The next morning, before daybreak, the Sun Weiguo brothers arrived. Chu Tian yawned and led them to the door of an empty dugout. He opened the door with the key the captain had given him and gestured, "Everything is here, can you move in?"
Yes, when he asked the captain for the key to the dugout the day before yesterday, he did not give the remaining two keys to the captain. He planned to return the keys to Yao Youjun after he went to work. Before that, he would use this empty dugout to temporarily store his supplies.
Sun Weiguo and Sun Baoguo quickly loaded all the bananas into the car. Yesterday, their family ate bananas and found that they were really delicious, much better than apples and pears. The only downside was that they were too expensive.
Sun Weiguo glanced at his elder brother who was covering the bananas with a straw mat, then approached Chu Tian and said, "Brother Tian, did you charge me too little for that banana yesterday? Otherwise, why don't you give me my salary today?"
Chu Tian paused in the middle of a yawn, then closed his mouth for a moment, looking helplessly at Sun Weiguo. "Weiguo, being honest is good, but you're too honest. Do you think the price I quoted to Brother Li Gang is the same price? Do you think he really believed me when I said I'd only make fifty cents per pound?"
Sun Weiguo was stunned, then looked at Chu Tian in disbelief, "Brother Tian, are you, are you lying to him?"
Chu Tian punched him and said dissatisfiedly, "What do you mean by cheating him? I didn't steal or rob him. Everything was consensual. How can it be considered cheating?"
"Let me tell you one more thing. Never reveal your true cards to the other party at any time!"
Sun Weiguo covered his chest and nodded hesitantly, "Brother Tian, I understand."
"Go quickly, go early and come back early!"
After saying that, Chu Tian waved his hand, turned around and walked into the house.
Here, the old Chu family in Shengli Brigade sat together to eat breakfast. Old Mrs. Chu, who was sitting at the main seat, drank a few mouthfuls of porridge and put down her bowl and chopsticks.
Uncle Chu Ren, who was sitting nearby, saw this and quickly asked, "Mom, why don't you eat? Are you feeling unwell?"
Uncle Chu Yi, who was sitting opposite, quickly put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked at Old Madam Chu anxiously. "Mom, if you feel unwell, don't hide it from your son. Let's go to the hospital early."
Seeing this, the two daughters-in-law looked at Old Lady Chu with concern. The rest of the younger and older generations stopped eating, and everyone sitting at the table put down their bowls and chopsticks.
Old Madam Chu looked unhappy and spat in anger, "Bah, you all want me to die, right?"
Chu Ren was shocked. "Mother, what are you talking about? Your sons wish you a long life!"
Chu Yi also quickly responded, "Yes, mother, how dare your sons wish you dead?"
Old Madam Chu opened her mouth and cursed, "Get lost, you two bunny grandsons, don't talk to me, I'm annoyed just seeing you! You..."
Chu Ren and Chu Yi were both grandfathers, and at this moment, they were sitting there in front of their wives, children, and grandchildren, listening to their mother's scolding with a look of grievance on their faces, which looked particularly funny.
Seeing how angry the old lady was, the two daughters-in-law knew that she was in good health. They looked at each other and no longer cared about the grudge between the mother and her two children. They turned their heads and told their children and grandchildren to continue eating. Anyway, their husbands were mean and they would feel uncomfortable if they didn't get scolded by the old lady after a long time. This little scene would happen every once in a while and they were used to it.
After scolding her two sons harshly, Mrs. Chu felt much better instantly. She picked up her bowl and chopsticks and continued to eat. Chu Ren and Chu Yi breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, thinking, "If I can eat more, what's the big deal about being scolded? Just think of it as a way to show respect to my mother!"
After dinner, the old lady put her hands behind her back and went to her old seat at the gate of the yard to sit in the sun. As soon as she sat down, someone greeted her.
"Sister-in-law, are you out in the sun again?"
"Yes, the sun is nice today, it feels good to bask in it..."
Listening to the conversation between Old Lady Chu and her acquaintance, brothers Chu Ren and Chu Yi gathered together and muttered. Chu Yi couldn't help but ask, "Brother, didn't you go to the commune yesterday to ask? Did you find out the address? Seeing that our mother has been getting angry more and more recently, I suspect it's because she misses my sons..."
Chu Ren patted his knees irritably, glanced sideways at his mother's half-revealed figure, and whispered, "I asked, but the commune director wasn't here. Only the secretary was there. That secretary was new last year, and I don't know him. He said it's been ten years, and even if the information exists, he doesn't know where it's gone. If we want to find it, we have to ask the staff to look for it."
Chu Yi hurriedly said, "Then let them find it!"
Chu Ren glared at him. "You think I didn't tell you? The secretary said that it's just after the New Year, and the staff have a lot of work to do! How can they have the time to send a large number of people there just to find an address?"
Chu Yi was extremely disappointed, "What should I do then?"
Chu Ren sighed, "What else can I do? I can just wait until he's free..."
"Why····"
The two brothers looked at each other and sighed heavily at the same time.
Just then, a bicycle bell rang outside the gate. A postman carrying a bag with the post office logo on his shoulder rested one leg on the ground, looked around, and asked Mrs. Chu, who was sitting at the door squinting in the sun, "Auntie, is this Chu Ren's house?"
Old Mrs. Chu opened her eyes and asked loudly, "Who are you looking for?"
The postman thought the old lady didn't hear him, so he raised his voice and called out, "Auntie, is this Chu Ren's house?"
Chu Ren's wife, who was tending to the vegetable garden in the yard, heard the noise and immediately dropped her farm tools and ran out, shouting, "It's Chu Ren's family, it's Chu Ren's family, what do you want from him?"
Chu Ren and Chu Yi, who were sitting in the main room, also heard the noise and quickly stood up and walked out.
The postman looked at the people coming out of the Chu family and asked, "Which one of you is Chu Ren?"
Chu Ren helped the sitting old lady Chu to stand up and responded, "I am Chu Ren, what do you want to talk to me about?"
The postman took out a mailing slip from his bag and handed it to him, "Take this slip and go to the commune post office to pick up the package..."
Chu Ren was stunned for a moment, pointing at himself and asking in disbelief, "My package? Impossible? My relatives are all here, who would send me a package?"
The postman took the mailing slip back and took another look at the name and address on it, frowning, "Are you Chu Ren?"
Chu Ren nodded hesitantly, "Yes."
The postman asked, "Is there another person named Chu Ren in your team?"
Chu Ren hurriedly shook his head firmly, "No, I'm the only one named Chu Ren in our production team!"
The postman exhaled and handed him the mailing slip again. "That's right, it's for you!"
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