Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

Hope Village Office

"Brother Zheng, I didn't expect it to be so tiring. It's better to work in the fields."

The third brother slumped in a chair. He had been very busy in the afternoon and had been restless, especially with so many people around him, chattering and making so much noise that he felt dizzy.

"It's only these few days that I'm busy. Mainly because people are craving meat now. It will be fine after this period of time."

Liu Guozheng was not much better off. Today's meal was prepared by Wenxiu and He Yushui.

"Brother Zheng, the accounts have been calculated. The total income this afternoon is 200 yuan."

Now Lou Xiao'e is accustomed to calling Liu Guozheng "Brother Zheng", and occasionally she still calls him by his name. As for the word "husband", it was not accepted in that era.

"Wow, Brother Zheng, we are rich."

After hearing that he earned 200 yuan in an afternoon, the third brother was no longer tired and jumped up directly. It seems that money is still very attractive and can make everyone like it.

"This is just the beginning, but this is not our main business."

Liu Guozheng really didn't care about this little amount of money. He had thousands of tons of gold in his storage space.

The third brother nodded: "That's true."

"Brother, it's time for dinner."

Liu Guohao shouted.

"Third brother, let's go eat. We need to drink some white wine today to relieve our fatigue. I got a jar of good wine."

"Brother Zheng, when did you make the liquor? How come I didn't know about it?"

"Haha, there are many things you don't know."

The two of them arrived at the restaurant, everyone was there, and they started eating right away.

"Guo Zheng, your wine is very good. It feels smooth, sweet and refreshing when you drink it. It is definitely a good wine."

Gu Nian drank a glass and savored it carefully.

"Well, it's really good."

The third brother could only say that it was good. Anyway, it felt very comfortable when he drank it. It didn't make his throat feel dry and it was smooth and easy to drink.

"Brother, let me try it too."

Liu Guohao picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp, just like the fool he was before.

"Cough cough cough."

Well, I choked. Thanks to his strengthened body, Liu Guohao will not be like the fool he was before, who would be knocked down by one glass of wine.

"It doesn't taste good. It's not as good as rice wine. Did I bring any rice wine this time?"

Liu Guohao doesn't like the flavor of white wine. He prefers rice wine, which has a distinct sweet taste.

"After dinner, call the village and ask Xu Fang to bring a few jars over tomorrow when he delivers the goods."

Liu Guozheng stored more than a hundred jars in the warehouse on the west hill of Hope New Village.

"Yes, I will tell Xu Fang tomorrow that even if I forget the meat, I can't forget the rice wine. I'm not used to not drinking something before a meal."

Lou Xiao'e has gotten used to it. She has a glass of wine every day when she eats, but she doesn't drink much anyway.

Liu Guozheng smiled and said, "Then remember to call me after you finish eating."

"Come, let's have a toast together, for the official opening of the office, and for ourselves."

"Cheers, cheers."

"Done."

Men drink alcohol, while women drink tea instead.

After dinner, Liu Guozheng and Gu Nian drank tea and chatted in the living room.

"Guozheng, I want to tell you something. After the New Year, I will pass my job to Xiaohao, and Wenxiu and I will return to the village to retire."

"Uncle Gu, you are still young. You can work for another 10 or 20 years."

"Guozheng, to be honest, I owe Wenxiu too much over the years. I want to accompany her for the rest of my life. I won't go anywhere else but stay in our village. Besides, Wenxiu also likes staying in the village. If it wasn't for accompanying me, she wouldn't have come to the city to live for a year."

"Well, Uncle Gu, just make up your mind."

"I've already thought about it. Xiao Hao has learned almost everything and can solve 70% of the problems on his own. I don't know the remaining 30% either. After all, I'm a latecomer."

"Uncle Gu, you are well-informed. If there is anything happening in the village after you go back, you should give us more suggestions."

"Alas, what do you mean by well-informed? I used to make a living among the dead a few years ago, and later I traveled all over the country to find Wenxiu. I just met more people."

"That's all. There's a saying that goes, reading a book a thousand times is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles, and traveling ten thousand miles is not as good as meeting countless people."

"Guo Zheng, if that's the case, I will definitely not refuse if I encounter any problem."

"Then I would like to thank Uncle Gu first."

"Guozheng, you are good in every way except being polite. We are all family, so don't be so polite all the time."

"Well, I was wrong."

"Guozheng, I really want to thank you. If it weren't for you, I would never have met Wenxiu in my life."

"Uncle Gu, you were just talking about me, why are you being polite now?"

"Hahaha, I'm wrong this time. Come on, I'll drink three glasses of wine as punishment."

"Uncle Gu, if you want to drink, just say so. There's no need to do this. Aunt Wen can stop you from drinking."

"Guo Zheng, don't dare to talk nonsense."

After Gu Nian finished speaking, he winked at Liu Guozheng.

"Xiao Gu, you can't drink anymore today."

Well, it turns out that Wenxiu came in.

"Wenxiu, are you still worried about me? I said I don't want to drink anymore, so I won't drink anymore. I'm drinking tea now."

"That's good."

Wenxiu smiled gently.

The third brother walked in from outside: "Brother Zheng, are we going back tomorrow?"

Liu Guozheng said, "There's nothing to do when we go back, so let's take Chen Xiaolan out for a walk."

"Haha, Brother Zheng, why don't you let the third brother take me for a walk? I grew up in the Forty-Nine City, so I should take him."

"It doesn't matter which one of you takes care of the other."

What's the point of fussing about this? A young couple can just go shopping casually.

"Okay, Brother Zheng, the third brother and I are really going shopping tomorrow. If you are too busy then, you can't blame us."

After hearing what Chen Xiaolan said, Liu Guozheng suddenly had an idea.

If I am busy to death every day, what is the meaning of my life?

No, I want to go shopping too.

"I've thought about it. Starting tomorrow, we will only be open after 5pm."

"Also, starting from tomorrow, we will strictly control the daily shipment volume and only sell goods worth 100 yuan a day. We will sell them out early and rest early."

When Liu Guozheng said this, everyone was dumbfounded.

Is there anyone who thinks the money is too much?

What is this operation?

I don't understand.

"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like this?"

Lou Xiao'e even came over and touched Liu Guozheng's forehead to see if it was burnt by fever.

"Stop joking. I'm serious. Think about it, why do we make money? Isn't it just to enjoy life?"

"If everyone is going to die here every day, what's the point of making more money?"

After hearing what Liu Guozheng said, several people looked at each other and said in unison: "You are the boss, you have the final say."

"Okay, that's it."

Liu Guozheng made the final decision.