Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

When Zeng Wangcai said let’s give it a try, he actually meant that there was a great chance. But when Old Man Liu said let’s give it a try, he really meant let’s give it a try.

Old man Liu stands higher and sees farther, and he knows much more about the history between countries than Zeng Wangcai does. These are not something that Zeng Wangcai's identity as a time traveler can make up for.

Because of those major events that they have not experienced, many people do not know the truth.

After finishing the call, Old Man Liu took his vest and went out to Old Man Zheng's house. After a while, the two of them were drinking tea in Old Man Zheng's study.

"That kid is back and comes to the yard to see you, but doesn't come to my house?" Old Man Zheng was a little angry.

"Don't blame him!" Old man Liu said slowly, holding the teacup, "You haven't forgotten what happened to your second son, have you? If you say you don't blame him, he certainly won't think so."

This is about Zheng Yilin.

Zheng Yilin sighed and said, "My second child is unlucky and doesn't live up to expectations. I tried to find someone to take care of him, but he ended up getting killed. Forget it, I won't say any more. If that kid doesn't come to my house during the Chinese New Year this year, I'll go to his house and see if he dares not to receive me."

Although this was said in anger, it is enough to show that Zeng Wangcai is liked, valued and welcomed in Old Man Liu's circle.

"It's hard to say whether he can spend the New Year at home." Old Man Liu smiled slightly. "This kid is very capable. Originally, he was asked to solve the problem of the 208th Institute when he came back, but he just went there and got it done. Now the research bottleneck of the 208th Institute has been broken. If it succeeds before the New Year, this kid might leave. He is now obsessed with fighting and wants to go wherever there is danger."

This is because Old Man Liu overestimated Zeng Wangcai. Fighting in a war and making achievements are not just a matter of a moment; spending time with family is more important.

"War is dangerous. Although we seem to be at peace now, the enemies are actually numerous." Old Man Zheng sighed again, but he knew that he could not interfere with Zeng Wangcai's decision.

After being together for so long, the old men all knew Zeng Wangcai's abilities and temper. They knew that as long as Zeng Wangcai wanted to do something, he would always find a way to get it done, and you would be willing to cooperate with him to do it.

"What are you holding?" Old Man Zheng finally noticed the vest.

"This is a gift from that boy, who asked me to pass it on." Old Man Liu threw two vests to Old Man Zheng.

Touching his vest, Old Man Zheng couldn't help but say, "This kid is thoughtful enough to bring me something. Speaking of which, this kid's way of dealing with people is really comforting. Apart from anything else, our second son has never thought of buying these for his father."

"You like it? His dad made it. It's super warm and filled with down."

"Isn't it cotton? It's very light, just right for us old guys to wear. Not bad, not bad."

"That's right, I like it. You have to come up with some ideas on this matter."

"What's the matter? I knew something was wrong."

Old Liu looked at his old friend who raised his eyebrows and laughed: "He wants to open a factory to make this, a public-private partnership, and sell this thing to foreigners."

"Are you kidding? Is he crazy? Our exports are so low right now, who would buy our products?"

"So, I came to you. I thought I could give it a try."

Old Liu told me what he wanted to try, which was to go find the Russian Ivankov.

"It's useless." Old man Zheng shook his head, his face full of bitterness. "You and I both know what we are like now. It seems that the relationship between the two families is good, but in fact it is just like that. Project 156 may seem big, but it was obtained at the cost of the lives of our soldiers..."

They both knew very well how the current situation came about.

There is no such thing as brotherhood or big brother between countries. It's all nonsense. Even brothers will fight to the death for family property, let alone countries. It's all about interests.

It has only been ten years since the Korean War, which allowed the Chinese people to straighten their backs a little. During these ten years, the Russians provided a lot of aid and covered a wide range of areas. Ordinary people felt that the Russians were kind and treated us well, but there is something deeper that ordinary people cannot see.

For example, Stalin’s ambitions for our Northeast, how Mongolia became a country, etc.

If the man surnamed Jin did not have the support of the bearded Stalin, would he dare to start a war of unification? Without this war, would Midea allow the great Mac to show off and bring a bunch of his followers to join the war?

Only because we had all these were we able to launch the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea out of desperation. Only because of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea did we get the assistance from the Russians later. The better and harder we fought on the battlefield, the more aid projects we received.

(There is an article on a certain website that specifically talks about this. It is a very long article. After reading it, I feel that I benefited a lot. However, for well-known reasons, I will stop here.)

"So I said, let's give it a try!" Old Man Liu said in a deep voice, "I just called and made an appointment with Ivankov for dinner tomorrow night. It's a private dinner. Let's go to Fengze Garden instead of the State Guesthouse to see Ivankov's attitude first."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements. We'll be together tomorrow night!"

"That `s a deal!"

Fengze Garden, one of the eight great buildings in the old city, is very famous. Its cuisine is Shandong cuisine, one of the four traditional cuisines, which is very much in line with the habits of the Russians.

Old Man Liu and Old Man Zheng invited people to dinner and set up the battlefield in a private room in Fengze Garden.

Ivankov arrived as promised. There were five people in the private room, including the three main characters and two translators, not counting the guards outside.

After the factory greetings and drinks, everything that needed to be said was said. Old Liu picked up the wrapped vest and said, "Comrade Ivankov, I have a gift for you. You know that Beijing is very cold, just like your country. I have a piece of clothing here. Try it on."

The package was opened, and an oversized dark vest specially selected by Zeng Wangcai appeared in the private room.

Ivankov was tall and had thick hair all over his body. His coat was hung on a hanger and he was wearing very thin clothes. Although there was a stove in the private room, the temperature was not actually very high, which was enough to prove that this man had a good physique.

The old Russian politely felt the vest and then said with a polite smile: "Thank you for your gift, I like it very much."

That’s all!

"Comrade Ivankov, let me introduce it to you!" Old Man Zheng said, "This piece of clothing is our latest product. It is very warm and filled with down. It is very light. Do you think this kind of clothing can be sold to your country?"

"Sales?" Ivankov understood the purpose of the banquet tonight. He didn't even continue looking at the vest. He smiled and said, "No, no, no, we don't need it. We have coats. Although it's very cold over there, people in our country can get enough calories every day. They eat well and are not afraid of the cold..."

After hearing what the translator said, both Old Man Liu and Old Man Zheng felt a little embarrassed, but it was a fact that other people lived well, and it was also a fact that we ordinary people did not have enough to eat. There was nothing they could say.

Ivankov continued: "I believe in its warmth, but to be honest, there is no technology for this. It is filled with down, which we can produce ourselves..."

There is no more talk, the test is over.

Afterwards, they returned to the polite meal, after which Ivankov left.

Old Man Liu and Old Man Zheng did not leave and were in a bad mood. Old Man Liu sent his guards to find Zeng Wangcai and ask him to come over.

At night, heavy snow was falling, and the temperature in the city was getting lower and lower...