Start with a Siheyuan

Chapter 117
In this era, industrial coupons are too frequent, and it would be a bit embarrassing to sell products without them.

At the beginning of the year, one catty of meat could be exchanged for five industrial coupons, one chicken at the vegetable market could be exchanged for two industrial coupons, and one box of mid-grade tea could be exchanged for fifteen to twenty industrial coupons.

But after May Day, the industrial coupons are worth more. To buy radios, washbasins, bicycles and other daily necessities, you must use the corresponding industrial coupons to buy them.

For example, buying a bicycle requires 66 industrial coupons, and the corresponding coins need to be added at the end.

But very few people buy bicycles. After all, a bicycle costing more than 600 yuan is as luxurious as the Porsche and Ferrari of later generations.

But Yi Zhonghai is not short of money. After all, he is also an eighth-level old fitter. The key is that his monthly salary is 99 yuan, and buying a bicycle is almost half a year's salary.

The elder brother Yi Zhonghai and the first mother have no children, and the expenses of the two of them are very little, so they have a lot of money on hand.

In addition to Li Lang, Yi Zhonghai, the eldest man in this compound, is the second richest man. I'm afraid even the former projectionist Xu Damao would shy away from him.

It's just that the elder Yi Zhonghai kept a low profile, unlike Xu Damao, who pretended to be aggressive when he had nothing to do.

Xu Damao was beaten up by Li Lang not long ago, and he dared not come back after being outside for more than ten days.

"What else do I think?"

"It turned out that it was just buying a bicycle, and this matter was covered by me."

"It's a trivial matter to me, sir, I'll bring you that thing later."

"Anyway, there are a lot of these things in my place." Li Lang smiled at Yi Zhonghai relaxedly.

"Okay, then you can take the money."

"Let's pay the ticket with one hand and the money with the other hand." The elder Yi Zhonghai held a handful of money in his hand and fortified it to Li Lang.

"No, sir, I have a lot of tickets anyway, so it's nothing to give you dozens of chapters."

"Besides, how can I collect your money? I usually eat at your house when I'm not at home at noon at work. If it weren't for the help of the aunt, I would definitely be hungry, so you can collect the money. Ye and two talk about money and hurt feelings."

"Why are we still talking about money?"

But Li Lang refused to accept the money from the great master Yi Zhonghai.

The elder Yi Zhonghai was very helpless, Li Lang had already talked about this, so he could only accept it as soon as he saw it.

"Okay, Li Gong, if this is the case, don't cook tonight, and you and the old lady will come to my room for dinner, and we will have a drink in the evening." The elder Yi Zhonghai kindly invited Li wave.

"Alright, sir." Li Lang said with a smile.

Before he finished speaking, the door of He Yuzhu's room opened.

"Well, sir, can I have a meal? I bring my own wine and half a plate of peanuts." He Yuzhu laughed.

Li Lang blinked, feeling a little dumbfounded.

"Okay, Zhuzi, come on, count yourself in, let the three of you have a good drink."

The elder Yi Zhonghai likes Li Lang and He Yuzhu the most, so why would he mind He Yuzhu coming to eat, not to mention that he brought wine with him.

"Okay, sir, you're such a kind person, good intentions are rewarded, I'll go over here with my peanuts and half a bottle of wine." He Yuzhu happily smiled heartlessly.

The second uncle in the backyard, Liu Haizhong, is doing ideological work for his two sons.

It was precisely because he saw Yan Jiecheng, the boss of the Yan family, brought home two thigh bones that he started this work.

"Why are the children of the old Yan's family so competitive?"

"What else can my own child do besides annoy him?"

"Everyone eats whole grains, why are the two children in their family so good at licking?"

Hearing the conversation between Yi Zhonghai, Li Lang, and He Yuzhu, the first uncle in the front yard, the second uncle became even more angry.

He felt that his status was not guaranteed, and it was okay for the eldest master Yi Zhonghai, Li Lang, and He Yuzhu to hold a group.

If the three of them stick together, they won't become the biggest force in the entire compound.

"No, this phenomenon is absolutely impossible."

The second uncle also wanted to find helpers to maintain his position as the second uncle. When he thought of this, he immediately thought of Xu Damao.

"Yes, I will find Xu Damao tomorrow, and now I must join forces with Xu Damao."

"Only in this way can we maintain the balance in the whole yard."

Li Lang went back to the backyard and helped the old lady to Yi Zhonghai's home. The first lady had already cooked the meals.

He Yuzhu came over early with half a bottle of wine, and of course his half plate of peanuts.

He Yuzhu was very fortunate to have listened to Li Lang's words and locked the door of the house, otherwise the half plate of peanuts would have been stolen by the stick.

Not long after, five people sat around the dining table.

"Master, this is the industrial voucher you need. You keep it well and don't lose it."

Li Lang handed the old man Yi Zhonghai a stack of industrial coupons, and the old man Yi Zhonghai took it with both hands and put it in his pocket.

After finishing these actions, he picked up the wine bottle and poured Li Lang a glass of wine.

He Yuzhu's cup was already full by himself.

"Thank you so much, Li Gong."

"Come on, Yu Zhu, Li Gong, let the three of us have a drink."

"Thank you very much for coming here to drink with me today."

"Come here."

The meal was enjoyable.

A few days later, the elder Yi Zhonghai really bought a bicycle.

When Yi Dajun rode his bicycle back and pushed it into the yard, it attracted the big guys to watch again.

"Okay, sir, I didn't expect you to be the third person to buy a bicycle in our compound."

"At first, I thought Xu Damao would be the third one, but I didn't expect to be preempted by the uncle Yi Zhonghai."

"Bicycles are beautiful these days."

There was a lot of discussion.

After the news of Tiantian, Xu Damao was so angry that he threw his head back to his room.

"I'm so pissed off, I really didn't expect that old guy Yi Zhonghai to be so rich?"

"And even bought a bicycle before me, no, I can't swallow this breath, I have to buy a bicycle tomorrow and come back, I want people in this compound to see that Xu Damao is still the old Xu Damao." Xu Damao Talking to himself, gritted his teeth and said harshly.

But the industrial coupons in his hand are not enough. So far, he has only saved more than 20 industrial coupons, which is still far from 66 industrial coupons.

He knew that Li Lang must have industrial certificates, not to mention forty or so, there are probably more than 300 in Li Lang's place.

But Xu Damao couldn't get rid of this face, after all, he didn't even ask Li Langmen to beg him.

But after a few days, Xu Damao was stimulated again.

Li Lang sold his bicycle to He Yuzhu, after all, he no longer needed to ride a bicycle.

But Xu Damao was very angry. In the past, Xu Damao was better than others in everything, because he often went to the countryside to show movies and brought back some local specialties such as wild mushrooms to distribute to the neighbors. He had a good reputation. The object of discussion.

But it can't work now, since Li Lang brought back five hundred catties of pork for the big guys last year, so that every house can eat meat, and it has been a good year.

Li Lang's reputation in the compound is well-known.

In addition, Li Lang has great powers, helping neighbors to exchange industrial coupons and various coupons.

So now everyone in the courtyard is grateful to Li Lang.

Li Lang never came out on his own, but everyone exchanged tickets through the hands of He Yuzhu.

Through the interest relationship among them, He Yuzhu also followed suit, so the relationship with everyone has obviously improved.

If he used to speak with He Yuzhu's mouth, he could choke people to death, so few people interacted with him.

But it's different now, everyone knows that He Yuzhu is Li Lang's spokesperson.

If they want to buy or sell tickets, they may have to go through He Yuzhu's hands, so everyone has to curry favor with He Yuzhu now.

Now He Yuzhu also has his own bicycle. Since he has this, he is very happy.

But everyone knows that the bicycle in his hand was bought from Li Lang.

But only he and Li Lang knew that this bicycle was given to him by Li Lang.

I'm afraid he didn't even tell his sister Yushui about this.

At the beginning, He Yuzhu made up his mind to give the money to Li Lang, but Li Lang said it was a reward for He Yuzhu helping him exchange tickets with the workers and helping him set up a farm during this time.

But He Yuzhu felt that this reward was outrageous, and he only commuted to and from get off work on the farm on time, but he didn't expect that he would reward him with a bicycle in the end.

Li Lang's permanent bicycle is still probably new, and he hasn't ridden it for a few months.

I'm afraid this bicycle can sell for at least four or five hundred outside, but it's just given to He Yuzhu.

It was Li Lang who did a lot of ideological work for He Yuzhu before he readily accepted it.

In fact, Li Lang knew that he would have to save for a few years to buy a bicycle with He Yuzhu's salary.

If Qin Huairu sells badly, He Yuzhu's salary will be fooled by Qin Huairu again.

Then He Yuzhu may have to wait until the Year of the Monkey to buy a bicycle.

And Li Lang is not short of money now, let alone a bicycle, I am afraid he can afford even a car, so Li Lang gave He Yuzhu a bicycle under the pretext of rewarding him.

He Yuzhu had to wipe it thoroughly every day when he came back from riding his bicycle, and he pushed it into his room at night, but he kept this thing as a treasure.

In fact, it was not only Xu Damao who was stimulated in the compound, but also the second uncle Liu Haizhong and the third uncle Yan Bugui.

Now there are three bicycles in the compound.

One for Li Lang, one for Yi Zhonghai, the elder brother, and now even He Yuzhu has a bicycle.

The second uncle and the third uncle didn't have bicycles yet, and the two uncles felt that their self-esteem was hurt, so the two of them felt very humiliated.

The two uncles held their breath secretly, and they both decided that they must buy a bicycle.

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Rolling Mill, Propaganda Section.

"Li Lang, can you get me a bicycle ticket now?"

"I heard that you are very experienced in this field, so I would like to ask you to show me the way." The director of the publicity department filled Li Lang's enamel jar with tea and said with a smile.

"Director, I can get a bicycle ticket, but it's very expensive now, it costs about 150 yuan in the market." Li Lang said with a look of embarrassment.

"Don't worry, Li Lang, I can't make things difficult for you. After all, I have the money. In fact, I will give it to you now, but you must get me a bicycle ticket."

"You know how hard it is to get bicycle tickets these days."

"I'm begging grandpa to tell grandma that someone hasn't gotten this ticket for a month." The director of the publicity department took out a stack of unity from his pocket and put it on Li Lang's desk.

"That's all right, Director, I'll think of a way."

"However, I dare not assure you that this matter can be done. I will do my best." Li Lang put away the money and said with a smile.

"You must get it for me. My son will marry a wife next month, and now our family is short of a bicycle, so let me beg you, please? You must get me a bicycle ticket." Propaganda Section the director pleaded.

"Okay, I'll definitely get you a bicycle ticket, so it's okay, right?" Li Lang was so pestered by the director that he almost lost his temper.

"Thank you so much, Li Lang."

"Let me know if you have anything to do in the future, and I will help you as much as you can." The propaganda director expressed his gratitude to Li Lang.

As long as Li Lang agrees to his words, then the bicycle matter will be settled, after all, this kid is really capable in this area.

Teacher Liu took leave during this time to take care of her father at home.

Li Lang also went to Mr. Liu's house to see the old man every now and then.

Every time I go to Li Lang, I bring some good things with me. I often bring old hens, pork chops, roast sausages and other nutritious products to nourish the old man's body.

The time has come to July without knowing it, the weather is hot, and the cicadas are everywhere.

Nowadays, people in factories and farms are working in the workshop, which is really in full swing.

At noon, the deputy factory manager approached Li Lang again.

"Li Gong, I came to you this time to ask you something." The deputy factory manager got up and closed the door and smiled at Li Lang.

"Director, what's the matter? Tell me first." Li Lang said.

Although the deputy factory manager has bad conduct, he is a management talent.

However, Li Lang has cooperated with him so many times and never made a mistake once.

Li Lang knew that the deputy factory manager would definitely want him to help him get some scarce things.

After all, the whole rolling mill is now spreading the word about how powerful he is.

"Xiao Li, do you know? I just like your cheerfulness."

"You kid has always been straightforward, and you never hide any good things."

The deputy factory manager lit a cigarette, exhaled the smoke himself, and smiled at Li Lang: "You also know that the weather is too hot now, and the workers in our factory are suffering too much working in the workshop."

"According to my investigation, workers fainted from heatstroke for several days in a row. So I want you to get some watermelons and mung beans for our factory."

"If there are these things, then our fellow workers won't suffer from heat stroke."

"As for the financial matters, you don't have to worry too much."

"In our factory, it is impossible for you to advance the money, as long as you know it well."

"If this thing is done, then your authority among the workers will be higher and higher."
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(End of this chapter)