Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

"I am from the Jia Zhang family. We live in a courtyard."

Jia Zhang usually likes him the most, and she will definitely stand on his side this time.

Section Chief Zhang called a security officer and ordered, "Go to the courtyard right now to find Jia Zhang and ask her to bring the five-yuan fine."

The security officer hurried away on his bicycle, and Banggeng was sent to the security department for education.

Section Chief Zhang walked up to Niu Meng and said with a smile, "Isn't this Niu Yong's sister? That's great. You've only been here for half a year and you've helped us catch five or six thieves."

Looking at Niu Meng, Section Chief Zhang was filled with emotion.

Niu Yong rarely drives his car, so Niu Meng rides his bicycle around all day long.

She is naturally active and when she has nothing to do, she takes the initiative to do the work of security officers.

Niu Meng corrected: "It wasn't me who caught him this time, it was my master."

"Niu Yong?"

"No, I have a new master, Master Li Xiaodong." Niu Meng's face was full of pride.

"Li Xiaodong, the new employee of the factory?" Section Chief Zhang couldn't help but take a breath, secretly wondering if Niu Meng was joking.

I just started working in the morning and became a master by noon. Is this possible?

But when he thought of Niu Meng's lively personality, he felt relieved.

This girl can really do such a thing.

Hey, after get off work in the evening, I can make fun of Niu Yong.

The team leader's apprentice was kidnapped by someone. How embarrassing is that?

Niu Meng was eager to eat, so he shouted to Section Chief Zhang, "Remember to give the credit to my master."

As soon as he finished speaking, the person disappeared.

Section Chief Zhang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "With a disciple like this, Li Xiaodong will probably have a headache."

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In the courtyard.

Jia Zhang was sitting at the door making shoe soles. When she heard the call, she quickly found five dollars from the house and followed the security officer to the security department.

At this moment, Banggeng had been scolded and was dejected and looked regretful.

As to whether he truly repented, no one knows.

When Jia Zhang saw that Bang Geng was unharmed, she finally felt relieved and promised Section Chief Zhang that she would teach him well.

Banggeng also promised that this was his first time stealing and he would not do it again.

Seeing their sincere attitude, Section Chief Zhang said nothing more, accepted the fine, and asked Jia Zhang to sign the penalty notice.

Jia Zhang was illiterate, so she could only draw a circle and press her fingerprint.

After completing the formalities, Jia Zhang returned to the courtyard with Banggeng.

Halfway through the walk, Jia Zhang stopped and rubbed Bang Geng's head lovingly: "Grandson, grandma is here, it's okay. It's just that you knocked over the soy sauce bottle, it doesn't count as stealing."

At this point, Jia Zhang was puzzled: "We usually take a lot of things from the cafeteria, and we were never caught. Why did it happen today... By the way, who caught you?"

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Bang Geng was so scared at that time.

All I remember is that she was a woman with great strength.

female?

Although she was a woman, Jia Zhang suddenly thought of Xu Damao.

Because Xu Damao knew the most women in the courtyard.

Moreover, Xu Damao has always looked down on the Jia family.

She bent down and asked, "Did you meet Xu Damao today?"

Bang Geng's eyes widened: "Grandma, you are amazing, you guessed it right.

When I came out of the kitchen carrying the soy sauce bottle, I ran into Xu Damao.

I was afraid that he would cause trouble, so I hid in a corner and waited for him to leave before I left the steel mill.

Could it be that Xu Damao framed me?"

Jia Zhang curled her lips and snorted, "I told you that you are a stubborn kid, but you still don't believe me.

Xu Damao is narrow-minded and always does bad things secretly. He must have found a mistress to catch you.

His wife can't have children, so she's jealous that we have three children."

Bang Geng thought about it and felt that it made sense.

He was so angry that he started yelling and threatened to settle the score with Xu Damao.

Jia Zhang took out a candy from her pocket and stuffed it into Banggeng's mouth to calm him down.

"Grandson, why did you go to the cafeteria to get soy sauce? We just got there yesterday."

"Well, I'm hungry. I want to catch Xu Damao's chicken and roast it. Xiaodang has prepared the firewood. It's in the cement pipe in front."

Bang Geng was holding a candy in his mouth and his speech was unclear.

Jia Zhang looked forward and saw Xiaodang and Xiaohuahua.

He quickly stopped, grabbed Banggeng's collar and said, "Eat the candy first, then go. Don't let them see us and start a quarrel again."

The stick terrier behaved very obediently and squatted quietly in the same place.

Jia Zhang stood on the side of the road, thinking about the hen in her home.

Indeed, my dog ​​Bang Geng is really extraordinary. He even thought of stealing the old hen from Xu Damao's house.

Whenever Xu Damao mentioned the old hen, his arrogant look was really disgusting.

He said that it was a gift from the commune cadres because they knew how hard he worked to show movies.

In fact, he was just taking the opportunity to cause trouble for the commune, and they gave it to him out of helplessness.

Nowadays, old hens in rural areas are treasures. They are the family’s piggy banks and the source of children’s tuition. No one is willing to give them away easily.

Jia Zhang felt that it was her responsibility to rid the people of harm!

Well, people always find a plausible reason before doing something bad, and Jia Zhang has this mentality.

The more she thought about it, the more excited she became. She sneered, "Xu Damao, if you dare to find someone to catch Banggeng, I will take away your two old hens as well."

Xu Damao was not at home, only Lou Xiaoe was at home.

And Lou Xiao'e was a fool who always fell asleep at noon and posed no threat at all.

Shazhu can't be let go either. As long as he doesn't stop Banggeng from joining in the fun, how could Banggeng be caught?

When Qin Huairu gets off work, ask her to go find Sha Zhu to get the five dollars back.

This kills two birds with one stone.

I, Jia Zhang, will overwhelm everyone with my wisdom!

the other side.

Li Xiaodong squatted on the side of the road, watching the workers coming and going, and thought of himself as a kind-hearted person.

Without the soy sauce, Banggeng learned a lesson, and Xu Damao's hens were finally saved.

It not only protected the factory's property, but also protected Xu's family's chickens, and prevented the three leaders from holding a meeting and disturbing the neighbors. Everyone was happy.

He did a good thing that was beneficial to the country and the people.

When Niu Meng comes back, I will reward her well.

Not long after, Niu Meng hurried back and told Li Xiaodong the Security Department's decision.

Li Xiaodong was not surprised at all.

After all, what can a child do?

"Let's go, you've done a great job today, Master will treat you to a meal, eat as much as you want!"

"really?"

The two walked into the cafeteria, which was already crowded because they had wasted time outside.

Li Xiaodong stood in front of Sha Zhu's window and observed, but did not notice Sha Zhu shaking the spoon.

——That makes sense. The workers have been working hard for a whole morning and are already starving. If you dare to shake a spoon in front of them, they may just use their fists to cure your Parkinson's disease.

Sha Zhu served the food very quickly and soon it was Li Xiaodong's turn.

Seeing that it was Li Xiaodong, Sha Zhu smiled and said, "Wei Zi, whatever you want to eat, I promise to give you a full spoonful."

Li Xiaodong turned around and asked Niu Meng: "Disciple, what do you want?"

"Can we really eat whatever we want?" Niu Meng asked uneasily.

"Of course, it's just six buns. How can the master leave you one less?"

Li Xiaodong had just received 50 kilograms of national food coupons and seemed very generous at the moment.

However, Niu Meng's next words almost made him collapse.

"Ten steamed buns and two ounces of radish."

Li Xiaodong frowned slightly. "This is so much. Can you finish it? The above emphasizes frugality. Don't make mistakes."

"Oh, yes, another lunch box of cornmeal porridge."

Niu Meng stared with his round eyes, looking energetic, like a typical foodie.

Such a rich meal shocked even the knowledgeable Sha Zhu.

He stared at Niu Meng for a long time and seemed to recognize her.

Then, he looked at Li Xiaodong with pity: "She is your apprentice?"

Li Wei nodded to confirm: "Just received it."

Sha Zhu swallowed hard, his face full of fear: "Can I return it? Brother, let me advise you, you may not be able to control this disciple. Do you know her name?"

"Niu Meng."

"It's Niu Meng! The Niu Meng who can eat five or six kilograms of food in one meal."

As a chef at a steel mill, Sha Zhu is well-informed.

Niu Meng became a celebrity as soon as she entered the factory, because of her amazing appetite!

A girl eats more than three strong laborers, but still maintains a good appearance. So far no one dares to propose marriage to her.

Hearing this, Li Xiaodong suddenly opened his eyes wide.

Oops, that was an oversight.

The brave brother is called Niu Yong, so the sister should naturally be called Niu Meng.

The Beijing accent is somewhat different from modern Mandarin, so Niu Meng was mistaken for Niu Meng.

A name like this for a girl says it all.

Niu Meng shamelessly acknowledged him as his master, probably because he knew that he had just received 50 kilograms of food coupons and wanted to take the opportunity to feast on them.

However, Li Xiaodong didn't mind.

As long as Niu Meng can work, a dozen kilograms of food is nothing.

At worst, I can take some lime and go to the pigeon market.

Niu Meng also realized that she had frightened Li Xiaodong. She twisted her fingers together, wrinkled her face, and looked pitiful: "How about I just eat four steamed buns and forget about the cornmeal porridge."

What a poor foodie.

"Brother Zhuzi, according to Mengzi's suggestion, I want one portion. I want three steamed buns and two taels of radish."

Li Xiaodong couldn't bear to see others being wronged, so he generously took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket.

The steamed buns were standard flour steamed buns, and two taels cost three cents with food coupons. If you didn’t have coupons, it would cost six cents.

Including the radish and cornmeal porridge, this meal cost Li Xiaodong more than 70 cents and three pounds and one ounce of food coupons.

As a wealthy man with a lot of money, he was also heartbroken and grimaced.

Fortunately, Niu Meng was sensible and only picked cheap meals, otherwise he would have gone bankrupt long ago.

The two found an empty seat and sat down. Li Xiaodong watched in amazement as Niu Meng swallowed ten steamed buns one after another and drank the cornmeal porridge in one breath.

Her eating process was extremely heroic.

The most infuriating thing is that after eating, she would smack her lips and pat her belly: "I have been eating less recently. I am only 80% full after eating 10 steamed buns."

Just ten buns...

You know, each steamed bun weighs two kilograms, so ten steamed buns weigh two kilograms.

The average person consumes only about half a pound in one meal.

What’s even more speechless is that she is still so thin.

If it were in the future, this girl would not have to work, she could easily gain wealth by just participating in food competitions and live streaming on Douyin.

"Um...how much can you usually eat?"

Niu Meng lowered her head shyly and said embarrassedly: "I haven't calculated it carefully. I always don't have enough to eat at home. I just thought that the driver's salary is high and there are subsidies, so I joined the team."

Li Xiaodong remembered that Niu Meng had mentioned this matter before.

Oh, I was so careless. The little girl told me the truth, why didn’t you believe it?

My breadwinner...

Li Xiaodong felt extremely helpless.

"Master, don't worry, once I get my salary, I will be self-sufficient!" Niu Meng said firmly.

"Today is the 21st, and our factory will pay salaries at the end of the month. Does that mean we have to provide you with food for ten days?" Li Xiaodong counted on his fingers, frowning.

"It's just lunch out of three meals a day. I can have breakfast and dinner at home."

Niu Meng realized that his request seemed a bit excessive, and quickly assured: "Master, please rest assured that I will be very capable and will make you comfortable in the future."

Hey, why do these words sound so awkward? What if Niu Yong hears them, won’t he drive his car and hit us?

Li Xiaodong did the math and felt that he could still afford it, so he said nothing more.

We can't let the little girl go hungry!

The two returned to the convoy leisurely.

The driver's job is quite easy. When he has no tasks, he just spends time in the lounge.

Li Xiaodong wanted to stop by Ding's house, so he asked Niu Yong for leave.

He always felt that there seemed to be a sly smile hidden behind Niu Yong's honest expression when he was approving leave applications.

The winter sunlight is sparse and weak.

Li Xiaodong made a great determination to learn martial arts.

He bought two strings of pig intestines, two kilograms of bean cakes, and five kilograms of apples at the Chaoyang Vegetable Market.

He even weighed a pound of White Rabbit milk candy, intending to let Yu Li have a taste of its sweetness.

On the streets in the cold wind, bicycles with pig intestines hanging on them shuttled among the crowd, attracting curious glances from passers-by.

I don’t know whether they were attracted by his handsomeness or by the pig intestines.

In less than half an hour, Li Xiaodong arrived at the entrance of Yu Li's alley.