Chapter 396: Chapter 0396 Solution 4_1 Chapter 396: Chapter 0396 Solution 4_1 Fenghua was not a native mber of the Wanglou Brigade; she was a Zhou by birth. She and her parents had fled to the Wanglou Brigade during a ti of war. Not long after, both her parents died of illness. At that ti, Fenghua was just ten years old. The Lu Family took her in as a young maid. She was clever and had been taught to read and write by her parents, so she quickly rose up the ranks and worked in the old lady’s room. She went from being a small-sized maid to the chief maid, changed her na to Fenghua, and the old lady gave her a dowry when she got married.
Wang Zhenguo had been serving the Lu Family since he was young and thus was familiar with Fenghua. Fenghua and her younger sister, Fengi, lived together, and whenever he prepared sothing for Fengi, he would also prepare sothing for Fenghua. He treated her like his own sister.
However, Fengi didn’t share Fenghua’s noble disposition.
After her wedding, Fenghua would visit the old lady annually, while Fengi never once showed up. Later, unknown to everyone, the old lady and the father of the Lu Family spoke to Fenghua about sothing, after which Fenghua never showed up again.
Not long after, the vigorous campaign of distributing land to the landless farrs began.
Several years later, neither Li Dazhu recognized Wang Zhenguo, nor did Wang Zhenguo recognize Li Dazhu. He knew that Li Dazhu and Zhou Fenghua were both working in the city, but he had no idea they had once worked in a coal mine.
Li Dazhu, upon hearing Wang Zhenguo call him by his na joyously responded, “Yes, yes, I am Li Dazhu! You threatened back in the days, stating that if Fenghua wasn’t doing well, you would co to have a word with . Over the years, Fenghua and I have bickered over small trivial matters, I waited and waited for you, but you never appeared. I thought you had forgotten about it.”
“Ti makes one grow old!” Wang Zhenguo sighed, “I didn’t expect to run into you here. Higher class people like yourselves often have forgetful mories. I had no idea where to find you, could you not return to the Wanglou Brigade?”
He said this intentionally, for he knew Fenghua was not an ingrate.
Li Dazhu glanced around before whispering, “How dare would we return? We are afraid of causing trouble! However, we’re still keeping an eye on the circumstances of the Lu Family. For now, it’s better to keep our distance, preventing others from knowing about our relationship. If sothing happens in the future, we can secretly lend a hand without anyone suspecting our connection. My daughter works at the county committee and my son at the city committee. Although they are both minor officials, they’re quite useful! Now, I know you brother, but you brother doesn’t know ! Oh, my wife has long since changed her na, she now goes by Zhou Xianghong.”
Wang Zhenguo suddenly said, “That year we were provided with a quota for workers from Wanglou Brigade…”
Li Dazhu smirked a little, neither confirming nor denying.
“I knew it, how could the recruiting quota fall into our brigade.” Upon eting Li Dazhu, Wang Zhenguo finally had an answer for the doubts in his heart. The quota for city employnt, especially for miners, was extrely coveted. Everyone was trying their best to get into it, and a lot of tis, the first requirent for recruitnt was a city hukou (residence permit) and an education. Rarely did rural citizens ever co into consideration.
Li Dazhu waved his hand, not willing to take credit, “Elder brother, I’ll leave you an address later. If you encounter any difficulties, just send soone to deliver a ssage. If we can help, we won’t refrain. However, I feel like there’s nothing that we could do that you’d need help with, elder brother, you are a well-respected, known figure, ordinary people wouldn’t dare to ss with you.”
No one starved to death in the Wanglou Brigade as Wang Zhenguo had made great contributions. As long as he agreed, promotion was almost a certainty. But rumor had it that he was unwilling to leave his fellow villagers behind, and only wanted to remain in the Wanglou Brigade to help the common people with his utmost.
Wang Zhenguo said, “Don’t make fun of , just call brother.”
Li Dazhu took a look at the stuff in the mule cart and gave Wang Zhenguo a thumbs-up, “Elder brother, many years without contact, yet you remain good as ever. If your youngest could learn just a bit from you, he wouldn’t just be a minor official now.”
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