Grandpa had quite a harvest today, six palm-sized crucian carp and two carp weighing about two pounds each.

In my grandfather’s words, he didn’t want the other trash fish and gave them to other fishing friends.

Zhang Junping's grandeur was influenced by his grandfather.

Although my grandpa is just an old hunter with little education, he is very generous in dealing with others and generous in giving away money.

In the mountains and in the surrounding villages, there is no one who doesn’t know my grandpa. When he mentions his grandpa, he will raise his thumb and say: What a good man.

Grandpa fished every day, and besides keeping what he ate, the other miscellaneous fish were given away directly to others.

Rather than being like some people who catch fish but cannot eat it themselves, they take it to the pigeon market and sell it for money.

Being generous and sparing money refers to people like my grandfather.

Zhang Junping took the knife handed over by Li Wenjuan, stabbed the fish quickly, disemboweled it, scraped the fish scales, and cleaned it.

She took the green onion, ginger and garlic from Li Wenjuan, cut it into shreds, stuffed part of it into the belly of the fish, and rubbed the fish inside and out with salt.

Marinate the fish first to make it more flavorful.

Whether fish is delicious or not depends on two things, one is whether it can remove the fishy smell, and the other is whether it can absorb the flavor.

As long as these two points are done well, the fish produced will definitely not be bad.

Zhang Junping moved very quickly, and it was very convenient to have a gas stove for cooking. In a short time, two dishes were ready, one was crucian carp in milk soup, and the other was braised carp.

Note: Gas stoves are also called liquefied gas stoves. BJ has been using liquefied gas since 1965, and they are all stainless steel bottled liquefied gas.

Put the crucian carp soup into a large bowl and the braised carp onto a plate. Zhang Junping carried it to the main room.

The main room in the backyard is used as a restaurant, and everyone usually eats in this room.

"Xiangzi, go and call Huaizhi and the others over for dinner." Zhang Junping shouted.

"Master, I don't think they can eat it. Good guy, one person made four such big meat buns." Xia Guoxiang said with a smile.

It was a little late to cook today. Huaizhi and his wife couldn't wait, so they ate a few meat buns and went back to the house to do their homework.

"Then let them come over and drink some fish soup to replenish their brains. Master, this is my first time cooking, why don't you give me face?" Zhang Junping said with a smile.

In fact, not only Huaizhi, but also Li Wenjuan, Xia Guoxiang and Qiu Wenyan also ate less. They were already full after eating steamed buns.

After eating, the two brothers Li Wenjuan, Xia Guoxiang and Huaizhi began to do their homework.

Just after dinner, naturally I started doing writing lessons, standing on horseback and practicing calligraphy with my arms hanging.

Wait until you finish writing two big characters before starting to practice boxing.

Whether it's boxing or writing, it's not an easy task.

Lights at the third watch, chicken at the fifth watch.

Although Zhang Junping didn't let them practice until midnight, the chickens couldn't run away at midnight.

Every morning, grandpa would wake them up to practice boxing.

I also have to practice boxing at night to drain them of their excess energy before letting them go to bed.

Early the next morning, Zhang's father and Zhang's mother heard the news that Qiu Wenyan was pregnant, and their faces were full of joy.

Zhang Junping's marriage can only be regarded as the end of one of their worries. Only when they have a child can they really end a big concern.

As parents, we all look forward to our children growing up, looking forward to getting married, and looking forward to having grandchildren.

Zhang Junping is the eldest son of the family, but he is the last to get married and the last to have children.

Now that my daughter-in-law is pregnant, she is naturally happy and excited.

Mother Zhang even held Qiu Wenyan's hand and explained a lot of things to pay attention to during pregnancy before letting Qiu Wenyan go to work.

Zhang Junping also told him about going to Qiu's house in the evening, so Zhang's father and Zhang's mother naturally wouldn't stop him.

Pregnancy is a happy event, and it is natural to announce the good news to your maternal family.

Zhang Junping drove his car to the company.

When he arrived at the company, Zhang Junping asked Xia Guoxiang to notify the heads of various departments to come over for a meeting.

"Manager, is there any happy event?" Song Heping asked as soon as he entered the door.

"Sister Song, am I so obvious?" Zhang Junping was stunned and then asked with a smile.

"Isn't it obvious yet? Manager, you just have to write a big happy word on your face." Chen Lijun, who came in with Song Heping, said with a smile.

"Master is going to be a father, and my master's wife is pregnant." Li Wenjuan revealed the secret.

"Congratulations, congratulations!"

“Congratulations to the manager for adding Ding Import!”

"It's still early! There are still nine months until the baby is born!" Zhang Junping smiled and cupped his fists in return.

But he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

People who came in later also expressed their congratulations to Zhang Junping.

After a lot of excitement, Zhang Junping asked everyone to sit down.

“The perfection of the first National Calligraphy and Painting Artists Exchange Conference is inseparable from everyone’s efforts.

Here, I would like to express my gratitude to everyone.

Thank you for your hard work.

Go back to your office and work with the Finance Department and the Human Resources Department to come up with a plan.

Based on everyone's efforts and congratulations, a certain bonus will be given as a reward.

I don't like painting cakes, and I will honor everything I say.

As long as you pay and contribute to the company, you will get benefits, not just verbal praise." Zhang Junping waved his arms and said energetically.

"Yes!"*3

Lu Guozhong, Song Heping, and Zheng Dongmei agreed in unison.

"Chief Chen, how many young artists have been signed at this exchange meeting?"

"A total of eighty-nine people signed the contract, and the others expressed their intention to consider it."

"Then don't think about it!

In this way, young artists from other places plus young artists from BJ have signed contracts with more than 500 people.

From now on, young artists will suspend signing contracts." Zhang Junping said decisively.

"Suspension of signing?"

"Yes! From now on, the number of contract signings each year will also be strictly controlled.

Raise the threshold for signing contracts and give priority to young artists who have no background or poor family background, but who are spiritual in painting and have a solid foundation." Zhang Junping explained.

Wu Xinping and others looked at Zhang Junping in surprise.

Ordinarily, shouldn’t the priority be given to apprentices of old artists when signing contracts?

It is easier for them to become famous because of their apprenticeship and other reasons, and it is easier for companies to promote them to outsiders.

"It is better to add icing on the cake than to provide help in the snow." Seeing everyone's doubts, Zhang Junping explained with a smile: "So what if I don't have a master? My master also has no master, and he has become famous and established a sect.

We want to be a noble person for young artists, rather than pursuing those young artists with strong backgrounds.

I think a person who has no master but is famous for his paintings is more valuable to cultivate.

Is mentoring important?

Let my master open the gate of the mountain once, and if he receives a disciple, won’t he become a disciple?”

Zhang Junping made a joke and said with a relaxed smile.

After a pause, he continued: "Our publicity resources are also limited.

If you sign too many people and cannot promote it well, it would be better to sign fewer people, concentrate resources, and focus on training.

From now on, each year there will be fifty places for calligraphy and Chinese painting, twenty places for Western painting, and twenty places for sculpture.

For traditional handicrafts, there are a total of 100 places each year.

Of course, what I'm talking about is only for young artists.

Those who are already famous, I will take over as many as they come."

"I understand, manager!" Chen Lijun nodded.

In fact, Zhang Junping will not mention it today. Chen Lijun also wants to report this matter to Zhang Junping.

When signing artists, you cannot sign endless contracts, but you must also consider the company's resources.

If you sign too much, you will easily suffer from indigestion, and the company's costs will increase sharply.

You know, signing a contract is more than just a contract.

Every contract means that the company has to pay a deposit.
To be continued...