Chapter 284: The Monkey Steals Peaches, Kneel Down

Chapter 284: The Monkey Steals Peaches, Kneel Down

Chapter 284: The Monkey Steals Peaches, Kneel Down

A new day begins and everyone is busy again.

Although it is busy, it is a little more relaxed than this time last year, and I am not so rushed to complete tasks.

One reason is that the current situation is bad. With the departure of senior workers and engineers, some orders for the steel rolling mill have been lost, so the mill can naturally relax a bit.

The efficiency of each factory is not good either. They dare not demand too much at one time and are barely operating at full capacity.

One reason is two inventions and oil. The two inventions have made drivers much safer and they don’t have to take a detour.

The abundance of oil has allowed everyone to drive faster, so the speed has naturally increased.

"Hu~" a long puff of smoke came out.

In the office, a group of drivers were smoking and exhaling breath, looking very comfortable.

"Damn it, after finishing this cigarette, I'll be out of cigarettes. Do you have any tickets?" a driver complained.

"Yes, we rely on cigarettes to stay awake. How come there are cigarette tickets? We don't have any tickets."

"Me too. I wonder if the factory has distributed any to our transport team? Captain Zhang has any?"

As he was muttering, Zhang Jinwu came out to get some fresh air while smoking a cigarette. "Don't even think about it. I don't have any."

"The captain doesn't have a ticket either, so we have to go out and buy one." The driver said helplessly, but he had no choice but to accept it.

After all, they are driving and need cigarettes to keep them alert.

"We are lucky. My third uncle is in Shanghai. They needed tickets to buy cigarettes last year. We are lucky to be one year late." A master explained.

Everyone immediately looked at him and complained, "Why didn't you tell me about this earlier? If you had told me earlier, I would have stocked up on some cigarettes."

"Hey, can you blame me? Who knew you would need tickets at this time?"

Zhang Jinwu said unhappily, "Alright, alright, stop complaining. You can't stockpile too many cigarettes. If you stockpile too much, aren't you afraid of being scolded by your wife?"

"That's true." He nodded, agreeing.

Everyone continued to smoke.

Li Kailang murmured, "Now cigarettes require tickets, but in the future maybe everything will require tickets, that would be troublesome."

Everyone looked at his cheerful look and waited for his explanation.

"Cigarettes require tickets, food is running low, meat is running low, and the day before yesterday a purchase certificate was issued. It's very troublesome to buy things. It's very likely that we will need tickets for things we don't care about."

"I think we should hurry up and buy the ones that don't require tickets now."

After listening to Li Kailang's explanation, everyone thought about it and felt that it made sense, but there were still some things that did not require tickets.

"Master Li, tell me what else doesn't require a ticket. Let's go buy them." Master Lin asked at the right time.

Li Kailang did not keep the topic in suspense and said straight to the point: "What are we wearing on our hands and riding on our feet? Let's hurry up and buy it now while we don't need tickets."

After Li Kailang finished speaking, everyone looked at what they were wearing on their hands. "Watch!"

"Yes, yes, yes, watches don't require tickets now."

“But watches are big items, costing dozens of dollars each. Why would you buy an extra watch for no reason?” said Master Zhao.

Everyone looked at Li Kailang again, and he explained: "I didn't tell you to buy it, I just wanted to remind you that this watch will break down sooner or later. What if it is repaired by then?"

"Besides, you have watches, but your wife, son, and father don't have watches."

After Li Kailang finished speaking, he looked at Lu Wenjiang and Zhang Jinwu.

Lu Wenjiang thought about it and decided that if Luo Ruiyun wanted a watch ticket, he could give one to her.

Zhang Jinwu thought that Han Xiaohui and Zhang Ya didn't have one, so he might as well buy one.

"That being said, this watch is not cheap, right?" Master Lin asked again.

Li Kailang said: "It's not cheap now, but if a watch ticket is issued, then even if you have money you can't buy a watch, you still have to spend money to buy a ticket, which will be even more expensive."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but nod their heads. Anything related to tickets would be expensive.

Someone agreed: "That's true. The cheapest one now is only 80 or 90 yuan. If you add the ticket, it will be more than 100 yuan. You should buy a watch."

"Not necessarily. Watches are not cheap to begin with. Who would buy one if there was a ticket?"

Some people agreed, while naturally some people disagreed. Li Kailang didn't care. He had reminded them of everything he should have reminded them of, and it was up to them whether they listened or not.

"By the way, Master Li, what did you say you were riding on?" Master Lin couldn't help but ask.

Before Li Kailang could say anything, Master Zhao interrupted and said, "What's there to not understand? The only thing you can ride is a bicycle."

When it comes to bicycles, there are even more people who don't care. They are the ones who drive trucks and will take a liking to bicycles.

Besides, their home is not far from the steel mill, so they can just walk there and don’t need a bicycle.

Having said everything that needed to be said, Li Kailang stopped talking nonsense and looked at Lu Wenjiang.

"Brother, while you don't need the ticket now, buy your sister-in-law a watch and a bicycle. Money is worthless now anyway, so you might as well buy something."

"Okay!" Lu Wenjiang naturally wouldn't refuse. Money is worthless now.

Most commodities are linked to tickets. Without tickets, money is useless.

Years of savings also gave Lu Wenjiang the confidence to buy these two items, which would not delay Luo Ruiyun's expenses during her pregnancy.

Zhang Jinwu and Lu Wenjiang thought the same thing. He had more money, so he could pair it all up with Han Xiaohui and Zhang Ya.

Maybe it can be used as Zhang Ya’s dowry in the future.

Others were talking and discussing this matter, some didn't care, some did.

"I don't have any tasks to do. Do you want to go shopping together at noon?" Lu Wenjiang asked.

Li Kailang shook his head: "No, I bought it yesterday. The bicycle is a Phoenix 26-inch model, and the watch is the same as the one I have on my hand."

There is no need to hide this matter, and it can also provide Lu Wenjiang with an idea.

"Bought it so early, it seems Xiao Li is very confident about this." Lu Wenjiang said with a smile.

Li Kailang nodded. The others were surprised to hear that Li Kailang had already bought it.

Especially those who were hesitant, after seeing Li Kailang buy it, they made up their minds.

"Ding-ling-ling——" the noon bell for the end of get off work rang.

They went home to get money, some bought bicycles, some bought watches.

Lu Wenjiang and Zhang Jinwu are naturally no exception.

After buying the bicycle and the watch, the driver went home happily and told his wife the good news.

"Zhao Fujin, you took the money just to buy a bicycle? Do you know how close our home is to the steel mill? You just bought a bicycle, so why not return it right away?"

"I spent 150 yuan to buy this useless thing. Do you know how much food I could buy with this money?"

"I've already bought it and can't return it." Master Zhao explained helplessly. He originally wanted to give his wife a surprise, but he didn't expect to be scolded.

"I don't care. If you can't return it, don't go home today. Go sleep with your bike!"

"boom!"

Master Zhao's wife slammed the door shut, leaving Master Zhao standing outside.

"Lao Zhao, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but it's only a short distance, you can just walk there, what's the point of buying a bicycle?"

"Yeah, look, you've offended your wife and you can't even get in the door, so get out of here right away."

The neighbors around him all advised Master Zhao, which also made Master Zhao doubt himself.

"Did I really do something wrong?"

This situation was not uncommon. Even when Zhang Jinwu and Zhang Fen were riding their bikes back, they were pointed at and ridiculed by Han Xiaohui.

Everyone returned to the transport team dejectedly, and couldn't help but complain when they saw Li Kailang taking it easy.

"Xiao Li, did you trick us into buying bicycles and watches? Why did my wife scold me when I bought them back?"

"Yeah, why is it different from what you said? If I don't return it, you won't let me go home to sleep at night?"

"Xiao Li, you have to take responsibility for this. This car is different from what you said, and you got scolded for nothing?"

Several people were filled with righteous indignation and glared at Li Kailang.

“Hey, hey, hey!” Li Kailang quickly reached out his hand. “I didn’t force you to buy it. You bought it yourselves. How can you blame me?”

"I just expressed my opinion. I didn't say you must buy it. You bought it yourself. Why are you blaming me?"

Several people listened and agreed that this was the truth. They were the ones who acted on their own initiative, so it was not Li Kailang's fault.

But they can't just get scolded for nothing, they have to find someone to vent their anger on.

"That's what you said, but if what you said didn't make sense, how could we go back and buy it?"

"If you hadn't said anything, wouldn't this have happened and we wouldn't have been scolded?"

Those masters who didn't buy it were fanning the flames.
"Xiao Li, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but how can you say such a big thing? Look at what's happening now..."

"Xiao Li, trouble comes from the mouth. If you didn't say it, this wouldn't have happened."

Zhang Jinwu watched and immediately expressed his support for Li Kailang. Although he was also ridiculed by Han Xiaohui, Li Kailang was his apprentice.

"Hey, how can you say that? Xiao Li just said that he didn't force you to buy it, you bought it yourself."

"Besides, Xiao Li bought it himself, how could he deceive you? Even I bought it, and my wife liked it very much when I went home. She didn't say I was wasting money, but praised me for buying a good one."

Zhang Fen looked at his father and saw his indifferent expression. If he hadn't been scolded too, he wouldn't have believed anything he said.

"How can you lie without thinking? I need to learn how to be so utilitarian!" Zhang Fen thought to himself. Everyone looked at each other and immediately asked for advice: "Old Zhang, how did you do it? Teach us!"

Zhang Jinwu raised his chin with a proud look on his face and said arrogantly, "Do I need to be taught this? You are really incapable of this!"

A few of them smiled awkwardly, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Forget it. I'm your captain. Who else should I help if not you?"

"You need to let your wife know who is the head of the family. You have already bought the things, why are you returning them? You are wasting your face."

"After you get home, push your wife onto the bed. Does she dare to refuse? Does she dare to let you sleep outside? If she refuses, just keep pushing her until she agrees."

"Show your manliness. You two were beaten by your wives. You don't act like men at all. Don't say you are from the transport team when you go out."

After listening to Zhang Jinwu's "method", several people instantly understood.

"Lao Zhang, is this how you got your sister-in-law to agree?" Master Zhao said.

Zhang Jinwu glanced at her and said, "You must be kidding. I don't need to use such a method. If I say something, she will dare not agree."

Several people immediately looked at him with admiration. He was worthy of being the captain, he was so awesome.

Zhang Fen looked at his father from the side, his face wavering as he watched his father showing off his power.

He had to hold back his laughter while looking serious and agreeing.

After hearing the last sentence, Zhang Fen couldn't help but pinch his thigh.

After listening to Zhang Jinwu's suggestion, the other people suddenly had some ideas in their minds. They also wanted to buy it, but they were afraid that they could not persuade the tigress at home.

"Lao Zhang is right. We are men. We can't be afraid of women. After get off work, I will go buy a bicycle too."

If one person stands up and agrees, naturally others will follow.

"And me, I'm going to buy one too."

"Me too!"

After a while, the crowd's momentum for buying cars and watches grew again, and no one blamed Li Kailang anymore.

"When I get back, I'll follow Old Zhang's method and teach my wife a lesson, so she knows who is the head of the family."

Master Zhao straightened his clothes, straightened his chest, and spoke confidently.

"Well, I'll try it when I get back. We are men, how can we be afraid of women?" Master Lin also echoed.

Everyone is now waiting to get off work so they can go back and teach their wives a lesson.

Seeing that everyone believed him, Zhang Jinwu pretended to be steady and returned to the office.

"Boom!"

"Huh——" After closing the door, Zhang Jinwu couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

He could imagine the suffering they would face when they returned home, but he convinced himself by what he said and decided to give it a try.

"Jingle Bell--"

"Go, go, go, go back quickly. I want to teach my wife a lesson."

Riding their bikes, several people went back immediately.

Master Zhao kicked the door open and shouted, "Wife, I'm back!"

Zhao's wife looked at Master Zhao who was yelling, and then looked at the bicycle still there, and couldn't help but said angrily:
"Didn't I ask you to return the bike? Why didn't you do that? Do you mean you don't take my words to heart? Ah!!!"

Hearing what the woman said, Master Zhao couldn't help but tremble, but when he remembered what Zhang Jinwu said, he immediately straightened his chest and raised his head.

"What if I don't quit? I'm the head of the family. I'll listen to you in everything. Where is my dignity?"

Listening to Master Zhao's words, the neighbor couldn't help but give him a thumbs up, "I haven't seen this old Zhao for an afternoon, and he's actually so amazing!"

Zhao's wife listened, her heart was burning with anger, "Zhao Fujin, you are so awesome, you don't even listen to me, I think you are itching for a beating!"

After saying that, Zhao's wife immediately picked up a broom and was about to beat him.

Master Zhao watched and couldn't help but shudder, as past painful experiences came to his mind.

But he couldn't be afraid now. He wanted to regain his strength and said with a fierce look and restrained expression:

"You bitch, you actually dared to hit the head of the family. It seems that I was too good to you in the past, and you can't tell the difference between the big and small kings!"

"Bang!" Zhao's wife hit him with a broom. Master Zhao was not afraid at all. He grabbed the broom and approached her.

Remembering what Zhang Jinwu had suggested, Master Zhao immediately snatched the broom away and then pressed Zhao's wife on the table.

"I have tolerated you for a long time, but today I won't tolerate it anymore. Let me show you how powerful I am!" Master Zhao couldn't help but speak in dialect, Hunan dialect.

Zhao's wife's face was pressed on the table, her hands were tied, and she struggled but couldn't get free.

The neighbors couldn't help but admire Master Zhao as he displayed his prowess.

"Lao Zhang is really awesome! After being bullied for so long, he finally fought back!"

"How come Lao Zhao is so amazing? I haven't seen him for just one afternoon. I have to go ask him later!"

"If Lao Zhao wins, we can learn a few tricks and regain our strength."

Several people couldn't help but nodded heavily, thinking of the days when they were bullied by their wives.

Their conversation was ignored by the women beside them, who pulled their ears up directly: "Huh? What do you want to do? Do you want to rebel?"

"Ahhh-"

"I was wrong! That's not what I meant!"

"That's not what I meant. I see you've been thinking about this for a long time. If you're itching, I'll give it to you!"

As he spoke, he twisted their ears hard and pulled them by the ears to teach them a lesson, making them suffer so much that they begged for mercy.

"Wait, let me finish reading."

"Okay, wait until you finish looking at Lao Zhao, then I'll show you how I'll deal with you!" The wives also became curious and looked into the house.

"Zhao Fujin, let go!" Zhao's wife blushed when she heard the voice outside and struggled against the restraints.

"Let go? Impossible? Are you wrong?" Master Zhao held him back and refused to let go, even using his body to suppress him.

"I have one last word to say to you, let go!"

"If I don't let go, what can you do to me?" Master Zhao shook his head and said excitedly.

"I will finally be able to rise up and sing the praises of the serfs one day. Why should I let you go? Just tell me if I am wrong or not? If I am right, I will keep suppressing you until you admit your mistake!"

"I'm not wrong!" Zhao's wife still refused to admit her mistake, and her body and hands were still struggling.

She leaned her face against the table, trying to find an opportunity. She looked behind her. Master Zhao's body was pressing on her, and there was a sense of emptiness somewhere.

Suddenly, Zhao's wife came up with an idea, "I'll say it again, let him go or not, if you don't, I won't be polite!"

"You're welcome? I want to see how you can be rude!" Master Zhao said with a smile.

Zhao's wife struggled with her hands, formed eagle claws, and suddenly reached back!
A monkey steals a peach!
"Ah--" Master Zhao let out a terrible howl as his lower body was suddenly attacked. He covered his brother and his body jumped up and down.

Zhao's wife freed herself from the restraints, flexed her wrists, and scolded, "Zhao Fujin, you dare to challenge me, and you want me to admit my mistake?"

"Don't you know who I am? When I was fighting the Japanese, you didn't even know where I was?"

The neighbors outside the door, especially the men, were so scared when they saw Master Zhao was defeated so quickly and his peaches were stolen that they immediately closed their legs.

His wives all lowered their heads at the same time and looked at a certain little brother.

"What are you looking at? What do you want to do?" The husband was frightened and immediately covered his mouth with his hands.

The wives smiled slightly, twisted their ears hard, and then a monkey stole a peach!
"Ah——" The yard was filled with wailing sounds.

A group of men lay on the ground, rolling around in agony. The power of this monkey stealing peaches was quite strong!
"Sister Zhao's method is really good. It can make men obedient in no time!" The wives couldn't help but admire Mrs. Zhao.

At this moment, Zhao's wife immediately regained the upper hand and restrained Master Zhao.

All kinds of despicable means were tried on Master Zhao, making him want to die.

After a while, Master Zhao knelt on the washboard and apologized to his wife.

"Will you dare to do it again in the future? Ah!"

Master Zhao shook his head frantically: "I don't dare anymore, I don't dare anymore."

“Humph, you really think you’re all right and don’t take me seriously. I married you so that you can bully me. You still want to bully me? You’re still a little stunned!”

While his wife was lecturing Master Zhao, he could only listen, humming Zhang Jinwu's tune in his heart.

Zhang Jinwu was not having a good time either.

"Xiao Hui, you see you've already bought the things and can't return them, so just accept them. I've been kneeling here for a while."

Han Xiaohui turned her head away in anger: "Who asked you to buy it? Kneel down, and stand up when I'm in a good mood."

"And you, what are you looking at? Your dad bought it, so you bought it too. Why don't you find a washboard and kneel down on it!"

Han Xiaohui grabbed Zhang Fen, who was watching the fun, and made him kneel down as well.

Zhang Fen could only kneel down reluctantly.

Not only Master Zhao hated Zhang Jinwu, but other masters also hated Zhang Jinwu.

Why is the situation different from what he said?

(End of this chapter)