Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"With such heavy snow, I don't know what kind of work the factory will assign me to do. Anyway, there's no way they'll let me show movies."

Xu Damao muttered to himself as he walked out of the house.

It was snowing heavily outside, and goose-feather-like snowflakes were falling down, as if covering the whole world with a layer of silver.

Just walking the short distance from the backyard to the front yard, the fur hat on Xu Damao's head was already covered with white snow.

He couldn't help shaking his body, trying to shake off some of the snow on his body, but the effect was not obvious.

Such thick snow is indeed a problem for travel. Although the car can still drive normally, the speed will definitely be affected and it needs to drive slower.

Bicycles are impossible to ride as the wheels easily slip and are very unsafe.

As for horse-drawn carriages, the situation is not much better, and it may be difficult for them to drive under such road conditions.

Xu Damao walked slowly, thinking about how to go to work today. Just as he was about to reach the gate, he saw Yan Bugui, wearing a hat, walking out of the yard.

"Da Mao, are you going to work? It's snowing so heavily that you can't ride a bike. Alas..." Yan Bugui greeted Xu Damao and sighed helplessly.

"Yes, Teacher Yan, what are you doing..." Xu Damao looked at Yan Bugui holding a broom in his hand and asked with some confusion.

"Our school hasn't closed for the holiday yet, so I have to hurry over and take this broom to sweep the snow at school," Yan Bugui explained.

"With such heavy snow, won't the elementary school have a holiday?" Xu Damao asked in surprise.

"No, this little snow is nothing. The kids are so happy. I have to go there quickly. I have to organize teachers and students to sweep the snow today. The snow is too thick." Yan Bugui said helplessly.

"Oh, so that's how it is. Then Teacher Yan, please be careful on the road," Xu Damao reminded.

"Okay, Damao, you should also be careful." After saying this, Yan Bugui left in a hurry.

There were basically no people riding bicycles on the streets, and the shops on both sides opened their doors to clear the small patch of snow at the entrance.

Because of the heavy snow, Xu Damao didn't see many people sweeping the snow along the way. After all, after sweeping, the snow piled up again after a while, which meant that the work was in vain...

Patting the snow off his head and stamping his feet, Xu Damao lifted the thick cotton curtain and entered a mutton soup restaurant.

As soon as he opened the lotus seeds and walked in, a wave of heat hit him. Xu Damao felt that the chill on his body instantly dissipated, and the temperature immediately rose by dozens of degrees! The store was bustling with people, and more than a dozen tables were almost full of people eating. Some were eating with relish, some were chatting with friends, and some were drinking with red faces and kept mumbling.

"What would you like to eat, brother?" The shopkeeper at the door greeted Xu Damao warmly.

"Give me a bowl of mutton soup! Add some more shredded lamb tripe and two pancakes! I'll pay extra for the shredded tripe." Xu Damao said as he found an empty seat and sat down.

"Okay! I'll make it for you right away!" the shop owner agreed with a smile, and then shouted loudly to the kitchen what Xu Damao wanted.

After a while, a big bowl of steaming mutton offal soup was brought to Xu Damao. There was a layer of red oil floating in the bowl, and the aroma was fragrant.

Xu Damao picked up the spoon and stirred it gently. He found a lot of lamb tripe, lung slices, lamb liver, lamb intestines and other ingredients at the bottom of the bowl, which looked very tempting.

He couldn't wait to take a bite, and found the soup extremely delicious, with a rich but not smelly mutton, which left a long-lasting aftertaste.

Xu Damao was not ambiguous either. He directly picked up two chopsticks of chili and put them in, then picked up the pancake and started eating it. While eating, he felt the satisfaction brought by the food and thought to himself: "This is what life is all about!"

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"Brother, it's snowing heavily. You just shoveled the snow and it's piled up again in a short time."

After walking slowly to the steel rolling mill, Xu Damao said as he looked at the comrade from the security department who was shoveling snow with a shovel.

The comrade from the security department shook his head helplessly: "Hey, Damao, how could I not know this? There are so many people working at the door coming and going, I have to keep shoveling the snow, otherwise it will be so solid that I won't be able to shovel it even if I want to."

Xu Damao nodded to show his understanding: "Yes, it snowed heavily today. But you have worked hard, shoveling snow here in such a cold day."

"There's nothing we can do. This is our job." The comrade from the security department smiled and continued waving the shovel in his hand.

Xu Damao looked at the time and said, "Okay, you go ahead and do your work. I have to go over there first to report. I don't know what kind of work I will be assigned today."

The comrade from the security department reminded him, "Okay, don't waste time here. Hurry up and go over there. It's getting late. By the time you get over there, the snow will probably have been cleared."

"Hey, then I'm leaving, big brother!" Xu Damao greeted the comrades from the Security Department with a smile, then turned and walked towards the Propaganda Department.

When Xu Damao arrived at the Propaganda Department, he found that no one was out sweeping the snow. He couldn't help but feel a little strange, but he didn't think much about it and walked directly into the office.

As soon as he entered the room, Xu Damao saw Brother Zhao sitting at his desk, so he walked over, took out a Daqianmen cigarette and handed it to him, and asked casually: "Brother Zhao, you are here early!"

Brother Zhao took the cigarette, lit it, took a puff and said, "Well, there's not much work at the moment. You came quite early today. It's snowing so heavily outside. The road must be difficult to walk on, right?"

Xu Damao smiled and replied: "It's OK, I left home early and didn't ride a bike, so the journey was relatively smooth."

The two chatted for a few words, then Xu Damao found a place to sit down and began to organize his things.

"Brother Zhao, given the weather today, we shouldn't have much work to do, right?" Xu Damao said as he gently brushed off the snowflakes on his body, then walked over and sat down next to Brother Zhao.

"Hehe, what work can our Propaganda Department do in this kind of weather? But if we all stay in the office, it won't be a good thing if we are seen by the leaders." After saying that, he put the Daqianmen in his mouth, then took out a match and prepared to light a cigarette.

Xu Damao quickly took out his lighter and lit up Brother Zhao's cigarette. After watching Brother Zhao take a deep puff of cigarette, he asked softly, "What should we do? Brother Zhao, can you tell me?" In fact, he already knew what Brother Zhao was thinking, but he still pretended not to understand and asked.

Brother Zhao blew out a smoke ring and cursed with a smile: "You kid, you already know everything and you still want me to tell you, you sly guy!"

Xu Damao said innocently: "Brother Zhao, I'm stupid, I don't know what you mean."