Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 730 Chapter 729 Invitation from the Cultural Reform Committee

When stewing the rabbit in the evening, Zhang Guifang asked Tang Zhitong to add more salt. Her intention was obvious: the rabbit could not be finished in one meal.

With rabbit meat to go with the rice, the whole family's appetite obviously improved a lot, and Fengzhi just kept silent and focused on eating.

Tang Zhitong just watched happily without saying a word. Zhang Guifang did not strictly enforce the ration today. There were plenty of steamed breads placed out for the children to eat as much as they wanted.

When Tang Zhitong took the steamed bread for himself, he did not forget to pass one to Xiao Wang. Rabbit meat is delicious and can satisfy your craving, but it does not provide much energy. In the end, you still have to rely on food to fill your stomach.

Monday, April 3th.

Except for Lu Yan, there was nothing unusual in the Wired Department class. The students in dormitory 219 did not tell anyone about the duck hunting incident after they came back yesterday.

In this world, what worries us most is not the scarcity of wealth but the inequality of wealth.

There was actually nothing wrong with Lu Yan, she was just a little shy when facing dormitory 219.

At noon, Tang Zhitong did not eat at the Post and Telecommunications College, but packed up and went straight home.

Tang Zhitong declined the rabbit meat his mother offered him and had a simple lunch with pickles, then went back to his room, carrying five or six dozen pieces of meat on his back and went to work.

Everything is normal at the escort department and Fang Yuan is no longer on duty in the sorting section.

When returning the gun, Tang Zhitong did not give Zhang Jinbo any extra cigarettes, but just gave him one.

Zhang Jinbo happily took it, put down Tang Zhitong's gun and magazine, lit a cigarette, and talked about the recent popular fraud case: "Who knows, the fraudster may be someone in the system."

"It's really possible." Tang Zhitong praised it slightly.

"Chief Tang thinks so too? When I said this a few days ago, no one believed me." Zhang Jinbo was very surprised to get Tang Zhitong's approval.

"Hey, he is very familiar with how banks work, and there are those special file bags and the official seals that he privately carved. You can't know these things just by seeing them. At least you have the opportunity to come into contact with them, and they are the kind of documents that you see frequently." Tang Zhitong knew the answer, but it did not affect his reasoning and analysis from this matter. The comrades in the public security department did regard this as a direction to solve the case. The large-scale investigation seemed to be an action to maintain social stability and take this opportunity to clear out social cancers.

"I thought so too. We have exactly the same idea." Zhang Jinbo felt as if he had found a confidant. While sighing, he complained, "Such an obvious thing actually came to our company to investigate. In addition to clothing and appearance, they also focused on counting the people who were not present on the afternoon of March 3, which only delayed our work."

"This is true?" Tang Zhitong was very surprised. He was not there that afternoon, but no one told him that anyone had come to check, and he didn't know whether it was counted.

However, it doesn’t matter if you count the past, your height can eliminate your suspicion.

The two chatted for a few more words, and then Tang Zhitong said goodbye and returned to the Finance Department. Tang Zhitong did not mention the bullet, and Zhang Jinbo did not ask about it, as if it was supposed to be like this...

"Chief, there was a phone call for you this morning. It was from a comrade named Han from the Cultural Reform Commission." Ma Wei immediately told Tang Zhitong as soon as he entered the room.

"Oh? Did he say what happened?" If Ma Wei hadn't mentioned it, Tang Zhitong would have almost forgotten about Han Haizhou. He hadn't heard from him since the two of them had communicated once.

"No, I told him to come over in the afternoon, and he said he would call me later in the afternoon." Ma Wei said, subconsciously looking at her watch.

"Oh, then wait for the call." Tang Zhitong nodded. He had learned all the simplified characters and pinyin. The only thing missing was to write down the stroke order on paper. He had compiled everything he had learned in school into a book and handed it to Han Haizhou. After so long, could it be time for him to get the reward?

Taking advantage of today's free time, Tang Zhitong simply processed the documents and took the payroll to find Fang Yuan for signature.

The 3rd of next month is Sunday, so the salary payment must be carried out on the 2nd. Sign today and bring it with you. You can go directly to the Municipal Bureau early on Saturday morning to collect your salary.

After Fang Yuan signed, Tang Zhitong did not leave immediately, but began to inquire about the matter: "Brother Yuan, I heard that the comrades from the public security department came to investigate?"

If he had not heard about it, Tang Zhitong could continue as usual, but after knowing it, he could no longer pretend not to know. He had to ask for both moral and legal reasons.

This kind of thing will not go around Fang Yuan anyway, so you can definitely go right by asking him.

"Well, I counted the number of people who took leave that day, and I didn't report you." Fang Yuan seemed to know what Tang Zhitong was going to ask, and revealed the answer directly.

"Thank you, Brother Yuan, but isn't this a bit bad for you?" Tang Zhitong knew that he was not the one who did this bank business, but if Fang Yuan just let him pass it up, he would definitely have to take risks.

"There's nothing wrong with it. I believe you. Besides, your height doesn't match. I'm just helping the public security comrades to eliminate your suspicion and reduce their burden." Fang Yuan didn't care about it at all and had full confidence in Tang Zhitong.

"No matter what, I have to thank Brother Yuan for his trust in me." After hearing this, Tang Zhitong still thanked Fang Yuan.

"Okay, if you thank me again, it's over. Don't take it to heart. Just eat and drink. The higher-ups have issued a strict order that the case must be solved within ten days. Let's just wait for the result with peace of mind." Fang Yuan said with a smile.

"Okay, I'm looking forward to catching this damn swindler." Tang Zhitong would never have dreamed that this old guy Zhao Quanyi would influence him in this way. While thanking Fang Yuan, he had already started to wonder in his heart whether he should go to Zhao Quanyi's house to take advantage of it.
By putting some of the money into your own space, you can save yourself the trouble of accumulating original assets later.

"Hello Director Fang. Chief, Comrade Han called again and I didn't hang up." Before the two of them could finish their polite greetings, Ma Wei knocked on Fang Yuan's office door.

"Okay, go back and get busy first." Fang Yuan and Ma Wei nodded and started to chase people away.

After leaving Fang Yuan's office, Ma Wei did not follow. Instead, she carried the thermos bottle from the door to the water room, leaving the independent space of the Finance Department to Tang Zhitong.

By the time Tang Zhitong reached the door of the Finance Department, he had already made up his mind that he could not go to Zhao Quanyi's place to steal.

Although going there could speed up his original accumulation, the money belonged to the country, and if the amount did not match what Zhao Quanyi had said, he didn't know what kind of trouble would arise in the future.

"Hello, Chief Han, I'm Tang Zhitong." Tang Zhitong returned to the Finance Department, picked up the phone and introduced himself.

"Hello, Section Chief Tang. It's not easy to find Section Chief Tang." Han Haizhou laughed and said, "I have no choice. I have to run back and forth between school and work. If I didn't have classes at school today, I wouldn't be able to come to work." Tang Zhitong laughed with Han Haizhou, not understanding his intention of making this call.

"Those who are more capable should do more work. The plan provided by Section Chief Tang is very good and complete. Our leader thinks that the pinyin plan is good. In a few days, we will jointly organize the 9th Mandarin Phonetics Research Class with the Institute of Linguistics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The leader asked me to ask Section Chief Tang if he can spare some time to come and give a few classes." Han Haizhou made a few polite remarks and went straight to the point.

"Giving a lecture?" Tang Zhitong originally thought that it was a reward, but he didn't expect that he was invited to give a lecture. The gap was quite big.

"Yes, it will probably take Chief Tang two days. Our Cultural Reform Commission will provide food, accommodation, and some expenses." Han Haizhou quickly explained the treatment when he heard Tang Zhitong's question.

"At any rate, you are contributing to our literary reform cause. Even if you are not paid, you should still actively participate. Have you set a time?" When Tang Zhitong heard that he would give money, his tone immediately became cheerful, and Xiao Wang's wallet could be fatter again.

As for how much, people these days are reserved and ashamed to talk about money, so Tang Zhitong didn't ask. The fact that food and accommodation could be provided showed that this event was similar in scale to the postal code promotion training done by the department, and it certainly couldn't be too shabby, so the cost should be about the same, right?
"The meeting agenda will be set in the next two days, probably around the Qingming Festival. I will then send the agenda and the documents to Section Chief Tang." Han Haizhou breathed a sigh of relief as he finally got another person on board.

"Okay, thank you for your help, Chief Han. What do you need me to say in the next two days?" Tang Zhitong finally agreed. It would take two days, and he hoped that it would not conflict with flying the kite.

"It's mainly about the pronunciation of pinyin. Section Chief Tang must be mentally prepared. Everyone has different accents, and this job is very arduous." Han Haizhou reminded.

"Hahaha, now that Chief Han said that, I'm a little afraid to go." Tang Zhitong laughed. Promotion of pinyin and mandarin is definitely not something that can be accomplished overnight or by holding a few training courses. The road ahead is long and difficult!
Even when it comes to a tough confrontation with the ugly country, the compulsory education textbooks across the country have been unified for many years, and the accents of each place are still very regional, such as Guangxi's "Four Chickens Killed", Guangdong's "Different Countries have Their National Anthems", Gansu's "Hot Mouth" and so on.

Tang Zhitong chatted with Han Haizhou for a few more words before hanging up the phone, and began to think about how to make a lesson plan.

Although I know the effect will be minimal, since I have promised them, I have to do it well and at least make the participants feel that it is worth it.

The pronunciation of pinyin requires skill, and the lips, tongue and teeth must be coordinated well.

When Tang Zhitong was young, the teacher would spend about three months specifically teaching him pinyin, and the students all had solid basic skills. However, when the textbooks were changed, pinyin was no longer a subject, which caused headaches for many parents.

In addition, the writing order of strokes of simplified characters has also been adjusted, which makes Tang Zhitong feel that there is suspicion of adding strokes together.

When it comes to writing Chinese characters, Tang Zhitong strongly agrees with the order of top then bottom, left then right, but for some reason he changed it.

However, this is not surprising. The illustrations for compulsory education can be made to look like those with Down syndrome. There is no need to be too surprised if something bizarre happens again. After all, some people have no bottom line.

When Tang Zhitong had almost finished writing the initials, Ma Wei came into the room carrying a thermos.

"Ma Wei, the Cultural Reform Committee may send me a letter in two days. If you see it, please keep it for me. I will come over on Saturday to pick it up." Tang Zhitong stopped writing and reminded Ma Wei that this was related to Xiao Wang's wallet and he had to take it seriously.

"Okay, Chief." Ma Wei nodded in agreement.

Tang Zhitong smiled, said nothing more, and lowered his head to concentrate on organizing the lesson plan.

Pinyin looks simple, but there is actually a lot to teach, and Tang Zhitong was unable to finish it until the end of get off work.

After work, I pack up my things, lock the door and leave. After all, work cannot be finished in one day. The lesson plans can be sorted out slowly. Maybe I will have to readjust the teaching arrangements after receiving the teaching arrangements from the Cultural Reform Committee.

In the evening, the Tang family continued to eat rabbit meat, but there were fewer steamed breads on the table today. It was obvious that Zhang Guifang did not intend to let the children continue to eat to their heart's content.

Despite this, the atmosphere was still good.

The Tang family was having a great time, but the atmosphere in the slum behind was not so harmonious.

After Liu Jiaming was sent to the juvenile detention center, the compound became much quieter, but the Liu family's life did not get much better.

There were four people in the Liu family. Both the grandparents and the grandchildren went in, and their rations were also moved there. Liu Chengzhi was the only one in the family who had a ration. Chu Chunxue had no ration, and the production team in her hometown was unable to take care of itself and could not be relied on at all. Therefore, all the food Chu Chunxue needed fell on Liu Chengzhi.

When it comes to Liu Chengzhi's attitude towards Chu Chunxue, apart from the fact that he often uses physical force to maintain his manly dignity at home, there is really nothing to fault about it.

Liu Chengzhi loved Chu Chunxue's white body so much that he wished he could stick to it and rub it into his body every night.

Ever since Liu Jiaming's accident, Liu Chengzhi began to consciously eat less so as to save some for Chu Chunxue. One reason was to maintain her hand feel, and the other reason was that she was pregnant.

But this kind of life did not last long, and his quota reached the bottom.

There was really no other way, so Liu Chengzhi could only turn his attention to Lu Dexian and borrow some money from him. Only then did the couple hold on until the street issued food coupons.

Before borrowing money to buy food coupons outside, even when Chu Chunxue was pregnant, Liu Chengzhi often held her in his arms at night. But after borrowing money to buy food, Liu Chengzhi lost interest in this and sighed all day long.

Not only because the price of food coupons changed every day, but also because Liu Chengzhi was stopped on the spot when he went to Dongdan Park to buy food coupons a while ago. Although he was taken back by the factory, he was criticized and made to review himself in the following days. In the end, he not only lost face, but also received a warning.

No matter how difficult life is, we have to go on.

"Or, I'll go back to my parents' home." Chu Chunxue couldn't bear to see her man sighing, so she took the initiative to speak.

"No, there's no way to survive if we go back. If I eat here, you'll have to eat too." Liu Chengzhi shook his head. Although he was a little tempted, he still disagreed. With Chu Chunxue here, even if he didn't have the energy to do anything at night, he would be content to hold her in his arms. If he let her go back, it's hard to say what would happen.

"But food is getting more and more expensive." Chu Chunxue was desperate. She touched her stomach, as if the child inside was gnawing at her stomach and her heart. Not only did her stomach feel burning, but she also felt exhausted.

"I'll go borrow some more money from my master! I'll buy some more food coupons before the price goes up to the sky!" Liu Chengzhi gritted his teeth, got up and went out.

Chu Chunxue stretched out her hand, trying to stop Liu Chengzhi, but she couldn't say anything, and her arm fell down weakly...

(End of this chapter)