Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

After being stunned for a moment, he waved his hand and said, "No need, Aunt Liu and Sister He are here, it's enough to have them here."

As he said this, he walked straight to the supply and marketing cooperative without any intention of stopping. Qin Huairu looked at his back, her face a little lonely.

She remembered that Li Aiguo had made his house look like Su's house, while she was still living in the dilapidated house of Jia's family, and she couldn't help but feel regretful. If only she could hold on a little longer at that time, it would have been better.

Unfortunately, there is no chance to regret in life.

"Huairu, why are you still caring about Li Aiguo? Do you want to rekindle your old relationship with him?" The husband was worried that his woman would attract many men, especially those like Jia Dongxu who had no ability. Every time Qin Huairu talked to other men, his heart was as cold as ice.

When Jia Zhang was around, she was the one who was watching over Qin Huairu. Now that Jia Zhang was banished back to the countryside, the responsibility of watching over her fell on Jia Dongxu's shoulders. He might have been furious before, but after learning that Jia Zhang was accepted as a nephew by Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu's position began to waver, and Qin Huairu's weight in the Jia family also increased. Moreover, Yi Zhonghai seemed to admire Qin Huairu quite a bit, and often invited her home to accompany the elders and chat.

Qin Huairu suddenly had an idea and said angrily, "You are so stupid. Just now I saw that Li Aiguo's friends brought two foxes. They must have ordered them as delicacies. I wanted to order some from them, but Li Aiguo didn't fall for it."

Hearing this, Jia Dongxu muttered angrily: "Why does that villain surnamed Li enjoy all the delicacies alone? He won't share any of the good things with us."

Of course, this was just talk. If it were the powerful Jia Zhang, she would have taken action long ago. He now missed the days when Jia Zhang was around.

After buying salt and dried chili peppers, Li Aiguo also bought peanut nougat and melon seeds. Back in the courtyard, Qin Huairu was still sitting by the sink waiting, expecting Li Aiguo to treat her as well. After all, he had lived with her in that house for a while.

However, Li Aiguo chose to ignore this fact and carried his belongings into his room.

Aunt Liu and Sister He came to visit at this time and invited Cao Wenzhi and other workers from the crew to come in. There were seven or eight gifts on the table: a brand new iron thermos, two exquisite porcelain bowls, and some fruit plates woven in bamboo baskets. Even more precious was a blue cotton bed sheet with a lion playing with a ball. These were all gifts brought by the workers.

"You are so polite." Li Aiguo was filled with gratitude. In this era of material scarcity, these small items were not easy to get.

Stationmaster Bai stood up and said with a smile: "Aiguo, you are a member of our 131 package crew, and you are a family with your brothers and sisters."

Cao Wenzhi nodded in agreement: "Yes, that's right."

Quan joked, "Aiguo, you are the master, how come you have become a brother? The seniority is totally messed up."

With a "pop", the air in the room instantly became tense. Obviously, there was a hint of joking and slight unhappiness in the words.

Just as he finished speaking, Cao Wenzhi slapped him on the head: "This is my apprentice, what happened to your brother?"

Liu Qingquan stood there in a daze.

The room immediately broke out in laughter.

It was almost lunchtime and Li Aiguo was about to look for Wang Gangzhu when the latter rushed in with a butcher's knife in his hand.

"Where? Where?" His ferocious look scared everyone in the room so much that they took a step back. Even Cao Wenzhi took out his self-defense tools.

"Master, don't be nervous, this guy is a neighbor, he is here to kill the fox."

"It's okay, it's okay. I thought you were here to cause trouble!"

At this time, Wang Gangzhu also realized his impulsiveness, smiled awkwardly at everyone, and took the cigarette from the hand of the train conductor Bai. The train conductor Bai was wearing a uniform and a hat today, which always made people respect him in this era.

Wang Gangzhu felt very proud to get the real cigarette with the badge on his uniform. Looking at the flash of the hat brim, he lit the cigarette in his hand and then took the two living foxes from Li Aiguo.

"He was very ruthless, just hitting the fox on the head. The fox was dead immediately." In this era, suburban farmers were reluctant to use guns to catch foxes, and usually hit them secretly with sticks while the fox was unaware.

After finishing his cigarette, Wang Gangzhu extinguished the cigarette butt and threw it away, then raised the butcher knife and waved it a few times. "Is your thing too big? Is it easy to use?" Cao Wenzhi was also attracted and squatted beside to ask.

Wang Gangzhu smiled innocently and said, "Don't worry, I've been a butcher for more than ten years, and I'm very skilled in wielding a butcher knife." Cao Wenzhi was skeptical about this, but when he saw him perform the operation with his own eyes, his jaw almost dropped to the ground.

Wang Gangzhu flicked his wrist and used the butcher knife to cut the joint of one of the fox's hind legs. The sharp knife was like a surgical tool, cutting along the fur boundary on the inner thigh, passing the front of the hind leg, all the way to the joint of the other hind leg, then along the tail to the edge of the hind leg, and finally separating the skin on both sides of the fur.

This is usually the next step, which involves peeling the skin. However, Wang Gangzhu still insisted on using a butcher knife. He pushed the knife between the skin and the meat, peeling it from the hind hoof upwards, forming a roll-like shape.

While peeling the skin, he also instructed Aunt Liu to sprinkle bran on the fox to prevent the skin and meat from sticking together. In a short time, the fox skin was completely peeled off, and the ears, eyes and nose were intact. Everyone was amazed at his skills.

Suddenly, a voice of praise came from outside the door: "The principle is very simple, practice makes perfect. The ancients were right!"

Li Aiguo looked up and saw Yan Bugui standing at the door holding half a plate of peanuts, with a sly look flashing behind his glasses.

"Third brother, congratulations." Li Aiguo stretched out his hand to take the peanuts and said, "Thank you very much, Jie Cheng has to work overtime and will be back soon. You have to go back and cook for Jie Cheng. I won't keep you here."

After saying this, he turned and went into the house, with no intention of inviting Yan Bugui to follow him.

Yan Bugui: "..."

Originally he was hoping to borrow some peanuts to have a meat meal and drink more wine.

Unexpectedly, Li Aiguo broke the rules.

However, there is nothing wrong with what Li Aiguo said.

It was obvious that Yan Jiecheng had made some money by working overtime, and Yan Bugui had to recover it quickly.

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The two foxes quickly stripped their fur.

Aunt Liu hung their skins under the eaves to dry. The children in the yard loved these fur hats the most.

"Rainwater, come and help light the fire."

"OK."

One of the biggest annoyances of lighting a stove in the summer is that it gets too hot.

As pieces of wood were thrown into the stove, the room was instantly filled with steam, like a steam bath.

Only by opening the door and two windows did things feel a little better.

Wang Gangzhu was chopping meat on the table with a butcher knife. Li Aiguo considerately handed him a cigarette, and the two chatted on the side.

In the hall,

Aunt Liu started chatting with the white carriage masters.

"You are a patriotic leader, right?"

The white carriage captain said politely: "Don't be polite, Auntie. I am the train conductor, but the division of responsibilities is different. We all shoulder the same responsibilities." He respected his senior very much.

Aunt Liu said: "My son Aiguo is not young anymore. Can you please consider and help find a partner for him?"

He Yushui continued, "You have to find someone who is both beautiful and virtuous, gentle, virtuous, and a good wife."

Although it is unclear what the specific relationship between Li Aiguo and them is,

But after the white carriage conductor roughly understood the situation, he agreed: "Don't worry, Auntie. We also have a Women's Committee in our train section. I will report this matter when I get back."

Aunt Liu nodded with relief.

Now Li Aiguo has a proper job and his house has been renovated, all he needs is a partner.

When Li's father passed away, he held Aunt Liu's hand and entrusted her to help take care of Li Aiguo.

The locomotive depot is like a factory with comprehensive management, and will definitely find a good partner for Li Aiguo.

Hearing this conversation, Li Aiguo glanced at Zhang Yazhi. However, she seemed to be unaware and continued to clean the table with a smile on her face.

"Hey, Wang Gangzhu, what's that meat there? It's red." At this time, Xu Damao's donkey-like face appeared in the window.

Wang Gangzhu replied without even looking up: "You are so scary, I want to chop off your penis after cutting your finger, so I'll make you a eunuch."

Xu Damao snorted: "Who are you trying to fool? You are an old butcher, and you are still talking about fox meat!"

Wang Gangzhu: "You know it but you're still asking?"

Then Liu Guangqi came forward and said, "I heard that fox meat is sour and tastes bad."

Xu Damao nodded: "That's right, brother Aiguo, I have pork, that's more delicious, do you want to change it?"

Liu Guangqi followed suit and said, "Xu Damao, do you want to give it to the Lou family? Forget that they are a wealthy family, how could they be interested in your wild fox meat?"

Xu Damao rolled his eyes and responded, "At least this is better than never finding a partner and having to communicate through pen pals."

Did you know that Liu Guangming has been communicating frequently with a girl from Baoding in the newspaper recently? He even affectionately called her his dear classmate in his letters, hoping to establish a pure friendship.

Hearing this, Liu Guangming immediately flew into a rage and accused Xu Damao: "Xu Damao, you actually peeked at my letter!"

Xu Damao smiled and said, "The letter doesn't have a label on it, so why can't it be delivered to me?"

In extreme anger, Liu Guangming raised his fist and swung at Xu Damao, but his action was interrupted by a loud cutting sound - a large knife hit the chopping board heavily.

Zhu looked at the belligerent pair angrily and ordered, "If you still want to fight, I'll call the security guards to deal with you in a bit."

This statement was indeed effective. Both of them quickly shrank back and disappeared. Even the children around were scared and scattered. To be honest, Zhu's hot temper was not to be underestimated. He could do what he said.

After the crowd left, he chopped the fox meat into pieces with three quick clicks and turned to Li Aiguo: "Brother Aiguo, as a butcher, I can't do the job of a chef. It's up to you now."

"Look! Leave it to me!" Although Li Aiguo's cooking skills have not improved, he has a deep understanding of the essence of food - heavy oil. He knows that the key to cooking is more oil.