Rebirth: the fiery age of Mori Gong's children

Chapter 415: Zhuang Zhuang gets into trouble
On November [-]nd, this year’s winter production began.

Sheng Liancheng still went to the mountain to stay on duty, mainly to look at the generator warehouse.

As for Sheng Xiping, he is responsible for production dispatching. He does not need to live in the mountains every day. He only needs to work one night at the dispatching camp every few days. The rest of the time, he can take the commuter bus to get off work.

Tiger Huahua still lives in the Sheng family with her two cubs, but Huahua now goes back to the mountains every now and then, for three or four days at a time.

Fortunately, it comes back with prey every time. Jiaojiao and Zhuangzhuang don't eat much, but they have enough to eat.

Jiaojiao and Zhuangzhuang live in the Sheng family, where the wind can't blow the snow and the snow can't freeze. They are so smooth and smooth that they are very energetic.

Now the two tiger cubs have weighed sixty or seventy pounds, and they are becoming more naughty every day. They often run out of the house to play with the dogs, or jump into the chicken coop to catch chickens.

In addition, Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu were also causing mischief, and the Sheng family was in a lively mood.

Tiger cubs are born with a wild nature of hunting. Even if they are not hungry, they will want to catch chickens when they see them.

One day, Zhang Shuzhen was bitten to death by Zhuang Zhuang without even looking at her.

Angry, Zhang Shuzhen kept the dead chicken until Huahua came back, then threw the dead chicken in front of Huahua and complained.

"Huahua, take a look. What your tiger son did is so outrageous that he killed all our chickens."

Not sure whether Huahua understood what Zhang Shuzhen said, she went over and sniffed the dead chicken, then came up to Zhuangzhuang and smelled it.

Then, he raised his big paw, hit Zhuang Zhuang directly, and roared lowly at Zhuang Zhuang.

It's no wonder Huahua is angry. When he was this big, he could catch badgers and eat them by himself, and he never harmed the poultry and livestock in the village.

Huahua became a mother for the first time, and she cared very much about the two tiger cubs. She always placed them in the Sheng family and often went out hunting to feed them. The two tiger cubs hardly suffered.

As a result, these two mischievous things actually killed the Sheng family's chicken.

Huahua was rescued by Sheng Xiping back then. She has always been grateful to the Sheng family and regarded the Sheng family as her own home.

That's why she came back to raise the baby after she was pregnant, and lived in the Sheng family with the baby for so long.

Now that the tiger cubs were in trouble, Huahua might have been angry, so that night, Huahua led the two tiger cubs away from the Sheng family.

"Son, you are finally back. Jiaojiao and Zhuangzhuang are gone, and Huahua is gone."

On the night of November NO.16, when Sheng Xiping came home from get off work, Zhang Shuzhen said to Sheng Xiping with a worried look on her face.

"Huahua came back yesterday afternoon, but at some point last night, they left.

This morning I went to the west room and took a look. There was nothing in the flower basket, and the mother and son were gone. "

“Oh, if I had known earlier, I shouldn’t have complained yesterday.

Zhuangzhuang chased the chicken and killed one. When Huahua came back yesterday afternoon, I said a few words.

Look, who knew that Huahua would take away the two cubs in the evening. "At this time, Zhang Shuzhen couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

The Sheng family never regarded Huahua as a tiger, but as one of their own.

Especially this year when Huahua came back with her cubs, the whole family loved the two tiger cubs very much, just like their own children.

Isn’t it normal for your own children to be naughty and get into trouble?
This was good, Huahua wanted to show off and led Zai away.

"You said it's freezing and snowy outside. Jiaojiao and Zhuangzhuang are still so young. How can they survive the winter outside?" Zhang Shuzhen regretted the whole day.

The two tiger cubs suddenly disappeared. Not only was Zhang Shuzhen worried, but Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu also cried all day, looking for Jiaojiao and Zhuangzhuang.

When they heard their father coming back, Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu ran out with tears in their eyes, and each hugged one of Sheng Xiping's legs.

"Dad, Jiaojiao and Zhuangzhuang are gone. They followed Huahua." Sheng Xinhua raised his head and said pitifully to Sheng Xiping.

"Xinhua, Jiaojiao and Zhuangzhuang have grown up, and they have to go back to the mountains.

They belong to the mountains and forests and cannot stay in our house forever. "Sheng Xiping touched the top of his son's head and explained softly.

"It's okay. Huahua will bring them back after a while. Don't you think Huahua comes back often? Don't worry."

"Mom, don't worry. Tigers are born to grow in the wild. Their fur is so thick, how can they be afraid of the cold?

When Huahua was so big, he could already go out to hunt for food, but he didn't have a tigress to take care of him.

Those two tiger cubs have Huahua taking care of them, so what hardship can they endure?

They were born to survive in the wild, and their wild nature cannot be changed. It is normal to return to the mountains and forests. If they don't leave, those two tiger cubs may get into trouble. "

Seeing her mother's regretful and sad look, Sheng Xiping could only comfort her with gentle words.

"This season, most of the black bears and brown bears are squatting in the mountains, and the tigers have no natural enemies. Don't worry, they will be fine."

"Oh, I hope Huahua and the two tiger cubs will be fine.

I'm still thinking, why can't Huahua lead the two cubs away until spring is warm next year?I never thought they would leave at this time. " Zhang Shuzhen sighed.

Huahua took the tiger cub away, and the Sheng family was not very happy. The meal in the evening was tasteless.

NO.17 In the morning, Sheng Xiping got up at five o'clock to sweep snow and carry water. When he opened the door, he found a dead little yellow cat outside the door.

Xiao Huangmaozi's belly has been ripped open. Judging from the tooth marks, it doesn't look like it was bitten by a big tiger.

Thinking about it, it was Huahua who taught the two cubs how to hunt. He caught a yellow-haired bird, fed the two cubs its internal organs, and gave the rest to the Sheng family.

"Mom, Huahua sent a yellow-haired baby to the house. I'll go fetch water first and come back later to clean it up."

Sheng Xiping dragged the pig into the house, said hello, and then went out to fetch water.

When Zhang Shuzhen heard this, she put on her cotton-padded jacket and looked at the dead yellow-haired bird in the outer room. She felt happy and relieved at the same time.

Since Huahua can send the wild boar back, it means that it will have no problem surviving in the mountains with its two cubs, so she can rest assured.

After breakfast, Sheng Xiping quickly packed up his things and took the commuter bus up the mountain.

Not long after arriving on the mountain, the camp dispatch phone rang. It was from the field department. Someone called Sheng Xiping and said he was Sheng Xiping's eldest brother.

When Sheng Xiping heard this, he quickly called back according to the phone number left by the other party.

It turns out that Sheng Xiyun has already loaded the apples into the car and the car will leave immediately. He will also come to Northeast China with the car. It will take about three days to arrive.

Sheng Xiping quickly told Sheng Xiyun that it was already very cold in the Northeast at this time, and the apples must be covered with straw bags or something to avoid freezing.

Sheng Xiyun was also asked to wear more clothes. It's cold here, so don't catch a cold if you come.

Afterwards, the two agreed that Sheng Xiping would wait at Songjianghe Railway Station and unload the apples requested by the Forestry Bureau first.

After hanging up the phone, Sheng Xiping quickly called Zhou Mingyuan and told him that Apple would arrive soon.

Zhou Mingyuan said that everything had been arranged over there, which reassured Sheng Xiping.

Two days later, Sheng Xiping asked for leave from the forest farm and took a car to Songjiang River.

I received Sheng Xiyun and his two sons, Sheng Xincheng and Sheng Xinyue, at Songjianghe Railway Station.

Sheng Xincheng is three years older than Sheng Xiping, and Sheng Xinyue is one year older than Sheng Xiping. They both have to call Sheng Xiping uncle.

When relatives meet, it is indispensable to exchange a few words.Of course, the truck cannot be parked at the station all the time and must be unloaded as soon as possible.

Therefore, Sheng Xiping contacted Director Guo, who was in charge of logistics procurement at the Forestry Bureau, and went to the station to inspect the goods.

In those days, there were no corrugated boxes for storing apples. Instead, they were made of flower baskets made of wicker and cotton locust strips.

The basket was lined with straw, so even if it was transported over a long distance, the apples would not be squeezed or touched.

Sheng Xiyun knew that it was cold here in the Northeast, so he specially made straw curtains before coming here, and covered each carriage with several layers of thatch to keep warm.

So the apples are very fresh when they are shipped here.Each one is red and juicy, and when you take a bite, it tastes sour, sweet, and juicy.

Director Guo took two bites of the apple and nodded repeatedly. "Well, well, it's pretty good. The quality is no problem."

After confirming that these apples were of first-class quality, Director Guo called the cars from Banshihe Forest Farm and Donggang Forest Farm, loaded them into the cars one by one, and transported them to the warehouse for the time being.

After a few days, they will be distributed to various units and then distributed to individuals.

The flower basket containing apples is not too big. One basket weighs just over a hundred pounds with the skins removed.The Songjianghe Forestry Bureau asked for [-] catties of apples, packed a thousand baskets and left.

Sheng Xiyun pulled Sheng Xiping aside, and the two murmured a few words. Then Sheng Xiping walked to Director Guo and handed Director Guo a cigarette.

"Brother Guo, my brother said, give us twenty more baskets.

Looking back on these, Brother Guo did a favor and sent them to the homes of the leaders of the bureau. It was a small tribute from us brothers.

Brother, keep a basket for yourself. "Sheng Xiping said in a low voice while lighting Director Guo's cigarette.

Director Guo immediately laughed when he heard this.

"Oh, you are worthy of being the uncle of Director Zhou's family. He knows how to handle things. Okay, I'll leave this matter to your brother and keep it well."

All the apples were transported here and sent to the warehouse. After checking the number, Sheng Xincheng and Sheng Xinyue were left to watch the truck.

Director Guo directly led Sheng Xiyun and Sheng Xiping to the bureau's financial office, issued invoices and counted money according to the previously agreed prices.

Sheng Xiyun harvests apples locally in Yantai, and they usually cost [-] to [-] cents per catty. The Forestry Bureau charges [-] catties. For such a large quantity, the price must not be too high, and they sell for [-] cents per catty.

In other words, a pound of apples earns [-] cents in gross profit. If you deduct packaging, shipping costs, favors, etc., you won’t actually make much money.

Sheng Xiyun took advantage of the company's request to haul coal. The freight was low and he could easily earn a few bucks. Otherwise, the price wouldn't be so low.

These are first-class apples, which are generally not shipped here in Fusong. Even if they are available, the wholesale price is only [-] to [-] cents.

After Sheng Xiping and the others finished settling the accounts and took the money and returned to the station, the supply and marketing cooperatives in Donggang and Songjianghe also got the news.

Donggang Supply and Marketing Cooperative transported fifty baskets, and Songjianghe Supply and Marketing Cooperative transported one hundred baskets, and they were both charged at [-] cents per catty.

No matter how much it is, if you sell one share, you will earn an extra share of money. "Brother, what should we do next? You said the county still needs [-] jins, how can we send it there?" Sheng Xiyun was not familiar with this place and could only ask Sheng Xiping.

"Oh, I've already contacted them. Let's park the truck at Xianrenqiao Railway Station, which is close to the county seat."

Zhou Mingyuan had arranged for all these matters to be contacted in advance, and Sheng Xiping also confirmed it with the other party.

So, several people went to the station and communicated with the person in charge of the train station to determine the departure time.

After that, Sheng Xiping borrowed the train station phone number and called the county to make an appointment with the other party.

“Comrade, can you rent the warehouse at the station?
I want to put some fruit here and we will transport it away in two days. "Sheng Xiyun said to the person in charge of the station.

"Brother, what are you doing with someone else's warehouse?" Sheng Xiping was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Sheng Xiyun was going to do.

"I left ten baskets of apples, pears, hawthorns, chestnuts, jujubes, etc. for your family. They are reserved for my uncle, aunt, and the children at home."

Sheng Xiyun felt that Sheng Xiping had helped him so much, so he didn't feel sorry.

So before departure, I specially bought some fruits, dried fruits, etc., which are specialties of Yantai, and specially gave them to Sheng Xiping's family.

"Oh, my brother, how many people are there in our family? Just leave me two baskets of apples, but don't leave ten baskets or a thousand kilograms. I won't be able to eat them every day."

When Sheng Xiping heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry. His family had to eat apples to eat so much.

"If you can't eat it, just give it away. Don't you, relatives and friends, have to move around during the Chinese New Year? You don't have these here. They happen to be rare and people like them."

Sheng Xiyun waved his hands and didn't listen to what Sheng Xiping said. He called his son directly and went to the truck to unload the goods and sent them to the station's warehouse for temporary storage.

After Sheng Xiping finished helping them, he would transport them home.

Sheng Xiping couldn't stop the three men. In the end, he had no choice but to help move it down and send it to the warehouse.

After that, Sheng Xiyun brought down five more baskets of apples and gave them to people at the station.

"Comrade, I have troubled you for so long, but there is nothing good. Let's share these baskets of apples among your comrades at the station and have a taste."

Sheng Xiyun was such a good person that the person in charge of the station was made to smile. He quickly called someone to move the apples away and share them with everyone when they got back.

"Okay, you can use the warehouse as you wish, and you can take it out at any time.

Don't worry, I'll ask someone to find something to cover it with. The fruit must not be frozen. "

In this way, after settling down at Songjianghe Station, the truck also turned around and set off to Xianrenqiao within the time arranged by the station.

At Xianrenqiao, transport trucks from the county supply and marketing cooperative and several units were already waiting, so they took the time to load the trucks according to the pre-agreed quantity.

The staff checked the quantity and quality, and after confirming that they were correct, paid the money to Sheng Xiyun according to the agreed price.

Sheng Xiyun knew how to handle things, so he called the people in charge and gave each of them a basket of apples. He also sent a few baskets back to the leaders of the supply and marketing cooperative and several units.

At this time, several staff members who followed were very happy and left happily.

At that time, the county said it would be at least 20 jins, but Sheng Xiyun did not dare to transport [-] jins as Ding Kemao did, so he shipped a little more.

The Songjianghe Forestry Bureau asked for 12 jins, the county asked for a total of [-] jins, and the three supply and marketing cooperatives of Songjianghe, Donggang and Xianrenqiao asked for [-] jins.

After deducting the favors from various places, there are probably still several thousand kilograms of apples left in the car.

After unloading the goods at Xianren Bridge, it was already too late to go to Pine Tree Town.

So that night, Sheng Xiping and Sheng Xiyun squatted at the station, taking turns to go out for a walk at night, for fear that someone would get on the bus and steal apples in the middle of the night.

In fact, stealing a few baskets is nothing, as long as the straw curtain covering the car is lifted.

It's November [-]th, and the temperature at night is quite low. If we don't keep warm well, those apples will freeze overnight.

At least they survived the night, and the next day Sheng Xiping and others set off for Songshu Town according to the train time arranged by Xianrenqiao Station.

Once there, the truck is dumped directly into the coal mine branch line, waiting to be loaded onto the truck before the coal can be transported away.

Sheng Xiping accompanied Sheng Xiyun and the others to the mine first and found Secretary Li and several other persons in charge.

When everyone met, Sheng Xiyun said nothing and asked Secretary Li to arrange for someone to go to the car and unload twenty baskets of apples.

"Secretary Li, these are apples brought from our hometown. They are all first-class Yantai apples. They are fine.

Just in time, give everyone a share and try our local specialties. "

"Oh, how embarrassing is this? Look, you spent money to buy our coal and gave us apples.

This thing is very expensive. It costs several cents per pound, and it is usually not available to buy. "

When Secretary Li heard this, he was very happy. He was polite to Sheng Xiyun, and then asked someone to move the apples.

When the apples were brought down and a basket was opened on the spot, these people were not polite and just grabbed them without washing them. They just wiped them and started eating.

"Well, it's delicious. These apples are really good, better than anything I've eaten before.

Director Sheng, thank you very much. We are taking advantage of you and eating good food. "Secretary Li said with a smile while eating the apple.

"What the hell, I have to thank Secretary Li for taking care of him. Otherwise, where would I buy such good and cheap coal?" Sheng Xiyun responded with a smile.

"By the way, Secretary Li, I have something to ask you. Can you give me a train? I'm thinking about sending something to Secretary Wang."

There is no train service to the Tanghe Forestry Bureau. Sheng Xiyun wants to deliver apples there, so he is too embarrassed to call Wangjiachuan to send a car to transport them, right?
So I can only ask for a favor and provide a car to take him there.

"Oh, what's wrong with this? Then who can go, hurry up and arrange for a car to come and help deliver the apples to the Tanghe Forestry Bureau."

Upon hearing this, Secretary Li waved and arranged for someone to drive there.

Not long after, a truck drove out of the mine. Sheng Xiping and others quickly loaded all the remaining ten baskets of apples on the truck, and then Sheng Xiyun and Sheng Xiping followed the truck to the Tanghe Forestry Bureau.

Sheng Xincheng and Sheng Xinyue were left here. As for the truck driver, they didn't care about these things and went directly to rest.

Sheng Xiping accompanied Sheng Xiyun to the Tanghe Forestry Bureau, found Wang Jiachuan, and sent over a dozen baskets of apples.

When Wang Jiachuan saw it, he was very happy and insisted on dragging Sheng Xiping and the others to sit down and chat for a while.

During this chat, we learned that Sheng Xiyun had shipped a lot of apples from Yantai and sold them to the Forestry Bureau, the County Supply and Marketing Cooperative and other places.

"Xiping, Xiping, I asked you to do this, why don't you give me a call? The benefits I have given to my employees haven't been received yet."

Wang Jiachuan glared at Sheng Xiping angrily and complained.

"Uncle, you really blame me for this matter. It's because I didn't think carefully and forgot about uncle."

What could Sheng Xiping say, he could only smile with his face.

"Next time, if my brother has anything to purchase next year, we will check it out then."

"Listen, this pole is for me to support next year." Wang Jiachuan pointed at Sheng Xiping and smiled.

The two brothers Sheng Xiyun sat here with Wang Jiachuan for a while, then stood up and left.Wang Jiachuan naturally wanted to stay, and he had to treat them to dinner.

"Uncle, the driver of the mine is still waiting outside. Besides, we have to go back quickly to handle the coal loading. We won't eat at your place today."

The two declined Wang Jiachuan's kindness, left here, and returned to Songshu Coal Mine by car.

Returning to the coal mine, Sheng Xiyun found the leader of the coal mine and calculated the payment based on the price agreed in the contract and the carrying capacity of the train.

Then call back to the original unit and ask the unit to transfer the payment as quickly as possible.

Here, Secretary Li arranged for people to start loading the car.

Both parties made arrangements. Secretary Li acted as host and invited Sheng Xiyun and others to dinner. In the afternoon, Sheng Xiyun and others were arranged to stay in the guest house.

A few days later, the payment was transferred to the coal mine's account, and just in time, the coal truck was also loaded. Sheng Xiyun's trip went very smoothly.

“Brother, I have to follow the car back, so I can’t go back to Maekuan Forest Farm to see my uncle and aunt.

Later, tell your uncle and aunt for me that whenever you return to your hometown, you must go to Yantai to stay for two days. "

There were still a lot of troubles on the way as the coal truck was being transported back. Sheng Xiyun and his two sons had to escort the truck back, so there was no delay.

"Brother, if this were any other time, I would have kept you home for a few days no matter what.

But you are on official business and have heavy responsibilities, so you cannot afford to be negligent.

That's it, if there is a chance later, I will take the children and come to stay at home for a few days. "

Sheng Xiping followed him out for several days, but he was actually very anxious.

Production during the winter transportation was a big deal, so he couldn't always ask for leave. If something went wrong on the mountain, he couldn't bear the responsibility.

"Don't worry, don't worry, there will definitely be a chance. Maybe next year I will have to come here to transport coal. Then, I will have to ask my brother to help."

As Sheng Xiyun said this, he handed over a brown paper bag.

"I have to thank my brother. I have been busy with my worries these days. We have made some money from Apple this time. I won't leave you much. Here is 3000 yuan. You can take it."

It was agreed at the beginning that the money earned from selling the apples would be shared between the two of them.

Sheng Xiyun was fastidious in his work and would not cheat. After gathering the accounts last night, Sheng Xiyun kept Sheng Xiping's share alone.

"Oh, brother, don't be like this. You left me so many apples and stuff, that's a lot of money.

I can't ask for this money. It's not easy for you three to come here. It's all hard-earned money, so I just talk about it and run errands. I can't accept it. "

When Sheng Xiping heard this, he waved his hand quickly.

Apple can't make much money, but Sheng Xiyun is very generous and gives gifts everywhere, which is all capital.

If you give him another three thousand, what will be left?

(End of this chapter)