There is no such thing as a free lunch.

Even if Qiao Yue is stubborn, the Qiao family are not fools. How can they be taken advantage of and borrow money at low interest rates?

Even if he was really willing to borrow it, Zhang Qing couldn't. It would make people look down upon him for nothing.

Of course, Zhang Qing's industry is indeed attractive.

Although there is no scale at present, the shares of "Ming Pao", regardless of the economic content, the political weight alone is enough to make anyone excited.

But this is not for sale. After he takes over completely, he plans to further delist and privatize it. How can he share it with others?

Zhang Qing refused, but he didn't say it so straightforwardly and just called him a fool.

After Qiao Yue yelled for a while, she joked a few words and then hung up the phone.

God was unfavorable, and at about ten o'clock at night, the old wind started blowing in Bayi Village.

Mainland people don't know much about the old winds in Western Xinjiang. There are also strong winds in inland provinces, but most of the time they are short, no more than one or two hours.

Once the wind blows in Western Xinjiang, it usually lasts for two or three days, and sometimes it can last for half a month.

When the wind is strong, trees as big as the mouth of a cylinder can be blown down.

Outside the window, the strong wind stirred up snow and sand, and the world became chaotic.

But in this kind of weather, behind a half-meter-thick wall and in a warm room, I feel particularly safe.

The family has long been accustomed to this kind of weather, and they just complained a few times. The newly posted Spring Festival couplets outside may not be safe...

"Oops, there's a power outage."

The light flashed, then darkness fell, and exclamations came from the next room.

But don't panic. In these days, power outages are actually a common occurrence, and you have candles at home.

After a while, Zhou Yanyan came in holding a candle and said with a smile: "There's a power outage! I stayed outside for a long time, and when I came back, the power went out. I'm not used to it."

Zhang Qing laughed and said: "Now you feel like you are really home, right?"

Zhou Yanyan nodded with a smile, put the candle on the table, then sat down on the chair near the door, and said: "The wind is blowing, and I can't go out to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow. I don't know if I can get a call tomorrow, maybe the wires The rod is broken."

Outside there was a howling wind, and the dark night made the house warm and quiet.

Zhang Qing smiled and said: "You will be very busy and hard this year."

Zhou Yanyan didn't care: "Just be busy, there's nothing to do when you're free."

Zhang Qing asked: "Do you like being famous... it's the feeling of standing on the stage with countless people cheering for you."

Zhou Yanyan was a little surprised, and said with a smile: "There are still people who don't like it... Yes, you don't like it. But you are not an ordinary person, we all like it. Lanlan also likes it, she wears my clothes at home, and learns to hold concerts "Here... my friends at the back, how are you?" I paused for a moment.

Zhang Qing laughed and said, "All little girls are like this."

Zhou Yanyan asked: "Will you let her become a star in the future?"

Zhang Qing thought for a while and said: "It's not impossible. But it's best to study more and become a manager. It's the same for you. People can't be beautiful all their lives. You have to understand this. How many gorgeous beauties, after their age, If it is well maintained, it will become elegant; if it is not well maintained, it will disappear from the public.”

Zhou Yanyan smiled and said: "I know, it's my mother. You haven't seen the photos of her when she was young. She was much prettier than me. But then she couldn't do it because she was with the wrong man."

Zhang Qing reminded: "The situation between you and your mother is different. You can live a wonderful life on your own. Not much else, your mother is mostly like this because of financial constraints, but now you are a little rich woman. "

Zhou Yanyan curled her lips: "I'm not a little rich woman. What you and that guy from Keshi said are reasonable. You dragged me into losing a lot of money. I owe you a lot of money."

Zhang Qing smiled and said: "What's the point of saying this? I will ask you for money?"

Zhou Yanyan smiled, said nothing, and sat there for a while. Although it was quiet, she liked it very much.

But I didn't stay too long. I was afraid that the adults next door would think too much, so I got up and said, "I'm going to see Lanlan. She also said she would stay up late tonight. I think she will fall asleep soon."

Zhang Qing nodded and said with a smile: "Go ahead."

Zhou Yanyan walked outside, but as soon as she stepped out of the door, she stood still, looked back at Zhang Qing and said with a smile: "Qingzi, happy New Year."

Zhang Qing laughed and said: "Okay, I wish you a happy New Year too."

Zhou Yanyan tilted her head and smiled, then turned and left.

…

Although this year’s Chinese New Year was a popular one, I didn’t start visiting relatives seriously until the third day of the Lunar New Year.

But Zhang Qing still likes this year in his hometown very much.

He really didn't realize how powerful he was, so the whole family returned to Jiefang Village with Zhou Yanyan, the "oil bottler", to pay New Year's greetings to their former neighbors as they had done for so many years.

Grandma Mao, Grandma Wang, Aunt Zheng...

This time he was not empty-handed. Li Tie learned to drive a tractor, and half of his pocket was full of New Year gifts.

The host family had a few sips and listened to the adults reminiscing about old times and how difficult it was in the past. The west family had a few sips and listened to them talk about the current family’s shortcomings.

He is just not allowed to be praised, there is nothing to praise him for, he is still the same person as before.

We had lunch at Tie Zhu's family. Dongzi took over Huozi's business of selling cattle and sheep, and the Tie Zhu family's family situation improved greatly.

Having three children in college at the same time made the family suffocated, but this year it finally got better.

While the adults were talking, Zhang Qingze told Dongzi about Zhou Yanyan's uncle, and finally said: "Brother Dongzi, go check him out, find evidence, and then have someone sue you. I'll give you 10,000 yuan for the event."

The prerequisite for funding is real evidence and no false accusations.”

Dongzi was originally a member of the society, but in the past year he has become famous in the three religions and nine streams. He smiled and said: "This person is dishonest, there must be evidence. Don't give me money, I will get it. I happen to have two friends

Over there, I'll go there in a few days."

After saying that, her eyes fell on Zhou Yanyan, who was sitting by the stove with Zhang Lan, and said with emotion: "Last year... you will be on TV this year. Qingzi, you are so awesome. You have a concert in Hong Kong Island. If this was the case last year

, I would not dare to have that dream even if I had a hundred leopard balls."

Zhang Qing laughed and asked: "Is business good this year?"

Dongzi said cheerfully: "It's not bad. But this year there won't be much red harvest. They have already harvested cattle and sheep. Next year will definitely be good!"

Zhang Qing heard from Zhang Guozhong that Dongzi personally came to his doorstep after winter and gave him 8,000 yuan in dividends.

Zhang Qing smiled and said: "Don't pay dividends. Since you are making money, just wait until next year to pay back the capital. You have worked so hard, and our family has done nothing. It is not appropriate to just sit and collect half of the profits after only giving out the capital."

Dongzi shook his head and whispered: "Don't say that. It's not like you don't know that our old man hates ungrateful people the most. He's been beating me all winter, just because he's afraid of this. You don't want me to have a good year, right?"

?”

Zhang Qing laughed, took a sip of the fragrant milk tea, and said, "Okay, I'll let my dad tell Tie Zhu later."

Dongzi laughed, of course he didn’t want to share half of the money he earned from leading cattle and sheep on a windy and rainy day in the muddy road, but he just didn’t dare to say it...

Zhang Qing also understood his temperament and took the initiative to propose it. Otherwise, it would be uneconomical to wait for a dispute to arise and affect the friendship between the older generation.

It's just that in his career circle, there will definitely be no trace of Dongzi.

"Qingzi, do you want to take your parents to Pingjing?"

At the dinner table, Tie Zhu's wife asked enviously.

After Zhang Qing swallowed the mutton chops in his mouth, he smiled and said: "It would be better if they are willing to live there. If they are not used to living there, they should go on a trip. In fact, the climate in Pingjing is somewhat similar to ours, except that it is not that cold.

The snow is not that thick, and there is heating, which is much better than Jiangjing City. Most of my relatives and friends are here, and they will miss it when they go there. I won’t force it, and I will be happy wherever I live.”

Tie Zhu's daughter-in-law was so envious that she said: "I don't dare to think about it in my life..."

Dongzi was unconvinced and said, "Mom, it's too early for you to say that. Let's see in three years. I'll definitely let you go to the capital for a tour."

Sun Yuehe smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, what are you anxious about? Your boss is very capable, and there are three college students above him. Qiangqiang, Lili will graduate soon, right? Your good days are just behind you!"

Zhang Guozhong was envious: "These days, there are three college students in a family. From now on, brother Tiezhu and his sister-in-law will be the ones who fall into the lucky nest!"

After all, Western Xinjiang is a remote frontier. I don’t know that the system for allocating college student packages has been changed in the past few years. They still equate college students with state cadres.

But in general, the iron casting industry will indeed get better and better.

After eating and talking for a while, Zhang Qing and his family said goodbye and left. They went to the old house to have a look and saw that the road was blocked by thick snow, making it difficult to get in, so they left.

…

At noon on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Zhang family and the Sun family all arrived in Eqi County.

There are fireworks displays in the square at night. Eqi County and the Construction Corps Division Headquarters are connected, one to the east and one to the west. There will be fireworks on both sides.

Although the fireworks here are simply shabby compared to the National Day fireworks in Pingjing and the New Year's Day fireworks in Victoria Bay.

The whole family was still happy to see it.

After watching the fireworks, it was almost midnight, and the family sat and talked.

Uncle Sun Mantang looked at the building and smiled at Zhang Qing: "The year before last, my family sent your parents and Lanlan to Jiangjing City. The feeling at that time, the family could not get back to it for several days after returning. That moment

Your grandpa also said that if your father had any bad intentions, our family would have to force you out no matter what, and we would not let you drop out of school. Who would have thought that this day would happen?"

Li Yunze, the eldest daughter-in-law, smiled and said: "I really couldn't stop crying that day. Your mother cried too, and we cried too. Your mother even asked Lanlan to kowtow to us. After sending them to the train, both your uncles were wiping away their tears.

, I’m afraid it’s the last time I see you. Now I’m fine, I’ve come out of the pot of bitter juice. Now your mother is not looking forward to anything else, she’s just waiting for you to get married and have more sons..."

Zhang Qing was not shy, and said with a smile: "Big sister, let me have one now, family planning."

Li Yun said boldly: "It's okay! Our family can afford to pay the fine! And we don't eat from the public family. How many children do we have?"

My eldest cousin, Sun Haiping, was about to escape from the prison. She was extremely happy. She hugged Huzi and said with a smile: "If that doesn't work, go to a foreign country to register a household registration. I heard people say that Thai men can marry several wives. When the time comes, one wife will have two.

Don’t you want to have a baby?”

The whole family laughed. The most embarrassing thing was that everyone, male, female, old and young, all subconsciously looked at Zhou Yanyan.

Zhou Yanyan's face was red, but she glanced at Zhang Qing, saw the speechless embarrassment on his face, pursed her lips, smiled, and lowered her head...

…
Chapter completed!