I am in the courtyard, animals are just vegetables!

After delivering a bowl of braised pork and a bowl of mutton soup to Grandma Wang and Widow Chen's house, Mother Cao came back and everyone prepared to eat.

"Brother Dongfang, when I went to deliver braised pork and mutton soup to Grandma Wang and Sister Chen just now, Uncle San saw me.

That look was so ugly. He knew it was for Grandma Wang, not for him, so he sniffed hard to smell the scent.

My mouth is watering, and he keeps looking at the food in my hand with his small eyes behind glasses, which is really annoying. "He Yushui said.

"Don't worry about him, Uncle Three's life is like this, one is calculating, the other is stingy, these two thoughts occupy his entire life!

A teacher who fails to calculate things to the point will end up taking small advantages but suffer great losses. When he got old, he saw how the three brothers Yan Jiecheng plotted against him and the three aunts. It was so foolish to plot against one's own family.

"Uncle San is a little too stingy, it's not good, it makes people look down on a grown man.

He hasn’t plotted against my family yet, but when Dongfang turns 18, he will plot against me, so just ignore him.” Cao’s mother said.

"Let's not talk about his family. Uncle San is a hopeless case. We should learn from Comrade Cao Jiajia when eating and concentrate on eating meat."

Cao Dongfang said with a smile.

Hahahaha.

"Brother, what's wrong?" Cao Jiajia raised her little head in confusion and asked.

"Eat quickly, Jiajia. Your brother is praising you." Mother Cao said with a smile.

.......

It was almost the 15th day of the lunar year and Cao Dongfang was about to start school. The next day he brought a big grass carp to the "old leader's" home.

The 'old leader' was at work, and his wife was there, so she was kept again. Finally, she was released at five o'clock because she went home to cook.

Let Cao Dongfang come and see her more often!

Cao Dongfang agreed! His wife was also happy!

On the 18th day of the lunar year, students start school again and enter the study season. In the last half year, they go their separate ways. It is hard to say goodbye.

......

"Dongfang, Happy New Year. Are you preparing to graduate from junior high school and take the high school entrance exam to go to college?" asked a tall and thin classmate with a few pockmarks on his face.

"I won't take the high school entrance exam. I'll go to the Xicheng District 'Automobile School' to study in a technical secondary school. I'll take the exam there to study in a technical secondary school. What about you, Lu Fang?" Cao Dongfang said to his tall and thin classmate 'Lu Fang'.

"My buddy is not very good at studying. He is not as good as you in fighting the Japanese. I have just graduated from junior high school and want to go to the Housing Authority.

It’s just that my family wants me to go to high school and take the college entrance exam!” said the tall and thin Lu Fang.

"It doesn't matter what you do. After a few days, we'll get to know each other and continue to interact. We can talk if there's anything." Cao Dongfang said.

"Dongfang is right. We just need to interact more often. Lu Fang and Kangri are taking the high school entrance exam and preparing for the college entrance exam. I'm going to work!" said a short and fat little man.

This little fat boy is also called "Ma Hua", the same name as Sha Zhu's apprentice ten years later.

But his identity is very different. Ma Hua's family is in the industrial security system. His parents and brother are all in the system, and he also has an older sister.

"Okay, let's get to know each other's homes after school that day, and we can play together in the future. We all live nearby, so let's get to know each other's homes after school that day." Lu Fang said.

"Okay, I only know the door of the Dongfang family." Ma Kangri said.

“There is still half a year left to accept it.” Ma Hua said.

Ma Kangri, Lu Fang and Ma Hua are the three best friends Cao Dongfang made at school.

These three parents are all officials, Cao Dongfang being one too. They have some similarities and the four of them have a good relationship.

There are several girls in the class whose parents are officials. They are just nodding acquaintances, not close friends, mainly because their looks do not meet Cao Dongfang's aesthetic standards.

And the figure is also pretty good. There is a fat girl who weighs almost 160 pounds in this era, which is quite impressive.

Because every fat person has potential!

For this reason, Cao Dongfang was one of the few boys who talked to this girl and never discriminated against her.

.......

After school, the weather started to warm up at the end of February, and Cao Dongfang had to make clothes again, but his clothes and pants were too small.

In the past six months, Cao Dongfang has grown six centimeters to 171 meters tall. He has grown one centimeter every year since then until he is 23 years old.

This is possible. A change of one centimeter per year is not much, but the change in the first six months is faster.

It’s just that the adults thought that Cao Dongfang was growing taller again, and it was normal for a child to grow six centimeters in half a year, so he just needed clothes made.

Cao's mother, He Yushui and Cao Jiajia didn't do it, only Cao Dongfang did it.

Cao Jiajia also wants to wear new clothes. The clothes made last year fit her perfectly now, so she will make new clothes next year. Children’s clothes will be eliminated in a year because they are too small to wear.

Next year, Cao Dongfang plans to buy more cloth before using the tickets. It will be easier to explain if he wants to make clothes, but the quantification is really too troublesome.

Others can calculate your quantitative and actual expenditures, and the crime of 'speculation' is no small matter.

As for joining the army, there has been no news in the past few days.

......

"Sister Xueru, the three sets of spring clothes, from inside to outside, are too short to wear." Cao Dongfang said to Chen Xueru.

"Brother Dongfang has grown a lot in the past six months. He is now 170 cm tall. What color should he make the three-piece suit?" Chen Xueru asked.

"Two blue and one black."

"That's fine."

The clothes were made in five days after I measured them, and I had to pay for them, plus underwear, so three sets of clothes cost quite a bit of money, and there were also five pairs of shorts.

......

Time slowly moves forward, school, port city, the old leader’s home, Chen Xueru’s home.

Cao Dongfang allocated his time well, at least once every half a month. When he was in the third year of junior high school, the teachers at school became lax in their management of Cao Dongfang, and he began to skip classes.

Because I study well, no one cares!

In mid-March, on a Sunday morning, I went to the old leader’s home.

"Hello, Grandpa Wei, hello, Grandma Wei!" Cao Dongfang greeted the two, holding a big grass carp in his hand.

"Dongfang is here, please sit down, I'll pour you some tea." Grandma Wei said happily.

"Grandma Wei, don't worry. I just need to drink some water. Doesn't Grandpa Wei go to work?" Cao Dongfang asked.

"Things at work have been sorted out, and a new department has been set up, similar to the place of worship in ancient times. You can go there.

There are not many people, at least they are masters of Huajin, and there are two grand masters of Xiantian. You don’t have to take action unless it’s a big deal.

Have lunch at home at noon, and I will take you there in the afternoon to verify your strength. "The old leader said.

"Okay, I'll go verify it this afternoon and then go home." Cao Dongfang said.

“This newly established department has a small number of people, only eight in total. You won’t have any missions until you turn 8, so just focus on your studies. You will mainly deal with some special people at home and abroad.

Also, the country supports you, so don't break the law in the country when you have nothing to do. It's not easy to catch people like you, especially in a downtown area.

Western countries such as Eagle Sauce and Foot Basin are still harboring evil intentions towards us. Even if Bald Brother goes to the island, it will not be safe. The country has just finished a war and needs you to contribute. The other seven people have contributed to the country in the war.

After you pass the test, you will be considered a battalion-level cadre. If you go on a mission at the age of 18 and complete it, you will be considered a regimental-level cadre.

This is your lowest level. The main reason you are given the treatment of a full battalion commander is that you are too young and have not contributed anything to the country.

Salary and benefits are separate. Your salary and benefits are 150 yuan per month, and the state will provide at least three houses.

You can choose where to go as long as it is not excessive, and the state will make the arrangements.

After joining, you will be equipped with guns and have a gun certificate. You will be affiliated with the military, but you are not under the jurisdiction of the military. You will be under the jurisdiction of the Council of Elders. That's basically it. Is there any problem? " said Elder Wei.

"The treatment is too good. I'm only 16 years old, but I get 150 yuan a month, three rooms, and I'm a battalion-level cadre. Just like my father, who worked as a foot basin for eight years, there's no need to pay so much," said Cao Dongfang.

"Hahaha, not just you, everyone has it. Four of them are not from the country. They were called 'heroes of the grass roots' in the past. The country wants to take this opportunity to recruit them for state use.

You have only hunted and never killed anyone. If you masters of Hua Jin really want to cause destruction, the destructive power will be huge. It would be better for the country to raise you and use you!

The treatment can’t be too bad. Three rooms are the minimum. If there are more family members and children, we can give more rooms. "Boss Wei said with a smile.

“Besides, just take it if it’s given to you. Our country isn’t rich, but it doesn’t matter this much. You don’t have to think too much about it. As a son, you will be better than your father in the future. It’s a pity for your father, too.” Old Wei sighed.

"That's fine. I won't refuse the treatment. I'll accept it. As for the houses, I'll take the three empty rooms on the left and right sides of my house." Cao Dongfang said.

"That's right. Don't push away what's yours. Take it generously and contribute more to the country in the future." Old Wei said in a loud voice.

"When I turn 18, I will do more for the country and live up to the country's trust," said Cao Dongfang.

"That's right. Just do more for the country in the future," said Mr. Wei.

"Old Wei, Dongfang, come and eat." Grandma Wei said.

"Here I come, Aunt Wei!"