Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

Yan Jiecheng had no choice but to rush home on an empty stomach.

"Jie Cheng, what's wrong with you? Didn't you eat at the factory?"

In a short while, Yan Jiecheng had already eaten two steamed buns. Yan Bugui couldn't stand it anymore. He had been thinking that Yan Jiecheng could bring some vegetables back from the factory. He had heard that the food in the factory was not only delicious but also cheap.

"I ate, but I'm not full."

As he said that, Yan Jiecheng wanted to eat another one, but the basket of steamed buns was taken away by Yan Bugui.

"Jiecheng, since you've eaten at the factory, don't eat it when you get home next time."

"Dad, I can't go hungry, right?"

"Who told you not to have enough to eat in the factory?"

"I..."

Yan Jiecheng didn't want to say that he didn't know how he had offended Sha Zhu. Not only did he flip the spoon for him, but the steamed buns he gave him were smaller than those given to others.

"Jie Cheng, have you offended Liu Haizhong?"

"No."

"No? That's impossible, right? Do you know what Liu Haizhong said the first thing he said when he came back?"

"What did he say?"

"He said I gave birth to a good son."

"Dad, isn't this a compliment to you?"

"Humph, Yan Jiecheng, I'm not stupid. I can still tell good words from bad ones. Just tell me, how did you offend him?"

"No, I just called him Master Liu. Did I offend him?"

"Oh, so that's how it is. Next time you see him, call him Second Uncle or Uncle Liu. The best thing is to call him Second Uncle. That's Liu Haizhong's obsession."

"Haha, he's still the Second Uncle. The three managers have been fired for almost two years. I didn't expect that he still wants to be called the Second Uncle."

"Jie Cheng, you better be careful next time. When you meet people, you should say things they like to hear. Do you understand?"

"Got it, Dad, let me have another steamed bun."

"Why eat so much? Besides, it's hard to digest if you eat too much at night."

"Then I won't pay for living expenses anymore."

"Don't pay? Don't eat at home anymore."

"If you don't want to eat, don't eat."

"you.."

On the way back, Yan Jiecheng had made up his mind that he was unwilling to pay for living expenses no matter what. Who would want to eat wowotou when there were steamed buns to eat?

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Hope Village

In the afternoon, the competitions for the youth and senior groups were successfully completed in a cheerful atmosphere.

The meal in the evening is not as light as that at noon. The wine is good wine, the meat is braised pork, the fish is braised fish, and of course fruit is also indispensable.

After dinner, Xu Damao called the office and asked Xiaohao to tell his wife that he would not be back home that night.

Since Xu Damao is in the village, we can arrange an open-air movie.

The projector was not borrowed from outside, but was specially bought by Liu Guozheng, and there were some films, but no one in the village knew how to show movies. Every time Xu Damao came, he would show a few movies to satisfy his curiosity.

Also, when there is a new movie, Xu Damao needs to use his connections to get some new movies for people to watch.

(In the 1960s, projector technology was already very mature, and generally all brigades with similar conditions would have their own projectors. The only downside was that film resources were limited, especially good films, which had to be screened back and forth between several brigades.)

Liu Guozheng also wanted to train projectionists in his village, but there was no suitable candidate. Erlang, Laosan, and Li Xiangdong were all extravagant and did things like practicing martial arts, with a bold and open approach. None of them had the patience to operate the projection equipment.

Even if some of those children were interested, Liu Guozheng was not going to let them learn.

Liu Guozheng doesn't want another Liu Xiaolong to appear among that group of children, lest after learning the projection technology, another child who doesn't want to go to school appears.

If this is the case, it goes against Liu Guozheng's original intention.

So the projector would rather remain idle, waiting for Xu Damao to start playing, than let the children learn from it.

After the movie, it was time for everyone else to take a rest, so Liu Guozheng specially gathered several people from the office together to prepare for a meeting. After they went back tomorrow, he would just pass the content of the meeting to Xu's mother.

"Let me just say a few words."

"After the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather will get hotter and hotter, and it will be more difficult to store meat, so I decided to change our business hours."

"Starting from the day after tomorrow, fresh meat and fish will be sold in the mornings. The time will be based on the market hours in the city."

"Starting from 5:30 in the afternoon, we will sell only cooked food and accept reservations. If you want fresh meat or fish, just make a reservation the night before and pick it up when we open the next afternoon."

"You all have no objection to this, right?"

After saying that, Liu Guozheng looked at a few people, wanting to hear their opinions.

"Brother Zheng, what did you do with all that time in between?"

Li Dabao was the first to ask.

"During the break, you can rest and do whatever you want, as long as it doesn't interfere with selling things in the afternoon."

When it comes to your own business, you should follow your heart. You cannot force yourself to find work if there is no work. You should know that the time will get hotter and hotter day by day, and people won't want to move when it's hot.

"Guo Zheng, then can I stay in the village?"

"Hey, Lao Nan, as long as you can bear to give up Sister Qingfang, I have no objection. We have plenty of people who can cook."

"Haha, I'm just talking casually, just talking casually."

"Lao Nan, even though the schedule has changed, three meals a day are essential, and you are still needed to make them."

"understood."

Nan Yi likes the village now. If it weren't for Zhang Qingfang, he really doesn't want to go to the city. Although staying in the office is not bad, it can't compare with the conditions in the village. Swimming and fishing are his favorite activities, especially fishing.

"Guozheng, we don't want to be idle for most of the day."

"Sister Qingfang, and Yu Li, if you can't stay idle, you can study together, especially financial accounting knowledge, which will definitely be useful in the future. And Dabao, Damao, the same goes for you. Don't waste your free time. It won't hurt to learn more while you are young and have a good memory."

"Especially Dabao and Damao, starting from tomorrow, whenever you have nothing to do in the factory, you two must follow Comrade Lao Lou and learn some knowledge and experience in business and sales."

This was also what Liu Guozheng thought of on the spur of the moment. Anyway, the two of them didn't have much to do on a normal day, so they could take out a morning or an afternoon every day to study, which would be beneficial to them in the future.

Liu Guozheng is not satisfied with this small office, but due to the limitations of the times, this is the only way for the time being.

"By the way, both of you should stop looking so sad. Just schedule your study time in the morning. Just come back with Xu Fang after he finishes delivering the goods."

"I understand, brother Zheng."

Neither Li Dabao nor Xu Damao refused Liu Guozheng's arrangement. They knew that Liu Guozheng was doing this for their own good.