The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 60, providing food

At 11:30 noon, the kitchen had already prepared the meal Li Weiguo wanted.

Forty or fifty steamed buns were placed directly under the basket. A large pot of cabbage and pork was placed on top of the steamed buns, and then covered with a lid.

As soon as he got off work at noon, Li Weiguo went straight to the kitchen, took the basket, walked out of the kitchen, found a corner and put it away, then returned to the office building and rode his car directly back to the courtyard.

On the way back, Li Weiguo found an alley corner, took out ten lunch boxes with a thought while there was no one around.

Each of the five aluminum lunch boxes contained four steamed buns, which were packed to the brim, and the other five lunch boxes contained cabbage and pork stew.

Ten lunch boxes were packed with meals, put directly in net bags, and then got on the bike and continued walking to their yard.

As soon as Li Weiguo returned to the front yard of the courtyard, he saw several unemployed aunts and uncles gathering together, pointing in the direction of his home.

Seeing Li Weiguo coming back, a group of women headed by the Third Aunt and the Second Aunt came over and said, "Weiguo, how do you plan to repair this house? I see that the few masters you brought have almost destroyed you." The house was demolished.”

Li Weiguo naturally knew what he was doing and said with a smile: "Just do it casually. The doors and windows at home are all bitten by bugs. I just dismantle them and replace them with new ones. It will only make a big noise."

Only then did all the women suddenly realize.

After dismissing the bunch of aunties, Li Weiguo went directly to his home.

When I got home and looked at the door, I saw that the scene was a mess.

All the doors and windows on the front of the house were removed, and the discarded doors and windows were piled aside. The whole house looked like it was missing a side.

In the house, Hong An was still repainting the wall with the others. It was already noon and he didn't stop to rest. He was being serious and responsible.

Li Weiguo nodded secretly, parked his bicycle, and shouted to several people: "Master Hong, tell everyone to take a rest. It's noon. Wash your hands and you can eat."

Hong An stopped when he heard the sound and shouted to everyone to stop.

After a while, the four people came out of the room one after another. They all wore newspaper hats on their heads. There were a lot of white spots of paint on their bodies. They patted the dust on their hands and washed their hands with a basin of water.

After cleaning up, they each took the lunch boxes from Li Weiguo.

After working all morning, they were all hungry. When they opened the two lunch boxes in their hands, they saw four steamed buns crammed into one lunch box, and the other lunch box was filled with cabbage and pork stew.

This meal is of a very high standard. The main dish is four steamed buns, which are quite generous.

The lunch box is also full of pork stewed with cabbage. Although there are only five or six pieces of pork, it is all thick fat. Even the cabbage has a lot of oil floating on it. It looks full of oil and water at first glance.

Hong An and others were very satisfied and secretly praised the host's grand family. This meal was better than what they usually eat at home.

Although according to the rules, when they go to work, the master's family must provide them with one meal every day.

But food is food, and it doesn’t matter what you eat. It depends on the mood of the person.

If you meet a generous host, they can give you a meal of steamed buns with two-height noodles and some vegetarian dishes.

If you meet someone who is hungry, just give him two steamed buns or a few steamed sweet potatoes, and a few pickles.

Food has been in short supply recently, so being able to meet this standard is quite impressive.

Hong An and others immediately took their lunch boxes to the table moved next to them and started eating.

Before I had even taken a few bites, two chefs closed the lunch box and stopped eating.

Li Weiguo asked doubtfully: "Are the dishes not to your liking by the chefs?"

A dark and thin chef waved his hand and said: "No, no. This food is so good. It's rare to eat something so rich and juicy for a while. I just want to take it back to my family." As he said that, he felt a little uncomfortable. He scratched his head shyly.

Hearing what he said, Li Weiguo suddenly felt a little heartbroken and didn't know what to say.

No matter what, this is what people want for their families, and you can't stop others.

Li Weiguo was silent for a while and said to Hong An and others: "Originally, I planned to provide you with food every day according to this label, but seeing that you are so reluctant to eat is not a problem. You can't work hungry every day, right? .

Let me give you half a catty of grain and one tael of fat pork per person per day. You originally worked for five days, but I will give you 1 days. Directly give each person 10 pounds of white flour and 5 pound of fatty pork. You have arranged lunch by yourself, okay? "

When Hong An and others heard this, they were immediately overjoyed. How could they disagree?

Let’s not talk about white flour. According to the ration of 30 kilograms of grain for an adult, fine grains account for 9%, and only kilograms are supplied in a month.

The quota of pork is 4 taels per person per month. This is a month. You can imagine how short of oil and water there is. A pound of pork can be enough to feed the family for a week.

Hong An immediately said: "Then thank you, Chief Li. Don't worry, I will let them bring their own lunch every day. They will not work hungry. I guarantee that they will do a good job for you."

Li Weiguo nodded: "Okay, you eat first. When I get off work in the afternoon, I will bring the things back to you and distribute them to you all at once. Just eat everything today, and don't work hungry."

Everyone was a little embarrassed. They didn't talk about eating here but took it home. It would be bad if they still worked hungry and delayed their business.

So they didn't save any more food and started eating obediently.

After explaining to everyone, Li Weiguo pushed the car and was about to go out.

Just as he was about to cross the second door, Hong An suddenly remembered something, stopped him, and followed quickly.

Li Weiguo turned back curiously, what's going on?

Hong An quickly followed and said to Li Weiguo: "Chief Li, didn't you say you wanted to find a whole set of ancient furniture?"

"That's right, do you have connections?" Li Weiguo asked doubtfully.

"I have a friend who works in a trust store. When we met yesterday, he mentioned furniture to me. He said that the trust store has a batch of ancient furniture, all of which are in good quality. If you are interested, you can go to his place and have a look, but It’s hard to tell if it’s too early or too late. Many good things are their own internal priorities.” Hong An said with a smile.

Trust stores, also known as "consignment stores and consignment stores", refer to those stores that accept the entrustment of customers and sell used goods on their behalf.

Furniture, home appliances, industrial products and even old objects that are not used by ordinary people are sent to trust stores for consignment. If you want to buy ancient furniture, you really have to find a place like a trust store.

Li Weiguo asked: "Okay, thank you for the news. What's your friend's name? Which trust store is it? I'll go check it out."

Although I have heard that there are good things in the trust store, Li Weiguo has not been there very often, and he does not know whether there are any.

Since Hong An mentioned it, let’s go and take a look.

"My name is Tong Dahai, and I work as a buyer at Beixinqiao Trust Store. I used to be a pawnshop keeper, but after liberation, pawnshops stopped working and many of them were converted into trust stores." Hong An introduced his friend's situation to Li Weiguo For a moment.

Pawn shop owner?

After hearing Hong An's introduction, Li Weiguo became interested.

I secretly thought that a pawn shop owner must have a lot of experience in antiques, and maybe we can work together in the future.

So he nodded, thanked him for the news, and prepared to take a trip to see the situation.

After leaving the courtyard, Li Weiguo first went back to the steel rolling mill, asked Dong Hongjun for a half-day leave, and then rode his bicycle all the way to Beixinqiao.