Siheyuan: I Raised Ten Thousand Wild Boars

As the Chinese New Year is just a few days away, Li Guohua is also preparing to confirm the holidays on the farm.

As soon as I reached the farm gate, I saw Zhao Yunlong standing outside the gate with a red tasseled spear in his hand, scanning the gate for possible enemies.

That’s right, Zhao Yunlong and Zhao Yunhu are now members of the farm security team. According to Yuan Fu, these two guys are very spiritual and are very suitable for security work.

Li Guohua doesn’t know whether it is true or not, but it seems that he is doing a good job at the moment.

"Stop standing there, you little brat. Come in with me!"

Li Guohua saw that with his arrival, Zhao Yunlong's posture became more upright, and he couldn't help but find it a little funny. This kid must have been born in the wrong era, otherwise he would definitely be a good seedling.

"Hey, here I come, brother-in-law!" When Li Yunlong saw his brother-in-law calling him, he immediately followed him.

Gathering everyone on the concrete floor at the entrance, Li Guohua also announced the holiday plan for the farm's first year.

Everyone has a seven-day holiday, but there are still so many supplies on the farm and poultry to take care of, so someone has to be on duty for a few days in between.

The farm does not have any professional security personnel now. Yuan Fu’s group is actually just helpers, so they plan to let the group leaders take turns on duty.

On the 27th, 28th and 29th, Yuan Fu and Zhang Zhiyong will be on duty. On the 1st, 2nd and 3rd, Zhao Yutian and Zhou Dahu will be on duty. On New Year's Eve, Li Guohua will be on duty personally, and the others will celebrate the New Year at home.

"Director, let's be on duty on New Year's Eve. Anyway, we just left home and our parents won't miss us for a while!" Zhao Yunlong and Zhao Yunhu raised their hands and shouted.

The two guys thought about being controlled and maybe even beaten when they returned home. Here on the farm, they had food and drink and freedom, so they didn't miss home at all.

"Director, why don't I stay? I only have a shabby house in the commune, which is not even as good as the farm!" Jiang Dongmei raised her hand weakly and said.

There is no Chinese New Year atmosphere here. Her husband died, and she only has two children, and no relatives around her. Rather than going back to the village and seeing other families happy and sad, she would rather be free on the farm.

"Young man, director, let the old man stay. If I am full, the whole family will not be hungry. It's just right for me to look after the farm, hehe!" Yuan Fu said honestly, revealing his black teeth.

"Just do as I said just now. Everyone has been busy for half a year. It's time to take a good rest. Eat when you should eat, play when you should play, and go home to find a partner when you should go home to find a partner."

"If you don't want to go home, you can stay on the farm. The farm will provide you with food and drink!"

To be honest, Li Guohua was really worried about the widow and the old man. Now it seemed that he had been soft-hearted and invited the woman in, which was really a bit troublesome.

"Oh, it's time for Zhao Yutian to find a partner!"

As soon as he heard that it was time to find a partner, Zhao Yunlong immediately started to cheer on Zhao Yutian.

These two guys really have a love-hate relationship.

After announcing the holiday, all that remains is to pay salaries and New Year benefits.

They are all temporary workers and have no regular positions in the factory. Their wages are paid to them by Li Guohua who withdraws them from the finance department.

As for welfare, there is nothing good about the textile factory.

In this day and age, as long as you have enough to eat, you are the happiest. If the factory can distribute some pork, the workers will carry the pork home and receive envious looks along the way.

As far as Li Guohua knows, the New Year benefits provided by the factory this year are all the factory's products, such as towels and gloves. Advanced individuals and workshop model workers will also receive enamel pots and basins, etc.

"Everyone will go to Jiang Dongmei to collect their wages later. This month's wages will be paid in advance. Remember to sign. If you can't write, just circle it or stamp it. If you don't sign, you won't get paid. If you have any questions, come to me!"

After hearing about the salary, everyone fell silent. They worked so hard every day just for a dozen dollars.

Jiang Dongmei nodded when she heard what Li Guohua said.

"There is one more thing, that is the New Year's welfare. In addition to the one distributed by the factory, there is also one on the farm, two wild rabbits and a vegetable gift bag for each person!"

As for the hare, Li Guohua started preparing for it two months ago.

Every time they would use the excuse that they were killed by a dog, or that they were caught somewhere, and would bring the machine back to the farm and let Jiang Dongmei and others deal with it. Now the area outside the kitchen is full of them. There are more than 30 people on the farm, and each person would have two to spare.

"Oh, there's meat to take home for Chinese New Year!"

"Thank you, director!"

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When everyone heard that they could take things home, they became excited.

Because their first lesson on the farm is that they cannot tell outsiders what they eat or drink, and they cannot take anything out of the farm, otherwise they will not be allowed to come. As temporary workers, no one dares to take risks.

This time, Li Guohua was able to be generous and bring some meat home. It was such an honor for him to live in a place that was close to the village.

"Well, there are no wild rabbits in the vegetable textile factory. Everyone should know this. It's still the old rules. Don't ask too many questions, don't talk too much, eat the meat quietly, and supervise each other. If anyone violates it, don't come next year!"

Finally, Li Guohua still emphasized the farm discipline. Although it wouldn't be a big problem if it got out, the reins couldn't be loosened, otherwise it would easily cause trouble for himself in the future.

Everyone naturally understood what Li Guohua meant. If this kind of good thing was spread everywhere, wouldn't it just attract hatred and make the textile factory cause trouble for Li Guohua?

If something really happens, these temporary workers like us won't have to work anymore and can just disband on the spot. There are many people who can do farm work.

After arranging the farm, Li Guohua rode his bicycle to major department stores.

There are not too many people on the market today. Everyone has just received their salary and is preparing to buy New Year's goods.

Li Guohua took advantage of the fact that there were many people and the target was small, and prepared to stock up on a batch of supplies. Of course, he also prepared to buy New Year's goods for his family.

There is no need to buy chicken, duck, fish or meat, as there is simply not enough space for me. I mainly buy some side dishes, such as melon seeds, peanuts, candy, wine and cigarettes, and buy them according to how many tickets I have.

We also bought a lot of high-end dim sum that didn't require tickets, including a set of eight large pieces and a set of eight small pieces. My little sister will definitely like these.

When the purchase was almost complete, Li Guohua remembered that he still had a bicycle ticket, which was given to him by Cai Guotao from the Grain Bureau. Last time he gave it to his family, no one wanted it because they thought it was too expensive.

But if I don’t use this ticket, it would be a waste. If I want to buy a car in the future, it will be conspicuous and expensive.

If that doesn't work, just buy one first and whoever needs it can ride it. If that doesn't work, give it to Mr. Li to use for commuting to work, so it won't be wasted.

After thinking it over again and again, I finally went to Dongsi Market. After showing my work certificate, I spent 180 yuan to buy a brand new Forever 28-bar bike, and also got a basket, headlights and everything else.

After getting his certificate stamped at the police station, Li Guohua put the New Year goods he had bought on the bike and rode his new bike directly home.