Ma Xiaoquan could see Uncle Zhao's sincerity in his tone, and also felt his persistence for his daughter.
"Uncle Zhao, how old is your daughter?" Ma Xiaoquan dragged his chin, suddenly remembering the sauerkraut that Uncle Zhao gave him last night, and always felt that the taste was particularly familiar.
Uncle Zhao sighed and said: "The girl has always studied well, but it was during the revolution that her life was delayed for two years. She is almost 20 this year. I originally thought about finding someone to arrange a job for her. Once she stabilizes, she will almost find a good one.
Husband-in-law, who would have thought that girl has a very stubborn temper and wants to study no matter what, I am just a girl, I have no choice but to find a way."
"What about auntie?"
"Hey, your aunt is a housewife. She has been doing housework all her life. She went out to do cabbage in the winter before last year. Because she couldn't bear to pay for the fare, she hugged her back one by one. Who would have thought that she would step on the ice and fall, hurting her legs?
I was injured by a fall, and I’m feeling better now, but every time it’s windy or rainy, the pain is severe, ugh~~~”
Ma Xiaoquan sighed and thought that Uncle Zhao's family was really difficult.
"By the way, my girl's name is Zhao Minglan."
"Zhao...Zhao what?" Ma Xiaoquan was stunned and suddenly thought of someone.
"Zhao Minglan, what's wrong? Isn't it right?"
Ten thousand mud horses jumped in Ma Xiaoquan's heart instantly. Who is Zhao Minglan? He is not famous now, but in Ma Xiaoquan's era, this person was a well-known big shot in the domestic medical community. A medicine she developed,
I don’t know how many lives have been saved by donating the formula for free.
"Uncle Zhao, your daughter won't like to study medicine, right?" Ma Xiaoquan asked subconsciously.
"How do you know?" Uncle Zhao was stunned.
Ma Xiaoquan snorted and said, "I'm just guessing because I have a relative in my family who wants to go to school or something just to study medicine."
Uncle Zhao nodded: "This girl has my temper, but she has a good heart. Xiaoma, see if you can help Uncle Zhao. If there is anything that Uncle Zhao can help, Uncle Zhao will definitely help you. By the way, your brother
If you can't find it, Uncle Zhao will do his best to help you find it."
Ma Xiaoquan breathed out and said: "Uncle Zhao, if you say so, it would be wrong if I didn't help you again, but I have a condition."
"You say, Uncle Zhao will promise you anything!"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "I have no place to go, can I stay at Uncle Zhao's house temporarily?"
"Huh?" Uncle Zhao was stunned, then nodded, "That's right, you have no place to come here alone, but, um, okay, from now on you will be my distant nephew. There is no one at home, so come here to join me.
How's it going?"
Seeing that Uncle Zhao was so happy, Ma Xiaoquan did not hesitate and nodded simply.
"Okay, I'll get off work soon, so you can go back with me. Hey, my house is a little small, don't mind." With that, Uncle Zhao seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. He was afraid that Ma Xiaoquan would regret it, so he hurried back to the duty cabin.
, picked up the phone and dialed a few numbers in circles.
"Hey, hey, Mr. Zhang, the concierge, hey, I'm sorry, there's something urgent. Could you please run home and call Wang Hong? I have something urgent to tell her... Hey.
Hey, right, right, it’s just an urgent matter...Okay, thank you, I’ll be waiting, I’ll be waiting..."
About two minutes later, Uncle Zhao said to the phone again: "Hey, Wang Hong, a distant nephew of mine has come to seek refuge. Oh, there's nothing we can do. His father used to be my comrades in arms and saved me. Now he's at home." Such a son...well, he's seventeen years old, really. If you don't mind, okay, I'll take him back after get off work."
After hanging up the phone, Uncle Zhao was so excited that he didn't know what to do. He walked around the hut and woke up Xiao Mao from his nap.
"Old Zhao, oh, I won't talk about what you are doing on the phone. What are you doing walking around the house? Okay, okay, you go back first. Wow, it's so annoying~"
Uncle Zhao glanced at the clock on the wall and said with a smile: "Okay, it's time to get off work. Xiaomao, I'm leaving then. When I come to take over, I'll bring your Aunt Hong to make sauerkraut for you."
Seeing the happy look on Lao Zhao's face, Xiao Mao looked surprised. Usually when he talks to Lao Zhao like this, the latter has long ignored him. What's wrong today? Did he take the wrong medicine?
...
After leaving the gate of the police station, Uncle Zhao walked up to Ma Xiaoquan while pushing the big 28-bar, patted the back seat and said: "Get in the car!"
Ma Xiaoquan was in a trance for a while, as if he was riding his father's bicycle back when he was a child.
Without saying a word, Uncle Zhao rode in front, and Ma Xiaoquan caught up with him in two steps. With a slight jump, he sat firmly on the back seat. Although there was some distance, Ma Xiaoquan enjoyed it very much.
Uncle Zhao's home is more than ten miles away from the police station. If placed in modern society, this ten miles would probably be a matter of ten minutes on a shared moped or a taxi. However, in the 1980s, this ten miles was not a short distance.
Fengbei Street in front of the police station is the main road. After exiting the main road, there are many side roads. It is not only difficult to walk, but also has many twists and turns.
Ma Xiaoquan didn't know the way very well. After being carried around for two minutes by Uncle Zhao, he was already lost.
"Xiao Ma, I'm going to my uncle's house in a while. Don't you dare let it slip. We just agreed that you will be a distant cousin of mine from now on." Uncle Zhao was getting settled while riding the bike.
Ma Xiaoquan hummed: "Uncle Zhao, don't worry, I've remembered it all!"
"Well, I can't call you Uncle Zhao anymore, I have to call you Uncle!"
"Hey, uncle!"
At this moment, a few young men suddenly came out of the side intersection. They all looked carefree, and they were not good people at first glance.
They originally stretched out their hands to do something fiercely, but when they got closer and saw that it was Uncle Zhao, they all immediately stopped obediently as if they had seen a cat.
Uncle Zhao stopped the car, stepped forward and slapped someone in the face, and cursed: "How fucking old are you, and you still idle around and are second-rate people all day long, get out!"
Ma Xiaoquan didn't pay much attention to this incident, but when he continued walking back, Uncle Zhao told Ma Xiaoquan about his past.
Uncle Zhao's real name is Zhao Shanhe. When he was young, he was a tyrant in Fengbei Street. He idled around all day and stole chickens and fishes. Because he once stole a pheasant that a big leader had just bought, killed it and ate it as game, and was caught.
After he moved in, he refused to admit what he had done, and slowly spread the rumors. Later, for some reason, Uncle Zhao was called Brother Pheasant.
"Brother Pheasant? Zhao Shanhe?" Ma Xiaoquan smiled bitterly and shook his head, wondering why Uncle Zhao still has the same name as Pheasant from Young and Dangerous. However, Pheasant in Young and Dangerous is a lecherous person, while Uncle Zhao is a real one.
love to eat chicken.
In this way, the two of them chatted all the way to Uncle Zhao's house.
Uncle Zhao's home is in an old tube building. There are more than a dozen households on each floor of this tube building. The living area of each household is at most 35 square meters. It is small, but the buildings of this era do not have the construction area and practical area.
To distinguish, giving you 30 square meters is actually 30 square meters. There is no so-called public stall at all.
"My house is at that door on the fourth floor... This house was originally assigned to me by my dad, who gave me a quota for the room allocation, and then let me live in it." Uncle Zhao said as he took out the iron chain and tied the bicycle to it.
On the big iron pillar in front of Tongzi Tower.
Ma Xiaoquan looked surprised and asked: "Uncle Zhao, your bicycle is expensive, isn't it? If you don't lock it up here, aren't you afraid of being stolen?"
Uncle Zhao laughed, reached out and patted Ma Xiaoquan on the shoulder and said: "Others would really have to fight at home, but I, Old Zhao, am not afraid. Firstly, I am a policeman in this area, and secondly, this generation of second-rate thugs used to be
They all follow me, and everyone gives each other face. Even if some unsighted people steal my car or damage something, they can always handle it. Besides, these two-eight bars are too heavy to resist.
It takes a lot of effort to get up, and my body and bones are not as good as before... Also, as you can see, our family of three lives in that tube building, and there is no room to put it."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and agreed with Uncle Zhao's point of view. After all, when he was very young, his family lived in a Tongzilou. Of course, it was much better than the Tongzilou where Uncle Zhao lived. At least the households on each floor were not so exaggerated.
.
...
It's almost noon now, and the housewives are also preparing lunch.
Uncle Zhao led Ma Xiaoquan up the stairs while greeting the housewives.
Seeing the enthusiasm of these housewives towards Uncle Zhao, Ma Xiaoquan joked: "Uncle, why do I see these aunties being so enthusiastic about you?"
"Eh? Don't talk nonsense, especially don't talk nonsense in front of your Aunt Hong when you go back. Hey, it's a long story. When I was young, most of the women on this floor pursued...
..”
“Fuck~~” Ma Xiaoquan’s eyes widened, “Then Uncle Zhao, aren’t you awesome? You are really the King of the Sea!”
"Sea King? What Sea King?" Uncle Zhao asked Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan quickly explained: "Oh, it means a very charming man. This is a word I learned from my brother."
"Well, it's true. When you say that, I really feel like I'm a Neptune!" Uncle Zhao curled his lips with a look of determination, which made Ma Xiaoquan almost choke.
Good guy, if the word Neptune is said in front of people in modern society, let alone whether the person being spoken about is Neptune, even if it is not, it may cause quarrels.
After going around several turns, the two finally arrived at the fourth floor. Uncle Zhao took out the key and was about to open the door when the door opened from the inside.
A middle-aged woman in Tsing Yi holds a spatula in one hand and an empty soy sauce bottle in the other.
"Are you back?" Seeing Uncle Zhao, the middle-aged woman smiled slightly, then she stood on tiptoes and saw Ma Xiaoquan behind Uncle Zhao, "Is this your distant cousin?"
Uncle Zhao was stunned for a moment, but he quickly nodded and said, "Yes, my name is Ma Xiaohu. Come on, Xiaohu, my name is Aunt Hong."
Ma Xiaoquan stepped forward politely, half-bowed to the middle-aged woman and said, "Hello Aunt Hong, my name is Ma Xiaohu."