Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

Xu Damao can be said to be in high spirits now.

Yesterday I just wanted to ruin Shazhu’s blind date.

But the girl was so beautiful that Xu Damao finally changed his mind.

He wants to intercept Shazhu.

Sha Zhu doesn't deserve such a beautiful woman.

Xu Damao is very good at pursuing girls.

Not only is he eloquent, but he is also willing to spend money.

He almost won over the girl named Chen Li by treating her to a meal and giving her gifts.

The girl was also very considerate, calling him "Brother Damao" all the time, which made him feel a little lighter.

Especially when you are bragging, the other person's admiring and appreciative eyes will directly raise the emotional value to the maximum.

What's more, the other party is Sha Zhu's blind date.

Whenever Xu Damao thought of this, he felt like he was cuckolding Sha Zhu. That feeling made him very excited, as if he had awakened some kind of fetish.

Soon it was Xu Damao's turn to serve food in the team next to him. Sha Zhu's originally good mood immediately turned sour when he saw Xu Damao.

Before Sha Zhu could say anything, Xu Damao started to brag:

"Silly Zhu, I heard you went on a blind date yesterday. How was it? Did it fail again?"

Sha Zhu was about to curse, but when he thought of the girl's gentle, pretty and considerate look last night, he said proudly:

"Hey, I'm sorry to disappoint you. I'm sure it will work this time. Just wait for my wedding wine."

"Then I'll wait, and I'll give you a big red envelope when the time comes."

There is nothing wrong with this statement.

But for some reason, Shazhu got angry when he saw Xu Damao's mean expression.

Sha Zhu simply put the ladle into the soup bucket, stirred it, and then put a bowl of mutton soup in Xu Damao's lunch box.

Although the mutton looked like a lot, it was all bones with little meat or worthless offal.

"Silly Zhu! You are using public power to take revenge on your own!"

Xu Damao was unhappy. He thought that after having the chance to eat mutton, who would want to gnaw on the bones?

"If you want to eat, eat. If not, stop nagging. There are people waiting in line behind you. Get out of here!"

"You! You wait for me, Shazhu! You stinky cook! You stinky fool!"

After Xu Damao uttered another harsh word, he angrily left with his lunch box.

Wang Jianjun shook his head when watching this scene. If one of these two funny guys changed their gender, they would have been in bed together a long time ago.

It's just that the scene was too shocking, and he couldn't imagine it.

Ignoring the two of them, when it was Wang Jianjun's turn, Liu Lan specially got him some boneless mutton in large chunks.

Xu Damao would drool at such treatment.

"Thank you, Sister Liu."

"Don't be polite, just add the cilantro and garlic yourself."

Wang Jianjun added a handful of coriander to the mutton soup, bought two large white steamed buns, and found a seat with few people and sat down.

He had just sat down when team leader Zhao Fei, who had come over, sat opposite him.

"Didn't the team leader go to the countryside today?"

"I have something to do today so I'll stay in the factory."

Zhao Fei looked at Wang Jianjun's bowl full of meat and swallowed secretly.

His bowl was full of soup, and he was going to take the meat back for his wife and children.

Trying not to look at the meat in Wang Jianjun's bowl, Zhao Fei took a sip of the soup and asked in a low voice:

"Jianjun, have you heard? Li Jun might be transferred this time."

"Is there such a thing? I really don't know."

Wang Jianjun usually doesn't pay attention to factory affairs and is relatively isolated from the latest news.

"I also heard from a leader that the kid lost half his life this time. His father was afraid that he would have another accident because he was his only child, so he used his connections to transfer him away."

"So, Team Leader, are you going to compete for the position of Team Leader?"

"How is that possible? That position is not mine. I just want to find a connection to transfer to the first team and become a member."

Zhao Fei took a bite of the steamed bread and sighed:

"I'm getting old, so I just want to be more secure. I heard that a buyer from another factory was robbed while going to the countryside last month, and his body was not found until a week later. My husband is worried that something might happen to me, and our two children are still young. If I can be transferred to a group, the work will be safer."

Hearing this news, Wang Jianjun couldn't help but sigh.

Although they are not from our factory, we are all in the same industry, and it is a human life.

It seemed that he felt the atmosphere was a bit depressing when he said this.

Zhao Fei adjusted his mood and said with a smile:

"Come to think of it, I really have something to ask of you today."

Then he lowered his voice and said:

"Didn't you bring a deer back to the factory last time? I'd like you to keep an eye out for me. If anyone hunts a deer, I'd like to buy some as gifts. Don't worry, the price here is higher than the factory's."

Wang Jianjun waved his hand and said:

"That's nothing. We're all in the same group, so I'll pay you according to the factory's price. I'll keep an eye out for you and let you know in advance when the stock is available."

Although mosquitoes are small, they are also meat. Selling them to colleagues can not only make money but also establish a relationship.

Zhao Fei was also happy to hear this:

"Thank you for your hard work, Jianjun. If I can be transferred to a group, Director Wang and I will recommend you to be the leader of this group."

Wang Jianjun had no interest in promotion, not to mention that he was just a team leader with no real power. So he just said a few perfunctory words.

After Zhao Fei finished his words, he drank the remaining mutton soup in just a few gulps, said goodbye and left.

Only then did Wang Jianjun have time to savor the mutton soup in front of him.

While I was waiting in line, I heard from others that this soup was made by several chefs in the cafeteria under the guidance of Sha Zhu.

It's really well made, the soup is milky white and fragrant.

Pepper and ginger are also added to the soup.

When the weather is cold, drinking a bowl of soup like this will make you feel comfortable.

A bowl of mutton soup with two steamed buns not only did not fill him up, but also aroused Wang Jianjun's gluttony.

Wang Jianjun packed up and prepared to go back.

We have a mutton feast today, so tonight we’ll make a mutton casserole as an extra meal in the space.

When Wang Jianjun returned to the courtyard, it was rare that he did not meet Yan Bugui at the door.

However, Xu Damao just came back and hurried out.

When he saw Wang Jianjun, he greeted him awkwardly.

Wang Jianjun didn't think much about it and went straight home to prepare mutton casserole.

On the other side, at the Yan family, Yan Bugui and his family were sitting at the dining table eating.

The Yan family has only one rule for eating, and that is fairness.

Usually Yan Bugui would divide the food equally among the people.

Absolutely fair and just, even to her daughter Yan Jie Di.

I often don’t eat enough or eat well.

Looking at the familiar steamed bread, pickled vegetables and cornmeal porridge, Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang all looked bitter.

Yan Jiecheng couldn't help but complain:

"Dad, when are we going to improve our food? We haven't had any meat slices this month, and we didn't eat meat last month either."

Yan Bugui glared at his son in dissatisfaction and said:

"Eat, eat, eat! You think about meat all day long! I used the meat coupons to exchange for sweet potatoes. How can a little meat fill you up? It would be better to exchange it for sweet potatoes. Have you forgotten what I taught you? If you don't eat well, you won't be poor. If you don't plan well, you will be poor."

Yan Jiecheng almost couldn't hold back when he heard that he would have no chance to eat meat. He waited for two months just to have a bite of meat, but in the end, there was nothing left.

Yan Jiecheng felt that his life was too difficult.