Siheyuan: Xu Damao corrects his evil ways

Since Lou Xiao'e became pregnant, the Lou Tan family has really taken Xu Damao's search for a way out to heart.

Again, the road is easy to find these days. But how to live after the past is a problem.

Lou Tan has a natural advantage in this regard. From Lou Tan's ancestral home in the south, there are many people who go to Hong Kong Island to make a living.

Lou Tan wrote a few letters back to his hometown to check. If he went home to borrow money or something, he might not be able to borrow it.

But just to inquire about whose family went to Hong Kong Island, a few people wrote back to Lou Tan, introduced a few of them, and gave their contact addresses and contact information.

After all, the Lou Tan family is now Lou Bancheng’s principal wife, and she is also an important figure. What if someone comes to her door in the future?

Since ancient times, the township party has been the only way for people from other places to gather together to keep warm. This is the model for early Shanxi merchants and Huizhou merchants.

If a neighbor is in trouble outside, the township party will help.

Neighbors need money to do business outside, and the township party will help.

There are even villagers who have been living outside for decades without development, and the township party will crowdfund for him to find a business.

Not to mention what happened in the court, there are many real stories of mutual help between villagers and party members in the countryside.

It’s about faith.

People's hearts at that time were also simple. I promised you to help me for ten years, and then I would share half of my family property with you. The fact that you actually implemented the promise after ten years was also seen in the miscellany of unofficial history.

It looks good, but there is a prerequisite: you have to be of the same class as others.

He was a big businessman making hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a year. At this time, a poor farmer whose ancestors had never done business for eight generations said to him, "I am from the same village as you. We are township party members, and you want to take me into business."

Will people pay attention to you?

The township party also does good deeds for fame and fortune. Either by helping you, you can make the other party famous, or you can bring profits to the other party. Otherwise, why would the other party help you?

All the stories found in unofficial histories are only examples, not universal.

Of course, this problem cannot be a problem for Lou Tan.

Even if the Lou family falls again, the name of Lou Bancheng from the Forty-Nine City means everything.

When a storm broke out in half of the city, the whole family fled there with nothing but money. In the eyes of acquaintances from the township party, he must be called fat.

But now the Lou family is still there, Lou Bancheng is still in Sijiu City, Lou Tan just wants to go to Hong Kong Island to do some small business, and the villagers have to show some face.

Lou Tan went here to find an old family member who had followed her father's generation. There was no need to look for a cook. There were quite a few members of the Tan family working in Hong Kong, and there were naturally some who were close to Lou Tan's family.

For example, the cook who introduced He Daqing to Lou's Steel Factory is now living on Hong Kong Island.

Lou Tan didn't want to open a big restaurant. It was enough to open a small restaurant without losing money. Others who should pay should pay money, and they don't ask for more care, as long as they don't bully them.

Which township party would not help with such a thing?

To put it bluntly, this is the foothold that Lou Tan has prepared for the future of Lou Xiao'e and his wife.

This is what Xu Damao prepared, with a place to stay. When I go there by myself in the future, or send Lou Xiao'e there, it doesn't matter whether I make money or not, at least I won't become someone else's mouth.

The biggest cost was just buying a small building to open this restaurant. Well, this place is called Causeway Bay.

Of course, not all preparations are perfect. For example, what if the person sent there has selfish motives? What can you do if someone insists on messing with you?

But if anything happens, you can be prepared like that. In his last life, Xu Damao would not have been a half-aged social animal in his thirties.

This, to put it bluntly, people's minds can only be trusted by Lou Tan's vision.

After Lou Tan settled all this, he specifically asked Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e if they should arrange for them to go out now?

To be honest, Xu Damao was very tempted.

But he also knew that if he left now, he would harm the Lou Tan family.

That's what this thing is like. Lou Xiao'e married Xu Damao originally because Lou Bancheng wanted to express his attitude to certain people.

In the end, Lou Xiao'e ran away with Xu Damao, no matter what the outside world thought of the Lou family. At least Lou Tan's life is harder.

Or think more deeply, will Lou Bancheng directly ask the Lou family on Hong Kong Island to deal with Xu Damao and his wife in order to express his attitude to the above? For example, capture them and send them back.

Then Xu Damao arranged all this to seek death in advance.

Xu Damao didn't like Lou Tan at first, but he never doubted Lou Tan's love for Lou Xiao'e.

The Lou Tan family can harm anyone, but they will never harm Lou Xiao'e.

Just like when she asked Lou Xiao'e and Xu Damao to leave this time, Lou Tan didn't know what this would bring to her.

Lou Bancheng's anger, Lou Bancheng's neglect, and even some things that may happen to the big family.

But Lou Tan still mentioned it to Lou Xiao'e, because in her mind, Lou Xiao'e's happiness was more important than her own life.

This is maternal love!

Xu Damao looked at Lou Xiao'e who was sitting on the side eating like a hamster, and then looked at the uneasiness in Lou Tan's eyes.

Xu Damao smiled and said: "Mom, you don't have to think too much. I was just afraid that something might happen and made some preparations. I don't have to go for this. But we must make preparations as a family."

Lou Tan nodded when he heard this, and whispered again: "I hope everything is okay! Mom doesn't ask for anything else. I just want Xiao'e and you to be safe."

Xu Damao looked at his daughter-in-law laughing. Lou Tan saw it and looked at the way his daughter was eating, feeling both distressed and amused. He scolded Lou Xiao'e a few times.

Instead, Xu Damao explained to his daughter-in-law, "Mom, you can't blame Xiao'e. She was always greedy when she was pregnant with the baby. We were still like that in our yard, and now in this day and age, we don't dare to buy her many things."

Lou Xiao'e also ran over to answer the question at this time: "Yes, yes, Mom, last time I wanted to eat roast chicken. Damao refused to buy it for me because he was afraid of the smell."

Mr. Lou Tan rolled his eyes at the young couple, and said in a teasing tone: "Okay, okay, stop your face. Why are you roasting chicken and not letting you eat it? If I don't let you eat it, how can you grow any meat on your body?"

After a pause, Lou Tan sighed again: "When you got married, I did treat you a little bit wrong. When your father comes back tonight, I will tell him."

Lou Xiao'e, whose thoughts were revealed, couldn't help shyly holding Lou Tan's arm and shaking it from side to side.

It is said that women are outgoing, but it was Lou Xiao'e who brought up the matter of getting benefits from going home.

Lou Xiao'e touched her belly and said sweetly to Lou Tan: "Mom, I don't want this for me, I want it for the baby in my belly.

Besides, I'm not asking you for it, I'm asking dad for it. He treated his daughter badly, so he can't treat his grandson badly, right? "

Xu Damao didn't understand Lou Xiao'e's words, but Lou Tan did.

What Lou Xiao'e meant was that she didn't tell Xu Damao about the Tan family's old house.

So on the surface, there must be some benefits for Xu Damao.

As for the reason why Lou Xiao'e didn't tell Xu Damao, it wasn't because she didn't trust her.

You might not be too trusting at first, but now that you're pregnant, there's no reason for distrust anymore.

Lou Xiao'e just didn't know how to tell Xu Damao, and Xu Damao didn't ask.

The reason Xu Damao didn't ask was that in a few years, these things wouldn't be guaranteed, so it would be pointless to ask now.

When Lou Xiao'e wanted to eat meat, she saw that Xu Damao had blocked all the cracks in the door to prevent the smell from spreading out.

Upon seeing this, Lou Xiao'e took the initiative to propose a small yard when she went home, and Xu Damao followed suit.

After all, there is a small courtyard, so it is indeed more convenient to have something to eat.

When Lou Bancheng came home in the evening, Lou Xiao'e also said the same thing, and put her arms around Lou Bancheng's neck and acted coquettishly.

Lou Bancheng saw that his girl had a big belly and wanted a small yard. So I agreed.

This thing that was difficult for Xu Damao was so simple in a family like Lou Bancheng.

In Xu Damao, it is difficult because the sale and purchase of houses are now prohibited. Instead, all vacant houses are redeemed and sold by the authorities and then rented out.

It is equivalent to the concept that a household registration in later generations is only allowed to buy one set of commercial housing.

What to do with the extra?

Sell ​​it to the public at market price, and then the public rents it out.

Many of the large courtyards in the first and second rings of Sijiu City originated from this.

Of course, there are some mandatory ones later, which is another way of saying it.

Logically speaking, there are no other houses below Lou's house.

But this kind of thing is also relative.

The heritage of a family can never be understood by outsiders.

There are so many servants in Lou Bancheng's family, and a few of them can be hung on the heads of servants who can be trusted. But this servant lives with his family and occasionally goes over to clean.

Even if the street knew what was going on, they wouldn't pursue it too closely.

There are also some old people and young people left behind. Their houses are many, but the population is also large. If there is only one household registration and one house, it will really be difficult for others. Many families of seven or eight people are directly divided into five or six households, and one family still occupies a courtyard with two entrances and three entrances.

For now, there is nothing we can do about it.

These will definitely be affected when the wind blows. But now it’s still a matter of turning a blind eye.

Therefore, Lou Xiao'e was very successful in blackmailing her parents this time. Not far from the steel rolling mill, I found a small courtyard that I entered.

It is now under the name of one of Lou's original drivers.

Lou Bancheng smiled and said: "Da Mao, if you want it, let your family split an account tomorrow. The house will be transferred to your name."

Xu Damao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Dad, we need a place where we can eat in an unobtrusive place. We should wait until the children grow up to decide on the house."

Lou Bancheng was very satisfied with Xu Damao's words, which showed that Xu Damao really didn't covet this house.

In fact, this is a bit too high for Xu Damao.

Xu Damao is unwilling to do useless work. If the wind really blows up, if this house is in the name of the Xu family, it will be a disaster.

Secondly, I don't want to be involved in this matter in the future. If the Xu family is in name only, his sister Xu Zhaodi can only do it. But with his sister's temperament, even if everything goes well in the future, the house will not come back.

Since Lou Bancheng can find a way to save it, why be in a hurry?