Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

Frankly speaking, today’s tomato seeds are very good, juicy, sour and sweet. If it hadn’t been for the blunder, Zeng Wangcai wouldn’t have chosen cherry tomatoes.

However, it was a mistake. The cherry tomato variety he chose was very good, with high yield and good taste.

The high output is the most important factor. Now at Zeng Wangcai's base, Jiefang trucks pull out supplies every day.

In return, Zeng Wangcai received honor, a promotion in status, and most importantly, the right to speak that he now desperately needed.

This time when he came back, Zeng Wangcai brought a lot of cherry tomatoes. At first, he carefully packed them in bamboo baskets, but later, the bamboo baskets were not enough, so he simply packed them in several sacks.

Xie An and a soldier came in carrying a sack of tomatoes. There were water marks on the bottom of the sack, obviously the tomatoes were crushed.

The sack was opened when he entered the house, revealing the bright red tomatoes inside.

"Hey, brother, why is this tomato so small? Was it picked before it grew well?" Lai Fu asked while holding a tomato.

"This is called a small tomato, it's this big." Zeng Wangcai smiled and touched the little brother's head, "Eat it, it's delicious. Hey, I'm very satisfied with your performance this time. I'll let you eat and drink well in the future."

You can’t give money randomly, but you can give food.

In the past, there was no basement, so many things could not be stored in the house. Now, we don’t have to worry about that anymore. We have dug a basement and can store many things that are difficult to take out.

Lai Fu ate a small tomato and his eyes lit up immediately: "It's really delicious, sour and sweet."

The children just wanted something new. In fact, Zeng Wangcai felt that this small tomato might not be tastier than the big tomatoes we have now.

"Eat more if you like it!" Zeng Wangcai went to find a bowl, put about a pound of cherry tomatoes in it, and carried it out.

He first went to Yan Bugui's house opposite. Old Yan's performance today was beyond his expectations, so he rewarded him with a bowl of tomatoes, which was also a reward for borrowing tables, chairs and benches.

"Hey, Third Uncle, are you busy?" Zeng Wangcai knocked on the door and entered the room. He saw Yan Bugui fiddling with a jar, and Third Aunt, who had just returned, was happily cooking. "Take this bowl of tomatoes and have it as a fruit snack."

"Oh, you're welcome!" Yan Bugui quickly picked up the jar and said happily, "You're welcome, the watermelon rind is already very good. I'm just washing the jar and pickling the rind."

"Watermelon rind can be pickled? This is the first time I've heard of it!"

"Hey, this is just the last resort. You know your uncle's ability. His fishing skills are just that good. If you don't think of a solution, you will starve to death..."

Zeng Wangcai nodded and didn't continue the conversation about fishing.

He heard from Zhang Xiuzhi that Yan Bugui had a good place for fishing, but he didn't have time now, and he was not picky about where he fished.

After a few perfunctory words, Zeng Wangcai came out of Yan Bugui's house. He still had to go to Sha Zhu's house. After visiting these two houses, he would drive out to visit his teacher's house, Director Zhang's place, and the three old men's places.

Busy...

Seeing Zeng Wangcai leave, Yan Bugui hurried to see what Zeng Wangcai had sent, and the third aunt also came over.

"What is this? It looks strangely familiar!" Auntie pinched a small tomato, her face full of suspicion.

"It looks familiar to me too..." Yan Bugui murmured. He felt like he had seen this thing somewhere.

However, unlike the three aunts, Yan Bugui felt that he had seen it before, but not in real life.

At this time, the third aunt's eyes suddenly lit up and she exclaimed: "Isn't this a tomato? It's a hybrid tomato. What good things do I have? Zeng Wangcai also gave this kind of stuff. If you ask me, I won't lend our tables, chairs and benches..."

"Yang Ruihua, shut up!" Yan Bugui said bitterly, "You woman, you have long hair and little knowledge. You don't know shit. This is a tomato, but it's a cherry tomato, not a hybrid tomato. It's a new variety, the only one in the country, and it's been on the front page of the newspaper!"

He remembered that he had seen this thing in the newspaper that day. The newspaper introduced this new variety in a huge amount of space.

Yan Bugui was so excited when he thought of it. It turned out that the person who made great contributions by farming was really Zeng Wangcai.

This kind of good thing cannot be bought even if you have money. It is unique and now it may be only one of the leaders who is qualified to eat it.

However, because of Zeng Wangcai, my family took the lead.

Yan Bugui felt deeply moved that his constant sincerity towards Zeng Wangcai was indeed right.

"I tell you, Yang Ruihua, from now on, stop being calculating when it comes to the Zeng family..." Yan Bugui sternly warned the third aunt, trying his best to clear himself in front of Zeng Wangcai.

However, he himself was not sure whether it would be useful or not, or whether his family could do it.

But he couldn't care less at the moment, as he was eager to share the joy of the cherry tomatoes with others.

He took out four or five small tomatoes, thought for a moment and put one back. He held two in his hand and reminded the three aunts again: "Put them away quickly and don't let the children see them. They will be back soon. Each person can only give one."

"Look how nervous you are. It's just a tomato. It's still a tomato even if it's in the newspaper." The existence of Aunt Thirteen is incomprehensible.

Yan Bugui said simply and rudely: "Just remember one thing, in the entire city, no, in the whole country, except for our family, only some important leaders can enjoy this. If you change to an official of a lower rank, you are not even qualified to see it."

"Ah, this thing is so valuable?" The third aunt was shocked.

"I'll scare you to death if I tell you this. Even our principal, no, our director, the director of the steel mill, etc., is not eligible to eat this. Do as I say. I'm leaving now!"

"What are you doing out at this hour?"

"I'm going to the middle courtyard..."

"You are such a bad person. Eat your meal first before going. You have to cook or eat at this hour."

Yan Bugui thought about it and realized that he was indeed too anxious.

After dinner, Yan Bugui went into the house, took out two small tomatoes, held them in his hand, and staggered to the middle courtyard.

Coincidentally, a tea party was being held in the Central Courtyard. On the small square table in Sha Zhu's house was a bowl filled with cherry tomatoes, about the same number as at Yan Bugui's house.

As soon as Yan Bugui entered, he saw Banggeng eating cherry tomatoes heartlessly and at a very fast speed.

"Uncle, please sit down. Here are some rare treats, two cherry tomatoes!" Sha Zhu made the invitation without any regret.

"What a waste! What a waste!" Yan Bugui felt so distressed that he covered the bowl with his hand to stop the stalk from eating any more. He shouted in front of Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and other people in the courtyard, "Is this how you eat it? Save some, at least leave some for your sister, don't eat it all."

"It's just tomatoes, why are you so nervous? I'll buy some for our family later."

"Silly Zhu, Xu Damao is right, you are just a butcher!" Yan Bugui said angrily, "You can't buy this kind of thing even if you have money, don't you even read the newspaper?

"This is called cherry tomato, a new variety that has only been out for a few days. Not to mention that you can't buy it on the market, you can't buy it even if you go all over the city or the country. If you really want to find it, you probably have to go to the sea."

Everyone can understand which sea he is talking about.

Sha Zhu's mouth opened wide in shock and couldn't close it at all.

Yi Zhonghai continued, "Old Yan, is this serious?"

"Serious? I'll tell you this, Old Yi!" Yan Bugui sneered, "Just this thing, Zeng Wangcai used it to exchange for a second-class merit..."

puff!

Everyone in the hospital was dumbfounded, and they all had one thought in their minds: Is this thing so valuable?

But Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong were thinking: What? Zeng Wangcai has done something great again?