The Great Era of Siheyuan

It took less than two hours from the start to the end of the tour of the entire industrial zone outside Dongzhimen. Li Wenqiang had a rough idea of ​​the area in his mind.

There are ways to make money everywhere in the city, but Li Wenqiang is a little worried because he can't get involved.

He must find someone to endorse him. If no one endorses him, he will definitely be discovered given his shipment volume.

The first person Li Wenqiang thought of was Li Dehuai. This guy was able to retire safely after ten years of chaos, and his father-in-law played an indispensable role. If he was in the same boat with him, he didn't know if he would have a chance to be protected, so he didn't dare to gamble.

It's not that he didn't want to find someone else, but he couldn't think of who to find. No, he had other options. He almost forgot about Xu Huizhen and Chen Xueru. Li Wenqiang suddenly reacted.

These two women have been doing business under the Zhengyang Gate. Not only have they been safe and sound, but they have also expanded and strengthened their businesses.

I remember that there were two Soviet people, a man and a woman, around Chen Xueru. If I could borrow their identities, I could save myself a lot of trouble.

Thinking of this, Li Wenqiang prepared to go to the tavern to try his luck in the evening. Now he had several options for the future. One was to find a factory as a buyer, which was not a big problem. The second was to get in touch with Li Dehuai, which was risky. The third was to find a foreigner to protect himself, just like he had thought before, and do some things that he could not do.

After figuring it out, Li Wenqiang felt relieved. In fact, he had another way, which was to go to the countryside and exchange grain for old items and gold bars.

However, the risk is too great. Next time Xu Damao goes to the countryside to show movies, he might consider going with him.

I deliberately took a detour, planning to walk from Chaoyangmen to Dongsi, and then back to Nanluoguxiang to appreciate the current cultural customs of Zhou.

To be honest, I didn't get to appreciate the cultural customs, but I did meet refugees wearing tattered clothes from time to time along the way. The scene was shocking.

Although Li Wenqiang wanted to help, he was powerless at the moment. If they could hold on until their own space had a big harvest, he wouldn't mind being an anonymous kind person at night.

Having stayed in Nanluoguxiang for a long time, I always thought that was the normal life of people in that era. Only today did I realize how good those people's lives were.

Seeing their sunken eyes, swollen faces, and skinny appearance, Li Wenqiang felt very frightened. It was only spring, and there were still wild vegetables outside. Even those who fled to the city were like this. What would those outside the city and other places look like?

Li Wenqiang couldn't figure it out, and his final thought was that if you are not capable, it is better to be selfish. If you really want to do something, you have to wait until you have the capital.

As the sky drew to the evening, people in the yard began to wash vegetables and cook. To say they were washing vegetables and cooking was just a nice way of saying it. A group of people gathered by the pool, washing a few wilted vegetable leaves and some picked wild vegetables. They would go home and chop them up and mix them with the grains, and that was it.

As for whether to eat corn paste or meal substitute powder, it all depends on your luck. You can buy whatever you want when you buy food. A group of people gathered together to chat about family matters, and most of the questions they asked were about topics like "Have you eaten? What did you have for lunch? What did you have for dinner?"

When Liu Yuhua walked among them with a basin of vegetables, everyone fell silent.

"Girl, what's your name? Where are you from?"

When the aunt saw that Li Wenqiang was not there, she curiously asked her about it. She felt it was not worth it for such a beautiful girl to marry such a bastard.

"Hello, my name is Liu Lihua, and I live here!"

Liu Lihua kept Li Wenqiang's instructions in mind and didn't want to have anything to do with this group of people. She responded simply and politely.

"Oh! Are you from this area? Why haven't I seen you before?"

The old lady looked at Liu Lihua as if she was very familiar with this place. In fact, she stayed at home except for buying groceries. When she went out of the yard, she didn't know who lived next door.

"I was studying before and wasn't at home often!"

Although Liu Lihua felt strange in her heart, she answered her honestly out of politeness.

"So that's how it is! I forgot to tell you, I'm the auntie in this courtyard. We're all from the same courtyard, so we should help each other. If you have any problems in the future, you can come to me!"

An old lady said with a smile.

Liu Lihua just smiled and didn't answer.

"What do you mean by aunt? You are not an aunt anymore."

The second aunt next to them reminded them that since there was only a faucet in the middle yard, everyone was washing vegetables here now. The second aunt's words made many people feel a little dissatisfied. After all, for so many years, the first aunt had always been a good person in everyone's hearts, so naturally no one had any opinion about her.

"Second Aunt, in this courtyard, the First Aunt will always be our First Aunt. Even if the Second Uncle takes over, you can only be the Second Aunt. Besides, it's not certain whether the Second Uncle can become the first uncle!"

Qin Huairu was speaking for the older aunt at this time. She would be going to work in the steel mill in a while, and it would definitely be beneficial to please the younger aunt now.

"Hey, how can you talk like that? Why can't our Lao Liu be the uncle?"

When the second aunt heard this, she said unconvincedly that the two families had just had a conflict, and Qin Huairu's interruption immediately became the fuse that could be ignited.

Liu Yuhua was watching from the side, at a loss as to what to do. It seemed as if the yard had never been quiet for a single day since she arrived. She finally understood what Li Wenqiang meant when he said "it's fun". It turned out that the yard was so noisy.

"There is no reason. Our family won't recognize you!"

Qin Huairu said in a decisive tone.

"If you don't want to admit it, then don't admit it! We don't need your family, there are plenty of people who will admit it!"

The second aunt looked at her angrily.

Qin Huairu has been in the yard for so many years, and she had to be sneaky even when she farted. Now she dares to talk back. She is really bold.

Everyone else watched the fun in silence, no one tried to stop the fight. Liu Yuhua was not familiar with any of them, so she could only wash the vegetables secretly.

"Miss Yuhua, since you have married into our courtyard, I will no longer be estranged from you. I will call you Yuhua. Where did you buy these vegetables? Can you buy some for our family as well?"

At this time, the third aunt who had been silent nearby walked up to Liu Yuhua with a smile and asked.

As soon as these words came out, everyone around looked over to see if Liu Yuhua would agree. The green vegetables, peppers, eggplants and beans in her basin were obviously fresh and completely different from their own.

Originally, everyone was unfamiliar with each other and felt a little embarrassed to ask, but when they saw the three aunts speak up, everyone else instantly started to have some thoughts in their minds.

"I'm sorry, everyone. All the vegetables in our house were bought by Wen Qiang outside. I'm not sure where he bought them. You can ask him later. I've washed the vegetables. You guys can chat slowly!"

Liu Yuhua was also a smart person. With Li Wenqiang's instructions and his impression of everyone, he just perfunctorily responded and left.