Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

After hearing this, Li Weidong smiled and said, "Then let them cause trouble. We have nothing to be afraid of. You must learn to use legal weapons to protect yourself. We are in the capital, not in the countryside. They do not have the power to lynch you. But you must also pay close attention to your children, Sister Qin. Don't misunderstand me when I advise you. You are too doting on your children. If Banggeng and Xiaodang continue like this, sooner or later there will be problems." After hearing this, Qin Huairu opened her mouth as if she wanted to explain something, but finally swallowed it.

Li Weidong thought back and realized that his and Jia Zhang's doting on Banggeng and Xiaodang caused them to become overly dependent on them.

Later, Li Weidong left the warehouse. Although the warehouse was very close to the steel plant, it was in a hidden location and few people went there.

For Li Weidong, the matter of Jia Zhang was just a small episode and did not have much impact on his life. At present, he was more concerned about how to get in touch with Yangcheng Moyu Sect to facilitate the purchase of goods.

Although the sunglasses have all been sold out, the market demand for them is far from saturated. In Beijing, sunglasses can also be produced, but compared with other products, sunglasses are more regarded as decorations and have no great practical use except showing off. Therefore, there is no reason to give up the production of urgently needed materials and produce these useless things.

As soon as the bell rang, Li Weidong hurriedly left the steel plant and went to the post office. According to the contact information provided by the Inkfish Sect, he sent an email. In addition to sunglasses, he also asked for several other items. They used barter to trade, so there was no need to worry about the problem of arrears.

Nowadays, remittances must be made through the post office. If the amount is large, it will inevitably attract other people's attention. In special times, special methods are needed. After sending the email, Li Weidong whistled and rode his women's bicycle to the neighborhood committee. He and Yu Li agreed to go shopping together at the department store today. They planned to buy bicycles and fabrics.

He originally planned to buy cloth for Li Kuiyong. During this time of getting along with Li Kuiyong's family, Li Weidong found that they were very simple and had no scheming. Since Li Kuiyong entered the steel plant, he has studied very hard. Li Weidong also went to talk to the master who led Li Kuiyong. Unexpectedly, the master thanked him in return and said that he had sent a good apprentice. Li Weidong understood that if he wanted to take his business to the next level, he would need help from others. Although Fatty Yu is fine now, he may be too busy in the future. Although Pengzi and others can help, they are not smart enough.

The two brothers Li Kuiyong and Li Weidong are relatives and are very loyal. Although Li Kuiyong seems to only understand loyalty, he is actually very reasonable. The reason why he followed Yu Haitang is because he couldn't let go of their friendship.

Since he had chosen the two brothers, Li Wei** needed to maintain the relationship between them, no matter what the reason. He already had enough clothes for himself, and if he gave them to Li Kuiyong, he would have to make new ones himself. If someone saw it, it might cause unnecessary suspicion. So he decided to go all the way and buy new fabrics for them to sew themselves.

In this era, most families had sewing machines and everyone made their own clothes. The most popular thing was cloth, even if it was old. Meng Xiaoxing did not dislike Han Chunming's old military pants and even asked him for them directly.

When Li Weidong arrived at the neighborhood committee, Yu Li was already waiting in front of the gate. When she saw Li Weidong, she immediately came forward to greet him. Yu Li asked, "Why did you come so early today? I thought you would come later." Li Weidong smiled and replied, "I just got a new bicycle. It is in perfect working order. It is not as troublesome as the old one."

Yu Li suddenly realized and said, "I see, the new bike must be much better than your old bike. By the way, I have good news for you. I have been approved to become a member of our unit."

"Really? That's great! When we go shopping today, let's buy a box of vanishing cream as a gift to thank the director. After all, she has helped us a lot."

"Yeah, I think so too. Vanishing cream is practical and inexpensive. She may not accept other gifts."

The couple was discussing what they were going to buy at the mall, but once they got to the department store, they forgot about their plans. There were too many people in the mall, and there were so many kinds of goods. Li Weidong even saw some stamps that were out of print. He wanted to leave some for his children, maybe he could buy a new house in the future. So he forgot all his previous plans and decided to buy what he liked in front of him, whether it was fabric, radio, stamps, bicycles or ceramic tea sets. As long as it was something he liked, Li Weidong would buy it without hesitation.

The staff at the mall saw him and thought he was a buyer from a certain company. Soon, the items in front of Li Weidong and Yu Li piled up like a mountain. Seeing that they could not lift them anymore, the couple stopped shopping. Yu Li had originally taken a fancy to a pair of watches and planned to give them to Yu Haitang, but after hearing that Li Weidong could get a better product, she gave up without hesitation.

Li Weidong still remembered that the Moyu Sect told him that watches were also within their supply range. He did not take the watches before because he was worried that the market would not accept them. But now it seems that the demand for watches is still very large.

In the department store, Li Weidong and Yu Li bought seven or eight items of various sizes. Although an auntie enthusiastically helped to pack them with kraft paper and ropes, they could hardly lift the items. Fortunately, their newly purchased bicycles came in handy, otherwise they really didn't know how to carry these things home. For fragile items such as porcelain, they could only ride their bicycles carefully, chatting while being careful.

"Wife, let me ask you a question. Why do we say buying things instead of buying north and south?" Li Weidong asked.

"I read a few books about this a few days ago, so I know the answer. During the Han Dynasty, two markets were built in Chang'an, one in the east and one in the west. Over time, people got used to calling it buying things," Yu Li replied.

"What about before the Han Dynasty? Didn't people say that?" Li Weidong said with a smile, "The words in the book are not absolutely reliable. In fact, the word east appeared first and the word west appeared later. Since ancient times, people have said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so it is more appropriate to use east and west to represent the world."

Yu Li's eyes sparkled with excitement; this was the first time she heard this.

Li Weidong's mouth curled up slightly. Who said that if you return to modern times, you can't become a copyist? Thanks to Zhihu.

They returned to the courtyard and saw faint lights in every house.

Li Weidong raised his wrist, looked at the time, and found that it was already eight o'clock in the evening.

If he cooks now, will he be able to sleep well tonight?

With a wave of his hand, he decided to eat out tonight to improve the food.

The two of them hadn't eaten out together for some time.

When they passed by Jia's house, Li Weidong saw Qin Jingru standing at the door, looking at them eagerly.

It seemed that there was still one person who had not eaten enough, and he needed to find time to send some food to her.

He will need to take out the tiger whip wine stored in the space warehouse later.

Otherwise, four women, no matter how strong they are, won't be able to bear it! After all, human physical strength is limited.

Even if Li Weidong had a cheat that gave him ten thousand times the experience, his physical fitness couldn't be improved indefinitely.

Skill is the key.

Li Weidong and Yu Li did not walk far and directly chose a small restaurant near their home.

In this era, people advocate the combination of public and private.

The managers of this restaurant are mostly appointed by the street offices and they know almost nothing about running a restaurant.

The quality of the dishes may vary from person to person, but at least they are edible.

In this era, as long as you have meat, you are happy. Do you still need a bicycle?

After dinner, they returned home and sorted out the things they had obtained today.

The gifts prepared for Li Kuiyong's family must be packed separately to avoid sending them to the wrong place.

"Can the friend you mentioned really get the watch?" Yu Li asked.

"Absolutely no problem. This guy has connections and can be found in Gangcheng." Gangcheng used to be a gathering place for counterfeit and shoddy products. Brand-name handbags, watches and other products could be found there.

During this period, there was no concept of famous brands, whether in Hong Kong or in the mainland. When people bought things, they were most concerned about durability, and everything else was secondary consideration.

Although domestically produced watches are good now, and Modou brand watches can even be exported, for Li Weidong, this is not in his economic interest. No matter how good the Modou brand watches are, they cannot make money and are not as good as those imitations.

Making money is the most important thing, nothing else matters.

Yu Li patted the gift she had just packed and said, "Okay, I'll ask Kui Yong to come get it later. But should we also invite Aunt and the others to come over for dinner?"

Li Weidong thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "There's no rush to call them now. Let's wait. Let's solve Qui-Gon's work problem first, and then we can have a good dinner together. By the way, you said before that you would help them find a school, how is it going?"

Yu Li replied: "The school is fine, but according to your request, we may only be able to choose the Steel Rolling Plant Primary School, and we may need Yan Bugui's help."

"Is that so? Then don't worry about it. I'll talk to him later."

"Indeed, but you have to be careful not to let him mistake you... for... ."

Yu Li stopped talking halfway through her words.

Li Weidong laughed when he heard her words: "Yan Bugui wants to deceive me? He is not that kind of person! Well, it's almost time to take a bath."

Yu Li stood up and held Li Weidong's hand, but she didn't say anything. She just looked at him quietly with her big, Caroline-like eyes. Li Weidong immediately understood what she meant.