The golden age began in 1977

Chapter 65 Never Show Weakness
The danger comes with great force.

In the evening, the autumn wind blew, bringing a chill, and a cold current came from the north.

When Qian Jin returned home from get off work, he was stopped at the corridor door by Liu Siding, whose neck was hunched due to the cold.

"Uncle Qianjin, you'd better not go home. Master Qian from Building 104 has come to our house. I think he has bad intentions!"

Qian Jin was puzzled: "Master Qian?"

He doesn't know this person.

But blessing is not a disaster, and disaster cannot be avoided.

He still insisted on going home.

There was a man in his fifties sitting against the wall at the door of the house. He was smoking a dry cigarette with a sad face, and there were several cigarette butts on both sides of his butt.

Seeing Qian Jin coming back, the man immediately stood up and shook hands with him: "Captain Qian is back? Haha, my last name is Qian too, we are from the same family, we were one family five hundred years ago."

Qian Jin shook hands with him, took out a cigarette from his pocket and offered it to him: "Uncle Qian, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Master Qian showed a bitter look: "Captain Qian, don't be angry, I came here to ask for something from you."

"Here's the thing. We are a family of eight, and we're squeezed into this tiny 16-square-meter house. It's just too small to live in."

"For years, I've been waiting for the street to distribute housing, but it never happened. Now my daughter has to sleep on the balcony!"

Qian Jin nodded: "I understand, Uncle Qian, your house is too small to live in."

"Indeed, a family of seven or eight should live in a house of at least 16 or square meters. How can they live in square meters?"

Master Qian nodded vigorously, his face full of anticipation.

Qian Jin comforted him: "Don't worry, I will go to the neighborhood committee leaders this afternoon and will definitely find a way to get them to buy you a bigger house!"

Qian Jin led him into the house, handed him cigarettes and made him some tea, and then took out a pack of biscuits and gave it to Master Qian:

"I heard that my grandma is sick and has a poor appetite. I can't go visit her. Could you please bring her some cookies? It's just a small token of my appreciation!"

He had asked Liu Siding about the situation at Master Qian's home, which was a targeted approach.

In addition, Liu Siding said that Master Qian was a real person.

really.

Master Qian felt too embarrassed to say anything more and left with a sigh.

Zhang Aijun was watching from the side, feeling intimidated: "High! I mean, the leader is really high!"

Qian Jin rolled his eyes: "Tall ass, this is just treating the symptoms, not the root cause!"

Zhang Aijun winked and said, "Actually, it's not difficult to solve this problem. I understand now. Someone is eyeing the house I live in."

Qian Jin said in surprise: "Do you understand now?!"

Zhang Aijun said proudly: "I'm not a fool!"

Qian Jin gave him a thumbs up.

Zhang Aijun was even more proud of the compliment: "It's not easy to solve this problem?"

"Give up this house and I'll just sleep on the floor. I have a furnace inside me and I've never been afraid of the cold since I was a child!"

Qian Jin smiled and said nothing.

People with simple minds live a really happy life!
At this point the fire had already started, and he knew he couldn't give up the house.

Back down when criticized.

This will only make people feel that he is easy to bully.

He is willing to give his house to those who need it more so that he won't take advantage of the collective.

But he can't lose to Zhang Hongbo.

The last thing he could do was let Zhang Hongbo think that he was weak and could be bullied!

Qian Jin pondered over how to break the impasse.

I didn’t figure it out…

The wall clock struck, and outside came the clinking of coal-briquette carts. Someone whistled cheerfully; it was "Returning from Target Practice."

Qian Jin was annoyed and waved his hands, saying, "Eat. It's cold today. Have some hot noodles to ward off the cold."

instant noodles!
To be precise, it is the ingredient package inside the noodles.

This is the essence of instant noodles. It doesn’t require a pancake and is delicious enough with noodles.

The shape of the instant noodle cake is too unique and it is not suitable to be shown in public at the moment.

As usual, the coal stove was moved to the balcony, letting the autumn breeze carry away the smell.

Open the lid and the water will boil.

The autumn wind blew the slogan paper across the windowsill, causing the loose clothesline to sway, adding a bit of chill to the small room.

A bag of knife-cut noodles stretched in boiling water, bringing with it the aroma of wheat, causing Zhang Aijun and Liu Dajia's Adam's apples to move together.

Follow the gurgling sound of the noodle soup and roll it up and down.

Qian Jin tore open the oil bag and poured it in.

Orange-red oil flowers bloom in the boiling water, dehydrated chopped green onions roll and stretch into emerald green, and the fragrance overwhelms the salty smell of the sea breeze.

The other five people swallowed hard, and the gurgling sound was like a rusty water well releasing air.

Qian Jin understood the five people's reactions very well.

The aroma of butter from 2027 is being awakened by boiling water, and the smell of instant noodles wafts through the old town in 1977 for the first time.

The noodles were cooked and Qian Jin prepared to separate them.

Liu Sanbing pressed the lid of the pot and gave him a knowing look: "Simmer it for a while longer. My mom taught me how to make the noodles more filling if you simmer them longer!"

Qian Jin felt sad and amused at the same time: "This noodle is different from the hand-rolled noodles your mother makes. It can't be extra."

The aroma of noodles mixed with the spicy aroma of bone soup makes your nose itchy.

Qian Jin lined up the enamel pots one by one, scooping the soup so that the orange-red oil swirled into the bowl. Zhang Aijun swallowed his first mouthful of noodles without chewing, stamping his feet from the heat but unwilling to spit it out. He mumbled, "These thick noodles are delicious!"

The four boys didn't care about the heat, and sighed with satisfaction from time to time amidst the slurping sound of the noodles:
"Ho!"

"good to eat!"

Qian Jin picked up the hot noodles and stretched them out the window. When the autumn wind blew, the hot steam carrying the fragrance filled the street.

The warm noodles in his mouth made him feel a priceless comfort on that autumn night.

After the last mouthful of noodle soup was poured into his stomach, Qian Jin told the five people:
"The noodles and seasonings were given to me by my eldest brother, and they weren't much. If you want to eat them again in the future, shut up and don't tell anyone!"

"I understand!" Liu Dajia wiped his mouth happily.

After dinner, the four brothers untied their belts at the same time.

I have to loosen my trouser belt by two buttons to accommodate the happiness of the revolution.

A belly full of warm noodles always helps you sleep better on cold autumn nights.

But Qian Jin couldn't sleep well and was always thinking about a solution to break the deadlock.

The coastal city is close to the sea, with rich moisture, and is always prone to continuous autumn rain.

Qian Jin got up and looked outside.

The weather was as gloomy as his mood.

Zhang Hongbo is different.

Qian went into the office and met him. He had a triumphant smile on his face, and then he enthusiastically pulled Qian in and introduced a worker:
"This is Zheng Bingyi, the head of the recruitment office of the State-owned Haibin No. 7 Rubber Factory. I've been waiting for you for a while..."

According to the agreement, the Seventh Rubber Factory had to give him a recruitment quota.

Now the Seventh Rubber Factory has fulfilled its promise.

But Qian Jin never went to the investment office, let alone the old state-owned factory.

In fact, the rubber factory was unwilling to hire such a troublemaker, fearing that he would go against the workers and cause trouble again.

So when Qian Jin asked if he could arrange for another educated youth from the street to go to work, Zheng Bingyi remembered the director's instructions and followed his words:

"If you give up this position, someone else can take your place, but they also need to be advanced individuals or model workers!"

This is the recruitment regulation, advanced individuals will be given priority in recruitment.

Zhang Hongbo enthusiastically recommended people to him:

"It seems like no one in the Labor Commando Corps meets the requirements? If you don't want to waste this spot, I'll give you someone to choose from."

"No need!" Qian Jin flatly refused.

Just as he analyzed before.

He cannot retreat to Zhang Hongbo, otherwise Zhang Hongbo will advance step by step.

This guy now actually wants to snatch the precious recruitment quota for the state-owned factory from him!
Fortunately, Qian Jin thought of a suitable candidate in a moment of urgency.

He urgently went to the Second Team's work site and asked Zhou Yaozu, "Team Leader Zhou, do you want to work as a workshop worker at the State-Owned Rubber Factory No. 7?"

Zhou Yaozu was working hard in the mud in the flower bed in the rain.

Drops of water slid down his cheeks, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether they were sweat or rain.
"I want to go, of course I want to go, it's a big factory."

"But they can't even get in the factory kids, and we have no connections, so how can we get in?"

Qian Jin said, "You can go if you want. I remember you have the honorary title of Advanced Epidemic Prevention Worker. Is it an advanced individual honor?"

On his first day in the labor brigade, he went to the community to distribute candy pills and remembered seeing this badge.

Zhou Yaozu said: "Yes, it did. That was in 74..."

Qian Jin interrupted him: "Okay, as long as you have it."

"Didn't someone block me and get me arrested at the Seventh Rubber Factory last time? The settlement terms offered at the time were a job opening, but I didn't want to go. If I did, I'd definitely be made difficult by the bosses."

"You have nothing to do with them. If you want to go, follow me and get this quota to apply for employment!"

Zhou Yaozu stared at him in disbelief: "So, Captain Qian, what's the price?"

Qian Jin spread out his hands: "The devil bell you gave me last time was the price. How can I ask you to be my partner in marriage?"

Zhou Yaozu laughed.

The members of Team 2 around them started shouting, "Captain Qian, are you serious?"

"Can we give up the quota for the Seventh Rubber Factory just like that?"

"Hey, hey, hey, Captain Qian, I, Zhu Tao, serve you wholeheartedly and am loyal to you!"

Xu Weidong went to work, and the second team now has a total of 11 people.

The other nine people put the money in like a Swiss roll.

Qian Jin continued to spread his hands: "There's nothing we can do. They want advanced individuals or model workers, and Captain Zhou meets the requirements!"

The commandos were filled with resentment, and each of them reached out to pull him, as if they were sending off the Red Army.

"Captain Qian, you have strong connections, so you can always reduce the conditions, right?"

"Captain Qian, please give me this opportunity. I've been back on the streets for four years!"

"Brother Zhou, please show your style..."

This concerns their future, and everyone is getting anxious.

Qian Jin had no choice but to comfort them: "There will definitely be opportunities later!"

"Seaside is such a big city, there are plenty of job opportunities. I will definitely help you!"

The members of Team 2 sighed and said that getting a promise was the best outcome.

They couldn't and had no way of really snatching away Zhou Yaozu's job opportunity.

Because Zhou Yaozu has been waiting for this day for too long!

(End of this chapter)