The ups and downs of life in the Siheyuan

After working all afternoon, everyone was exhausted.

Before leaving get off work, the new leader revived everyone with just one word.

"Okay, after get off work, let's go to dinner together and I'll treat you."

With one sentence, the perception of the machinery factory employees who were full of complaints suddenly changed.

I didn’t go to any big hotel, just the mutton soup restaurant near my work, which is now renamed a state-owned hotel.

14 people sat down at two tables, each with a mutton soup pot, plus 2 pounds of mutton chops, and enough sesame cakes.

There was no speech from the leader, and it was eaten as soon as the pot was served.

A bite of meat, a bite of sesame seed cakes, a bite of wine.

"Brothers, you eat first while I sit at another table for a while."

Seeing that everyone was half full, Lu Xingyu stood up, said hello to everyone, and walked to another table.

"Is everyone satisfied with their food?"

"I'm so satisfied, leader, you're so interesting. From now on, no matter what the wind or rain, it's all about you," a smart young man said quickly.

"We are revolutionary cadres. We don't do that. Today we just have a meal and get to know each other. Next, we will work hard together."

Lu Xingyu patted the young man, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

"Yes, yes, let's work hard together to do the revolutionary work well," the young man echoed.

"Hahaha, okay, let's do this together, and I'll rely on you to take care of it in the future."

The approachability of the new leader made everyone feel at ease and they ate and drank more freely.

There is a kind of refreshing feeling like Liangshan heroes gathering in Zhongyi Hall, drinking from big bowls and eating meat with big mouthfuls.

A few minutes later, Lu Xingyu returned to Li Yuan's table.

"Okay, I'm a newcomer. Although I can't drink, I still have to fight. Let's start with Comrade Li Yuan."

"Leader, please rest for a while, I will drink for you later."

As a person in the scene, Chen Bing stood up immediately and showed great pride.

"Okay, okay, but not this time, I'll eat the food first.

The rules cannot be broken. I just said it to the other side. If we treat people differently at this table, then it is my fault."

Everyone tried to persuade him, but the new leader suddenly slammed the table.

"It's a brother, just listen to me!"

When everyone saw that the leader was a little angry, they all shut up.

Lu Xingyu smiled again and said, "Come on, Xiao Li."

Li Yuan picked up the wine glass, lowered it slightly and clinked the glass. He looked at each other and smiled at Lu Xingyu, and drank down the wine at the same time.

After a pleasant meal, everyone no longer felt uneasy about changing to a new leader, but felt that the future would be better and better.

Back in the compound, as soon as the stove was turned up, He Yuzhu came running over in a hurry.

"Brother, my brother has a son! My brother has a son!"

"Ah, when did you leave your seeds outside?" Li Yuan's first reaction was that this kid was fooling around outside.

"What are you talking about! It's your sister-in-law who's pregnant."

"I was shocked. No, I'm just pregnant. How did you know it's a son?"

"A sour son and a hot girl, old ladies say they are sons."

"Sister-in-law used to be jealous too!"

"That's different. The old lady said that after pregnancy, a woman's taste will change. She likes to be jealous, and it must be her son."

"According to what you say, Shanxi will give birth to sons, and Sichuan will give birth to daughters?"

"I shouldn't have come, damn, I'm so angry with you."

"Hey, I just want to remind you not to have a daughter then, and you won't be able to bear it."

"You bastard, when you give birth to a daughter, I will beat you up."

"Hey, hey, what's your logic? What does your wife's birth of children have to do with me?" Li Yuan continued to tease.

"I think you deserve a beating! I'll break up with you."

"Go slowly, don't send me away," Li Yuan said with a smile.

He Yuzhu's rhythm was disrupted and he didn't know what to say. He sat on the stool and looked at Li Yuan angrily.

"Your sister-in-law is always so kind to you. She always remembers to bring you whatever delicious food she has.

Look at you, Xiujuan is pregnant, you are so cold, I misjudged you."

He Yuzhu held it in for a long time and finally thought of another excuse.

"Okay, I wish you a big fat boy. Go back and take good care of your sister-in-law."

"TMD, hehe, brother has something to do with you." He Yuzhu calmed down for a while and suddenly showed a flattering smile.

“Your sister-in-law has been in poor health, and now she is pregnant again and needs to supplement her nutrition.

My brother knows you have connections, so you help him get meat, eggs, flour and so on."

"Hey, you could have said no earlier, you old boy, I couldn't hold it in at first sight."

"Why don't you hold it back? Isn't this for your sister-in-law!"

Li Yuan got up and went to the cupboard and took out a bamboo basket.

"Here are 5 eggs. You take them first. I'll figure out the rest for you."

"Oh, this relationship is good, then I'll go back." He Yuzhu held the bamboo basket and smiled like a flower.

"5 cents a piece, remember to give money."

During this period, Li Yuan had to do this, otherwise he would be easily gossiped about.

"Okay, we'll figure it out together then."

He Yuzhu came to the window sill of the back room, cut some garlic sprouts with scissors, pulled out two green onions, and then ran home with a smile on his face.

Now, the windowsill of the back room is filled with flowerpots, all of which are planted with vegetables by Li Yuan.

The garlic sprouts have been harvested once, like spinach, and they will be mature in more than a month.

Now there are more than 200 eggs accumulated in the space. The eggs produced by the system are more than 1 tael each, which is much larger than those on the market.

There are nearly 400 kilograms of white flour and more than 300 kilograms of rice.

Now that he has a small fan, Li Yuan can close the door and have no worries about eating and drinking.

Li Yuan would exchange some of the extra stick noodles and give some away secretly.

There are always hot steamed buns and millet porridge in the space. When needed, the steamed buns can be replaced with steamed buns and the meat and vegetables can be replaced with millet porridge.

Just as I was about to cook, there was a knock on the door again.

This time it was Yan Fugui. He didn't come in and handed Li Yuan a letter.

"Xiao Li, the postman delivered it this afternoon. I just saw Zhu Zhu coming and didn't deliver it."

"Thank you, come in and sit for a while."

Li Yuan took the letter, glanced at it, and frowned.

"No, I'm going to eat soon." After saying that, he showed a hesitant expression.

Li Yuan pulled him into the room and poured a glass of hot water. "If you have anything to say, just tell me. You don't need to be polite to me."

"Um, Motoko, don't you think this is a wife? I want to get married in the spring, but the resources are too tight now, and I want you to help me get some meat."

"How much?" Li Yuan frowned slightly.

"10, no, just 5 pounds", Yan Fugui looked up at Li Yuan's face and quickly changed his words.

"Okay, I'll help you find a way to do this. The price may be a little more expensive than what's on the market. I'll leave this matter to you. If others ask, I won't admit it."

"Third uncle, don't worry. Neither I nor my family will talk about this."

Li Yuan smiled slightly, "I believe Third Uncle, you should know how serious the current situation is, and the other party is also looking at the face of a friend."

"Don't worry, if something happens, the third uncle will never implicate you."

"It's not that serious, but there's nothing wrong with being careful."

"That's the truth."

After agreeing on the approximate date of delivery, Yan Fugui said goodbye happily.

Li Yuan picked up the letter. There was only a receiving address on it, but no sending address.

Looking at the postmark, it's a post office near the border in Heilongjiang.

Li Yuan's heart moved, his face showed eagerness, and he quickly opened the envelope.