Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Xu Damao glanced around and asked, "Does anyone have any objections?"

"no!"

"Okay, if not, let's act as soon as possible and try to take control of the black market as soon as possible. Good days are waiting for us. Meeting adjourned!"

Everyone left, leaving only Xu Damao, Liu Guangfu, Lou San and Lou Qi in the room.

"Third brother, Seventh brother, you two can discuss the specific matters. If there is any emergency, let Guangfu go back to me."

"Yes! Boss."

"Guangfu, you heard what happened just now. Do you want to join?"

"I want to, I want to so much, this is what a man should do!"

"Courage alone is not enough, you also need strength. From now on, you will come here to practice martial arts during the day, and go back at night if you want. If you don't want to go back, tell your mother that I have found a temporary job for you. The monthly salary is 20 yuan. It is too far from the courtyard, so you need to live in the dormitory of the company for a long time."

"I understand, Brother Damao."

"Okay, listen to your master in the future. If your master is busy, you can ask anyone who taught you just now. Now go back and tell your mother so that she won't worry about you. Remember to come on time tomorrow morning to practice!" Xu Damao reminded.

Liu Guangfu nodded and ran out.

"What's the matter? I heard from Xiaojiu that the food is running low."

"Boss, Boss Lou left us a lot of money and tickets when he left. But you also know that we consume a lot of energy practicing martial arts, especially when there is no oil and water, we eat more. So we still have money, but the food coupons and our own rations have almost been used up." Lou Qi said with a shrewd look on his face.

Xu Damao told him the address of his three-story courtyard house, and took out a key and handed it over. "I'll go find my friend in a while and ask him to send some things over there first. You can go there secretly in the middle of the night and bring the things over. Try not to attract other people's attention."

The two men nodded in agreement and took Xu Damao for a walk around the yard, mainly to let their families get to know the new owner.

On the way out of the yard, Xu Damao asked, "You have quite a few children here. Do they all practice martial arts?"

"A long time ago, all children practiced martial arts, but after the founding of the People's Republic of China, only boys practiced martial arts. When girls grew up, they would basically marry their childhood playmates."

Xu Damao thought to himself, "This father-in-law is quite good. This is just like the domestic slaves in the feudal society in the past. They were allowed to marry each other to ensure their loyalty."

"When school starts, let the children who want to go to school go to school. Fighting and killing is not a long-term solution. In the future, we still need to rely on knowledge and brains."

The two men, Lou San and Lou Qi, were so moved that their eyes were red. It was not that Lou Zhenhua was so bad to them, but Xu Damao was more concerned about their future generations, so that their descendants could escape the fate of only learning martial arts and working for their boss.

"Okay, what's the point of two grown men crying? I'm leaving first. I still have to find my friend to get supplies." After saying this, Xu Damao walked towards the gate of the courtyard.

"Master, take care!"

After Xu Damao left the yard, he rode his bike towards the front door. However, seeing that it was almost noon, he found a state-owned restaurant on the side of the road to have lunch first.

The pub was very quiet at this time. If you wanted to make it lively, you had to wait until everyone got off work in the evening. Xu Damao walked into the pub and looked around but didn't see anyone he knew. Only Xu Huizhen was standing behind the counter.

Xu Huizhen smiled and said, "Hey, isn't this Brother Damao? Why did you think of me at this time?"

"I came to see Master Niu for something. Since they're not here, you can just give them a message."

"Hey, I thought it was something serious. It's just a small matter, I promise to take care of it for you."

Xu Damao lowered his voice and said, "It's not a big deal. I just want them to help me find more courtyards that I want to sell. They don't have to be in the Qianmen area. As long as they are courtyards in the old city, they will be fine."

"Okay, Uncle Niu and the others will definitely come in the evening, and I'll tell him then. The wine brewed with your new recipe is ready, a total of twenty jars. I'll give you one jar of each, and I'll ask Lao Cai to deliver it to you at the compound later." Xu Huizhen said with a smile.

"Okay, then I'll be respectful to refuse. By the way, Lao Cai, how are you two doing now? Are you about to become a family?" Xu Damao teased.

"What nonsense are you talking about? It's nonsense!" Xu Huizhen said a little embarrassedly.

"Although Mr. Cai doesn't look good, he is a man of great ambitions and a man you can trust for life. If you have this plan, just do it quickly. There's no need to drag it out."

Xu Huizhen thought about her suitors. Although Lao Cai was the least impressive, she found out that he was not as simple as he seemed. He not only studied literature every night, but also had his own unique views on many things.

"Thank you for your advice. I will pay more attention to it."

"Okay, that's all for today. I'll go back first."

Xu Damao went to the silk shop as soon as he got out of the door. He planned to make some new clothes for Yushui and his sister. After all, Yushui was going to college soon, and his sister had started dating. But Yushui, the damn girl, still refused to tell him what university and major she applied for. Was she trying to give him a surprise?

As soon as Xu Damao entered the silk shop, he saw Chen Xueru sitting in the shop and dozing off out of boredom.

"Sister Xueru, are you sleeping? Let me order some clothes."

"Hey, Brother Damao, you are a rare guest. Are you making clothes for yourself?"

"We have both. Please measure my size first. I only need to make two sets. We can go choose the fabrics together later." Xu Damao said.

Chen Xueru came over with a tape measure to measure Xu Damao's size and asked, "I heard you got promoted again?"

"Oh? Who told you that? I'm just a section chief. How can I be considered an official?"

"Hey, I heard from the people in our street office the other day. Last time they held a meeting with your street office, they said they would select you as an outstanding individual in your street."

"You are well-informed. You knew it before I even knew it." Xu Damao guessed that it was Director Wang from the street who did it. He either wanted to build a relationship with him or he wanted something from him.

"Okay, you've got your measurements. Do you know the measurements of the others?"

"I know." Xu Damao immediately reported the sizes of Yu Shui and his sister. With Xu Damao's current eyesight, he could tell a person's size with just a few glances, not to mention that Yu Shui often measured herself!

"Wow, both girls have good figures. This is not your wife's size, you wouldn't..." Chen Xueru looked at Xu Damao with suspicion and quickly counted the size with a pen.

"What are you talking about? Am I that kind of person? This is my own sister! She's about to graduate from high school and has a boyfriend. Shouldn't I buy her some clothes to dress her up?"

"Oh, is that so? I was wrong about you. Please forgive me. Now let's go pick out some fabric. There just happened to be a new batch of fabric from the south." Chen Xueru said with a smile.

Xu Damao responded and followed Chen Xueru to select the fabric. Then he paid the money and cloth coupons and got the receipt. Finally, he left the silk shop and went towards his parents' home.