1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

After Xu Damao got the information he wanted to know from Qin Jingru in Qinjia Village, he was filled with pride.

He walked with a brisk pace, with a barely perceptible smile on his face, as if he had already seen the scene of himself controlling Qin Huairu.

At noon, the village party secretary enthusiastically prepared a sumptuous meal to entertain Xu Damao.

Although no family was wealthy at that time, the village party secretary still took great pains to prepare good wine and food.

On the dining table there was fragrant chicken stewed with mushrooms, beans and cucumbers grown by the villagers, some vegetables, and a bottle of liquor.

Xu Damao liked to drink a few glasses of wine when he went to the countryside to show movies. Moreover, he had already found out some clues about Qin Huairu and Li Dahu, so he was feeling very happy and proud.

Xu Damao looked at these things, feeling a little proud in his heart, but he did not show it on his face.

He had long been accustomed to such treatment in the village, and every time he came back from showing a movie, he would bring back a lot of mountain products and local specialties.

He knew that if he deliberately took advantage of Qiao, the villagers would do everything they could to benefit him in order to let him show movies for a few more days.

From local specialties to grains, such as cornmeal, mung bean flour, and eggs, he accepted everything.

While eating, Xu Damao secretly planned to find a suitable opportunity to try Qin Huairu after returning to the city.

However, Li Weiguo and his three uncles went into the mountains early the next morning.

They carried guns, dry food and water bottles, hoping to get more prey.

Unexpectedly, the farmers had a poor harvest this year and there were fewer prey in the mountains.

They carefully moved through the mountains and forests, looking for traces of prey.

Li Weiguo turned on the invincible detection radar at the right time, and only then did he realize how serious the disaster this year was.

The number of small animals on the mountain has decreased by about 60 to 70 percent. This is the conclusion Li Weiguo came to using the invincible detection radar.

It is conceivable that if his three uncles had not taken him into the mountains, his chances of hunting prey would have been very slim.

Li Weiguo deliberately led his three uncles towards the direction where the prey was.

His eyes were fixed on the front, not missing any place where prey might appear.

Suddenly, there was a slight sound in the weeds. He immediately stopped and signaled to his uncles to be quiet.

They waited quietly, and saw a hare jump out from the grass.

Li Weiguo quickly raised his shotgun, aimed at the hare, and pulled the trigger.

After a "bang", the hare was hit on the head and died immediately.

"Haha, I hit it, but this rabbit is too skinny, it doesn't weigh much at all!"

Li Dahe picked up the rabbit on the ground, feeling both excited and helpless.

"It's good to have a rabbit. Don't you see that we have been walking for so long and there are fewer small prey?"

"We can't help it. People can't even get enough to eat, let alone the wild animals in the mountains. Now is a difficult time, and we don't know when this hard time will end!"

Several people continued walking forward while talking.

With Li Weiguo's guidance, they encountered two more pheasants.

The pheasants stretched their necks and watched them alertly, ready to fly away at the first sign of movement.

Li Weiguo and his men did not dare to act rashly and could only approach slowly with guns raised.

Finally, everyone worked together to kill the two pheasants.

After this round, I caught a hare and three pheasants.

The harvest was not much, but the group was tired, so they did not continue hunting but went down the mountain.

He returned the gun he had borrowed from the village and left Lijia Village with the prey, intending to sell it to a purchasing station.

In the evening, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the country road. Li Weiguo and his three uncles rode their bicycles slowly towards Sijiu City.

Along the way, Li Weiguo and his colleagues felt a little disappointed. They thought they could return with a full load like the two times they went to Mentougou the previous two days, but they didn't expect to have bad luck this time.

But they did not complain too much. After all, in this year of famine, it was already very good to have a harvest. Why would they ask for a full load?

When he returned to the Li family courtyard, Li Weiguo saw at a glance that Grandma Li was smiling especially brightly today.

He was curious, so he walked up and asked the reason.

Grandma Li said with a smile on her face: "You don't know, but the little kid at your uncle Zhuzi's house is really a rare person. He was just discharged from the hospital today, so I took Xiaohong to see him."

Li Weiguo suddenly realized that Chen Lanxiang had been discharged from the hospital.

He exclaimed in surprise, "Really? I must take some time to go and take a look."

Who knew that as soon as he finished speaking, he was scolded by Grandma Li: "What are you looking at? You are still a teenager and don't know the ins and outs here. You should wait until the baby is one month old before going over."

Li Weiguo knew that women in the village had to pay a lot of attention to when they were in confinement after childbirth.

However, this was the first time that his grandmother reminded him in person.

In that case, forget it. If you don’t want to go and see it, then don’t go. There will always be a chance to see it in the future anyway.

In the evening, the family sat together and had a happy meal.

After dinner, Grandpa Li and Grandma Li asked about the situation in the village.

Li Weiguo described the situation in the village one by one, and also said that he and his second uncle cleaned the old house and removed the weeds in the yard.

When Grandma Li heard that the two had done a lot of work in their hometown, she praised them for their good work.

"That old house is not lived in, and I'm afraid it will deteriorate after being left for a long time. It's best to go back and tidy it up from time to time," said Grandma Li.

Li Weiguo nodded: "Don't worry, grandma. When we have time, we will go back to check it out and clean it up. We will never let our house fall into ruin."

Then, Li Weiguo talked about the situation in the village: "The villagers are living well. Although life is difficult, they have chickens, ducks and geese, so they don't starve."

After hearing this, Grandma Li and Grandpa Li felt relieved.

Xu Damao, who had shown movies in Qinjia Village for two days, finally said goodbye to the villagers with the projector early on the third morning and set off on the journey back to Sijiu City.

On the way back to the city, Xu Damao pushed the projector with mixed feelings.

This trip to Qinjia Village was not in vain. Although he didn't get many local specialties, he felt extremely satisfied.

He never forgot his plan, thinking that one day he would be able to easily control Qin Huairu.

When he arrived in Sijiu City, Xu Damao did not go back to the factory first, but went straight to his parents' home with the local specialties and gave them to his parents.

Looking at his parents' surprised expressions, Xu Damao felt a little satisfied.

After putting those things away, he leisurely returned to the steel mill to report.

During lunch time, the cafeteria was bustling with people.

Xu Damao was queuing for food when he suddenly saw Sha Zhu coming back to work. He took the opportunity to chat with him.

"Shazhu, why are you back to work so soon?" Xu Damao asked casually.

Sha Zhu raised his lips, his face full of joy: "My wife is out of the hospital, my mother-in-law is here to take care of her, and there is still Yu Shui at home, so I'm going back to work."

Xu Damao couldn't help feeling sour when he heard the corners of Sha Zhu's mouth turn up when he mentioned his son.

Isn’t it just a son?

One day, Xu Damao will also have it.

When he went back to his parents' house this time, his mother kept nagging him to go on a blind date with the little girl from the Lou family in a few days.

If their blind date is successful, then his good days will be here in the future.

Thinking of this, Xu Damao felt much better.

He carried the prepared meal and looked around the cafeteria.

At a glance, I saw Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai sitting in the corner.

Xu Damao raised a wicked smile and walked over with the lunch box in his hand.