Chapter 22 Gifts
Zhang Fugui took over the dozens of dollars that had been added together and held them tightly in his hand. He looked at Uncle Wang, who was covered in white hair in front of him with gratitude. At this moment, he was just thinking in his heart that he could lead the villagers to live a good life so that every household could live in what county party secretary Wang Weiliang called a "comprehensive well-off society."
Zhang Fugui reluctantly bid farewell to the county party secretary Wang Weiliang and walked out of the county party committee office building. Before leaving, he walked to the old man who was in the guard room thanked him and said with a smile to the old man: "Old man, my name is Zhang Fugui. I live in Zhangjia Village, Qilong Town. When you have the opportunity to come to our Zhangjia Village, we will definitely receive you well."
After Zhang Fugui finished speaking, he walked straight to the streets of the county town. He finally came to the county town once. He thought to himself that it would be good if he could buy something for his father Zhang Youcai or his wife Li Jianmei and the two babies. Therefore, he came to a department store not far from the county party committee office building.
He looked at the items in the mall with good prices. He felt that his father Zhang Youcai was missing a pair of shoes that fit his feet. After all, his father Zhang Youcai gave him the pair of ragged elastic shoes he wore in a few years, but he wore straw sandals he woven. The straw sandals were easy to get their feet worn and they were not warm when it was cold. Therefore, the rheumatism on Zhang Youcai's legs and feet became more and more serious, so he wanted to buy a pair of shoes for his father Zhang Youcai.
Zhang Fugui continued to wander around the department store. He may not have worn any good-looking clothes since his wife Li Jianmei married him. Therefore, he felt that he should buy a few pieces of good cloth for Jianmei to bring back and let her make a suitable piece of clothes for herself. Therefore, he bought a few pieces of cloth for his wife Li Jianmei.
Zhang Fugui continued to wander around the department store. He felt that what Uncle Wang said made sense and he had to let his two dolls learn, so he bought some pens and notebooks for the two dolls.
When he was about to come to the counter to pay, he saw the bags of big white rabbit milk candy on the counter. When he thought of his two babies, "Shaoping" and "Shao'an", who had not eaten the big white rabbit milk candy since childhood, he reached out to take a pack of big white rabbit milk candy. The salesman at the counter settled the items bought by Zhang Fugui one by one, which cost 15 yuan and 30 cents.
Zhang Fugui was holding the things packaged by the salesperson for him, feeling happy. Although no one of the things he bought belonged to him, he was still very happy. He felt that the money was just good steel for the blade, and it was nothing to endure some hardships by himself, so he could not let his family suffer with him.
Zhang Fugui walked to the bus station with heavy bags of items and bought a ticket back to Qilong Town from the ticket office of the bus station. Not long after, he took the bus back to Qilong Town, walked out of the bus station of Qilong Town, and headed towards Zhangjia Village in a swagger. At first, he crossed the Tianshui River and came to Yingshan. Not long after he walked from Yingshan, he walked to Zhang Renyi's house at the entrance of Zhangjia Village.
Zhang Renyi brought Fugui's two babies, "Shaoping" and "Shao'an", to the ground, with Fugui's two dolls, so that Zhang Fugui still had no idea when he came to his door.
When Zhang Fugui saw his two dolls and Zhang Renyi half-squatted on the ground and drawing something with wooden sticks, he walked over and shouted. "Shaoping" and "Shao'an" heard the familiar voice and raised their heads and shouted "Dad" to Zhang Fugui. Zhang Renyi also raised his head and saw Zhang Fugui.
The two dolls, "Shaoping" and "Shao'an", quickly jogged to their father Zhang Fugui, looked at Zhang Fugui holding heavy objects and said with a smile: "Dad, what are you in this bag? Isn't it delicious?"
Zhang Fugui touched the heads of the two dolls and said with a smile: "Faced with it, I'll go home later and give it to you for food." Zhang Fugui raised his head and looked at Zhang Renyi and said: "Uncle Renyi, you will always take care of these two dolls. I will take the two dolls home first, and let "Shaoping" and "Shao'an" come to accompany you later."
"Well, that's fine. These two dolls, "Shaoping" and "Shao'an", make me happy. I haven't been so happy for a long time, Uncle Renyi," Zhang Renyi said to Fugui with a smile.
The two babies smiled and said goodbye to Zhang Renyi, and followed their father Zhang Fugui and jumped home.
It was a while since the old man Zhang Youcai saw his son Fugui go to the county town, but he had not returned yet. He sat alone on the stone trunk in front of the door, smoking a dry tobacco anxiously, looking at the ground of the earth slope from time to time, looking forward to his son Fugui's return.
Before he could see a few glances, he heard the sound of his two fat grandsons talking. Zhang Youcai looked at "Shaoping" and "Shao'an" following Zhang Fugui closely, then stood up from the stone clasp the dust on his butt with his hand, shouted at his son Zhang Fugui, "Fugui! How is the matter done?"
Zhang Fugui smiled and replied to Zhang Youcai: "Dad, don't worry! It's okay."
Li Jianmei, a woman who was making dinner, heard the voice of her husband Zhang Fugui in the house, and rushed out of the house. The two babies, "Shaoping" and "Shao'an", saw Li Jianmei, shouted "Mom~".
Zhang Fugui walked into the house with his heavy items with his father, wife and baby. After sitting down for a while, Zhang Fugui opened the bag with a smile, took out a pair of Jiefang shoes from the bag, handed them to his father Zhang Youcai, and said with a smile: "Dad, Fugui finally entered the city once, and bought a pair of shoes for you. Try to see if it fits your feet. Don't wear your straw sandals in the future, as they are uncomfortable and even scratch your feet."
Zhang Youcai took the liberation shoes and put them in front of his heels and tried it. As soon as he was wearing them, he stood up and walked a few steps. He felt that the liberation shoes were thousands of times better than those straw sandals. He smiled so hard that he could not stop talking.
Zhang Fugui continued to take out a few pieces of cloth from the bag and put it in front of Li Jianmei, a woman and said with a smile: "Jianmei! You have been married to Fugui over the years, and you have been wronged. You have never worn any beautiful clothes for so many years. It is rare to enter the city once, and you buy you a few pieces of cloth, and you will make a set of clothes for yourself."
Li Jianmei took the cloth and stroked the smooth fabric with her hands. Her eyes were already wet. She held back the tears of excitement and fell on the cloth. She smiled and said to her husband: "Fugui, I don't feel wronged at all when I marry you. You have been very kind to me over the years. I still keep the clothes you bought for you to make clothes for you. I don't show up at home, but the clothes you wear should have changed."
Just as Fugui was about to say something, the old man Zhang Youcai took the lead and said, "Jianmei! Fugui is right. Since you married Fugui, you have been in charge of everything in our family, both inside and outside. The old man is looking at me. Since Fugui bought you a few pieces of cloth, then don't refuse, just make a piece of clothes for yourself according to your own size!"
After hearing what Zhang Youcai said, Li Jianmei stopped saying anything, but just sat aside and stroked the cloth with her hands, and smiled from time to time.
The two babies sitting next to Zhang Fugui looked at their grandfather Zhang Youcai with a pair of liberation shoes. Their mother Li Jianmei had a few pieces of cloth, and then said noisy: "Dad, didn't you just say that you brought us delicious food at Grandpa Renyi's house? Where?"
Zhang Fugui touched Lao Ke and smiled and said to the two babies: "Look, I almost forgot about your brothers' things. Dad, I finally entered the city once and bought a pack of big white rabbit milk candy for your brothers."
As Zhang Fugui spoke, he took out a pack of white rabbit milk candy from the bag, opened the packaging bag of white rabbit milk candy, took out a few big white rabbit milk candy from it, and handed it to two dolls. The two dolls first put the big white rabbit milk candy on the bridge of their nose and smelled it, then tore the candy paper and put the big white rabbit milk candy in their mouths. After a while, they finished eating the big white rabbit milk candy in their hands, and then shouted and said from their mouths: "Dad, give me a few more big white rabbit milk candy, I haven't eaten enough yet."
"Look at what your brothers said. If you two have enough white rabbit milk candy, even if you have another pack, it will not be enough. You will have a few sweet mouths first! The remaining white rabbit milk candy will be given to your brothers during the holidays. Dad, your mother and your grandfather will promise that you will not steal your white rabbit milk candy," Zhang Fugui said with a smile.
Zhang Fugui handed the remaining white rabbit milk candy to his wife Li Jianmei and asked Li Jianmei to find a place to keep it, as long as the two dolls cannot be found, otherwise this pack of white rabbit milk candy would not be able to withstand it!
Zhang Youcai realized that there were still something in the bag, so he smiled and said, "Fugui! You have bought so many things for your family. Should the one in this bag be yours?"
Zhang Fugui responded with a smile: "Dad, don't you tell me, I almost forgot that the remaining pens and books in this bag are for the purpose of "Shaoping" and "Shao'an" children to study!"
Zhang Youcai used his hand to dig into the bag, took out a few books and pens, and the bag was empty and there was nothing. Zhang Youcai said to Zhang Fugui: "Fugui! If you bought everything for your family, you didn't buy anything by yourself!"
"Dad, Fugui can't find anything suitable, so he won't buy it. It's good to buy it when our family is better," said Zhang Fugui.
Zhang Youcai knew in his heart that his son Fugui had grown up and should have some responsibility, so he stopped saying anything. He just felt that he was incompetent and could not help Fugui. He felt more or less uncomfortable, and it was difficult for the baby Fugui.
Chapter completed!