Tian Mi sat up straighter, and his first reaction was: "Can my dad get a promotion?"
Lou Luhui pulled the man back into his arms and said, "My old squad leader, who is the county party secretary of your county, got to know Dad when he was helping to investigate the Liu family. He said that your dad is quite capable and has worked diligently for decades, but he has never been promoted. One of the reasons is that he is too straightforward at work and unwilling to flatter. More importantly, it seems that Dad himself is unwilling to move up and has rejected several opportunities for promotion."
"He doesn't want to?" It was the first time that Tian Mi heard of someone who didn't want to be promoted, but she quickly realized that the higher the position, the busier it would be and the more social engagements he would have.
Tian Hongxing himself is not a person who likes socializing, and the situation at home is still so bad. He probably does this to spend more time with his family.
After realizing this, Tian Mi suddenly felt uneasy.
Once upon a time, because of her original experience, she had a natural dislike for Tian Hongxing.
But later, after getting to know him closely and getting rid of the stereotype of a paper man, she found that as a father, especially one from the 1970s, Tian Hongxing was already a rare talent.
However, maybe it was because of the passing of his eldest son Tian Changxi, but he always gave in to his grandparents and mother in most things, which was really annoying.
"Since you said my dad doesn't want a promotion, then you're willing to do it this time?"
Lou Luhui was certain: "If Dad doesn't want to lose all the children except Tian Changqing, he will compromise."
Tian Mi didn't rush to reply, but considered the possibility of what her husband said.
After a few minutes, she still shook her head: "Not appropriate."
Lou Luhui bent down and picked up the kettle beside him, motioned his wife to lift her feet, then added some hot water to the already somewhat cold bucket, and put the cork back into the mouth of the thermos before asking, "Why is it not suitable?"
Tian Mi stirred the water in the bucket with her feet and felt that the temperature had obviously warmed up a lot. "I didn't tell you before that Wang Hongyan, my cheap sister-in-law, has always wanted to go to the city. And Tian Changqing has also been thinking about letting my father retire so that he can take over."
At this point, Tian Mi pouted in disgust: "She has already thought of a replacement job and wants to go to the supply and marketing cooperative. If my dad becomes the director and gets a house, it will be even more troublesome. A director's job can be exchanged for a salesperson in the supply and marketing cooperative. Maybe with some connections, even Wang Hongyan's job can be solved. Wouldn't I be so angry that I die?" Why should I satisfy those two scumbags
Lou Luhui poked his wife's cheek amusingly, poking down her cheek that was puffed up by anger, and then said, "Silly girl, what are you thinking? Do you know how many towns there are in your county?"
Tian Mi was confused. She really didn't know. There didn't seem to be a specific number in her original memory.
"Your Linhai County has 12 towns and 5 townships, so according to common sense, there should be a total of 17 police stations. Dad can go to another police station and choose a township farthest from home to be the chief. Even if I take a step back, it's not impossible to work as a public security officer in the next county. I can take Xiangyang with me then. Hmm. It's better to separate the family before the next transfer. Anyway, Tian Zhangqing has already started a family, so there's nothing wrong with separating the family now."
Tian Mi seriously considered the feasibility of this matter, and replied subconsciously: "They won't be willing to split up."
Lou Luhui disagreed: "That depends on the conditions. We can sign an agreement to leave the things at home, including Dad's job after retirement, to them. Anyway, I have our help, so I don't need that little bit of stuff."
It must be said that Tian Mi was really moved by what her husband said. Although she was a little unhappy that her father's job would be taken over by Tian Changqing in the future, this unhappiness was not worth mentioning compared with the safety of her younger brothers and sisters.
In particular, when my father reached retirement age, it was already the early 1980s, and it was questionable how many more years the supply and marketing cooperative could continue to operate.
"What if they don't give up and find a new environment?"
"No, it's okay to go there once in a while, but it's impossible to go there often. Have you forgotten? These days, if you want to go to a place a little far away, you have to provide a letter of introduction. Especially in recent years, even in the towns in the south, there are little red soldiers patrolling every day. At that time, without a letter of introduction and with unfamiliar faces, the two of them might be labeled as vagrants. Even if they are finally released due to a misunderstanding, after one or two times, I don't think Tian Changqing and Wang Hongyan still have the courage to continue."
Wang Hongyan was lucky to meet a law-abiding family like the Tian family. If she met those people with tough means, a single ruthless move would be enough to scare them.
Thinking of this, Lou Lu looked back with a dark look. He turned his head and kissed his wife, who was still frowning, and comforted her in a gentle voice: "Don't think about it. Aren't you worried that Wang Hongyan will do something bad? I think she is just too idle. Let's find something for her to do and keep her busy for a few years."
"whats the matter?"
Lou Luhui picked up the foot-wiping cloth beside him and handed one to his wife. While wiping his feet, he replied, "Find a powerful sister-in-law for Wang Hongyan. When her family is in trouble, she won't have time to plot against others."
"Wouldn't that harm the woman?" Tian Mi frowned. Who would want to marry a fool? And a fool who would beat people up
Lou Luhui stuffed his feet into his slippers and said meaningfully: "What are you thinking? The woman must be willing."
"Who would be willing to do this?"
Lou Luhui bent down, picked up his wife and walked towards the bathroom, saying mysteriously, "Of course, evildoers will be punished by their own evildoers."
Tian Mi
The next evening.
Tian Mi, who unexpectedly received a call from Pan Di, finally understood the reason for her husband's mysterious attitude last night.
She held the receiver, speechless: "What did you say? Wang Hongyan's brother, the one called Wang Dabao, got married?"
Tian Xue on the other end of the phone immediately started talking nonstop: "Sister, you don't know how powerful my second brother-in-law is."
It turned out that after learning about his younger sister Tian Xue's cleverness, Lou Luhui called the police station after work. After politely exchanging greetings with his father-in-law over the phone, he let his sister-in-law answer the phone.
Although Tian Hongxing was curious about why her second son-in-law was looking for the fourth girl, she still went to the school to bring him over.
Later, Lou Luhui did not regard the little girl as an ignorant child at all, and directly told Tian Xue about his plan.
Tian Xue knew Zhao Xiaocao.
This person has a nice name, but she is actually a 36-year-old ruthless woman with a big and strong body, ugly appearance, and has been in labor reform for 5 years.
It is not appropriate to call him a ruthless person. He is not a bad person by nature. He is just stubborn and a little dumber than normal people, and his life is more miserable.
In her early years, Zhao Xiaocao's family disliked her for being gluttonous and wanted to marry her off.
Unfortunately, her appearance is really ugly, and she is also very strong and will fight if she disagrees with something. She is a well-known figure in the surrounding area. Who would dare to marry her
In the end, during the years of famine, her family still gritted their teeth and gave her half a bag of soybeans, so that she could marry a bald old bachelor.
The old bachelor couldn't get married, but that didn't stop him from pursuing beauty. He married Zhao Xiaocao, but he always felt that she was above his station, and he either beat or scolded her in life.
Zhao Xiaocao was not a weak person. If he was scolded and could not talk back, he would just beat back. If he was beaten, he would beat back "bang bang!" and beat the bald-headed old bachelor until he cried for his parents.
After five or six years of chaos, Zhao Xiaocao still couldn't give birth to a child.
As a result, the couple fought even more fiercely.
Until one day, he got so angry that he stabbed Baldy and was sentenced to several years of hard labor.
In those days, in the simple countryside, such a bloody incident was truly eye-opening. It can be said that the extent of the spread of the incident at that time was no less than that of a murder case. As the person involved, Zhao Xiaocao became more famous because of it.
In the first half of this year, she finished her labor reform and looked stronger and more ferocious than before.
But her parents didn't want her, and the bald-headed old bachelor divorced her when she was stabbed.
So until now, Zhao Xiaocao doesn't even have a home. For more than half a year, he has been living under a bridge or in a cave. Most of his food is begged for. He sleeps in the open air and is slovenly, no different from a beggar.
Zhao Xiaocao was a little dazed, but definitely not stupid.
No matter how ordinary the Wang family's conditions were, at least they were a normal family with a house, land, and food. Their life was many times better than hers now.
Especially after Wang Hongyan married into the Tian family, her life became even more stressful, and she had to cut meat and stew it every few days.
As for Wang Hongyan's younger brother Wang Dabao, although he is a little stupid, he is well taken care of by his family. He is fat, white and tall. Zhao Xiaocao fell in love with him at first sight.
Speaking of which, I don’t know how to describe Wang Dabao.
You may say he is a fool, but that cannot hide his masculine nature. Since he was a teenager, he liked to peek at the women in the village taking a bath. He even liked to stop the young wives and girls in the village. He was considered a disgraceful person in the village.
The most disgusting thing is that when Wang's parents were approached by someone, they were not ashamed but rather complacent. They thought their son was smart and knew how to carry on the family line, and they wanted to find a decent and outstanding girl to marry their precious son.
This is also one of the reasons why it is difficult for Wang Xiaohong to find a partner in the village. It can be said that the Wang family’s roots are rotten.
Now that Zhao Xiaocao had come to his doorstep, Wang Dabao, who didn't have much concept of beauty or ugliness, only knew that she was a woman, so the two of them quickly got together and made the matter clear.
In half a day, Zhao Xiaocao had become the daughter-in-law of the Wang family and lived the life of a master.
There was no way. The Wang family couldn't deny it. Firstly, they were afraid of being accused of hooliganism. Secondly, Zhao Xiaocao was really good at hitting people. She would punch anyone, including her parents-in-law and sister-in-law, who scolded her.
At the end of the story, Tian Xue almost laughed like crazy: "Big sister, you don't know, I heard that Wang Hongyan went back to her parents' home today and didn't agree to Zhao Xiaocao coming in. Zhao Xiaocao punched her so hard that her nose bled. It was so satisfying."
"You went to look for Zhao Xiaocao? The Wang family won't know about it, right?"
"I'm not stupid. I changed my attire. My brother-in-law reminded me."
“.”
Finally, after hanging up the phone, Tian Mi was still in a daze. She looked at her husband and asked, "How do you know Zhao Xiaocao?"
"Before, when I went to see the old squad leader, I happened to see Zhao Xiaocao stealing something. After Zhou Jianshe and I helped get the things back, I heard about it from the people around us."
This is so satisfying!
Tian Mi didn't expect this to happen. No wonder her husband said yesterday that every wicked person will be punished by his own wickedness.
This is awesome!
Now, Wang Hongyan will be busy for a while.
"Yeah, I'm very, very happy. Huihui, thank you." If this wasn't in the office, she would have wanted to rush up and give the person a kiss of love.
Lou Luhui laughed softly and was about to say something when he heard a knock on the door.
The couple turned their heads at the same time. The tall and strong Zhou Jianshe leaned against the door frame in an extremely eye-catching manner. When he saw them looking over, he immediately winked and said in a pinched voice, "Hey, Brigade Wang is calling us over."
Tian Mi’s fists hardened.
In the evening, as soon as Lou Luhui entered the door, he handed his wife a small cube wrapped in newspaper.
Tian Mi shook it in his hand, and after a moment of doubt, he immediately reacted and asked excitedly: "Is this three thousand yuan?"
Lou Luhui changed his shoes and took off his coat, then he put his arm around the man's shoulders and walked into the house: "Open it and take a look."
Of course I had to take a look. When her husband finished speaking, Tian Mi had already pulled open the newspaper, revealing a small stack of neatly arranged large pieces of paper. "How come it's so fast?"
Before she could finish her excited words, she suddenly realized something and turned to look at the man: "Captain Wang asked you to come over. Are we leaving?"
Lou Luhui nodded: "The money has arrived, so we have to leave at six o'clock tomorrow morning."
Although he had prepared himself mentally, at this moment, Tian Mi suddenly felt that the three thousand yuan in his hand was not so attractive.
Of course, she wasn't the type who would cling to others. Her low mood only lasted for a few seconds before she adjusted herself immediately: "Then wash your hands and have dinner. After dinner, I'll make some food for you to take away."
"No need, the kitchen staff will help prepare dry food." After washing his hands, Lou Luhui pulled a stool to sit at the table, picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece for his wife first.
"That's different. What belongs to the army belongs to the army. A cow was slaughtered at the farm downstairs today. My elder sister and I went there early and managed to get a few pounds from the quartermaster. I originally wanted to stew it with potatoes, but now I can make it into beef strips for you to take on the road." She didn't know what kind of dry rations the army had prepared, but it was not a bad idea to prepare more meat. At least it could satisfy her cravings.
Lou Luhui opened his mouth, but couldn't bear to refuse. Finally, he said with a gentle look, "Let's do it together after dinner."
Tian Mi calculated the time it would take to make the beef strips and decided it wouldn't take up his rest time, so he nodded and agreed: "You're strong, so be responsible for cutting the beef." Speaking of cutting the beef, Tian Mi put down his chopsticks, took out the beef, soaked it in warm water to thaw it, and then returned to the table to eat.
During this time, her husband kept following her around. Knowing that he couldn't bear to leave her, Tian Mi let him cling to her.
After dinner, when the two of them were in the kitchen making beef strips, Lou Luhui explained some more things:
"I also had a phone call with my dad this morning."
Tian Mi asked: "Your dad or my dad?"
"Your father."
"Talk to my dad about promotion and division of the family?"
Lou Luhui cut the beef into strips about one centimeter thick and put them into the clean vegetable bowl beside him. He picked up another small piece of beef and continued to cut it: "Yes, I also told you some of my suggestions. Dad said he needs to think about it and will give me a reply tomorrow."
At this point, he glanced at his wife who was peeling garlic beside him and said, "I have to leave at six o'clock tomorrow, so I definitely won't be able to receive Dad's call. But I've already made an appointment with Lao Chen to call Dad and the others at the appointed time. Lao Chen will also take care of the ticket purchase. He should find Pan Yue, the comrade-in-arms who helped you buy the ticket before. And don't worry about your third sister on her way here, Lao Chen will make all the arrangements."
It was rare for Tian Mi to hear her husband nagging like this; usually she was the one who talked more.
Knowing that he was worried about his family's affairs, she listened carefully and nodded in cooperation from time to time.
At the end, Lou Luhui made a sincere summary: "If there is anything, don't worry about it alone. When I'm not around, go find Lao Chen. He is also our father's son-in-law, so let him worry about it. In addition, he is a local in your area and has his own connections. Some things may seem difficult to you, but they may not be easy under Lao Chen's guidance."
Tian Mi nodded fiercely: "I understand. Political commissars are very cunning."
"Ahem. It's fine as long as you understand it in your heart."
“.”
When Lou Luhui left, Tian Mi had no idea.
Of course it’s not that she doesn’t want to know, but that she doesn’t have the energy to know.
A certain man who deserved to be punished felt that he had suffered a great loss by being separated from his wife for more than ten days during their honeymoon, so he ate a lot last night.
Tian Mi didn’t understand where men got so much energy. Anyway, she successfully overslept in the morning. When she opened her eyes again, it was already past ten in the morning.
In this age of early to bed, early to rise, this is outrageous.
After getting up and washing, Tian Mi took her food and went directly to her eldest sister's house. She was alone at home recently and was too lazy to cook. She could also share the happy events of the Wang family with her eldest sister.
It was already evening when she learned the news yesterday. She was in a hurry to go home to cook, and she didn't have time to tell her eldest sister the latest gossip.
With the mentality that happiness is better shared with others than enjoyed alone, Tian Mi started talking about everything about Wang Hongyan's parents' home as soon as she entered her eldest sister's house.
Sure enough, Tian Yu, who was picking peanuts and preparing New Year's goods, slapped her thigh and said with a happy face: "It's what she deserves! This is retribution. She has been disciplined now, right? She is annoying."
Tian Mi nodded repeatedly: "I think that with Wang Hongyan's personality, Zhao Xiaocao will at least take away most of her energy. It would be best if she could get beaten a few more times. Oh, it would be even better if she could beat Tian Changqing, the coward, too."
"Yes, if she can be beaten and put on the right path, I can thank her eight generations of Zhao family ancestors."
“.”What sweet dream are you having
"What are you holding in your hand?" After Tian Yu had a good chat, he saw the bag in his sister's hand.
Tian Mi said "Oh!" and casually put the bag on the table beside her: "Rations, my husband Lou is on a mission and won't be back for ten days or half a month. I'm too lazy to cook, so I came to your place. Hey, hey, hey, hey, sister, why are you doing this?"
Before the younger sister could finish her words, Tian Yu looked around, picked up a feather duster not far away and was about to hit someone.
Seeing her sister running around the table, she was so angry that she chased after her, cursing, "You damn girl, who are you trying to embarrass? You come to your sister's house to eat a few meals, but you have to bring your own food? What do you think of me, your sister?"
I never expected that my elder sister would be angry about this.
Tian Mi dodged the attack of the feather duster flexibly while explaining hurriedly: "This is not just one or two days, it will take half a month. Food is so valuable these days, who doesn't have difficulties? Isn't it normal for me to bring food with me? Everyone does this!"
"You still dare to be stubborn? I think you deserve to be punished!"
"Sister, I'm wrong. I'll wait. No, I'll take it back right away!"
The scene of the two sisters chasing each other was really funny. At least not far away, the fat girl Guoguo, who was playing with her feet, started to clap happily: "Come on, mom. Come on, second aunt. Fight!"
Tian Mi was angry. When she passed by the little girl, she reached out and quickly rubbed her head, saying with a smile: "Stinky girl, who are you helping?"
Little Guoguo is a typical show-off. Upon seeing this, he immediately stood up with a giggle, and nimbly followed his mother, clapping his little hands as he ran, looking extremely happy.
You know what, after she made such a fuss, the two sisters couldn't run away.
Tian Yuwei panted and stopped, with one hand on his waist and the other pointing at his sister with a feather duster, warning: "Next time you dare to bring rations, you'll see if I will beat you."
Tian Mi, who had been holding Pang Ya as a shield, shook his head repeatedly: "I dare not, I dare not." It's too embarrassing to get beaten after getting married.
"The fight has begun! The fight has begun!"
Just when Tian Yu was about to put down the feather duster, Wang Chunhua from the home of Captain Fang of the Third Regiment rushed in with an excited look on her face.
Tian Yu looked at her sister, thinking that someone had seen their sisters' farce just now, and immediately threw the feather duster aside. Just as she was about to explain, she heard Wang Chunhong excitedly and anxiously: "Oh! Come on, go and watch the fun!"
Tian Mi was the first to react: "Who started the fight?"
"The deputy commander Qian of the Second Regiment."
Tian Yu was startled: "You mean Qian Sheng?"
Wang Chunhua was annoyed that her sister-in-law was taking too long, so she grabbed the person and dragged him out: "It's him, who else could be the deputy regiment commander surnamed Qian? Oh, sister-in-law, hurry up and spread the news. What if it's too late and you can't see it?"
Tian Yu picked up his coat and put it on, stumbling even more: "No. Who is fighting with Qian Sheng? Why?"
Seeing this, Tian Mi put on jackets for herself and the little fat girl and ran after them.
As soon as they went out, they heard women's screams and noise coming from not far away.
Before Tian Mi could wonder why someone would fight in the army, and whether they were afraid of being punished, Wang Chunhua said in a gossipy tone, "Someone from Ge Yun's family came. I don't know why, but they started fighting right away."
As soon as these words were spoken, the two sisters looked at each other, and couldn't help but think of the domestic violence that Ge Yun had suffered before, and they immediately quickened their pace in tacit understanding.
(End of this chapter)