mianmian to work, she had no better way.
Shen Wanrong thought for a moment and said, "My Zhuzhu and Mianmian play very well together. If you are at ease, you can bring them to my house tomorrow and I will take care of them for you."
Tong Xuelu said sincerely, "Thank you, Grandma Shen, but Mianmian is a little timid and likes to stick to me. I will ask her if she is willing."
Tong Xuelu was naturally grateful to Shen Wanrong for offering to help.
But since they just met each other, she would not hand Tong Mianmian over to the other party easily.
She planned to go out and inquire about the situation of the Wei family later. If the person was decent, this would be a good idea.
The pumpkin cake was soon ready. The color was golden and shiny, which made people very appetizing at first glance.
Shen Wanrong picked up one and tasted it. It was soft, sweet and sticky, with the fragrance of pumpkin. After eating it, the sweet fragrance filled her mouth, making her want to eat another one.
Shen Wanrong praised again: "It's sweet but not greasy. I have eaten pumpkin cakes so many times, and yours is the best!"
Wei Zhuzhu, Tong Mianmian and other children also liked to eat it.
Because there were so many, after Shen Wanrong left, she took the pumpkin cakes to give to other families in the alley.
The other families were a little far away, but they still knew about the situation of the Wei family.
Tong Xuelu tactfully inquired that the Wei family were all soldiers. Shen Wanrong had two sons, and the younger son was now an officer in the northwest.
The eldest son died while on a mission many years ago. The family was a martyr. The eldest daughter-in-law did not survive and soon followed.
The son and daughter left behind by the eldest son have been taken care of by Shen Wanrong and her husband.
Because the eldest grandson was admitted to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University in Beijing, the two old people were worried about him and brought their granddaughter to Beijing to take care of him.
After Tong Xuelu inquired about it, she immediately decided to hand Tong Mianmian over to the Wei family to help take care of her.
With such a good family, what else could she worry about?
Before going to bed that night, she soaked the mung beans in water and got up at dawn the next day to make mung bean cakes.
After breakfast, she sent the mung bean cakes and Tong Mianmian to the Wei family.
Seeing that she had specially made mung bean cakes, Shen Wanrong could not help but gently rebuke her: "Forget it this time, but don't make anything for me again in the future."
Although she had never cooked before, she knew that making mung bean cakes was very time-consuming. In their family's situation, they could save as much as possible.
Tong Xuelu smiled and said, "It's not difficult to make, and Mianmian likes to eat it."
As she said that, she handed over half a month's food coupons and meal money.
Shen Wanrong wanted to refuse it, but seeing her insistence, she finally accepted it.
Tong Xuelu squatted down and rubbed Tong Mianmian's head: "You just stay at Grandma Shen's house today and play with Sister Zhuzhu. I'll pick you up when Sister gets home from work, okay?"
She had already told Tong Mianmian about this last night.
Little Tuanzi is very sensible, but she is a little reluctant to leave her sister.
Tong Mianmian hugged her and rubbed her little face against hers: "Then sister should come back soon, and don't let Mianmian worry."
Little Tuanzi's baby voice and big eyes are full of dependence on her, which makes people's hearts tremble.
Tong Xuelu kissed her little face and said: "Okay, sister will come back as soon as she gets off work, and will definitely not let Mianmian worry."
**
After saying goodbye to Tong Mianmian and the Wei family, Tong Xuelu walked towards the state-owned hotel.
It takes about 40 minutes to walk from where she lives now to the state-owned hotel, and there is no bus to take in the middle.
Fortunately, she has been here for so long that she has become accustomed to walking.
Su Xiuying mentioned before that the state-owned hotel usually opens at ten o'clock, and they need to arrive at the state-owned hotel before nine o'clock.
It is late summer now, and Tong Xuelu is sweating slightly as she walks along.
Tong Xuelu walks to the door of the state-owned hotel and finds that the door is not open yet. It is very quiet inside
. She can only wait at the door.
After waiting for about ten minutes, a short and fat figure slowly walks towards the state-owned hotel.
As soon as he saw Tong Xuelu, he sighed: "Comrade Tong, you are so beautiful. If you were in the old society, you would be more suitable to sell smiles."
Damn!
Is Tan Xiaoyan sick? !
Tong Xuelu looked her up and down and smiled: "According to what you said, you are so short, shouldn't you sell steamed cakes?"
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