Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"Hey! I won't let you suffer any loss! I'll give you a fish!"

Xu Damao said this and walked towards his bicycle.

"Don't fool me with little fish!"

The stall owner passively accepted this fact, thinking that it would be a good idea to change the fish, but he was afraid that Xu Damao would fool him with a small fish.

"Am I that kind of person?" Xu Damao said as he walked over holding the fish's gills with one hand and carrying a big grass carp weighing nearly five kilograms.

"This fish is very fierce!"

The stall owner's eyes lit up when he saw the grass carp struggling desperately in Xu Damao's hands.

"Come and help me, I can't hold on any longer!"

"I'm coming, I'm coming!"

The stall owner put down the hammer he was using to repair the bicycle, ran over in two steps, and reached out to help catch the fish. Only then did Xu Damao have the opportunity to take out the thin hemp rope and pass it through the fish's mouth.

“This fish is really wild!”

"That's not the case. I can't let you suffer any loss!"

"That's right, thank you brother. If your car breaks down in the future, come to my place to fix it. As long as you don't replace parts, I won't charge you any money!"

The stall owner placed the grass carp in the basket at the back of the car, turned around and spoke generously to Xu Damao.

"Thank you very much. It's almost dawn. I'll leave first."

"Walk slowly without sending."

Xu Damao rode his bicycle back to the courtyard. It was still early and Xu Damao had no desire to sleep. He picked up the three small things he had just obtained and began to examine them in his hands.

The pen holder is an ordinary bamboo carved bamboo tube with very eye-catching carvings. Xu Damao took out a rag and carefully wiped it clean, and the whole pen holder looked very beautiful.

The entire base is covered with lacquer, and has been covered with patina for a long time, just like the white space on porcelain, leaving this circular gap.

There are dragons and phoenixes carved on the round sky, as well as figures, towers, pavilions, and plants. It is extremely exquisite!

The overall look is particularly round and feels very comfortable to the touch. It is not easy for something from the mid-Qing Dynasty to be preserved to this day.

As for the green fist-sized jar, it was fired in the Longquan Kiln in the late Ming Dynasty. The glaze on the surface is very elegant and beautiful. Xu Damao fell in love with this treasure at first sight.

As for the last small mirror, it is from the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China period. It is at most a few decades old, and no more than a hundred years old.

However, this item was so exquisite that Xu Damao couldn't help but hold it in his hand and look at it carefully.

The front of the mirror is just an ordinary small mirror, but the back is very interesting.

The entire back is covered with bronze and silver, with various patterns on it, and the silver is made with wire-lace craftsmanship, which is extremely rare.

In the center is inlaid with Hetian jade, which symbolizes good fortune and longevity. The small holes of different sizes on it are obviously drilled by the craftsmen at that time.

Just to drill a small hole on this jade bi, the craftsmen at that time would take three to five days.

The outer circle of the Hetian jade bi is inlaid with eight different kinds of gems, including turquoise, blood amber, Hetian jade, jadeite, amethyst, etc., which is extremely exquisite.

After careful calculation, the mirror was the most valuable of the three gadgets, but Xu Damao ended up exchanging it for a fish.

We cannot say that Xu Damao is a black-hearted person. We can only say that the bicycle stall owner earned money within his understanding, while Xu Damao earned money beyond his understanding.

So this is a win-win for both parties, and everyone is happy.

In the morning, Xu Damao pushed his bicycle out of the courtyard and happened to meet the third uncle at the gate of the courtyard.

"Da Mao, have a drink tonight!"

The third uncle greeted Xu Damao enthusiastically and winked twice, implying that there would be more to the evening than just drinking, and he would probably bring some wine to sell to him.

"No problem, I'll prepare some delicious food tonight. Uncle, you can't be stingy. You have to open a bottle of good wine and drink it."

Xu Damao also responded with a smile.

"No problem, open a bottle of Moutai tonight! I'll have something else to trouble you with then, so go ahead and talk to you when you come back."

The third uncle said this and walked away.

"Boss, give me a fried pie! Add two eggs in it."

"Want some chili?"

"Less."

Xu Damao came to the steel rolling mill and received his screening assignment for today. He found that the place he had to go was the administrative village where Li Xiaofeng was.

It seems that I can go to Xiaofeng's house to collect some mountain products, and also collect some piglets and calves.

After all, I was too busy when I went to Sister Li’s village last time and didn’t have time to buy it.

Xu Damao hummed a little tune and after leaving the factory, he put all the projection equipment into his portable space, which made it easier for him to ride a bicycle.

Peach leaves are pointed.

Willow leaves covered the sky.

This Ming Grandpa in his position,

Listen carefully to what I have to say~

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After arriving at the village, Xu Damao met the village chief and began to tinker with the projection equipment. Two men passing by saw this and hurried over to help.

The children were naturally excited to spread the news of the movie showing in the village.

"Grandpa, after the movie is over, you don't have to get me anything. I need your help with something."

After finishing the cleaning, Xu Damao walked to the village chief and told him what he needed.

"Brother, if you have anything to say, just tell me. My words carry some weight in this small world."

"I want to buy some piglets, calves, lambs and so on. The factory wants to find a vacant place to raise these things."

Xu Damao started to take advantage of the situation.

"I actually know this. Li Quezi's family in the east of the village has these animals. I'll take you there and you can discuss the price."

"Thank you, village chief!"

As Xu Damao spoke, he took out a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes from his pocket and stuffed it into the village chief's pocket.

"Ah, no, no, brother, you've worked hard to come here to show the film. We should get you some local specialties. You..."

The village chief was very resistant at first, but when he saw that it was Daqianmen cigarettes, he reluctantly accepted Xu Damao's kindness.

After a while, the villagers came to the screening area with small stools. Xu Damao also saw Li Xiaofeng and blinked at him a few times in a funny way.

Li Xiaofeng's face turned red. Perhaps because there were too many people around, she lowered her head and did not dare to look into Xu Damao's eyes.

After the movie was over, Xu Damao, as usual, used some snacks and candies to "bribe" the two children and asked them to help look after the projection equipment he had already packed up.

He rode his bicycle and took the village chief to Li Quezi's house in the east of the village.

"This yard is really big, like a small ranch."

Xu Damao stood at the door of Li Quezi's house and couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the spacious yard inside.

"That's not true. This Li Kuizi is really good at raising these things. With this skill, he even married a beautiful girl from the next village!"