Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

Time soon came to October 1st.

This day has a special meaning for Liu Guozheng. It can basically be said to be the day of his first anniversary of time travel and the first anniversary of the establishment of Hope New Village.

In just one year, this village was built from scratch on this barren land, from Erleng, Director Song to Yang Youde and Lao San, and the two sisters Zhou Meili and Zhou Yali.

Through pork, he got to know Li Dabao and Chen Weiguo, and later Li Dabao brought back Liu Xiaolong's three siblings.

It also accepted the remaining people from the temporary resettlement site in the Jingxi mining area, starting with Lou Xiao'e and later Gu Nian.

From living in caves to living in brick houses today.

The barren land has now turned into a garden full of fruit trees.

One by one, they appeared in Liu Guozheng's mind. Time passed so quickly!

"Brother Zheng, today is a happy day, what are you thinking about here?"

Seeing Liu Guozheng in a daze, Erleng walked over.

"Nothing, Erleng, do you remember when you first came here?"

"Of course I remember. When we first started, the village was bare, with only the two of us. Looking at it now, I never dared to think about it before."

"Yeah, it's been a whole year."

"Brother Zheng, don't think about the hard times in the past. We must always look forward."

"Haha, boy, you're different now that you're a father."

Last month, Li Xiujuan gave birth to a big fat boy for Erlang. After becoming a father, Erlang seemed to have suddenly woken up. He was no longer as silly as before, and the way he did things and spoke had changed drastically.

Liu Guozheng once suspected that Erlang was possessed by someone else, until Liu Guozheng used some famous idioms from later generations to test Erlang, and then he realized that he was overthinking.

Perhaps it’s because I had a child and felt the burden on my shoulders was heavier, so I restrained my temper.

He got into the roles of husband and father more quickly.

It is worth mentioning that last month Li Xiangdong also had a baby boy named Li Wenhao, and Erlang's son was named Wang Heng. This is also a rare happy event in Hope Village.

Erlang scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "Hey, Brother Zheng, I'm a father now, of course I can't be the same as before."

"Okay, as long as you understand."

Liu Guozheng was very pleased, but this word was a bit inappropriate.

"Brother Guozheng, congratulations."

Yue Zhen and his wife were the first to arrive. Since Yue Zhen was transferred to be the director of Hongqi Police Station, he would come to Xiwang New Village to hang out, fish, and drink when he had nothing to do. He got along well with the villagers.

For Yue Zhen's sake, the meat supply to the Hongqi Police Station was restored.

The last time they were drinking, Xu Damao asked Yue Zhen why he didn't hate Liu Guozheng. Yue Zhen said that when handling cases and affairs in the urban area, one has to be extremely careful because one never knows who may have a relative who is an official, and many things may not go smoothly.

Now it’s better. I can’t do things as I please, but at least I don’t feel as tired as before.

"Thank you, Brother Yue. Brother Yue and sister-in-law, please sit down and rest for a while."

"Brother, go and do your thing, don't worry about me."

"Haha, Brother Yue, I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Please forgive me."

"We are brothers, no need to be so polite."

Yue Zhen is so familiar with the place, he knows everyone here, he is so familiar with everyone here.

"Brother Zheng, congratulations."

"Thank you, thank you. Weiguo, you have to hurry up too."

"Brother Zheng, I'm not in a hurry. Come, let me introduce you."

After Chen Weiguo's introduction, I realized that the person in front of me was Chen Weiguo's uncle Chen Baoshan, the head of the purchasing department of the mine. I had only heard about him from Chen Weiguo before, and I never expected that he would come to the wedding.

"Uncle Chen, thank you. Thank you for taking the time to attend the wedding. You must eat and drink well today."

Chen Baoshan was very happy to hear Liu Guozheng's address, which showed that he was not regarded as an outsider.

Erlang asked us to find a place to sit down and rest.

Not long after, Li Dabao also came back from the city, and with him came Lu Ming, the head of the purchasing department of the textile factory, a smiling middle-aged man. Judging from the amount of hair on his head, he was also a smart man.

"Guo Zheng, congratulations, you finally achieved your goal."

"Uncle Song, thank you. I must have a couple of drinks today."

Old Song was smiling happily. He was the matchmaker, and he would be the one to sit in the seat of honor when Liu Guozheng and Lou Xiao'e got married.

Without anyone to accompany him, Old Song went to find Lou Zhenhua by himself. The two have been friends for many years.

"Comrade Guozheng, congratulations."

"Village Chief Liu, happy wedding."

"Guo Zheng, happy wedding, may you be blessed with happiness."

“…”

For the nearby villagers, this year's bumper harvest is all thanks to Hope Village and Liu Guozheng. When they heard that Liu Guozheng was getting married, they all came to congratulate him.

A total of six people came, each representing a village and sending blessings from their village.

"Brother Zheng, happy wedding."

Xu Damao also rushed back from the city, bringing projection equipment with him. He was accompanied by Deputy Director Li, who was in charge of logistics at the steel rolling mill. No matter whether they were familiar with each other or not, they just wanted to get to know each other first.

The last to arrive were Jiao Kangzhan and Jiang Weimin, one was the secretary of the Hongqi Commune and the other was the district chief of the Jingxi mining area. Their arrival caused a sensation, especially Jiang Weimin, who kept calling Liu Guozheng his nephew.

No one expected that Liu Guozheng had such a relationship with the district chief of Jingxi Mining District.

After all the guests arrived, the wedding officially began.

After the whole process, Liu Guozheng and Lao San were exhausted. (I won’t write about the process)

By the way, it’s not just Liu Guozheng who’s getting married today, there’s also the third brother and Chen Xiaolan.

This has been discussed long ago.

After the ceremony, the meal started.

Then the leader gave a speech and said some blessings.

Liu Guozheng and the third brother brought their respective brides to toast.

All guests and friends had a great time.

The nearby villagers who came to congratulate went back after lunch, each of them bringing five kilograms of fruit candies to distribute to the villagers, making everyone feel sweet and happy.

Liu Guozheng has no shortage of candy, as the candy factory in the second world can produce it at any time.

In that era, it was considered extravagant to spend dozens of kilograms of fruit candy. However, if each person got one, he would probably only get one.

Anyway, don’t worry about whether the wedding was good or not, it’s all in the past.

The only ones left were the leaders from the factory and the district. They exchanged pleasantries, flattered each other, and reached some supply and demand agreements, trying their best to satisfy everyone.

In the evening we had wedding banquets and watched movies, and the party lasted until 10pm.

"Comrade Lou Xiao'e, please give me guidance for the rest of my life."

"Comrade Liu Guozheng, I will teach you well."

"You stupid girl, you ruin the atmosphere."

"You are stupid."

"You silly."

"You're stupid..."

The two bodies slowly got closer and closer.