Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

office

after dinner

"Brother Zheng, Brother Zheng."

Xu Damao came to the office. He is now living a comfortable life and is not seen every day.

"Da Mao, what are you busy with?"

When he saw Xu Damao, the third brother threw a punch at him, but Xu Damao dodged it nimbly.

"Sure, Damao. You're quite skilled now. You can dodge Lao San's punch."

"Hehe, Brother Zheng, Third Brother is still the best teacher. He teaches well."

Xu Damao stroked his mustache with a smug look on his face.

"Brother Zheng, I heard from my mom that you and Dabao went to our yard to look at houses today. Did you get the two rooms of the deaf old lady? I heard that the street office only sells those houses and does not rent them."

As expected of Xu Damao, he is well-informed. It seems that this guy has set his sights on those two houses.

"Da Mao, we will live in the same courtyard from now on."

"Wow, Dabao is amazing. I heard that house is not cheap. You are a hidden talent."

Sure enough, Xu Damao knew about those two rooms.

"What do you mean by hiding your wealth? I've only been working for a few years, how could I have so much money? It was all lent to me by Brother Zheng."

When Li Dabao met Liu Guozheng, he had not been working for long, and he almost lost his job because he did not purchase anything for two months.

If he had not met Liu Guozheng, Li Dabao would most likely have been sent to clean toilets.

“Guozheng, sure. I didn’t expect that I could come up with more than a thousand dollars after getting married.”

Gu Nian was a little envious. Although he was earning a lot now, all the money was handed over to Wenxiu, and he only had one dollar of pocket money every month.

"Uncle Gu, what do you mean?"

Liu Guozheng didn't understand what Gu Nian meant at first. The main reason was that in this era, the men were the masters of the family, especially when it came to money. So Liu Guozheng didn't think about it in other ways.

"Guozheng, Xiao Gu means that the pocket money I give him is not enough."

Wenxiu spoke, and at the same time glared at Gu Nian fiercely.

"what?"

Liu Guozheng understood that this Wenxiu might have traveled back from the future.

So he asked tentatively, "Auntie Wen, do you know what it means that odd numbers change but even numbers do not change?"

"do not know."

"What about the function looking at the quadrant?"

"never heard of that."

Liu Guozheng felt relieved. Gu Nian and Wenxiu should be exceptions of this era. Perhaps it had something to do with Wenxiu's previous living environment.

"Okay, let's get over this topic. Now let me talk about the Hope Fund."

When Liu Guozheng saw Lou Xiao'e's eyes, he quickly changed the subject. Men's pocket money is a very dangerous topic. If it is brought up, all the men present will probably be wiped out.

Yes, except for Liu Guozheng, he is a man with a hook.

"I hope the fund will help the Red Star Children's Welfare Home at this stage, and not consider other things for the time being. You all know the current situation. We don't have much food, and we can't take care of so many people."

"Besides, the normal maintenance of this welfare home has always been funded by the government. This project has its own rules. We can't take over the main responsibility. We must pay attention to this in the future."

"Also, regarding the finances of the Hope Fund, Xiao'e and Xiaolan will be in charge of it for the time being, because this is the job you two have taken on."

"You don't have to be afraid. It doesn't involve cash. It's mainly a record of various materials."

"That's all for now. I'll add more later if I think of anything. We've been busy all day, everyone should take a break."

Liu Guozheng didn't want to say too much late at night, so he just changed the subject.

"Dabao, Xiaohao, let's go play cards."

Xu Damao called Li Dabao, Liu Guohao and went to the guest room.

"Auntie Wen, tell me about this issue of men's pocket money."

"Yes, yes, Aunt Wen, we want to learn it too."

Lou Xiao'e and Chen Xiaolan showed great interest in this issue.

"Xiao'e, Xiaolan, what's the point of you two learning this? Besides, we don't need money in our village, so the third brother and I really don't have any money."

What Liu Guozheng said was true. He hoped that the new village would not need any money, as all food, clothing, housing and other necessities would be provided collectively by the village. There was no such thing as paying wages in the village now, except for the fact that during the Chinese New Year last year, everyone received 50 yuan.

Chen Xiaolan said meaningfully: "Brother Zheng, I believe that the third brother has no money, but if someone says that he has no money, I'm afraid no one will believe it, right?"

Sure enough, as soon as Chen Xiaolan said this, Lou Xiao'e next to her snorted coldly.

"Guozheng, uncle can't help you anymore, let's go back to the room and rest first."

Gu Nian and Wen Xiu returned to the bedroom.

"Old Three, let's go too."

Chen Xiaolan took the third brother and left. The third brother gave Liu Guozheng a helpless look.

"Liu Guozheng, now that everyone is gone, tell me when you saved up this fifteen hundred yuan."

"Xiao'e, you still don't believe me? Besides, have you lost the most basic trust between husband and wife?"

"Liu Guozheng, stop talking nonsense to me, will you tell me?"

"Alas, I borrowed this money from Xu Fang."

"Where did Xu Fang get so much money?"

"Xu Fang is a hunter, right? Where do you think those wild boars came from?"

"is it?"

"Of course. Didn't I ask you to keep track of the pork this year?"

"Yes, we keep account of beef, mutton, and fish."

"That's right. At the beginning, Xu Fang and Zhang Long went to the mountains to hunt and feed the pigs. Now that the village is basically on the right track, of course we have to give them the money from selling pork. We can't let them keep contributing, right?"

"Did I blame you wrongly?"

"Of course. Besides, as the backbone of the family, a man cannot be without money. Don't do what Aunt Wen did in the future. It's not good."

"What's wrong with that? I think Aunt Wen is right. Men won't mess around if they don't have money."

"Don't talk nonsense. Aunt Wen and Uncle Gu's situations are different from those of ordinary people. When you meet Damao and Dabao in the future, don't bring up the issue of pocket money for men. This is not good for their families and can easily create family conflicts."

"really?"

"It must be true. When you return to the village, go ask your mother about this and ask if it is Comrade Lao Lou who is in charge of the family's finances."

"I see."

"Since you have wrongly accused me today, how can you compensate me?"

"What compensation do you want, you idiot?"

"Go back to the bedroom and I'll tell you."

"Hate!"