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Chapter 44 Telephone

That evening, as soon as Zhang Taiping came back from digging sweet potatoes in the orchard in the back valley, the village chief walked over with his hands behind his back and said: "Commander, someone just called to talk to you. I want you to give it to him in a moment."

Call me back."

Phone call? Zhang Taiping thought about it and guessed that it was Yang Wanli. If it was Cai Xiaomei, he would definitely not be looking for him. If he were to look for her, he would be looking for her sister Cai Yazhi. The only one looking for him is Yang Wanli, and he is the only one looking for him.

I would call myself. I didn’t have a mobile phone at that time, and I didn’t have a phone at home, so I kept the village chief’s home phone number.

"Oh, let's go now." Zhang Taiping replied.

Walking under the trees with the village chief, the village chief walked very slowly, and Zhang Taiping followed patiently, knowing that the village chief might have something to say to him.

The village chief took out his tobacco bag, filled a pot of tobacco, and lit it with a match. He took a deep breath, and the flickering sparks reflected on his face, making it difficult to see the expression in his eyes.

Sure enough, the village chief took a few puffs of dry cigarettes and said: "Commander, your father and I are about the same age, and we had a good relationship back then. If you call me uncle, it won't take any advantage of you."

Zhang Taiping said nothing and listened carefully.

"Your father passed away early, and the old man lived in the mountains. I really have a responsibility to take care of you... It's just that what you have done over the years is really heartbreaking. I have told you several times that you don't listen at all, and you are too lazy to do so.

I have said...I have really felt a little ashamed of your father these past few years."

"It's not your fault, it's just that I used to be a jerk."

"The fact that you are able to say these words shows that you really have a heart to repent. I have seen you doing things reliably these days, and I have come to know the Gu family well, so I am saying these things to you. You are not young anymore, so don't talk to Zhen anymore.

Those local gangsters are hanging around, and there will be no good end if you get mixed up with those bullies."

Zhang Taiping felt ashamed. The old village chief's words were really fierce. He had been like this before, hadn't he become a piece of shit?

"Well, uncle Hanmin can rest assured." Zhang Taiping straightened his expression and said.

"That's good. As long as you can no longer leave a good impression like before, others will be willing to help you if something happens to you." Seeing Zhang Taiping's answer, the village chief felt relieved and said.

Zhang Taiping didn't speak anymore, just walked quietly. The problem of people's hearts cannot be changed in a day. The impression left in the past was really too bad. I don't dare to expect that the image in people's hearts will be reversed all of a sudden. But people's hearts also change.

Bright, as long as what I do in the future is seen, there will be no bad deeds, and I can do something beneficial to the whole village at the right time, no one has any deep hatred, and there is nothing that cannot be forgiven.

The village chief tilted his head slightly, stopped smoking and said, "What about today's call...?"

Only then did Zhang Taiping understand the crux of what he said today.

It turns out that the village chief discovered that Zhang Taiping has changed a lot a few days ago. After observing these days, he felt that he might have woken up and changed his ways.

I was very happy to see this scene there.

But today, someone from outside suddenly called him again, thinking that it was those dogs who came to seduce Zhang Taiping again. The village chief originally wanted to hang up and say nothing, but in the end he did not do so. Call Zhang Taiping.

I made an announcement, but I was a little worried and said this.

Zhang Taiping was still very moved after hearing this. It is already very good for an outsider to achieve this level. He is really treated as a junior.

"Don't worry, old village chief. This is not a gangster in the town, but a serious friend. It's the friend who drove here last time. We went into the mountains with me and encountered bears. Even hundreds of thousands of Tibetan mastiffs were injured.

." Zhang Taiping explained.

"That's good. In short, just don't hang out with those people anymore. There won't be any good consequences. You're not young anymore. Live a good life. If you can use me for anything in the future, just ask."

Zhang Taiping nodded.

When I arrived at the village chief's house, I dialed the number above and heard a familiar voice.

"Is it Brother Zhang?"

"Well yes."

"But I've been waiting for you. I need to buy a mobile phone right now. I'll die waiting for the call. That village chief of yours is so tough." Yang Wanli complained for a while.

"Haha..." Zhang Taiping chuckled awkwardly, changed the subject and asked, "How is Alei?"

"It's okay. The doctor said it wasn't a serious injury, and he has fully recovered now." When talking about Arei, Yang Wanli started boasting, "It was a bit dangerous to fight, but it still makes people frightened when I think about it now, but Allei has changed a lot.

It’s so big that most dogs don’t dare to come near it now.”

"It's fine. Is there anything you need to call me today?"

Yang Wanli thought about it and said: "After I went back that day, I couldn't help but show off to my friends about meeting the black blind man in the mountains, and also let them see Alei's injury. They have been clamoring to go into the mountains these days.

I said I want to witness the black blind man, but I can’t stop him. I have no choice but to trouble Brother Zhang again.”

"Nothing to bother you, just come if you want. I just want to go into the mountains again." Zhang Taiping replied nonchalantly.

"Thank you so much, Brother Zhang." Yang Wanli couldn't help but thank him. In his opinion, Zhang Taiping said that he wanted to go to the mountain just to take care of his own feelings. This is a very loyal friend.

Zhang Taiping was so embarrassed that he was thanked. In fact, he really wanted to go into the mountain again, so he agreed by the way.

"If you say thank you again, you won't treat me as a friend." Zhang Taiping interrupted his words of thanks.

"Haha, okay, let's not talk anymore."

"How many of you are there? When will you come? Let me prepare in advance." Zhang Taiping asked.

"Five or six people, I'm not sure yet. We'll go there this Friday afternoon." Yang Wanli said, "With so many people going there, the place where they live won't embarrass Brother Zhang, right?"

The last time Yang Wanli came to Zhang Taiping's house, an accident happened. When he came, the situation was urgent and he didn't come in. When he left, he was worried that Alei would be anxious, so he didn't go into the house to sit. So he didn't know much about Zhang Taiping's yard, so I asked this question.

"Don't worry about where you live, we won't let you camp." Zhang Taiping said jokingly.

"Haha, it's nothing like camping. I haven't experienced the night in the mountains yet." Yang Wanli also laughed and said jokingly.

"I live in the mountains, my children are not in school, and I have no idea about the day of the week. Please give me a specific date." Zhang Taiping said straightly.

"Friday is November 16th. I'll go there in the afternoon and rest for the night. I'll go into the mountains on the 17th and 18th days. What do you think, brother Zhang?" Yang Wanli replied.

"Okay, no problem, that's it."

"Then hang up now and come back to bother me in a few days."

Zhang Taiping hung up the phone. After all, time has really passed by, especially this month. Before I knew it, it was already the 13th day of the 11th month on the Gregorian calendar, and the 6th day of the 10th month on the lunar calendar.

Logically speaking, it is already winter, but this year the weather is still very warm, with no sign of winter at all. This is also in line with Xi'an's climate change rules. No rules are her most ironclad rule.

When I was in college, there was a saying: Beijing is a bustling city, with broadcasts taking turns all year round; Kunming is a city of literature and art, with spring all year round; Xi'an is a 2B city, with random broadcasts all year round. This climate phenomenon is indeed normal.

It is estimated that there will be a sudden heavy snowfall tomorrow. It is not a surprise. The authentic Xi'an people will say, "The snow came very late this year. I remember it fell in April of that year."

Zhang Taiping left the room, took out a five-yuan bill and handed it to the village chief.

The village chief didn't even look at the money. He pressed the tobacco in the pipe pot with his hand and said angrily: "Are you slapping my uncle in the face?" He pushed Zhang Taiping's hand back.

Zhang Taiping didn't insist anymore. Although it was a small matter, it was a matter of attitude. Whether to give it or not was one aspect, and whether to give it or not was another aspect.

Back home, Zhang Taiping told Cai Yazhi about this. The next day, he began to clean up the wing rooms in the middle courtyard. These rooms were originally used as guest rooms and would definitely be used in the future. Now I took the opportunity to clean them and use them as a home in the future.

of guest rooms.

The old man was a migrant at that time and had no relatives in the local area, so he had no relatives. After so many years, these houses have been idle. But there is no guarantee that they will be used in the future, so they need to be cleaned and tidied up thoroughly.

The walls of the house have been unoccupied for many years, and there are a lot of blackberry powder on them. The lumps are ugly and it is not suitable for receiving guests. I need to find a wall putty to paint them over.

I didn’t have this kind of thing at home, so I had to go out and borrow it. It turned out that the old village chief didn’t have it at home either. After Zhang Taiping thought for a while, not many people could think of it. This kind of thing is a rare commodity in ordinary families in the mountains.

There may be one in the wall builder's family. But Zhang Taiping never cared about the affairs of the village. I really don't know whose family's man does this job.

The village chief also knew his dilemma, pointed to a road and said: "Are you really confused, or are you pretending to be confused?"

Zhang Taiping looked at the village chief in confusion, why did he say this?

The village chief blew his pipe and pot twice and said, "Who did you learn your carpentry skills from?"

Zhang Taiping slapped his forehead, he was really confused. The person who taught Zhang Taiping carpentry was Old Man Qian. He only remembered that he knew carpentry, but forgot that he was an excellent mason in his early years. He might actually know how to paint walls.

have.

He thanked the village chief and turned around and walked towards Old Man Qian's home. Old Man Qian's full name is Qian Zenghui, and he is now in his fifties. I heard that he also made a living in the mountains in his early years. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was a hunter. Back then,

If it weren't for the sake of the old man of the Zhang family, Zhang Taiping wouldn't have such carpentry skills.

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