Siheyuan: Survival Guide for Courtyard No. 95

Director Li would not refuse like Director Wang did. He knows that if he takes your things, he will get them back from you at work sooner or later, so he is not afraid of taking too many things.

"Director Li, this is a wild boar that was hunted in Xiangfang Village. I bought it. I thought it was game meat after all, and it must taste different from domesticated pigs. Since you are a gourmet expert, I'll give you a wild boar leg to taste. If you like it, there are still many more in Xiangfang Village. It's also a good thing that the weather is cold, otherwise it would have gone bad."

When Director Li heard that there was a whole wild boar, he immediately became interested.

"Xiao Zhao, you should deliver this wild boar to the factory when you go to work tomorrow. I will ask the finance department to give you a receipt to consider it as your purchase for the factory. I have a use for this pig, so I am taking advantage of you."

"Director, what are you talking about? It's my honor to serve you. Director, I'll leave now. After all, Xiangfang Village is not close, and it will take a while to go back and forth."

"Then you should go quickly and come back soon. You must deliver the wild boar to the factory tomorrow."

Although the wild boar is in Zhao Shanhe's still space, you can't say that. You have to let your leader know how hard you've worked, otherwise why would he think of you next time? You're not the only one who gave him a gift.

Zhao Shanhe said goodbye to Li Huaide and left on his bike. The third stop was Yao Decai's house.

This was normal interpersonal communication. Old Yao had a good relationship with his father and was very caring towards him. Zhao Shanhe simply took two packs of Zhonghua cigarettes and two bottles of Taizi and left.

He knocked on the door again and entered the house.

"Uncle Yao, Happy New Year to Auntie!"

"Shanhe is here, come in and sit down. Don't go back at noon. We made too many dumplings yesterday, so it's a good opportunity for you to help finish them."

Who has endless dumplings these days? Even if you go to a friend's house with a normal relationship to eat, you have to bring food coupons. However, Zhao Shanhe's schedule was quite full today, so he politely declined in the end.

"Uncle Yao, I won't eat here. I have to go to other houses to pay New Year's greetings. I don't need to explain this in detail, right?"

"You've already been confirmed to get a promotion and a raise after the New Year, so who else do you want to go to for New Year's greetings?"

Zhao Shanhe had his own little plans in mind, but Uncle Yao was not an outsider, so he could tell him.

"Uncle Yao, I plan to see if I can be transferred to a cadre position directly after the New Year. Even if I can't, I have to make an impression on the leader first. No matter how high the level of a worker position is, it is not as attractive as a cadre position."

"Your idea is good, but there are many problems involved. The factory only has so many positions each year, and all department leaders, factory directors, and secretaries are keeping an eye on them. If you want to make progress, I suggest you go find Director Li. Although he loves money, his principle is to do things for you in exchange for money. Everyone in our logistics department knows this.

And you are not a party member now, right? If you want to make progress, you must join the party first. If you are not in a hurry, just write your application here and I will hand it in to you when I go to work tomorrow."

This is the difference between having someone in the court to get things done and having someone to help you. If it were someone else, you would write an application and submit it, and half a year would pass in the blink of an eye, and you wouldn’t even get a response.

It was almost noon when Zhao Shanhe finished writing the application under the guidance of Uncle Yao. He didn't have lunch at Yao Decai's house. One should go to pay New Year's greetings in the morning. How could you go in the afternoon?

Next stop, Wang Tiecheng’s home.

Although Wang Tiecheng's position is really low-ranking, he is directly in charge of Zhao Shanhe after all, so wishing Zhao Shanhe a happy new year is just like inviting people to a dinner. It is better to leave everyone present. Otherwise, when chatting later, if someone talks nonsense, people will be shocked and say, "Oh, you didn't wish me a happy new year?"

Do you think this is embarrassing? If they don't make things difficult for you, who else will they make things difficult for?

Old Wang has many children and grandchildren. He will be 51 years old after the Chinese New Year. The things Zhao Shanhe sent were very suitable, two kilograms of fruit candy, two kilograms of four-color cakes, and some chestnuts, walnuts, mountain reds and apricots from Small World. The things are not expensive, but to say that they are easy to buy is nonsense.

If you don’t believe me, just ask Team Leader Wang. He can’t buy these things because he doesn’t have a ticket.

Zhao Shanhe did not go in because there were many people in the room. He greeted them and said a few words of blessing and left. However, these things shocked Wang Tiecheng greatly. It seemed that this kid was really scared. He had to take better care of him in the future. What if he needed help when his own children took over the job?

At noon, he returned to the courtyard and had a quick lunch, then took a bath in the river of the small world and washed his clothes. The family he was going to visit in the afternoon had a special relationship with him, so he wanted to try to show his best side.

I rode my bike to the DC District Police Family Compound, which is not far from Nanluoguxiang. I left my name and work unit with the armed guard, then walked up the stairs to my destination with ease. After I knocked on the door, a middle-aged woman in her 40s opened it.

"Oh, Shanhe is here. Your uncle Zhang was just talking about why you haven't come yet. Come in quickly."

"Aunt Hou, Happy New Year. I was a little busy this morning, so I came over as soon as I was done."

This is a typical Big Brother-style family building with two living rooms and two bedrooms. When Zhao Shanhe entered the living room, he saw a middle-aged man in his 40s sitting on the sofa. He quickly saluted and said.

"Happy New Year, Uncle Zhang. I'm here to wish you a happy new year."

The person sitting on the sofa is Zhang Xueyi, the current deputy director of the DC District Public Security Bureau of Sijiu City. Although he is only the deputy director of a branch, his rank is the same as Li Huaide, both at the deputy director level.

The relationship between this man and Zhao Shanhe is hard to describe. When the original body was strangled to death by the enemy spy, it was because of the mistake he made in leading the team. After the sharpshooter killed the enemy spy, he was surprised to find that the child was still alive. It was he who sent Zhao Shanhe to the hospital.

Although there were no major mistakes in the arrest mission because of Zhao Shanhe's soul traveling through time, Zhang Xueyi was still implicated in this incident and was ordered to retire. As soon as the Military Control Commission was disbanded, he stayed in Sijiucheng and became the director of Jiaodaokou Police Station. So many years have passed, and the former Director Zhang is now Deputy Director Zhang.

"Shanhe is here. I thought you would arrive at noon, so I asked your aunt Hou to prepare a lot of delicious dishes. Unfortunately, they are all cold. Please wait a moment. I will ask her to heat them up for you."

Zhang Xueyi had no airs in front of Zhao Shanhe and spoke very casually. After Zhao Shanhe absorbed the memories of his original body in the hospital, he found him to express his gratitude. At that time, although his body was small, his soul was that of an 18-year-old takeout boy. He understood too well what the gun represented.

Sure enough, the gratitude paid off with good results. Zhang Xueyi fought for several years, got married late, and had no children. He happened to meet the well-behaved and sensible Zhao Shanhe. If Old Zhao had not been alive at the time, he might have adopted Zhao Shanhe as his godson.

The two have never lost contact over the years, and even when Zhang Xueyi had his own child, it did not affect the relationship between this family and Zhao Shanhe.