The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 168, Drinking

Just as the second uncle, Liu Haizhong, was angrily arguing with the steamed buns, the second aunt seemed to have thought of something, so she changed the subject and said to the second uncle:

"Head of the family, Li Weiguo's promotion to deputy section chief might be good for us too."

The second uncle, Liu Haizhong, was startled and did not react for a moment: "Huh? What do you mean?"

The second aunt asked with a smile: "Head of the family, tell me, now that Li Weiguo is a deputy section cadre, does he have the right to promote others?"

"Maybe. So what?" The second uncle Liu Haizhong didn't know why.

The second aunt saw that the second uncle had not turned around yet, so she analyzed him: "Hey, boss, since Li Wei has the right to promote others, what do you think, let him recommend you to the leaders of your workshop?

Isn't your workshop currently selecting a production team leader? This Li Weiguo is a deputy section-level cadre, similar to the level of your workshop director and deputy director. A few nice words of help are always useful. "

Liu Haizhong touched his head and thought about it, hey. It does make sense.

With Li Weiguo's connection, maybe this matter will actually come true. There is a deputy section chief who can help recommend it. The workshop director has to give me three points of thin noodles, right?

The second uncle Liu Haizhong immediately made up his mind as soon as he clapped his hands.

"Yes, that makes sense. I'll do as you say. Old lady, go and get the bottle of Red Star I bought a few days ago. I'll go find Li Weiguo later to try to make some friends."

"Hey, that's good."

It's around 7pm.

Just when more than a dozen residents in the courtyard were talking about Li Weiguo's promotion, Li Weiguo, who had been busy at the factory for a day, rode his bicycle back to the courtyard.

Today is his and Dong Jianjun's first day as the first and second leaders. Things at work are complicated at the moment, and they need to communicate with Sun Yucheng, Zheng Shan, and Han Dayou one by one. They have been busy in the security department office. I just got off work now, and I haven’t even had time to eat yet.

After returning home and turning on the incandescent light in the room, Li Weiguo threw the satchel on his shoulder onto the dining table. He was about to change out of his uniform and make a cup of tea when suddenly someone knocked on the door.

"Chief Li, are you at home?" Xu Damao's voice came from outside the door.

Li Weiguo heard the sound and went to open the door, only to see Xu Damao standing outside the door carrying two bottles of Xifeng wine and a net bag.

"Da Mao, do you have a problem with me?" Li Weiguo asked.

Xu Damao chuckled, raised the things in his hands, and said with an attentive smile: "Chief Li, have you finished your meal? I made some peanuts and eggs today. I will fry some peanuts and eggs later, and then make them again." Two side dishes, will you come to my place for a drink?"

"Okay, Damao, your quality of life is good, quite nourishing." Li Weiguo looked at the things in Xu Damao's hands and teased with a smile.

Nowadays, the market has long stopped supplying eggs to the people, and oil crops such as peanuts are only supplied half a catty (including skin) to each household during the Chinese New Year as a non-staple food.

It's no coincidence that Xu Damao was able to obtain such scarce supplies as eggs and peanuts. He had to admire this boy's ability to work hard.

Even though Xu Damao is not a good person in normal times, this boy is really capable of causing trouble.

He will put aside his dignity to make friends with people who are valuable to him, and find ways to be proactive and compatible with them.

He would not take the initiative to offend people who were worthless to him. Except for his mortal enemy Silly Zhu, he would not target anyone in the courtyard without thinking. He was considered a sensible person.

In the original drama, Xu Damao was able to take advantage of the situation and get mixed up, which also proved his ability. Li Weiguo didn't have any ill feelings towards him. Anyway, no matter how bad Xu Damao was, he wouldn't dare to harm him.

As the saying goes: When you succeed, the whole world will be filled with good people.

Therefore, Li Weiguo was not worried that Xu Damao had any bad intentions towards him. There was no reason not to eat the dinner delivered to his door, which happened to be too lazy for him to make.

So he took advantage of the situation and responded: "Okay, then I'll give you a good meal tonight."

Xu Damao waved his hand and smiled enthusiastically: "Hey, why don't you bother me? It's too late for me to be happy that you can show me your favor. Then let's walk. You come to my place and have a sip of tea first, and I'll cook. It'll be quick." "

"Okay, let's walk."

After finishing the courtesy, the two of them walked to the backyard while chatting. Along the way, they met many neighbors who were chatting in the yard after dinner to relieve their boredom. They all congratulated Li Weiguo on his promotion.

Li Weiguo didn't hold it either, he humbly exchanged a few polite words with everyone, and after dismissing a group of enthusiastic and complimentary neighbors, he followed Xu Damao into his house.

Xu Damao's home is the west wing of the backyard, which is also three-bay. The area is similar to Li Weiguo's, but he has one more wing than Li Weiguo, which was specially converted into a kitchen by him.

Li Weiguo walked into the house, looked around casually, and then said with a smile: "Da Mao, your living conditions are pretty good. There are probably not many people in the courtyard who can match you."

Li Weiguo's words are true. Although the decoration and furniture in Xu Damao's house are not as good as those in Li Weiguo's, there are all kinds of utensils in his house, including "thirty-six legs", all of which were moved by his father, Lao Xu. It was purchased for him before.

There are also a lot of dry goods such as mushrooms, fungus, and pepper hanging on the wall in the house. The strings cover half of the wall. It seems that the projectionist has no shortage of fish.

It can be said that the conditions of this family are more than one level higher than that of most families in the courtyard. It is difficult for the first and second uncles to catch up with him.

Xu Damao put down the things in his hands, tied his apron, and said with a smile: "It's just a matter of living, hehe."

Li Weiguo rolled his eyes at him and ignored his Versailles. He sat down at the dining table, took a clean cup, made himself a cup of tea, and drank it slowly.

After a while, Xu Damao took the vegetables back to the house after cooking them.

There was a plate of scrambled eggs, a plate of fried cabbage with oil residue, a plate of pickled cabbage, and a plate of fried peanuts. I guess there were two or two of them. They looked good and full of oil and water.

When the dishes were on the table, Xu Damao took out a can of luncheon meat from the cupboard.

Li Weiguo glanced at the canned luncheon meat and couldn't help but nodded. Xu Damao was indeed capable of causing trouble.

Such good canned meat is something that ordinary people can't get. He took it out casually to entertain the guests. It seemed that the projectionist was quite skilled. Li Weiguo guessed that even the chef behind Silly Pillar might not be as popular as Xu Damao, at least with a table like this. Cai Shazhu can't get it easily.

After opening the canned meat, Xu Damao opened a bottle of Xifeng wine, took two cups, and filled one cup each.

"Chief Li, congratulations on your promotion today. I'd like to take this first glass to you."

"Hey, no disrespect, there is no leader today, let's do it together."

"Okay, boss, you are so generous, let's do it, hahaha"

The two exchanged glasses, chatted while eating, and laughed when they got happy. The atmosphere was quite good.

After three rounds of drinking, the second bottle of Xifeng was almost empty. Xu Damao was already a little tipsy, and he gradually became more relaxed when talking.

With a sizzle, the two drank another drink. Xu Damao put down his glass and joked: "Chief Li, now that your house is decorated and your career is successful, you just need a warm bed. When are you going to bring back a wife?" ?”

Li Weiguo glanced at him and said with a smile: "Haha. It's still early. Don't worry. We'll talk about it in two years."

Li Weiguo felt that this kid was about to get to the point, so he was not in a hurry. He picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth, watching his next performance with a smile.