Dad put on the shoes and tried them on, and they fit perfectly.

Xiao Dong also put it on, stepped on it, and found it quite comfortable. He smiled and said, "It's really warm. Do you want money?"

"No money, it's free."

Xiao Dong helped with the luggage, and the group of four got into the jeep. Winter was coming, and the open-top jeep was covered with canvas, but cars these days didn't have heaters, so it was very cold to sit inside.

As they walked and chatted, Liu Jun said, "A few days ago, Lao Li's carriage shop almost had a big problem. There was a village called Lujia Village on that road. The villagers saw that the big carriages were carrying coal there every day, and they thought it was quite profitable. The village chief took the lead and dug up the road, put up a door panel, and each vehicle had to pay a toll of one yuan per trip. The police station didn't want to make a big fuss, so they just mediated, and the matter dragged on for several days. Later, Li Shaoling and Li Erlu got angry, and called more than 200 people from Mang Village to fight a group fight, and defeated the people from Lujia Village. But the people from Lujia Village just wouldn't give in. If they wanted to pass, they had to pay. Li Shaoling saw that it was not over, so he took people to draw life and death lots, and the village chief of Lujia Village was so scared that he ran away overnight. This was considered to have solved the problem."

Liu Xia Lian was also surprised. She didn't expect that such a wonderful thing would happen after just a few days away.

The life and death lottery is a big deal. It means choosing an assassin from among the people with no ties to kill the entire family of the enemy. After the task is done, the assassin cannot escape. He must dare to take responsibility and surrender with his head on the line, and must not embarrass the public officials.

This thing is so scary that the people in Lujia Village have seen it.

"Stop at the big car dealership. I'll take a look and then leave."

However, Liu Xia Lian came at the wrong time. There were only three people in the entire truck company: the doorman Lao Zhaotou, the cook Li Qiu, and the accountant Xu Guozhen. Everyone else had gone to transport goods.

Liu Xia Lian's return undoubtedly provided reassurance to Lao Li's car dealership, and all three of them were very happy.

"Uncle, when Captain Li comes back, tell him to send someone to my clothing store in three days to collect the benefits. Each person will receive a pair of shoes."

"Okay, how do I do this? Do I have to pay?"

"Give me the money. Transfer the money from the car dealership account to the Damei Clothing Store. Although they are all my properties, the accounts must be kept separate."

We talked in silence along the way until we returned to the forest farm we had not seen for a long time. Everything seemed so familiar. After traveling through thousands of mountains and rivers, home is still the best.

Li Damei jumped off the jeep, patted her chest, and took a deep breath: "Ah, I'm finally back."

"Yeah, I've only been out for seven or eight days, but it feels like I've been away for years. This trip is like a dream."

Liu Jun and Xiao Dong went back to work. They opened the door of the clothing store. It was clean and tidy and very beautiful, with tiled floors, white walls and chandeliers.

"That's great. We'll load the shelves tomorrow and start business the day after tomorrow. Selling the goods from the supply and marketing cooperative together with the goods we import from Shimenzhuang will probably bring us good profits." Li Damei exclaimed.

"What did you think of the store you saw when you went to Nansanjo this time?"

"There are a lot of goods. They are piled up in the store and are also placed outside the store. There are also many people buying goods. It may be that there are too many people over there."

"People are always lazy. If they see something on the street, they will naturally choose it. So you must put a small number of discounted items at the door of the store. Even if you don't make money, it will definitely attract customers. Different customers have different price ranges. You have to figure it out slowly. It won't be learned in a short time."

Li Damei rolled up her sleeves and started to work, taking a rag to wipe the entire store. Only when the store is clean and tidy will there be good business.

As expected, the hotel's decoration has only been completed on the walls, floor tiles and heating, and the kitchen and bathroom are not yet ready.

The heater was on in the house, so I had to take off my coat when I entered.

As soon as Liu Xialian entered the house, she took out the Changbai Mountain cigarettes. Xu Shiba was not there, but Li Ganzi was there, so she threw two packs of cigarettes for him.

"Sister Xia Lian, you're back. The table, stove, and tableware have all been ordered, and the seasonings have also been purchased from the supply and marketing cooperative."

It can be seen that Li Ganzi is full of expectations for this job as chef and is working very hard.

"Okay, the rod is well made. Although Brother Xu is the manager in name only, he is very busy, and you have to make the decision on many things. Oh, by the way, that Second Sister Xie applied for the front desk position, has she been here in the past few days?"

"She came the day before yesterday. I asked her to wait for two days until the renovation is finished. She and a few waiters will come to clean up. We can open the store after the cleaning is completed."

Captain Yan was working on the bathroom pipes. When he saw Liu Xia Lian coming over, he stopped working and came over.

"How is it, Boss Liu? Are you satisfied?"

"I'm satisfied. Captain Yan did a good job, better than expected. Here are a few packs of cigarettes. Share them with the brothers."

Captain Yan called out and gave each of the craftsmen a package.

"Thank you, Boss Liu. You're so polite."

"I'll treat you at noon. Let's go to a state-owned restaurant to eat later." Liu Xia Lian said as she inspected the entire house. A restaurant is different from a clothing store, so all the details about water, electricity, and heating must be in place.

Captain Yan is also a meticulous and serious person, not to mention that Li Ganzi is here every day to watch over it, so he is quite satisfied with more than 90% of the places, and all the inappropriate places have been arranged for rectification.

The workers were also very happy. The host invited them to dinner, which meant they had meat to eat. Who would normally be willing to eat meat? So they worked even harder.

In the evening, when Liu Xia Lian and Li Da Mei returned to Lijiatun, they saw big black mules and big blue horses eating grass in the fields from afar.

"Dahei, Daqing, come here."

The big black mule twitched its big ears, took a look, and ran over. The big blue horse didn't pay much attention to people, just twitched its small ears and continued to eat grass.

"Sister, you're back." Daya and Erya came out from somewhere, holding long sticks in their hands.

"What are you two doing? Why did you come out so suddenly?"

Daya pointed to the haystack next to her and said, "Erya and I are hiding here. Someone has been stealing dogs recently, so we are hiding here to catch the thief."

"Stealing a dog? That's too bold." Li Damei was also surprised.

These days, the village is full of young and strong people, and there is usually nothing to worry about. But once a thief breaks in, he will be beaten very badly, and losing his life is common.

"Is our hound all right?"

"It's okay, everything is fine. It's just that the two little black dogs are very greedy. They need two bowls of food every day."

When my mother came out of the old house and saw Liu Xia Lian coming back, she felt liberated: "Xia Lian is finally back. She feeds the pigs for me for a few days. She feeds them three times a day and shovels manure every two days. I am so tired."

"Thank you for your hard work, Mom. Now that the weather is cold, we will rarely fish in the future. I will feed the pigs every day."

In the old house pig house, the wild boar grew up like a balloon. It was only 50-60 kg a month ago, but it has already weighed more than 100 kg in a month. Wild boars exercise a lot and eat less in the wild. But in the pen, they exercise less and eat more, so the meat on their bodies grows rapidly.

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