Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

In fact, Zhu Laojiu couldn't calm down after he met Zeng Wangcai on the road.

If he had not seen Zeng Wangcai, Zhu Laojiu would not have thought too much about the leaders going to Zengzhuang for dinner, because at this time, there were many people coming from above to inspect and it was very common for the village to treat them to a meal.

But once it was related to Zeng Wangcai, Zhu Laojiu felt that something was wrong. He remembered the legend he had heard. It was said that the seeds of Zengzhuang and the story of it becoming an experimental field were the result of Zeng Wangcai successfully reclaiming wasteland and planting crops there when he was serving in the army, and in the end it benefited Zengzhuang.

This time Zeng Wangcai appeared again, and coincidentally, Zengzhuang was going to plant new crops.

Zhu Laojiu knew with his toes that there must be a connection between the two.

Therefore, Zhu Laojiu thought that he could not fall behind this time. He had to invite the leaders to the village, treat them to a good meal, and let the villagers plant new crops. It would be best if it had the title of an experimental field like Zengzhuang, so that the whole village would be treated differently.

"But, village chief..." The director of the Women's Federation, a pretty woman in her thirties from Zhujia Village, said worriedly, "Zengzhuang is richer than us. Just now you said that Zeng Wangcai brought back three carts of goods. We can't compare to the dishes they prepared for the dinner. If the leaders eat this way, they might not like it."

This is a core question. Since we are going to treat someone, what should we treat the big boss to?

Zengzhuang has Zeng Wangcai who pulls things from the city into the village, but we don’t have anyone as capable as Zeng Wangcai in our village.

"Can people come up with solutions?" Zhu Laojiu finished smoking a cigarette, threw the last cigarette butt into the fire, took out half a pack of Red Peony, took out two, and threw the rest to the captain of Team 1. He took one of the two cigarettes in his hand and handed one to the director of the Women's Federation. "Comrade Dayan, this is one of the reasons why I called you here. Have a cigarette and talk slowly."

The director of the Women's Federation, named Dayan, took the cigarette, took out a piece of firewood from the fire, lit it for Zhu Laojiu first, and then lit it for herself skillfully.

All five of them started smoking, and the atmosphere of the meeting became more intense.

"Dayan, your family has not had a good life since Limin passed away many years ago. We all know that." Zhu Laojiu looked at Dayan and said, "Otherwise we wouldn't have let you be the director of the Women's Federation, right? I know you often go to the city and know a chef from Fengze Garden in the city. Go and invite him to cook, and half of the job of inviting guests will be done."

Dayan looked at Zhu Laojiu calmly. The firelight shone on her face, which was red. It was impossible to tell whether she was irritated by Zhu Laojiu's words.

"Don't look at me like that!" Zhu Laojiu said calmly, "Everyone in the village knows about your affairs. What's the point of hiding it? Don't worry, you did this because your husband died. No one in the village dares to gossip about you.

"That's one thing. The second thing is, find a capable young wife in the village to help out when you entertain guests. Remember, don't look for those who are rough and clumsy, look for those who are smart and clever..."

Dayan obviously understood Zhu Laojiu's subtext and nodded silently.

The captain of team three laughed strangely.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhu Laojiu glared again, "All day long, you just eat. Do you have a life..."

"I have a job too?"

"Nonsense, there is work to do..."

Zhu Laojiu ordered the captain of the third team to kill pigs, the captain of the first team to go up the mountain to set traps for hunting, and the captain of the second team to collect aquatic products.

"Village chief!" The captain of the second team was somewhat reluctant, "It's freezing cold, how can we get seafood? I think..."

"I don't care what you think!" Zhu Laojiu said very firmly, "I just want you to listen to me, damn it, when it comes to the important matters of the village, you are not allowed to go against me.

"We don't even know what good things Zeng Wangcai brought back from the city, so why don't we prepare some hearty dishes? Without hearty dishes, who would want to bother with us?"

"Village Chief, what is the hard dish?"

"Whip, egg, whip and egg stew..."

Zhu Laojiu has been to the city to eat and has eaten at famous restaurants.

He felt that no matter how powerful Zeng Wangcai was, when he treated people to a meal, the food was nothing more than the same old things: chicken, duck, fish and meat, with no room for variety.

He would make some changes to the menu and come up with a dish that no man could refuse: whipped eggs.

At this time, Zeng Wangcai didn't know that Zhu Laojiu was thinking of using whip stewed eggs to attract customers and to entertain Jiao Hua and Cao Wang. He only knew that he was being spoiled like a precious egg.

In front of Zeng's house, there was a van parked in the large yard with a cement floor, and the other two vans were parked next to the canteen.

There was a fire burning here too, and more than one.

Zeng Wangcai was sitting by the fire, next to him was his grandmother whom he had not seen for a long time, and next to his grandmother was Zhang Xiuzhi.

As for Xiaobao, he was already surrounded by the elderly and children in the village with his bag on his back. He was responsible for distributing cigarettes to entertain the villagers, and when he met children and the elderly, he would also give out chocolates.

If it weren’t for Xiaobao, Zeng Wangcai would definitely not have time to talk to his grandmother at this moment.

Grandma was holding two pairs of cotton shoes in her hands. The uppers of both pairs of shoes were not made of rags, but brand new, good cotton cloth.

One pair was obviously women's cotton shoes with flowers embroidered on the diagonal surface. It was for Zhang Xiuzhi.

The other pair was given to Zeng Wangcai, and there were also things embroidered on the uppers, but they were not flowers, but some kind of animals or beasts.

"Xiuzhi, try it on first and see if it fits you!" said grandma with a smile.

"Hey, thank you grandma!" Zhang Xiuzhi agreed obediently, took off the non-slip warm boots on her feet, and put her delicate little feet into the cotton shoes. She immediately felt warm, "Cotton shoes are still good, they are warm. Grandma, don't embroider in the future, as long as it's warm inside."

"These shoes must be embroidered..." Grandma smiled and turned to look at her precious grandson, "Put them on too, quickly."

Zeng Wangcai had already taken off his shoes. After putting on his cotton shoes, Zeng Wangcai asked with a smile, "Grandma, what is embroidered on my shoes?"

How come you don’t recognize this thing?

The tail is a big bunch of balls, it doesn’t look like a squirrel. Besides, who would embroider a squirrel on the upper of a shoe?

"Don't worry about it, just put it on..." Grandma thought for a moment and gave an explanation, "This is a fox, a nine-tailed fox. This is good. The book says that the nine-tailed fox blesses people with many children and grandchildren."

"......" Zeng Wangcai.

No, isn't this jump a bit too big, grandma?

We were having a nice reunion, but suddenly they were talking about having many children and grandchildren... Oh no, grandma is going to cause trouble.

Before Zeng Wangcai could think of how to answer, his grandmother had already grabbed his hands and put his left hand and Zhang Xiuzhi's right hand together, with both hands held in her palms.

"You two have been together for several years, and now you are leaving again after the New Year..." Grandma glared at Zeng Wangcai, "You are just an ignorant person. Xiuzhi has grown up, and you are not a child anymore. Can't you get married?"