Siheyuan: How many worlds does the system integrate?

After packing up, the assessment was temporarily over, and the factory director's loudspeaker music for getting off work started.

"Okay, let's pack up and go home!" The master took off his gloves, brushed off the dust on his body, and said to everyone.

The master and apprentice were the first to walk out of the workshop door.

Several welders gathered behind him and murmured, "How many days did this guy take?"

"Let's add today as the fifth day!"

"Fuck, what a freak! He memorized the whole book in just five days?" someone said in surprise.

"You think everyone is like you? You have a hard time recognizing a few words, and you only graduated from junior high school when you learned martial arts. You are young and smart!"

"That's right. If I had known, I would have studied for two more days. Just studying for the first year of primary school is such a waste of time!"

"Come on, your family is lucky enough to be able to support you through primary school. With so many mouths to feed, how can you have the spare money for your studies?"

"Don't mention it. It's still better now. Children can go to school as long as they want to. Oh, by the way, does anyone want to go to the night school held by the factory? I plan to go and listen again!"

In response to this proposal, some people were willing to go and some were unwilling to go. People slowly walked to the factory gate and dispersed in all directions. Not long after, the originally noisy factory became quiet.

After returning home, Li Xuewu excitedly told his parents the good news today. Old Li, holding a cigarette in his mouth, looked very satisfied: "Well, not bad, Old Chen doesn't nod his head easily. Since you have passed his assessment, then study hard. This weekend, bring some gifts and go with me to your master's house. This will be considered as formal apprenticeship."

"I'm not even a formal apprentice yet!"

"Is it so simple to learn a skill to make a living? Only after I recognize you can I teach you the real skills. But after you become my disciple, you must remember your master and mistress's three festivals and two birthdays. You must also be filial to your master and mistress in the future. Don't forget the kindness of teaching you! Do you understand?"

"I know, Dad, don't worry!"

"Okay, let's eat. Old lady, bring me the wine. We're happy today, so let's have a drink together, three of us!" Old Li shouted towards the bowl.

Soon, a week passed. During these days, Li Xuewu had been following his master, watching him do various welding tasks and handing him parts and tools. While welding, Lao Chen explained every movement and step in detail to Li Xuewu, and Li Xuewu kept recording in this small notebook.

On Sunday, the father and son went to Master Chen's house carrying gifts. Li Xuewu kowtowed to his master and his wife, and had a meal at home, which marked his formal apprenticeship.

Master Chen Shouzheng's family has quite a few people, including two sons, three daughters, and an old lady. Together with the couple, there are eight people in total. The eldest daughter, Chen Huiting, is already working in the logistics of a cotton mill. The second son, Chen Shengli, is still in high school, and the rest are still young.

After the meal, when Li Xuewu and his son left, the old lady said, "Shouzheng, I think this boy is good. He is handsome and knows how to talk and act. How about talking to our Huiting?"

"Grandma, I'm going to ignore you!" Chen Huiting said coquettishly, twisting her waist and going back to her room.

"Haha, look this girl is moved!" the old lady laughed.

"He's only eighteen this year and is three years younger than our eldest son. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"There's nothing to be afraid of. A woman three years older than a man is bound to bring him wealth. That's the old saying!" The old lady didn't care.

Chen Shouzheng nodded: "Then I will investigate further and also test the waters for opportunities to learn martial arts. Don't let our daughter take a fancy to him and not be willing to do so. Then how can we be master and disciple in the future?"

"Okay, I'm just saying. If it doesn't work, forget it. It's not bad to have a good disciple!"

At this time, the master's wife asked, "Master, do you think that what Lao Li said about hoarding grain is reliable?"

"Yes, yes, that's what I was just about to say. Why does what he said sound so weird?" The old lady also remembered it at this time.

"It should be true. He travels outside all year round and has seen a lot of situations in different places. Didn't you hear what he said about the current situation in the countryside? We'd rather believe it than not. From tomorrow on, mother, you go to the street to buy food. If you don't have enough food coupons, go to the pigeon market to buy it. Keep the money that's enough for us, and use the rest to buy food and store it."

"That's right. If you don't store food in a good year, you will starve in a bad year. My daughter-in-law, I will go with you tomorrow!" The old lady sighed.

On the way back, Li Xuewu kept thinking about what his father had just said. He knew that they were about to experience a great famine, and he had been thinking about how to convince his parents to stock up on food, but he didn't expect his father to have such insight.

"What? Do you think your father is exaggerating?" Old Li looked at his son in silence.

"No, Dad, I was just wondering, how did you figure that out?"

"Hahaha, this is easy. You'll know it naturally if you run around and see more. This village has a big pot of food. Whether you work or not, you get the same work points. How can those who are lazy get less? I've been there, too. Everyone eats to their heart's content. What they can't finish is thrown away. It's such a waste. If they keep wasting like this, we won't be able to sustain the food supply no matter how much more food we have."

Li Xuewu couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "As the saying goes, old ginger is the spicier! Has our family started to stock up? Why didn't I see it?"

"Your mother started stockpiling last month. I bought a small courtyard near the Old Summer Palace in the west of the city. It's a sparsely populated place, so your mother put all the food there. You and your brother will go with her next week. It's not safe to keep too many things in the house. We have to dig a cellar in the courtyard!"

Li Xuewu was shocked again. What kind of magic operation did his father perform? It was amazing! But he thought about the Old Summer Palace again. It was a good place. After it was opened, whether it was demolished or he built a small building, he would be a landlord even if he did nothing in the future!

"Okay, then Dad, I'll put the good stuff there next time I get it!"

"Well, put them all over there. Try not to put too many things here. There are too many people and too many gossips. It's not good to be targeted by others!" Old Li nodded.

By the time the two returned to the courtyard, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.

"Dad, I'm going back to bed!"

"Okay, go ahead! Don't oversleep tomorrow!"

The two separated at the door, and Li Xuewu returned to his own little room without turning on the lights. He just sat at the desk, his eyes shining terribly, and the fireworks on his lips flickered.

"System, check today's earnings!"

Li Xuewu had turned off the sound prompts before, but this thing kept making the ding-dong sound in his mind, which was really noisy.

"Ding Dong, a viewer was impressed by Lao Li's performance and gave him 10 kilograms of food coupons as a reward!"

"Ding Dong, a viewer praised Lao Li's insight and gave Da Hei Shi Yi a reward!"

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"The anchor's live broadcast today lasted four hours, with a total income of 88 yuan and 120 kilograms of food coupons. The total income for the week is 260 yuan, 300 kilograms of food coupons, and 40 various bills!"

"Not bad, not bad, a new record!" Li Xuewu smiled with satisfaction. With this income, he would not have to worry about the money and bills for buying grain. The next step would be to find time to sell grain everywhere. Although there was grain in the exchange mall, Li Xuewu did not plan to use the mall on a large scale now.

He also wanted to use the money to improve his physical fitness, because nothing is better than having a good body.

Okay, the happy day is over, time to sleep. Li Xuewu happily lay back on the bed and soon fell asleep, but he forgot one important thing.

In the Qianmen Tavern, Chen Xueru was wearing an embroidered cheongsam and a scarf on her shoulders. She was sitting in the tavern drinking a little wine, but she cursed in a low voice: "Little bastard, you actually stood me up!"