Chapter 1363 Another Two Years

The Spring Festival of 1980 was the third Spring Festival that Zhou Chen had celebrated since he came to this era.

Winter in the Northeast is still very cold, but the cold in the north is different from the cold in the south.

The air in the north has less water content and lower humidity, while the air in the south has more water content and higher humidity. Therefore, the cold in the north is dry and cold, while the cold in the south is wet and cold. At the same temperature, wet and cold will make people feel more comfortable than dry and cold. cold.

To describe it as a joke decades later, the cold in the north is a physical attack, while the cold in the south is a magical attack. Magic attacks are often more deadly than physical attacks.

But for Zhou Chen's physical condition, it doesn't matter whether it's cold in the north or in the south, as long as he wears normal clothes.

It happened to be during the Chinese New Year this year, and it was their turn to rest again. Zhou Chen was still celebrating the Chinese New Year alone this year, but he had all the things he needed to buy for the New Year.

Loneliness is loneliness, but the atmosphere and rituals should still be there.

Ma Kui and Wang Xin also asked Zhou Chen to go to dinner, but Zhou Chen refused. Again, he still wanted to spend the New Year at his own home, even if he was a little lonely.

On the first day of the new year, every household in the compound began to visit to pay New Year greetings. Zhou Chen also followed the trend and went to the closest families to pay New Year greetings, and finally went to Ma's house.

"Zhou Chen is here, happy New Year, happy New Year, come in quickly, come in quickly, Yan'er, go get melon seeds and peanut candies."

Wang Sufang was very happy when she saw Zhou Chen coming to pay New Year's greetings. She loudly asked Ma Yan to get something, and then Ma Kui came over.

"Zhou Chen, happy New Year. Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. If you don't come for dinner on New Year's Eve, you have to stay and have a drink with me at noon today."

Zhou Chen responded with a smile: "Happy New Year to Uncle Ma. You don't need to tell me. I specially chose to come here last, just so I can have something good to eat at noon and have someone to drink with me, hahaha."

"Ha ha……"

Ma Kui also laughed and hurriedly asked Zhou Chen to sit down. At this time, Ma Yan also came over with peanuts and melon seeds.

"Happy New Year, eat some peanuts and melon seeds."

"Thank you, and happy New Year to you too."

Zhou Chen talked with Ma Kui, but as time passed, he found that Ma Kui was a little distracted. Not only him, but Ma Yan also walked to the door to look around from time to time.

He immediately understood that Ma Kui was waiting for his apprentice Wang Xin to come to pay New Year's greetings, but it was almost noon, and Wang Xin still didn't even show up, so Ma Kui couldn't sit still.

"Uncle Ma, are you waiting for Wang Xin?"

Ma Kui's face changed slightly, but he still forced himself to defend himself: "Why are you waiting for him? I didn't wait for him. Sufang, let's cook. Make some more dishes today. I want to have a good meal with Xiao Zhou."

"Okay, you guys sit down first, you'll be ready soon."

Ma Jian has learned to walk, but when he is less than two years old, he walks unsteadily and wears chubby clothes, like a little penguin, which is very cute.

"Come on, Ma Jian, come to daddy."

Although Ma Jian was not Ma Kui's biological son, he was overjoyed to have such a son at the age of forty, even though he was not his biological son.

Ma Jian slowly walked up to Ma Kui, who picked him up with a big smile and put him on his lap.

"Xiao Zhou, I heard from your aunt that someone has introduced someone to you again. Why don't you look at each other?"

"No, Uncle Ma, when did you start to care about this kind of thing?"

Zhou Chen had a wry smile on his face. Sometimes neighbors are too enthusiastic, which is not always a good thing. Just like this, he has never stopped introducing people to him in the past two years. Not only people from this hospital want to help him introduce them, but also people from other courtyards want to help him introduce them. people have also looked for him.

He also knew the reason. It was just that many people felt that since he became a police sergeant at a young age, he would have a bright future and be a high-quality stock, so they were vying to help him find a partner.

The people you introduce these days are different from those a few decades ago. If they succeed, the person you introduce can get a lot of benefits. Not only free food and drink, but also red envelopes and a lot of stuff. If you meet a generous person, you can also get a lot of benefits. It's a lot of money, which is a big reason why many women like to do this kind of thing.

Now it's good that even Ma Kui, who never likes to meddle in other people's business, actually mentioned this.

Ma Kui smiled and said: "Although you are my leader, I can barely be regarded as your elder in terms of seniority. You are alone in your family now. Many things at home are inconvenient. You are not young now. It's time I need a woman to help me. I was already married when I was your age."

Zhou Chen just smiled. He has been married many times. He is much less persistent than young people of the same age in this regard. Compared with the person he introduced, he still likes the person he chose. To be precise, he still likes him more. Take the initiative yourself.

After dropping the topic, Wang Xin still hadn't shown up during lunch. Not to mention Ma Kui, even Zhou Chen felt that Ma Kui was offended by this unreliable behavior.

Masters and apprentices these days are different from those a few decades ago. Especially in the police profession, the relationship between master and apprentice is even more important.

If Wang Xin was far away and didn't come to pay New Year's greetings, it would be justifiable. But the problem is that Wang Xin and Ma Kui live in the same compound, just a few steps away from each other. As a result, they didn't come to pay New Year's greetings all morning. This kind of behavior says What doesn't sound good is that he simply disrespects his teacher and deliberately doesn't come to visit him for New Year greetings. No wonder Ma Kui is so dissatisfied.

Ma Kui had always been unkind to Wang Xin on the surface, but in fact, he cared about Wang Xin very much and sincerely regarded him as his apprentice. During this crucial Spring Festival, Wang Xin did not come to wish him a happy new year. One can imagine how disappointed he was.

Ma Kui had something on his mind, so he drank very hard with Zhou Chen, one cup after another, and finally passed out. With the help of Wang Sufang and Ma Yan, he went back to the house and fell asleep.

Zhou Chen was naturally fine, but he also felt for the master and apprentice Ma Kui and Wang Xin. This master and apprentice, these two families, really had clear grievances and could never be separated.

Wang Xin slept until the night of the first day of the new year, and then he got up in a daze under Ma Yan's scolding, and then hurried to the Ma family, but unfortunately, he was scolded by the old Ma and was driven out of the Ma family in great depression.

…………

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, several months had passed. Summer went and autumn came, and Zhou Chen continued to be a train policeman as always.

So far, he has been a police officer for three years. As long as he continues to work for another two years, he can complete the branch mission released by the system.

After a few months, the relationship between Ma Kui and Wang Xin is still up and down, and they often quarrel. Wang Xin has also been scolded by Ma Kui.

But Wang Xin is a tough person, or maybe he is used to being scolded. Now no matter what Ma Kui says to him, he doesn't take it seriously at all. He has a strong tolerance, but his mouth is still dishonest as always.

Zhou Chen came to the sink with a basin of clothes. It happened that Mrs. Wu was also washing clothes by the sink. When she saw Zhou Chen coming, she was immediately happy.

"Hey, Xiao Zhou, come and wash clothes."

"Well, Sister Wu is busy."

Sister Wu, who was still rubbing clothes, stopped washing clothes and turned to Zhou Chen and said: "Xiao Zhou, I'm not saying anything bad about you. Look at our compound, there are several men washing clothes. You should get married. With a wife, you don't have to worry about the things inside and outside the family. You just need to go to work and make money."

"Sister Wu, I find that no matter what I do, you can always talk about finding a wife."

"Sister-in-law is concerned about you. Look at you, you are handsome, you have a good job, and you are a police captain. You have a bright future. What you need most now is a good wife. Besides, you are not young anymore. If you don't find a wife, it will be difficult in a few years. I have found one."

Mrs. Wu said with a look of "I have done my best for you": "A relative of Old Wu's family has a beautiful girl. Although she doesn't have a formal job, she is reliable and hardworking. If you can be together, you will definitely enjoy it."

Zhou Chen smiled and said softly: "I will think about this matter. Wash the clothes first. Wash the clothes."

"What else do you need to think about? With just one word from you, the child can come to see you tomorrow. She is only 18 years old, looks very distinctive, very beautiful, very white skin, and has a very good personality..."

Mrs. Wu's face was full of "special", and Zhou Chen's ears were buzzing, but he had done everything he had done. Under Mrs. Wu's muttering like Tang Monk, he washed the clothes calmly.

"..."

Suddenly, Niu Dali came over with Yao Yuling on his back. Seeing Wu Sao and Zhou Chen, he shouted, "Oh, Wu Sao, are you washing clothes? My god, isn't this Zhou Chen? You're washing clothes yourself?"

Zhou Chen glanced at him lightly, "I won't wash them myself, will you do it for me?"

"Haha..."

Wu Sao turned her head and asked in surprise, "What happened to Xiao Yao?"

Niu Dali was waiting to ask this question, and immediately replied, "She got stuck."

Wu Sao asked with concern, "Where did she get stuck?"

"On the avenue."

"How did she get stuck?"

"I fell flat on my face, got stuck..."

"…………"

Listening to Niu Dali bragging about big things with Wu Sao, Yao Yuling lowered her head, wishing she could teleport back to the house, because she couldn't afford to lose face.

"…………"

Niu Dali walked very slowly, chatting with everyone he met, talking all the way, wishing everyone could see him carrying Yao Yuling, and also wishing everyone could know that Yao Yuling got stuck.

Mrs. Wu looked at their backs and said to Zhou Chen, "Look, look, Xiao Zhou, I'm telling you, this Dali, there's no hope."

Zhou Chen rubbed his clothes and smiled, "Sister Wu can see this?"

Sister Wu said with a smug look on her face, "Of course, Dali is good, but Xiao Yao is a very picky person, she doesn't like Dali."

"Maybe."

"Xiao Zhou, I'm telling you, you have the best conditions among the young people in our compound, you..."

"Sister Wu, I'm done washing, there's soup in the house, I'll go back first."

Sister Wu looked up at the sky and muttered, "It's so sunny, what kind of soup is being stewed?"

Zhou Chen returned to his room and looked at the chicken soup stewing on the stove. It was still early, and he really didn't lie to Sister Wu, he really stewed chicken soup.

It's not easy to have a good meal these days, and fortunately, I've improved my cooking skills in the previous few worlds, so I can cook with ease.

He came to Ma Kui's house and handed the written prescription to Ma Kui.

"Uncle Ma, I changed my aunt's prescription and changed a few medicines. From now on, you should follow this prescription to decoct the medicine."

Ma Kui took it solemnly and asked nervously: "Why do you want to change the medicine? Is there something wrong with Sufang's body?"

Zhou Chen said with a smile: "That's not the case, just to match the prescription of acupuncture, the human body is always changeable, especially the patient's body. It is normal to change a few medicines in a timely manner. My aunt's body is pretty well maintained. As long as If you take good care of it in the future, it should be fine in a few years. Of course, the most important thing is to maintain your mentality. "

Ma Kui breathed a sigh of relief, as long as everything was fine. His wife's illness was his biggest worry all along.

In the past two years, in order to maintain Wang Sufang's nutrition and take medicine on time, he and Ma Yan basically had no money left over, so their family's living burden was actually quite heavy.

Fortunately, the cost of raising children is not high now. Otherwise, with a gold-eating beast like Ma Jian, their family may not be able to afford it.

So Ma Kui has always been grateful to Zhou Chen, because Zhou Chen helped Wang Sufang treat her illness without asking for a penny, and they even bought the medicine themselves.

If it weren't for Zhou Chen, their family really couldn't afford Wang Sufang's treatment in the hospital. He didn't say anything, but their family regarded Zhou Chen as their benefactor.

There was even a time when Ma Kui and Zhou Chen drank too much and insisted on bringing Zhou Chen and Ma Yan together. At that time, Zhou Chen and Ma Yan were shocked. For a long time, Ma Yan was like Zhou Chen when she saw him. Extremely embarrassed.

Winter turned to spring, and another year passed, and the time came to 1981. This was also Zhou Chen's fourth year in the police force.

On this day, Zhou Chen was called to the office by Captain Hu.

When he came to the office, Zhou Chen met Captain Hu and another acquaintance.

"Captain Hu, Captain Jiang."

"Xiao Zhou is here, come here quickly."

Captain Hu greeted Zhou Chen very warmly, then pointed at Captain Jiang next to him and said, "Captain Jiang came here specifically to find you today."

Zhou Chen looked at Captain Jiang: "Captain Jiang."

Captain Jiang said with a smile: "I came to see you because I want to transfer you to our criminal investigation team. What do you think? Are you willing?"

Zhou Chen shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Captain Jiang, I have no idea of ​​transferring from the police force yet."

Captain Jiang said dissatisfiedly: "What's wrong with you, a young man? You are young, capable, smart, and skilled. The Criminal Investigation Brigade is the most suitable for you. What future can you have if you stay in the police force?"

"Ahem."

Captain Hu couldn't help coughing twice, and retorted dissatisfiedly: "Why is there no future for the police force? Xiao Zhou is now the captain of the police force. He has repeatedly solved cases in the past few years. In a few years, he might be able to join me. position, why doesn’t your Criminal Investigation Team have a future?”

Captain Jiang rolled his eyes: "You know what I mean, this isn't the first time I've invited him, but this guy is good, he refuses every time. Sometimes I really wonder if you don't want to let him go on purpose."

The two captains obviously had a good relationship and started teasing each other.

"Okay, Lao Jiang, stop talking about this. Xiao Zhou is smart, tell me your purpose quickly."

Captain Jiang nodded, and then said to Zhou Chen with a serious face: "Zhou Chen, I came to the police this time because I have a very important matter. Some time ago, a group of drug criminals transported drugs through the railway line... "

After listening to Team Jiang's account, Zhou Chen knew what was going on. It turned out to be a very important drug trafficking case. The criminal investigation team had limited manpower and wanted to transfer people from the police team, because the police team was on duty on the train all year round. He must have a deeper understanding of railway lines than they do, and it would be easier to solve the case with the help of professional people.