The golden age began in 1977

Chapter 32 Comrades, Drink!
In the dusk, Zhang Hongbo pushed his bicycle away.

Xu Weidong envied: "Old Qian, you're amazing. I've been on the team for two or three years, and I've never seen Zhang Hongbo so anxious about any other player."

Sun Zhengqi, standing nearby, clattered his Liberation shoes loudly on the steps. "Indeed, I haven't seen so many beads of sweat on his forehead since the street office's art performance in 1975!"

Qian Jin smiled and didn't respond.

Waiting for others to go home and get their food.

He sneered at Xu Weidong, "The one who colluded with the squad to set the trap was Zhang Hongbo!"

Xu Weidong's expression changed: "Not really, right?"

"Just because you didn't obey him this morning?"

Qian Jin said, "No, listen to me."

"When they set up the checkpoint to arrest me just now, the squad came straight for me, but they didn't recognize me. This means someone with them identified me!"

Xu Weidong frowned and thought carefully: "That's right."

Qian Jin continued his analysis, "At first, I thought it was someone I'd offended who reported me, like my ex-girlfriend Luo Huijuan's family, or one of the people from the Seven Rubber Factory we dealt with before the commendation ceremony."

"But here comes the problem. The informant must know that I went to the countryside and expected that I would bring back a lot of things. Do you think those two groups could know this information?"

Xu Weidong narrowed his eyes: "That makes sense."

Qian Jin said: "The people who reported me knew that I went to the countryside and that I would bring back a lot of things."

"Zhang Hongbo is the biggest suspect!"

Xu Weidong nodded slowly: "Tell me about it."

Qian Jin said, "Look at how sweaty he is! We're almost at the neighborhood committee. He's only ridden his bike a few hundred meters, so he shouldn't be so anxious."

"So I dare say that he and the squad set up a checkpoint for me. Once the squad had me under control, he rode his bike back to the neighborhood committee, then pretended to have just learned about it and continued riding his bike to rescue me."

Xu Weidong sneered: "Indeed!"

Qian Jin squinted at him: "Stop pretending. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

Xu Weidong hesitated, "I almost understand. Anyway, it was this grandson who reported you."

Qian Jin rolled his eyes at him and said, "And the most important thing is, the fact that one of us took the first place was published in the newspaper, did you know that?"

Xu Weidong was stunned. "I don't know. I'm the only one in my family, so I don't subscribe to a newspaper. Wait, are we in the newspaper? Really?"

He wanted to put an advertisement in the newspaper when he entered the auditorium, but he didn't expect that he would actually put an advertisement in the newspaper without knowing anything about it.

"That's not right, Lao Qian. Even if our family doesn't subscribe to the newspaper, there are so many people in the team and so many neighbors. It's impossible that everyone doesn't subscribe to the newspaper? No one mentioned this matter a few days ago."

Qian Jin said, "It was published in the Haibin Labor News."

Xu Weidong immediately said, "No wonder! Ordinary people don't subscribe to this newspaper. It's only subscribed to the libraries and reading rooms of factories and units!"

"But our neighborhood committee has also subscribed..."

Qian Jin spread his hands towards him and said, "Then why didn't the neighborhood committee notify us? Who interfered with this?"

Xu Weidong almost jumped up when he realized what was happening: "This bastard! He must be dealt with!"

Qian Jin said, "Then ask other people in the neighborhood committee secretly where Zhang Hongbo went at that time."

"Ask about Du Daozui and see where she is—she's also a suspect."

Xu Weidong ran away: "Okay, wait for my news."

"Besides, why don't you just assign me to do the work? Why are you analyzing this and that with me? Don't you know that mental work is also labor?"

Qian Jin kicked him.

But he dodged it flexibly.

Sixiao was waiting for him at home.

Qian Jin handed the vegetables and peanuts to them and made arrangements: "Dajia, take Lao San to wash the vegetables. Wash them all."

"Eryi, cook the peanuts and edamame and use them as a cold dish later—use salt and star anise and Sichuan peppercorns."

"Fourth Brother, go buy some draft beer. Bring the money and beer tickets yourself. Buy 40 kilograms of it. What? You can't carry it? Just make two more trips. Overcome difficulties and strive for victory..."

The four little ones left.

Qian Jin started buying prepared food from the mall.

The second team members are all adults, they know this era very well and are not as easy to fool as the four little ones.

So they had to make do with what they could eat.

Qian Jin prepared luncheon meat and dried tofu for them, which were the staple dishes that citizens could get their hands on nowadays.

He steamed one portion of the salted fish he had just brought back and fried the other portion in an iron pan, using plenty of oil and chopped green onions. He also bought seasoning for steaming salted fish, so the taste was pretty good.

There are some leftover tea eggs from the morning cooking.

He fried another large plate of peanuts.

The aroma attracted the neighbors to look and ask, "Xiao Qian, have you collected all the oil seeds in the street?"

Qian Jin said: "The commando team had a dinner, and all this was contributed by teammates."

The neighbor shook his head and left: "Young people, you don't know how to manage your life. How can we be at ease if we hand over the country to you in the future?"

Money comes in and the door is closed.

The rest are cold dishes.

He mixed green onions, scallions and coriander with peppers and onions to make a tiger dish with red and green colors. He sprinkled some peanuts on it and mixed it with a special sauce for tiger dishes. It was colorful, fragrant and delicious.

In addition, there are smashed cucumbers, sugar-coated tomatoes, mixed eggplants, mixed kidney beans, mixed beans, and celery mixed with peanuts...

Anyway, he could have a table full of dishes just by setting it up casually.

The aroma spreads, especially the smell of fried fish which is very strong, fragrant and fresh.

The children of Du Daozui's family suffered a lot and cried loudly because of their greed.

Very rare.

This time, Du Daozui did not point at the monk and call him a bald donkey.

Qian Jin saw her as he walked out the door. She even smiled and took the initiative to greet him: "Hey, Xiao Qian, I heard that you have become the captain of the second team of our street labor assault team?"

"I was right. You are a very capable young man. I think you can become the director of the neighborhood committee in the future. Don't forget us, your old neighbor, when you do!"

Qian Jin also laughed: "No, no."

There's something wrong with Du Daozui's reaction!
Alarm bells rang in his heart.

After some analysis, he had already determined that it was Zhang Hongbo who reported him to the Anti-Voting Office.

But Du Daozui's current reaction made him unsure again.

Could it be that his clever mind had failed him? Qian Jin was worried.

He also wanted to establish an image of himself as someone who could plan and win battles on the street in Xu Weidong's mind!
Fortunately.

Xu Weidong rushed over and said angrily: "Old Qian, you are so powerful! It was Zhang's grandson who did it!"

Qian Jin remained calm and composed, asking, "What's going on?"

Xu Weidong said, "I've asked around. The woman next door has been wandering around the street all day and hasn't left our street."

"Zhang's grandson disappeared this afternoon. He suddenly came back in a hurry earlier. He came in, drank a few sips of water, and then hurried out on his bike. During that time, no one at the neighborhood committee told him about you!"

Qian Jin snorted coldly.

Xu Weidong was confused: "Just because you didn't listen to Zhang Hongbo's instructions this morning, he's going to put you in jail?!"

"This grandson's mind is even narrower than mine!"

The door was pushed open, and Feng Guangyuan walked in with his best friend Gong Guang, each carrying a carton of beer.

Qian Jin said, "Didn't we tell everyone not to bring anything?"

Feng Guangyuan smiled awkwardly and said, "This is our first time visiting your home, Captain Qian, so we can't come empty-handed."

Qian Jin was polite and his attitude was lukewarm.

Feng Guangyuan rubbed his hands anxiously.

After Liu Dajia and Liu Eryi finished their work, they went home and carried down a three-drawer table.

The two tables were merged to barely seat more than ten people.

The team members sat down, their faces full of anticipation.

Even Zhou Yaozu, who is usually serious, couldn't help but smile when he saw the rich dishes.

Qian Jin distributed the loose beer.

He didn't have that many wine glasses at home, so the team members went home and got their own glasses, all of which were large glasses.

The cold and clear draft beer was poured into the cup, snow-white foam surged out, and water vapor quickly hung on the outside of the cup.

After gulps of ice-cold beer to whet their appetites, the group started fighting, waving their chopsticks.

The luncheon meat was eaten up first, and everyone enjoyed it happily:
"This one is still delicious..."

"Okay, Lao Zhu, you're such a pig, you're such a stunner, leave me two pieces..."

"Captain, eat some meat, don't just eat peanuts..."

Qian Jin smiled and waved his hand: "I love eating fresh peanuts."

These peanuts are the first to mature early.

It was just pulled out of the ground in the afternoon and is indeed very fresh.

The edamame was just picked from the bean branches, and each bean was so tender that it was about to ooze water.

"I'm really not lucky enough to eat this." Zhu Tao sighed while smacking his lips.

Feng Guangyuan rolled his eyes: "The captain was just leaving the meat for us to eat, and you took it seriously!"

Qian Jin invited people to eat peanuts and edamame: "This is really delicious, try it, try them all."

A big handful for each person.

Everyone enjoyed the fragrant and glutinous peanuts and the tender and sweet edamame while drinking beer.

When someone stretched out their chopsticks to the cold dish, they took a bite and became excited: "Captain, did you mix this dish? It's delicious!"

"How can cold dishes be so delicious?" The others stretched out their chopsticks in disbelief, and then they couldn't stop eating, one chopstick after another.

Xu Weidong ate the most ferociously. He yelled, "Old Qian, you have this trick up your sleeve? If I had known, I would have come to your place every day to eat for free!"

"I thought you were a bachelor, eating at home by yourself..."

Amidst the scramble, the door was pushed open and Captain Mi Gang poked his head in:

"Comrades, are you eating and drinking? The director asked me to come and call you. The whole team is working overtime tonight to catch the pants thief!"

Zhu Tao threw his chopsticks in anger: "What a spoiler!"

Xu Weidong rolled his eyes and pulled Mi Gang in: "Are you not full? Come, have two chopsticks!"

Mi Gang was very disappointed when he saw that the table was filled with either salted fish or cold dishes, with a plate of fried peanuts as a main course. He waved his hands repeatedly:
"Don't corrupt me, I won't eat it!"

"I have to hurry up and go to the night shift as arranged by the director. You'd better hurry up and go too. Just eat enough."

"Hey, hey, hey, stop it. I don't want to eat. I told you I won't eat it, even if you kill me, don't drag me into this..."

Xu Weidong handed him the chopsticks, and he reluctantly picked up a piece of tiger dish.

The crisp and refreshing taste is all here!

The cilantro is fresh, the green onions are sweet and spicy, the chili peppers are satisfying, and the special sauce used is from 27 years ago. It is refreshing and has a salty, sour and fresh flavor!
Mi Gang beamed: "Firecrackers dipped in chili peppers—quite powerful!"

He took another chopstick.

This chopstick contains peanuts, and the rich aroma explodes on the tongue!

This time Mi Gang couldn't stop.

He ate with a rustling sound and shouted, "What are you standing there for? Give me a beer!"

"Go to work? What the hell!"

(End of this chapter)