Chapter 59: Going to the Countryside as Educated Youth in the 1970s 22
[This is a parallel fictional world. Please do not take any similarities between place names and people as they appear.]
Pangpang hugged his sister's neck and cried, "Sister, we were wrong. Will you leave me?"
Zhang Xiaojia said gently, "Of course not. Don't worry, I will accompany you as you grow up."
After this incident, Zhang Xiaojia was worried about Pangpang's physical and mental health, and during this period, he paid more attention to her.
Pang Pang was so proud that he showed off to Ping An every day. Ping An, on the other hand, went to Guard Captain Xiao to learn martial arts every day.
Qiao Xinyi came to the clinic and saw Zhang Xiaojia busy. She waited for her to finish, then walked over and said embarrassedly, "Zhang Xiaojia, can I talk to you?"
Zhang Xiaojia took her to the temporary operating room.
Qiao Xinyi lowered her head and thought for a long time, and finally said, "Xiao Jia, can you lend me 78.6 yuan to buy a job for my brother?"
Zhang Xiaojia did not answer, because Zhang Xiaojia saw that she had something else to say.
After Qiao Xinyi opened her mouth, she no longer felt embarrassed and said, "My father died when I was born. My mother later married my stepfather. My stepfather and his daughter are very good people and treated me as their own child. After my stepfather and mother gave birth to my younger brother, they treated me very well. At that time, I chose to go to the countryside because my grandmother promised me to a 40-year-old bachelor in order to marry my cousin. I refused to marry her, and she went to my mother's house every day to make trouble. My mother was suspended from her job, and she went to my stepfather's house to make trouble, forcing my stepfather to be given leave by his boss to stay home. Later, I shamelessly told her everything. After she went crazy in public and wanted to hurt herself with a knife, she calmed down. I was scared, so I chose to go to the countryside. Every month, my stepfather sends me 3 yuan and 10 kilograms of food coupons. My sister also sends me things. My younger brother was born with a bad heart and needs medicine every month. It's better in Zhongcheng Pingzhiyuan. If I go to the countryside, the medical equipment is simply not good. So can you lend me 78.6 yuan?"
I saw Qiao Xinyi take out all her money and a letter and said
"Xiao Jia, you can take a look at my letter. The job requires 800 yuan. Where can my family get so much money? We have three children to support, and my brother needs medical treatment. My stepfather has sold all the houses in Beijing, and we are still short of 100 yuan. I have 21.4 yuan myself."
Qiao Xinyi's face was full of pleading.
Zhang Xiaojia said, "Wait a minute, I'll get it." Then he quickly went back to the house to get the money.
Qiao Xinyi breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Zhang Xiaojia handed 80 yuan to Qiao Xinyi, and Qiao Xinyi took out a pen and paper, wrote an IOU and handed it to Zhang Xiaojia.
Zhang Xiaojia took a look at it, put the IOU in his pocket, and said, "Today, Xiaoyi borrowed the He family's tractor to go to the county town. You don't have to go to the county town to send money home later. Come with Xiaoyi. Just to ask, your brother's illness doesn't require going to the countryside, right?"
Qiao Xinyi pointed at her sleeve helplessly, and then said, "A little brat took a fancy to our house and threatened to send my brother to the countryside. We can't afford to offend him."
Zhang Xiaojia kindly said, "Sister Qiao, if your brother must go to the countryside, Dijiutun is a good place. The team leader is easy to get along with, there's a market here, and most importantly, I'm a good doctor here."
Qiao Xinyi sat there without saying a word, thinking thoughtfully.
After Qiao Xinyi remitted the money at the county post office, she decided to send a telegram back.
Qiao Xinyi turned around and saw Xiaoyi carrying lots of packages. She was so envious!
Xiao Yi grinned and said, "Sister Qiao, are you going anywhere else?"
"No"
"Then let's go home."
Guard Captain Xiao said to Zhang Xiaojia, "The crisis for your little fat boy has been resolved."
Zhang Xiaojia smiled in surprise. "Uncle Xiao, thank you! Can you tell me what happened now?"
Guard Captain Xiao said coldly, "Wu Feifei's family background is not simple. Her parents are both spies and have been lurking for a long time. Ten years ago, Wu Feifei fell in love with He Shijiu and took advantage of his amnesia to marry him. The organization has long discovered this. A year ago, her parents were arrested for stealing military intelligence, but because their superiors had not yet been caught, they chose to remain silent for the time being and did not make her parents' problems public. They only announced that they were demoted for political reasons. As for Wu Feifei, she has not participated in any espionage activities. The organization is not sure whether she is a spy. In accordance with the principle of not wrongly accusing any ordinary people, she continues to be observed and monitored. Two months ago, the old leader came here for medical treatment, but the spies learned the news. So, they notified Wu Feifei and asked her to collect intelligence. Now, we have finally captured them all!"
Zhang Xiaojia asked in surprise, "So is He Shijiu an insider or is he kept in the dark?"
"Informed person!"
"Oh! Sacrificing her own body, the beauty in the honey trap!" Zhang Xiaojia muttered silently.
Guard Captain Xiao read the kid's lips to see if there was something wrong with his focus. He told himself that he couldn't hit the kid in front of him, otherwise he would be in trouble as a brother.
He snorted coldly, "It's true that He Shijiu lost his memory and remarried, but he didn't betray the organization and firmly obeyed its orders."
Zhang Xiaojia asked, "Are the twins He Nineteen's?"
"No, when we got married, the organization contacted He Shijiu. After He Shijiu found out, he got sterilized."
"Let me explain. After He Shijiu got married, he was informed by the organization and learned the truth. He then had a sterilization and was placed under surveillance. A year ago, He Shijiu arrested Wu Feifei's parents. Six months later, He Shijiu retired and returned to this county with Wu Feifei. The commander arrived, and Wu Feifei's hidden chess piece was activated. Now they've caught her in one fell swoop. Am I right?"
Guard Captain Xiao nodded. He knew what Zhang Xiaojia was going to say and said directly, "He Shijiu, it's true that he violated the clan rules. The old patriarch of the He family is only 58 years old. There are very few men in the He family over 60 years old. It's because they all died in the war. Otherwise, He Shijiu would have no chance to be an insider. A soldier who didn't regain his memory after losing his memory actually fell into a honey trap. If he were my soldier, I would kill him."
Zhang Xiaojia then asked, "What is the treatment for He Shijiu?"
Guard Captain Xiao "was demobilized and appointed as the captain of the criminal investigation team of the Public Security Bureau in Qiqi County."
Zhang Xiaojia looked at Guard Captain Xiao suspiciously. It was not that she was being overly suspicious. This person was just like Aunt Leng. He didn't like to talk. He basically helped you get everything done silently and told you that the problem was solved in the end. Why was he so kind to talk so much to her this time?
Guard Captain Xiao said, "The hemostatic medicine you gave your father, Lao Fang personally tested it on his arm with a knife and said the effect was amazing. My soldiers also want it."
Sure enough, if it weren't for the soldiers under his command, he would definitely not be a talkative person.
Zhang Xiaojia took out three bottles from the drawer and said, "Uncle Xiao, if you can get me some of these bottles, I can make sure all your men have them."
Guard Captain Xiao took out 50 yuan and a handful of bills and handed them to Zhang Xiaojia.
Zhang Xiaojia pushed it back and said angrily, "Uncle Xiao, I gave my uncle a few bottles of medicine and he charged me for it. My dad will beat me when I get home. I'm in my 30s and almost 40. I wonder how much more money I need to ask than others to get married? You should save some money!"
Zhang Guocheng is such a beast, why does he tell everything to his daughter? Don’t these brothers have any face?
Guard Captain Xiao took the medicine and money and left with a cold look on his face.
Xiao Yi came in carrying a package and said, "Sister, you've pissed off Guard Captain Xiao again. His face has become even colder."
Zhang Xiaojia took the package and said, "Only two packages?"
“There is another package outside.”
Zhang Xiaojia went outside to get it directly. She had told He Fei that anything that was sent back had to be sent through a clear route. If it couldn't be sent through a clear route, it was not allowed to be sent back to avoid trouble.
Zhang Xiaojia opened the letter and found four packets of milk powder, six cans of malted milk, and two boxes of chocolates. He Fei's full-page letter contained only two main points. The first was whether he could file a report to the organization about their relationship (send him a telegram, or even better, call him personally). The second was that on July 28th, he had 40 days of family leave, plus 20 days for those at the rank of regimental commander or above, for a total of 60 days of leave.
This time, Aunt Zhu sent some monk fruit, dried fruits, holly seeds and dried grass jelly. When Zhang Xiaojia saw the letter, she knew that Aunt Zhu was busy this month and most of the fruits she had were used to feed the pigs. She spent 5 yuan and bought almost enough fruits for a room. It also included detailed methods of making jelly and grass jelly. Summer is coming, and she will definitely like to eat these, so she dried them and sent her a lot, enough for her to eat for the whole summer.
Aunt Leng sent her 10 kilograms of sesame paste. The dry cold noodles Xiaoyi made last time were very delicious, so I sent some back to her. It tastes good when mixed with cucumbers in hot weather.
"Sister, why did your Aunt Zhu send all this grass?"
Zhang Xiaojia gave Xiaoyi the detailed recipes for jelly and grass jelly and said, "Xiaoyi, let's make jelly today."
After reading it, Xiaoyi said coldly, "We are out of candy."
"Where's the sugar? Where's the five pounds of sugar I brought back from the capital?"
"I've finished eating. Two months ago, after you made caramel pudding for Little Fatty, Ping An, and Xiao Yan, they love it and ask me to make it every few days. We've run out of sugar now. Yesterday, I went to the county supply and marketing cooperative and there was no white sugar. I guess it will arrive next week."
"Then next door..."
"No, Ping'an and Xiaoyan have already brought their candies here."
Zhang Xiaojia thought for a moment and asked, "Tomorrow's market..."
Before Zhang Xiaojia could finish her words, Xiaoyi interrupted her, "It's even more impossible for the market to have white sugar or brown sugar."
Zhang Xiaojia patted Xiaoyi on the head and said, "Don't interrupt me. I'm saying that if there are beets at the market, buy some and we can make syrup."
"Can't sugar be made from beets?"
"If you don't have the equipment, just make syrup."
The next day, Pangpang Ping'an and Xiaoyi went to the market. Zhang Xiaojia took Yanyan to see the West City Lord first. After more than two months of conditioning his body with the Wood Element ability, the West City Lord's illness had healed and he was now back to full strength. Zhang Xiaojia smiled and said, "Lord, you can work for three hours each morning, noon, and afternoon. To stabilize your condition, you'll need acupuncture every day and medicinal baths every other day. Now is the stabilization period. Just keep doing it for another 20 days and you'll be fine."
Zhang Xiaojia assured him that his condition would be cured in 20 days. The West City Lord said excitedly, "Okay, everyone has a day off today. I'll go out for a walk this afternoon too. I haven't left the house for over two months."
Zhang Xiaojia quickly said, "It's okay to go out, but only for an hour at most."
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