1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"My dear daughter... Oh my god, Old Liu, how did you become like this?"

Chen Tiezhu, who ran out in a hurry, was frightened by Liu Dayou before he could comfort his daughter.

He leaned on his knees with his hands, his coat was open, his bald head was not wearing a hat, and there was also a misty fairy air on his head.

"Dad, why is Uncle Liu smoking?"

Doudou ran behind him, hugged his thighs, and exposed his little head.

"Dou, Doudou, Dou..., I, take a breath... "

Liu Dayou said breathlessly.

"Don't Doudou, how far did you run? Why are you so tired?" Chen Tiezhu asked curiously.

Liu Dayou looked at him with resentment, still breathing heavily, and had no time to speak for the time being.

"Dad, Uncle Liu is really amazing. He can smoke. Can Doudou smoke?"

After making sure there was no danger, Doudou walked up to Liu Dayou, looked at him carefully, and turned back to ask eagerly.

"Haha, don't smoke for now. If you smoke, Dad will be worried to death." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Old Liu, don't stay like this either. Take a proper walk in the yard. Otherwise, it will increase the burden on your lungs and be worse for your health."

"Uh..., okay."

Liu Dayou reluctantly responded, and then began to pace in the yard with difficulty.

"What's wrong?"

Han Xiuying, who came back with a basin, asked in confusion.

"He was exercising today and was tired from running. It's nothing. He will recover in a while." Chen Tiezhu said happily.

Han Xiuying didn't know what to say. This was just the beginning. What kind of suffering would she have to endure in the future?

It seems that she should pay attention to it and not make herself fat.

But the food this guy makes is so delicious, you will get full if you keep eating.

What should I do?

Thinking of this, she was furious. Chen Tiezhu was the biggest obstacle to her staying in shape.

"Why are you glaring at me? If Lao Liu wants to be healthy, he can only suffer this hardship. I'll fry some more cabbage, and then we'll have dinner."

Chen Tiezhu was confused by the glare, and he slipped into the house while talking.

Breakfast was also rich. Chen Tiezhu made extra fried eggs for Han Xiuying and Doudou.

Although Liu Dayou could only eat fried cabbage, it didn't matter to him because he was too tired and had no appetite.

"Lao Liu, let's arrange it like this today." Seeing that they had almost finished eating, Chen Tiezhu spoke.

"The tractor for tilling the soil will come today, so you can ride your bike to make arrangements. You, the vice president, must officially take office. Can you ride a 28-bar bicycle?"

"Uh..., yes." Liu Dayou hesitated a little.

In fact, he hadn't ridden one for a long time, so it shouldn't be a problem.

"Come back after you've made arrangements there, and I'll take you to Uncle Jianguo's house to grow corn." Chen Tiezhu continued.

"Let's try to harvest all the corn in the village, which will be of great help to your weight loss. Come on, I still have high hopes for you."

Liu Dayou's face suddenly turned bitter, and he actually regretted it now.

But is regretting useful?

How could he turn around and deny it when he patted his chest so hard?

"Well, I'll go to the field and wait. When the time comes, I'll arrange the driver's meals in the canteen of the forest farm, which is also close to there." Liu Dayou stood up and said.

"Yingzi, you see, I told you that I trust Lao Liu to do things, and I feel even more confident if I give him the position of vice president." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Work harder, and then it will not only be the cultivation of the wasteland over there. In the future, the production and sales of our mushrooms will also be handled by you."

"This vice president is not a joke for you, nor is it a show-off. If you do a solid job, you will be the only one on my side in the future. Do you understand?"

"I know, so don't worry."

Liu Dayou responded excitedly, and walked out with a heroic and high-spirited look as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

"Ah..., I feel a little sorry for him."

Han Xiuying sighed as she watched Liu Dayou in the yard struggling to ride on the 28-inch bicycle.

"Hey, what I said is not bad. As long as he can meet my standards, he will definitely be the vice president." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Of course, no matter how we struggle, we will unwaveringly support Comrade Han Xiuying. We will resolutely complete every one of Comrade Han Xiuying's..."

"Eat the fried eggs, I can't finish them."

Before he finished speaking, Han Xiuying stuffed her half-eaten fried eggs into his mouth.

"Ah..."

Doudou, who was standing next to him, saw the excitement and opened his mouth wide, waiting for the eggs to be stuffed in."You, why do you want to join in the fun?" Han Xiuying said helplessly, and she also picked up a small piece and stuffed it into Doudou's mouth.

It should be said that this breakfast was also very happy.

After breakfast and sending Han Xiuying to work, Chen Tiezhu took Doudou to wait for Liu Dayou at home.

At around nine o'clock, Liu Dayou came back on his bicycle.

"How is it?" Chen Tiezhu asked with a smile.

"Don't worry, everything has been arranged. Wei Dabao has nothing else to do, so he can help us take care of it." Liu Dayou wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"That's it, let's go to work." Chen Tiezhu said happily, and then waved his hand.

"Let's go to work."

Doudou shouted happily and waved his hand.

The An Dahan, Gou Shengzi, and Xiao Mi Hu Dan who were standing by obeyed the order resolutely. Xiao Baozi was a little slow, but when he saw Gou Shengzi, who had just wrestled with him, running away, he also ran after him.

Liu Dayou opened his mouth and wanted to say that we could take a break first. But looking at Chen Tiezhu's back, he swallowed the words back.

As a man, you can't say no, just hold on.

"Uncle Shulin, you haven't harvested the corn at home yet, right? It's just right to bring my friend over, I'll harvest the iron and he'll harvest the corn."

Arriving at Qiao Shulin's house, Chen Tiezhu greeted him with a smile.

"Tiezhu, no need. There are only so many, your aunt and I can harvest them." Qiao Shulin said with a smile.

"It's okay, my friend loves to do good things. His small goal is to harvest all the corn in our village before the New Year. Dayou, right?" Chen Tiezhu asked with a smile.

"Yeah, I can do it."

Liu Dayou tried to stand up straight.

Qiao Shulin was a little puzzled, but he didn't think much about it. Tiezhu said, if you are willing to work, we can't stop you, right?

Liu Dayou was sweating profusely with the stick in his hand.

How many years ago was the last time he did this job? Why do you feel more tired now than before?

Qiao Shulin's house was bustling.

He was hammering iron on this side, and Liu Dayou was banging with a stick on the other side.

In less than half an hour, Liu Dayou's speed slowed down a lot.

Chen Tiezhu glanced at him, but didn't tell him to rest. At least he could swing for another ten minutes.

"Tiezhu, I'm looking for you. Are you going to put up the hunting ban sign today?"

At this time, He Jianguo walked in.