Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"Is this thing so expensive? After the wax seal is removed, the meatball is only about the size of the belly of a thumb."

"Guest, don't underestimate it because it's so small. It contains many precious medicinal herbs."

"Like bezoar, rhinoceros horn, musk, pearl, borneol, turmeric..."

"Okay, okay, brother, stop it. I'll buy it."

When Xu Damao saw the waiter starting to rattle off the names of medicinal herbs in a torrent of words, with the ups and downs of a crosstalk, he immediately stopped him to prevent him from having to recite the names himself.

This guy is probably an apprentice here, and he has to memorize the names of these medicinal herbs every day.

"Can you buy so much for cheaper?"

"That won't work. This thing is a treasure. It will sell well. This is because the masters have just made it not long ago. There are so many of them. Otherwise, they would have been sold out long ago."

Xu Damao stopped talking, took out a stack of money, counted it and handed it to the waiter.

The guy looked at Xu Damao in disbelief. He had thought that this guy, who was about the same age as him, would buy one or two at most, but he didn't expect that he actually bought them all.

After putting away the Angong Niuhuang Pills, Xu Damao rode his bicycle to the steel rolling mill.

I passed out cigarettes to the people in the security department at the door to make myself familiar with them, then entered my own publicity department in the factory and passed out cigarettes to the same extent, and accepted today's screening task.

"Da Mao, the place we are going to today is a bit far, you should go early and be careful on the road."

"I have never been to Lijia Village. How do I get there?"

"Go toward Zuojiazhuang after leaving the factory. After passing Zuojiazhuang, continue walking forward. Just ask for directions when you pass by a village."

"You're doing a great job as a projectionist. You've completed your mission well. Keep it up."

"It's a long way to go, so I'll go first."

Xu Damao installed the projection equipment, got on his bike and headed straight out of the steel mill.

The people in the security department saw from afar that it was Xu Damao coming and opened the door in advance. This was the effect of smoking when meeting each other these days.

When they were about to reach Zuojiazhuang, Xu Damao saw all kinds of vegetables planted in the fields on both sides of the road. The green color was really attractive, and he couldn't help but want to go down and dig a few.

The vegetables grown at this time will not be sprayed with pesticides and the fertilizers used are all farmyard manure. They are truly organic vegetables.

In the past, those who sold vegetables under the name of organic vegetables still had to use some pesticides, otherwise they would not be able to harvest that much. It’s just that the amount of pesticides used is less than that of ordinary vegetables, so it’s fine as long as the testing agencies can pass the inspection.

Moreover, the price of these vegetables labeled as organic vegetables is not cheap. In my previous life, I went to a supermarket and saw that a cabbage cost more than 60 yuan, which is more than Xu Damao’s current two-month salary...

After looking around and seeing that there was no one around, Xu Damao parked his bike and went straight in to dig up some vegetables. Two minutes later, Xu Damao immediately returned to his bike and rode away.

The whole process was full of tension and excitement. It took Xu Damao another hour to reach his destination.

"Comrade, thank you for coming all the way here."

"It's not hard work, it's serving the people, where are we going to screen it?"

"Let's go to the front. There is a threshing floor there. The terrain is very flat."

"Okay, let's go."

When he met the children in the village, the village chief told them the news that the movie was going to be shown and asked the children to spread the news in the village.

People of this period basically lived on their own land and rarely moved around. It was rare to find a job as mobile as Xu Damao's as a projectionist.

Xu Damao came to the threshing ground and chatted with the old village chief all the way. Mainly, Xu Damao wanted to buy some piglets and raise them in the ranch in his portable space.

After all, the harvested corn is a bit too much, and I don’t know how long it will last for the few animals to eat it as feed.

"Liu Guaizi's family in the west of the village does raise these things. There aren't many piglets, but there are some calves. You can go and negotiate the price with her when the time comes."

As the village chief spoke, a strange expression appeared on his face.

"Village chief, what's with that expression on your face? Is there anything special about Liu Guaizi's family?"

Xu Damao asked with some doubt.

"Ah, look at my memory, I forgot to tell you, comrade, if you negotiate this kind of deal with Liu Guaizi, it may not be successful. You should talk to his wife."

"Oh, I understand. Liu Guaizi's family affairs are decided by his wife. He can't be the head of the family himself."

In this era, the feudal ideology of male superiority and female inferiority has not disappeared. After all, it is not a matter of a day or two to eliminate these ideas that have lasted for thousands of years in the feudal era.

Thanks to the great man who put forward the slogan that women can hold up half the sky, and then the efforts of women of that generation and the next generation, women at that time were really able to hold up half the sky.

Except for not being able to give birth to children alone, women can do all the work that men do!

Unlike those fairies in the previous life, when encountering some things, they would say how great you men are, saying that this is not our job as girls, etc.

These fairies brought down the hard work of these two generations of women...

"Bang! Bang!"

There were bursts of gunfire coming from not far away.

"Village chief, aren't you working in the fields at this time? Why are you still training?"

Xu Damao asked as if he was not surprised.

"The militiamen have finished their training, and now the children's group should be training."

"How about we go over and take a look?"

"Will this not delay your screening task, little comrade?"

"There's no rush for the screening. It will be finished before noon, so we can go home and cook. I heard the gunshots are not far from us. Village chief, get in the car and I'll take you there."

"Alright."

Xu Damao rode his bicycle and took the village chief to the militia training ground.

Seeing a bicycle coming from afar, dozens of militiamen and children's groups looked over. After all, bicycles were a rare thing in that era.

"Village chief, why are you here? We haven't been slacking off during our training."

"The projectionist from the city will be coming to show you the movie today, so everyone should go then."

"Wow! Great!"

When the people in the children's group heard the news, they all shouted excitedly.

"Liu Mingyue! Why are you jumping up? Keep lying down and shooting!"

A militiaman gave orders to a girl with a childish face, who was about twelve or thirteen years old.

The girl was wearing a blue-gray outfit with several patches on it, and her thin body was holding a rifle.

After hearing the militia's order, he immediately lay down, his childish face full of determination.

Aim and shoot in one go.

"boom!"

A wooden target about fifty meters away fell down.

"It really is 400 million people and 400 million soldiers, a vast country and a vast camp! This is a true fighting nation!"

Looking at the little girl lying on the ground shooting, Xu Damao couldn't help but sigh inwardly.