Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

When I returned to the office, Li Dabao and Xu Damao had also returned. I asked them to go deliver the ingredients together so that Xu's mother could help cook for the decorators, saving her from having to cook here.

"Da Mao, be careful when you go back."

After hearing what the third brother said, Xu Damao was confused. What should he be careful about when he returned to his own home? He could not figure it out, so he just thought that the third brother cared about him.

Xu Damao happily went home with the food.

"Sister Xia, come and have a drink of water first."

When he came back, Director Zhang was with Liu Guozheng and others, saying that he wanted to discuss something with Liu Guozheng.

"Guozheng, it's like this. Isn't the New Year coming soon? The street wants to visit the families of military martyrs and lonely elderly people, and would like to order a batch of meat from you."

"Okay, that's a good thing."

"It's a good thing, but as you know, funds have always been tight on our street, so do you think this price is okay?"

"Sister Xia, mutton and beef cannot be cheap, but pork is fine, after all, it is caught deep in the mountains."

"Then I want pork, but no other meat."

"Sister Xia, don't you want to order fish?"

"As for fish, it consumes too much oil, so I won't have it."

"Okay, Sister Xia, how much are you going to take?"

"How heavy is a wild boar?"

"It doesn't matter what size it is. The smallest one weighs 300 kilograms."

"Then let's get a small one. Guozheng, let's talk first. You have to help us deal with it. There's no one on our street who can handle a wild boar."

"That's not a problem."

"Guo Zheng, can you tell me the price?"

"Forget about the money. A wild boar is not worth much. Just consider it as our donation. If nothing else, just for those heroes who sacrificed on the battlefield."

"I'm really welcome then."

"These are all small matters. By the way, isn't your street distributing anything this year?"

Liu Guozheng is also thinking about expanding the market. Don't underestimate the street office, there are quite a few people there.

"We have to publish it, but we haven't figured out what to publish yet."

"Sister Xia, what's the point of researching this? Aren't the fish in our village readily available? One fish weighs ten kilograms. For those people in your street office, each of them can get a fish, which is both respectable and economical."

"That's fine, Guozheng. You go ahead and do your work. I'll go back first. I'll let you know when I've made a decision."

"Sister Xia, don't forget about Dabao's matter tomorrow."

"Don't worry, I won't forget it."

Director Zhang left with a satisfied smile.

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"Hahaha."

Li Dabao came back smiling after lunch. As soon as Xu Damao got home, Li Jinzhi grabbed his ears. Xu Damao's ears are still red.

Xu Damao asked, "Brother Zheng, did you go to Yard No. 95 today?"

"Yes, aren't we going to see how Dabao's house is being renovated?"

"Brother Zheng, let me give you a suggestion. It's better for grown men like us to bring a pack of cigarettes when we go out. What kind of candy do you want to bring?"

From Li Jinzhi, Xu Damao knew that the problem was caused by the third brother and Liu Guozheng.

"Hey, you've become quite capable."

"No, Brother Zheng, if you want to bring candy, then bring candy. Just bring some fruit candy. Try not to bring high-end goods like milk candy and soft candy."

"Da Mao, tell me the truth, who did you give all those candies to?"

"Who else could it be? My partner."

"Da Mao, you deserve to have a wife and forget your mother."

"Ugh!"

Xu Damao could imagine that his future days would not be easy, and his mother would definitely bring this matter up from time to time to rub him in the face.

"Da Mao, where does your partner work?"

"Supply and Marketing Cooperative Salesperson"

"Okay, who introduced this to you?"

"No one has any. I negotiated it myself. Brother Zheng, what do you think my toffees and gummies are for?"

"Okay, it has to be you, kid. When you get married, your family will have three people earning a salary, and others will be envious."

"That is."

Xu Damao was very proud. His family could be said to be among the best in the country.

"No, it should be four, Brother Zheng, my mother said that after Dabao's house is renovated, you should consider letting her come here to work as a salesperson."

"Yes, there is such a thing, but it probably won't last too long."

"Impossible, my mother is very hardworking."

"It's not a question of whether you can endure hardship or not. When you get married and have children, she will definitely go home to take care of the children."

"That's true. I'll work as long as I can."

Xu Damao scratched his head and forgot about it.

"Dabao, when you get married, will Yu Li go to work in a textile factory or a steel mill?"

"Brother Zheng, I want him to work here, what do you think?"

"You kid, let's not talk about the textile factory, let's talk about the steel mill. If Yu Li goes in, she can get a house."

"Brother Zheng, we have a house to live in now, why do we need so much?"

This is the limitation of the times. If Li Dabao knew that a few decades later, a house in Beijing would cost millions or even tens of millions, he would definitely choose to work in a steel mill.

"Well, can I still hurt you?"

"I won't go there. It's uncomfortable and far from home."

"Dabao, you should ask Yu Li for her opinion first."

"Ok."

"By the way, Dabao, have you thought about what to bring tomorrow?"

"The goods are easy to talk about, Brother Zheng, I just don't know how much money I need to pay for it?"

“Follow the market.”

"That's five bucks."

"As long as it's within ten dollars, it'll be fine. For example, six dollars and sixty, eight dollars and eighty, or some other interesting number, wouldn't that be better?"

"Brother Zheng, it has to be you. I like everything to go smoothly. Then it's six dollars and sixty cents."

"Look for yourself, and let Uncle Gu, Damao and Xiaohao go with you tomorrow."

"Brother Zheng, what about you?"

"I have something to do tomorrow and can't leave."

"OK then."

"Okay, what's that expression on your face? Uncle Gu is the elder, Damao and Xiaohao are brothers, this is pretty good."

"I understand, brother Zheng."

"Go buy a bottle of good wine later, and tell Uncle Gu when he comes back in the evening."

"Ah."

Liu Guozheng's arrangement was very good, but deep down, Li Dabao still hoped that Liu Guozheng could go. In his heart, Liu Guozheng was not an elder but was better than an elder. Just the word "brother" could not express his inner feelings.

What he didn't know was that Liu Guozheng hated socializing the most. If possible, he would rather stay in the village for the rest of his life.