69novels Chapter 147 I wish I could become a girl and marry Dongsheng.
Chapter 147 I wish I could become a girl and marry Dongsheng.
The night passed quickly, and when Xu Dongsheng woke up, it was already bright. Although the Double Ninth Festival had passed, it was still very early in the morning. When Xu Dongsheng got up, Xu Dazhuang had already prepared food.
After dinner, Xu Dongsheng took the dog and went to the steel mill early. Today was Monday, and it was time to receive the task. Besides, he had promised to help Xu Damao, so he naturally could not go back on his word. So Xu Dongsheng had to pretend to be very busy. Otherwise, if he took out the food so directly, it would be too casual and too relaxed.
This might make Xu Damao think that Xu Dongsheng had some bad background, so the next day, Xu Dongsheng called Erhei to get in the car early, and then followed Lao Xu to the steel mill. After arriving at the steel mill, he immediately went to the purchasing department.
"Dongsheng, you're here early. It just so happens that I have something to talk to you about. I was planning to talk to you after you received the mission, but I didn't expect you to be here so early."
The leader at this time did have some leadership style. He came early, even earlier than the workers. Moreover, as the head of the purchasing department, Zhou Zhenghua had to come early every day except the first day when tasks were issued to go over the status of purchasing tasks.
Xu Dongsheng arrived the earliest today, so Zhou Zhenghua saw Xu Dongsheng as soon as he arrived, and then pulled Xu Dongsheng out of the purchasing department's office and came to the corridor at the door.
"Dongsheng, you did a great job last week. After I went back, I thought about the reward I gave you last time and felt that it was still not enough, so I gave you a little more, twenty dollars and a sewing machine ticket. If you come across such good things in the future, don't forget to get them. You will definitely get a reward when the time comes."
Zhou Zhenghua smiled and handed Xu Dongsheng 20 yuan and a ticket. It was from Little Bee. Now stamps cost 180 yuan, which was much more expensive than watches and bicycles. It was the most expensive one among the three-turn and one-ring. But Xu Dongsheng took it after taking a look. Seeing Zhou Zhenghua's winking expression, Xu Dongsheng knew that this thing was obviously not given to him by Zhou Zhenghua. The bicycle ticket given by Zhou Zhenghua was a very valuable thing.
As a result, only one day later, Zhou Zhenghua sent a sewing ticket. Even Zhou Zhenghua, the section chief, should keep this thing, so how could he just give it to him?
So Xu Dongsheng thought for a moment, and with the hidden meaning in Zhou Zhenghua's words, he understood that this was a reward from the higher-ups. As for who it was, it was most likely Li Huaide.
"Thank you, Chief. If I find something good like this in the future, I will get it for you right away. I'm a good friend. Who knows, I might be able to get other good things next time."
Xu Dongsheng nodded, then thanked Zhou Zhenghua, indicating that he understood what they meant and knew that the leader approved of it.
Afterwards, Xu Dongsheng received a task from Zhou Zhenghua. This week's task was still meat, but the difficulty of the task this week had increased. Eighty kilograms of top-quality meat and sixty yuan, which was just enough to pay for the meat. Xu Dongsheng took a look at the envelope and immediately left the steel mill.
When Xu Dongsheng was leaving the steel rolling mill and heading towards a village, Xu Damao also hurried to his father's house. He first went to Old Xu's house and got all the money that Old Xu could use. Then Xu Damao went to Zhao Gang's house. Although he did not finish telling the story, he roughly explained the situation, which was that Zhao Gang had caused trouble outside and now needed money and food to settle it.
Zhao Gang's parents were also shocked when they heard this, but after verifying Xu Damao's identity, they did not dare to delay. After all, they only had one child in the family and could not leave him alone. In the end, they gathered 280 kilograms of food. Xu Damao and Zhao Gang's family also tried their best to get it. But even if Xu Dongsheng got 150 kilograms of food, it would still be far from 500 kilograms.
So Xu Damao finally went to ask for help from Old Xu. Although Old Xu was a newly formed family, it was a matter of life and death, so Xu Damao could only ask Xu's mother for help. In the end, he got 30 kilograms of food from Old Xu's house. These food were saved by Old Xu and his wife through frugality. They couldn't give out more, otherwise they would starve to death.
Xu Damao could only promise that he would not cause trouble in the future, and would make a good living to support the family and provide for the old Xu family in their old age. To this, the old Xu couple did not say anything, but only hoped that Xu Damao would leave their home as soon as possible.
In one day, Xu Damao collected 310 kilograms of grain. It was already midnight when Xu Damao collected these 310 kilograms of grain. He really had no other choice. He was able to get 310 kilograms of grain in that day because Zhao Gang's family had some connections and had good relations in the steel rolling mill.
Now everything requires tickets, and the tickets will expire. People with better-off families eat better, and people with worse-off families eat worse. There is basically no stock, and food is too precious now. It is really not easy to get food. They have already put in a lot of effort to get these foods.
Xu Damao also wanted to get it on the black market, but the price was higher, so he had to have money to get it. As a result, he and Zhao Gang each took half of the three hundred yuan, which totaled one hundred and fifty yuan. This was already a huge deal for Xu Damao, as his current savings had been emptied.
As for borrowing money, he didn't have many rich friends. It was already the middle of the month and almost the end of the month. It was difficult for him to borrow money. No one in the neighborhood would lend him money. His reputation in the courtyard had been ruined by Yi Zhonghai and his friends. How could he borrow money? Even Liu Haizhong wouldn't lend him money. He only got fifty yuan from Liu Haizhong. It would be a pipe dream to get more.
The next morning, Xu Dongsheng returned from Cuandixia Village with 173 kilograms of grain on his bicycle, including both whole and small quantities, and of different varieties. Some were sweet potatoes, some were potatoes, and some were some leftover dried grains that had been eaten.
Those grains were an illusion created by Xu Dongsheng. They were equivalent to the grains that people wasted in the commune canteen and were collected by others. However, these grains did not look very good, but in the hands of people who had no food, they were definitely treasures.
Moreover, the fact that Xu Dongsheng brought it back in this form also showed that he really put a lot of effort into getting these foods in a short time.
It was already the next afternoon when Xu Dongsheng returned to the grove outside the capital, exhausted. When Xu Dongsheng entered the grove, Xu Damao was already waiting for him as agreed.
"Woof woof!!"
Looking at Xu Damao from a distance, the two dogs stood in the basket beside the bicycle and started barking. After Xu Dongsheng comforted them, they fell asleep again.
Xu Damao listened to the barking of the dog, but he was not afraid at all. He was very happy. When he got closer, he saw Xu Dongsheng riding his bicycle, looking dusty and the back of the bicycle seemed to be overwhelmed. Xu Damao breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he went to a few households with whom he thought he had good relations and got 25 kilograms of food at noon today, he was still a few kilograms short of 350 kilograms. He could only hope that Xu Dongsheng could get more food, or if there was no other way, he could only pray that the village chief would let them go.
"Dongsheng, thank you. I, Xu Damao, will remember this kindness."
After Xu Dongsheng arrived, Xu Damao immediately started to unload the food for Xu Dongsheng. When he heard Xu Dongsheng say the weight and looked at Xu Dongsheng's sweaty face, if Xu Dongsheng was not a man, he would have wanted to marry him if he was also a man. Xu Damao remembered this friendship in his heart.
"Okay, how are you going to deliver these things? I'm afraid your bicycle is a bit difficult to carry."
Xu Dongsheng looked at the two bags of grain he had obtained and immediately asked Xu Damao how to deliver them. Xu Damao was afraid that it would be a bit difficult to deliver 500 kilograms of grain to the countryside.
"It's okay, Dongsheng. Thank you for this matter. I will handle the rest myself."
Xu Damao looked at Xu Dongsheng who was thinking about him, and felt grateful. He thought that he would repay Xu Dongsheng in the future. When Xu Dongsheng heard Xu Damao say that he could handle it himself, he didn't say much to him and rode his bicycle to one direction again.
Seeing Xu Dongsheng going out again for his mission, Xu Damao felt extremely guilty and grateful. Finally, he tied all his things on the bicycle. At this time, he finally knew how his bicycle was ridden away by Xu Dongsheng. However, this was not the time to think about these things. Xu Damao went in the direction of Feihuang Village. Although it was already afternoon and he might have to walk at night, he could not care about these things at this time.