sinovels Chapter 1970 Yong'an Supermarket promises never to beat or scold customers.
Chapter 1970 Yong'an Supermarket promises never to beat or scold customers.
Chapter 1970 Yong'an Supermarket: This store promises never to beat or scold customers.
Just as Zhao Jun finished changing his clothes and went to the outer room, Li Dayong came in and called to him, "Jun, your dad is looking for you."
"My dad?" Zhao Jun was taken aback, sensing something was amiss. Just two minutes ago, he was talking to Zhao Youcai, who had been stubborn and arrogant. He'd said one thing, and Zhao Youcai's three harsh words had followed. Why was he being asked to leave now?
But as his son, Zhao Jun couldn't refuse Zhao Youcai's request.
Zhao Jun strode out, but just as he was about to step out of the door, Wang Meilan's voice came from behind him: "Call your dad back for dinner."
Zhao Jun responded and went out to Zhao Youcai: "Dad, you were looking for me?"
"Son," Zhao Youcai smiled at Zhao Jun and said, "Dad just thought about it, I'll go to your training too."
"Huh?" Zhao Jun looked at Zhao Youcai in surprise, not understanding what his father was up to.
Seeing the strange look in Zhao Jun's eyes, Zhao Youcai laughed and said, "My son has taken on such a big job. If I, as his father, don't step up, who else can help you?"
Hearing Zhao Youcai's words, Zhao Jun was even more surprised.
Based on Zhao Jun's understanding of Zhao Youcai, if he got into serious trouble, his father would definitely help him. But since Zhao Youcai had said he wouldn't participate in something like militia training, it would be pointless for Wang Meilan to say anything.
Zhao Jun glanced at Zhao Youcai and saw that the man was all smiles, so he must be hiding some secret thoughts.
"Dad, this sweltering heat isn't exactly a good thing, why are you getting involved?" Zhao Jun said sarcastically.
"Hmm?" Zhao Youcai frowned; the words sounded familiar. The next second, Zhao Youcai realized that these were words he had said earlier.
"You little brat!" Zhao Youcai glared at him with his small eyes, and Zhao Jun quickly said, "Dad, hurry up, Mom is calling you for dinner."
Zhao Youcai glared at Zhao Jun and strode into the house. Zhao Jun followed behind and asked Zhao Youcai, "Dad, did you beat up Xiong Ba today?"
"Got it!" Zhao Youcai said curtly, "If I went there, how could I not have hit it?"
"Dad, how did you manage to hit it?" Zhao Jun asked sincerely, "The grass on this mountain is so tall, and you still managed to hit it. You're really amazing."
"Get the hell out of here! Are you trying to smear me with your words?" Zhao Youcai felt that Zhao Jun was mocking him, but he was really overthinking it this time.
The father and son went inside and sat down at the table. At this time, Zhang Yuanmin, Li Baoyu, and Xie Chen returned. They talked about Zhao Jun's organization of militia training. The Zhao family members actively discussed the matter and were eager to participate.
When Zhang Yuanmin, Lin Xiangshun, Li Baoyu, Xie Chen, and Li Ruhai all signed up, Grandpa Zhao said to Zhao Jinhui, who was eating silently, "Grandson, you should go too."
"I'm not going!" Zhao Jinhui refused decisively, but Grandpa Zhao persuaded him, "Go ahead and get some exercise."
“Dad, if he doesn’t want to go, he doesn’t have to go,” Zhao Weipeng said, not to defend his son, but to continue, “With his physique, how will he look in the ranks?”
"Hmm?" Hearing this, Zhao Jun felt that it made sense.
Just then, Li Ruhai asked Zhao Weipeng with a smile, "Uncle Peng, does that mean you can't be like my brother and Brother Zhang?"
"Go to hell!" Li Baoyu and Zhang Yuanmin retorted to Li Ruhai in unison.
"It would be best if they were all about the same size," Zhao Weipeng said. "If their heights don't vary too much, they'll look good no matter how they walk."
After saying this, Zhao Weipeng turned to Zhao Jun and said, "Jun, let me be your instructor."
Zhao Jun looked at Zhao Weipeng, feeling somewhat uncertain.
He knew these professional soldiers, such as Tao Dabao, Zhou Chengguo, Liu Jinyong, and even Chu Anmin. They were all incredibly skilled at climbing mountains and shooting, but none of them were unreliable.
Only Zhao Weipeng... This made Zhao Jun wonder what Zhao Weipeng had learned in the army during his years of service.
But Zhao Jun couldn't say anything since Zhao Weipeng was so enthusiastic.
After finishing his meal, Zhao Jun called Yonglitun and found Song Fu'an, the captain of the forest ranger team. He asked Song Fu'an to inform all the forest rangers that there would be a meeting at the Third Work Section at nine o'clock the day after tomorrow.
After making the arrangements, Zhao Jun went out to roast bear legs with Zhang Yuanmin and the others.
Zhao Youcai came home late today, almost five o'clock. If we cook the bear leg and braise the bear paw, we won't be able to eat until eight o'clock.
The days are long at this time of year, and it's still not dark even though everyone has finished eating.
The children went out to play, while Zhao Youcai, Xing San, Li Dayong, and a few others watched TV inside the house. Zhao Jun and the other young men dragged the four brown bear legs outside into the yard, set up firewood, and prepared to burn them.
The unpleasant smell of burning bear fur wafted through the courtyard as Zhao Jun and his companions chatted in a sheltered spot.
By nightfall, the four bear legs with paws had been singed, and they were all blackened.
“Let’s go, let’s take it back and soak it in cold water.” Zhao Jun said, “We’ll eat the two hind legs and hind paws tomorrow. As for the two forelegs and fore paws, we’ll go into town tomorrow and take it to Director Chu’s house.”
Chu Anmin was Zhao Jun's powerful backer and had always treated him well. Since they happened to have bear legs and paws, Zhao Jun thought he'd send some to his superior.
As soon as Zhao Jun finished speaking, Li Tongyun's voice came from inside the courtyard: "Brother Jun, you're going to the city tomorrow, can you lead the way for me?"
"Where are you going?" Li Dazhi asked, glaring at Li Tongyun as he did so.
Previously, Li Tongyun had lost 100 yuan to his family in Shanhe County. Although the amount was small, it reminded Li Dazhi and Lin Xue of the days when they lived frugally.
After arriving in Yong'an Village, the couple, who had only enjoyed a few good days, became wary and decided that Li Tongyun would stay in this remote mountain village for the rest of her life.
……
The next morning, Zhao Jun got up as usual around 5 a.m. He fed the animals with Zhao Youcai and fed the dogs with Li Baoyu.
After finishing all the work, Wang Meilan had also prepared breakfast.
After breakfast, Zhao's gang members arrived one after another. Today, Zhao Jun was going to the city to look at houses and would also stop by the supply and marketing cooperative's purchasing station to get acquainted with Station Master Bi there.
Since the Zhao family had nothing better to do, everyone except for the elderly Xing San went into the city with Zhao Jun.
We're not hauling anything heavy today; two bear legs can fit in the jeep. So, the Zhao family didn't bring their large Liberation truck today; instead, they borrowed Zhao Weipeng's jeep.
And so, Zhao Jun, Wang Qiang, Zhang Yuanmin, Lin Xiangshun, Li Baoyu, Xie Chen, Zhao Jinhui, and Li Ruhai, a total of eight people, left the Zhao family in two jeeps.
Before leaving the village, Zhao Jun drove to his father-in-law's house.
Now that Ma Yang's path to school is completely cut off, and he's just staying at home anyway, Zhao Jun wanted to take his brother-in-law to the city. Since there's enough room in the car, it would be good to let him see the world.
The jeep stopped outside the Ma family compound. Zhao Jun honked the horn twice, but no one came out.
"Huh?" Zhao Jun looked at the open door not far away and wondered, "There should be someone home here."
"Big brother, I'm going down to take a look," Li Ruhai said slyly from the back seat.
Just as Zhao Jun was about to agree, he heard Ma Yang's voice from inside the house: "Is that your brother-in-law?"
Looking over, Zhao Jun could vaguely see a figure behind the screen window on the west side.
"What are we doing?" Zhao Jun muttered, then shouted, "Little brother, we're going into town, are you coming?"
"I'm not going, brother-in-law," Ma Yang replied in a hoarse voice, and Zhao Jun immediately sensed something was wrong. Knowing Ma Yang's personality, if he were offered a ride into the city, he would have jumped for joy and followed along.
"What's wrong with you?" Zhao Jun pushed open the car door and got out, about to go into the yard to check on you.
Just then, Ma Yang's voice came from the west window again: "Brother-in-law, come in alone, don't let anyone else in."
"What's going on? What's wrong with Ma Yang?" Zhao Jun couldn't understand what was wrong with Ma Yang. He turned around and gave a few instructions, telling the others to wait for him there. Then Zhao Jun quickly walked into the Ma family's house.
Wang Cuihua wasn't home; if she wanted to be home to listen to Zhao Jun, she would have come out long ago.
So Zhao Jun entered the house and went directly through the outer room to the door of the west room.
The door wasn't closed, and Zhao Jun peeked inside. He saw Ma Yang getting up from the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed). There was a large handprint on each cheek of the child.
"Oh my god, what happened?" Zhao Jun frowned. He remembered that when he came yesterday morning, Ma Yang had a handprint on one side of his face. How come it's symmetrical now?
"Brother-in-law!" Upon seeing Zhao Jun, Ma Yang felt as if he had seen a family member, and tears instantly streamed down his face. He rushed to Zhao Jun's side in three quick steps.
Zhao Jun felt heartbroken just listening to Ma Yang's hoarse voice. He grabbed Ma Yang's shoulders and pried him off.
Looking at the symmetrical handprints on Ma Yang's face, Zhao Jun frowned and said, "Little brother, what did your brother-in-law say to you yesterday? Huh? Didn't he tell you to think before you speak? Don't always make our parents angry."
“I didn’t say anything…” Ma Yang cried, but Zhao Jun didn’t believe her: “You didn’t say anything, so Dad can beat you? I don’t believe it.”
“Ma Dafu, he…” Ma Yang had barely begun when Zhao Jun interrupted him sharply. Just by the way the young man named him, Zhao Jun knew that what he was about to say wasn’t good.
"What are you saying?" Zhao Jun lightly nudged Ma Yang and snapped, "Did you suggest the elders' names?"
"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law," Ma Yang sobbed, "I didn't say anything yesterday, and he just shoved me under the table with a big shovel."
Hearing this, Zhao Jun suppressed a laugh and said, "Did he say whether he was going to hit you or not?"
"They said I didn't hold my bowl while eating..." Ma Yang continued to sob, but Zhao Jun sensed something was amiss. He believed Ma Dafu was just using this as an excuse. As for why Ma Yang had been beaten, Zhao Jun couldn't figure it out.
But at that moment, a blurry figure appeared in Zhao Jun's mind—a man with a smirking face, dressed in a respectable manner…
Seeing Ma Yang like this, Zhao Jun couldn't take him into the city. With a handprint on each side, wouldn't people see it as a spectacle once they got to the city?
So after reassuring Ma Yang for a couple of minutes, Zhao Jun left.
The two vehicles left the village and drove down the mountain, entering Shanhe County two and a half hours later.
The car first arrived at the Forestry Bureau's residential area, where Zhao Jun, carrying a sack of bear legs, knocked on the door of the Chu family's house.
Grandma Chu opened the door. Chu Anmin, Liu Hongmei, and Chu Xiaoxue had all gone to work, leaving Grandma Chu alone at home.
Upon seeing Zhao Jun, Grandma Chu warmly invited him into the house. However, Zhao Jun entered the house but did not go inside. After putting down the two bear legs with their paws attached, he said to Grandma Chu, "Grandma Chu, this is the bear we killed yesterday. I broke both of its legs for you."
Legend has it that a bear's forepaws are extremely nutritious. Some say that before hibernation, bears rub nutritious foods such as honey and dried fruit into their paws.
Then, when they are hungry during hibernation, bears will lick the food on their paws to obtain energy.
Then they said that because bears' forepaws accumulate and permeate a lot of nutrients, they are nutritious.
That's utter nonsense!
But a bear's forepaws are used for grabbing, scratching, and carrying things, so they are more active than its hind paws.
Grandma Chu thanked Zhao Jun and invited him into the house again, but Zhao Jun politely declined and left. The group got into their car to find a place to eat.
It's almost eleven o'clock now, and if they're going to the purchasing station, Bi Dongsheng will have to treat them to dinner. Besides, it's their first time dealing with each other, and they're not familiar with each other. With so many people from the Zhao family gang coming, it's easy for people to think they're enemies.
Therefore, Zhao Jun decided to go after finishing his meal.
After having a meal at a restaurant near the Forestry Bureau, Zhao Jun and his group drove to the photo studio.
The owner of the photo studio hasn't changed, but the location has. The old photo studio was sold to the Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce to open a supermarket.
Zhao Jun handed a roll of film to the photo studio owner. The film was of the Sea Cucumber King and the Phoenix Cucumber King.
Zhao Jun asked his boss to expedite the process, as he needed to take these photos to Fusong in a few days to attend the Ginseng King Conference convened by Shen Qiushan.
After leaving the photo studio, the next stop was the wild ginseng purchasing station of the supply and marketing cooperative.
But then Wang Qiang suggested that since they were already there, they might as well go and check out their own supermarket. They hadn't been there since it opened.
Hearing Wang Qiang say that, Zhao Jun felt it made sense. Moreover, when he left home that morning, Zhao Hong and Zhao Na held his hands and told him to buy some nice things to take back with him.
Although we will be going to the supply and marketing cooperative later, the variety of goods there is far less than that of the department store.
A group of people got on the bus and headed straight for Shanhe County Department Store and Yong'an Supermarket.
Upon arrival, we parked the car in front of the department store, and then a group of people got out of the car, preparing to go to the Yong'an Supermarket across the street.
Looking around, you can see that Yong'an Supermarket is doing good business, with customers coming and going carrying baskets and bags.
"Let's go take a look!" Zhao Jun waved his hand, and everyone walked excitedly toward the supermarket.
But as soon as I arrived at the supermarket entrance, I saw a small blackboard hanging next to the door. The blackboard didn't have any promotional information or notices of goods arriving in high demand; instead, it displayed the ten words: "This store promises never to beat or scold customers."
"What does this say?" Zhao Jun frowned. Xie Chen next to him said, "Brother Jun, this says that our store promises never to beat or scold customers."
“I can read!” Zhao Jun said irritably, “Why are you writing this? Isn’t this something only found in state-run stores back in the mountains?”
At this moment, Zhao Jinhui said to Zhao Jun, "Brother Jun, this way of writing it is also wrong."
"Hmm?" Zhao Jun frowned, and then heard Zhao Jinhui say, "Over there in the city, they have signs that say 'This shop strictly prohibits hitting or scolding customers.'"
Zhao Jun turned to look at Zhao Jinhui, while Li Ruhai laughed and said, "Brother Hui, the rule against hitting or scolding customers is written for our own people. It's to prevent employees from hitting customers."
At this point, Li Ruhai pointed to the small blackboard hanging on the wall and said, "This promise that we will never beat or scold customers is written for them to see."
Zhao Jun: "..."
Everyone: "..."
Brothers, I'll make up the missing chapter tomorrow. It's still not working today; my neck is still giving out.