Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

Time passed quietly, and it was noon in a blink of an eye. The wind finally died down and stopped raging. Several men stretched their bodies, which were slightly stiff from curling up for a long time, and stood up one after another, stretching their muscles and bones, preparing to leave the warehouse and start unloading.

At this time, Xu Damao just arrived at the door of the warehouse. He saw the busy scene in the yard: several men were working together to move the goods.

Zhang Tietou was not idle either, helping with some easy work within his ability.

Zhang Tietou was the first to notice Xu Damao's arrival. He quickly put down the work in his hands and walked quickly to meet him.

Before Xu Damao could speak, Zhang Tietou said with an apologetic look on his face: "Brother, you are here! I am so sorry, there was such a strong wind this morning, and the sand kept getting into our eyes. We couldn't work at all, so we had to rest in the warehouse first."

Xu Damao smiled and waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care. Then he asked curiously, "That's not a big deal, but how did you get lunch in the warehouse? Did you ride your bike out to buy it?"

"Hey, I didn't go to buy food. There were a few drivers delivering goods here. One of them was from Shanxi. He learned that I had flour in stock, and we just happened to have a big pot here!"

Zhang Tietou recalled the scene at that time and told it to Xu Damao with great interest.

"I don't know what method the Shanxi guy used, but I saw him easily carry a bag of flour and then pour some into the pot."

"Then, he skillfully added water, sprinkled in an appropriate amount of salt, and stirred and fiddled with his hands for a long time. Hey, guess what? He actually magically made a pot of noodles..."

"Look, we had this wild vegetable noodles at noon. Oh my goodness, it tastes so good! The noodles are chewy and smooth, and paired with the dried wild vegetables, it's simply a delicacy."

Zhang Tietou smacked his lips and continued speaking with a satisfied look on his face.

Hearing this, Xu Damao also laughed: "Hehe, of course not! Eating noodles is the specialty of Shanxi people. I have heard others say that even if Shanxi people are in the wilderness, as long as they have a bowl, some flour and some water, they can make you a bowl of delicious noodles to fill your stomach."

At this moment, Zhang Tietou seemed to suddenly remember something and asked with a little curiosity: "Brother, you came here specially this time. Is there something important that you need me to do?"

"There is indeed something that needs to be dealt with. Go back early today and rush to the market east of Nanluoguxiang with Huang Genwang. Wait for me at a place called Li's Mutton Restaurant. I will take you two out to do something important in the evening."

"Oh, by the way, remember to bring your scales, they'll be useful when the time comes. Did Genwang set up his stall to do business today?"

"Brother, don't you know? It's windy today. Genwang didn't set up his stall this morning, but I guess he should have set up his stall by now. After all, any extra money he can make is worth it."

"Well, that's fine. Okay, you must remember to go to the Li's Mutton Restaurant with him. When you get there, order two dishes first, and then eat slowly while waiting for me. And one more important point, don't drink!"

"I understand everything, brother. But... what are we going to do tonight?" Zhang Tietou's curiosity was aroused and he couldn't help but ask this question.

Xu Damao showed a sly smile on his face, and said with a chuckle: "It's okay to tell you. I was asked by someone to negotiate a deal with another group of people on behalf of someone."

"It's just that, from what I know, those guys might not be easy to deal with, so I'm a timid person, so I thought of bringing you two along to give me some courage. Now you should be clear about this, right?"

"Brother, now I finally understand everything. So how should Genwang and I behave today?"

Zhang Tietou looked at Xu Damao with a look of sudden enlightenment and asked impatiently, his eyes full of curiosity and anticipation, obviously eager to know what role he would play next.

Xu Damao paused for a moment, cleared his throat and said, "You two, just stand behind me obediently. But there is one thing you must remember, you must stand straight, and don't be as untidy and careless as you usually are! Do you hear me?"

He gestured as he spoke, his expression serious and earnest.

"Oh, I see! I understand, big brother. Isn't this just asking us to pretend to be powerful masters? Hehe."

Zhang Tietou understood it instantly and couldn't help but grin and laugh, thinking to himself that this was not a difficult task.

"Well, that's about what I mean, but the most important point is, no matter what happens, you are not allowed to speak!" Xu Damao emphasized again.

"Okay, big brother, I promise not to say a word!" Zhang Tietou nodded quickly in response, indicating that he had kept it in mind.

Xu Damao nodded with satisfaction, then took out fifty yuan from his pocket and handed it to Zhang Tietou, saying, "Take this money. If you run into any trouble when building the house later, you can use it to solve the emergency. You and Genwang can keep the rest!"

Zhang Tietou took the money, carefully put it in his arms, and said gratefully: "Thank you, brother, don't worry, we will not mess it up!"

Xu Damao patted Zhang Tietou on the shoulder to show encouragement, then he got on the bicycle, pedaled hard, and the wheels rolled forward, soon disappearing at the end of the road...

When Xu Damao stepped into No. 95 Nanluoguxiang again, the sky had darkened a little. He raised his wrist and looked down at his watch. The hour hand just pointed to a little after two o'clock in the afternoon.

Thinking that I might need to trade the extremely precious jade burial garment with Yan Bugui's friends who are engaged in the business of moving mountains and robbing graves tonight.

In order to conserve his energy, he decided to have a good rest first. So he walked straight to the bed, collapsed on it like a puddle of mud, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

He slept very soundly. When Xu Damao slowly opened his eyes, the light outside the window had become much softer. He rubbed his eyes and looked at his watch again, and found that it was already past five in the afternoon.

His stomach started to growl, reminding him that it was time to make dinner.