Siheyuan: Survival Guide for Courtyard No. 95

Things became much easier once we entered the township. At that time, all towns and villages had people's communes (which were changed to township governments in 1980). Every commune had donkey carts for pulling people and delivering goods. Zhao Shanhe found the on-duty member of the commune, handed him a bag of Daqianmen and explained his purpose. When the other party heard that he was a purchasing agent who was going back to the old city, he looked at his work permit and helped find a donkey cart for pulling people.

After riding the rickety rickshaw until dark, they finally arrived at the Bell and Drum Tower. Zhao Shanhe had been cold and hungry for the entire afternoon and was completely exhausted. He gave the rickshaw driver two dollars, thanked him, and then walked towards the courtyard.

The first thing I did after arriving home was to enter the small world. At this time, the three kinds of animals on the hills were having fun. The rabbits were chasing the pheasants, and the pheasants were chasing the native chickens. Only the rabbits and chicks were carefree. The climate here is warm and there are no natural enemies. It can be said to be a perfect breeding ground for herbivores.

Zhao Shanhe felt very comfortable seeing this scene. It seemed that he would have to build a sheepfold if he had goats in the future. You know, goats are omnivores and sometimes they would eat chickens.

After checking the growth of the fish in the pond, I went to the cornfield. Although the corn would not mature on a large scale until tomorrow, some of the corn cobs were already edible. I found two early-ripening ones, broke them off, and threw them directly into the pot.

This is genuine white corn with no fertilizer, no pesticides, no residue, and pure green. I don't know if the crops grown in the space have special effects, but the cooked corn has a strange aroma. Zhao Shanhe only ate two white flour buns in the morning. He was already starving, so he ate an ear of corn as soon as it was cooked.

I didn't pay attention while eating, but only after I finished eating did I feel a warm current moving from my stomach and intestines to my internal organs.

"This feeling... isn't right? Is it poisonous?"

This feeling came and went quickly. After a long while, Zhao Shanhe saw that he did not experience any symptoms of dizziness, nausea, vomiting, or stomachache, so he dared to eat the second ear of corn. After eating it, he felt the same warm current flowing through his body. He began to have some doubts. Could it be that the corn produced in this small world has other effects?

He has eaten a lot of fish in the small world during this period, but he didn't have this feeling after eating them. He has not been willing to eat chickens because there are too few of them. He has to wait until they breed more before testing it. Now the only thing that gives him this feeling is corn. It seems that this corn cannot be sold yet. Who knows if others will mutate after eating it?

After finishing two ears of corn, Zhao Shanhe felt sleepy. He went back to the cabin and fell asleep. In his dream, he saw countless chickens flying in the sky...

It was another good night. I was too tired yesterday and went to bed without washing up, so after getting up, I took a bath in the river in the small world, washed and dried my clothes, and then went to Zheng Heping's house in the front yard after getting dressed.

"Good morning, Uncle Zheng, good morning, Aunt Sun, have you finished packing your things? I was thinking of coming over to see if you could use my help."

Zhao Shanhe was not here to chase anyone away. He really intended to come and help move things, but seeing that all the other party's things had already been packed, he probably wouldn't be needed.

"Good morning, Shanhe. The car I hired will be here soon and can take away all the stuff in one trip. There are still some furniture in this house. You can use them if you want. Don't mess with them casually. Be careful of Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai. Although these two have been punished now, I think you will do something bad if you move in."

Zhao Shanhe thought to himself, "Isn't this all thanks to you?" However, since the other party was about to move away, he couldn't say it out loud, so he could only smile and say.

"It's okay. If they dare to make trouble, I will go find Director Wang and let Director Wang handle it."

Because there was a regular meeting today, Zhao Shanhe didn't dare to go too late. He took the door lock key given by Aunt Sun and went to work. As for the house in the front yard, he would just lock the door after Zheng Heping's family moved out. There were only some worthless furniture left in the house. Even if a thief came, what could he steal? Besides, there was still Auntie Three guarding the door.

Because his bicycle was left in Xiangfang Village, he arrived at the factory a little later than usual. When he entered the office, he saw Wang Gang and Zhang Li, one watering the plants and the other sweeping the floor. Wang Gang joked when he saw him coming.

“Hey, Shanhe is here.

You came late today. Brother Zhang and I were responsible for sweeping the floor and fetching water. Sister Chen won't say that we let you do all the work, right?"

If it were someone else, Zhao Shanhe would have thought that the other person was being sarcastic, but he knew Wang Gang's character and knew that he definitely didn't mean that.

"Brother Wang, I came late on purpose. Otherwise, I would have been given this opportunity to show my face. What if my boss thought I was a good person and promoted me?"

"Get lost! If you can get promoted just by sweeping the floor every day, the first person to be promoted would definitely be the one who cleans the toilets in the factory."

"Haha, you make sense..."

The two chatted for half an hour. The office clock showed that it was almost 9 o'clock. Just as Wang Gang was about to ask why the meeting had not started at this time today, team leader Wang Tiecheng walked in from outside and said.

"Today, Yao Ke has to attend the factory's year-end meeting, so the regular meeting is cancelled. In addition, Chen Lijuan and Zhao Chunjiang have completed this month's purchasing targets, and they are here to attend the New Year's Day dinner. The three of you who haven't completed your tasks yet should hurry up. It's already the middle of the month, don't keep asking me to rush you."

After saying that, Wang Tiecheng walked out of the office. Wang Gang saw that it was time to slack off again, so he asked Zhao Shanhe if he wanted to go hunting in Qinjiatun.

Zhao Shanhe didn't even have a bicycle, so how could he go to Qinjiatun? He couldn't say anything because the broken bicycle belonged to the factory after all. He could only say that he had something to do today and they would meet again next time.

After leaving the factory, I looked for several human-powered tricycles, but none of them were willing to go to Xiangfang Village. On the one hand, the road was too long and difficult to travel. On the other hand, most of the human-powered tricycles at that time were cooperatives. No matter how much work there was, the salary was the same. Who would be willing to run dozens of kilometers in the cold weather?

Finally, I had no choice but to go get my bicycle. I had to return the bicycle I rented, so I asked a rickshaw driver to take me to Anzhen Gate. Not far from Anzhen Gate, there was a donkey cart. The so-called donkey cart was similar to a taxi in the 21st century. There was a small canopy on the donkey cart, which could protect it from wind and rain.

After agreeing on the price with the donkey boss, they set off directly. The speed was not much faster than walking, but it saved a lot of energy. It took more than four hours to reach Xingshou Township. After another half an hour, they were only halfway to their destination. Zhao Shanhe asked the car owner to stop the car, gave him two yuan, and told him that he had arrived and to leave quickly.